The morning news., 1897-08-29
GEORGIA.

hospital.
Douglas Breeze; 1t is claimed that 100
peach brandy stills are in operation in
Georgia this year. O. snake, where is thy
sting?
DR.. r. W. Lovett OF Screven county,
was kicked by a mule and seriously hurt.
He is speechless and his condition is CON
sidered serious.
Dalton Citizen: 1t is estimated that the
mills Of Dalton and in this cottty will
buy and grind not less than 10000 bushels
of wheat this season.
The Cordele cotton factory has doubled
its force of operatives and is now running
day and night This was made neces-
sary by heavy increase of orders.
The taxpayers of Iabersham county
decided that they did not want the court
house moved to Toccoa so they voted for
II to remain at Gainesville, which is
nearer the center of the county.
John c. Patterson. a pickaninny of IA
years, while attempting to steal ride on
a Georgia freight train, fell off the train
al stone Mountains, badly fracturing his
knee and receiving internal injuries.
The Tennille Chronicle wants the public
TO know that all that town had to do
with the shooting at Lovetts last Sunday
was to furnish the telegraph office through
which the news was sent TO the newspa-
pers.
Miss Jessie Dell has been retained as
auditor of the Sylvania railroad. She is
the only one except Engineer Hughes of
the old employees retained. Her retention
rlae "a DE-.
of her qualifications
The Griffin Morning Call: Cold has
taken a fearful tumble the past twelve
months. one year ago you could buy
two bushels of wheat with a gold dol
lar. Now YOU can buy but one bushel
Half of its purchasing power has been
swept away
Several of the Sylvania merchants are
patronizing the Savannah river steamers
They have secured low rates and they
claim money can be saved by hauling
from the river. 1t is reported that the
Central viii figure on the rate to compete
with the boats.
Cordele Sentinel: The Sentinel office
and composing rooms are now brilliantly
lighted by eight incandesceut lights. the
increase of business and the growing
shortness of the days has made il neces-
sary for us TO utilize more time in doing
work for Tho. people.
Cordele Sentinel: The machinery for
the compress has arrived in the city and
now there is force OF about fifty hands
at work on the building. which is being
erected between the Georgia Southern
and Florida and the Georgia and Alaba-
ma road west of the union depot
Bulloch Times: The lumber is now be-
ing placed on the ground for the ten-room
addition to the Robinson house on North
Main street, ana the carpenters will he
gin next Wednesday. Mr. NJ. Y. Parrish
has the contract TO do the work. Mrs.
Branan will occupy the house as a hotel
when II is finished
Mr. Green Bennett, a farmer living two
miles east of Lawrencevile is propagat-
ing new kind of cotton. the color of
which Is "A light green. In texture il is
fine as silk and is long staple Tie has a
patch planted that win yield enough seed
10 plant four acres next season. SAMPLES
of this cotton will be on exhibition at The
tair, ana VIII doubtless attract much at
tention.
Lawrencevillc News: Mr.. G. C.. Williams
OF Martins district has presented the
News with a freak of nature i'm the shane
OF five well-developed cabbage heads grow
ing from one zap root The heads are
hrm and well maured and will make the
editor and family cabbage and slay
enough 90 last several DAYS our latcn
string hangs on the outside and n any
more OF our readers have freaks In The
vegetable line, bring them along.
LawrencevIe News: MIR. Rawlins Of
Trim hrpupI 10, f...
two homemade sides OF bacon. ono Of
which weighed sixty ana the other sixty
-FOUR pounds. Mr.. Bawlins sold the largest
slde at = cents per pound. cash. and The
othcr at cents. barter. This shows what
can be done IN Gwinnett county. WHY 20
West when We can raise meat az home
that sells at cent per pound over the
market for bulk or western meat?
Mrs. Long. wife OF one or sparta's clti.
zens. who bad been ON protractcd spree
aud who had left nothing IN the house for
his wife and children TO eat. became des.
perate from hunger ana tried to Kin her
self with pistol. fhon taking Tho pistol
and bottle Of whisky which had remain
"a unopened, She marched down Broad
street TO sivcrs bar and handing silver
the whisky told him if he didn't give
her che money her husband had paid for ID
she would shoot him on the spot She got
the money.
Madison Msdisonian. Mr. l.. A. Bon
ner tells the following story us related by
old uncle Billie stanton OF Newton oo,ir.
~ The hrst court house erected in
Morgan county was hulli hy Isaac Middle.
brooks about thp year isl ln building
thlf house Mr. MlIilDhro0ks thourht b.
Mouih leave relic. Ho ho cnurht "a toad
frog ana put b. boz q orstIef ln the wall
thla hon.f stood for forty yelf.. anl
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