The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-03-22
LOCAL LEAFLETS.
Picked UP and CllrOnicIed
for Our Readers.
RICHEST GOLD MINE IN GEORGIA.
The Marietta Rifles Have Received
their New Uniforms. The Boys
are Drilling Frequently.

Miss NANCY ADAMS returned to her home
in Royston last week, after pleasant visit Z
TO her sister, Mrs. Charles Leard.
If Mr.. B. W. Griggs will Gail on Mr.. W.
G. Greer he can point out the spot where
General Polk was killed on Pine Knot
Cobb Superior Court adjourned Saturday
until Monday, July 23d next. This is
done in order to give the farmers the time
to do the needed farm work
MARRIED-On the 18th inst, at the resi-
dence OF Mr. NJ. L. Kirk, in this county,
Rev. J. A. Long and Miss NJ. N. Carmen.
Rev. G. W. Kirk performed the ceremony
that united the happy couple.
MISS MATTE Lou BUssSY, WHO'S attend
ing school at Washington, Ga, will arrive
home to- day to spend Easter. Her friend
Miss Adele Latimer, Of Atlanta, will &C,
company her home and spend few days.
WAIVER NorEs -Ironclad, in sock of
100 for Scots; in book of SO for 25cts. Al
SO Book of 100 Receipts good quality of
paper for Is cts-at Marietta Journal Of
fee
Our esteemed fellow citizen, DR.. Z. M.
Allen, has not been able to be out without
the assistance OF some one this winter, tut
fer some weeks has been confined to the
house, but we hope he will regain his usual
strength with the warm weather.
THE Marietta Rifles have received their
new uniforms and present handsome APP
pearance. The coats are dark blue with
brass buttons and the pants are light blue
with whts stripe running down each leg.
The caps are dark clue with gilded letters
of Company and Regiment. The officers
and members are expected to stand an
examination 10 a few days when they will
be admitted into the State troops.
The Kemp gold mine, near Lost Moun~
tam, has boYu prououheed by mr.. Essor,-s
mining expert, as the ariehcss mine in the
State Capt. johnson, Mr.. MeDufie and
Mr.. 7, s. Mcdaniel, started to work on it
two weeks ago with four hands. They
could get nc more, so the work stopped
last Thursday, as the two first named gems
tlemen had to so to New York on impor>
tant business, and the latter had to return
to his sick wife Work will be resu ed i'm
thirty days with force of ter CT fifteen
hands. j. W. Kemp, T. 8. Mcdaniel and
W. II. Hadaway will have the manages
ment of it. They want to get 5, 900 tons of
ore by the first of July. They will then
put in big machine.
There is wide contrast between the
conditions of the Federal cemetery and
theConfederate cemetery at this place.
The first, with its 1000 dead, is kept up
by the government and has beautiful ave.
nues, monuments and marble headstones
The latter cemetery is devoid of all this
care and expenditure OF money A North
ern citizen responsibility enquired of one
of our citizens the other day why it was
that we didn't erect monument to our
Confederate dead. The citizen answered,
I'VE have" The Northern man wanted to
know where it was at he hadn't seen it.
The citizen replied why you have just
seen it. 1t is the Federal cemetery over
there. That is monument to their mem.
ory." The Northern man became highly
insulted and wanted to fight.
The members of the Confederate
Memorial Association are earnestly
requested to meet at the office Of
Mr.. W. S. Cheney ON Friday after,
noon March 23rd. IC is important
that all who feel an interest in the
Association and the canse which it
represents should be present.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John Stu>
binger, fine girl.
Evans and Atkinson held, their
first debate at Griffin on last Wed~
nesday. A large crowd was present.
Miss Carrie Massey was painfully
hurt Sunday afternoon by icing
thrown OFT Of a buggy.
The new srmory being built by
Messrs. L. Black & Son is being en-
cased in metal in imitation of brick.
Up to Wednesday the Board Of
Education had not selected a site
tor the new schcoi building.
A terrific rain fell here Tuesday
night and the downpour was sdcn.as
to move trash and wet terra nrma
Thoroughly.