The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-21

Looking Over the Old Time Camp
ing and Fighting Grounds of the
6O's-COtton Mills TO Be Erected in
Observation-Disclosures Lady Drum
mer.
GEORGIA.
Cedartown has "a baby. contest, with a
souvenir spoon as the prize.
a mad dog was killed in Perry last
Monday. When seen he was on Main
street and was shot three times
Two Grand Army of the Republic men,
who belong 10 the Twenty tnird Ailchi-
gan regiment were at Blacks hear Tues
day looking over the old batueileids.
They went out and looked over the
ground where they were camped thirty
one years 60 ia the Porter woods, near
J. q. Browns s.
ThomasviIe Times Enterprise. The need
OF a good reliable pack OF catch dogs is
being felt more and more every day and
the town ana county ought to secure them
even IL they do come high. The dogs that
are being trained now viii probably be
all right In the course of time but good
dogs are needed now.
Courier: T. J. Perry. who lives a few
miles out from Dublin, informs as tnat "A
short time ago he drew from his well a
catfish about three inches long. There
was no apparent means of the fish getting
into the well and it is a mystery how be
found his lonely home. The wei stands
open and il is thought il rained him down.
A
ment house. on Henderson street, belong
ing to Andrew Rogers and occupied by
Peter Robinson, was destroyed by ufe
last Sunday night about $50 O'Clock. Inc
fire originated from a defective hue IN
the kitchen. The fire being early in the
night, the whole town almost turAed out
and visited the scene Of CONFEDERATION.
Walton News: The contract for the
building of twenty operatives houses
for the Monroe Cotton Mills was let at
public outcry last Thursday, the con-
tract being awarded 10 W. i. thurman
OF Harmony Grove and Dawson Brand
of Loganville at s72 per house. Bids
ranged everywhere from $50 TO $l75 The
company viii furnish all the material,
and the houses will be well put up.
gang Of thieves must have passed
through Blackshear last Wednesday
night Mrs. E. S Hendee lost her horse,
and the chicken houses of G. A. Rams
peck and Miss Eva Hillyer were raided
and relieved of their contents. The thief
who got the horse was seen in Atlanta,
but he saw the policeman approaching
and jumped from the morse ana mace
his escape. The horse was returned to
Mrs. Hendee.
DeKalb New Era: on Saturday after
noon, as J. w. Veal and j. T. Wright
were returning from Atlanta and inside
Charleston their horse suddenly became
unmanageable when one line broke, leav-
ing them at the mercy of a flying ami
NAL The horse left the road, the buggy
striking a tree, and the occupants went
overheard. Mayor Veal was, il is said,
badly hurt, while Mr. Wright came out
with only a few bruises.
Gail: Wednesday night at 11:45 o'clock
an alarm was sounded at Brunswick from
box No. IS. The department made excel
lent time but upon arriving the flames had
completely covered the building, making
II impossible to save it, The office and
ware-room Of the factory was completely
destroyed, also, large supply of lime
paint and moss mattresses. The building
was totally destroyed, At the late hour
the owner, Mr. Preston could not be seen
but il is thought the loss was fully COW
cred by insurance.
Elberton Star: Last week Col Thomas
NJ. Swift was offered the management of
million dollar cotton mill to be located
somewhere in Georgia. The colonel has
accepted the position, provided the factory
is located in Ebert county but not other
wise, as all of his interests are here. Col.
Swift leaves in a few days for the east.
and while gone Will do all within his
power TO bring the mill to this county,
and those who are familiar with the sue
cess that usually attends his efforts, Will
not hesitate in pronouncing the million
dollar plant strong probability for Eli
bert. So mote it be-
Wednesday night about o. clock an at
tempt was made by an unknown party to
enter the residence Of DR. l. N Bishop. on
Union street, Brunswick. Mrs. Bishop
heard noise and on going into the sitting
room she saw q man attempting to climb
into the window. He had placed box on
the ground and was IN the act OF Jumping
through. Mrs. Bishop with commendable
GOODNESS, stepped to the telephone and
called up the police station. An officer
was sent, but the would be thief skipped.
Jnst before the attempted robbery oe-
CURED white man called and begged for
something to eat Mrs. Bishop very kindly.
gave him all he could eat, and he is sup
posed to have been the burglar.
Journal Marietta was visited not long
since by fair knight of the grip. She was
selling a baking powder which is noted
for being absolutely pure" and the lady
being of the same texture, made it diff
ncult for the average merchant to with
hold his order If he was at all likely TO need
any baking powder during the coming ten
years. Not to 90 further into details, my
attention has been called to show win
dow, on the north side, which as a rule
is loaded down with tempting edibles, but
now contains nothing, but a massive pile
of absolutely pure" baking powder
enough no doubt TO supply Cobb county
in leaVening product for years to come
Fortunately my heroine has a large ter,
ritory, and will not get back in this direc-
ton again soon; by her return, our good
natured merchant may have discovered
some device by which his powder can be-
used TO straighten a darkie's hair, and in
MAT way get his stock run down
Wilcox county correspondent Mornine
News; AbbeVille is growing rapidly. EV.
cry dwelling is occupied and many Others
Will be speedily built to accommodate The
great number of immigrants now on then
way. q. A. X. Stevens is fitting up a very
neat and tidy real estate office on Cour
House square. The new city Of the colo
nlStS mas been located at Swan and nameC
Indianapolis, combination of Mary il
honor of Founder Fitzgerald's Wife ant
the city of indianapolis whence the colony
idea originated. A large and enthusiastic
meeting of Abbevilles progressive cfti
gems was held at the court house yester
DAY 10 formulate plans for progress. a
business league was formed with the fol
lowing officers. J. r. Monroe, president
I: +. Wimberly, vice president; G. A K
stevens, secretary. and j. S. Lock treas
urer. The ladies of the Methodist churcl
are building tasty little parsonage inn
mediately adjoining the church of that de
nomination. The hosts of c. A. r. mel
who nave visited this section are enthu
siastic over the kindly welcome which ma
been accorded them.
Dublin Courieri on Friday evenlns
Jnere was school exhibition at Shad1
Grove church, twelve miles nortbwes
OF Dublin. A large crowd had gathere,
ana When the show was over ali startet
nome. quite a number of vehicles load
ed with human freight, We're passin,
along one road, when a horse baked
causing several buggies TO rush up clos
behind each other. At this juncture ;
negro, whose name was David Cum
mings; was in a buggy just in front o
AR. Stanley, and his mule backed int
Stanley's wagon and some damage wa
done to Cummings buggy Mr.. Stanle-
drove on to his home and shortly cum