The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1878-07-11

with her presence once more.
lover $50 tickets were sold at this place
on the 4th of July to go to Atlanta. The
trains leaving here were jammed.
'...Couldn't We organize a rifle team here
There is plenty of good material and some
excellent marksmen in our city.
IA postal card from gentleman in Car
tersville, says Lester and FELTON, will discuss
together in that place today, Thursday. }
LICE CREAM and Soda Water at Hirsch S
of the most delicious kind Call and get a
supply.
cadets Johnnie Gartrell and Johnnie
Sibley, ofthe Dahlonega College are home
again.
THE FELTON, men are turning over to
Lester in great numbers Not that they
love FELTON, less, but Lester more.
Mr.. w. NJ. York, fireman of Kennesaw
Mills, had his left had crushed in the ma
chinery last Saturday.
Mr. J. N. Hardage on last Tuesday kill
ed an eagle near Delk pond, which meas
ured five feet from tip to tip of each wing.
LAT conference of the Baptist Church
last Sunday, Rev, Frank johnson was re-
elected pastor.
BARROW County has had the Congress
man for sixteen years. Will the people
make it eighteen, or give it to Cobb county
one time?
Mrs. A. Basler and little son. and her
beautiful daughter, Miss Carrie Basler, of
Savannah, are visiting Mrs. r. ]. T. Agri
cola of this place.
...Messrs. Ruede & Green have removed
their watch and jewelry business to the
North side of the square in building form
crly occupied by Mrs Castles.
For THE CAMPATeN.-The Marietta
journal will be sent during the campaign
for fifty cents cash. Send in your subscrip-
tions.
Capt Lynes, of the Marietta Rifiemen,
was invited to drill with the Gate City
Guards and went down on the 4th in full
uniform.
"A Pound Party will be given by the
Pupils of the Marietta High School on Fri
day evening, July 18th at the residence of
Mr.. V. E. Manget.
The Griffin Fire Company No. 1. are
not content with their defeat in Atlanta, on
the 4th., and rumor has it that they desire
single contest with our fircmen soon, and
will issue a challenge accordingly.
THE Laurel Mills, of Roswell, have an
advertisement in this ISSUE which speaks for
itself 1t is reliable and deserving, and the
public could not patronize factory that
would give better satisfaction in every way.
JUDGE LESTER is expected home next
Saturday night, AID his friends are arrang-
ing for grand reception. Let every one
be at the 10 o'clock train Saturday night
and give the hero of the 18th congressional
District rousing welcome.
The Gainesville Express is revived.
1t comes to us under the management of
Frank p Gray and T. E. Hamburg. Both
of these gentlemen have ability to make q
good paper and deserve success. The issue
before us gives evidence of competent man
agement. Our friend, Wikle one of the
best printers in the State, we are glad to
know has charge of the mechanical depart
ment of the paper We wish them album
dant success. The paper supports Lester.
..THE Marietta Fire Company were vic
torious in the contest Of reels in Atlanta on
the fourth. thereby winning the $1,000
prize over all their competitors. 1t was
promptly paid to them and is now in their
Treasury. The time was 46s seconds !;
none the other companies coming under 30.
Firemcn from different cities in this State
and South were present. and everything
passed off pleasantly. Wehave one of the
best companies in the South, and by proper
encouragement and development will soon
become quite noted one among firemen.
"A RECENT Northern paper gave quite
a glowing account Of youthful telegraph
operator in one of their cities, whose expert
ence and practice for one so young was
highly commendable. But as our own
Banner County"-Cobb-is hard to beat,
we would call attention to the fact that we
can really produce one who is even beyond
the other operator Master Mansfield York,
the little son Of our esteemed citizen, Mr..
A. W. York, has been in his fathers office
at this place for sometime, and while he IS
under the direct supervision OF his father
who sees that all business is perfect, yet this
youthful scion of telegraphy daily SENDS
and receives numbers of messages, simply
by sound only listening to the monoto-
nous click of the machine as its words are
formed, and transferring them himself TO pa
per in neat and legible hand He aids in
the express business Ialso, and the book
keeping of the office and he is hardly ttcelee
gears Of age! If there is any other point
you wish to compete with Cobb county in,
please-telegraph us.
The following is the programme OF
Little River High School July 21st, Com
mencement sermon by Rev. w. II. FELTON,
at Il o clock a. m. Monday 22d, Examin-
alton of Glasses. July 23d, Exhibition by