The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-14
GEORGIA NEWS.
Told by the Constitution State
Correspondents
And Gathered from Our State Exchanges.
A Mirror of the Happenings of the
State for the Past Week.

Emoked cigar, never was drunk, never swore and
never married.
1.-THE sentiment in favor of the extension of
She road southwark was unanimous, and new
route to the seacoast via the Atlanta and Flor
Ida Is assured beyond doubt.
1.-The Leary Courier has the following adver-
Eisement: "Wanted-A teacher with plenty
bf gum, grit and intelligence to open a school
at the academy in Leary We believe such a
person could succeed here.
s-Mr. Joseph Moore, of Walton county, was
IN Conyers Thursday He is now about 80 years
pld. and moves real glibly, only his eyesght fail
ing. Few men have his strength at the extreme
age to which he has attained
k-Judge e. +. Lee is one of the first settlers
OF Dodge county. He came with his parents from
North Carolina when small child in 1885, and the
Family located on the hill near where Eastman now
Etands, and the judge has lived there continuously
ever since. That was long before Eastman or Dodge
county was dreamed Of
IS. B. Betton, of Cuthbert, is SO years old,
and he is vigorous and active yet; and frequently
walks from his grandeur hters, MIS-. II. B. MattoX,
20 town, distance offour miles, without complaint.
Colonel Betton was classnlate of President Davis,
and enjoys many, other honorable distinctions.
From appearance he has several more years OF use
fulness and activity before him.
ACharles Anderson, an old colored man in Pu-
1aski county, was shot Monday night by Hillary
Nelson, another colored man, They had had
q quarrel Sunday. On Monday night Hilary
and several other negroes went over to where
Anderson lived and renewed the quarrel, and
finally shot him in the back.
I'm the midst of local and state political ex-
pitement the stockholders of the Atlanta and
Florida held well attended and harmonious
meeting yesterday in the basement of the
courthouse. The very best of feeling pre-
vailed and general satisfaction was expressed
at the report of the roads present condition
and future prospects.
S-There is one scupnernong vine in the garden
of an Athens gentleman which several years
ago produced one hundred gallons of wine.
The owner thinks he will beat this record the
Coming season. as the vine is unusually full.
IT was planted about thirty years ago by Pro-
fessor Rutherford, and now covers about a
quarter of an acre of ground.
A-Mr William Horace Cunningham the well
known vocalist of Macon, recently attended a
praise and song service in the Hazard district
and helped to swell the melody. The News
Eefers to the event as follows: Whenever he
inflated his lungs and let go, everything and
everybody else had to stop. His voice was like
unto the roar of coming storm, and the
waves of wind that he would emit at each note
would raise the roof of the house about two
feet
George Walker, of Schley county Is expert
menting in eggplant culture this year, on
Father an extensive scale. He has nearly
three hundred plants, all of which are heavily
Gruited and growing vigorously. He sold
nearly buggy load here yesterday at satisfac-
tory prices, but thinks of shipping the re-
mainder of his crop to Atlanta and Savannah,
where better prices can be obtained. The egg
plant is one of the finest vegetables grown
here, and its culture could be made profitable
business if properly conducted.
1.-THE Americas Republican says that young
lady aroused the whole household at her home
a few nights since. screaming and yelling that
some one had kissed her while she was asleep.
Her father rushed in with pistol in one hand
and light In the other, but could not find the
&isser, at first. The daughter declared that
she felt the whiskers on her lips, and the fell
Aow's breath on her cheek and that it was
9'soft and nice" just then her pet kitten
Slipped from behind her pillow, and she tried
to kill it because it was not man.
"A few days ago Ebenezar Peck, a colored
man living on the Harrison place, not far
from Crawfordville, was out walking through
his cotton patch when he discovered several
silver coins on top of the ground. He pro-
cured hoe and began digging, when he found
three or four more pieces. He says he would
have continued digging, but he didn't want to
spoil his cotton. Some of the pieces were
dated as follows: One 1922 and one 1773 both
Spanish twenty-five cent pieces; one 1898, q
Greek coin; one American half dollar, dated
a818.
The Eastman Times says: "Judge Roar,
ordinary of Dodge county, is one of the thrift
lest farmers of this section. He does some
good farming on the intensive system, and says
1t pays. Says he makes every year on some of
his acres fifty bushels of corn to the acre; has
made as high as sixty-one. He made last year
on three mule farm 200 bushels of corn u
bales of cotton and Il stacks of fodder, besides
d variety Of other smaller products. All this
was done on common wiregrass land.
MIR. Osborn Watson, one of the most sue
Cessful farmers of the Upper 18th district,
Houston county, tells how he "tricked" two
hawks not long since. Mrs. Watson felt great
pride in 70 young turkeys that were growing
finely. A couple of hawks took a fancy to
these turkeys and killed ali of them except
mine. Mr.. Watson then rubbed strychnine
and syrup on the back part of the head and
neck of each turkey. Next day two turkeys
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hawk were found together in field. Tho
other hawk has not since been seen.
ION Wednesday night foul and most das-
hardly murder was committed on the planta-
'fion Of DR.. L. d. johnson. Early in the night
"a party of men rode up to the house OF John
Bchley, colored tenant of DR.. johnson, and
asked if Jim Thomas was ill., and if so, for him
to come out. The negro expecting no danger,
answered their call, and when he got within
live feet of the parties, he was shot to death.
Jim had only recently come into the neighbor-
hood, end was apparently quiet, harmless
man. Who were his murderers or their mo
tive for the diabolical act are not yet known.
lone day last week Mr.. Rich Bowen, at
Arab, Dooly county, decided to try to blast a
rock out of the bottom OF his well and after
Frying dynamite while sent negro down in
the well to try to dig il deeper. The negro re-
marked pretty soon that ne could not stand it
down there much longer, and preparations
were made to draw him out Several were
standing looking down into the wei! waiting
for the negro to give signal when they saw
his head drop over and he sank to the bottom;
assistance was lowered as quick as possible,
but when reached he was dead.
"A little four-yearold negro boy whose pa
8ents live on Mr.. Tank Carrolls place near
Snow, says the Dooly indicator, killed his
little brother last week by knocking him in
she head with piece of lightwood 40 one
knows the cause as the mother was off OF the
xime. IL is supposed that he became enraged
with his little brother about something and
struck him with the piece of wood, knocking
ihis left eye entirely out of its socket, from the
effects of which the child died in few hours.
This is the youngest murderer in the history
,of this country.
---Va1ner Hurt who resides a few miles north
OF Cumming, called at the postoffice one day
EAST week to purchase ten cents worth Of
Atamps, and remarked that those were the first
stamps he ever bought although he is now
over seyenty-six yeas old. He also said that
he had never received or written a letter. He
is man of considerable property, and has over
ibne hundred notes and accounts on various
,Darties. amounting in the aggregate TO several