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thonied capital of over half amilhondollan.
It is patting up the finest system of electric
«=-£==£•
and while located on the greatest system in
the South, the Central, has secured conne^
aec see, Virginia and Georgia. It has obtain-
*jsgj£szrxz 2 £:
n a few days fora Wurth road, connecting
ulation by nearly one fifth. It has attracted
around its borders fruit growers from nearly
every State in the Union, until it ia now sur¬
rounded oa nearly every side by orchards
and vineyards. It has put up the largest
rn it evaporators in the State. It is tkehome
zs&Ftgm
and to none.
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and simply show, the prognose of an already
adimr&blfdfcy with the natural advantage®
of having till finest climate, summer and
MiaafiMte- ffmwri »m (n f lut vnvlil ' ’- y,v
Griffin is the county seat of Spalding coun¬
ty, situated in west Middle Georgia, with a
healthy,fertile mid rolling conntiy.il 50 feet
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7,OOP people, and they aye all of the right
sort-wide-awake, up to the times, ready to
welcome stranger# and anxious to secure de¬
sirable settlers, who will not be any less wel
eome if. they bring money to help build up the
wn. There is about only one thing we
•sd badly jusfcnow, aad that is a big hotel
We have eeveraUmaU ones, but their aecom
medations are entirely too limited for oar
urine a pleasure and health seekig aguests
If you see anybody that wants a good Ioca
tkm for a hotel in the South, just mention
Griffin.
Griffin is the place where the G biffin Hewa
• published—daily and weekly-tbe best news¬
paper in theBmpireState of Georgia. Please
nclose stamps in sending lor sample copies,
and descriptive pamphlet of Griffin.
This brief sketch is written April 12th, 1889,
and wifl have to be changed in a few months
o embrace new enterprises commenced and
? ' Hurric ane of Flame,
A SQUARE MILE BU RRED OVER
In the Heart of the DhImh Portion of
*he Turn—lann K*tlw»tert «t »I0,-
000,006 - Four 6.H, N.w.pnp.r*,
$10,000,000 and $12,000,000.
The tire started at 11:55 a. m., raged
wiped mmiMi out regards the important shoe
e«
manufacturing blocks and prominent
six story brick building known as Mow¬
er's block. When these two buildings
got well under way it was evident a ter¬
rible conflagration would result. Almost
simultaneously shoe factory of the Bennett four & story Barnard wooden
on
Central avenue and the four story
caught wooden fire building and when on under Almont street hur¬
way a which
ricane of flame was in progress
blanched the cheeks of all who were
looking eight on. the flames had full
For hours
sway, the efforts of firemen and citizens
seemingly being of no avail
The Miirueii Turritor,.
the The following burned named territory is loundedby Almont,
streets:
sides up as far as the comer of Ex¬
change, Spring street entire; besides
dwelling tion Suffolk, houses Amity, too numerous Sagamore to men¬ and
on
figgcii gtro^tSi Mar¬
■Aid Bm arrived from Eoitcn, Salem,
andother
but the united efforts seemed to have
little effect on the hurricane of flame.
A General Panic.
Scenes familiar to the great Boston
(heir and Chicago horrors fires mothers were repeated fleeing in with all
—
babes to their-arms, express dwelling wagons houses
loading at business and
and transferring to goods second to places removal of
being safety, many cases and the a utmost confu¬
and necessary, alarm prevailing,
sion and *
The excitement increased became
a panic as it became realized that a con¬
flagration threatening the entire busi¬
ness quarter was to progress.
After the fire had agreed been that burning it would, two
hours not stop everybody until it had reached the ooean,
and this proved 1 to be the case.
The Principal Sufferer*.
Four daily newspapers art burned
out—Tha Item, Bee. Press and News;
three national afternoon bahks—rthe and one Central, morning. Se¬
Three National together
curity with the and Lynn First Institution for — Savings,
located in the First National Mock, are
all wiped out. Twelve of the finest shoe
blocks to the city are ia ruins and about
twenty-five At this writing stores. it is impossible to say
bow many destroyed dwellings are burned. The
bouses were in mostly the vicinity those oc¬ of
cupied Beach by poor and people the wharves. It is im¬
street
possible as yet to estimate thetosurance,
but conservative estimates place the
barrier to the further progress of the
flames up Union street after that hand¬
some structure had been gutted.
Relief lor Howeie** Families.
The First Methodist and First Uni-
versaljst churches and several school
houses have beep thrown fimen to ac¬
commodate burned out families. Mavor
'Newhaff has called a special meeting of
the ahfennea toteke action and choose
Dynamite and powder were used at
frequent intervals to blow up -wooden
buildings, but with little effect. The
fire virtual!v burned itself out and at
7:80 was considered under control.
Both companies of the Massachusetts
militia located to Lynn were called out
and put on patrol duty. Several of the
shoe manufacturers burned out have
country factories and will transfer their
business there for the present.
A Harvest fur Thieve*. »
Thieves came from Boston and other
places in large numbers and the amount
of stealing was blown large. by powder
A house was up at
the comer of toned and Exchange
under way for supplying the town
the Jersey coast, for fifteen miles f
Seabright to Point Pleasant, with ]
water from a central reservoir,
governor’s, atsociatai are John S.
capital into 3,00.) stock shares. is to!
A huge reservoir w
hills near Asbury Pi
Jaoob Olson was hanged to a tree near
the town of Preston by a mob and his
wife and 17-year-old son were among
those who pulled on the rope. Olson
had served one year in the penitentiary
and upon his release made threats of
ISSS his The those
son mid wife. names of
who took part in ih > lynching, other
than Olson’s wife and son have not been
revealed and it is not probable that any
steps will be taken to discover them.
The Hatters Win the Da,.
Newark, N. J., Nov. 28.—The quar¬
rel between McGail Brothers and the
Orange Hat Finishers’ association hap
been which settled is by of the the surrender of the the firm, nat
making making industry. industry. one The The largest quarrel quarrel in has has helm been
of association long standing, determined and the Hat risk Finishers’ ail of its
to
money in the contest. The factory be¬
comes an association shop and the asso¬
ciation independent gains an important The victory manufac¬ over
the union.
turers everywhere became interested in
the contest, and it was believed that the
firm would win.
Fears of Trouble in Haytl.
New York, Nov. Hendrik, 28.—The steamship
Prms Frederik which arrived
here, brings the news from Port au
Prince that the state of affairs at that
place, at the time of her departure, was
rather unfavorable entertained to Hypolite and that
fears depose were him from the presidency. of an uprising Capt. to
Dorr, of the steadier, says that several
thousand men are in arms in Hayti for
the purpose of forcing Hypolite to abdi-
stroyed by fire.” No other particulars
were obtained.
Mr. Baud nil Very III.
Washington, Nov. 88.—Very little
has been heard recently oonoerning the
condition of Congressman Randall, but
his son stated that Mr. Randall has not
been He aide to leave his bed for a month.
added that his father is very sick,
indeed, and that there he is will not be the able slight¬ to
tend est probability the opening that session of the home. at¬
The Republic Not Yet Reeocnlsed.
Paris. Nov. 88. -Cablegrams from
Rio to the foreign office say the republic
has not been The recognized provisional by ministry anv govern¬ will
ment.
await the decision of the assembly French be¬
fore asking Rio recognition. instructed The maintain
afticialB at to
good relations with the new govern¬
ment
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The Iceman and HI* Walkover.
New York, Nov. 28.—Charles H.
Turner, the ice cart driver nominated
for congress hall, ia will the hate Sixth district imposition by
Tammany the polls no Saturday,
whatever at next
according to the statement made by
politicians._
The Boodler Mu*t Stand Trial.
Binghamton, N. Y., Nov. 28.—The
application for dismissal of the indict¬
ment against ex-Alderman deary, of
New York, for bribery or for his imme¬
diate trial, was denied. The case will
probably come to trial to February.
Virginia Railroad Receipt*.
RICHMOND. Va.. Nov. 28.-1116 report fust
of Railroad Commissioner Hill,
completed, of the shows railroads that in the Virginia grow for re¬
ceipts 1889 $8,000,GOO than the
are more pre¬
vious year._
introdi
he was
his aa
m about 10 p. n
Mure Contrail i«
ie state next in
the man who n
were printed, were
;
livery of the cards.
[in the
after the murder and then when asked
by them to give a description of the
driver of the white horse he told them
to furnish their own description, as
Coughlin knew the man well.
Andrew Anderson, a livery matt,
swore that the opening of Nieman's
saloon and that occurred on crowd the night of May It 5
this night a large the Hylands was present. to
was swore go-
ing there with O’Sullivan ana that no
one except the bartender was present.
Discrediting Coughlin’* Alibi.
Policeman Smith told of having, by
direction of the state, examined the
files of all the daily papers and that not
a word was said about Coughlin being
connected with the case before May 25.
This witnesses was testifying to view of their Coughlin’s recollection alibi,
to
of the occurrences of May 4 being .fresh¬
ened because of their having seen
Coughlin’s name in the papers the week
'tars,. Lake Vlaw taord, took .Uk, the ch.tr o, The
to
declare that he had never delivered
O’Sallivan s cards to anv one, and at
the conclusion of his testimony State’s
Attorney Longenecker arose and said;
‘ This With closes the understanding the case of tha people.” that
would heard one or
two witnesses more be on
reconvening, the court adjourned to
iUaDAfl*. ilUV . -A UO HtiUUU
5 g-fEgi?g
SSffiS New
Tioga county and not ia Yor
der which claim he has endeavo
hold on to the office of quarantim
missioner.__
National Silver Convention.
St. Louis, Nov. 28.—The nation
ver convention, Lewis designed by Excl the
here of the St. Stock
sd ’arner, by Governor of Ohio,
Map
■MjNH
anxious to ha 1
ive a verdict for the government for
Mormon* In ( Honda. ,
Ottawa, Nov. 28. — The Mormon
jlony in Alberta attracts more and
lore attention as prospects of increased
iormon ^ * “““be, immigration the missionary are reported.
tins Bla. finds it hard to make among the
Indians 4-----------------—
as they guilty i_,_, of it. He recommends
are I
manent government officials to reside
the Mormo.i colony and regularly
port taws the observance o? the marrii
so aa to convince the Indian mi
Arrow City I* tieae* el.
An.napoi.is, Md., Nov. 28. Work at
Arrow miles City, Severn river, about seven
from here, has entirely ceased, A
few improvements were made. At this
place, it was stated, a shipyard was to
be built, at which vessels were to be
built that were neither to sink tut bum
np. The water front at this po nt is un¬
usually fine, the water being told to the
very shore. A cr.-ek. cap tbia of being
made a fine dry da k, was one of the
attractions of the place.
Southern Xteimblieans In Cmetu.
Washington. Nov. 88.—Seven of the
southern Republican in members the speaker- of con¬
gress met conference on
ship cussion question. of the dams After an of informal the different dis¬
candidates either they of adjourned candidates without in¬
dorsing speaker. Another the conference will for
probably all of the be southern held in a representatives day or two after
ar¬
rive to the city.
lot Bathlionc Bettor.
Columbus, O., Nov. 88,—A special
telegram from Lima, O., to the United
Pre s, says: Col. Ju*tns H. Rathbone,
founder of the order of the Knights of
slightly Pythias, is better. reported He by his physicians the hotel and as
is at
is receiving all the care and attention
science and money can command. His
daughters and sister are with him,
A Wife Murderer indicted.
Bellrfonte, Pa., Nov. ■&.—The
grand jury returned a true bill on an
indictment against shot his Seeley wife Hopkins, Phil-
who delilierately in
lipsburg on the morning of Sept. 22.
He has nearly recovered from the
wounds he inflicted on himself at that
time by shooting himself in the head
Republican* < »rry Hover.
Dover, IJU V elected H.K, N. i*. EL, XI., iSI Nov. i'A—The Repub-
licans their city ticket.
Tlie Weather,
Fair, followed by rain; stationary
temperature; winds becoming north¬
easterly. , -
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NUGGETS OF NEWS.
Pennsylvania and indorsed wool growers McKinley met at
for Pittsburg the speakership. Maj.
sel The president of appointed Richmond, Otis Va, H. Rus¬ vtas
postmaster
BRi
,
the branch wilTt
line of the Penn
ssvaa?.'
S’r-srsWki creH^totlm B
county.
stiff 4 ^
will be shi]
to be used
cured.
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A Farmer** Novel Suit.
Hanover, Pa., Xov. fit.—'The
rainfall of the past ten days ha
the cause of a novel law suit. A f
tail road between this ulace anff
%,ws%8r<:£??s:
Hard Tin.., for Mlaeva
times are written everywhere. The
shut large down number of coal collieries production that were
still idle. Added to stop to these about are all
are
that were compelled to stop, owing to
the floods. Probabl. 8.500 men and
boys are now out of work. Those who
*.i*, are employed, «n*n* at the mines are working
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Caught Under the Cars.
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