The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1895-04-18
GEORGIA GLEANINGS
Culled and Condensed from
Our Exchanges.
CREDULITY OF ATLANTA NEGROES
Played Upon and They are Robbed dy
One OF their Color. Other Items
From over the State.

The counterfeiters seem to be
getting down to the smallest possi-
BILE business. Following the an
nouncement of the two-cent stamp
fraud comes the news that counters
felt pennies are being coined and
circulated.
At Elberton Monday fire insu-
rance company was organized by a
company of recognized leading bust
ness men, styled '"The Georgia Mu>
tuai Fire Insurance Company" 4
petition has been sent to the Secre-
tary of State tor a charter.
Noah II. Way, a young farmer
living five miles from Stone Noun
tain, cut his taroat Thursday last
from ear to ear. He died in a few
minutes. Way was married a few
months ago and his wife died soon
after the wedding. Griet unbal-
anced his mind.
kaise your meat. President Ar
lnour, of the big packing company,
says the south is worth two Europes
to hin. And it does really look that
way. Last year the south spent
$45, 600, 900 for Western meats. Cut
this down! cut this down!-Dalton
Argus.
A man Y years of age, living in
Washington county, went to Mill
ledgeville few days ago and bought
the first cock stove he ever owned.
1t was not for the lack Of means;
ne was well>so~do. His wife simply
preferred the old way Of preparing
food.
Tuesday morning Mrs. Mary Gal
lagher filed in Atlanta, suit through
her attorneys, Arnold & Arnold,
against the Southern Railway Coul-
pany for $4,000 damages fer the
killing OF her son, John Gallagher,
Is years old, at the Cnattahoochee
brick yards several months ago.
500 was paid for a cancelled post.
age stamp at Americas Monday.
The stamp was Livingston, Ala,
''local," few of which were issued
during the days of the confederacy
and consequently are rare. The
sale was made by Gus StalliDgs, the
stamp and curio dealer and cash
grocer, to Boston stamp collector.
Jerry Z. Davis, colored, Of At
lanta, has begun suit for $1,000
damages against the Georgia Rail-
road and Banking Company. Davis
alleges he was passenger on the
Georgia train from Augusta, March
5, having bought first-class ticket.
while absent from his seat a mo-
ment it was taken by white man
named Bill Curtis, who refused to
give it up, and when the complaint
was made to the conductor that Of
fetal paid no attention to him.
Later Curtis attacked him with a
knife, cutting him in three places.
Davis alleges that the conductor
made no attempt to interfere, there
fore the railroad is liable for dam
ages.
A negro who said his name was
Mitchell came to Atlanta six weeks
ago soliciting funds from his race.
He stated that case agains: the
Jim Crow car law was pending in
the Supreme court OF the United
States. He said that Robt. IngeY>
soil, Ex-Governor Hoadly and other
heavy weight lawyers had been re-
tanned to represent the colored race
in the fight. 1t would take $4,000
to pay the lawyers he said. His
people in Georgia subscribed liber-
ally. Bishop Turner gave 500.
A few days ago it was learned that
Mitchell was a fraud. When found
that his record was being looked up
he skipped. He got $1,000 from the
negroes of Georgia and married
school teacher who finds that Mitch
| ell has wife in minneapolis, Mimi.