The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-12-07
GEORGIA oLBANINos.,

The people of DeKalb county
will vote on the "fence" question on
the 10th of December.
The Americas oil mills have be-
gun operations. They were built
at cost of $4,000.
A case of we'll developed small
pox has developed itself 10 the fsmi-
ly Of Mr.. B. w. Scott, at Perry.
A negro named Coon Bell at,
tempted to jump from the train near
GAINESVILLE and received fatal inju-
ries.
Mr.. K. E. Wilder, most excel
lent citizen and prominent member
of the Baptist church at Albany,
died the other day.
Mr. K. Molina, respectable citi-
zen of Savannah, was knocked down
in the streets the other night and
robbed of his watch aud about 500.
Newman seems to be pretty well
stirred up on the prohibition ques-
ton. A wet and dry municipal
ticket is in the field.
The completion Of the new road
from Cedartown to the coal fields
will enable coal to be laid down 10
Atlanta, after next July, at So per
ton.
Sixty>seven Mormansi passed
through Atlanta last Friday for
Utah. They we're from Hsbersham
county.
Mr.. NJ. w. Brown at Pleasant
Grove, Ga, in this county, is en-
gagged in erecting Clement Attach
ment. HE machinery will shortly
be 10 place and operation begun.
Colonel Dan Callahan is in Carr
tersville, building four-mile rail
road in Barlow county to the extern
sive iron ore beds OF Ex-Governor
Joseph K. Brown.
Some simple hearted fellow is adj
vertising 10 the Rome Courier for a
lost umbrella. 1t will never be
known until judgement day who it
10 that finds lost umbrellas.
Three hundred bales of cotton
took fire in Washington last Sunday
evening, but the prompt measures
taken to ex.inguish it were success
full, and not more than forty bales
! were damaged.
The Board of education OF Brooks
county have determined that the
three months public schools for the
ensuing year shall be taught during
the months of January, February,
Nsrch and April, and not sfter>
wards.
Walton News: Since prohibition
won't prohibit, we are in favor of
making drunkenness crime, pun
ishable with a heavy penalty. -
Something ought to be done for the
poor women aud children whose
hard earnings are squandered by
worthless husbands and fathers.
Julius Brown, in completing his
new home, found that he needed six
brick to finish it: The house is
built of Philadelphia pressed brick,
and Julius being in a hurry, tele-
graphed for them, and had them
sent by express, costing $40 or a
little over So brick.
Friday night young man named
J N. Milan, of Fairburn, registered
at the National Hotel, Atlanta, and
was assigned to room. Saturday
evening late the clerk went to the
room and found him dead. The
Coroner's jury decided he had COM
mitted suicide by taking laudanum
and strichnine.
T. l. CAN'T, editorIof the Banner~
Wdtchmaae, has. been the recipient of
a new suit of clothes, presented to
him by Swift Brothers, of Elberton,
as a testimonial of appreciation for
his services in the late Congress
sional contest between Gambler and |
Speer. The editor accepted the
gifs in a careful and dignified edi>
torial full of patriotic utterances.
Mr.. w. A. Green, of Lee county, |
has done some intensive farming
this year. He made with two mules
eight hundred bushels of corn,
twenty-five bales of cotton, five
barrels of syrup, sixteen hundred
bushels of potatoes, oats, kpeas and
other small crops in abundance, and
las forty head of hogs in fne order
for the Christmas killing.
1t is said that Judge Wellborn, of
he Northeastern circuit is to try
he constitutionality of the election
Of Col. Estes as his successor. He
will do this by writ of quo warranto
when Judge Estes undertakes to as
sumo the bench at Hall Superior
Court in January. The matter will
90 before the Supreme Court and
De promptly adjudicsted by that
tribunal.
The following case of diaboism is ;
reported by the Valdosts Times
One of the most brutal and uncalIed
or cruelties we have notice III {
org time was committed in town