The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-03-23
LOCAL LEAFLETS.

day. See table in another column.
Communications are inserted without our
endorsement of their sentiments.
The Silver Cornet Band was out serenad-
ing last Thursday night week.
A LETTER addressed to Mrs. Emma
Rodgers, Marietta, Ga. is held for postage in
Griffin post office.
Our young friends, A. I. Branham and
jams Dobbs left last Thursday week, we
learn for-we don't know where.
NEWT. Benson, of Cherokee county. with
his beautiful animal. "Blue Hawk" was in
town last Tuesday.
-TnE beautiful weather has given favor
able opportunity for the ladies TO be seen On
our streets.
Our esteemed young friend, A. S. Clay,
left town in a buggy last Saturday week, the
horse runaway aud smashed the buggy to
pieces Fortunately he escaped unhurt.
SEVERAL short persons are now 'roosting"
nightly on sacks of Abbott & Gilbert's guano,
to see if it will not extend them in sudden
growth to the statue of giants.
THE residence of Mr.. j. N. Walker that
was burned last week We learn from Mr.. Groves,
had $3.50 insurance on the building and con-
tents.
Our correspondents must not forget the
objects of allowing our columns to be used.
We want neacs items from their different local
tiles in which the general reader is interested.
WE had pleasant call from Mr. Collins,
of Acworth, last Monday, an old knight of the
"sticl aud rule" but now manipulation Of the
"tape and yard stick" in Capt. Smith Lemons
store.
L. S. Northcutt our popular merchant has
Just received new and beautiful stock offspring
and summer dry goods of the latest styles. He
always selects the best and you can do no bet
ter than to call and see him when you want to
make your purchases.
"A COUPLE OF mules runaway with wag
on last Thursday evening week, on Atlanta
street, stopping in front of our Office The
wagon was wrecked and the coored driver in
jured.
OUR esteemed merchant N. G. Ggnlliat is
now receiving a splendid stock of spring and
summer dry goods, ready made clothing, &c
Which you can depend upon as being of the
latest and best styles and of excellent qualities
Call and see him.
-DoN'T FoRGET-That the Journal Office
can have your book binding done in the neatest
style, cheaper than you can get it done any
where Magazines, music. pamphlets, papers,
or anything of the kind, bound to order. in |
Board, Sheep Skin. and Morocco. Leave us
your work. Prices given on application.
Mn. Joseph Elsas is receiving .nsw sup |
ply of dry goods for the spring and summer
trade. Keenly alive to the wants of the people, |
he always keeps the best and sells as cheap as
any one. In his new, neat and well arranged |
store you will always find him ready to wait |
on you.
Mr.. J. Spilman has just opened a livery |
stable, on Atlanta street, near Green & Bark |
ers blacksmith shop, whers he has arranged |
everything suitable for his purpose, ample room,
good stalls, all convenient and well adapted
He has fine horses and elegant buggiss which |
lie offers to the travelling public at reduced |
rates. Read advertisement in this issue.
ONE of the liyest and most reliable bust |
ness firms in this town is that of Winters & |
Whtlock, dealers in fertilizers and provisions
They do an extensive business, always giving |
value received for every dollar they get. 1t is
always matter of pride and congratuaton
with us to see our citizens do well and success
crown their labors.
THE lecture of Prof. Lynes, at the court
House last Tuesday night, was well attended
by our citizeus The Theory and Progress of
of Education, was the subject of the discourse.
1t was very learned production, admirably
and treated. 1t took a practical
common senses view of the education of youth,
combatted successfully the idea of isolation, and
adv coated contact with the busy world, where
clash of mind would prove an incentive to de
yelopment and acquisition. Our citizens were
well pleased with the lecture in all its interest
ing details.
EXPLOSIONS! yes, sir, explosions-they
will happen in the best of regulated bachelor
rooms as well as the cosy domestic apartment
of the married couple. You Just as well put
no with these things, but the Marietta young
man who built fire in his stove the other
Ill; - itsa1c
in fving pieces towards the upper plastering of
his room. accompanied with loud noise, as if
a meteor had exploded, felt afterwards as he
crawled out from mass of plastering. hot iron,
wood. cndsrs and ashes, that he could whip
the young man out of his inventive ingenuity
for irving to convert his stove into a "Keeley
motor" He says stoves are no place to put
powder in nohow. He bought new suit OF
clothes the next day and had the grand jury
puzzled as to what kind of an indictment they
should find against the incsndiary stove.
COBB Superior Court is still i'll session.
Judge Lesteris dispatching business right along
The following gentlemen compose the Grand
Jury for the second week:
John G. Campbell, Foreman. P. t. Ham
by. Clerk, Thomas A. Gober, William c. Ste
phens, John W. Ruff, John H. Cooper, Judge
P. Bowie, Dempsey S. Blackwell, William W.
Wells, Washington G. Green, George K. Gilbert,
James L. Anderson, James P. Dobbs Andrew |
J. Chene, Baron D Stansell, Elijah N. Rags |
dale George NJ. McElwreath, james S. Kemp.
John N. Mayes, Uriah Matthews, Nathaniel H |
Humphries, Alfred o. Toleson.
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