The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-04-09

settlement Tor the past month. He seemed
to avoid all white persons. He would
come and go, AT night he staid with a
colored family near Mr.. W. A. Booths.
DE told colored man that he had left
Greene county, Ga, because he didn't wish
to be witness in q murder case. Mr.. W.
1. Chastain had a consultation WITH Sheriff
McLain. The Sheriff had handbill siqn.
ed by Sheriff English of Greene countv
offering a reward of $50 90 for the arrest of
Jess Crumley, colored for killing negro
woman, at Sloan in that county. Mr..
Chastain went back home, and last Satur>
day night. in company with Mr. Booth
arrested this strange negro. In his pocket
he had tax receipt given to Jess Crum-
ley. He acknowledged that was his name
but he denied the killing. Crumley was
brought to Marietta and placed in Jail. A
telegram from the sheriff of Greene county
states that the $50 will be paid for the ar.
rest of Crumley. On Tuesday, Mr.. Chas>
tain carried the negro to Greensboro.
Mr.. K. W. Moon is Offering a reward for
his dog. 1t is gone. 1t went off Saturday
1t went in the direction of Chattanooga
1t went on the train. This is how it hap
pened. Mrs Moon aud children boarded
the afternoon train for visit to Acworth.
The dog followed the children into the car.
Not wishing for the dog to go, it was put
out on the ground but the dog was not to
be disappointed. He loved the children
too fondly to be separated from them, so
the dog ran under the car and jumped up
on the trucks. Sheriff McLain and others
coaxed and did all they could to get the
dog down from the trucks, but in vain.
When the train pulled out, the dog was on
the trucks, stealing a ride, like tramp
Whether he fell off and was killed is not
known. When Mrs. Moon and children
returned Monday, they were surprised to
learn that the dog mad left on the same
train. The fate of the dog is in doubt
EGGS FOR MATCHING from pure bred
healthy and very polite B. Plymouth Rocks
Also one pair Of this breed for sale.
r. j. 7. AGRICoLA.
Go to Hirsch for your clothing, dry goods
furnishing goods, hats, shoes, etc,
HICKS makes the following weather pre.
dictions for April: Clear, frosty weather
will follow the storm of the 1st and 2pd
until and on the 9Th it will turn warmer
with cloudiness and rains. The 9th is
shown in calendar as next storm period.
April rains, scattering hail storms, with
snow in the north may be expected. Frost
and cold will follow. April showers will
gather into wider and heavier storms about
the 10Th and 18th. The 22d, 23d and oath
are regular storm days in which some ac>
tive rain and hail storms will occur. A
very warm atmosphere, with restless cleo.
trio clouds, may admonish of possible
danger. In the north, snow need not sur
prise, followed by the regular fall of tenn,
perature, perhaps to freezing. There are
reasons TO expect very active, reactionary
storms on and about the 18th and 29th
April ends cool to cool.
| We have largely increased our stock o.
clothing, shoes and hats, ana will give vou
close prices on same. READ & WIGGINs.
The, four room residence of Mr.. James
B. Young, on Roswell street, was DESTROYED
by fire on last Monday morning, about II
o'clock. The fire originated from defec.
tive Hue. There was no insurance. Most
all OF the furniture and household goods
were saved by ueighbors, who worked like
Trojans. The house being situated far
out near the corporate limits, no alarm
reached town. Mr.. Young is EMPLOYED on
the N. & N. G. Railroad and was not at
home when the fire occurred His wife
and children were at home, however. The
loss is heavy one to Mr.. Young, and we
deeply sympathise with him in his mis-
fortune.
Manning Bros. will sell you Louble
seated buggy from $500 up. Brewster
side bar top buggy IRON $53 90 up. Brew
ster side bar buggy, open. from $45 90 up.
Road carts $3.50. Single buggy harness
1915.
Buy your spring suit from Read g. Wigs
gins and get correct style and perfect fit.
Hon. John A. Sibley has a pair of Cobb
county raised mares that for beauty ana
deetness Of loot, beats any of your Ken
lucky importaLions. On Tuesday of last
week, wishing to hear SANKEY'S lecture, he
drove these mares to Atlanta, 20 miles, in
two hours and quarter. He left Marietta
at A. p. M, and arrived in Atlanta at a
quarter Of seven. Returning, he LETT At
lanta at lO5 and reached home, and had
the mares stabbed. by one o'clock. This is
good record.
Two negro men, Sam Mccoy and George
Still, were arrested in Atlanta last week.
Sheriff McLain brought them up and
placed them in Jail Mccoy and Still are
charged with stealing five pairs of shoes
from Mr.. HUMPHREYS at Austell and nair