The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-08-03
UPSHAW.

The young people at the Sunday School
and choir here, feel ve7y grateful to gener.
GUS Farmer Beach" for the gift ola dozen
or more new song books, Ministry of
Song" by G. Tabor Thompson, of New
York. 1t is just like him to be doing such
things. We were sorry on a recent visit
to the home of this good and gifted man,
to find him confined to his bed, suffering
terribly from carbuncle.
AS the last choir meeting Mr.. J. H.
Doris was elected president, and Mr.. Chas.
Rice vice president for the ensuing six
months.
Prot. j. ID. Easley and Miss Lula Dohbs
MIR. Jno. II. Davis and Miss Bulah Rice
were delegates from the Sunday School to
the County Convention at the Marietta
Camp Ground last Saturday.
Mr.. Willie W. Scott, of Chickamauga
Tenn, arrived last Saturday to attend
Prot. Ellis high school for the summer.
He is stopping with his grandfather, Mr..
Fl. Fl. Camp.
The meeting of the NJ L. c. last Satur>
day afternoon was wholly informal but a
very pleasant one. By special request
Miss Sudie Ellis recited in very dramatic
and thrilling manner THE Gypsy Flow
er Girl, and Miss Lila Watson rendered
at The Bar" so sweetly and beautifully
Al
that you would almost want to be Reuben
yourself to let down the Bars for her"
Mr.. Jimmie Greer made fine impromptu
talk, and Prof Walter McEIreath got in
at the eleventh hour-just little too late
to make the big speech he would have
made, so he just found him AN audience
OF one, " and from all appearances CONS
pleted his speech IN rounded periods and
lofty sentiment"
Mr., Tufts, ct Washington Lee Universe.
ty, Lexington, Va, was the highly appre>
ciated guest OF his old school>mate Mr..
McElreath.
The NJ. l.. c. will not have another
regular meeting Cor some weeks, out of
Difference, as usual, to he protracted meet.
ings at the different churches during the
summer season. 1t was also decided some
weeks ago not to have our regular annual
picnic entertainment as we have had in
August Tor the past two years, because we
have had one all day picnic this year, and
then the young people want to prepare to
give some entertainments away from home.
Miss Josie Erin Bowie, of Smyrna, one
of tie most winsome and highly intcllect-
ual young ladies in Cobb countys corps of
teachers, and Miss Annie Cox of Austell
as sweet in face and manner as she is
small in stature, frightened last Saturday
for this happy individual.
The rain, oh the rain so much did we
need it, SO long had we waited that we
can hardly realize that it has come at last.
Our ,wlthered crops lift up their dropping
head, and our hearts are thankful
Mr.. Glenn Marchman Of Marietta visits
ed our community last Sunday, blending
disappointment at first, but pleasure at
last.
Miss Blanche Talley and Miss Eula
Stamps, two lovely and fascinating young
ladies of Atlanta are writing for and talk
ing to EARNEST WILLIE.
The Literary School at this place is the
best schoo! in the county. We have three
OF the best teachers and l25 pupils. We
have not room enough and the trustees
are going to build another roor. to the
academy. Part OF the lumber is now on
| the ground.
On the 18th inst, we will have children
day at this place. We have secured the
| promise of speech from Hon. A. s.
Clay the next Governor. Come one, come
all and bring your children. About Is
years ago, Steve made his first speech al
this place. We will have several recita,
tons from the Sunday School. Prof
Galloway and several others expected
from Douglasville.
Mr.. A. D. Kemp and little son. Willie
OF OaEhurst, visited the family OF MI. 4
a. Griggs Saturday and Sunday