The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-09-21
LOCAL LEAFLETS. :
Picked Up and ChrOnicIed
for Our Readers.
SALE OF THE N, { n, c, RAILROAD,
Death of Miss Mamie Simpson, Fol M
er Marietta Young Lady, in
Anderson, ). G.

Cotton. 7S
Mr.. Wales B. Bradley will be married to
Miss Fannie Cook in Macon to day.
Capt. Commerford has returned from
the Worlds Fair.
Mrs j. j. Eubanks and child, Of Pied>
mont, Ala, are in the city.
piece of social news comes to us of a
happy marriage to take place in Marietta
next month. Mr.. f. p Dobbs popular
hardware merchant and city Alderman,
will be united in marriage to Miss Maggie
Hair, lady Of many personal charms of
head aud heart, and OF. rare musical &C.
complishments.
In ell the towns where a newspaper is
published, every man should advertise in
it, if nothing more thar q card stating his
name and the business he Is in. 1t not
only pays the advertiser, but lets people at
distance know the town m which you
reside is a prosperous community of bust.
ness men Exchange.
THE sale Of the Marietta and North
Georgia railroad has been postponed until
November Goth. That was the date speci>
fed in the order granted by Judge Newman
| Saturday morning. The order further
directed that j. b. Glover, receiver, submit
report in writing, within ten days. as to
the value of that portion of the Marietta
and North Georgia railroad lying in the
state of Georgia, and also that in Tennessee
and North Carolina AS to the other
matters prayed for in the petition they
were all postponed until September 9th,
at which time they will be finally consider
ed
| SIMPSON, -Miss Mamie Simpson died at
the home of her brotherin-law Mr. Jas NJ.
Cathcart in this city last Wednesday, Sept.
9th, of acute Bright's desease, aged % years.
She was daughter of the late Archibald
Simpson, of Marietta, Ga, and soon after
her fathers death she moved with her
mother and brothers to Arkansas. While
living there she had fever and on her res
covery she came back to this section for
the benefit OF her health. For the past
four years she has made her home with
her sister in this city. She was also sister
of Mrs. n. B. Sullivan. She has beer more
or less an invalid for the last year or two
She was most estimabe young lady and
was faithful member OF the Presbyterian
church The funeral service was conduct
ed by Rev. d. E. Frerson, D. D., in the
Presbyterian church on Thursday after>
noon, after which ber.l remains were inter~
red in Silver Brook emetery-Anderson
Is. CO. Journal, 9th
The first quarterly meeting OF the Cobb
County Sunday School Association will be
held at Holly Spring Methodist Church
embracing the second Sunday in October,
1893. The association will convene On
Saturday afternoon at q o'clock. The dis
trct superintendent are earnestly re,
quested to make reports to that meeting
and attend in person. The new year be-
gins ard let the work begin with it.
W. IL. TOWER, GreSluent.
EDITORS JoURNAL.-ln reply to to the
request OF "A Patron" in last weeks
JOURNAL will say that the Board OF Edu,
cation made but two changes in the course
al study. One was in the Arithmetics,
shortening to two book course. instead
of three, as it vas last year, thus saving
the cost of one book to each pupil and
giving a more detailed study of the sub.
ject the other in substituting the United
States History by Prot Chalmers, of New
Orleans, for Barnes History The change
IL the Arithmetic course will be a saving
Of fifty cents to every pupil passing
through the schools. The history will en-
tail 10 loss. The principal reason for the
changes, however, was that the Board be-
I lieved them necessary to the best interests
OF the schools. j. S. STEwARA, JR.,
superintendent,
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THE three negro desperadoes who
murdered j. M. Hall and shot Mar
shall Murphy, near Summerville,
two surrendered, Bill Richardson
and Jim Dickson, while the third,
Charles Jones, was shot dead.
KarPs Glover Root the new Blood Puri>
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