The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

4 woman of 20 Married to n Man of
eO-Grimn's New University Dedica-
ted-Big Dividends Paid by the
nanIx of senOfa-A Train Hand
Loses FOOf-The Arrest and Inn
nrisonment of Belle BOyd-The
wreck of a Big Steamer Sold.
GEORGIA
ranes Vandiver. u years old, was
7rowned while swimming in the river AT
Rome Thursday
las. H. Dodds has recently sold his farm
,,.5sr of Cedar Greek near Cedartown, to
" NJ Collins, for 5000
Eric Y. Roberts has bought out the fur
--iture business or l.. MeriWether on GlOu-
cester street. Brunsw1ck-
A petition is circulating in Waycross.
sizing congress to recognize the Cuban
insurgents as belligerents.
A new Baptist church has been organ
tod near CltO, BullOch county. Rev j.
scarboro has been called as its pastor.
The new church has been named Calvary.
rbe dublin Mercantile Company, a few
davs ago. made their first sale and ship
e-s1+ III cotton for the season, 800 bales
ir oue lot. which is the largest lot ever
hold there and sold in one lot.
The Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Senofa has declared another dividend,
making 16 per cent cash dividends
56,onths besides increasing the surplus.
This is one Of the W. S. Witham banks.
A nlan is now on foot, which. if con-
s1Imnated will bring the Baltimore team,
which is almost sure to win the National
sasIIe remnant, and the Philadelphia ma
+ional league club to Atlanta during the
next three weeks to play series of
games.
Manager w. E. Sanders of the Monroe
Hustler has consummated a trade with
NcGintv & Cabaniss for the plant of the
Monroe Advertiser, and now the two pa
pers will be conducted by the same man
agement, under the name OF the Monroe
Advertiser and Hustler.
The grocery store of ID. w. Gill, corner
of Sixth avenue and Seventh street at
Columbus was fired by an incendiary,
and the building and stock entirely con-
sumed Thursday night. No arrest has been
made but the police have clew as to
the incendiary.
Hiram Owens, train hand on the Geor-
gia Pacific railroad, while coupling some
cars at Atlanta Friday was knocked down
by one of them and was dragged some
distance. one of his legs was so badly
crushed that amputation was found nee
essary. and the foot and ankle were taken
from the limb after he had been removed
10 his home on Johnson street.
The formal dedication of the Alhambra
university at Griffin took place Thursday
night in the Olympic theater. The institu-
ton. which opened about three weeks ago,
starts out under splendid auspices al
ready having over two hundred and fifty
pupils. IL IS school Tor both boys and
girls with classical and normal courses.
Little Maude Jansen, aged 6 years the
daughter of Ed. Jansen and grand-niece
of Lieut. Cartledge of the police force,
fen from a second story window at Au-
gusta Friday and received injuries which
are of an extremely serious nature.
Albany Herald: A blushing bride of TO-
with a dashing groom of only 20 summers
visited Albany Friday. The bride and
groom were Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Price of
Worth county. Until. about three weeks
ago Mrs. Price was the Widow Gravy. Her
husband, the late William Gravy, a res
pected and prosperous farmer of Worth
county, died five or six years ago, leaving
his widow with a good farm and in COM
Portable circumstances. Joe Price, young
man of 20. who came from North Caro-
lima, was hired to work on the Gravy
farm, it seems. Somehow, an attachment
young man. Anyhow, they were married
about three weeks ago. Mrs. Gravy, now
Mrs. Price, has grown children and grand
children, and ii Is an open secret that they
have been deeply grieved by her marriage
to young Price.
Griffin Correspondence Atlanta Journal:
There are many sensational features be-
hind the arrest and imprisonment of Belle
Boyd. which occurred at GAINESVILLE We'd
nesday She was brought back to Griffin
and succeeded Thursday in making a bond
Belle Boyd and her two daughters arrived
here Thursday Of last week and at once
went to the Chambers house, where they
seured board for the week. agreeing to
pay the sum of 50 each per week, but stated
TO Mr.. Chambers, the proprietor, when
asked for board in advance that she did
not have the amount necessary just then,
but would settle after her entertainment,
which was given here on Tuesday even
ing. Their show here was almost a finan-
cal failure, but from the standpoint of the
few veterans present it was a success.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Chambers was
aTaigned before Judge T. E. Patterson
ON the charge of false Imprisonment, but
it was decided that the case should be
tried in GAINESVILLE, where the arrest was
made 1t is impossible to say just how
much sympathy is being given out, but
those who believe the lady to be the gem
ulne Belle Boyd are loud in their denun-
cation of her treatment. Yesterday when
a BOND was required Col William r. Helm
letter, commanding the camp of confed-
ate veterans for this county, at once came
70 the rescue and stood her security. Mrs
BOYD left last night for GAINESVILLE.
FLORIDA.
Jacksonville is to have a bicycle meet
IN December, with prizes aggregating 5000.
The drug firm of R B. Mitchell & Co,
OF Ocala has been dissolved.