The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-02-26
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.

nun.
A large gray eagle was killed near
Hawkinsville a few days ago that
measured seven feet from tip to tip.
The boiler at saw mill near Wards,
in Terrell county, exploded on Feb.
10, killing Mr.. Jernigan, the fireman.
The Town Council of Swainsboro
on Monday placed the license to re-
tail liquor in that place at $500 per
annum.
The Ordinary of Lincoln county has
given notice that after October the Ii
quor license in the county will be
raised to 81 900.
A whale was captured on Tuesday
off the sea buoy near Brunswick by
the crew of the whaler Morse, and
towed to st. Mary's.
The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
will hold its first meeting in the new
chamber on Saturday evening. The
building ETC., cost $4,000.
The Western Union office in Allan
ia has substituted negro men as mes
sengers in place of the white boys
heretofore performing that duty.
The Albany Neacs says a pound of
meat for a pound of cotton next fall is
the way in which warehouse firm in
that place is reported to be disposing
Of many car loads of bacon.
A quantity of rough on rats was
placed in Goddord's store at Griffin,
on Friday night and next morning 81
pound of rats were found dead There
were just "a rats and they weighed
one pound apiece.
1t is evident that Senator Brown
has very little influence among Dem
ocratic Senators. After the hardest
fight he ever made he only succeed
ed in securing one Democratic vote
for Emory Speer, and that was his
own.
Elisha Jones, who formerly lived
in Webster county, and who has just
returned from San Antonio, Tex,
where he has been living the past
eight years, expresses his opinion
that Georgia is the place in which to
live.
Bob LAMPKIN, of Athens, who was
engaged in cock fighting in Atlanta
was fined by the Recorder $50. He
was enroute to New Orleans with his
coop, and only stopped one day in
Atlanta to give the boys chance to
see what sort of fowls he had.
The farmers of Cobb county report
favorable indications for good crop
year. They say the soil is very mel
low, owing to the recent hard freezes.
Although many of them are at pres
ent somewhat embarrassed, owing to
the scarcity of money, they are hope
full and cheerful, and expect better
times next fall.
Jack Bramlett, who lives about two
miles from Tallulah Falls, accompan-
led by his stepson, was out squirrel
hunting. When Bramlett attempted
to walk "A log he missed his footing
and fell, and the gun went of. The
full load entered his stomach, coming
out between his shoulders, killing
him instantly.
An Irwin county man filled up on
whisky the other day, and on reach
ing his home, near here, commenced
whipping his wife, when his son, a
mere lad, interferred, whereupon the
brute of husband and father turned
upon him with a stick, fractured the
skull of his son, and came near break
ing the arm of his wife. -Iywinton
Appeal
Judge Lumpkin was recently ten
dered free pass over the Georgia
railroad by the authorities, but it was
kindly refused by his honor. The
Judge says that he had no fears of
any influences towards bias by this
courtesy, but that he did not want
the people any room to criticize any
decision of addition of his in a way
that would have been probable should
he have accepted the pass.-Ogle-
H,rope Echo.
Dalton Citiren A little 4-year-old
recently became DESTROYS of knowing
how people felt when they were be-
ing hanged. He accordingly repaired
to an isolated attic in the paternal
residence, and securing a strong
cord, noosed it around his plump lit
tie neck, threw it over a rafter, and |
box. swung himself of, |
His gurgling cries attracted the at
tention of his mother, who oppor-
tunely appeared upon the scene, and
rescued the young hopeful from his
perilous position.
Miss Elizabeth Metz, of Mohnsville, |
near Reading, Pa, after being in