The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-05-19
STATE NEWS.
CULLED AND CONDENSED FROM
OUR EXCHANGES.

give his three favorite qualities in
women, said: "Grace, grace, grace
IT IS said that Whitfield farme,
has sold $500 in hay from his place
this season.
THIRTY thousand dollars has been
subscribed to the cotton factory pro-
.ject at Gainesville.
Strive to make everybody happy
and you will at least make one So
yourself.
CONSIDERABLE cotton has been
killed in Washington county by the
dry weather, and replanting has
been necessary.
A TALL, slick, black negro has
been promenading the streets at
Griffin for two or three days, with a
large white ring in his nose, claim
ing to be Zulu chief from Africa.
Mr.. JAMES WILLARD HEIDI, a
son of Rev. John w. Heidi, of At
lanta, has been appointed to West
Point Military Academy. Mr..
Heidi passed Q splendid physical ex-
animation.
THOMAS PENDLEY and Eli Fields,
convicted in Pickens county in 1890
for accessory before the act in the
crime of arson, and sentenced for
life, were pardoned Thursday morn
ing by the Governor on a recom>
mendation of the trial Judge, the
Jury and the solicitor>general.
CAPT. J. M. ROUSE of Warwick
had to have one Of his feet amputa-
ted Thursday. He was in Albany
during the ChautaUqua assembly,
and wore pair of tight shoes. One
of his feet became infamed and
blood poisoning finally set in. The
member had to be amputated.
ATHENS, GA, had troubled with
her water company and kicked clear
out of the traces, repudiated the
contract and determined to build
water works of her own. She has
issued water bonds to the amount of
s125, 900, bearing 5 per cent inter
est, which have been sold to Fasson,
Leach & Co., of New York, at par.
THOUSANDS and thousands of trout
are said to be dying and floating to
the surface in the two acres of water
left in Miccosukie in Thomas coun.
ty. The trout will run from six to
twelve pounds in weight and the
negroes are hauling them away by
the wagonload for fertilizers. The
stencil is said to be terrible for sew
eral miles around.
TERRELL county is the equal Of
California in the size of some of her
trees. On the Ellison place. near
Kinchafoonee creek, is a cypress
tree that measures twenty>six feet
and three inches in circumference.
Without a doubt this tree was in
healthful growth when Georgia was
colony to the British crown.
AT Augusta Friday some children
were playing ''doctor." Young
Chic Burwell, a nephew of Mr..
Wimberly who lives on Mill street,
was the doctor, and little Nellie
Wimberly, a child Of three years,
was the patient. "Docter' Burwell
prescribed dose of kerosene and
Immediately gave the child three
tablespoonful of the medicine. The
child became very sick and @ sure
enough doctor was called in. For
several hours the child was in q
very precsrious condition.
AN open coach on the Metropoli.
tan dummy line, running between
Atlanta and Decatur, jumped the
track and rolled down Q fifteen foot
embankment Saturday eveing be-
tween sand s O'Clock. Seven per!
sons we're injured. Mr.. G. A. Ram.
speck, Mayor Of Decatur, had his back
broken besides other injuries and ID
ina very critical condition. The
other injured were Thomss Aulstin,
Frank Pstillo, w. 7. Etowaa, B. F.
Stowan, r. z. Hood, P. House and
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