The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-14

at Athens.
The indications point very strongly to
Rome's having a union depot at an early
date.
A party OF northern capitalists. looking
for investment, will visit Fort Valley on
Tuesday next.
C. n. Haight, who is operating the Hotel
WEIGH at Albany, offers TO build a wooden
hotel to cost 10000 II the people Of Albany
will donate the site.
A house just built at Danislsville for Dr.
r. p. Sorrells of Athens was burned a night
or two ago 1t was unoccupied and incen-
diarism is suspected
The citizens Of Fort Valley will hold q
mass meeting at Fagan's ball tomorrow
night for the purpose OF nominating a may
or and board Of councilmen.
John Palmour OF Dawson county is now
sole owner of the Hudson house at Gaines.
vile, having purchased the interest OF Mrs.
Laura Cody OF Warrenton in the property.
The price paid was 1880.
In practice game Of foot ball at Athens
Thursday VIII NJ. Draper OF Atlanta, who
was playing on the second team, was run
ming and made pretty tackle, but fell on
his left arm and bent the bones.
Miss Melinda Gaines. a sister of the late
Ira and A. j. Gaines of Hall county, was
found dead In her bed at Gainesville Thurs
day. She was about "A years of age and
seems to have passed away without a
struggle. Heart failure is supposed to have
been the cause.
AT the recent session of the North Geor-
gia conference Rev. s. ID. Evans was ap-
pointed TO preach at Woodstock, but has
since been appointed TO the pastorate Of
Asbury church. Atlanta, to Gil the vacancy
caused by the death of the late pastor, Rev
w. p. Smith. Last year Mr.. Evans was
the preacher In charge on the Athens
mission.
Quitman Free Press: j. D. Belcher of
the upper part Of the county, showed to the
Free Press a few days ago a portrait OF a
lady which he found in a yankees KNAPP
sack on the Petersburg battle field 10 1865.
On the portrait is written "Mrs. Perkins,
and the imprint on the back shows that IL
was taken in New Haven. Conn. Mr..
Belcher has kept the picture ever since. He
Will take pleasure in returning it to the
owner, if be can be found.
The firm Of Bowdin & Little, shoe deal
ers Of Griffin, notified their creditors a few
days since Of their inability to meet their
obligations without an extension. The
creditors then asked for the appointment of
receiver to take charge Of the business and
III w C0lloSd61 bub CdSb Was 06AEl III CQarn-
bers before Judge BoyntOn, when he set a
day for final hearing In March. M. o. Bow
dom was appointed temporary receiver to
manage the business until final hearing is
had.
Fort Valley Leader: Capt. J. b. James
has just purchased 800 acres OF valuable
fruit Land from Col. II. A. Mathews. and
sold 200 acres of 1t TO zach Harper al S2O
per acre. MIR. Harper will proceed at ones
to put his purchase in fine condition and
make of it the model farm Of the county.
Two years ago land adjoining this property
sold at Sl2 per acre. This advance, in the
face Of the low price of cotton and general
stringency OF the times, is owing to the
prominence OF the fruit industry, and the
special adaptability Of the lands In this i'm
mediate vicinity to its culture
Athens Banner: The mail is now carried
out from Athens on the Georgia, Carolina
and Northern road. And it will be great
convenience to persons living at the stations
and In the country along that route The
new service has been established between
Athens and Clinton, s. c., and there is now
a continuous service from Athens to Nor
folk. Supt. L. NJ. Terrell of the mail serv-
Ice department was in Athens few DAYS
since. and was looking after the new service
on the Georgia, Carolina and Northern. In
a short while a service will be had as far as
Lswrenceville, and as soon as the road is
completed to Atlanta, the mail service will
be extended over the entire line
Sumter county comes TO the front aud
proposes to send to the worlds fair an ex-
hibit that will astonish the universe. J.F.
Ross, the chairman of Sumter county's
committee for arranging Georgia's exhibit
at Chicago, is authority for the following
statement: There resides in Sumter county
a who has in uankod
mastered the science Of perpetual motion.
The machine has been running sight
years without stopping during this time"
DIR. Ross has made repeated efforts 10
get the consent OF the inventor TO put this
wonderful machine on exhibition at the fall
fair and numerous exhibitions held In CSeor-
gia during this period, but he always re-
fused, and insisted that his name should not
be mentioned in connection with the inven-
tion. At his earnest request Mr.. Ross still
withholds his name from the public, but
obtained the full consent of the Sumter
county genius on Saturday to exhibit his
wonder at the worlds fair in Chicago.
At a meeting of 200 voters in the Fifth
ward OF Augusta Thursday night the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions were
adopted: Whereas, There has recently
occurred in our city a municipal election ia
which party calling themselves reformers
were eleCbeQs anu, whereas, lns lead OF re-
form and relieving the people of abuses. "df-
Tectly and indirectly promised in their
speeches and through the press during the
campaign" they have, by the policies pur-
sued since their organization, heaped up
those abuses by increasing the burden of
taxation in different ways, and especially
by placing license tax upon tobacco
an article which we believe no corporate
council in any city of our vast country
has had the indomibable gall to impose
before and whereas. the high business
licenses imposed and now being collected by
the so-called reform council is a great and
unnecessary hardship at this times OF gen.
eral financial depression, and especially
that it drives the small store and mechani-
cal shopkeepers out of business and cuts off
the means of making living in many in
stances, and the general trend of such
legislation Is death to all competition and
the concentration of trade in the hands OF
the few aud whereas, we see a general
tendency to class legislation, in that they
have placed railroad ticket brokers' license
at such an enormously high figure as to abb
solutely prohibit that business, a business
which we believe to be legitimate as bank
ing note shaving, or any other speculative
business, and as we know the
railroads have received their full demanded
price for tickets so held for sale, we believe
the act to be pure railroad legislation.
Therefore, by the voters of the Fifth ward
IN mass meeting assembled, be 1t resolved
that we hereby express our indignation and
Remuneration OF the so-called reform adj
minlstration and its policies generally, and
that we demand the UNQUALIFIED RENAL If