The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-11-22
GEORGIA GLEANING5

morgan county Voteu ny thTSe
majority against prohibition.
Rev Mr.. Straton, of Greensboro,
owns a prairie, dog, which ne keeps
as pet,
The I. G. Mitchell, ThomasvilIe s
new fire engine, has arrived at her
destination.
Thu town council of Dallas is
having trouble with the liquor SELL
ers.
The Oglethorpe barracks have
been purchased for the site of Ss-
vannah's new hotel.
Captain A. c. Bell, of Americas,
made eight hundred dollars clear
profits on two mule farm.
w. L Graham was struck by a
bridge, knocked from box car and
killed near Macon, He was train
man. (
It has been one hundred and thir-
ty five days since a good rain has
fallen at Americus, and the results
are becoming alarming.
Seven guinea hens 10 Walton
county have been laying fourteen
eggs q day all this year. Their
owner values them at $50 apiece.
There are about twenty trestles on
the line of the Northeastern railroad,
from Athens to Tsllulsh. The high
est one is the one above Turnerville,
which is 81 feet high,
Most of the drinking water used
within a redius of ten or twelve
miles of Albany is hauled from the
artesian we'll in that city SO great
is the drouth.
Five thousand dollars, the price
of a liquor license in Bryan county,
has worked marked benefit 10 the
condition of everything in the coun>
ty.
V. w. Skiff announces himself as
a candidate for the Athens NJ ayoral-
ty, and promises to contribute the
salary of the office $500, toward the
purchase of city clock,
The Waynesboro Herald is cor
rect IN the opinion that it is bad
policy for the farmers to sell their
cotton seed. They should be put
back on the land Farmers should
buy the seed rather than sell them.
Some time ago white child was
found in the Augusta market by
some colored people who carried it
over 10 Aiken county, and sold it to
a highly respectable white family
for $40 The child is of the mascu
line gender.
Warrentop Clipper: One of cur
largest provision merchants is quoted
as saying that his sales Of bacon thia
year have not been exceeding TWO
Car loads. The reason is obvious -
Our farmers have raised their own
meat, and if ouch a thing continues q
few years longer, the sun will not
shine upon happier and more indie
pendent set of people than the farm
ers of Warren county. ~
A very Juvenile wedding was oeIe-
brated 10 Americus Tuesday night,
at which time Robbie Sullivan, aged
II, son of Mr., T. E Sullivan, and
Miss Eddie Cobb, aged IA, daughter
of Alderman P. E. Cobb, were mar
ried. The wedding took place at
the residence of the BRIDES father,
and was surprise to all, the young
couple having kept their engage
menus StCi0C
On the 18th of last May Mrs.
Jones was driviog over q country
road in Troup county. She was IN
elwagon which was drawn by mule.
when near crossing the engineer
If the Atlanta and West Point train
caused the whistle to sound loud and
shrilI, and at the noise the mule be-
came frightened aud ran away. Mira
Jones was ;hrown FROM the wagon
and one of her legs broken. She
pow sues for $4,000 damages.
The CartersvilIe American says /:
Carey Pendey, young white man,
has been jailed, he not being able to
give a ST 900 bond 1t seems that
a white woman, accompanied by a
child, stopped here one night last
week, but on some account she was
not given lodging, she saying that
she had plenty Of money to pay her
bill. Pendley, assuming the role Of
policeman, arrested and extorted five
dollars 10 gold from her, AGREEING to
let her go if she would pay him that
SUN. Pendley was arrested and
carried before Mayor Wofford and
bound over in the above named
sum-"
The Macon Telegraph and Mess,
enger says: 10 1871, during Grants
administration, John P. Quarles, son
negro preacher by that name,
If . ,inted United States Consul
vss app His bond was IS, 600
1t Malaga. icon, then Con-
!. f. Long. of N. '~ict, was one
from this dist to the
4 his fonr saourit;es sionin I'D
mount Of 81, 800. Jeff possess