The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-03-03

" industrious farmers. dropped in and
renewed his subscription to the JoURNAL
last Friday. In conversation with him we
learned gratifying thing-he farms by d.
versifying and not relying on one crop of
cotton alone. He said he made 365 bushels
OF wheat last year. also plenty of corn,
oats, syrup, fodder, shucks, and cotton
seed to do him two years. He says he
raised enough meat to do him, while his
COWS furnish him plenty of milk and butter
and he raises chickens in abundance. He
says he is out of debt and has twenty two
bales of cotton at home. OF last years pro-
duction, that he ought to have sold before
now, but kept them for higher price. He
says as he is not paying interest on any
debts,and he can afford to keep them or not,
just as he likes He says he don't believe
any farmer can succeed by making only
cotton ard then have to buy meat and
bread in the west. He says he believes in
farming just like business men run their
business-decide to farm and carry out the
decision. Mr.. CAN'T has good ideas on
these questions, and the results of his bust.
ness judgment shows their correctness.
He believes in peace, plenty and attending
strictly to business. Such men are the
bone and sinew Of the country.
Read l. Virgins makes speciality of
Clothing, Shoes and Hats. and you should
not fail to see them when wanting anything
in their lire.
WANTED, BoARD.-In or near Marietta,
tor lady and four children, from May to
Oct. Should want plenty of yard room,
and shade for children. Wish plain fare,
with fresh milk and vegetables in ahun.
dance. Address, stating terms, locality,
ETC.. Mas. 81. E. LoHMAN,
Fernandina, Fla.
To THE LADIES OF MARIETTA W,
+. Hibble, formerly with the firm of VIM.
A. Barr, of st. Louis, offers her services to
the ladies of Marietta as an expert dress
maker, Paris styles. Rooms at Mrs. Brum.
bys old stand, Church street.
The William Root monument is now in
place at the grave of the deceased in the
city cemetery. 1t is of very handsome
Georgia Marble and the work is very cred>
liable to Mr.. L. S. Cox, the contractor
and Mr.. Frank Lumpkin the cutter. The
friends who contributed to the fund will no
doubt be we'll pleased The committee is
satisfied that they got more than the mon
ey's worth. The monument is some ten
or twelve feet high, capped with beauti-
full urn. On the base is the word Root"
in large raised letters Higher up is the
lettering: William Root, Born Jan. 9th.
1915. Died Sept. 7th, 1884," On the re-
verse side is the inscription: Erected to
the Memory of William Root by His
Friends" A small amount of money was
left, which will be used to put small
headstone to the unmarked grave of Mr..
Roots wife, whose remains repose by his
side.
MouLrRE NJ. SESSIONS, Real Estate
Agent.
You can get anything you want in Hats
and Shoes from Read Il Virgins.
Mr.. BOB DEMPSEY, son of the late Rev.
A. g. Dempsey. of Smyrna, hired horse
and buggy from Mr.. Chuck Anderson here
last Friday. He went to Atlanta, and
there was arrested for stealing a COW from
Mrs. P. R. Fleming, who lives at Smyrna
He was in company with a negro named
Dick Forbes who drove tie COW to Atlanta
Both were arrested. Dempsey claimed the
ownership of the cow. Dempsey had large
number of keys on his person. Constable
Grizzard went to Atlanta and brought
Dempsey and Forbes to Smyrna on Suns
day. He placed them in house and said
ne and others would guard them. Sheriff
McLain went to Smyrna Sunday to get
both of the prisoners, but Grizzard said he
would keep them there that night to have
them ready for commitment trial Monday.
That night Dempsey slipped the rope and
There is a good deal OF talk
about Grizzard and his companions allow
ing Dempsey to get away, and the grand
jury will probably investigate it. We un.
derstand that Dempsey mas been seen in
the outskirts of Smyrna since his escape.
WE notice few fellows are still culti-
waiting their thirst for whisky. A man who
spends more in patronizipg blind tiger"
than he does in the education of his chill
dren. is not going to get along in this
world, no matter how Congress makes
laws, or how many politicians hold office
A man who grumbles about paying dol>
lar and fifty cents for his county paper
and spends that much every month for
whisky, is straining at gnat and swallow
ing camel. 1t is better to carry a good
newspaper in your pocket than bot.
tie of whisky.
In small crowd the other day, in speak
ing of who would be candidates for the
Legislature from Cobb this year, the fol>
lowing gentlemen were mentioned: Laws
yer John Mozeley, of Marietta, John T.
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