The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-08-09

!; Mr.. Will Butler representing the Nozzle,
Marble yard here. jumped off the oclocl
north bound passenger train at Elizabeth
last Friday morning, and received some
| very painful bruises on his body and BAG
cash on his head. The train was going
very fast at the time and he wanted to gel
| of to transact some business with the Ken
nesaw Marble Company. When he step
ped OF the train he was not aware that il
was going at the rate of thirty miles an
hour. He thought the train was Stacking
up, but that point is not one of its stopping
places 1t seems he held on to the
hand railing OF the train with one
hand and was dragged some distance and
when his hand lost its hold he was thrown
violently to the ground. When parties
got to him they found him unconscious,
gashed and bleeding. It was thought at
first he was dead and was so reported, but
ne regained consciousness and under the
care of DR.. H,V: Reynolds he has been get
ting better ever since. He remained at the
Kennesaw Marble Mills until Sunday
morning when he was carried to his home
near town.
Burglars entered the store of the Barnes
Shoe Co., in this place, on last Monday
night They broke the clasp of paddock
| on the cellar door, and once inside of the
cellar, they went up into the store through
trap door. When Mr.. James Hilburn
opened up the store Tuesday morning, he
saw the displacement Of goods, aud soon
| found out that the store had been visited
by burglars. They carried off SIX ..or seven
pairs of shoes, some shirts and hats. From
the money register they got ten or twelve
dollars in money Theg made a good
haul, and probably the goods and money
they got would amount to $50. There is
no clue as to the thieves. On Tuesday
night burglars entered by some unknown
means the store Of 7. w. Glover & 20.
They opened on the counter and ate the
conteuts of a sardine box, lita lamp and
| tried to open the saIe, blacked their shoes,
and carried off a half box OF tobacco, some
shoes, shirts, &c. When they departed
they left the rear window open. 1t is not
known whether some boy was locked up
ir the store or climbed over the transom
| of the back door.
Col. A. S. ATKINSON, for many years 9
resident OF Cobb county, died at the home
of his son, Dr. B. Atkinson, in Camder
county. Ga, on last Friday night and wa
buried in Camden county. Col. Atkinson
leaves four sons. Hon. Spencer C. Atkiu
son, DIR. D. d. Atkinson and Col Sam
Atkinson, of Brunswick, and Dr. B. At
kinson, Of Camden county, and thre
daughters, Mrs. DeTreville Lawrence an
Mrs. T. B. Irwin, of Marietta, being anon
the number. He married the daughter {
Governor Mcdonald during the term {
Office of that chief executive. He survive
his wife number of years. We tendt
our sympathy to the bereaved relatives.
i The Marietta Journal suggests that ii
next Legislature. which will be Democrat
of course, send Gen Clement A. Evans
the United States Senate. The Journ
did not support Gen. Evans for the CUBE
Material nomination either. Gen. Eval
will not, we persume, under any circun
stances be candidate for this honor, b
this is as high compliment as could
paid him, coming from the source it doe
The Marietta Journal is perhaps the mo
ably edited, and without doubt the best al
rourd country weekly in Georgia, if indee
it may be called a country weekly.-Banl
County Gazette.
CoLD COLD DRINKS Ice Cream an
Sherbet Frozen sweetness for all at th
: Candy Kitchen. Ice Cream delivered {
all hours during the week, and on Sunday
Leave your orders Saturday for Sunda
delivery.
/ The annual reunion of the survivors {
Phillips and Cobb's legions will be an un
usually interesting one this year. TIL
veterans who composed the Cobb legio
entertained the members OF Phillips legio
last year, and this time the Phillips legio
veterans are going to reciproc ate. A tw
days camp fire" will be held at Kenne
saw, and an unusually large attendance
expected. An order has beer issued b.
Capt. Dick Hargis, president Of the vetsr
ans of Phillips legion, and by H.J. Nc
Cormick, of Stlesboro, the secretary, fxin
as the dates of the reunion on August %
and oath, and calling upon all veteran
who live within fifty miles OF the meetin
place to bring "rations'' with them.
| Son CAMPBELL, colofed boy, hit jim
Leonard, colored, on the head with roc
last Saturday, making serious wound
DIR. Nolan dressed the boys head. Camp
bell skipped to Atlanta on the down train
but Sheriff McLain sent telegram tina
caused his arrest and he was brought bacl
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