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Vol. IV.
The Drake
Obsequies.
The meeting of
railroad men in
the exchange
building to take
action on the death
of Frank E.
Drake, general
western agent of
the Illinois Cen
tral and general
southwestern
agent of the Geor
gia associated
traffic lines, was
the largest that
has assembled in
the city for many
months and em
braced several rep
resenta tiv e s of
every line in the
city. Mr. W. H.
Reed of the Wa
bash was made
chairman and Mr.
tl. G. Kaill of the
Union Pacific
secretary. A
committee was
.-elected to draft
suitable resol u
tions to be presen
ted to his wi*e
and family. It
was then res rived
that the meinbtr«
attend the funeral
in a body and the
following gentle
men were appoint
ed to act as pall
bearers: J. G.
Mitchell, George
Marsh, J. N.
Watkins, G. N.
Curtis, H. G.
Kaill and John
D. Cruise. The
remains will be
taken to the union depot early Sun
day morning and will leave on a spec
ial train over the Missouri Pacific for
Omaha, arriving in that city at 2:30
o’clock in the afternoon. It is urged
that all those who can accompany the
remains will report to Mr. W. C.
I‘rice, the contracting agent of the
Georgia associated traffic lines and
Illinois Central railway in the board
of trade building.
Mr. Geo. ge M. Drake of Dumont,
Col., a brother of the deceased,arrived
yesterday. Mrs. S. H. H. Clark, her
sister, has been here for several days.
—Kansas Citi/ Times, April §»
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The above illustration showsone of many similar scene< witnesse 1 in Atlanta on the arrival of North Carolina colored emi
grants. en route to Arkansas, Louis ana and Texas plantations or levee work. On the occasion represented above at the left will
be observed Charley Walker, the Western & Atlantic passenger rustler, directing the movement of a couple hundred darkies to
special cars of a Western & Atlantic train to be transported over the W. &A. and McKenzie Route. Observe on the right the agent
of the opposition route, pale with envy. The Western & Atlantic Railroad gets ’em all.
OUR, "SAMOAN DISASTER" NUMBER.
ATLANTA. CA., APRIL 15,* 1889.
A War Scarred Stump.
Yesterday a farmer appeared in the
city having in his two mule country
wagon the trunk of a pine tree about
five and a half feet long. This stump
was cut from the battlefield of Mission
ary Ridge, where it evidently stood in
front of a thick rain of shot and shell
during the stormy days of the sixties.
Implanted deep into the tree were
nine distinct pieces of shell which had
bursted near. That there was more
than one of these deadly missiles is
also plain to be seen as the fragments
are on all sides of the tree. It also
poptained two grape phot buried io
the wood and showing plainly from
their lodging place of a quarter of a
century. Besides these pieces of lead
and iron there are also two minnie
balls plainly seen, while many other
scars tell the story of the thickness of
the leaden hail that fell around it long
ago. The tree was dead, probably
died from the effects of its wounds.
It will be sent on exhibition eastward
where it will no doubt be viewed
with great interest by thousands of
people who never had the opportunity
of seeing such sights growing wild as
they do around Chattanooga on all
sides where “the woods are full of
them,”— Tribune
Whitlock House. This generosity
is characteristic of Mr. Brown, who
takes a lively interest in Marietta’s
prosperity. The probability is though
that the old site will be used and a
brick building of magnificent propor
tions will be erected. — Marietta Jour
nal.
There is not a road leading out of
Atlanta which presents such a variety
of beautiful scenery within its first
fifty miles, as does the Western & At
lantic. This is why it is the favorite
road to all who wish to spend a day
or two out of the city without going
but ft short distance.
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NO. 8.
Mr. Joseph M.
Brown, with his
wife, nee Miss
Cora McCord, is
in the city, at the
residence of Mr.
Z. McCord. They
have just made a
circuit of the Uni
ted States on their
bridal tour, and
are stopping a few
days at the old
home of the bride
before going to
the home of the
groom. In talk
ing over their trip
with some friends
yesterday, it was
found out that
thev had traveled
10,154 miles; had
been through
twenty-six states
of the Union, and
had a peep at the
four boundaries —
the Gulf of Mexi
co on the south,
the Pacific ocean
on the west,
Canada on the
north, and the
Atlantic ocean on
the east. They
have been gone
about'eight weeks,
and both are look
ing well after
their long jaunt.
—Augusta (Ga.}
Chronicle, April, 6.
Mr. Joseph M.
Brown has tender
ed three acres of
his valuable prop
erty on Whitlock
Avenue on which
to rebuild the