The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-05-07


covered it was burning in the hall, cutting
off access to the rooms where the chill
dren were sleeping Patterson was at the
bank sweeping out at the time, but his
wife broke the window sash and glass and
rescued her screaming children. In doing
so, she cut her hands badly by the broken
panes The entire household goods were
destroyed, only sewing machine being
saved. We learn that there is an insurance
of about $400. Patterson is the sexton Of
| the Presbyterian Church and is one of the
most respectable and Industrious colored
men in town. His loss is heavy one to
him, and he has the sympathy of our citi>
zens Mr.. II. G. Coryell, the Insurance
Agent, adjusted and paid the insurance on
last Monday, the 4th, the fire occurring on
the LIST. The insurance was for $4OO on
house and furniture.
A series of religious services are being
held at the Methodist Church morning,
afternoon and night. Be sure to attend
| the night services. You will find them
deeply interesting The attendance is
good and the interest manifested is great.
Rev. Mr.. Belk, of Payne's Chapel, Atlanta,
is assisting Mr.. Dawes in the meeting.
Mr.. Belk is magnificent preacher, his
sentences clear cut and stirring. He is full
OF energy, and there will be a glorious
work accomplished if the people viii. at
tend the services and do their duty. Those
who are remaining away, are missing
feast of good things.
Go to Read Il Virgins clothing store
when you want clothing shoes and hats.
Try an Ell Merito Cigar and you will
smoke no other. PALACE DRUG STORE.
Mattings at l24c to soc, at Schoenthars
New Goods, no old stock.
Short Form Warranty Deeds for sale at
JOURNAL office.
The Presbyterian and Episcopal
Churches, of our city, are both without
pastors. Birmingham, Ala, called our
Presbyterian pastor, and Richmond, Va,
called our Episcopal pastor Larger cities
generally come to Marietta to have their
vacant pulpits supplied Marietta pull.
pits are always filled with the ablest and
best preachers. These vacant pulpits in
our town will soon be filled again, however.
The pollen thrown out from the tags of
the white mulberry tree, is what excites the
Atlanta Journal, and it calls it smoking
tree. Such sight is annual as the seas
sons and there is no smoke about it. In
front of the Marietta journal office is one
of cheese trees and we have observed the
process, of pollen being thrown off, for d
humber of years
See our ladies Gauze Vests af 10 cents
each. 3. R. LEGG g. Bro.
R. NJ. Clinkscales, the Tailor, is with the
Haberdashers, Read & Virgins.
1t is certainly funny to hear business
man bowling about home industry when he
uses a rubber stamp to make the most hor.
rible daub of letter heads and cards by
which nice paper is spoiled. A great
many mems ideas of home industries are
for some one else to do it.-Gadsden
| News.
The government is now building a mag
nifcent street from the public square to
National Cemetery. The process of widen
| ing the street, has cut into some of the
front yards, taking off big slices of ground.
A number Of beautiful shade trees have
| succumbed.
Buy your spring suit from Read & Wig
gins and get correct style and perfect fit.
Manning Bros. will sell you double
seated buggy from $500 up. Brewster
side bar top buggy from $53 90 up. Brew
ster side bar buggy, open. from $500 up.
Road carts $3.50. Single buggy harness
1915.
= Smoke the FL Merto Cigar, on sale at
Palace Drug Store.
We are constantly receiving new goods
and always have bottom prices.
r. h. LECG & BRo.
Some OF the farmers report an unusual
number Of snakes. Some think the stock
law is the cause, DIS hogs are not allowed to
run at large, and they are great destroyers
of snakes. Probably the sight of so many
snakes, is the result OF blind tiger" in
the neighborhood.
Buy your children and boys clothing
from the clothiers, Read & Virgins.
Mr.. j. H. Barnes has returned from
Northern cities where he went IN the nter>
est Of the Knitting Factory and Barnes
Shoe Store.
DR.. P. 4, Cortelyou left Tuesday for
Washington city to attend the American
Medical Association in session there He
will return Saturday.
Rev. DR.. Buttolph aud wife left this
week on visit to Liberty county and will
| be absent several weeks
An important m eeting of the Marietta
| Library tonight, Thursday. The life of