The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


in the Mud with Two Young Ladies.
GEORGIA
A large amount of guano is being sold at
Lexington.
Eight prisoners now languish in durance
vile at Lexington.
The Lexington watermelon syndicate has
not yet been reorganized
The telegraph line along the Midland rail-
road is being rapidly constructed
Labor contract Jumpers are reported
numerous over Oglethorpe county.
Mr.. Arnold Of Thomasville is getting
ready to manufacture handmade brick at
Bainbridge.
The Oglethorpe Granite Company, Of
Lexington, has enough work ahead to last
it through the summer.
The automatic sprinklers prevented a
disastrous fire at the Eagle and Phenlx
mill at Columbus Thursday.
A Dutch detective who Joined the Saliva
ton Army in Atlanta will tell all its secrets
in book which be is writing.
The work of remodeling the Methodist
church in Albany has been let TO A. c.
Bruce OF Atlanta. Work will be com
menced at once.
cambridge Democrat. The Alsatians re-
ferred to last week have all got to work,
and they make the best laborers ever seen
in this community. We would like to have
a few thousand in the county.
Arrangements are being perfected to
have the court house park, the court house
and the big tent tabernacle at Albany
brilliantly Illuminated with electricity dur
ing the session of the Chautauqua.
At meeting of The directors of the
Swainsboro bank, held Monday, S. d. Ste
a. 4. A.. 81
past six months, was elected president e.
L. Dodge, now CONNECTED with the New
York Produce Exchange bank, was elected
cashier.
Rev. Byron Holley, who has been for two
years the pastor Of St. Philips church at
Atlanta, has received a call TO come and
take charge of the parish at Greenville, s.
G. Mr.. Holley has not yet fully made up
his mind, but it is altogether probable that
he will accept the offer
The other day a negro rented a one-horse
farm in Wilkes county for 900 pounds OF
midland cotton. In few DAYS he called on
the landlord and asked what discount he
would allow on the rent note. Terms were
agreed on, and the negro paid down the
cash and took up the note. He is somewhat
of an exception.
A prominent capitalist will be in Column
bus at an early date for the pcrpose of ar
ranging for the location of a large estab-
lishment for the manufacture of wheelbar-
rows, names, etc. Everything about the
new concern will be first-class, and the ma
chinery will be modelled on the latest and
most approved plans.
I. A. Brown of Veazey was in attendance
on the superior court at Greensboro last
week Mr.. Brown has reached the remark
able age of 93 years, but is still erect, firm
in ana nd in,
wife, who is but 10 years younger, is like
wise II excellent health, and both do ordi-
nary work about tho house without fatigue
or trouble.
The home creditors and stockholders ap-
piled to Judge Maddox early last month for
the appointment OF temporary receiver
FOR the Tallapoosa Glass Works, as all were
satisfied there was something wrong in the
management. The liabilities reach about
$4,000, with nominal assets of about the
same amount; actual assets probably not
over $4,000
Postmaster Haire Of Lexington finds that
since the double daily mail was put on to
Lexington the receipts of this Office have in
creased almost proportionately, thereby in
creasing his salary. He says the increase
in the amount of outgoing mail matter has
been fully % per cent, and he thinks that his
next quarters report will show a further
increase of the same per cent.
There is hen in Lexington which, prob
ably approaching the usual egg famine at
this season, has placed herself upon double
duty. She belongs to Mrs. W. N. GULL,
and the other day that lady took from her
nest an egg not unlike other eggs in out
ward appearance, but when it was broken
it was found that perfectly formed egg
Ut smaller size was encased in the outer
Shell.
An enthusiastic meeting was held at
Griffin Thursday night in answer to a call
for those DESTROYS of forming a new mill
tary company. About forty-five Of the
young men of the city signed the muster
roll and the company is now an assured
thing. A committee of five was appointed
to call upon Capt. Seaton Grantland and
ask him to accept the captaincy of the COM
mand.
B. Clewis & Co, one of the most promi-
nent grocery firms OF Townsville, have
made an assignment for the benefit of their
creditors. Ward Morehouse is the assignee.
This firm has been driving good business
in Townsville, and its failure was quite
a surprise TO everyone, except those on the
inside The assets will foot up a consider
able sum. while the liabilities are unknown.
The credit system is generally admitted to
have done the work.
The second cargo ever shipped from Rice
borough by steamer was carried Wednes-
day by the steamer New South, owned by
w. IL Whimpey. She carried 500 barrels
of rosin, consigned to Messrs. Peacock,
Hunt q Co. of Savannah. The rosin was
shipped by Hammond & Hewitt. If the
trip is a success the New South will touch
here every ten days The first cargo ever
carried from this place by steamer was car
ried in 1881 or 1882 by the steamer Howard
Drake and shipped by Fraser g. Allen,
which was mentioned in the MORNING
NEWS
During last week one of the collectors for
the firm Of Kern & Loeb of Columbus was
made the victim of a very daring and
curious counterfeit bill. A payment Of $50
was made TO the collector in paper money.
A day or two later, upon a close inspection,
il was found to be IS bill The iV'sn on
the back were almost completely rubbed
out. The face Of the bill was marked $50
been cut out of some old Confederate bill
and gummed on so neatly and cleverly to
the s. bill as almost to be beyond detection
The collector has no idea from whom the
counterfeit bill was received.
Great excitement prevailed among the
dogs Of Jasper, Pickens county, one night
recently. 1t seemed for awhile as il the
mad dogs would take the town. The coun-
Ell met Monday night 10 pass an act to kill
al the dogs. Nearly all the dogs in this
community were bitten by mad dogs. The
mad dogs went TO L. Newmans and tackled
his Ehoat and killed it. Mr. Newman,
ttinking It such a shame TO waste so much