The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-06-04

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Marietta boys will bring back a prize.
They are fine set of fellows and have the
pluck to win. The following is the team !:
W. E. Granting, Captain; ]. NJ HilbIrn.
Foreman; George Whitlock. Assistant
Foreman; E. P. Dobhs, Frank Lumpkin,
L. w. Virgins. Charley Nell, Elmer
Anderson. Will DuPre, Ed McCarter,
Will D. Neal Berthe Freyer, Frank Freyer,
Randolph Howell, George Sanges. Fred
Dunwody, Houston Mcintosh, John At
kinson, Joe 2. Legg, Mr.. Kennedy.
The streets of Marietta we're eulivened
like unto gala day Friday afternoon by
the drilling of the Marietta Rifles, headed
by the famous Fifth Regiment Band, OF
% members. The dark blue coats and
white duck pants, with glittering guns and
flashing swords, and the inspiring music,
by the Band, brought out the populace.
At night the Band gave an entertainment
| of choice music, at the court house. 1t
was the finest music ever given in Mari
eta. 1t was simply grand spd inspiring.
The towu is better for their coming.
Allen McAfee, colored, of Woodstock,
| attended the decoration exercises here
Saturday, and fell into the hands OF the
city and county officers. The trouble with
| McAfee was he had decorated his person
with a pistol and bottle of whisky. The
law says McAfee should have carried his
pistol fully exposed 10 view. He didn't do
this Hence his arrest He gave bond for
his appearance. The best thing McAfee
should have done would have been to left
his pistol and whisky at home, and then he
could have had good time eating chicken
and cake"
Ice CREAM Sherbet, Soda Water, Coca
Cola. and cool refreshing drinks at Mcsh>
er's Candy Kitchen. Parties, picnics and
entertainments furnished. ice cream at
reasonable rates. Fresh candies, etc
always on land at Moshers.
Sewer Pipe and Fire Brick at Dobbs s.
/ Bro.
/ The Federal decoration exercises we're
largely attended here last Saturday.
Special trains were run from Atlanta
one in the morning brought the United
States Fifth Infantry and Band. The adj
dress by Rev. Wilbur P Thrikeld was in
good taste and very able. In the after
noon another train brought two colored
military companies, and a band: There
We're about 1000 colored people here.
men, women and children. 1t was a very
orderly crowd The absence of whisky
kept the crowd sober, and but few arrests
were made.
The beautiful and tastefully executed
programmes turned out from the job print,
ing establishment of the Marietta journal.
for the graduating exercises of the Mari
eta high School. have BEEN generally
compimented by our citizens. The JoUR>
NAL can turn out common or fine work ac-
cording to order. We have the skilled
workmen and the facilities to do your
work in satisfactory manner. Give us
| trial and see.
Constable Morris had an exciting chase
Saturday, among the large crowd Of dar~
kieJ who were here to attend the Federal
decoration exercises. William jones, coll
ored. swore out warrant against John
Holland Jackson, colored, of Kennesaw.
Morris attempted 60 arrest Jackson and he
galloped off with Morris after him. he
was finally caught and given berth in
the Jail.
Fruit jars at Dobbs l. Bros.
The Marietta Gun Club made the fol-
lowing score, out OF twenty-five shots each,
last Thursday afternoon: w. L. Thorn.
ton 20, w. j. Black 16, W. F. Maury l6,
q. Meirert IA, W. R. Granting IL, W. E.
Reynolds II, ice P. Leyg, IL, C. P.
Stephens IL, G. c. Whitlock 10, q. S.
Love 9. j. W. Seize 9, J. M. Austin s.
There is no one who enjoys Federal
decoration DAY more than the colored in
dividual. He or she enters into 1t in
spirit Of freedom to have a good time.
The cake and lemonade stand is made
conspicuous, and fun and irolic inspires
them. They lose sight OF the true nation
al spirit of the occasion.
Read & Virgins has beautiful line Of
ladies' and children's Opera Slippers and
Oxford Ties, bought at great reduction
Your chance to get cool shoes cheap,
Read & Virgins has beautiful line of
ladies' and children's Opera Slippers and
Oxford T;et bought at great reduction,
Your chance to get cool shoes cheap,
Mr.. D. F. McClatchey accompanied
Rev. Sam Jones and Rev. A. C. Thomas
to Young Harris Institute, where Mr.,
Jones preached the commencement SER
mon Sunday morning and Dir. Thomas
Missionary sermon in the afternoon. The
trip was delightful 20 all.
Awarded
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