The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-27
GEORGIA.


bridge is raising $500 with which to help
entertain the great crowds which win be
there on July Is. And Bainbridge knows
how to entertain big crowds. They are
a LIBERAL big-hearted people over there.
Macon News: "a new virtue has been
found in some of the patent medicines
now advertised. A route to fame has been
opened by them. Try bottle, write a let
Ter telling how it helped you and get your
picture and sketch of your life in all the
papers"
Mayor Chappell of Columbus has visited
a number of Georgia cities in the past
few weeks and has secured some interest
ing Information in reference to paving
streets The Mayor goes on record as IA
yorng the adoption of some plan by which
the more important streets of the city
may be paved as rapidly as the state of the
city's municipal finances will permit.
The Pulaski Volunteers returned to
Hawkinsville Friday from Idylwild, where
they have been spending a week. They
report a most pleasant time, and say that
they will go there again next year If
nothing prevents. The officials of the
Vrightsvile and Tennille Railroad were
exceedingly kind to them and showed
them many favors out of the regular line,
This road has always been on the best
of terms with the company and will do
anything in reason for their accommoda-
ton. The boys appreciate this very much.
The issue of 100000 of street improve
ment bonds will be delivered to the pur-
chasers by the city of Athens this week.
Under the terms of the contract with Ru-
dolph Kleybolte & Co. of Cincinnati, the
bonds are to be delivered to that firm or
its representative on July l. The bonds
have been properly engraved and will be
signed by the proper city officials this
week The city will deposit the money 20
its credit and win commence using it at
once TO pay for the street paving work
now being done 1t is estimated that fully
half the money realized from the sale or
the bonds will be used during the present
year.
Charlton County Herald News has
reached here of the shooting of Lawton
Wainwright by owen Strickland, about
fifteen miles from here on last Saturday.
We have been unable to get the parJicu-
lars of the shooting, but from the best
Information obta.nable it seems that VAIN
wright and James Strickland got into a
difficulty over the signing of a note and
finally came TO blows. During the progress
of the fight Wainwright managed TO get
his knife and mace some ugly cuts on his
antagonist. When the bystanders discover
cd that Wainwright was using his knife
they separated the two men. About this
tine owen Strickland came up and opened
fie on Wainwright at a dist apce of about
thirty yards with a shotgun, the whole
load taking effect in his stomach. VAIN
wright may die from the effect of his
wound.
Augusta Herald: Lincoln county is the
hea 1quarters of the moonshiners. Nine
ty-nine per cent of all the men arrested
Tor mooashining by the reveaue officers
in Augusta are those of Lincoln county.
Deputy Collector Davis of Internal Reve-
nue. and Deputy Marshal Whitley have
broken up more Illicit stills in that quar-
ter of the state than in any other part.
Saturday morning they made a capture of
much Importance. They caught Two men
whom the government has been wanting
foi manufacturing moonshine since Febru-
airy, 1898. They have right TO feel proud
of the capture. In February, 1885, it vas
learned that w. ]. Gill, white man, and
his assistant, Green Watson, were operat-
Ing an Illicit still in the woods of Lincoln
county. The revenue officers went after
them several times, but always made
water haul, which means in revenue par
lance no capture of still or men. The
moonshiners were willy and would move
about SO much that the men of the law
could not apprehend them Saturday
about daybreak they came to the end of
their long career and are now in Jail.
Dahlonega Signal: 1t is no seldom thing
to see our hoel lobbies alive with CAPT
talists and miners. Within the next three
months thirty new families of these
classes are to locate here, and most of
them to come from The state of Michigan.
We have never had fairer prospects for
business in every way The work of pre-
paring the ground and lumber for the col
lossal chlorining plant at the Hand mine
has begun. The bricks for same are also
being made About $4,000 will be ex-
pended in the completion of the enter
prise. We have some valuable gold prop
critics, showing for themselves, which We
desire to SELL Parties wanting to invest
should correspond with us. Any informa-
lion wanted in regard to gold lots here
VIII be given. Capt Scupin OF the Betz
mine, near Auraria, is stin pushing things
Gown his way, and the results accruing
from his mining operations are large, sur
passing in a great measure the expecta-
tons of the mines owner. Dock Erwin
is opening up a goid-bearing vein near the
colored folks parsonage on Pea Ridge.
outskirt of the city. He is unearthing
some splendid ore. Hardy Perry has been
branch mining for six weeks near the
Stow old saw mill place. lie is washing
the gravel in a small way and is making
fair wages.