The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-03-16
LOCAL LEAFLETS.
Picked Up and ChrOnicled
for Our Readers.
COBB SUPERIOR COURT IN SESSION.
Judge GOber Makes Pointed Charge.
Damage Suit for $25, 900 against
the State Road Tried Tuesday.

Cobb Superior Court convened Monday
morning last, Judge George F. Gober pre-,
siding, and Solicitor Brown present. The
following gentlemen compose the Grand>
Jury for this week Foreman: M g Whit>
lock; VIM Billiard, A B Gilbert, T Fl Ne.
Cleskey. A Brooks, C A Camp W A
Petty, B A Bell, E ]. Mayes, r P Daniel.
} II Cash, A Ward, D Carruth, ] B
Seay, J D Pagan, j W Shelton, WmJ
Black j P Paden, Joel Martin, J M Bishop,
c Manning, ] A Meeker, and A A
Griggs Judge Gober' charge to the Grand
Jury was strong and pointed, and espec,
tally emphasized the law on,,.working the
public roads. On Tuesdaythe case of Mrs.
Moore, of Smyrna suing the w s. ARR
for the death of her husband, was tried.
Messrs Clay & Blair and EJohn II.
Boston, Jr, represented Mrs! Moore,
and Messrs Payne & Tye Of Atlanta, and
Sessions Il Sessions of this place repre-
sented the W & ARR. The amoant sued
fol- was 1925, 900. Mr. Moore was brakeman
and was thrown from a train, while puts
ting on the brakes, the wheel coming off the
brake he fell between the cars and his leg
and arm crushed from which he died The
jury gave verdict for the plaintiff of
$4,000.
BLANKS for soldiers pensions are at the
Ordinary's Office.
MISS FANNIE KILBY is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Foster Harper, in Rome
Mr.. W. B METcALFE has returned home
after spending pleasant week in Coving.
ton, Ky.
Mrs. ROBERT A. HANCOCK, of Atlanta,
has returned home after pleasant visit to
her mother, Mrs Amanda Bell.
Public spirit is about as necessary to the
progress of a town as fire is FOR the smok-
ing of cigar.
Mrs. DR. A Reynolds and children are
spending few weeks in Nashville, Tenn,
visiting her sister, Mrs. w. O. Farmer, at
$50 North Summer street.
Shiloh's Cure, the Great Cough and
Group Cure, is Tor sale by us. Pocket size
contains twenty-five doses, only 25c Chill
dren love i. Il. M. HAMMETT, Agent.
Miss GUsslE GROVES is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Cohen, in Covington. Ga. Mrs. J. T.
Groves has just returned from visit to
her daughter at that place.
Miss Bessie Niles, of McGhee, Tenn,
and Miss Mary Humes DismpkeC, of Nash
vile, Tenn, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. T.
M HARE.
JUICE GoBER in his charge to the grand
jury this week insisted that they must do
their duty In reporting those who have not
quires.
Don't miss the chance to buy one of our
improved White Sewing Machines, worth
$50 90, for thirty dollars on nstallments.
Now is the chance A. M. LUPo, Manager
Of Z. +. Sewer Furniture Co, Hotel build.
ing.
Conductor John A. Copper had the mis-
fortune to have his left leg injured at Blue
Ridge, on last Saturday, by being jerked
off OF freight train by sudden moves
ment, while switching. He was brought
to his home at this place Sunday.
The following additional subscriptions
have been received by the committee for
the Greenvile cyclone sufferers: Sterling
Phillips 81 90, G. N. Bradley 81 90, Mrs.
Bolar 81 co. r, j. T. AgricoIa so cents,
Mrs. H. G. Cole 81 90, j. A. Barber 81 90,
Mrs. R. Hirsch $l.0O
THANKs.--W desire to thank the gallant
fremeu and other citizens Coz their sue
cesstul efforts in preventing our residence
from catching on fire Monday night last,
from the adjacent burning house.
Miss M. C. DELK.
Mrs. E. V. JENKINS.
ONE of the hogs bitten recently by
mad dog at Mr.. James Goggins' house,
near town, went mad and he had to kill it,
Also two of his cows developed hydropho-
bia and he had to kill both ofthem. Until
his cows went mad, he was not aware that
the mad dog had attacked them. He also
had to kill his dog. a
At the last meeting of the Boys Chris
tan Society the following officers were
elected; Pres. Z. E. Pomeroyl; Vice Pres.
Geo. Montgomery; Sect. Stuart Gibbes;
Treas. Clyde Matthews. The next meets
Ing will be held at the residence of Mrs.
J. L. Matthews, on Washington, Ave,
Tuesday night A full attendance is re-