Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-23
Georgia Thrift.

Americas will soon have another livery
stable.
The merchants of Sunny Side are doing
n good business.
Marietta wants bank and a home in
surance company.
Sumter county has about S., 900 in her
treasury and will soon build a new Jail.
One house on Bay street at Brunswick
sold $1,000 worth of goods in two days last
week.
There are five gins, all doing a good
business, within two miles of Sorre's
springs, Cobb county.
The City Council Of Monroe has decided
that it is not expedient to build a town
hall or any other building.
The directors have let the contract TO
build the Marietta Male Academy build
ing to l.. Black & Son for $500.
The St. Smon's mills have teen under
way for ten days past, and all is life and
activity in that part of Glynn county.
There was deficit in the City Treasury
OF Brunswick on Oct. / of $l,l72 80. All
the money spent and gone in debt $1,172
Stock in the steamer Collyer is rating
low. At Brunswick, Tuesday, $3.50 was
offered for $500 worth of the first mort
gage bonds.
The commissioners OF Walton county.
at their last regular meeting, levied tax
Of l5c. on the 500 in order to pay the ex-
penses of this year.
Mr.. Bloomfield, manager Of the factory
at Athens, has increased the pay of SOM
Of his hands 10 per cent. per day in view
Of the bright business prospects.
j. T. Heartily, who has a contract to
furnish to the railroad several thousand
- 10 MI nil In.
Der of hands from the vicinity OF Butler.
Arrangements are in progress to com
plete a wharf and TO cut out several streets
n Naval City very soon; in fact that par
If the work has already been commenced.
The depot platform at Fairburn has
been extended 40 feet for the accommOda-
ton Of cotton. Frequently the old plat
form was so blocked as to make 1t difficult
TO handle the cotton.
Certain men who want to direct the
Kni2 hts of Labor, OF Athens, are trying
10 induce TObe Hamilton to resign the
presidency. as he is not the man the,
want 10 represent them. but he will hold
ne fort and test the fealty Of his organi-
cation.
Large quantities OF thunder-woOd root
ia being shipped from Fairburn TO the S.
:. 5. Company at Atlanta, 1000 pounds
The face OF one Of the negroes was so
much swollen from the poison that he
could hardly see.
The managers OF two OF Athens largest
enterprises say II the Knights OF Labor
begin 10 dictate terms that they will at
once shut down, as their companies are
able TO do so. This will throw hundreds
Di hands out OF employment and cause
treat restitution.
Col. z. NJ. Slaughter Is making good
progress In his work on the Flint river.
Ne has now reached the head OF Fergu
lou's shoals, and within week will 20 20
Luckie shoals, the next obstruction. The
next shoals be will encounter is the Tea
Cup shoals, after which be will have COM
parai lively easy sailing.
In the event that Athens establishes
free schools, n is suggested that a GER
tain part OF the annual appropriation for
heir support be turned over 10 the Lucy
Cobo institute, provided that seminary
consents 10 educate, free Of all charge,
puplls In Athens within It's grades. CITY
axes will probably next year be raised
20 100 per cent, which will give 81 900 for
The support OF the free school System.
The marble works above Marietta,
called elizabeth are in fun blast. The
machinery il cutting into slabs huge
blocks Of marble weighing 10000 or 10000
pounds. while the turner's, cutters aud
p0lishers have finished some beautiful
specimens Of work. The building Is over
400 feet long, and the trains Of the NJ. A.
y. Georgia railroad unload alongside.
A new dwelling for the engineer, aud an
Office are nearing completion, while a
residence for the superintendent 10 10 be
immediately commenced A wagon road
rhirty-hve feet wide has been well graded
Electricity will be used In lighting the
works.