People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-07-10

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Exposition, are placed ia position on
the third floor of the capitol building.
The State of Georgia made an APP
preparation Of $4,000 for this ex
hibit. The act appropriating The
money provided that after the ex-
position was over the mineral and
agricultural products should be made
permanent exhibit at the State
capitol.
In Atlanta Tuesday, while prepar
ing to place electric lights in the
shop yards of the Southern railroad,
Mr.. Pat Gillian, young man en-
ployed in the electrical department
of the company, fell from scaffold
about 80 feet high and sustained
serious but rot necessarily fatal ia
juries.
Last week Andy McKensie,
negro laborer at Cordele, while on
his way home was held up by two
negroes who demanded his money,
knowing he had been paid off the
evening before. Upon his refusal TO
give it up, he was knocked down,
robbed and left for dead.
In Brunswick this week, q burglar
attempted to force an entrance into
the residence of Rev. Ed F. Cook,
but was met by the minister who
displayed courage and after endeav-
oring to persuade him to leave with
out violence, fred his pistol, caus.
ing his hasty departure.
A daughter Of Mr.. John M. Snider,
of Warren county, and Pierce Num-,
son Of Mrs. Nettie Num-, of Glass
cock county, were both bitten by a
mad dog Friday of last week. A
maidstone was applied to the bite on
Pierce Nunn's hand and it stuck SO
hours.
Mr.. r. 4. futon, of the firm
of luton Brothers, lumber mer-
chants and sawmill men, OF Butts,
Ga, near Millen, was shot TO death
by one of his hands last Saturday in
consequence Of a dispute with him
The criminal escaped and is still at
large. Mr.. luton was buried yes
terday. He left wife to mourn The
loss Of her young husband.
A negro convict employed at Cap
tam James camp, near Adrian, was
instantly killed last week by john
Taylor, a guard, while trying to effect
his escape. The guard observed the
negro making his way off, and when
he was commanded to halt, refused.
The guard fred with the above re-
suits.
The Indiana Fruit company has
been organized with John d, Gun
ningham of Marietta, president, and
Fred L, Dresser and J, X. Williams
Of Munoie, Ind, secretary and treas,
urer respectively. The company lie
stocked at $4,000. Ore thousand
acres OF land have been secured in
Worth county.
A movement has been started for
tn Inauguration Of a county fair to
be held in Wayoross next October.
The plan is to make the fair as at
tractive as possible and to hold it in
October of each year. Nothing has
been definitely settled about the
fair as yet, but in a few weeks some
decisive eteps will be taken in that
direction by those who are at the
head of the movement.
During heavy rain at Winder
Friday lightning struck the steeple
of the Baptist church, ran down the
inside wall, tearing off a portion of
ceiling inside the church and space
of Notwithstanding, making hole
in the wall several yards square.
Pieces OF ceiling were scattered over
the floor and two pieces sent through
an opposite window, breaking the
glass. The organ, lamp and stoves
wer9 unframed.
Tho famous Athens COW Gaze of
Warren vs.. Rice, III which the poses
sion OF calf caused litigation, the
costs of which rolled up toward $500
has been settled at last. After b Az
ing been tried seven times in various
courts, the negro woman, Harriet
Warren gets possession of the COW,
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