The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-29

Fortv-EiRht Hours-The Dog That
saw the voolfolk Killing - The
Financial Rise Of Col Brosius Of
Sewing Machine Fame
GEORGIA
The First National Bank of Brunswick
has declared a seni-annual dividend OF
per cent
In a suit at Marietta there are thirty-six
plaintiffs. The amount involved Is slVVi
The costs 50 far are S4UO.
The people Of Lumber City are going to
make application 10 the legislature LOT
charter OF Incorporation
ssPearl. ~ tho dog, the only eye witness ex-
rent the murderer to the Voolfolk killing,
has been given by Jerry HolhS 70 SherlI
Cooper, Of Houston county.
W n. Barnes Of San Francisco, Cal, is
making a tour of Georgia in the interest OF
the Ancient Order Of United Workmen, Of
which be is leading member.
The s'scow,"a sea bird, familiar to this
coast. has become so numerous that the
bows on the Brunswick and Western
wbarves at Brunswick, knock them OF the
houses with short sticks.
DIR. NJ Britain, says the Covington
F,,fey-Tyiss. has been called to serve Curtis
BAPTIST church, of Augusta, at a salary OF
$1,000 per annum- Whether he VIII accept
this cali is yet TO be decided
Judge Schley, of Paulding county drives
10 his buggy mule that is perhaps IS years
old and vet sprightly and in fine condition.
He bought the mule in 1855 as a lO-year-old
from a man who had picked him up run
ming at large after Shermans marcn
through that section.
The site on which stood the store OF Ham,
mack. Lucas & Co, at Crawfordville, has
had a continued fire on it since the house
was burned about April Is There was an
ice department arranged in the cellar of the
building and that department still burns in
spite of rain and wind
The military companies of Americas,
Dawson, Albany and Townsville desire to
unite with the Fort Gaines company in
battalion, and the latter being the Oldest
company, they wish 1t to take the lnlatlVe
in the matter and also promise Fort Gaines
the encampment for next year.
The canning factory at Dalton Is now
getting in its work with a will. About
seventy hands are kept constantly en-
ployed in the various departments, which
number will be increased as the fruit be-
comes more plentiful. At present the OUT
put of the factory is 5000 cans daily.
Engineer j. c. Griffin, of Townsville,
has couple of interesting pets. They are
two yound wild turkeys. He found twelve
under common hen. They all Matched,
but ten of the little fellows died. The two
he has now are quite large and bid fair to
be raised.
Albany NelCs and Advertiser: A drive
of two miles in almost any direction of Al
bany. will be sufficient for one to see several
hundred dollars in blackberries drying up
on the bushes The blackberry crop of this
country should be utilized North Carolina
oil
from her crop of dried blackberries.
At Hawkinsville, Charles Horne and
Willie Nichols, two colored boys, each
aged about IA years, got into a dispute
about the possession of nickel Wednesday
night at the Colored Methodist church here.
Horne struck Nichols over the head with a
fence picket, breaking his skull, causing
death in a fe ~ hours. Horne is in Jail.
ID. p. Speer, who has occupied responsible
position in the treasury departmental Wash
ington for the past four years. is back in
Atlanta. He has resigned his government
office ana accepted position with the
Baltimore Manufacturers Record. Mr..
Edmunds, one of the proprietors Of the
Record, is visiting Atlanta with Mr.. Speer.
The Augusta and Summerville railroad
is to be operated by electric power as soon
as the present syslem can be changed, or
rather as soon as the necessary authority
electricity. Then the change will be made,
the city council concurring. This will mean
rapid transit between the city and Sum-
merville.
George II. Seig of Americas was travel.
ing in Terrell county on Tuesday last, and
while crossing Bear creek he discovered a
large loggerhead turtle in the water He
jumped out of his buggy and ran into the
water, caught the turtle by tina tail and
L. a.. Al.
The water was nearly knee deep. The mon.
ster turtle weighed fifty-five pounds.
Three deaths in the same family in forty
eight hours is an uncommon occurrence in
a healthy climate. But such is true in the
case of B. E. Edge, who lives near Clarxs-
vile. Three lovely children have been
taken from him-one dying on last Satur.
day night, one on Monday night, and one
Tuesday morning. The cause of their death
is said to have been cholera infantum Mr.
Edge is the ordinary OF Habersham county.
The citizens of Dunwoody are in state
of excitement at the prospect of having
their postoffee moved. Mrs. T. r. Beavers
has been appointed postmaster in place oi
c. O. Trimble, and it is understood that she
is going to move the Office half mile from
where it now is, which would be a great
Inconvenience to the patrons Of the Office.
A petition to the Postmaster General at
against the removal.
AtAmericus Wednesday morning negro
man by the name of Henry Frye fell dead
on the corner of Church and Brown streets.
He had been at work at r. w. Stewards
saw mill, near Bailey's, on the Savannah,
Americas and Montgomery road, and went
to Americas on Wednesday morning on
business. While assisting another negro in
moving some planks of flooring, where
hands are busy erecting a residence for Mr..
Stewart on the corner of Church and
Brown streets, he fell back and died in a
few moments.
81 am ready to be one of fifty TO give
s., 600 toward the endowment of Mercer
University" said A. B. Small at Macon
Thursday. 1.-THE institution could be
thoroughly equipped and all her needs sup
piled if We can raise an endowment of
$50, COO The well-known and enterprising
young attorney. Glenn P. Steed, was stand
ing near Mr. Small at the time 81 will
try and raise list of 81 900 to put along
side of it." said he. The two gentlemen
are thoroughly in earnest, and it is probable
that movement to endow the institution
viii be inaugurated at an early day.
Judge j. D. Hammack, of Crawfordyille.
who has held some one or two of the coun-
ty offices Of Taliaferro county, has a rare
envelope. 1t is an old confederate envelope
of a blush color, and is lined with cloth.
1t was sent to the judge in the fall of 1868,