The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
News Of The Two States Told in Para
graphs.

Visits 1naf Sle becomes ms hAe-<Au
Exodus Of the Demi-Monde From
Macon-A Store Burned at creswell.
A Man Of 20 Marries Woman so
Years His Junior.
GEORGIA.
Hogs are dying in great numbers OF
cholera in Macon county.
+. NJ Mol. formerly OF Ochlocknee,
was killed Thursday morning at Fort
White. Fla, at the Piston Hard Rock
Phosphate works.
With a Bible clasped tightly In her
hands Mrs Virginia r. Baird died very
suddenly at her home on CORTLAND avenue
at Atlanta Thursday.
Col W. r. Gordon has been appointed
auditor of the large estate Of the late Col.
". 9. Foster Of Floyd county. The es-
tate involves a large amount Of property.
Tom Allen, who was convicted of muir
DER for killing Charley Carr in Macon.
was sentenced to hang on Jan. TO- says he
feels certain that he will get new trial
and next time come clear.
Emanuel county now has a population
OF about 1900. and enough wild land,
which. if cultivated, to make the sugar
and syrup, corn and potatoes 10 supply
the whole state of Georgia.
W. /. Craig, manager Of the Southern
Slate Company. located at Rockmart, has
returned from Knoxville, and reports that
the slate quarries will resume business at
once upon an extended scale.
George r. Hotchkiss of Chicago, the
manager Of the Rockmart Sienna Com
pany, has been engaged for some time
in making extensive changes in the ochre
mills at Rockmart, and now reports that
his company is prepared to manufacture
a very superior ochre.
So far this season-that is from the
first Of September-Rome has received
something over 90. coo bales of cotton, about
as much as received all last season. This
is the number Of bales brought to Rome
and paid for, and means between $i50O,O0O
and 81, 10000 that has been paid out for
cotton alone in three months. Much of
this money was Immediately spent in
Rome.
From the police it is learned that TWEEN
ty-five unfortunate women left Macon
night before last for parts unknown and
that there is regular exodus of these
women from the city. Just what has
caused the wholesale flight the police are
unable to say, but think that in some
manner they have conceived the idea that
a great tidal wave of reform is about to
sweep over the city and they want to get
out before it comes.
Tuesday night w. w. Chr npicl's store
at Creswell, Spalding county. was fired
by some one unknown and burned, to-
gether with the entire stock of goods. In
this building was the postoffice and rail-
road office, from which were saved all
the postoffice matter and railroad tickets
books, etc, and one show case belonging
10 the store. The upper story was occu-
pied as a Masonic hail. which was totally
destroyed with all the furniture, regalia,
etc The Masons were insured The
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not be ascertained, but it was announced
that he was insured.
At Macon Thursday the jury in the
case of NJ. Newman, the baker, VS.. the
Central railroad and Banking Company of
Georgia made a mistrial after remaining
out twenty-four hours. Mr.. Newman was
suing for 81. 100 for a horse and bread wagon
demolished by Central train at Bease-
ley's Crossing about eighteen months ago.
Rev. w b. Jennings, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, is to leave Macon.
Mr.. Jennings will probably go to Louis
ville Ky, and take charge of Central
church in that city. This is one of the
largest and most influential churches in
Kentucky. Mr.. Jennings has not fully
made up his mind to go to Louisville, al
though he has been offered the pastorate
of Central church. He has also been Of
fered the pastorate of other churches,
one of which is said to be in Elizabeth,
n. j.
Hawkinsville Dispatch: Quite an in
teresting and somewhat romantic wedding
was solemnized in Judge McGriffs office
in the court house last Monday evening at
o'clock, the contracting parties being
W. H. Stokes and Mrs. Mary Mcdonald
The groom is a sprightly old gentleman
of u.s. while the blushing bride is forty
years his junior. Their union is the re-
suit of a case of love at first sight
neither having ba
the day of the wedding. The groom, so
he says, purchased a pair of licenses
about fortnight ago to marry another
lady but she went back or him. To pre-
vent a repetition of the occurrence he
brought the bride along with him on this
occasion and they were soon happily
united in the holy bonds of wedlock.
Judge L. c. Ryan officiating. At the con-
clusion of the ceremony and after the few
present had extended congratulations, the
judge called the grooms attention to the
fact that he had neglected to salute the
bride, whereupon he stretched forth his
arms and gently embraced her, at the
same time planting a kiss upon her
dimpled cheeks, the report of which al
most cracked the plastering on the walls
as 1t reverberated to and fro up and down
the hall.
A shocking story comes from the sub.
urbs of Atlanta out near Westview GENE.
teiSs Aut HelsnDOfnOOQ OF uncanny Tame
gained on account of the recent murders
of Forest Crowley and Mrs. Lilly, which
occurred there. Several days ago Mrs
Bohannon, an old lady, living in a Sc
questered spot in the neighborhood, be-
came raving lunatic. Physicians anC
neighbors were called in, and in this way
the story came out. For some time pas
Mrs. Bohannon has had living with hel
as her sole companion a Mrs. Ray wht
came here from Charleston. Mrs. RAJ
is a middle-aged woman of good appear
ance, and intelligence. To the neighbour
she told an astonishing tale of the perse
cution which had finally resulted in driv
ing Mrs. Bohannon crazy She saws 70
months past, at the dead hours of night
unknown persons have visited the place
sroaning and doing all manner of unhear
of things, so terrorized herself and tn
old lady that at last the latters reason
gave way. Mrs. Bohannon enjoys a life
interest in the proper ty upon which sh
lives, having been granted it by Mr.. A c
Standing, an eccentric Englishman O
wealth, who lives alone some distance of
Mr.. Bohannon, who died recently ha
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