The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08

of the Plaid NILS.
GEORGIA.
The CITY assessment Of Lagrange is s.,
800. 0Oo-S250,0JO more than last year.
Mrs. John Piuson Of Mitchell county wa
thrown from q road cart by ruuewal
mule Sunday, and suffered a severe scBll
wound.
A sail r is reported to have been drowned
near McCullough's dock at B uns wick Satlr
day afternoon, but his name could not b
learned.
Cobbs Orchestra. which was engaged al
the Hotel St SimOu's FOR awhile, ha
accepted an engagement at Indian Springs
for the balance OF the season.
The Yacht owners OF Brunswick have
recently teen discussing a plan which will
make their boats worth sailing and keeping.
They have selected a handsome $50
fitting pitcher as prizs TO be sailed for
annually.
The scarcity OF money With one OF the
Fort Gaines Guards while at Chicksmsugs
prompted him TO cut from his watch chain
q $3.50 gold piece used as a charm and
spend il lavishly TO witness the sights Of
Lookout Mountain.
The Cedartown Standard says the ma
chinerv for 5000 spindle cotton mill is
en- route TO that place, and work on the
building will be commenced at once and
finished in few weeks. The town is also
TO have a plow factory.
DR.. Henry Cleveland, once editor Of the
Augusta Constitttiondlist, Atlanta Post
Appeal, and Of Appleton's Journal, is now
IN Brunswick for the summer. This we'll
known Georgian is now an elder in the
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
Early County Net0s: The wind and hail
on Tuesday evening did considerable dam
age 70 the crops in this vicinity. A great
corn was left as fiat as il log had been
rolled over it. The melon vines were coa-
siderably damaged by the hail.
Elliiay Courier: The contract for build
ing Gilmer's new Jail has been let out 10 a
Kentucky bridge company Tor s., 300. It
will be of brick, two stories high with all
modern convenience The company will
60 to work Immediately, and propose TO
finish the work by the LIST Of October next
Eastman Tinles-JournGl Many fine
specimens of the cotton plant with blossoms
and some even with young bolls have been
shown us at our sanctum within thelast
few weeks, but Farmer John Hargrove
broke the record last Friday by stepping
forward with a fully developed open boil OF
the feecy staple.
M. Newman, baker, is TO have a three
story brick structure erected at the corner
of Poplar and First streets, at Macon.
where an excavation was made several
years ago. 1t will have a frontage of SIS
feet on Poplar street and los feet on First
street, and is to be finished by Oct. l. 1t
will cost about $50, 000
w. S. Paris and Miss Lula Henderson
left the home OF the latter at Alta ta Sun
day, as it was thought by the parents of
the young lady, to spald a few DAYS at In
dian Springs. IL seems that the young
couple changed their minds on the way to
the train, and Instead of going to the
springs sought preacher and were made
man and wife The reason for this is not
known, as there was no objection by the
parents of either side. They left at once
for South Carolina where they will spend
several weeks.
Acwortn Mineral Post Tuesday night.
between the hours of and o'clock, the
chair factory belonging to Mcmillan q Orr
was totally destroyed by fire. The house
was falling when first discovered, and any
effort that could have been made to save il
would nave been in vain at the tiue it was
discovered. The loss will amount to about
81, 900 without any insurance. Fifty dozen
chairs were totally destroyed, besides all the
machinery. They have not yet decided
whether they will rebuild or not, but more
than likely they will.
VIII Blake relates to the Pike COUNTY,
journal an interesting story that is proba-
bly, without counterpart. One of his hens
had been set on fourteen eggs, and for two
weeks stuck TO her contract faithfully. But
here she quit her nest on account Of the raw
ages OF mites, lacking just one week Of the
regular time Of Matching. Putting some
wool in box, WIN placed the eggs on the
wool and threw guano bag over them. In
about week be carelessly removed the bag,
and was surprised to find twelve pretty
little chickens in the place Of fourteen eggs.
c. H. Smith, the we'll known musical
man OF Atlanta, was very painfully wounded
on Saturday by the accidental discharge OF
a parlor rifle. He had been shooting turtles
with the rife while waiting for trout. for
which he was fishing, to bite. While hold
ing the cooked rifle in his hand, he saw that
trout had struck one of his lines. and
running TO il he stopped to hook the fish.
AS be did so the rifle was discharged. the
ball entering his thigh and ranging upward
1t has not yet been extracted, but the
wound, while painful, is not thought to be
dangerous.
Augusta is in big combine Of southern
plaid mills. The combination was recently
made after conference In New York. but
no public notice has been given to the ar
rangement. 1t Is not a corner to raise prices.
but combination to prevent cutting prices
and to maintain q standard, both Of Quality
of goods and their prices In other words
all sales Of plaid goods will be made herr,
after by one agency at head quarters, and
not by the mills separately. New York
WILL De headquarters. but an Augusta man
will have charge of the agency. Henry
Hyams is the man.
The body Of a young man, apparently
about 2o-year old. was washed ashore on ST.
Simon's island Sunday only q few feet from
the point where Luther Martin went into the
surf Saturday. Coroner Jennings was mott
fed and started to the scene, but learned
that Judge LambriGht had held an inquest.
in order to hasten the burial Of the badly
decomposed body. The following is a de-
scriPtion Of the body: Medium size, hight
about five feet nine inches, clean shaved
small dark mustache, black hair, dark
pants, small plaid, light checked vest, CO ton
white top shirt, little J on
top shirt, little F on cuff buttons,
gaiter shoes, double sole: name and
nativity unknown, pockets containing one
red and one bordered handkerchief. one
open face silver watch. pockesbook con-
tanning IS l6, and one French coin. He
was buried on the island without coffin.
On Friday nigh. last the store Of 81. r.
Perkins at Pike was burned 20 the ground
the total loss, including building ana
fixtures. amounting to over s., 900, with in
surRnce of IS 600. The fire is attri outed %
burglars, as the safe was found % be
marked up and the dial of, showing that
an effort had been made 70 rob it. The
safe contained books. papers and e. 300 in
cash and checks. About s. 900 of this be-
longed to j.. B. Mcneil. who represents A.