Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-30

At Sparta, Wednesday, York Taylor
and Charlie Moore became involved in a
difficulty, due to the persistent attention
of the latter to a female inmate of ''the
house of York" During the progress of
the fight York received both the edge and
butt of an AK. whose handle Moore held.
into and against his head, much to the
damage of the ak and to the temporary
stunning of the recipient. The wounded
man is doing well, since receiving surgI-
cal attention, while Moore has sought a
change of location to avoid a warrant.
One day last week one of Emanuel cOun-
tvs physicians crossed the Ogeechee
bridge near Millen, and refused, unless
insured against damage, to pay the toll
required of him. The President of the
bridge company accepted the proposition,
and agreed that if the doctor would pay
the toll he would be insured against any
damage, whereupon the doctor paid the
toll. After having crossed the bridge and
clearing the causeway ON the Emanuel
county side, his horse became frightened
at snake crossing the road, made a sud-
den dash, and threw the doctor in mud
hole on the side of the road, inficting in
Juries to some extent.
One day last week while the hands on
the place of Col. g. B. Hudson, near
Americas. were at work in the field some
one entered the house of colored man,
DOW Shingles, and built fire In the bed.
1t quickly kindled up, burning the bed
stead and all the bedding. The workmen
saw the smoke issuing from the house,
ran in and put the fire out just as it was
klndling into flames on the floor. The act
is supposed to have been committed by a
vagabond negro who stole some corn last
year, leaving it with Dow, who, as soon
hoard n ho IF ha I'm nn
over to the owner. and the negro is trying
TO get revenge by committing another
crime.
Gainesville has a new enterprise for the
South. Jennings & Co. have built coiled
hoop factory, the FIRST OF the kind ever
erected in Georgia. The machine is in
operation, and they are making good
hoop. The process is simple and easy
enough. Oak lumber is bought from the
sawmills. This then goes to a cutoff saw,
which saws it the length the hoop is de-
sired, usually 6 feet or 81 feet. These
pieces are carried to saws that cut out
two hoops at once, leaving them beveled,
twice as thick on one side as the other.
From this the hoops go to a machine that
laps, points, and dresses, when they are
ready for the steam vat. After steaming
20 or 80 minutes they are ready for ma
chine called the collier. This bends them
around a cylinder 10 inches in diameter,
leaving them ready for putting on the
barrel, For convenience of handling and
counting ten hoops are put in each coil,
The annual meeting Of the Sibley Man.
ufacturing Company was held in Augusta
Wednesday. No quorum being present
no business could be transacted, but un-
der the bylaws of the company the presi-
dent and old board of directors continue
to act as such. The president read his
report, that on April 4, 1885, the CON-
pany's loss was $16,S07 80; that their
profits during the year ending April 3
were $40, 44S "a, leaving a net loss of &c.
359 26 since the mill has been in opera
ton. The company paid out for wages
at the mill during the year ending April
8, 1886, $14S,75 40. The company was
organized May 26, 1880, and has paid out
since June 1, 1880, wages for cOnstruc-
ton, $301, $40 66, and since the mill started
up Feb. %, 1882, labor in manufacturing,
1888, 152 70, making total paid for Ia
Dor of 1884, 493 AZ in less than six years,
while the stockholders have received
nothing and cannot sell their stock ex-
cept at heavy loss. The factory did not
shut down during all the time they were
sustaining heavy losses except wher
compelled to on account of fire.