The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-03-01
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.
Culled and Condensed from
Our Exchanges.
SOME SILVER COIN UNEARTHED,
Meat and Corn in the Country. The
Farmers are Getting in
Good Fix.

DR.. Robert Willingham died at his
home at OgletLorpe last week.
The Rome Furniture Company is
now working ninety-four hands and
paying out $3.50 a week.
In an election in Burke county,
Ca, for Tax Receiver last week, w.
L. Minis, democrat, defeated j. w.
Carpenter, Third Party, over 1872
majority.
A gentleman in Rome owns a
horse that is full brother to the
famous trotter, Maud s. The ami
NAL is valued at $1,000, and has
record OF 2:14.
Lawtonville has been in fever of
excitement for the past few days
over the finding of hidden treasure.
Wednesday, Ralph, the 13-year>old
son J. H. Gregory, while plow-
ing, felt his pillow strike against some
hard body. He plowed one more
round, then he stopped and scratch
ed away the dirt, and to his surprise
found an old tea kettle filled with
specie. He ran to the house, and,
after counting it, there was 1902 in
old silver coin and $11 in Spanish
and French money.
Waynesboro True Citizen: The
people Of this county may have less
money than ever or as little as at
any time, but it is most gratifying
to know that there is more meat
and corn in the county than there
has ever been at this season. A
friend and a good and successful
farmer gives it as his opinion that
IN that respect the people of the
county are better prepared for hard
times with provisions then they
have been since the war. Gradual
ly the farmers are awakening to the
fact that provisions first AMI cotton
secondary is absolutely necessary
for the south.
The Valdosta Times says: "a
gentleman in Valdosta bought pig
TO .pick up the scraps about the
yards, insomuch as he did not own
dog, When he dug his potatoes
in the fall the pig was given the
wider range Of the late potato patch.
A few days ago he judged that the
pig was fit for the market, and he
sought out the butchers and receiv-
ed bids. The highest price offered
was S11, The gentleman finally
closed at that figure on condition
that he was to buy the lard back ct
10 cents a pound. According to
contract the pig was butchered, the
fat fried, and the lard weighed out
to the seller Of the pig, and at 10
cents pound he had to pay 1920
tor it, or s1.20 more than he cold
the pig for, but the butcher and a
friend came in and took the lard off
his hands.
Americas Ttmes-Recorder Fri~
day, after reading of the escape of a
halt dozen prisoners from the
Thomas county Jail and che attempt
TO murder jailor Singletary, jailor
McAuthor went over to his "hotep
to lock after the comfort of his
guests. In assigning them to rooms
Tailor Macarthur noticed that one
of the men, Will Harris, carried
piece Of baggage rather peculiar in
appearance. He ordered the negro
TO put it down and after locking him
securely in his cage, Macarthur went
back to examine the bundle. Imag-
inc his surprise when he found it a
most formidable weapon. doubtless
prepared especially for him, a
heavy iron bar had been wr4nched
from cot, and about this was
wrapped two long steel springs
taken from the same place, This
made very formidable weapon,
nearly four teet in length, and about
it was carefully wrapped a number
of strips torn from blanket. One