The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-02

prise for Athens.
GEORGIA.
The postofiice at Feagin, Houston county
has been discontinued.
George Mabry will soon begin the publ
cation of 9 weekly paper in Athens.
A big factory for the manufacture Of car
riage fixtures is 10 be started in Athens.
Washlugtoa's street railroad has been
leased TO J. 81. Wood, at a rental OF SG5 a
month.
The Presbyterian congregation Of Wash
ingt0n sent Rev. Mr.. Brown, their pastor,
a purse Of S35 as a Christmas present.
The Masons Of Atlanta have secured
quarters In the old capitol block and will
move there from the Grant building Oh
Feb. l.
A popular young Perry merchant re-
ceived a sack Of salt as a Christmas pres
ent from number Of his young lady
friends.
A negro woman was killed by the South
Bound passenger train at Elko Wednesday
She was driving a buggy and was crossing
the railroad on plantation crossing.
A fire Wednesday morning gave the
Macon fire department al even 100 fires for
the year 1891. ana the alarm "Wednesday
night, with a blank day for the last Of the
year, gives l0l against so in 1890.
A negro boy, about II years old, from
somewhere near Little river, was hurt IL
Washington o1 Christmas day by firing a
cannon pepper. The first, or index finger,
and the middle finger of his right hand were
blown off and the hand split open
A stock company will probably be formed
for the Toomer hotel at Athens. Mr.
Toomer will take stock to the full amount
OF present improvements, and as there are
several parties anxious TO take stock, the
company can easily be formed for any
amount needed.
At a meeting OF the Thomas County
Stock Breeders Association, held Thursday,
Willis j. Quarterman, X. w. McKinnon
and n. r. Spengler were appointed dele
gates to attend the spring session Of the
State Agricultural Society which will be
held in Cuthbert on Feb. 10.
At Rome next Monday N. NJ. Gomez
who for "a number of years has been the
ever genial and popular proprietor of the
New Rome hotel, with his family will move
out and this hotel will live no longer. Van
dyke and Henley will have the building re-
modelled into handsome business block.
Henry J. Phillips, B. b. Crew. Robert B.
Toy, Gilbert Smith, Robert S. Crew and II.
7. Phillips, Jr., OF Atlanta have petltioned
10 be Incorporated as the Phillips a. Crew
Company, to conduct a music establish
ment, etc The capital fully paid in IS ESQ.,
600, with the privilege OF increasing to
S2OO.O0O.
The tournament Of the State Colored
Firemen's Association will be held at
Athens. The Augusta fremen will not be
outdone, and have decided 20 hold an inter
state colored premium tournament in Au-
gusta on July 1. Colore1 companies from
south Carolina and Georgia will be invited
to enter the contest.
Several hilarious individuals induced one
OF Brunswick's Celestials to imbibe il
whisky Wednesday night. and after he had
become thoroughly soaked they put him in
hogshead and bottled him up. They then
proceeded to roll him to his house, but be
made such an cutlery that they let him out
and carried him along IN wheelbarrow.
Brunswick Advertiser: We were shown,
this morning, an old bank bill Of s. denom-
lnatlon which bears date Of lS4l and pur-
ports to be the Exchange Bank of Bruins
WICK, Ga. The First National is therefore
not the first bank Brunswick ever had
This bill Is SO old and worn that the sigma.
lures of the officers are all indistinct. Adolph
Cohen is the owner Of this bill.
Brunswick AduertiSer On Tuesday night
last large party of negroes were on the
Brunswick and Western train bound fol
Tallahassee. They got full of "bug juice
and became so noisy and troublesome thai
the conductor locked up seven of them il
one car. Having no others to quarrel witt
they commenced fighting among themselves
the result Of which was two cut and one
shot.
At Rome the explosion Of a 10-horse
haIia NaIp ,Iarr
two deaths Win Brown and a Negro
named Henry Dean we're thrown over fit,
feet and both badly scalded. A light press
ure of steam was the only thing that SAVED
them. The boiler is a small one used fol
running the rock crusher in the Fourth
ward where the city quarries the macadau
for raising Broad street.
Julia Stovall left Atlanta Thursday fol
Augusta. This is in accordance with al
agreement made between Mrs. Nita Braut
ley and Stewart Phinizy when the arbi
TRAITOR, Judge j. L. Hopkins, decided that
Mr.. Phinizy should take the little girl
Under the agreement Mrs. Brantey will b.
permitted to visit Julia as often as sht
cares to. Mrs. BrantleY went to Augusta
with Julia and delivered her to Mr.. Phiniz
yesterday morning.
Since the burning of the court house il
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railroad station, Arlington and Leary, bot
railroad towns. have begun a lively campaig
to secure the new court house which is t
be erected Morgan, the present count
site, is the nearest to the center of th
county, but as between Arlington an
Leary, there is no question but Leary offer
greater advantages as a change. Both Al
lington and Leary are offering big induce
ments.
Since being detailed as assistant adiutar
general Lieut.. Satterlee has inaugurate
many improvements in the methods of Ihe
Office. His latest idea is a register, or recor
to be kept of all visiting officers of the stat
militia The object OF this register is .
bring the officers to tire adjutaut general
office when they come to Atlanta, so the
they may talk over military matters, an
give and receive suggestions that will benz
mt the service. Capt. .. T. Kenan of I'll
Macon HusSars christened the new recorC
He was the first caller to register.
j. w. Cook, chief of the engineering corr
OF the new Townsville and TalahassC
road, has big scheme in view He is am
ious to explore the wonderful Florida Eve
glades in search of the mysterious volcar
which no white man has yet reached Sever
attempts have been made to reach Il
smoke that can be seen from distance bl
NOT dppTOacneO. MT. COOKS or the oplnlC
that with his present corps of assistants |
can make the attempts successfully. 1t
understood that the government will pa
the expenses if the volcano is reached.
Augusta Herald: A prominent Sou
CRrolinian and an Augusta young lac
were married by Justice Schiller in Han
burg yesterday afternoon. They imm
diately separated. each returning to the
respective homes. IL was a runa way matt
aud very mysterious affair All efforts