The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-04-02

d Co.'S store on Thursday was all that
could be desired except the weather, which
was decidedly Indictment. But this did not
interfere with the excellent display and
arrangement of goods in their commodious
and elegant store. Every department
in arrangement showed good taste, while
the beautiful new dress goods of every
shade and quality and texture were. as the
ladies say, Just lovely The double store
contains larger stock than ever before.
Every line is full, new and complete. The
millinery department has been moved up
stairs, where the elegant room, the full
length of the store building, has been con-
verified into a parlor of good TASTE and
beauty. The handsomely trimmed bonnets
and hats, the bright and beautiful flowers,
and everything in the millinery line, so
conspicuous neat and nice, formed scene
that grew in attractivenoss the more one
looked rpon it Miss Mary Mason has
charge of this department and with fash
ionable trimmer, il the person of Miss
Crush, the popularity of this department
increases from day to day Messrs Brant-
ley, Sessions & Co have certainly cause to
be proud of their beautiful store and its
dazzling and excellent array of goods 1t
is store that would do credit 20 Atlanta
or any large city. That they are meeting
with success, goes without saying but not
more than such an enterprising spirit de-
serves. Call and see them.
A nobby line of children's and boys hats
and caps, just received at Read & Virgins.
Our citizens subscribed literally to
secure the State encampment. Mr.. John
"a. Sibley interested himself in the
matter and he believed the chances for Ma.
rietta were good Last week he telegraph,
ed to the Atlanta Constitution: Mas
rietta offers to the State encampment the
historic grounds of the Georgia Military
Institute. This is the finest location in
the State" The Constitution says: "A
great many of the old boys who went to
the Georgia Military Institute in its
palmy days will endorse this estimate OF
the location. Several veterans were dis,
cussing the encampment in the Kimball
Hobbies last night, when a Marietta man,
who knew of Sibley's telegram, referred to
that as the proper location of the encamp-
ment. Right you are" was the prompt
endorsement of one of the crowd. There
isn't better place in the state. | should
like to see the old school property put to
some such use. The youngsters growing
up in the State Militia couldn't be taught
the live spirit in better environments.
Tie others agreed with hin" On Satur,
day the advisory board decided the matter
AID Chickamauga gets the encampment
The large, intelligent and refined audi~
ence, who heard Rev. Joel T. Dawes Sun
day morning sermon on the Risen
Savior" at the Methodist Church, were
pleased, delighted and instructed, and
con,plimented it highly but his Sunday
night sermon on Fools mock at sin" was
one of the strongest and ablest pulpit
efforts ever delivered in Marietta, 1t was
fortified by scripture! truths, lessons drawn
from human experience, fact after fact,
irretutable argument piled upon argument,
and delivered with power, earneStness
and eloquence that made profound i'm
preston upon his hearers. The attention
of his audience was riveted from beginning
to end. 1t is one Of series of sermons
delivered for the past FIVE Sunday nights.
They are to be continued.
Mrs. j. S. Warren made splendid dis
play of goods at her millinery opening on
last Thursday. Her beautifully trimmed
hats and bonnets, in the most stylish
shapes, were displayed to good advantage
and attracted good dea! of attention.
She has large and beautiful stock of NIL
linery goods and is receiving that patron.
age which is always due merit aud excel
lence. To see her stock is to appreciate
it.
We learn that large number of dam
age suits have been entered in Cobb Supe>
rior Court against the Western and Attain
tic Railroad for faiuare to deliver freight
consigned to the M. & N. G. Railroad
and to transport freight offered to said w.
& A. R. R., during the recent stIike and
boycott The suits are brought by indi
viduals Messrs. Clay & Blair, attorneys,
have filed number.
The two new engines, for the Marietta
and North Georgia Railroad, which the
engineers of the w. & A. r. r. refused to
haul to Marietta during the strike, and
which were side-tracked at Dalton, arrived
in the city Sunday morning. The engines
are very large and capable of doing good
service.
The strike having been settled on the NJ,
& N. G. Railroad last Saturday, tie boycott
was raised and sixty loaded cars were
moved Saturday night by the w. & A.