The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-04-04
of-Hand Local Dots.

Riau tiity are uotiS SucNessi''i oustlitss-
MEssRs Kiser & Watson Of Atlanta, insert
Il very attractive advertisement in this weeks
paper which holds out Inducements to buyers.
Being reliable and enterprisine gentlemen, we
commend them to our readers.
READERS, Of adjoining counties, send US
short written report Of the local news of your
immediate vicinity and neighborhood. Its
publication NAV not be interesting to you, but
it will be TO some fthe rest of our readers re,
siding in different sections
SOME Of the negroes in this vicinity are
strong believers in witchciaft, and a few afflict
ed negroes assert. that some of their race have
bewitchpl them by placing nnder their steps
ground up scorpions snakes and Lizards, and
that they had stepped over thcu, and now liv-
!nY se'pents and scorpions We're in their flesh.
She now publishes graphic ACCOUNT Of baunr
ted house in which man decapiiatcs his own
head witt, the SUCCESSFUL DeCastro. All kinds
of peculiar noises are heard within its ghostly
precincts. ut ONEtiS al IOuSe Oitf "
months rent to any one wh9 will live in it.
They say Grady, on his way home, has TO pass
this house and gives little boy ten cents to
accompany and let him bold his hand.
LAST Sunday. a COW iaak advantage OF the
city stock law, and she was go glad IL regain
her native freedom that with bound, toss.
and kick, she galloped The streets as if she
would do herself damage. Like an uncaged
bird, or a school boy Just turned loose from be-
ing kept in," she apparently did not know
what caprice for the nonce TO act in order TO
show her appreciation of the liberty Of the
streets. Our Marshal cow-ered before her
charges, but finally rallied and stoned her from
the Square.
A CHICKEN with four legs was lisherrd into
this world last Sunday. Mr.. Augustus Barrett
il the owner oil this living specimen of fowl
The State Fair had Just as well
hand oyer that $1,000, for everything, even
down to the feathsFea tribe, is consprins to-
gether to win the premium for the hest display.
Bros. Clisby and Jones, Of the Telegraph.
may as well cease writing editorials TO stmu-
ulate the laggard industry of other counties, for
i, is cloves labor lost" Cobb is determined
to keep egblazoned on her banner, excel
siorr
A FAIR and beautiful lady, OF responsibility,
living in this county, recently have twice at
to take her life by the use of lauda-
num- Her eflort i'll the first instance was foiled
by the timely discovery of written letter, stat
i'm. that she had no sympathizng friends TO.
care and love her and she was miserable
this letter afforded clue to her intentions and
a vial of laudanum was taken from her and fur
the time being she was persuaded to desist from
her premeditated self-destruction In her sec
ond attempt she swallowed the laudanum. and
but for the skill OF city physician, she would
haye been successful in her eagerness TO quit
this world There are many hearts in this
world that arr fIlsd with bitterness and blight,
that had rather embrace than sllun death
For them no might retlresses wrong,
No eye with pity is impearled'
Fools DAY.-The first of April was used
as Of old in the pravticsief jokes, and many in
dividuals were trapped and made victims,
moi of the iailors cell, but of those sells'
whi-h makes one feel IS ii he was amal enough
to crawl through the key hole of diminntive
valse. One of the best sells was piacticed on
a Dental practitioner. A note was exhibited
to him by merchant, with the signature Of a
lady affixed, requesting that Dentist at once
be sent to the house to extract an aching tooth.
Our Dental friend, with philanthropic heart
beating to relieve suffering humanity, gath
cred his instruments and started on his mission.
During the time however, our merchant stood
behind his store door, holding his sides and
shaking the buttons off of his coat with laugh
ter When our Dental friend arrived at the
house, instead of finding the lady of the house
holding an acheing tooth, she was holding q
hammer lacking down new carpet, and not in
the least acquainted with the object Of his visit.
He stood around some time and finally Inform
ed the lady he was ready to pull the tooth, as
requested in her note but as she had written no
nOIe, anu liitu ho dCuipS 'op'h, F'.St ON''S--
not 10 have any sound teeth pulled, and the
light dawned upon his memory that fools day
was on hand He "snoe ghastls smile" and
left with the "Ha- hahas" Of an appreciative
GROUP ringing in his ears. Another victim
picked up hot nail On the sidewalk, but put
il right back from where he got it, without any
one telling him to, and that man waiked on
with the impression on his mind that Surren-
cy Ghost had been along there dropping hot
nails. Again another gentleman, picked up
brand new match box on the sidewalk and on
opening it, his hands ard clothes were soiiea
with molasses And lastly, young man at
dinner "clIawed'' cotton in his bread with the
!. eiIity ola gin. Thus we might enumerate
,,ta ., "kruel goaks" bat the above will suifice
n giving conception ofthe humorous and lu-
acrous, thai strategy, cunning and fun psrpe-
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