The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-13

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Jacksonville Property Made In
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GEORGIA
There are f0rty-oue exposition hotels in
course Of erection In Atlanta
Several handsome dwellings VIII go ny
in Blakely this spring and summer
J. Y. Allen or Ivy Log is az Blue Ridge
seeing what Inducements VIII bee given
for a tobacco factory.
There are reports OF the illness Of Father
O'Brien at Washington. Father % Brlen
has had "a slight attack OF the grip But
that was several days ago lie is all right
now.
Col. John r Jordan. mayor OF Sparta,
died Monday morning at : clock. OF heart
failure. He was wei known. over the
state as an able and successful laWye
and legislator and useful citizen.
Judge II. r. Daniel has appointed his
daughter. Miss Hattie. clerk Of the county
court at Swainbor0. II IS new departure
IN that section, IL being the trst time that
ever a lady held a similar position in
Emanuel county.
Since the weather has opened up, farm
ers at Willow Springs commenced work in
earnest. II being the first opportunity
they have had this year. Some few are
sowing oats, others are preparing 20 plant
corn and cotton. The cotton acreage VIII
used last year.
Out on Summit avenue. near the corner Of
Angler avenue "a Atlanta, there is a baby
mat weighs only two pounds It's "a
boy and on his arrival two weeks ago. he
weighed only a pound and a half The
baby is the son of +. o. Hanna. shoe
maker He has one other child. "A girl. but
she weighed at her birth about as much
as the average baby. Mr.. Hanna has
brother, a great big tail man. who weigh
ca az MS birth only one pound. The baby
IN spite OF Its small size is thriving and
IS as nail and hearty as most babies OF
his tender age.
"A, Mr.. Wood, who lives near Hoods
Miu, owns very peculiar milch cow
She Is just an ordinary black COW. but is
50 much attached 20 Mr.. Wood children
mat she does not like TO be separated
rom them If the children are at home.
ne COW VIII stay in a pasture with
fence three feet high; but " the children
are taken away she viii throw down even
very high fences in order to follow them
At different times when the COW would be
IN the pasture Mr. Wood has sliuped the
children away from home. but when she
came up and missed them she would get
OUT ana track them as a dog would do
until she found them. when she would
follow wherever they went
atlanta Journal: A diamond ring, a pair
OF lovers, a widow and her son who was
her main support were the leading fea-
lures IN little domestic drama that was
untolded before Judge Westmoreland in
the CITY court this morning. 1t was in the
cases Of 1. p. Seweu against F. J. Still
son and Mr.. Doyle, who IS in business
with him, for 5000 damages for false inn
"a
very respectable looking young man and
ne was accompanied by his mother and his
sister The story brought out I'm the hear
ing was that the young man was living
with his mother and sister and thai
they had but recently moved to Atlanta
rom Cordele. For a month he had NOT
received MS salary and as he was the
man support Of the family, the loss Of
MS salary was keenly felt. As a last re-
sort his sister gave him a diamond ring
that she had and told him to 20 and
40
he took the ring which was worth about
Sl2a and went with it to a number of lew
elry stores trying TO get some money
on II. AT last he went TO Stlson's where
Mr., Doyle took the ring and carefully ex-
amlned it, He then went In the back of
the store with II and called the young
man back to him. Sewell went back and
was Informed that the ring had originally
come from that store and as there was no
record OF its purchase it was evidently
stolen. SeWel told him that a sweetheart
of his sister, a man by the name of Young
had given Il to her. Seweu was arrested
ana carried to the station house There
;, ounS was sent Tor, and on his arrival
ne said he had bought the ring from a
man by the name OF Smith. smith was
found and said that he had bought the
ring from Mr. Stilson Mr. StflsOn remefn-
bered that he had sold the ring to smith
but mad failed to enter ii on the book
SeWell was accordingly released and the
ring was returned to his sister
Atlanta Journal: Saturday afternoon a
well-dressed. istinguished-lookin young
man registered at the Araeon hotel az
Joel Baird" Opposite his name he wrote
MS address as South Carolina He re-
manned al the hotel until noon to-day
when he was taken to the police station
by Patrolman Hudson. The cause of his
detention is the fact that he has been act
ing so queerly this morning as to cause
a suspicion that his mind is unbalanced
The young man went into a barber shop
had barber to shave him. He then picked
up his hat and walked out without pay
ing or saying anything about it. A little
later ne stepped into carriage which
mad been ordered for other guests, pulled
the lap around him and ordered the
qrlVer TO drive on down town. When the
driver discovered that he was driving
the wrong man. he asked him to get out
Baird refused to do So however. and ii
was with great difficulty that he was
finally induced to leave the carriage. Dur
ing the morning the young man went to
a Whitehall street jewelry store and
bought watch for which he agreed tn
pay $l35. He left orders to have the
watch engraved with his name He also
went to a clothing store and bought a
lot or clothing amounting to $40 This
he ordered sent to the Aragon INQUIRY
was maze as 70 MS standing and it was
found that he had no money with which
to pay for his purchases. The ieweler
then consulted Chief Connolly and had the
young man taken to the police station.
Baird refused to talk about his purchase
He said he came TO Atlanta for the pur-
pose of benefting the city, provided the
city treated him right. Otherwise, he said
the city would hit the ceiling and hit it
quick The young man claims to have
money in the Peoples Bank of Greenvine,
south Carolina. Chief Connolly tele-
graphed the president of that institution
TOR information in regard to Baird. The
chief thinks that the young man is de-
mented. He will be held until his case
can be investigated
FLORIDA.
DR.. ]. Y. Porter is making preparati tons