The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-11
MARIETTA FROM 1888 TO 1877.
Interesting "reminiscences.

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We are on hand with few more items this
week.-Cherokee Indian words used for our
coin were for 81 cents, chuanstea; 12a cents,
keen; 1Sa cents, chaua chuanstea; % cents.
camoot; 81 cents, camoot keen; SO cents,
Iysler; rs cents, chue camoot; Sl.0O most; So
tally taller there was no five and ten cent
pieces in those days. The inhabitants had
much dealing with the Indians and of course
learned much Of their language. They We're
peaceable, but Notwithstanding they would
sometimes give lusty war whoop that would
chill the blood. The old Indian squaws with
their babies tied on their back would come in
town, march around and ask for presents, sell
their products, and with the proceeds of their
sales they would buy "fre water" for their
warrior husbands TO drink
The u. s. Government having made treaty
with the Cherokee Indians. in which 1t was
stipulated theywere to be removed to the In
dian Territory, Gen. Scott ordered Gen. Wool
in the fall of 1898 to collect all the Indians in
the nation of Cherokee Agency on the Hiwassee
River, Tennessee at the place where the -four
ishing town of Charleston now stands, and to
have their names enrolled and 10 pay them all
their claims and remove them as fast as possible.
w. j. McClatchy, of this place, was then agent
for Capt, Ross, and was sent down tot Ross
Landing to buy the only steam boat on the Riv
err and a number of fiat boats, TO carry them by
the Hiwassee, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Ar
kansas Rivers TO their new homes. Those that
could not go by this route We're sent in wagons,
on ponies, on foot, &c in the Spring OF 1889
the last of the tribe were safely landed in the
nation, where thousands have been civilized
and educated and they make good citizens.
George Gilbert was at the agency and saw the
indians leave. Kennesaw Mountain was first
called Twin Mountains, but Uncle Jimmie An 4
derson called them Kennesaw after the name Of
the chief of the Cherokees and the name OF the
Indian Town. Ksnnesaw, which was near where
the town of Kennesaw now stands ffstt
Your Reporter in his hurry to furnish items
overlooked the following old citizens: D. S.
Anderson, J. NJ P. Anderson, Mrs. Wayland.
Mrs. Iusk, Mrs. N. B. Green, Mrs H. Reid,
and A. NJ. Neese, some of the first settlers are
getting along to ripe old age, Mrs. knight is
80, Mrs, III. J. HusE Is So and Mrs. Wintsls'
is rs. The Marietta Hotel, Benson Roberts
Proprietor, two story frame building with 26
rooms was built on the Hotel lot in 1887. Moses
H Denmead had two story store house on the
vacant lot at the corner by Joe Elsas store,
Hiram Howard purchased it in 1889 and added
20 rooms, which was called the Howard House,
Jonathan Roberts Proprietor.
The house that Mrs. Calder now lives in was
rolled from the West side Of the Square from
about where the Messrs Kiser's and Boston g.
Hunts stores stand, portion Of VIM. Roots
house was moved in the SAME way and is part
Of the same building. The first Sabbath School
was a Union School organized in 1886, in the
old school house double log cabin that sto cd
in the rear of j. A. G. Anderson's Livery Sta
BILE David N, Simpson was Superintendent,
there was about 80 scholars in attendance.
The second party intewn was given by Jno.
G. Holland, every body attended, no aristocra-
cy then, it was an old fashioned candy pulling
and closed by trottng few old Virginia reels
The first framed Church built was the PRINT
tive Baptist, about the center of the Confederate
Cemetery, in 1888. Moses Denmond and Jo-
siah Massey were the first preachers. Of the
first substantial houses built, There are two left
now occupied respectively by ia. G. Ander-
son aud A. w. York.
The first estimate day on the w. & A. R. r.
was ON the 10th of April 1888, and the 10th of
each month thereafter. On those days every
body come to town, everybody had money and
everybody spent it, so the merchants made it
pay, money was plenty, all specie, no green
backs.
About these times the population increased
rapidly, the citizens were hardy, healthy and
intelligent, and made rapid progress in building
up the place, as our previous and future sketch
es will demonstrate s4
There was quite difference in boys in those
days and the present time, you could not see
boy under 10 years of age on the Public square
after dark, unless there WAS demonstration Of
some sort, and then he would be accompanied
by his parents and return home with them, if
they failed they were certain to catch thrash
ing We need some of those old fashioned
parents in our city now, what would young
America think if he had to stay at home at
nights