The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-04-16
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.


GEORGIA GLEANINGS.
The Atlanta charity ball was not
patronized by the church members.
There are thirty-fve young ladies
in Douglassville who are old enough
to marry, and there are only eight
young men.
Newspapers are having hard time
of it. Recently the Columbus Times,
the Berrien County News, Maysville
Georgian, and the Sparta Bulletin,
have all suspended.
John G. Alexander, of Reidsville,
killed turkey gobbler one day re-
Gently which had beard measuring
81 inches in length and weighing AZ
pounds. We challenge the world on
turkeys.
The jury in the case of Swint VS..
Central railroad, suing for damages
by reason of the killing of w. 7. Lam
bert, of Granville, in an accident
near Cusseta, Ala, in 1888, brought
in verdict for s1Q,828. The case
was tried in Savannah.
a detective was once here in the
garb of an umbrella repairer, trying
to work up case. He was as rough
looking tramp as ever carried the
wreck of a dozen umbrellas under his
arm. We saw him a few days ago on
the train, and he is as nice looking a
gentleman as you will find anywhere.
- Washington Gagette.
y gentleman of Cedartown, while
fishing in the Chattahoochee river,
caught catfish that weighed about
five pounds. In cleaning the fish he
found in it twenty dollar gold piece,
dated 1916. 1t was much worn.
but the figures were plain enough to
pass as currency.
A negro brought suit in Mitchell
county justice court for possess
ion of two shoats and SOW and
pigs, and gained it. His lawyer, as
soon as the case was decided, settled
the fees for himself, Squire A., the
lawyer or the other side, and the
court. ''Well Joe, Squire A. will
take one of the shoats, I'll take the
other one; the judge will take the
SOW and pigs and you've gained the
case"
A gentleman .nrormed us yester
day that as lie was returning to the
city on Wednesday from the country,
he saw a scene that he had often
heard of, but had never before seen.
A few miles from the city he saw
mddle-aged woman in field holding
the handles of a pillow, while girl
and boy, about II and Is years old, re-
spectively, were pulling the plow.-
Columbus Enquirer-Sm.
Gen. Henry R. Jackson, the new
ly appointed Minister to Mexico is
under precisely the same disabilities
as Gen. Lawton, whose appointment
as Minister to Russia was not con-
trmed on account of his disabilities
having never been removed. Gen.
Jackson states that he does not wish
to compllcate matters, although he
has been confirmed, and will not as
sumo the duties until his disabilities
have been passed upon.
The National Commercial Conven-
ton, to be held in Atlanta on the 10Th
OF May, is now certainty. The con
vention will discuss business matters.
reciprocity treaties, bankrupt law.
silver coinage, transportation, etc.
Every local body organized for gem
eral commercial purposes-boards of
trade, elc.-is invited to send one del
egate for fifty members or less, and
one other delegate for each addition
al fifty. Each city or town to send
one delegate for two thousand inhabi-
tants, and an additional delegate for
every five thousand inhabitants. if it
has no organized commercial body.
The railroads will give reduced fares.