The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-08-02
LOCAL LEAFLETS.
Picked Up and ChrOnicled
for Our Readers.
PERSONAL AND OTHER NOTES.
Marietta Rifles to Hold a Festival Fri.
day Night at the Tabernacle,
Benefit Marietta Band.

Mrs. Henry Meinert is on visit to Sa-
vannah.
Miss Eva Selman, OF Monroe, Ca, is
visiting Mrs. j. W. Seize.
Rev. Howard Crumley preached at the
Methodist church1ast Sunday morning.
Miss BELLE Collins, Of Acworth, is
visiting the family of Mr.. E. H Northcutt.
MISS DAISY CAMP, of Rome, is visiting
Miss Jessie Reynolds.
MISS JESSIE CRAWLING and sister, who
have been visiting at Kenuesaw, have re.
turned home
Miss Matte Lou Bnssey has returned
home after pleasant visit to Atlanta.
Miss Ella Pope, of Atlanta, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. II. B. Moss
Miss Lizzie Pilgrim is visiting friends at
Kennesaw.
Mrs. Geo. s. Owen is visiting friends
and relatives in Austell
Miss Margaret Mackey, Of Waycross, is
visiting the family of Or. H. " Reynolds
MIS-. M. J. HAMILTON and daughter Miss
Della, left Monday for Griffin, Ga, where
they will spend some time visiting relatives.
Miss Lucy Lilly, a charming young lady,
OF Gainesville, who has been visiting Mrs.
DuPree, has returned home.
Miss Pet Winter and sister, OF Dixie.
Ga, who have been visiting relatives in
the city, have returned home
MISSES Lyra and Maggie Reid, Of Eaton
ton, who have been visiting Mrs. McNeel,
have returned home. H
The Ladies' Parsopage Aid Society will
meet at Judge w. M. Sessions Ito day.
Thursday afternoon at o'clock
4 grand excursion to Looheat Mountain
from Marietta. Saturday, August 4th.
Round trip So co. See Mr. Boston at the
depot.
| A crowd of our young people. chaperon-
ed by Mrs. T. l.. Hunt, enjoyed delights
full Watermelon Feast" at the hospitable
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George Phillips, at
Waterman, in this county, on Wednesday
evening OF last week Delicious melons,
such as only Mr.. Phillips raises, were
served in abundance, and altogether the
evening was one Of great enjoyment to all
present
Next Friday, August Bird, is the day ap>
pointed to clean off the Camp ground.
Let all interested be present and help in
the work. Fix up Your tents and arrange
for good campmeeting. The camp-meet
ing will open August 10th. c. Man
ming, J. E. Allgood and N. W. Frey are
a committee to straw the arbor and arrange
to get the preachers from the depot. Miss
Frances Allgood. Mrs. G. T. Sewell and
Mrs. Annie Manning will look after the
interior OF the preachers tent. The P E.,
DR.. Robins, J. J. Christian, H L. Edmon>
son and P. NJ Ryburn will be the preach>
ers. 7. s EDWARDS P c..
Capt and Mrs. W. R. Joyner entertained
a number of their friends to fishing paity
on the Hiawassee river at Mcfarland,
Tenn, last week, returning Saturday. The
following named persons from this place
constituted larger portion OF the merry
crowd Mr.. and Mrs. B. K. Coupsr, Mr..
and Mrs. J. W. Seize, Misses Mollie and
Ad6ie Seize, Hattie Camp, Fanny Glover,
Susie Buttolph and Messrs. Chipley Seize
and d. F. McClatchey, Jr Many from
Atlanta also were present, and three cars
were necessary for the accom- mediation of
the jolly crowd. Capt. and Mrs. Joyner
spared neither pains nor expense in fitting
out this trip and making their guests en-.
joy themselves.
The Marietta Rifles will give an ice
cream festival at Legg's Warehouse. on
Friday night Aug 3rd, 1894, for the bene-
fit of the Marietta Rides Band, which has
recently been organized. The Rifles
Band is composed of young men of this
city who do not belong to the Rifles but
are nevertheless proud to its record and
have named their band, in honor of the
company. In return for this delicate
compliment, the Rifles have concluded to
help the band buy their instruments The
usual ice cream festival routine will be
varied by novel and interesting contest
in the shape Of voting fer the prettiest
young lady and the bandsomest young
man in the city This will give the young
ladies chance to test the sincerity of
what the gallants have sheen Whispering to
them underneath the soft starlight of the
beautiful nights that have just past. 1t is
only ten cents vote Ice cream, shernet.
cake, iced lea, etc, will be served. For
the benefit OF the little folks the doors will
be opened at six o'clock. Let everybody