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VOL. XXVI. { GEORGIA GLEANINGS. Culled and Condensed from Our Exchanges. GRAPE CULTURE MADE PAOFITABLE. A Man Accidentally Shot--A JGeorgia Editor Describes the Meanest Man. Other Items of Interest. The Hale-Berry Hardware Co., of Rome, has failed. / George Lingo, of Americus, was _ acquitted in Griffin on the charge ofmurdering 8 man named Smith ' W, N. Hornadey, son of the Rev. . Dr- gornaday the well known Bap tist minister of Atlanta, suicided Friday night in Houston, Texas. Finaneial trouble the cause. Tom HiwLy, a white man, convicted of rape in Murra}county and sen tenced to the chain gang for twenty years, was liberated by a party of 756 men armed with guns. His neigh bore believed him innocent. The store of Slemberg the jeweler, at Savannih, Ga., has been closed by the sheriff. His assets are esti mated to be $40,000, liabilities over ¢50,000. The Macon Telegraph was sold at public sale, to T. J. Carling for $16,~ 000, ten thousand cash, and the re mainder in 12 months. Mr. Carling has large property interest in Macon and is wealthy. A Georgia editor gives the follow ing interesting view of the “meanest wan” in his county: “Any man who will keep a dog that will jump a fence and break a rail and scare a mule that would throw a nigger that would break a jug of liquor in a dry county, is a mighty mean man, and his chances ot forgivness are slim.” The Lithonia New Erasays: Mr. M. H. Wesley, Democrat, of Dia~ monde district, is eighty years old and has been a farmer all his life. He is out of debt with money in his pocket and a year’s supply of every thing he needson hand ; and besides this he has corn, fodder, meat, syrup, cows, tobacco, cotton and stoves wood for sale. CHIEF of Police Hood of Augusta i 8 in receipt of a letter from the world’s fair people asking that two of Augusta’s force be sent te Chica-~ go to report to the fuir’s detective headquarters. A similar request has been mailed every city in the United States of over 25,000 inhab itants. The fair proposes to pay the men $5O apiece per month, and the citivs furnishing the men are asked in view that the undertaking is na tional, to pay the railroad fares. J. B. Rice of Rockdale county was accidentally shot last Friday. A negro named Seab Powell haa bor rowed, or rented, his gun that after noon and when he returned it, he set it up in a corner in such a Wayl that it kept slipping down until it fell on the hammer and was dis~l charged. The shot went through an inch plank, and being in range with Mr. Rice as he sat at supper, seven shot entered his back, several the back of his head, and one went through his left ear. At Morelaund, near Newnan, there are 25,000 fruit trees and grape vines the most of which are in bearing. The truitis shipped to New Orleans, Chicago Cincinnati and other poiuts, and yields a handsome profit. One grower has four acres in grapes, and last season he kept a strict account ot expenditures and receipts and he realized a profit off o bis grapes of $254 per acre. Sixty thousend peach trees were planted the last winter, and the fruit men claim that if they get a crop once in five years it will be more profitable than cot ton. Miss Pearn CRAWFORD Jnet a herrible death from fire at her home, " pear Dranesville, in Suinter county, Monday afternoon. On Sunday Che Marietta Journal, evening the young lady, with her mother and sisters, was walking in the front yurd of their home when her dress caught from a smoldering fire where trash had been burned the day before. No one noticed the flames until the young girl’'s dress was almost enveloped. Her mother and sisters at once rushed to the rescue, and, with articles ot their own clothing, made desperate efforts to extinguish the fire. These were unavailing, however, and it was net until the young lady’s brother ran to the scene with a bucket of water that the flames were finally extin guished. The poor girl lived in horrible agony for twenty-four hours, when death relieved her sufferings. Miss Crawford was only 15 years of age. ; M. J. Mock, a farmer who lives within three miles of Waycross, says that there is s wonderful freak of nature on his place, Near Mr. Mock’s house thcre is a marshy ba~ sin which is several miles long and a tew hundred yards wide. The basin is filled with water from nat ural springg, and the water is elways iu motion, The motion of the water forms a run, and the run is divided into two streams which run parallel with each other but in different di recticns. OUne stream runs north and the other south. 'The stream running south erapties into the Oke finokee swamp, and the stream which runs to the north runs into the creek througk which & canal has been dug. Mr. J. M. Hawrick, of Villa Rica, Ga., died someltime ago. The other day, a feather bed he slept on, was ripped open and five thousand dol lars in crisp greenbacks were found therein, which he had deposited there. The Ordinary of Fulton, with the assistance of a jury, has found out that Miss Julia Force is insane, but Soliotor Hill ‘proposes to find out again, for such will be the result. DUE WEST. Owing to the cold weather, the regular pastor did not get to his ap pointment, at New Salem, but James Stanley filled the pulpit Saturday and Sunday. The ordination ot Deacons did not come off, but will take place at the next conference, first Saturday in April. Died—Ot heart failure, on Mon day night, Feb. 26, in her 25th year, Mis. Sallie Seagraves, wife of Mr. Bird Seagraves. She retired in good health, and died at 11 o’clock. She leaves a little baby and a broken-hearted husband, to whom we extend our heartfelt sympathy. Mr. James Flynn and Miss R. A. Hudgens weie married recently, Judge Hollingshed officiating. Mrs. Nan Hardy comes up with a quilt that beats the car load of rah bits. It is a beauty. Mrs. Lou Houze has returned trom Rome, but will remain but a ghort time, AMOR. LOST MOUNTAIN. Working roads was the program for last week. The swcet order of “guanner’ has begun to perfume the country. March turned its batteries loose on us Saturday. Mr. W.J. Taylor has returned from Jacksonville, Fla., where he has been working tor some time. Miss Della Goodwin gave 2 quilts ing last "Vednesday and a delightful entertainment at night. I guess Saturday was a “cold day” in Washington for the Republicans. It was here. Mr. Will Hamilton, of East Point, visited his rick brother last Sunday and his girl too. Mr. Virgil Robinson has gone to Norcross. + The beautiful day Sunday brought a large crowd out to the singing in the atternoon. The choir will sing at Due West next Sunday afternoon. All invited. Miss Annie Goodwin, of Moung Olivet, spent last week with her cousiu, Miss Della Goodwin. ALLEN. MARIETTA, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 9. 1893, Marietta Responds to the Appeal for Help. A HANDSOME SUM CONTRIBUTED, $165,10 Is the Amount Which Has Been Forwarded- Let Everybody Do Something. e THE citizeas meeting, held Mon day afternoon, appointed Messrs. B. R. Legg and W. E. Gilbert, a com mittee, to secure donations for the Greenville (Ga.) cyclone sufferers, with the following result: _ RevJ A Wynne 85 00, Rev H J Ellis 85 00, W E Gitbert 85 00, J R Winters 5 00, Campbell Wallace, Jr 10 00, B R Legg 1000, J W Hen derson 10 00, Henderson & Austin 10 00, J H Boston, Jr 100, WB Gable 25¢, J M Gable 50¢c, A N Ed wards 50c, CNBarrett 25¢, cash 10c, A P Brantley Co. 500, Prof SV Sanford 50c, H M Hammett 100, W S N Neal 5 00, J A Massey 1 00, A J Rogers 100, J H Miller 50c, W H Atchison 100, Dr J C Greer 500, C E Edwards 25¢, J J Hard age 50c, R N Holland 1 00, DrJ D Malone 1 00, D N Anderson 5 00, J T Anderson 5 00, W J Mann‘ng 50c, C S McCandlish 1 00, cash 50c, A B Gilbert 50c, Dr I J M Goss 2.50, James Warren 1 00, Gecrge B Nigh 100. J H Boston 100, Joe Boston 50c, A W York 50¢, I H Springer 50c, W N Grist 50¢, Saxon A Andersou 50c, L Black & Son 50¢, H Meinert 50c, Mayor 1' W Glover 50¢, L 8 Cox 50¢, Dr H V Reynolds 200, Dr A Rey nolds, Jr 50¢, J H Bate 50c, H G Coryell 50¢, T W Read 50c. LW Wigging 50¢, A Y Leake 2 50, H C Dobbs 50¢, G L Daniell 50¢, DrJ H Simpson 50¢, C C Grist 50¢c, I W Smivh 50¢, Dr W H Cumming 2 00, TL Hlflt 1 00, cash 25¢, J L Reid 50c, Mvs Schoenthal 50c, ® Hirsch 50¢, cash 25¢, C M Crosby&Co 2 00, Jno 8 Dobbins 25¢, W H Foxl 00, H H Clay 25¢, Geo S Owen 1 00, C N Mell 100, RevV E Manget 50c, W M Sessions 502, J W Har deman 100, T W Florence 50c, P T Hamby 1 00, W R Power 1 00, J P Groover 25¢, H H Gregg 5 00, M R Lyon 100, C A Guyton 1 00, The above foots up $l4O 10.— Col A S Clay sent check to Col. Terrell for $25 00, making a total of £165 10 forwarded by our citizens. It others should wish to help the sufferers they can leave the money with Messrs. B R Legg and W El Giltert. ELIZABETH, Mr. Sam Chalker is spending a few days with his father and mother. Mr. Elliott, of Murphy, N. C., is visiting in Elizabeth. Miss Maud Ponder, of Blackwell, is visiting at Mr. F. IL. Dunn’s. ‘ Rev. D. J. Maddox has returned from his sad visit to Gwinneit coun ty, where he attended the funeral of his fatoner, Mr. Dudly Maddox. e was 83 years old. His wife is still living and is the daughter ot a sol dier who saw Lord Cornwallis sur~ render his sword to Gen. Washing ton. He wasin General Green’s comuwand. : Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt and little son have returned to Atianta after thiee months stay wich father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Seals. - Mzr. John Byrd and Mr. Sau Way iare improving their place by adding ‘a blacksmith shop to it. ~ The Kennesaw Duwmas Society 'held its regular meeting st the ! pleasant home ot Mr. and Mrs. A. J. ' Barker last Saturday night and the i new officers elected were D. D. ' Underwood, President ; Miss Agnes | Runyan, Vice President; Miss Katie ' Barker, Recerding Secretary; Mr. ‘ Lieu Harrison, Choirster. The | speeches and recitations by boysand | girls were very nice and the beauti | ful poem recited by the lovely Miss ‘ Lola Simfson, of Noreross, snd graduate of Young Harris Institute, | was very lovely and all the members |of the society that were not preseht | missed a rich treat. Society will ' meet at the home of I. I’. Kunyan ! Saturday night the 18th. Arex. | . For Corns, Warts and an_ions Use only Abbott’s East Indian Corn Paint CITY COUNCIL. Proceedings for the Past Two Months. CEMETERY DESECRATORS LOOKOUT, One Thousand Dollars T'o Be Borrow ed Until the Taxes are Paid to Run the City Government. Mmm’r.'u, Ga., Marcb 6th, 1893. Regular meetiag of Council. Present, Hon. T. W. Glover, Mayor, and full board of Aldermen, except Ald. Boore. Minutes of last meeting read and approved. Mr. W. A. McCrea came before the Council and reported a very bad corndition of Dobbs street near the shops of the Ma rietta Manufactaring Co., stating that the railroad authorities were to blame for same | and he was informed that Council would at once look into the mstter. | The following reports were read and approved ; CLERK'S REPORT—for month ending Feb. 6. Cash Received trom— J L Sibley, new business, ins., $ 10 00 Wm. Alston & Sons, new business 10 00 License to sell corn medicine 100 Property tax 992 93 Street tax 86 50 School tax 631 60 $1732 03 Tax fi fas issued for 1892 $327 97. Of the above I hold the City Treasurer's receipt for $llOO 43, and tax fi fas $327 97 aad School Board Treasurer's receipt for $631 60. Total $1732 03. Street tax by work $3.00. R. E. Lawnoy, City Clerk. CLERK'S REPORT—fcr month ending March 6. Received of— J C Draughn, new busingss, ins., $lO 00 L C Mayes, new business 10 00 W B & J M Gable, new business 10 00 W M Austin, on restaurant license 626 Alonzo Moreland, on restaurant lic 625 J H Tanner, lic to sell med 1 day 100 E S Martin & Co., license to enlarge pictures 2 days 2 00 Street tax 9 00 854 50 I hoid City Treasurer's receipt for above amount. R. E. Lawnox, City Clerk. TREASURER'S REPORT—month endiag Feb 6, Received— Fi fas for 1892 ; $327 97 {V L Sibley, new business 10 00 m. Alsten 3."" new busigess 10 00 License)me,fi 'qdfcine"h' P 1004 Street tax collected ‘B6 50 General tax collected 992 93 J 8 Jackson, 1 horse dray l'c 1893 10 00 Miller, 2 h dray lic 6 months 1893 10 00 Lewis Hamilton, 1 horse dray 12 months 1893 10 00 George Hamilton, 1 horse dray 6 months 1893 500 Auderson Nickols, 1 horse dray 6. months 1893 500 H Fair, billiard lic 3 months 1893 6 25 D B Parks, fines collected 750 ¥ fas collected < 106 18 Cash on hand last report 880 36 $2468 69 Paid— E P Dobhbs, Vo. 142 $ 500 o “ . 175 500 E P Dobbs 8r0.,, ¢ * 118 30 63 R W Moon, &1 75 00 BR Legg & Bro., *“ 166 30 S Gorham, UlBB 40 00 D B Parks, Jr., s 7500 Revnolds &« Holliday, *“ 156 530 W E Gramling, St 63 00 Reid & Gramling, * 1358 50 00 W N Grist & Co., g 675 J M Austin, ™A 180 67 Henderson & Austin, *“ 161 21 56 Baptist Church, i -3m 12 00 - Marietta Journal, #1169 147 52 W J Black, " 134 106 H M Hammett, i 40D 40 T W Glover, A L | 125 00 E P Dobbs & Bro:,, “ 150 101 98 D C Hamby, el 100 M T Grist, i - 189 335 N N Gober. $E 500 JA G Anderson, ¢ Ibd 100 00 R E Lawhon, . 0w X 0 222 19 Marietta Elec L Co, * 149 390 52 T M Bromby, ME 5 00 Bell & Dobbs, 5 155 - 690 !t S Burton, 9100 2 00 Ii fas on band 327 97 Cash balance 458 65 $2468 69 | TREASUKER'S REPORT—-month endivg Mar 6. ! Received— ¢ J C Draughan, new husiness £ 1000 ' J H Tanner, license 1 00 |W M Austin, restaurant license @ 025 t L C Mayes, new business 10 00 Alonzo Moreland, restaurant lic 6 25 | E S Martin, license 2 00 W B&J M Gable rew husiness 10 00 Street tax collected 9 00 Fi tas on hand 327 97 ¢ Cash on hand 458 65 e $B4l 12 Paid— R W Boon, Voucher 174 8 500 Fi fas on hand 327 97 Cash on hand 508 156 8841 12 J. M. Avsriy, Treasurer. MARSHAL'S REPORT. ; Mayor and Council—l have made six arrests since my last report, five fined £7.50, one fined the cost, five paid in cash $7.50. I hold Treasurer's receipt for the same. D, B. Pagks, Lgarshul. Fehruary Gth, 1893. Mayor and Council—l have made five arrests since my last report and fined cost. D. B. Parks, Jr., Marshal. March 6th, 1893. ; Sexton Gorham reports for month end- ing February 6th, 1893, interments 6, whites 2, colored 4. Sexton Gorham reports for month end ing March 6th, 1893, interments 4, whites 1, colored 3. - +Alderman Dobbs offerred the following ordinance: Be it ordained by the Mayor and city council that from and after the passage of this ordinance any person who shal%be convicted of breaking shrubbery, puliifig or plucking flowers, defacing tomb stones, breaking down tences, or who shall commit any other actof trespassin the , city cemetery, shall be fined not exceeding fifty dollars or be confined igthe guard house not exceeding thirty days, or work on the streets not exceeding thirty days for each offense. Approved. On motion of Alderman Anderson, the committee on lights and the finance com mittee were instructed to make, if possible, a satisfactory adjustment with Mr. Wal lace, mauager of the Electric Light Co., of all disputed matters between the city and said Company. Alderman fiobbs reported the coverings over the cisterns on the public square in an unsafe cordition and recommended that iron sleepers be placed under them. On motion of Alderipan Brumby council instructed Alderman Dobbs to have ‘the work done. : The finance committee reported that J. B. Blackwell had been over taxed on per~ sonal property for 1892 $17.40 and ordered voucher issued to him for that amount. 6&1 report from the Mayor was laid on the table. Alderman Brumby made the point chat a communication from the Mayor was out of order. The Mayor overruled the point. Ald. Gober moved to appeal from tihe Mayor's decission and the council sustains ed Alderman Browby.’ Alderman Anderson offerred jhe follows ing resolation: Resolved, That the finance committee be imstructed to bLorrow one thousand dollars for as long a time as they may think recessary, not exceeding nine months. Approved. On motion 8f Ald. Brumby the license on billiard tables was fixed at $50.02 for the present year, and all other license at same figures as for 1892. The following accounts were approved and vouchers ordered irsued for same: J M Austin, street certificates $ 65 25 A B Gilbert, street certificates 81 37 Whitlock & Smith, coal 10 95 Marietta Electric Light Co., for Jan. and Feb. 1893 416 10 Bell & Dobbs, shoeing mules 160 H Meinert, coal 6 75 W E Gilbert, table and oil cloth 19 38 R N Holland, Guardian, rent of lot 18 00 J H Bate & Co:, repairing clock to Ist Jan, 1893 12 00 Harwood Seminary Co., rent to 10th Jan. 1893 75 00 Male Academy Co., rent to 10th Jan. 1893 37 50 D B Parks, Jr., sal Jan and Feb 75 00 R W Moon, salary Jan and Feb 75 00 S Gorham, salary Jan and Feb 40 00 R E Lawhon, commissions, &c., 74 54 No other business appearing Council adjouraed. R. E, ,EAW;{OS, Flerk. el 0— G ———sne oy the Wealta of a home Is dependent upon the happiness therein. If sickness is there, what a shadow falls. Parents, you should never neglect a slight cough or cold, but give in time Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Xluls lein. KENNESAW. More guano shipped this year to this point than has been in five years. Dr. C. H. Field has been very gick, but is out again. Mr. Will Griffis, of Loganport, Ind., is visiting his grand father, James Stanley. The railroad agent has moved into his new quarters. The old depot is being moved by Mr. McMillan of Acworth for Judge Carrie. SERENE. AUSTELL. Mr. A. H. Irvine has been con fined to his bed for several days with rheumatism. Mr. Jas. Morse, living near here, came near loosing his house by fire last Saturday night. When he waked up the fire had reached the ceiling. Mrs. Morse went to call some neigh bors, bat before they arrived Mr. Morse had put out the fire. Miss Lilla Perkerson is now teach ing in our free school. We now have three teachers aud a fine school. Prot. Stewart’s article on what children read was a good one. We would like to see him pay his res gpects in the same way to Ssome ot the weeklies printed for boys and read by them with consent of their parents, who evidently do not notice that the stories in them are exactly the same as those in five cent libra ries. | In spite of the breezy weather of Sunday, Church was well attended here. Mr. and Mrs. Herry entertained a number of their young friends last Friday eveniug at their residence. All had a pleasant time. Ex-Mayor C. I. Drennan left last Monday for Atlanta where hé will engage in business. We are sorry to loose such a good ecitizen. His many friends wish him success in his new business. SIFTER. Oxg dollar gets the MARIETTA JOURNAL for one year, 50 cents for six months, and 25 cents for three months. Come in and subseribe. LOCAL LEAFLETS. lPicked Up and Chronicled - for Our Readers. l DEATH OF MR, THOMAS S, SETIE, His Death the Result of Injuries Ke ceived in Being Thrown frem a Bi cycle Last November. Atlanta has raised $1,500 for the cyclone sufferers. Miss Lizzie Pilgrim has returned from Gainesville, . | Mr. A. McHan is adding new rooms and ‘otkerwise improving his residence, (the York place,) on Atlanta street. Dox’r fail to put in a good word for your town whenever an opportunity presents itself. Miss LuLa Hamsy, a beautiful and fasci nating young lady of this county, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank Barrett, in this place, this week. Tre Atlauta Constitution says: The free advertising given a town by a weekly ‘newspaper is worth thousands to it. It is ;u. pity the people cannot see it in that light. Miss Virgie Ogden entertained guite a number ot her young triends last Monday evening at the residence ot Dr. G. Tennent. Refreshments were served in abundance and the crowd dispersed at a late hour expressing themselves as having had a delightful time. At Leland House.—Mrs' J. A. Hovey, ot New York; Mr. and Mrs. F. 8, Giddings and Mrs. Winn of Madison. Wis. ; Dr. and Mrs. James Saunders, C H Swift, Chas A Wood, Mrs. Swift, Mrs. Fitzgerald, Mrs, Hartwell, Miss Fitzgerald, Mrs. J N Buch~ anan, Miss Grace‘Buchanan. Martin Wils lie Buchanan, Mr and Mrs W 8 Potwin, of Chicago, I1l.; State Senator Kerrick, Mrs. Kerrick, Miss Kerrick, Miss Hartpole, of Blocmington, Il , Diep.—Mr. Thomas S, Setze, aged 22 years, died at his father's residence in this place on last Tuesday morning, He was the son of Dr. and Mrs. E. J. Setze. His ‘death was the result of internal injuries received on the 13th of last ‘lovember, being thrown from a bicycle! It was thought he had recovered a few weeks ago and he resumed business in Atlanta, but a relapse took place and he returned home, where he lingered until Tuesday last and died. His funeral took place Wedresday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the family res idence on Atianta street. Qur sympathies are exteaded to the bereaved family. Mr. H. Kranich and Col. D. N* White, with their wives, were recently guests of Prof. F. L. Freyer, of this place. Mr. Kranich is senior member of the famous piano firm ot Kranich and Bach, ot New York, and Col. White is founder of the Wilcox and white Organ Company, of Meriden, Conn., and inventor of the *sym phony self«playing organ. After leaving Marietta, they visited Florida, accompas nied by Prof. . L. Freyer, president of the Freyer and Bradley Music Company, jof Atlanta. Mr. Freyer has returned. DUE. EANT. ~ The new academy at Sardis is | very near completed, which adds ‘heauty and credit to the place, and Miss Reba Doggett has a fine school which she is controlling with much skill and success. She has in ats tendance upon an average of fortys fiive students. : The old Denmead flouring rall which has been shut down for several years is now under repair by Mess. Gantt & Fuller, and will soen be in first-class running order for corn and wheat. This mill was built by Denmead in 1846. John D. Gantt killed a pig which he named after ihe Hoen Geo. F. Gober that weighed 490 pounds, net. Mis Reba Doggett is stopping at Mrs. M. J. Smith’s. On next Sunday morning betore preaching there will be a Supday school crganized at Sardis. Let every one, little, big, old and young ‘come out promftly at ten A. M. Miss Jane Inzer has returned from a visit to her sister’s above the Marietta marble works. Mrs. Frank C. Terrell,of Atlanta, is at her father’s J. L. Gantt, Sr. end Mr. F. C. can come up and see tor himselt—tor it is a girl. . E. W. D. Cochran has recovered his residence. : Mrs. J. 8. Pickens has been very sick with rheumatism ALERT. b o A Word from “old Newton.” Cheney’s Expectorant cured m‘y son of spasmodic Croup. I find it equally beues ficial in all kinds of throat troubie. I con: sider it a blessing in n&v tamily. C. D. McCurry, Newton county, Ga, For sale by H, M. Hammett. NO. 14.