The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-08-14
of-Hand Local Dots.

-TnE charge for announcing candidates is
invariably S., each.
-EDDy GROVES, son of VIM f. Groves,
leaves to-day for Euharlee to attend school.
Tomorrow is the day for the Changers
Picnic at Irwin's Grove. The public general
ly are invited.
Mn. J. P. Runyan leaves at our office the
first open Boil of Cotton we have seen in Cobb
of the growing crop.
--CoRREcTIoN.- individual who pass
ed counterfeit money A. & j. HI. Webb, at
Roswell, was William Thomas from Tennes-
see, and not Tom Hardeman.
THE attendance Sunday at the Marietta
CAM, meeting five miles from town, was inn
mense Able preachers were present and the
services were quite interesting.
"A COUPLE of Tomatoes, out OF DIR. VIM.
Alstons garden, at Lost Mountain. Cobb coun-
ty, weighed one pound and quarter EACH
Enormous
We again call attention to the school no.
tice of Prof. Chas. Lane. He ia gentleman
that should have the cooperation of our peo-
pie in building up good male school.
Our friend, Hugh D. McCutchon, presents
ma with some sweet potatoes. of his own
raising. of very fine growth for this season
One of them weighed one pound and five
ounces.
THE announcement Of Hon. E. G. McAfee
aa A candidate for the Senate for the 18th Sena
torial District. composed OF the counties OF
Forsyth, Milton and Cherokee, appears in this
issue.
THE Grand Lodge of Georgia, l. o. g. T.,
meets at Acworth on Wednesday, the Both day
ofS.ptember. Will c. Mansfield is the elected
representative from Minnehaha Lodge. Dr. !.
j NJ. Goss, alternate.
THE Changers OF Cobb, Padding and
Cherokee counties, and the farmers and citizens
generally are invited to be present at Gran
gers reunion at Acworth on Wednesday the
10Th of August
"A WHITE woman named Matte Williams
s.as placed in Jail Tuesday for practicing mis-
cegenation with negro man. The negro was
run with dogs but euded capture. They have
been living in the woods together and are
accused of various thefts
THE following are the officers Of Minneha-
ha Lodge, /. OsG. T.. for the ensuing term:
DIR. W. E. Dunwody, w. G. T.. Miss Fannie
Rice, w. V. TIE. p. Earle, R. s.; J. p.
Simpson, A. S. H. II. Smith, w. c.; J. Bella
Campbell, +. S.. M.R.Lyon. w. T.; Ir. J.
#. Jelks, w. M. Miss Lita Goss, II. II. S.;
Mics Fannie Shepard, L. H. s.; Miss Katie
Nell, 1. c.; C. C. Grist, o. G.; DR. l. J. M.
Goss, L. D.; W. S. N. Neal, P. w. G. T.;
w. C. Mansfield, organist.
Miss Mamie McCleskey and mother, and
the Misses Constantine, of Savannah, were out
driving Monday evening, and as the horse
turned abruptly from Atlanta street to the left
ofthe square, the hind wheels of the pheton
were crushed, dropping the rear part Of the ve-
hicle TO the ground, but through the presence
of mind and courage OF Miss Mamie, the horse
was brought to a stand-atill. before the carriage
was dragged very far, and the occupants escap-
ed unhurt
SATURDAY night three drunken fellows
were passing the house of Mr. Harb Bedford,
on Roswell street. cursing and using obscene
language, and Mr. Bedford went out and tried
to prevail upon them to be more orderly before
his house, when angry words ensued, and one
Of the party, named Ike Thomas, attempted to
cut Mr.. B. with sknIfe, but was beaten back
with stick, and Mr.. Peter Bedford, standing
bv. received cut in the arm. Our efficient
Sheriff coming up about this time, Thomas and
his two companions fled and have not been ar
rested.
BILL HARTNETT, who was book keeper
for Capt Gresham, at the Depot in this place,
shortly after the war; ON last Saturday, in Grit
fin, bet on cock-fght and lost, and in paying
the money to Thomas Feeney, the winner, in
George & Hartnett's bar-roon, insults were
passed, and Feeney drew his pistol and shot
Hartne.t about four inches below and under
the left nipple. the ball striking rib and say
ing his life. Hartnett returned the fire and
Feensy fell dead pierced with five bullets, one
ball entering the brain.
MARIETTA is pervaded with the spirit OF,
improvement and Is going forward with new
vitality While work on our new railroad is
progressing finely, our citizens are not idle IN
other enterprises. Besides number of new
residences that have been completed, and others
are to be completed, there has just been finish
ed handsome two-story building at the depot
and on the norih-side Of the square Two new
brick store houses are nearly completed, and
Messrs McCuicheon q o'Nell have let out
The contract to build two brick store houses on
the east eide of the square and the foundation
Is being laid. The Female College building Is
70 be completed by September. We think
Marietta has bright iuture before her.