The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-23
SHE FoRGoT HER RAZOR.

Thomasville Times Enterprise: An ar
fist would have found some fine material
for sketches at the Plant System station
yesterday morning. when that crowd of
negroes were boarding the train for Val
dosta It was a study from nature, black
nature. One dusky damsel, whose physi-
cal developments impressed one with the
idea that she was able to take care OF
No. ] in almost any kind of a crowd,
after looking the crowd over in the car
which was damned full from end to end,
poked her head out of a window and call
ed an ACQUAINTANCE on the platform. I
wish you'd run over to my house and
look in de top drawah of my bureau, and
bring my razor; for / sho will need 1t in
dis crowd" The messenger being fleet OF
foot and impressed with the Importance
of his mission, sped away and returned
lust before the train left, with the razor.
As the razor was deftly concealed, being
placed where 1t could be readily reached
in case of emergency, look of satlsfac-
ton shone in the woman's face, and not
a wave of trouble rolled across her peace
full breast. She was heeed for the fray
HAIL AND WIND IN WASHINGTON.
Tennille News: Harrison was visited
Sunday afternoon, by one of the severest
of the place. 1t lasted for more than an
hour, and kept the residents in constant
fear of the ultimate visitation of a de-
structive cyclone. Much damage was
done the peach crop. Samples of the work
OF the hail have been sent us. Some OF
the peaches were cut in two and most OF
the crop is ruined. Corn and cotton were
also damaged to a great extent. And In
some instances they will be a total loss
In the northern portion of this county,
the rain, wind and hail did much dam
age.
Late Monday night gale struck the
barn. house, out at the plantation of Mr.
Doolittle, seven miles west of Sanders
vile, and blew it down, severely injuring
four negroes who were at work in 1t. AS
the gale struck the barn without warning
and as the structure is an old. wooden
one it went down so quickly that they
were unable to escape. Two of them were
buried under the falling timbers, while
the others were hurt by flying fragments.
BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLES UNION.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union of
Georgia will hold it's seventh annual
convention at Rome, June IS to 20. 1t is
expected that 600 to 500 delegates will be
in attendance, and the convention will, in
all probability be the largest in the his
tory of the union. The convention will be
held in the audience room of the First
Baptist Church, and will assemble Tues
day evening at s O'Clock. Prof. Marion
l. Britain, president of the union, VIII
preside An excellent programme has
been prepared. The key-thought OF the
meetings will be Christian Education"
The convention sermon will be preached
aF a
other speakers who have already ac-
septed places on the programme are Dr.
John E. White, DR.. T. P. Bell, President
p. D. Pollock. Rev. r. Van Deventer
DR.. S. Y Jameson, Prof. c. c. Cox, Rev.
]. d. Winchester. Rev. A. W. Bealer
ex-Gov w. ]. Northen and Mr.. ]. j.
WHITFIELD. One fare for the round-trip
will be allowed from all parts of Geor-
gia. All churches and young peoples
societies may send as many delegates as
they wish. Rome is preparing to give
them a warm welcome.