The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-06-07
GEORGIA NEWS.
EVENTS OF n WEEK IN EHB EN-
PRE- STATE.
Tsrsely Telling of Passing Events Calculated
to Catch the Eye and Interest the
Reader-Othcr Matters.

Northeast Georgia is particularly attractive
AT this season Of the year. The natural
beauty of the landscape, with its succession
OF mountain and meadow with shining rivu
let and flying cloud, is heightened by the
deep green of the woods and the lighter YER
dure of the fields. The clean tllage Of the
EARNS and the comfortable aspect of the vii
lagos Nesting among the valleys suggest pros
perity. and closer examination confirms the
impression. AT Flowery Branch l learned
that the farmers Of the vicinity are selling
large quantities Of corn. Mr. IL. T. Cooper
and his Walter told me that they bought
last Friday thousand bushels Of corn from
one man. While / was there on Saturday
they bought 500 more bushels from another
farmer. The price is about IS cents and the
farmer gets his money in hard cash.
The Snakes Meant business.
Covington, Ga, June 2.-(Special.)-A
pair of coachwEip snakes chased negro
In Brick Store district Saturday night. The
negro. in his blind fright, ran into barbed-
wire fence. His clothes were torn from
his body, and his flesh lacerated. The
snakes meant business.
A Strange Accident.
Augusta, Ga, May 30.-(Special ELLA
jackson, q two-year-old negro baby, fell
headforemost in a hole left open for an
electric light pole on Telfair street, above
Campbell street, while out playing in the
street this afternoon, and was drowned and
euffocated to death in two feet of water and
mud.
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Death from n Black Spot.
Athens Ca, June 2.-(Special)-A little six
eear-od boy. the son of a Mr.. Dove, at Geor
ga factory. five miles from this place, died
Monday under peculiar circumstances. He
had gotten nearly we'll from an attack of
measles when a black spot appeared on his
fs ana began to eat be aWay ins fS
who could not tell its nature, and in two days
after it first appeared had eaten away the
entire left side of the face, when death
ensued.
Giant with Twenty-Five Children.
Dawson, Ga, June 3.-(Special. )-Aleck
White is one of Torrel's most successful
negro farmers. Aleck is a negro of gigantic
size, weighing 335 pounds. His legs, when
be walks, resemble an elephants. His
wife is the mother of twenty two children
by him, eleven of whom are living. lie
wears No. II shoes. and is about siXty-flve
years of age He is u striking illustration
of that better class Of negroes who have
plenty to live upon at home.
She Goes Back to Her Husband.
Admission Ala, June 3.-(Special.)-G. W.
Hardin. of ,Juette, Ga, whose wife eloped
with his brother, Charley, d week ago, and
who was caught here yesterday, while her
paramount escaped. has been heard from. A
Telegram was received from the injured hus-
band by Policeman Gleason this afternoon,
directing him to sell the horse and wagon
which had been appropriated and used by
the runaway couple, and if Mrs. Hardin
was willing to return home to buy her a
railroad ticket and remit the balance of the
proceeds of the sale. This WINS done and
Mrs Hardin. with her child, left tonight for
home and husband.
a NickIe Caused 1t.
Sparta GA. May 30.-(Specal.) Park
Lewis shot aud killed Nelson Clayton yes
terday morning ut John Bayers planta ton
in this county. Both are negroes. The
difficulty occurred about nickel, which
the deceased owed the slayer. Park de-
manded hat he should pay him % cents.
The evidence at the corOner's investigation
showed that Nelson admitted owing 4 nickel
and offered TO pay that amount, but Park
.s,said he must pay his demand or he would