The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-16
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

ACWOrth - Georgia WINS IN the
Cooking Main with South Carolina
= New Brick Company for Albany-A
Georgiaa's Trip to China
GEORGIA
l. o. Stubs IS Dublin's new mayor.
Abbcville dirt has gold dust mixed with
It.
Figs half grown have been exhibited in
Elberton.
There is talk of starting an ice factory at
MonteZuma-
The Baptists Of Dawson will soon build a
church to cost $1,000.
St. Paui's church at Macon is to be en-
larged at an expense Of $4,000.
Marion Patrick, prominent farmer of
Spalding county, died Thursday.
Dr. T. J. Buchanan has been elected
captain Of the Eastman Volunteers.
The young men of Dawson have organ.
lied band with Ira Chambers as leader.
An improvement company, with $780,
600 capital, is to be organized at Monte
yuma.
Col. Charles Graham Of Dawson has for
saken law and has gone to Milford to teach
school.
1t is reported that J. G. Smith will re-
move his buggy factory from GAINESVILLE to
Griffin.
A handsome hotel is to be erected and an
improvement company organized at Ogle-
thorpe.
The Rome Brick Company shipped $780,
900 brick to Piedmont, Ala. during the
week just past.
A Sunday school convention will be organ
lied in Rochelle on Saturday before the first
SUNDAY in next month
In short time G.. V. Gress will have his
150-horsepower saw-mill in operation a
few miles west of Abbeville.
The grip has made its appearance In
Louisville and Moxley. There are only
few cases and all are doing well.
Capt. G. w. Slayton will erect hand
some home on the corner of Taylor and
Fourteenth streets at Griffin this spring.
The present capacity of the Macon gas
works, which.is now about lao, 900 cubic feet
every twenty-four hours, will be nearly
doubled.
Ira Briggs, large cotton manufacturer
Of Connecticut, is at Albany looking into
the water power and the advantages of that
vicinity for spinning the staple.
T. E. E. Bartlett and Miss Emma
Thompson of Townsville were married
Thursday at the residence of the brides
AceAAcA1 ANcF- ~ " = NAAoOJ OiAAcldtiliSs
News WAS received in Macon Thursday
of the death Of Willie Boifeuillet at Hamil-
ton. Ontario, Canada. T e deceased was a
brother of George Boifeuillet of Macon.
Rev. i. F. Reese of Portsmouth, Va.
telegraphs that ne accepts the pastorate Of
Christ's Episcopal church at Macon, to
which he was recently elected, vice Rev.
Winchester, who resigned to go to Nash
vile.
At Macon John Ellis Of Butler attempted.
to get on a car of the dummy line while it
was in motion, He fell, and the heavy
wheel passed over his foot, badly MASKING
and breaking several toes. 1t will be some
time before he can walk.
The engine of the Louisville and Wad-
ley railroad has been sent TO Savannah for
repairs. There will not be any trains on
the road for few days, The Wadley and
Mt. Vernon railroad runs to Blackville and
carries the United States mail.
Austin Jaicher and Nancy Zoine, both
colored, were arrested in Lithonia Friday.
charged with hu ming a house last July.
She had been prosecuted by the owner of
the house for small offense, and it is sup
posed fired the building out Of revenge.
Emanuel Cook, who lives several miles
from Oglethorpe, will, within a few weeks
move his variety machine works to Ogle-
thorpe. In addition to this he will put up
grist mill, ginnery aud foundry. Kelsoe
q Cook will have their brick yard doing
good work in few days.
The revenue officers, Arnold, Couch and
Murray, VINO are said to have shot into
Treasurer Morris house, failed to put in an
appearance at court in Monroe Monday,
aud their bonds were forfeited. Its thought
these men are trying TO get their cases into
the United States court.
Montezuma Record: A negro mortgaged
mule and traded out $50 with one of our
large merchants. When pay time came
the negro did not put in his appearance.
The merchant inquired around and found
out that the mule had been dead two months
previous to making the mortgage note.
W. P. Turner, son of H. S. Turner, who
lives near Carrollton, has gone to Japan
under the auspices of the You " Mems
Christian ASS citation of the United States,
who have been delegated by the japanese
government to select christian teachers to
teach the English language in their schools.
Gary Pitman, w. w. Rawlins, J. 8
Davis, Frank A. Hervey, j. NJ. M. B. Nix,
and II. M. Mcintosh, have entered an asso-
citation under the name and style of the
Artesian City Brick Company, for the
manufacture OF brick at Albany. with a
CAPT al stock Of $40, 200, with the right to
AASASdoS ~ W t@O,OOO, St,OJO OI the
money has already been paid in.
The ladies Of Acworth gave an entertain
ment and supper TO raise money to erect
marble monuments over the graves of Mrs
nj. E. Davidson and Miss Ida McMichael,
two of Acworth'S loved and lamented dead.
Mrs. Davidson was a sister of the eminent
and long the beloved paste of the Pres ~
terrain church of Athens, Rev. Mr.. Lane:
ana Miss McMichael was a granddaughter
of Da5ney Jones. They were teachers by
profession.
The second and last day of the cooking
main between North and South Carolina
closed Thursday in Hamburg, S. C., with
victory for The South Carolina BIRDS or, in
reality, the Georgia birds, as they were only
masquerading as South Carolina birds In
Nednes lays contest Mr.. Anderson's birds
won seven out Of nine fights In Thursdays
fights, however, the birds of Mr.. Holt
turned the tables on their opponents, win
ming five out of eight fights, one being
draw. Notwithstanding this the birds of
the Empire state succeeded in winning the
main, being victorious in nine out of the
seventeen fights.
Augusta Chronicle: The Chronicle takes
very great pleasure in welcoming to Au-
gusta Hon. aud Mrs. William Henry Smith
Mr.. Smith is the general manager of the
Associated Press, and visits Augusta on ac-
count # the indisposition of his wife. There
Is no man IN the country VINO has more r9-
sponslblllty in connection with the press,
and no man who has used the power