The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-05-25
MARIETTA FROM 1888 TO 1877.
Interesting "reminiscences.

| Ihe nist chllu born IN Marieta WAs VVy,
Mrs. Cupp was its mother The first depot
was built where the present depot stands,
there was track placed through it on the east
side SO the trains could run through. and there
was large doors at each end which were closed
as soon as the trains left. The railroad men
were determined the freight should be kept
dry The wood and water station were ad-
joining the depot. Lightwood was used alto
| ge,her at that time. 1t made good kindling
for some of the citizens which soon caused its
removal.
The first brick store houss was builsby Rcbt
Lemons of Screamersyile, onihe lot where An
drew and Frank Rogers barbss shop is. The
first block of stores was the Howard Row, two
by Hiram Howard. on the lots now the block
of stores occupied respectively by Jos. Elsas
Savings Bank, Mrs Anderson, Mrs. Castles
and Mrs. Schoenthal. The front of this block
was built of solid blocks of granite was quarried
aud hauled in wagons from Kennesaw noun
tain.
Cherokee Lodge. No. 8, l. O. o. +. was Or
ganized in the hall Of Towards row on Sept
18th, 1874. The charter members were t. r.
Huson, Hiram Howard, A. B. Hazard, w. H.
Graham and N. NJ. Calder. Mrs. Calder in
forms your contributor that Mr.. A. B. Hazard
has lately inherited over one million dollars in
England. 1t is to be hoped that when he gets
in possession Of so large an amount that he will
express few thousand to Mrs. Calder.
In 1914, Marietta had q lively time during
the Presidential campaign. The Democrats
and wings run things at a rapid rate. The
Democrats had high liberty pole put up about
where the cistern on the south west corner of
square stands, and had U. S. fiagl(wi,h Polk,
Dallas and Texas embazoned on its folds) run
up. The Wings Immediately went to work
and got out liberty pole about 20 feet longer
and put it up about where the cistern on the
North west corner of the square is placed -
They run up large U. S. flag with Clay and
Frelinghuysen Haunting to the breeze. During
the campaign the Democratic gave large bar
becue on the lot where L. J. Atkinson now re-
sides. They had plenty to supply the thou
sands in attendance All the adjoining coun-
ties sent in large delegations with their banners
flying, singing campaign songs, playing of
flies, batting drums, etc. Nearly every person
in the procession carried polk stalk, and
shouted for Polk, Dallas and Texas. The
Wings were not to be outdone They had a
lively and glorious time of it. One of their
campaign songs run thus:
'The moon was shining silver bright
The stars with glory crowned the night,
High on limb that same old coon
Was singing to himself this tune,
Get out the way, you are all unlucky
Clear the track for old Kentucky"
This meant Henry Clay, of Kentucky, the
Wing candidate for President. The Wings |
accused the Democrats of assembling onmasse
and eating up their barbecue. The Wings in
the procession had Clay marked on their hats.
But Polk, Dallas and Texas won the day.
We will now try and give the progress of the
newspaper business in our city from the first
up to the late unpeasantness. The first news
paper published between the Chattahoochee
and the Tennessee rivers was the Georgia |
Pioneer, printed at Cassvle and edited by Mr.. |
Hood The second paper was published in
Marietta in the spring Of 1843, bore the CLASH
cal name Of "Hellicon," Wing Journal and
edited by w. Fl. Dunn. an East Tennessean.
The Office was in the house new occupied by
Alban and Willie Gilbert. The next editor
was Belah Benton. He was succeeded by G.
w. Hancock, now editor of the Americas Re-
publican. Afterwards DIR. J. B. Randall, his
father-n law, became editor, Mr.. Hancock still
remaining proprietor.s'A. P. Burr was the next
editor. About 1850 the name of Helicon was
dropped and Constitutional Union adopted
Augustus Chester, brother of our late highly
esteemed citizen, DR.. N. L. Chester. He was
succeeded by R. M. Goodman. A few months
after the establishment of the Helicon, the |
Cherokee Advocate made its appearance, Aug. |
18th, l943, N. NJ. Calder, editor and proprie-
tor. Mrs. Calder has shown us the first copy |
struck from the press. 1t was Democratic in |
politics, as opposed to the Wing party of that
day. The Office was in q two story frame |
building standing about where A N Neese has
a store. The next editor was r N Goodman, |
who was succeeded by VIM H Hunt, who was
in turn succeeded by r ii Goodman. Next |
came the Georgian and Democrat, Tolleson e. |
Gossett editors, followed by j A Tolleson.-
Next the Marietta Patriot, Il Mills first edi-
tor succeeded by B. A. Grist, brother of Mike
Grist) next the Masonic Signet and Journal,
Mitchell and Lawrence, editors, Samuel Law
renee next assumed editorial control, next came
the Advertiser by Jas B Lawrence. (brothsr Of
DeTrevile Lawrenca,) next came the Kenne
saw Gem, Rev Mr. Roberts editor, and then the
Marietta Statesman, Grst & Williams, editors,
and last but not least the young men of the city
published the following papers semi occasional
ly: The Jaw-hawker, the Rib. Digger, the |
Regulator, and Broad Axe. These last served
their day aud purpose, and then died without
groan from themselves or grief from others,
nobody dropping natural tears over their early |
fate and fall. When Sherman passed Kenne-
saw and swept by Marietta the newspaper bus |
mess ceased to pay and the editors sought more |
congenial locality, some melted their type into
bullets and went to the front and others retired
to the rear. The Statesman having been |
merged into the Advocate, that paper was do
ing lively business under Winn & Grist, but
Shermans bummers came along and it and the J
Chattanooga Rebel, published here at that time |
were compelled to get out of s,he way-the
Advocate was shipped to Columbus and was |
lost, and the Rebel was knocke ed into pi in the |
streets Of Selma, Ala, by the Federal soldiers.
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