The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1878-05-10
LOCAL LEAFLETS,

...ATTEND regular meeting OF Fire Co.
No. l at Council room to night.
Marietta Baptist Sunday School vii
picnic to Acworth Saturday May Is.
MIR. j. S. Clifton has returned to IL
in an improved state of health.
:. Rev DR. Miller, of Kentucky, will
preach in the Presbyterian Church mex
Sunday
Mrs. d. S. Anderson and Master Elmer
Anderson, of this city, returned from theil
visit to Gastonia, N. c., on the 4th inst
The young AYRSHIRE Bull-Arguylc-
for Sale. Apply TO
JAMES G. HUGHES.
MIR. A. NJ. Benson, an old and highly
esteemed citizen, died at his residence in
this county On Monday last.
..MARRIED--On the 9th inst. by Rev.
j. r. Sanges, Mr. J. c. Handy, ofSmyrna,
to Miss Mary V. Jones' ofthis city.
Mr.. j. F. Lindey and wife left for Hot
Springs, Ark, Thursday, TO be gone a
couple of months.
bishop Pierce filled his appointment at
the Methodist Church last Sunday and was
greeted by large audience.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton of the State will hold convention IN
Gainesyiip oo2n the Goth of June.
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...Ifsv DR.. Blake, of Florida, and Rev.
II. d. Moore. of Alabama, will preach at
the Methodist Church next Sunday.
I'VE regret to learn of the death of our
friend, Andy Simpson, formerly of this
place-which recently occurred from brain
fever while in Texas
MIR. A. w. York, of this city, left Oh
last Wednesday morning to attend the
Southern Baptist Convention, at Nashville,
| Tenn.
I'VE learn the meeting OF the Methodist
Dime Club which was to take place at Rev.
S. p. Richardson's to night (Friday,) has
been postponed.
The new Baptist Church at Big Shanty
will be ready for dedication very soon.
Rev. ]. r. Branham is to preach the ser
mon Notice of the time will be given.
Mr. W. S. Neal, one of the editors OF
the JOURNAL, left last Tuesday evening fol
Gainesville, to attend the Georgia Press
Convention, which met on Wednesday,
I'VE learn that the "clover mustard
story is incorrect in so far as it related to
Mr.. J. r. Winters, he having been more
fortunate in securing genuine seed
Fred Mansfield, Bose Waters and viii
Lewis come down with the ball players,
Wednesday. They brought the same old
faces they had in days gone by.
Our worthy marshal Mr.. John Bar
rett deserves much credit for the splendid
condition in which he has placed Atlanta,
Powder Springs and Roswell streets He
does his work thoroughly and well.
Mrs B. Schoenthall and her lovely
daughter, Miss Jennie, arrived home last
Tuesday morning, after Il soourn Of some
three weeks to their relatives and friends in
Baltimore
Mrs. J. E. Page is here on visit to her
relatives, accompanied by Misses Snoddy
and Drummond of Spartanburg S. c., and
Mrs Ella Chalk, nee Miss Page of Gastonia.
N. G.
1T is rumored that we are te
unusual increase of summer visitors q
season. About twenty families expect to
visit us from Florida alone, besides the usu-
al number from other states.
...To-morrow our city will be lively.
The Y. NJ. L. A, of Atlanta are going to
picnic here According to the Constitution
there will be fully one thousand excursion
lists.
...MARRIED-On the evening of the 9th
inst. at the residence of Mr.. James Green,
by Rev. John r. Sanges, Mr.. w. r. Ora
ham of Dallas. Ga, to Miss NJ. NJ. Barr, Of
this place.
Only half fare will be charged those
who attend the Sunday School Convention
at the Big Shanty on Saturday the 18th in
slant. Rev w. G. e. Cunningham, ID. d.,
of Nashville, will address the convention on
the occasion.
Mr.. B. J. Handy land produces well.
He brought some of the longest, slimmest
saplins to town the other day we ever saw.
Some of them were about forty five feet
LONG, and were to be used at Mr.. Whitlock' S
new building
The large hall Of the Marietta Female
College is being rapidly finished, and when
completed will be the largest and most
beautiful in the city Professor Lynes de-
serves great credit for his energy in this di-
rection.
4 STRAWBERRY FEsTIVAL.-O Friday
night May 10th, the Calliopean Society will
have an ice cream and Strawberry festival
at the Female College The amusements
of the evening will close with dance in
the commodious hall of the College Adj
mission 10 cents supper extra.
AT the concert rendered to the Baptist
Convention in LaGrange recently, Miss
Sallie Cox, daughter of the President of the
Southern Female College, rendered de-
lightful piece of music composed by her for
the occasion and dedicated to the Conven-
ton.
ITO the citizens of Marietta and the
| "Chucks' club we desire to return our sin
cere thanks for the cordial treatment we re
ceived during our stay here, and assure
them they will always be remembered with
pleasure by the plug ugly club of Cleve-
! land Tenn.
w. NJ. CATE, Captain. 4.
| We learn that Mcssrs. J. II. Ruff and
| [ u L o,rn l:illnd n n,nccacin snake at Con.