The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-25
LOCAL LEAFLETS.

OUR esteemed young friend, Joe Coryeii,
of Macon, is on visit to his old home.
A HEAVY rain storm visited this section
last Sunday evening. In the country trees
and fences were blown down.
-Alva C. Rooney is now travelling agent
for the DrKalb county News, very sprightly
paper.
-DIEp.-Mrs, John r. Wilder died at her
residence near this place on last Tuesday even
ing.
-GRN. Phillips and Mr.. E. A. Withers left
Wednesday on a trip along the Marietta and
North Georgia Railroad.
DROPPED DEAD.--We learn that negro
man, very aged, dropped dead while sitting in
chair. yesterday morning, at house near Mai.
Winn's residence.
THERE are two colored men in Cobb coun-
ty worth from four to five thousand dollars
each, and they have made it farming since the
war.
A SNAKE, of the coach-whip species, was
killed by Alban and Willie Gilbert, at their
residence. under the door steps, last Monday.
1t measured six feet and four inches.
A vinegar face man was in Town the other
day and wanted to know who was elected
President Hayes or Grant, If he had been
reader of the JOURNAL he would have known
that neither was elected Tilden is the man.
THE prospect for an abundant nit crop
never was better. The fruit trees of every
kind everywhere are literally loaded, and as
the season is now too far advanced to be injured
by cold, we may consider the crop safe
"A SERIES Of meetings are being held at
the Methodist church in this place, conducted
by Revs. Glenn, Arnold and Branham. Our
town needs a revival of religion and there can
be no more auspicious time than the present
Let our good people attend these services
and work to secure so desirable an object.
We are now doing job work lat great re-
duction. cheaper and in superior style than
it can be done elsewhere. Examine our speci-
mems and get our prices.
HALF the men who talk as glibly on the
Constitutional Convention question as an aver
age candidate for Office, don't know as much
about what they really want as the man in the
moon--DeKal5 Neaes. Well, then, Garter,
you should quit having so much to say about
it.
THE sermon by Bishop Beckwith Sunday
night on the evil of Intemperance was powerful
in argument and frightful in detail as swell as
eloquent in presentation. St. james Church
was crowded with an attentive congregation.
The sermon will have wholesome influence in
behalf of temperance.
THE copper mine, two or three miles from
town, on preacher Aliens farm, is being work
ed daily, with what success we do not know
Capt. Cooley and Mr.. Rogers, two experience
ed miners, arrived last week and have it in
charge Col Tyson, Baltimore millionaire,
furnishes the capital to develop the mine. He
will visit this place in few days.
IT. A. BURROUGHS, fashionable tailor, can
be found upstairs, Freyers brick building,
South side Of the public square, where he is
nicely fixed up and prepared to do all kinds of
work in his. line, such as cutting. making and
cleaning clothes in the best style and as cheap
as it can done anywhere. Call and see for
yourself
THE Ladies of the Memorial Association
are requested to meet in Masonic Building on
Wednesday Both inst, at ST o'clock P. M It
is earnestly requested that all attend that aye
interested as business Of Importance will be
brought before them.
MRS. C. A. VIM, President
Ladies Memorial Association.
-WITHERs' Iron Foundry is advertised in
another column. Mr. Wthers has recently |
built new houses and placed in them new ma
chiuery Of the most improved make. He is
better prepared now than ever to tuin out work
in his line to meet the wants of this section Of
Georgia. Being practical and skilled m4-
chinist, his work gives the utmost satisfaction.
His sorghum cane mill is said to be superior to
Northern make, which he can furnish from $24
to $45 each. All kinds of mill machinery made
to order. Home enterprises should always
have the preference, and he does work as cheap
and well, he should have your encourage
ment and patronage. Read his advertisement
and send your orders right along and they will
be promptly attended to.