The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-12
LOCAL PERSONAL

the city.
X. w. Burrows, ESQ.,, Of Valdosta is
among the visitors in the city.
Hon. E. A. McWhorter of st. Mary's Is In
the city, en- route home from Atlanta.
The Misses Brandt have gone north TO
spend the summer at Mr.. Brandts summer
residence Oh the Hudson.
Mrs. Allen Fust and Miss Alice O'Brien
OF Macon are visiting Mrs. NJ. j. Barrett at
| No. 1875 Charlton street.
Mrs. F. A. Guttenberger and daughter
Mss Fannie Lou, are stopping with Mrs. r.
! V. Nottingham at No. 154 Duffy street.
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Daniels, Mrs. Won
Hasseln, and Miss Mamie Webb of Ander-
son, s. c., are stopping at the Pulaski
house.
Charles F. Bailey, Esq. of Moultrie, Fla,
formerly well-known citizen of Savannah,
is here taking In May week and seeing his
friends.
Mr.. Frank L. Demere Of Birmingham,
Ala, is visiting his mother, hrs. NJ. "
Demere, Ebert square. Mr. Demere's
many friends are glad TO welcome him to
his old home.
Inc following visitors were registered at
the cotton exchange yesterday: A. j.
Schweers OF Augusta, ]. d. Bloodworth OF
Atlanta, +. Bindewald Of Louisville KY:
p. j. Harden Of Fort Gaines, Charles A.
Hamilton Of Montezuma and George c,
Smith of Milledgeville.
Yesterday was the golden anniversary
OF the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Mclaughlin. They were married In Dublin
In 1912, but the larger part of their married
life has been passed in Savannah, where
Mr. Mclaughlin has been prominent citi-
zen tor over quarter Of century. Con-
gratulations poured in on them from all
quarters yesterday and the wish was ex-
pressed that it would be their good fortune
TO celebrate their diamond anniversary.
Lieut.. Philip Littig, U. S. r. NJ, left
yesterday for Erie. Pa, to join the United
States steamer Perry. to which he has been
assigned for duty. Lieut. Littig has been
stationed here for the past three years in
charge of the Discover, during which
time be has been a faithful and efficient
officer, and has been ever ready to respond
to the call Of duty and in advancing the
service Of the government as well as the
commercial interests of Savannah. During
his stay here he made many warm friends
who regret his departure, which is only in
the line of duty, but who, however, wish
him as pleasant association as well as sue
cess on his new station.
The young lady who was so severely
wounded in the face by the blow of some
mlscreant during the trades display Tues-
day night is Miss Bette McGeheo and not
Mrs. McGehee as announced yesterday. She
is niece of Mr.. Pat McGehee of Oliver
She was hit in the eye with some missile
while the display was passing, cutting q
deep cash in her face and severely iniuripR
one eye. 1t is very much feared that the
sight Of the eye is lost forever. The Young
lady says she received the blow while the
knlckerbocker company's ice wagons were
passing and she is satisfied it was a piece of
ice thrown from one of the wagons that
stwhck her in the face and did such serious
injury. DR.. M. l.. Boyd is attending upon
her.
Capt. c. F. Williams, U. 8. NJ. c. cruiser
Philadelphia, who is one of the honored
visitors now in the city. was young vol
unteer in the first battle Of Manassas, July
u, 1861. Incidentally alluding to that fact,
he mentioned that in the retreat of the
union army to Washington he fell in with
Savannahlan who was a prisoner. The
captain said the name of the gentleman had
passed from his memory, but he remembered
that he stated that he was member of the
Oglethorpe Light Infantry of Savannah.
To refresh Capt. Williams memory, a roll
OF the Oglethorpes who participated in that
battle was shown him and he at once iden-
titled the name of Alexander Holmes as
that OF his companion on that memorable
occasion.
Lieut.. ]. c. Fremont of the Philadelphia
is son OF the late Gen. John Q. Fremont,
the Pathfinder" who crossed the Ameri-
can continent to the Pacific coast when
nearly all OF that country north of Texas
was part of the Mexican republic. Gen.
Fremont was the first candidate OF the Re-
publican party for the presidency, 1856,
and he and his equally distinguished wife, the
daughter of Hon. Thomas H. Benton, senator
from Missouri, will always remain conspic-
uous in the history of this country in the
last half OF the nineteenth century. Lieut.
Fremont was surprised to learn yesterday
that the marriage license Of bis paternal
grandmother and grandfather is still on
record IN this county, where they were
married and where his father was born.