The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-22

Olerk OF Macon baQlY durI py
Drunken Drumrner-A Former Slave
Finds His Mother After Separation
Of Many Years.
The Georgia Baptist convention will convene
at,Dawson on April 4 several hundred strong.
Howard White Of Macon leaves to-day for
Prescott, Ariz., where he will go into business
An inaugural ball will be given at Amoskeag
hall, at Amoskeag, on Thursday evening,
March q
The Southern Medical Society OF Atlanta. will
give its annual banquet on the evening OF March
i, at the Kimball.
Douglas superior court was postponed until
the third Monday In May on account of the ILL.,
ness OF Judge James.
B. NJ. Walton aud James Barnes have bought
the stock Of goods In the James block at Doug
lssville and have opened a store.
W. r. White of Macon leaves to-day for At
lanta, where he will engage in the brick manu-
featuring business with Jim Collins.
James Ostrand, Of the Southern Exchange
Bank and Trust Company OF Atlanta, has been
prospecting among Rockmart's business men
with view 30 starting bank.
j. T. Clonts, who has BEEN In business at
Douglasville for several years, is closing out his
business preparatory TO moving away. He will
locate at Embry, Paulding county.
AT Monticello Tu ,sdAy while out with party
OF young people prscticing pistol shooting,
Miss Ina Kelly was accidentally shot by her
cousin, Miss Brown Of Kentucky, who is visit
ing her. The wound Mas a slight one and not
so serious. She was unconscious for awhile,
but soon regained consciousness.
The Bank of Americas, which suspended
business about a month since WILL it is said,
so1u be reorganized upon a solid basis. George
W. Glover, ona OF Americas most promi-
nent ami successful business men has
been rendered the presidency of the bank and
that he will probably accept. Cashier NJ.
Campbell and Assistant Cashier Cooper will
doubtless again assume the duties of their
former positions
Quartermaster General Andrew J. West of
Atlanta who went TO Washin ton to arrange
accommodations Tor the governors staff dur
ing the Inauguration, secured quarters at the
Hotel oxford, Que of the neatest aud most
convenient in Washington. Toe proprietor, an
old friend Of Capt. West, agreed to let him
and Gov. Northen have his own pair of horses,
the finest Rrays in town. Splendid horses from
livery stable were engaged for all the staff.
AT Townsville Monday Harry Williams in
serted his hand into a wood box sitting by the
fireplace in his room TO get splinter. Much 10
the establishment and fri hit of the little fellow
when he withdrew his hand he held in his grasp.
not the desired piece Of kindling, but live rat
snake about two feet long. To say that Harry
was scared is putting it very mildly. He hash {
recovered from his fright yet. and now when
splnters are wanted some one else has to get
them.
Eugene Everett of Macon was attended by
Is the clerk at the Brown house While stand.
ing in the corridors, q drummer, somewhat UNI
der the influence OF liquor playfully struck at
him, thinking that Mr.. Everett would dodge
the blow. This he failed to do aud received il
on the crown Of his head. The force of the
blow almost deprived him Of consciousness. and
he was taken suddenly sick. Two physicians
were summoned and he is able to be out again
Macon Evening Netos: rather romantic and
interesting episode was evolved recently by a
communication received In Macon by Hope
Holhill. The story dates back several months,
in fact just subsequent to the trouble between
Polhill and Dasher, and came in the shape Of a
letter 20 Mr.. Polhill from negro named John
Hammond OF Hamilton. Ill Hammond's eve
had caught accounts OF the difficulty between
Polhil and Dasher, and he had written Mr.
Polhin to ascertain the Whereabouts OF
his young master, who was Capt. ]. H. Polhill
OF Louisville, Go. Hammond had run away at
the opening OF the civil war and gone west, and
since then his family had lost all trace of him
His communication TO Hope Polhill was iustru-
mental in supplying him with information
which led to his discovering the whereabouts of
his sged mother, whom be had not seen OF
heard from in over thirty years, and supposed
she was dead and gone. He came TO Georgia a
few weeks since, and the reunion was q happy
one. He found his old mother living in Au-
gusta, and he was restored to her after more
than thirty years.