The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-19
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Cedartown is to have national bank
A church building for the colored Meth
odists is being erected at Waynesooro
Something over $500 is being paid for
labor weekly by the Lection Park Land
Company Of Americas
The Young Mems Christian Association
of Brunswick is alive and at work It's
membership rolls show 100 names.
A four-weeks-old pig belonging to Noah
Montgomery of Cumming was found frozen
to death on the morning OF June l.
Cal Thornton of Webbsboro killed a
highland moccasin Tuesday, with thirty
four eggs the size Of dove egg in it.
Junius HiIlyer, Judge Harris and Felix
Corrupt are mentioned as legislative candi-
dates to fill the vacancy from Floyd county.
J.F. Duffey of Cumming recently set a
hen on seventeen eggs. She Matched
eighteen chickens and left four eggs in the
nest.
Glenmore is preparing to have a grand
time on the Fourth Of July. The Sunday
schools and all the citizens are going to
unite in the celebration.
The corner stone of Polk county's new
court house will be laid at Cedartown to-
mories by the Masonic fraternity.
Lightning struck the large flag on top Of
the Booth building at Athens, Saturday,
and besides tearing the flag and staff into
atoms, knocked down a portion of the front
ornament wall.
r. A. Baker of Waycross, dealer in
general merchandise, made an assignment
to NJ. Ferst 81 Co. of Savannah on Monday.
W. P. Lee has purchased the establishment
from Ferst & Co.
Capt. Z. H. Crawley has black-and-tan
dog that is perhaps the oldest canine in
Waycross. He is called palmer and is
one of pair given the captain thirteen
years ago by the firm of Palmer 81 Deppish.
Savannah.
Enterprising citizens of Millen are agi-
tating the building of an 100000 cotton
factory to be run by steam. A northern
capitalist offers to furnish one-half the cap
ital provided the people of Millen will make
good the balance
The grand jury, after an investigation of
the drowning of Lena Walton, near
Leary, last week, found nothing to sus-
tain an indictment against the husband Of
the deceased, William Walton, who was
arrested on a warrant charging him with
the offense
Franklin Ne,0s: A. G.. Hendrick has
river. Large Jumps of ore have been fire.
quently plowed up by the workmen. These
Jumps have been melted in a commoa black
smiths forge and plows made of the metal,
which is said to be Of very fine quality.
In game of base ball Friday afternoon
Sparta defeated Warrenton by a score of Is
to IL. Uninterested parties claim that the
umpire gave the game away. Another
game was played Saturday morning with
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feated Sparta by a score of 10 to Is. Both
games were played at Sparta.
G. w. Heard, who lives near Danburg,
has an old iron crucible that was found
where an old house used to stand. The
crucible has about dollars worth of gold
in the bottom. 1t is we'll known that there
are many gold veins in different parts of
Wilkes, and this old crucible shows that
years ago some man tried in a crude way to
melt some ore.
The old buildings, belonging to the
Thomas estate, on the corner of Peace and
Liberty streets, WayDesboro, have disap-
peared, and Contractor Hyde is laying the
foundation for two handsome brick stores
There will be two stories to this building.
On the second floor will be large rooms
which will probably be occupied by the
club and one or more Of the lodges.
Tt is reported at Reidsville that on Fri
day or Saturday last man in the Fortleth
district of Tattnall county, while dipping
turpentine. was struck about the corner of
his mouth by large rattlesnake. He seized
the reptile and was struck on the arm. He
then tried to throw the snake from him,
and was again struck on the thigh. 1t is
said he died before reaching house.
A negro cabin on the place of w. l..
Fowler, in the Seventeenth district of
Sumter county, occupied by Lewis Murray
(colored), was burned one day last week
about o'clock in the afternoon. The
parents were in the field at work, and left
their children in the house. One child, q
very small one came near being burned
up. There was nothing saved at all from
the house.
Hon. r. r. Tate received last week a
check for 81, 1859, the insurance on his resi-
dence, burned at Elberton week before last.
The house was insured for 81 800 three
fourths of its value, but the company made
an estimate of its value and decided that a
new house like the one burned could be
erected for $1,S12, so Mr.. Tate gets only
$780, He viii at once begin the erection
of new residence.
S. P. Jeffords tells the Waycross Reporter
OF a peculiar reptile discovered recently by
one Of his sons 1t was snake about six
feet long, jet black, and having two horns.
The horns were about two or three inches
in length, and crooked so that the tips
pointed toward each other. When it
crawled its head was raised at least a foot
from the ground, and the horns would keen
moving, almost touching together.
The gentlemen who are interested in the
construction of the street railway at WAY
cross are receiving bids for material and
estimating the cost per mile for eauippinp
the road. They will begin operations as
soon as the charter is obtained from the
legislature. The first line will probably ex-
tend from old Tebeauville to the city ceme-
terry via the depot and court house. Then
other lines will be built as necessity de-
mands.
A cedar baby was brought to Lafayette
by Lige Grenaway Thursday from the land
on Pigeon mountain owned by W. u. Har-
vey. The stock was twelve feet long and
was forty-three inches in diameter at the
large end. Mr.. Harvey, who has spent his
life among cedars. says the tree from which
it was taken is the largest of its kind he has
ever seen. After being handsomely capped
1t viii be put up as sign in front of the
cedar works at Gurley, Ala.
Cumming Clarion; Will Montgomery
and Ben Hawkins recently built pasture
fence OF green trees cut down and piled one
across the other. It was IA feet wide at the
bottom and feet high. Since it was built
all the cattle in the neighborhood have been
pasturing on it. First they stripped the
limbs OF leaves, next the trunk of limbs
and now they are at work on the trunks
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