The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-08-01
LOCAL LEAFLETS.
Picked Up Here and There and Dot
ted Down for Journal Readers.

men on Wednesday.
Miss Fred Hogne and nephew, of At.
ianta, are visiting Mrs. T. l.. Bussey
Mr.. Dick Dobbs says he has finished the
house for the Electric Light Company.
Gal babies" are increasing the popula~
ton of Marietta rapidly
Miss Georgia Northcvtt is visiting Miss
Katie Robertson, at GAINESVILLE, Ga.
Miss Efie Stephens left Wednesday on
visit to relatives in Oglethorpe, Ga.
Watermelons, peaches and cantaoupes
coming in abundance.
Mr.. VIII Cheney, who has been at home
sick for several days, is able to be out
again,
LoST-Houghton Institute Medal at
tached to watch fob Finder will get re-
ward by leaving it at Leakes store
KATIE L. Dow.
Trade this tall ought to be extra good,
as the crops of corn and cotton promise to
be abundant
The election 'for fence or "stockaw
takes place in he Marietta district We'd
nesday, August Dist. Prepare your ballots.
Hon.J 6. Parks of Dawson, visited
Mr. Charles A. Guyton this week, and also
gave US a pleasant call
WANTED-Twelve young calves-heiters
preferred. ~. A. MAxGET.
Rev. Mr. Rees is visiting the family of
Mr. Henry E. Rees, his son, and Mr.. O.
H. King his son-in,law.
For RENT-Near Marietta, Ga, in a
beautiful location, house containing twelve
rooms; modern conveniences furnace.
range, hot and cold water, bath room and
water closet, marble cellar under the
whole house. Horse and COW stable and
carriage house Large grove, fine garden
and fruit trees, and about FIVE acres of
land. Apply to American Marble Com
pany, Marietta, Ga.
They are getting used to the dogs being
taxed in Marietta, just like they got used
to keeping their COWS and hogs up. The
kickers always subside, after they find out
it don't do any good to kick
Mr.. A. D. Cumpsty, wiie and two child
rem, Of Columbia, s. c., Mr. and Mrs.
Prevail, of Augusta, and Mrs. Mary Row.
land, OF Savannah, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. W. J. Cumpsty, at this place
We are glad to learn that Mrs. Lilly
VIM, now at Rome under treatment by
DR.. Bailey, is improving nicely, sitting up
and in few weeks will have fully recov-
cred.
The Farmers Alliance picnic at Glov-
ers Grove, on Wednesday, was largely
attended and proved a success Speech
es from prominent members of the order
and plenty to eat made the day pleasant
and inter estng.
contemporary well says: when a
subscriber" wants a paper to Jump on
somebody, offer him space for card"
bearing his signature, and see how quick
he will be to jump out of the editorial of.
fee to the free and open air without"
Prot. j. G. Harris, of Marietta, has been
spending few days with his relatives in
Cedartown on his return from the Nation
al Teachers Association, which lately
convened in Nashville. His accomplished
wife remained over here during his alb.
sence at the Association. Cedartown
Standard.
If we were to put il two-line local in
the most obscure corner Of the paper,
which stated that certain business man
charged more for his goods of inferior
quality than his competitors, that man
would employ buIl.headed slugger to
come around and kill us next morning,
says the South Plttsburg Standard. But
if we Were to ask that same man for an
advertisement OF his wares, he would say.
mo, | don't believe In Advertising no.
body sees il"
Every line in newspaper costs some
thing. If it is for the benefit of an indi-
vidual it should be paid for. If grocer
were asked to donate groceries to one
abundantly able to pay for them, he would
refuse. The proprietor of newspaper
must pay for the free advertising if the
man who is benefited does not. And yet
it is one of the hardest things to be learn
ed by many people that newspaper has
space in its columns to rent and must rent
it to live To give this space away would
be as fatal as for landlord to furnish
house rent free,
/ HAVE opened first class Tailoring
establishment upstairs over LIST National
Bank, Of Marietta. Also prepared to give
instructions for cutting all kinds of cloth
ing worn by men, women and children.
Asking share of your patronage, am
Respectfully, j. S. A. WRlGHT.