The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-06-08
MARIETTA FROM 1888 TO 1877.



Next the names Of all the Lawyers Doctors
and members of the Legislature that we can
gather up TO 1885, Lawyers; FL. 5. Foote,
w. M, Harper, JOS. Gault, Geo. d. Rice, Geo.
ID. Anderson, A. N. Simpson, d. Irwin, w. l..
Winn, N. b. Knight. A. J. Hansel, G. J. Nc
donald, N. b. Green, Jno. G. Burch, M. j.
Irwin, and j. Nj. Edge. Doctors; N l.. Ches-
ter, DR.. Dckerson, Geo. B. Maddox, Moore
Ballinaer L N. Burge, Thos. II. Dawson, and
M. G. Slaughter Members Of Legislature; j.
r. Brooks, VIM. Harris, VIM. Guess, VIM.
Green, Joe Morris, Geo. d. Anderson, Garrett
Gray. Rueben Latimer, Edward Mays, Craw-
ford Tucker, Clarke Howell, S. N. Maloney,
Jno. S. Anderson, aud Vim. Echols.
! Mrs Woodland has spinning wheel that she
purchased from the Indians, and says she can
spin more now that some Of the girls. OF the
old Tailors there remains B. Pilgrim and
Thos A. Burroughs.
Jno. NJ Walker of Marietta settlement open
ed the first Saddle and Harness shop, in ls47,
ON the lot where Sewelrs Livery Stable stands
| ]. j. Northcutt built two story frame build
ing on the corner now occupied by l.. c. Nc
Lellan and opened stock Of dry goods in l847.
| On the 4th day of July 1S4S Humphrey and
| Thos Reid opened the first carriage and har-
ness shop, on the lot where Moore Green resides
in rear of the Jail, they put up the first buggy
ever made in town. for DIR. l.. N. Burge; on
the first of January 1a49 they moved their shop
on the lot on which stands the Carriage Manu-
factory of Reid & Gramblirg. Cook & Ben
net built two story frame building on the lot
where the store house stands lately occupied by
L. S. Northcutt, and opened a general stock of
of merchandise, they also opened Tan Yard
| ON the branch above A. HowelPs Mill and Gin
| House.
Dix Fletcher moved llsre from Savannah and
| opened the Howard House on the goth Of Au-
gust 1649; be has his old Hotel register in
possession yet.
| In 1o48 the Sons of Temperance organized a
division in the hall of a two story frame build
| ing that stood on the corner, now DR.. Strong's
Drug Store. Fl. Reid assisted in the organiza
ton Of the division, they flourshed and soon
had over 100 members In 1S49 Nathaniel
Hawthorn joined the orasss he being Bar
Keeper it was proposed to take upa collection
and pay for his stock of liquors, roll them out
on the square and burn them, the necessary
anrount being raised, the barrels and kegs were
rolled out, the heads knocked in, and their con-
tents turned out and the liquid stream set on
fire, it made quite all illumination and produc-
ed good effect for the canse ofTemperance.
The Presidential campaign of 1913, was full
of excitement, Cass & Butler were the Demo-
cratic, and Taylor and Fillmore the Wing can
ddates. The Wings carried the election and
our citizens had jubilee over it, they had a
grand torch light procession. Humphrey Reid
says old man Wisdom was three days hauling
| igltwood Col. A. Alden was Marshal, there
was large turn out of the citizens, in the pro-
cession there were many transparencies. the
largest had coon fastened on top of it they at
tempted to raise large balloon but failed,
everything passed off quiet, both parties enjoy
| ed the sport.
Mr.. A. ID. Ruede is the Oldest member of the
VI f. ~ "A NlihOHS III
OF the old citizens that moved here from 1845
| to 1850, the following are left: II. Reid W. B.
| Pilgrim, w. f. Groves, J. r. Sanges, L. Ben
nett j. j. Northcutt, L. s. Northcutt, Dix
Fletcher, Henry White. J. A. Toleson, and
Jno d. White.
In 1843 and 40 Col. Alden and his daughter
were teaching school at the Male and Female
Academies, during these years the boys and
| girls now and then had lively time. The
boys would give party at the Female Acade-
my, and then the girls would give one, they had
old fashion plays, &C., no dancing-but still
| they all enjoyed themselves.
We are now up to 1850 and find that very
few of the old settlers are now living, having
! passed from earth, they now sleep with their
fathers. The houses they built and dedicated
| echo to the footsteps of others, the grounds
they cleared are cultivated by others, the cher
ished plans they put ON foot have sunk to dust
with the brain that conceived them, and the
places that then knew them now know them
no more, and in short Thile the same will have
been said of the remaining old citizens.
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