The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-04-09

--ir will soon be time to inaugu-
rate pic-nics.

latO EIC-HlCo.
New buildings and improve
ments are still the order of the day.
--InE city park is presenting
lovely appearance.
AN additional room to the
Methodist parsonage is being cons
structcd,
-1HE Changers hold a picnic
near Ccl. Atkinson's, on Powder
Spring street, to morrow.
"A BAND of Gipsies, with seven
teams, infested the city on last We'd
resday.
-BoNuAM gave a splendid enter
tainment Friday night, and pleased
and delighted every body present.
Ma. J. +. Nutting has bought
Mr.. J. A. G. Anderson's plantation
and will at once engage in agricuI-
ture. ~
AN elegant "lIop" came off at
the Kenn esaw House last Friday
night. 1t vas quite an erjoya able
affair and we'll attended.
TIM "spellins bee' is next on
docket. The young men Of the Lit
erary Association propose to wrestle
with Webster's spelling book.
LAST Saturday was a lively
day. The square was crowded with
wagons and good deal of business
was transacted.
L. 5 Nor;hcutt lett for market
last Monday. He proposes to lay
in splendid stock of spring goods.
Mr.. jesse NortLcutt has also gone
to MAJ ket.
SALE day was not as largely ats
tended as usual, but quite a lumber
Of persons present. The County
Agricultural Society held meeting.
-MR. A. Ilowell'S gin house, in
this place, was discovered to be on
fire last Sunday morning, but the
flames were soon extinguished with
out doirg much damage,
-THE wheat in this section is
locking remarkably fine and healthy
and there is large area planted -
Our farming friends tell US the yield
premises better than usual. Oats
are also looking well.
TIN beautiful weather Of the
first Of The week, gave fresh courage
to our tanners to go forward with
II cir work The super abundance
Of rain his st ason retarded farming
considerably.
A GENTLEMAN recently located
in Marietta says, our ladies are to be
1cmmerdod for their sweet manners
and sociable traits in their unfailing
c1deayols to make strangers feel
perfectly at home.
-THE hop, given by the young
men, to night at Nichols Hall, prom~
les 10 be largely attended and the
NEST ycct0cIe STAIR Of the season.
The night kind Of young men have
it in management.
Col. Geo. \. Lester will res
deliver his excellent address on
"Tru,h," next Monday night, at =
o'clock, at the Methodist Church.
The public arc cordially invited to
attend. The young men of the Lit
erary Association are all expected
to be present.
We call attention to the adyer~
tisement of II. d. McCutcheon, one
Of the most gentlemanly, enterprise
ing and energetic merchants of this
place. His store is on The East side
of the Square, neatly fitted up, com>
modious and full Of all kinds of goods.
Call and see him and you will get
good bargains.
TIE incendiary is at work, ap-
plving the torch. On last Saturday
night the Oakley Mills Factory was
discovered to be on FIRE. The alarm
was given and that splerdid piece
of property was saved from deStruc>
t;on. as the flames were rapidly TAX
Ing hold of the combus'iOle material
on the inside of the building. Pine
kindIiog and paper were found I'M
der the building, having been Plac-
cd there by some incendiary. Mr..
John R. Winters, the proprietor,
has had the damages repaired and
will ia future keep a guard there.
SMALL bills should be promptly
paid. The men whom you owe
generally need the money. The Int