The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Dawson Mans Heavy Holding Of
Confederate Sscurities-Sam Jones
in Dispute With contractors on
the University at Utah
GEORGIA.
The number Of births and deaths in the
city Of Macon for the month Of March were
nearly equal
At Elberton Saturday some one went into
lot owned by J. F. Aud and broke the
leg Of one Of his horses.
The court house commissioners Of Terrell
county have contracted for 81, 900 worth Of
brick for the new court house.
A contract has been closed for electric
lights for Newman, aud negotiations are
pending for q new waterworks system.
NJ II. Marshall of Dawson has cOnfed-
crate government bonds to the amount Of
$4,000. He has also $4,000 In confeder-
ate money.
Efforts are being made to raise 49,, 900 to
purchase and operate an oil mill and guano
factory in Covington. About $4,000 was
subscribed in two days
Martin DaYis, the colored foreman of
the Primus Jones plantation in Dougherty
county, says he will have out the first bale
of the season by July ,.
The S. S. White dental mandatory,
which has located its headquarters in At
lanta, has started the movement to establish
dental college in that city.
Capt. Rolf Sims paid S4,7lO for the old
hospital property at commissioners sale at
Macon Tuesday. There are eight acres of
it. and it is to be improved at once.
R. NJ, Hunter, who owns a large tract Of
land on Cumberland Island, proposes to
build large hotel there. This will give
three large summer resort hotels on the
island.
In one month recently Mrs John T.
Wootten Of Wa hington sold milk and butt
ter to the amount Of Sl4 30, from one COW,
besides having plenty Of these indispensable
products for tue family.
An evidence of prosperity is found in the
fact that all the carpenters in Athens have
all they can do. New residences are going
up in every direction, and some of them
will cost as much as $4,000.
The work of extending the Atlanta and
Edgewood avenue electric line has been
commenced. The extension goes out Edge
wood avenue, through the property Of the
East Atlanta Land Company, makes bend
and comes back into Euclid avenue and up
Elizabeth street to the starting point.
At Fayetteville the other day, while John
Chapman was plCughing, his mule mired
into the ground to such depth as to arouse
some curiosity. Upon examination it
proved to be the resting place of the body
of some unknown person. Part Of coffin,
a skull, teeth and other bones were found.
In Coups railroad show, which stopped
at Americas last winter, was a fan-talled
pigeon, Of large size and quite handsome.
This bird escaped, and has taken up its
abode in Americas. Any afternoon it may
be seen on the streets, in company with a
number of common pigeons, and 1t always
attracts much attention.
Joseph Cook of McNutt was attacked on
the public highway the other night by two
unknown men, just below S. w. Hays
plantation. They halted him, but they
struck the wrong man. He drew his pistol
and opened fire on them, and was soon by
himself again. The men escaped, and it is
not known if they were struck by Cooks
bullets.
A. R Wander, well-known New Y ork
artist who has been visiting Joseph NJ.
Brown for several weeks, died at MIR.
Browns residence at Marietta Monday from
heart disease. The deceased was an artist
for Hdrper'S Magazine during the war and
prepared the drawings for the book on the
battle OF Marietta. which Mr. Brown pub
lished few years ago.
"A special from Ogden (Utah) contractors,
who are building the Methodist university,
intimates that they want to see Rev. Sam
Small, its president. He is in the east
lecturing and F. A. H. Franklin sent this
blunt dispatch to him on Saturday: "Ac-
count for the funds intrusted to YOU, or |
will begin legal Proceedings Small sent
hack defiant reply, and threatened a suit
for libel
The Georgia Funeral Directors Associa-
ton will meet in convention in Brunswick
on May 20. This association consists of
about 200 members. it was first organized
In the Kimball house, with thlrty-1ve men,
bers, on May %, by Prof j. II. Clark Of
Springfield, .. Since then it has advanced
and grown in membership to about 200
members. ii. NJ. Patterson of Atlanta is
president of the association and A. B.
Cnnyns OF Cartersville is vice president.
Elberton GGsette: An agreement be-
tween the Richmond and Danville and the
Georgia Carolina and Northern railroads
having failed, the latter has purchased
several lots on the south side of Railroad
street, and are now grading their road on
that side. The two tracks viii run parallel
for about 500 yards and about fifty yards
apart. The people of the town will have to
cross the track Of the Georgia, Carolina
and Northern to get to the depot of the
Richmond and Danville.
The Admiral Semmes monument. of
Mobile, has asked each of the southern
states to contribute $1,000. DR.. Amos Fox
has been requested to receive the sub
scriptions in Georgia. He will call meet
ing Of the confederate veterans of Atlanta
Monday morning next at 10 O'Clock and pro-
coed to take steps to organize committee
and solicit subscriptions. He thinks the
", 600 asked of Georgia can easily be raised.
The first sdbscription of five dollars has
been paid to DIR. Fox. 1t was made by Sid
II. Phelan
About 1890 o'clock Wednesday. noon.
fire was discovered in the drying room of
the Sibley cotton mill at Augusta. Help
was quickly summoned, aud the fire was
soon quenched The damage done was
principally to machinery, and will foot up
5000. OF this sum 50 900 is on machinery
and $4,000 is on the building. The losses
are fully covered by insurance in domestic
and foreign companies. The damage will
not seriously impede the operations Of the
factory. However, a good many employees
will be thrown out of employment for quite
while.
The twenty-fifth annual convention of
the Fulton County Sunday School Associa-
ton was held at Atlanta Wednesday, In the
Church of the Redeemer, on Church and
Ellis streets. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President.
r. Nj. Aiken; secretary, j. c. Kimball:
treasurer, z. NJ. Roberts; vice presidents.
A. B. Carrier, Thomas Moore, w. S. Bell.
George McGaughey, r. W. Jones, John
Harwell, Seaborn Jones, J. NJ. Liddel, j.