Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-08
N SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.
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GAINES AND ASIEElCUs.

Ary CU~ra House ana rev Court
Darsc- Mercantile Firms-The New
DDt,rou6-CoI. ). II. Hawk!ns-Th G
p-ess-TIle Allen House.
leaving Dawson your scribe took the
Aosl rack over the southwestern rail-
.o4 70 Fort Gaines, on the Chattahoochee
.ir,, radjng the entire length of this
a,oat highway from Macon in admirable
s,,difipn and everything working with
cncklike precision.
This ancient town is perched upon a
NV hlutf IFS feet above the bed OF the
.,ror. inst opposite the State OF Alabama.
,.far bacE as 1917 the site was occupied
br a fort and soldiers barracks to protect
mo frontier from the hostile Greek In
dans.
Tho r,ositfon was a commanding one,
nth an almost Inaccessible bluff on two
s1as. but the willy savages sealed the
beIgDts on q dark night, and sWarmlng
aver the works surprised and cut the gar
r,snn TO pieces. Gen. Gaines himself
onIv escaped hy a hasty flight across the
rirer. Nearly every vestige of the old
ratification has Disappeared; but one old
foshioned iron twelVe-DOunder, trained
dnrinr the late war so a to command the
bond of the river, still rem aims in position.
an else has vanished through the corrod-
ing touch OF time, save few 0rIcks and
rndulatOns in the green sWard.
Fort Gaines is noted for it's beautiful
oaks and "boundless cOntiguitv of shade"
which afford protection against the fierce
iravs OF the summer sun. 1t is the county
ate u CLAY. and enjoys lucrative and ex-
tppsive trade on both sides of the river. At
81. A1,riOO
ed drought, it is practically the
HEAD OF NAVIGATION
tor all large river craft. Every steam BOAT
toucDes here and the arrivals during the
winter months are almost daily.
This is the first town to tap the COM
merce OF old ApalachicOla, which, we are
nlpased to say. with its oyster canning
Establishments. fisheries and increasing
lumber interests, is fast regaiuing her
former prosperity.
CLAY, which contains but 200 square
miles. is one Of tie smallest counties in
the State. its area comprising only l39, 2Sl
aces. But only 800 acres are returned
Is wild land, - and it is densely popu-
lated with enterprising and thrifty in
haorants. Among the original settlers
we're DR.. A. Nj. Watson. Gen. John Dill,
Il. r. Tarver and the father of the
ceased, who filed SO large a space for
many years in the history and affections
OF the community.
STATISTICS.
The population OF Fort Gaines is about
1890, and it contains an excellent male
and female academy, under charge of
Prof II. K. McLendOH, with 125 pupils,
five churches. three of them white, one
private bank. a wagon and carriage man.
ufact0ry and planning machine, two
steam gins and grist mills, two hotels,
several boarding houses. and two cotton
warehouses. The cotton receipts foot up
10000 bales, and, wonderful to relate, this
plucky little city boasts
THREE sPRIGHTLY NEWSPAPERS.
ali making living from the generous
patronage they receive. Their names are
IS follows: The Advertiser, edited and
published by Messrs. W. B. Graham and
f, P.LaPrade; the Tribune, S. w. Allen.
editor aud proprietor, and the Star, owned
and conducted by Brown & Jerrugan.
Nj. Graham is said to be the youngest
editor in Georgia, and he is certainly
promising representative of the Fourth
Estate. Under the combined efforts OF
these Wide-awake gentlemen, there can
be no stagnatiOn in Fort Gaines, and
hence the thrift and prosperity of her
people.
BUSINESS HOUSES.
Fort Gaines has many elegant and ex-
tenslve stores. Among her merchants we
note the following, all subscribers to the
News:
General merchandise-S. ID. Coleman &
Bro, Morris Green Il Co., and $. j. Me-
kissack
Hardware, stoves and tinshop-J. PHI.
Brown.
General store, private banking and cot
Ton warehUuse-Peterson & Co.
Dry goods, shoes and clothing-,J. N.
GrimsIey.
&CO. ~ '--oi
=, Groceries and cotton warehouse-John
McLendon.
Dfugs-W. NJ. speight and j. E. Paul.
Fahcy goods, chromos and confection-
ery-A. W. Heuer, at Linck's old stand.
staple and fancy groceries and confec-
'IHefy-I, M. Brown, agent.
Ut. george W. Brooks, also a veteran
practitioner OF medicine, and Simpson 4
DIP, cotton buyers, likewise.
Dry goods and shoes. Il. Cook.
". B. Holmes. ~" Ie"ei5
ho domestic and imported liquors and to-
Daeco-J. A. Hay.
Livery, feed aud sale stables-Bethune
NhhoWley ard K. d. Williams.
Ut. Williams is also the proprietor of a
'GSn gin with seed cotton elevator.
-. ~ " Auams is wealthy real estate
v"ner ana runs a large carriage and
"11on factory, capable OF turning out 500
rvnicies per annum, and a planning mill.
,,"acnlhe snop, sasn, blind and door fac.
Vly' grlst mill and steam gin. Ha il also
eugaEed in merchandising and banking
anu owns the bridge across che Chatta,
Hooc0ee river.
b. 9e warehouse Of James Sutliye. RIM
"! outllve d McAlllstor. has stnrs@a FOR
HVuV bales Of cotton AID receives 900
Dales season. ltis sltuated nm tho riyor
o opu near the railroad. The pronrietor
slso owns bed OF mari which nv actnoi
cen, 81 as contains 40 per cent. lime, 30 per
sand 90 Col ionic ACID, 10 per cent. only OF
- ~ ana traces of other ingredients
ssuOuntlng to 10 per cent. This yaIuohIe
t turned u nas never been developed and
PERSONALS.
Nmon' >. d. Coleman is the enterprIsins
mayor OF the town. pa 'ins
dine pIocker has been the efficient Or
is als9 W VI tue county TOR eight years, and
oro a1oo tne owner OF meat market and
DAM! store. MIR. Blocker has a little !
in b enUer years old named Julia EstiiI. |
AlroaSol VI the proprietor of the NEWS.
bold ~. sue assists her mother In house- |
age is a prodigy. "0 VI ner Cehuer
W. ~ w. Irwin. PROMISING vouno iouuo.