The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-09-08
STATE NEWS.
GULLED AND CONDENSED FROM
OUR EXCHANGES.

Virtue and honesty are the prime
factors in promoting men to great
and wise callings.
George A. Stuck has perfected
arrangements for the location of an
extensive aluminium plant at Rome.
The revenue officers captured six
moonshiners in Dodge county Tues
day. All six are said to be we'll to
do farmers.
JIM MEALER of Athens, who was
bitten about two months ago by a
mad dog, died Wednesday after suf-
fering agonies.
MICHAEL EBERT, of Hawkins
Vile, had severe fit Of coughing a
few nights ago and ruptured blood
vessel, from the effects of which he
died.
JUDGE WILLIAM r. BLAIN, Ordi.
nary Of Glynn county, was detected
stealing money from Jacob Michel>
sons safe in Brunswick. He was
arrested, gave bond and has skipped.
W. A. Pledger made a speech in
Covington day or two ago. He
said as there would be no republi-
can candidate for governor he would
vote for Gov. Northen, as he knew
him to be a friend to the colored
man.
GEORGE w. TRUlrT, Troup coun>
tvs we'll known farmer, carried to
LaGrange it's first bale of new cotton
Thursday. It weighed 518 pounds,
and was sold to the Lagrange Mills
for Z cents.
1T is now estimated that the fruit,
watermelon and vegetable crops this
year brought s317,00O into Houston
county. There were shipped from
the county this year 100 car loads Of
peaches and 534 car loads of water
melons, With fair crops next year
these figures will be nearly doubled.
AMERIcUs Times-Recorder; Alex
Mitchell, a well>known and pros.
porous colored farmer residing near
this city, over in Lee county, has
entertained during the past week
two of the wealthiest colored women
in the State. Their names are Ell.
noah Johnson and Clara Douglas.
Elnoah's father is a possessor OF
$4,000 worth of property in Macon
and Clara Douglas, a widow, is
worth more than $4,000.
Fort VALLEY LEADER: Uncle
Wesley Houser reports boil worms
out on his old place just west OF
town. He was out there Tuesday
and the field of Mr.. Adams is badly
infected with them, and that of Mr..
w. L. Houser, just across the road,
shows signs of their destructive
march. This worm is more ruinous
to cotton than the caterpillar, and il
they continue to increase hardly
half crop will be made in this Sec
ton.
A mammoth apple has been ex-
hibited to the editor of the Fort
Valley Leader. 1t was of the Queen
variety, and measured fifteen and
9ne-halt inches in circumference,
was four and one-half inches in cir
cumference, was four and one>hali
inches thick, and weighed one and a
half pounds. It was grown by N.
B. Smith, five miles from Fort Val,
ley, who says he has had a great
number from the same tree of un.
usual size. An effort will be made
to save it for. exhibition at the
! Worlds FAIR.
Griffin News: Monroe county
can boast of wonderful child, Il
has little girl only years old who
is musical prodigy. She can play
on the piano any piece she ever
heard and fancied. Her hands are
not larger than child's of 4 years
She is too small to get on the piano
stool, yet she plays well and with
ease, and just as we'll when blind.
folded. She is daughter of w. H
Thurman, and, strange to say, she is
the twentieth child, without tuner.
al in the family, except that of hi: