The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-02
MONEY TO FLOW Ar vALDosrA.
Local Enterprises DisbursinS GEM
ePOus Dividends.

II erOus Dividends.
II Valdosta. Ca, Jan, 1.-From twenty-five
TO thirty thousand dollars will be turned
poose in Valdosta within the next few
days as dividends from the incorporate
Establishments which do business here
This does not represent the profits from
hn of the corporations. but for only those
which declare semi-annual dividends
Among the enterprises which distribute /
dividends to-day are the Merchants Bank
Citizens Bank, First National. Naldost1
saving ana Investment Company, the Val
dosta Mutual Building and Loan Assoca-
aon, Valdez y Electric Light COMPANY
southern Telephone Company, Xaldost ia
Telephone Company, Georgia and Florida
Round Timber Company, and other incor-
poraucns. There are six or eight other
corporations here that will declare divi-
dnds later in the year. The amount Of
money distributed in Naldosta annually
from all her enterprises amounts to about
$1,000. This city's record in having no en-
terIR1Se TO fail here is without equal in
any town in the state
a company has been organized to start
large sash, door and blinds factory. and
from ,000 TO $4,000 will be nut in the
plant The gentlemen who are connected
with the new enterprise are negotiating
Ipr land upon which to erect their factory
3l-d an order has already been placed for
the machinery. This will be a very i'm
portant enterprise for Naldosta, and it is
believed that it viii be a good investment
for those who put money in the enter
prise. Naldosta is a good distributing
point and is conveniently located to timber
of all kinds
Little Martha Crawford, the 2-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T G. Crawford
was gored by COW yesterday and receiv-
ed a very serious wound. The child was
playing in the yard, and some one passed
through the gate leading to the street. The
nurse saw the little one start for the gate
and she ran to catch her. In playful wav
the child ran from her. and COW. which
with young calf was grazing on the
street, bounced upon her. In trying to hook
the little one, the cows horn caught in
the chllds mouth and tore the flesh from
the lip to the check bone. The nurse reach
ed the child in an instant and pulled it
from under the cows feet DR.. Tally was
summoned and dressed the wound. if re-
curing twelve stitches to get the lacerated
HeSh together again. The child has rested
very well since the accident and will re-
cover, though its experience was thrilling
in the extreme.
Prof. j. L. McGhee and Miss Berta Lane
were married at the home of the brides
father, a mile from this city, Wednesday
y
the event was of more than unusual inter
est, though the ceremony was performed
IN the presence of only the relatives and
close personal friends no cards being is
sued
Mrs. Blanche Kneller, relic of the late T.
c. kneller of Savannah, died last night at
her home and was buried this morning al
10 O'Clock. Mrs. Kneller was the youngest
daughter of Mrs. Fl. H. lilly and the sister
OF Mrs. j. A. Dasher, Sr., and Mrs Jennie
Darnell, all of whom survive her She had
hVed in ValdoSta since the death of her
husband, nearly ten years ago. She was a
devout member of the Christian church.
and leaves large circle of friends and
relatives to mourn her death
Some unknown persons went ND 10
Boyd's pool Christmas night and DESTROY
ed all of the boats there. One of the boats
was pulled up on the bank and smashed
with an AK, while others were sunk This
pool was purchased some months ago by
party of gentlemen here and they have
been slowly improving the place and stock
ing 1t with fish. Among those in the club
are Messrs. c. H. Paine, W. H. Griffin.
o. k. Jones, w. S. West c. B. Peoples,
Mitch Jones and others Some of the gem
tlemen have built cottages there and ex-
pect to put naphtha launches on the lake.
with such other improvements as will
make it an excellent resort for themselves
and families.
Mr.. b. S. Richardson, a popular real es-
tate man of this place is dangerously ill
with typhoid fever.
Cards are out announcing the marriag e
of Mr.. Frank Inman McRee of this place
to Miss Carrie Chisholm of ThomasVille
at the Methodist church of that city on
Jan. T. The popularity of the contra citing
parties viii make the event one of I'M
usual interest.
The hunting season has opened up live
~ through this section of the country
President H. NJ. Conner of the Central
road, with several Savannahians We're
here yesterday en- route to Mineola, five
miles above here, where they will spend
several days hunting. They came by the
Plant system in a private car and were
carried TO MineOla by a special engine
over the Georgia Southern road. In this
way they lost no time waiting upon
trains.
A large crowd of New Workers and At
lantans are at Lake Alcyone, fifteen miles
below here, and they are having great
sport The party is composed of S. NJ
IGman of New Y ork; Frank Inman DR.
j. 3. S. Holmes, j. r. Gray H. H. Nc
Keldin, Joel Hurt, Allgod Holmes, e.
Woodruff, W. L. Peel and Inman Gray of
Atlanta; DR.. T. r. Darlington of Rome,
and L. w. Fenmll of Gainesville, Fla.
The crowd came down for a weeks hunt
and brought forty dogs with them. Twenty
of the dogs are for hunting birds and the
others are fox hounds. A messenger from
there this morning stated that the party
had had a fine chase every morning and
that they caught. a splendid fox yesterday
after a five hours chase. They also ran
upon fifty-one covies of birds yesterday,
and have killed them by the scores. Doves
are also plentiful and dove shooting has
been fine sport for members of the party.
Local politics is quiet although the cleo
ton is only a m onth off. 1t is understood
that Capt. Harnp Smith will oppose the
present mayor, Col. Oscar Smith. in the
primary to be held the night before the
election ValdOsta's municipal officers are
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