The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-08-05

wife, an aged couple, in this county, on the
Canton road and were denied admission
Later in the night Mrs. Woford was arous
ed from her slumbers by some one getting
IN at the window. There were two persons
and they handed in two guns, an axe and
some pine kindling She attempted to wake
her husband by quietly shaking him, but
falling to do so she began to scream and the
intruders fled out of the house into the dark.
ness. Neighbors attracted by Mrs. Wof
ford's screams, came over to her house and
began to make investigations. Sheriff Cor
yell was notified and went out and arrested
Joe Gregory, colored, and brought him in and
placed him in Jail. Others will doubtless be
arrested. The evidence is circumstantial.
1t is thought that the parties were bent on
numbering the old folks, robbing them OF
their supposed money boarded, and then
burn the house and destroy all evidence OF
their two fold crime. 1t is hoped the guilty
will be detected and punished. Since the
above was put in type, three other negroes
have been arrested, and had their trials be-
fore Justice McClesky, in Gritter district
Wednesday, the result Of which we
have not learned.
Mr. John L. Reed, of Smyrna, is an
nounced in this issue as candidate for
Tax Receiver. He has been so unfortunate
as to have his eyes destroyed by blast.
but is not lacking in intelligence, honesty,
integrity and cleverness to fill the office.
backed by one of the most competent assist
ants i'll the county in the person of Mr.. Will
j. DobbS, of Austel who is familiar with
the duties OF the Office. If elected, there
is no question but what the duties of the Of
fee will be faithfully and efficiently perform
ed
| One Double seated extension top Ph@-
ton, aides PhatOns open and top Bug
gles, and one and two horse wagons rs cheap
as the cheapest, at Ried Il Gramlings.
Buy Bulldog Jeans pants for sale at
Sessions, Handy & Co., guaranteed not to
| rip.
Mr.. Lovinggood set out hook and line
in HightOwer river in Cherokee county, last
week, so Mr.. j. p. Durham ofthis county in
forms us, and when he went to it, he found
| tha' two foot eel had swallowed the hook
and six pound catfish had attempted to
swallow the eel and in doing so the tail of
the eel had passed through one gill of the
fish and then had been re-swallowed by the
fish and passed through the gill the second
time. Mr.. l.. secured both eel and fish
There being no services at the Methodist
and Baptist Churches last Sunday, the Pres
byterian Church was crowded morning and
night. Rev. DIR. Burkhead, preached on
both occasions. He has been conducting
the services since last Thursday night He
is one of the ablest preachers in the cOun-
try. He expounds the scriptures in a clear,
logical and interesting manner. He has
many admirers in Marietta who always de-
light to hear him.
"A negro woman was seen walking at
rapid pace through our streets last Thurs
day with large clothes basket in her hand
and watermelon balanced on her head
Such teats are common among the colored
race. A colored woman excited the wonder
Of some of our Northern people the other
day by carrying three buckets of water at
one time-a bucket in each hand and one
on her head
Solicitor Geo f. Gober has demonstra=
ted that this section is well adapted to rails
ing clover. OFF of two and half acres he
gathered recently forty-five one horse loads
Of clover and stored it away. He also gave
some away. This is a good yield He does
not allow his clover patch to be used as a
pasture, because it has a tendency to kill it
out
-WANTED-By "Austell Chair Works, six
or eight chair bOttomers who understands
working Cane. Apply at once, to
DoBBs Il SHELvTRToN,
Austel, Ga.
--Hirsch will sell you nice Sailor hat
for 25cts
Choice Hams, Lard. Bulk Meat, Syurp,
Sugar Coffee, Flour Grits and Recall to
be sold low as by any one at McCutcheon' 5,
Lace Curtains from 81. so to Sc per pair,
and from l5c to soc per yard at Mrs. B.
Schoenthalps.
Glenburnie" the boarding house of
Mrs. Mary Wright, has become so popular
that ten more rooms will be added to ac-
| commodate applicants. A handsome cot
tage will be built on the premises The
well of free stone water on this place is
blasted through solid rock, clay having new
er been reached. 1t cost $500 to lberate
the water that gushes freely from the rocks
-WARSING The merchants of Marietta
are notified not to trade for sight draft for
$l2 in favor of one MOllie Graham, colored,
| on Hibernia National Bank of New Orleans,
as same was obtained from US through fraud
by her husband. Legal steps has been taken
to prevent its being paid at the Bank, and
| any person trading for same will lose it.
CAMP, HINTON h Bros,
Piotonia, Miss
The Augusta Chronicle is d model pa
per of neatness and fairness and conducted
WIN SlVa' us News CUT
umns are always full with the freshest and
latest dispatches. We are satisfied our peo-
pie could not take daily paper that would
give them more satisfaction The daily is
$1,000 year, and weekly 1925 We will
take subscriptions for it at this office
Polka dot Lawn &c at Hirsch's.
| --PARAsoLs PARAsoIs We have a
nice line OF parasols which you can buy very
cheap tor the next few days
MRS. b. SCHGNTHALL.
Col. p W. Alexander who has been
suffering for some months with kidney trou-
BILE, had an operation performed last Sunday
by DIR CASTOR, of Atlanta, puncturing the
abscess over the kidney, which discharged
| a large amount of nus DIR Seize and DIR