The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-08-29
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EIGHT boxes of No. freight train jumped
the track at Rams cut. M ar Smyrna, last Sat- |
arday night, wreckiig one car.
No rain has fallen at Concord in this county !
in eight weeks. Other pieces are complaining |
ot the drouth.
Irs ni-e to be alone, particularly so when |
you have only one other l.srson with You. No
doubt this accounts for why Marietta young |
man loves solitude.
BISHOP PIERCE will dedicate Ebenezer
Church, seven miles from Marietta, on Canton
road, on the 9th of September. Rev Mr.
Simmons will also be present.
THE Eight fantastic toe loses all of its poe
try of expression, when the ''cussed," tantaliz-
ing little flea holds daily hops among our
toes, biting and jumping It will.
THE new order of "Red Men" met last Mon
day night. They whettsd their knives pre-
paratory to taking scalrs. Gentlemen, you
can raise heirs much better by getting married.
Consult your married brothers as to this truth.
Two old topers, well known in Marietta, met
the other morning on Chicken row" and one
of them put the question very mildly, Look
here you must li9uidate that debt; have
waited long enough" They liquored.
THn lecture of Dr. J. J. Hickman last
Thursday night week was before large au-
dience and he fully sustained his reputation of
being the ablest ano hes; temperance lecturer
in America. Several persons We're initiated as
the result of his labors on that evening.
WE have received complimentary tickets
of admission to the Agricultural and Mechani-
cal Fair of Rome commencing on the 9Th OF
September and from the Louisville Industrial
Elk position which commences 2nd of Septem-
Der and the Cincinnati Industrial Exposition,
for all Of which we tender our thanks
YOU'VE America Of this city are exercising
their ..maniness' by whiting the mild cigar.
One little fellow. just weaned, Gays papa has
his coat pocket full at night but he always
manages 10 relieve him of them before he gets
up in the morning. That does ''extricate the
dilapidated linen from the shrubbery." Thus
are vices aided and transmitted.
A sHACKNAsTYJIM 18th amendment killed
a snake Sunday that atfectionately twined It,
self around his legs, while he was perambu-
latng Atlanta street. His snakeship exhibited
too much familiarity on SO short an acquain-
lance and that part ofthe scripture, "the seed
of the woman shall bruise the serpent's head,'
was carried out in that the "heel Of that Mig
GER mashed that serpents head into a jelly.
TWIN mistakes, like misfortunes, never come
singly We had Mr.. Amos Way down as TAX.
ing premium on "peacooks" at the Acworth
Fair. He had no such beautiful feathered
bird ON exhibition. But he took the premium
on the BEST wheat, something in which there is
good deal more honor. And Mr.. A NJ.
Northcutt, instead OF L. S., should have been
credited with taking the premium on the "best
cabbage.
PEARs.-Mr. Amos Way has presented US
With some of the largest Pears that it has been
MIR GOOD fortune to see this season. Several Of
.bom weighed thirteen ounces which exceeds
Il. At It any left with Us yet. They were Of the
n,,oh..s and Bartlett varieties, luscious and
;n;cv This Is best seay to please pair OF edi'
tors. Mr.. Way "0ns of the most Industrious
sa,a,nri.ino and TACTICAL farmers in Cobb
county, and withall plt ,asing and affaOle gem
tleman.
AS THE sun teemed down upon US monday
we were wishing for
IA lodge in some vast wilderness,
Some boundless contiguity Of shade"
when those handsome young ladies and polite
Young men invited us on ramble over kenhe-
saw mountain as the next thing to "vast
wilderness We had climbed that mountain
before while old Sol bathed our face and
sb-oo-Ay cravat in perspiration, and we'll
we don't ike that kind of fun that you have to
nav 80 dear tor. The crowd that did go ENJOY
ed the trip.
CHEROKEE High School, situated near
Trickum, eleven miles from Marietta, had lis
animal commencement exercises last Friday.
Mr.. Virgil M. White and Mr.. B. +. Paine, are
the Professors in charge. The attendance on
the occasion was very large. After the exam
nation of the classes, Mr.. Howell Glenn, OF At
lanta, made very beautiful address on Eeuca-
ton. Mr.. A. S. Clayton, also, responded 10
an urgent call in a very appropriate speech A
public debate by sight young men OF the school
on the subject "Ougbt capital punishment to Dc
abolished 2" enlivened the occasion consider
ably.
The AcwoRTH FAIR still fingers in our
memory yet, especially when we think OF that
heaviest of all heavy turn-outs, dashing around
there with Marion Phillips and Devana. That
was heayy team and partly beautiful. They
are both whole souled fellows and we never
saw them enjoy themselves better This was
.ot the only point of superior attraction either
.te fair was one which Cobb county may
val, : ',e, proud Of. The 'Possum we saw there
~ a. white rabbits, gave the affair the re-
- h,.nca IF menagerie. The great object ct
Il. cav was accomplished and will give the
,as,.ad ;ncentis e to agriculture, art and me-
- -. there vas the products Of the soil
:, - e.;,s ~ man e labor and the marvel
~ ~ ,rarls 81 b;s brain, ~ well specimens Of
inc animals, poultry, &c. ANA .ne iau'e' NOV
,uly eraced the occasion with their presence
,ut with an appropriate display u 'ns'f HAnu'
york.
DID you ever see an OK team run
Well you would have laughed your side 'O
md loosened your shirt collar if you had VIZ
,essed two steers attached to wagon scamp"
around the public square, having become fright
med at the toot ofIa Railroad engine which came
Dulging in to town, last Saturday. The wagon
vas loaded with wood and aftsy running on the
sidewalk by the park and scareing some ladies,
hey turned 10 the right and then dropped
ticks of wood every five feet Of progress, until
h. load was promiscuously scatterd half way