Savannah morning news., 1886-05-09
GEorGIA's CENTRAL CITY.
Ths Treasurer of "a Loan and Trust Come
pAny @11, 700 short in ais Accounts,

Ths Treasurer of Loan and Trust Come
pAny S1I 900 Short in ais Accounts,
MACON, GA, May S.-For some time
past it has been known that an expert
was engaged on the books of Joseph q.
Wilburn, Secretary and Treasurer Of the
Central City Loan and Trust Company.
George w. Burr was employed to do the
work, and few days ago he made a re-
port to the board of directors. Thereport
was to the effect that $1,000 in round dg-
ures was not accounted for On Thursday
the board OF directors issued a warrant
for MIR. Wilburn's arrest, and called the
stockholders TO meet this morning at 10
o'clock. President W. Il. Ross read his
report, TO the effect that at the annual
meeting OF the directors, ia March, MIR.
Wilburn was suspended and his
books ordered put in the hands
OF an expert, The result was the dis
eovery OF a shortage of about SILL 900.
The action of the directors in issuing
the warrant was approved. and it was the
sense of the meeting that MIR. Wilburn
should be prosecuted. Mr.. Wilburn's
bOndsmen are 5. ii. Hawkins, President
OF the Americus bank, and 7. j. Fletcher,
wealthy man of Monroe county. They
refuse to pay the bond for various reasons,
one Deing that the defalcatiOn was going on
when they signed the bond. N. II, Harris,
the attorney, was instructed to bring pro-
ceedings against the bondsmen to secure
the bond. This does not cripple the con-
cern in the least. The capital stock is
about S64,00e, and the surplus about
$4,000.
A negro woman dropped dead in
Flanders alley, 10 East Macon, this
morning. The cause is supposed to haV e
been heart disease.
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
Of the Macon Oil and Fertilizer Company
was held this morning. The old Presi-
dent and board of directors were re-
elected, with the exception of VIM. Wolf,
VINO resigned. The board is as follows:
President, Mr.. Dexter, of Columbus; di-
reetOrs, e. B. Ezzell, of Eatonton: N. B.
Baum, OF T0mbsb0ro; K. Wolf and N.
Howe, Of Macon.
The force OF messenger boys employed at
the Western Union telegraph Office struck
this morning, refusing to 90 TO work at
the Western Union office. They stated
to the NEWS representative that the boys
quit because it was published that negro
men would be employed to deliveri the
messages. They say this was not true.
and that another force OF white boys will
be employed.
WESLEYANS COMMENCEMENT.
Preparations are being made for the
commencement exercises OF Wesleyan
Female College. Rev. 0. 2. Fitzgerald,
ID. d., will preach the commencement
sermon on Sunday, June 10. On Monday
June IA, Walter b. Hill Will deliver an
address and award the prizes to success
full competitors in elocution and English
composition. On Tuesday, June Is, Rev.
Claude Chilst0n, Of ruskeegee, Ala, will
deliver the annual literary address.
Judge Simmons had the following cases
before him this morning in chambers,
beng motions for new trials; From HOus-
ton county, VIM. Brown VS.. s. M. ParneIl +;
George A. Brown ct al. VS.. Sam Lowe ct
al; William Dukes VS.. DR.. S. g. Edge
worth. Decisions were not reached. The
publication office of the Georgia Stock
and Agricultural Journal has been moved
to East Point. Clark Greer, the mana
ger, still remains in Macon.