The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-03-02

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this week.
...Good work at lowest prices, Reynolds.
Mr.. G. N. Johnson, of Atlanta, was in
the city on Tuesday.
=. Flowers are blooming, trees are bud
ding, and boys and girls are counting.
:. Land Plaster at A. A. Fletcher & Cos.
Almost time for spring poets too bios
som.
Mr.. VIM. Root has let out the contract
for the rear part of his store building.
There are ten prisoners in JAIL; one an
old crazy colored women.
Character is diamond that scratches
every stone.
Saturday quite number Of people
were in town and business seemed brisk.
| GOOD work at lowest prices, Reynolds.
We still insist that the old Marietta ho-
tel lot ought to have nice hotel built
thereon.
Miss Annie Gartrell, who has been on
visit to Euhula, Union Springs, Ameri-
Gus and Macon, has returned home.
"A sckening sight--a white woman
calaboosed for drunkenness Saturday alter
noon.
Corn for sale at A. A. Fletcher & Cos.
The farmers are buying guano and
provisions this year with their accustomed
promises to pay
...Messrs. Dobbs & Warren are agents for
Bradley's Chemical Compost as advertised
in another column. 1t is good thing.
The Jail, is now like a clean shirt is
being well-ironed. Over 600 pounds Of
iron has been used to barricade the doors
and windows.
...Good work at lowest prices, Reynolds.
IAN exchange remarks that no man can
afford to make fool of himself. Our con
temporary forgets however, that some men
are utterly reckless of expense.
Mr. Chuck Anderson is having his
store property and livery stable fixed up by
using liberal quantity of plastering,
whitewash and paint.
SUNDAY evening about half past six
O'Clock, the alarm of fire was sounded and
considerable commoton was caused thereby
but it was only chimney burning out.
REV. Sam p Jones preached one Of his
characteristic sermons at the Methodist
Church last Sunday to large congregation.
AT the conclusion he took up u collection
for the Orphans Home.
...Pecans can grow in Cobb county with
out doubt Mr.. B. j Handy has a tree
that he planted before the war. 1t bears
annually and is in healthy condition.
Limerick and the immortal -. N"
were both in town Sunday, the former in
the calaboose, where the latter ought to
have been.
Rev Sam. Jones says religion is the
cheapest thing that we have. In fact Christ
is running an excursion train to Heaven,
but still some people are clamoling for
deadhead tickets.
Go to A. A. Fletcher & Co.'S, for your
Land Plaster.
GOOD work at lowest prices, Reynolds.
The Eatonton Messenger comes to us
printed on beautiful new type. We are
glad to note this evidence of prosperity on
the part of the Messenger, for it is a paper
superior to the average country weekly in
editorial ability and mechanical execution.
...Good work at lowest prices, Reynolds.
North Western Ammoniated Dissolved
| Bone at A. A. Fletcher Il Cos.
The negroes who are crowding on the
new railroad to work, will be thrown out
of employment when it is too late to make
crop, and then look out for increased
thieving.
Frank Jones, whose home was at Vim
ings Station, met his death Friday night on
the W. & A. r. r., near Dalton. He was
q train hand and fell between the cars and
was crushed all out of shape.
...DIED-At Brooklnc, Mass, on 18th of
February, Frances Dorcas, eldest daughter
of Dr. d. b. and Annie Z. Van Slyck, spent
last winter in Marietta and many Of our
citizins who knew her will regret to hear
of her death.
Mr.. Pulsifer, one of the proprietors of
the Boston Herald, was in the city last
week He owns d large interest in the
Marietta and North Ga. Railroad, and after
an inspection he is satisfied the road will be
a paying one when completed through to
Murphy, n. G.
1T somebody would buy the cold Nor
mon Temple" on the North east side of the
square, and pull it down and build nice
opera house there, with handsome stores
underneath, it would be a paying invest
ment Attractive stores always rent well.
Farmers Friend Guano at A. A. Fetch
or 81 Cos.
when the Marietta and North Georgia
Railroad reaches Ducktown, the owner OF
the copper mines there will put fifteen hun
dred hands to work, as he will then have
railroad transportation for his ore ; as it is at
present he can only work two hundred
hands as the transportation is done by wag-
ons.
Thursday last our Sheriff and Marshal
arrested four colored men charged with
gambling at cards. One Of the negroes broke
and run and lively chased ensued, several
pistol shots were fired at the fleeing fugi-
tive. He was finally overtaken and brought
back. At the preliminary trial not enough
evidence was produced to sustain the charge
and the negroes were discharged.
s Good work at lowest prices, Reynolds.
...Etiwan Acid Phosphate sold only by
, A. A. Fletcher Il Co.
.-.Some of the papers say another convict
was killed at the Marietta and North Geor-