The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-06-29
FROM 1888 TO 1877
y Interesting "reminiscences.
NO. XII.


picked up few more items. The citizens Of
Marietta from lSJ0 to 1855 had prosperous and
lively times for,all branches 3ot business. Bus
ness men and new Corners moved in very rap
idly. Store houses anil dwellings sprung up
as if by magic. The county was fast settling
up with industrious citizens and everything in
and around the place flourislied and it soon be-
cams city.
In 1853 Col. j. ii. Glover let the contract to
put up the necessary buildings to open the
largest steam tan yard IN Cherokee Georgia at
GIover's grove. The smoke stack, one of Sher-
mans monuments is stll standing, At the
same time he had built large brick depot for
leather and store rooms with shoe shops above,
on the corner where I.ssls AudersOp's livery
stable stands. The leather and shoeswere sold
over the Southern States and shipped to New
York, Philadelphia and Baltimore. This es-
tablshment was quite benefit to the mer-
chants. 1t gave employment to large num-
Der of hands. Col. Glover paid them regularly
and they spent their money here. They did
not lose aday and pay Railroad fare to go to
Atlanta to trade. In those days our town was
all hustle and business. Almost everybody
traded at home everybody was busy, every
body prospered everybody attended to their
own business, nearly everybody paid cash tor
what they bought, consequently everybody had
money and spent it in those good old times
Business houses two Of a kind then done well
an competition hurt no one, but quite different
now.
We have heretofore made mention of several
store houses erected on the square but will try
to describe the blocks of buildings and tn, ir To-
cation up to the first fire on the square in 1855.
On the north side where stand the st ores of Joe
Elsas, Marietta Savings Bank, Mrs, Ander-
son, Mrs Castle and Mrs. Schoenthall, there
stood the Howard House aud Howard Row.
On the next block, were the stores of William
Root, L A Simpson, Isaac Mcconnell and w p
Young The Misses Smith iii 1851 contracted
and had built two story brick block of six
stores similar to the store rooms now occupied
by VIM Root, r Hisseh, Northcutt &. .Lindley,
Wade White, Norman Gignilliat, and Luke S
Northcutt The store houses occupied by M Il
Lyon, Guyton & Greer, and Haley Bros, We're
the same size and style as at present. Sewels
corner was built by Isaac Sewell in 1851.
The stores occupied by l. Bennett, L At
kinson and Gilbert u Sessions, were hoticed
last week. The stores on the ground where
Gus Barrett, r Fl Marchman and Pos Gilbert
1 Al al, cio Ian
building with three store rooms.
The court house fine brick building and a
one story frame store house on McCutcheons
corner, and one story frame house with
plaza in front, covered the court house block.
At Stripling's corner, VIM Delk built two
story brick house in 1851. The blacksmith
shop and wocdshop of Green. Barker IL Man
nuing, was then 3 two story brick building,
owned by Elisha Knight. Where j. Spill
MANS livery stable is, was a nice dwelling own
ed by r w MCGOWAN, who also had brick
woodshop on the same lot.
On the hotel lot was the Marietta Hotel and
store house. The block on which stands Ma
sonic Hall. John Fl Cooper, A Neese and w
L Cooper's stores, was block of wooden build
ings occupied as store rooms. In 1861, Pat
Anderson built on his corner the brick build
ing now standing. it might be teisned fire proof
as has withstood two fires on ihenorll and east
sides A two story brick building with two
store rooms covered the ground occupied by
Anderson Il Heggie and d I McCatchy, and
was nearly the same style as present block.
On the ground where Daniel & Co and An
drew Rogers barber shop stands, there was
two story brick store room, ill., shop above
On the corner now the store rooms of Captain
Wilson and Jim Dobbs, was Cherokee Hall, a
fine brick building. sd
The block now the stores IL DR. B R Strong,
w Kiser & Co., Boston &ALfunt, A G Heg-
gle, and L c Mcclellan, vas row oftwo story
frame buildings with one ste room in each
building with sleeping room pops, etc. above.
Judge Geo Rice, of Gairi bad a one
story law office where ice cream,
saloon stands On the cord where Mrs. G c
Brumby's millinery store is was "Colonade
Place." long two story frame building run
ming to Winters g. WnitIock 8 warehouse, with
three store rooms adjoining il on the ground
where Merryman's store stands and the
lumber shed there was two story brick build
ing with three store rooms called the Snder
Block.
As we have given list Of cergymen, law
yers doctors and schael teachers, we will next
give the Judges Of Superior Court and Solicit
tors. Jno. w. Hooper was Judge Of Cherokee
Circuit and VIM Ezzard Solicitor in 1872
In 1888 Coweta Circuit was organized by the
the Legislature and Cobb county included in
the circuit Hiram Warnerwas elected Judge
by the Legislature ard Kinchen HARRISON, So.
licitor They served until 1889, and VIM Ez-
zard was elected Judge by the Legislature land
Noel d Knight Solicitor. They served until
1913, when f Y Hill was elected Judge and A
C Ferrel, Solicitor. and in 1847 Mr.. Tidwell
was elected Solicitor. Judge Hill served until
1851. In that year the Legislature organized
the Blue Ridge Circuit and David Irwin was
elected Judge and d Chisolm, Solicitor -
They served until 1855. In that year the Leg
islature changed the election Of Judge and So
licitor from the Legislature to the people. At
the first election Joseph i Brown was elected
Judge, and WIN Phillips, Solicitor. In 1857
Judge Brown was elected Governor and resign
ed the JndgesLip, whereupon Geo d Rice (lhen
of Marietta now Judge Of the Western CircuiD
was appointed. He served GU. this term and
was elected in 1861 and VIM Phillips re elect
ed Solicitor
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