Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-12

The erection OF Il new hotel has just
been commenced at Camilla.
The retail business OF Wilkes county
aggregates over 81, 100000 per year.
A movement Is on foot to establish a,
telegraph line between Lumpkin and
Americas.
S. L. Fleming, of Tazewell, has recently
purchased an interest in the livery stables
of 5. @. Maui, of Butler.
Mai. w. A. wilkins has commenced the
building of his new warehouse At Wayhes-
boro. The building viii be 1OOx9O feet
The firm. OF Baltimon & Moulton, OF
Butler. have dissolved partnership, MT
MouIton retiring. The firm is styled W.
G.. Baltimon & Co.
From the books of the Tax RecelySrit
is found that the taxable properly o. 1sSln-
dolph county has enhapced IN Value
sci .Oee since tnfe Time last year.
Hn-hers r. Elder, Jr., and Ben l.. Dunn
have bought out the grocery business of
Jordan Il Co., at Cuthbert, and will con-
duct it under the firm name of b. L. Dunn
IL Co., agents.
The granite for the new court house at
Cuthbert has arrived, and work is being
rapidly pushed forward. The working
force has been largely increased. When
completed it will be one of the handsomest
houses of justice in the State.
Wilkes county boasts as residents
nearly 100 inhabitants. whose wealth ex-
ceeds $4,000. Gen. Toombs heads the
| list with $3.50, 900. w. W. Simpson comes
next with $150,000 James ii. Benson is
down like an easy flight of steps to $4,000
The negroes of Wilkes county ON
| 5,400 acres of land and are constantlyfur-
! chasing more. They return propeey 10
the value of $96,j47. They own roo, ZOO
| worth of stock; $7,565 worth o. piahta-
| tion tools, and the fact that ~ hegroes
| have returned to the tax rF'eiVer tnaU
/ they hold notes for Loaned money ior
1 $1,715 shows that they az learning the
art of handling money.
/ At Marietta several snanges were maze
4 in the Kenesaw MID company Ia Isl We9 N
| Alta meeting OF stockholders Ihos. Ill.
| Cheek for a Ion goime the superintendent.
,,ras ,an,ovod and Nj. @. WhitlOck ap-
nointed in hi2place. The flour depot of
| the comnapf, now situated in Atlanta, is
/ to he moved to Marietta, where all the
| business Of the company will in future be
! transacted. A general reduction Of the
wages OF the workmen will also take place
Sept. 1,
Waynesboro's cotton seed oil mill seems
about to become a reality, with the addi-
stock has been taken, and cash capital
| of $4,000 subscribed, at 81 900 per share.
The mill will be Of so tons capacity, and
will be in operation by Oct. %. The COM
pany will manufacture fertilizers in con-
nectlOn with coil mill. The company
propose also to erect a large GIN
merry, with the capacity of 20 or %
bales per day. There will be two-story
brick building so by 40 feet for the use of
the mill, press room so by 40 feet, cot
ton seed warehouse I25 by 40 feet, a gin
house 40 by 80 feet, three stories high, and
a cotton warehouse 40 by 80 feet. All the
buildings will be of wood except the mill.
The machinery will be moved by a 90
horse power engine with 60-hOrse power
boiler. All the machinery will be manu-
featured by e. Van Wrinkle & Co., of At
| lanta. All the material for erecting the
1 buildings has been purchased, and will be
/ put up as fast as it is received. Work
will begin on Monday morning,