The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-04
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

GEORGIA
There is g building boom in residences at
Macon.
Flberton has received over 13, 900 bales Of
cotton the present season.
Mrs ". B. Harris of Franklin has cat
which is now more than 10 years old.
The new public library building at Macon
will be ready for occupancy by Feb. l6.
II is understood that P. D. B. Stansell will
succeed Mr.. Whaley as postmaster OF Jesup.
The eleventh annual session of the South
ern Carriage Builders association will con-
we've at Atlanta to-day.
The insurance men at Macon are crying
for better fire department. The losses in
the city last year were $500 600.
Mrs. Cheney and Miss May Cheney of
Bremen. who were arrested on a charge of
arson, have been released on bond.
A brick building larger than the opera
house is 10 be built on the lot west Of the
opera house, at WsycroSs, by the Southern
Express Company.
The old postoffice building on Plant ave-
nue., Waycross, is being torn down, and in
few DAYS work will lie commenced on
Wilson'S brick store. 1t is TO cost $500.
On the clay land in the southern part Of
Thomas county sprouts half a foot long
have sprung up from the cotton roots of
last year. Pepper plants have done the
Same thing, and some corn is in tassle.
William Pearce, who lives on II. J. Mac
Intyre'S Linton Lake place, Thomas county,
has killed the famous belled buzzard. The
bell was made of a piece of tin can, and
fastened around the neck of his buzzard-
ship with wire.
Ordinary Calhoun had before him at At
lanta Saturday a singular case. An old
white man about 65 years of age, and his
wife, turning 60, were both tried aud found
to be of unsouud mind. They we're James
and Sara Jane Crumpton, residents Of Bry-
ants district.
The other day five men were assembled
In William Farmers Office at Atlanta and
got TO talking about their birthdays, when
1t transplred that they stood thus: W. j.
Farmer, born April &c: a. J. Cooper. April
81; w. NJ. Mickleberry, April %; e. T.
johnson, April 30; w. +. Respers, April 80.
Win Towery, Holmes Harris, Charles
Mcdonald, and VIII Blackshear who were
charged with an attempt TO rob the State
Banking Company on the night of July IS,
1889, were tried in Hall superior court Sat
urday. Win Blackshear was the principal
witness in the case, he having turned states
evidence. After hard fight on both sides
the defendants were acquitted
The Enterprise Cotton Company of ITALIA
poosa has been granted charter by Judge
Maddox, and has organized as follows:
Dlrectors-E. P. Carpenter, Alvin Porter,
j. G. jackson, a. L. Wallace, and w. w.
Hunt President, E. r. Carpenter; first
vice president, Alvin Porter; second vice
president and treasurer, j. G. jackson;
secretary and assistant treasurer, W. w
Hunt: general manager, A. L. Wallace.
A large number of stockholders of the
Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Exchange
met at Macon Saturday. The following
officers and directors were elected Presi-
dent, Hon. r. A. Nisbet, who is the popular
secretary of the Georgia State Agricultural
Society; vice president, Judge Charles j.
Harris; directors, David Milne, S. H.
Rumph, Ed Loug, w. II. FELTON,, ST., G.
81. I. Flagil, ID. II. Lowe, !. d. Crawford,
George S. Birch. and N S. Cutler.
At Washington, Saturday, Congressman
Stewart received a communication from
the treasury department, stating that the
Atlanta Cnlnaman who wants to go to
China on visit and then return, will be
allowed to return provided he gets papers
from the collector of the port from which
he sails to the effect that he is a resident
of the I'm tied States and intends to return
These papers will be given him If he makes
affidavit TO that effect, and the papers will
entltle him to land upon his return.
At a meeting of the Macon post of the
Grand Army of the Republic, Saturday
night, the action of Delegates Crawford.
Burns and ReidIngsfelder, in withdrawing
from the encampment at Augusta on ac-
count of the admission of colored delegates,
was unanimously Endorsed. Letters of in
dorsement were received from other posts
The alleged furore Of the negroes in Macon
over the withdrawal OF the Macon delegates
at Augusta doesn't amount to the flap of a
sail in violent storm, and the proposed
boycott of the Georgia Southern road on
account of it is farcicaL
Oak Grove school house is situated about
four miles from Preston, and for thirty
eight consecutive years schools have been
taught in it. John Dixon, who contrib
uted largely TO the erection of the school
house, refunded to several parties the
amount of money paid by them to aid in
building the house, or bought out their in
teresis IN the same. He then claimed the
right to use the school house as he saw fit
and refused to allow school to be taught il
1t. The trustees felt that their rights had
been lntr1nged upon, and appealed to The
law for assistance. The verdict was il
favor of the defendant, and Mr.. Dixon still
has control of Oak Hill school house.
Macon says that most of what is sent Their,
as mahogany is the Cuban mahogany which
is nothing more than red bay, which grows
abundantly in South Georgia and Florida
and Is far inferior 10 tue wood that i
brought from the island of San Domingo
Cherry is also scarce, and is a valuable cab
met wood. The discovery has been made
however, that sweet gum wood, wheI
properly cured dressed and "illed.n il
about equal TO mahagony for panel wort
in passenger coaches. Sweet gum grows
in practically inexhaustible quantities, il
the swamps along the Ocmulgee, and many
thousands of feet of the lumber could be goi
ten out within few miles Of Macon. Red an
white beech and dogwood can be found il
abundance in this swamp, and they are bot
good car finishing material Maple an
white oak also grow in paying quantities il
there, and also valuable cabinet woods
Sycamore is a choice material, but is rathe
scarce in this section.
A company is being organized in Atlant
to manufacture sewing machine motor b
virtue of a patent which antedates an
other in existence, which motor can be at
tached to any variety of sewing machine il
two minutes time by anybody. The new
motor is called the Clayton sewing machin
motor, nor is it so very new. 1t was pat
ented June Z, 1887, by its inventor, w. II
Clayton, who lived at that time in Viii,
Rica. The question was asked if this would
not infringe on the Brosius patent "No
at all" replied Capt. Morrow. "Th
Brosius patent was not granted until 1883
Ours autedates it year, and if there is am
infringement it is en- their side. | am sat
isied that our way is clear, and l thinl