The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-02-02

glneer Ueo. L. wilson, has been arrest
ed at Williamsburg, KY, and lodged in
jail at Knoxville. The A. K. & N. Road
had offered reward of 81 600 for the
miscreant. 1t is given out that two
negro women who were with Glover
that fatal night, gave the information.
They say that Glover fell over the
switch as they were walking along the
track together, which maddened him,
and with a profane oath, he turned the
switch and said that he hoped it would
result in the death of his step-son, a
brakeman, who was injured by the
wreck Whether the right party has
been arrested, the courts will have to
determine.
The burglars with their chisels have
returned again. On last Friday night,
when the snow was falling, throwing a
mantle of white over the earth, burg
lars priced open the front door of Mr..
M. r. Lyons store, breaking the latch
off and entering. Once inside of the
store, they carefully locked the
door and filled four baskets with
goods, such as pork, candy, sardines,
cigars, &C., and then unbolted the back
door and departed, carrying off the
goods named. They also visited Mr.
A. B. Gilbert's store and tried to prize
open the front shutter of a window.
springing it out of place, No clue.
Call and see what we have left in
Winter Goods, and if we have what
you want you can buy it at such great
bargain you will 60 home, look up
your friends and send them to Read &
DuPre's store to get bargains as you
did.
Mr.. Paul D. Witt, who once resided
in Marietta, young man of good social
standing, and telegraph operator
of the Western Union office in At
lanta, was arrested last Friday for
robbing the mails. For some time
the mail has been tempered with which
was intended to reach the Western Un-
ion office, and Postoffice Inspector
Barry went to work on the matter. A
letter with two marked one dollar bills
and silves quarter was taken out, and
Witt was watched when the letter was
missing. His arrest followed and the
money was found on his person. He
confessed.
An Atlanta firm writes to us to know
if we will take whiskey advertisements.
people where they can get whiskey to
get drunk, and under its maddening in
huence commit murder. We cannot
knowingly, for money, be a party to
sell whiskey with all its train of evils.
Please excuse us. Our motto is, touch
not, taste not, handle not the accursed
stuff. The JOURNAL wants all the le-
ultimate patronage that will be helpful
and not hurtful to society, therefore it
excludes whisky advertisements.
OuPO' " ". L uIiiCI VI hdl lcbUd, was
in Canton last Sunday, visiting his rel
atives and his many friends here. Capt.
Turner is one of the cleverest of the
many w. & A. conductors, and he is
one of the largest and most successful
growers of peaches in Georgia. His or
chards in Cobb county netted him big
money last year, but this year he ex-
poets much larger return from them
than was received last year.-Canton
Advance.
We are going to close out all our
Winter Goods regardless of what they
cost us. They are yours at prices that
will astonish you. DON'T fail to get
our prices before you buy.
READ & DUPRE.
Rev. Arthur J. Smith, President of
the Christian Endeavor Society of
Georgia, delivered fine address at the
Presbyterian church here last Friday
night. At times he was quite eloquent,
and the grand truths he uttered were
forcible and impressive. Everybody
present enjoyed his most excellent ad-
dress and felt better for having heard it
We trust he will visit our city again.
Messrs. L. Black & Son have the con-
tract to put in shelving, counters, &C.,
to be qaartered oak, and of an elegant
finish, in the new store of Mr.. Moultrie
M. Sessions, now being constructed on
Lawrence street. This store is to be
occupied by Mr.. Walter L. Sessions,
and will be one Of the finest buildings
in town.
FAIR WARNING.-All who owe me are
requested to come forward and make
settlement by the first of February
All accounts not paid by that time will
be placed in the hands of collector.
w. H. MUNoY.
Cotton has gone up few points, but
we hope our farmers will not think
this good reason to induce them to
plant big crop of the fieecy staple