The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-05-21
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.
Culled and Condensed from
Our Exchanges.
MARKHAM HOUSE A HEAP OF ASHES
A Destructive Fire in Atlanta Sunday
Night. Marble an.erest of
North Georgia.
How easy it is Tor lazy man to
prove that luck is against him.

How easy it is for lazy man to
prove that luck is against him.
The pardon board has, by a
unanimous vote, recommended to
Governor Atkinson that Lord
Berestord be pardoned.
The Georgia Weekly Press Assoc
citation holds it's tenth annual ses-
sion in the city Of Elberton July
18th and 18th. The editors 60 from
Elberton to Mammoth Cave on an
excursion, stopping en- route at
Lookout Mountain and Nashville.
The committal trial Of Sallie
Jarmon for the murder of Mary
Jarmon and the poisoning of the
family Of G. a. Ja-mon, which had
been in progress at Dallas for three
days, resulted in Der commitment
to Jail to answer for the offense of
murder.
The local populist paper, the Adj
vocatc, says it sic unalterably OPP
posed to fusion under ell circum-
Stances" that the populists and re-
publicans are like OIL and water,
cannot mix. These are manly words.
If the popnlist party stands for any
thing, let it stick TO its principles
Carrollton Free Press.
| DR.. J. T. Blackwell, q prominent
young Physician, Of Columbus, Ga,
was shot four times and almost In
stantly killed last week by Walter
Wright, young white man. DR..
Blackwell was passing down the
street from dinner when Wright
ran up and began firing. He shot
four time in rapid succession.
Wright was cool, and surrendered
himself to the officers, handing them
his smoking pistol. He alleges that
Or. Blackwell had insulted his SIS
ter and that he shot him on that &C
count.
1t is significant fact OF interest
to the marble interest OF this sec
ton that the quarries OF Pickens
county produce better marble as
they are gone down on. 1t is said
the quality is now go good that it is
really hard matter to get third
class stock ct all. The. marble along
Long Swamp is good and getting
better, and hundreds OF hands are
kept constantly at work there. Mr..
Norcross, the great Boston contract
or, who now owns the Southern
quarries on Long Swamp, has hands
getting out marble with which to
build Rhode Islands capitol, and
other large contracts are seing FILL
ed from the other works in Pickens
county and the Georgia Marble
Finishing Works at this place
Canton Advance.
A very destructive fire took place
in Atlanta on last Sunday night.
The Markham House was complete
ly destroyed. The fire originated
in Decatur street restaurant by
the explosion of gasoline stove.
The fire swept away good deal of
property. Several lives lost, as well
as number OF horses burned to
death. The property burned is as
follows: Markham House, City
Freight Office of Southern Express
Company, Patterson & Co., under
takers, Palace Livery Stable, Wash
ington Hotel, Atlanta Plumbing Co.,
Hunt Tailoring Co., Golden's Beet
Market, corner Decatur and lloyd
streets, |. c. Clark's barroom, Sam
Sun Laundry on Decatur street,
Rucker Barber Shop, Fuller Loan
Company, Astor's Clothing Store,
Milan & Patterson's Livery Stables,
Atlanta Hotel, Boyd's Drug Store,
Arnie Prices residence, Collins
street, Fannie Prices residence,
Madam Rollin's residence, Bell
, Burton's residence. and quite a