The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-16


County.
The Waycross fire department is now we'll
org anized, and well supplied with hose, car
riages and trucks
The Townsville Cotton Compress Com
pany expects to handle 1900 bales OF cotton
the coming season.
At family reunion Of H J. Williams Of
Walton county last week nifty OF sixty chill
dren and grandchildren were present.
Messrs. arver & Harper Of Rome have
made hnal arrangements 10 le We for Atlanta,
where they VIII open wholesale crockery
store.
The Rome cotton tie mill will start up
soon. after being idle Overa year. Mr.. Nevi-
CODA, the founder of the mill, will run it
again
The annual meeting Of the state alliance
will be held at Dublin Wednesday. The dis
solution OF the order is one Of the possiblli-
ties of the session.
The annual catalogue Of Tennille institute
has been issued and shows this weu-knOwn
school as one of the TO emOst In that section
OF Georgia. The enrolment OF pupils was
122
The canning factory Of Pete & Willis at
Hawkinsville, is canning about 5000 a day 1t
works over sixty hanJs- and the capacity Of
the plant is on test. \ Baltimore man, MT.
y II. Cole, is superintendent Of the factory.
Mr. Charles Daniel OF Atlanta. secretary
and member Of the grand executive commit
teeot the Order OF Railroad ielegrapherS, has
received au appointment to the high position
OF deputy grand chief telegrapher OF that
order.
Monday night at 80 o'clock Mrs Henry p.
Thomas died at her home in Atlanta. Mrs.
Thomas was the widow OF Col. Henry =.
Thomas, who commanded the Sixth Georgia
regiment during the war, and who was killed
at Knoxville. Tenn.
The contract for building the bridge over
the Tiger river, near Moore s, for the Port
Royal and Western North Carolina railroad.
has been awarded to Mr. Grant Wilkins Of
Atlanta. The viaduCt viii be 80 feet high and
800 feet long. The work viii cost about $1,000
Americus Times Recorder: Another resi-
denCe on Church street was entered night
or two ago, while the owners we're sitting on
the front porch and a suit OF clothes some
money and Jewelry stolen. This Is the sec
ond robbery committed on that street within
week.
Washington county's annual colt show was
held in the court house park last tuesday
morning There was large attendance Of
people from an parts OF the comfy. and some
OF the finest colts were on exhibition that
have ever been brought together in Washing
ton county.
The work OF deepening the Brunswick bar
by dynamite Will he resumed speedily, as
soon as all the arrangements can be made
Col. Goodyear has secured the passage of a
bill by congress giving him the means to con-
tinue and complete his great work for the ben
EFT OF Brunswick.
Brunswicklans strolling or lounging on
Bay street. IN the vicinity OF the Ocean hotel
Monday night were interested by the speeta-
Gle Of a man chasing his wife around the
block. The parties were coored the wife
being several shades lighter in complexion
than her pursuing husband.
On last Wednesday at the home OF his
daughter Mrs. 7. n. johnson. IN Atlanta
died Nh Jesse Brooks an old and honored
citizen Of Iroup county, aged nearly 30 years
Mr., Brooks for about 30 or more years had
been deacon Of the Antioch Baptist church
and was highly esteemed.
Americus Times. Pc order. Cant HIT haa
finally secured the left hind foot of a grave
yard rao 1t, and the cornerstone Of his ware
house viii lee laid at 10 clock this morning.
Col Buchanan. whose eloquence is proverb-
ial, will deliver the grafton, while the Congo
band will play several inspiring airs.
h NJ. Neisler was nominated by the democ-
racy OF Tay lor county saturday. Aug. Ii. He
received 2o5 votes T. W. Hall received
ninetydve votes and W H. FickIing twenty
three votes After consolidating the vote to-
day the executive committee appointed cam
Taign committees for the various districts
and the campaign begun.
7. T. ThomI son, the Augusta boxer, has
found some one willing to stand before him.
II is George Murray OF atlanta, a man who
weighs $50 pounds. Thompson says Murray
has agreed to meet him Thursday and sign
articles for the match and put up $3.50 a side.
Thompson weight for the match viii c 1913
and Murray ~. They hope to have the
match in the Exposition building.
A night or two ago at Americus lady saw
dark figure at her kitchen window and Sc.
curing revolver took deliberate m at the
thief At the critical moment, however, her
.cou age failed her and she could not shoot.
but m ide sufficient noise to scare the would.
be burglar away. Unless these petty ROB
berries are stopped some one is going to catch
a load OF buckshot one of these fine moon.
light nights.
Abe Birdsong q negro who lives in DeKalh
county, was arrested in Atlanta Tuesday on
charge OF COW stealing. 1t is alleged that
Abe stole fine milk COW Sunday night from
Comm dairy farm in DeHalO county. The
omcers say he butchered the COW and sold the
meat ana hide in Atlanta. The hide was sold
TO dealer on Decatur street, and it was
through that transaction that he was cap
tured. The hide ana head sold by the Negro
were identified as belonging to the stoier
COW.
The plant Of the Cordele Ice Company. OF
rather goodly portion of it, changed hands
recen ~, the Ameriyus Ice Company pur
chasing half interest therein. The deal was
ehected through >. X. Sims Of the Americas
company, who went to Cordele and closed the
trade after a thorough inspection OF the
plant. The Cordele factory Is practically
new and in tirst-class condition and Will bt
operated on full time next season. The price
paid for the half interest purchased was no
stated,
Under little round tent at the junction o
Williams and West Cain streets. Atlanta is {
determined looking woman who dresses il
black ana breaches with spirit and dasf
that is remarkable She Is Mrs. ) r.. TaVlOr
and her home is IN Phoenix, Ariz. Five week.
ago she began holding revival services a
this place, and has since then held two ser
vices day. The tent services are OF a FIRE,
and easy style. Mrs. Taylor does not hest
tate 10 speak her convictions, and said durin,
her sermon that people who refused to pro
Tess religion were 'caudinates for hell and z,
straight to everlasting perditon."
One Of the boldest robberes on record oe
Cured Monday afternoon on Church street
Atlanta. about O'Clock. Mrs. Gus Myer who
lives on Simpson street, was walking dow
Church street, on her way home from a shop
ping expedition. n one hand she carried a
parasol ana in the other was her purse
When she reached the corner Of Church am
Cone streets Mrs. Myer was startled by feel
ing her purse rudely suatched from her hand
and. turning around, she saw man watkins
rapidly away with il. The man was white
about 5 feet inches in hight, was rattle
heavily built wore a SLOUGH hat and wa
shabbilY dressed. He wore several DAYS
growth OF beard, and his general appearance,
was that Of a rufiau. lie walked casually NJ
behind Mrs. Myer, grabbed her purse iron
her hand and then hurried rapidly of.
A runaway out Of the usual order OF thing
occurred at Augusta Tuesday. A frgh euet
animal not only smashed things tut ended i
by jumping In the canal milk deliver,
wagon, belonging TO Mrs. henry Clarkson
was being driven up Greene street by littl,
white boy and n negro woman When the,
got on Greene street. 6ridge-the one on hi
third level Of the Caral-the horse becam,
frightened and began kicking. After indulg
ing in this sport "a little while he broke into &
run and threw out the occupants of The
wagon. hen he turned into a street passfnt