The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-08-15
oakland Local Dots.

hideous
Roosr high, chickens, the preachers ar.
coming.
FRUIT of every kind this season present
beautiful exteriors, but inside the energetic
worm doth wiggle.
To see the little -.nigs' dive into the
rhine --ot watermelon is not an unfrsquent
occurrence on the streets.
IT is stated that the head-stones of the graves
in the Federal Cemetery at this place are to be
hewn out of Pckens county marble.
WE have had very heavy rain-falls during
the week. Wednesday it was almost equal to
flood.
THE Selma. Alabama, Base Ball Club, chal.
lenged the Kennesaw Clnb, Of this place, for a
match game, which is to be played to-day.
HARVEY discovered the circulation Of blood
before he was thirty-three, but the average Ma
rieta mosquito can make the same discovery in
pair OF minutes
OUR friend. John NJ. Green still brings wag-
on loads of water melons to town and they 60
like "hot cakes" They are Green's melons.
but very ripe.
Deputy Marshal O. b. c. Holleman has re-
signed his office. Mr.. Robert Balenger fills
the occasionsd vacancy Bob is "whols
team by himself.
THE Right Worthy Grand Lodge OF Georgia
Odd Fellows met in Atlanta last Wednesday.
Several prominent members of the order from
this place were in attendance.
DIR. Wills in addressing the young men,
Friday night, urged upon them the i'm
portance of getting married, and said the neg
lect of this institution would corrupt the morals
of the young men and prove detrimental to So
ciety.
FINE PEAcHEs. Mr., T. J. Moon, of Pow,
der Springs has placed us under ALLEGATION for
some very FIVE, cling-stone, Red English
Peaches They are large and luscious and OF
extraordinary growth. We tender our thank
for this kind remembrance.
CorroN and corn crops, In ChsFokee county
ars -ery good and promise an abundant yield,
The same cheering news reaches us from
Paulding aud Pickens. The crops in Cobb are
fine. Cotton is better than corn. Where the
crops have been properly worked, cleaned Of
grass, there is no cause of complaint.
ADJOURNED TEBM.--Cobb Superior Court
met, according to its adjournment. on Monday
last. Hon. Noel B. Knight, Judge, presiding,
VIM. j, Hudson, Clerk. A few cases on the
motion docket were argued by counsel, and
then the Court was declared adjourned over to
the regular term, on the first Monday in Octo-.
Der next
A LARGE number of Methodist preachers will
be here OH Wednesday before the fourth Sun
day In August in attendance on the District
Conference, and like other men they have to
sleep and eat and any of our citizens who are
disposed. to entertain one ortwo will make II
known at once or forever hereafter bold your
peace See the COMMITTEES mentioned in anoth-
er item.
PAULDING Courtroom friend, Jack Alb
bolt, acted as agent for the JOURNAL al Dallas
Court last week and done us good service -
Judge Underwood presided for the first time
at that Court and was strict and efficient. He
is clear-headed and when he cracks the judicial
whip it is with no nervous hand. A large at
tendance was at Court. The county ia in q
good condition. Cotton and corn both fine and
promising. The county has 14.1l6 acres plant
ed in corn and 10, 022 acres in cotton. The pso,
PIE still appreciate the Journal and always
speak good word inits behalf
OUR efficient Mayor and Marshals have had
their "hands full" for the last week in arresting
and dealing out justice to offenders Of the law
Fights, drunken quarrels, pistol shooting, and
negro wife beating, have made up the docket.
Fines of IS. $40 and binding over to the Supe-
rior Court, have.been the the result of trials
The prompt arrest of all offenders and rigid
and impartial administration and enforcement
of the law Is the only safe and sure antidote OF
keeping our town free from bacchanalian ca
rousals and desperate bullying Order is one
of the first laws of Heaven, and the tax payers
and law-abiding citizens desire Marietta should
be distinguished for its peaceful quietude.
The Camp Meeting, five miles from town,
was attended last Sunday. according to report
by over two thousand persons. Services were
held morning, evening and at night. Marietta
sent large delegation. Much religious feel
ing manifested. The roads were very dry and
the weather warm. Vehicles and equines ION
the co. and con the return" kept cloud of al
most impenstrable dust floating promiscuousy
in the air. Parties returning TO town that
evening were beautifully coated with dust,
while the warm, flowing psrspiration made
good burrows down their Cheeks
Beautiful white dresses with farbelows and
what-you-call.ums, were laden with dust
Billed shirts and "sich" were considerably
colored