The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-10-25

4 6aut, drawn from nature Dy iaTiIs
King, is highly creditable. Professor
Nv q. Atkinson exhibits number
Of "Studies Of trees and foliage. y
lis Isornetric Birds-eye view Of the
new coal fields of Georgia looking
southwark from Lookout Mountain
attracts attention aud elicits praise
Among others, we note, noun
tain scene by Mrs. Gregory Snipe,
English aad American, and stalk Of
Sea Island cotton by Mrs. A. $,
Frazier aud something Of "Flirt'
by A. l.. Mcintosh,
Mrs. Selma Stenburg, Of Cobb,
exhibits eleven pieces Of worsted
embroidery, and magnificent cake.
Cobb county furnishes the most
jovial and live widower in the state
in the person of J. n. Russell. Tie
has contributed greatly to the sue
cess Of Cobb in the present Fair and
We trust that he will be successful
with the Fair Of Atlanta He is a
man of decided vim and a success
full man is everything he undertakes.
The Typographical map of his house
and farm was drawn with the pen
! by a Cobb county man. En- pas
SAINT, We would remark that the la.
dies speak in high terms of Mr.. Rus
sells gallantry and courtesy, and we
will not be surprised 10 see i'm soon
a victim to the prevailing matri-
monial epidemic.
But the grand feature was the
dis play made BY Cobb. A large
wagon, drawn by four horses, con
tanned the Marietta Silver Cornet
Band, which discoursed silver>toned
music, while the procession Of horses
and mules were brought in front Of
the grand stand. There were sew
enteen horses and two mules in the
procession.
Captain c. w. Howard delivered
the award of $500 to Cobb county,
and in doing so, made the following
remarks;
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN It is
my honored privilege to-day to
award the premium to the county
exhibiting the largest amount OF
mcritorious productions. The COM
mirtee appointed awarded the pre-
mium of $500 in gold to Cobb coun-
ty. Before handing the premium to
the officers Of the society, will in
dulge in few remarks. | have
known and been familiar with Cobb
county since 1910, three months
after the Indians left the Cherokee
country. There was for long
time a contest between Cass7 and
Cobb counties. Cass had the rich>
est lands. Cobb boasted the purest
air and coolest water. Judge I'm
derwood very wittily said that there
was something else required beside
air al d water. When Marietta was
laid out, and she commenced build
ing paIing fences. it was predicted
that Marietta would be the best
place for sheep in fly time in the
whole country. Notwithstanding the
filings at the poverty of her soil, Cobb
went forward and became prosper
GUS beyond her neighbors. When
the war came, that marauder Sher-
man who fought with the torch, and
not the sword, and who deserves the
execration of every Southern man,
and whose name will be infamous in
history, burned her houses and ten
ces and destroyed her live stock
she was made a wilderness. Not
wilhstanding the scars Of war are
still visible, she is here to-day with
a display of which any of the most
prosperous counties in the Union
might Justly feel proud of. The OBJ
| ject of the premium is to stimulate
the diversity of productions. Here
the effort TO speak in the open air
becoming too exhausting, the speak
err had to bring his rem .rks to a
close. Handing the premium to
NJ l.. Ruff. President OF the Cobb
County Society, he remarked: Al
low me TO present to you this hand
some purse in recognition of the val,
ne and triumphant display Cobb
county has made to day.
Here, three cheers were given
with vim for Cobb county.
Gen. VIM. Phillips being called
for, responded in a few appropriate
remarks. He said that some com
planned that from one fault or anoth-
er, Barlow and Gwinnett, aud De-
| Kalb and Bib were not competitors.
! The Executive Committee had
agreed 10 give 1000 to the county
exhibiting the largest and best col,
lection at Macon next October, 5000
to the second. $500 to the third, and
$500 to the fourth best Let these
counties meet Cobb there and take
the premium, if they can. Cobb
was determined to have it and carry
it away even from Bib, even though
it was at her own home and she had
such a good and strong Holt! Col.
Aston had said that it was the fault
of the Secretary ofthe DeKalb coun-
" Society that she was not here to-
day. Let her meet Cobb next De-
tober.