The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-02
GEORGIA


The firm Of Biles & Minor. who have
been doing business at Unadilla for sew
eral months, are moving their STOCK Of
Goods to Albany.
The firm of johnson & Beddiucfe.d of
Cnadiila has dissolved. Mr.. Beddiugheld
retiring from business. Mr. johnson VIII
continue the business.
Randolph St. John Of Mobile, travel
ihg salesman for wholesale shoe house,
was arrested at Atlanta Friday for insult
ing two girls on the street
Capt. Tom Drew has resigned as com
mander of the Floyd Rifles of Macon.
position he has held for several years. It
rs probable that First Lieutenant S. r.
Wiley viii be elected captain.
Unadilla is preparing to issue bonds to
the amount of $4,000 to complete its sys-
tenn of waterworks In the near future
II IS probable that several thousand dol
lars in bonds viii be foated for the cree
ton of school building.
A conference was held by CONGRESSMAN
Lon Livingston and Postmaster Smvth OF
Atlanta Friday, and IL is not al all un-
likely that the result will be either new
postoffice building or extensive additions
ana improvements to the present struc-
ture
Thomas B. Gresham, formerly of Macon
now of Baltimore, offers to donate 10000
to build an annex 10 the Macon city hos
pital as memorial to his father the late
Judge John G. Gresham, of Macon. who
was one of Georgia's wealthlest and best
known men.
Bailin j. 7. Wimbish of Judge Lam
drums court at Atlanta, has entered suit
AGAINST DR.. A. G. Hobbs for $500 for aIleg-
ed defamation of character The bailff's
petition charges that the doctor wrote
Judge Landrum a letter which alleged
that Wimbish was guilty OF larceny
c. S. Thompson. wife-beater of Eiber-
ton, was escorted to the depot Friday.
where he took the train for south Caro-
lima. He was sentenced to sixty davs on
the street by Mayor Adams. but the SEN
tence was suspended provided THOMPSON
left the state. His wife will probably re-
main In Elberton and conduct a small mer-
camille establishment.
During the month ending on the 3lst
ult., there was measured at the public
boom in Darien 100000 feet of square. seab
and sawn timber. This does not include
the sawn timber and lumber which came
In during the month and was carried direct
to the private booms. During the past
month there was shipped from Darlen
coastwise and foreign, 1868, O9S feet of hewn
and sawn timber and lumber, valued at
1852.
Gov. Atkinson and party left for Mexico
yesterday. The party is composed of the !
following: Gov. and Mrs Atkinson. Miss
Lucille Atkinson, T. A. Atkinson of La
Grange; DIR. e. G. Davis, Mrs. j. S. Can
der. Capt. o. j. Brown, w A. Knowles
of Rome; p. A. Stovall of Savannah and
Bowdre Phinizy OF, Augusta. The COVER
nor took with him Heard the colored por-
ter, who has been with during his term
as chief executive.
Flowers Bros. Co. Of Brewton, Escam-
bia county, Alabama, have bought out
Mai. Bivins sawmill at Jakin and 10000
acres of pine land, between B,akely and |
Jakin and will at once commence the |
operation of an immense sawmll plant |
and will also construct a railroad line be- |
tween the two places, which win give |
them the benefit of two competing rail- |
roadside Central and Plant systems. This |
company has a large capital ana no doubt |
VIII be great benefit to Early county
Rev. f. w. Alfred, prominent Baptist
minister of North Georgia, has filed suit |
IN the city court of Atlanta against W. |
j. Mallard, Jr., for $1,000. The petition |
states that Mr.. Malard is indebted to the |
Rev. Alfred in the sum of $4,000, with in |
terest a the rate of per cent from Sent |
8. 1897. when his note for that amount
fell due Mr.. Alfred is a very wealthy
man and owns a large amount of mineral |
property in the northern part of the state
The note on which suit has been bought |
is the first of a series given to Mr. Alfred |
in exchange for a tract of land in Picl,ens
county. The price agreed on for the nron9
erty is said to have been considerably
more than $4,000.