The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-01-29
LOCAL LEAFLETS.

Only two empty store buildings in
town.
The squirrels in the park are the pets Of
all visitors.
Marietta is holding her own in all that
makes thriving and prosperous town.
Georgia made 100000 bales of cotton
last year
Mr.. Mace Florence, of Paulding county,
died suddenly last Sunday.
The recent rain and snow made work
for the street committee
Goats are thronging our streets and in
some instances giving trouble
Farmers are beginning to make prepar-
alton to SOW big crop of guano
Economy and retrenchment is every
where apparent
Mrs. Lita Goss left last Wednesday for
Ebert county.
Judge Geo. n Lester and family have
moved to Cumming, Ga.
Friday and Saturday the ground was
covered with snow and the trees with icicles.
-FoR REST-The residence occupied by
the undersigned. THos. NJ BRUMBY.
A large meteor lighted up Marietta last
Monday night about 8 o clock.
Cottage of five rooms and kitchen for
rent Apply to Mrs j. r. Spann.
Mr.. J. |. Chamberlain brought to town
this week 20 beautiful Berkshire Poland
pigs weighing about 10 pounds each.
Society circles are quiet, although there
are rumors Of handsome trousseaus being
made up.
Yes that wedding didn't come off. She
went back on HIM Another unfortunate
left stranded on the shores of matrimony.
Last Monday the clouds rolled by"
and the sunshine gladdened the hearts of
our people again
Mr.. Thomas Cook, an old citizen, died
at his home in this place on last Saturday
night
For four Sundays in succession we have
had disagreeably bad weather, and church
attendance has been slim
John Edwards Peck, negro harness
maker, in Atlanta, blew his brains out with
a gun last Monday morning.
Mr. Richard VIM is home from New
Mexico. His many friends here are glad to
see him looking SO we'll
Advertise your business and attract
your share Of trade. The man who don't
use printer ink these days will drop out of
the eye of the public.
Those districts in the county that have
adopted the stock law will have to fence in
their districts at their own expense. The
Ordinary advertses for sealed bids
One Hundred and Fifty Thousand best
heart shingles cheap as the cheapest Two
Hundred Thousand feet of the best heart
lumber, at }. W. Henderson & Sons.
Here you are reading a borrowed paper
again. Are you not ashamed of yourself
when You can get one of your own for 81 so
per year.
"A young clerk in a grocery store who
was never on roller skates before, arose bad
ly famed and loudly exclaimed, why the
deuce don't they carpet the floor ??
Rheumatism has been paying its re-
Snpc+s ia Mr. Rud Worran aud +bo+ !, IL -
reason he has not been seen on our streets
for several days.
Mayor Sessions is wearing his new hon
ors quite easy. Several cases have been be-
fore him which he disposed of very prompt
ly.
MARRIED, AT the residence of the bride S
mother in Concord, Ga, Jan. 18th, by Rev
D l. Buttolph, Mr. L. S Magbee, of Smyr-
ma Ga, and Miss Maggie Prather.
If our farmers will raise stock, they can
not only make cash profit on the stock, but
they can redeem old worn out land by re-
turning to it elements taken from it, and can
keep enriched good productive land
During the recent snow, sleet and rain,
nearly every roof in town leaked Some of
our merchants had a serious time moving
their goods to keep them from being damag-
ed
The foolish man foldeth his arms and
saith: There is no trade-why should
advertise p But the wise man is not so
He whoopeth up in the newspapers, and veri-
ly he draweth trade afar off
"A rustic swain recently saw a jar con
tanning some rasins which one of our mer-
chants had for sale. Approaching the mer-
chant, he enquired, Mister what kind OF
berries is them in that thar jug ?"
Ben Anderson, an old colored man,
whose freedom was bought by his free wife
long before the war, and who lived here
many years, died suddenly on last Saturday
night
Arthur Loves Comedy Company gave
an entertaining performance at Nichols Hall
on last Saturday night The weather was
bad and the audience small but the show
was meritorious, fill of fun and good music.
All present were highlypleased
Macon reports the finding of an oil well.
An old unused well was found by some
drunken fellow who, into the well "heaved
overheard the contents of a whisky-gorged
stomach. And they call that an oil well in
Macon
The little girl of Oscar Lewis, colored
had her clothes to accidentally catch on fire
last Friday. and becoming frightened ran