The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-09-15

..Opossums and potatoes.

dal.
when you sell your cotton pay for your
subscription to the JOURNAL
Miss Jessie Reynolds is visiting friends
in Rome.
Fine, fat cattle are drove from the
mountains to this place,
lit is said crops are better in Cobb coun.
ty than in counties adjoining.
...Will close out our summer Prints at
Sets. per yard BARNES.
Good work at lowest prices, Reynolds
...Will Mckenzie came up from Atlanta
Sunday afternoon to see his friends.
Mr.. John Winters is going to have the
Nichols Hall building remodelled, new
| tin roof etc.
I'VE leaIn that Mr.. James Roper will
have the SUPPLEMENTARY of the teams on
the Cole Rome railroad.
..DIED-The child of Mr.. and Mrs
Charley Henderson died last Friday and
was buried Saturday.
Good work at lowest prices, Reynolds.
"A cistern, for the use of the Fire De
partmcnt, is being excavated on Atlanta
street. inside of Mr. John II. Boston's lot.
The House on Friday made the dog
law bill ridiculous by frivolous amendments,
and Mr.. Northern withdrew the bill
THE fire engine was out squirting"
last Thursday afternoon. She is q good
one.
Col NJ. +. Thornton was married to
Mrs f. c. Rutherford at Bridgewater, N.
c., September 6.
Our merchants are getting in large
stocks of goods, as if they expected to do a
big trade this fall.
Mr. J. W. Henderson has just compile
ted new brick warehouse which indicates
that such buildings are needed.
...DIED.-Mr and Mrs Abner Sanges in
FAINT child died on last Monday, and was
buried Tuesday morning.
The new passenger car, built by Mr..
Chas. r. Shepard, will soon he ready tor
the track, although a great deal of work is
yet to be done to it.
I'VE are indebted to Judge B. Kemp for
some very large sweet potatoes, specimens
of Cobb county's productions
Mr. J. Paul Leake and wife left last
Tuesday morning for their home in Spar
tanburg, S. G.
The religious services at the Methodist
Church this week have been interesting and
profitable.
IA few more colonies of the half Italian
Bees for sale cheap. Apply to Jack Moore,
next door to the court house, Marietta, Ga.
Mrs. Slaughter, of Covington, who has
been visiting at this place, left on western
trip last Saturday accompanied by Mrs. DIR.
Seize
The way the rents and board are going
up in Atlanta, in consequence of the Cotton
Exposition the poor people OF that city
think that the big show might be properly
called the Cotton Imposition.
Mr.. Will J. M. Hames now owns two
"Kennesaw Mountains having bought the
oil painting of that name by Prof. Alva e,
Rooney.
..Howels Gin is giving with its i'm
proved Cotton Cleaner the finest sample
made. Farmers are requested to come and
see for themselves. Capt. Dawson the best
ginner in the land will give you every at
tentiOn.
"A fine lot OF new Mackerel, this years
catch, in and I barrels for sale, also a
number of empty Syrup and Kerosene bar
rels Call on JACK MOORE.
"A big lot of Jeans from Il to 60cts.
w. L. BARNES.
New cotton keeps tumbling in. Last
Friday about seventy five bales were sold
here, and on Saturday about one hundred
bales. Marietta is one of the best cotton
markets in Georgia. Top prices are paid
in iingling dollars.
Mr. W. P. Stephens of this place has
been elected one of the Captains in charge
of the police force of the Atlanta Exposi-
ton Grounds. A good and worthy selec-
ton.
Capt. McCulloch is out resnrveying the
line of the Marietta and North Georgia rail
road to Canton. The road is to be straight
ened, the heavy grades cut down, and ev
erything done to put it in frst-class condi-
ton.
Good work at lowest prices, Reynolds.
Finest Machine Oil for heavy and light
machinery at Earle 81 Simpsons.
Last Thursday evening the colored mil
itary company was out on parade, and at
night they had a supper, and, we learn, a
free fight occurred in which some of the
guests used knives and rocks Why is it
this company didn't suppress the riot?
We are in receipt of the trade issue OF
the Augusta Chronicle and OOnstitutionalist,
sixteen page paper, illustrated with cuts
of prominent business men and some of the
prominent places Of Augusta, as well as its
leading enterprises. 1t is highly creditable
in every respect to publishers and patrons,
and the best trade issue We ever saw.
We call attention to the advertiser
of Gunter, White & Co., of Roswell, Ga,
where they do all kinds of blacksmithing,
buggy. carriage and wagon work, wood
work, carpentering of all kinds, in the best
and cheapest manner They have in oper-
alton Gullett cotton gin, and can give you
splendid turn out. We commend them
as, enterprising and SIX illful business men,
worthy of your patronage.
Wishing to give up the clothing trade
we will sell for 50 days at cost.
W. L. BARNES.
Good work at lowest prices, Reynolds