The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-10-10
STATE NEWS.
Called and Condensed from oar Ex.
sA@& changes.

church at Sandersville and at An
tioch, and has returned to Atlanta.
Public schools was defeated at an
election held in Forsyth last Friday,
and a number of business houses
were draped in mourning.
A cow of Shad Vason's (colored)
place near Stark, on Thursday of
last week, gave birth to three calves.
They are all well-developed male
calves, and living, with iair pros
pect OF being raised.
A car containing twenty-four
bales of cotton, bound for Savannah
was burned at Griffin Tuesday night.
The loss to the railroad will be at
least 81, 200 for the cotton and the
burnt car was dead loss.
There was considerable pathos in
'Uncle" Ben Duggar's farewell to
the legislature: "You won't see IN
Gle Ben in his place when the roll is
called again." he said, 81 am going
home to die"
YOUR Uncle Primus Jones. of
Baker county, Ga, says he started
out to make fifty bales of cotton to
the mule, and that he is daily get
ting near to that standard ''This
year" he says, 81 have already gath
cred twenty bales to the pillow, and l
am only half DONE" That's farming |!
Jordan Brown, while engaged in
ginning cotton at Porter's gin in Eu
reka, was caught by the gin, his right
arm being completely torn to pieces.
He was also wounded in the side.
Medical aid was summoned but
before anything could be done for his
relief he died from loss of blood and
the great shock to his system.
The price of cotton should be fix
ed in this country rather than in
Europe. 1t can be done whenever
the farmers of the South make their
farms independent of the provision
stores of the country. That condi-
ton of independence is absolutely
essential to the control of the cotton
crop by those who produce it, and
every wise farmer must acknowledge
the fact.-Ishmaelite.
The canning factory at Dalton will
probably close down for the winter
months this week. This industry
has enjoyed a successful season,
having put up some 100000 cans of
peaches, tomatoes and very fine
quality of mince meat. The factory
has given about five months steady
employment to from twenty-five to
thirty operatives.
AS a proof of the paying qualities Of
farms in the red hills of Georgia, an
enthusiastic citizen of Oglethorpe
county recently cited the case of ex-
Senator James nj. Smith, of his own
county, in the House Of Representa-
tives. Mr.. Smith commenced in
1867 on $500 borrowed money, and
this year his profits arising from his
farm operations will amount to one
hundred thousand dollars.
IT IS said that Tom Brooks, q gen.
tleman 80 years old, and who lives
in the upper part Of Clarke county,
assisted in the removal Of the In
dams from Georgia, and was in the
same command with Nathan Cook,
Of Oconee, who last year drew a
handsome pension. Jesse Daniel,
Clarke county, also assisted in the
removal Of the Indians, and is also
entitled to a pension that now
amounts to about $4,000, and S12
per month as long as he or his
widow lives.
The name of Salt Springs post Of
flee has been changed to Lithia
Springs, and people should address
their mail accordingly. The next
Improvement at LitEia Springs will
be a big store. E. w. Marsh and
James A. Watson bave decided to
build there large two-stery brick
storehouSe 100 feet long and go feet
wide. They are going to put $780,
600 in stock to begin on, and the
probability is that within the next
twelve months they will establish a
large cotton factory