Cobb County GaArchives News.....County News January 31, 1895 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: M Little http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00026.html#0006458 September 7, 2005, 6:57 pm The Marietta Journal January 31, 1895 ACWORTH Mr Luther Armstrong, of Acworth, took the train at Big Shanty Friday night to go to Alatoona, where his father had a store. It is said that the conductor told Mr Armstrong that he couldn't stop the train at Alatoona. After the train passed that place, Mr Armstrong jumped off at Bartow, two miles beyond. He struck a barbed wire fence and fell a distance of 140 feet, so it is said, down an embankment. He was knocked unconscious and remained there all night and was found next morning by Mr McCoy. Mr Armstrong was badly hurt about the face and body and is now in a precarious condition at his father's home in Acworth, attended by Dr W C Humphries. UPSHAW There was a very good attendance at the singing Sunday evening. Born unto Mr and Mrs B V Hopkins, a fine son. Rev Thomas R Morgan left Friday morning to attend the preachers institute at Cumming, Ga. Mrs Maggie Robinson of Waterman spent several days with relatives and friends at this place last week. Born unto Mr and Mrs Early A Kemp, a fine daughter. Mrs W P Clay visited her sister, Mrs F W Rakestraw, near Hiram, Ga., last week. NICKAJACK The weather, at this writing, is holding all business in abeyance. If the mud that is now being worked in the roads could be utilized into brick, building material would be cheap. There is more improvement going on in this community than for a number of years, old houses have received new roofs and new additions are being attached to them. There are also several new houses in progress. Col. W S Cheney is having a confortable tenant house erected on his property near Concord, while Mr F M Reed and Fred Kalb have homes in course of construction. Young man, follow suit, get married, settle down, start an emigration society and grow up with the country. John Ratt finished gathering corn last week, and cotton is still being picked on the Dr Gober farm. Perhaps it is more owing to the weather than to the extent of the crop, why those gentlemen are late. Miss Agnes Kendley's school began under more than usual favorable auspices, but the blizzards and rainstorms of late has compelled some irregular attendance. She has proven herself an excellent teacher of the "young idea," and patrons should remember that there is only five months of public schools this year, and send in their children with as little delay as possible. Mr Charley Stanback, after a respite of several months, on account of his health, is again, we are pleased to note, back at his post as night operator at Nickajack. -Idler File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/cobb/newspapers/countyne811gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.1 Kb