The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-08-22

negro prisoners, Sherlm Dunn saw 8 ne
gro man, named De Miller, get on the
train at Kennesaw, who was wanted
elsewhere. He turned the prisoners
over 10 Mr.. Ed. Herrin and started to-
wards Miller 10 arrest him. The negro
Jumped out of the car to the platform
and slammed the door. When the
sheriff got outside the negro was stand
ing on the steps of the car, contempla-
ting whether to Jump off the moving
train or not. Sheriff Dunn grabbed the
negro with one hand and held on to a
rod with the other. The pegro grabbed
Sheriff Dunn with both hands and at
tempted to throw him off the train, but
his arm got fastened in between the
rod, which held him, injuring his arm
very much. The negro fell off the
train and whether he is hurt or not, is
not known.
Mr.. Will Herrin, assistant book
keeper for the Brumby Chair CO.. rid
ing his bicycle on his way to the fac
tory, on Church street, one day last
week, had collision with negro boy
on bicycle delivering goods, and
was thrown violently to the ground ,
receiving painful injuries about the
knee and thigh and otherwise skinning
him pretty badly. He was riding just in
the rear Of the negro, and as he attempt
ed to pass, the negro, not seeing Mr..
Herrin, turned to cross the road to
where ne was to stop, and the two BIZ
cycles and riders came together with
full force, demolishing Mr. Herrin's BIZ
cycle and injuring him as stated above.
He was confined TO his home for "a few
days, but we are glad to know he is
about all right again.
REOEIvED-One car load Sash, Doors.
and Blinds. Must be sold at once. We
offer you bargain. Get our prices be-
fore you buy. Remember. we give
Marietta Trading Stamps with all cash
purchases. Lowest price on building
material. L. BLACK & Son.
See here, now, if you want the Jour-
NAL to continue to come to your ad-
dress, you had better look at the label
with your name on it on this paper and
see if you are not in arrears, and if you
are, send the money at once and ad-
vance your subscription and have the
date moved up. If you fail to do this,
don't get mad if your name is dropped,
because there is no friendship in this,
but purely a matter of business. 1t
takes money to pay the printers, the
paper mill, the house rent and the mer-
chant. Come now, attend to this at
once. 1t is important.
REoEIvED-One car load Sash, Doors.
and Blinds. Must be sold at once. We
offer you a bargain. Get our prices be-
fore you buy Remember, we give
Marietta Trading Stamps with all cash
purchases. Lowest price on building
material l., BLACK & Son.
Jack Thompson, a we'll known colored
man, while shoeing a horse, Friday
week, at his shop on Atlanta street,
scratched the back of his hand acct
Gentally with horseshoe nail. making
what he thought wound of no signifi-
canoe. However, the hand became
swollen and he suffered a good deal of
pain. Lockjaw ensued and he died on
last Saturday. He was an industrious
and respected colored man and his
death is to be regretted. He leaves a
family.
NoTIoE.-L desire to state to the pub
lie, that will not reopen my new drug
store with any old stock-what is not
sold now-will be destroyed.
JAS. w. LEGG.
THE Journal correspondents will hold
their twelfth annual picnic at Fair
Oaks, near Maloney Springs on next
Saturday, August oath. An interesting
programme has been arranged, and the
good people of that neighboring will do
all they can to make it a success. Mr..
Foster Barber is chairman of the COM
mittee of arrangements, and this is an
assurance that the occasion will be one
of pleasure and interest. Be sure to
be on hand. The correspondents should
all make it a point to be there.
NOTICE. desire to state to the pub
lie, that when | reopen at my old
stand, every drug and medicine shall be
new and fresh also, the best that money
can buy. What remains of my old
stock will be destroyed. JAS. w. LEGG.
PEAoHTREEs-Ic can supply limit
ed number of June budded peach trees
of all the commercial varieties at a low
price also the two best varieties of
October peaches.
GEO. +. GoBER, Marietta, Ga.
Summer is the seed time of disease,
and there is no part Of our common
country but where there is typhoid
fever. The doctors have many theories
as to the cause of typhoid fever, but