Statewide-Sumter County GaArchives News.....NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE May 4, 1890
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Savannah Morning  News May 4, 1890
                              NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
                                      4 MAY 1890
     A Tunnell Hill correspondent of the Chattanooga News reports that Rocky
face mountain has been found to be a vast bed of manganiferous iron--pronounced
"the finest ore in the Unites States." This manganese if flat like limestone
rock. Every piece seems to be broken from a large body of ore. The country
people are very much excited. Lands that brought $9.00 per acre were sold on
Saturday for $40.00 per acre.
     Thomas F. Thornton, a young man of good family, residing seven miles above
Elberton, was arrested Wednesday on a charge of seduction. A. J. Bond, also a
man that stands well, was the prosecutor, and it is his daughter that is alleged
to have been seduced. Th defendant was taken before the county court, and,having
waived examination, gave bond in the sum of $600.00 for his appearance at the
next superior court.
     Americus Recorder: The Americus Grocery Company will shortly commence
business. The following officers of the company have been elected: Presidnet; G.
W. Clover:vice president, P. C. Clegg: secretary and treasurer, C. R. Whitely:
manager, Frank Lanier, Jr. The consolidation of the firms of Glover & Lanier and
the P. C. Clegg & Co. will take place on May 15th. The company has decided to
erect a handsome three-story brick store room at a cost of $20,000.00. It will
be located on the lot at the corner of Lamar and Jackson streets.
     The annual meeting of the stockholders of Sibley Manufacturing Company was
held at Augusta Wednesday. President W. C. Sibley's report was read and
received, and a vote of thanks tendered him for the admirable showing maade. The
following gentlemen were elected a board of directors for the ensuing year:
Samuel Reyser, New York: Dr. A. H. Baker, Augusta: Walter Smith, Cincinnati:
Joseph H. Day, Augusta: Charles H. Howard, John Harvard Davison, Augusta. At the
meeting of the directors J. W. Charles was unanimously re-elected treasurer of
the company.
     The first annual meeting of the Woman's Press Club of Georgia was held at
Columbus Wednesday. The meeting was called to order by the president, Mrs. E. T.
Byington. There were about twenty five members present, including Mrs. Byington;
Miss Minnie Quinn; Miss Lay McAfee, Miss Rosa Woodbury; of Atlanta, and Mrs.
Penne of Monticello. Miss Quinn the secretary, read the minutes of the Atlanta
meeting. Mrs. Byington extended the club a hearty welcome to Columbus and to her
home, after which she read an entertaining paper on "Woman's Club." Miss Quinn
then read a paper on "Woman in Journalism." This ended the business meeting.
 
     

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