The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-18
ITEMS. In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT. IN TYPE:

Florida Express Robbery Visits
Thomasville-A Site Purchased for
the New Poles Barracks in Augusta.
GEORGIA
The First Georgia cavalry holds q re-
union at Cartersville on July 81.
Over $500, 900 has been brought into Fort
Valley this summer by the peach crop.
The negroes in Stewart county own and
pay taxes on more than 10000 acres OF
land.
The survivors Of the Forty-fourth Georgia
regiment will hold their reunion at Griffin
on Aug. 4.
There are nearly 10000 acres of land In
Stewart county that are not returned on
the tax books.
The passenger shed at Macon will soon
be completed. The office will be ready for
use this week.
Next year Fort Valley must have an ice
factory. Then, no matter how big the crop
1t can be handled easily.
The taxable propertyof Putnam county,
as assessed by the board of equalizsrs, Ia
about S75, 900 more than last year.
There will be a reunion of Philips and
Cohb's legion at Canton on Aug. TO- There
will be a grand barbecue and speaking.
Wheels will whirl In the new cotton
factory at Rome within two months. The
exposition building will be transformed
into q factory.
Forsyth county has very kind hearted
and considerate ordinary. The Clarion says
Judge Hawkins has recently bad several
hammooks put up 10 the county Jail for the
prisoners who greatly enjoy the luxury, es-
pecially the negroes.
A lady Of Cumming while looking over
her husbands old clothes recently, dis
covered letter which she had given him TO
post FIVE years ago. The letter was ad-
dressed to lady friend. And yet girls
continue to get married.
Mayor o. NJ. Houser Of Fort Valley has
purchased the garden lot OF DR.. B. L. Ross
place, on corner of Church and Knoxville
streets. Mr.. Houssr will have the lot i'm
proved, and will sell his present home and
erect handsome dwelling on his new pur-
chase.
Last Sunday, at his mill, twelve miles
east Of cambridge, Hon. W. NJ. Harrell
attempted to open the waste way of his
water~endangered mill and met with q
painful injury. Stepping on a loose plank
it turned and caused him TO fall upon the
timbers of the waste, breaking his collar
bone.
Newman Herald; The R. D. Cole Manu-
featuring Company made contracts for
SIS, 900 of new business last week. notwith-
standing the general dulIness. Some idea
had when we state that 10 900 letter heads
were required for the ordinary business cor
respondence of the company for the drst six
months OF the present. year.
The cornerstone Of the Southern Baptist
Female College at Manchester, Fulton
county, will be laid tomorrow The cere-
mony will be in charge Of the Masonic grand
lodge OF the state and all the Masonic lodges.
OF Georgia Will be represented. Addresses
will be delivered by Bishop Fitzgerald, DIR.
Hawthorne, Hon. John B. Gordon, Hon.
John Temple Graves and others. az.
Wsynesboro True Citizen Ed Hack Of
this place doesn't yet know whether or not
he has q fortune in some rocks on his plan
tation in Scriven. Recently In cutting a
ditch to drain a pond he struck rock,
samples of which are at this Office that
have the appearance Of being phosphate
rock. Not being a judge OF such matters
we are unable to tell whether friend Hack
in cutting his ditch has struck nuisance or
a fortune.
J. G. Fite, representing the Oxley Stave
Company OF Kesaca, has been in Rome for
several days to arrange for the building OF
new steamer for the Oostanauls. The Oxley
Stave Company has its head Office in Chat
tanooga, and is in itself branch Of the
great Standard OIL Company. They want
a steamer to carry timber from both above
and below Resaca to their mills at that
place and also to. engage in the regular ship
ping business Of that stream.
Townsville Times Enterprise: A couple
of travellers, both strangers, at the CITY
hotel yesterday were discussing in an inter
esting manner Thomasville's need for a
canning factory. The subject was sug-
gested by watching hundreds Of crates aud
barrels Of pears being hauled TO the depot.
The gentlemen were evidently perfectly
familiar with the business, aud thought 10
fftrV hak
behind the times as to not have a canning
factory
Greenville NetDs: On Wednesday, when
Capt. McMenus train neared Barksdale a
flag station between here and Iaureus a
women signaled the engineer to step. Sup
posing she wanted to board the train Con
ductor McManus got of to assist her in
getting on. He was almost paralyzed when
she said EXCUSE me. captain. but
wanted to get you to change a $40 bill.n
Unfortunately Capt MoManus did not have
the change, but offered to take the bill TO
Laurens, have it changed and. return the
money, but she declined to part with the
bill.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: News has been
received in Columbus that last Saturday
MIR. McCafferty had phenomenal luck at
monmouth Park, and 6s q result his bank
account Is said to have been enlarged by the
addition Of 100000. The exact amount OF
4hi' AOSaueTt) . winnings II KNOWN only to
himself. 10 is, however, certain that he
entered his horse, Queen of Tro wbridge,
and she stood at 100 to on the books, IL 10
also certain that Mr.. McCafferty backed his
entry largely and won the race. The same
day Helen Nichols. another OF McCafferty,s
horses, won a race In which the betting
commenced at 9 to 5 against, and closed at
to against. His combined winnings on
the day probably reached very near tho
enormous figure given above.
The city council of Augusta has bought
the Adkins house on Ellis street, in front of
Heggie's stables, between Jackson and
Campbell streets, for the police barracks
and city offices. The property was bought
from the Phinizy estate and the price agreed
upon is $1,000 All this was done by
special committee Of council, whose action
has been ratified by the city fathers Coun-
Gil appropriated So 600 for the Improvement
OF the property to make it suitable for all
purposes. Besides the police, all the city
officers will be housed in this building. The
improvements will be made under the d.
rection OF Mayor Alexander, Councilmen
Thompson and DAILY. Council also ratified
the action OF the committee in transferring
the jail and surrendering the city's interest
III the city hall property for the considera-
ton OF s., 000 An ordinance was adopted
turning the jail over 60 the county and
abollshing the office of jailer. to take effect