Statewide-Troup-Fulton County GaArchives News.....NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE October 1, 1898
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Savannah Morning  News October 1, 1898
                         NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
                              1 OCTOBER 1898
     Alexander Brown, colored of Markham and Haynes streets, had both legs cut
off and his arm broken Friday morning in the yards of the Southern Railway at
Atlanta. Brown is an employee of the road and rode from the passenger depot
early Friday morning on an outgoing train. He wanted to get off at the yards,
and jumped the train there, It was going very fast and he fell causing the
accident.
     Capt. W.GT. S. Martin of Lagrange died at his home on Broad street,
Wednesday night at 9:30 o'clock. He was an ex-sheriff of Troup county, having
filled the office for eight years. At the beginning of the war he was a mere
lad, but his cool courage and bravery won him promotion which finally placed him
at the head of his company. He was buried Thursday afternoon in Hillview cemetery.
     The Convention of North Georgia Horse Swapper will meet in Gainesville
October 11th to hold for three days. People will be present from every point in
North Georgia and many from Gaineesville and North Carolina, It will be a large
gathering. Five thousand animals are expected. Swapping and racing stock will be
the main feature. A fine half mile track is located there.
     


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