The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-20
STATE NEWS.
Cuiled and Condensed from Our FIX.
changes.


Hon. Walter B. Hill, of Macon.
has joined the National Prohibition
party.
Clark Howell, Will Venable and
Jim Q'Neill have been declared the
democratic nominees for the Legis-
lature in Fulton county.
Carrollton is to have a new bank.
The capital stock will be S25, 900.
1t is the opinion of many that E. G.
Kramer will be the president and
Henry Lanier of West Point, Ga.
cashier. 1t will start business by
Nov. l, probably sooner.
At Athens, Friday, Col. James
M. Smith bought enough bagging
for 1000 bales of cotton. He saws
that this year the farmers are pow
erless, and he sees nothing left but
to submit to the exactions of the
trust, and buy their bagging as
heretofore.
Charles Green, as black as the ace
of spades, has announced himself as
a republican candidate in Clarke
county for the legislature against
Bill Pledger. His candidacy splits
the negro vote, and insures the
election of Mr.. Tuck, the democratic
nominee.
The cotton buyers of Hawkins
vile have been notified that the cot
ton which they shipped to Charles
ton covered with Calcutta bagging
had to be recovered at their ex.
pense. The bagging was so rotter
that many bales burst, and thu
steamer refused to take it until i
was recovered with strong bagging
Let farmers beware of Calcutta bag
ging; the buyers wont touch it an,
: more. Southwestern News.
e The lame of Roswell junction,
station ON the Richmond and Dan
{ vile railroad, Atlanta and Charlott
+ division, has been changed t
Chamblee, the name of the postoffic
at that point, which will in the fu
ture save a great deal of confusion
in the mail aid freight matter
Chamblee took its name from
colored man, who was the onl,
negro signer on a petition to tn,
postoffice department. After repeat
ed efforts for a name for the post
Office, the department selected
Chamblee, in honor of the negro.
Despite the fact that the New
warned the people the week before
that Judge Brown had knack o
filming those who did not attend tn,
court promptly, quite numbel
were fined by ham last week. Ii
spite of this, however, the people
formed most favorable opinion o
Judge Brown. The story goes tina
certain jeweler III town was fine,
$40 last week by the court becaus
he was not on hand when wanted a
witness. Later the watch of tn,
} court had to be repaired and it wa
sent to said jeweler, who charged
SO 25 for fixing it. This is one o
the rare instances on record wher
the court sorter came out second
est.-Ch0tt00ga Ncacs.
Jim Branch, who lives at Green
wood, Oconee county, with a party
of friends, were out fox-hunting
near Watson's springs, last week,
when one of their dogs became rab-
id and began to bite other dogs.
when the hunters endeavored to
catch and tie him. Mr.. Branch was
just in the act of putting the rope
over the CANNES head when the dog
nabbed him in the hand between
the thumb and forefnger, taking
out large chunk of flesh, and then,
as quick as thought, grabbed his
other hand. The maidstone has been
applied to Mr.. Branch's wounds.
and he, at last accounts, was in a
very critical condition. Mr.. Branch
was to have been removed from
Watson's springs to Greenwood Sat
urday. Another gentleman of the
party, by the name OF Williamson.
was bitten by the same dog, and is
In great agony. One of MIR. Branch's