The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-05-06


banks of Soap Creek in this county, on last
tuesday morning. The boy lived with and
was relative OF Moses Wrinkle, colored,
and had left the house Monday afternoon
with an axe to cut away shrubbery ON the
banks Of the creek. He remarked when he
left that if he didn't return that evening,
not to be alarmed, as he might fish some af-
ter his work was ended He did not put in
an appearance that evening, nor next morn
ing, and Wrinkle went in search of him, and
found his dead body on the creek bank, a
limb having fallen from dead tree near
him, and struck him on the side of the head.
crushing the jswbone and breaking his neck.
c. c. Winn, Justice Of the Peace, went
out and held an inquest, and verdict was
rendered in accordance with the above facts
The public meeting at the Court House
last Tuesday night resulted in the appoint
ment ofa committee to solicit subscriptions
to buy lot and erect suitable building
for a Girls High School, the College APP
pendix to be dropped. Messrs. +. Faw,
DIR. P. R. Cortelyou and d. F. McClatchy
compose the committee. 1t is proposed to
raise the sum of 81 900 About 81 900 was
subscribed by six men, and now the oppor-
tunity will be given for others to do likewise
Let all subscribe and help this laudable en-
terprise.
| Our customers are requested to come in
and give their notes for Guano and Supplies
A. A. FLETCHER & Co.
[ May 9th, 1886.
| Teaching is one thing, and hearing chill
dren reeite like lot of parrots is quite an
other thing Let us have teaching for
change Ii a scholar cannot comprehend
his lessons, whose duty is ii 10 try and ex
plain2 The teacher who is supposed to have
every necessary qualification, or the parents
who are immersed in their daily toll 2. The
mothers of numerous children are compel-
ed to labor from early morning until late at
night to support their children Must these
mothers then, in addition, sit up all night to
teach their children so as to enable them to
recite properly to some one who is paid to
do that very thing, augusta Ne,cs?
Choice Hams, Lard Bulk Meat, Syurp,
Sugar, Coffee, Flour, Grits and Rice all to
| be sold low as by any one at McCutcheon s,
| BE sure to look at our Mattings and we
can convince you that we have the best and
! cheapest. Mrs B. SCHoENTHAlL.
Some of our would-be competitors de-
| sire very much to acknowledge that we buy
goods for less than they do but if we do not
will they please answer this question, How
is IT that we undersell them
r. HIRscH Il Son.
When people learn to patronize home
industries in preference to foreign ones, all
! things being equal, they will have learned
lesson of great benefit to them as we'll as the
communities in which they live There are
folks who will spend two cents to write off
for paper of needles and pay two cents re
turn postage besides the cost, when they
could have made their purchase Just as
cheap at home,
MIR. EDIToR: The business OF the Post
Office in Marietta has out grown the facilities
for its transaction and larger room and
| additional means for the prompt opening
and delivery OF the mails would meet a pub
lie demand The aid of the journal in the
accomplishment of this much needed re-
form will be appreciated CITIZENS.
Nj w. G. Nash, Of this place, was ad-
mitted 10 the bar at PiGkeps Superior Court
last week. and passed highly oredtable
examination His law card appears in this
issue Office over r. Baber's store. All
| business entrusted to him will receive
prompt attention We wish him success.
There are no better Life or Fire com
panies than those represented by H. G. Cor.
yell.
The Democratic Executive Committee
Of the Seventh Congressional District met
in Gainesville last Friday and called a con-
vention to nominate candidate for Con-
gress to meet on the sth of July at Carriers
Vile
The next Quarterly Meeting of the Cobb
| county Sunday school Association will be
held at Powder Springs the third Sunday In
May and the Saturday before full at
tendance of delegates from all the schools
in the county are earnestly requested.
R. N. HOLLAND, Secretary.
The Dalton Argus talks about giving
| somebody else 'ichanee" besides Mr..
Clements. Ii our memory serves us right
that paper was never willing to give Mr.
Clements chance but wanted DR.. Eel
ton to have that chance at every election.
L. Black Il Son ire selling Sash, Doors
| and Blinds cheaper than the cheapest We
will duplicate Atlanta prices on Sash, Doors
and Blinds. Our stock of building material
! is complete. Call and examine Don't fail
to look - the cypress door before you buy.
-qalhogn chewing tobacco al Sessions
Handy A Co
Services at the haltiSt church will be
protracted from next Sabbath, and will be
continued for several days. The pastor
wishes the cooperation of the christian peo-
pie Of the community
Little Charlie Barker, son of Mr. a. j.
Barker, fell off of wagon last Monday and
broke Two zones ~ one Of his grms.
| Ladies memorial Association Will meet
at Nichols Hall to-day Thursday clock
p. M.
The city council have appointed T. NJ
Brumby, W. E. Granting and A. Reynolds,
ST., as city assessors.
| Some men measure Others by themselves,
| and attribute to them base motives of which
they are ,neapabIe. A suspicious mind is
not an honor to any man.
We are indebted to Mr. Paul O. Hebert,
for lot Of fine ard delicious strawberries,
the first we have seen in our city, this sea
son.
Mr. Luke Brown brother Of Mr. ], A.
Brown, formerly Of Marietta, was killed AT