The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-18

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GEORGIA.
A roller covering factory is to be started
at Columbus soon, the proprietor being
John summergiH Most of the product OF
the factory viii be sold TO Columbus cot
ton mills 1t is understood that this is
the only roller covering factory in Geor-
gia.
Mrs. J. d. Paterson, wife of a railroad
man; Mrs. J. B. Roberts. wife OF a real
estate man, and Mrs Howell Cloud, wife
of "clothier, all of Atlanta, think they
are heirs to 100000 now in the Chan
Gerry Court of England, where it has been
accommodating for 200 years.
A serious difficulty occurred between c.
M. Coleman. druggist, and T. c. Aark-
rogh, Dane, at Barlow Saturday. Cole
man used his knife, inflicting three pain
full, but not fatal wounds in the Danes
back and side. Aarl1rogh was unarmed.
Coleman was placed under $50 bond.
There will be a change of management
soon at the Sweetwater Park Hotel at
Lithia Springs. E. N. Wilson, now of
New York, and formerly manager of the
Alcazar at st. Augustine, Fla, will sue
coed II. T. Blake, who, for the past sew
eral years, has been manager of that ho-
tel
The weekly pay roll at the Eagle and
Phenix Mills at Columbus was the largest
for any single week in the history of the
mills. More money was turned loose at
the mills Saturday than on any previous
pay day since the plant was established.
The pay roll for the week was $1,000 The
weekly pay roll has been averaging about
5000.
Saturday ]. A. Glover of Rome, sold to
Cincinnati parties about 300 head of fine
beef cattle. They were fattened on his
farm in Floyd county. They averaged 500
pounds, and brought S27 per head. The cat
tie are purchased by Mr.. Glover when they
are young. They are then turned on the
range and fed cotton seed huh and meal
They cost him from IS to IS per head, and
fattened at a cost of $40.
A warrant is said to have been issued
by Justice Fischer of Bolton for A. T.
Merrill, charging him with a misdemean-
or Merrill is a contractor, and has been
employed for some time in building a
county school house near Bolton. Ii is
charged that about one week ago Merrill
went to Maj. r, J. Quinn, County School
Commissioner, and asked for money with
which to pay several bills he had con-
tracted and TO pay off his laborers. He
was given $3.50 and after settling a few
accounts, is said to have left 1t is
charged that the workmen were not paid
for their weeks work.
II. Hendley Bush who was arrested at
Gainesville some weeks ago on a charge
of embezzlement and Misrepresentation of
funds intrusted to him. is still under spe-
clal guard at his hotel. He was given fif-
teen days in which to secure the $1,000
shortage and the time expired Saturday.
but his counsel has applied to the prose
cutor for more time, and the time has
been extended to Feb. 1. Mr.. Bush has
written 20 his folks in London the entire
trouble, but has heard nothing and receiv-
ed no 5000 1t is thought and stated by
some that little faith is put in his ever
hearing from the London parties, and that
TINS game is bluff. If he does not give
definite answer and refund the 5000 mis-
appropriated, which he has owned up to.
by Feb. l. he will doubtless so to prison
to await trial.