.GENERAL NEWS.
Typhoid fever is reported as epidemic
at Coleman station.
Tho work on the new oil mills at West
Foiat is progressing rapidly.
A public circulation library will be
opened at Darien in the fall.
A chicken with hair instead of feathers
is a ouriosity now to be seen at Perry.
Canvassing for subscriptions to build a
cotton factory at Americas has been begun.
A military company has been orpanized
at Zoar. It is called the “Zoar light in¬
fantry,”
The com ptroller general thinks tho tax
returns of Georgia will foot up$10,000,000
over last year.
There is talk of getting up a stock com
pany at Darien for tho purpose of buying
an ice machine.
Prof, E. R. Brooks, the principal of Gor¬
don institute, Barnesville, died Thursday
after an illness of two weeks.
Dr. R. R. Thompson of Cedartown is in
big luck. Prospectors have-struck oil on
his lands in Gordon county, and also-conl.
Caterpillars in great numbers are report¬
ed in Dougherty county. The crop will
be seriously cut off by the ravages of these
pests.
The Georgia dental association will meet
in Dalton on Aug. 22 They will bo about
200 strong, and will stay in the city two ur
'three days.
In the trial at the adjourned term of the
superior court at Zebulon, a verdict in the
Barnesville great cotton fire was rendered
against the Central road.
A negro who was digging in a well on the
placo of Rich Bowen, at Arabi, last week
was overcome by gas, and before he could
be drawn out he was dead.
Under a republican administration it
cost the government $3,070 to run the cus
tom house at Darien. Under Grover
Cleveland’s administration it only costs
61,155.
A prominent citizen of Lexington struck
the recent boom in Sheffield, Ala., full in
the face, and comes out with $12,000 as
clear .profit, upon about $10,000 invested
some eight months ago.
Georgia is now shipping grapes by the
car load and, at $1,500 net per car load,
finds them a paying crop ; also that there
is money in any quantity in raising pears
and peaches at 25 cents per bushel.
A 4-year-oM negro boy, whose parents
live on Tank Carroll’s place, near Snow,
Dooly county, killed his little brother last
week by knocking him in the head with a
piece of lightwood. No one knows the
cause, as the mother was away at the time.
There is one senp pern ong vino in the
garden of an Athens gentleman which sev¬
eral years ago produced 100 gallons of
wine. The owner thinks ho will beat this
record the coming season, as the vino is
uusuallv full. It was planted about thirty
years ago by Prof. Rutherford, and now
covers about a quarter ofan acre of ground.
A gentleman of Sparta has a pot coon.
Last Sunday evening he made his appear¬
ance in the presbyterian church during the
discourse of Rev. Mr. Dixon. He remained
quiet for some time, then went into tho
pulpit, climbed upon one of the two tall
backed chairs, twisted himself around about
the top, viewed the congregation from sev¬
eral different positions, then mounted upon
the stand, drank water from the pitcher,
thrust one foot thou another into it, and
then ambled back to one of the pulpit
windows.
Tho Griffin canning factory has so far
put up about 5,000 cans of tomatoes and
peaches. Their capacity is large, but they
have been disappointed in their cans, being
obliged to reject the last lot, as they use
nothing but first-class material.
Near McRae, Thursday, -while W. K.
Moore and his wife were at work in their
field, somebody unknown entered their
house’ broke open a trunk and stole there¬
from $20, the last money the old man had
left of his father’s estate.
Maj. Glcssner will leave in his private
car for the Northern fairs about the 20.
He will have' one of the finest exhibits of
Georgia products ever got together, and it
will even surprise the natives. His trip
will beworth uutold money to Georgia,
Jeff Underwood, a notorious negro des¬
perado and bnrglarf was captured at Homy
Tuesday night. There is a reward of sev¬
eral hundred dollars for him in Tennessee.
He is wanted both in Chattanooga and
Gleveian d. There is also a warrant out
lor him at Rome.
On Saturday morning Jdfra H. McAd¬
ams, living in the neigborhood of Carither’s
store, near Monroe, went out on the river
before daylight for a stil-huut. Taking a
position, lie waited patiently for a squirrel
to make its appearance. About daylight
he heard a stir in some hushes near him,
and* without a word peeved in that direction
until he saw. as he thought, a squirrel,
when ho took deliberate aim and fired, the
load taking effect in the side of the face and
neck of his father, Jacob MeAdanis, whom
it seems Le-did not know was in the woods.
Mr. McAdams wasverylow when last heard
from, but hopes are entertained for his re
cd very.
Col, J. II. Estill _ has bought out the Mu
ccn telegraph, and will own that paper
in conction with the Savannah News. Col
Estill is a successful newspaper man, and
no doubt make money in the Tele-
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son will continue at the head of the Tele¬
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brilliant journalist.
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Mr, Hodge Hilled.
News reached here yesterday that Mr.
Zack Hodge had been killed by being
thrown from a wagon end run over by the
wheels. It seems that the team he was
driving took fright and became unmanage¬
able. The accident occurred in the 6th
district of this county.
“That Tnrapike.'’
The building of a graded, wide stretch
of road from town to the depot has been
discussed until it has come to bo called (by
a few who object to improvement) ‘ that
turnpike.” It will be good news to all
public spirited men to hear that work on
this stretch of road will be commenced at
an early day. Aroangements for doing
the work are being made.
There are people in every quarter of the
county who have county pride, and all
these people will help the'cilieens do the
work.
A public meeting was held Tuesday
nighty and there was a union cl purposo
manifested. A committee was selected to
make estimate and draw up'specifications.
Last night another meeting was id. the
specifications read aud a good dcA of en¬
thusiasm manifested, The best .-likens of
tlle CGluU y ;11 }d many of the.;.—have
futly determined to push this enterprise,
and they are bound to succeed. It is a
rar c thing that people become m o thor
or.ghly eutfcusid or more fully determined
about a matter than our people are ..bout
building this turnpike. It is going to be
built before winter. This is certainly ;rue
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d rjEORGIA. Sloc.umb Crawford as Administrator County: Cum W. tes¬ J.
ta mento annexo of Sarah P Williamson,
deceased, has fully discharged having represented that he
nis trust and peti¬
tioned that he he discharged from the
same. This is therefore to cite all per¬
sons concerned to show cause before me
by the first Monday in OctoDsr next why
said application should not he granted
and petitioner he discharged from his
said trust.
Witness my hand officially, June 25,
1888. CEO. b. SAWYER, Ordinary,
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