The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-10-17

S. Tumlin preached the ordination ser
mon, and assisted Pastor Maddox in the
ordination. Rev. D. J. Maddox will con.
tinue TO serve that church next gear. They
expect to build a new house of worship
soon.
-THE legislature has granted the charter
to the Marietta and North Georgia railroad
to extend its line to Atlanta The bill
provides that the Marietta and North
Georgia railroad shall! run through the
central portion of Marietta 1t shall not
condemn any part of the right of way of
the Western and Atlantic railroad, and
shall run into Atlanta upon an independent
track
FoR RENT-Nice furnished rooms on
Kennesaw avenue. Apply to
Mrs. j. w. Brown
Hirsch is selling all goods at New York
cost to close out entire stock on account
of retiring from business
All parties indebted to Sessions, Ham
by Il Co., must come forward and settle
the same with P. T. Handy & Co., in
the next thirty days to save cost, as the
firm has been dissolved some time, and
must close their business.
The Electric Lights will get here, but in
the meantime many bargains will be taken
from the Enterprise Shoe and Hat House.
Rev. W. F. Glenn, presiding elder OF the
North Atlanta District, held his fourth
quarterly meeting here last Monday,
preaching Sunday night. Next month the
conference meets at Cedartown when the
annual assignment OF ministers takes
place.
CoTToN is beginning to come in quite
lively. Marietta pays the top of the mar
ket and little over. Our cotton buyers
are fully prepared in all their arrange.
ments to pay the best cash prices for the
feecy staple. Bring your cotton to
Marietta.
The negro Holmes who is now in Jail at
Gadsden, Ala, for killing policeman Nc
Kenny, is Cobb county negro. His father
lives in this county now. Mr.. W. P.
Stephens gave information looking to the
arrest of Holmes who was fugitive.
Manufacturing enterprises are very
much needed in Marietta. Such as
Sehlesinger, Page & Co., The Enterprise
Firm who are manufacturing in their
tolloring department some elegant cloth
ing Tor our Marietta people. Patronize
home industry and save money.
DANCING SCHOOL Miss Ollie Thomp-
son, OF Atlanta, will open school for dane
ing at the Elmwood Hall on Monday 2Ist
inst She desires to meet good number
who wish to become pupils, to arrange for
the season.
DIED.-On Saturday the 18th inst, in
this place Mr.. Thomas Barmore, aged 80
years. He leaves wife and two children.
He had been sick several months. His
remains were placed to rest in the city
cemetery Sunday afternoon.
TODAY, Thursday, thanksgiving service
will be held at the Methodist church at 8
o'clock a. m. The Presbyterian and Bap-
fist congregations will unite in the service.
All are invited to attend.
TUE Marietta Bible Society held a meet
ing Tuesday night of last week at the Bap-
fist church, and agreed to donate one hun.
dred Bibles to the colored churches of
Marietta.
THE funeral of Miss Hattie Segars, the
young lady killed by the train. was preach
ed at Smyrna, by Rev. G. S. Tumlin on last
Thursday. The services were attended by
large crowd.
Car load OF the Tennessee wagon, solid
iron axle, hollow axle, thimble skein, all
sizes, and horse. MANNING Bios.
The ground in the rear of the Elmwood
Hotel has been fenced in, the fenced white.
washed, and the lot arranged for lawn
tennis. The players engage frequently in
this national game.
DIED-Mrs. DR.. R. E. Cason died at her
late home in Gainesville on Tuesday night
the 9Th inst, of heart disease She leaves
husband and five children to mourn her
lost. She was buried in Gainesville.
The wife of Judge James r, Brown
died in Canton on last Saturday. She has
been an invalid for thirteen years. A
special train on the NJ. & N. Ga. railroad
carried relatives to Canton
The "Enterprising Firm" Schlesinger,
Page d Co, are personally interested in
four shoe factories in Massachusetts,
VIII ose shoes they both wholesale and re-
tail
We have just received large lot of new
and improved guns and pistols, table and
pocket cutlery and carvers, &c
i. p. DoBBs.
Just received at Stephens Bros, one lot
of kennedy's Zephyrs, sP ullman lunch and
Golden egg crackers.
If you are indebted to Hirsch & Son call
and settle and save cost.
We NET Speaker Clay Monday morning
as he boarded the train for Atlanta He