The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-08-19

'''Jole OPI WAS
ed by an immense crowd last Sunday.
Master Harry Taylor of Savannah gave
us pleasant call recently.
The park is alive with fair ones when
the band plays Monday and Thursday even
ings,
Col. James D. Waddel is on visit to
Crawfordville, to see his esteemed friend,
Hon. A, II. Stephens.
1T is hard to make some people believe
that man can differ with them in politics
aud still be honest.
WE regret to learn of the death of Col.
James 0. Dowda, of Canton, which occurred
last Saturday. He was buried on Sunday.
Mr.. Clifton Mansfield will rebuild at
once four room house on the site where his
residence was destroyed by fire. MIR. c. I.
Shepard has the contract.
BEST assortment of Mems stiff Hats in
town at Gilbert & Sessions
,..R. Hirsch will open at the store form
erly occupied by Merryman s. Mansfield
Sept, list, with a large stock of furniture,
Mattresses and Crockery.
Good work at lowest prices Reynolds
Mr.. John l.. Pitner, of the firm OF a.
Y. Leake & Co., left for Baltimore last Sat
urday evening on visit, and will be gone
several weeks.
The largest line of Cassimeres and
worsted batings in Marietta for winter wear
just received at Hirsch's.
ben LEVER, colorcd, has two acres in
sugar cane. He showed us stalk II feet
and inches high, which was planted on
the LIST Of June He showed us a cotton
stalk having 73 squares and 209 grown bolls.
...DlED.-Miss Lizzie Green, daughter of
Joel A. Green, died on last Saturday morn
ing of typhoid fever, Her funeral was
preached by Rev. Mr.. Springer last Sunday
morning.
Mrs. r. H. Marchman, died at Powder
Springs on last Monday night, after long
spell of sickness. Her remains were brought
to Marietta on Wednesday morning for
intcrment.
lin an other column we give the com
ment of the STATE PRESS on the recent
Gubernatoral convention impartially select
ed from papers from both Sides so that our
readers can form an intelligent opinion as
to the spirit of the campaign.
Good work at lowest prices--Reynolds
John B. Buck, census enumerator
committed suicide at Macon, Miss, on the
18th inst, by drowning himself-Atlanta
Constitution. jim Howell says if anything
will make man commit suicide, to be
census enumerator will.
MARRIED In Marietta, Ga, on the
evening of the 18th of August. in the Pres
byterian church. by Rev. DR.. Buttolph,
Mr.. Hugh N. Starnes, of Savannah, to Miss
Lucie Berrien, daughter of DR.. Bayard Nc
Intosh.
Savannah and Augusta papers please copy.
The exercise of the fall term of the
Marietta Female College will commence on
Monday September 30. The usual college
course will be thoroughly taught and every
effort made to provide the best opportunities
for pupils who may attend. The usual ad
vertisement will appear in our next issue.
Prepare for the campaign by getting
one of the Hancock" Hats from Gilbert d
Sessions.
LIZ you want any kind of Job Printing
done, such as Letter Heads, Note Heads
Bill Heads, Cards, Circulars, Handbills,
Pamphlets Tax Receipts, &c, we will
guarantee to do the work as cheap as Allan
ia, Bring your work to the Journal Of
flee.
Col C. D. Forsyth, lawyer of Rome,
has announced that he is Republican can
didate for Congress in the 18th District.
He says Il have travelled over nearly all
the district and have everywhere met as
surances of cordial support have the
support of the republican authorities of the
State and at Washington. -
mo more high prices on Clothing, Gil
bert & Sessions, are selling Boy S and Men S
Suits at reasonable prices. Will pay you
to examine their goods.
Agricultural Picnic at Midway Church
August oath. Speakers expected are Col
J. T. Henderson, commissioner Of agricul-
ture, DR.. Orr, commissioner of public
schools, Bill Arp and others. A large
crowd will be there. Every one expected
to bring well filled baskets. The Lost
Mountain Farmers Club will make a dis
play of farm products. The public cordial
ly invited. Come one, come all.
MIR Thomas II. Shockley, of this place,
has the finest Berkshire pigs for their age
that we ever saw-beautifully shaped and
well proportional They are six weeks old
and weigh fifty pounds each. He has sew
en- and will sell three pair of them. If you
want pure blooded Berkshire stock, now is
your chance Ifyou should see them, we
know you would want them. for they can
not be excelled.
Mr.. j. l. Chamberlain plan for plant
ing cotton is to leave the stalks II to Is
inches apart, which makes finer stalks and
more bolls to the stalk Where there is two
or three stalks punched, there is less number
of bolls to the stalk, and the stalks are more
liable to be effected by the drouth, then the
stalks are separate, the air and sunshine
helps to increase the growth and gives bet