The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told in
PARAGRAPHS.

Dead Dog in a Bale Of Cotton
Annual Communication of the
Grand Lodge of Masons of Georgia
The Order Disbanding Rome's Mill
tary Company Revoked.
GEORGIA.
Rev. r. NJ. Harris died at Sandersville
Thursday night
Mr.. J. w. Mallard has sold his fine place
near StatesDoro, and viii shortly move TO
Wayne county
The remains Of a dead dog were found
packed in a bale Of cotton which reached
Americas Wednesday.
The Statesboro Banking Company will be
gin the erection Of a brick building on North
Main street adjoining DR.. Cone ONCE in
short time.
AbbeviIe Times: The snake story man
has about drawn in his rattle for this sea
son, but the rat man now comes forth He
states thath saw 5000 white rats at one
time. This happened IN IToup county, haJs
Rats
The Hill City Cadets of Rome will not be
disbanded. AdJutant General keI has re-
Voled the order disbandiug the company be-
cause Captain Byrd claims that he mailed the
enlistment sheet TO the adjutant general. 1t
has not been seen, however.
Hawkinsviue Dispatch The late lamented
Col Charles Z. Lathrop some years ago do
mated 10000 for the building Of home for
the Young Mems Christian Association in
Japan. This is one Of the many charitable
deeds of this Christian gentleman that has
never been made public.
The gin house Of Cicero Dobbs, near Wood
stock. was destroyed by IRE last Friday night,
together with twelve bales OF cotton. Mr..
Dobbs and his son were severely burned
while attempting to save the cotton the lat
ter so severely it is feared he will not recover.
The fire is supposed tohave been the work OF
An incendiarY.
President Commander J. w. F. .Lourey, Of
the Terrell camp Of United Confederate
Veterans, has appointed the following com
mittee on history and statistics bearing upon
the part Dawson ana Terrell counties took in
the confederate war: J. a. Fulton, Z. +.
Simmons, j. G. Avera, A. c. HILL D. L. Wat
son, W. D. Collier, Willis Lay, J. c. Roberts
and A. j. Lee.
A consent verdict in the case of Mrs. S. J.
Sage against the East Tennessee road was
taken in Judge Wcstmoreland'S branch OF the
city court at Atlanta Thursday. Mrs. SagoS
husband was killed in a wreck on the East
Tennessee more than a year ago and she sued
the company for his loss. The case was set
tied several days ago by the company agree
ing to pay $40 900 to the plaintiff.
Hawkinsville Dispatch: We received in
structiOns from the postmaster at Irwinvine
the other day to discontinue our paper ad-
dressed to Jim Tyson at that place because
81 was not called for, giving as a reason that
the said Jim was in the county chain gang.
We are sorry to hear of Jim S misfortune, but
we believe he has a good excuse for not call
regret, we have cut his acquaintance.
% Perry Home Journal: one morning re-
Gently there was beefsteak on the table
around which certain family In Perry had
gathered. This was not unusual but it was
usual for onions to be cooked with the steaE.
Apparently the usual custom had been OBJ
served on this occasion. But there had been
departure mistake--and lonQuil bulbs
had been used instead Of onions. just how
this mistake was made we are unable to say,
but we are told the beefsteak was Not popular
that morning. In fact it was left severely to
1tseM-Or the cO0lI-eXcept by one member
OF the family, young man. He tried it, and
says there is nothing distasteful about Jon
gull bulbs when cooked with beefstcak.
Hartwell sun: Once upon a time there was
green clerk in a certain store in HartWell.
Numbers OF Jokes were played on him by ask
ing hin for imaginary articles and having
him trotting around hunting them up. And
IL generally made him hot behind the collar
when he found II out. One day an Old black
smith dropped into the store and asked the
aforesaid clerk If he had any borax "Borax!"
exclaimed the clerk in a tone Of indignant
Scorn: now, whom thunder got that up;'
The old gent got little 'ashy,' at first, but
laughed immOderately when he found that the
clerk thought he was playing the old joke on
him. That clerk is now one Of the best bust
ness men in town and 1t would take more than
borax to get wilding heat on him.
The annual communication OF the grand
lodge OF Georgia Masonry convenes in Macon
on Oct 81. Hon. John S. David
son, OF augusta, Is grand master OF the state
and his annual address to the body this year
will be an extremely interesting one. The
grand lodge OF the state is now composed OF
900 members, comprising the worshipful mas
tiers OF the subordinate lodges; and the eX-
penses OF supporting the lodge for the year.
including pay Of officers, per diem while in
conference, printing, etc. Is IN the neighbor-
hood of 10000. Ten years ago the organiza-
ton was deeply in debt, which was incurred
in building the Masonic Temple in Macon
out TINS has now been entirely ltquidated and
neat balance remains in the treasury. One
OF the SUBJECTS that viii come before the com
municatlon this year will be plans for the in
vestment OF these funds, for the benefit of the
order and its benedciaries. The communica-
tion lasts for three or four days.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: Eighty-two thou
sand dollars Is the amount of the city bonds
that have been purchased by the city and
Sl25,0 900 is the amount which should have been
purchased to date, according to agreement,
although none have matured that have not
been promptly taken up. In 1873, when the
new bonds bearing per cent. interest were
issued in redemption of the old bonds bearing
z per cent. interest, the city agreed to pur-
chase SoUOO per year for the first five years
and $4,000 per year from that time on. While
5000 were not purchased each year of the
nrSt hYe years, the expiration of the five
years showed purchase of S25 600. Since
1855 no bonds have been purchased, for none
nave been In the market, except at prices
above par and ii would have been O
disadvantage to purchase on these terms.
OF $4,000 made by the commissioners
OF commons in 1879 and 1880 and can
celed and turned over to the CITY
in 1891, a total purchase of Ss2 600 is reached.
The city's bonded debt, as shown by the
last annual report Of the city treasurer,
amounts to S4eO,900, due as follows: 1894
S. 100; 1885, $500 1896 S37, 400; 1897, So, $40;
1888, 81, 900; 1899 $4,000 1900, $4,000; 1901
$1,000; 1902 $500. Due 1908, S25 900; 1904
SlO5OO: 1905, Sl7 800; 1906 $40 600; 1907 81 600;
zoos, sll,0OO; 1909, S262 900. Total $3.50 500
Here is the table Of purchases referred to
above: Bonds purchased by city in 1879, at
o. 721a, 90, So 900; in 1880 at Sc 81 COO; in 1881
at sS15 $4,000; in 1889, at So, s3R, $1,000; in
1883, at SEA s573, S3,00O-frst FIVE years, SOS,
600; In 1884, at 1875, s21( 100 81 800; in 1856 all
at par except 81 900 at 97Ix $50 100: in 1888 all
at par, sl4,so0-second i've years s42 400
Totals 400 Purchase Of the commons com
missioners in 1879 and 1880, Sl4,6OO. Total,
S., 900.
FLORIDA.
The phosphate shipments from Fer
nandino for October, SO far, amount to 13, 434
tons
Fifteen hundred pounds of tobacco we're re-
celyed IN Jacksonville Wednesday for the Ell
Modelo factory.