The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-08

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She had been bought by T. W. Glover &
Co., for beef She was large, fat COW,
with keen horns. She was taken charge
OF by mar, who had rope fastened
around her horns. In front of DIR. Gober' S
residence she became exceedingly unruly
She "perfused" to 90. and with lowered
head and menacing horns she made lunge
a: the man holding the rope. With the
agility of cat, ne jumped over the fence
that fronts DR.. Gober residence. But for
this, he would have been gored to death.
The cow managed to get loose and find her
way into the garden of Mr.. w. P. Stephens.
Every approach made to recapiure her,
she would show fight and drive the party
from the garden who had to take refuge on
top OF the fence or stable shelter. Sanford
Burton, colored, with pitch fork, entered
the garden and confronted the defiant COW,
but she was not daunted, but made fer
Burton with all the fury of her nature
For few inmates the onslaught was equal
to Spanish bull fight AS the COW made
lunge at Burton, he presented the pitch.
fork, one prong of it entering the neck of
the cow, but the cow knocked him down
and passed over his PROSTATE body. barely
missing him with her horns Burton got
up with sprained back and was chased
out of the garden by the cow. She paved
the ground and would run at the fence
where persons were standing, as if she
would demolish the structure. Effort was
made to lassoe her, by the thrower stand>
ing out in the street and throwing it over
the fence toward her. Finally the lassoe
settled down around her horns, the rope
was pulled and then she plunged against
the fence, smashing the fence and breaking
through to the street. The crowd fled in
all directions, but several persons held to
the rope and wrapped it around a telegraph
pole and drew her head up to the pole.
She lifted the pole up and down in it's
socket of earth nearly lifting it out of it's
hole. Her head was tied to the rear of a
wagon, but she would not lead, and the
mule was unable to pull her. The hind
wheels OF the wagon were taken off and the
COW was tied, rolled up on the wagon and
carried to the bu.cher-pen. She was over.
! powered, but not conquered.
Read & Virgins, the Haberdashers
make specially Of Clothing, Shoes and
Hats, and there 5 the place to get your fall
and winter outfit
HE summer has been exceedingly dull
IN the printing business and collections in
adequate. We trust that those having job
printing and advertising to do will consult
us as to prices, now that the fall trade has
opened up To give Marietta an eight
page paper is costly, aud we are relying on
the patronage of our town and county peo-
pie to sustain US. We promise good work,
cheap prices and value received every
time.
1T is with sincere regret tina: we learn of
the death Of Rev. J. H. Baxter, which oc.
Cured at Decatur last Thursday morning.
MIR. Baxter was pastor of the Methodist
church here few years ago, and was a
man of strong character and ability He
was presiding elder of the Augusta dis
trict and was secretary Of the North Geor,
gia Conference. He has been in failing
health for some time. He was forty years
old and leaves wife and several children.
A good man has passed away.
The celebrated W. L. Douglass shoe 70,
men at HirSchs.
Extra Heavy Hemp Carpet.
W. E. GILBERT.
THE Golden Hours Club" literary
and debating society, of young boys will
debate at the next meeting, Friday night
Which is the best to the human race,
health or wealth" The boys are prepar.
ing some eloquent speeches and expect to
lift the roof off the house.
MANUFACTURING enterprises are neces-
saiy to the success of any town This is
what Marietta needs. Ii we could get our
people to do something in this line, we
would have done them and the town a
great good.
In two months the North Georgia Con-
! ference will meet at Gainesville. The
Methodist pastors are closing up their
work AMI getting ready for the general
! shaking up
| We will save you eight to twelve dollars
on Atlanta prices in tailor-made suit and
guarantee satisfaction.
READ 4 WIGGIYs.
The Northern people who generally
come south during the cold winter months
are ENDURING as to quarters and we may
expect goodly number in Marietta this
winter.
The boys hereabouts seem just have got
ten interested in base ball.. They are
playing every week 1t is time that there
should be an abatement of the amusement
for this season.
BIG lot of Buggies, Carts. and one car