The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-11-28

sonage on last Thursday, presented 6 hand
some crazy quilt to Mrs P II Ryburn.
and also a table scarf and pin cushion
The quilt was made of squares presented
by each individual member of the society,
many of the squares having the initials of
the aides names worked thereon The
centre piece contained the following in>
scriprion: Presented to Mrs P. NJ. Ry-
burn by the Ladies Parsonage Aid Socie-
! ty-l889 The presentation remarks
were made by the Secretary Mrs. Z. P. J..
Hutchinson, in touching and well chosen
words Mrs Ryburn was taken by com.
plete surprise, and when her emotions
were overcome, was fluent in her response
of appreciation The quilt is the most
elegant of the kind We ever saw. Rev
Mr.. Ryburn was also remembered by the
presentation of fine rubber overcoat
Such acts of kindness make bright the
pathway OF live.
DIED-In this city on last Saturday
evening at o'clock, Mrs. Permela
Moore, of heart disease, in hen Goth year
She wss the widow of Mr.. Crawford
Moore, who enlisted in the Confederate
service at the beginning of the late war in
the LIST Georgia Regulars and was killed by
bombshell at Fort Moultrie S. C. Mrs
Moore led a quiet domestic life, seldom
mingled with the world being an invalid
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strong in the Redeemer's love and she has
passed over the dark river to join the
innumerable host gone before. She leaves
two sons and one daughter and relatives to
mourn her death. Her burial took place
Monday morning at the city cemetery
Rev Robert Baber olliciated at the funeral
service.
TowNs and cities are not built up by
one man, but by the joint action of many
men If you would have Marietta to
grow and prosper be alive to putting on
foot and building enterprises that will give
employment to people and fresh impetus
to trade. We cannot grow as town and
ACSl ouplhSlS Cu Jul UdChS dlu wall IUr
strangers to come in and do the work we
desire done God helps those who help
: themselves, and we can learn this lesson
to good advantage by putting into practice
its teaching.
Parties owing us will save cost by set>
ting a once. r HIRsCH & SoN.
Remember, Bate & Co., keep all kinds of
small musical instruments, such as Violins,
Guitars. Banios, Accordions, Harps and
Strings
| Car load OF the Tennessee wagon, solid
iron axle, hollow axle, thimble skein, all
sizes, and horse MANNING Bros
Judge Gober gave in charge to the grand
jury, lass Saturday, that where telegraph
poles had been erected on the public roads
it was the duty OF the road commissioners
to order the telegraph company to remove
them. A failure of the company to com
ply, will cause Judge Gober to enforce the
law that prohibits such distractions beins
erected on public roads.
SUNDAY night Kennesaw Mountain wa.
on fire. The dead leaves had been set on
fire by some visitor to thtt historic pie Of
earth. AS the long lines of fire circled
and flashed upon the sides of grand old
Kenn esaw, 5Eo sight was indeed beauti al
and caught lie attention of hundreds oil
people passing on our streets
Col. John Barleycorn has been a nightly
visitor to our town recently and was roy
ally entertained by his ardent" admirers.
Under the glare of electric lights the Colo
mel was seemed staggered and in doubt as
} to whether there were dozen suns or a
dozen moons.
Prof. Charles A. Lanes lecture last Fri
day night was well attended and those
present enjoyed rich treat. The phil.
osophy of laughter" was certainly illustra~
ted by the laughter of the audience over
the side-spltting Jokes told by the lectur-
err 1t was a success,
THANKSGIVING services will be held at
Presbyterian Church this morning, at IL
o clock, in. which all the churches will
unite. All the merchants and business
houses have agreed to close their places OF
business from l0i a. m, 70 2 p IN. Let
everybody unite and attend these services.
The Library Supper was greatly inter
ferred with last Thursday Fight by iHclem
ent weather Some $25 was netted. how.
ever. The ladies had everything arranged
and exerted themselves to make every
thing pleasant and enjoyable.
In thirteen more days the voters of Ma.
retta will be required to elect Mayor
and board of Aldermen to administer the
affairs of the city for the next two years =
Tuesday December 10th is the day.
An alarm OF fire. last Friday afternoon,
brought out quite crowd. A lamp ex
ploded in Mr. Mosher's candy factory,
making a blaze, which was soon extin-