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Athens, Ga., August 26. - As a result of the flood in the Oconee river the Aichan cotton mills have been forced to close down. The damage to the mill will be about $1,000.
The waterworks plant is also under water, and the damage will reach $1,000.
Four bridges near the city and one in the city limits have been destroyed. The total damage in this vicinity will reach $25,000. No trains have been able to reach here since Monday night. Two miles of track on the Central of Georgia railroad have been washed away.
Athens, Ga., August 26. - (Special) - The Oconee receded rapidly today, and at 8 o'clock this afternoon the city waterworks plant was able to resume operations No further damages are reported Crops are not damaged in this section as much as at first feared.
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