Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-16

for six years, to be discharged April 18th: Jack
Burney. sent from Clinch for i've wears to he
discharged March 18th: Buck HadeD sent
from COweta for five years, to De discharged
April lst; Dock Stubbs, sent from Fuiton
for four years, to De discharged April 2Ith.
D0uglassville Star: "On Thursday after
noon, az the mill OF Mr.. Ezekiel Polk in this
county, about four miles from Villa Rica.
there occurred as horrible an accident a. n
ever becomes the newsgatherer to Chronicle
Slr. yohn Orubb IS the miller at ths mill. In
his absence, his wife frequently looked after
the grinding. On Thursday afternoon. while
running the mill, the hair Of Mrs. Csrubb was
caught by an upright whirliRg shaft, which
was revolving at a rapid rate. in an in
slant she was lifted in tile air and car
rled around with the same rapidity of
Lne SHAFT. 50 great was the strain on the hair
OF tue unfortunate woman that the entire
scalp was torn from her head and she was
thrown to another part Of the mill. Here she
was found in an imsensible condition. DR. j
i. Slaughter, OF Villa Rica, was sent for and
rendered her such medical attention ms he
could. lie expresses II his opinion that
MIS- GruDb may recover, although at present
sne Is IN an exceedingly critical condition.
Mrs. Grubb's hair, with the scalp attached
was taken from the shaft and Is now in the
possession OF DR.. Slaughter"
The Macon Graphic has this interesting
sporting item concerning celebrated Geor-
gIa mare: 'Capt. W. r. Anderson, of Macon
has sold his celebrated trotting mare. Rosa
Wilkes, which is one Of the most noted horses
now on the American turf. 1t was reported
onOuA AAt HAAGCla AtSttltidN lndA the safe n1U
taken place, and this morning il was gener-
ally known throughout the city that it was an
assured fact. The purchaser is Mr. H. b.
Winship, wealthy gentleman of Providence
X. l.,who owns the Narragansett track. Mr.
Winship will arrive in Macon i'm a dav or two
10 take possession OF the horse. The price
pad Mr.. Anderson for Rosa Wilkes is eleven
hOtsaRd dollars. The best time
made by tlis horse is two minutes and eigh-
teen and quarter seconds (2:lSl0. She trof-
ted this time last summer at Cleveland. Ohio
n hnn - OAK u.
She has won about twenty-five races since
! capt. Anderson owned her, and has won about
thirteen thousand dollars in purses.
He has owned the horse three or four wears
and bought her in Kentucky. paying three
hundred and twenty-five dollars She
Is IN as line condition now ever in her life.
and Is entered for the Hartford ten thousand
dollar purse next summer.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Enterprise Factory, at Augusta, was held
on Wednesday. and the following officers
unanimously elected for the ensuing year:
President-GeOrge 4. jackson. Directors
George NJ. Thew, +. COgin, Jas. p. Nerdery,
a .Mullarky,J. A. North and Stewart Phinizy.
We are pleased to make mention of the
splendid condition of the company contained
in the following extract from the Presidents
report: . Ii must be kept in mind that we are
only now beginning to reap the benefit of our
new machinery, therefore. in noting the earn
ings Of the company for the past twelve
months. IL will he observed that these earnings
are what have been made by our original ma
fed with the showing of profits, particularly
il we will consider the very dull condition OF
the trade in domestic goods. The mill has
been running during the time our new work
was progressing. and while we have not shut
down a single day on this account. il has run
TO some disadvantage. This, together with
the prevailing sickness Of last summer. which
was so general, will account for the
falling on Of the production during
the last six months. The balance
to the credit Of profit and loss
on the day of our last statement. viz: 26th
February, 1SS2. was Sl5,722 ~. The total earn
ing for the twelve months ending February
18th, 1883. was S26 AS OS. less interest on bonds
Sl2,S00, and in interest account 81 .99 -. leav-
ing net balance carried to the credit of
profit and loss account for the twelve months
OF Sll.67S 63, and this on machinery repre-
sented by capital OF $4,000, which is 81
100 per cent. The balance now to credit of
profit and loss is So ,40l 40. The production
Is AZ follows; 9I.S7S pieces. 1,2i2. .202 pounds.
4.Sll,S9l yards; average yards per loom per
day, l. sheeting, 52.66 yards; w .. g. .36
yards. There has been delivered to picker
room 3342 bales of cotton. averaging weight
4G9 pounds per bale. az an average cost Of
I fuu faufs