The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-11-20
SMYRNA.

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Crabb. Mr.. Crabb is putting up house
on the Atlanta road, just beyond the Full
Ter place. We welcome them to our town.
Mr.. Jim Murphy has moved to Atlanta.
Smyrna high school trustees are now
ready for bids from competent teachers,
bids will close after the 22nd ofthis month.
Mr.. Rab Keheley moved to Atlanta this
month.
Mr.. Horris MCGEE has returned from
California where he has been 70 attend the
convention of baggageman's brotherhood.
He gives glorious description of Califor
MIA and expressed himself as having a
splendid time.
Mr.. Frisby and family have recently NOV
ed into the Bell house,just opposite the de-
pot.
The Alliance store, managed by Mr.. T.
P. Whitfield is doing fine business.
Capt, |. J. Dunn has very fine watch
decked with diamonds, that he recently
came in possession of, but it only run q
day and halt and stopped. We do not
know why it stopped unless it was on ac>
court of the election
Capt. z. I. Terrell and DIR. Hurt went
up to Gordon county last week hunting
and killed quite number OF birds.
Mr.. jim Payne is quite busy buying cot
ton and pays as much for it as Marietta or
| Atlanta.
DR.. a. P. Brown has been confined to
his room for several weeks.
Dir. Norris Pace is very busy ginning
cotton. Higgins from 70 to 100 bales a
week.
Mr.. P. Y. Daniel is looking quite pleas
ant. We hear he is to be married soon.
Mr.. John Eubanks and Miss Maxey were
married in Atlanta last week.
Mr.. j. Il. Bishop is looking very pleas
ant about something. We hear that it is q
girl.
The lightning rod men have been doing
o great deal of work here this week.
Mr.. Emmett Kemp is very happy over
his first-a girl.
Capt. |. j, Dunn and family spent last
Sunday in Marietta
The Smyrna boys are contemplating
getting up band. We wish them much
success, but at the same time we hope they
will go to the woods to practice.
We hear there has been some cotton
stealing in this vicinity.
We see that one OF our representatives is
sticking to Mr.. Pat Calhoun for the Sem
ate.
Mis-. Jim Dunn is visiting her mother in
Decatur.
Miss jamie Brewer visited her friends
here last Sunday.
Mrs. W. D. Brewer is on visit to he,
mother in Atlanta.
Mr.. Chetum Pace has come into pos,
session OF his fathers blacksmith shop BY
way of gift and will run it on a big seal,
next year.
We hear that Nelm's Masonic lodge is
aourishing.
Our library club is fourishing, but one
thing it would flourish more if it met often.
err.
Mr.. Alex Gam lost two dogs, a shoat
and calf from hydrophobia.
We hear that Mr.. Jeffries will hibernate
in Rome. May he spend the winter pleas,
antly and comfortably.
Our new depot agent, Mr.. Bob Fleming
fills the position very nicely and is making
a number OF friends by his kindness and
pohteness.
DR.. Charley Whitfield has not fully de-
cided where he will locate, but from all in,
dications his head and heart is turned to,
ward Atlanta.
Mr.. Jim Payne spent Monday in Dallas
and reports the farmers in that section in
better circumstances than usual
Mr.. Jim CASTOR has moved into the
Whitfield house.
Crops are about gathered and the farm>
ers are in very good spirits
Rev. Mr.. Baker filled his pulpit here last
Sunday.
Mrs. Walter Branham, OF Oxford, Ca, is
the oldest female graduate in the world.
She is the only living of the LIST graduating
class Of the Wesleyan Female College
Macon, Ca, and was the Oldest one of thai
class at the time. J.
Miss Corinne Carswell, of Chauncey
Ga, and Hiss Mabel Oglesby, of Buchan'
an, Ca, are visiting Miss Mamie Leake.
Some OF our best young folks are asking
When will Miss Jessie Kemp come
AGAIN.
The prospects are good in Lemons dis
trict for the erection of a new schoolhouse
All are cordially invited to come over ant
help.
Mr.. J. H. Ruff, the brainy and poetic
old bachelor of Concord had a fall las
week which hurt him pretty badly. w,
are not willing to see James taken off yet
Glad to see him getting better, T. 81.
The gin house of John F. Carley