The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-08-15
STATE NEWS.
Culled and Condensed from our Ex.
changes.


Gainesville will begin September 7,
and continue ten days.
The taxable property of Fulton
county shows an increase of S., 900.
900 for the past year.
Two acres of cotton, owned by J.
W. Baldwin Of Dawson, are expect
ed to yield three bales to the acre.
Dougherty county has a negro
that can take a common-size barrel
Of whisky up in his arms and drink
out of the bung-hole.
Capt Clark of Catoosa, has sold
over $1,000 worth of beeves this
year, off Of $1,000 farm, and has
put up grass and clover enough be-
sides to winter 100 head of stock.
Saturday Mrs. Jacob Pearce of
Hawkinsville, bought hen from a
chicken trader. The hen was killed
for dinner Sunday, and in the giz-
zsrd of the fowl was found twenty
seven brass pistol cartridge hulls,
six buttons and piece of lead.
The Conyers |. oil mill has done
extremely well the past season,
having paid off about $4,000 of old
debts, about $4,000 of new debts
and declared dividend of 10 per
cent. There are only few hun
dred dollars of Indebtedness against
the mill.
The directors Of the Piedmont ex-
position are determined to make. a
fine show of the resources of the
Piedmont country. They offer
$4,000 in prizes for county exhibits.
In addition to this they now offer to
give any county that will enter, $500
for expenses, provided such county
does not take off one of the prizes.
General Lewis, the new post
master in Atlanta, blasted his high
social position in Atlanta by APP
pointing a negro in the Office, where
a young white lady would have been
his assistant. She resigned, so did
her brother, and Lewis is generally
condemned. He and his family have
been socially lionized in Atlanta,
but his insult will not prove palala-
bic in the future. On Thursday
night the citizens of Atlanta burn
ed Lewis and Col, Buck in effigv.
THE Milton Democrat says MIR.
Hembree has discovered a weed
which he thinks may become sub
stitute for jute. From the descrip-
ton given this weed has been
known by Jno. o. James, Esq, of
Cumming, for nearly fifty years. He
says he has always heard it called by
the name of.wild hemp and from his
observation of it, it thrives better
in cultivated than uncultivated
places. Hogs and COWS are very
fond of it in its young state. Cum
ming Clarion.
A negro colonization society has
been formed in Atlanta There are
seventeen clubs and about 5000
members in the organization. The
society has its weather eye in Mis-
sissippi, but is open to argument
and persuasion in case any other
. state or territory should wish to put
in a bid for colored colony. A
circular has been issued setting
forth the aims and objects of the or
ganization and inviting co-opera-
ton. A convention will be held in
Atlanta as soon as other sections
can arrange to send delegates.
P. J. Holiday & Co., of Lincoln
ton, have on hand a roll of jute bag
ging which was left over from last
year. They propose to give it to
the Lincolnton county farmers al
lance, and let them bury it. 1t is
proposed to have a jubilee on that
occasion and speeches from several
prominent men of the alliance. A
grave will be dug on the square,
somewhere near the court house,
and real funeral, with appropriate
ceremonies, will be gone through
with. Pail bearers will be selected
for the occasion, and all who favor
the use of jute bagging are expect
ed to act as mourners.