The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-04-15

About two clock last Saturday morn
ing the kennesaw Mills barrel factory, sit
uated on Powder Springs street, was discov
cred to be on fire. The blaze lighted up
the town and quite a crowed assembled on
the scene The warehouse, containing about
1900 barrels and two car loads or more Of
slaves and some machinery and the dwell
ing occupied BY Mr. Elijah Pearson and
family, were totally destroyed. The parties
who first arrived found Mr. Pearson and
family sound asleep, unconscious that the
roof that covered them was a5laze. The
family was gotten out in hurry, aud most
of the furniture was saved The fire was
the work of an ineendiary from the fact that
the warehouse was nearly burned down be,
fore the dwelling caught The Hook and
Ladder was present and worked manfully.
The fire engine did not turn out as there
was no water available, no cistern being in
that part of town, and it would have been
useless to have pulled the engine out where
no good could have been accomplished.
Loss about $250O Insurance 1890.
Last week the surveyors We're out sur
veying the Marietta and Austell Railroad,
starting from near Mr.. G. Fl. Camps on
Kennesaw Avenue Another line will be
run starting from Glover's Grove The
building of this road is a necessity to the
growth and prosperity of Marietta. We
need competing line Of railway to pre-
vent discrimination in local freights, and
this connection at Austel with the Georgia
Pacific and the East Tennessee roads, would
give us advantages that we could not gain
in any other way 1t is said a line will be
built from Gainesville to Gainesville via
Rome to Chattanooga If this is so, the i'm
portanee of holding our own here should in
fiuence the building of the Marietta and
Austell road. Our citizens are deeply in
terested in this matter, and in conversation
with number of them, they express an
earnestness Of feeling bordering on to en-
thpsiasm. They would be badly dsappoint-
ed if Marietta did not get the benefit OF this
proposed new road
The mass meeting at the Presbyterian
Church, last Sunday night, in the interest
Of the American Bible Society, was largely
attended. Rev, E. H. Myers agent for the
Society addressed the audience in forci-
bic manner and a generous collection was
taken up. The County Society reelected and
nual officers Mr. B. r. Legg was elected
President; Rev G. s Tumln, Vice Presi-
dent; Mr.. w. F. Groves, Secetary; Mr..
William Root, Treasurer Executive Com
mittee. pr. I. s. Stewart Mr. NJ R. Lyon,
Mr.. W. 2. McClatchy, Rey. D. l. Buttolph,
Rev. G. G. Leman and Rev. W D. Shea
The meeting adjourned to July next when
the fortieth anniversary THE Cobb County
Bible Society will be celebrated
Boys shirt waists, extra pants and suits
at Hirsch's
STORE FOR RENT-Underneath Journal
Office. Possession given Immediately APP
ply to T L. Heyer or at Journal Office.
W. +. Gilberts Furniture is strong be-
cause it is built that way.
-FoR RENT--A FIVE room cottage near
the square. Apply at journal Office.
A white man named Oliver Ford has
proven himself to be slick scamp He
went to Smyrna and, learning that W. N.
Pace had a mule and buggy belonging to one
Henderson Of Atlanta, forged a ball of sale
frqm Henderson to himself Pace didn't
like the looks Of things ana sent tho mule
and buggy to Atlanta by young man nam
ed Penny Ford came to Atlanta on the
train. He and Penny met in the city at
TIC store Of A. Med Wilson, No. 80 Peach
tree street, and before Penny gould find the
owner Of the team Ford invited him to din
ner While at the table Ford said he felt i'll
and excused himself In an hours time
Ford had sold the mule to livery stableman
and skipped cut WITH tbs mGney. Penny
sent word to Pace, and now the trio Hen
derson, Penny and Pace, are looking in vain
for the thief
-MATTNGsi MATTNGsl MATTINas -
The iatgest, psattist and cheapets lot Of Mat
tIngs and Carpets in the city at Mrs 3.
Schoenthalls.
Six cans Condensed Milk for $l.00 at
Sessions, Handy 4 Co. Every can guarau-
teed.
-MARnEp On list Sunday afternoon at
the home Of the brides parents in Chero
kee county, Mr.. L. Mathew Black, of this
place and Miss Ella Hames, Rev. w. d.
Shea officiating. Mr. Black is an industri-
GUS and worthy young man, while his bride
is OF most excellent family, is quite beau
tiful, intelligent and refined. The happy
couple have our best wishes for rosy aud
blissful future.
MIR. Thomas H. Cheek, Of this place,
has received lattess patent on an invention
of water gage for steam engines, which
owing to safety and excellence is likely to
supercede all others The glass now used
in the construction of generators which fire.
quently explode, are dispensed with in Mr..
Cheeks patent and mica substituted, which
stands any kind Of pressure
Mr. d. F. McClatchy has paved the
avenue leading from the gate to the front
steps Of bis residence with marble, also
part of the sidewalk lie has made some
improvements in rear of his house.
Rev Sam W. Small will deliver lee
ture u Marietta about May LIST, in behalf Of
a fund to rebuild Union Chapel.
Miss Hattie Lee Bisaner returned home
last week after visiting New Orleans and
other Southern cities.
500 Electric Jars for sale. Good as
new, recently fitted with new rubbers. The
best alright jar madeleine fourth Of first
cost. Mas e. r. TENxRxT.
Alderman Faw looks after the interests
Of the city energetically wherever placed
He has a large force putting the streets in
good order.
Miss Annie Moore, one Of Acworth