The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-05-28
AROUND TOWN.

under the telephone exchange.
Mr.. W. f. Groves left last Friday for
short visit to Jacksonville, Fla.
Young married couples should all
subscribe for the JOURNAL.
"A large lot of clay Peas at ]. W. Har-
deman's store
Mr.. and Mrs W NJ. Haynes, of Atlanta,
spent Sunday in Marietta.
Mrs. Jackson, of Savannah, is in the
city spending the summer at the residence
of DR.. N. NJ Cook.
Rev. c. G.. Leman who has for some
time been absent on a visit to Macon, has
returned home.
Mrs W. j. Barton, of Atlanta, is in the
city spending the summer at the residence
of Mr.. A. w. York.
Mr., W. NJ Mitchell and family, of
Houston, Texas, arrived in the city Tues
| day and will spend the summer here.
W. L. NJ. Austin, of Marietta, is one of
those who received speakers place in the
Sophomore class of the State University.
Marietta is soon to be treated to quite a
sensation. Two marriages will occur on the
| same night, at the same church, by the same
minister and within an hour of each other
Mr.. James Kinsey, of Cincinnati was in
the city last week attending the stockholders
meeting of the Marietta and North Georgia
Railroad
The General" the famous locomotive
that was captured at Big Shanty during the
war by the yankees is still pulling passen-
ger train on the State road
A large lot of clay Peas at ]. W. Har-
deman store
There is talented young law student
in town who is anxious to learn what ami
NAL it is that catches rats. Won't some one
send him a cat2
The Baptist Sunday School picnic to
Winnings Station on Tuesday last was
grand success. What a wonderful increase
in our Sunday Schools as to number of
scholars about picnic time.
Gen. Henry R. jackson, Envoy Extra
ordinary and Minister Penipotentiary of
the United States to Mexico, was in the city
few days last week visiting relatives who
are here from Savannah, previous to his de-
parture for Mexico
Several of our citizens went down to
Atlanta last Friday night to see the rattle of
Gypsy" the white mare Jesse Northcutt
threw as high as forty-fve and was offered
three hundred dollars for his chance but re-
fused it.
Not long since some boys were out row.
ing in pond near town when one of the
young men fell out of the boat into the wa
ter and sang out to his comrades, ooh, boys,
tell Miss love her to the last in this mo-
ment of my peril. Good bye, my lover,
good bye" The water was only six inches
deep, however, and the young man survived
the drenching.
Six new fiat cars arrived last Friday for
the NJ. &. N. G. R. R. They were built by
the Wason car works at Chattanooga and
have capacity of forty thousand pounds
each Two coaches arrived Tuesday night,
one is a combination mail, baggage and ex-
press, and the other is a regular passenger
coach. About fifteen more fiat cars and a
locomotive are expected to arrive in short
time, which will be quite an addition to the
rolling stock of the road Mr.. j. b. Glover,
the efficient superintendent, is one Of the
best business men in this country.
The "a. c." Club held its regular semi
monthly meeting last Friday night at the
residence of Mrs. Stubinger on Atlanta street
Notwithstanding the unfavorabe state of
the weather the attendance was good. At
ter the regular routine of business the Club
enjoyed a very pleasant dance rendered
them by the hostess The next meeting
will be held at the residence of Capt. J. B.
Glover and the programme promises to be
a very interesting one.
What are we going to do for music in
the park this summer? Summer visitors
are arriving almost every day and by the
time the thermometer reaches 80 degrees our
city will be filed to overlooking with pleasure
seekers from every part of the country
Cannot fund be raised to induce the Silver
Cornet Band to discourse music for visitors
who will congregate in the park every even
ing. The State Agricultural Convention
meets here this summer and the delegates
will naturally seek the park for recreation
The blue grass never looked prettier and
large rustic chairs should be substituted in
place of the uninviting benches now in use
DORIS AND DAsHEs.