The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-18
GEORGIA.

Marietta is to have a new passenger de-
pot The work has already begun and the
building is to cost between $500 and 5000.
Griffin ladies are having a series of BIS
cult making contests. They are run I'M
der the auspices of the Methodist Church,
but ladies OF other denominations are in
vited TO participate
Mr. Ike H. Brinson, assistant cashier in
the Bank of Warrenton, died Friday
morning at s O'Clock. Mr.. Brinson has
been in i'll health for some time, but was
only confined to his bed for few days.
The Dixie cotton mill at LAGRANGE is
putting in $4,000 worth of new machinery.
When this mill gets to running with its
fun capacity there viii be over 400 spin
dies. The mill is behind with its orders
and its officers are seriously contemplating
putting on a night force.
Hon. Judson NJ Strickland of Concord
private secretary to Congressman Bartlett.
consummated a deal Thursday with Thad
Adams for the Thomastou Times outfit
Mr. Adams recently purchased the plant
from Hon. G. A. Harrison and under the
arrangement of the sale was 10 take
charge of the paper Jan. J. Mr.. Sirick-
land VIII make Thomaston his home after
Jan. l. and will take charge of the man
agement OF the paper. II Is the official
organ of Epson county OF the Democratic
party in this county.
The Macon Navigation Company has de
cided to build a second boat 10 ply the
Ocmuigee, between Macon and Brunswick
and Mr.. George Smith. the president of the
company, expects II to be running on the
waters within two months. carrying
heavy cargoes. The boat will be built in
Macon wa n rff,1r Of he
holders Of the Macon NAVIGATION Com
pany at Macon Thursday afternoon. BY
special invitation Congressman Bartlett
was present and made an address, IN
which he pledged TO keep up his efforts
TO obtain the necessa - appropriation from
Congress to put the Ocmulgee river In
better navigable condition between Macon
and Brunswick and he suggested that the
company and the Chamber of Commerce
send a delegation TO Congress to help
fortify him in his efforts to get the needed
appropriation.
Prof and Mrs. Mcintosh, accompanied
by Mrs. Sidney Lascelles, wife of Lord
Beresford," left Fitzgerald on Sun
day for their future home in Providence.
r. I. Mrs, Mcintosh is the guardian Of
Mrs Lascelles, and she goes East to wind
up some OF the affairs of her ward relat-
ing 10 the Pelkey estate. 1t is alleged
that Mrs. Lascelles is thinking of giving
the lord the go-by and applying for a
divorce. Tt viii be remembered that she
has recently returned from Mexico Mrs
Mcintosh went out to the City of Mexico
about sixty days ago. and when she re-
turned brought Mrs. Lascelles back with
her. Since that time she has been spend-
ing her time here with the Mcintosh fam
lily. Their decision to go to Rhode Island
seems to have been reached rather sud
denly for they began to close up their
o. lfT rQsM Gle
personal property they could in order to
leave. So far as can be ascertained, the
lord is keeping rather quiet since his
recent touch of the Mexicans in their
capital city.
Macon correspondence Atlanta Journal:
A rumor of more than passing interest
to Macon people, and one which, while
IL mas not been confirmed, comes from
good source, is that Dr. Alonzo Monk.
VINO was for several years the pastor of
mulberry Street Methodist Church, has
peen offered and has accepted, the pastor
ate or The leading Methodist Church at
New Orleans. Dr. Monk gave up the Ma
con church to accept a better offer at the
Centenary Church at Chattanooga He
mas been there over a year and during
that time has had a powerful effect upon
the church work of that town. 1t is stated
that the offer that has now been made
10 Dr. Monk is so much better than his
present church that he could hardly de-
cline 1t. The salary of the church is, IL is
said, over $1,000 a year While in Macon
Or. Monk undertook a crusade AGAINST
The evils of the city. and was successful
IN mat work, but the greatest work of his
pastorate and what showed his strenetb
was that he so improved the financial CON
dit1on of the church and the church build
ing as to leave it a lasting memorial to
MS name. He was one of the most ponu-
lar men that has ever occupied that pulpit
ana ms congregation parted with him with
the greatest regret His work in Chatta-
nooga has been marked with excellent re
suits, and his congregation there. as here
VIII watch his future course with the
deepest interest