The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-08-21
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MARIETTA is alive with summer visitors
and the town is full of pretty girls.
SOME people make enemies by attending
10 their own business.
THE hop at the Kennesaw House, Tues
day night, was largely attended.
The apportionment OF the School Fund
for Cobb county for 1874 is S, 1882.
ATLANTA is subscribing literally to oul
Railroad, and its success is certainty.
MILTON A. Gambler has been nominated
for Congress in the Fifth District.
A SERIES of religious services have been
held a, the Baptist Church every evening dur
ing the week.
Marshal Young has the thanks of the
citizens on "our street" for placing the side
walk in good condition.
THE want of rain ia the cry. Everything
is palched and dry, cotton whitening, and late
corn burning up.
MIR. w. L Barnes presents us with pair
Of enormously large pears OF an excellent va
riety, very delicious in taste.
The abundance of watermeions raised this
year passes computation. They sell very
cheap.
Our merchants have organized CONNER
cial club for mutual benefit and protection
They meet every week
The Concert and Illumination of the City
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Park comes off tonight under the auspices of
the Silver Cornet Band. Everybody invited.
Come and enjoy yourselves.
THE EXECUTIVE las issued commissions
to John Y. Alexander, E. II. Lindley and r..
NJ Benson, as members of the Board of Educa-
tou of Cobb county.
We wish every county had man like Bill
Anderson. of Cobb, in the Legislature. He is
true blue, and if there is anything else that is
more acceptable he's that. Daily Com
mercial.
The neat residence OF Mrs Sallie 4. Low
ipy ia offered for sale by Nichols & Hammeti,
real estate agents. The dwelling is situated
on Cherokee street and purchasers would do
well 10 invest.
SOME persons in womanly attire were out
the other night trying to sell two small chick
ems and half dozen eggs, in order TO get to
"Atlanty city," They seemed to be in distress.
wore spectaces and had screaky voices. Won
der who they We're
AN election for Justice OF the Peace, for
Town District, was held last Saturday, to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of w. A. M.
Lamer. A lively and active interest was taken
in can vassng for votes. The result is told in
these figures: J. b. Young, 1911; A. J. Rigs
ly, 255.
"A MONSTER BEET.-We have received
from the Garden Of Miss Z. Bradley an enor-
nous beet measuring II inches in length and
IS inches in circumference. This beet beats all
the beets VIZ have seen this season. This beet
will be hard to beat and if anybody can beat
this beet we would like to see them beat it.
-JUsr received and for sale by NJ. r.
LYON a select stock of table and pocket Cut
lery, butcher knives, scissors spoons, cotton
cards, Jim Grams coffee mills, sad irons aud
stands, piatol cartridges, padlocks, states,
cFayon and carpenters pencils, curry combs,
horse brushes, &c, Also. DIR. Prices Flavor
ing Extracts and Baking Powders
-OrR efficient Sheriff, W. T.. Stephens,
LETT for Nashville, Tenn, the first of the week,
with requisiiion from Gov. Smith, to arrest a
negro man who attempted to commit rape on
white girl, near Acworth, some time ago
Sam MeMplen is the Negroes name. On We'd
nesday cur Sheriff returned and lodged the
prisoner in Jail. He is large negro, of slight
yellow caste, aud says he is Innocent of the
charge
-"SLEEPEgs" to a church are necessary. we
presume, in its construction, but "sleepers" in
a church are hardly the proper thing, especially
when accompanied with deep-toned, long
drawn ignoring" as heard at church the other
night, during preaching. 1.-THE party desir-
cd TO assist the choir in singing, his harsh
basso snore was too much in advance and not
WELT timed to religious tunes, but doubtless
would have suited ''Rock me to sleep, mother"
very well. If you will sleep in church dom
play your nasal organ in advance of the mus
steal organ, and tor fear you do, leave your
pose at hene. "What. can ye not watch with
ras one hnurf" The flesh indeed must be
weak.
A Monster Rattlesnake-Death of Mr.
RaIlard