Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-13
Georgia Thrift.

The public library has done much TO
develop reading taste in Rome.
r. ID. Stokely is preparing to build
handsome residence in Crawford.
The extension 10 Turner a. L!ttle's store
at Eatonton is going rapidly on TO COM
pletion.
The unprecedented crop prospect has
had the elect Of putting everybody in "A
good humor.
One of the wants Of Americas is n
boundary and machine shop for the repair
ing of machinery.
Judge Porter ingram has begun the
erection Of a handsome residence on the
west side of upper jackson street, Column
bus.
Stephen Epson, of Oglethorpe county,
has bought the Carithers' lot in Athens,
known as the old Mitchell place, and will
move his family there.
The increased facilities for transporta-
ton that are coming To Rome with new
steamers and railroads will be sure to en-
nance the value of all city property
DIR. Farra's new buildings at Dawson
will be completed by Sept. l. The two
brick stores being erected by the Hatcher
Bros, and the armory on top Of them, are
nearly completed,
Swift Manufacturing Company at Column
bus tor the manufacture of the Mitchellne
quilt has about reached completion. The
machinery will be put in operation in a
few weeks.
w. A. Buckner, Tax Collector OF Han
cock, has completed his digest aud for
warded it to the Comptroller General.
The actual Increase Of taxable property
returned in the county Is about S400, 900.
The digest i0Ots up S2,Gi9, l5S.
The new Bank of Newman was organ =
lied last week by the election of the fol
lowing directors: Henry c. Arnall, w.
Y. Atkinson, w. II. Albright, N. B.
Glover, j. 5. HOll:nshed, j. T. Kirby, Jr.,
q. G. Parrot. L. p. Thomas, Jr. 1t is eX-
pected that the bank will be ready for
business on Sept. 1, with c. c. Parrot as
President, j. +. Kirby, Jr., as cashier, and
j. s. Hollinshed as teller. The capital
stock is 5000
Rome COurier: w. F. Barbour, Secre-
tary OF the Board of Trade of this city,
has been in correspondence for some time
with Mr.. Fred BaicOm, Treasurer and
General Manager of the National Invest
ment and Development Company, with
offices located in New York and Washing
ton cities. The company, as we under
stand it, are engaged in building and
operating lhCNoIlebs NOVELS anu Obnef
things where local subscriptions are Sc
cured. Mr.. Balloon, IN his last letter, Of
date of Aug. 4, says be expects to leave
for the South In about two weeks and
will call upon the people of this city.
Elberton Gazette We have an oil mill,
a guanO factory, and foundry. The wot
first have done well, and we are of the
opinion thstthe latter will be found TO be
one Of the most profitable businesses ever
engaged In here, and we hope they may
all prosper to the satisfaction OF the pro-
prietOrs. There is one other manufactOry
that some enteIprisiDg firm could do well
at, and that Is TO manufacture doors, sash,
blinds, etc. There is a very large scope
Of country surrounding ElbertOn TO be
supplied with such articles. and there is
always a demand for them here. Let
some of our enterprising mechanics con
slider this uggestion-there may be tor
tune in it,
J. 5. Lamar, formerly Of Augusta, now
of Atlanta, has invented piOw that will
be great labOr-savlng machine for
planters 1t is to be used as a cotton
chopper. The shape il that OF an Ordi-
nary cultyatOr pillow, with shaft for single
horse, and with handles 10 the plOw to
guide the chopper. Two wheels on a shaft
run on each side of the cotton row, and
the chopper is revolving wheel in the
rear that works by cOgs from the lateral
wheels, and as the horse moves the wheel
IN the rear revolyes and shayes the cotton
TO proper stand. IL is Mr.. Lamar's pur-
pose TO commence the Manufacture OF
implements covered by his patents as
soon as possible.