The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-02-06
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ST. VALENTINE will distribute
his missives on the 18th
QUA Marshal is making decided
improvements on the streets.
THE Methodist Church parson-
age has new and neat fence around
it.
j. A. MASSEY will attend Cher
okee Court, in the interest of the
JOURNAL.
HENDERSON & Dyson are build.
a new brick house, fronting their
shop.
III there is not another marriage
soon we will always think strange of
it. for we know there is plenty of
good material in Marietta.
"A GRAND entertainment by the
Marietta Joint Stock Company (col>
ored) will be held at Nichols Hall,
February 10Th.
ADVERTISERS will do we'll to
note that the JOURNAL has a large
circulation in this and adjoining
counties, and is valuable medium
in bringing their business before the
public.
VIZ have always heard that
Guano had raising or elevating
tendency, but never believed it un-
til the other evening, when we saw
one of our Guano Merchants walk
ing the streets on 'stiIts."
The wickedest boy in Marietta
tied the front gate with wire the
other night while his rival was in
the house playing the sweet on his
girl. Result climbing the fence
and Starred" pair of pants.
THE city was full of people on
last Tuesday, sale day, and our
Sheriff was up on wagon crying,
"Going, going, and gone" 1t was
gently limited to US afterwards that
the wagon did go, 'cording to Heg-
gie's notion, who auctioned off a
good many spades and shovels that
day.
TUE young lady who has been
going to the post Office for tho last
two weeks, wants to know why she
hasn't got any letter from her sweet
heart. If she will get up soon
enough ola morning and go to the
post-ofice, she will discover the "old
man" standing aside with white
envelope in his hand and reading a
note size sheet. We hate to tell on
the old fellow, but really we think
he has had enough of this fun.
We are indeed grati6ed at the
many mex subscribers we are daily
receiving. They find the JOURNAL
suited to their wants and giving
them vast fund of information for
small amount of money. Clubs
and single subscribers are pouring
in from every direction. Let all our
friends speak good word for us and
our paper and help us to still fur
Their extend and increase its circula-
ton. Lend your neighbor your copy
and persuade Kim to take it. He
couldn't spend two dollars better.
"A HORSE TmiEF.-Since Cobb
county exhibited so many fine
horses at the State Fair, all horse
thieves visit the county to ply their
vocation. One James r. Allen,
who represents himself as having
wife and three children in Atlanta,
is now reposing in Cobb county Jail
for stealing the horse of Mr.. VIM.
Howell, who lives near the Chatta-
hoochee river. The theft was COM
mitted about two weeks ago, and
Allen was captured in Carroll coun-
~, trying to trade the animal off.
The BERGER Troup gave one
of their superb entertainments in
our city, last Tuesday night, to a
large and appreciatiye audience.
Sol Smith Russell as usual in his
inimitable approximations and mirth-
provoking songs and characters,
kept the audience on abroad grin,
breaking out occasionally in lRsty
chuekleg. Itisiust as impossible to
keep from laughing at Sol, as it is
to take an emetic and not disgorge.
The ladies and the entire troupe. in
their s.silvery chimes" and other
sweet music, gave perfect satisfac-
ton. We trust they will come this