The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-09-25
GEORGIA NEWS.
Told by the Constitutions State
Correspondents


tying results:
IS. 8. Monk, Of Carsonville, Taylor county,
lost fine mule and valuable colt few days ago.
they were playing in the pasture, when the colt
was running, the mule after it, and they both
plunged headforemost into an old we'll, and were
instantly killed.
Mr.. Daniel Hutto, perhaps the Oldest man
IN the state, and survivor of the war of 1872,
dled at his home here yesterday evening. He
had been in very feeble health for good
many years, and no doubt greeted the angel of
death as pleasant and longed for visitor.
-Waynesboro Citizen: On last Tuesday
negro came to town after coffin The bridges
over Brfar creek being washed away it was impos-
sible for him to get his wagon to town, so he
strapped the coffin his back and carried it several
miles In the country to his home. 1t the only
thing possible under the circumstances, and he
proved equal to the sad emergency.
The Toccoa News has this item: "Mr III.
II. owen informs that Mr. ]. II. Sigh bought last
week from him tombstone TO be erected over the
grave of a negro woman named Wist johnson. Mr..
sHgh's reason for so doing was because the negro
had been faithful hand for many years. Later,
the same day, George McMahan called and bought
headstone for the grave of his old mistress Easter
McMahan."
William Timer, of Americas, says that his
house dog became mad last Monday and he killed
him Friday morning He kept the dog tied, but he
broke loose and ran around in circle, biting every
thing in his reach. He bit down every weed and
bush in circle of $50 yards, the track he
ming. He tried to bite members of the family, but
they managed to keep out of his way Timer says
he cut the dog open after he killed him and found
the flesh red as flannel. even to the fat
The Americas Republican says that the
squirrels protected by respass boards posted pretty
thick, are playing destruction down on the corn
fields near the river. They are plentiful fat and
afford the sportsman an abundance of fun in hunt
ing. But don't every in town try to get to the
river swamp now with gun; the water is all over
creation and those who can't swim had better let
some one else do their shooting, and they can do
the Dragging.
Quite a serious and may be fatal accident
happened to Thomas B. Barry, a young farmer of
Randolph county, Tuesday He was on visit to
his brother-in-law, 7. w. Zuber, near Coleman sta
ton. That morning early they went out squirrel
hunting. During the hunt Mr.. Zuber espied squir-
rel running down tree that was between himself
and Mr.. Barry Anxious to get a shot at his game,
and in the midst of excl ement, he shot, part of
the load taking effect, killing the squirrel, but the
larger portion missed the tree and took effect in
Mr.. Barrys body. The wounds quite serious.
The Marietta, Ga, Journal calls attention to
very important matter in stating that people gen.
orally, when they pay off mortgages put the papers
in their pockets and go home without taking the
trouble to go to the clerks Office and have them
cancelled. This neglect often causes,mischief and
tmpairs the credit those who negligent 1t is
not the business of the merchant money lender to
toLin ~, +ha 7,r,oa "a, ~ a. h;1f a. -
Eent On tha oorntr racords ,rar,in 80 81, roo,'
that ~ rnant,, y ho,,rS g. 49, - y; ~ -.
nlon IN bava OH n,ortaoo.. oa,,o1ad &C. oo, &c ,I
are paid off
In two days last week Mrs. FL. McWhorter,
Vi ts pace, says 1ne oglethorpe ocho hao twenty
t"o nan grown turkeys 10 ule mySterioudy. MOI
tnlhXlng OF 'he consequences Mr: McWhorler mad
od h nthat aa, .ras as aS
b bad J;Iad ,ar ta,T,oI 80 80 y 800
n,,r,T,or - foI, thoro; ~ 10 to, s s . $50
ort tbot +no t,rLavo d;od fron, ati soIt, no.,
that hod hao fod Tho cows WV tha,, shorid ~;
so,, tho tad,solas a,,a All e. = ,,,,s.a
-oyiVanla Telephone: MIS-. "A. II. MOCK, re-
Suing ABOUT Six inlies ABOVE thls place, mas
turkey gopher Whlch at one year oio weighed nine
teen pouiius 1nefe Is hothihg renarkaple, now
ever IN THIS, but ne Is very accommodating COB
pier. turkey len ms mate having iald nest
lti Oh eegs' 'he goooleI took charge ana "eht 70
hand Ms NJ IN nrotect the nest from tbe 6anre'
dations of hogs built a ron aronnd the nest of
rails The gobbler must not have cared to be TING
walled in. for he lust iumped over the pen and sat
on the ground opposite thus spoilina the eggs as
well as Mrs NJ q calculations
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~" w" s,nn paS Oh al invest
mn VI say s.'v sNoI aiiiooS "n! thihs eise 'na'
man Gun pu. MS money III III tnls country.
,,d 49, " S
-Doss rorter," "hlte man OF inc twenty
eigth olstrict Oh sumter county, had very exciting
tiIne Win one OF MS hogs last week. when he first
noticed her, she was Gil In culver OF excitement,
roofing and piting the earth INTO great big mouth
iuis' She Would jump on any OBJECT seize IT, snake
and bite, and growl the whole time Pot
ter saw she was mad, ana concluded to make him
sell scarce around ner out she saw nm as he start
ed OIL, and made dash with open mouth glaring
eyes, and foam flying In every direction. Potter
jumped over the fence and the SOW thought she
would "chaW' IT up while Potter went Tor gun
ahu heiP' Ing ~" was o'en'u"iiS AiHeu'
"A correspondent of the Wrightsville Head
light pays this tribute to faithful servant: "Old
Uncle William Parham, colored too, is no more
He was faithful servant of my fathers; was reared