The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-08-26
LOCAL LEAFLETS.

'''Marietta Is good place 10 live In.
Come on.
Don't pick up politics, if YOU dom
want to get burnt; its red hot.
...Mr. Joseph Gable and family. of Spar
tanburg, s. c., are in the city.
"A negro rope walker was one of the at.
fractions this week.
miss Kate Winn has returned from
Amherst Mass.
MIR. John R. Winters has returned from
his Michigan visit improved in health.
miss Sallie IGroves from South Caro-.
lima, is visiting Miss Fannie Groves.
Frank Cooper is now taking in Catoosa
Springs having position as clerk there.
Prof II. d. Capers has opened mill
tary school in Rome.
depend upon it, we will have demo>
cratic Governor.
The sweet potato crop will be abundant
and fine in growth.
best assortment of Mems stiff Hats in
town at Gilbert & Sessions.
GOOD work at lowest prices-Reynolds
:. Methodist Dime Club meets at Mr.. LIS.
Northcutts residence next Monday night.
Everybody invited.
Buy some of w. K Roots insect
destroyer, flies, mosquitoes. &c,
Fishing is a very exhilarating sport in
the summer time If the finny tribe don't
bite the mosquitoes will
...OUR very efficient and competent Tax
Collector, J. B. Glover is announced in this
issue as q candidate for reelection.
Mayor Walker and family of Darien
are spending the summer in Marietta.
They are stopping at Mrs. Smiths.
...All lovers of music will come out to-
night to the illumination, and help the
CorneL Band to make the last payment on
their instruments.
Judge A. n Simpson has removed his
law office to room over J.J. Northcutt&Co'S
store where he can be always found.
MIR. Met Camp has returned from Bal
timore and has resumed his position at j.
Northcutt & Cos store.
THE Rev. J. J. Robinson, D. D., will
preach in the Presbyterian church next
Sabbath morning.
I'VE wonder what tall yellow woman
that was going around town Monday night.
1t must have been an escaped lunatic. Did
she get off on the train
"A Howell & Son having had all their
machinery Overhauled, will be ready by
September LIST, to do all ginning in the best
possible manner. Csme and see for your
selves.
MIR. w. r. Joyner and wife, Misses
Seize, and Messrs. Goodman and Sibley
have returned from their trip to Tallulah
Falls.
Ito hear some of the street politicians,
one would think the whole cOuntry's de-
pended upon the election of their respective
candidates, when the truth is we can get
along without either
Thursday evening, the band didn't
play in the park, but about thirty buggies
and carriages, with male and female occu-
pants, enlivened the square in grand drive
and equipage display. Let 'em roll
Those fine Berkshire pigs owned by
Mr.. Thomas Shockley, of this place, are the
kind that our people should stock their
farms with He has several he will sell.
Call on him.
Martin Watson, colored, was placed in
Jail Sunday last for petty larceny after
trial before Justice W. B. Howell in COx's
District
...WANTED.-A good carpenter, one that
understands his business none but strictly
temperate need apply as am determined
hereafter to give work only to temperate
men. &. i. SHEPARD.
Economy is the only sure road to wealth.
Buy your groceries from T. L. Hunt & Co.,
and save money. They are selling gro
ceries at prices that will save you from five
to ten per cent on anything that you have
heretofore paid. Try them and be convinced.
FIRE. Sunday morning last about 3
O'Clock, the gin and grist mill of Watkins
& CAN'T, and the post office at Oakley
Mills in this county were totally destroyed
by fire Supposed to be the work of an in
cendiary. Loss $250O.
Good work at lowest prices Reynolds.
mo more high prices on Clothing Gil
bert & Sessions, are selling Boys and Mems
Suits at reasonable prices Will pay you
to examine their goods.
The Saith anniversary of the Marietta
Bible Society will be held in the Presbyte-
rian Church, on Sunday, August 29th, at
o'clock p. m. Rev. J. ]. Robinson, d. d.,
will delivery the anniversary address. The
public are respectfully invited to attend.
WIN. F. GROVES, Secretary.
AT the Railroad shanties one and half
miles below town, religious revival has
been in progress, some % accessions to the
church A new church building is to be
erected Mr.. Josiah Sibley gave them five
acres of ground, and Hon. Jos. E. Brown
gave the lumber and nails.
THE Convention to nominate a State
Senator for the 35th district, composed OF
Cobb, Clayton and Fulton will meet in At
| lanta on the 3lst inst. We are for Cobb
county man all the time, and Fulton should
not present candidate.
-. The Fall Term of the Marietta High
School for Boys and Girls will begin Mon.
day August Both. For further particulars
apply to the principal.
MRS. Z. A. MANGET.
THE exercise of the fall term of the
Marietta Female College will commence on