The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1878-06-27
LOCAL LEAFLETS.

visiting Miss Kate :. VIM ofthis place.
Col J. o. Waddell of Ce,Lartown was
in the city Tuesday.
DIR. Foster. of Dallas. WAS over to see
Us Friday,
Mr.. Robt- Nesbit and family, arrived in
the city Thursday
...LosT--a gold cuff button Finder will
please leave it AZ this office.
Prof Nichols will open his dancing
school soon.
...Hou James R. Brown and Col Carey
W Styles were in the city Tuesday.
An clubhouse. on the premises of Dr.
Barrows. wa. accidentally burned on sun
day evening.
Don't forget to attend Laila tonight, AZ
College Hall. 1t is one Of the finest musical
entertainments ever gotten up.
Mr.. James Loyds wife died suddenly
in Atlanta, Friday. Her remains were
brought to this county for interment.
Rev. J. L. Rogers, OF Atlanta, will
preach in the Presbyterian Church next
Sunday morning and night.
...NRs. Julia DuPre, after d pleasant
visit to her relatives in this place, returned
to her home in Gainesville, last Thursday
Mr.. R. G. Hill, formerly Of this county,
died in Louisville, Tenn, last Sunday, the
23d inst.
..SARDrs Big shanty and WiIIeo Dots,
and part Of Town Talk are unavoidably
crowded out Of this issus.
Walter Atkinson. page In the l. 5.
Senate. returned to his home in this place
last Tuesday.
Mr.. J. Y. Alexander of this county,
sends Us his first cotton bloom, on the both
inst.
Congressman Bell, of the Ninth Dis
trict, on his way home from Washington,
stopped in Marietta, Friday evening with
the family of Judge Lester
Mr.. John W Hill, we notice, has had
/ new side walk placed in front of his three
store buildings on the west side of the
Square, for which he deserves credit
Gone, show your charity, by attend
Ing Laila Thursday night, At College Mu
sic Hall
We are requested to state that DR.. VIM
Fl. FELTON, win address the citizens of Cobb
county on Tuesday July 2d, at Il clock NJ
at the court house
Nh Elisha Cochran, aged 81 years,
was found dead in his bed at his home :
miles from Marietta, on last Tuesday morn
ing. He was well known and esteemed.
Rev. H. J. Adams, will by request,
preach at Ebeuezer Church next Sunday
morning Rev Mr. Manget will preach at
the Methodist Church Sunday morning and
Mr.. Adams at night.
Marietta was visited by two colored
military companies from Atlanta last Sat
urday They paraded the streets headed
by brass band. and went through the evo-
lutions Of drill with great pomp.
REDUCED admission TO -.Laila' ale Of
fered to families where more than one desire
to attend See programme
Mr.. Walter Reynolds, while out riding
Tuesday evening, passed thresher in oper-
alton at Nj W J. MeClatchy's near town
and the horse took fright and threw MI
Reynolds, brufsing him severely.
We had the pleasure OF meeting Col H
H. Jones Of the Macon Telegraph and Mes
senger, who was in attendance upon the ex-
ercises Of the Female College, Tuesday
night.
Remember, Mrs 5. E Mullins opens q
public school for boys and girls at her resi-
dence on CassvfTIe street, July 1st. Send
your children promptly on the opening Of
the school. She IS competent and will give
abstraction
Rev. F. c. Johnson has accepted the
invitation to preach the commencement ser
mon Of the Agricultural College in Dahlon
ega on Sunday next Rev. DR.. SPalding Of
Atlanta will preach at the Baptist Church
here on that day.
Risen Star Lodge, G. [. O. Of o. +,
e,}Loreef. celebrated their sixth anniversary
last Monday. They marched around the
streets, headed by L band Of music A
lodge from Atlanta was present and address
es were delivered.
Mr. C. c. VIM showed US some stalks
Of cotton killed by lightning During the
recent storm, lightning struck field Of cot
ton On the farm Of Dr. Elliott. which killed
the cotton growing on i piece Of ground one
hundred feet Iougand forty feet wide. And
what seems strange the cotton in rows sur-
rounding this blighted spot is growing beau
fully.
THE College building when completed
in all its exterior and interior appointments
will be an ornament to our little city and
We hope our citizens will encourage the ef-
forts of Profs- Lyues and Clark by attending
the entertainments that are given from time
10 time for the eousummatioa Of this object
LAST Thursday, Miss Drummond and
Miss Mamie Snoddy, Of Spartanburg, ; {,
who have been spending some weeks in our
citv. the guest ofMrs- D. ;. Anderson, left
for their home, Master Dan Anderson ac-
eompanying them. Mr. James Z Page
and family, and Miss Christy Waddell- also
returned the same day 10 their homes in
Gastonia y. C.
SMALL beginnings make big endings
WIS evidenced by the planting Of one grain
Of wheat By Mrs Nancy Woodward, OF this
place From this stalk Of wheat she last
year gathered fifty eight grains Last fan
she planted all Of these grains in drills in
her garden, each grain about three inches
apart Last week she harvested her crop