The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-05-21
AROUND TOWN.
Mr. Ned Glover is home from Texas.
MIR. Joe Lester came up from Atlanta
Sunday to mingle with his old friends.

Mr., Arthur Springer left Monday for
Madison to attend wedding.
Mr. c. c. Wits family have moved in
to the house formerly occupied by Mr. Geo.
F. Gober on Roswell street.
Mrs. Haynes has let the contract to L.
Black Son to build second story to her
dwelling
Mr.. A. P. Barrett, of the Southern Ex-
press Company, was in the city Sunday.
He is general tavorite with our young men.
Misses Mollie and Addie Seize and Mrs.
Bignon arrived Saturday evening from Au-
gusta. Mrs. Bgnon will spend the summer
at the residence of DIR. E. j. Seize.
Mr.. Jas. W. Malloy, wife and daughter,
have returned from the New Orleans Expo
sition and are stopping at the Kennesaw
House
Mr.. Clifford and wife, of Iowa, who have
been stopping at the Kennesaw House for
about six months, left for their home in Iowa
on the 18th inst
Sweet shrubs honeysuckles and pic
MICS, have captured the hearts of the young
people and are making them feel quite frol
icsome.
Mr. Nesbit and family, of Savannah ar
rived in the city Sunday morning, and will
spend the summer at "Oakton," the sum
mer villa of Mr.. j. j. Wilder
In game of Base Ball last Friday eve
ming between the Poverty Hills (small boys)
and the Hard Scrabbles young mem at
Poverty Hill park, the Hardscabbles won by
a score OF y to TO-
Our good friend Mr.. G. s. O., is having
a good deal of fun poked at him through the
telephone about that 'side-sp litting-mile-e
fish yarn" However he says he will get
even with the boys yet.
Marietta has certainly enjoyed a Real
Estate boom for the past year, as the large
number of nice, new, freshly painted cot
tages that are looming up on every vacant
piece of ground shows
| George and Paul Alexander, sons of
Col. P. w. Alexander, received fine pair
of goats and a wagon by express last Friday
morning a present from Capt. George C.
| Brown, of Macon.
| Nine passenger trains a day actually
pass Marietta inside of twelve hours. Trains
run so close together between Marietta and
Atlanta that it is almost as good as system
of street cars.
1t is to be regretted that neither of our
fire companies could attend the Augusta
tournament and we suggest that the Hook
aud Ladder company have a parade and
| contest this summer and invite two or three
companies from over the State to partici-
| pate in the contest
Marietta seems to be the pride of the
Western and Atlantic Railroad In re-
cent folder issued by the passenger de-
partment Marietta was nicknamed THE
Gem City" Mr. James NJ Brown, the gen
eral passenger agent has been very liberal
to our people in giving very cheap excur-
sion rates to picnic parties, base ball games,
conventions, &c.
"A very delightful entertainment was
held at the residence of Mrs George, last
Friday night, given by Mr.. Taylor George
as complimentary to Mr. Julian Edings Ice
| cream, lemonade, and cake were had in
| abundance, saccharine elongation also adj
ded to the enjoyment of all present and not
until late hour did the guests feel inclined
to dispense
While many of our citizens were sitting
quietly at their homes Thursday night about
clock, they were startled by an unusual
stir, noise and confusion of tongues Think
| ing it was the arrival Of circus fire or
general instruction they rushed out to find
it was only the finale of fashionable negro
wedding, which took place at the African
Methodist Church
On last Thursday morning select par
ty of twenty-five or thirty left on the Rome
Express for a picnic to Winnings. Arriving
at Winnings the party alighted from the train
and dancing, promenading and other amuse-
ments were INDUCED in through the day un-
til o'clock p. m, when the party boarded
| the Marietta Express and returned to the
city The occasion will long be remember
ed by those present as very happy event.
The latest amusement in the city is the
telephone concert Thursday p. m, when
the work of the day was over, Mr. j. B.
Campbell, at the Chair Factory, called up
the Central office and had quite number
of local connections made, in fact all the
connections save one, who was at that time
working with Atlanta. Mr.. Campbell took
up his cornet, playing several pieces, every
note Of which was heard by all the parties
so connected. Then a French harp was
played which was also heard distinctly, and
lastly the fine music box, in the store of
Mr. D. F. McClatchy, was placed near his
telephone and started up. This was also
heard very clearly in all parts of the city.
One night last week Sheriff Coryell re-
ceived a telegram from Big Shanty telling
him to meet the down passenger and look
under the train and he would see an escaped
prisoner lying on the trucks under one of
the cars When the train arrived Sheriff
Coryel was on hand and the fellow was
pulled out from under the car. He was
a colored boy about ID years old Upon in
vestgation it was found that he was not the
boy that was wanted, consequently he was
discharged DORIS AND DAsHEs.
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