The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-08-13


boy. went to Pages pasture last Tuesday
afternoon to drive home Mr.. A. Keeters
cow. On the way, near Mr.. Gid Morris
residence, ne was met by negro bov
named John Howard, who had pistol.
Washingtons brother says Howard snap
ped the pistol several times and threatened
to shoot Washington. Finally the pistol
was discharged and Washington began
screaming, saying he was shot. The ball
entered the right arm. about four inches
below the elbow, passing clear through.
Howard fled to the woods. Sheriff Nc.
Lain arrested Howard that night near town
at Dennis Towards, the home of his father.
He was placed in jail His version is that
he shot the boy accidentally.
Hon. A. S. Clay has just returned from
Fannin county where he defended Ben
Arp and Burton Arp, charged with killing
Thomas Bramlett. At the committing
trial Col Clay succeeded in getting the
defendants discharged. The firm of Clay &
Blair at this time are employed in defend,
ing five murder cases and prosecuting one
Their criminal business seems to be in
creasing and their services are sought in
almost all the criminal cases in the coun>
ties in this section:
Remember we make specially of cloth-
ing, and have increased our stock, and
hereafter we will carry larger stock than
we have ever carried before, and we DEFY
competition in prices, fashion, fit and
| finish. READ s. W1GG1Ss.
Col. }. R, Towers, of our city, has the
old battle flag, under which his regiment,
the 9Th Georgia, did such valiant service
during the war. The flag is red, with blue
cross from corner to corner, carrying
seven stars and has gold fringe 1t is
powder smoked, tattered and torn, and
perforated with bullets which shows
that it was borne in the thickest OF fight.
Col. Towers prizes it as relic of the time
that tried men's souls and would not part
with it.
Go to A. K. Whites and get your Fresh
Bread and cakes.
We deeply regret to learn OF the death
of Miss Mary, the Is year old daughter of
Rev. W. F. Glenn of Atlanta. She had
Ebeen sick about week with fever and died
on Thursday evening last. To add to the
affection of the family her sister, Miss Mats
| tie, is very low with fever and she is not
expected to recover. We deeply sympa>
thize. with the bereaved family and reIa>
atives.
Mr.. j. P. Boring, who lives in this coun>
ty, near Woodstock, let off his pond last
Thursday and he caught with sein be>
tween 800 and 1000 pounds of fish, num-
Der OF carp weighing five pounds each. A
number of these fine carp he transferred
to his private pond Some of the finest
were sent to friends in Marietta The
editors OF the JOURNAL were kindly remem.
bered.
| The brief series Of meetings held by
| Rev, D. j. Maddox at Shady Grove
church, resulted in the conversion of four
persons and the addition to the church of
five members, one being by letter. The
effect of the meetings which closed Friday
will doubtless bring others into the fold.
| We want your trade, and will work as
hard, and sell as close as any one. Come
to see US and we will do you good.
w. Z. GILBERT.
Will sell the first 100 tons of Al inch
coal for s. Is per ton prime lump $500
per ton. Henry MEINLRT.
Great bargains in Refrigerators at
| DoBBs Bro.
Miss Mary Freyer has returned from a
delightful visit to Lithia Springs, where
she was the guest Of her friend, Miss Clara
Clement, of Tuscaloosa, Ala at the Sweet.
water Park Hotel
Mr.. F. de L. White, of Brunswick, is on
a visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs B. A.
White. He will spend few days at Look
out Mountain before returning to Bruins.
wick
Go to A. X. Whites and look at his nice
line OF Fancy TaSsel Paper
Go to Hirsch for any kind of Dry Goods
or Notions and save money.
Capt. R. W. Boone, President of the
National Bank, left last week on a trip
through the East and will be gone several
/ weeks
Mrs. Morris and family, who have been
visiting her father. Col. L. N. Trammell,
left :or her home in Birmingham Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Billups Phinizy and fami-
ly, Of Athens, are stopping at the Elmwood
I Hotel
Ice cream all the day long, soda water
| too at A. K. Whites.
Miss Carrie Rossignol who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Marion Phillips,
has returned to her home in Augusta.
Miss Bessie Nicely, of Rome, is visiting
her relatives, Mr. and Mrs. j j. Hunt Jr.
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