The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-01-27

i livery wagon, received serious hurts by
the horse running away. Hudson was on
the return to the square when the horse
became unmanageable on Lawrence street
and started down the hill in front Of Mr.;
W. j. III. Hames' house at fearful rate of
speed. The wagon ran into the delivery
wagon of George s. Owen & Co., and
Hudson was pitched violently out, striking
the ground on his head. he was knocked
serseless and was apparently dead when
DR.. Nolan got to him, but life was soon
manifest. He was carried to his home
where it was discovered that his collar
bone was broken, his shoulder dislocated
and cash cut on his head Both wagons
were damaged
Application for a charter for company
| which proposes to dam the Chattahoochee
river near Roswell, Cobb county, has been
made BY New York capitalists. An cleo
trio plant will be put in to supply Atlanta
and neighboring towns with electric power.
F! Options have been secured on land lying
along the river TO. miles above Roswell
Three dams will be put in which will back
water for fifteen miles. This would give a
reservoir capacity of 1000, 600 600 gallons
| Of water. At the lower end of Bull Sluice
viii! be built dam eighty feet high Op-
| tons on 1000 acres have been secured,
| one being the mill>site OF Mr.. Fl. J. Wright
| Sticking to one place and to one busi>
ness will in the long run bring Better sue,
cess to young nan than constant chang
ing Of occupation and location, 1t is a
slow process in some instances, but there
are advantages connected with such a
course of conduct, in the way of acquaint>
ances. run Of business and character ac>
quired, that cannot be over estimated. To
leave Marietta and go west may be good
in few instances, but probably the same
energy put forth here would have paid
equally as we'll.
FoR SALE-One Brewster spring top
buggy, black body and green gear, SCI SO ;
one end spring top buggy, $50 co. one
open end spring buggy, $50 OC; one double
seated buggy, $65 90; one Brewster spring
open buggy, $50 90; one horse wagon,
green body and red gear, 1872 so. These
are all new, finely finished, good material
made by W E Granting, and guaranteed
for twelve mouths. Call and, see him at
once. These bargains won't last long.
The marshals say things are decidedly
dull in their line. showing that Marietta is
avery orderly town. P. S-Since the
above was in type we have had another
interview with the marsEals. They say
the tide has turned and they have had the
heaviest run of business in their line in a
long time. Eight cases Monday morn
ing, land four Tuesday, and six On the
string. The marshals are happy, cost ac-
cumulating, meal in the tub, smoking Ha-
vana cigars and will probably start MAJ
tional Bank.
Ex.Contu! J NJ. Dobbq, who is now at
home from Chill, spent one month in
Hawaii. He is in favor of annexation OF
that Republic to the United States. Being
2lOO miles from San Francisco, he thinks
it is absolutely necessity to the United
States as coaling station, to say nothing
OF the revenue to be derived from it in
sugar, etc.
Mr.. q. G. Coryell has bought forty.two
feet Of the garden in rear of his residence
on Roswell street, from Judge j. Y.
Alexander. The cottage owned by Judge
Alexander is being rolled back towards
the Judges residence Messrs PIN &
Taylor, housemoyers, OF Atlanta, are do
ing The work.
Ed Thorbs, negro boy, had his leg
badly injured by the turn table of the W.
q A, r. R., in front of Brumby's Chair
Factory, last Saturday. The flesh was
stripped oft in some places and the mus
Giles torn. DR.. P. R. Cortelyou is trying
to save the limb, but it may have to be
amputated.
The whoop-la colored man. Reuben
Keith, who made the welkin ring Saturday
night owing to being tanked np with whis-
key, was taken in out of the night..air by
the marshals and enjoyed that rest which
an arrest gives to the over>be>joytul.
Private Mobiles, of Company F, stationed
at Fl. Mcpherson Barracks in Atlanta
who was shot and kille@ by some unknown
person on Wednesday night of last week
was buried in the National Cemetery here
last Thursday.
A blind man and his mother have been
on our streets for number Of weeks, go,
Letting Of passers-by the purchase OIL
printed songs. From the scanty returns il
would seem difficult for two persons to live
on so small pittance.
Mr.. J. Gid Morris got possession the
other day OF the gun that he had in thu
army. He had his name cut on it, and c
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