The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23
GEORGIA

Dublin's taxable property Is nearly three
quarters of a million dollars.
The past year was marked by the cree
ton of an unusual number Of buildings IN
Dublin.
The Hawkinsville Chautauqua to be held
this spring promises to be the best ever
held there.
During the week there was shipped from
the port of Darien coastwise and foreign,
S,576,47O feet of timber and lumber valued
at $S5,1S7.
"A large party of Westerners occupying
two Pullman cars passed through Amer-
Gus Friday, zen route to Fitzgerald. The
party numbered sixty or more.
Over 100000 has already been paid out in
pensions to ex-Confederates, and their
widows and $4,000 more will be paid out
In the same way before the end of the
month.
The farmers in the vicinity Of Ty Ty
have organized an anti-guano club, and
the first car load of the article received at
that station this year still stands on the
railroad track untouched.
Mai. Frank f. Galloway. the governors
private secretary, will probably be a can
dldate for clerk of the house to succeed
Hon. Mark A. Hardin, who as now in the
race for Secretary of State.
Americus Herald: The society editor of
the Macon News calls punch" a wine.
He should go to Savannah, tackle artillery
punch and he would come TO the concur
sion that it is a solar plexus blow.
F. c. Ivey has lately bought two valua-
bic properties at Boston from Capt W. NJ.
Hammond of Thomasville. The property
consists of two pear orchards-Le Conte
and Keiner. One of the orchads paid an in
come of 500 the past year. Mr.. Ivey also
bought of the same party the valuable
store house of the late o. p. Bennett.
Maj. j. F. Hanson of Macon says that
Harry Edwards win be appointed post
master a Macon. 1.-The President has
told me that he would appoint Mr.. Ed
wards and he further says that he had so
told Mr.. Corbett. / have no reason to
think that any fight which might be made
on trum2ed UP accuse tons viii have any
effect
Suit for $4,000 damages was filed Thurs
day by A. w. Mays against the Atlanta
Consolidated Street Railway Company.
Mays claims that on Dec. p, he was riding
In his buggy on Capitol avenue, when a
trolley car struck his vehicle, threw him
buggy. Mays claims the motorman was
eating his lunch and paying no attention
to the running of the car He says there
was no conductor on the car. Mays lives at
Etockbridge
Deputy Sheriff w. T. Emerson of Bibb
county. arrived in Albany Thursday after
noon on the B. w. train from Poulan,
bringing with him Tom Cobb, twice es-
capped white convict who is wanted both
in this state and in South Carolina. He
was captured a few days ago al Poulan,
In Worth county, and was brought from
there to Albany Thursday. Cobb in 1892
was sentenced to serve eight months on
the Bibb county chain-gang for simple
larceny, and after serving less than half
his term he made his escape. After COM
plotting his term in Bib county he will be
carried back to Columbia, S. c., where he
made his escape several years ago after
having been sentenced for a term of TWEEN
ty years for"assault with intent to murder.
A unique new study will probably be in
troduced in the public schools of Atlanta
in the near future. Superintendent Park
Woodward of the water department is
growing tired of the numerous kicks that
are daily being registered at the office
about meters not being read, and is de-
termined to teach the people to read their
own meters. Recognizing the value OF
with Superintendent S,aton of the schools
with a view to having the children learn
how to read water and gas meters. Prof
Elaton likes the idea and will bring it be-
fore the Board of Education at the next
regular session. In case the plan is
adopted, Superintendent Woodward will
supply every school with a first-class me.
ter, which the children will be taught tC
read, just as they are taught 20 read time
Macon News: The building of the an.
mex of the hospital or the acceptance o.
the offer made by NJ. T. b. Gresham o.
Baltimore, to build the annex as a mem.
orial to his father, still hangs fire Mr.
Greshams proposition is to build an an
mex TO the hospital to cost anywhere from
$500 to $1,000 In fact, he does not plac,
limit on the amount to be spent. Ii,
wants to erect a suitable memorial to hi.
father. who was one of Macon's mos
honored citizens. The only condition at
tached to the offer is that the people o
Macon subscribe enough to pay off tn,
mortgage Of $500 that is now hanginj
over the main hospital building, whicl
was purchased several years ago by pop
ular subscription and mainly with tn
money raised by the various circles of tn
Kings Daughters in the city. The sub
scription list for this amount of $500 ha
been started by a subscription of $50
made by ]. Dannenberg.
Ccdartown Standard: Recently Mai. r
L. Fouche, Of Rome, wrote Charles Broad
way Rouss. the blind millionaire merchant
on a matter Of business, and received a re
ply in which the writer referred to c. Phil
pot, of Cedartown. Therein is a most in
teresting story. Mr.. Rouss had gone =,
New York from Virginia and started m,
foundation OF his great fortune in mercan
tile pursuits. Mr.. Philpot was then a prom
fnent merchant Of Cedartown. He went Il
New YORK frequently to purchase goods
and became a customer Of Mr. Rouss Tn,
great merchant was impressed with III,
southerners ability, and business acu
men, and they became close friends Fin
ally Mr.. Rouss offered Mr.. Phlpot a hal,
interest in his business in New York. bul
the offer was declined. The marvellous suc
cess Of Mr Rouss and the colossal forum,
ne made IS known to all. Had Mr. Pallpo
accepted the offer he might to-day have