The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-08-04

HUMPHREY REID.
The following officers of Cobb County
Sunday School Association were elected
last Saturday: President, M. NJ. Sessions
LIST Vice President G. W. York; 2nd Vice
President, d. W. Orr; 3rd Vice President
E. Leon Faw Attn Vice President, Hugh
Harris Chaplain, V. E. Manget: Choris>
ter, d. A. Sewell; Secretary, W. S. Cheney.
District Superintendents-Acworth, G. w.
Mcmillan; Red Rock, j. A. Ware; Big
Shanty, S l.. Brinkley; Marietta, Enoch
Faw; Merritts, P. P. Manning Smyrna, j.
W. Ruff; Lemons, J. V. Stanback Coxes,
H. B. Reed; Howells, S. r. Cochran;
Powder Springs, o. H. Hips Oregon, E.
l.. Mayes; Austell, j. A. Clifford; Post Oak,
II c. Lassiter; Gritter, B. F. Mackey :;
Roswell, l. A. Reed. The reports from 46
schools show: Number of pupils 1856.
average attendance, 2,ll6, officers and
teachers $50. Money for expenses of AS
ISOLATION 1892, money for Bible cause
$500. Next quarterly meeting will be
held at Roswell
Our special midsummer closing out sale
for the past two weeks has proven so salts
factory that we have decided to continue
1T until August 18th, and until that Slime
all bargain hunters will do we'll to see us.
No such bargains in childrens', bows
youths and mems clothing have ever been
mad In Marietta as We are now giving. We
are certainly headquarters for shoes. Re-
member all summer goods go without re>
gard to cost B. R. IEGG & BRo,
The Democratic clubs of the county
sent up ten delegates each last Tuesday
and had rousing big meeting at the court
house The clubs made encouraging re-
ports, and the outlook for Democratic sue.
cess is assuredly bright and promising.
Speeches were made by Messrs. Bolan,
Holland, Foster, Paden and Clay. The
crowd was considerably enthused and went
back home determined to do their duty.
Mr.. Tap Stewart has left with US some
very large Early Rose Irish Potatoes, one
weighing pound and half. He has about
the sixth of an acre from which he will get
IS bushels. He has demonstrated that he
knows how to successfully raise potatoes.
Eds. Journal-Please allow me to state
that the Macon Telegraphs account of nv
Forsyth speech is lie from beginning to
end. JOHN A, Srp1rv
The Marietta boys having played cars
tersville base ball team three days in that
town this week, will play gainesville at
the race track here Thursday, Friday and
Saturday afternoons of this week.
Hon. Joe James will meet Hon. John
Sibley in joint debate at Middleton, Satur.
day, August 6th,-says the Douglasville
New South
Col John E Motley and others will ads
dress the Democratic club at Oakley Mills
on next Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Everybody invited.
Col. W. R. Power will speak at the Bap>
fist church at Lost Mountain on Wednes-
day the 10th inst, in the interest of free
schools in the county All invited,
Mr.. r. NJ. McNetl IS spending the week
at Cumberland with the Grady Cadets, of
which he is member.
Mrs Giles W. Featherston, of Cedars
town, Ca, is visiting her sister, Mrs H. NJ.
Mountcastle, On Lawrence street.
Mr.. W. R.. Power will address the Sab.
bath school at Antioch next Sabbath at
ii O clock.
Mrs. Daisy Hawkins leaves to-day on
visit to relatives in Texas.
At Acworth Friday Miss Jane
Turner, white woman about As
years of age, went before Judge
Stokely and swore out warrant
against Gus Harkless, negro man,
charging him with assault. She
says she went to the spring, a very
short distance from the home of
Miss Mary Moon late Thursday
evening, when the negro came and
took hold of her. She screamed
and Miss Moon came to her rescue
and frightened the negro away. The
negro was arrested and placed in
Marietta Jail.