The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1879-09-25
LOCAL LEAFLETS.
Cotton 81. Ugh !

Trade has not revived great deal.
Mr.. Glenn. Freeman has returned from
Texas.
Mr.. Frank Shepard, of Qxmoor, Ala,
was in the city last Sunday.
Get Reynolds to do your Dental work.
THE LaGrange girls were too fatigued
to come and give us that concert
Marietta has seven young ladies attend
ing Shorter College, Rome.
Maj. Henry Myers, of Jacksonville,
Fla, is visiting his old home.
"A splendid crop of hay has been har-
vested in this section this year. This will
cut short the sale of western hay,
THE Marietta Female College is getting
along finely. About fifty scholars in at
tendance
:. DIR. James has resigned, and Mr. John
r. Henderson, of Covington, has been Gp-
pointed Agricultural Commissioner.
Get Reynolds to do your Dental work.
"A pen may be driven, but the pencil
does best when it is lead.
"A farmers colt kicked Mr. Agricola
boy the other day. Leave your colts at
home.
...HoN. A. II. Stephens arrived in our
city last Monday and is the guest of Col. j.
D. Waddell.
knowledge is the right bower, and one
of the showiest cards in the pack, yet in
the game of life cheek is the little joker that
is oftentimes the winner.
THE low price of cotton is creating a
good deal of dissatisfaction among the farm
ers. Some of them say they are going to
hold on to their cotton.
The difference between riding a horse
and riding hobby consists in this-that
one can get off horse at any time, but once
on a hobby, man can never get off.
...ATTEND the meeting of the Y. NJ, c. A.,
in the hall over Gignilliat's store this eve
ming at 8 o'clock.
"A negro man released himself from the
clutches of the law Monday by marrying a
dusky maid who had loved him not wisely,
but too well.
REV. W. G. Bowman, formerly editor
of the Temperance Banner, Raleigh N. C.,
will lecture at the Court House next Mon
day night. All invited.
BE not driven from your duty by any
idle reflections the silly world may make
upon you, for their censures are not in your
power, and consequently should not be any
part of your concern.
The temperance meeting last Thursday
at Glover's Grove was addressed by Hon.
David Butler, Rev. A. B. Vaughn Jr., and
Rev. w. T. Lane The day was spent
pleasantly and probably
WHEN you sell your cotton, come right
up to the Journal Office and pay your sub
scription You promised to do SO, and
the printer needs the money. Don't delay.
&c. Young Mems Prayer Meetings at the
Baptist Church are increasing in interest
Meets Tuesday night 80 p. M. All young
men in the city are earnestly requested to
attend.
Don't GRUMBLE.-Don't send your
work to Atlanta and other places when you
can get it done hear in town cheaper than
you can elsewhere. Just try Owen one
time and you wont send it off any more.
Get Reynolds to do your Dental work.
JOHNSTON, the Bill Poster, was in Ma
rietta last week, posting North Georgia
Fair. He is an ahable gentleman and the
very man for such position. He certainly
knows his business.
THE New Hope Baptist Association,
colored, assembled in our town on last Fri
day, and Sunday about two thousand color
ed folks were in attendance. Such black
mass of humanity was never seen in Mari
eta before. The trains were jammed with
dusky visitors.
get Reynolds to do your Dental work.
...RIGHT HERE-If you want your
watches and jewelry repaired in the best
style and for the least money, take them to
L. B. Owen.
...Messrs. Akers s. Bros, of Winnings
Mills, have presented us with fifty pound
sack of flour, ground by their new patent
process. 1t is a very superior flour and
these gentlemen have our thanks. We
commend them to our Marietta merchants
Get Reynolds to do your Dental work
The Laurels Mills, Roswell, are run
ming day and night to meet their increasing
trade. 1t will take the next three months to
fill the orders they have on hand for jeans
They deserve success and we are glad their
goods are in such great demand.
FARMERS, sell your first cotton for cash
and pay your guano debts last for if you
pay your guano notes before they are due,
you bring your guanO cotton in competition
with your other cotton on which you may
wish to realize cash money.
Get Reynolds to do your Dental work.
"A WARNING TO PARENTS I notice
daily a number Of boys large and small
jumping on and off the passing trains, imi-
nently in danger of being crushed to death
at any time would it not be well that pa
rents known something at least of their boys
while they are not in the school room.
A. w. YORK.
THE undersigned would like to sell, or
exchange a good farm of "a acres situated
two miles from Marietta, for small farm
near town or for a neat place in the town.
Apply to Mrs. E. S. Gregg on the prem
ises. scp2j.4t.
The shipment of cotton from the first
of September of 1879 TO date has been 161
bales. There are about 100 bales in town