The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-07-25

a wife to the appropriateness of his profession.
Her name, by all means, Should be Sue.
THE MONDAY Baptist Association will con-
vene with Concord Church on Saturday before
the first Sunday in August.
Rev. Dr. HICKS, of Augusta, was in our
city on Friday. His family is summering in
our city.
Ex-Congressman Paine, of Savannah. and
family, are spending the summer season at the
Kennesaw House.
Mr. w. DUNCAN and family, of Savannah,
have returned to their summer residence, at
this place.
ATLANTA street has been put in excellent
condition. We notice on This street, that DIR.
Seize is having an elegant veraudah construct
ed in connection with his residence
THIS item may be of interest to the Odd
Fellows Of Cobb: The r w. Grand Lodge,
/. O. O. f., Of Georgia will convene in Atlanta
on the first Wednesday IN August next.
1T may appear incredible, yet, nevertheless,
it is true, that persons DESTROYS of going to Az
lanta from Marietta, have to go first to Boston.
Anyhow. John Boston is the ticket agent.
OUR fellow citizen, Col Geo. N Lester, will
deliver the annual address before the neI<alb
County Sunday School Association on the 20th
of August He will make good address, you
may depend upon it.
LUCKY NUMBER. 1t is limited that young
man in Marietta will shortly lead to hymen's
altar, a yourg lady worth $4,000 That's
capital prize, and an investment much better
than ticket in the Louisville Lottery
A MAN bound tor Atlanta, the other day, with
an umb,e ella and carpet bag, heard the train
coming, met little boy and asked him, Say,
Bub, WHICH is the quickest way for me to get
to the train ~ ''Rqu u wgs The laconic reply
Col. w. S. GoRpoN, President of the Al
Ianta Dollar Savings Bank, is spending the
summer season with our esteemed citizen, Mr..
j. f. Lindey. Formerly he was merchant
of this place and we welcome him to our city.
Mr.. ANDREW j. KIsER, of the firm w. J. &
A, J. Riser, of Atlanta, was in our city last
Friday. He will occasionally visit Powder
Spring. We tear there is, to him, Of the latter
place. magnet moro attractive than business
To "A locker on in Venice" it would seem
some of our young men were being rivalled to
an extent that is calculated to superinduce dis
ouietude in their slumbers We admire the
pluck Of the Atlantese.
A YOUNG friend of Gprs exhibits a praise
worthy anxiety to pay the "miiiinary bills" OF
some fair lady. We trust he will soon have
that opportunity. But we don't know why
we should wish him that--the poor fellow has
never done us any harm.
In SEARCH oF BLooD.--That well known,
familiar and sociabe gentleman, Amos Keeter,
came into our bed chamber. the other night,
humming a tune and stuck his bill in our face.
We refused to settle, but, assassin like, he hung
around our bed, until we went to sleep, then he
robbed us
WE ieayn that the Methodist camp-meeting
at the old Marietta Camp-grqgBd, five miles
from this place on the Roswell road, will CON
vene on Thursday before the second Sunday in
August, and will continue for several days
These meetings have always been generally at
tended by our people,
OUR genial friend Brewster, OF the CAREERS
Vile Standard & Express is not only good
local editor, but good preacher. In the last
issue Of that paper he earnestly and POLITICALLY
tries to persuade Eye local" to get married.
What have we done, friend Brewster, that you
should wan't.to punish us that way? But,
remembei I'VE do take your advice, we'll
have to patronize our home clergy.
TALKING about the habits of young men, a
gentleman the other day said, "My son is
SO lazy, Idop't know what to do with him."
Well, old fellow, since yop can't rely on your
own Judgement, for his disposal suppose you
try ours9 Take that boy and brush his hair
with curry comb. wash his face with hand
box, and dust his linen with your boots, and
then sell him to Joey Brown for railroad
Sleeper"
DID you ever notice one thing that it is
much easier to find that Your neighbours
children tell lies, throw stones through win
dows. indulge in profanity and otherwise show
their bringing up. than to discover ill-behavior
in your own children7 We saw this verified
last Monday Two mothers were splitting hot
words across panel fence, each with shake
Of the fist, telling the other, Your childrens
the worst y
SOME mewing cats were 80 new-sical, the
other night, that gentleman could not sleep
under the sounds of such serenade, so he de-
termined to scare the noisy things away. He
sauntered out Of the window in a garb Of white
with boot In one hand and his wife's shoe in
the other The cats began to scamper away
when the slipper was hurled at them, and
one Of them defantly perched itself on top of
q neighbours fence. The enraged man threw bis
boot at the cat, which missed its mark and went
over into his neighbours yard. That gentle
man went for his boot and the neighbours yard
dog went for him. At convenient time he
took himself away from there, all Dut aoout
half pound of flesh and quarter Of yard OF
white cloth. which was left with the dog as an
affectionate token of remembrance.
THE Journal is receiving many evidences
of growing popularity and appreciation by
many kind words from the people and con-
slant addition to our subscription list. We
purpose, with undated effort TO continue to
merit the goodwill, favor and patronage of the
people BY judicious management and lib
sral patronage from the public, we have been
enabled TO make the JOURNAL a success, and
4 now rests on a substantial basis We have
rs complete an outfit of printing material as
my country paper in the State. An excellent
book and newspaper Power Press, Of as good
az ever WAS pat together, also a
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