The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-11-18
LOCAL LEAFLETS.

have returned to Avgusts.
Christmas is only five weeks off
Pay the printer,
One hundred bushels Red Rust
Proof Oats, at J. Fl. Boston's.
Another marriage will take
place this week. The mine couple
are pairing aud soon we will have
to hunt up another nine.
MIR, w. O. H. Shepard and
family of Toccos, and Mr.. Frank
Shepard of Oxmoor, Ala, are in the
city.
The minutes of the Concord
Association would have been ready
for delivery but for the illness of
two of the compositors Be patient
brethren. X. BABER,
"A "CRoSS MARK" after your
written name on this paper, is to re-
mind you that we are in need of
the money due US. Come or send
Look for the cross mark.
"A bundle of shirts and collars
found and left at A. G. Heggie's
store, which the owner can have by
proving property and paying for
this ootice
"A. J. Vanu, of Acworth, train
hand on W. & A. Railroad, while
switching a train here Friday, was
knocked off of the narrow gauge
track by the sudden approach of the
engine. Mr. Vann was badly but
not seriously hurt.
On Saturday night last sundry
thefts we're com mitted on our mer-
chants. Mr. Joseph Elsas bad some
shirts stolen from his store, and Mr..
Sullivan had sack of -four. Charles
Roberts, colored, was arrested for
the latter and the flour recovered.
Mr.. w. X Foot has just received a tel
egram from Santa Claus saying that all OF
his finest Christmas goods will be on exhi-
bition at his dug store.
Prof. +. G.. Howard, we, are
glad to know, is building up good
school. He has some thirty scholars
with the promise of others. This
is his second week and we believe
bis system will so commend itself by
practical results, that the Howard
Institute will become fixture in
our city. 80
IA good stock of Smoking and chewing
| Tobacco at White & Fower's.
Two families from Rutiedge,
Ga, bound for Arkansas, had their
wagons and mules attached at this
place last Tuesday, for guano debts
left unpaid at Rutledge. The men
paid over the money, $500, to
Sheriff Stephens and went on their
way westward. Honesty is the best
policy,
with view of changing my business,
offer my stock of WHISTLES for the next
thirty days at reduced p ices. Parties
owing me will please call and settle by cash
or note, and oblige. Respectfully,
W. G. MCCLELLAN.
The election for United States
Senator came off last Tuesday in
Atlanta, and Hon. Joseph E. Brown
was elected on the first ballot, by g
majority of 81 votes in both Houses
In the Senate, Brown Is; Lawtor
Is In the House, Brown ll8
Lawton As. Total, Brown l46
LawtOn GA. The Representative
from Cobb voted for Brown.
The colored people are more
subject to consumption now thar
when in slavery. We hear Of fire.
quent deaths among thet race from
that incurable disease. Allen Pitt
man and Sam Frazier, colored, dice
Sunday, after short illness of con
sumpticn. What is strange both
had been for. long time street. la
borers, both we're taken down sicl
on the same day and the latter diec
in ten minutes after the death OF to-
former.
-CRYsTAL WEDDING Ga last
Tuesday evening, 10Th inst, Mr..
and Mrs F N. Graves celebrated
the fifteenth anniversary of their
marriage, at their residence in thi
place The reception W as from fou
to eleven, and the large attendance
and the warm greeting extended ant
the mutual conrtesies of guests mad
the occasion replete with social en-
ioyment. The display of crysta
presents was maguifcent-the gif'l