The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21
Of-Hand Local Dots.
LET us have a fire engine:


Brumby & Son are selling buggy
harness at S12 a set.
Our mayor and several citizens
have gone to Mecklenburg Centen>
NAL.
joe Howell, the negro who kill
ed Gus Strickland, in Milton county,
is now in jail at Marietta.
"A NEW building is going up in
connection with IIeggie's establish
ment at the Depot.
PAINTING, white-washing, and
cleaning up generally is going on in
the city.
ONE hundred captured Indians
passed through Marietta on the train
last Wednesday night, bound for
Florida.
"A COLORED man, after con-
siderable chase, was arrested last
Monday Tor carrying concealed
pistol.
-MR. Z. B. Dutton, editor of the
Atlanta Southern Directory, gave
us call on last Monday. He is
getting up business directory of the
Southern States and writing up the
various towns in this section.
Mn. w. J. Thomas, of this
county, brought his dwarf daughter
to the office on Friday. She is quite
human curiosity. Her name is
Mary Tallulah, is Il years old, about
two feet high and weighs forty-fve
pounds. She does not use her
tongue as fast as some of her sex at
her age, but talks understandingly.
TIE colorcd people, with their
wagon and elevated May queens and
band of music, marched through the
square and picnicked below town, on
last Saturday. They were joined
by crowd Of Atlanta darkies and
they had big time generally
They were quite orderly in their de
pertinent.
WHO the deuce is Madame farley?
We occasionally see stray item in
the papers about her.-Fort Valley
M}rY0r.
She is one Of the sweetest dear
est, prettiest, ladies, you ever saw.
Come up Christopher, and we will
give your eyes feast,
We had very pleasant call
last Friday from Will Grady and
Bill Moore, two sprightly editors Of
the Atlanta Herald. They came up
to take care of the ladies and with
the Governors Guards to have
good time generally. They are two
"bills" that pass current wherever
they go.
TIE Governors Guards, a fine
looking body of men, with hashy
uniforms, picnicked at Marietta last
Friday. Quite number of pretty
girls and splendid band of music
were along with them. After target
shooting, at Glover's grove, they
tripped the light fantastic toe at the
Kennesaw House and at night at
Nichols Hall,
-WM. Cokine, hearing noise
under his house, went out and dis
covered his dog engaged in fight
with an animal as big as cat. AT
ter a severe contest the dog killed it.
Cokine brought the defunct animal
on the square and its enormous size
attracted large crowd, who, in the
capacity of a coroner's jury, held an
inquest and decided it to be rat Of
doubtful species. AS Cobb coun-
ty rat, it takes the premium.
-"GooD gracious the hats the
Marietta girls do wear! !" Well,
they look cool, roomy and charming.
There is good deal Of real good
sense in the style. But enc thing
we wish to remark, and that is
while they beat our Atlanta bellies in
hats, we ''get away with 'em" in the
tied back sensation. Now at
lqnta Hcrald.
You are mighty right, you do.
Our Marietta girls don't tie their
bac1S-they tie their hats.
-MARRIED-At the residence of
the brides mother, on the evening
Of the l7.h inst, Mr.. NJ. r. LYON to
Miss LIZZIE HAYNES, both of this
city. The happy couple left i'm
mediately on bridal tour for Jack
sonville, Ala. They have our best
wishes for long life, happiness and
prosperity. Merit is one of our
most clever, upright and enterPris