The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-22

drawcth near, and in accordance with our
annual custom, We will will issue no paper
in two weeks excerpts quarter sheet con
tanning advertisements Daring that inter.
val we wish all our readers n MERRY
Christmas and Happy New Year -
There is too much cheating and swind-
ling going on in this country. Lewis Con
well, colored man, who gave a mortgage
crop and then by misrepresentation secured
provisions from Winters * Legg and gave
them II second mortgage, and ailerward
slipped his cotton to town and sold ii with.
out paying his debts, was arrested tried and
found guilty last week and sentenced TO pay
fine OF $40 and all costs or 4 months in the
chain gang This is the way to break up
such rascality Put the scoundrels in the
chain gang And give them to understand
that honesty is the hest policy. as well rs
| right in principle.
! ..LooKoUT Parties who fail TO pay
up their subscriptions by the first day of
January next, will have their names erased
from our books and their accounts placed
out for collection We cannot do the credit
business Ifyou want the paper you must
pay for it in advance,
...HYMENEAL.--On the evening Of the
18th Inst. at the residence Of the bride 5
father in Cobb county, Mr.. F. G. Neil
wreath was married to Miss Laura G. Kemp
Only "a few friends of the contracting par.
ties were present to witness the nuptial
ceremony. which was performed in beau
tiful and impressive style, by Rev. A. G..
johnson, of Acworth. The groom is one
of C0bbs most sterling young men, and
enjoys the esteem of a host of friends for his
rare intellect, and many christian virtues
while the bride is both beautiful and ac.
complished
Happy couple to every blessing born,
For YOU may lite's calm stream un.
rutfled, rum
While roses bloom without q thorn
And bright rs morning shine its even.
ing sun.
Our old friend Prof L. NJ Robinson,
'smoled" smile in our sanctum the other
day. He will take charge of Oakland High
School on the first of January next. This
school is pleasantly located in the commu-
nifty OF Ebenezer and MONDAY churches,
eight miles above Marietta Mir. II. is Il
gentleman of long experience in teaching,
and parties wishing to patronize first class
country school will do well to give him
trial
The losses by the late fire of the Liver.
pool and London and Globe Insurance
Company, of which VIM. Il f. King are
Agents have been promptly paid, without
discount.
Something new in this part of Georgia
is o cotton seed MILL recently put in opera
ton by Mr. w. p. McClatchy at this place
1t does its work thoro lghly and turns ont
meal that for stock feed is unexcelled We
are glad to see such industries sprnging up
in Georgia and all such enterprises should
be encouraged We wish Mr.. McClatchy
success
The colored people of our town have
organized fire company, and, we learn,
the city council will turn over the hand en-
CINE to them.
"A. Y. Leake & Co. have excelled them
selves this season in preparing mice things
suitable for the holiday trade. They have
Christmas trix in endless variety. Their
TOYS have been marked extremely low, so
that all can buy. This is one of the most
enterprising firms in town aud they do bus
ness on correct principles
DR. L. II. Greene, late of Charlotte N.
G., but now OF Atlanta, will be in Marietta
at the Kennesaw House, Monday, January
I'd See advertisement in another column
The Hotchkin Family at Baptist
Church, Friday and Saturday evenings,
93d and oath inst. This Family gave u
consecutive entertainments in Buffalo; u
in Detroit; 10 in Cleveland 80 in Pitts
bursh Little Anna the child wonder,
| pihgS upon ~ u'iiOi ViiI ii40'' "iiiN' ~
| / tune on different Instruments differ
ent tunes on two different instruments at
the same time. She is the youngest
composer that ever received copy right at
Washington. Do not fail to hear this won
derful troupe. Admission, adults 25cts and
children 15cts.
Il have in operation my corn mill and
am prepared to grind for custom or furnish
meal for the merchants. / have also mill
for grinding cotton seed, and am manuiac-
turing stock feed superior ito anything on
the market, a supply Of the stock feed can
be found at D. F. McClatchy's store. AT
ter the 10th of January | will be prepared
to rind cotton seed for the public and
those who feed cotton seed will do well to
see me and have their seed ground.
W. F. MCCLATCHY.