The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1879-04-03

| ."fOUND DEAD.-Mrs. George ScrOg-
gins, widow lady. living near Powder
| Springs who has several children, miss.
ed her ten year old boy Thursday morning
and after diligent search she found him
hanging from loft in the stable dead -
Evidently he had attempted to climb
through small opening into the loft. his
foot slipped, his head caught on the inside
of the plank, lea ing his body dangling in
the air by the neck, and being unable to ex.
tricate himself from his perilous position,
| lite was soon extinct. He had been dead
about two hours when he was found
...Small pieces of soap. rolled in white
sugar, mixed with fancy candy, placed in
paper bag, is what Will Winn treated his
brother lawyers on April first while court
was in session. Powers. Charlie Phillips
and others were reading at the time. they
placed the sugar coated soap in their mouths
1t tasted sweet and their teeth went crashing
through the dainty morsel then there was
violent splitting. WILL knew these lawyers
had been talking a good deal during the
week and he wanted to lather their mouths
cleaL
"A fine lot of French Calf Skins-Ameri-
can Calf Skins-Shoe Nails and Lasts
Hemlock ano White Oak Leather-Brogan
Shoes, etc, just received at VIM. Spencer's
Store. cheap for cash.
THE conspicuous advertisement of j.
p Dobbs & Son in another column tells
you all about their business. The celebra-
ted Times stoves which are being sold so
cheap are going like hot cakes. 1t is one of
the best stoves made. One merchant in
Athens has sold 1140 of them and they all
speak in theirhighest praise. j. p. Dobbs
& Son have made good sales of them. This
firm is also dealing in Hardware and House
Furnishing Goods. They have our clever
friend, Jesse n Hardage, with them. do
ing the tin and sheet iron work. They pro
pose to sell cheap and give satisfaction in
work and goods Look for the sign OF the
big coffee pot
DR. Oliver Wendell Holmes says, ITO
guard is nobler than to heal" DIR. Har-
tiers Elixir of Wild Cherry guards those
who inhabit bottom lands and marshy dis
tricts against all malarial attacks
...CHoKED AND RoBBED.-Mr. T. W.
Griffin, painter of this place, while on his
way home on Powder Springs road, about
dark Tuesday evening Of last week, was
met by two tramps, one of whom grabbed
him by the throat and the other presented
pocket of $2.45 and choked him almost
insensible A young man came along and
the thieves decamped.
Master Bob Reagan, grandson of W. j.
Kiser, of this place, was attacked in the
streets and badly bitten by ferocious dog
one day last week. The flesh of his shoulder
and arm being painfully lacerated. 1t was
necessary TO have doctor to dress his
wounds and otherwise give attention.
DR.. HARTER's Liver Pills produce ac-
tivty in the hillary organs, without any
violent purgative effect. They are at once
the mildest and most effective cathartic
Prof. ]. c. Lynes, of the Marietta Fee
male College, has been invited to deliver an
address before the Georgia Teachers Con
vention, which meets in Rome on the Goth
of April.
WIN. Spencer makes Boots and Shoes
to order, out of the best material, as cheap |
as anybody. Give him trial.
...WANTED-A driving horse, must be
gentle and not afraid of the cars. Apply to |
A. F. CLARKE.
at NJ @. Whitlock' 5.
...FoUND-A Safe or door key. By pay
ing for this notice the owner can get it at
this office
THERE will be a meeting of the Metho- |
dist Parsonage Association, and Nickel club, (
on Friday evening at the residence of Prof.
" +. Mangct at clock. All are earnest
" invited to attend