The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-07-16
LOCAL. LEAFLETS.
Picked Up and ChrOnicled
for Our Readers.

from Augusta, Monday morning.
Mrs W P McClatchey AMI daughter, and
Mrs Allen, returned to their bone in
Chattanooga on Wednesday.
Misses Glennie and Willie Thornton,
who have been visiting some ,,ime.in Fer.
nardina.' Fla, have returned home.
Col W. R. Power, county school COM
missioner, is attending the State Teachers
Convention at Cumberland.
Miss Annie Boyce Nutting, one of At
lanta charming society bellies. is visiting
Miss Dunwody.
Marietta S summer season for visitors
will be good, MS quite large number are
booked to come later,
The many friends of Misses Sallie and
Rachel Shellnan will be pleased to know
they are back il our charming little city
Tor the summer.
Big shoot at Marietta Gun Club grounds
Thursday, July ,l6 clock, p. m. Ev.
cry body come and bring your guns.
Shells for sale on the grounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F Shellman and fami-
~, Mrs. G. NJ. Cunningham, Miss Cum
ningham and Mrs. H. W. Johnson, all of
Savannah, Ga, are pleasantly located at
the NARROW House for the summer.
In spite of the rain and urpleasantness
OF the weather, Marietta was very gay and
lively last Friday evening. Four enter
tainments TIE same evening is something
unusual for our little city. Mrs. Roper's
musical reception was largely attended,
also the Hop given by the younger set al
the Elmwood. Mrs. Lewis Turner enter
tanned large crowd, and the lawn fete at
Mr.. M:ller's was we'll attended.
DIED.-Mrs. Mary Stiles, aged 70 years,
died in this city at tho residence of Mr..
james M. Hilburn, her grandson. on We'd
nesday morning about three o'clock, She
was the mother of Mrs. Lizzie Hilburn,
Her remains will be carried to Oglethorpe,
Ga, her old home, for interment. She
was an estimable old lady and had been a
member of the Methodist Church from
girlheod, Having served her day and
generation we'll she has departed to re-
ceive the reward of the good and true.
To the bereaved daughter and grandson
we exteAd our sympathy.
One of the prettiest Germans OF the
season was given by the Cotillion Club
Tuesday evening at the Elmwood Hotel.
All the members of Marietta's Four
Hundred were present in full array and a
charming picture OF innocent youth which
has not yet passed the first mile stone
that robs pleasure Of its keenest enjoy
ment. With bright eyes and smiling faces
their slippered feet kept perfect time to
the delicious strains of music, until the
midnight hour had sounded. The dance
was led by Miss Mary Howell and Mr..
Harry Leake. Many novel and pretty
figures were introduced The favors were
Japanese novelties and dainty bouquets.
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The Cobb County Teachers Monthly
Institute and Reading Circle met in the
public school building at 10 a. M, on Sat-
urday. After some preliminary remarks
by Its chairman and others, Miss Ada
! Brewer was elected Assistant Secretary.
The following regulations were adopted:
The next meeting will be held on the Sth
of August, but afterwards the regular
sessions will be held on the first Saturday
in each month. Each session to open at
$3.50 a. m. and close l 80 p. NJ. The fol-
lowing is the program for next meeting
Arithmetic--D. A. Sewell. W. E. Talley,
W. York, ct al. Geography. j.
Greer, Miss Hartsfeld, ct al. English
Grammar. W MIell, C. J. Moore
Miss Ada Brewer, ct al School Govern,
ment-F. B. Barber Miss Lula Dobbs, T
NJ Pierce, ct al. Twelve minutes will be
allowed to each speaker
L. w. MTzELL, President
t j. j. GREER, Secretary.