The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-22
VALDOsTA NOTES.
A Number of Matters of General In
terest From That City.

Naldcsta, Ca, Oct. 21.-A false fire alarm
caused more excitement here on Satur-
day night about $50 o'clock than has been
seen in this city in many days. For a
few minutes nearly every steam whistle
in the city was at fun blast, while the FIRE
bells were changing and the shout Of FIRE
went up in every part of the city. It was
thought by every one that Moore's bylaw
mill was on fire, as that whistle was the
nIst 70 blow A full investigation proved
lhdt al OF the excitement was due TO a
practical joke played upon a young man
VINO mad been employed at the mill as
night Waterman. While he was down
ABOUT the mail mill several young mis-
cnlef-makers went to the planning mill
ana ued a string. to the whistle. They
went on several hundreds yards. pulled
me stflng and tied 1t to a tree and there
left It.. The blast of the whistle was
that OF distress and the people in every
part of town were listening eagerly TO
see what It meant. Mr. Moore was quite
III during the day and was completely
prostrated by the excitement. The mill
Is one OF the largest in Southern Georgia.
Inc young men who caused 1T all have
been Identified and may be prosecuted.
y: q carroll, a young man at Ousley
station, who has been subject TO fits fer
in the FIRE on Saturday and had his shirt
burned of him. He was severely burned
himself, but il is not thought that his
wounds will be fatal
Naldosta had more marriages yesterday
than is usually allotted to a town of 5000
people About u o'clock at the Residence
OF Inom3s Miner, Miss Hattie Mathis
and Ed. Thomas We're Joined in marriage
ReV. 3. Anthony officiating
IN tne AFTERNOON at 1880 o'clock at the
Baptlst church, very large crowd gath
ered 70 witness the nuptials of Miss Mag
gle griffin, of this city, to Mr.. Buck
Fly OF Melrose, Rev. Carl Minor, officiat-
ing. The couple left on the south bound
train for the home of the groom at Mel
rose.
At the residence of the brides mother
near TINS city. Miss Bulah Anderson and
Mr. O.. NJ. Larry, of Macon, were Joined in
ceremony.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
OF Miss CleOra BrasWel to Mr.. j. A Nor
gan at the Methodist church in this city
on next Thursday evening. Mr.. Morgan is
the agent of the Georgia Southern and
Florida railroad at this place and is popu-
lar with every one Miss BrasWell is one
Of the most attractive young ladies in the
city ana Is a social favOrite.
REV. Carl Minor who was recently call
ca 10 the BAPTIST church in this city, spent
his second Sunday in Naldosta on yester-
day and preached able sermons to large
congregations, morning and night
Mr.. A. j. Strickland has bought land
ana VIII commence the erection of a fac
tory at once for making fertilizers. He also
expects TO add some other manufacturing
enterprise 0ike knitting factory or yarn
WORKS, but has not fully decided which.
Naldosta being located conveniently for
every section will make enterprises like
this pay handsomely.
Tho farmers about here are in good
shape and are well content at what the
present year has brought to those who
have stuck to their business. 1t is esti-
mated that all classes of citizens are bet
ter Off than they have been in a long
while. Only an occasional populite or a
calamity bowler, constitutonally affected,
hnds anything to complain about.