The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-08-18

Sunday afternoon two unknown me-
Bishops little daughter to enter the
front door of the residence portion OF
: the jail and ascend the stairway that
leads to the platform of the Jail. The
little girl at once notified Deputy Sher-
i'll Brewer, who was in the house, and
he picked up double barrel shot gun
and ordered the negroes to leave and
they did so in hurry. After some
time the two, negroes returned again
to the jail Deputy Sheriff Brewer be-
came suspicious that they meant to
try to liberate the prisoners, the car
breakers probably, or furnish them inn
plements by which to break out, and
this time he got his big pistol and told
them he guess he would make them
leave, and started towards them when
they broke into run, separating and
going in different directions. He ran
one of them some distance, but failed
to overtake him. One of the negroes
threatened Mr.. Brewer and said he
would have to use that pistol if they
eyer caught him out
/ Two colored women were arrested in
an intoxicated condition by city mar
shals Saturday night, and from them
evidence was obtained by Special Bal
| lift D. b. Parks that resulted in the dis
closure of the seller of the whiskey.
| On Monday night Special Bailiff Parks,
Sheriff Bishop and Deputy Sheriff
Brewer went to the house OF Ed Will
liams, colored, at the foot of Kennesaw
| mountain, and arrested noses Williams,
who is charged with selling the whisky
to the negro women and also to negro
man, the latter giving an affidavit to
that effect. Williams was tried before
Justice of the Peace G. c. VIM on
Tuesday and was bound over in bond
Of 500.
Mr.. N. A. Alexander, of Piedmont,
Ala, who was badly hurt by train in
Gadsden, Ala, some weeks ago, has
entered suit for $25 900, in Atlanta city
court, against the Louisville & Nash
vile railroad, employing Burton Smith
as attorney. Mr.. Alexander was raised
in Marietta and married Miss Geneva
Sanges, of this place
The Executive Committee of the
Literary Union is requested to meet at
the court house in Marietta at two
| O'Clock next Saturday week (4th). The
object of the meeting is to elect rev
officers for the coming year.
+. b. BARBER, President.
There was an informal musicale at
MRS. Brumby's last Monday evening,
the clear, rich contralto of Mrs. Irvine
Smith adding greatly to the entertain
ment
MT. and mrs. Bennett, of Brunswick,
are visiting mrs. II. S. Root. Mrt Flem-
ling, mrs. Benefits brother. of thu same
Iplace, spent a short while here this
week.
| Rev. Arnold Lindsey and wife spent
Sunday and Monday at New Salem
church. 1t was season of grace,
twenty being added to the membership
by profession of faith.
| That is a terse and forceful sentence
of Sarge Plunkett's, He who starts a
wheel is greater than he who wins a
battle"
The park fence is to be repaired at
once. L. Black & Son have the con-
tract
Mr.. Herbert Melodies, of Athens,
mrde flying visit to our city the first
of this week
Miss May Gober arrived in the city
Friday and visited Hon A. S. Clay's
family, returning home this week.
Mr.. J. L. Sibley, formerly of our city
is candidate on the populist ticket
, for county surveyor of Baldwin county
Miss Nellie Morton. of Jacksonville
Fla, is a guest of the Kennesaw House
; for a few weeks.
Corporal s. S. Waddell, of the LIST
Georgia Regiment.was at the Kennesaw
, House Saturday.
Misses Maud and Ruby Stone and
Miss Era Northcutt will visit friends al
7 Woodstock tomorrow.
We regret to learn of the sickness OF
Mr.. James III. Groves.
Mr.. Ayers and wife, of Calhoun. Ga.
are visiting relatives near Elizabeth.
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