The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-07
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
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Liberty County-An Attempt to As
sassirate Robert Cheney o: Carroll
ton - New Hotel at Americas
AgeIn Reported Assured.
GEORGIA
W. H. Asburn is trying 10 organize a
bank at Eastman
The new Presbyterian church az Griffin
will be dedicated Feb. l6.
There is some talk of erecting a telephone
between Lithonia and Atlanta.
During the year 1889 there were solemn
lied a Rockdale county a marriages-34
white aud 81 colored.
The Gate City Guard of Atlanta met
last night and unanimously elected Capt
Snead to command the company.
The Albany Netcs seconds the motion
made by the Americas Recorder that Con-
gresham Crisp be made the next governor
of Georgia.
At the regular meeting OF the Macon
Volunteers, this week, Capt. c. G.. Conner
announced that after Feb. % he would re-
sign command of the company.
The engine, boiler, dynamos, lamps, wire,
and all other appurtenances for the electric
light plant at Griffin have been received
and are being rapidly put in position.
The Columbus Guards are figuring over
entering the jacksonville or Kansas City
drills They will doubtless enter one or
the other, as well as the state encamp-
ment.
The storehouse and stock of goods of NJ.
M Johnston at Hawkiusville were burned
Monday night. The loss is about 5000,
but is fully covered by insurance. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
Judge James NJ. Smith writes that he will
be unable to hold an adjourned session of
Talbot superior court during this month, as
he intended doing. Lawyers must await
the regular session in March next.
Ella Facing, alias Ella Cunningham. the
woman who, it is said. melted Reeves to the
killing of Theodore Gromwald, has just
been arrested near Darien. Reeves. the
murderer has not as yet been heard OF.
Mrs. CANDIDACY Mills, residing near Hersh-
mans lake. i'll Scrlven county, was seriously
hurt last Monday by falling from the steps
of her gin house and breaking both her
arms, one above and the other below the
elbow.
Col r. NJ. Stubs is a well-known Macon
lawyer. a few nights since burglar en-
tered his residence, and while Col. Stubs
was enjoying natures sweet restorer the
heartless thing actually stole the quilts that
covered his victim.
Six months ago a gentleman purchased
house and lot in the residence portion Of
Americas, paying s. 500 therefor. Since
that time he has sold enough land off the
rear of the lot to pay for the entire place,
thus clearing the residence in the trade.
DR.. Robert Z. Green, receiver of the
Gainesville Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany, will sell the factory to the highest
bidder on the first Tues lay in March, at
Gainesville, at the instance of DIR. James
W. Baily, who is one Of the principal cred
itors.
About six months ago DR.. B. L. McIn-
tosh of Marietta paid 81, 900 for forty-five
acres OF land, known as the Orme properly,
back Of Grant park, Atlanta. This MIR.
Woodward has just sold for him to Judge
6. H. Tanner for $1,000, making a profit
IN that time Of $4,000.
A Med. Wilson, an Atlanta merchant.
has sued a contractor named George A.
Clayton for damage for painting his house
with cUlors so unstable that they turAed all
the colors of e rainbow under the action
of tue weather. The damage is estimated
by the complaina It at 500.
The Chattahoochee brewery at Columbus
is TO be enlarged more than six times It's
present size so as to supply the demand 1t
now has capital of $50, 000 and the brew
ing is all done by Germans ''to the manor
born 1t will then be the largest brew
cry in the south, New Orleans alone ex-
copied.
syndicate Of local capitalists purchased
a tract Of sixty acres of valuabls land in
the suburbs OF Americas The property
lies beautifully for building purposes, ID
the present owners will at once run streets
through it aud divide it into lots. They
expect to realize handsomely on their trade
IN few months
George Cassidy, from Nashua, N. H., the
expert engaged to superlntend the wood
working department of the state technoloy-
ical school, has resigned his position. He
will still remain in Atlanta but the salary
paid him at t1e school was SO small that he
finds he can make more by engaging in bust
ness on his own account.
John Garrison, son of j. o. GARRISON.
one OF the county commissioners Of Liberty
county was killed by a falling tree near
Hinesville last week. The tree had been
cut by colored man, and when it fell the
top OF the tree caught against another tree
broke off and fell backward, striking the
young man with full forcs and killing him
almost instantly.
At Athens the students, recently deprived
of boarding house by the closing I'D of
Yahoo hall" on the campus will resort to
the mess hall system. Such a large num-
Der OF students were thrown out Of board
that some system had TO be adopted They
could not get accommodations any other
way, and have resorted to this. They will
elect some OF their own number to take
charge.
George F. Cheney of Carrollton, The
father OF Robert. received a letter Sunday
through the mail stating to him that ''un
less he got his son Robert out of the county
within forty-eight hours he would have q
funeral at his house" The miscreant die
not allow the time given, but made th,
attempt that night, firing two shots al
Robert as he was returning home from
church Neither shot took effect.
g. w. Slayton reports that last week tn
miners prospecting the property Of the st
George Gold Mining Company, near Ma
coocbee, came across a vein of rich quartz
the richest yet found upon the properly
Samples of the quartz are being sent to tn
London Office for assay. If the experts ar
right, and actual experience, so far, is il
their favor, further rich discoveries ar
likely to be made in the near future.
Lithonia Nel0 Era: The petition for tn
removal of the court house has been carrie
before Judge Ragsdale. 1t is a length
document, containing over 1000 name;
and the Judge says it will take HIM a weel
before he can thoroughly examine it anC
determine whether or not it warrants hin
IN ordering an election. If an election i
ordered, y hich in all probability it will be
tiiere VIII be some lively times in DeKalb.
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