The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-03-09

On Monday night. 1t being very cold,
Sheriff Davenport let the prisoners re-
main in the Jail corridor, around the
stove to keep comfortable. They took
| advantage of his kindness, and with a
| piece of broom handle and short piece
of iron poker they dug the bricks out. Of
the Jail wall and made a hole big
enough for man to crawl through.
With the aid of blankets they made
their exit and descended to the ground
and departed. Those who escaped were
George Tidwell, white, charged with
assault on little white girl; John Cor
don, colored, charged with running off
with another mans wife; Elmer Hen
derson, colored, stealing q bicycle;
and Ed Warren, small negro boy
charged with breaking open Mr.. Frank
Cunningham's shoe shop and stealing
a pair of shoes. Warren came back
and delivered himself up to the sheriff
early Tuesday morning.
The JOURNAL had very pleasant
visit of the Second Grade High School,
young ladies and young gentlemen, on
last Wednesday morning; accompanied
by Supt. Sanford. The modus oper-
andi of printing office, in some of its
departments. was explained to them.
1t is always pleasure to receive such
visits. The class is composed of very
intelligent and bright young people,
who will make creditable records in
life's busy affairs. -.
New SHOE SHoP.-I have opened a
new shoe shop in brick building on At
lanta street, opposite the new Metho-
dist church, and have Mr.. Bob Hol-
lingsworth, competent workman,
with me. Repairing a speciality
lPrices reasonable and work guaranteed
Call and leave your work.
J. M. WHITMAN.
Buist's Prize Medal Garden Seed
only at Legg's Drug Store.
Some fifteen men, women and chill
dren boarded the train here the other
night for Texas. At the rate they are
leaving the mountains of North Geor-
gia and North Carolina, they will soor
depopulate that section. There is hard
ly a week but what number of fam,
lilies come over the A. K. & n. and
board the train for the West.
i An abstract Of deeds is being made
at the Clerks office of Cobb county
and it is surprising how many indefi-
mite, badly worded and defective deeds
have been made out and left there fol
the clerk to record for these many
years.
| Buist's seeds are famous for purity
and vitality. Buy at Legg's Drug
Store.
| The death of Mrs. Mary r. Gardner
in Gainesville, occurred recently. She
was the widow of the late Rev. Geo. E
Gardner. Mrs. Gardeners maiden name
was Miss Bessie Bell, and graduated in
!, the Marietta Female College. She was
a relative of Col. D. P. Lester and Mrs
Mary Banks, Of this place.
! Buist's Garden Seed. have been
awarded grand prizes for their great
purity and fine quality, in almost every
seed market in the world. Only at
Legg's Drug Store.
| What the editors know and dom
print about people, would make an
interesting paper. Out of consider
alton for the feelings of others, lot OF
scandals are suppressed and not men,
toned in public print. The JOURNAL
has lost many an item on that account.
| For profitable garden, SOW Buist's
seeds. At Legg's Drug store.
| Dan Spears, colored, who was arrest
ed last week here by Sheriff Davenport,
was carried to Canton He is thought
| to be one of the party who broke open
Latham & Rusk s store at Woodstock.
| DIED.-Mrs. j. @. Avery was found
Idead in her bed at Canton on last Mon
day morning. She was sister-in-law