The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-23
GREATEST IN THE WORLD.
Georgia Fruit Company Sets Out a
Quarter of "a Million Trees.

ouaFteE hIllIOn Trees.
Dublin, Ga. Feb 22.-The Georgia Fruit
land Company has just finished setting
out' at kewanee. this county, 10000 fruit
trees This makes the Kewanee colony
the largest fruit farm in the world.
Two insurance suits were recently filed
in the United States Court at Macon of
interest TO this section. One was by Mrs.
Eugenia A. Hooks against the American
Union Life Insurance Company 20 recover
S4'OcO insurance upon the life of the late
Mr.. g. 5. Hooks, proprietor of the Hilton
Hotel, and the other was by Mr.. Charles
w. Brantley against the Iowa Life In
surance Company to collect a policy held
oy him on the life of the late Mr.. Will
liam Brantley. Mrs Hooks is also suing
the Iowa Life in Laurens Superior Court
Tor $1,000. The insurance companies re-
sist the payment of the insurance on the
grounds of alleged fraud. Both the de-
ceased parties carried other insurance
winch was promptly paid.
Tomorrow the directors of the Wrights-
vile and Tennille Railroad will meet here.
Inc most important business to be trans
dcteo VIII be TO pass upon the request of
the business men of Dublin for the re-
moval of the shops and general offices of
the road from Tennille to Dublin. Some
OF the merchants threaten 10 boycott the
road If their request is not acceeded 10.
Dublin furnishes about 80 per cent of the
revenue of this line which Tennine does
not contribute anything.
AUDITOR C. c. Brown of the Wrghts-
vile and Tennille Road has resigned and
a gentleman from St. Paul by the name of
huffman has been appointed TO succeed
him. 1t is rumored that there was some
friction between President A. F. Da.ey
and Auditor Brown which made it neces-
sary for the latter to resign. The TWO
gentlemen are related, the former being
an uncle-in-law of the latter.
Mr.. w. w. Robinson is having
the material placed upon the ground
for two-story brick building. When
completed it will be occupied by the Rob-
inson Hardware Company, a concern
which has paid up capital of $50, 600.
Yesterday an application for a charter
for the Afro-American Life Insurance So
ciety was filed in Laurens Superior Court.
The incorporators are Messrs. j. H. Over
hey, John Wilkes, w. E. Duncan, G. L.
Brinson and John J. Duncan, all reputable
white citizens of Dublin Mr.. Overbey has
been elected secretary and general man
ager of the society, which will admit ne
groes only to membership. He is promi-
nent insurance agent and Mason, and
spent much time in formulating the plans
of the society and writing the ritual
The cotton mill project which
has been hanging fire so long on
account of the failure of the D.
A Tomplxins Company to make
the machinery after contracting to do
so, and the contemplated removal from
Dublin of Mr.. William Pritchett, one of
the largest stockholders, is now an as
sured fact Mr.. Prtchett announces that
he will not leave Dublin, and will put $780,
000 in the mill. This will increase the cap
ital stock of the proposed company to
about $l25,OO0. 1t is probable that suit
for damages will be filed against the
ToWkins Company.
Capt. ]. NJ. Graham of this city, one of
the most experienced boat builders in the
state, has contracted with the Louise
Steamboat Company to rebuild the
Henry" When completed the boat will
ply between Dublin and Mt. Vernon.