The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-08-06
STATE NEWS.
Culled and Condensed from our Elk.
changes.

Mr.. w. A. Moore, Of the firm of
Moore & Marsh, of Atlanta, is dead.
The State Agricultural Society
meets at Athens, August 18th.
A homeless living child is one of
the wonders Of Athens.
Major R. N. Ely, OF Albany, Ca,
Attorney General under Governor
Colquitt's administration, has been
adjudged insane. Whisky the cause.
Steve Ryan took the pauper's afi-
davit in Atlanta while he was wear
ing two thousand dollars worth of
diamonds on his person.
Henry Davis was stabbed and ::ip-
stantly killed by Manuel Greer, at
Mr.. E. H. Jorcon's mill in Jasper
county.
A bill has passed the house for
letting the license of liquor dealers
for FIVE years, who sell liquor to or
employ minors.
The city council OF brownsville
has authorized the printing of 2O,>
600 illustrated pamphlets descriptive
of the climate and resources of that
place.
There is lesson in the experience
of a Griffin man. His rental this
year from 800 acres planted in cot
ton will be $500. He has already
realized $500 from three acres of
peaches.
It is rumored that clerk in the
employ Of James DAILY & Co. Of Au-
gusta has fallen heir to fortune
estimated at $4,000. The money
was left him by an uncle, who died
at Leadville, Col.
"We have been offered 500 to
leave the town." writes a Georgia
editor. "It's the first clear money
we have made in six years. Lord,
make US thankful for what we are
about to receive"
The beautiful home of the late
Bishop Beckwith on Pryor street, in
Atlanta has been sold to Mr.. Tom
Day of that city for $4,000. Miss
Bessie Beckwith, the only member
of the family still living in Atlanta,
will go to Savannah to live with her
brother.
Mr.. Henry Moore, travelling sales
man for the Evansville Brewing
Company, accidentally shot himself
through the foot, Wednesday of last
week, while on a Western and At
lantic passenger train, near Mariet-
ia. Mr.. Moore was removing the
pistol from hand.satchel, in order
to get some papers, when, in some
way, it was discharged. A physi-
clan on the train dressed the wound.
1t is stated that a farmer living
near Beersheba, a few years ago,
was poor, having no money or stock.
But he went to work with a blind
horse, and to-day he has the finest
mules in the country, makes his
wheat, corn, oats and everything at
home, has money @ahead, besides
owning $4,000 worth Of property.
This nan has never attended a po>
iitical meeting, and has attended
only two fairs in his lite, but has
given his farm all his attention.
What is Harry Brown grooming
Pat Calhoun for any how? Over at
Talbotton he introduced Pat to the
alliance assembly and said Pat had
been badly treated and misunder-
stood. Pat either wants to hedge
of the alliance on railroad legisla-
ton, or else he wants something.
He is the attorney of the Richmond
and Danville system and it strikes
us that he ought not to be Gin it,
Montezuma Alliance Record.
A stroke OF lightning fell near
church in Towns county on Sunday,
and glarcing from the ground, en-
tered the church, variously affecting
the people in the congregation.
Some had their clothes and shoes
torn from them; some were knocked
senseless; many were burned and
marks were left on their bodies
where the current touched them