The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-06-04
AROUND TOWN.

II ne derrick ABOVE town was wrecked by
a passing train.
Green apples and bird nests add to the
festivity of the small boy. g
Mr.. VIM. Ferguson, of Yorkville, S. c.,
is visiting Mr. w. N. Grist.
The Pullman train now arrives here 20
minutes earlier, leaving Atlanta 4:4O p. m.
Will S. Cox is now in business in At
lanta
The checkerboard can now be brought
to give employment to oilers
"A number of our citizens attended the
MONDAY Association last Sunday
Miss Eula Whitehead, of Gainesville,
is in the city visiting friends.
Col. John O. Waddell, of Cedartown, is
in the city this week
Miss jennie Lindsay, of Columbus, is in
the city visiting Miss Annie Gignilliat
"A party of four or five of our citizens
went up to McDaniels Station Wednesday
morning on fishing expedition.
Mrs. R. T. Jordan, Miss Stella Jordan
and Mr.. Lucian York, of Atlanta, spent
Sunday in our city.
Miss Olive Graves, of Atlanta, spent
several day IS in the city last week visiting
Miss Leila York
Mr., 7. W. Glover left last Monday for a
trip to Southwest Georgia on Railroad bust
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs J. E. Schwerin, after
spending several months in Marietta, left on
Monday morning for Gainesville Ga.
Mrs. Geo. n Lester and d. P. Lester
have been visiting in the city for sewers al
days.
Harry Haynes has recovered from his
recent sickness and resumed his position in
dry goods store in Atlanta
In game of base ball Saturday even
ing between the Stars and Poverty Hills,
the latter won by score of u to 5.
MIR. Ned Glover after brief sojourn in
Marietta, left on Friday afternoon for the
West
The North Georgia strain was over an
hour late coming down Saturday night,
caused by running off the track on the tres
tie of the Etowah bridge of the train going
north No one hurt.
Indications point to an abundance of
fruit of all kinds this year. The limbs of
the fruit trees are so heavily laden with
fruit they will have to be braced to keep
them from breaking off.
We understand that Mr. Joseph Kinsey,
on arriving in Cincinnati last week, jumped
off the train while it was in motion and fell,
bruising his face considerably. At last &C
counts he had about recovered.
Mr. Joseph Boston, son of Mr. John H.
Boston of our city, WHO'S attending college
at Athens, is making an excellent record.
The reports of the faculty show that he re
ceives the highest mark in all his studies
The Chucks and Kennesaws played a
game Of base ball Tuesday afternoon at Pow
erty Hill Park, a general invitation was ex-
tended to the ladies and great many went
out and enjoyed the sport. The Kenne-
saws won by score of "a to %.
The IS |" social club gave a very
pleasant entertainment on Friday night at
the residence of Mr.. Frank King on Gene
terry street. By 8 o'clock the spacious par
lors were filled with sweet blooming young
ladies and smiling, gallant young men. Re-
freshments were served about ten O. clock
The time was spent very pleasantly in sew
eral kinds of amusements until late hour.
happier event has seldom contributed to
the enjoyment of the young people.
The telephone wire between Marietta
and Atlanta is run on the telegraph poles
along side Of three telegraph wires. Now
it is something remarkable that duplicates
of the kilograms passing over the telegraph
wires drop down on to the telephone wire
and are carried into the central office of the
telephone exchange here The kilograms
pass through the switch board on to the tel
ephone wires around town, and in to the
stores and residences where there are tele
phones. Thus our citizens are kept in close
communication with the commercial world
The fluctuations Of the London Stock Elk
change are heard simultaneously through
the telephones in our little city, although
our citizens are perfectly unconscious of the
fact DORIS AND DAsHEs.