The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-09-03
CITY AND COUNTY.
Off Hand Local Dots.

-lHE timers THIS week nave ueeh repairing
the clock steepe,
Mix. james Kilby, of Canton, gave US a
call last Monday,
VARIOUS Improvements are going on in
the city, building and repairing.
SEVERAL persons We're immersed at the
Baptist Church last Tuesday night.
The city clock is so modest that its hands
were removed from its face during the week.
Mn. BURR. of Macon, visits this section
for the purpose Of purchasing farm.
The Kenuesaw House is crowded with
summer visitors, and Bill Lewis is happy.
THE rich fruitage Of fine peaches and APP
pies, grown in Cobb this year, cannot be
wholely utilized.
CASH. CASH !-McClatchy will pay the
highest market price in money for dried fru't
pealed and unpealed.
AN interesting revival has been in pro
grpss at the Baptist Church during last and
this week. A number have been converted.
-THE Young Mems Library Association OF
Atlanta, will indulge in a moonlight excursion
about the middle OF the month to Marietta.
Buy your Teas from Leake & Hunt, they
will sell Teas cheaper and better than can be
purchased elsewhere for the money.
The hop at the Opera House, Monday
night was one Of the after pleasures of the iilu
mination Prof Nichols had it in charge.
IT is rumored that the committee of the
Canton railroad jubilee, on the 18th inst, will
stand Brewster on his head and use his feet for
a platform for the speakers.
Miss Young and Miss Green, of Colum-
bus, and Miss Walker of Augusta, are stopping
at the Kennesaw House, the admired Of all ad-
,Dirers Of the beautiful
--DR. REYNOLDS, of Powder Springs, has
bought the lot, re;ently made vacant by fire,
near the railroad bridge, and will build on it at
once
Ar the loving and counting, flirting and
aattering, billing and cooling, at the illumua-
ton Monday night. Well, it is perfectly nat
ural when Emusic is the food of love-
III will be seen by q correspondence in this
issue that Judge Van Wyck will deliver "a lee
tdre on next Tuesday night, the 9TH inst, at the
Court House, on Egypt Let a large at
tendance greet him.
A TRAIN OF atlanta negroes visited our
town Monday night and had big bail. One
OF them showed his pistol at the wrong time
aud place and then he fell prey TO the police.
He had his tact III Jail.
Mt Geo f. Gober, A. NJ, opened the
Marietta Male institute last w edne5day under
very favorable auspices. We trust our people
will give him a large school and show their APP
probation Of native talent.
"A YOUNG lawyer says the man who would
marry IA young lady for money is thief, and
he wouldn't lrlst him with his pocket book
Sensible. But if lawyers pocket books are
like those of editors, it wouldn't hurt to trust.
-OUE esteemed friend, Geo. X Camp, left
last Tuesday night for Albany, New York,
where he will practice law. lie 10 Il young
man OF gent.emanly principles and sterling
Qualifications and we wish him abundant sue
Cess.
we beast Of having the big teet.'-Can'
ton Georgian. Friend Brewster, IAN honest
confession is good for the soul, but such big
feet" is bad for the sole Of leather that it takes
to make an understanding for the editor, who
admits, his head is SO small he Las none.
SECRET SINS are anchors which, as long
as they continue, tasten he soul TO the earth
1t may swing TO and fro with religious emo
tons like d balloon whose cords are uncut,
may wave to and fro in the air, but it can never
ascend TO heaven.
A CIVIL RICHTER tried 10 crowd the park
Monday night, but lie run against a poiceman's
stick and was picked up bloody. After that
he viewed the illumination through the bars Of
the eaaboose. Distance, you know, lends en-
cbantment TO the view.
TIE first number of the Elljay Courier,
by Lumsden * BIals, .has been received. 1t
is neatly printed and very credtsble sheet,
and will aid largely in bringing that section into
prominent notice. Terms s.. We wish it
abundant success
W. L. BARNES begs leave to inform his
old customers and the public generally that
he has now got his FIonrug Mills (two
miles from Marietla) in successful operation,
and guarantees entire satisfaction to all who
may favor him with call. IT.
Mrs Sarah Stephens after a long snd
wasting ilness died last Monday She was
the sister Of our county treasurer, Mr.. Henry
White, aud also Mr.. John d, White, and sis
ter-iu-law to Mr. w. p Stephens. She leaves
one ron. Peace to her soul.
Miss Allie Dickson, beautiful little girl,
twenty three moaths old, daughter of Mr,
Cicero Dickson, attracted attention and ad-
miration by her pretty dancing in the park,
during the illumination, Monday night.
The eampmeeting at Mt. Psgah, Roswell
circuit, North Georgia conference Will embrace
the third Sunday in September, commencing
the Friday night before. Ministerial aid cor
daily invited. WALTER MANNING, P. c.
Ray DR.. FELTON, preached morning and
evening at the Methodist Church last Sunday
to large congregations. They We're both fire
and eloquent sermons. We were particularly
Interested and pleased with bis morning ser
mon The Doctor, in his visit to our city, was
accompanied with lis estm4be lady. They
We're the gaests Of Mayor Tucker.
"A SUBSCRIBER stopped his paper because
said he Il can real my neighbours" Shortly
after his npghbor came to Us and said Il wish
you would get Mr.. - TO take your paper He
troubles NE very much borrowing mine" Re
member news apers are like toothpicks, every
msu should have one Of his own.
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