The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-11-24
UPSHAW.

Messrs. j. Rollins and Coleman NJ. Wat
son went to Douglasvile last Sunday to see
their sweethearts.
Married-On last Sunday 20ih inst, At
the residence Of the brides father, Mr.. VIM.
Billiard, Mr.. Welburn B. Petree to Miss
lvanona Billiard, Elder VIM. Walden per-
forming the ceremony which united in mar
rlage these two ford hearts that have been
united in spirit since the happy school days
of childhood
We have noted with interest the announ-
cements of the educational meeting to be
held last Friday at the Marietta Camp
Ground. They have there one of the finest
new school buildings in any rural commu-
nifty in this section Of the state, rejecting
the enterprise of that community, especi-
ally the pluck SURPRISING liberalty and
noble energy Of Mr.. B A. Ozburn, who
has been the moving spirit furnishing the
work and money to push the building to
completion.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Bearden and their
bright little boy, Porter, who have been
farming this year, have moved back to their
old home Atlanta.
Miss Lula Neal, an intelligent young
lacy from near Harmony Grove, is visiting
Misses Mamie and Jessie Kemp.
A very gratifying and encouraging meet
inc OF the school patrons was held at the
church mouse last Friday evening. Prof.
Z. N. Ellis, the newly elected principal,
made them. short but very captivating
speech. He has sweeping caught our
community by his manly, genial magnet~
ism and intelligence, and the expression is
heard on every side, "he is the man for the
place" Old men say they have not known
such unanimity Of sentiment and conse>
quently bright outlook for school at this
| place in years.
The last meeting the McBeath Literary
Circle at the residence of Mr.. J N. Babb,
| on Saturday evening last, was an unusually
! fine one-one of the best in its history.
can get plenty of affldavits to prove it. The
debate on resolved that education should
be compulsory" was the most animated
and animating since the days of war with
Chill" The leading disput;lnt, Prot. Ed
gar Talley and Mr. James P. Greer,fairly
made the sparks fly with their logical
speeches and spicy rejoinders. Misses
Edith McElreath and Lula Dobos, in
: splendid essays, declared that they knew
few things about it, themselves" and
when it was all over with, nobody knew
whether children should be compelled to
CO. ms Shakespeare says, creeping like a
snail unwil!ingly to school," or left to go
in full freedom, prompted solely by stir>
ring ambition to learn. While everything
was undecided as to how to decide the
question, they were all decided that they
had been charmingly and rarely enter,
tanned. Some splendid recitatiors follows
ed, after which our venerable hest cheered
us by beautiful talk, and Prot Ellis made
a ringing speech strongly impressing the
+, truth ofour motto, Literature and Reiig-
ion Mr.. Emmett McElreath, after serv-
ing most efficiently as Nice>Presdent and
President for year has retired over our
protest, and Mr. James Preston Greer, our
faithful Vice~Presdent was promoted to
the Presidency, and Mr.. Hillyer Kemp was
made Vice>Presideut, an honor to bright
BOY of seventeen.
A beautiful coircidence-little Vocie and
Addie Babb opened the exercises with a
sweet little recitation, ard their aged grand
father closed with touching prayer that
all our Circle might meet at last, an unbro
ken circle in the sweet by and bye.
EARNEST WILLIE.