The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-06

IN distress. He arose, and Selling his pis-
/ loli went out on the front porch when
| ne found that the lady who was scream
| lhg was Mrs. POrterfield. She told Mr.. Ar
| nold that some one was trying TO break
| INTO her house, and as no male person was
4 on the premises she was very much
alarmed. Mr.. Arnold went over, and af-
| ter looking around the house, found what
ne thought TO be man in the garden.
lie pointed his pistol in that direction and
/ nred. more TO scare the person than any
| thing else. His thoughts we're correct
/ Tor immediately a voice rang out and
| begged him not to shoot any more. II
I turned out that the man was a nephew
| or AIRS, Porterfield who had been in At
| lanta for some time, and returning was
! trying TO get in the house and had fright
ened the inmates.
A suit for $4,000 damages has been filed
IN Clerk Tanners Office at Atlanta by
Henrietta Pylant through her attorneys
! W.. W. Davies and Burton Smith The
suit is brought on account of the death
or ). y. Pylant, who was engaged on the
Exposition Cotton mills and was killed on
May Is. The suit alleges that the killing
was not because Of lack Of diligence on the
part or Pylant, husband Of petitioner, but
was due TO negligence on the part of the
oVeTseer OF the company engaged in con-
structing the building. The contractors
who are sued is the firm Of Bensel & Hin
man, composed Of William Bensel and
| George Human. Pylant was at work on
the cotton mills addition when a scaffold-
ing gave way and he was killed by some
falling timbers. Several others were bad
~ hurt. The coroner's jury decid-
ed tnat he came 70 his death because Of the
negligence Of the contractors.
Atlanta Journal: Charles NJ Burks one
of the city policemen, hit a streak Of luck
a few days ago that was worth to him
$40 He found that much money in box
of old confederate bills that his father had
owned before his death. The old gentle
man was quite well TO do and lived on
| nne farm in Troup county. He had box
fun Of cOnfede crate money that was on
W. Ha lufd he 1Nox
away considering its contents worthless
He died in 1873 and the box was left to his
children. Some time ago Mr.. Burks' sister
sent the box to him from her home down
IN Troup county. In counting over the
money he came across several bills that
looked like. good money to him. Mr.. Burks
went to Mr.. J. c. Dayton, of the State
Savings Bank, for an opinion on the mon
ey. Mr.. Dayton told Mr.. Burks that he
thought the bills were good and he would
cash them If they were not in such bad
company. Mr.. Dayton proposed that the
DIS be sent in 10 the treasury at Wash
ington to which Mr.. Burks consented. They
Were sent last Friday and Wednesday Mr.
| Dayton received from the treasury a letter
enclosing a check for Sl20 Mr.. Burks still
has $4,000 in confederate money In that
! old box. which he would be glad to ex-
change for checks.
Atlanta Journal: THE engagement be-
| tween Mrs. T.. c. Suber and Mr.. Alex s.
Taylor Is announced as being ended at the
| request of Mrs. Suber." This announce
ment In Wednesdays Journal attracted at
tention from the many friends of both Mr..
| Taylor and Mrs. Suber. The surprise great
| " increased Wednesday night when Mr..
| Taylor walked into the Kimball with Mrs.
/ Suber and registered as Alex. S. Taylor
| and WIFE, They had been married few
| minutes previous and on the same day
| that the notice appeared announcing that
| their engagement was at an end. Mr. Tay-
| Tor, who Is the senior member of the firm
| of Taylor & Galphin, of Marietta street
/ was seen Thursday morning and asked
| about his marriage and the notice. Mrs
Suber and myself were married Wednes-
| day night at s o'clock at the home of Mrs
| II. L. Burson. 81 East Walton street, by
| DR.. Barnett. of the First Presbyterian
/ church, In the presence of a few intimate
| friends" he said, land went immediately
! to the Kimbal, where / have been staying
! for the last four years, and where we viii
| be at home in the future. That notice was
| the outcome of a little quarrel we had
| which ended in everything being declared
| off between us We made up yesterday
| however, and decided to get married Wed
| nesday night. In this we simply anticipated
| the date which was originally set for our
| marriage by a few hours. You see think
| IT is best to get your sweetheart when you
| can and so we hurried things up a little. -
| Mr.. Taylor is a well known merchant and
| Mrs. Suber is a charming little woman
| who has many friends to wish her all hap.
| DiQeSS through life