The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-05-02
STATE NEWS.
Culled and Condensed from orr Ex.
changes.

Iui one In southwest Georgia. Eve
ry crop has good start.
AT Athens, Wednesday, H. D
Stanley, proprietor of the CONNER
cial hotel, died very suddenly o
heart disease.
1T is thought that the famous
Etowah property of 1900 acres
has been sold by the Atlanta syndi
cate to eastern parties for $4,000
AS Adam Niece went out tc
supper at HaN kinsville, night before
last, thief went out with his coat
Mr.. MCGEE had $500 in his coat
pocket.
DALTON has an opportunity to
llquidate her entire water works in
debtedness. 1t is said that a New
York company has offered to buy
the plant for $4,000, reserving the
right of certain provisions.
REPORTS say that a rich Boston
syndicate has purchased LOO acres
of valuable mineral lands in Whit
field and Catoosa counties, and pro-
poses erecting a steel plant some
where on the line of the Western
and Atlantic railroad. The price
paid tor the land was $4,000.
MARTIN T.WHITLocK, veterinary
surgeon, shot and killed Neil Belden,
a railroad engineer, in G. P. John
sons bar-room, in Atlanta, Friday
afternoon. Whitlock claims self
defense, as Belden advanced on him
with an open knife. MIR. A. g.
Heggie witnessed the affair.
THE largest gold nugget ever
found east Of the Mississippi river
was recently taken out by the Ham.
by Mountain Gold Mining Compa
ny in White county. 1t weighed
two pounds, four ounces and tive
pepnyweights, and its mint value il
$500. Georgia is indeed rich in it
resources
| j. L. Battle, of Warrenton, las
Saturday night went out to the wei
in the dark to draw bucket O
water, but leaned too far over anC
lost his balance, falling headlona
down a we'll forty feet deep anG
paved with rock. 1t fortunately
happened that no bones were brok.
en-, and Mr.. Carpenter, a relative
who was near, Immediately let down
the bucket and drew him up.
There is family in Troup county
representing four different denomi-
nations: The mother and one of the
daughters are Presbyterians, three
other daughters are Methodists, and
another daughter and son are
Missionary Baptists, while the father
is inclined to the faith of the Plimi-
tive Baptists. All live together,
except one married daughter, and i:
is loving, harmonious family.
Charles Easter, a tramp hailing
from the north, was sentenced to
twelve months on the chain-gang by
Judge Pilsbury, in the county court
at Americas, Thursday. He was
arrested Wednesday afternoon by
Policeman Feagin, and was offered
his release if he would leave the
city Immediately, which he refused
to do. When the case was called
Thursday he was again profiered his
freedom on the same terms, but he
preferred the gang. The judge de-
cided to CRAFTY his wishes, and gave
him term to serve that will likely
change his ideas in regard to the
chain-gangs of the south before his
time expires.
Two weeks ago Byron Robertson,
a colored man living near the Gem
etery at Greenville, found log in
a we'll be was digging. The log ex-
tended across the we'll distance OF
A feet below the surface. After
cutting through the log bolG vein
of water was struck of pure free
stone quality. The question of how
and when the piRe log reached it's
present location has puzzled the
heads of all who have discussed the
matter. The hill beneath which it
was found, seems to have been firm
ly planted inst whore If ia for can-