The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-07
GEORGIA NEWS.
Told by the Constitutions State
Correspondents
And Gathered from Our State Exchanges.
Mirror of the Happenings of the
State for the Past Week.

State for the Past Week.
AT reunion of the family of C. p. McI,ain,
near Acwofth, July 20. 1SSS, there were pres
children, 5 sons-in-law and daughters-in-law
total So.
Gilbert Gaines, a negro who took an active
part in the melee Oh Frank Freeman's planta-
ton, five miles from Griffin, on July 4th, in
which two persons were shot-one Of whom
has since died-was ARRESTED in Griffin Tues
day.
Albany merchants are happy because the
bagging trust did not catch them mapping.
About $500 half rolls have been contracted
for by the merchants and warehousemen of
the city, which will suffice for some weeks to
come,
If you have succeeded in solving the chicken
problem, tackle the following from the Haw-
kinsville News "If man and q half eat six
watermelons and half, how many doctors
and half will it take to cure six cases and
half of collie in q day and a half?"
John Brooks the champion fisherman of
Brooks Station, went fishing Saturday and
caught turtle that weighed seventy pounds,
measured four feet from tip to tip. Aftersend-
ing his neighbors mess he had enough to do
his family several days.
Two negroes on Mr.. j. NJ. Hurst's place
near Monroe, had typhoid fever. The doctor
left yeratrum and tilActure of opium, 20 be
given i'll proper doses. The negro nurse gave
veratrum for opium. Both negroes died i'll y
few hours.
Charles r. Runnells, late manager of the
Southern Express company in Columbus was
arrested and Jailed Tuesday. charged with for
gerry and larceny after trust. Runnells is be-
hind $1,T00 so far and it is thought further in
vestigation will show larger amount.
"Wednesday John Fills, who is working at
the Mathews mine, of this county, now owned
by A: j. Nichols, of this place, found mug
get OF gold that weighed twenty ounces, worth
over three hundred dollars. This is one of
the largest pieces ever taken from the mines.
-Gilmer county's digest for 1883 shows an in
crease over last year of $57 ,146 The per
centum can be estimated on the returns of last
year, which was $5SS, 553, inclusive of returns
after consolidation: This is one of the coun-
ties cut by the Marietta and North Georgia
railroad. The future will tell better.
james Lake. James Baker, James Palmer
and VIII Mcdaniel, four negroes were bound
over to the superior court by Judge Burns,
upon the charge of committing rape upon a
young girl named Sarah Britain. The evil
dence shows that the girl fought and struggled
with the tiends. As it is not q bailable case the
four rascals were put in Jail until the next
meeting of court.
-Kibbee & Hart, real estate dealers of Haw-
kinsville, few days ago sold to w, w. Ash
burn, of Eastman, 5000 acres of wild land situ-
ated in the thirteenth district of Dolly county.
Mr.. Ashburn had previously purchased about
5000 acres contiguous to it in the county of
Worth. These lands are covered with tho
finest of yellow pine timber, and Mr.. Ashburn
will place saw mill at Peekville for the pur-
pose of converting this timber into lumber.
The Milton Democrat says that last Satur-
day Mr.. Newport Harris killed large eagle.
He saw it on o tree near his house and shot at
it twice with a shotgun, but the shot seemed
to have no effect He then tried 1t with rifle,
and killed it. When shot it fastened its talons
n m W. will ita
head hanging downward, and Mr.. Harris
felled the tree to get it, 1t measured six feet
from tip to tip Of its wings, and its talons were
about one and half inches long.
The Dalton celebration of the completion
of its waterworks took place in that
city last Thursday. 1t occurred at the
Lewis house. and the elegant banquetwas pre-
sided over by Mr.. David Bukofzer, as toast
master, in his usual happy style.
The speeches were much enjoyed There
| was a large number of representative Dalton
| men present and visitors from Rome, Chatta-
nooga and other places.
| Albany News and Advertiser SIessrs. N.
and A. f. Tiff q Co. sold 400 bales of cotton,
Colonel L. A. Jordan's last years crop, yester-
day. The sale was made to Mr.. G. Wessolow-
sky, for Hamilton & Co, at 81 cents per pound.
The delivery will consume two or three days.
Messrs. S. K. Weston & Son sold 90 bales on
Saturday last which were shipped out yester-
day. When these purchases are shipped Al
% bales.
One day last week Mr.. Robert Craft of e.
bert county, took his gun and started to go
around his fathers plantation in search of
game He had not gone far until he heard
something in a corn field near by. He watched
to see what it was, and finally saw several
coons that were helping themselves TO corn.
He took after them and ran them up n tree,
where he shot four, and the fifth one jumped
out, almost jumping on HIM, when he shot it
a1gN hnfa rrrfc a. a. -An -
on for coon tale?
Monroe Turner, of White county, was found
in the creek near his residence drowned. His
hat was found on the bank of the creek, which
doubtless led to the discovery of his body, the
bulk of which could be plainly seen under the
water, which was not strong enough to float it
away. 1t is said that true bill was found
against him by the grand jury at the last
spring term of White county superior court,
since which time he has shown much uneas-
ness, and it is thought that he Intentionally
drowned himself.
Emanuel Jenkins, a negro who was found
stealing ride on the Georgia fast train to
Augusta, would not wait for tho conductor 10
stop the train to put him off, but spraBg from
the platform while the train was going thirty
five miles an hour. Conductor Dodge stopped
his train and backed to where the negro
jumped Off He was found in pitiable con-
dition, with his right leg broken in two places.
He was carried to Greensboro, the next sta
tlOn; ana put III inc HdlldS Oh q surgeon.
= Last week Colonel e. Z. Wade and his good
lady, of Brooks county, were rapidly losing
their sight. 1t was alarming to them, as il
would be to any one. They wiped and rubbed
their spectacles, rubbed and wiped them, and
went over it all again and again, aud yet their
vision was not improved. Finally and all at
once their sight was fully restored. Then the
truth flashed upon them. In some unaccount-
able way their spectacles had been changed,
and in some. other unaccountable way had
been changed back again.
-Cubbage Williams and several others cut
bee tree near Troupvil!e, Ga. The hollow,
which was tolerably large, was found to be
flied with honey and comb for distance Of
fifteen feet After securing the honey, ono Of
tho boys cut into the tree above the portion
used by the bees, and found rattiesnake
three etlcng. As there was no hole in the
tree except the one which contained the
honey, the supposition is that tho snake
crawled up the hollow before the bees began to
hive, and the honey-comb had cfeetually
blocked his exit.
News has been received ia Augusta Of the
narrow escape in Winchester, Va, of Miss Ella
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