The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-14
NEW COLONY AT DINSMORE.
NORTHERN SETTLERS EXPECTED
TO REACH THERE SOON.

Tract of a Thousand Acres Has Bee
Decided on. and n Deal AbOut Con-
cIudcd-Psrt of Ii Is Under Guilt
vation-Preacher Who Does His
Circuit on n BicycIe-PIan for Cot
ton Warehouse-Waycro News
Notes.
Waycross. Ga, July BIT is very prob
able that colony of Northern people viii
settle al Dinsmore, on the Savannah, Flor
ida and Western Railroad.
Dinsmore is little station ten miles
north of jacksonville, where Capt c. W
Hilliard conducted a mammoth saw mill
plant some years ago. The mill was moved
away two years since
There are in the tract nearly 900 acres
of fine land $50 acres of which are in a
good state of cultivation, and the balance,
with the exception of a few acres, may be
cultivated. 1t lies directly between Trout
creek and the famous ST. Mary's river. and
the Atlantic, Valdosta and Western Rail-
road runs within mile and a half OF the
railroad station.
There are some excellent houses on the
tract among them the residence that
Capt. Hilliard built and occupied himself
Fifty good comfortable houses and TWEEN
ty-five shantes for work hands all in good
repair. are on the land
The land is already cut up into four-acre
blocks, each house having garden tract
of that size connected with it. in a fine
state of cultivation.
Holm
came out las, year with the Duke colo
nis,s from Ohio, are moving in the mat
ter ana they say that the trade has been
practically closed. although the amount
has not been definitely settled upon.
There are six or seven families here now
who are ready to go there and settle, and
Capt. j. j. Mitchell, of Dayton. Ohio, is
securing others who are worthy and who
are willing 10 work for the new colony
Ii is the intention of these men to settle
al least forty families at Dinsmore. There
Is already a very good church being built
ana also a school house on The place.
Preacher on Bicycle.
Rev. Aaron Kelley, the pastor of the
Screven Mission has a bicycle that he uses
IL doing mis- missionary work in the ter
ritory TO which the conference ASSIGNED
him. He has rode thousands of miles over
the sandy roads of Wayne county. He
went to the district conference at Doug
las last year on his wheel, a distance of
nearly 100 miles, and to Brunswick this
year.
Rev. J. NJ. Glenn returned last night
from Naidosta. where he went to confer
with Architect w. II. Carr in regard 70
the plans for Trinity Church The church
Will be similar to the Methodist Church in
cambridge, with some improvements aud
additions 1t will be a brick venured struc-
ture. Bids win be asked for soon for the
building Of the church.
Rev. e. NJ. Writings family will leave
next week for an extended visit to Mrs.
Writings relatives in Muscogee county.
Hiram f. Sears, young turpenHne OPP
orator of Pearson and Miss Amanda sum
merlin Were married in Florida a few
days ago 1t was Gretna Green affair.
Deputy District Grand Master Fred
Ficken installed the officers in the |. O. O.
F. Order. The noble grand is John W. Nc
Gee. vice grand j. b. Nunez, and the
secretary, j. c. Huber.
Hon. Leon A. Wilson and family are
spending some time at the Wigwam, In
dian Springs.
Cotton Warehouse Plan.
J. E. Wadley, cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank is urging the formation of a
stock company here for The purpose of
erecting a cotton warehouse and ginnery
as Wei as to carry on a general mercau-
tile business, in order to furnish farmers,
who desire and need the necessary sup
plies to use while making their crops lie
says he will take $500 of stock, and thinks
the organization can easily secure $25 600
paid in capital here. Then he claims the
company could borrow $25 900 and secure
credit for an additional $4,000 if neces-
sary
Last Saturday the Waycross Air Line de-
livered to the Plant System here forty
six carloads of freight, weighing 1851 7J6
pounds, consisting mainly of naval stores
and lumber
President ]. e. Wadley of the Air Line
and his wife are visiting this week at
Daytona, Fla.