The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-04

a Dung Girl Rescued from a hCuSe
of Ill Fame-Death of an Atlanta
Artist Formerly of Savannah-Au-
gusta's Annual Schuetzenfest-Au-
gusta's Y. NJ. c. A. Building to be
Kept Open.
GEORGIA.
A sale OF the plant Of the Americas Furni-
tuTe Company Is said to he pcnah-
The work Of remodcIing the First Presbyte-
rian church at Macon i now nearly com
pleted and the finishing touches VIII he pun
on this week.
Rev. simeon C. Leonard. an aged minister
of the Baptist church. died az the residence
of thomas PrOsscr at MlllcdEcNlIlc last sun
day afternoon.
At Columbus the coroucr's jury has declared
Laura Bransford the culOred nurse charged
with poisoning Marina Freeman, an INFANT IN
her charge. guilty of murder.
Awell-known wholesale candy manufacturer
of Atlanta was I'm Americas on Monday, pros
pecting with view Of opening up factory
there. He was very fGvorably impressed.
Cotton chopping is now going on in Wash
ington county Wherever the crop mas come
up Many of the farmers have not yet lin
ished planting on account Of the unusually.
dry spell
B. F. Clark has Teopencd business in the
Masonic temple at Rome. HIS store was
closed several months ago on account OF imam
cial troubles, which have all been adjusted
and Mr.. Clark reOpenS business IN good shape.
that the Nancy Hanks had run of the track
near Smarr's Station and everybody on board
was killed. The rumOr was found to have
been caused by the running off of freight
train on the Chattanooga Rome and COlun-
bus branch of the Central.
The Young Mems Christian Association
building at Augusta will not remain closed.
The members of the Young Mems Christian
Association band are the heroes of the occas-
ion. They saw 100 or more Of their friends and
got each 70 pledge himself to pay 81 month
With this the boys are going TO keep the
building open and have also employed Mr.
Jameson.
Greer, Brown, who finished serving out
sentence in March, entered into "a game OF
craps" with Monroe Matthews and Mesida
Mullins, at Reynolds, late saturday night
Brown soon raised fuss with his compan-
ions and began to fire on them with his handy
pistol. Monroe Matthews received danger
Gus wound in the thigh and Mesida was struck
in the arm and body. but not dangerously
hurt. Green Brown skipped at once and has
not been heard OF since.
Sixteen-year-old Katie Page the daughter
of a we1l-to-do father, a young school girl in
short dresses from the LaGrange Female
College, and an exceedingly pretty young
girl, was taken from the house of Fannie
Price, on Collins street at Atlanta Monday,
where she was placed by the man who de-
coyed her from school, deceived and ruined
her, and where in despair and Indebtedness
she has been trying to starve herself to death
10 save herself and family the modification
of her own disgrace.
j. H Van Stavoren died at his home at
Atlanta Tuesday after an illness of long dura-
tiOn. Mr.. Van Stavoren was one of Atlanta-s
Oldest and most prominent citizens, and was
held in the highest esteem by all who knew
him, Mr.. Van Stavoren was an artist of rare
abilities, and had won for himself worldwide
fame by his magnificent oil paintings. His
entire family are well-l1nown artists The
rooms in his home are adorned with many
beautiful paintings which were painted by
himself and the other members Of the house
hold On Dec. 81, 1918, Mr.. Van StavOren was
born in Dover. Del, and came TO Atlanta
about twenty-one years ago from Savannah
where he had resided for some time and in
which city his oil paintings also won him a
large reputation.
There was considerable wreck on the
Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus road a
short distance from Lavender Monday morn
ing. The morning train from Chattanooga
had Just passed the summit
started on the down grade when the track
spread and the engine plunged onto the cross
ties, and in few feet more it ran OF the ties
ana turned over on its side, carrying the ten
der with 1T. The baggage car was thrown
crosswise and the rails were twisted and torn
from the ties. Some Of the other cars were
oerailed. The engineer and fireman, who eS-
capped death by the greatest miracle, crawled
out through the window. which was omen on
the side OF the overturned engine Forum
ately no one was hurt seriously. but several
OF the passengers received considerable jolt
ing up
The German citizens of Augusta are holding
their annual Schuetzenfest This is the six
teenth year Of the SChuetzen Club in Augusta
and each spring the members Of the club and
their guests have a royal good time The
days viii be given up to feasting. games tar
get shooting ana other sports. while the night
VIII be made merry by the dance The sue
cesSful winner OF the target contest for king
ls crowned at the ball on the second night
The custom OF holding these tests" is an old
one, and Is in vogue in every city, village and
hamlet IN Germany In the large cities in the
faderland whole week is given uD to the
festivities. There. as here, the king Is he
who shoots the hest. The king contest in
Germany IS had by shooting at a bird. and not
at target, as in this country. The origin OF
these tests Is extremely remote and while
not in any way a religious festival it com
pares with the carnivals of Italy and Spain
IN the latter countries the holidays always
come before Lent, but these German fest days
are Invariably in the spring.