The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-17


Southern Nursery of Winchester, Tenn.
purchasers will at once improve the land
and set it in peaches, apples ounces and
plums
The prohibitionists are making an active
fight in Moutrie and are confident that
they viii win out on Dec. I. The anti-sa-
Don men have organized by electing J. c.
Martin president, John r. Han vice pres
sdeut. ]. c. McRae secretary, w. b. Nc
,hail treasurer and Judge John A. Wilkes
hartman of the executive committee.
Sylvester had another fire Tuesday
morning at o'clock. The old Masonic
hail was burned, together with DR.. w. L.
Sykes drug store. and w. C. Wilder, gen.
eral merchandise which was on the first
floor of the building. Also the market
house of Charley Moon, that stood near
by. The amount of loss and insurance
not yet known.
A fatal accident occurred at Abbott's
still, about three miles from Duluth, Mon
day afternoon. The engine was wrecked
ny the boiler exploding, ana Dock Ellis
was instantly killed. Win Kellog's leg
was broken and he was severely scalded.
The engine was blown seventy-five feet
away. and the victims were thrown about
sixty feet out Of the engine house.
Many members of the Third Georgia
Regiment at Griffin have lately been in
,dated into the mysteries of Masonry pre-
paratory to their Leaving for Cuba. Both
lodges there have been very busy lately
working the men through the degrees, the
Young Griffin Lodge No. Alb having re-
ceived about forty candidates. Mason
and Soldier is now one of the proud
titles of the camp.
The Morning News dispatches a day or
two ago told of the death of A. w. Bixby,
a soldier at Fort Mcpherson, who died in
the convict slockade at Atlanta. BiXby
left the fort without any explanation, and
the authorities there thought he had de-
serted It was later learned that he had
been sent 10 prison on the charge of
larceny. When his death occurred his par
ents in Massachusetts were notified by one
of the officials, but as money to pay for
the transporta ton of the body was not
sent the remains were turned over TO the
anatomical board of Georgia. Later the
parents were making great effort to find
the body through the efforts of the gov
eminent, which was requested to have 1t
shpped to the Massachusetts homestead.
After much confusion the body was found
in a medical college ready for the students
TO dissect The prison authorities did not
know that Bixby was a soldier when he
was convicted and no report was made at
the fort.
st. Marys correspondence Morning
News: According to appointment the min
listers and elders of the Savannah Pres
bytery convened at ST. Marys last Friday
evening and since that time have held
session each morning, afternoon and even
ing until Monday evening when having
finished all business, the presbytery was
brought to a close The ministers in at
tendance were Dr. Fair, Independent
Church, Savannah; Mr.. Smith, First
Church, Savannah; Mr.. Nesbit, Second
Church, Savannah; Mr.. Hollinsworth,
Brunswick; Mr.. Brown, Waycross; Mr..
Carson, Pennington; Mr.. Montgomery,
Mt Vernon; Mr.. Quarterman of NARROW,
stated clerk; Mr. Lynn of Darien, and two
visitors, Mr.. McNeed of the Atlanta pres
bytery and Mr.. Yerger of Fernandina,
Fla who for some time has had charge
of the church in this place. DR.. Fair of
Savannah was elected moderator. Elders
Walker of Darien. Miles of Hazlehurst,
McEachern of Valdosta, Clay of Bryan
Neck and Richardson of St. Marys were
also in attendance. The next meeting OF
the presbytery win convene at Hazlehurst
on the evening of the Thursday before
the fourth Sunday in April next. All were
very much pleased with st. Marys and say
they have enjoyed their visit greatly. They
left on the steamer Harry Lee Tuesday
morning for Thomasville, where they at
tended the synod. This presbytery has been
source of great pleasure TO the citizens
of st. Mary, for not only have they heard
some very able sermons, but many of them
We're for the first time afforded an oppor-
tuhty of attending presbytery and they
have enjoyed it greatly.
The Athens Banner tells of an enter
tainment at Lucy Cobb in which a sa-
vannah young lady was prominent ac-
tor: Lucy Cobb gave the merriest sort
Of an entertainment Friday evening in the
chapel to all the Lucy Cobb girls The
occasion was mock marriage, and most
brilliantly was il carried out The chapel
was blaze of light and the stage was
transformed into a bank of foliage and
lowers The altar was a mass of white
chrysanthemums and behind 1t lowered
numerous palms. Miss Bessie Hooper
played the wedding march on the pipe
organ, and the preacher, Miss Lucia Abb
bolt Of Atlanta, in solemn garb stood
ready for the ceremony, which was
most originally worded affair and which
she conducted with all the dignity and
originality that characterize her. The
bride was Miss Nina Anderson Crane of
savannah and she was a vision of lowell
ness in white satin and bridal VEIL The
ven was caught up by a tiara of diamonds,
the present of the groom. She carried an
immense bouquet of flowers, and was
picturesque bride. and a beautiful bride.
The distinguished groom, Miss Palmer
Graham Phelan Of Atlanta, deserves more
tnan the usual compliment paid this par
" to the contract With white powdered
wig and rich black suit, and jeweled
buckled slippers, she was an object of adj
m!rdtion by the girls. The bridal party
We're in colonial costume the bridesmaids
IN pink and green, the grooms were in
costumes similar 10 the groom. The bride
came in on the arm of her father, Miss
frances johnson of Atlanta. a stately,
solemn old gentleman. who smiled never
minute. The maid of honor, Miss Flor
enee Jackson. OF Atlanta. was beautiful
ana graceful and elegantly atured. No
los striking was the haef man. Mss La