The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-07-17
LOCAL LEAFLETS.
Picked Up Here and There and Dot.
ted Down for Journal Readers.
The days are growing shorter.

The blackberry brigade no longer march
through the street
We are indebted to the string band for a
! very delightful serenade on Monday night.
Mr. D. A. Warlick and family have re.
turned from Ellijay.
Country watermelons are coming in fire..
quently now.
Mr.. John H. Boston, Jr, is in South
Carolina for the summer.
The "constantreader" generally oorrows
his neighbours paper.
Lawn Tennis Shoes at Hirschs
Miss Jennie Manget is visiting Miss Ma
! tilda Brown in Atlanta
Miss Willie Northcutt returned Tuesday
from Tate Springs.
Miss Branch has gone on two weeks
visit to Detroit.
Miss May Manning is visiting relatives
at Norcross.
Mr. S. J. Drawdy, of Tampa, Fla, ar
rived in the city Tuesday and is at Mr.. w.
E. Gramlings
WANTED-A good cook Apply imme-
diately to Mrs. A. \. Dance on Campbell
Hill, first house south OF Lacy's.
The Marietta Silver Cornet Band went
to Lithonia last Wednesday and played for
an Alliance gathering
The Methodist Dime Club at Mr. s. a.
Anderson's residence on Friday night was
a pleasant affair and netted SIT.
/ The architect has submitted his plans
for the new hotel to the board of directors.
Estimates as to cost will be procured at
once.
DR.. J. d. Malone and wife returned last
Monday from visit to Carroll county
The Doctor says crops in that section are
fine.
Marietta Base Ball Club played match
game with the Gainesville club last Tues
day at that place, the game resulting IN
favor of Marietta, "a to- 81.
The Ladies Working Society of the Bap-
fist church, held an interesting meeting at
the Baptist parsonage last Friday night
Two able speeches were made by Col. w.
S. Cheney and Col. Richard Earle.
DR.. Albert A. Dance, has made propo>
sition, tn the Board of Directors of the
new hotel, to build a four story hotel on
his lot on church street, provided stock to
the amount of SIC, 900 is taken.
Capt. James G. Hughes, our efficient
postmaster, received very important
male last Monday. Ii was registered
and duly receipted for by the Captain. 1t
is fine boy, and it will be some time yet
before he can lick postage stamps We a..
congratulate the CAPTAIN.
DTED.-Mr. w. T. Simpson, aged 70
years, died in this place on last Monday
afternoon after lingering illness Mr..
Simpson, during the war was q member of
the 7th Georgia Regiment. He has resid>
ed here long time and was for many
years bailiff of the Marietta district. He
leaves a wife and several grown children
to mourn his demise. Peace to his ashes.
His funeral was preached by Rev. G. S.
Tumlin, after which his remains were en-
tered in the city Cemetery.
DANCING SCHOOL, Mons Berger, who
had charge, as class, of the members of
the National Association of Teachers of
Dancing at their annual convention, last
month, in Washington, D. G and in Bali
timore Md, two days at each place, pro-
poses opening a dancing school in Mariet>
ia next Monday. Pupils are sure to be
taught correctly. Call and see what the
Washington and Baltimore papers say Of
my dancing skill. Circulars and particu>
lars at Xennesaw House.
The district conference Of the North At
anta district, of the Methodist Episcopal
church, south, at Douglasville, Ca,
began July 10th, and continuing till the
10th. Rev. G. E. Pattillo preached the
opening sermon. Delegates will, purchas-
ing tickets going to Douglasville, take the
agents certificate, and in case the condi>
tons are complied with, they will be re-
tured at reduced fare. Bishop Haygood
and other distinguished men are expected
to be present. Various matters of interest
to the district will be discussed TIE con-
ference repl esents 70 or so churches, in
Guiding those in North Atlanta, and those
along the Western and Atlantic, Marietta
and North Georgia and Georgia Pacific
railroads.
SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, lmade miserable