The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-02-11
STATE NEWS.
CHlled and Condensed from our Ex.
changes.


PROF. VIM. HENRY PECK, the novel
writer, died in Florida last week.
It's easy to tel the farmer to raise
less cotton, but he can't help him
self unless the conditions on which
he gets supplies are changed.
The Macon Telegraph is of the
opinion that neither Cleveland nor
Hill will be nominated by the Ma
tional Democratic Convention for
President.
A PERFECTLY white wild swan was
wingled on Dougherty county pond
few days ago, and captured. DR..
Bacon, Of Albany, amputated the
wounded wing, and the bird is being
petted in a private yard where there
is an artificial lake.
ALL the county school commits
sioners in Georgia viii be elected
hereafter. on March 10. Commits
sioner Bradwell has So decided, and
he is now drawing up the order.
This does not change the term of
ottlce in any way.
Mrs. SARAH HAMPTON, Of Roswell
has hat made of cows morn that
has been in the Hampton family for
over 400 years. The hat is about
Eve inches long and three wide at
one end and two at the other. The
box is minutely fastened together
with brass rivets. On the lid is "W.
c. FL, $685." cut with askniie. In
the bottom of the box is piece Of
paper, but part of the writing is SO
dim that it cannot be read under
glass. One can read three lines. It
says that "This hat has been in the
Hampton family 236 years, 1892
Master Comaat Hampton now pos
sesses the relic. Although he is
only seven years old he prizes it
very highly. The hat was carried
through the Revolutionary war by
one Of the Hamptons, Master Com
ants great. grcat-grandiather.
FREIGHT business is picking up
on the railroads. This is particular
ly true of the Western and Atlantic.
Superintendent McCollum says he
had looked for an improvement in
traffic about the middle of tho
month. He was pleased to see it
come earlier than it was expected.
The increase is in no special line of
freight, but embraces all sorts of
traffic. More. general merchandise
is being shipped than for many
weeks, and this is proof that general
business is picking up. When gen.
eral trade is dull, the. railroads feel
it right away. If business drops off
so that instead of handling 800 cars
day on a division only 200 are
handled, it can be set down as fact
that general trade has declined.
Traffic has been dull all over the
south since November. This squirt
which is being felt now is believed
TO be an Indication of a lasting i'm.
proyement.
A 10-year old boy OF G. T. Gums
ming, who lives in the Big Creek
neighborhood of Oglethorpe county
is cutting his third set of teeth.
About year ago, after the boy had
cut his second or permanent teeth,
he was kicked in the mouth by a
mule and almost all OF his teeth
were knocked out. But greatly to
the parents Joy and surprise another
full set is appearing.
The store of the dry goods firm of
L. D. Webb & Co. OF Rome has been
closed and a receiver appointed.
Cherokee Advance: Two broth>
ers of Tax Receiver Kirk, who went
from this county to Alabama several
years ago have recently been buried
in DeKalb county, Alabama. On
Wednesday of last week Amos acci>
Gentally killed himself He had
started hunting and the dogs were
playing about him when he kicked
at one of them and struck the ham
mer on his gun, causing it to dis
charge, emptying the load into his
body and killing him almost instant
ly. He leaves a wife and FIVE chill
dren. About the first week in jan
uary revenue officers got after a