The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1879-07-10

hand at lowest prices at Merrymah N 'ia"s
fields, City Market.
THE Rihemen had their drill Thursday
night and went through the manual OF arms
in skillful manner.
Mr. A. y Lealle left Monday on Wis
it to Tate Springs, in Tennessee, where he
will remain few weeks.
LAST Friday was black Friday-judging
from the way the blacks crowded in town
and boarded the train.
WE are indebted to Mrs. Jane Brown
for some sweet potatoes, quite large and
very forward in theirgrowth for this season.
~. People around here are now "sopping
their sorghum with pancakes made out OF
new flour
Mn. T. II. Matthews and Gen. Phillips
addressed the Temperance Union last Mon
day night
THE Misses Blackwell, of Cobb county,
are visiting Miss Ann Mayes, Il Dahlonega
Signal.
Bran aud Shorts mixed. the best feed for
cows. only 80 cents per hundred pounds, de
liyered free MERRYMAN & MANSFIELD.
MIR. Thomas McCuerin, of Douglas
county, met with sad accident last week.
While feeding a thresher his arm was
drawn in, crushing it to "a Jelly.
THOSE in want of rough and dressed
lumber, fruit crates, pickets, etc, would do
we'll to send for price list TO II. +. jesse
Ign, Herndon, Burke county, Ga
CAPT w. A. Potts, the well-known
railroad contractor, and at one time a citi-
zen of Marietta, died in Atlanta on the I'd
INST.
THE City Council at its Monday night
meeting, instructed the marshals to enforce
the ordinance prohibiting any one from get
ting on the grass in the park.
...REv. Mr. Nixon, presiding elder of the
Gainesville district preached two able ser
mons at the Methodist Church last Sunday.
He is forcible and earnest preacher.
Bologna Sausage, Dried Beef and Magno-
liza Hams by tine slice al Merryman Il Mans
fields, City Market.
This is the kind of weather when peo-
pie want to exchange their cot for home
by the side Of the roaring sea. But as for
us Wen take our change in greenbacks and
a plate of ice cream. Here w-a-it-a-h
LIN a race in Baltimore on the Goth ult i,
mile heats, 3 in s. Chuck Anderson S horse,
"Hotspur, ran against Dan Strever's
Belle Oakley Hotspur won. Purse
$4,000.
ALL legal documents, etc, bills of
lading, and other such matter, containing
writing in part so it does not embrace per
sonal correspondence, can now be sent
through the mails at one cent an ounce.
:. On last Saturday night, District Depu-
ty Grand Master, w. j. Hudson, installed
the officers of Nckajack Lodge of Odd Eel
lows at Smyrna, assisted by Messrs. II. NJ.
Hammett, II. S Anderson, w. J, Winn
and j. A. Massey, of this place.
NE reckon now you will think its
worth something to have been President OF
the Southern Confedemcy. Mrs. Sarah A.
Dorsey, who died recently in Mississippi,
has bequcathed large estate TO Jefferson
Davis. on account of his sacrifices for the
South.
THE sweet girl graduates are now going
into the world to fight the battle of life
When they get married they are going &c
sew their dresses on piano, work theil
biscuit up in French fly their beef steak
in German, and knock their husbands
over the head with rolling pin in plain
English.
...ONE of the most important duties OF
journalist is to give the local news, but We
always refrain from publishing in detail
anything that would wound the sensibilitie'
Of others, or add to their modification. Yet
it is best sometimes for newspaper to give
the truth OF an affair, rather than allow
Madame Rumor to twist the facts in all kinds
of shapes and Misrepresentation
...REv. DR.. Spalding, OF Atlanta, and
Rev. Mr.. johnson of the Baptist Church,
of this place exchanged pulpits last Sunday
We had the pleasure of listening 10 DR.
Spalding and we must say that it was one o.
the finest sermons we nearly ever heard
He is man Of great ability and ierveni
piety.
CALDWELL '1emonaded" the Mayor and
Aldermen. Clerk and Marshals, and a
couple of very nice gentlemen who happen
ed to be present last Monday night. Geo.
Manning wants the young gentlemen {
attend the next meeting, as their presence
brings good luck
"A NEWSPAPER and a newspaper editor
that people don't talk about and sometimes
abuse are rather poor concerns. The mar
and business that an editor sometimes feeli
it duty to defend, at a risk of making enc
mics of another class, are often the very
first to show ingratitude. The editor Wht
expects to receive much charity or gratitude
will soon fad out his mistake: but b.
should go on and say and do what he con
scientiously thinks right without regard it
frogns and smiles.-[ Exchange.