The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-08-17
LOCAL LEAFLETS.
Picked Up and Chronicled
for Our Readers.
COBB COUNTY BIBLE SOCIETY,
Sale OF Farm to be Planted in Peaches.
Stockholders Meeting of Kennesaw
Marble company.

Mrs. jamie Love, OF Austell, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. s. Owen.
Col. D. W. Blair and Prot. J. S.
Stewart have returned from the
Worlds Fair.
MIR. Johnnie Dobbins. who visited
Alabama with his father-in-law, Mr..
Whitehead, last week, has returned.
Miss Matte Hasty, a beautiful
young lady from Cherokee county,
is visiting Mr.. ]. c. Sanges' family.
Miss Mamie BULGE is in Atlanta
visiting her cousin, Mrs. Bradford
Palmer, attending the marriage of
her cousin, Miss Katie BULGE, TO
MIR. Charles Dupree Randall.
Miss Helen Black, who mas been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Dir. Baker,
returned to her home in Marietta,
on Thursday. Piedmont (Ala.) En-
quirer'
The annual meeting of the Cobb
County Bible. Society will be held
next Sunday evening at the Meth
odist Church, at 8 O'Clock. A suita-
bic program will be arranged.
w. s. CHENEY, President.
WALLACE BUTToLpH, Sec.
Hon. A. S. Clay, wife and son.
Herbert, Judge Geo. F. Gober and
wife, and Misses Dora Hughes, Elma
Reynolds and Pauline Commerford,
leave for the Worlds Fair this
Thursday morning. Mr.. w. A.
McCreA and family leave for the
Worlds Fair next Monday.
Mr.. john Oswell, of Ohio, has
bought through DIR. l, H. Springer,
real estate agent, the tarm-of MIR.
W. r. Glars, .of this place, contain
ing 65 acres, known as the Johnson
place, near Mrs. Sibley's. The
price paid was $4,000. Mr.. Oswell
will engage in peach culture, and
plant extensively Elbertas.
Misses Hattie and JAMIE King.
the two young daughters of Mr.. Jas
harrington King, of Atlanta, have
been spending several days with
their aunt, Mrs. Fl. ]. Pratt. They
were joined later by their brother
Mr.. Prather King. After pleasant
sojourn in our hospitable village
they returned to the city, leaving
many friends to regret their depart
ure.
The annual N meeting of the Stock
holders of the Kennesaw Marble
Company was held at the office OF
the Company on the 18th inst. The
statement made to the Stockholders
was satisfactory one, considerin g
the great financial stringency for
the past few months. 1t will be
gratifying to know that the mill has
orders ahead and will run right
along. The Georgia Marble is now
being shipped by this company into
almost every state in the union and
is growing rapidly in favor. The
following directors for the enSuin 9
year were unanimously elected
Francis Kendall, o. F. Bane, s. G,
Tate, Geo. F. Newell, R. N. Hol>
land, A. s. Clay and B. R. Legg
B. R. Legg was reelected President;
S. G. Tate, Vice President, and Geo,
F. Newell, Secretary, Treasurer and
General Manager.
The Georgia Pharmaceutical Association
held its annual meeting in Rome, Ca. OF
last Thursday. Mr.. G. NJ. Crosby, on
live druggist, was honored by the highes
Office in its gift, that of president, whicl
was gwen him by reclamation. Las
year he was its vice president and hi
broad views and strong convictions on tn
line that the members of the association
should deal in nothing but the pures
drugs aided to give him this honor, whic
could not have been bestowed upon NOR
worthy or able gentleman, and it is a
honor to our city to receive this merite
distinction in the person of one OF our cit
zens.
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