The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-10-29
Several large suits have been filed with

Several large suits have been filed with
the Clerk, W. R. Montgomery, for trial in
November term of Cobb Superior Court
c. d. Phillips and Joe B. Alexander, attor-
neys, have filed two suits, State of Georgia
vs. the Marietta and North Georgia R. R.
Co., for one hundred thousand dollars each.
One for failing to file with the Secretary of
State statement showing the issuing of
bonds by the Company. The other for plac
ing bonds in circulation without statement
being fled. viii ]. VIM, attorney, has
filed suit, Susan r. Quares VS.. Marietta and
North Ga Railroad Co., for thirty thousand
dollars damages for killing the husband of
of Mrs. Quarles. Will j. VIM, attorney,
has filed suit, James B. and Nancy Blanken-
ship VS.. City of Marietta, for $4,000 dam
ages, for injuries sustained by Mrs. Blanken-
ship in falling from a bridge on Campbell
street owing to a defective abutment. +. A.
Irwin, attorney, has filed suit James Cough
VS.. w. d A. Railroad for S., 900 damages for
injuries sustained in falling from the railroad
cuivert near the Kennesaw Mills.
"A little negro boy ventured in to an ap-
pie orchard the other day and was helping
himself to red apples with a liberal hand.
The owner turned his bull dog loose and the
little negro made for the fence In his haste
to get over, he slipped, and the seat of his
pants caught on protruding rail There
he hung with his feet elevated in the air and
his head downward, screaming loudly, while
the dog on the other side of the fence made
desperate attempts to catch on, but failed
The owner came up and rescued the little
mig with the parting injunction to beg.
but never steal, for theway ofthe transgress-
or is hard
-STRAYED-One heifer, about two years
old, yellow and white weighs about so lbs
to the quarter Liberal reward for informa-
ton or her delivery to j. C. SHuGARr.
First quarterly meeting of the Cobb
County Sunday School Convention will be
held at Austell on Saturday and Sunday
l4th and 18th November and will convene
promptly at 81 o'clock a. m. District and
Sunday School Superintendent and dele
gates will have reports ready. DR.. Haw-
thorne is expected to preach at II a. m,
Saturday and DR.. Buttolph 10 a. m. Sunday.
DIR. FELTON, and DIR. Thomas are expected to
address the children and parents at 2 D. m.
Sunday. Subject for discussion by the con-
vention How shall we best maintain the
5 Schools and carry on the work during the
winter. Teachers experience meeting Sun
day morning opened by R. NJ. Mitchell.
X. N. HOLLAND, Secretary.
The colored people of Marietta are
showing a good deal of thrift 1t would be
surprising to some to go into the outskirts
OF the different parts of our town and see the
well-constructed two and three room houses
they have built and own. We glad to see
this evidence prosperity on the part of
our colored citizens. 1t shows industry and
economy that is commendable. To have
homes Of their own identifies them with the
place and makes them better citizens.
Henry Smallwood, colored, was arrest
ed by Q. S. Deputy Marshal Manning on
last Monday night charged with retailing
whisky. Commissioner VIM Sound him
over and he was carried to Atlanta Tuesday
morning
-Messrs. Tom and Joe Hardage have
bought the Big Shanty Mills, and Mr.. Ware,
the former proprietor, takes in exchange
the Messrs. Hardage's farm and will build
at once nice residence thereon and devote
himself to farming.
M Chuck Anderson, Joe Clifton.
Fred Banks, Robert Wilson, Dan Anderson,
and a number of others are at the State Fair
in Macon,
Three of Powder Springs prominent
merchants, accompanied by Misses Annie
Crapp Florida Turner and Julia Florence,
were in the city last Sunday.
The Misses Camp, of this place, are Wis
iting friends in Macon