The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-04-23
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.

his celebrated horse, George, last
week for the handsome sum of So 900.
One hundred persons have joined
the church at Athens during the last
ten days, influenced by the revivals
now in progress there.
City Treasurer Hough, of Rome,
pays out $500 per month for the free
schools. This money is distributed
among eighteen people.
Charles Whitesides has sued out
warrants against all the policemen of
Chattanooga, charging them with
carrying concealed weapons.
The watermelon crop in Southern
Georgia will be a huge. one this year if
the seasons are favorable. One county
CLAY will have over 1000 acres in
this luscious ground fruit.
The coaches of the old reliable Yves
tern and Atlantic railroad are all be-
ing handsomely reprinted, and two
solid new trains will soon be run
ming.
The Bulletin thinks that Rome
should have an insurance company of
her own. The paper says that there
is not 81 900 worth of insured prop
erty burned in that city per annum.
The Dawson Journal says A tomb
stone over the grave of lady in the
city cemetery was levied on the other
day. 1t marks the last resting place
Of the first wife of North Georgia
man of some means.
Postmaster General Villas has be-
gun the reform in his department by
changing the outlandish names of
some of the post Offices. That of
Buzzard's Roost, Ga, has been
changed to Westlake.
1t is pretty well agreed that Major
Fink will retain possession of the
East Tennessee railroad. He was
the first in possession, and Judge
Pardee has ordered the Marshal to
keep him in possession.
The Dalton Citizen says: Mr..
Beckner's Anticipated coin has been
carefully examined through a micro
scope and it is found that the date of
issue is 100 instead of ITO, as pub
lished last week. This makes the
coin 1856 years old.
That fellow wilkins who swindled
the Atlanta grocer, Thorne, by buy
ing him out and skipping with the
cash in the drawer, played the same
game in New Orleans last week. Will
kins has been arrested at Akron,
Ohio and will be brought to Atlanta.
Doc Jackson, the negro guard, who
killed white convict, Faulkner, at
Lockett's camp on Chattahoochee
river, was tried in Atlanta last week
and found guilty of murder and SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for life. A
motion for new trial will be made
Mrs. N. Patrick, living near Dray.
ton, in Dooly county, saw three large
white cranes alight in a pond neal
her home, when she picked up a
shotgun and went for the birds. She
fired and killed one of them. The
fowl was taller than man, and had
a bill nearly six inches long.
Twenty-four thousand dollars has
already been expended on the new
Methodist Church at Rome. This
amount was subscribed by church
members. Very little has been rails
ed through public entertainments,
and not all of the members of the
church have contributed. The church
is ready for occupation.
Parasida Morris, colored has been
indicted in Butts Superior Court for
false swearing. She taught a public
school in Houston county last year,
and in making out her account against
the county for tuition, made her
charges for Il scholars more than she
actually had in attendance. This was
brought to the attention of the grand
jury, and true bill was found against
her.
a small heifer belonging to Mr.. NJ.
l.. Galloway, at this place, last week
exhibited unmistakable symptoms
of hydrophobia. 1t was confined in
pen, where it was seen to froth at
the mouth, refused food and fight at
imaginary objects. 1t died on Mon
day night. The heifer was one of
the animals bitten by the rabid dog
killed at this place some ten days
since. Another animal bitten by the
same dog, COW belonging to "Red"
FARRELL, the other day went mad and
was killed Ceddrto,On Adre,tiser
COUNTY LINE.