The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-10-20

...On Monday night, ABOUT nine o'clock.
a white man, u stranger. well dressed, at
tempted To break in Mr.. w IL. Scots res
dence 10y pushing at the door Mrs, Scott
asked him what he wanted. He replied
that he wanted to get in. She told him TO
leave. He said he wanted to yet in quick
! As he heard only female voice he became
emboldened. About this time Mr.. Scott
got up and got his shot gun and opened the
door and presented his gun AT his head. -
| TIE fellow became very humble and begged
to go. Mr. Scott told him to 90 and g"
quick The tramp got up and busted with
wonderful celebrity
/ ...On Wednesday night OF last week, an
engine ran into the rear ola freight train,
above this place, telescoping the coach, n
flat car IN front was lifted from its wheels
and driven into the coach full length. me
! front castings of the engine was stove IN
| and il was otherwise disabled a Hat car
in rear of the engine had another fiat car
landed on top it No one was hurt So
riously rs conductors, engineers. iiremen
and brakesmcn jumped of their respective
| trains before the crash came
Wednesday night Of last week, burglars
visited the residence of Mr., Chuck Amber
son about nine O'Clock. While the family
was down stairs, the burglars climbed to
the roof of the back shed and on reaching
the second story, they thoroughly saturated
the rooms with chlorolorm. Their action
was little too previous. Their visit and
plans were defeated and they did not put
in u second appearance.
The mother of Mr.. Sim Casey was alb
sent from home a short while last Saturday
afternoon. On returning home, she found
II big buck negro man in possession trying
to break open one of her trunks. As soon
rs the negro man found that he was discov-
cred, he ran out of the house and made good
his escape.
Charles McEver, colored boy was
pardoned out of the Marietta and North
Georgia Railroad chain gang last Saturday
by Governor Colquitt. His sentence was
ten years in the peniteniiary for burglary
and forgery. He had served three years,
and being only twelve years old when first
sent, his extreme youth was plead in ex
tenuation of his crime.
"A negro woman was going through the
park the other day crying rs If her heart
would break Touched with sympathy,
thinking some great calamity had betallen
her a person asked her what was the cause
of her distress She replied My cat is
dead that my dead sister gave me. No
further questions were pTOpOundcd,
Work on the Rome Railroad is being
pushed with energy Material is being re-
ceiyed at this place constantly for its CON
struction This looks as if King Cole in
tended to push things To early completion
Table board at all of the hotels in At
lanm ranges from So a dav, upwards, while
board and lodging, even at Marietta, can
not be procured. we understand, Tor less
than ninety dollars a month. "-A"g"sfd
ChP0hitf
The Augusta Chronicle is mistaken
The Hotel here charges three dollars day
for transient boarders, but viii give re
duction by the month. Boarding houses in
Marietta will give good accommodations at
" and $l.95 per day
JOB PRINTING, plain and fancy, or in
colors, by experienced and skilled printers.
at the JOURNAL Office Will duplicate At
tlanta prices, or anybody else's prices, and
guarantee satisfaction or no charge. This
is far Give us trial and see.
Several of our citizens can he seen shiv
ering and chattering their teeth. Ask them
what is the matter and they will respond:
This Atlanta Cotton Exchange is about to
freege us out
There Is TO I've two days meeting at
Winnings on the fifth Sunday and Saturday
before.
Cotton shipments from Marietta for
1881 to date, 1896 bales same date 1890
454s; for 1879, 9282; for 1878, 244li for
1877, III.
Mrs. Ormsby. of Louisville, Ky, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Freeman.
Mrs. Pleas. ShelmAn is on visit to
her parents in LAGRANGE,