Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-02-24
NOTES FROM ATLANTA, GA.
The !. J Scribe Continues to Find Some
thing to Write About.

which the young idea IL taught how To-
shoot and the system is said TO be excel
lent.
Gov. Nor,hen is jus; back from Cuba,
where he went TO look after the work OF
the several missionaries there. As !
have before stated, the governor is de
vout Baptist and is foremost in all the
good work done by his church. lie il
to tell his brethren here what he saw
aud did while away, on Wednesday At.
ternoon and treat is expected.
In one of my letters | mentioned the
fact that | was disappointed in the
alleged beauty of the black.eyed Geor-
gia girls, OF whom had heard
good deal. Perhtps | was a little hasty.
! Mira &. X. CroA. whose husband il an
old Lincoln county man. thinks so, at
least, for she handled me without gloves
aitersha had real what had said. Ii
a retraction would give pleasure to her,
or any one else, ! will gladly withdraw
what have said, but sincerely hope that
| may be permitted 10 think as choose
on the subject
i talked with a gentleman who saw
the $4,000 Equitable building 20 mp
from start to finish and he told me he
never ~ such foundation a. it has.
Ia the first place they dug II feet into
toe earth and then began 10 make a
layer Of beat up rock, wnich was after
ward cemented till 1t vas AS smooth as
a floor. Iron rails about the size OF those
used for railroads were then laid side
by side over the entire foundation, us
ing enough TO lay double track for 81
miles. Then came another layer oi
rocks and cement, till the entire II feet
. had been filed. IL is a splendidiy put
up building aud we'll worth ones time
TO 20 through it.
. Sunday vas a propitious day and
took advantage OF it by going over gooC
portion OF the city. Not, however, I'll
! had worshippcd at least once. Sunds,
/. i, great day for the cooped-up towr
= people to 10 TO the country aud all car
a leading toward broad fields, pine grove
p or green pastures are generally loade'
down with them. You can get five
). mile ride fOr nickel on most any OF tn
I lines aud a large number OF those VIII
: cannot afford the luxury OF a csrrisg
j. spend their sunday afternoons on tn,
h street cars. fhe Jews here are splendi,
Il patrons of the street ear lines, in fact
= class Of them hardly ever ride any othe
o way.
Y | went out 10 Bolton, seven miles dis
:, tant, where the Western a Atlantic Il
:. X. crosses the Chattshoochee river, an,
d spent the hour very pleasantly. This i
= the point from which water will be TAX
en- 10 supply Atlanta. Bolton, although
. far out in the country, is reached by al
n electric car for the small sun OF 10 cents
Z Tins line was built by company, whicI
- expected Atlanta would extend far GU
c in that direction. II is doing 30 to som
l. extent, but not as fast as it IN the mort
e and northeasterly portions. About mid
; way between Atlanta and Bolton SOM
n enterprising man has built cemeter
X on the top and sides OF large, high hill
l. Ii isall plated OFF and lots are being sol
:, right along. He has dedicated it Holly
e wood, after the large cemetery at Rich
!, mond, Va. Why the hill was selected
l. is not known, save that the originator {
OF the enterprise wanted the occupan,
IL OF the city of the dead TO be as near a
% possible to the land where "the wicke
l. cease from troubling and the weary az
at rest
l. Bolton, although very small place
d has a large brewery, an immense ic
A plant, broom factory and several lare
N brick making establishments, and
At quite a manufacturing centre. All ,
d her manufactures are not sold in Altar
)r Ia, or even in Georgia, but on the col
ID trary, they are found in many OF I'll
Al Southern cities.
ii Atlanta is a splenddly lighted towi
both electricity and gas being used
ID prevent the people from cropping in tn
darkness. The electric system is that
the Houston Co., the san
as used at Stanford, and the best in Ii
N country. Notwithstanding these mos
=. ern appliances for light, a great deal
;. coal oil and good many candles al
sold, the poorer class being the princip
4 purchasers.
~ There is train on the Central,
N Georgia, running between this point an
20 Savannah, called the Nancy Hanks, b
=, cause OF the rapid time it makes.
n. goes the distance 800 miles in q lit
~ less than six hours, which is pretty goo
a., time for Southern road.
;. To Kentuckian it looks rather stranl
to see soda water fountains in full pla
at this time OF the year, but the man
elegant ones here seem to be doing goo
TO business, not withstanding the cold SCI
Sc son. Ice cream soda is sold every ds