The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-13
LOCAL LEAFLETS.

DIVINE confidence can swim upon those
seas which feeble reason cannot fathom.
-Flattery is species of false coin which
only our vanity enables us to pass current
Go to Stephens market for nice tender
steaks
Bargains in ladies', mems an children's
shoes at McCutcheons.
-lfyou want to take the cents of crowd
pass around the hat
MIR. James Nntting, of Atlanta, is
| spending few days here.
Camp meetings. were at the Marietta
Camp Ground and Trckum last Sunday
and both places were thronged with people.
Mr. Richard VIM, who had been on
visit to Union county, returned home Thurs
day quite sick
The towns in lower Georgia are getting
in their first bale of cotton
Mrs. Henry C. White and children, of
Gadsden, Ala, are visiting Mr., A. d. Rue
de 5 family
| Nice lamb and mutton at Stephens
market every day,
Stephens is the place to get all kinds of
| tender meats
"A large delegation of the members of
the General Assembly visited the Marble
quarries last Saturday.
Prof N 7. Burks, who taught school
here few years ago, died in Texas last
week of typhoid fever.
Maj. Henry Myers, after severe attack
of rheumatism, we are glad to see moving
around among his friends again.
Rev. }. H. Baxter was called last week
to the bedside of his father in Gwinnett
county, who was reported to be dying.
-lronc clad, Homestead Waiver Notes, in
Books, 65cts per hundred, at the Marietta
Journal Office.
Coffee, Sugar, Rice, in fact all Groceries
at rock bottom prices, at McCutcheons
-lfyou want the best meat go to Steph-
ems market.
Col. II. c. Kellogg has been appointed
post master at Canton, Mrs Whitmore hav-
ing been suspended.
The Methodist pulpit was filled last
Sunday morning by Rev. " f. Manget and
at night by DR.. Goss.
Rev. DR.. Wharton, of Montgomery,
preached at the Baptist Church last Sunday
morning and Rev. j. g. Ryals, of Mercer
University at night.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. W Hitch and family,
of Blaokshear, Ga, are visiting Mrs. Myers.
Mr. Z. H. Myers is also here after an alb
sence of several months.
Prof Max Putt, who taught music in
this place this year, and, with his family,
boarded at the Whitlock House, died in
Jackson, Michigan, last Saturday.
-McCutcheon has Flour, Meal, Hams, &c,
to sell low as the lowest.
1t costs the tax payers $500 per day to
run the Georgia Legislature. They have
been in session thirty days and passed 20
bills For the good they are doing they
had better adjourn.
friend wants to know how many doctors law
gers and politicians are among them? 1t
takes all of them to make the State Agri-
cultural Society.
-kennesaw Mills Company has oonsolida
ted the offices of Superintendent, Treasurer
and Secretary, and Mr. NJ G. Whitlock now
assumes these duties. Mr.. T. II. Cheek, the
former Superintendent has resigned.
You see some people buying everything
they want, indplging in ali fashionable lux
urles, while they have ii number of unpaid
accounts of long standing on many books
without credits. The puzzling question is
are these people destitute of pride and con,
science or are they defiant of public opinion.
--STRAYED- Red COW, with white
face about six years old in fair order
| The finder will be rewarded by returning
her to JOHN c. SHUGART.
For o town man to visit the country
now and see the hundreds of acres of wav-
ing corn, rank with greenness and impene-
trable to human vision cotton growing off
| spendidly and promising good yield; Or
chards hanging full Of fruit, patches Of
ground studded with melons; happy homes,
happy wives and happy children, make pic
ture that is charming and inviting, and we
are almost persuaded to be farmer Thus
this conservative, working element are the
safety guardians Of good government and
fill the land with peace and plenty
Mr.. A. S. Way, of Liberty county, will
deliver an address before the State Agricul-
tural Convention in Marietta next week
He is one OF the rising young lawyers of the
State and an orator Of no small ability
B,unswick 1ppeoL That is one great
| trouble about these Agricultural Societies.
lawyers trying toinstruct farmers; and yet if
a farmer should attempt to instruct a lawyer
about managing a case, he would laugh him
to scorn Shoemaker stick to your last.
There are more summer visitors in Ma
rietta this season than have been any sum
mer since the war. The hotels boarding
houses, and a number of private residences
are fnll On account of this, it has been
extremely difficult to get places for the dele
! gates Of the State Agricultural Society dur
ing their brief stay. OF course, our sum
mer visitors came first aud were first served
Marietta fame as first class summer re-
sort has become so wel-known that the peo-
pie everywhere are hocking to our beautiful
| and healthful place. In order to accommo-
date this increasing crowd, Mr.. Whitlock is
adding twenty rooms to his commodous
house and Mrs. Wright is building a roomy
mansion We believe the time has arrived
when another hotel ought to be built here,
If you want your town to progress, phil
together. Differ as much rs you please in
politics and religion but when it comes to
| matters uertaininu to VOur common interest