The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-02-04
OfHand Local Dots.

-MCCLArCHY's store is chock full of nic'
things cheap for the ci-h.
-REv. J. Dewitt BURKHEAD viii
preach in the Presbyterian church
next Sunday morning and night.
-MR. Thos G. Evans, delegate
from Cherokee, passed through Ma
rietta en- route for Atlanta, in the
interest of our railroad.
-AIR. D. r. Adams has discov>
ered an iron mine on his farm, three
miles Southeast of this place, By far
the richest of any we have yet seen.
We call attention to the card Of
the Marietta Male Institute, Prof
Geo. f. Gober, Principal. The in
itute is we'll patronized as it de-
serves.
-DR. Bozeman and Treasury
Committee that visited New York
had ex>Gov. Bullock before them,
who they represent as in "straiten>
ed circumstances"
Col. Carey W. Styles, editor of
the Albany News, gave us pleas
ant call on last Monday. A bold
and vigorous writer, his paper is
one of the newsiest and ablest in the
State, literally sustained and pros
pering.
-WrruGN one and half miles of
Ebenezer Church and living on ad
! ming plantations, there are eight
families that Formerly resided in
Marietta who have turned farmers,
and their girls and boys all know
how to work and are not ashamed to
be seen at it.
liz you want to hear good SER
mon and hear splendid singing by
good looking young men and hand
soma young ladies, go to Ebenezer
on the first and third Sundays in
each month, and to MONDAY on the
fourth Sunday, and you will certain
ly not be disappointed. }.
Mn. II. B. Williams, who lives
at Moon Station in this county, ex~
hbited to US, last Tuesday, some
specimens of copper from his recent
" discovered mine that will com
pare favorabIy with anyi similar
mine in this section. Our farmers
after all are the true Estate Geolo>
gists.'
We have received the first
number of the Savannah Daily Free
Press, edited by R. ii. Orme, who
is unquestionably one of the abest
editors on the Gergia press. He is
solid and sound, loves principle and
spurns policy. We welcome the
veteran editor again to the ranks of
journalism, and in truth wish him
success.
-THE various lodges of Good
Tenn plars in Cobb county will hold
County Convention" in Marietta
on the 10th day of February, to take
into consideration the best means of
promoting the cause. Representa-
tives are expected from the follow
ing lodges, all in Cobb: MinDehahs
No. 103, Roswell No. 1l2, Western
Star No. 1876, Harmony Grove No.
1856, Big Shanty No. 2+5, Winnings
No. 329, Altoona No. 1888, l. 3
Kendrick No. 1872, Midway No.
4l6, Shiloh No. 427, Oakland No
428, and Smyrna No. Isl. Grand
Worthy Chief TemPlar Thrower
will attend. A good time is expect
ed.
&C. B. Blacker and sqlad OF
Federal soldiers have been ia Gil
mer county, entering private houses
and arresting citizens. O'Grady, a
soldier, shot and murdered Mr.. John
Emory, a peaceful citizen, and then
tried to conceal his body. O'Grady
was arrested by civil authorities and
will be tried for murder. General
Phillips, of Marietta, has been en-
ployed to prosecute the murderer.
The citizens of Ellijay held an in
dignation meeting, petitioning the
Legislature to protect them for these
raids, arrests, aud murders, by these
thieving soldiers.
Rev. G J. Pearce, an eminent
Methodist divine, died at Decatur
last sunday morning of cramp colo.
A lava s,ocl. NJ rnears At AcCfatcbv's.