The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-04-08
GEORGIA. GLEANINas.

| Rev. Dewitt Talmage lectured in
Atlanta last Saturday night
Corn three feet high is found 10
Sumter county.
/ Mr.. Josiah Sibley, of Augusta,
celebrated his 72i birthday April /.
1 Council Of Hawkinsville has been
enjoiaed against buying steam fire
engine.
f E Burke, of Americas, receiv
ed an Italian queen bee for which be
paid Sc so.
A mad dog was killed in Gordon.
Mr.. Steele whom he bit on the hand
is suffering intensely.
In Ebert county cows are dying
from some unknown disease and the
wheat has the rust.
An orange tree planted from the
seed only aboa. year ago bloomed
10 Townsville. Also pine apple
bush has fruited.
DR.. WIN. G. White, for twelve
years resident of Atlanta, and well
known in Marietta, died tho other
day in Iowa.
Dalton was April fooled by the
rumor that Gen, Grant was on the
train that reached that place. The
Than ayed but Grant was absent
A. B. Rurdett and young lady
1 were thrown from a buggy in New
4 nan by i runaway horse but were
not hnrt much. He lost a pocket
book containing $50.
Atlanta proposes to donate SIS, +.
1000 for the erection of a building
suitable for the Normal school DR..
Sears says that at least SIG, 900 must
be furnished.
Mr.. JOIN M. Ingram, of Meri
wether county was thrown from his
buggy by runaway horse, and his
collar bone aud two ribs we're brok-
en-.
! On Wednesday last the first brick
was moulded for the erection of the
largest iron foundry in Georgia, and
I the only stove works south of Nash
vile. 1t was for the foundry of ] j
| Seay & Co, on the banks of the
| Etc wah river.
/ Gas has been shut off from the
CO pital ia Atlanta and kerosene sub,
stituted The gas company pre-
sented a bill last quarter of over
$500 and refused to reduce it, and
Gov. Colqui,t had the gas cut off.
| With kerosense the cost will not be
over 500 a quarter.
| Reports received at the sgricul
tural department show that eighty
per cent of the farmers of the State
who raise their own supplies make
money by farming, while seventy,
i've per cent Of those who give liens
and mortgages aud pay high rates
Of interest on supplies fail to make
expenses
/ 10 one mine near Nacoochee,
/ (Lumdens Bros.,) three hands took
out 1926 in geld in l44 days; be-
ing $50 per day per hand; Some
! days S13o to $l65 with gold at 8:
cents per penny weight. Many q
the nuggets are in pairs Thi'
mine has yielde ] quarter of mil
lion dollars.
Capt O. P. Daniel, of Greene
county. owns curiosity in the shape
of colt recently born on his place
1t is we'll developed in every partic
ular, except that one leg is entirely
minus foot. The colt was boru so,
and the Greensboro Herald says
the Captain thinks of making either
a circus or race horse out of the
concern.
An amusing story is told of Judge
| w. B. Butt, Of Red Bone district,
Marion county. The Judge ia q
gentleman of the David Davis order
and weighs something less than &
ton. Some time ago he was trying 6
cas- in a Justices court of his district
and it seems that he worried, "tht
Squire" good deal. Becoming ex.
asperated at length, said the Squire
ordered the baiIiff to take Mr.. Butt
out eff the court room" The quick
witted Judge, seeing his advantage
concluded to sit down and let thu
bailff and constable together try
their ability to bodily Iift his avoir
dupois. They tried it, but after sew
eral Intellectual efforts to move thu
human mass, at great danger {
busting a couple or so of blood yes
sells, gave it up as a bad task. Thi
effort to obey its orders put the conr
in good bumor, the Judge was al
lowed to proceed without further dis
turbance, and the case was concluded
III. B. Owen. the jeweler and photo