Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-13
GEoRGIA's POCKETBooK.
Items Which are OF Special Interest to
Business Men

Items Which are of Special Interest to
Business Men.
The cotton seed oil mill at Albany runs
day and night.
Several new buildings are in course of
erection at Lawrenceville.
There are sixteen stores within a radius
of six miles OF Stellaville.
At Sandersville new grocery store has
been opened by Harper T. Gilmore at the
old stand of T. II. Sparks.
gentleman in Athens who has plenty
OF capital, will, in a short while, open as
a dealer in stocks, bonds and other secu-
rites.
E.V. McCollum, of Alpharetta, assigned
Thursday to Thomas l.. Lewis. 1t is
thought that his liabilities are about 81, 600
| and assets $4,000.
The Cash Company, one of the principal
mercantile establishments of Thomson,
| closed doors on Friday last, the object is
TO discontinue business at that place,
Maj. Barnes hopes to secure the passage
by the House of the bill apprOpriating
100000 for public buildings at Augusta,
which has already passed the Senate.
j. O. Sanders, formerly of EIberton, but
now resident Of Gainesville, has pur-
chased a half interest in the "Last
Chance" a wholesale liquor house of
Gainesville.
A. e. Chancellor, clothier, was closed
by the Sheriff at Columbus, Wednesday,
under a mortgage on the stock held by the
Merchants and Mechanics' Bank, made
by Fl. j. Thornton, who sold the stock to
Chancellor few weeks ago. The mort
gage is for $1,000.
In the United States Court at Atlanta
Thursday IN the case Of VIC Wilcox VS..
h.o Na.01.ko-,
he Jury returned a verdict awarding
$1,000 to Mr.. Wilcox. The amount sued
Tor was $4,000 salary as secretary for the
company four years.
A called meeting of the Augusta City
Council Wednesday night settled the
veXed question OF canal and factory con-
tracts, and by granting the canal water
power at So 90 in perDetuity the Council
holds out strong and attractive induce
ment for Northern mills to move South
for Augusta certainly furnishes water
cheaper than any Northern mill similarly
located can possibly get it.
Bruuswick's steady and rapid growth
as port gives her a good chance to get
the S1O0, 900 she asks for "A public building.
1t is probable that Secretary Manning
will soon appoint an inspector to assist
Collector Dart at that port. The collector
has charge of both Brunswick and Darien,
with two or three dozen other landing
places. and with the present small force
there is constant invitation TO smugQlers.
The phosphate mill lately projected on
an arm OF the sea near Brunswick has not
been abandoned, but arrangements are in
progress to put it in operation as soon S
possible. Prof. White has examined the
phosphate, and says that while it does not
measure up to the standard for existing
fertilizers, it possesses a combination as
a fertilizer that makes it more efficient for
agricultural purposes than the phosphate
fertilizers now upon the market.
C. B. Tyler, the Haberdasher, at No. II
Kimball house, at Atlanta filed his deed
OF assignment Thursday. Thad. A. Ham
mond. Jr., is the assignee. The preferred
creditors ars W. NJ. & r. j. Lowry for
81 OPS. on two notes and an overdraft, Sc
cured by mortgage on stock; Charles
Tyler $500, note; Abbott & Smith $500, note.
Assets 81 1875: liabilities, preferred. 81, S61;
uupreierred, SO, 424. Scovlle & Beerman
hold a lease contract against him. ex-
ecuted in April, 1888, for three years, at
81 $50 year. On this he has paid only
SIP 80.
The application of Maddox, Rueker q
Co. for a receiver Of Tabor h Bro, of
GAINESVILLE, WAS heard on Feb. 10 and
IL before Judge Estes at Jefferson. The
defendants owe $4,000 in Atlanta. $4,000
to Maddox. Rucker & co., secured by a
mortgage, and the remainder unsecured.
Tue unsecured creditors were made par
ties to the bill and the defendants an |
pointed as rect lyers to convert the assets |
into cash and hold IL subject to the order |
of the court. The failure is due TO bad |
trade aud is considered honest. The NOM |
inal assets are $4,000 aud the liabilities |
$4,000.
Three years ago the town of Waresboro |
was considered dead town. Nearly all !
of its former citizens deserted IL and went |
10 Waycross and other more prosperous /
points. But recently the place has taken /
on new life. Several frst-class families |
nave moved in, new stores have been
opened up, steam grist mill and gin has
been erected, and. altogether, The town
has assumed an air OF business such rs il
has not known for years. The citizens
have just completed a large and commo-
diuus school house. This has been gwen
TO the Methodist Episcopal Church South,
aud Will be- known as the District High |
School OF the WaycrOss district.
The aggregate value OF the city property
OF Saudersvllle. as taken from tue books
Of he City Clerk for the present fiscal
year ia $i25,34l 80, which is a gratifying
increase over the previous year OF S64.-
04l 30. The value of real estate in the
city IL $226, 800 OF which SO. $50 is owned
by colored people. This shows an In
crease in value OF $25 100 over the aegre-
gate value Of real estate the previous ear.
The increase Of the value OF real estate
owned by colored people IL 81, 100 over tie
aggregate Of the previous year. The per-
centage Of increase Of real estate owned
by col0red people over the past year is 36
per cent, while that Of the real estate Of
fhp Whftoa ia fG2[ Nor cent