The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, August 01, 1889, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextChe Marietta Jonrnal. VOL. XXIII. STATE NEWS. Culled and Condensed from our Ex " changes. A cool million will go a long way towards making anybody happy this warm weather. Dr. ArNoLD declines to accept the appointment of collector of in ternal revenue. - The canning factory at Dalton has put up, so far this season, about 35, 000 cans of fruit. In Whitfield county several in stances can be cited where growers have realized a net profit of from $5OO to 8600 per acre from tomatoes. The state alliance meets in Ma con August 20th. There are 2,030 sub-alliances in the state, with a membership of between 85,000 and 100,000. Troup tactory at LaGrange will add $1,750 worth of machinery dur ing the summer to its already com plete outfit. The mills are doing well. . Fraxk Burount, colored, was hanged at Valdosta, Ga., on last Friday. He confessed to three murderers, one rape, and numerous other crimes. D. B.Hill of Amercius received on Friday twenty watermelons from J. H. Allen’s place, near Smithville, that aggregate 750 pounds. Mr. Allen has a spur track from the main line, built out into his melon field, where the cars are loaded for ship ment. He has shipped to date 14,- 000 melons. Gordon Kiser, a drummer of At lanta, while in his room at LaGrange hotel, dreamed that a burglar was in hisroom. Ou awakening he mis took his hat and vest hanging on chair for the burglar and opened fire. He put three bullets- through the garments before discovering his mistake. Col. J. Y. Carmichael ot Coweta county has announced himself a can didate for congress, and says he pro , poses to issue a circular to the voters “of the fourth congressional district at an early date, setting forth his platform. Col. Carmichael, it will be remembered, ran as an independent candidate against Congressman Grimes in the last race. The LaGrange Cotton Mills now employ one hundred and forty hands, and the weekly pay roll is $5OO. Nearly all the machinery is in opera tion, and the output is 2,500 yards per day, or 15,000 per week. Some ~of this product is very heavy— weighing two pounds to the yard. The employes work 11 hours per day, except Saturday, when they are dismissed at 3 o’clock p. m. The Supreme Court of Geogia has decided in a test case, Snook vs. The Atlanta and Florida Railroad, that the change of name or route of a proposed railroad annual subserip tion contracts, and subscibers cannot be foreed to pay. Snook subscribed to the stock of Atlantaand Hawkins ville railroad, and when the name and ronte were changed, he refused to pay and suit was brought, and de cided againgt him in the city court of Atlanta. Judge Simmons ren dered the decision overruling the judgement of that court. Dr. 8. P. Richardson, of Athens, comes ‘o the front with another cat story. He tells of an incident of three or four kittens being icund in a certain house one morning, and there was a little difference among the children of the family as to how the stock could be divided. While ~the discussion was going on the old Maltese cat came in, and this ended the discussion, for each member of the family could now have a cat ot their own. In the course of a few hours a gentleman living seven or eight miles distant came in, and in a little while the cat came in and hopped on the stranger’s knee. The old cat had become offended at the mistress of the home and had re moved herself and Ler whele fami ly the distance of seven miles. . 'TO SETTLE IN COBB. . An English Colony--2,030 Acres Sold ‘for a Large Amount. ' Negotiation are pending between the Atlanta Real Estate Exchange and an English syndicate, for the W. P. Anderson plantation, between Austell and Marietta. The deal is almost closed, the papers having been forwarded to London for approval. The Anderson plantation compris es 2,030 acres. It has on it twenty two good tenement houses, a large old-fashioned country home, a grist mill, cotton gin, and all other neces sary out buildings. For the whole the English syndi cate is to pay $34,510, and the con tract stipulates that possession shall be given by the first ot October. The property is purchased by the syndicate {or the purpose of using it for the foundation of a colony of English farmers. About thirty families will be put on this place. They will be of the better class ot English people, and will own the land upon which they settle. The syndicate allows them to pay for it as they choose. On their farms the Englishmen will raise mostly fruits, vegetables and grain with comparatively little cotton. They will probably be here in time to arrange for next season’s Crops. Some weeks ago a representative of the syndicate was in Atlanta. Together with Mr. Mountain of the real estate exchange, he went over the property He was highly pleas ed with it, and was confident that the colony would do well in a depar ture from the staple product of the gection. He thoaght the soil in every way suited to the purpose, and so reported to his prineipals.- This s;ndicate has been tounding similar colonies for years through out the west, and in one instance in the south. The only onein the south is near Asheville, N. C., and it has been so successful that the syndicate determined to come still turther south. j If the Austell colony meets with the success anticipated, similar ones will be established all over the State, especially in north Georgia. ‘A better class of immigrants,’said & prominent Atlantian, “could not possibly be induced to ceme to Georgia than these sturdy English farmers, They are the bone and sinew of their little isle, and when once transplanted to American soil they cannot fail to prove valuable citizens. They will not only be valuable citizens, butin their exam ple of diversification of erops, -are sure to work wonders for Georgia, or any other one crop section where they settle.”— Constitution GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. In the Senate, a bill to allow grand juries to exsmine witnesses under oath touching crimes, the perpetration of which is unknown,as done by coroner’s juries; the wit nesses to take a similar oath. Passed. Senator Wooten, a bill to make it penal to use untested weights in weighing bale cotton and to prohibit the docking or deducting from the actual weight of cotton on account of the draught or turn of the scales. Deduction for dampness to be made by consent. Referred to judiciary. In the House, Mr. Morgan, to ex empt from road duty all persons that entered in the service of the Confederate States during the civil war. Mr. Duggan, To require all rail road companies to fence their right of way on each side for the protec tion of live stock. Mr. Hardage, of Cobb, To amend Section 4662 of the Code of 18%2. Also to amend Sections 598 and 600 of the Code ot 1882, Upon the whole it is complimen tary to say a man “is not such a fool as he looks,” but he seldom relishes the remark. MARIETTA, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, AUG. 1, 1889, MARS HILL MEETING. T e v THE COBB COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL Afi L RSBODIATION. . ¢ N G The annual meeting at Mais' Hill July 27th, 1889, the president, G. W. Pharr, being in the chair. The association was called to order at 10 o'clock a. m. Prayer by Rev. A. G. Dempsey. The welcome address by Geo Orr, was delivered in a beautiful style. Recitation—"Sturless Crown,” by Miss May McMillan. Recitation—'‘Creed of the Bells,” by Miss Marie Knox. The recitations were elegant and highly enjoyed by all. -Response in bebalf ot ascociation by Col. E. Faw. | After appointing the committee to con sclidate a comumittee to nominate officers, the association was edified by good music and by different members discussing the condition of our association. A committee consisting of Col. E. Faw, B. R. Legg and T. D. Power, were ap pointed to revise our constitution. It is a deplorable fact to find only 24 schools that make reports, while there are ahout 60 schools that belong to the associa tion. The 24 schools that made reports have 172 officers and teachers, and 1417 pupils enrolled, 966 average attendance, $26.45 coliections for the Bible cause, Out of 15 district superintendents, only five report, viz: Big Shanty, Merritts, Smyrna, Red Rock ahd Acworth. | Brother Superintendents, please open your eyes and find out what your duty is and do it so that we may have full reports from all the schocls of the county. If you haven’t any interest in Sunday schools, perhaps you had better attend the associa tion so that you may learn the objects and plans of the association. Then {ake the Marietta JourNAL, your home paper, so that you can read the report of each meeting if you can not attend. The officers elected for ensuing year are as follows: President, Gen. Phillips; Vice-president, Capt. Mitchell; 2d Vice president, B. R. Legg; 3d Vice-president, Alexander Mack; 4th Vice-president, Al len Edwards; Secretary and Treasurer, T. D. Power. District Superintendents are: I. A. Reed, Roswell, H. C. Lasiter, Post Oak; Mrs. M.F. McCleskey, Gritter; P. P, Manning§Merritts; J. J. Eubanks, Smyrna; J. V. Standback, Lemons; 8. R. Cochran, Howells; Dr. Starnes, Coxes; J. P. John son, Austel; W. W. Scott, Powder Springs; George Phar, Oregon; Alfred W. Camp, Red Rock; G. W. McMillan, Ac worth; S. L. Brinkley, Big Shanty; Col. E. Faw, Marieita. ; Y Chaplain, Bro. Manget; Chorister, Geo. Orr. The executive committee shall consist of the district superintendents and shall meet at regular stated times, four times a year at the Ordinary’s office, in the town of Marietta, on Saturday before the second Sunday following each quarterly meeting. There were only two schools—Mars' Hill and County Line—that entered con test for the banner. The judges consider ing that Macs’ Hill school sang better, the hanner was awarded to them. It is hoped that more schools will manifest a greater interest in singing and will enter the con test for the banner at our next annual meeting, The singing by the two above named schools was excellent. The next quarterly meeting will be held at Smyrna. Let me urge all district superintendents and dele gates to attend the meetings of the associa tion, for I sincerely believe that you will be greatly benefitted thereby. Yours truly, T. D. Powker, Sect'y. $lOO,OOO TO LOAN. MONEY! MONEY! MONEY! We negotiate loans on Farms, city and town property. Personal security, notes, bonds or stocks as collaterals. Time to suit borrower, from sixty days to five years. DBring your titles with you. Par ties having money to loan will do well to call on us. Office on Atlanta street, first floor, second and third doors from court house. SkssioNs & Sessioxs, Attorneys at Law, Marietta, Ga. M. M. Sessioxs, Notary Public, Frovr ought to be cheap this year. The wheat crop will amount to at least 500,000,000 bushels in spite of the damage in the North west. The crop has never reached those figures except in 1882, when it was 504,000,000 bushels, and in 1884, when it was almost 513,000,- 000 bushels. Last year’s crop was only 416,000,000 bushels. A great wheat crop and the magnificent corn crop which we have reason to expect ought to make this a year of plenty in the land. STOLEN WATCHES. ;ﬂharles Porter Proves to be an Exten. 4 sive Dealer. : | ~ Oxe day last week Thomas Lyman, a ~well known colored man of this place, carried a fine gold watch to Mr. A. D. Ruede, jeweler, to have repaired. The watch had the monogram of “G. C. K.” engraved on it. Mr. Ruede questioned Lyman as to where he got it. He said he bought it. Mr. Ruede was satisfied that the watch had sirayed away from its rightful owner, and he wrote to Chief Connally of Atlanta, on Saturday, giving a deseription of the watch, &c. On Sun day Detective Bedford, of Atlanta, came up and had Marshals Coryell and Swan to .arrest Lyman, who, when accosted about the watcb, pulled it out of his pocket and said that he had bought it from Charles Porter, a colored shoemaker, who made visits to Atlanta every week. Porter was ‘ in Atlanta, but returned on the evening ‘train. He was arrested and acknowledged ‘that he sold Lyman the gold watch, which ‘proved to be the property of George C. Kendall, of Atlanta, stolen last May. Porter’s house was searched and six gold watches and 12 silver watches, lockets, chadng, cuff buttons, &, were found in kis trunk, also a lot of fine clothing. He said that he had hought some of the watches from Henry Fain, the tailor, Jack Livingston and {G. Soloslin, pawn broker, all of Atlanta. Porter was carried ' to Atlanta and the parties named werc arrested, -but deny selling Porter the stolen articles. Kendall recovered his watch. A fine diamond ring was also secured by Deputy Marshal Swan, which Marshal Coryell telephoned back from Atlanta as to its whereabout, Porter hav ing pitched it to a colored boy as he was being carried to the train. The ring belonged to Condactor Boyd of the Geor gia Pacific railroad. There was about $6OO stolen from Boyd at 'the same time the ring was taken, which, we learn, | has been recovered. Nine of the watches have been identified and recovered by the rightful owners. Porter has employed Gober & Alexander to defend him, and the case will be tried this week. He says he will be able to prove the purchase of some of the watches from the parties above named, e Porter says he has been buying and sells ing watches and jewelry for two years or more. Marshal Coryell says he knows of -about forty watches Porter has sold in this T vicinity. He obtained the numbers of six watches on Tuesday and sent the informa tion to Chief Connally. Porter has sold some fine gold watches in Marietta, one‘ set with diamonds. | ’ CITY COURT. ““An Objector” Objectes to its Pas. sage.. i Ev's. JourNvaL:—l saw in your last ‘week’s paper that our farmer representa ‘tive, Mr. Hardage, had introduced a hill to create a “city court for Marietta.” I ‘am just wondering what he wants a ‘‘city court created for Marietta’ for, when he } lives in Powder Springs. Well, I don't ‘believe he want's one, but that he is doing 1 the bidding of some one else. Well, really will it bea “city court?s I thought Mayor Glover run the ‘“city court,” then iwhat is the use of another “city court?’ Don’t you reckon it means a ‘“county court?’ That is what I believe it is, and I believe it is not for Marietta alone, but for the entire county. 1 would like to know who is the “‘daddy’’ of this bill? Is it some farmer, workingman, merchant, [ mechanic or doctor? If so, what got them to thinking about a city or county court? I suspect they had nothing to do with it. I wonder if a lawyer had anything to do with it? If not, was it the people, and if so, at what public meeting did they dis cuss it and then ‘resolve’ to authorize and demand it? If no public meeting called for it, what grand jury recommend ed it? Idou't remember of reading any thing about it in their presentments. [ i havn't heard of any alliance lodge or ~other body of men publicly authorizing ‘and demanding that a city or county court must be created. If it is passed, ‘can it be run without any increase of taxu tion? Isn’t our taxes high enough now? I am informed that the notice was pub lished in your paper that such 2 bill would be introduced into the Legislature, but it had no signature of any one at the bottom, so lam still in doubt as to who wants a city or county court created. I think that | there should be another notice published in your paper at once, giving notice that a | bill will he introduced to repeal this city | or county court as soon as it 1s passed. ‘ I trust as a common citizen and a la.\" payer, I will not he deemed out of order or impertinent in asking the above questions 1 and making some suggestions. 1 mean uo offense to Representative Hardage or to the “daddy” of the bill, but it looks like it is gotten up to create more offices L and supply somebody with a soft place. AN OBJECTOR,. A FIVE DOLLAR BILL. IT GETS A NEGRO BOY INTO JAIL.I On Friday last a negro boy named Duncan had a five Jollar bill he wished changed, and asked John logan, a colored boy if he could change it for him, and he replied “no " Shortly afterward Logan ap ‘proached Duncan and told Lim that ‘Albert ‘Long, & negro boy about 18 years old, could change it, and pointed Long out to him. Long, when asked if he could change the bill, replied, “Oh, yes, I can change it for you. Just hand it here until I can ‘step in the store here” With this he ‘pulled out some keys, as ifhe had the change locked up somewhere, and entered Mr. Bennett's store and passed out the back door. Duncan waited for some time for Long's return, and enquired of Logan why Long was so “long” in coming back. “He will be back directly,” said Logan. Duncan became suspicious and soon dis-‘ covered that Logan had disappeared. He then put the officers on notice, and it was learned that Long and Logan were seen together near the railroad. Constable Sanges pursued the pair and succeeded in arresting Logan, but Long went on up the railroad. Sheriff McLain went on to Big Shanty and left description of Long, who came along next day and was arrested. Mr. McLain went up and brought him back to Mariecta. Long was ‘bound over and placed in jail, but Justice Baber dis charged Logan. A PRISONER BIDS FAREWELL. For some time a wagon, drawn by two oxen, in the custody of two white men, about 30 years old each, has been seen about Walker's railroad crossing in Gritter district. Suspicion was created by the team coming out of the woods and evi dence was secured showing that the men had sold whisky in the neighborhood. On Tuesday a warrant was sworn out and Constable Boring, with posse, arrested one man at the wagon, the other not being present. The officers were standing around talking, when the prisoner said, ““De good to yourselves, gentlemen!” and ran off, followed by the crowd, but they were unable to overtake him. In the mean ‘time, Justice of the Peace and saveral others arrived to hold a trial, when the other man came up with a pistol sticking out of his pocket and demanded to know who had run his driver off. He fed his team and went off, but subsequently came back and demanded a trial. He refused to give his name, and asserted that he had violated no law, RAILROAD ACCIDENT. On Thursday last, about ten miles of Murphy, a cow on the "track of the M. & N. Ga. R. R., threw the engine of the pas seuger tiain ftom the track. The engine picked up the cow and run on the trestle, the engine jumped the track and continu edtorun on the trestle ties, breaking several of the ties’and turned over just as the trestle was crossed. Fireman Ed Me- Afee jumped from the engine and sprain ed his foot; Joe Tate jumped off the en gine safely. Engineer Barrett remained I on the engine and received painful in- | Juries. He was carried to Murphy in u‘ buggy, where he received medical atten tion. The passenger coaches remained“ on the track. Johnson Garwood, con ductor, walked back to Murphy and tele graphed to Tate’s for an engine, but the coaches were coupled on to a freight and carried on to their destination. A NovVEL method of raising funds has been tried by a Sunday school in Burlington, N. J. Sometime ago 250 5-cent pieces, called ‘““talents.” were distributed among the scholars and teachers. with instructions to do whatever in reason they could to in crease the sum. Last Thursday the talents were called in, and notwith standing all the scholars did not make returns, the sum received was $537. The first thing that the Tanner in vestigating committee discovered was that a chief of a division of the pension bureau had recently had his pension rerated und increased in amount. If anybody thought that Mr. Tanner’s employes would per mit themselves to get left when a good thing was to be had for asking, he will find that he was greatly mistaken. b Aet DO NOT SUFFER ANY LONGER. Knowing that a cough can be checked, in a day, and the first staﬁes of consump tion hroken in a week, we hereby guarantee Aker's English Cough Remedy, and will refund the money to all who buy, take it as per directions, and do not find our stute ment correct. For sale by J. D. Malone druggist Yes, its dull! Dull in trade, dull in col lections, and particularly dull in local news. And we can't help it, can you? LOCAL LEAFLETS. Picked Up Here and There and lbq ted Down for Journal Readers, Rain in abundance. Tae town was full of Farmers Aliiance men on Wednesday. Miss Fred Hogne and nephew, of At lanta, are visiting Mrs. T. L. Bussey. Mr. Dick Dobbs says he has finished the house for the Electric Light Company. “Gal babies” are increasing the populas tion of Marietta rapidly. Miss Georgia Northevtt is visiting Miss Katie Robertson, at Clarksville, Ga. Miss Effie Stephens left Wednesday on & Vigit to relatives in Oglethorpe, Ga. Watermelons, peaches and cantaloupes coming in abundance, Mr. Will Cheney, who has been at home sick for several days, is able to be out again, Losr—Houghton Institute Medal, at tached to watch fob. Finder will get re ward by leaving it at Leake's store Karie L. Dow. Trade this tall ought to be extra good, as the crops of corn and cotton promise to be abundant. The election “tor tence” or “stocklaw” takes place in che Marietta district, Wed nesday, August 21st. Prepare yoar ballots. Hon.J. G. Purks, of Dawson, visited Mr. Charles A. Guyton this week, and also gave us a pleasant call. Wasrten—Twelve young calves—heiters preterred. M. A. Max Ger. Rev. Mr. Rees is visiting the family of Mr. Henry E. Reeg, his son, and Mr. O, H. King, his son-in-law. For Rext—Near Marietta, Ga,, in a beautiful location, house containing twelye rooms; modern conveniences, furnace, range, hot and cold water, bath room and water closet, marble cellar under the whole house. Horse and cow stable and carriage house Large grove, fine garden and fruit trees, and about five acres of land. Apply to American Marble Com pany, Marietta, Ga. They are getting used to the dogs being taxed in Marietta, just like they got used to keeping their cows and hogs up. The ‘kickers always subside, after they find out it don’t do any good to kick. Mr, A. D. Cumpsty, wi> and two child ren, of Columbia, 8. C., Mr. and Mrs. Preval, of Augusta, and Mrs. Mary Row land, of Savannah, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Cumpsty, at this place. We are glad to learn that Mrs. Lilly Winn, now at Rome under treatment by Dr. Batley, is improving nicely, sitting up and in a few weeks will have fully recov ered. Tae Farmers' Alliance picnic at Glov er's Grove, on Wednesday, was largely attended and proved a success. Speech es from prominent members of the order and plenty to eat made the day pleasant and interesting. A contemporary well says: “When a “subseriber” wants a paper to jump on somebody, offer him space for a “card,” bearing his signature, and see how quick he will be to jump out of the editorial of fice to the free and open air without.” Prot. J. C. Harns, of Marietta, has been spending a few days with his relatives in Cedartown on Lis return from the Nation al Teachers’ Association, which lately convened in Nashville. His accomplished wife remained over here during his ab sence at the Association.—Cedartown Standard. If we were to put in a two-line local in the most obscure corner of the paper, which stated that a certain business man charged more for his goods of inferior quality than his competitors, that mag would employ a bull-headed slugger to come around and kill us next morning, says the South Pittshurg Standard. But if we were to ask that same man for an advertisement of his wares, he would say, “No, I don’t believe in advertising; no hody sees it.” Every line in a newspaper costs some thing. Ititis for the benefit of an indi vidual it should be paid for. Ifa grocer were asked to donate groceries to one abundantly able to pay for them, he would refuse. The proprietor of a newspaper must pay for the free advertising if the man who is benefited does not. And, yet it is one of the tardiest things to be learn ed by many people that a newspaper has space in its columns to rent and must rent it to live. To give this space away would be as fatal as for alandlord to furnish house rent free., I uave opened a first class Tailoring estublishment up-stairs over Ist National Bank, of Marietta. Also prepared to give instructions for cutting all kinds of cloth ing worn by men, women and children. Asking a share of your patron%%e, I am Respectfully, J. S. A. Wricenr. e e D~ O~ e e PETTER THAN DEATH. Professor Arnold says: “An incuralle dyspeptic is Jjustified in committing sui cade.” We will guarantee to cure any d‘yspgptlc within three months by Aker’s English Dyspeptic Tablets. For sale by J. D. Malone, Hruggist, NO. 33.

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The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, August 01, 1889, Image 1