The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-24
NOVEL POWER EMPLOYED.
IL Is Furnished by Artesian WeIIs-A
Romantic Wedding

Romantic Wedding.
Waycross, Ga. Feb 23.-One of the
most novel enterprises in this section Of
the country is the circular saw, rice ma
chine and grist mill operated by ~ B.
Stafford & Bro, a louisville, in Cam
den county. The POWER employed to run
the various machines Is water flowing
from three artesian wells. These wells
are close together, and are each six
inches in diameter and $40 feet deep A
steady flow of water from these wells
comes up through pipes thirty feet high,
emptying into an immense tank, about
thirty feet long, twenty feet
wide and twenty feet deep, with
a capacity of probably 10000 gall
Ions. Beneath the tank is large
wheel, forty feet i'm diameter, with cups
arranged at proper distances to catch the
water and turn the wheel. pulley at
tached to this wheel, connected by belt
with the machinery in the Stafford Bros.
large mill house. There they have a lever
with which to gauge the water for operat-
ing one or any number of their machines
They operate a rice machine. a grist
mill, circular saw for cutting wood, etc,
and the necessary machinery for manu-
featuring turpentine tools, such as
scrapes, hacks, axes, etc.
The waste water forms quite mill
race, and it is converted into a FISH pond.
Some of the finest fish are being raised
in the pool. Altogether il Is an ingeni-
Gus and novel affair, probably the only
one of the kind in the country.
A day or two ago some colored people
killed an alligator near Ruskin. measur-
ing eight feet in length. 1t was a great
sight to the colony folks in Ruskin. 1t
is supposed the alligator came up
through the bogs and lagoons from the
Okefnokee swamp.
a romantic wedding occurred Wednes-
day night at the home of the brides ia
Their. ID. NJ. Wilson. His eldest daughter
Miss Marion, was Joined in holy bonds to
Mr.. George w. Lewis, prosperous young
farmer from the mountains of North
Georgia, and shortly after the teing of
the nuptial knot by Rev. j. NJ Glenn.
the young couple boarded a train for their
future home. Back Of this marriage there
is "A little piece of romance. Two years
ago, young Lewis inserted an advertise
ment in one Of the society publications
for correspondent, whether for
mere Dastime or with view
to matrimony Is not certain
Any way. Miss Marion Wilson II
Waycross. replied, expecting only little
fun. A pleasant correspondence was con
Quoted between the two young people,
which was continued with increased in
terest, as the days rolled by. Tuesday.
Mr.. Lewis reached the city. determined
TO take his bride home lie called to see
her and let those imagine who can, the
exciting meeting between the two after
all the long months of correspondence nd
of wondering as TO the personal appear
ance Of each other
The young people seemed perfectly sat
ished with each other and the old folks
were consulted. After some hesitation on
account Of the brief acquaintance Of the
two. consent to the union was granted
and Rev. Glenn, pastor Of Trinity
Church said the words which made them
man and wife. They left shortly after the
ceremony for their home IN North Geor-
gia.
Miss Halle Snowden has gone to sa-
vannah to attend reception given IN
honor OF her sister, Miss Lydia Snowden.