The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-08-25

reformed, but has come home and gone
back at his old tricks. On Friday, he
slipped into Mr.. T. w. Glover's grocery
store and purloined ham. going out at
the back door and hiding it in the Gel
lar beneath the store. Mr.. John Sanges,
who was doing some painting in the
front part of the store, saw the boy
commit the theft. He notified the
clerk, and the negro was followed and
observed to hide the meat. He was ar
rested and placed in Jail, and the ham
was returned to the store. 1.-The way
of the transgressor is hard" Homer
Morris, colored. was subsequently ar
rested as being implicated in the theft,
but he will be discharged Harris was
bound over
Judge Geo. f. Gober and his son,
George, will leave Saturday for Benton
Harbor, Michigan, where they will go
to observe the process of gathering,
packing and shipping peaches from the
extensive orchards in that state. The
Judge is getting all the information he
can on this line, with view to make
the peach growing business thorough
success.
New BARBER SHOP next Saturday
/ will open barber shop in the room
adjoining the Office of the Kennesaw
Hotel, and will keep everything neat
and clean and give first-class service.
VIII be glad to have the patronage of
my friends and the public generally.
WILL OLIVER.
A new store, the "New York Cloth
| ing Store" by Tennenbaum Bros.
has just opened in the store adjoining
Mr.. George Fleming's, opposite court
house. They have fresh, new stock
of furnishing goods, dry goods, &C.
which they are selling at bargains. Call
and see them. Read advertisement in
this issue.
Messrs. Legg Bros. have added new
shelving in their dry goods store and
given the interior clean coat of paint,
and put in electric lights. This popular
store is chock full of goods, and more
are coming. They are enterprising,
and keeping right up to date.
A fishing party left here Monday af-
ternoon for Sullivan's Islands, and will
retuFn TO day. The following were in
the party: Messrs. Mills Mcneil, Ed
Pomeroy, BERTHE Freyer, Rigdon Berry
Frank King, and Clarence and Thomas
| Galloway. SNOWFALL" went along
jeff Moreland and George Under
wood, colored, who were convicted of
car-breaking at last term of Cobb Supe-
rior Court and fined $3.50 or twelve
months in chain gang each, paid their
fines Friday and were released.
The Marietta Telephone Company
has added two more names since list
was published last week. They are
III, J. Y. Alexander, residence; 112,
| l. N, hulUeTlOTu, SlOre.
Mr.. Arnie Draughn was brought up
from Atlanta Thursday afternoon. He
is on crutches and in almost helpless
condition from his hips down. 1t is
hoped that he will gradually improve.
A Marietta business man sent Job
of printing to Atlanta and is now kick
ing himself because he thinks he paid
an exorbitant price for very inferior
work.
Miss Louise Anderson, after pleas
ant visit to Congressman Maddox s
/ family in Rome, and to Lookout Noun
tain, returned home last Tuesday even
ing.
WooD.-Leave orders for dry oak or
pine wood, or stove wood, at z. 7.
Hamby's store. Full measure and
prompt delivery.
Mr.. w. T. Mosher has just construct
ed a big bake oven in the rear of his
store. He found out that it took pile
of brick and mortar to build it, But he
is strictly in the business.
| SUBsoRIBERs-Look at your print
ed name on this paper, and the
printed date will tell you when your
time expires, and if it has expired please
renew at once
Mr.. G.. s. Crouch, successful mer-
chant of Gainesville, spent Thursday
here with hiss brothers-in-law. the
Messrs. Legg.
Mrs. DR.. J. H. Simpson and children
Ywho have been visiting in Norcross and
Atlanta, returned home the first of the
week
Mr. j. +. Lee, who has charge of Mr.
T. W. Glover's meat market, had the
misfortune to break one of his ribs by 4
quarter of beef falling upon him.
Mr.. r. w. Glover has given the front
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