The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-07
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
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Prize Drill of the Marietta Rihes-A
Golden Wedding to Be Celebrated in
Clarke County DR.. FELTON, and Mr..
Fite in a War of Words at oarters-
ville-A Horses Life Saved Despite a
Dislooated Neck.
GEORGIA.
The local division of the Order Of Rail-
way Conductors is determined to do its
full part in the entertainment of the grand
division of the order which is to hold its
regular convention st Atlanta next May.
George W. Hodges, the assistant post
master at Reynolds, died at his home
Sunday night M Hodges was young
man, Of sterling worth, and was popular
with all He leaves a young widow, and
babe, only a few months old.
The remains of the Rev. George King,
who died at Jefferson Thursday last were
taken to Jasper for iuterment Saturday.
Mr.. King was a member Of the North
Georgia conference and was in charge Of
the Jefferson work at the time of his
death.
Dirt will be broken at Lincolnton for the
large S-room two-story school building
next week The building when COM
pleted viii be quite an ornament to the
town It has ninety-seven and one-half
feet frontage and will be a really hand
some structure.
John Schroeder of Augusta suffered a
painful accident Monday. While speed
ing along on his bicycle near the expo
sition the frame of the machine broke,
and Mr.. Schroeder was thrown pretty
hard. One of his hands and his wrist
were painfully sprained and he will be
laid up for day or two.
HartweI Sun: A farmer stepped into a
bank at Dalton the other day and pre-
scented two checks to be cashed, one from
J. H. Kenner for $25.11 in pay for a bale
OF cotton the other from Davis q Son
for S26.lO, in pay for two small hogs weigh
ing less than go pounds each. There's
more money in hogs than cotton.
W. NJ. Wrenn. one of the best known
hotel managers in the south, died at the
Grady hospital al Atlanta Monday, where
he had been confined for the past ten
days suffering from the ravages of con-
sumption. He was 80 years Of age and
leaves five children who have been tele-
graphed the intelligence of their fathers
death.
A barn at Trenton belonging to the es-
tate of 3. F. Pace was burned at 3
O'Clock Monday morning. Five valu-
able horses, harness and lot of corn and
hay were all consumed. When the fire
was discovered IL was 100 ldte 10 save
anything. The total loss is about $1,000
No insurance. The origin of the fire
is an unsolved mystery, but from the fact
that no one ever was allowed to go about
the barn smoking it is believed an in
cendlary did the work.
A prize drill which attracted much in
terest was engaged in by the Marietta
Rifles at their armory on Friday night.
The sponsor of the company, Miss Lizzie
Cottngham, offered a beautiful gold med
al for the best drilled man in the com
pany and it was for the honor Of wear
ing and winning this that the contest took
place Mai W. ]. Kendrick of the First
battalion of the Fifth regiment OF Geor-
gia volunteers was present and acted as
Judge. Capt S. Y. Sanford of the Mari
eta Rifles gave the commands. The drill
ling was very good and 1t was very close
between Sergt. w. L. Pomsroy, j, c.
Atkinson and Maurice Hirsh as to who
would be the victor. Hirsh won and
Miss Cottingham pinned the medal on him
TO be worn till the next annual contest.
On Dec. a golden wedding of more
than passing interest win be celebrated il
Clarke county on that day Mr. and
Mrs. W II. Lampkin Will celebrate th'
fifteth year of married life, and the cere
monies will be conducted at their home
where they have lived all OF the while
since their wedding day. The mock cere
monies viii be conducted by Prof. j. w
Glenn, the son Of Rev. Mr.. Glenn, wht
married them nifty years ago, and will b,
held in the same room where the nuptia
vows were plighted. This would max
the affair one of great interest, but tn
most charming part of it is that on tina
day another marriage viii occur. Tn
granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs LSmpkil
win make that her wedding day and vii
come from far off California to plight he
troth to one of Clarke county's popula
and PROSPEROUS farmers.
Brunswick Call: A party of twenty-five
laborers have left Brunswick for Savan
nah In search Of work. Others say the,
will follow. They assign ono or two cause
for their leaving, one Of the main one
they claim is the Importation Of chea
labor The facts of their leaving is be
ginning TO be known, and some of the mer
chants are not feeling good about IL. The
say their trade will suffer, and they wan
work given the men here. Other laborer
are threatening TO leave. They claim the
can get work In Savannah at better price
than here since the wages have bee
so reduced by foreign competition. Tn
other side Of the question comes from on
who claims 90 be posted. He says tn
real reason the laborers went to Sa
vannHh. and more threaten 10 so. rs tina
they can get work that was dropped whe
the d0clcmen struck. lie says. though
that an those places have been nile
and the Brungwlck men viii have to ~
TURN nero TO ger WORK ana they VIII 500
hnd d out after trying Savannah awhile.
~ Aucnta last Monday night w. {
Jones loaded ear OF horses for Corasi
and among them was "a largo black mar
bho was placed in one OF trc raiIroa
cars but ln some manner. while tr. q,
waa being shifted around. tho mare wt
thrown on the noor and tramU.cd ,
by several of the other horses Dol Nd
car The cerFele yeucbra, one secug