The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-23
GEOEGIA THRIFT.

It is said at least 600 bags Of cotton are
piled I'D about the various farm houses of
the Buncomb district in Walton county.
Pipe laying for Milledgeville's 1925, 900
water works system will commence in a few
days \ any small houses, too numerous to
mention, are going up
A new ice factory will be in operation at
Americas by Nav L Over $4,000 worth
OF stock was subscribed the first day that
subscriptions were asked.
Frank Barnett has had several offers for
the house which he bought from Mrs. Eliza
| beth Wingheld at Washington, and one
offer of $1,000 in advance on the price given
] by him
A large iron foundry and manufacturing
establishment is to be erected near the
Georgia railroad depot at Milledgeville.
I. w. Poser, a prominent Augusta gentle
| man, now a resident Of this city, is at the
head of the enterprise.
From present indications Monroe will soon
be well supplied with banks. The bricks
are now being delivered for the g. w. q J..
d. Felker Banking Company, and in a few
days the Monroe Banking Company will
begin work on their building
The EUening Times of Carrollton pub
| fishes summary of the improvements for
Carrollton during the year 1890. The diff
terent improvements foot up $4,000. The
indications are that the improvements for
1891 will exceed py far those of 1890.
7. l. McCOmb s. Co. have purchased the
two-story double store corner of Ha cock
and Wayne streets at Milledgevile. and
mechanics are at work overhauling, repair
ilg and putting IN glass fronts, etc, and
will make it one of the handsomest build
ings in the city.
The contract has Just been let by w.
Ia Al rrlo
building to be erected on Hancock street at
MiIledgeville, and so great is the demand
for business houses that the stores beneath
the elegant structure are already rented,
and one firm will actually have to dIscon-
tinue business altogeth r until its comDle-
ton, as their present stand has been rem ed
to other parties at a greatly increased price.
/ Alderman Winship of Macon will resign
in a day or two. He will shortly 90 to
Florida as general agent for that ate of
the Equitable Life Insurance Company Of
New York, and he will probably hand in
his resignation as alderman at tho council
meeting next Tuesday evening Harry s.
Edwards, who has been state agent for the
Etna Insurance Company, succeeds Mr..
Wlnship as southern manager OF that COM
pany.
Dannenberg & Doody, dry goods dealers
OF Macon, has dissolved partnership after
uoluH UusltieSS UOR6buST LOT ELEVEN years.
Mr.. Doody's stock in the big double store
on Cherry and Third streets was bought
cut by Mr.. Dannenberg. 1t Is the lntenti N
| OF Mr.. Dannenberg to form a stock COM
| pany to be known as "The Dannenberg
Company" with capital stock OF $4,000
and The business will be continued under
that name at the present stand.
About the greatest of the new improve
ments at Milledgevie is the pottery for the
manufacture of stoneware, terra Gotta
ware, architectural terra Gotta, flower pots,
ornaments for yards and buildings, ETC.
This enterprise is to cost about 500. 000 and
it is estimated that they will do twice that
| amount of business annually. The plant
will be owned and operated by Mes rs j.
| W. Mcmillan of this city and j. l.. Sibley
of Marietta. Mr. Mcmillan has been ex-
perimenting for several years with clays
! from all parts of America and England,
and he has come to the decision that
country near this city are t1e
ure Of stoneware and architectural orna-
ments. With view TO establ shing this
pottery. ne purchased some time ago a
tract of land at Carr's station. in Hancock
county, on the Georgia railroad, which con~
tains white clay of the peculiar quality de-
sired, which, combined with the red clay
obtained aG his brick works, make the ma
terial for which he has been searching. The
Milledgeville and Asylum railroad has been
extended to the site of the pottery, and
thereby the clay from Carr's station will be
delivered III carload lots.