The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-12-17
STATE NEWS.
Called and Condensed from our Ex-
changes.

The Milton Democrat, a paper
Published at Alpharetta, Ga is tor
sale.
Miss KATE LEHMAN was found
dead, kneeling in prayer, at her
home in Albany, Ga.
The grocery store of 0. M. Little
and the handsome residence of Mrs.
McIntire at Gainesville were burned
Tuesday.
Aprohlbition election was held in
Colquitt county on Tuesday, which
resulted in victory ..fcr the wet
men.
A FEW days since E. J. Peacock,
one of Eastman's wealthy citizens,
purchased turpentine distillery
with large amount OF round tins
Der in Worth county, paying there's
for the handsome sum of $4,000.
DAVE THOMAS, the young man
charged with the murder OF his
cousin, Miss Lizzie Gossett, at For
syth, who was found guilty of volun-
tary manslaughter, was sentenced to
ten years in the penitentiary Satur-
day.
THOMAS f. MATHEWS of Talbot
county made with q mules 1920
bushels of corn, 26 bales of cotton,
200 gallons syrup, IT'S bushels pota-
toes, Is bushels ground peas, and
peas, oats, ETC., that were not meas
ured.
The 4-year-old daughter of DR..
Hardwick was burned to death at
Conyers Friday. The little child
was playiny in the yard near where
some clothes were being boiled. In
some way her clothing caught and
before the fire could be extinguished
she was so badly burned that she
died.
MADISON ADVERTISER A fine
horse belonging to D. B. jackson
had his skull crushed by some acct
dent about ten days ago. DR.. Stone
performed surgical operation ON
the horse last Friday, in which he
raised the crushed part and took out
portion of the skull, and the ami
NAL is now doing we'll, with pros
poets of an early recovery.
DR.. w. C. KENDRIoK of Dawson
says if he ever owns any more cot
IS ton he will buy it, and not raise it..
The doctor has lost $1,000 on his
Webster county farm this year try
ing to raise cotton, and has decided
that so far as he is concerned no
more of the feecy staple will be
grown. He advises farmers who are
able to do SO to buy their next years
crop now, and give their land to
other crops. &
LAST week gentleman came to
Fairburn and paid $4,000 Of old
debts that were barred by the stat.
ute of limitation. It takes old time
honesty to do a thing like that. A
man that pursues such o course will
always find it easy to get financial
help when in tight place. Such
acts now and then keeps the world
from losing faith in humanity. We
commend this gentleman's honesty
to mankind generally. Let's all
practice it while and see what ef-
feet it will have on prices and hard
tines.-Fairburn Standard.
TALBoTToN New Era: Finley
Greene, Talbot county farmer, has
made a record this year that car
hardly be beaten in the state Of
Georgia, considering the small cost
of the fertilizers he used. On two
mule farm, with four tons of acid
phosphate and cotton seed for MAJ
nure, he gathered this year the fol-
lowing crop: Four hundred bush
els of corn, 200 bushels of oats, 81
bushels OF wheat, 81 gallons ofsyrup,
81 bales of cotton, some weighing
more than 500 pounds each; potatoes
and peas and 1000 pounds Of meat.
The corn that he used for seed was
II months old and homemade.
Sweet Gum and Mullen is natures great
remedy for coughs, colds, Group, consump-
ton and all throat and lung troubles.