The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-08
GEORGIA. GLEANrNGs.

mas mead OF n9lr Two Ieet long, loi
which she has refused $50.
Mr.. f. Il. Reeds gin house, il
Troup county, was burned last
Thursday. Insured. No. A.
The rice plantations in South
Carolina have been ruined by the
recent gale.
Some of the railway companies
are said to be short OF telegraph
operators, as many of the old oper
ators have gone into osher business
Mr.. David Dickson, OF Hancock
county, will come out short some
$4,000 on cotton planting this sea
SOD.
Scuppernong grapes are being
sent to Cuthbert at the rate Of 250
bushels a day The wine factory is
running day aud night.
The Franklin News says there ;s
not liquor shop in Heard county,
the last one having closed for the
want OF patronage.
Painters are at work lettering the
engines on the Macon aud Bluns'
wick Railroad, and the new legend,
f. T., V. and G is being put on.
All accounts agree that half the
trees on the turpentine farms o" the
coast sections of the Savannah, Flor
ida and Western Railroad were
blown down in the late storm.
A singular exhibit at the Atlanta
Exposition will be by a North Caro-
lima firm of over two thousand speci,
mems of the medicinal herbs which
grow in the State.
Fifty extra policemen to be cleo
ted 10 Atlanta for the three months
during which the exposition will con
tinue. More than eleven hundred APP
plicatious for the positions are on file.
Ureenville, 5. c., has furniture
factory, shoe factory. wagon fac
tory, several cotton factories. and
an iron foundry, end steps are now
taking to establish an ice factory
there.
Grilliu News: 1t is 20 SLOUGH Of a
storm that can send two millions
worth of solid wealth into the air aa
the one at Savannah did. And the
trouble is, though it went up, il
wouldn't come down again.
The Atlanta Post>AppeaI says
the east end of Kimbal's cotton
show house was run into the other
day by a part of a loaded train of
cars aud knocked down Not a
timber was left standing in 60 feet.
The damage is estimated at 50, 600
Rome Bulletin Rome has two
beautiful young ladies, sisters, who
go out regularly in their pleasure
boat for a ride on the Oostanaula.-
They both pull an excellent stroke,
and present lovely picture coming
down the river just after sunset.
cambridge Democrat Last
Wednesday evening, as a negro nam
ed Jackson was crossing the river
in the fiat, he fell overheard and
was drowned. The fiat was filled
with people, but 40 help could reac b
the unfortunate nan, as he sank i'm.
medistely, being two drunk to even
make struggle for life.
Carroll County Times Mr.. Jiu
Tumlin cold Butler Martin, on las
Monday morning, three balls o
twine for rather a novel purpose =
Butler sage that he has patch 0
cotton SO heavily fruited thatft is al
falling on the ground, and to keeI
it from rottipg be has decided t,
stake it and tie the stakes up. Thu
patch is planted in hills three
feet apart.
Americus Recorder "NOtbiue
has transpired in our county in a
long while of a sadder nature than
the drowning of the little son Of Mr.
Sid X. Jordan OF Schley county -
At Ramsey mill the father left the
boy in the buggy, and went into the
mill to get a sack Of meal The
mule commenced backing and back.
I'd off the dam, preeipitaling boy,
buggy and mule into deep water
Although unable to swim Mr.. Jor-
dan sprang 10 to save bis son. i
was some momsnts before the miller
could rescue M. Jordan, during
which the child vas drowned -
The mule fodndsred about AID wa
drowned also.
The City Council Of Nashville
Tennessee, has passed an ordiuauct
Requiring "drummers' to pay Sl0'
a year license, and d penaiSry olS5.
is to be imposed for violation of th
ordinance.