The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-05-09
LOCAL LEAFLETS.
Picked Up Here and There and Dot.
ted Down for ORrnal Readers.

a orlck addition is being built to the
new hotel as sample room for drummers.
Mr.. j. Bella Campbell. has another fine
boy at his house.
Miss Hattie L. Culbreath spent a few
days in Macon last week, visiting her un.
elc DR.. Rysls, in his illness, returning
Sunday night.
Griffin gets the State Experimental farm
the tender of the Bates farm of 1913 acres
and 81 900 in cash, having been accepted
by the commissioners.
REV. V. E Manget will preach at Union
Chapel on the second Sabbath of each
month at 81 o'clock p. m, and Rev. II. K.
Walker on the 4th Sabbath of each month,
at the same hour.
Mr.. B. D. Brantley, Jr., of Blackshear,
Ga, spent several days in the city last
week and this, leaving Tuesday for Bruins
wick, to attend the State Sunday School
Convention.
Col W. R. Power, Walter L. Sessions,
M. Il. Field l.. W. Virgins, E. H. Myers,
Mrs. Geo. F. Gober, Miss Sallie Sessions
and Miss Mamie Tate left Tuesday for
Brunswick to attend the State Sunday
School Convention.
Rev. Mr.. Bachman, of Knoxville, began
series of religious services at the Presby-
terrain church on last Sunday night, to be
| continued during the week, the morning
service being held at o'clock and the
night service at y o'clock. The large at
tendance at each meeting is evidence of
the interest manifested. Rev. Mr.. Back
man is a persuasive, pointed and logical
preacher, and reasons to convince the un-
derstanding and win the heart. Being
profoundly consecrated In the work, his
Fefforts are earnest and spiritual. We trust
much good will result from these meetings.
Mr.. M. &. Whitlock. who has applied
for charter to form stock company to
rebuild his hotel, has made a proposition
to our citizens to build larger hotel of
brick, putting in $4,000 in cash himself
and then issuing bonds to the amount of
about $685. 900 to run twenty years and to
draw per cent. This proposition is be-
ing very readily accepted by our citizens
and over $4,000 of the bonds were sub
scribed for in a few minutes Tuesday after
noon at small meeting. A committee
will wait on our citizens and see how much
they will help in taking these bonds. The
investment will prove safe one and ought
to be quickly subscribed for by many OF
our citizens. Many Northern friends, who
have stopped at the old 'Whitlock, willfake
some of these bonds, as they are very anx-
ious to see it rebuilt.
The union singing of the Concord Sing
ing Convention will meet at Mt Zion
church, this county, on Marietta Powder
Springs roads, the lst Sunday in.June and
Saturday before. Let all that are interest
ed in singing come on Saturday
j. NJ. BARNES Sect'y.
Cobb County s. S. Association will meet
in Powder Springs Saturday and Sunday,
May 25th and goth. All interested in Sun
day School work are earnestly requested to
attend District Superintendent and
School superintendent will please appoint
delegates and urge them to attend
w. l.. SESSIONS, Secretary.
In the publication of the following no
tice last week a mistake occurred and it
is republished this week properly correct
ed: The second quarterly meeting of the
Cobb County Agricultural Society meets
with Sandy Flat club Friday before the
second Sunday in May next, and this no
tice is to notify all persons interested that
there has been arrangements made to ZEN
terrain full delegations from all clubs in
the county.
Z. L. MAYEs, j. A. L. Born,