The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-08-20
OH-Hand Local Dots.

-flEAvY rains have fallen in this
section during the week.
-EIsHoP Wightman preached at
the Methodist church Sunday night
-OUR citizens will do we'll to
read the city tax notice and call aud
settle.
-MR C. C. VIM is filling the
city clerks office with efficiency aud
credit to himself.
-RLv. Mr.. Irvine, of Augusta.
preached at the Presby terian church
last Sunday morning
Mia. Jno. J, Hill, of Atlanta,
visits Marietta with a view of organs
izing a Lodge of knights of Honor.
We have received the first
number of the Newman Semi Week
ly Star, by +. s Fitch. 1t wrinkles
brightly.
-THE Atlanta Herald has kept
fixing" itself until it is now a per-
feet model of Typography and neat
ness.
Judge Van Wick will deliver
lecture next Tuesday night. Let
everybody go. Read the correspon-
dence.
The first number of the Chero>
kee Agriculturist, by II. A Wrench
of Dalton, has been received, and is
full of interesting matter. Publish
ed monthly at 50cts year
III. b. Wallis & Son have the
contract for building fine dwelling
for Judge Sessions on Cherokee
steet. That is the way we love to
see lll UIbNN uutL'S w ous
-TnE Rev. w. j. Scott, pastor
of Trinity Methodist church, Allan
ia, has been relieved of his charge
on account of i'll health, aud is sue
ceeded by Rev, w. F. Cook.
We are indebted to Mrs. /. e..
Mcclellan for a waiter of nice cake
and ice cream, on last Monda;,
which was duly cared for ard appre
ciated as only editors and printers
know how.
Nov, don't fret, Brother Neal,
and do keep IF a body's toes -
ChOokee GcorGian You are a sharp
Brewster. but how can body keep
off "body's toes" when their feet
are so large.
-MR Josiah McClain, who lives
in four miles of Acworth, Cobb coun
ty, is now 81 years old, and is the
father o children, the grand father
of 81, and the great-grand father Of
l3G-total $50. lie is still active
and can walk five miles on a stretch
"A FRIEND sends us a lengthy
and highly enlogistic communication
proposing the name Of Cobb coun-
t. man for Governor. We like the
man well enough, but can't publish
it. He owes us for several years
subscription, and the man who won't
pay The printer, has no business be-
ing Governor
z--THE case of Mays vs.. Shugart,
which has been pending in Cobb Su-
perior Court for eight years, twice
tried and gained by Mays before
two Judges and two juries, has been
gained by Shugart before the SUI
preme Court. Attorneys for Shu>
gart, David Irwin, ". I. & W. j,
Vim; for Mays, George n. Lester
and ". I. Thomson.
Mn. w. B. Whitmore and lady
while crossing MONDAY creek in
buggy Sunday evening, found the
stream swollen by the recent rain,
ami the animal stopped in the mid
die OF the creek. refusing to draw
them ont. Mr.. Whitmore managed
to get his wife ont on land, bnt the
buggy washed down The creek, bnt
was finally recovered.
-Ir ia said that the engineer, Mr..
Pyrom, that run the engine that kill
ed Mr.. Sylvester, last week, was
perfectly Mortified with the deed, he
turned deathly pale and trembled
like an aspen leaf. He tried to stop
the train. but it was in vain, so near
was Mr.. Sylvester, and when the
train did stop, Mr. S. lay crushed
and bleeding under the engine, he
gasped twice, quiversd and was
dead.
MASTER Johnnie Goodman pre-
senred us basket of nice peaches,
II , s,bscrihar at I Ost Mountain