The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-03-05
LOCAL LEAFLETS.

MI l. M. brumby has recovered his Sto
len watch.
Mr. William Power, who lives in five
miles of Roswell died recently.
Mr.. Ebert Bennett of Birmingham,
Ala, is in the city.
1t was Mr.. Chuck Anderson from whom
Mr. W. j. Winn bought his fine grey mare.
The party who carried out of Judge
Hammett's Office the tax digest for 1888,
will please return the rame at once.
DR.. A. Reynolds, Jr Mr. Walter Rey-
nolds and Miss Jessie Reynolds are spend
ing few weeks in Jacksonville, Florida.
Mrs Jane Chestnut, of Fulton county.
Ark, is visiting Mr.. S. b. Wiley and family
of this county.
We are glad to see Dr. P r. Cortelyou
out on the streets again after a three weeks
spell of sickness.
The two negro women, who escaped from
Capt. Nelm's convict camp at Smyrna, have
been captured
1t is said that Irish potatoes planted from
whole seed, ripen ten days earlier those those
planted from seed cut to single eyes
Mr.. G W. Arnold, of Roswell, on last
Thursday night in Atlanta was waylaid by
three foot pads and was robbed of one hun
bred dollars and his watch.
-FoR RENT-Dwelling occupied by me
on Cherokee street Eight rooms in good
condition. l.. S. Cox
In Oregon district in this county lives a
negro woman, wife ofMiton Talley, who has
given birth to three children in twenty
months time each birth single
-Furmans Formula for 5000 lbs mid
ding cotton is equal to any standard Fer
tilizer on stuble land, for sale by Sessions
Handy & Co.
The most influential man is the man
who has the courage to speak what he thinks
and oppose what he considers wrong when
the occasion requires it.
-FoR SALE CHEAP-A farm of fifty acres
miles from Marietta bound to sell quick.
WIN. f. GROVES, Agent
Married-On the 10th ult., by j. L.
CAN'T, N. P, Mr. George A. liner, of Cobb
county, to Miss Jennie Il. Haygood of Mil-
ton county.
Mr. Ben Nell, of Marietta, was married
to Miss Sallie Timmons, at Edgewood on
last Sunday by Rev J. R. Mayson The
ages of the contracting parties are IS and 10
years respectively.
In digging cyclone pit the other day
near Mr.. j. P Durham's knife badly rust
eaten was found imbedded in the solid clay,
twelve inches below the surface How came
it there is the question
DIED-On the 22d of JAN 1885, Mr.. in.
Kirk, of Comanche county, Texas, formerly
of Cobb Co, Ca, brother of Mrs. A. c. Ed
wards.
-STRAYED OR SToLEN-0ne small white
milk cow, with red spots on head and Shout
ders, and in thin order viii pay liberal
reward for any information of her where
abouts. W. n GRIsT, Marietta, Ga
DR.. j. c. Greer has discovered a new
remedy for chicken cholera, which he guar
antees will prevent the spread of the cholera
if used in the same manner in which he
used it. He will give this remedy free to
any one who will apply.
-Messrs Sam. R. Hirsch and Henry
Schoenthall left Sunday afternoon for Wash
ington City to attend the inauguration of
President Cleveland Mr. E;rsch will ex-
tend his trip to New York and buy Spring
and Summer stock.
-DIED The wife of Rev Walter Man
ming died at her home in this county on
Wednesday, February 25th last She was
the mother of Mr. G. NJ Manning of this
place, and was truly mother in Israel"
having served her God and generation no
bly, and faithfully
Mn. EDIToR-Isn't it the duty of some
officer to regulate the scales of those mer-
chants who buy and sell or has that law
been repealed? There is variance in
some scales in Marietta, which do not APP
pear to give the same weights
ENQUIRER
Mr. James P Whaling, General Audi
tor c. NJ. and St. P. Railway Co., of Mil
waukee, Wis, is stopping at the Whitlock
House. and will remain couple of months
We find him to be a perfect gentleman and
| hope his stay in our city may be pleasant
and beneficial.
| Mr.. Fergerson, tenant living on Mr..
Nathan Fowler's place in the upper part
of the county, went to his corn crib the
other morning and found dog locked up in
his corn crib. The dog belonged to negro
man living near by. This circumstance
creates suspicion that Sambo or his dog
one was trying to steal corn.
1t isn't at all strange that young lady
of sweet sixteen, and pretty at that should
be looked upon as an electric wonder in
Marietta All females are more or less cleo
trio in Cobb county, as may be gathered from
the number of marriage license that are sold
in Marietta and when you find one that is
sweet and sixteen and pretty and a brunette
and other bright and blessed things, too nu.
merous to mention, there is no wonder that
everything unmarried in that intensely pro
marriage community should be thoroughly
electrified. AIbany Meas.
Electric females are springing up all
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Barlow county has one in the person Of
Miss Matte Price, Fulton in the person OF
Mrs Coleman Marietta in the person Of
Miss Mamie Simpson, and now Milledgevile
steps forward and claims that Mrs. Dixie
Haygood, wife of policeman Haygood has
had this strange power for ten years. She
gave test of her power and performs all Of
the feats that Miss Hurst does. She lifted
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