The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-01-28
dbe Marietta yuurnal.
UPSHAW.

his first appointment here End Sunday
preaching an earnest sermon from the text
The "effectua!, fervent prayer OF the right
eous man availeth much.
letter from Mr. Thos. R. Morgan whC
has just reached Crowell, Tex. reports
him as we'll pleased with his new home
where he says the people was anxious fol
Christian workers, the fields being white
unto harvest, but the laborers few.
The mention given by IT. +. j.. in a
recent JOURNAL, CT the Misses Keheley S
selling $50 pounds of butter (at % cents,
from cows, last year. was a rare piece of
news Amen to such thrift and frugality.
No young ladys education is complete
without such knowledge, and such practice
On this line of home industry, we are re
minded that Mr.. J. T. Echols made the
past year, about 30 bales of cotton with
two mules. and plentyo hog and hominy"
besides. Mr.. Echols has just returned
from visit OF several weeks, during which
he covered large part of Texas. Said he
saw some of the poorest and some of the
richest land in the world, but on the whole
old Georgia and especially Cobb county, is
better. We are glad of such high tests
moDy. We have the name and charms Of
home.
Weather SO bad, very little blowing has
been done, and very few oats sown.
One cid negro woman said the other
day "De wever is so damp and terrible
unlikely, dat me an MY folks all got de
"grab'--a new but very expressive name
for our classical La Grippe"
We are glad to note that Miss Cemmie
Petrees school has opened with good at
tendance, and that, displaying as she does,
such gentleness and commanding frmness,
her patrons are pleased with her manages
ment of the school.
Miss Sallie Blance Upshaw left this week
to attend Douglasville College This in
valid boy will greatly miss his little sister.
In his very natural citation over the rich
program at our Christmas entertainment,
Witness forgot to mention the delicious
refreshments served by number of pretty
girl3, and SO efficiently provided over by
NJ. D. d. Babb and Miss Ella Hunter,
whose faithful services deserve our hearty
thanks.
We are glad the people of Marietta have
had or may yet have the opportunity of
seeing rendered that beautiful drama,
Death Unmasked, by that versatile ge-
MUS, Mr.. II. A. Beach. When we first
heard it read we felt as we feel now, that
1t would charm an audience at DeGives
Opera House. There is in its, sublimity
Of thought a comforting truth, and mel
low beauty, that are thrilling, pathetic de-
lighttull
The JOURNAL went and preached our
little New Year sermon for us. It's edi- !
torial on the death of the old, and the birth
OF the spotless New Year, was one of the
sweetest, most beautiful and impressive we
ever read. Oh! the last was the sweetest
New Year day that | have seen dawn
over my narrow bed; and now i
from this bedside, ! watt happy greeting
to all the JOURNAL readers, and send up
the earnest prayer that to them all during
the New Year may come that peace and
JOY which the full, sweet refreshing pres
ence of Christ in the heart alone can give.
EARNEST WILLIE"
Jan. 18th, '92.
We are sorry to note that Mr.. J. D.
johnson illness prevented his filling his
place as chaplain at the singing Sunday
?. N and glad that Mr. Marcus Moon is
up again after spell of nose all over" his
face.
A very pleasant meeting, socially, lit>
erarlly and musically) of the NJ. l.. c.. at
Mr.. R. R. Petree's last Saturday p. NJ. The
following new officers were elected: Pres.
ident Mr.. Emmett McElreath; Vice Pres.
Miss Lula Dobbs Rec. Sect'y, Miss Lila
watson heading Secretary, Miss Glenn
ME Petree Treasurer, Miss Ella Hunter
Chorister, Mr.. Marcus n. Moon. The
new year begins auspciously, and under
the guiding hand OF the brainy young
president and his thoroughly competent
associates, we shall We trust, 90 on con.
quering and TO conquer" Next meeting
at Mr.. j. n Babb's, Saturday afternoon
February 9Th. Unusually important bust.
ness, and every member is earnestly urged
to be resent We give these little notes
IL the journal, as we do because our
membership is scattered over radius OF
several miles, and we want to reach them
all-and the people, too.
Our hat off TO Amor on the splendid
historical article on the pioneer of Oregon
district. in last Journal