The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-03
GEORGIA THRIFT.

c. Fl. Everett is building a residence at
Vienna.
Vienna will probably have an artesian
well soon.
There is talk of building a canning fac
| tory at Toccoa.
Work is progressing on the furniture
factory at Toccoa.
A capitalist is figuring on a 10000 hotel
building for Vienna.
The Americas Commercial hotel is to be
considerably enlarged and beautitied at
once.
Sealed bids are asked for the construction
of the new brick and stone Episcopal
church In Columbus.
An Atlanta contractor will start a brick
yard az Vienna if he gets the contract to
build the new court house there.
The citizens of Adairsville are raising
money for a new school house. At last
accounts 5000 had been subscribed.
The Darien Timber Gazette has just cele-
brated Its 10th birthday. Like old wine, the
Gazette grows better with every passing
year.
Albany has four banks in full operation
the First National Bank, Hobbs 81 fuckers
Bank, the Commercial Bank and Lewis
Bros Bank.
The contract will be let during this week
for the new hotel at Cordele. Among other
| material required in its construction will be
| 1000, 900 brick. IL
Mr.. Fuller, representing Messrs. Volt
mann, Keith, g. Co., who are to put in Tai
lapoosa's water works, has arrived, and is
going to work at once.
A hotel is to DO built at Watertown some
time Ia the near future. The Waycross
Lumber Company is going to make lively
town out of that place.
Simpson, Glover and Height have pur-
chased a third interest in what is known as
the Lytle property in South Rome. The
amount paid was $4,000.
All of the stock in the new flour mill at
Columbus has been taken. The stock went
like hot cakes, and some of those who de-
sired to subscribe were crowded out.
The Covington and Macon railroad
| authorities say they are ready for contrac-
| tors to go to work putting in draw in their
bridge over the Ocmulgee river. 1t is re-
ported that the contract may be given TO
an Atlanta firm.
Darien Timber Gazette: There has been
but very little timber down during the
| week. The receipts this month will not
show up as well as last month. 1t is said
that there is at least %, 600 900 feet of square
and scab timber in the creeks up the river
| waiting for sufficient swell to float it to
| Darien.
Several contractors and builders of Ma
con have examined the plans and specifica-
tions for the new city prison, and it is in
the hands Of a prominent builder now. AS
soon as the bids are in the work will COM
mence, and then Macon will have one of
the best and most comfortable city prisons
in the country.
The small, but handsome steamer Mis-
chief, was sold Saturday by the Brunswick
| Towing, Wrecking and Tightening Com
pany to ]. NJ. Atwood and Capt. F. E. Du-
rant of Darien. The price paid was 1900
The steamer will be used for towing RATS
and logs and barges of lumber between
Darien and Amelia.
The Office of the Southern Express Com
pany in Americas is said to be one of the
most profitable of any of the companys
offices. Dick Maxwell, the colored express
driver, has an old shot bag In which he
places the money collected for express
charges. During the past year over S12, 900
has been carried to the office in this bag.
Waynesboro True Citizen: The Savan-
nah people are talking Of so many new rail-
roads that have been prospecting and are
bound to seek their terminus in their beau
tiful city, that to keep up with them one
becomes bewilderingly confounded. But
"let her roll" III Waynesboro can't get any
pudding she will kick because Savannah is
getting all the pie. Savannah doubtless
deserves her good luck, and every Georgian
should rejoice over the prospects of their
seaboard city.