The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-02-13
STATE NEWS. 9
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CuiIed and Condensed from eur Elk.
changes.

The ,Ringgold Courier has been
suspended. The material has been
sold to start paper at Tunnel Hill.
A farm does not pay if it merely
affords 3 living and prevents the &C
formulation o., debt, q
! Col. r. M. Stubs is well-known
Macon lawyer. a few nights since
burglar entered his residence, and
while Col. Stubs was enjoying ma
lures sweet restorer the heartless
/ thing actually stole thezquilts that
! covered his victim. go
1 DIR. Robert 81 Green, receiver OF
the Gainesville Cotton Manufactur.
ing Company, win sell the factory
to the highest, bidder ON the first
Tuesday in March, at Gainesville, at
the instance of DR.. James w. Baily.
who is one of the principal credi-
I tors.
SIX months ago a gentleman pur-
chased house and lot in the resi-
dence portion of Americas, paying
$500 therefor. Since that time he
/ has sold enough land of the rear Of
the lot to pay for the entire place,
thus clearing the residence in the
trade.
Mr.. Aex Rogers, Of Camak, Ca,
detected negro burglar il hissto
The negro shot Mr.. Rogers through
the body, and broke and run. A
MIR. Chapman pursued and captured
! the negro, who gave his, name as
Hill, said he was discharged
the chain gang in December,
{ and since then had burglarized in
six towns. Stolen goods were found
in his possession.
MACON is to have q mammoth car
works. the biggest in the South. The
capital stock will be $500, 600, and
more than half of twill be- held in
Macon. The Macon Construction
came in at $50, 900, with a probable
increase to 100000; then came
numerous subscriptions in various
amounts, until almost half the capt.
tai has been raised. The balance
will be taken in the north. At first
only freight cars-box, fats, and
coal cars will be manufactured. AT
terward will come the making OF
passenger coaches.
I EVERY member of the Atlanta fire
department is insured against acct
4dent. The policies are taken out by
the board of fire-masters, and the
premiums are paid out Of the ap-
propristions for the FIRE department.
There are fifty-six members Of the
department and each one is insured
from the chief down. The fifty-six
policies amount to $50, 600, and the
annual premium on that amount is
81, 900, In case of accident of any
kind, whether the fremen is on or.
off duty, he receives SO a week
until he is able TO be at work again.
In case Of death his family receives
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! Mr.. Henry J. Lamar, Jr., Of
Macon, was offered $3.50, 900. for.
eight shares Of Macon Construction
Company stock. He refused the
offer. He would not sell at $780,
900 if hecopld not replace the stock
He gave $4,000 for the eight shares,
or $4,000 per share, the par value,
and now in about two years time he
is offered sS1, $50 per share. Mr..
Lamar would not sell his stock for
the simple reason that he believes its
value will greatly increase beyond 8
for /. 1t will no doubt be worth 10
for 1. Not only does the phenomen-
al success of the Georgia Southern
boom Construction stock, but the
wonderful prospects for the Macon
and Birmingham, which is being
built by the Macon Construction
Company, simply makes the stock of
incalcuablo value. Nearly every
share of the Construction stock is
held by Maconconites.