The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-18

and reared in bingham. and with the ez-
ceptiol Of ten or twelve years il FIocidl. his
life was spent IN this county. Mr Pace was
successful farmer ana was IN easy circuI1-
stances refo-e the 4ate war, which stripped
him OF his property. cut that did not make
him respondent, and ne Continued worklns up
to TWO years OF his death and was good
liver. he was honest % the letter. and con
scient'Ols ia his dealings with his neIshbors;
bis oeGt1 was caused from o severe colo ana
fee sluaess His Oldest daughte,. Mrs y NJ
Wilson. with whom he was living. died two
DAYS before, which p ostrated him. We
have had several weddings lately. The
Contracting parties al stand high in society.
Farmers are through nO.liny syrup he crop
is considerably below that Of last year
Franklin News: The horse swapping fra
ternitY OF Franklln ana adjoining counties
Vet here Tuesday. Corn whisky presided aud
drinks we're the der OF the day. y hen the
brotherhood got down TO business some very
interesting happenings took place. one OF the
most amusing characters that takes hand In
these p o ceilings Is an Oid man from the
lower edge OF this county, named Dove lie
brings alUnE with hin a couple Of small boys
and several old horses on every sale DAY, or
aay time when he thinks there viii &c good
crowd Ia town. He allows his boys to ri1e
around over the swapping grounds uut has
them to keep q c.ose lookout for tn old men.
Wnen the old fellow gets up trade the 0ys
rIdc up and are questioned as 10 what they
thi k OF tracing of the old family nag
The are given the sign ana llg cry taxes
place. and the lillls fellows hug the old crit
tiers neck and tell all kinds Of tales Of what
VIII happen when theT 20 home wltho II this
good one moss his happens IN an ont Of
the way corner Of the swapping ground and
generally has the desi.ej effect, WHEREBY the
trade is closed. he boys arc given drink
ana are gone until the ola man gets up an
other trade
AuEusta Herald One Of the hardest fought
railT ad Ia @ wars that mas ever zen wacSd
il he .Ll.ed taie5 osC rred in a igusta
yes day and the DAY before and was wouad
b N rfa . IN
speciality men sta led on 400 mile tourney
10 The C4.ifJ cnla mid winter fair. They ia
the Sante Re route nd there are seventy
i've people IN the part. for the Sante Fe
representative Mr.. L I =. Sisson won the bat
tie. distanolng his competitions. Every wes-
tern truak line had representative here In
concerned were the santa Fee. The
Northern Paol1c. the Union Pacific,
the Missotri Pacific the Southern Pacific
and the Texas Pacific. 4 he rate offered was
si0J he compe ttiOn brought It down 10 SEQ,
so, F;s 20, $40, S35. and TN tlly the rate Sc
cured was 30. As IL will cost the Sanie Fe
people 81 70 get their men to birmingham,
where Trey strike their connect
ing lines, that road gets out
s2S a head for the passengers. There
never was cheaper travelling than this. The
win travel for nearly eight DAYS continuity.
The railroad soliciting agents who lost tine
rate war say that there Is no money IN the
rate and that they couldn't touch 1t.
ALOuL ~ q ClOGk wednesday, uLgub q man
dressed IN female attire aAd Eaiming himself
of for a woman. was found lettering arc md
the depot at Wrenn's station on the Georgia
Pacific old. 10 Alabama, just after train
passed a cat 1850 clock, two women.
dcessed in mems attire, showed up at the tel
egraph ONCE and inquired at what time they
could get train for Ibomas9ille Ga. After
cling told they asked for a drink of water,
which was given them They thea went over
by tho railroad track and uu1lt HFe After
it had begun TO burn brightly the operator.
determined to ind out something yout the
S range parties, went toward the ire. They
left when they saw Inn coming, but soon re-
turned. A conversation was started. The
women said their home was in NJ ss.ssippi,
but de -liHet to state IN what par. They
said they mad teen mistreated there and had
run away 10 lte with a uncle in Thomas
vile. 4hey acknowled ,cl their sex, but de-
eli e1 TO state their reasons for disgusting.
They were 9th pretty Drum ties one out 10,
the U,her 10 ears old. One wore a dark sack
suit and crush hat The other wo light
colored pa0taloons Prince Abr. coat and
slouChhat. l5olh suits lifted as though they
were maa- 70 order. When last seen the
girls were waiting Tor the elstOound train.
Where the man cad in <femae attire o mes
in IS not known. lie was not seen in company
with the girls at any time.