The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-25
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told
in Paragraphs.

A New Manufacturing Establishment
for Talbotton-A Failure at Griffin.
state Convention of the Catholic
Knights of America-A Rome Bank
Reduces Its Capital Stock one-half.
GEORGIA
The new postonice at harrington will soon
be estat lshed.
a. $. Davis has been appointed postmaster
al SapelO. Mcintosh county 4
IL is reported that Miss Florence Leonard,
of Arlington. has sold the patent on her
travelling case for 100000
The C4tholie knights of America Of Geor-
ga will hold their annual state convention
al Macon, beginning tomorrow.
An effort is being made to secure post
once at the place of Joe WOmack, 10 miles
from BIakely. on the Fort Gaines road.
The body of John Anderson, of Rome, who
was drowned in the Coosa river few days
a.o. was found at Cedar Blur Thursday.
The city of Sandersville has been Temporal
rrIy enjolned from subscribing money for the
construction of railroad from that point to
Iennille
AdolDhus is the name of a new postoffce
established at West Tricks, in rankin coun-
r., The office is to he supplied by the IOccoa
and Henry route. Mr., Prick is postmaster.
O. w Edwards has exchanged his place on
the corner of sage and Currahee streets at
roccOa with r. p. Simpson for the TOCcoa
hotel property on Doyle street MIR. Edwards
intends building residence where the old
hotel stands.
Among the many oldest inhabitants" of
sumter county is Nathan Veal. who tills the
Soil on his little farm some ten or twelve
miles east of Americas. Thursday he Cele-
nrated his 91st birthday by working in his
coruteld from daylight until shutdown.
Miss Sallie Brooks, who is principal Of the
Grimm school in Spalding county, swallowed
"A pin some few days ago, which caught in the
upper portion of her throat. he is at present
IN ~andersvllle under the treatment of Dr..
Rawlings Her condition Is reported critical.
d. a. Sain and Peter Herman, a capitalist
from Tell City, Ind, propose to manufacture
al TalbOttOn. names, plow stocks buggy and
wagon material and other articles i'll this
line Ample money is in hand, and the build
Ings etc. will cost about 5000. Fifteen or
twenty workmen viii be required.
on last Monday night at o'clock William
4 Pierce, Of Hampton, in Henry county, died
Of heart disease. Mr.. Pierce had Just re-
turned home from Atlanta and was sitting in
his chair resting, when. without a word or
symptom of any struggle he calmly sank in
mis- seat and expired MIR. Pierce was 81 years
old
Several days ago the store of B. Pearlman
& Morris, dealers in dry goods ana notions, at
Americas. was closed pending settlement
OF the affairs Of one of the partners. Henry
Morris deceased thursday the matter was
LETT 10 arbitration, and terms agreeable to all
concerned were entered into. Later in the
day the doors were again opened and business
resumed.
There was a meeting of the stockholders of
the Merchants National Bank of Rome day
or two ago II was in conformity with an adj
vertisement for reducing the capital stock
and that action was taken. The capital stock
was reduced from 100000 to 100000. Since
the bank went into business in 1887 it has
earned between $50 900 and S90,C0J in profits
and has paid out $4,000 IN dividends. The
report shows a capital of 100000 ana surplus
of al out $4,000.
During the year 1893 there was shipped from
Tar!eu. in round numbers, 1900 600 superb
ciIl feet OF pitch pine timber, lumber etc
of this amount 80 900 900 feet was shipped to
foreign ports. the balance going coastwise. It
required 1856 vessels, with total tonnage of
q 800 to export this timber The value of the
timber shipped last year is estimated at 81
10000. There was more timber shipped du-
ring the year 1893 than there was in 1892
Over 100000 600 feet of timber and lumber
came into the port of Darien during the past
year.
Il. c. Burr has been appointed temporary
receiver for E.. j. Flenister & Bros, Of
Gnain, dealers in dry goods, groceries and
clothing, The first claims on the businf SIS
are those of the City National Bank for $500;
Daniel Miller & Co., of Baltimore, S4 1905
Mrs b. j. Flemister for $500. and H. c.
Burr indOrser for $40. The total liabilities
are placed at 10000. The work of taking
stock was begun last night. and the stock and
accounts are estimated at $1,000. The ap-
plcatiOn for a permanent receiver will be
heard at Zebulon next Tuesday.