The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-04
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
INPARAGRAPHS.

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GEORGIA.
DR.. John A. Baugh OF Ia Grange died
a day or two ago.
Two thousand Sunday-school children
marched in procession ar Macon We'd
nesday on their way 10 a picnic.
Alfred c. Farnem, deputy sheriff Of De
catur county, died Tuesday morning at
his residence near cambridge.
Joel r. Darsey Of Hawkinsville was
stricken with paralysis last Monday and
is reported in a serious condition.
There is at least one English walnut
tree in Perry that has fair crop or
young nuts on IL. If the crop reaches
maturity it will be the first ever known
there.
At Atlanta Monday morning. Mrs. Ruth
Falligant, formerly of Savannah. and J.
Z. Cantey of the Mcdonald Book Company
we're united in marriage by Rev. Father
Colbert.
The Oldest constable in Georgia IS said
to reside in White county. His name is
alexander Nandiver, and he is now eighty
years old and has held the high office OF
constable in Narchoochee district for
nfty-three years.
c. E. Eubanks' safe was blown open at
Elko Wednesday night, but the burglars
did not get in the vault No money was
taken, but the thieves carried of about
so worth of merchandise. H. J. Browns
safe was blown open and SCI taken. Sew
were stolen from the store.
Tuesday night at 10 o'clock fire was no.
ticed in the engine room at the Cement
works, at Cement, near Kingston. The
flames had made such Roadway when dis
covered that II was impossible TO save the
building which in a very short time was
consumed, together with two engines ana
a considerable amount of machinery.
The Fourth regiment, composed of elev-
en- companies OF infantry, will camp on
st. Simon for ten days this summer. The
encampment IS assured by an offer from
the. st. Simon Transit Company, owners
and operators of the steamboat line be-
tween Brunswick and St. Simon, made TO
the encampment committees of the rifle
men and the Y. NJ. y. L. The company
offers $50 in cash and a rate of one fare
round trip on their boats to military men.
This, with the amount raised from local
subscriptions makes W the $500 necessary
10 pay all the expenses OF the encamp-
ment.
Miss Lima CalIihan, a young lady of
Morgan county, attempted suicide Tues
day by drowning. She was thwarted by
. negro ferryman, who sprang into the
river ana swan ashore with her. Miss
CaHihan is a petite brunette, of fair
face and pretty figure. She IS well known
IN Madison, having cAerked last fall in
store in that city. Fo.; some months past
she has resided with a family named
Parker, over in Greene county. Tuesday
she went down to Reeds ferry, on the
Appalachee river, and asked Denny Tay>
Tor, the ferryman 10 row her over to the
Morgan side. When the fiat was midway
the swiftly running stream the young lady
sprang overheard. Rea lizing her peril
the negro sprang in after her and caught
her after she had drifted bout thirty yards
down the stream. He carried her dripping,
almost lifeless form ashore and to his
house, where his wife supplied the young
lady with dry clothes. She begged Taylor
TO allow her to accompli sh her purpose,
saying she was tired of life Miss CALI
han is a poor girl, the daughter of Rev
=. +. Callihan of Morgan county. She has
always conducted herself N becoming
conduct can not be explained.
Atlanta Journal: The spool silk war
which has been waged on Whitehall street
is the talk of the town and, indeed, Of
than the price of cotton thread, was print
ed in Tuesdays Journ al, and the result
was that Wednesday tile retail houses, on
Whitehall street, were beseiged with buy
ers. Probably never be fore In the history
OF Atlanta has trade been so brisk on
Whitehall street as Wednesday. 1t seem
ed as II every woman in Atlanta was out
shopping and all wante spool silk. The
crush began early in the morning. BY
O'Clock the forces of sill statesmen had to
be increased BY 10 ano ther increase was
NECESSARY. At II Ocl Ock foorwalkers
began TO get exceedingly tired BY noon
hour the tired fioorwahSers ceased ask
ing customers what was. wanted. They
simply ushered all come rs to the spool
SILK counters. Nor did they err in any
instance, so lar as known. In the after
noon the trade was heavier still Matters
seemed to be getting desperate The
clerks in the clothing stores, the dress
makers, the milliners. the hair dressers
the lawyers, the doctors, and even the
plumbers. and blacksmiths all Joined the
forces Of the buyers. In fact, 1t seemed
TO the tired clerks and f oorwalkers in
the stores where the silk sales were
going on, that the entire population of
the city had suddenly become possessed
of a desire to buy spool silk. Late In
10 of
in. These orders were from all parts of
the state. 1t is said that some of them
were for as many as thirty-siX dozen
spOols, and even more.