The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-04-27
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old daughter, May Louise, and &C.
riousiy injuriug Mrs Harden, and
her sister Eliza Mitchell.
/. There is man in Athena who
has two thumbs on one hAnd, and
his children have no thumb at all
on the right hand He says as far
back as he can recollect that bis
mother nos any OF the female rea.
lives OF his family had thumb OF
the right hand.
Montezuma Weekly: "a colorec
woman near Grangeville, in Macor
county. gave two year old intan
a meal few days ago and went t
a neighbor's, leaving the child sit
ting or the floor alone. Presently
a hungry ca! came in and began tt
share the child's dinner. Having
exhausted that, it commenced on
the child's greasy fogers, and ac-
tually gnawed the flesh from three
of them before its mothers return"
Pure alcohol is now prescribed by
many physicians in preference to
whisky, wine, beer, &c. TO use a
standard alcohol 10 believed to insure
an accuracy oftreatment which can
not be had with articles which eon-
tain the spirit in uncertain quanti>
ties 1t is thought important not to
disguise the taste Of the alcohol in
any way, in order that the patient
may feel that he is taking it as a
medicine aud not as beverage.
That fine water power in Chsttoo
ga county, on Raccoon creek, known
AS Raccoon mills, has been sold to
Cicero G. Cleghorn, Joseph Wyatt,
X. X. Foster, lack Lawrence, j. 5.
Cleghorn and Chas. Hill for $751;.
600. This company proposes to be,
gin at once the erection of a large
cotton factory on this site in fact
the brick are being made for the
buildings, and in less than twelve
months the hum of 3, 600 more spin,
dleS will gladden. the hearts of our
people Rome Courier.
Dr. Mark Willingham, of Craw-
ford, Oglethorpe county, found it to
his interest to have very lal &c tree
near his dwelling cut down, and
wishing to get it down cheaply, he
told John Culbreth that an owl had
nest containing two young ones in
the tree, that they were valuable
worth at least So apiece land
that he would allow him to cut the
tree down to get them. CuIberth
ground his axe and set forth, and af>
ter two hours and half hard work,
be cut the tree down, but got no
owls.
The Southern Mutual Insurance
Company, (6re, of Athens is a pure
ly mutual comp my and for a long
time has conducted a growing bust
ness wisely and with economy
During that time they have paid
dividends as high as sc per cent. to
the policy holders and also set aeide
a surplus fund. That fund is now
over a million dollars and the direc'
tors don't know what to do with it
They have filed a bill 10 Richmond
Superior Court asking instructions.
1t is probable that, in some shape or
other, the policy holders will secure
this surplus. The Southern Mutual
is the best company 10 America,
we believe.
Monday morning last, Mr.. w. b.
johnson, of Atlanta, rode into town
on horseback. Following his horse
was a half grown red hog Every
where the horse went the hog would
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low the horse to get out Of bis sight.
Mr.. johnson says the hog took up
with his horse in Carroll county, and
has followed him for over one huns
bred and twenty seven miles
When the horse stops the hog lies
down near him. On being turned
into lot or stable together the hog
talks in his grunting language just
as if he thought the horse under
stood everything he was saying
When Mr.. johnson rode off Monday
afternoon the hog followed just as q
colt would its mother. Il Bsrnesville
Gazette. .-.
Atlanta Constitution just thirty