The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-07
ET0UCIA AND FLORIDA.
H. News Of the Two States Told in
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r;-,ber Business.
GEORGIA.
..,-. e beinR made to reorganize the
An Sart I ight Infantry.
u,-- er7n Of Battle & Gilbert, Of Column
Ing 70 been dissolved by mutual consent.
p.s nf en-, N Cain, Lyon s. Love, Of Roswell,
Iae aun'ciaiIy embarrassed and its doors
closed. -. ,,.a r.osn,,, a. h,s
Wllllaa CaDtolo in Screven county, was
BON o,the Oldest and best citizens OF Screven
w. peter Kelley of Jackson county, took
.trTchnine instead s aft Ave o,,rS
dsy OF two ago 0lN N-0
n.gl-'' municipal election at Summerville
LL IS resulted in favor OF prohibition by
msjorityoi twsh I'LL 90 ~''----4'' ---0 VIII
ssdry after Nov6-
De H-Iy solIovine have been elected at Syl-
lI Wayor q. P. Wade; eouncilmen, w
Britt J. b MoreI, y, "a: , nit.on N
rnbby and j. W. OFeEsSLeeV' A00oi"0A' D D.
W.. George Z, Almond OF Elberton was
.Ss1 violently i'll Monday night while at the
t5ontst church and but for the aid OF med
ipossFP attention Immediately 1t is feared he
night have died
I:Is not probable that there will be a base
~ cInb IN Augusta this season, as no one
s o. n want to take hold. w. H. Stallings,
o,rns the franchise, says he will not
club this season, but will sell out cheap.
Tbs total amount of reduction made by the
-fera OI
~ ~ cItv offcials is g. 80 The specific tax
ri Csrtainlv be removed from all property
IT, can be reached by ad valorem taxation.
Mai Richard Dickson VIM one OF the Oldest
t,i1sns Of Gwinnett county, and a landmark
~ TeTrenceville for the last three quarters
~ Century is at the point of death at the
Sesidence Of his son-in-law, Judge 7. M
Peoples.
r l. Gordy who does q buggy, wagon and
harness business on Broad street at Column
ms between Ninth and Tenth streets. was
oIcssd nv Sheriff Burrus Thursday afternoon
Sn5sr a mortgage Of S2,51s.9s held by the
Fourth National DanK
Cant J. Hardy Jackson has resigned the
command of the Oglethorpe infantry, OF
angusta His resignation has been accepted
INA will be forwarded to the governor. His
snccessor will be elected as soon as Adjt. Gen.
KEEL orders an election
Rpd Maxwell has sold hts interest in the
am Of Duncan s. Maxwell, at Elberton, to
IN, T. Duncan, and hereafter the Arm will be
Known as Duncan Bros Mr.. Maxwell pur-
chased the stock of Turner & Swearengin
and will continue business at their old stand.
R and H. J. Bruton, OF cambridge, have
recently made contracts for an immense lot
ii crossties, and will at once proceed to fill
thelr order-cutting Is 900 to 10000 per week.
'They will cut ad AGENT to the river, and drift
them to Apslachicola for the northern mar
ket
AtLe1ington Wednesday Mrs W. Stewart
WAS walking in her garden and noticed
blooms upon some OF her strawberry
plants They attracted her attention and
u
10 her surprise, she found several large ripe
berries.
Will Galloway. of Babb, Henry county. lost
his house by fire one night last week. The
Ire occurred early in the night, and being
discovered in time by the help Of neighbors
hearty all the contents OF the house we're
Saved From the first location OF the fire.
there Is said TO be but little doubt that it was
oi incendlary origin.
The new insurance law is going into effect
II changes the old law by making individuals,
firms and associations doing the same bust
ness as corporations pay the same tax and
license as they do. The law was passed at
the request Of the corporations who paid tax
license, but individuals doing the same bust
ness did not have anything to pay.
The election for mayor and councilmen at
Cuthbe-. Thurs day passed of quietly, there
being but one ticket in the field, as follows
For mayor, Robert L. Moye; for councilmen,
J. E. Douglass, ID. N. Jacobs, Alb Jones, John
H. Sealy r Z. Toombs, Jr. This is the old
council, with but one change, DR.. J. E. Doug
board OF aldermen.
Miss Laura Haygood, who went to China as
missionary several years ago, is coming
home TO spend year. She is now in Shang-
nal China, and letter has been received
from her saying that she will return to At
lanta as soon as 1t is safe to cross the ocean,
which Will be about April A vacation Of one
year has been allowed her and she will spend
II with her friends in Alta nta.
John B N Berry, who moved to Augusta
several years ago and established the South
S en- F Fine tlDre Company in North Augusta,
"a mas ett with his family for Washington, d.
~, "heTe ne Will locate. Mr.. Berry was pres
l i1ent ol me company, but he has disposed Of
ms e1tlre interest The mill is not being run
NOW Out II is understood that the company
be resumed
Daren Gazette: There are now in port
o9ulng with timber and lumber eleven YES
seS Shipping is quite dull in Darien lust
now ana there are but few vessels in port
sSOnaS ,, during ing the past month there was
s5 -p3p from Darien, coastwise and foreign
of@25O feet Of hewn and sayyn timber and
i ,SSlUer. During the month ending on Dec 30
T iro.e va" q measured at the public boom in
tj alteu o'9g0UOO feet OF square, scab and sawn
smOer This does not include the sawn tim
an nv, sHu lumber which came in during the
bOOms. VII GU W tlie private
ro AIRY See a middle-aged negro was ar
r ojSigu az Augusta Friday upon the charge of
he piK ms lelg hDors cows and carrying off
mi5r IiiltS ne dld his work each night after
n ' S, ~ ana each morning the neighbor had
ny ~ ~. along without milk. The police did
81 hin ~. - %nat 70 40 with See after they got
was ICt as IL ne ald what he was accused of it
and tb oase OF larceny from the COW, they said
T5an suere Is no such offence on the statutes
t IrVI upon Investigation it was ascertained
eigbtear C use CoInplalned Of against See was
nof ~ ~! months old, and the evidence was
p's4lVe' He was let go free
O, III E1 en Banner: Mrs. Sarah Westbrooks
Ms - siI,ryof rat is visiting her daughter,
and r AAllgood. This lady is s7 years of age
s5 Se saat is very remarkable is the fact that
and Eve NV ana reads without the aid of glasses
four I T not used them during the last twenty
years Ears dispensing with them after fifteen
Geor5;oo use. she was born in Madison county
W famiIS+ narrled In Franklin county and her
conn; reared in Gwinnett and Cherojxee
dren - She is the mother of twelve caII-
siTtv Sau mas seventy-one grand children
great grag s5eat grand children and five great
descend lang children, making total Of 1853
store ~ ;Aharews, proprietor OF the SURPRISE
n signras,ce VIumous has made a voluntary as
Of his cro ~ w. K. Blanchard. for the benefit
s6Oo 0TSSultors Assets S1l 900: liabilities
two na-,jooo preferences we're given except to
cured b .ies lot notes for borrowed money So.
6rst one ny mortgages on part of the assets. the
Fair6Hr,i C " Y 20, held by w. T. Roberts of
Of Coj-rlil. the other held by Miller 4 Miller
o are =, Jus u Tor $3.50. The principal Credit.
pany NJ "a, o. !, 10 ass and the H, B. Claim Com
Strsuss ~ Iork, Hurst, Purnell & Co and
I'D evse1lr(os, Baltim 0re. Mr. Andrews gave
watch he 'EHahg ne possessed Including his
II urdiI,i5naa worn for years also an Interest
iather s1 a1e u lands left him by his grand
nisI,,r az mother, now in the hands of I'D.
halls from r-Ie SSoHd South: w. j. Forester. who
zane n ~ ~ Wv lnnett county this state who
before J r1sti county last March was arraigned
be Esiv eS5'i ice Warren for bigamy on Dec IA:
COUNTY iefi trlal and was Committed to irwin