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

...SHEREFF STEPHENS ON Tuesday last
arrested u neatly dressed white man by the
name of George c. Beresford. in obedience
10 telegram giving description, ETC.. from
Chief of Police Anderson. c,f Atlanta Mr..
Stephens had been looking for him the day
before and went up on the train in fruit
less search for kim, but returned 10 Mariet
Ia and discovered his man on the streets, he
having come from Atlanta that day in
wagon BeresIord was having some
work done al Mr.. A. T. Coryell's shoe shop,
to which place Sheriff Stephens followed
him and made the arrest The Captain of
the Police came up on the evening train,
and Beresford was carried to Atlanta, where
he had represented himself as being an agent
for Tommy Gregg h Beck for the sale OF
Scales, having received an order from j. NJ.
| Crawford for $l5 which he raised to $25
and had it cashed for said amount by dray
man named Smith, who knew Crawford TO
be reliable, and who received one dollar
for drayage to deliver the scales. Smith,
on going TO said firm for the scales, found
out that the agent was a fraud and that he
was defrauded Beresford, when he arriv
cd in Marietta, tried TO disguise his appear.
ance, but it did not serve his purpose
Sheriff Stephens is vigilant detective and
never fails to arrest criminals if they come
this way.
=, WHEN any one individual, in this or
any other community, arrives at the con-
clusion that the world cannot get along
without him, then he should visit the GEM
teres and read the cpitaphs of the great and
good who lived before him, and then turn
TO the busy world and see how it moves on
without them, how its populace are active
in the pursuit of wealth and pleasure; then
surely his swelling pride of self importance
will be humbled. Men are dropping out of
the ranks of life every day. and others step
forward and take their places and the col
umn moves on as if it never had been brok
EN-. So, o, man, it will be with you when
you depart. Your existence is worth Il
great deal, but not SO much that the world
cannot get along without you.
MARRIED Mr. w II. Huntey, Jr,
of LaGrange Ga. was married to Miss Ida
Richardson, daughter of Rev. 5. p. Rich
ardson, of this place, at the Kimball House,
in Atlanta on last Sunday evening, the
Rev. DR.. Gwin officiating Miss Richard
son was a teacher in the LaGrange Female
College up to the recent closing Of the com
mencement exercises, and had been home
but few weeks when Mr.. HuntIey visited
our town and returned to LaGange with
this accomplished young lady as his bride.
They have our best wishes for bright and
happy future.
:. MRS S. NJ. Brown, Of this county, had
Matched on her place, chicken with one
body, three heads, three bills and three
eyes Another strange freak of nature was
the laying OF an egg by hen, said egg hav-
ing formed on one end of it well shaped
hat These two unnatural departures were
considered quite curiosilies by all who saw
them.
DR. Strong has sold his Drug store to
our esteemed friend, w X. Root. If there
is any one thing Bill Root knows anything
about, it is a Drug store. He has been
raised up in drug store under his venera-
bic father, William Root, one Of the best
druggist in the United State Wewish the
new firm abundant success.
=. Robertson, Taylor q Co., successors to
Geo. w. Williams & Co., Charleston S. G.,
have card in this issue This firm is
commended to our merchants for patronage.
Rev w D. Anderson is now in at
tendance upon the District Conference at
Rome There will be preaching, however,
| at the Methodist Church next Sunday.
MIR Samuel Frey brought to town last
Wednesday the first country water melons
we have seen this season.
Marietta High School opens first Mon
day in August,