Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-11
Georgia Thrift.
lberton wants a bank.

Elberton wants bank.
Gibson is to have a frst-class hotel.
There is a scarcity of white mechanics
in Sparta.
Senoia is to have paper to be called
the Sentinel.
A Warrenton man has invented quilt
ing machine.
The population of Gibson has increased
twenty per cent in the last three months.
Alapaha is on a boom. New dwellings
are going up and an artesian well is being
bored.
Ten rooms are to be added to the build
ing of the American Female College at
La Grange.
The Ackworth NeaeS and Farmer has
been enlarged TO eight pages. 1t always
has been good paper.
A half dozen comfortable dwellings in
Sumner would find tenants in the next
thirty days if they were built.
The steamer w. d. Ellis, of the peoples
line, after thorough Overhauling, will
| resume running on the Chattahoochee
river to-day.
An order was received in Guinett coun-
ty few DAYS ago for 1000 pounds OF PEN
| nyroyal and nightshade. 1t was all gath
cred and shipped in one day.
The last brick on Appling county's new
brick court house was laid by II. B.
Royal, w ednesday. The material is first
class, and the workmanship substantial
and looks well.
Within the past five years land has gone
up from so to 100 per cent. around Win
terville. poor place OF 200 acres sold
| for $4,000 a few days ago, but long
credit was given. A party refused $40 so
an acre for all upland, and he near four
miles nom the railroad.
The street railway extension at Rome,
was finished Wednesday, and cars now
run from East Rome to Upper Broad
street, a distance of two miles. Two adj
ditiOnal cars have been ordered, making
| i've in all. The railway is q success, and
pays far better than was anticipated by
its projectors.
The tax returns made to the clerk and
treasurer Of Americas show an increase
Of valuation over last year of $8l, 492. The
total valuation of the property in the city
is a title over one and One-half millions.
1 This amount does not include the numer-
Gus bull iings erected and improvements
made since the first Of April.
Capt. ID. II. Denning has just returned
to Augusta from granite mems conven-
ton in Cincinnati. He was four days In
the Queen City OF the West looking after
large contract for paving the streets
with Belgian blocks. The award of the
contract was postponed until next spring,
but his specimens Of granite made up one
of the three selected. Capt. Denning's
specimens were from his quarry near
Sparta, which he has recently leased, and
which he will work for all il is worth
He expects to employ probably 100 hands
In a few months.
The stockholders of the Bank Of Amer
icus met on Wednesday, for the purpose
OF electing officers for the ensuing year.
The following officers were elected
President. NJ. Speer; Cashier, John Wind
! sOr; Directors: M. Speer, John Windsor,
5. X. Taylor, L. b. Harold, T.. W heatley,
II. j. Perry, }. W. Sheffield, A. w. smith,
j. &. Rooney. The only change in the di-
rectors is that of j. G. Roney, elected to
fill the place Of Col. w. Il. Davenport, who
declined TO fill the position any longer.
Albert Rees. who for nearly ten years has
been book-keeper in the bank, has re-
signed his position. His place has not
yet been filed.