The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-02

You can get Eve and half cents
a pound for dried black berries.
A STORE for sale or rent, see
advertisement of Capt. Lyon.
The commencement exercises
promises to be interesting and well
attended. !"
Tue State Press ConYent!On
comes off next Wednesday in Allan!
ia.
We never state anything but
facts, and are always ready to estab'
lish them.
"A WAGON load of wheat straw
runaway with two mules, on the
square, last Tuesday. The mules
were unhurt.
-WHY is woman's cheeks like
two horses hitehed to wagon 3
Because there is one of them on each
side of a wagon tongue.
Our friend, Isaac n. Scott,
Manager of the Adkins House,
Knoxville, Tenn, is complimented
creditably in getting up sumPtuous
banquet tor the Masons of that place
We call attention to the adver-
tisement of II. B. Wallis & Son,
contractors for brick and rock work,
gentlemen who have an experience
of long standing in the business, CIV
ing perfect satisfaction.
MIR. Thos. NJ. Smith has cotton
blooms 10 abundance, on his farm,
one mile and half from town, on
Paulding road. The blooms he fur
nished us made their appearance
last Monday.
-ITON. B. H. HILL was at the
Kennesaw House last Tuesday, and
is now on speaking tour in behalf
Of the Marietta and North Georgia
Railroad.
Tue first ripe peach, produced
in Marietta, this season, was pre-
scented to us last Wednesday, by G..
A. Gable. 1t was large and lus-
cious.
-FRoM all parts of the State we
have the cheering news Of refreshing
rains and good crop prospects. This
immediate section has suffered for
rain, but during the first of the week
partial showers fell in this county.
-MR. Isaac Reid, of Cobb cOuu~
ty, aged 81 years, is the father OF
10 children, four of whom died with
out heirs. lie is the grand father of
80 children, the greasgrand father
of 101, and the great>great-grand-
father of 7, making total of lG8,
and he can yet walk mile as lively
as a boy.
DIR. Connaughton, an eminent
and skillful physician, remarkable
for curing the most hopeless cases,
will be at the Kennesaw House on
the 18th July and stay until the
10Th, four days only. He stopped a
few days in Gainesville and effected
some wonderful cures. The afflict-
ed will do we'll to call on him. Read
his testimonials in another column.
VIZ learn that on Wednesday
last, while a party of fifteen men
were engaged in running thresh-
ing machine, near AIpharetta, a
heavy cloud and rain came up, and
a bolttof lightning struck in tbe
midst Of the crowd, ksssrss nINsU
men outright, and injuring to some
extent the entire party. Two of the
men were brothers, and were stand
ing one on each side of their father
when killed, the father miraculously
escaping unhurt.
This is the fifth week the rclig-
ious revival has been in progress at
the Methodist Church in this. place,
and yet the interest intensely deep
ems. The pastor, Rev. w. f. Glenn
has had assistance during former
weeks, but the present week he has
almost solely conducted the services
with great success, zealously plead>
ing with sinners, praying for them,
and praising God for the merciful
visitation of His spirit. Anxious
mourners crowd the altar for prayer
in increased numbers each night,
while number have been convert
ed and Joined the church. The
church is revived and a religious in
Auence pervades the community.
FARMER complains that hook