The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-28

Oglethorpe's VIII Contest-Talk OF G
New Jail for Macon-A Moonshine
Boycott in Rabun County-Dalton's
Black Marble-Worlz on the Build
ings Of Tallapoosa's New Enter
pr.ses.
GEORGIA
The Chronicle thinks Augusta should
have home fire insurance company.
Dawson is to have a system of water
works.
Not one of the four banking institution,
of Americas failed to pay a dividend las
year Of 10 per cent. or over.
Forest fires are raging around Glenmore
The people had to turn out en- masse a day
or two ago to save the Methodist church.
The Daily Times, a new paper has made
its appearance at Americas. 1t is a very
neat little sheet, and has bright outlook.
A total Of sixty-seven passenger trains a
day pass in and out Of the union passenger
depot at Atlanta. Six roads use the depot.
While passing through field near Shell
man, few days since, man found a live
negro baby. 1t is an elephant on the finders
hands.
A dog fell into well at Washington two
weeks ago and has just been discovered and
taken out. He was without food during his
imprisonment.
Mrs. John P. Garner died Tuesday at her
home near Molena, after pro,racted illness.
Mrs Garner is the mother of Rev. G. w.
Garner, a well-known Baptist minister.
On account of the illness of several mem
bers of the bar at Forsyth, the operations
of Monroe court are almost suspended for
the present. The grand jury is still in
session.
Forty thousand dollars will be expended
by G. III. Wheatley 81 Co. at Americas at
once in the erection of new factories, which
will comprise a variety works, an iron
foundry and machine shop.
Miss Lizzie Halstead of Griffin presented
the Christian church at Rockmart with a
very handsome communion table, and sent
it in time to have it at the dedication of the
Rockmart church last Sunday.
Near Twala Tuesday E. L. Dennard of
Perry had his fine Red Wilkes mare run
over by train ON the Georgia Southern
and Florida railroad. She was not killed,
but rendered worthless, as her legs were
broken, as well as otherwise injured. He
valued her at s., 800.
Dalton's recently organized marble COM
pany, with j. w. Barrett as president,
began mining Wednesday at their quarry,
near Maddox's mill, four miles from
Dalton. 1t is a fine quality of black, sus-
ceptible Of high polish, and easily sawed.
Experts claim it 10 be the best for furni-
ture, etc.
According TO the Journal, 10000 cigar
cites are smoked every week in Marietta
1866 every day-at a cost of $50 per week.
This estimate is based on the sales given by
each dealer in Marietta except four. The
number OF cigars is not taken into the &C
count. Two hundred dollars per month, or
e., 400 per year goes in smoke.
Mrs. Mahala Jennings and Mrs. Hala
Wright, both Of Atlanta, are twin sisters. 70
years old. They went to Atlanta from
Athens when they were young girls. There
was no railroad there then, and nothing
marked the spot OF this q eat city Of to-day
save two small log houses-one stage road
postottice, and the other a country store and
barroom kept by Billy Kyle.
DR.. H. L. Wilson purchased a piece of
land away out beyond Ponce de
Leon, Atlanta, years ago, for $40
an acre. There are $50 acres in
the tract, and it is now worth $500 an acre.
the Fulton County Electric Railway Com
pany paying $500 an acre for the land ad-
joining. Dr. Wilson calls it ''Wild Briar. y
and he is getting some fine blcoded horses
out there
AT the last meeting Of the city council
of Macon Mayor Price read a message re-
commencing that the proceeds arising from
the sale OF IS, 600 of Covington and Macon
bonds be used in building new city prison.
and constructing rock pile within an en-
closure where the women and children
prisoners can be put to work breaking rock
for the city, instead Of being placed en- the
chain gang.
Tallapoosa celebrated Washington's birth
DAY by lighting the city by electricity.
The Vernon Light and Power COMPANY
have the franchise, aud start with 1870 lights
in position, with sixteen buildings under
contract This will take their full capacity
of 270 lights. and will necessitate the plac-
ing Of another dynamo. The power is fur
nished by the Tallapoosa Furnace Company.
which goes in blast in week.
Anna Turner, a negress, of Terrell county.
Is IN jail at Dawson for dealing Emanuel
Roberts (colored) blow with an ak that
may cause his death. Ann Turner and
another woman had a difficulty. and
Roberts took sides with AIMS adversary.
This SO enraged the woman that she seized
an ak and struck Roberts across the head
with The sharp end of il, the weapon maxi
ing an incision III the skull its entire width
and laying the mans brains bare The
wound is such that it cannot be sewed up
and the pulsation Of the brain can be plainly
seen.
Lieut.. Carter was in Macon Tuesday. Fl,
said: 'Tne day that the East Tennessee,
road changes its bridge at Hawkinsville t.
draw bridge, we start to work dredging
the Ocmugee river. In three months from
the day that the bridges are changed. tn,
Ocmulgee will be open for navigation be-
tween Hawkinsville and Macon. I fine
after an investigation that there is an un
expended appropriation of over $500
which can use in dredging the Ocmulgee'
bottom the very day the bridges are out O
the way. My three dredge boats are a
Hawkinsville. If they could get uuder tina
bridge the work would start at once.n
The building of the Montgomery knittine
mills at Tallapoosa will be ready for tn
machinery in two weeks. The Tallapoos,
furnace company have about &C, 900 bIisheI
of charcoal now in their shed, and abon
1000 bushels are coming in daily. The,
also have forty carloads of ore Ill process O
roasting. Contractor Meyers is pushin,
the Tallapoosa chair factory The roof goe
on next week. The foundry ard mac5in,
shop is all ready, and Mr.. Switzerland O
Elmore, Mich, is expected in a few DAVIS I,
start the work. The cabinet factory i
nearly completed-will be ready the comm,
week.
The contest over the will of the late Mrs
Susan NJ. Wray of Oglethorpe came III
before Judge Of Ordinary Daniel of Madison
county last Saturday. Mrs. Wray willeC
everything she had, at her death, to Judg,
Samuel Lumpkin, who was her guardian
Rev. +. II. Ivey and other relatives en-