The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-06-03
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.
Burke county has two thousand
dollars 10 her treasury.

Burke county has two thousand
dollars 10 her treasury.
Macon county is out Of debt, and
has So, 700 TO her credit 10 bank.
"The first cotton bloom" is begin
ming to come in quite lively.
Darien has population of 329
whites and |, 1888 colo -ed people.
Rome now supports two candy
manufactures,
Columbus consumes about 5 600
pounds of ice daily.
The oats and wheat crop is not
turning out so we'll as was expected
in Terrell.
Columbus proposes to celebrate
the coming Fourth in the good old
glorious way.
Talbotton only has FIVE candidates
for Congress, and the woods are full
of legis lative aspirants.
Twenty eight rattlesnakes have
been killed on St Sinon's Island in
three months this season.
Twenty,seven papers in Georgia
have declared for Rufus L. Lester
for Governor.
Mr.. D. j. Mathis of Dupont, has
planted 5000 tobacco plants, and
proposes to test that section for to-
bacco culture.
A negro cured his dog of rattle>
snake bite by giving him several
doses of kerosene oil.
Treasurer Renfroe made a speech
in Dawson in defense of his course,
which was patichtly listened to.
A colored woman, near Albany,
gave birth to triplets boys and
q girl. One of the boys has since
died.
Rice is becoming one of the most
important grain crops planted in
Southwe tern Georgia. The rains
have given it a good start, and the
largest crop ever made in that sec>
ton is expected this season.
Last Sunday Mr.. Andrew J COL
lins and his son Thomas, Of Emau-
uel county, were killed by Jacob
Anderson, of Tstnsll.
Mrs. Allen J. Johnson, of Rome,
and Mrs. /, NJ. Reid, of Atlanta,
have been appointed census enumer-
tors by DR.. Gatchell.
A young married man blowing,
his wife hoeing, and his baby sleep
ing in the fedUe corner 10 cradle,
is what gentleman saw near Hart
well, Georgia, rece ntly.
The wheat crop, says the Carriers
vile Express, throughout this coun-
ty is much more promising than it
was few weeks ago.
The last issue of the Albany News
says: "We hoist at our masthead
to day the name of Alfred H. Col
quit for Governor, subject to the
action of the Democratic Conven-
tion."
An excursion recently returned
to Columbus from Florida, and
twelve hundred empty bottles were
sold from the vessel. We suppose
there was regular massacre of
snakes and alligators.
The dwelling of Mr.. A. T. Oliver,
in the eastern portion of Americas,
was destroyed by fire on Friday
morning. 1t is nc. known how the
FIRE originated, but it is supposed
through defective fue. The house
cost $4,000, and was insured for
$4,000.
Gaiuesvillas-Eagle A revival of
unusual interest is progressing at the
Methodist Church 10 this city. About
one hundred have protested religion
and ovsr fifty have joined the church.
Mr. Saith, the pastor, is untiring in
his labors day and night, and is ac-
comprising a wonderful work.
Colonel w. II. Snead, of Berrien
county, has sent to the Alapaha
News cotton bloom and a boil as
large as an average sized marble,
taken from his fields on the 26th of
March. His corn crop lie also in fine
condition, and be has already housed
5000 bushels of oats.
"Blake's block" in Macon was
sold on Friday last for s2S,000.-
The original price of the property
was 500, 900.