The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-08
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Eagle and Phenix-A New Pastor
in Macou-Rome's Electric Light.
A Husband sIashcs his Wife'H
Face-A quick CourtshiP-Other
Matters.
GEORGIA.
Work has been commenced on the new
fertilizer factory in Columbus.
The Rome Tribune says The way to
brighten up business is to bid for it,
sDahionega Signal The Barlow mill is
hung up to rest during the dry weather
Where water power is used all the gold
mills are waiting for rain.
Thompson's Iron Works at Thomasyiile
has just received carload OF new ma
chinery. and is building another large
room in which TO put it up
The business men Of Columbus have
opened post rail, part water route from
that city down the Chattahoochee, which
is now too low for navigation.
letter from Brunswick anent the
Dauntless says: 1T appears that all the
evidence was favorable to the vessel and
crew and that the captain and officers sat
isfactorily accounted for the movements
of the vessel"
Rev. NJ. A. Jenkins. formerly Of North
Carolina, but more recently Of Perry,
Ga. has been called to the psstorate Of
Tattnall Square Baptist church, ana
preached HIS first sermon at that church
Sunday morning at II o'clock
The people of Rome are discussing fat
mans bicycle race, to be held Sept. 10.
Lutte Robins weighs 2e2, John Chiid's
weight unknown; DR.. Hammond, Joe
Glover and others are probable entries.
1t would certainly be worth seeing
The barn, together with a lot of corn,
fodder and other forage, belonging to Mr..
J. T. Waller, who resides near Midland,
were burned Saturday morning about
O'Clock. It was the work of hre bugs,
who have been annoying the people Of
that section this summer.
Albany Herald: The hay crop in South
west Georgia will not be so good this year
as It was last year. The drought has cut
down the crop very materially. Yet one
prominent farmer informed the Herald
few days ago that he would make more
money on his hay crop this year than he
would make on his cotton crop.
Waycross Herald: Fortunate and un-
fortunate is the way Zach Batten may be
classed. He has been employed at the
Plant system hospital, and this morning
had the misfortune to step on a nail,
which penetrated his shoe and inflicted a
very painful wound Only last night Mr..
Batten was fortunate enough to take out
a policy in the Plant system relief and
hospital department This gives him med
icine and medical attendance free, in add
ton TO which he is allowed 81 per dag for
what time he IL incapacitated for work.
Columbus Sunday Ledger: During the
past week cotton has come into Columbus
very rapidly. From Sept. /. Tuesday. the
first day of the season, up TO last night
2,o22 bales of cotton were received by Co
lumbus warehouses. II 1t had not been
for the low condition OF the river, prac-
ticaIy preventing navigation, several hun
dred more bales would have been received
The estimate that two-thirds OF the cot
ton is already open throughout this sec
ton is very conservative one. one
warehouse man estimated yesterday that
three-fourths Of the crop is open.
Macon Telegraph: Surely before the
opening of another fruit season in Geor-
gia the movement in favor OF canneries
will have found greater favor with
the people who are most interested. Hun
dreds OF thousands Of dollars can be saved
10 the state by full realization Of the
importance of good canneries that will
save the crop and keep the money at home
that now goes out TO California, Della
ware. and, in fact, to almost all the
states where fruit is produced and where
the people are saving and determined to
make the most Of their opportunities.
The question OF light for the city OF
Rome remains In statu quo, but Jack King
secretary OF the Electric light Company
said that so soon as the interested par
ties return 10 Rome a permanent ar
rangement will be effected by which the
affairs of the company will be put in good
shape and that the power will not be
cut OFF again. The company owed the
Merchants bank 1900 with $3.50 interest
The company agreed to settle this in
instruments, and paid 800 principal and
one payment of the interest. but failed
TO meet the other payments when due
The Columbus Sunday Ledger says that
the work of renovating the Eagle and
Phenix mills is going right ahead. It also
says: Yesterday was pay day at the
Eagle and Phenix mills. and numbers OF
weil-dressed and seemingly prosperous
operatives were on hand TO receive the
money due them. They found it all ready,
and It was paid out in the usual prompt
manner in which the business of the new
regime is conducted. All indications point
to a busy and prosperous year for the
huge establishment upon whom so many
are dependent for living and when work
is resumed II will be on full time and
everything will boom at the Eagle and
Phenix."
The latest development in the disap-
pearance of Manager Henry Morris of
the Postal Telegraph Company at Macon.
is that he used a fictitious name as the
representative OF Hubbard, Price g. Co.
of New York. Superintendent Fowler of
the Birmingham district OF the Postal,
which includes Macon. is In Macon to look
into the affairs OF the postal office. SUI
perintendent Fowler says that so far as
his investigation has proceeded, II shows
that the accounts OF Manager Morris
with the postal are all right, and he does
not think that anything wrong will be
discovered. and that Mr.. Morris only
trouble will be through his connection
with Hubbard. Price & Co. as their repre-
sentative al Macon.
The First National Bank OF Rome Is re-
sponsible for the capture Of a mail rob.
Der. week or so ago mail robbery
occurred near Chattanooga, an account OF
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