The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-08-06
Of Hand local Dots.


-TnosE who live in glass houses
should not throw stones.
-RELIGtoUs services commence
at the Marietta camp1ground to-
night. s5a
TIE Silver Cornet Band play
ed tor Madame Jarley's entertain
ment. ..s .. va.l
GEN, Colquitt and 7. q. Smith
delivered speeches to the Changers
at this place last Tuesday.
The second Saturday in August
is the day for the reunion OF the
confederate soldiers.
Hon. A. II. Stephens was the
guest of Col. Waddell, during his
visit, Saturday and Sunday.
1T is only now and then "oid
tangle.f foot is seen on our streets, as
was the case Saturday.
-,THE death of Andrew johnson
was received in this community with
regret.
--OUR young friend, James How
ell is at home on visit. He is one
of Marietta's most excellent young
men, social, genial and clever.
We saw a fellow on the streets
the other day looking as if he had
swallowed a pint Of yeast--he was
terribly "puffed' up.
TIE number of idle negro boys
who swarm on our streets would do
we'll to remember "Lazincss begins
in cobwebs and ends in chains"
Col. A. P. Rood is at home on
a visit. He has been for some time
on his plantation near Columbus.
lie is in fine health.
MIR. Bailey and family of Au
gusta are summering in Marietta.
He will probably buy property in
this vicinity. ,....
-JuDGING from toe quantity of
watermelons brought to the market,
we think the crop was never at any
season more abundant.
--FoRcE of habit and force of cir
cumstances have caused quite
number of persons to summer 1t in
our jail.
We haven't had the pleasure of
acknowledging the courtesy Of wa
termeIon or basket of peaches this
season. Where are all of our
friends
-FRoM what we can learn the
number of ratilesnakes have increas>
ed all over the country. Those
visiting the country had better be
careful when they hear the hiss and
the rattle.
The frat number of the "Cher>
okeo Georgian" published at Can
ton, By Brewster & Sharp, has been
received. 1t presents a creditable
and industrious appearance. We
wish the editors as much success as
their most sangaine hopes antici
pate.
Ma. Matte S, Kiser. promi
nent business young man of Atlanta,
is sojourning for while in our town.
Matte is live fellow and a whole
team in the way of a trade. He is
lust from LaGrange and from his
glowing account Of beautiful young
ladies of that city, he is evidently
considerably smitten.
A TIME-WOKN and standing
salutatory of newly launched news
papers ave fling our banner to the
breeze" We imagine if their BAN
ner is a white sheet of paper, the
"breezs" will flap holes into it
quicker than it would boys kite.
TUESDAY was a lively day and
a large number of people 10 town.
Being county sale day. Sheriff
Stephens knocked down property in
quick time, and an auctioneer from
Atlanta was selling notions, while
watermelon vending, horse swap
ping, and various kinds Of patents
were on hand, while their importu>
nate agents were each expatiating
upon the excellencies that made
them Of vast utility to a suffering
public.
No two sides of any human face
are precisely alike. 1t is the same
with every limb no pair of limbs
are. fashioned alike. One hand is
almost always larger than the other
so with the foot, and the arm. But