The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-04-07
LOCAL ITEMS.

all parts OF the county. IL HAS
fair attendance, and has a corps Of
competent teachers, while the sys-
tenn of instruction cannot fail to give
satisfaction. President Branham
is prompt in discipling the students
in all regulations tending to develop
their mental and physical health
Let our people patronize it literally
and make it renown for its educa
tioraI advantages and thereby en-
large it sphere of usefulness. There
is nothing that speaks more to the
credit of any town than good aud
furnishing schools While you
have the Marietta Female College in
which to EDUCATE your daughters,
you also have a male high school,
conducted by Prof Geo. +. Gober,
that is a credit to any place, and we
hope he will be literally sustained.
Farmers will 10 well to bay the best Lime
from McC!atchy.
-rHE Atlanta Constitution pub
lished an "April fool" to the effect
that a tribe of captured Indians
would arrive on the down train
Marietta folks assembled at the train
and the only Indians they observed
were,the Conductor and 'IWuneer."
At Smyrna another crowd assembled
for the same purpose, while at the
Atlanta car shed several hundred
persons were eager to get glimpse
of the dusky warriors, but all were
disappointed.
j. P. Leake & Co, are selling groceries
cheaper than any house in the city and all
would do well 10 buy from them on at least,
learn their prices before bu, Ing ELSEWHERE.
VIZ have received the Atlanta
Daily Times, edited by the talented
and gifted, Col. j. D. Wadd ,ll.-
fIis salutatory is welI-written, em>
bodying noble sentiments and cor
rect principles. AS writer, Col.
WaddelI has but few equals, and will
do his part in making the paper I'M
Objectionable in tone and newsy in
contents. We trust success will re-
ward the publishers.
Fur SKINS Highest mal ket price paid
for fur skins at H. d. MCutche"n's store.
-CORRECTION. In the Grand
Jury Presentments of the second
week, in reference to the Tax Col
lector. in the clause, 1--WE also find
the county tax $l326l 81 has been
collected and paid over to the Treas
urer, except 1912 80 for which he
holds the proper officers receipt
The latter sum should have been
1912 80, which makes quite differ
ence.
-BosToN & Hunt, will sell You Mackerel
in Kits and quarter Barrels, at cost for cash
A PUBLIC meeting was held at
the Court House last Tuesday, Hen.
David Irwin, Chairman, and W. p.
McCIatchey, Secretary. The fol-
lowing delegates were elected to st.
tend the district convention, to be
held at Gainesville on the 26th inst :
IL. NJ. Hammett, E. II. Lindley, f.
L. Litchield, and W. A. HanselI -
Alternates William Kelpin, W, P.
Stephens, A. c. LcIntoSh and Smith
Lemon.
A fresh supply of Thea Nectar Tea just re-
ceived at McClatchy's.
-THE two Shelton boys, who shot
and killed Bud Pickett, at Dallas,
last February, and escaped, deliv>
cred themselves up last week and
were released on bond Polk Shell
toms bond being $1,000, and that of
Jerry Shelton's $1,000, and will be
tried at August term of Paulding
Superior Court
Selling off below cost, my large stock of
Lap Window Shades For beauty, durability
and convenience, they are acknowledged 10 be
superior to all others. G. W. WILLIAMS.
- TIE ladies of the Confederate
Memorial Association are making
the necessary arrangements for
decoration day. We hope our citi-
zens will assist them as Tar as posi-
bic. The President, Mrs. G. A.
VIM, deserves great credit for the
promptDess with which she annually
at tends to the success Of this beau
tiful custom of c0mmemoration.
FOR SALE-One 10 horse power Engine aud
Boiler, in good running order. Apply At
WITHEK's Foundry.
AN lawful calamity" is record
ed in our advertising column in the
laundering of a ship, but the illustra'
ed ship shows that our enterprising
etchants, J. P. Leake & Co, are
sailing under bright prospects and