The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-07-11
LOCAL LEAFLETS.
Picked Up Here and There and Dot.
ted Down for Journal Readers.

blind tigers
Miss Eula Manning is visiting relatives
at Oak Grove
LOCAL news is absent without leave. and
we find it hard task to secure items.
Miss Georgia Belle Burnes, of Savannah,
is visiting Mr.. James c. Sanges family.
FRUITS, flowers and vegetables were
never more abundant than this year.
Everybody should feel thankful
THE English sparrows keep up an in
cessant chirping in the trees in the park.
They are here IN countless NUMBERS.
The plentifplness of blackberries has
stimulated wine making among our peo-
pie.
The Weekly Press association had n
pleasant meeting in Gainesville aud e
delightful trip to Rome.
D1ED-Mr. George Dougherty died of
consumption on last Sunday morning at
the residence OF his brotherin-law, Mr..
Smith
Mr. JOHN W. SANGEs says his dog was
not bitten by mad dog, and in his opin-
the dog was not mad
IT is never the pleasure of the JOURNAL
to report scandals or indecent happenings,
and such is inv,Siably excluded from our
! columns.
Capt. r. W. Boone, who has been con-
fined to his room several weeks sick. is,
doing nicely and will soon be fully restor
ed to health
Mr.. H. T. CLAUDER, president and
manager of the Anderson School Book Co.
No. &C and 6S Duane street, New York,
spent the night with his uncle, A D.
Ruede, on Wednesday of last week
Big boys and little boys all have the
base ball fever about here. The hotter the
weather the more enjoyment and prespira-
ton they get out OF the game Bust
ness is not allowed to interfere with the
success of base bal. Let her ball
The Canton Advance has been humping
itself lately in getting out some special
editions, very creditable to Bros. Perry
and Standard. They are both worthy
young men and deserve success. They
are giving Canton an excellent paper.
Should women be hangedT' asks an
exchange. Well, there was one hanging
over the front gate the other night, talking
to her fellow. Whether they ought to be
, hanged or not dep ends altogether. you
see, upon circumstances.
Mr.. Fred Maxwell is now connected
with the Marietta Real Estate and Invest.
ment Co., and proposes to push the bust.
ness for all it is worth. He has just re-
Gently made arrangement with Mr.. Noun.
tain to this effect.
Hon. A. s. Clays wife is still quite low.
Some days there are favorable symptoms,
which raises hopes of recovery, and then
follows spells that give disappointment.
'FThe crisis has not passed when it can be
safely said that she will recover. DR.. N.
N. Gober stays every night with her aud
administers in person the medicine and
Y
watches closely the case.
Mr.. EDIToR-I wish to say to the white
citizens and frieads of Marietta, that
Bishop l. III Holsey, of Augusta, Ga one
of Bishops q Colored Methodist Episcopal
Church in America, will preach at the
Gospel Tent Monday night, July 18th.
We solicit good attendance. Respect
fully, W. j. ADAMS. C. NJ.
Mr.. WILL McCULLocH is in the city.
He reports that the work on the
Knoxville Southern is progressing rapidly
The work was begun at Blue Ridge and
the road has been completed ready for use
fifteen miles. On Friday they crossed the
Tennessee
The Farmers Alliance Of Fayette coun.
ty, Ga, has passed resolution boycotting
the funeral directors trust, stating that
it is organized to practice extortion ON the
heart-stricken, and that hereafter they will
not purchase any material from any one
belonging to said trust but use homemade
material for the burial Of their dead.
Mr.. T. II. CHEEK was in our Office this
week and he tells us that when the cleo
trio street cars went into operation in
Chattanooga the other day, an old darkey
looked on in astonishment ss he saw the
cars being propelled without mules. He
exclaimed Il des declair, neber seed
de like in my life. Dem yankees cum
down here and set the niggers free and
now dey done gone and free de mules
IT is strangely wonderful how the Sui
livan-Kilrain pugligstic fight attracted the
attention of the people of the United
States. The press and people talked
about nothing else almost until the great
mill took place. All were eager for the
news to see which ope of these human
brutes had knocked ont the other. Even in
Marietta it was the subject of converse
ton among many. The influence of the
pugilistic encounters are hurtful to public