The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-14


uonor Of Ex-Prez'ident Davis-A
Georgia Man Loses Soft Snap at
Washington.
GEORGIA
Dr A. ?. Hunters residence az Mchae IS
fast nearing completion.
ra1ro child was fatally injured by a
runaway horse at Athens " ednesday.
lis not inprobable that chair factory
~viIj he established at Perry in the very near
future.
John Henry & Son Of Hawkiusville wiz
retire from the mercantile business IN
January next
n II Phinizy Of Athens, who has been
in for several weeks. has recovered suf1l-
GENTLY to be out.
James S. Hamilton Of Athens and Miss
Kate Seabrook of Charleston, ). e. were
married Wednesday.
At Rome on Tuesday last, William VIM
pee. aged 70 years, was quietly married TO
bliss Mary Huckaby.
John Alderman Is preparing to erect
sixty-horse power saw mil on the Dover
and Statesboro road, near Mil creek
Ri. Rev. John ". Beckwith, bishop of
the diocese of Georgia, will preach at 81.
Luke's church in Hawkinsville tomorrow.
Dempsey Odom, Of the firm Of G. b.
Parker a. Co, doing business at Hatof,
Laurens county, died at the aooYe named
place last week.
The building boom is still on in McRae.
There are no less than dozen houses in
course of erection, while Others contemplate
building at an early date.
w. A. Clark Of Crisp. who has just re-
showed to Rochelle, has patented an lnven-
ton that 1t is claimed will double the haul
ing capacity OF aiy team
1t has been proposed that q monument be
erected on Broad street, at Rome, to the
memory of Mr. Davis, and to start the sub
scription, James Camp subscribed SlOU.
]. W. Alexander, who has for some time
served as deputy collector Of internal
revenue with headquaTteFs sc Ioccoa, has
rendered his resignation. be is democrat.
The station on the Savannah, Americas
and Montgomery railroad at Judge John
McRae's, in Montgomery county, has been
given the name Of Alamo by the com
Pany.
A. Kendrick Of Americas received
telegram Tuesday announcing the death of
his brother, J. Rowland Kendrick, at
Poughkespsie, New York. The deceased
was prominent divine
The merchants CT Athens never did as
good business as they have done this fall
and winter. The GRIPS have been large and
country than for years past.
There Is a desire to change the postofice
name Of Plains q Dgrs 10 simple Plains.
3hs plaza. which Is o. the line Of the 5. A.
n. railway, Is Dc signate only Is Plains IA
all Of its comnercl2l business.
The Statesboro election oasssd of quietly
On Saturday J. a B amen, Esq, was
slected mayor, a9d W. \. Hall. 5. F. Onif,
D. r Grower, B. z Turner. and }. c.
Jones were elected councilmsn-
Tia postoflce OF Kittrel, il Appiing
county, has been discontinued. Mr.. Kit
treu goes to Brunswick soon, and there is no
o7s who cares 70 take the responsibility Of
the Office for the small gay there is in il.
Merritt e. Whitfield Of Hawkinsville have
sold this fall. Ia round numbers, over 81. 200
worth Of pistols, saying nothing about a
number Of repeating rifles, shotguns and
quantities of cartridges and ammunition.
Last Thursday some malicious person or
persons made an attempt to burr the barn
river, near Dublin, by piling pine straw
around the building and applying the
torch
Frank Nearly, q colored barber, who is
general favorite in Albany, draped his
shop In mourning as a tribute TO the dead
hero, Jefferson Davis, and he did it volun-
tsriiy. unsolicited, and free Of any pressure
whatever.
The tallest smoke tack in Macon has Just
been erected by ]. S. Schofeld & Son for
the Macon Brewing Company. The stack
itself is Sc feet high, and this rests on a
brick PEDESTAL 26x10. The top Of the orna-
msnt is seven feet across.
Auditor j. 3. Nisbet Of the Georgia
Southern and Florida railroad died at
Macon Thursday. He fell to the floor Of
his room while dressing. and fifteen minutes
later was dead. An acute bilious attack is
supposed to have been the cause of hi:
death.
g. W. Maddox. one of the largest general
merchandise merchants Of Dublia, assigned
Saturday. Mr.. Maddox has quite a mum
Der Of creditors in Macon. One merchant
there Is owed 1000 by Mr.. Maddox
Others are due sums ranging from $500 to
$1,000
On Tuesday last at the Oglethorpe branch
OF the penitentiary, while attempting to es
cape, a negro convict was shot by the guard
from the effects Of which he died in a very
short while. The convict was negro from
Greene county. The jury rendered yer
dict Of iustifable granddaughter.
The directors Of the Macon Construction
Company met on Tuesday and declared al
annual dividend of 10 per cent, PAYABLE OF
and after Feb. Is next. The directors ais
decided to make the stock a 10 per cent
stock, payable semi-annually, in Angus
and February. The capital stock i
100000
While out hunting one day not long sine
little Joe Mize, son of j. w. Mize of Ameri
Gus. shot and killed a small animal that verl
much resembles both rat and squirrel. 1t
the siza Of a squirrel, with the head, feet ant
skin of a squirrel, but has rats tail ThoS
who have seen it pronounce it cross be-
tween rat and squirrel
At congregational meeting, held at tn
Presbyterian church, at Blackshear SUNDAY
morning, L w. Purdom was electe a dea-
con, and the Rev. L. B. Davis was called t.
the pastorate of that church for anothe
year. Rev. Mr.. Davis has accepted the call
and will fill the pulpit of that church, o.
the second and fourth Sundays of eac
month"; as heretofore.
The first solid carload of oranges that
ever arrived in Hawkinsville was unloaded
on Mo day last. 1t came from the groves
of j. 0. Jelks at Oviedo, Fla, and the car
contained $50 boxes of perfectly sound fruit
Mr. Jelks has sixty acres in oranges nea
Oviedo, and his Oldest groves bear from 30
TO 500 boxes per acre. Carload lots Of
oranges are being daily shipped from his
groves to cities in different parts OF tn
country.
The record of the mayors court al
Brunswick shows ], PIT cases have been triet
by the court during the year, the fine