The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-02-11
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.

Sidney O'Shields, noted charac-
ter, was sentenced to twenty years in
Barlow Superior Court for burglary.
William Long, respected citizen
of Bib county, committed suicide
last Friday.
j. M. Reynolds, young man of
Albany, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself with a revolver.
The dead body of Frank Gordan,
painter, was pulled out of the river at
Augusta, Ca, where tor five weeks it
has been.
The people of Hampton have de-
cided to have newspaper, and the
services Of Rev. N. N. Edge, of Can
ton, have been secured to edit it.
Three boys of HARRISON county
have been burglarizing right and
left. They grew holder at each rob-
bing and were finally caught.
The Louise King society for the
prevention of cruelty to animals, has
opened an Office in Savannah, and
has appointed ]. T. Frazier, a veteri-
nary surgeon, as superintendent.
An attempt was made Thursday
night to rob the safe of Farmer, Doug
lass & Co., at Covington. The thief
bored into the safe, but did not sue
coed in opening it.
A Georgia murderer escaped pun
ishment because the indictment
charged that he shot his victim in the
left shoulder, when the proof was
that it was in the right shoulder.
Only 800 votes were cast in Floyd
county Wednesday on the road law
election. The new road law was de-
feated by 1877 votes, and the old law
is now In force.
Mr.. Henry J. Wallis has sold his
interest in the Covington Star, and
goes to Jackson, Tenn, and will be-
come connected with the True Bap-
fist, Prof. G. f. Howard being pro-
prietor.
There is movement being made
by the Cherokee Iron Company to
establish colony on a tract of 1000
acres land in Polk county, one of the
richest mineral bearing and farming
countries in Georgia.
A case is thus reported from Meri-
wether county The defendant, los
ing his case, was forced to pay the
costs. The Justice accepted a small
black flee for his fees. The little
dog soon ran away and returned to his
old home. The defendant says he is
charging the fee board and thinks
The bill will soon be large enough to
pay the bailif7s cost.
The sale of the Foster Blodgett lot
at Atlanta Tuesday, 25 feet front on
Decatur street, at S7,765 to Senator
Joseph L. Brown, is generally re-
garded as good sale. Paying $780,
6O per front foot, by as astute man
as Senator Brown, is held to be a
argument in favor of At
lanta real estate, and complete refu-
tai of the charge of its depreciation.
Last Friday as freight train pass
ed Gainesville, Bats Pritchard, a
train hand, fell from the top of car
and was instantly killed, his body
being horribly mangled. His remains
were carried to Resaca. On the same
night, near Tunnel Hill, ]. A. Cor
bin, train hand, fell from the top of
a train and was killed, his body was
mangled beyond recognition. His |
were carried to his home near
AcwOrth.
The FIRE fend appears to have a |
special grudge against jackson. |
About six weeks ago the town was
visited by serious confagration, re-
sulting in the destruction of two of |
her prominent business houses. Two
weeks ago the storehouse of d. Nj. |
Ponder was fred by an incendiary, |
md but for its timely discovery would |
have been more destructive than the
irst. Last Tuesday morning the
Jackson Academy either caught ac-
'ldently or was set ON fire, and in
ew minutes was reduced to ashes.
This leaves the town without school