The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-09
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

bats-Americus to Have Big Whole
sale House-Reckless Pistol Firing
at Macon.
GEORGIA.
The First National Bank of Marietta has
deposits to the amount of $40 600.
Next Monday Lee Superior Court, Judge
Fort presiding, begins its spring session.
Col. John p Shannon, of Elberton, an
nounces himself as a candidate for the SEN
ate
Fort Valley will probably soon have a
savings bank, with capital stock of $50
900
The officers of the Southern Telegraph
Company are being closed all over the
State.
T. D. jackson, practical printer, has
purchased half interest in the Abbeville
Times.
The Talbot county organization of the
Farmers Alliance is said to consist of AGO
members.
Hon. R. f. Adams, representative Of Ell
bert county. offers himself as a candidate
for reelection.
E. s. JONES' of Button, has secured the
contract for carrying the mails from that
point TO Blakely.
Hancock county is to be well Represented
on the Georgia Central railroads car to
advertise the resources of Georgia.
Miss Lolhe Cook, of GAINESVILLE, gained
leadership in the public school at Way
cross, few days ago, at public exatnina-
ton.
The valuable property on College street,
Macon, known as the George :. Obear
place, was sold Wednesday, to Capt. r. Z.
Park, for $4,000
1t is rumored that one of the prominent
business men of Americas will soon erect
large brick building to be occupied as a
wholesale shoe store
Mrs. Susan P. Hudson, widow of the late
John j. Hudson, died at Americas Sunday
afternoon, March 4, from the effects of a
fall on New Years day
D. c. Fitch has bought the steamer Mary
deter and Will fit her up with machinery
for saving barrel headings, etc, at conven-
lent points on the Ocmulgee.
E. j. Smith & Co., large saw mill firm
of Longview, were closed up Tuesday under
a mortgage held by parties in Macon
George Bright was appointed receiver.
Ex-Gov. Mcdaniel entertained Judge
Hutchins, the visiting bar, and few mem
bers of the local fraternity at tea at his
elegant home at Monroe last Wednesday
night.
The indications are that there will be
more building done in Columbus this spring
and summer than ever before known. The
transfers of real estate were never so large
as now.
At Americas the National Bank building
which Col. S. H. Hawkins purchased from
the Americas Investment Company has
been sold by Col. Hawkins to f. NJ Coker,
of Atlanta
Judges F. z. Bleckley, of Atlanta, NJ. II.
Blantford, of ColNmbus, and T. J. Sim
mons, of Macon, of the Supreme Court
bench Of Georgia, were all in Brunswick
Wednesday.
Mrs. Col. T. W. Fleming, of Baker coun-
ty, dropped dead on March s. She was at
the dinner taSle, feeling as well as usual,
but very soon thereafter was gone to that
bourne from which no traveller ever re-
turns.
A young farmer of Mitchell county, Mr.
Ransom Wingate, living in the western
part of the county, running four plows,
sold on Saturday last 800 bushels of corn
at 7Oc. per bushelt 10 w. II. Culpepper, own
ing grist mill at Camilla.
AT a meeting Wednesday night the CITY
Council of Columbus adopted the report of
the Committee on Fire Department recon-
mending the adoption of a semi-paid fire
department The system will be put in
operation as soon as possible
Bee Brown son of Judge Loan Brown.
dropped pistol last Sunday at the depot at
Abbeville, the hammer striking a croSs-tie
fired. The ball penetrated his left ankle
and ranged upward and lodged few inches
above where it entered DR.. MAYNARD cut
the ball out and reports no bones broken
The news of Prof. Whites refusal of the
position rendered him by the Atlanta
School of Technology has been received
with pleasure by his friends in Athens.
This action means that he will continue his
connection with the University as Professor
of Chemistry, with the CHARACTERISTIC as a
possible prize.
The Sumter County Commissioners, at
their meeting Monday, discussed the subject
of large hotel on the grounds now occu-
pied by the old court house, and the promo
sition was made to contribute the entire
block, or the remaining part thereof. to any
company or syndicate that would agree to
erect 100000 house to be used as a hotel
on it.
Some time ago A. Z. Boardman. Super-
intendent of the Macon Gas Light and
Water Company, invented a valve for
water mains. wednesday he sold the right
TO use it in Washington, d. c., for 5000. 1t
is said that this valve is valuable inven-
tion, and will probably some day be used
IN all the principal cities of the United
States.
The first vestibule train ever seen in At
lanta passed through that city Wednesday
en- route from New York to Jacksonville
over the East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor-
gia railroad. 1t was a special of six coaches
and one baggage car, and contained "a party
of $50 New Workers who were on their wav
to Florida, where they will remain until
March o. The train is at the disposal of
the party, and will be used by its members
until they return home.
There was brought to trial at Atlanta
yesterday a suit which affects Peachtree
property worth near $500, 900. The property
in question includes the residences of Mr..
Frank E. Block, Mr.. George Speer, Mr..
John G. Reynolds, Mr.. T. p Reynolds. Col.
A. E. Buck, and property of II. II. Cabaniss.
The suit was brought in 1884, but for vari-
Gus reasons the trial has been DELAYED. 1t is
based on the claims of heirs that the adj
ministrators had no right TO sell any of the
property.
Tennille has had two narrow escapes from
fire during the week. The first was in a
room at the hotel occupied by gentleman
and wife. A piece of wood from an open
fire fell during the night and burned through
the floor into the sils beneath, but for the
fortunate awakening Of the lady it would
have soon been past control. The second
occurred at the cottage occupied by w B..
Thomas and caught from an ASH barrel.
This was discovered by the night Waterman
just in time to prevent serious damage.
At Macon a few nights ago about II