The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-05-29
of.Hand Local Dots.

HOUSES and fences are receiving pain
and whit+wash in This place
A GOOD crop OF wheat will be made in
this county.
OUR people are getting restless under
warm weather.
-rmE wife of DIR. j. H. Spier died in Cher
okee county, on the 21st inst,
RUNAWAY love match has occurred al
Acworth.
--Dg ]. T. Jelks has returned from his
Texas trip.
"A refreshing shower Of rain fell Sunday
morning.
THE Confederate Cemetery needs work.
The rank growth of weeds needs cutting down.
Evans Chapel Sunday School Of Atlanta
will picnic at Glog~r's Grove to-day. Hon.
John B. Goodwin will deliver an address.
THE two new brick stores, on North side
of the square, have reached the second story,
in their construction.
ST james Sabbath School Of Marietta held
sheir picnic at DIR. Cooks Grove last Tuesday
evening.
THE rumor that the Female College build
ing is to be completed soon, ought to true, if it
il not.
THE Silver Cornet Band discoursed some
yery pretty music in the Park Tuesday even
ing.
"A New paper ia 10 be started at Csdartown,
Polk county. Yet some people think we have
no rse for poor houses.
--THE painters who contracted for the paint
ing of the Park fence, have left for parts I'M
known before completing the work. They
leave several creditors to mourn their untimely
departure.
THE Macon Telegraph and Messenger
copies our srticle, "a Young Samson but
thinks il a "rather Tough story" II is not too
tough to ne trns. bntu il TOO tough" to be a
.'chau."
The Gainesville Sentinel announces the
death of Rev. Andrew Granting, of Cherokee
countys aged 80 yearH, which occurred on the
l4th inst. Truly good man is gone To rest.
THE Decoration of the graves OF the Fed
eral dead il announced TO take place tomorrow.
The National Cemetery at this place contains
over ten thousand dead soldiers who were in
the Union Army.
-MARIETRA is watching the progress OF
her new railroad through pair OF opera
glasses .-!Sarannah NeWs. Harris was look
ing, doubtless, though something different from
"opera glasses when he penned the above
glass tumblers, for instance.
Our efficient Tax Receiver, Mr.. N. j.
Garrison, of AeN orth, was married on the 18th
INST, by Rev. E. B. Ledbetter, to Miss Mary
E. Hammond, of Cherokee county. Thus has he
.foarrisoped" his home with the love of good
and nohle woman. We wish them much hap
piness.
AN ARTICLE We published year ago,
descriptive of a young lady, is reproduced at
this late date by the Americas Republican, and
receives the credit from exchanges copying
This is not the first instance that paper has
made our matter appear in its columns as orig
nal.
THE grading of our new Railroad goes
brsvely on. Over.two miles have been graded
Our friends in Canton are getting enthusiastic
over the Road as the work progresses Well
they may--for the speed they are making now.
is encouraging. Let everybody subscribe and
aid it's construction and meet their payments
promptly and the Road will be built.
A HEATED game Of base ball was played
last Saturday at the picnic ground. The ball
struck Marietta boy on the side OF bis head
and the ba,cl came out of his mouth. Two of
his law teeth also took voyage down his
throat to see if his stomach needed any atten-
ton. He now carries his head wrapped in
fred bandanna" and says Of all the funny
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