The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-04-28
STATE NEWS.
CULLED AND CONDENSED FROM
OUR EXCHANGES.

EDITOR HoDGEs, of the Houston
Home Journal, is announced as a
candidate for legislative honors.
The official order establishing the
free delivery system in Americus
has been issued.
The people of Albany have voted
TOR the issue of water works bonds
by majority of 418.
The State Teachers Association
meets in Atlanta July 4 and 5. The
Southern Teachers Association
meets at the same place July 6 and s.
The taxes due by the railroads to
Spalding county, in accordance with
the recent decision of the supreme
court, are $1,000, which will be
quite help to the county's financial
condition.
J. L. JONES, an old and respected
citizen who lived near Fairburn,
was stricken at the dinner table a
few days ago and expired before
medical aid could reach him. Heart
trouble is supposed to have been
the cause.
ELISHA A. UNDERWOOD was found
guilty Of the murder OF Aleck Sayres
in the superior couru Of Fulton
Thursday, the jury recommended
the prisoner to the mercy of the
court, and then his life was saved.
Underwood will spend the remain
der Of his days in the penitentiary.
WHILE two men with traction
engine were passing along the road
leading from Cumming to Dahlonega
on Thursday of last week, and when
passing the residence of Mrs. Bar.
ney White, some q miles from
Cumming, sparks from the engine
set her barn on fire, which was
speedily consumed, together with a
quantity of corn, fodder, cotton seed
and other things therein, of the
value of 5000 or $500.
DAVID CROCKETT, young color
ed man, was on the street chain
gang at Sandersville last week for
fighting, but on Saturday afternoon
his old mother and other colored
friends raised $3.50 and paid him
out. That very night, however, he
stole hen from her young chickens
from A. F. Hicklin. He was arrest
ed on Monday for this offense, and
is now boarding with Sheriff Wall
at the public expense.
The great Southern Baptist Con-
vention, which meets in Atlanta
early in May, will be held in Trinity
Methodist church-the stewards
having Internationally accededto a
request of the local Baptist commit
tee for its use. 1t was sought be-
cause of its large seating capacity.
The courtesy will surely be appre-
ciated.
The other night while w. B.
Gaulding Of Oglethorpe county was
sitting before his fire a terrific ex-
plosion occurred, and the fire flashed
in his face, singeing his hair, eye
brows andmustache. The explosion
was from loaded piece Of pine wood
and for long while the cause of the
explosion could not be ccnjectured.
But Mr.. Gaulding remembers that
about twelve or fifteen years ago he
used powder in clearing up the wood
from ''new grounds" and thinks he
had just got hold of one of these
loaded trees.
ALPHARETTA Free Press. MIR.
McQuery and his two little sons
we're hunting after that heavy rain
last week and as they crossed q
swollen branch Mr.. McQuery sue.
ceeded in jumping across and help
ing the smaller boy across, but as he
reached back for Jim he failed to gel
a good hold on the boys hand and
the boy jumped too quick and fell
in. Mr.. McQery jumped in after
him but the water knocked his feet
from under him and the boy went
down the turbid stream under water
and his father was unable to rescue
him. His dead and bruised body
was found three-fourths of mile
below with one foot hung over a
raft. 1t had passed through three
water cams