The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-16
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA, AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.


scrape in Rabun County.
GEORGIA.
There are twenty-siK country stores il
Wilkes.
There is a demand for carpenters in
Buena Vista.
The young men of Washington are about
to form a social club.
A movement is on foot to build first.
class opera house at cambridge.
Forty feet of trestle on the East Tennessee
road at Odom was burned Friday.
The telegraph line between Buena Vista
and Columbus has been completed.
RI. Webb's barn, near Alpharetta, was
burned by an incendiary Friday. The loss
is $500.
Alvin Porter of Elkhart will establish a
knitting mill at Tallapoosa with a capital
of $4,000.
Waycross is to hold her election to deter
mine whether $50, 900 in bonds shall be
issued for waterworks, on Dec. 81.
Cordele Cordeledn: At the rate the city
is now growing the population will soon be
swelled to 5000. aud within year will
reach 5000
The brick walls on the burnt district at
Dawson are nearing completion. The build
ings of Mrs James and Mr.. Locke will both
soon be ready.
Washington's street railroad for passen-
gers and transportation is already paying
expenses, and will probably be extended at
once to the cemetery.
It is reported that Henry Horne has pur-
chased, for SO, COO the Cherry and johnson
places, on Poplar street, Macon, opposite
the new market house.
II is Terrell's time for the selection of
state senator for that senatorial district,
and the general verdict is that Hon. o. b.
Stevens will be the man.
The members of the Baptist church at
Lumpkin intend making soon some changes
in the church blilding. The most i'm
portant improvement will be new steeple
The Milledgeville Light Infantry want
new uniforms so that they can enter the
prize drills Of the coming year. 1t is i'm
possible for them to pass inspection with
their old and soiled ones.
The stock of the Toccoa bank Is nearly all
taken and in few days there will be
meeting, when a definite report can be
made; enough has been accomplished to
know that the bank will be established.
At Columbus, Friday. the jury in the
case of the state VS.. Tom Nickerson, charged
with assault with intent to murder, returned
a verdict of guilty of unlawful stabbing.
gang or a fine of $40.
The mass meeting at Athens, Friday, to
consider the question Of new hotel was
largely attended. 1t was decided to build
new hotel, and subscription books were
opened. A committee, of which Capt w.
w. Thomas is chairman, has been appointed
to solicit subscriptions.
The firm of Culpepper &c West Of Fort
Gaines has been dissolved, Mr.. West retir-
ing from business, and Mr.. Culpepper has
entered into partnership with 7. L. Farmer.
and they have purchased the entire stock of
dry goods and sJorehouse of MIR. Vinson.
Mr.. Vinson will open a grocery.
Kate Compton, a fine-looking mulatto
woman, with long straight black hair, who
always claimed to be an Indian, died in the
city prison at Atlanta, Saturday. She was
character well known in police circles.
She had been i'll only a few days and her
death, caused by congestion, was entirely
unexpected.
negro woman in Washington named
Harriet Hyrams was among the first to
drape her home in mourning on Wednesday.
She is true southerner, and remembers
distinctly that she cooked for and waited
on Jefferson Davis at the time he was at
Washington when the light of the confed-
eracy went out.
county, has been inspector of oils at Macon
Tor some time. but having been elected
ordinary, will resign the position soon. 1t
Is understood that the state agricultural de-
partment will appoint Col Thomas Harde-
man oil inspector as soon as his commission
as postmaster expires
Col. Thomas E. Watson, candidate for
congress in the Tenth congressional district.
against Maj. George 7. Barnes, the present
incumbent, spoke to large audience at
Waynesboro Wednesday. An improvised
rostrum, made of two large cotton bales
covered with cotton bagging, was used by
tine speaker In the court house yard.
On Wednesday morning last, Sheriff
Grifhthland and Deputy Sheriff Holder, of
Lumpkin, were riding in Mr.. Grifith's
buggy to the depot. In going down the
long hill toward the depot, the horse draw
ing the buggy became frightened and ran
away. Mr.. Griffith was thrown to the
ground, breaking two ribs, and perhaps
more.
c. b. Coates clothing and gents, furnish
ing goods store at Americas was closedEby
the sheriff Friday on a mortgage held by
Clegg q Co., of Americas. The mortgage
foreclosed amounts to more than 81 100
and it is reported that there are other mort.
cages upon the stock besides this one for
considerable amounts. The stock is worth
$4,000, and may cover the liabilities.
AT Hinesville, Thursdaylnight, the prison.
ers were about to make good their escape
One or the prisoners, a woman, and the
wife OF another prisoner, procured a file
and gave it to one of the men, who made
good use of it in setting himself and several
OF his fellow prisoners almost at liberty.
The prisoners were out of their cells and
were making preparations to quit the iail
when they were discovered by the guard.
Fort Gaines Advertiser: Several RATS of
pine logs have passed down the river dur
ing the last few days. The timber is dis
posed of at Apalachicola, bringing much
better price than at the mills or even on the
market here as sawed lumber Timber
owners below here have been disposing of
their pines in that manner for some time
but 1t is only quite recently that any RATS
have been sent down from points above us
Jim Jennings (colored) was followed by
an unknown negro from Hiram, who pre-
tended to be looking for work. Jennings
returned to V. B. McGinnis' store. at
McGinnis, Friday night, having received a
severe blow on the back of the head and a
bad cut in the forehead, made by falling
against crosstie. jennings hat and a
large wagon standard, with which he was
struck, were found just below McGipnis
Jennings had $50 on his person. he may
ode.
Fort Gaines Advertiser. A noticeable
feature of Davis memorial day was the fact
that the negroes voluntarily io{nad Il, no.,