The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-06


Trade-A Hen That Will Lay Eggs
Only on Sunday.
GEORGIA.
Ice works are to be erected at Athens.
H. C. Day, prominent citizen OF Bruins
wick, died Tuesday
The Abbeville Times is for sale, or a half
interest in it if the whole is not desired.
EDGE. Dorsey s. Co are speaking of start
ing furniture mandatory at Athens.
1t is said that twenty-four new families
will settle at Brunswick within thirty days.
The steam tug Angie and Nellie, of
Brunswick, was slightly damaged by fire
at that place Tuesday.
There is a considerable demand for houses
in Elberton now, and there is neither a bust
ness or dwelling house unoccupied.
George B. White has been elected chief of
the Griffin fire department, M. J. Patrick
assistant chief, and j. A Stewart secretary.
Brunswick dirt sold high Tuesday at the
sale Of the Blain lots. A single section
30x90 on Newcastle street, opposite Greer'S
stable, brought 81 800.
James Reinhart was knocked down at
Dublin Friday night and robbed of
$1,000. Henry Burney tcolored is under
arrest, charged with the crime.
While hunting near Rome Tuesday Hal
stead Smith and James Nevin were
handling guns which discharged by accident
and each was wounded, but neither fatally.
The contractors for the grading Of the
Columbus Southern railroad from Albany
to Dawson are hiring hands at 81 a day,
the hands furnishing their own rations.
Quite number of laborerS have enlisted.
At Hawkinsville J. Jacobus has bought
out the entire stock of dry goods, clothing,
notions, etc, belonging to the firm of p n.
Calnus 81 Bro. and will dispose Of the goods
in the same building occupied by the latter
firm.
Editor Grubb of the Darien 7io'ber Ga
sette, has sold a controlling interest in the
paper to a company of Darien capitalists.
Mr. Grubb will be business manager of the
paper, fact which insures the prosperity
and popularity Of the counting room.
jackson county is as dry, SO far as whis-
ky is concerned, as n chip. All the bar
rooms have been closed and the barkeepers
are seeking other quarters. Madison coun-
ty is the only field where they can operate,
and probably several new barrooms will be
started there.
Sunday night the Touring and grist mill
of ]. n. Hart, about sixteen miles from
Americas, in Schley county, were destroyed
by fire. The loss was between $4,000 and
5000, and there is but very little
insurance. The fire is supposed to have
been the work of an incendiary.
A. Dougherty, of Rome, was one of the
passengers on the south bound train which
was in collision on the Cincinnati Southern
railroad last Saturday. When he reached
Rome his shoes were clotted with blood
which had got on them while he was
helping remove the dead and injured from
the wreck.
The Crane property at Athens was sold
Tuesday at the court house by the admins
traitor. The house and lot on Prince avenue
brought 1900: the fair association stock
went at its full value; University Bank
stock $40 per share, and the land So per
acre. The most of the property was bought
by the heirs.
John Dozier, of Schley county, owns a
hen that will not lay an egg on any other
day but Sunday, and then she sings all day
long and gives her owner TWO eggs on that
day. She seems to believe it her religious
duty to abstain from work all the week and
tnen commence her noise and work to break
the holy Sabbaths peace.
Leo Bush, a 3-year-old stepson of G.. ".
Bradford, living near Americas, was play
ing around a mule Tuesday morning when
be ran behind the animal and received a
kick under the right eye that laid him out
While the family were standing around
weeping, thinking he was dead, the little
fellow opened his eyes, rolled over and yelled
out, Il is all right" and wanted to go to
town with his father.
At the election in Talbot county on Mon
day last for County Commissioner Capt. J.
I. Davis defeated j. H. McCay, the present
Commissioner, by fifty votes. The whisky
men made it an issue and Capt. Davis was
strong anti-prohibitionist. Notice of con
test has be n filed by Mr.. McCay on the
ground of illegal votes The fight promises
to be not only lively, but bitter one be-
tween the two parties.
Brooks q Mills, of Griffin, were busy
Wednesday making arrangements to make
the first direct shipment of cotton over the
Georgia Midland road to Liverpool, Eng
the shipment to be made yesterday 1t will
consist of $50 bales, consigned to Frederick
Zerega, Liverpool, Eng, and will go to Nc
Donough, thence to Brunswick. over the
East Tennessee line, and will be loaded on
the steamer Port Augusta.
Josef Matthews was in Brunswick Wed
nesday, and in reply to an inquiry as TO his
establishing shoe factory there, he said:
There are sixteen of lis in the company,
and nine want to establish it in jackson
vile and seven of us want it in Brunswick
BY way Of a compromise we have appointed
committee to visit Townsville, jackson
vile and Brunswick, the three progressiv We
places OF this section, and report"
About four months ago mule belonging
TO Mr.. Arnold, a prominent planter, near
Crawford, was bitten by dog supposed to
be mad. The mule, however, showed nc
symptoms of hydrophobia, and Mr. Arnold
continued to work the animal All the
winter it has been driven to the depot haul
ing cotton. A few days since it began &c
manifest feelings of restlessness that con
tinued to increase until a clear case of the
rabies was manifested that resulted in the
death of the animal.
Information was received at Macor
Thursday from Juliette that an ncendiary
fire occurred at that place about : o'clock
Goggins' store contained g. 900 stock OF
which about $500 worth were saved as wer,
the books; no insurance Williams store
contained a $1,000 stock, of which abou
$500 worth and portion of the books were
saved; insurance $1,000. Simons q Co.'S
store contained about $1,000 stock, q
which nothing was saved, not even The
books; insurance 1000
Through some oversight large black dos
got into the Oglethorpe Hotel at Bruins
wick Monday night and missing his wa,
could not get out, and so proceeded TO gnav
his way out of the third story. In tive
rooms he cut away the blinds and window
sill pretty badly. and in the third net only
cut away these, but actually knocked ou'
and broke one of the sashes and got out OF
the roof His whereabouts being discov
cred Tuesday, he was chased to the garnet
and by the aid of lanterns captured anC