The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-09-15
LOCAL ITEMS.

ON last Tuesday, Sheriff Steph
ems received information and de
scripfion Of negro, named William
Cox, who had bnrglarized the dwell
ings of Mr.. Tyson and a Mr., Chas
tain, in Cherokee county. Gu
Sheriff learned Of the negroes where
about and arrested and paced hin
in jail. The negro had just served
out term in the chain gang for 1
similar offense.
II MA. w. II. Jackson announce,
himself candidate for recollection tC
the Office Of Tax Receiver in this is
sue. Mr.. Jackson has been compli'
mented by Comptroller Genera
Goldsmith and our own Tax Collec.
tor as having exhibited extraordi
nary skill and efficiency in keeping
his books. He has made satisfac'
tory and courteous officer without a
doubt. ..r
The masquerade ball at the
Kennesaw House, last Friday night,
was grand success and largely at
tended. The affair passed off very
pleasantly. We failed 70 get the list
of names. Messrs. Lewis done all
they could to enhance the pleasures
of those present. .,.
speaking of DR.. Felton's prop>
osition, the Gainesville Express
says: 1--WE have never voted for a
Radical nomination. nor viii! we ever
support nomination mate IN part
by Radical votes" Col. Christy, of
the Athens Watchman, repudiates
Felton's proposition to "mix parties"
and said he had no idea that there
was democrat silly enough enough
to make such proposition.
Our enterprising merchant, Mr..
Il. Hirsch, who left for the North
last week, will not onl y take in the
Centennial, but will lay in one of
the largest stocks of dry goods and
ready made clothing ever brought
to this market. He is one of our
Iiviest merchants and always keeps
the very best.
The yellow fever is on the in-
crease in Savannah and is proving a
terrible scourge The deaths are
each day, and new cases
are constantly reported. 1t is get
ting foothood in the central locali>
ties, and the people are fleeing the
city, quite a number of whom have
stopped in Marietta and other North
Georgia towns. Benevolent and
charitable institutions are at work
affordipg all the bel p they can.
We must inform our correspon
dents, thaewe cannot publish the
lengthy proceedings, essays, resclu>
tions, addresses of every lodge, Sum-
day school convention, singing so
ciety, association, &C., in this and
counties. We would like
to do so very much, but our space is
limited and we must give as much
news as possible. We have on hand
several lengthy epistles of like char
acter that we defer publication until
we can make room.
-OLD John Robinson's Circus
and Menagerie will exhibit 10 Mari
eta, Tuesday, October 18th. The
admission price has been reduced to
Scots. Advertisement will appear
next issue. Mr.. Leech, the con
tracing agent, is one of the most
courteous and gentlemanly agents
we have ever met.
Il WILL have the store of H, d.
McCutcheon open from Z A. NJ, to 6
P. NJ, next Wednesday, September
10Th, so that persons desiring to
make purchases at the auction the
first Tuesday in October can inspect
the stock on hand.
w. P. MCCLATCHY, Assignee.
Mn, Saxon A. Anderson, the
gentlemanly business manager of
the Marietta Paper Mills, dropped
in upon US on Thursday last. Since
the Enterprise was first started we
have always bought from him, and
our business transactions have been
of the most pleasant character. We
commend him to our brethren of the
press, with the assurance that if they
deal with him they will always find
him prompt, careful, correct and
courteous in all his TRANSACTIONS
Daltjn Enterprise.
we the committee appointed