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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-01-24
SMYRNA.

Mr. Mac Brown, living near
Smyrna, has been quite low for
some time. When [ last heard
from him he was reported to be
worse.
Mrs. Lucy Harper, Mrs. Henry
Robinson and daughter, Of Carroll
ton, visited Mrs. Joel Mable last
week.
Hiss Lucy Cook, of Covington, is
visiting Mrs. Albert Fambrough.
Misses Bembie Pace and Minnie
Fleming have returned from Chero-
kee, where they went to visit the
young authoress and poet, Miss Ida
B. Richards. They also visited our
hospitable friend and former fellow
citizen, Mr.. NJ. L. Petty, while in
Cherokee county.
Mrs. Robert Mable has returned
W N1dUlOlOu dllSI Il GNO WSEAS WISH
to Smyrna.
Mr.. John Petty, after a prolonged
absence, is greeting his many friends
in Smyrna again. Mr.. E. G. Henly
has moved into his new residence
on Terrell street.
"Aunt Ursey," the aged colored
woman, is akin to the Indians. The
lineaments of the Scientific race are
plainly visible, and like the Indians,
she is honest and has temper.
In the Baltimore Manufacturers
Record for January, 1889, Rome,
Atlanta and Birmingham lead all
the Southern cities in new and val
liable enterprises. Let US all re-
main at home, be energetic, orderly,
use economy, be hopeful and build
up our own sunny land. Subscribe
for our own JOURNAL, and keep
posted about our home affairs.
Z. F. I.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-01-24
POWDER SPRINGS.

Our farmers are planting great
many oats.
Judge Uriah Mathews is attend
ing the United States Court as a
juror this week.
A fine boy at MIR Doc Tapps.
Miss Carrie Ward, very pretty
young lady of Lost Mountain, visited
Miss Lena McEachern last week.
Come again, Miss Carrie.
Mr.. O. NJ. Hips, one of our
prominent and enterprising young
merchants, has built a new ware
house on the rear OF his lot across
the street from his present store
house.
Willie Hill and Otis Hardage,
the prodigal sons, returned to
their parents last week, wiser and
better boys, we trust.
Mrs. Wayo mother Of Mrs.
Robt Howington, near this place,
with whom she was living, died last
Friday morning, and was buried
here last Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Jimmie Mathews left last
Friday on pleasure trip to Jack
sonville, Fla, and points Of
interest in the state. lie will pro-
badly spend the winter there.
Eds. A. J. Coalson, Of Embry,
Ga, and D. D. Mullins, Indian Ter
ritory, were in town the first OF the
week visiting friends. Mr.. Mullins
preached at the Baptist church
Tuesday night.
QUANTUM SUBJECT.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-01-24
LOCAL LEAFLETS.
licked Up Here and There and Dot
ted Down for Journal Readers.

THE Sibley sale was we'll attended
last Saturday
SEVERAL small cottages are being
built in the city.
Mrs. Alice White, of Atlanta, is
visiting Mrs. w. L. Bennett.
THOSE who move away from Ma
rietta return before many years
elapse.
70 have a frst-class paper you
must give it a frst-class support.
Give the JOURNAL your patronage.
Cor. j. r. Towers, principal
keeper OF the penitentiary, has
another attack of sickness. He
suffers a great deal.
MISS Alice York is missed from
the telegraph and express office.
She has been confined to her home
lex for three weeks.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-01-24
A SAD DISCLOSURE.
WE TO HIS HALF SISTER.

Jacob Wells, farmer living in
Fayette county, Ala, discovered,
after four years of happy welded
life, that his wife is his halt sister.
Wells father, who lived at Sparta,
Ga, was killed in the war. About
twenty-five years ago Mrs. Wells
married a man named Hogue.
Young Wells, then about twelve
years old did not like his step father
and ran away from home. He
finally drlfted to Fayette county,
Ala, worked a number of years as
farmers laborer, and in time
bought small farm Of his own.
Mrs. Hogue died soon after the birth
of child by her second husband,
and the child, girl, was cared for
by relatives Of the fathers family
named Smith.
Two years later Hogue died, and
his daughter grew up in the Smith
family, and was also known as Dora
Smith. Five years ago the family
moved to Fayette county, and there
the young lady met her half brother
Wells. Even Wells most intimate
friends knew nothing of his early
history, and he had never commu-
nicated with his relatives in Geor-
gia. Wells and Miss Smith, as she
was known, fell in love at first sight
and were soon married. They have
one child, year old, and only dis
covered their relationship a few
days ago by a chance word dropped
by the wife. They were in a guam
dary for time, but have decided to
continue to live as man and wife.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-01-24
AOUEER MAN.

AN cid man living up in the
mountains near Ellijay has had his
Wits grave surrounded by several
lightning rods. While the old lady
was living, lightning struck the old
man so often that he dreaded to
think even of his wife's body being
struck so he bought the rods. He's
got ninety-6ve of his wives dresses
and thirty-fye pairs Of her shoes
piled up lin the house, and he
wouldn't sell them for anything.
He is a queer customer. He's got
hat for every day Of the week and
the last one OF them is out of style.
He wears d beaver on Sunday, a
white hat on Monday and SLOUGH
hat on Tuesday, a faded derby on
Wednesday, and an old brown wool
hat On Thursday, ar old-tashioned
white derby Ga Friday ana o coon
skin zap on Saturday,. He has for
BY pairs of boots and he is buying
new ones every week or so. An
Other curious thing about the old
man S chat he has mania for
pocket knives and has 1875 of them,
and IS aGl 3ding to his collection.
les a farmer and every few days he
brings a load of extra fine potatoes
to sell. lie won't accept any kind
Of money for them unless it is silver
or gold He wants hard money and
viii take no other kind tor his pota-
toes lie recently married a 49,
ear-old girl, though he's go him
self.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-01-24

Il suppose you are prepared to die, are
you not ?"
Il am afraid NOT | am not satisfied
with my condition | have hope that
will be saved"
You are sorry you killed your wife p
"Oh yes sir, | am. wouldn't kill her
| if it was to do over again
Ed, repentance is remission of sins
there is hope for you, if pou put your
trust in Christ and confess your sins
Yes, sir, ] am doing my best
We'll, Ed goodbye. This is the lest
time | will call to see you.
The doomed mans lips trembled and he
seemed deeply affected as he said Good
byer
AS we turned to leave, we called two
white prisoners, Messrs Hanson and Pat
tersou Weretired to the opposite side Of
Freys cage and questioned them as to
what Frey had confessed to them. Sheriff
McLain and Jailer Shaw had been inform
ed by them of Frey's confession and they
repeated it TO the Journal reporter as fol-
lows
After Frey found out that there was no
possible chance for his escape, he told us
at separate times that the true reason ssfor
killing his wife was because she was in
possession of secret Of his having killed
Charley Howard, the colored night watch.
man He said he had told her of it and
she that morning threatened to expose him
if he didn't treat her better. When she
made this threat, said Frey, it made me
SO mad that jumped at her with an open
knife and cut her to death Frey said
that how he came to kill Howard he and
another well known colored man in Mari
eta (whose name we suppress were play
ing cards with Howard that night How
ard won our money unfairly, said Frey,
and we got into fight and we hurt How
ard so badly that we were afraid to leave
him in that condition, for fear he would
tell on u.s. SO we concluded to kill him.
struck him on the head with sledge ham
mer and we then took his money and piled
fire upon him from the stove and tried to
burn MIN up. He also said that he help
ed Kill another negro and put his body ON
the railroad track and everybody thought
the train killed him. Frey further con-
fessed that his accomplice in these muir
ders is the one who furnished him With the
knife and wooden keys-that while on
visit to him one day, he Frey slipped his
hand into his accomplice's pocket as he
turned his side toward TIE cage and unob-
served took them out and put them in his
pocket"
As to whether this confession is prompt
ed by any other motive than the truth, we
cannot say. We only tell the tale IS it was
told to Us, and leave our readers to Judge
whether it is worthy of belief or not
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-01-24
MONDAY.

Mr.. 2. 7. Daniel, of Smyrna,
came up a few days ago and bought
Mr.. J. G. Durham's horse. He
says he has eight acres Of land that
he expects to make eight bales of
cotton. OFF of p acres last year
he gathered 10 bales averaging over
500 pounds lent.
Mrs. Brooks, from near Acworth,
visited her father, Mr.. j. R. Lati-
mer's family last week.
Miss Lula Massey, of Marietta,
has been visiting Miss Dollie Gresh-
am and others for several days.
Mrs. Irish and sister, Miss Jim
Spilman, Mrs. Mckinney and Mrs.
Dobbs visited Mrs L. l.. Durham
last week.
Mr.. J. j. Greer has fine school
now at Woodstock, and any, young
man that wants to go Ito good
country school would do well to see
Mr.. Greer.
We heard one of our old bache-
lors say last week that he had
promised to call on a young lady
and had forgotten her name, and
was trying to find out who she was.
BY some means we tailed to get
two Of our JOURNALS since Christ
mas. We hope that will not occur
again, Tor we do not like to miss
number, and every man in the c9un-
ty ought to take it, il he wants
to keep up with all the news
Mr Robert Bentley made US a
splendid mail carrier. He is
spendid Young man anyway.
CRICKET.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-01-24
DUE WEST.

Mr.. w. l. Goodwin, who was so
badly hurt some time back, is get
ting well, to the qualification of his
many friends.
Mr.. G. w. Pharr and wife have
just returned from a trip near
Douglassville, where they spent
some time with their sick uncle,
Mr.. Moore Taylor.
The school Of Mr.. Robert Griggs,
of this place, is somewhat good for
the winter.
The Sandy Flat boys have got
their Alliance store in operation at
Acworth. Mr.. Thomas Terry has
moved to that place to take charge
of the business.
Due West will not hand over the
ribbon to Lost Mountain until she
tips the beam to beat AS. The
ribbon was taken With 4l9. Since
that James Barnes killed porker
that tipped the beam at AS. So,
Brother Mountain, the blue ribbon
is tied to our red Jersey yet. You
aaid that Nh. K killed one that
went over 400 How much over
400 did it go! AMOR.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-01-24
For the Marietta Journal.
FRUIT CULTURE.

There is no article of food more
generally loved by all classes and
by all ages than we'll ripened fruit,
andperhaps nothing is more condu-
Give to health when eaten in it's sea-
son and in proper quantities. The
child two years old or younger soon
learns to cry for a good peach, and
the man who has lived his three
score years and ten still evinces a
similar fondness for the products of
the orchard. Yet choice fruit, such
as is accessible to every farmer with
little labor and a trifiing excuse
is scarce. True, we find a lew old
fruit trees about almost every home
stead, skeletons OF orchards planted
in the early settlement Of the coun-
try. but we'll preserved orchards,
containing fine, healthy, vigorous
trees and producing the best fruits
possible to our section are by no
means plentiful. In many instances
a few chance Seeding apples or
peaches growing in hedge row or
besides a stump constitute the only
apology for an orchard and often
these trees owe their existence to
the fact that it is more trouble to
dig them up or cut then down than
to let them remain. We feel a
deep interest in production OF good
fruit, and desire to see more atten-
ton given to its culture. 10 this
end We have applied to the editors
OF this paper for permission to con-
tribute an occasional article. 1t is
a subject OF sufficient Importance,
we think, to engage a far ADLER pen
than ours. Even those papers that
are devoted almost exclusively to
the farm and its productions give
this subject but little attention.
Agricultural periodicals abound in
heavy leaders on the best methods
OF raising cotton, corn, wheat, oats,
stock, ETC., ignoring the orchard en-
tirely, or putting it off with a single
paragraph. We certainly think that
he who raises two fine luscious
peaches in the place of one little
hard sour thing is as much entitled
to be called philanthropist as that
very celebrated individual who
causes two blades of grass to grow
where there was but one originally.
Our contributions will be simple,
short and to the point, as much SO
as we can make them. We are not
vain enough, nor are we possessed
of sufficient egotism as to presume
on our ability to write learned des-
sertations on pomology; nor do We
think that such articles would ac-
complish the ends and aims in view.
Being farmer, we desire to talk
with our readers as one farmer
should talk with another. With
this introduction we close for the
present. j. W. AKERs.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-01-24

A Buffalo girl got rid Of an unde-
sirabIe sutton II a unique way. lie
proposed on the way home from
church Sunday evening, and the
fair creature. who is "o'er young 10
marry" said yes" but added that
she would not marry him till lie
gained the consent Of her father.
The young man discovered the next
day that the young lady'g father
died several years ago, and the dis
appointed lover has emigratcd to
Black Rock
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-01-24
STATE NEWS.
Culled and Condensed from our Ex-
changes.

A Dalton man is doing quite a
nice business in walking canes,
which he cuts from the Chicamauga
battlefield. He has now on his book
an order from Illinois for fifty of
these canes.
Col. S. M. Carter, of Spring
Place, Murray county, raised on his
place this year $50 bales of cotton
and $4,000 bushels OF corn. His
place is one of the finest in the
South.
There are two white ladies in
Wilkes, sisters, who made fourteen
bales of cotton last year, doing the
field work themselves. They work
ed hard and stuck to it, and made
Industry count against untavorable
season.
Sheriff McGinnis returned Mon
day from trip to Alabama, where
he captured ]. O. helms, who is
charged with having five wives
one in Texas, two in Tennessee,
and two in Georgia-one of whom
lives in Gordon county. Mr.. Nc
Ginnis followed him two hundred
miles before he succeeded in coming
up with him. helms is now in jail
iii this place to await trial at the
February term of court.-Calhoun
Times.
The marble work for the great
Chicago auditorium building where
the republican national convention
was held, has been awarded to a
Georgia concern, namely the Blue
Ridge Marble Company. This
building contains the largest theater
in the world, and on account of its
vast size, being theater and hotel
combined, has attracted attention
from every point, and everything in
connection with the building is no
ted by the public with interest.
The material in which the building
is to be finished is Georgia marble.
There is living in the southern
portion Of Baldwin county a widow
lady who is the mother Of seven
| daughters, but has no sons. She
owns some land upon which she and
her daughters manage to raise a
small crop. Last year one Of the
daughters went to the woods with
an axe and cut out and made plow,
stock fastened on a pillow, and with
a little steer plowed the entire crop,
making seven bales of cotton and
considerable amount of vegetables.
Two young men, brothers, named
Wilson, were ont for duck hunt
near the mouth Of Brier creek. in
Scriven county, and had gone out
on the water in a bateau. The
younger one, in reaching out to draw
his gun to him, took it by .the muz-
zle, and the hammer catching
against a seat in the bateau, dischar-
ged the gun, the entire charge strik-
ing him near the breast and passing
through his body, killing him in
stantly. He was buried at Jackson
church
At Americas, several negro boys
got goat on the bridge over Mucka-
lee creek, Wednesday morning, and
were trying to force him to jump off
into the water. The billy reared
upon his hind legs and butted the
largest boy so heavily in his stomach
that he was knocked clear off the
bridge into the water lie would
have drowned if the other boys had
not pulled him out while billy
walked to the side Of the bridge and
looked complacently down at his
discounted tormentois, and theu
walked proudly away.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-01-24

Iris stated that if Col. Buck is not
given q cabinet position, he at least
niti be allowed to distribute the
Georgia patronage. Col Buck is a
native Of Maine, and he became
Georgian for patronage. Being
from Maine, he doubtless regards
Mr.. Blaine as the greatest living
statesman. The Blaine Republi-
cans seem likely to come to the
front in Georgia.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-01-24

Legally, there is no such city as
Memphis. Some years ago the
State Legislature took away its
charter and named it "Tho Taxing
District of Shelby County" The
citizens are now tired of this cum
brous name and wants the right to
their old name.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-28
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

d.. Tavecner he's been appointed post
master at Philomnut, Loudouu county.
Complaint is again made that flowers
p o. ed on graves in the various cemeteries
IRE stolen coon after beiog placed there
The residence of Mr.. T. g. Well, near
Fairfax station, was totally destroyed by
fire on The night Of the Gath inst, together
with his furniture.
The police report Last night as being clear
and cool with FIVE dodgers but 10 prisoners
at the station bouse TIE Mayor this morn
ing had no csses before him for trial.
9be passenger department Of the Pied
10 ont Air Line is gathering Information with
view Of publishing the names. etc, of per
sons who will take hoarders for The ensuing
summer.
An attempt was made last Dight to break
into the store Of Mr.. ii. Heller on upper
King street. An artempt was also made to
rob the residence Of MIR. John p. Clarke, on
Duke street.
! A young man named Albert Richardson
was arrested by 1t. Smith this evening, for
an assault on Thomas Burroughe, clerk in
Messrs Geo. McBurney & Sens store and
for carrying q pis' ol The arrest caused
much excitement on King street.
Messrs. c. 8. Lewis & Bros, of Cone
Wharf, Va, WHO have during the past win
ter been running the steamer Galop be-
tween Baltimore and Cone river, have pur.
cbased the propeller j. e. Tygert, of Phia-
delphia and on Tuesday next she will com
mence to run regularly between Baltimore
and landings on the lower Potomac river.
Mr.. ". II. May, administrator of the estate of
Jonathan Beach, has entered suit in the Fairfax
County Court against the Midland Railway Co.
for $4,000 Eesch was killed while coupling
cars for the company come time since
The Merchant of Venice was well rendered at
the Opera House last night by Marie Prescott and
Z. d. Mclean and their company, but the audience
WAS small.
Miss Maria smoot, daughter of tho late Hezo
kiah B. Smoot, died this morning at the residence
CT her sister, Mrs c. G. Smoot, after long illness.
1t is suggested that Orange havo large water
tank built on whaes with forco pumps attached,
so that it could be used in ca of fire.
The Alexandria Light Infantry have as yet
heard nothing from Richmond about the New
York centennial trip.
This has been genuine March day, with sun.
shine, wind. rain and snow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-28

The complicated diseases brought on By
ere often of the most serious nature. Heed
such symptoms as loss Of memory, universal
lassitude, heart disease, kidney complaints,
liver troubles and general breaking down
Of health and strength. When thus afil c.
ed, when the least exerion causes great IA
tigue, when life seems burden, use the re-
liable strengthening tonic, Browo'a Iron
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-28

CREST CHAMBERMAID. "A colored cham
berus I'd at the Braddock House during the
paat f W weeks has found four pocket books
which mad been left in rooms occupied by
absent minded guests, al! of which have
been re;urued to their owners. This morn
ing she found pocket book containing 500,
which she handed to the proprietor of the
hotel, who turned il over to the owner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-28

Gry.s FROG The Courier
carr '-, ,,sttal /. frog sixteen inches long
~ hova BEEN captured 10 FIori-
MAJ, may bea enc, long frog aneciote
~. hat thu Alexandria GAZETTE
/. N-'.t r he henticity OF Captain
.sa .fa measured from nose to the
Jly mud fet exactly twenty three
t-- In .te was stretched out 10 the
:, 7ss +-.t.op IF spimmiDg A ruthless
. c1.l .,.n-el this amphibious beauty and
.ls's ,.-e5 Ca2tair Guy with the re
l.. ca.e'ul 10 see thst she was ten
i=- ~. ~ reg eggs rs soon as enc laid
dsI! I'm, va- sort OF Captain Cutie,
ts-a ,.s. as hsd very shrewd nit and
fI1.l do 10 perceive, like true sports
vs. '1.'. n.srce or sport 10 anything that
Daa' .[ Ter. duck, frog or fish. So be
c'n, '.'', ron nest full of white mar
f' ~ tab and charged the boys 10
ar. ~ 49,. e-ca curiosity. The peo-
I'D aud Guy swore that if the
batched so soon ne would have
i 5ovHrc fortune But suddenly one
n s.'.' .sr,sd 81 the hotel announced
non. c.,. t.np had Matched, end the people
,l' > '.3..e3 10 the sight of the sole surviV'
we -.s, ia the form Of baby alligator
Y e. t-sve.r had brought from the
.'' ,.pae- la vain did q learned pro-
lie theological Seminary declare
'r- ,n. dri not pest like robins, and that
t4s '.s- lite lroglng was no frog ct all.
..e - The thing out, and swore when
t-A gator disappeared that he had
ilv t r6.ber eud baby to Bsrnum for
" tda0ad Times.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-28

MR. A. x HAWKES. Dear Sir: have
thoroughly tee,sd the glasses you adjusted
to my eyes some time ago, and fad them
to be unsurpassed in clearness and brillian-
cy To fact they are the best glasses l have
ever used. w. ID. BLoXHAAf,
Eek Gov. of Florids.l
All eyes ftted and fit guaranteed By l..
Stabler & Co, Alexandria, Va. JANIS lw
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-28
Try. Try Again.

After trying many advertised remedies for ca
tarrh during tho past twelve years, tried Ely's
Cream Balm, and with complete success. 1t is
over one year since stopped using it, aud have
had return of the catsrrh. recommend it 10
all my friends in this vicinity.-l Milton t. Palm,
BEADING, Pa.
Ny daughter and myself, great sufferers from
catarrb were cured by Elys Cream Balm. My
sense of smell is restored.-[C. N. Stanley, shoe
dealer, Ithaca, N. Y.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-28

IlgHr HoBsE HARRY LEES AND Mr..
ASH Mas. CUsTIs's REMAINS Some OF the
i-sar.s o, Light Horse Harry Lse iii this
SAFE a5e thinking Of having his body re
n9gaiffm near Sayanush &c. where it
s3s lies jot3s city Gen. LIE died ct the
,gne Of friend near Savannah, where he
gaet on BE returning home from Bsrmu
"a yaere he had goae for the beuetis of bis
a@la j 'ore the gsF the Legislature ap-
,r9ri4'ed the sum of$5 600 for the removal
qa's holy totbl4 stats. but the war came
ol.aeriy afterwards and the provisions of
4 act Of me Legislature in The matter
.ensger carried ouJ. There is also some
5soi yemoving the remains Of Mr.. and
A'',G W J. Cuslis from Arlington TO this
sal that their graves are ne.
ssd OF Arlington, snd now thnt that
siseTped by the Government il would
9. oe', to remove their remains to Christ
.aTco cemetery u this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-28

THE REV. GEO. n THAYER, of Bourbon
Ind, says: both myself and wife owe our
lives to SHILoH's CONSUMPTION CURE"
Sold BY E. S. Leadbeater & Bro.