The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-31

| papers lying on the river bank, near the old
prick yard. This clew led to the discovery
mat Walter had been inveigled down to the
river by crowd of negro boys who had in
sisted upon his going in bathing with them
some say the large boys pushed him in to
make him swim. He was drowned, and none
Oh OIL me boys would tell about it, fearing, they
sad; that they would be arrested. The river
mas Deen dragged all day, but the body has not
peen recovered. He was a bright boy, nine
years of age.
Editor Folsom, of the Cedartown Standard,
mas made bad matters worse. In the last issue
Oh that paper the following apology appeared :
IN our last issue appeared the following, which
was as much ola surprise to the editor as it to
tack to the postolfce. Her bright face was sorely
missed They are glad we don't have to look at the
lace that filed her place any longer
! vi course our readers understand that it was a
| typographical error. 1t should have been "space
instead of "tace,' as the face that has been there
durlnG Miss lua's absence was that of one who is
not only one OF the most attractive but most highly
esteemed young ladies in Cedartown. We trust this
IS sufhcien explanation, and we are very sorry that
the error made such an explanation necessary.
-Messrs. Blackshear and Carroll, of Thomas
county, are doing good business in the Lee
Conte pear Mr.. Blackshear realized 1913
from two acres, and Mr.. Carroll $50 from
half an acre. The Townsville Times says:
in speaking of this to Mr.. Green Lewis that
| gentleman said:
crop at Cairo, whore 1 sold them at fifty cents
| per oushel L sold one thousand and twenty
bushels at fifty CENTS making my income from
three acres 500. 1t costs me about ten cents
| per bushel to gather and deliver'
| What do you think of the future of this
fruit, Mr.. Lewis ?" we asked.
| 1T will pay better at twenty-five cents per
pushed than any crop which can be grown in
this section" replied Mr.. Lewis.
Five hundred and ten dollars from three
acres and but little expense incurred, is a very
good showing.
| "A downright, cruel joke was perpetrated on
| young man living near Eastman, at the Bap-
dlst church here, one evening last week. The
lines says the victim Of the joke brought a
young lady to preaching, and while they
rival Gas is supposedly took their
horse and buggy and carrying it to remote
| spot left it. The young man and his fair COM
panlon were dumbfounded after services upon
| hnding that their conveyance was gone, and a
| thorough search was at once instituted, but
to no avail. The jealous rival was present
with handsome turnout, and offered to carry
the young lady home. She very reluctantly
consented, after being satisfied that the con-
| yeyance OF her escort was gone, and the scheme
OF the rival was thus consummated The dis
consulate young man found his turnout upon q
| distant back street, about midnight and sadly
| with his cruel rival.
| Mr.. G. N. Mask a farmer living a few miles
| from Americas had several hogs bitten by a
mad dog several weeks ago, an account of
which was published in the Republican then.
| Thursday he was in the Office to tell of Yery
fine SOW being afflicted with hydrophoba. He
penned the rabid animal, and people would go
to see the terrible sight 1t was regular cir
| Gus, but the poor brute suffered untold agonies.
| He said that she was going all the time bit
o.. a hox
| fits in succession, until she died. He was
asked why he did not kill her, and replied
that he had been offered a large sum of money
| for her, as she was such fine breeder and of
| fine stock, he didn't want to lose her, and
| thought she might get well, but she died. He
has another one that the same dog bit and he
is afraid that she will go mad, too.
The Ellijay Courier has the following: The
people Of Jasper were shocked to learn that a
| murderouS attempt had been committed by
last year had some difficulty, but had about
bridged over that. Davis has been drinking
heavily lately, and left his home early in the
morning mad with everything and swearing
that man would be killed that day. He ac-
cordingly went to Mann's home about o'clock
| and called him up out of bed, as Mann was
sick at the time, and together they walked
down the road about fifty yards from the
| house. After a few minutes talk Mann ran
towards his house crying, II am shot, he has
| killed mel" AS Mann ran off Davis fred two
shots at him. each ball taking effect in his
back just below the shoulder blade. He
| ran through his house out through the
garden and over to neighbours
house, about one mile away, thinking
all the while Davis was after him. Davis fled
| as soon as he shot Mann and has not since been
seen. The citizens are securing the woods in
| his pursuit. The general belief is that he was
in fault, and should be dealt with to the extent
of the law when found. Mann is bleeding
internally, and is not expected to live.
Sunday morning it was circulated in Lula
that two brothers, the names we could not
| learn, had committed an unnamable crime
upon a lady living near Lula, The circum-
stances we could not get, but it is known that
| the crime was committed in q most horrible
manner. Conductor Burch, of the Northeast
ern freight train, says that his freight train
was surrounded by mobbed armed with
guns, pistols and knives and searched the
same for the guilty parties One was caught
shortly afterwards, and is now in Gainesville.
His name is Giles. The country is being
secured for the other, and if he can be caught,
justice will be meted out swiftly. AL the par
| ties are white Some of the men employed on
the Northeastern, while lying over at Lula,
took hand in the hunt
A special from Gainesville says the crime
! published as occurring near Lula, is doubt
! less somewhat magnified However, there
| is some foundation for it, and the matter will
| be fully investigated on Monday next at 10
| o'clock. Messrs. George Roberts and Will
| the preliminary trial. The crime was alleged
| to have taken place on Wednesday last but
the warrant was not sworn out until Saturday
last. The woman is Mary Martin. She is
about twenty-one years of age, and in frail
! condition. She had q brother committed to
the lunatic asylum several years ago. There is
diversity of opinion as to their guilt.
The Americus Recorder calls attention TO
the progress OF farming in that section, aud
thus refers to Mr.. Biyins:
"Mr. Bivins has for a number Of years been ex.
perimentlng with blooded stock and new varieties
of fruits and vegetables and those who have visited
his little farm Of thirty acres the edge Of this
city, will acknowledge that he has peen successful,
and what was once lot Of poor fields are now COW
cred with luxuriant crops 1t is a pleasure to see
his stock, sleek and fat showing the difference be-
tween blooded and scrub animals, and those who
see them cannot fail to appreciate the
advantage Of the former over the
latter. This year Mr. Bivens has planted lot Of
lima beans, Okra, new variety of cluster cotton
and new bunch fed pea, for the purpose Of rails
ing seed for sale lie has already gathered one crop
OFT his lima beans, and the vines are now filed
with bio SONS HIS cotton is filled with fruit from
top to bottom and bids fair 70 make All enormous
Weld The ragt spring he sold fortv.fva dol