Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-18
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There are six blacksmith shops in Nc
Donough, 9sl0n ohf 81 aflt aGuf os
restaurant is to be- opened at
Lumpklns a uar4R ss a4u daus.-T atee
LumpkiH will be ready forythe cotton
crop with two warehouses. OK y TT
NJ T. Singleton, is going 70 leave the
river improvements above Rome to go TO
Mexico.
The merchahts or Athens are receiving
large lots Of goods over the Northeastern
W. S. Cra8,e,7 a. 4. and p. A., of the
White Starline of Rome, is getting out
a new freight tariff. dJ .953iiod
Charles A. Simpson has purchased the
stock Of family groceries of &, A. Surles,
and will continue the grocery business at
the same stand at Lumpkin.
The Athens Bonner Waterman expects
soon TO add steam power, paper folder
and mailing machine to the office. Larry
CAN'T Is q boomer of the first
water.
During the week eight new street lamps
have been placed In position around the
public square at Lumpkin. When lighted
at night the entire square presents a
bright and cheerful appearance.
The Excelsior Cotton Basket has been
patented by 7. F. Lawson, of Athens, and
large mandatory established where
several hands are employed in putting
them together and getting them ready to
be shipped.
Work on the new boat for the Coosa is
progressing very fast at Rome, and Capt.
Coulter thinks she Will be ready to launch
by Aug. 20 or %. The new steel boiler is
expected this week. 1t is said that Capt.
John J. Seay's Oldest daughter. Miss
Laura, will christen the boat.
Col. Tom Lester, of Athens, has quit
using the colored suffrage-slinger 10 work
his farm, build houses and cook. He now
has fine French cook and employs white
men for his farm. He says he can man.
age white hands better and get more
work out of them.
A new warehouse firm has been formed
at Lumpkin between Rev. J. q. Godfrey
aud Mr.. A. T. Fort, under the firm name
of Godfrey & Fort. The Mansfield black
smith shops are being remOdeled and will
be converted into the Offices, while the
cotton and guano sheds will be erected
on the half acre of land lying south of the
shops.
The Columbus bagging mills, after a
suspension of several months, resumed
operations yesterday morning. During
the time in which the mills were idle the
machinery has been repaired and put In
first-class order, and system of auto
matte fire extinguishers added. Between
80 aud 100 people are given employment
again.
The building committee of the Clarke
County Fair Association have a large
number of hands Mt work on the fair
grounds, and it possible will have fair
this fall. The plans for the buildings
and the track are perfect, and Athens
will have a fair that she will be proud Of.
The Fair Association will offer some
large purses for the trotting and running
races.
At Rome the steamer Sam w. Line will
be overloaded soon, to he placed on the
COosa river to operate with the Rome and
Chatto0Ga Railway aud Navigation Com
pany The steamer Mitchell will com
mence to make regular trips up the
OOstanauIa on Sept. 1. The crops we're
never better, and It is very likely she will
be taxed to her utmost to move them.
The boat, to run regularly, will no doubt be
made TO pay, besides throwing a large
amount of trade to Rome.