The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-22


Athens have been elected by the council.
They are c. w. Baldwin q. H. Hume and Il.
Il. Palmer. Their election gives eminent sat
isfactlon.
The Ida Wells committee OF Englishmen
was sent a tele gram from Valdosta Thursday.
II told OF the lynching OF the negro muir
derer which occurred there the night ore,
and invited the committee 10 investigate the
lynching and the crime that led TO it.
Buena Vista Patriot: A gentleman from
the upper part Of the county brought some OF
the largest scuppernouPs TO town Saturday
we have ever seen. He said he had vine
that covered a quarter OF an acre, and that
now there were at least forty bushels on il
The fourth annual convention Of the Wo-
man 5 Parsonage ana Home Mission Society
Of the North Georgia conference. which has
Just closed at Mllledgeville was very inter
esting one. There were atOlt fifty delegates
present and much valuable work was accom-
plished.
Dawson News: NJ. L. Dixon. prominent
citizen living near Rlchland, died Friday from
the effects Of a fan received while having
some repairs made on his gin house. he fell
from platform about six feet high. and in
the fall hit his head against a piece of timber
which produced conclusion OF the brain.
George w Truitt the well-known Troup
county farmer, has gone to Atlanta, and win
select the acre which the exposition company
has offered him TO show what can be done IN
cotton planting on one acre OF land. Mr..
Trutt Will also determine the location OF the
wonderful cotton palace which he proposes to
erect.
The following mortgages were foreclosed in
the United States court at Atlanta a few
days ago by the Equitable Mortgage Com
pany OF New York. J. NJ. Hambrick. Stock
bridge, Ca, S2,3G5; Kate B. smith, Powder
Springs, s2,472: John A. Baugh, Jr., La
Grange ~, $50 The mortgages we're all on
land owned by the above parties
Capt Charles Arnold Thursday placed the
new spar buoys received from the govern
ment in position on the Brunswick bar The
VII 70 m ct ri 81 far
ing port and the green buoys are on the port
side entering port. The eight buoys are each
from ~ to As feet long and IA inches in diane
ter. The large anchors weigh from 17OO to
1900 pounds each.
Sam Ford l6 years old, barefooted half
crying. stood in Justice Hitchs court at
Brunswick Wednesday morning to answer
the charge of stealing a goat and goat wagon
from j. b. Abrams. sam denied the charge
strongly, but the evidence was too much for
him, and Justice Hitch sent him back to Jail
in default of a so bond to await trial at the
next session OF county court
President Burbage of the Brunswick Light
and Water Company had good force at work
this morning giving the artesian basins a
thorough cleaning out. All the water was
pumped out and the walls scraped and
secured The wells are now as clean as the
pebbly bottoms of ripping stream. Presi-
dent Burbage is eXerting himself to keen uD
the reputation Of Brunswick water supply.
Athens Banner: Capt J. j. G. McMahan's
u, r,
etc, Wednesday morning. Under the cover
of the storm a bold thief had entered il and
carried of all he wanted. The footprints Of
the thief could be dlscerned upon the floor
and he had entered before the shades of night
had fallen. No further trace could be found
OF the thief, as he had made good his escape.
Macon News: Capt Gilbert Davis chair.
man OF the board OF county commissioners.
stated to News man that Bib county now
has the lowest tax rate since shortly after the
close OF the war. 1t Is lower than Fulton
county rate, Notwithstanding the city of
Atlanta paws % per cent. OF Fultons taxes.
and supports its own public schools without
help from the county, The Fulton county
rate Is Il. 10, and the people up there think it
remarkably low.
Madison Advertiser: These Septenb er
nights have been divine. A dewy freshness
seems to pervade the silent air No mists
obscured, no clouds nor specks nor stains
broke the serene heavens In full orred
glory the slyery moon divinely rolled
through the dark blue depths OF ether her
rays casting a halo Of beauty on all things
ca thly. bree eS as balmy as the breath Of
autumn roses and as sweet as the kiss of a
MaulSOn Glrl make the atmosphere deli ght
full and cause one to feel that IL IS pity to
lose the beauty OF night by sleeping away the
happy hours.
Columbus Herald: The farmers of Georgia
ana Alabama. or at least the majority of
them, are not entirely dependent on the cot.
ion crop this year Many farmers planted
oats' peas ana corn very largely and are rails.
lng meat OF their own. These same farmers
are also turning their attention to the hay
crop. Plenty OF line hay can he found On al
most any farm ripe for the farmers blade.
There is more money in hay than There is in
5-cent cotton Happy indeed, are those
farmers who raise their own bread and meat
at nome, together with good crops of oats
potatoes, peas hay and the like.
Athens Banner; Monday night out at the
car shed OF the Athens Street Railway Com.
pany Asa Brown, one of the most efficient
WorKmen connected with the road came near
losing his life. Mr. Brown had gone into the M
per part Of the building to get a keg OF sDikes
dc was returning with the spikes when he
lost his footing and fell to the floor beneath
Inc Eeg OF spikes which was quite heavy
iel upon hin, breaking one of his ribs and
brulSlng nlm severely. His left foot and leg
were badly spralneu and bruised and It was
with difficulty that he could walk. his iniu
rles, while painful are not dangerous.
At Brunswick +. r. Twittv, attorney for
petitioners, has filed in the Zines dyertfse,
once for publication. the petition for charter
Tor Inc Atlantic Investment Company The
petitioners are NJ. Isaac, W. F. Symons j. >.
thomas, Il. 2. Taylor A. II. Lane, e. j
Allen. J. Il. Mason, II. s. Harrison, H S
McCrary, }. E. Lehman. f. d. Aiken j. A
carroll, W. ~ BurCage, A. j. Croyatt, G w
Coates, II. Kaufman aud r. Brobston The
capital stock IS $4,000 divided into 251 shares
o. flOO ca n, to re matured by monthly in
stallTnents Of II each The principal Office
Will he in Brunswick. with ranches at smell
other points as may be desired.
brunswick Times Advertiser: The Bruins
WICK ana western and the southern railroad.
have lots OF cotton shipments placed and the
staple VIII soon begin moving in very RAPIDLY
4 he first trans Atlantic shipments will IL
ma lie on the three British steamships now il
port-the Belliugham RoSshire and NortE
Gwalla. The lOugshOremen are going a5ou'
with cotton HOOKS in their belts and have tn,
promise OF plenty of work at good wages
me Head Line steamship IuishOw n Heat
Will be in In few days for full cargo. ant
VIII be followed in about two weeks by tn,
other Brunswick Terminal Comp-nys char
tered ships There never was a brighte
prospect for splendid season.
The employees of the Central railroad shop
at Macon have been made happy bv uenl
put 10 WORK on cighi hours time. For a mum
Der OF months pas. The shops have been ru
on nye hours, or half time. but owing to IN
great increase OF business and the conseouen
increase OF repairs 20 rolling stock, etc tn
management OF the road has found IL neces
sary TO llc ease the number OF hours OF work
There are abOnt 50 men employed in tn
shops. and an increase in their hours enc
per Gay makes good difference. The out
look is that the men will be put on full tim
within week or two and before the white
season sets in great many more employe
or al KINDS VIII be necessary 10 carry on III
business.
The dimensions OF the Cotton States an
International buildings are given as follows
Manufactures, 2l6 by $40 feet; admiuistff
ZION 100 by 200 feet; minerals and forestry
~ ~ $50 feet electricity, " by $50 feet, an
agricultural. $50 by 800 feet The manufa,
minerals and forestry building Will have a
octagonal tower 100 feet high in the center
inc electricity building Will be two storie
hlRh, with tower 100 feet high I'm the center