The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-10-15

for charter to build waterworks, electric
street car line and ice factory, for Mariet~
ia. We understand gentleman OF New
York is the prime mover and has plenty
OF money. IF there is any interest or
encouragement all the enterprises will ma
terialize. The Marietta Water Works Co,
we learn have secured through DR.. l.
d. Springer, the water power of Mr.. Sam
Way, north of town. There are two large
branches there which it is said will afford
adequate water. A channel will have to
be cut from one to the other. This done a
dam will be built and an engine put in to
pump the water to reservoir on Camp
bells Hill, from which point the water is
to be distributed over town. The surveys
have been made and there is a good pros
pect of something being done A
We have received 50 90 from Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Paige to be added to the
fund Tor TIE William Root Monument
This makes $78 contributed. Will not our
citizens help make this fund $lO02 The
amount asked from each is small. There
should be warm place in your heart for
the memory. of this good man. Leave
what ever sum you are disposed to give
with G. M. Crosby & Co.. or at the JoUR>
NAL Office.
Mr.. Forest Crowley and Miss Mamie
Sherman, and Mr.. Thomas Rogers and
Miss Lora Gunter, were married at the
Methodist church in Roswell last Wednes>
day evening. The brides are two of Ros
wells fairest daughters, and the grooms
are two prominent young mercantile men.
May happiness and prosperity ever be
acknowledgements Free Press.
No MAN should deprive his wife and
family of a good newspaper They do not
go out from home to learn the news. as
does the husband and father, and the pa
per serves to relieve some of the otherwise
lonely hours of his absence 1t is the
worst possible economy to deprive the
family OF good local newspaper.
HE city authorities have removed the
wooden bridge, over the branch on Law.
renee street. and put in three large terra
Gotta sewers, with cemented rock walls on
each end. They propose to dig down the
hill in front of Mr.. Shockley's residence
and fill in at the bridge. This will be a
great improvement
Over week ago, Mr.. Fred Harper, one
OF our printers, played base ball Result
a badly sprained thumb, which has kept
him from work ever since. The bone is
injured and it may take month to get
we'll. He is now at Smyrna, visiting Mr.,
Joel Mable's family.
For SALE OR RENT-Seven room house
with ten acres of land, and four tenant
houses, on Atlanta street For further
particulars apply to j. l. chamberlain,
Marietta, Ga.
HE largest stock Of clothing in the city
at Hirsch's.
Mr. and Mrs. j. G. Garwood returned
this morning from a visit to Nashville,
Tenn, and Mammoth Cave, Ky.
Mrs j. S. Miller, of Newman, and Mrs.
W. Wolfe, of Atlanta, visited Mrs. D. F,
McClatchy during the week.
Miss Lola Tate, who has been visiting
Miss Leila McClatchy, has left for hel
home in Pensacola, Fla.
Mr.. II. L. WEIGH, of Waterbury, Conn.
is in the city, at his beautiful home o,
Dallas road.
Mr.. Geo. f. Newell received a Telegram
Tuesday announcing the death of hi
mother, and he left Immediately for Boston
If some people would be a little NOR
careful where they step, those who follow
them wouldn't stumble so much.
The man who undertakes to get rich a
the expense of his conscience will find tina
he can't do it.
tHE man who sticks to his business anG
does not chase every idle fancy is the one
who will walk off with the palm leaf some
day
You can't check the devils baggage on
TIE Lords railroad. Principal is the thing.
Col. JOHN SIBLEY is raising some
very fine horses on his farm in Cobb.
Although the business is new one
with hin, he expects within few
years to be the owner of some very
fine trotters.