The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-07-24


county, Ca, and asks votes on the plea
that he was IAN ex-U. S. soldier" A
Southerner asking votes in Northern
State for county office on the ground
that he was an 'ex-Contederate Soldier"
would invoke rasping denunciation, but
this ex-Federal soldier is living among
a people in the mountains whom he believes
will vote for him because he fought in the
Federal army. We tell Tom Reed that the
war is over, and we do not need force
bill to secure. fair election. This an
nouncement Of this ex~Federal soldier
shows it.
Sheriff McLain and Deputy Marshal
Swan went to Atlanta last Friday and ar
resten two white men named Nichols and
Quinn, charged with purloining some cloth
ing Shoes ETC., from party at Hamlet,
Polk county, Ga A reward was offered
and they got on track of them, and located
Quinn at work at the Exposition Cotton
Mills and Nichols at work on house. One
had on the shoes and the other some other
article of the stolen goods,
STORE FOR SALE.-Any one desiring to
purchase neat store of saleable STOCK
doing good business, can get informa-
ton by applying at JOURNAL office.
HARDWOOD Seminary will open fall term
on Monday, September LIST. Make your
arrangements to send your daughters
Prof Stewart, the President, has an able
corps of teachers, and is prepared to give
frst-class work. He is teacher of supe-
rior qualifications and is determined that
Harwood Seminary shall rank with the
best educational institutions in the State
Read advertisement in another column.
The tootings of City Clerk Schoenthars
books show very handsome increase in
the taxable property Of Marietta during
the last decade The total amount Of tax
able property of Marietta in 1880 was
5000, O63 while 1890 shows l,795, 1888; an
increase of$l, 086, 725. The increase over
last year is $74,428. This is very pretty
showing for the Gem City, but from pres
ent prospects the next few years will show
greater prosperity than we have yet seen.
Black silk handkerchief for 40 cts at
Hirsch's.
Col. Jesse A. Glenn, of Dalton special
agent of the government, is here to get up
partial payments on mortgages. In order
that the county may make as good showing
on payments as possible, those holding
mortgages will render service to the
county by giving information, that our in>
debtedness may appear as small as possi>
BILE. From reliable source we learn that
our financial condition will be nine>tenths
better than the States North or West
Mr.. H. S. Anderson heard noise at
the second story window of his residence
on last Monday night, and going there
found the window up and ladder resting
against the house. The ladder was not
Mr.. Anderson's, and the party who failed
to enter the house, is requested to come
and take his ladder away The imprint
of No. ID shoe, was left in flower bed
near the window
CO.. ". R. Power, Of this place, is an
nounced in this issue as a candidate for
the Legislature subject to the Democratic
nomination. By education and expert
ence, Col. Power is fully competent to
make an efficient and creditable represen-
tative.
To have friends we must be friends; not
in name and seeming but in fact. To have
good neighbors we must be good neighbors
We generally receive the same kind Of
coin we pay out. And indeed we have no
right to grumble if we do-Cuthbert Liber.
al.
| NoTICE.-The survivors of Phillips
Georgia Legion of Cobb county are reques-
ted to meet at the court house in Marietta
on next Saturday Goth inst, to make ar
engagements fol- the reunion on the 2lst
of August. WIN. PHILLIPS,
J. A. MASSEY, Sec'y. Pres.
The Gainesville base ball club will play
a match game at Poverty Hill Park below
Marietta, Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Ladies invited, as well as the public
generally.
Mr.. Henry Minert has commenced tear
ing away the old livery stable, occupied by
Mr.. Spilman preparatory to building a new
one. Mr.. Spilman will exchange with Mr..
Meinert
Mr.. Samuel r. Hrsch, of Charleston,
West Virginia arrived in the city on Mon
day last on visit to his parents.
Mrs. DR.. Goss and children, after.a twoi
weeks visit to her parents, returned to her
home in Elberton.
Messrs Cox and Aubrey, of Nelson,
rented Mr. H. Reds cottage on Anderson
street, and will work at the Marble works.
The Misses White and Miss Bruner, of
Savannah, are stopping at the Reed
House.