The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-09-14

While ringing the school bell in
Franklin county, Parker SeweI, the
teacher, was instantly killed by the
bell falling from the tower and strik"
ing him on the back of the neck.
The election in Lincoln county on
last Monday for "fence" or "no
fence" by forty five votes. There
was large vote polled, and every>
thing passed off quietly.
The people of Morgan county
have subscribed $40, 900 towards
the Athens and Madison Railroad.
Oconee county is fully aroused
to the Importance of the road, and
will do her full share towards the
grand enterprise.
An aged German aud his wife,
both unknown, while riding in a
wagon across the Central Railroad
track, near West Albany Monday
evening, we're instantly killed by
the train due at 4:30 o'clock. -
Their bodies were terribly mangled:
Their horses escaped without a
scratch.
Mrs. Mary Anderson, an aged la
dy, living in the neighboring county
of Walker, lost her way while on
the mountain last July, and for eight
days wandered aimlessly around,
exposed to the wind and the rain,
which fell almost constantly. When
at last discovered by her anxious
friends she was covering in small
cave near the banks of Little river
Although at the venerable age of
90 years, Mrs. Anderson has about
recovered from her exposure while
lost amid the wilds of Lookout.
Republican There is a little
black terrier, the property of j. 6.
Bryan, of Americas, which has quit
his home and friends and joined his
fortunes to heard of goats belong
ing to | N. Hart. The dog sleeps
with the goats, attends them in their
rambles, plays with the kids and
does all he can to comfort his views
and manners with those of his new
associates. The dog has eschewed
the society of bis own race in bis
new devotion de gaStiJ@s non dsspa>
tandtn.
The fearful and fearful forebod-
ings of the anti Stephens faction in
regard to the tenue of his life, re-
minds one of the maiden forlorn,
who was, with her waterbucket,
found at the spring by her anxious
mother, wringing her hands with
grief. In reply to the inquiry,
What's the matter my darling 2
said 90 mother ! | was thinking if
Dan Rice would court me, and we
should marry and | have little ba~
by and it should fall into this spring,
and drown, it would break my poor
heart" And then she broke out 10
fresh lamentations and would not be
comforted. - Greensboro Journal.
The Albany Nee0s and Ad0ertiSer
reports the following fatal row which
occurred at Cat Creek, Lowndes
county: 1.-TWO brothers, named
Thomas, bearing reputation as des-
perate and bad men, foil out ard
were having an alteration with Mr..
William K. Roberts His partner
in business, but no kinsman, Mr..
Frank Roberts, interfered with a
view to quelling the disturbance,
when the Thomases turned upon him.
He met them aud killed both of
them. 1t was most desperate eu
counter, and it is said the killing
was iustifable. Frank Roberts is a
son of Mr.. William Roberts, most
estimable citizen of Berrien county"
The youthful color, beauty and lustre are
gradually restored 10 gray hair by Parker's
Hair Balsam.
A company has been formed at
Gainesville, backed by Northern
capital, which proposes to build a
railroad from that point in the di~
rection of Chattanooga. The COM
pany is already organized, and has
IS, 100000 at its command, and its
engineers are now at work survey
ing the different projected lines to
choose the most feasible. The road
will pass through Dshlonega, Eli
jay, Spring Place, beyond which
latter point its route has not been
determined. Probably it will ex>
tend from Spring Place to Varnello
station, tapping Riuggold and reach
ing Chattanooga via McFarland's
gap. 1t will shorten the distance
from Atlanta to Gainesville eighty
miles