The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-06-30
AcwoRrH Dors.

Hot Thermometer up to ninety on Sun
day and Monday.
w. T. Winn, known as Uncle Tarp has
been appointed baiitf for this district.
Plano music is very popular in this place,
and certain gentleman, one much liked by the
ladies', requested young lady to play some
pieces for him Before commencing, she ran
her fingers up and down the scale, and after
wards played three or four familiar airs. When
asked which he enjoyed the most, he imnocenily
replied, the first.
Tunnel Hill is thought by some of Ac-
worth's citizens to be the greatest place in the
world, the farming country around ii especially.
One of your Clown boys" has made an engage
mpnt up there for life, and It's likely others will
follow his example.
Services at Presbyterian Church on Sun
day, by Rev. j. j. johnson, who has just fin
ished his course in the Theological seminary
and PROMISES 10 be an able an eloquent speaker.
He seems to be al no loss for what TO say and
how to say ii. May he prosper.
i notice there are not as msuy freight trains
passing Oh This road as usual consequently
| there is not rs much meat and corn bought by
| the farmer as before.
1t seems that the Cherokee correspondents
of the Georgian have quit eating rats, as they
! advertise Tor cats in the last issue, Lookout,
reporter in the same paper always knows
where the ''arlent" il kept He recommends
| Big Shanty this time. Ii the whisky OF that
place is as pleasant in proportion As the water
! is to some of the AcwOrtblanP, il must be mon
strous good.
i have counted the number Of praetcing
physicians in this place on my fingers several
| times. aud can make "only seven
i learn that game of Base Ball WAS in
dulged in last Saturday by the last young mel
Of this place.
There has been good deal of conjecture
AS 10 who the undersigned is and understand
| these dots have been attributed to young friend
of mine, who is somewhat stuck up about it.
wonld say to him, Just keep easy, and remem-
Der, Shakespeare says, Some men have honor
pat upon them etc.
--Threshimg machines have begun operations
in the vicinity Of Aeworth.
Il am pleased % learn that the iIlle Gaugli
! ter OF DIR Jones is eOnvalesing.
I Harrison Mcconnell and Lie Boyer, both
colored had little skirmish near one Of theiT
churches on Sunday. The occasion Of il was a
woman who Mcconnell supposed had stolen 8
dollar off his bed as she was the only party
that could have stolen it Lie took the part o.
| his culled sister and il ended in municipal
case
There is to be a moonlight picnic at Col
Shuford's residence ON Friday night. The
| brass band ofCatersville will be 10 attendance
-Jessee Lemon one Of Acworth's spright-
| liest boys has mastered telegraphy. He took
charge of Mr. Garrisons Office at Gainesville
during several days absence OF that gentleman
| Died in the vicinity OF Aeworth on I26th d
June. child Mr.. J. W. Harden, who lives OF
Mr. Milton Jaekson's farm.
If Sunset Cox had have been in Acwortl
on Sunday evening he could have beheld a sun
set equal no doubt. to any Of those which he 81
graphically described in Italy.
Most Of the farmers have talked with say
their cotton Is not good though / have heart
of some that was twenty five inches high on lhl
twenty fourth of this month. Corn, | suppos'
on an average, is about knee high.
i see the familiar face Of Clark Sorrells OF
the streets again. He informs me that he il
going 10 build large house on the farm of Mr.
Ii. A. Butler He also says he intends com
mencing to make brick at Big Shaniy in shor
| while.
The Justice Of the peace Is practising Tia,
marriage ceremony 80 as to say il "Of hand
when the coming runaway matches OCCUR
FALsTAFF.