The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-05
GEORGIA

Building Boom.
A military bicycle corps Is to be organized
at Macon
The Dawson briclyyard is now in operation
with a capacity of - 600 day.
CYRUS Sharp. one of the oldest and most re
spected citizens Of Forsyth, is dead.
Ben Mize an Americas boy. has walked
from Americas to Chicago. distance Of 900
miles, in twenty days.
H j. Jennings and l.. G.. Pinkston are "a
strong firm recently established IN Parrot
They will deal in general merchandise.
The old Root house on Church street Mari
eta which was purchased by the Marietta
library. is being removed preparatory to
erecting handsome building to be used for
library.
Cycling is becoming a very popular pastime
in Dawson, there being no less than twenty
wheels in the city and several others have
been ordered. The owners Of wheels are go
ing to organize a club.
AT Kfrkwood near the line Of DcKaIb,
there is a church owned by Prcsbyterians,
with a Methodist pastor and the seats were
originally owned by Baptists and donated by
Episcopalians
John Hightower Tuesday purchased the IN
divided half interest OF Mrs. Matthews in the
firm OF G.. o. Loving Co, wholesale and re-
tail dealers in furniture at lob Cotton avenue
at Americas. The style of the firm hereafter
will be Loving Hightower.
It is said that Owen Howe one Of the muir
derers of Dow Walker, in Crawford county,
is secreted about twelve miles above Rey-
nolds near the home fhis father, on the farm
OF Green Riley (COlored). He is armed with
Winchester, at the point of which he ordered
a meal of an old negrcss "A few days since.
After eating what was set out he helped him
self TO two or three OF her best quilts.
The trustees Of Mercer University at Macon
recently gave the Tattnall Square Baptist
church which is now worshiping in the uni
versity chapel, a lot on the campus on which
TO build church for that congregation but
after making an effort to get $4,000, the com
mittee has decided not to build the church
this year. 1t failed to get the necessary funds.
The first cOlored seaside hotel ever opened
on the South Atlantic coast has Just been
completed at st. Simon by stephen M. Miller
of Brunswick. II is located 20O yards from
the beach, near the light house and contains
fifteen comfortable rooms. 1t is surrounded
by pretty flower garden, on one side store
and shooting gallery ana on the other tennis
court, and Steve says he will entertain the
colored elite Of the south this season. He
says his place will be strictly hrst-class and
here are some OF his hotel rules: No intoXi-
Gated persons will be entertained; nc intoXi-
Gated persons allowed 10 enter the hotel; no
obscene or vulgar language allowed on the
premises guests are expected to settle
weekly; guests without baggage must pay in
advance; do gambling will be permitted.
Marietta Journal: Col. w. p. McClatchey Of
Chattanooga Tenn, was in the city saturday
taking testimony in a suit to be tried in Chat
tanooga. Mrs. Bette Chambers is suing the
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stated that Mrs. Chambers husband, VIII
Chambers, deceased, had invested his moth
ers money of large estate in Marietta, in
Chattanooga property. which had enhanced
and made him "a fortune, and that Mrs. Sarah
Chambers, her mOthern-luw. since her son $
death, had been inhumanCly neglected. given
only pittance, and was at that time a charge
upon the neighbors, while Mrs. Bette Cham
bers lived in luxury and case. This Mrs
Bette Chambers denies as a Islander. and asks
for $4,000 damages. Mrs. Sarah Chambers
II mo- MIA in fbpT 1Ia
asylum.
John Armistead, a farmer living about four
miles from jug Tavern, in Gwinnett county,
was run over and instantly killed Tuesday by
the Georgia, Carolina ana Northern local
freight train No 80. Mr.. Armistead was 80
years old and very deaf The train was go
ing north and Mr.. Armistead was walk
ing along the railroad track in the opposite
direction with his head down. On coming
arounda curve the engineer saw Mr. Armi-
stead on the track and blew the danger
whistle. but Mr.. ATmiStcad being deaf and
having his head down, knew nothing of the
approaching train until the engine struck
him lodging him upon the pilot. The blow
broke both OF his legs. As soon as the train
could be stopped his body was carried to his
house, which was near by. and placed in the
care OF his family and the sectionmaster of
the road; Mr.. Armistead leaves u wife and
three children.
The new government building wilt turn loose
$4,000 in Rome, and the new court house on
which there is considerable work to be done
more before 10 is completed. Then there
comes number of costly residences the cree
ton Of which will aggregate many thousands
OF dollars. over $1,000 is being CXpended on
the Imam mansion alone Seaborn
Wright will eXpend more than that on his
country seat and Saturday Thomas Fahy
contracted for the erection of a new resi-
dence on Third avenue and Fourth street. to
cost about $4,000, The home of w. j. Nun
ually, which is now about completed, repre-
sents an outlay of more than IS 600 The
m gtra
cost when completed about "A 900.
Several big business houses are talked for
Broad street j. A. Glover and Capt. Simp-
son Will build business building or VIII
make some important additions to the house
now occupied by the Simpson Grocery Com.
pany. McWilliams IS thinking OF erecting a
big business house on the site OF the building
now occupied by the Postal Telegraph Com
pany, which will be three stories and will cost
$1,000. Mayor ;. s. King may also erect a
building where the King Grocery Company
now is which will be three stories and will
cost about S5 900.
AT Anthony Shoals on Broad river. in Ell
bert county, stands a house that has a well
established reputation as being haunted
About sixteen years ago HopewelI factory.
which was located there. was burned down
and has never been rebuilt. John Thompson.
the owner OF the factory. lived in the house in
question. il Is fine cottage, built on the side
OF very steep blur. Mr. Thompson died i'm
the mouse some three years after the factory
was burned, and il has never been orcunied
since, though it has been offered rent free 10
any one that would live there Anthony
Shoals Is favored place for
fishermen to 90 and spend a few days
but IL is very seldom that any of tbCm
can De prevailed upon to occupy the
mousse dep e. Campbell. coroner OF the
county ana gallant CX.confederate soldier.
VINO knows no such thing as fear. has several
times induced parties that he was with TO
spend the night in the house and always vii h
the same results. Along toward midnight
NOISES commence IN the upper story of the
Duilding ana continue for three or four hours.
1roans screams and unearthly sounds are
heard ana rapid walking over the floors.
lhese sounds are heard by all the occupant
OF the mousse no matter how many are Dros-
ent. Mr.. Campbell says that he has several
Tunes attempted TO ferret out the MYSTERY nv
taxing some fearless men With MIN M ne
stairs when the noise was going ou mt al.
ways without success They wouId sea rrb
the rooms. hut while the doors would Slam IA,
gether IN front ana rear Of them and me noise
would eoniue they were never able to dfs.
cover the cause
Dawson News; Henry Harris. % stout mid.
elea8ed rcd compleXiOncd tramp has come
- kflei at Dawson. Re is now in iail await.
~ me coming u % guard % carry him 10 tho
chAnGhn2 where he win serve - sentence 0i
~ months About 10 O'Clock Friday nighi
M.1h Jahe NeWnerry, ana old cOlorcl citizen
ttteiheq nome from church with his family
lyyhn lifnt burning 10 DTS residence and
Nletofefed whore bOme one had foreibIv
sAIeteN through the window. Ncwberry began