The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-10
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

days Storm in Augusta-Outlookf f
the Crops.
GEORGIA.
The Hill City Cadets of Rome have move
into their new armOry in Mobiles hall.
There are several two-story brick build
ings in course of erection at Buena Vista.
Rumors of big land sales in and arour
Watklnsville nave been rife for tue pa
few days.
Allentown, Wilkinson county. has no
an Office Of the Western Union TelegraI
Company.
Judge William A. Burnsides died as vi
ledgeville Friday morning. lie was a resi-
dent Of Dahlonega.
The unsatisfactory state of labor and tn
low price of cotton are causing farmers Il
Putnam to think Of something besides farm
ing.
Work upon the Laurens county jail II
progressing rapidly. The contractors say
they Will complete it in the time allotted
them.
New sweet potatoes are now on the Bruins
wick market, but at such a hlgh price
81 50 q bushel-that only the wealthy are
able to buy.
The Alliance Manufacturing Company OF
Boston has sold its oil mill plant TO
Thomas Blackshear If brownsville. The
price paid was 81 300.
The returns of johnson county have been
received by the controller general The re-
turns show 81 ,040, 565 against sl,O34, 23l
last year, an increase Of 1854.
Sheriff Jones of Union county is hot after
some 800 costs due him by the Golf girls,
who we're paid out of the chain gang short
trina einoa ny 1adiaa Of Atlanta
The copious rain showers that have Wis
tied the section around Gordon recently, it
is feared, have injured the cotton to some
extent. The corn, however, is wonderfully
improved.
The city election Of Eatonton will take
place Wednesday Sept. 2. There will be
regular democratic ticket fur mayor, alder
men and marshal The ticket will be nOml-
mated Wednesday.
James A lin, a large planter who lives
seven miles north Of TalbottO1, lost his
splendid country residences Sunday night by
fire. The loss IS s. 900, and there is no in
surance. The cause Of the fire is rot
known.
With the ginnery, which will he COM
pleted about Sept /, and imprU Yements Of
all kinds, Powellville, Coweta county, viii
probably get started OF on the right foot,
and may be expected to hump herself in
the future.
A cyclone swept over the lower part Of
FranBliu county last Saturday afternoon
about O'Clock. The dwelling Of George
Thomas was blown down and large field Of
his corn considerably damaged. There was
no injury to life.
George Bradford, a negro sentenced in
Thomas county last May for seven years
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capped from the camp at Sibley, Dooly
The matter has been reported to
the principal keeper.
The ice dealers of Macon complain that
the people Of that city are not using as
much Ice as formerly. One of them saws
that the consumption Of ice was less than
so per cent of what it was last year. Only
thirty five tons per day are sold.
In the death of z. T. Phelps, who died
last Saturday, Shellmau's oldest landmark
passed away at the age of q years. lie
moved there In 1853 and saw the town rise
from mere stopping place on the railroad
10 Its present prosperous condition.
Griffin's new public school building has
been located, the site being the same as that
Of the old Synodical college, IL is expected
that the building will be turned over to the
trustees on Jan. |. Work was commenced
on Wednesday. The cost will be 10000.
Some few figs are coming into Milledge-
vile from the surrounding country. There
is no wholesale trade in them, and the sup
ply equals the local demand. In quality the
figs now on the market are very fine, and
they are selling steadily at 1919 cents per
quart.
The convention Of the Teachers Institute
Of South Georgia will meet in Wnycross on
Aug. Is and remain in session several DAYS.
Hon. Fleming q. duBignon. W. u. Brant-
ley, ESQ.,, Judge Atkinson, Judge Emory
5peer and perhaps Hon. II. G. Turner will
speak.
The saw works of East Point may now be
shines are ready and at Iwork and COM
pleted saws are being turned out. The
men who have so far come to work in these
works have increased the population of our
.own some thirty souls.
Miles & Bradt, who built the capital at
Atlanta, and the court house in this CITY.
have taken the contract TO build the Ware
county court house at Waycross. The con-
tract price for the work is $2l, 165, and the
house is to be turned over to the county
by March /, 1892. Work will commence
Wednesday.
Thursday the first annual meeting Of the
stockholders of the Athens Loan and In
provement Company was held. The report
Of the secretary and treasurer showed that
there were ], 400 shares of stock in good
standing on the books, and that a dividend
OF per cent. had been declared on the first
years work.
columbus is an important point to the
Central railroad system" remarked prom
inent railroad official yesterday. mot very
many people are aware that it is the second
city in volume of business on the Central in
this state. Savannah comes first, and CO.
lumbus second. SO you see the business Of
Columbus is large"
At Macon q passenger coach on the East
Virginia and Georgia railroad
caught fire in some mysterious manner
Saturday morning at l 80 o'clock. The
burning car was opposite a closed box car
just opposite the freight depot, but no
further damage was done beyond the burn
Ing of one end of the coach.
The general verdict OF the citizens of Co
lumbus is that the site for the government
as recommended by Agent Win
dom of the treasury department, is as de-
In the city. The DeGraffenreid lot is a
beautiful one, centrally located and very
accessible to all of the people.
r. K. McCord brought into Quitman the
first bale OF new cotton Friday. 1t weighed
$50 pounds and was sold to d. r. Creech q
Son for Z cents On the same dsy j. ".
Avera brought In a bale Of new cotton,
sharing the first bale honor with Mr.. Nc
Cord. A bale of old cotton was brought in
one day during the week and sold for Z cents.
All berries have disappeared from the
market now. This has proved
A disastrous year to housekeepers, who usu-
ally stock their pantries with these favorite
table delioacies for winter use. The prices
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