The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-02-16
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Everybody around Marietta know

plAy SOdt cOulu USE HIS. he can
strike a blow with. his head that just
simply is like sledge hammer, and
when he strikes negro with his head
that negro goes to the ground in a heap
and his head will ache for hours to
come Dennis lives near the Kenne-
Marble Company's mills on little
farm, about mile and a half north OF
town. Dennis was walking the rail-
road track the other night alone, going
home. He met two negro men. one of
them evidently under the influence of
whisky. 1t was dark and one of the
negroes grabbed Dennis and demanded:
"Who in the hi are your" Dennis
with both hands caught hold of the
negroes shoulders and with one mo-
ton of his head, he butted the negro
on his Uranium with terrible force,
that sent the unknown negro to the
ground in a bleeding and insensible
condition. The PROSTATE negro man
probably thought afterwards that he
had been struck by passing locomo-
tive. Dennis walked on as unconcern-
ed, as if he hadn't met any one, who
disputed his right of way.
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.
The necessity of better roads in this
country was never more forcibly de-
manded than during the bad weather
We have had and. are having. Travel
has been impeded and transportation
by wagon almost suspended. Besides
the wear and tear of wagons and the
damage to horses and mules, in their
efforts to pull vehicles over the bad
roads, there is loss of time and money
and energy, that ought to impress upon
our people the Importance of having
better and improved roads. Good
roads will enhance the value of farm
lands, and afford facilities for market
ing what the farm and forest produce,
that will put money in the pockets of
the farmers by saving that will in
evitably follow. Give us good roads
throughout Cobb county and it will be
wise and profitable undertaking.
Call and see what we have left in
Winter Goods, and if we have what
you want you can buy it at such a great
bargain you will go home, look up
your friends and send them to Read &
DuPre's store to get bargains as you
did
There were six cases of yellow fever
among the soldiers of the POP New York
regiment in the province of Pinar del
Rio, Cuba, last week. If the United
States does not take hold and enforce
wise sanitary conditions in Cuba, by
July the South will be visited by yell
low fever brought from Cuba that will
destroy lives and paralyze business
Watch this prediction. We have in
vited yellow fever by the "open door"
policy of our new Cuban possessions.
The South, as usual, will be the sufferer.
Senator Clay exercised rare courage
in standing by his convictions and vot-
ing for the ratification of the peace
treaty in the face of almost the solid
opposition of his own party. The Tele-
graph desires to congratulate him
not because he voted against MAORI
ty of the party-but because he had
the nerve to stand for his convictions
Macon Telegraph.
A jesamine flower, encased in solid
cake of ice, is what Mr.. w. G. Huggard
left with us Saturday. Two extremes
flowers and ice. He says if the tree
bears similar fruit in the summer he
will bring us basketful.
The little two year old child of Mr.
Thomas Stephens, who lives in the Sib-
ley house near the depot, on last Thurs
day, got too near the fire, when it's
clothing caught on fire, and the child
was badly burned before help could be
given.
Mrs. William Phillips is having the
twelve acres connected with her home
place surveyed off into town lots, and
can give bargains to any one wanting
nice building lots. Call at her home
on Waterman street and see her.
Don't buy dollars worth of goods
elsewhere until you have seen the bar
gains we are giving to close out all
our winter stock. Read & DuPre.
MIR. George B. Nigh thinks the in
tense cold weather and freezes have
injured the'buds of the liberia peach
trees and they may never bloom. In
lower Georgia it is thought the peaches
will be one third short.
Our store is open to bargain hunters,
and after getting our prices you will
see we are giving the greatest bargains
ever offered to the trade of Marietta
and Cobb county. READ 4 DUPRE.