The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-08
GEORGIA THRIFT.

cOhh H. Leu Va DulAOSh county mas SOlU
his naval stores interest to S. A. Williams
& Co.
Col. H. r. Daniel and h. T. Gay Of
Swainsboro will probably open a store at
Stillmore soon.
The Tribune wants Rome to mako an
effort to have the government locate its
new gun factory there.
An enterprising lady of LaGrange sold
fourteen bronze turkeys, dressed, for
Thanksgiving day. They brought her SIS.
Land at $50 per acre shows the value of
real estate around Statesboro. The Waters
place, ten miles away, brought over $40 per
acre.
Thomas Burke has withdrawn from the
jackson & Burke company, statfoners of
Athens. Mr.. Burke formerly lived in Sa-
vannah.
The Webb land in Pleasant Hill district,
IN Oglethorpe county, was sold in Lexing-
ton Tuesday for $1,000 80. There were
only l3l acres.
A. +. Brown, formerly citizen of Hart
we'll, has purchased the property of T. r.
Cheek at Bowersville, together with his
stock Of goods.
Omaha. the embryo city of the Chatta-
hoochee, Is growing rapidly and lots, both
Tor business and residences, are In active de-
mand, and find ready sale.
Mr.. Voss is under $4,000 bond to have
the electric railroad at Athens complete and
III operation by June 1 next, but will have
his line finished long before that time.
s. NJ. Cohen of Americas has disposed of
his stock Of dry goods, shoes and notions TO
w. Fl. West, formerly of Cordele, but now
a resident Of Americas, who will continue
the business.
James Carter of Hartwell has invented a
bina6
guano distributor. that is said to be the best
device of the kind vet discovered. He will
have 1t patented.
I. II. Caudle has bought the place of
Major K. Beall, one OF the most desirable
suburan homes about LaGrauge. He mas
about fifty acres and nice residence. The
price paid was $1,000.
During the month ending Both ultilno.
there were measured at the public boom in
Darien 4. 0OO,0O0 feet of timber. Besides this
one or two millions of sawn timber came
down and was carried direct TO the private
booms.
w. P. Jones has closed out his stock OF
merchandise in Waynesboro to his mother.
Mrs. j. M. Jones. Mr.. Jones has accepted
a position with a wholesale house i'll Savan-
nah, and will fill the place OF a travelling
salesman.
The Bass stock at Thomasvile has BEEN
sold. j. l.. Hand of Pelham was tue pur-
chaser. 1t is understood that it brought a
good price. The goods will be taken to
Pelham, where Mr.. Hand is the proprietor
Of a large store.
The following real estate of Rev. J. C.
Neese, deceased, was sold at executors sale
at Hartwell Tuesday: 12S acres, bid in bv
j. H. Winter at 5000. This was the only
sale Of real estate.
w A. Hemphill has resigned the presi-
dency of the Atlanta Street Railway Com
pany. He has sold his stock to J. W, Gull
pepper. Mr.. Hemphill's successor will be
elected within few days. The new presi-
dent will be A. E. Thornton.
There is decided picking up In local
business Of all kinds at Macon. One Of the
first signs OF a business revival Is the i'm
provement in collections. One wholesale
firm collected IS, 500 Wednesday, and other
establishments report success in proportion
The trustees of Stewart academy at
Cordele which was burned Tuesday, intend
rebuilding their school house as soon as
possible A contractor is now at work on
the design of the new building, and il is
likely that a larger and more expensive
house will be erected.
Hartwell Sun. The masonry on the Sa-
vannah river bridge of the Georgia, Caro-
lima and Northern railroad has been COM
pleted, and nearly all the wood part of tho
bridge has been put up. The train will run
to the river this week, and the iron part OF
the bridge will be commenced at once
The stockholders of the Bank of Madison
met last Wednesday and unanimously de-
cided to increase the capital stock of the
bank to $4,000, an increase OF S25,0
The new issue of stock will be put at $40
while par value will be 500 as before The
only sale of bank stock which has been
made recently was $l13 50.
The Davenport property, at LAGRANGE,
consisting of about an aero and a quarter,
on which is a residence, servants houses
and stables, was sold at public auction Tues
day, bringing altogether 81, 465. Mrs. A.
K. Phillips bought the house and lot, and
Leslie Dallis the vacant lot, upon which he
will soon build. This is big price for
the property, and shows that LaGrange is
on boom.
At meeting Of the stockholders of the
different companies at Emerson, last Mon
day, it was the unanimous vote Of all the
stock represented in the different enterprises
to make sale to new syndicate of CAPT.
talists, who will represent paid up stock
of 1926, 600. Ii is understood that over
one-hah of this stock is now taken, and as
soon as the balance is subscribed the syndi-
cate proposes 10 put the different enterprises
in operation.
The banking facilities Of Athens are
to be enlarged by the opening of the Athens
Savings Bank in short while. This bank
is home institution, and in four years has,
step by step, increased its capital until it is
now about ready for business. 1t has
bought building adjoining the University
Bank and National Bank and will move into
its new quarters shortly. Athens will then
have four good banks, each doing a large
amount Of business.
The Warren County Fair Association di-
rectors met Tuesday. President Allen
submitted the following report: "After
having paid all premiums in full
and the indebtedness Of the asscci
ton, we have a balance Of $40 90 ia the
treasury, exclusive Of goods contributed
to the association, which have not
been sold, value $l000O or more
On motion il was ordered that the
president absorb the S48 balance In treas
ury in paying for forty-five days work done
by shareholders OF the assoc ation, for
which hey make no charge, and that he
also issue 70 B. II. Baker fifty shares *
stock, j. A. Allen fifty shares OF stock, j.
G. Jarnagin twenty-five shares, and w. +.
Without twenty-five shares. as a compsnsa-
tion for the services rendered the associa-
tion during and before far week. II. q.
fhiyers J. T. Baker. c. w. Pitcher and VI.
j. Norris we're added 70 the board Of d.
Feefofs