The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-06-17
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.

ing medicine, food or nourishment.
She will hardley recover
The State Fair opens at Macon
October 18th, and continues for two
weeks. The premium list amounts
to ten thousand dollars.
Capt. W. C. Mathews, of Sanders
vile, shipped half bushel of peach
es last Tuesday, which he sold at the
rate of $40 per bushel.
The belled buzzard, which was
seen in Terrell county last week, is
now seen in the Brown Bridge set
Element in Hall county.
A thrifty farmer in South Georgia
has 65 acres Of very fine corn, now
big enough to hide a mule, and $50
acres of watermelons, divided be-
tween early and late. The early
melons will soon be ready for mark
ct. many of them now being larger
than a quart measure.
On the route from Millen to Syl-
vania crops are very fine, especially
in the community near Williamson
station on the Sylvania railroad.
The cotton in that section can not be
surpassed, and the corn crop bids
fair to be a large yield.
Griffin News: The fine English
mastiff of W. B. Sparks was brought
into Macon from the Mikado planta-
ton to be weighed. He was purchas-
ed by Mr.. Sparks when ten weeks
old and cost $3.50. lie is now six
months old and weighs rs pounds.
His father sold for $4,000, and he is
beyond doubt the finest dog in Geor-
gia.
A gentleman of Houston county,
who has been married for more than
ten years, during that time has never
been separated from his wife as much
as day at time. When it became
necessary for him to leave home for
so long a time as twenty-four hours
he has always carried his wife with
him, and she has never left home
without her husband.
Mrs. Rosella Scroggins, living two
miles from Browns bridge, in Hall
county, is perhaps the oldest person
in Georgia, being now in her 10th
year. Her hearing is yet tolerably
good. She is able to perform light
domestic duties, and has been an ac-
cepted member of the Methodist Epis-
copal church for sixty years, and still
attends service.
The proprietor of prominent sale
and feed stable in Atlanta says that
during the season which is now draw
ing rapidly to u close about 10000
mules and horses have been received
in Atlanta. A great many Of them
he says, found ready sale in the city,
and the others were shipped to vari-
GUS points in Georgia and Florida
This authority says that prices have
been good, and that stockmen have
made money.
News has reached Gainesville Of
the horrible death OF Edwin, a 16.
year-old son Of Jake Sherman, who
lives at Halls Mills, in Barlow coun.
| ty. The boy had been in the field
Saturday morning blowing a mule
"A shower coming up the boy took
out the mule and started home
The mule became unruly, and threw
the lad, who became entangled il
the plow-gear. The wild ANNA
then commenced running as hard as
it could, dragging the unfortunate
boy behind it, the poor fellow strik
ing every stump or rock that came
in the way. When disengagel from
the gear it was found that the DO,
was dead and nearly torn to pieces
In Hog Mountain district Of Gwin
nett county, gentleman who is il
the habit of walking in his sleep hat
u dream. He dreamed that he saw I
fine covey of cartridges running
along toward an old house and ther
go in. Thinking this a good oppor
tunity to capture them, he quietl,
slipped along until he got to tn,
door, when he suddenly jumped in
side and closed the door. What wa.
his astOnishment to discover a mac
dog in there, which rushed at him a
once. His only chance of escape was
10 Jump through the window, anC
through he went with bound
When he awoke he was lying outside
of the house on the ground, having
jumped through window in his bed
room and carried the sash with him
lie was badly bruised and his leg Sc.
verely cut by the glass as he went
through.
1t looks as if our farmers, as a
class. were the most easily swindled
people in the country. Some of them
are shrewd enough, but many OF them
are gulled by every bum that comes
along. The other day man went
through Webster county with lot OF
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