The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-14

1atOrs wore HO0eSpun exclusively
Back to His Old Home after Fifteen
Years.
B. Nugeat of Willacoochee has lost thirty
head Of meat hogs this fail from cholera.
The new sheriff of Cobb county will have
to hang Ed Frey as one of his first official
acts.
J. G. McPhaul of Isabella has commenced
the erection of a handsome residence al
Poulan.
W.O. Felker of Tannur's district, Walton
county, killed, on Tuesday, Dec. 4, hog
only years old that weighed $50 pounds
net.
The Jackson Banking Company threw
their doors open for business Tuesday.
They began business with paid up capital
of S25, 200.
New York capitalists are to build a dunn
my line at Americus to cost $40, 900, pro
vided Americas citizens subscribe s., 900 Of
the amount.
Mrs c. A. Russell, wife of Capt. Russell,
of Brunswick, passed to rest from earthly
cares al II O'clock Tuesday last in the 6Ist
year of her age.
William Markham was in Macon Wednes-
dav on legal business, growing out If the
late lease of the Markham house by Hon.
w. a. HUI OF Macon.
The Brunswick and Western are putting
in about 400 yards additional sidetTack at
Sylvester. They propose to build new and
larger depot and establish a telegraph Office
there.
The republicans of Cobb county have put
out a negro candidate for hailiff Of the
Marietta district II is the first caud dacy
from the colored people that that county
has had for any Office.
At Griffin the new mayor and council
took the oath of office Tuesday nigat.
Frank Mann was chosen chief OF police, de-
feating Capt. Marley, who has held the
Office for over thirty years.
At Bal bridge while Master Emmett
O'Neal, son of Judge II. O'Neal, was riding
Tuesday morning his horse stumbled and
fell upon him He was quite badly hurt,
but it is Thought he will be out soon.
The Elberton Loan and Savings Bank has
been doing large business this fall. II has
over 100 depositors, and some of them are
pretty large ones. Some Of the bushes,
houses in town do as much rs $50, 600 worth
of business with it per month.
While cage containing a canary bird
was hanging at a windo y, at Marietta, Sun
day, large chicken hawk darted down and
struck the window glass twice in an effort
to capture tie s0ngster. but the barrier pre-
vented and he few away disappointed.
Two attachments, one in favor of Mein-
hard Bros. q Co. of Savannah and the
other in favor of Paul Muslin & Co of Au-
gusta, amounting to about $500, were levied
Wednesday by the sheriff upon the stock
of goods of Mr.. Franklin of Waynesboro.
Hon. r. w. Patterson, city attorn of
Macon, announces that he will not be a
candidate before the newly electe board of
aldermen for reelection. Prominently
mentioned for the place are Hon. N. 4.
Harris, Hon. c. L. Bartlett and Hon. Claud
Estes.
w. A. Butler, Laurens county man,
made this year to one pillow 1919 bales Of
cotton, averaging over 500 pounds to the
bale; $50 bushels of corn. 270 bushels of
potatoes, ha; already killed two hogs
weighing 300 pou ads each, and has one more
to Kill just like them.
An attempt was made Tuesday night to
break into Scheuerman q Whites large dry
goods house at Griffin. A white man named
Bill Simonds and mulatto, who goes by
the name of Charlie Simmons, were run
by the police. The authorities have enough
evidence to convict the parties.
At Summerville last Friday Judge Bellah
sentenced L. A. Allen to the chain-gang for
six months He tried to pass on two or
three merchants bin which had been
raised from q one to a ten by pastiug over
or bv the side of the one figures cut from
confederate bill, q tobacco stamp, or some
thing similar.
A movement is on foot to put in electric
lights in Marietta. 1t is being talked up by
an agent who proposes to put in tie plant
for 49, 900, giving the city 125 lights for
81 500 and a similar number for CONNER
cial purposes at an agreed rate. There is q
good prospect of it being done, as a number
Of citizens are favorable to it.
The oil mill company at Elberton found
that 100-horse power engine did not give
them power enough To run their machinery,
and they are now adding another engine
with 50-horse power. Mr. Nelson, superin-
tendent of the mill, is paying out from
5000 to $1,000 per week for cotton seed,
and to the workmen employed at the mill.
James Hamon of Worth county can re-
member when every member OF the Georgia
legislature was dressed in homespun. il
was in 1929 or 1880. and the tariff had caused
wooden goods to reach such an exorbita {
figure that the legislature resolved to man
to buy no more manufactured cloth until
the tariff was reduced, which resolution
they kept.
The municipal election at Monroe on last
Thursday was quite q lively one. Two
tickets were out and the friends of both
worked hard. Following is the ticket
elected: For mayor, B. J. Edwards; for
councilmen, j. NJ. Day, j. r. Stanford r.
L. Sheats, &. w. Felker. Messrs. Edwards,
Stanford and Felker were members of the
old council.
The election for mayor and aldermen of
Gainesville was he'd Tuesday. 1t resulted
as follows: For mayor, +. M. johnson, who
had no opposition; for aldermen, first ward
John Blata; second ward, Mr.. Coming and
Mr.. Rich tied third ward, d. G. Camp.
The mayor and half the council are elected
annually. This is why only three alder .nen
wei G chosen.
An accident occurred at McDuifie's grist
mill in Jesup on Saturday, Dec. /, in
which Bradford Purdom was seriously in
iured The mill rocks becoming over
heated, burst. BRADY" vino was at work
in the mill at the time, wa5 struck by some
of the fragments and thrown violently
against the wall. His left leg aud right arm
were broken and his left arm terribly
lacerated.
Cato Hope, a negro barber Of Arlington,
went to a negro dance on ono of the planta-
tions near that to ~n few nights ago, aad
in general ''set to- Cato got his head split
open with some kind of a sharp instrument.
He died from his wounds last Thursday
morning. There is something a little mys-
FERROUS about this affair, as there seems TO
be no getting at the cause Of the fracas or
who dealt the fatal blow.
In the city court at Macon the case Of
Matte benson VS.. the Central railroad, for
500. QUO damages for the killing OF her hus
T.. In ha tott Far a