The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-19
THE NEW IN RFFINGHAM
The ALLIANCES Requests Senator viii,

The ALLIANCES Requests Senator Will.
Jams Not TO Support Gordon.
The Efingham county alliance in il.
meeting last week had,quite lively time il
is said. The alliance made strong protast
against the action of the late senatorial CON,
ventlon ct Guytan in indorsing Gov. Cor
don for the Senate. 1t claims that the dol
egates exceeded their authority. and IA
requests Senator-elect Williams To vots
against Gov. Gordon and to sunnors
Northen, Black or Hines.
The people of Efingham have been curl.
Gus to know how 1t was that
Mr.. Norwood's name was not men,
TONED as suitable candidate when. as
matter of fact, he is the olly man thar 4
spoken of in connection with the sonata as
opposing Gov. Gordon who has ANYTHING Of
following In the county. 1t is Iurther
said tlat the alliance made efforts TO fix IN
the slate for county officers to be elected in
January but failed to harmonic .TbA
various county offices are by no meM
b nauza for the occupants. still the n Isl Y
who seek to fill them always excee n
places.
Mrs. Benjamin Griner very estimabls
lady died with paralysis last week and was
buried on Thursday at Springfield. Rev.
W. Z
formed the funeral services.
On the same day at Springfield Master
Charlie the 5-year-old son of w. S. Min
gledorH OF Savannah, was buried, Rev. L
s. Wingard performing tue funeral ser.
vices
Joshua Biddenback, who died near Spring.
field a few days since, was the Oldest Der.
son residing in Efhngham county, being %
years old when he died on Oct. 9. Old
Uncle Joshua, as he was familiarly called
had been conspicuous figure at all in.
portant gatherings at Springfield for the
past three-quarters of a century. He will
be greatly missed, as he was remarkably
well informed upon. the early history Of
this section.
There seems to be an opinion prevailing
in the vicinity of Guyton that the Macon
| and Atlantic road is only to be a railroad On
| paper and that its maneuvers in the neigh.
borhood of Guyton aud the prospective
| town of Pineora are to get bid from the
Central, and if this does not work then
speculate in lands without reference to the
business of towns already grown up within
rifle shot of the proposed line. 1t now ap-
pears as If the new road will leave GuytOn
two miles off. but Guyton can certainly
stand it as we'll as the road.
Thanks to General Manager Gabbett and
his efficient corps, the Central'3 facilities
offered Guytonians quick travel. plenty Of
daily trains with convenient schedules, sx.
cellent depot facilities, and the $780, 900 OF
100000 worth of railroad business annually
at Guyton will continue TO be handled BY
the popular and cd reliable Central
The Macon and Atlantic railroad peops
volunteered the request that Guyton should
encourage their enterprise, and, after The
town committee was selected, the rairosi
suddenly conc uded that it had no further
desire to negotiate, but would make sta.
ton two miles from Guyton.
The people are favorably impressed with
the cotton factory enterprise, and Mayo
Sweat will call a public meeting nen
Friday night to discuss the matter. ltI
generally believed among Guyton'S sold
men that the enterprise will pay handso@
dividend if properly managed. GuytM
being growing town the need OF soma
industrial enterprises to give employment
to its rapidly increasing population is mani
fest
Judge s. s. Pibtman of the county court
Rev. Il. 8. Wingard. pastor OF BetOsl
Lutheran church and Clerk of Court A. J'
Shearouse visited Savannah Friday.