The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-06-07

The T. j. Atkinson store house was
bid off for $500 by A. S. Clay, for the
Messrs. Atkinson
Mr.. j. Spilman is having an addition
built to his livery stable. He has recently
bought some fine horses.
The boys and girls are signing for an
other comet to gaze upon during the sum-
mer nights.
The sweet graduate is now preparing
to read her composition writ by her
paw"
June IS doing first rate SO far. No
snow, no ice, but genial warmth and res
freshing showers.
Good work at lowest prices Reynolds.
Tax Receiver Daniel is on his last
round and the books will close the first of
July.
...Messrs. Winters & Legg are having
their warehouse remodeled and new roof
put on,
Mrs. Hiram Moss committed suicide
by hanging herself with rope in Gordon
county, recently.
Mr. William A. Bailey tells the Cali
houn Times that he has read the Bible
through eighty-six times.
Our girls are discarding the hdeous
bangs and adopting the Langtry style of
wearing the hair.
DIR. T. D. McKown, very promising
young physician of Jonesboro, was in the
city this week.
GOOD work at lowest prices, Reynolds.
A lot of new Mattings just received at
Mrs. B. SchOenthall which will be sold
at New York prices.
] I'VE would like to know who is the old
est person in Cobb county. Send us the
name and age. We don expect any old
maid or bachelor to answer.
Mr. W. E. Granting is having the in
| terror of his residence beautifully frescoed
by that most excellent of artists, Mr.. 7. II.
Matthews.
The people have been measuring the
tracks of the panther. They say it's toe
nails makes holes in the sand half an inch
deep.
The City Park has several tame squir>
rels in it, that play about on the trees and
grass, and eat nuts and crackers from the
hands of visitors
Mr.. Bailey, of Acworth, is telegraph
operator at Adairsville Miss Anna PARROT
takes charge of the telegraph office at La
Grange.
In order to reduce my stock, will sell
some goods at New York prices, tor cash.
H. l.. FOWLER
We frequently see loads of corn brought
into Marietta for sale If our farmers
would continue to raise more than enough
corn to do them, broad mouth Independence
would smile upon them from year to year.
1T is requested that as many of the
officers and men, as can do So of the 23d
| Georgia Regiment, meet at Gainesville on
Tuesday, 18th inst, to make arrangements
for the re union ofthe regiment
"A Justice of the Peace married couple
recently and the groom asked him his terms
after the knot was tied. "Well, said the
justice, ''the code allows me two dollars. -
"Then. said the young man, here is one
dollar, that will make you three. "
"A splendid lot of Carpets will be sold
at bottom prices at Mrs. b. ochoenthall 5.
Mr. W. E. Gilbert's little boy Alban,
met with painful accident the other day.
An appraised window, at his store, fell upon
his hand splitting open the flesh of the in
dex finger of the right hand, exposing the
bone, and otherwise MASKING the hand.
Fortunately no bones were broken.
... Miss Jennie Baber, of Marietta, after
giving instructions for three weeks to a
class in Art Craio at this place, gave her
class and many friends a reception at the
McLarty House and left for home Saturday
evening -Douglas0jUe Star.
...Sheriff Coryell and Marshal Banks, on
the Both ult, visited Mr.. Frank Northcutt
farm. near Smyrna, and arrested Mr.. W.
L. Poss, one of his tenants. Poss was fear
ried to Atlanta and placed in prison. lie
I is an ex-policeman and is charged with
forgery. He has a wife and two children
at Smyrna.
Good work at lowest prices, Reynolds.
Several STYLES of Baby Carriages at
| Mrs. b. SchOenthall's at lowest figures.
...On Monday last, Mr. G. c. Reynolds,
with a scythe blade across his shoulder,
was riding mule to his farm below town,
when said mule became frightened at a
passing train and threw Mr. Reynolds to
the ground, falling with his neck across the
blade. Fortunately he was not guillotined,
but his right hand received painful cash.
1T is said a bill will be introduced into
the next Legislature, looking to an amends
ment of the State Constitution, giving the
dude the right to vote at constables' cleo
lions We trust that Col Frank Irwin
will oppose the bill in mastery speech.
The dude. it must be confessed, does re-
semble human being somewhat but not
enough to bestow upon him the rights OF
citizenship to that extent.
..E. l.. Fowler will sell all lines of Dry
Goods, Shoes, Hats, &c, the year round, at
prices as low as any town or city.
Atlanta real estate sells as if it was
gold dust" Really, hash the blowing
OF the bugle" by the real estate agents in
Aated terra frma there beyond its true
value. 1t is certainly high, very high.
However. if it is a genuine, permanent
prosperity none can rejoice more than We
vet land sharks are very dangerous men to
deal with. and we believe that now is the
time to sell, and not to buy, in that BOOM
ing city. Somebody must unload.