The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-21


ally Kills Himself While Hunting.
GEORGIA
Roswell is to have newspaper.
A dentist from Warren county will soon
locate in Elberton.
Elberton merchants report collections ex-
celent this season.
One of the finest mineral springs in the
south bubbles UP in Elberton.
Splendid split stone crossings are being
placed on all the streets of Elberton.
The colored voters of Brunswick are
organizing for the municipal election.
Capt. George C. Grogan contemplates
getting up a cavalry company for Elberton
Peyton Halves will soon erect on Heard
street one of the handsomest residences in
Elberton.
In Ebert county the cotton crop is
turning out much better than anticipated a
month ago.
The beautiful new Methodist church at
Elbertou is now nearing completion. 1t
cost $4,000.
Dwelling houses are in great demand at
ALBANY, but house rent is said to be sur
prisingly low.
The ferries across Broad river in Ebert
county are scarcely making expenses since
the railroad was built.
DR.. A. NJ. Jameson came near drowning
in a creek three miles west Of Talbotton
while returning from Shiloh.
John R. Craft of Elberton has a mule
that can trot mile inside of three minutes.
He has refused 1925 for it repeatedly
Albany is very much in need of a COM
modious opera house. No good troupes
come there for the want of stage facilities.
Elberton stands badly in need of resi-
dences for reut. There is not a vacant
house in town, and every day there are
calls for them.
Several days ago Harry Gardner of Ell
berton sampled and purchased $50 bales of
cotton from almost as many different per-
sous in one day.
The government barges at work on Flint
river are stationed just below Albany 1t
is claimed that the river is now navigable
as far up as Albany.
Within the past few months thirteen new
residences and nine business houses have
been built at Vienna, and more are in
process of construction.
Nearly all the carp ponds in Ebert
county have been abandoned. They proved
a fraud of the first water, having raised
more malaria than fish.
Since Oct. l the Vienna postoffice has
been a money order office, the only one in
the county, and the first months business
am 3unted to over g, 600.
DR.. A. s. Oliver will shortly COM
mence work on granite block at Elberton,
TO extend from the store now occupied by
himself to the Bristol property.
Parties living on the Savannah river con-
tinue to complain about the Augusta dam
stopping the run of shad. Shad fishing was
once a very profitable business up the
country.
Maj. j. II. Jones of Elberton has in his
possession relic in the form of a pair of
knee brooches of I'VE olden times" They
are made of buckskin, and ara about 100
years old.
o. H Rogers, arrested at Griffin for for
gerry at Senois, several days ago, was car
ried to the latter place, and escaped there
from the calabooSe, and is now in lands
unknown.
Elberton has already voted S., 900 for a
school building, to which sum g. 600 more
will doubtless be added. There is a great
demand for building lots, and to meet it
several new streets will be opened.
Last weeks freight receipts at Vienna
amounted to nearly 81 $50 Over 1000
bales of cotton have passed through Turner's
warehouse so far this season, besides large
number which were shipped by the farmers
direct.
Charles R. Hawk, late of LaGrange
Graphic, has bought out,the Hogansville
Sun, forty columns. Mr.. Hawk is one of
the most capable men on the weekly press
of the state, and, as a matter Of course, the
Sun is a good paper.
Telegraph lines have been put up along
the line OF the Georgia Southern to Vienna,
and within day or two the town will be
in electrical Communication with the rest
of the world. Work has also been COM
menced on the depot.
1t ia rumored that a cotton factory would
be Slilt at Albany at once if the oil trust
could purchase the land desired; and that
the company will likely secure land enough
adjoining their mill property to erect there.
on bagging factory.
Gardner, Arnold & Co. of Elberton, will
next spring begin work on a magnificent
brick building, to occupy the site of their
present place of business, with a large COW
cred fireproof warehouse adjoining, extend
ing from street to street.
At Midwife, the firm of Riddenback 81
Hext has been dissolved, B. w. Hext retir-
ing from the business, which is now man.
aged by H. J. Riddenback. DIR. E. A.
Harris g. Co. have bought out the drug
business of DR.. E. II. Pipkin.
An Ebert farmer voted against Gordon
for governor because he suspended the col.
1eSbIOA VI AuSuSbaS ldAs ne VOJeT argued
that he lost his entire corn crop by the
same overflow that afflicted Augusta, and
is equally deserving of state aid.
At Elberton H. K Gardner will remove
the wooden buildings between DR. Long,
office and their store, and cover the ground
with handsome two-story structures, with
stores underneath. These buildings have
been leased before brick was laid.
The race for county officers in Dooly
county will be lively. There are three can
didates for ordinary, three for tax collector
three for county treasurer, two for clerk OF
the superior court. two for sheriff, one for
county surveyor, besides the offices of tax
receiver and coroner not vet heard from
The cotton season has been very satisfac-
tory so far in Albany. The receipts now
register 37,772 bales with several months
more through which there will be q gener.
Gus sprinkling to swell the total AT this
date last season only 20, 7S6 bales had been
received, which gives an increase for 1855
of 6,036 bales.
At Albany the negro Emanuel Williams.
who was dangerously hurt in the accident
on the Brunswick and Western railroad
Friday morning. is stin in very critical
condition, having been unconscious since he
was hurt. viii Ware. the conductor on
the train, who jumped from the cab and
was somewhat bruised up, is able to be on
duty again.
Col. j. 5. Baughn, one of the oldest and
best known citizens of Oglethorpe, says that
at Jones' Ferry there is still in existence an
orchard ha fY-np Of xMyhf ah