The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-05
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latest thing in Macon
The justices of the peace of Fulton
county have been notified that they have
been dereict in the discharge of their du-
ties In regard to the collection of county
taxes.
A shaft is being sunk on the Dickerson
gold property, adjoining the Burtz and
Chester mines in East Cherokee. This
property is to be thoroughly prospected
at once.
The Elberton Star has just issued a very
attractive trade review and write-up of
that busy little city. The current issue
contains sixteen pages, with many hand-
some Illustrations.
The citizens of Leslie, an Incorporated
town in Sumter county, have applied to
the railroad commission of Georgia to
compel the Georgia and Alabama railroad
to build a depot at that place
Mr.. r. L. Surtees, the efficient agent of
the Southern Express Company at Cox is
in great luck. BY the recent death Of an
aunt in New York he has fallen heir 10
$4,000, and the money is now in. hand IN
cash.
The location of the A. X. and N railroad
shops there and the recent removal Of the
county site there from Morsanton mas
put new life and energy in the place ana
people.
Mr.. f. w. Clements sheriff Of Polk
county, Georgia, died Wednesday night af-
ter a lingering Illness. Polk superior court
adjourned in honor of his memory. Mr..
Clements had been sheriff of POLK county
for many terms.
Postofiees have been established in the
following towns in Georgia: May, Har-
Alison county; Rollo, Screven county; Pau
lima. Harris county; Townsville, Merlweth-
or county. The postofnce at Catoosa
Springs has been ordered abolished.
Canton Advance: Ex-Congressman
warner and Mr. Slack of Ohio were
here this week examining the gold and
marble interests of Cherokee. They were
much pleased and it is quite probable that
they will invest some here during the next
few weeks.
Dalton Citizen: Dennis Barrett bought
and weighed 300 bushels of wheat in one
aav This week. This is indeed an excel
lent showing for the crop in this section
as never before in the history of the city
has SO much wheat been bought by one
man in a day.
Ocilla in Irwin county is booming so
fast that more carpenters are needed to
accomplish the work Residences and
business houses are going up, ana the
Immense saw mill and turpenune business
carried on there makes it necessary TO
import workmen.
Of Y.
while sitting in her house few days
ago, heard the sing of a rattlesnake. on
going out to investigate she found lying
Ia the edge of the yard big rattler sing
ing at the house cat. He had nine rattles
and the usual button.
The Douglasville New South, the official
organ of Douglas county, in its last issue
comes out strongly for Hon. Thomas b.
Fielder representative in the legislature
and chairman of the general judiciary
committee, as the next congressman from
the Fifth congressional district
A negro named Thompson, near Quit
man, labors under the hallucination that
his body is full OF red ants, and that they
run and sting and bite all through him
all the time. His neighbors say tha'
he eats dirt, and is conjured. but Thomp'
tite is as good as ever.
The assays of ore taken from the Skies
(Coggins) mines in Cherokee, a few days
ago. shows the mine to be rich, and {
home-spun Klondike. One of the two as
says run $3.50 to the ton, and the othel
s2450. Ore taken from this property a.
ways assay high, and the paintings inva
riably show nice strings and particles o
gold.
Rome Argus: DR.. A. ]. Battle state
that the prospects of Shorter College wer
never brighter. The trustees have mad
many improvements and are contempat
ing the enlargement of the chapel. Whe
their plans are complete II will be we
equipped indeed. The probability is tina
there will be twenty-five benefctaries /
Shorter College the coming year. Thi
will be a fine illustration of the inscrip
ton on it's corner stone: "A Gift to Gu
Daughters"
Quitman Free Press: Mr.. w. r. Davi
of Cairo spent several days in the cit
this week making arrangements to star
q guano factory. Mr.. Davis secured IN
old Dewey warehouse building and rente
Office room up town. The machinery nee
essary to put ia the factory will be her
IN a short time and will be put In plaC
and operations will commence at an earl
date. Mr.. Davis estimates that he wi
make 1000 tons or upward this season, an
will increase as the demand increases.
In regard to the location Of the govern
ment fish hatchery the Albany Heral
says: prime requisite in the iocatio
is a spring of large capacity, and anoth,
is that the spring and a good sized lot
land adjoining must be donated to Il
government. Whether the institute
would be Of sufficient value to Albany
Justify it's donation for the purpose Il
Herald is unprepared to say. but the Bit
Spring property is just precisely the pla,
for 1t. 1t affords all the water needed Z,
the purpose, and in every respect is mo
suitable.
Dalton Argus: A local republican solv,
the theory Of McKinley's appointing Il
coon barber Hank Rucker to office. +
says that there are hundreds Of negroes
Georgia that the Mckinley administratit
Is under obligations to, and that throue
6ueker they can all be given jobs and go
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