The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-10-18
Picked Up and ChrOnicIed
for Our Readers.
NED GRESHAM GASHED WITH AN Ak.
A General Medley Of Local Items too
Small for Head Lines, but Grouped
together for Convenience.
We want a correspondent at Acworth

VIZ want q correspondent al hcWOrtl
MISS EDNA WATT, of Atlanta is visiting
Mrs. j. P. Moore on Roswell street.
Washington Avenue leading from the
square TO the National Cemetery, is hav~
ing new coat of gravel spread upon it.
Parsonage Aid and Home Mission So>
ciety will meet at the residence of Mrs. w.
S. N. Neal Thursday afternoon at O. clock
Prot. Freyer and family, and Mrs.
McCrea and daughter, are expected home
in few days from their visit to Europe
Mr.. Vandiver, OF Gainesville, is night
operator at the w & A. r. r, telegraph
Office at this place.
Rev. P. N. Ryburn is closing up his
years work here to attend annual conier>
ence the 2lst OF next month.
Mr.. T. M. Thompson's brother arrived
in the city Tuesday to assist him in the
cotton seed business.
The Legislature meets next sWed~
nesday, and the goober statesmen will be.
gin to while away the tedious fifty days
1t is surprising how many Marietta Deo>
pie buy in Atlanta what they can get at
home. Those who make their money here,
should spend it here.
Judge Gober is holding court in Nor
Canton this week A number OF our
attorneys are present, among them Hon.
A. S. Clay and Col. C. d. Phillips. also
Stenographer, C. b, Willingham.
Governor Northen has pardoned Jesse
Humphries from the penitentiary. Hum.
phries is young boy and was convicted
of selling liquor in Douglas county. He
was gwen two years sentence.
After all, the greatest OF all reforms, in
so far as the farmers are concerned, is that
of making their farms selfssustainius. 4
little money will go long way with those
who put this reformin practice.
Mr.. WILL Cox, the new postal clerk on
tie NJ s. N. G. R. R., commenced on a
salary of $500 per annum, bat has been
recently notified that his salary will be
5000.
Miss Juie a. Tucker left Friday for
Cedar Keys, Fla. She has accepted the
position of first assistant in the public
schools of that city. She is most esti>
mable lady and competent teacher and
her many friends here wish her success
In an alteration Thursday, Ned Ores
ham, colored, choked Carroll Freeman, an
old colored man. Freeman had an ak in
his hand and he cut Gresham on the thigh,
making bad cash, but not dangerous
one, Freeman surrendered himself to the
Sheriff and gave bond
Earning an honest living is en- obliga-
ton resting on every mans shoulders that
he cannot escape and he should stand in
his lot with manly spirit and be ready st
all times to sacrifice pleasure to meet his
pecuniary obligations. Indeed his great
est happiness should be to maintain a
character OF integrity and reliability But
to spend money for pleasure and leave
your debts unpaid is dishonest.
The Quarterly Conference OF the Pow>
der Springs circuit adopted resolution
some years ago, ordering that no all>day
Sunday singings be held in any church of
the charge. All parties will do well to
remember this action
l.. P. WINTER, P. q.
i JUDICIoUs ADVERTISING
Creates many a new business,
Enlarges many an cid business,
REEVES many dull business,
Rescues many lost business,
Saves many a failing business,
Preserves many large business,
Secures success in any business,