The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1879-04-24
LOCAL LEAFLETS.

4 All thugs arc new, the buds, the leaves,
That gid the elm trees nodding crest
! And even the nest beneath the caves
| There are no birds in last years nest.
Visitors are pouring in.
The 'small fries are cancelling their
engagements.
Mule flesh is being pretty extensively
engaged in.
The wheat and oat crops are looking
fine.
Listen now to hear people cry out,
'Ain't it hot"
IF you want clock warranted to keep
good time, go TO Lindley Barnes
Mr. Thomas Freeman has returned
from Texas.
| The narrow gauge engine jumped the
track at the depot last Tuesday.
The first Of May is not far distant, then
look out for May parties picnics, etc.
...DrummeFs still persist in disturbing the
quietude of our merchants.
The flowers and dollhouse plants are
being caressingly handled by the florist.
The expected excursionist from Canton
did not come down last Sunday.
Mr.. Bayliss Carnes is building a fine
house for Mr.. r J. Hightower at Smyrna.
The old setting hens" are being
brought in and sold as spring chickens.
Roswell Manufacturing Company are
receiving new machinery.
...Several new show cases are TO be seen
/ on the counters of our enterprising meroh-
ants
Mr. A. W. York is Il delegate in atten-
dance upon the Baptist Convention at Col
umbus.
s...JUsT received Scroll Saving Machines
and fixtures at Nichols & Testers Variety
store
Mr.. Wilton Carpenter and Mansfield
York are running the Express and Telegraph
office during Mr.. York's absence.
| There is soon to be a marriage in our
usually quiet city, or else some one will lose
five dollar pair of shoes
...As yet no base ball club has been or
ganized. Several expected TO soon enter
the field
I'VE fear the recent cold snap of weather
has stunted the vegetables also the far
mers crops.
"A couple of chimneys burnt out Satur-
day and gave a scare to some of our inhabi-
tants.
DIR, Charles Nutting, formerly of this
| T., = IN, Cali
tornia, and is enjoying lucrative practice.
The new organ at the Methodist church
was bought from Prof. Freyer and is a
splendid instrument
60 out and hear the Memorial address
to be delivered by Howard Van Epps, Esq,
of Atlanta, next Saturday
The horse, Mr.. Sam Hames WAS drv
ing Sunday, runaway and smashed the
| vehicle.
The Temperance Union will have the
Court House well lighted next Monday
night and fine speakers on hand.
| miss Cora Stanford, of Rehoboth, Ala
bama, was in the city last week, stopping ut
the Misses Coopers.
Mr.. Charlie Henderson, the newly made
''pa, says if any one is in need ofparagoric,
or catnip tea, they can be Immediately sup
piled by calling upon him.
"A tippler disputes the arthmetical as
serton that "16 drains make an ounce, and
says there is hardly one dram in an
ounce.
The query among Oul merchants as
the farmers come in to get their supplies of
corn and meat is, "whom shall we trust?'
THE Waterman" at the chair factory
Of Brumby & Bro, has his lamps to change
from one window to another every half
hour.
The young lads and lasses of a certain
school have organized private post
Office fraternity through which they keep
up correspondence with the opposite sex
ladies Memorial Association viii meet
at Nichols Hall, Friday 25th at 4 O'Clock,
p. m. Full attendance is requested as an
election of officers will take place.
Mr.. Tom Shockley overhauled a negro
woman Saturday who was stealing goods
from Lindley & Barnes counter de-
posting the same in sack.
Prof Schoeller spent Sunday with
Prof. Freyer in this place, and at night
performed on the organ at the Methodist
Church.
saturday next is decoration day-close
up your business for few hours and go out
and honor the fallen heroes by scattering
flowers on their graves.
Several negroes accompanied by a
''banjoser' and 'jiggist' left last Wednes
day evening for the Cincinnati Southern
Railroad, where they will handle the shovel
and pick.
IA small picnic of six couples spent the
day on Kennesaw Mountain last Thursday.
The chin music of the "Widow Owen
added much to the enjoyment of the pleasure
seekers.
IA SILK quilt with four thousand one
hundred and forty mine pieces in it, has
Just been finished by Mrs G. C. Brumby,
of this place That beats any we have heard
of yet.
Mr.. Robt. Page, who some time since,
left this place for the 'lone star State, ;" re-
turned last Friday, fully satisfied with the
new country, and intends going to his home
in North Corolina in a fnw davs