The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-06-25
STATE NEWS.
Culled and Condensed from our Elk.
changes.

A mean man may get religion,
but he can't stay mean and keep it.
Morrison & Co., of Atlanta, deal>
ers in hardware, tailed Wednesday.
Liabilities are stated at $4,000.
At Nelson w. D. Jordan, mill
hand in the marble works, was
caught on a shaft, and received in
juries FROM which he died. He leaves
wife and four children.
At Athens, last week, a wind
storm blew down and badly damaged
the tent of Mr.. Culpepper, the re-
vivalist. After the accident Prince
Hodgson presented him with 81, 900.
A couple living within one mile
of Lithonia have been married forty
years, and the husband affirms that
he has never kissed his wife. Meth,
err has she ever kissed him. They
are the parents of eleven children.
The steamers North from Savan>
nah are carrying great quantities of
watermelons. The melons are about
week later than last year. Up to
Saturday the total shipment by
water was $1,000 melons.
Mrs. Malvina Rees has gained a
verdict against the Georgia railroad
for $1,000 damages tor the death OF
of her husband, Conductor Rees,
who was killed at Madison several
years ago while switching his train.
Some thief entered the store of
Myers & Co., in Athens, quietly
lifted coat from peg against the
wall and levanted. The coat belong
ed to Dave Hughes, one ofthe sales
men, and contained $40 and check
for $3.50.
Tom Divine, negro tramp hail
ing from Atlanta, left Atlanta
Thursday night on the third section
of through freight No. 6. AS the
train pulled out of Greensboro he
fell from the bumper and nine cars
passed over his leg, crushing it 50
that amputation was necessary.
G. Fl. Kinkel, the young colored
lawyer recently admitted at Savan-
nah, had his first case in the Supe-
rior Court on Thursday, his client
being Alex Jackson (col.), charged
with the larceny of money. He de-
meaned himself we'll in the conduct
of the case, and made very favor
able impression, and what is more,
succeeded in getting his man free.
There will be four grand Alliance
rallies in Georgia during the month
Of July next. One at Americas,
July IA, Atlanta July Is, Athens,
July 16, and at Rome on July Is.
Col. L. L. Polk, Jerry Simpson and
Mrs. Lease, of Kansas; Gen Weav-
err, of Iowa, and other prominent
speakers will be ON hand and adj
dress the public.
Milledgeville furnishes another
victim to cigarettes. Delema, the
bright Is year old son OF 2. w.
Brown, is the victim, and the pen
atty is the loss Of his eyesight. The
lad was unusually bright, and made
many friends at the store of P. J.
Cline, where he. was a clerk. He
acquired the habit of smoking while
out on errands and enroute for his
meals, which soon led to leaving the
store for that purpose during the
day. He is being treated by DIR.
Calhoun of Atlanta, who entertains
but little hopes for his recovery.
At Ringgold day or two ago,
while Mrs. Laura TRIMMER was out
in her flower garden watering flow
ers she CHANGED to look up in the tree,
and saw scene once seen never to
be forgotten. 1t was covey of ff-
teen birds around a snake. The
snake had stealthily crawled UP the
tree and charmed the little birds.
After looking few moments at the
reptile Mrs. TRIMMER decided to
"fx" him. So she went into the
house and, procuring her husbands
shotgun, repaired to the battle
ground, and taking good aim she fir
ed. The snake tumbled out of the
tree dead. His snakeship measur-
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