The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1895-06-20


tiiul things in Marietta and Cobb county,
especially the nandwork of women, which
ought to go on display at the Exposition.
IF you ask the owners if they are to be ex>
hibited they viii say mo, guess not No
body has asked for them" Now you
should not wait for the committees to seek
you out. They cannot possibly know
where all the articles are to be found
Let the committees know if you have somee
thing which would add to the immensely
and quality OF Cobb's display. Be gener-
Gus, be philosophical
A jolly crowd went out on the NJ. 4 n.
Ga, Railroad to Livingston, Tenn, last
Monday morning on fishing frolic, car
rying with them camp equipments and
Charley Slaughter, the well>kaown colored
cook. The crowd consists of Messrs. j. p.
Leake, A. B. Gilbert, J. NJ. Austin, Char
ley Nell, Henry Love, Sloan Thompson,
j. A. Davis, J. Bella Campbell and ". E.
! Gilbert and his two sons, Leon and Will
The Cobb county teachers institute is
in session this week IN the public school
building. There are sixty teachers in ats
tendance. Snpt. j. s. Stewart is conducts
ing the institute in profitable and iuter>
estipg manner Commissioner W. R.
Power is present encouraging the teach>
:ers and attending to the business arrange
inents for the summer schools. Cobb
county teachers are far above the average
The county board and the commissioner
are to be congratulated upon the present
condition of education in the county. The
annual institutes have done much to i'm
prove the teaching force.
Master Claude White is visiting his un-
Gle, Mr.. Ed ONeill in Cherokee county.
Last year when on visit to the country,
he was very anxious to help hoe cotton,
and went out with one of the boys to the
field, where he was given hoe to
commence work, while his uncle went
TO the house to get himself a hoe, and when
he returned found Claud had finished two
rows by chopping out cotton, grass and ali,
for the space Of a foot ard skipping the
same distance, and on being shown the
correct way of chopping cotton. he did not
get along quite SO rapidly, but left "a better
stand of cotton But at nine o'clock was
ready to quit, aud ride the horse over tn
the post office to get the mail.
Rev. n. E. Joyner of the Louisiana, con-
ference, who for the past year has been
taking a theological course in the Vander>
bilt University, will preach at the Metho>
dist Church next Sunday morning and
night. Fe will arrive in the city to day
and will spend few days with his uncle
Mr. j. c. Ta!ley. He is said to be very
brilliant preacher. He has consented to
| address the E pworth League Friday night
at the Methodist church Let everybody
attend.
At a meeting OF Memorial Association
held on the 18th inst, the meeting adjourn,
ed to meet again Friday evening, 2lst inst
att 81 o'clock All old veterans of Cobb
county are requested to attend meeting
and enroll their Eames as members. Cit
liens of Marietta, male and female. will
please attend and help the organization in
a cause that should enlist your hearty co.
operation. Don't fail to attend meeting al
Arm DRY Hall.
The Teachers Institute, for the colored
teachers, was held last week at the col
ored school house. Attendance was large
Prof. A. Tolliver and Mrs Minnie T. Will.
liams were the instructors. The week
was pro6tably spent and the teachers were
benefited. Col Power, the Supt is de.
termined that good teachers only shall be
/ employed in the county.
Mr.. Dock Delk's E:ule died the other
day and Mr.. Dan Frey let him have anoth.
er to finish his crop. Mr.. Delk has g
arge family and this act of kindness will
enable him to finish his crop.
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