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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
CALF" HOwLETT1s wIDDER PARTY
Hundred Thirty-SiX Got Invites, an
Most of EN- Cum. Too. b'GOsh!
From tho Now Yorly World

Most of EN- Cum. Too. b'GOsh!
From the New York World.
Syracuse Feb. 17.-Alfred A. How
lett, widower and retired banker and
the original of David Harum," was
50 years old to-day. He celebrated his
birthday by giving a reception to all
the widows of his acquaintance. one
hundred and thirty-six invitations had
been sent to widows in this city, AL
bany, New York. Chicago, Boston, Bal
timore and other places. Most of them
were accepted. Mr.. Hewlett had been
preparing for his party for weeks, and
tonight his great house in West Cen
essee street was decorated, lighted and
FURNISHED from attic to basement
The widows" said Mr. Hewlett,
are neglected socially, and I'm going
to give them one of the best times
they ever had. l know every one of
these women here and they and their
husbands were friends of mine and my
wife. l think a good deal of them"
The widows were helped from their
carriages by Miss Florence Cowie,
well-knoWn horsewoman, who donated
her services as footman, for Mr. How
lett had refused to have a man about
the place on this occasion.
In the drawing room, which was dec
grated with palms, roses and tulips,
Mr.. Hewlett received, supported by his
granddaughter, Mrs. Hamilton San
ford, of Cleveland and Mrs. John Law
renee of Albany.
The widows had left off their weeds,
and their gowns were gay and h&nd-
some. In the dining room tea was
poured by Mrs. F. w. Marlette, Mrs
Eliza Clark Mrs. Lucius Dennison ard
Mrs John Moore. The mattresses and
the caterer were widows, and the or
chestra of six pieces was composed of
widows. too.
Il guess they're all enjoying them
selves" said the host as he looked them
over Hear 'em laugh. l may never
have another chance, and we're maxim
the most of it.
Mr.. Hewlett has received scores of
letters from widows in every part of
the country since his party was an
nounced. Nearly all of them want
money, or wish to marry him. A Phil
adelphia man wrote that he had $50. 900
and wanted his letter read before the
widows. Then if among them there
was one with an equal amount of
money, he suggested that they Join
their fortunes and hearts.
His letter was read to the widows
and was greeted with shrieks of laugh
| ter.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
FIRED AT BY BURGLAR.

Dude Hogg. who resides at Fruitland,
five miles from Welaka, had narrow
escape from death at the hands of an
unknown burglar Monday morning, a
shot fired by the intruder passing near
his head and going into the headboard
of the bed. Mrs. Hogg was awakened
by some one moving the pillow on
which her head rested. The room was
dark at the time, and she felt for a
wallet, containing $6S that she had
placed under the pillow when she re-
tired. The money was not in the
place where it had been put, and Mrs.
Hogg awoke her husband, and informed
him that there was a burglar in the
house. AS Hogg started to get up the
burglar fired a shot at him from a dis
lance of a few feet. Before Hogg could
recover from his surprise and fright
The intruder escaped through a win
dew
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
BIG FIRE At LAvONIA.

Nearly all the west side of the pub
lie square at Lavonia went up in
smoke Thursday morning about
o'clock, burning the Lavonia Hotel,
TIE Standard gauge office, the postof-
flee. store rooms, barber shops, doc
tor shops and others. The Baptist
Church was badly damaged, the roof
having caught several times, and much
of it was torn off. The losses are about
as follows: Lavonia Hotel, loss $1,000;
insurance, none: II. II. Chandler, loss
81 600; insurance $3.50 Dr.. W. W. Car
hog, loss $1,000; insurance none.
Grange store house, loss $1,000: insur-
ance none. Standard Gauge plant loss
$500; insurance none. Charlie Burton,
loss 81 500; insurance $1,000. w. G.
Cleveland, loss 5000; insurance none.
Dr. 7. b. Bonner, loss $500; insurance
none. II. l.. WhteWorth, loss $1,000; in
surance none. Alfred Warren, barber,
loss 500, insurance none. Baptist
Church, loss 5000; fully insured Total
loss, So, 100, insurance S1,750.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
SURRENCY INDICTED.

Accused of misrepresenting his
financial condition to the j. X. Orr
Shoe Company of Atlanta through the
mails in order to secure the company's
credit on a bill of shoes, and alleging
that he stated that his liabilities were
less than they really were, V. w.
Surrency, formerly d merchant of
Bowling Green. has been indicted by
the United States grand jury now in
session in Tampa on the charge of us
ing the mails fraudulently. d. H.
kirkland, vice president and credit
man of the company, who appeared as a
witness against Surrency, stated that
after the purchase of the goods Sur
rency went out of business and refus-
ed to nay the bill.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
SUITS AT VALDOSTA.
Coast Line n Defendant-No Verdict
at Inquest

sValdosta, Ga. Feb. 2O.-Another in
teresting suit was filed in the City
Court yesterday against the Atlantic
Coast Line Railway Company, success
sors to the Savannah, Florida and
Western Road. The suit is brought by
Mrs. Elizabeth Goodwin widow of the
late S. b. Goodwin, and is for SIS, 900
damages, which have accrued to her
by reason of a ditch which was dug
along the railroad track three or four
years ago for the purpose of putting
i'm side track or to get dirt for en-
bankments. The declaration alleges
that the ditch is twelve to twenty feet
vide and from four to ten feet deep,
and that the filth from cars has been
dumped into it, making it very UNI
healthy. The suit is much like the one
which DIR. j. A. Parrish brought
against the road at the last term of
court, in which he secured a verdict.
That case was carried to the Supreme
Court and is before that tribunal now.
A young man named Charles Barker
has entered a suit against the VAL
dosta Street Railway Company for $5,-
900 for damages which he alleges to
have received by being run against by
an electric car at Christmas. He
claims that two ribs were broken.
The coroner's jury. in looking into
the killing of 7. w. Williamson at
Melrose by j. B. Martin, Tuesday
night, has not returned a verdict,
though warrants were issued by the
coroner for the arrest of Martin and
his brothers-in-law, Joe and Nanny
Fry. A commitment trial will be held
before Judge Griffin next Monday, and
all of the parties will be in court, pro-
vided Mr. Martin is able to get there.
He is still laid up at his home from
the wounds which Williamson inflicted
ut the beginning of the trOuhle.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
SUNDAY CHICKEN FIGHT.

4 Sunday chicken fight occupied the
attention of the police court Judge d.
Tampa. Jose Delgado, D. C. Mastorei
Pedr:. Suarez. c. Lopez. f. Alfonso
and ?. Gutierrez, arrested by officers
Bell and Green, appeared for trial. One
of the witnesses, who seemed desirious
of telling ii all at once, embarrassed
Officer Bell considerably by saying that
the officer had entered the enclosure.
waving a IS bill and shouted that he
would bet it. He also stated that he
had seen the officer at chicken mains
which brought on further embarrass-
ment. In contradiction OF the testi-
mony. officer Bell produced Arthur
Schleman as witness. Schleman tes-
tined that he had attended every chick
en- main held in the Tampa section for
the past ten years. and that he had
never seen the officer at one Of them.
jung" Gordon stated that he consider
ed me defendants guilty. but that he
would only fine them 81 and costs.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
ENGINE ALARMED THE TOWN.

At midnight Wednesday, the engin-
GER on a freight train saw flames is
suing from a window of j. o. FleeCe's
drug store. at Wildwood, and blew the
whistle of his engine until residents
were aroused, and in a short time
nearly every person in town was on
the street. BY hard work none of the
other buildings We're burned. The
drug store and contents were destroy
ed. The building was new. and cost
about $500. The loss on building and
stock amounted to about s., 600 There
was some insurance
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
RACES AT NEW ORLEANS.


the fifth race. was beaten by Pollock 5
weak riding. Summary:
First Race-One mile. Huzzah, u to
l, won, with McWilliams, % to l, sec
ond, and Balm of Gillead, 16 to l, third.
Time 1:42.
Second Race-One mile and eighth.
Annie Laurie, s to /, won. with Locust
Blossom, to 1. second, and Socapa, Is
to /. third. Time 1851.
Third Race-Six furlongs. Wealth, 3
TO >. won. with St. Cuthbert, ) to 1.
second, and Jim Clark to l, third.
Time 1:13 3-5.
Fourth Race-Handicap. seven fur
longs. Old Hutch, : to 10, won, with
Boaster, Is to .. second. and hummer,
10 to l, third. Time 1927 3-5.
Fifth Race-Sellings, one mile and an
eighth. Alfred C., Y to /. won, with
Chickadee, even. second, and Vesuvia,
Y to /. third. Time 1:56 %.
Sixth Race-Selling, six furlongs Carl
Kahler to 10, won, with Andes, to
l, second and Ben Mora. 10 to l, third.
Time 1:13 As.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
GRANGER IN SAVANNAH.

J. A. Granger. the chief of police of
Fort Brooke, who disappeared Sun
day, was heard from Wednesday night
by Deputy Sheriff j. j. Stephens, his
brother-in-law. Mr.. Stephens received
a telegram from Granger, dated Sa-
vannah. asking for enough money to
buy a ticket back home.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
PENSACOLA PILOTS WAR.

Judge L. ]. Reeves of the Circuit
Court at Pensacola rendered a partial
ion affects only the bill of demurrer
filed by the defendants. known as the
opposition pilots, to the prayer for a
temporary injunction, by the regulars,
TO restrain those members who have
jumped the association from doing OPP
pOsition pilOtaqe
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
FLORIDA.
MARINES IN a ROW,

Wednesday night a couple of Pen
sacOla seamen and some six or eight
enjoying themselves at a Baylen street
dance hall. became "entangled' in a
little alteration, during which the
seamen whipped out their knives.
But the "bue jackets" were too
many for the fishermen; hence they
could not use their weapons. Arrests
were made, and the marines were
fined
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
FIREMEN REINSTATED.

Two of the striking firemen have
been reinstated in the Tampa depart
ment by Fire Chief A. j. Harris. They
are W. c. Eckles. former lieutenant
and secretary to the chief, and w. ].
Burnside
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
Daniel Hogan.
New Dress Goods,
New Silks,
New Trimmings,
New Gloves.

Grand showing new spring goods ar
irving every day. When down town
stop in and see the new stuff for
spring. Extraordinary bargains in a
final clean up of all winter goods.
Here Is Few Numbers of the Colored
Wool Dress Goods Novelties
Crash All Wool, popular shades, soc.
Noiles All Wool, leading colors, soc.
A beautiful novelty in Black and
Blue Mohair, with white hair tripe, SOC.
Mohair Shepherd Plaids, in black
and white, and blue and white, SOC
Terrific Crash in Table Damask Values
Finch Bleached Table Damask, 75c
value 55c.
6S-inch Mercerized Table Damask,
S5c value, Soc.
A splendid Bleached Damask, soc
value, 39c.
Pinch Heavy Double Damask, $3.50
value, 99c.
72-inch Pure Linen Bleached Dam
ask, $1.25 grade, 75c.
India Linon Specials.
15c Sheer India Linon for 10c.
zoe grade India Linon for 15c.
Csc quality India Linon Tor zoe.
SOC fine French Linon for 39c.
Shirt Waists.
New arrivals of Fancy Bingham
Waists, beautiful pattern and liberal
cut $1.00.
Baby Dresses.
Regular Liliputian bazaar of all
kinds and styles of dainty little gar
ments for little people.
Gents Furnishing Specials.
$1.25 Blue Flannel Shirt soc.
s1.75 Blue Flannel Shirt $1.35.
$3.50 Blue Flannel Shirt $40.
Extra heavy r, Mems Fleece-lined
Vest and Drawers, the soc kind, at
371ac.
Mems S1.25 Wool Vest and Drawers,
in white, grey, tan and red, for soc.
White Lily Spreads $1.19 and $2.19,
two offerings that all housekeepers
should see-,Marseilles patterns. No
skimp sizes. all full
$1.25 and $3.50 Kid Gloves, odd lot, a
beautiful glove that can be secured
for the trifling sum of soc.
DANIEL HOGAN,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
HIRT ~ NORTH GEORGIA.

Further reports from North Georgia
indicate that the peach crop will be i
possibly total loss
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
rIRE AT ELoMERY RRANCH.

Tuesday night about 9 o'clock S. B.
Tate's dwelling house at lakewood near
Flowery Branch, was discover, d on fire.
The high wind at the time caused the
flames to spread rapidly and the house
with its contents was destroyed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21

DR.. Isaac George Reed, who died
last week at New York hospital for
the insanse, was the grandson OF the
man who invented the gold pen. The
father Of the doctor had the second
largest fortune In Philadelphia
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
CASE MOL PROSsEn.

The case of the state against L. o.
Benton. the Monticello banker, charg-
Ing seduction. has been mol pressed at
Macon. Mr.. Benton and Miss Roebuck
effected a settlement.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
RIuD BOATs ATBAINBRIDGE.

The NJ. A. Sweeney Shipyard and
Foundry Company of Jacksonville,
Ind. has purchased Il site in West
cambridge on which they will locate
a branch sLipyard and will in the next
few months construct eight boats for
the United States government. Six of
these boats are to be used on the
Chatta hoochee river and two on the
Flint They will probably be used for
dredging purposes.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
Graybeard Cured Him.

"Graybeard cured me of rheumatism
and / consider It the best medicine l
ever took for rheumatism. l recon-
mend IL to my friends.
Chas. N. Thomas.
Member OF ]. & G. N Thomas, jew
elers, ls6 Whitaker Street.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
Daily.
SCHEDULE
Daily.

Through frstclass Coaches and Buffet Observation Par
Tor Car between Savannah and Macon Close connection
in Macon with the Macon Birmingham Ry for Yatesvie,
Woodbury. and lagrange With Ga R. R. for Mledge-
vile, and Southern Ry for Griffin, Atlanta and all North
ern and Western points
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21

Get Graybeard at all drug stores. 81
a bottle.
Grsybeard Pills. little treasures. CSC
the bOx.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
DIAMOND DYES

Few professional dyers can dye as
we'll as the housewife who uses
Diamond Dyes, and none can do
better. Direction book and As dyed
samples free. DIAMOND DYES,
Burlington, VT,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21

Oklahoma and Cincinnati missing.
H. q. Boyer.
Local Forecast Official
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
THE WEATHER.

Morning News barometer, Feb. 20
Il'5O p. m. observation-disclosures. 80 20
Morning News thermometer, Feb
20, 1870 p. m. Observation-Disclosures. As
Washington, Feb. 20.-Forecast for
Saturday and Sunday:
For Georgia and South Carolina:
Cloudy Saturday, with rain in south
portion; Sunday fair, except rain near
the coast; fresh winds, mostly north
east.
For Eastern Florida: Rain Satur-
day. warmer in north central portion,
increasing northeast winds; Sunday
probably rain.
For Western Florida; Rain Satur-
day; Sunday probably fair; fresh north
winds.
YeSterda VS. Weather at savannah
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-30
Where Babies Are Always welcome.

There is at least one place in 1h(
United States where the families alt.
always pleased to have n new baby.
L. VI. Sweet describes it in The World
To-day as follows:
''The Usage country is land where
baby may always be sure of Il large
welcome. For one reason, he has an
earning capacity from the day he Is
born, which is often quite as great as
his fathers. One of the next things
after naming the little pappoose is to
go to Pawhuska, the capital of their
nation. and have its name put upon the
pay roll. Once every three months
Uncle Sam pays the interest OH tho
money which he holds in trust for
them, and the amount paid to each In
dian varies from time to time. accord.
ing to how many have gone to tho
happy hunting ground, and how many
wee ones have come TO take theif
places since last pay day. The latest
little arrival at the newest-built wig
wan receives just as much as does thi
Oldest grandfather or the most athletic
warrior So that when Chief Loo''
Out not long ago had the happiness To
be blessed with twins. he was not only
eligible to the usual congratulations
due new father, but at the sam
time, unlike most new fathers, he
found his estate increased by the snug,
little sum of $4,000. For. until thJ
children reach the age of eighteen Their
incomes are paid to their parents.'
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-30
Death on the Culin Bank,

No matter what form death assumes
it is never welcome. The grim mes
senger makes his appearance in many
forms I'm the anthracite mines of Penn.
sylvania. but only in one form is pain
less and pleasant. and to only one the
victims 80 unconsciously. 1t is the
death of the burning culm bank.
Many times during tho year is such
a death recorded whea one of these
great cum banks is burning. The fro
is not seen in the daytime and at night
it shines only with faint glow
through the layers OF ashes which
separate the live Goals from the outer
air.
TO these burning banks tramps and
other unfortunates, forced to spend a
night in the open air, go when tho
nights grow chilly. The warm breath
of the culm lures them on with n
promise of warm bed for the night,
and they lie down to sleep in the com.
Portable atmosphere of the bank and
never open their eyes again.
The noxious gases emanating from
the bank watt over them so softly
that they are soon asleep and In many
cases they never reawaken, being suf.
focated during their slumbers. DE
troit Free Press.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-30
Whispering Galleries.

There is no finer whispering gallery
in the world than that which sur.
rounds the base of the interior of the
dome of st. Pauls cathedral in Lon
don. A person speaking near its sur
face can be heard distinctly by one
listening near the smooth wall al
the other extremity of diameter, but
not elsewhere. 1t is said that a sim
liar effect can be produced outside the
dome.
In Gloucester cathedral in England.
a whispering passage leads from one
aisle to the opposite, behind the east
window of the choir. 1t is rs fee.
long, 6la feet high and feet wide.
in the form of half an irregular octa
gon. The walls and ceilings are OF
freestone, and the slightest whisper
will travel from end to end.
The cathedral Of the Tai Mahal, iE
Agra. India, has most marvellous
echoes and reverberating quantities,
but is hardly whispering gallery
The whole cathedral of Girgenti il
Sicily, has this character, owing to
the peculiar structure of it's walls.
These remarkable properties also
belonged to the Ear of Dionysius,'
cut in the rock at Syracuse, in the
shape of parabolic curve, ending in
an eliptical arch. 1t is said that the
tyrant, seated in a small chamber,
could hear every word spoken by b
prisoners by this means.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-30
Wanted Eve in National coIors.

Some years ago a Haitian general
wrote to a Paris optician to supply
him with glass eye. The optician.
flattering Himself that a successful
eye would secure for him Haitian
decoration, devoted his utmost intelli.
gence to the production of splendid
glass optic. Six months elapsed;
small box reached him from Haiti. A
cross glittered in his imagination, but
to his horror, within folds of cotton
was his original eye, accompanied by
the following note: Sir: The eye
you forwarded to me is of tint that
resembles that of the Spanish flag,
and am too patriotic to wear any but
the color of my country" The opti
clan proceeded at once to the admiral
ty, there ascertained the colors Of the
Haitian flag and then manufactured
a scarlet and green eye, which he fc
wardpd
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-30
Tramp Gets Fortune.

Dame Fortunes tickle ways have
been illustrated once more by the
case of vagrant reported from vi
emma. A vagrant named Stoeller was
found last January. half frozen, at
Buda-Pesth. He came from Agram,
where he had often been punished for
misdemeanors, and ultimately he was
expelled from Buda-Pesth. There has,
however, arrived from Agram an ad-
vocate to ask on behalf of Stoeller
that the order for his expulsion be
cancelled, as he has inherited for
tune Of $150,000 from an uncle at
Salzburg. Stoeler begs to be allowed
to settle in Buda-Pesth, and promises
to conduct himself properly in the fu-
ture. &
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-30
is FREAK OF MEMORY.
Explanation Of the Powers Of Light.

Explanation OF the Powers Of Light.
ming CaIeulators."
Arithmetical prodigies, often spoken
of as lightning caiculators." have an
unusual capacity for combining mum.
bers. The wonderful feats of these
prodigies have been pronounced genu.
Inc by competent judges, although
their psychological peculiarities. how.
ever, seem characteristic of most of
the known cases; an extraordinary
memory for numerical combinations,
and unusual methods for grouping
numbers. That their ability is not
entirely the result of special training
Is attested by the early age at which
the power is manifested. Thus, at
the age Of 6, T. H. Stafford computed
mentally the number (617,760) of bar.
ley-corns in 1,040 rods, and could ex.
tract the cube roots of numbers of Q
and 10 figures. Buxton solved the
problem, to find the product of doub.
ling a farthing SO times. the result,
expressed in pounds. being a number
of 80 figures. Zerah Colburn, at 0
years of age, gave at sight the factors
of 1894, 1867, ,297, and in 20 seconds
found mentally the number of hours
in 1911 years. Raising 991 to the
fifth power in thirteen operations and
giving the product of any pair of two
figure numbers in 12 seconds, are
feats accomplished by Arthur Griffith,
who also memorized the squares of all
numbers up to $50 and the cubes up
to 100.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-30
Sneakinn of Trained Pius.

Owing to it's obstinacy and seeming
stupidity the pig is usually classed
among the dull animals. This, how
ever, is not just estimate Of it's in
telligence. Learned" pigs that could
pick out letters of the alphabet have
been exhibited at fairs. Throw a pig
into deep water and it will begin
swimming ashore at once, which IL
more than most men are able to do
In France they have been trained to
hunt for truffies (Which are hidden
underground) and to draw the plow
They have even been taught to act al
pointers. In most cases they are
trained by means Of reward for suo
cess. In pointing, for example, wher
they blunder they get stone, but II
when they spot the bird, they droI
their tail and ears and sink on theiI
knees, nor rise until after the bird
has risen, then they are rewarded with
pudding.