The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-04-23
Of-Hand Local Dots.

q public debate on the -Olh.
AN Atlanta pic>nic crowd will
visit Marietta on the Doth.
-NIR. L. Bennett is building a
new residence on Cherokee street.
"A SPELLING BEE for the benefit
of the improvement of the Methodist
parsonage, is to be.
-MlNNEHAHA Lodge will cele-
brate her anniversary on the 18th
by grand social reunion and party.
-THE ladies' propose to get up an
entertainment about the 18th of May
for the benefit of the Marietta Fee
male College.
-DlED---On the Goth inst, Mrs
LOUISA WnCoCKs, 10 her 10Th year,
consort of Mr.. Thomas Wilcocks, of
Cobb Co., Ga, formerly of London,
England.
-DaOPPED DEAD. DR.. Jesse
Green. much esteemed citizen,
aged IS years, dropped dead in his
field, near Ball Ground, Cherokee
county, last Friday, the 10Th inst.
We had a pleasant call last
Monday from Mr.. Craig, one of the
editors of tho Atlanta News, an able
and ready writer and a clever gen
tleman. The News is live, pro-
gresslve paper.
Our present Mayor and Alder>
men are proving themselves to be
an efficient, working board, putting
affairs in good order, and looking
after the best interests of the city
with fidelity.
The greatest curiosity yet re-
ported is an Augusta man with hair
in the roof Of his mouth. --Sapannah
NcpS.
That man must have had his
mouth full Of average boarding
house butter. Ell, Harris?
The State Sunday School Con-
yention will meet at Union Point,
May DIST, 22d and 23d. Hon. W.
d. Anderson, of Marietta, will deliv-
err an address on "Why should pa
rents attend Sunday School"
-MARRlED-At the residence of
the bride father, in Atlanta, Tues
day evening, 10Th inst, by Rev. E.
w. WARREy, Mr.. W. S. N. NEAL,
OF the Marietta Journal, to Miss
GEORGIA f. Downs, of Atlanta
No cards.
THE ladies and gentlemen who
feel interested in memorial day are
earnestly requested to meet Friday
and Saturday of this week to pre-
pare wreaths, ETC., for the decora>
ton of the graves of the Conteder
ate dead Masonic Hall is the place
Of meeting.
ON last Sunday, horse, attach
ed to buggy, driven by Mr.. j. f.
Nutting, was frightened at the III
o'clock passenger train and runaway,
literally smashing the vehicle all to
pieces. The horse and buggy be-
langed to Mr.. J. A. Booth, who had
kindly loaned their use to Mr.. Nut
ting.
-PERsoNAL.-We have had the
pleasure of meeting in our office,
Mr.. Mclean, editor of the "Huron
Expositor," Seaforth, Canada, who
is visiting our city in search of
health aud pleasure. He is gen
tIeman of refinement and considera
Bile intelligence, and we trust his
sojourn may prove pleasant and
beneficial.
The young man CROFT, Of
Trickum, who last week swallowed
through his nose a piece of steele,
has been relieved and he once more
breathes easy through his capacious
nostriIs. We learn it was a piece
Of an umbrella rib, about three inch
es long, that he ram-rodded his nose
with, and which accidentally passed
into his stomach.
-MEssRs. Henderson & Dyson
are turning out Sash, Blinds and
Doors with an enterprise that Is as
tonishing and cheaper than they can
be purchased from any factory in
the United States. They have all
kinds Of machinery adapted for such
work, as well as experienced and
skillfnl workman. They solicit or
ders from home and abroad and guar
antee perfect satisfaction. Read
their advertisement.