The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-01-08
OF Hand Local Dots.
THE festive sociable is all the

off next Monday.
TIE Georgia Legislature m ,e's
next Wednesday.
GERMAN language taught by
Mr.. Agricola. Read advertisement.
-TnE Baptist Church has been
recently newly recovered and other
wise repaired.
SOME of our merchants have
changed base. Advertise and let
people know where you are.
-MARRIED-Mr. George P. Low
rey to Mrs. SaIIie Lowrey, on the
9th ult., both ct Atlanta.
w. B. PILGRIM and T. W.
Wallace were elected Constables last
Saturday for the Marietta district
Mr.. Wilson Groves, an aged
an esteemed citizen, after a sudden
illness, died on the morning of the
1st instance.
one of the very best indica-
tions of the healthfulness of Mariet
ia is the fact that the doctors are
leaving the place.
MIA. E. P. Cater moves TO Crit
fin to take charge Of the Sam Bailey
Institute. lie is a gentleman of
acknowledged ability.
-REF. Mr.. Plcdger, the new pre-
siding elder, preached a fine sermon
at the Methodist Church last Sum
day morning.
Coll Geo. N. Lester will de-
liver his lecture next Monday night
at the Court House. Let every
Young man in town be sure to be
on hand.
TUE Young Mems Literary As
ISOLATION is increasing in member
ship. The have rented nice hall
and furnished it, and the meetings
are quite interesting.
-THE Hon. J. j. Hickman, will
lecture at the Court House next
Saturday evening at y O'Clock, to
which the public, one and all, are
cordially invited.
ACCIDENT. Mr.. Robt. Elliott,
of this place, fell from the cars, last
Saturday, near Chattanooga and
badly bruised himself. He is all
right now, however.
"A NEGRO man, in the employ
ment of Rev. Mr.. Spillman, acci-
dentalIy shot himself with gun,
during the holidays, making a flesh
wound in his abdomen.
MRs. GLENN, aged 70 years,
died at Cave Springs on the 9th inst.
She was the mother of Rev. w. F.
Glenn of this place.
MIR. John J. Brown and family
have moved to Chattanooga. john
is a clever, energetic young man and
intends to engage in merchandising,
We wish him abundance of good
luck.
Mn. John r. Winters, we learn,
has purchased the Oakley Mills
Factory from Mr.. Richards of At
lanta, and that excellent piece OF
property will be put in the best pos
sihIe condition and add greatly to the
productive wealth of the country.
-AcwoRTH has had some trouble
with two negro desperadoes, one of
whom was supposed to be Wiley
Redding, exchanged some shots with
the citizens of that PLACE, who were
trying TO bring them and their
burglarous deeds to justice.
The Marietta Female College,
after two weeks holiday, resumed
exercises last Monday. We trust
our people will see to it that the
school is we'll patronized as 1t richly
deserves. With President Branham
at its head and the able corps of as
sistants, it is one of the best educa-
tional institutions Of the country.
FAIR warning After apatheg
week we shall drop every pame
from our subscription list who are
in arrears, unless immediate pay
went is made. We want you to
read our paper, but we cannot afford
to carry such heavy expense and
get pl omises to pay only. We must
have money to run our business.
Ma. Zachariah Smith, aged 80
wears, died on the 30Ih inst