The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-08-02
LOCAL ITEMS.

Miss Mamie Dow, of Augusta, is visiting
Mr., and Mrs. Will J. Frey, near town.
Mrs. NJ. L Perry will leave to-day on. a
visit of several weeks near Gainesville, Ga.
Mr.. Fl. A. Barnes and family are on a
visit to his old hottie in Cherokee county.
Rev: DR.. Heidi will preach at the Meth.
odist next Sunday morning and night
Rev. Mr. mccarthy preached at the Bap>
fist Church last Sunday.
Mr.. q. g. Blanton has returned from
his visit to Tennessee.
Editor E. K. Smith. o! the Roswell
Banner, wGs i'll the city Wednesday.
Mr.. James Atkinson has accepted pos
sition in the Southern Express Office at
this place.
FoR SALE OR ExCHANGE-Beauti small
place of acres at Palatka, Florida. All
set with bearing fruit, houses, one of the
healthiest places in the state. Enquire at
this office.
Cobb Superior Court adjourned Monday.
The following cases we're disposed of dur>
ing the session: Joe Bell VS.. Nancy Bell,
granted divorce; Louella Stell VS.. Bill
StelI, granted divorce; VIII Jones, colored,
larceny from the house, plead guilty, sem
fenced IL months Adeline Davis, colored,
misdemeanor, two months in jail; Will
Morris, cOlored, selling liquor, not guilty
John Moore, colored, misdemeanor, not
guilty Will Sturdevant. white, riot, SIC
and cost; Marcellus Newsbme, colored
highway robbery, sentenced FIVE years il
penitentiary; Frank Broadnax, colored
larceny from the house, $50 or 6 mouths
| Bud Gregory, colored, concealed wear on
$25 or 3 months; Tom Ross. colored, wifi
beating, $50 or 6 months Tom Alexander
eolored, five cases selling whisky, $50 o
six months in each case; DR.. George
Gambler, white, larceny from the house
not guilty.
DIED,-At Porter Mills" near Clarks'
vile. Ga, on the 26:h of July, Mr.. Henry
Ii. Baker, son of the Rev. John w
Baker. of Marietta Ga During the pas
ten years Mr.. Henry Baker has held g
confidential and important position with
the Porter Manufacturing Co., and dur.
ing this long terra of service, by his
faithful, conscientious and efficient per.
formarce OF the duties of his position, he
rendered himself of much value to the
Company and won the high regard of his
official superiors, and by his uniform kind
consideration for those with whom he
came in contact in the line of duty, or
socially. he gained their confidence aud
esteem, as was most clearly evidenced by
the large concourse of operatives of the
mills and of his neighbors who assembled
to pay last tribute of respect to their CO.
workers and friends. Mr.. Baker leaves
devoted wife and two little daughters,
each Of whom did all in their power by
care and affection TO comfort and cheer
him during his long illness He also
leaves to mourn his loss. father, mother,
brothers and sisters For number of
years Mr., Baker was consistent member
ofthe Presbyterian church. During the
past two months he has daily, with full
knowledge of the fact, looked death in the
face, yet he never uttered complaint,
but was cheerful TO the last. He met
death, not as q fatalist not as an agnostic.
but as christian; relying upon Him
who aloneis able to save to the uttermost 4"
AS an official, Mr.. Baker was reliable and
efficient as a husband and father,
model of devotion and affection as
friend true and trustworthy, and as a
christian, faithful unto the end (" What
more need be said? j. W.R.