The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-06-22
MARIETTA FROM 1883 TO 1877
Interesting "reminiscences.
NO XII.


In 1859 Col. J. II. Clover built Cherokee
Hall with two large stores below ON the ground
where now stand the stores of Jas. p. Dobbs
and Cant J M Wilson. He also built large
warehouse fronting the railroad in rear of Capt
Wilson's store, portion of the ground now oc-
cupied by The Kennesaw House. In 1858 Dix
Fletcher built breakfast house, for passenger
trains, on the corner Of the same lot and 1854 he
added another story to the warehouse ibuilt by
Col Clever and cony erted that and the break
fast b ossse into the Fletcher House.
Josliua Welell, who now reside ii Campbell
county, was Mayor.of the city in 1853, and our
enterprisirg townsman Maj W T Winn was
Mayor in 1854, Aldermen, ii B Wallis, l N
Heggie, C G Boswic<, DIR A Cornell and two
others not recollected G II Elyes was elected
marshal aud resigned in May and Sam Walker
was appointed in his place.
In 1854 Cook & Bennett built three brick
store rooms two stories high, on tie corner now
occupied by J. Bennett, II Atk ihson and Gil
bert & Sessions. In the same year the Justices
of the Inferior Court, composed Of Col. M
Myers, ChefJustice, David Moore, N b Green,
N M Calder and Sidney Caruth, made arrange
ments to have new court house. Mayor w
Il Winn and City Council proposed to buy the
corner lot where the present court house stands
and the Inferior court agreed to move the old
court house, a large frame building from the
centre of the square and buld fine brick court
house on the corner aud donate to the city the
public square for a city park. The agreement
was. en- tered Into and.the Inferior Court simp,s
sdiatelv sold the old court 'h0nseto Ii Il Wallis
who Had it removed. fhe colitractto build tile
new court house was let to III Wallis for the
brickwork and Simpson & Granting for the
woodwork. To these proceedings the citizens
of the county made many and serious objec
tons. They said it would ruin the town TO
build Town Garden as they then called the
project They contendetl that they would
have 10 place to drive their wagons under the
large oak trees and eat their dinners and leave
their outfit while they done their trading, etc
But the enterprsing Inferior Court, then COM
posed Of Col NJ Myers, George Roberts, Il NJ
Kirkpatrick, S Lawrence and VIM Hamilton,
gave direction and tie goahead contractors
rushed the work fol ward and Cobb county
soon had one of the finest Court Houses in
Cherokee Georgia. -is tte
THE CITY PARK.
n Ii 1855, L. N. Heggie, May or and City Ooun
ell, let the contract 10 buEld he park feneek.to
McElfresh and Winn who went to work at
once aud blilt splendid fence. The council
soon had the ground prepared, the walks built,
grass and clover seed sown, etc, and soon Ma
rietta had a CITY Park that has been a credit.fo
the good taste and enterprise Of her citizens
eyer since. In Inc meantime this did, not suit
the country people. They became excited and
resolveslto tear il down; hey said they want
ed no town garden and did nDtintend 10 have
one and several Companies were fornied for This
purpose One company formed wag to meet on
sale day under an old chestnut tree in front of
the Howard House. make charge and,tear the
park fence down. Our old Sheriff and member
of the Legislature. Sam Maloney, was to lead
the party. They met according to agreement
and, Nc Watscll Simpson says, they hal alive
~ and exciting 'iimeofits Their only trouble
was to get leader. each one wanted the other
10 start and it was only through the influence
and persuasion of the old farmers and citizens
that they were induced to desst from putting
their plans into execution There were sever
al Farmers dissatisfied who said they never
would walk tlIronghtIie town garden and some
of them have kept their vow up to the present
time; one Of this number. was in our town on
election day for Convention and remarked hat
he never had passed through the park nor
never intended to, but be it said to the country
peoples honor and good taste that they soon
became satisfied that it was quite an improve
ment to the city. = 2 ? @4-e. = A.
From 1850 TO 1865 the following lawyers
moved to this city, Geo Lester, (now Judge
Of the Blue Ridge Circuit Wm Phillips, Clss
ID Phillips, Jno 0 Gartfell, J I Burkhalter and
L X Applng, all whom are still remaining here
except Il X Appng G c Winn read law I'M
der Mai w II Winn and was admitted in 1856.
J ID Waddell read law under Judge Irwin and
was admitted at Dallas and commenced prae-
tcing at Cedartown in 1855.
Tie following citizens still remain that NOV
ed here from 1850 to 1855: II NJ Hammeti, @
Il Gilbert, j NJ Wilson. Sanford G0rham, X i
Cason DR. T. NJ Allen, Col w Robertson, l. q
Mcclellan, I j Atkinson, II c Hames, Raphael
IIirsch. Dr. Stewart, DIR N NJ Cook, DIR N
Gober. DIR G Tennent and DIR & w Cleland
From 1850 to 1855 the following men Of med
icine moved here: DIR w T. Dunwody, DIR j
Stewart, DIR N NJ Cook, DIR .Jno Davis, DIR G
Tennent Dr. N N Gober, DR. G w Cleland Dr
A Council, DR. N NJ Campbell.
Cobb county was represented in the Legs
lature of 1853 by Judge Samuel Lawrence
| Senator, and Jno 0 Carried aud Alfred Maner
| REPRESENTATIVES III 1856 Thomas II Moore
was Senator, and Alfred Manner and S Brad
ford Representatives