The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-04-17
STATE NEWS.
Culled and Condensed from our Ex.
changes.

One of the richest manganese
mines in the South is owned and
operated by James M. Copper. at
Cave Springs.
A company has been organized in
Montezuma to start . canning facto-
ry. Tomatoes will be used exclu-
sively, and it is proposed to put up
two thousand cans.
An engineer employed by the
Georgia railroad has given up his
job to join the church. He believ.
ed rsilroading and religion wouldn't
mix.
Mayor Tom Glenn of Atlanta, We
toes all licenses granted by the
council to women to sell beer, He
does not think the responsibilities
Of such position should be put up
on woman.
DR.. Dukes, of Dunwoody, lost his
store house by fire last Friday
night, so we learn. He thinks an
incendiary did the work, and has
had several parties arrested.-Al-
pharetta Free Press.
"A Georgia editor has this notice
pasted in his sanctum: strangers
calling on the editor during his alb
sence from the Office, will please
leave their cards. Candidates for
the legislature must leave their
cash."
Jno. A. Chapman found dia-
mond the size of walnut while dig
ging for gold near Browns Bridge,
on Chestatee river, last week 1t
was embedded in a slate rock. Re-
I port is that Chapman has been offer
ed IS, 900 for his treasure but refuses
to part with it.-Cumming Clarion.
A rumor is on the breeze in At
= lanta that a local company, backed
by the West Point Terminal, will
make bid for the lease of the state
road. It is said that the mini
mum bid of $4,000 per month will
be submitted. 1t is openly assert
ed that neither the Richmond and
Danville nor the Louisville ard
Nashville will put in bid.
A strange marriage occurred at
Rising Fawn, Ga, recently. A boy
fifteen years old end small for his
age, was married to woman twen-
ty-two years old, fully developed.
They have rented cabin on Look
out Mountain, and will lead farm
ing life. The marriage has created
much talk in the village.
j. W. Thompson, a brakeman on
the Southwestern road, was killed
three miles from Macon Thursday
night. He was knocked from his
train by bridge and cut in two by
the wheels. He was the son of w.
W. Thompson, well-known fruit
man at Smithville.
Bynum Collins was killed by
Michael Goode at Pine Log, near
Adairsville, about week ago. The
two fought about girl, and Collins
was so badly beaten il the head
with rock that death resulted q
day or two later, though no bad eff
fects were felt Immediately after the
beating.
The grand lodge of the Knights
of Honor of Georgia has completed
It's work at Canton. The following
are the officers elected: Past grand
dictator, Steve r. Johnson, Atlanta;
grand dictator, w. 7. Heidi, Jones'
boro; G. V. dictator, ]. J. Printup,
Rome; grand assistant dictator, j..
B. Wallace, Atlanta; grand treasur-
err, r. H. Jones, LAGRANGE; grand
recorder. Edward Elder, Barnes
vile; grand guide, 7. I'll. Shockley,
Marietta; grand guardian, Jud
Crabbe, Jedartown; grand sentinel,
w. P. Reed. Canton. Trustees: N.
j. Tumlin of Cedartown; w. 7. Kin
sey Of Jonesboro; John Thompson
of Warrenton. Finance committee,
E. q. Cabaniss, Savannah; W. l..
Plat, Augusta, and j. ]. G. Nc
Mahon, Athens. Supreme repre-
sentative to supreme lodge for two
years, Steve r. Johnson of Atlanta,
DIR. William King of Atlanta alter