The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-16

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GEORGIA
Editor W. T. Christopher of Montezums
will be married to Miss Cora Z. Smith TO
morrow.
Capt John a Davis has purchased the
kaufman house and lot on West Pine street
at Albany, paying for it s., 400.
Nathan Cooper, ex-sheriR of Pauldine
county, bad his house burned a Villa Rics
Friday. The loss is $1,000, with no IN
surance.
A cavalry troop is about to be organized
in Waynesb no. One compa " each Of
infantry and cavalry speak well for plact
OF only 1000 inh tants.
1.-THE model iron furnace of the south is
to be built in Rome SAYS the Rome
Tribune. This depends on the raising OF
$4,000 by the citizens Of the city.
Wednesday afternoon the Clubhouse
three bales of cotton, and between 800 and
LOCO ushels Of cotton seed ere burned on
Sid Taylor's Bligg plantation, near Monte
yuma
the steam gin and grist mill of W. t.
Flanders, in Laurens county, was burned a
few days ago with several bales of cotton.
The origin Of the fire is unknown. The loss
is about 1900.
The bankers of Albany report money
flush. They say that that section has never
had better season since the war, and that
there will be more money in the country
on Jan. next than there has been in many
years
Four men employed 20 tie the iron bands
that hold compressed bales down to their
reduced size struck at the compress at
Albany, Monday. They were receiving
81 25 per day. New men were put in their
places Immediately.
Rev. Lee Gray Of Greensboro, a graduate
of Emory College in 1887. who has been
visiting his brother at Col umbus, left Mon
day for Shanghai, China. He goes as a
missionary under the auspices of the
Methodist Episcopal church, south.
The house on the Jimsey Neal homestead,
one mile from Neal, on the Georgia Mid
land railroad, was burning when the cars
passed there, Monday after Don. The
house was a fine, well-built structure. and
will entail loss Of several thousand dollars
on the present proprietor, A. D. higgins.
Julien Rodgers, the well-known ne yspaper
man Of Macon, was one of the claimants in
the big suit for large land possessions in
Aiken, s. c., which was tried and disp sed
of last week, by verdict against the Rod
gers claimants. The plaintiffs felt that they
had a strong and good case. Had claimants
won, their earthly possessions would have
been increased many thousands of dollars.
A very peculiar change was witnessed at
burial in the western suburbs of Augusta
Sunday-the substitution of women for
men as pall-bearers. 1t occurred at the
interment of colOred woman, four Of her
female friends carrying the coffin and Der
forming all the necessary Offices. But one
man was present, the sexton of the cene.
terry.
Oscar n. Barnes, a butcher, fell and died
without speaking a word, at Macon, Mon
day, while delivering beef at the Corbett
house, Oh Poplar street. The coroner's in
quest rendered a verdict that Oscar Barnes
came to his death from causes unknown to
the jury, but that the causes were believed
TO be natural DIR. Moore decided that death
ensued from failure Of the heart, superin-
duced by choral.
Linton Cooper, agent of the Southern
Express Company at Americas, has ten
dered his resignation as such, and in a few
weeks will return to Colorado to assume
the management of an extensive sheen
ranch In that state. Mr.. Cooper is an
Americas boy who went to Colorado a few
years ago with only few hundred dollars
In search OF health. He embarked in the
sheep business, and now owns a fine herd of
1000, and 1t is to look after these and his
landed interests out there that carries him
back to the far west.
Naynesboro True Citizen: Almost every
evening at about O'Clock for nearly two
weeks some undiscovered party has show
cred brick-bats on the kitchen of DR.. Ford.
The premises have been watched, and vet
the brick-bats come all the same. AS the
bats weigh some two pounds, the hands
from which they come could not be far off.
The moon has been shining brightly. and
yet not sign has been discovered. The
presence OF the colored cook and her little
assistant are In some way connected with
the coming Of the brick-bats, for as soon a.
they leave the lot the unseen cannonade is
suspended.
A laughable incident occurred on the
streets at Americas, Monday. Two wagons
loaded with cotton, turned the corner into
Lamar street, and began lively race to
the alliance warehouse. The bales on one
wagon were covered with cotton bagging,
while those on the other were packed In
Jute, and, as each driver whipped his mules
to their highest speed, they we're crested
with cheers from the many Interested on
lockers, ana bets were freely made on the
result. After an exciting race of three
blocks the "jute trustn was distanced. and
the man with the cotton bagging bales
came In an easy winner.
Albany NelCs and Advertiser: Dr. p. L.
Hilsman has as pretty a walking cane as
can be found anywhere, and it was made
right here in the Artesian City. 1t is made
of mock orangewood, highly polished and
neatly vanished, with a hammered silver
head. w. E. Hilsman had the stick cut
from his place the country, and taking
it to William Ganus, had this expert artisan
to fix and mount it. Mr.. Ganus had a
quantity of mutilated silver coins that he
could pot pass, and, after getting the stick
ready for the silver head meltedt csc coins
in crucible, then beat out head with his
hammer that he mounted upon the stick.
An unknown white man was killed by a
train at Hills Park, Al miles from Atlanta.
Monday. The dead man was a stout we'll
built man, Of about so years, short gray
beard and hair nearly gray. He was very
poorly clad in a ragged brownish suit,
coarse breeches and heavy shoes the worse
for wear. There was nothing found on his
person except small purse containing SO
cents, and scrap of paper, on which was
written in pencil, Reynolds one mile from
the Lewis farm on the Federal roadn As
the old Federal road passes near the town
OF Reynolds, Ga, it is probable that these
were directions given him while tramp az
through that section of country.
Owing TO the death of Mrs. Charlie
Hansell at Townsville last Monday, Judge
Hansell did not hold court at Moultrie until
Thursday last. AS there is ut very little
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