The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-23
GEORGIA THRIFT.

Fl. p. Wynn has moved his stock of drugs
from Vienna to Drayton, and sold an IN
terest in them to DR.. w. B. Watts of that
place.
Capt. NJ. A. Gambler has sold his old home
place near Decatur, with $50 acres attached.
Eighteen thousand dollars was the amount
received.
1t is said that parties in Savannah have
already engaged five carloads of beer from
the Macon brewery. 1t will be ready to
deliver by June 5.
The walls of Mercer University's new
library and chapel building are now about
six feet high, and are going up as fast as a
good force OF bricklayers can raise them.
In 1880, ten years ago. the total deposits
OF the banks of Macon were $599 4S3 20.
In 1890 the deposits are S2574 500 81. The
deposits in 1899 have increased 81, 975, 116 AZ
over those of 1880.
Although thu Americas Construction
Company has not yet begun business, such
is the demand for the stock that the man.
agement is seriously considering the idea of
increasing the stock to 500, 600. in order to
accommodate those desiring to come in.
Abbeville Times: Mr.. Carney sold the
Dickey homestead last Saturday to Capt.
Gibson of Savannah for 500. The property
has increased in value nearly 20 per cent. in
bLC Ae45b AcW WCCEos Sdpt. 0lDeOl lIlukb Vi
building first class hotel on the lot at an
early day.
An Improvement company has been or
ganized at Vienna. The minimum of the
capital stock is to be 5000 and the maxi
mums$l00,000 The capital will be used in
various ways, such as building a gnnery
and merchants mill there, dummy line
from the depot up town, a cotton compress,
oil mills, gnano factory, etc.
The people of Macon will have to pay
more money for their incandescent electric
lights next month. At present the price
ranges from 81 to 81 % per month for each
light. On and after June l the lowest rate
will be 81 80 and the highest 81 each per
month. Preparations had been made to add
500 lights to the present plant. but the mat
ter of rates came up and it has been de-
layed on that account.
Macon Euening Nelcs.: William Wadley.
the great Georgia farmer, has bought the
celebrated vineyard of E. r. Anthony near
Macon for 200. Mr.. Wadley may prob
ably make his home at the vineyard, so as to
be at middle point between his large plant
ing interests in Monroe and Burke counties.
His chicken farm may also be moved to
Anthony'S These however, are mere con-
lectures, and Mr.. Wadley may continue to
live in Burke and the chicken farm remain
in Monroe.
Americas Times: For some time past d.
+. Davenport, a prominent druggist of this
city, has had in contemplation the idea of
forming joint stock company to sell drugs
at wholesale. believing that such business
in Americas would pay handsomely. He
thinks the time has now arrived for the
successful inauguration of the enter
prise, and to this end he started out
| yesterday morning on tour among the
| business men for the purpose of allowing
| those who wished to subscribe to the lpital
stock to do SO. In two hours the entire
amount of the proposed capital stock of
$25, 900 had been subscribed, and such was
the demand for it upon the part Of those
who failed to get any that orders for So, 600
worth additional were filed with Mr..
Davenport to be taken in the event that the
amount was increased OF any one dropped
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