The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-11
GOSSIP OF A DAY.
talks with People ON Various Incl
dents and Occurrences.


dents and Occurrences.
"Wbst an attractive and altogether
beautiful city is Savannah at this season
Of the year." remarked DR.. ]. Y. Fair. the
new pastor of the Independent Presbyte-
rlsn church.
81 think there is a peculiar charm about
savannah which belongs to it alone, so
.nieuresoue so verdant with broad shaded
.,reets. and so typical of the unforgotten
o,5 south does it appear. My friends have
-,,,de their welcome so cordial, 1 already
feel much at home in Savannah"
.The superior court of Liberty county
ill begin next Monday at Hinesville,"
.oia Mr.. Robert w. Martin of the Liberty
county Herald yesterday, land there will
-rohablv be sufficient litigation to hold
~ court In session the full week. There
mo case of special importance or inter-
81 to be tried this term, but the usual
mount of unimportant suits will be on
che docket, and there will be considerable
bnsiness before the court"
oft may or may not be pretty generally
Known that Lynchburg, Va, was a few
Years ago the richest city, with one ex-
osntion in America, on proportionate
basis of population" remarked Mr.. j. L.
T}ock commercial agent of the Georgia
and Alabama railroad yesterday, who for
yoerlv lived in Lynchburg. Il am not in
possession of the figures just at this time,
INT I know that Lynchburg was a town
then of about 5000 people, and was reck-
oned the second richest city in the United
states There was one little town up in
.l.s e4N1 Rrgf B.rF I
have forgotten its name. The reason
Tvncbburg was place of so much wealth
4 nor capita was not because there were
anv sunerabundance of mililonaires in the
q GOWN hut because the wealth was so well
q dietributed There were but few poor
neonle there, though there were not many
q accordingly rich men, The tobacco in
& terests we're more prosperous in those
q DAYS than they are now, and Lynchburg
was headquarters for the trade. The
wealth per capita in the town was sur
prisngly great
81 have heard it all my life,' said a citi-
zen of Atlanta in the city yesterday,
.tbat Washington, Ga, was the first town
IN the country named in honor of the
cbeftain Of the war of the revolution. II
This he true why would it not be good
idea for the little Georgia city to send
I'm a delegation on May 10 to attend the
dedication of the monument to George
Washington, which the State Society of
the Cincinnati Of Pennsylvania has erect
ed in Paramount park, Philadelphia. The
monument was projected more than
eightv-fve years ago by the society, and
# was intended to be a tribute to WASH
ington's memory by his comrades in arms.
The trihing amount subscribed then has
been so carefully handled that 1t now
ton Ar.lto
and the monument that has been erected
is said to be one of the most significant
groups of sculpture ever raised in Amer
lea. We have probably hundreds of cities,
towns and counties in the country to-day
named for Washington, but if Washing
ton Ga, is really the first town named Tor
the father of his country it certainly
should be represented at the unwilling of
this monument"
Il have just been counting the bicyclists
on Bull street for the past few minutes,
and how many people on wheels do you
suppose I have seen since 1 started from
N Broughton street, less than ten minutes
q ago." and as he asked this question, the
man of close observation paused in front
+ of the De Soto and stood in a group of
listeners, his watch in his hand and look
Of We'll I'll swear establishment on his
face.
Give it up" chimed the crowd in cho-
rus How many?"
"Well, sir, during the few minutes l
have counted 2S6 cyclists going and COM
4 ing. OF course, at this hour of the day,
4 when people are going and returning from
lunch, there would naturally be a vast
number of bicycles expected to be seen on
n the streets, but who would have thought
B that the number would have been so great
far Ava linz.
got out of breath counting so fast. There
was an endless stream of wheels"
n Il am glad to see that the members of
the Yacht Club are going to have spring
y regatta this year." remarked an enthusi-
sslic yachtsman yesterday afternoon on
A the shady side of the De Soto veranda.
1t creates interest in the club" he went
W on to say, land makes the members take
pride in one of the main things for which
yacht clubs are always organized. / am
member of the Yacht Club in my home
city, but candor compels me to say that
the Savannah club house out at Thunder
N bolt is by far a more attractive place than
lhe yacht clubs of many of the larger
cities. / don't know of a more cosy or
more tempting retreat anywhere around
the principal cities of the south than is
4 the picturesque and delightful little club
4 house on the brow that Overlooks the river
/ at Thunderbolt ="
The fruit crop in Southern Georgia will
turn out fairly we'll this year. we think"
SAID Mr.. John Sheffield of Americas, while
taking of horticultural pursuits through
out that region of the state 81 am told"
he said, by fruit growers in Americas
from time to time, that the yield will not
oe disappointing, and, If prices will only
hold up this season, the orchards will
show profit"
hECORDERS NO LACK OF CASES.