The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1879-06-19
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| DIX. John l.. Hamilton has been
elected to thu Legislature from Do
kalb county, to succeed Col. Aston
0ne store house in Atlanta has
sold nearly one hundred croquet sets
so far this season.
The doctors say this is the most la
vorable SEASON of the year in which
to have measles.
The peach drying business will be
a failure this season, for reason OF
the scarcity OF fruit.
Mr.. Chauncy Wright, of Mil
IedgevilIe, made 347 bushels of
wheat on ten acres.
Hon. A. b. Jackson, of oconee
county, harvested log bushels OF
wheat from one acre.
Elberton wants q machinist and
founder to locate there aud make his
fortune.
Rev. DIR. Heidi Of Atlanta Ttini>
ty Church told his congregation that
the church was in debt 81 I, 200. In
response, $4,000 was subscribed in
one hour. That was liberal, indeed.
DR.. O. NJ. Doyle, of Toccoa, has
successfully removed from Mr.. Mike
Kemp, of Franklin county, an ounce
minnie ball after fifteen years being
imbedded in the brain.
The Cobb plantation, lying IN
Sumter county, Ga, containing
! 1900 acres, was sold for $4,000
cash, and forty bales of cotton, which
is quite equal to 81, 900 cash.
The Milledgeville Uniou Il Recor-
der mentions meeting, on Satn day
last, colored couple, of Bald win
county, who have been married 20
years, and have had ~ children,
twenty of whom are still living.
The Montazeuma Weekly says ii
saw an army Of about million Of
small frogs hopping off towards the
northwest last Sunday. They were
evidently bent on leaving the South
aud going TO Kansas.
A young cheat and swindler nam,
ed Julian Dupree was captured on
Saturday, convicted and sentenced
on Monday, and took his departure
for the chain gang on Tuesday. All
this occurred in Hancock county.
Adam Heard, a colored man, was
shot and mortaIly wounded while
standing in the door of house near
Albany Sunday night. The MUIR
derer escaped in the darkness, but he
is supposed to be one Sam Tim, an,
other negro, with whom Adam had
quarreled with the day before,
A colored military company from
Savannah and some Liberty county
negroes, at q picnic, last week, had
a regular battle, 10 which guns, bay
onets, pistols, rocks and razors were
used. Several negroes were killed
and others wounded. The train Of
excursionisfs went back to Savannah
completely routed by the Liberty
county darkies.
The Atlanta Globe tells the simple
truth when it periodically remarks
that "no State 10 the Union is in as
good condition financially as Geor
gia here we are content and pros,
porous, and still we have Demo
cratic government from top to bot
tom. Our bonds are worth more in
the market than those of any other
State. No matter what may come,
Georgia. people are always to the
front"
An irascible father in Dahlonega
one day last week sent his son after
a bucket of water. The lad not re-
turning 10 time, the father started
after him in rage, and on arriving
at the we'll saw boy drawing up
water. Without taking time to look
closely a. the youth, be went for
him thrashed him severely. When
he thought the lazy boy sufficiently
punished he discovered that instead
of bis own be had given neighbours
son tremendous drubbing. Pro.
fuse apologies were in order.