The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-08
STATE NEWS.
Cuiled and Condensed from our Elk.
changes.

at Macon, having accepted tn. call.
The Prohibitionists won a COM
plete victory in the Elberton NUNS
cipal election.
WILLIAM SELF, living near Green
vile, picks between 400 and 500
pounds OF cotton daily.
CONGRESSMAN Livingston and
VIM and Hon. Thomas Lyons ad-
dressed an alliance rally at Acworth
Wednesday.
j. E. HEYWARD has sold his one
half interest in the Gainesville
Courant American newspaper and
job printing establishment, together
with the subscription books and
good will, to H. A. Chapman.
J. R. Rowland has sold at Waynes-
boro during the past four weeks,
sixty-four bushels OF apples at 81
per bushel, and sixty gallons Of cider
at 40c per gallon. This is his sub
treasury plan.
The gin house, gin press, one
bale of cotton and seed from ten
bales on DIR. A. Torbett's "Tabb
place" in Burke county were buns
ed Wednesday. 1t caught in the
gin. Loss $500.
The oil mill at Waynesboro has
started for::the season, and has been
running day and night. The mill
has been much improved by the ad-
dition of several thousand dollars
worth of new machinery, and has
been completely overhauled.
DIR. WILLIAM G. ASHER, who was
during the war member of the IA
nous "Quantrelps Band" died in
Atlanta Wednesday morning. He
has practiced medicine in Atlanta
for upward of twenty-five years, and
was highly esteemed both as citi-
zen and physician.
Elmer Fincher, the little 7,year-
old son Lon Fincher, one of DeKalb
county's best citizens, had his arm
cut off by his fathers gin Saturday
and died in thirty minutes AFTER
wards.
MAUD ALLEN, the tourteen-year old
daughter of MIR. Heard Allen, who
lives near Conyers, is the champion
cotton picker of that section. One
day last week she picked 1924 pounds,
and pa the next day by noon, mex
ing total of 538 pounds in a day
and half.
Miss Mollie Edwards, who resides
near Mineral Springs, in Catoosa
county, was badly frightened day
or two ago by monster snake.
which she came across in the road.
She called her father, who killed
the reptile. It was huge one and
sported seventeen rattles and but
ton.
THE largest political gathering of
the year was held at Cedartown on
Thursday. There were $500 peo-
pie present. Nearly every farmer
in Polk and many from adjoining
counties were assembled. All the
business houses in the town were
closed and the men FROM the town
joined hands with their countrymen
in the great celebration. The ad-
dress Of welcome was delivered by
Major Bum and responded to by
Hon. R. W. Everett. Hon. Seab
Wright was then introduced by
President Devette, and spoke for
nearly two hours. About one hour
of the speech was devoted to an ar
raigpment Of the Republican party.
The speaker declared that every
grievance, every burden upon the
people, was trac&ble directly to the
Republican party The Democratic
party, he argued, had always been,
and would continue to be, the party
of the people. The hopes of the
laboring masses could only be real
lied through the supremacy OF the
Democracy. The closing words of
the speech were an earnest appeal
for perfect union of the white peo-
of the South. Division was worse
than folly. 1t would be a crime.
The va Of audinncn endorsed tho rim o.