The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-25
PROGRESS At DUBLIN.
A New Bank Organizei-A Boom In
Building.

Dublin, Ca, Aug PA new bank was
organized here yesterday. 1t will be a
chartered state bank, with capital of
$4,000. The officers are H. II. Smith, pres
ident; T. w. Garbutt vice president; F.
II. Robertson, cashier; F. G. Corker, at
torney. Directors, w. f. Schaupele w. w.
Bush, 1. s. Chappell, H. II. Smith, F. G.
Corker, A. T. Summerlin, II. A. Knight.
1t will be called the Laurens Banking
Company. The officers are all well known
bushes men of this county, and are
among the wealthiest of our citizens.
Handsome quarters have been secured in
the Leitch-Stubbs building and the bank
will commence business on oct. l. This
makes two banks for Dublin. There is
ample business for both of them.
Mr.. ]. d. Smith has just completed six
fine brick stores on Madison street and
all of them will be occupied by next week.
He has begun another, which will be used
as paint, oil and builders supply house
by Mr.. j. l.. Keen of Brewton.
Mr.. B. o. Rogers is building a ware
house on Madison and Franklin streets
for his grain business. 1t will be sheet
iron and 6Ox110 feet.
The Dublin Furniture Manufacturing
Company will make its first shipment next
week. This company is building a large
dry kiln near its other buildings.
Mr.. H. B. Houser formerly of Macon,
has opened a bakery and confection store
on Madison street. 1t is in charge of his
father, Mr.. ]. l.. Houser, formerly of
Perry, Ga.
About 100 Dublin people went on an ex-
cursion to Hawkinsville to-day, given by
the Dublin Lodge of Elks. A much larger
number of tickets were sold and the Elks
will realize neat sum from the excur-
sion.
Mr.. w. G.. Day, one of Dublin's leading
merchants, has returned from New York.
Messrs. w. f. Schaupele and j. H. With
erington left for New York yesterday to
buy goods for their stores.
The fall term of the Dublin public
schools win begin next Monday, Aug. 29.
The outlook is good for a larger attend
ance than ever before and the new build
ing recently erected will be taxed to ac-
commodate all who desire admission.
Col. ]. S. Adams, Dublin's popular May
or, is confined TO his bed with fever.
A reception was given at the Mathis
House last night by the Misses Mathis in
honor of their guest, Miss Sarah Lou Slo-
cumb, of Bradley, Ga. All Dublin society
was present, and a delightful evening
spent. Delicious refreshments were served.
News was brought to this city yesterday
OF the finding of a negro man in an I'M
conscious and supposedly dying condition.
The man was found in an old house near
Reedy Creek about ten miles south of
Dublin. He had two large gashes one over
his left eye, and the other the left ear,
made with piece of scantling. The negro
is unknown and can give no account of
himself.
Mittie Butler, a negro woman who is
known to be about 1916 years old, was tried
as lunatic before the ordinarys court
Monday and found a fit subject for the
state asylum. This old woman was a SER
want of the Butler family of Wilkinson
county In ante-bellum days.
The Democrats will have big time here
next Saturday Gov. Atkinson and Con-
gresham w. G.. Brantley will speak. The
cotton compress has been secured for the
speaking, as it will hold many more peo-
pie than any other place. There will be
large crowd to hear these eloquent expo
nents of Democracy