The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-12-17
Picked UP and ChrOnicled
for Our Readers.
THE old YEAR IS ALMOST GONE,
Personal Items and a Medley
Of News Gathered for
General Perusa1.

Dr. James Saunders has returned to
! Chicago
A big lot OF pictures to close out at cost.
j. II. BATE & Co.
RENEW your SUBSCRIPTIONS to the jour.
NAL.
Mr.. Sam R. Hirsch, of New York is in
the city.
Mr.. George Manning is here from Chat
tanooga to spend the holidays.
Mr.. Leon Faw and Mr.. Rogers, of aos>
we'll, we learn, will open grocery stock
at the old Racket store.
A MERRY CHRIsTMAs-Greeting to all
our friends and patrons from Spaulding &
Company.
Religious services will be held at the
Episcopal Church on Christmas morning
by Rev. c. T. A. Pise.
Why not give your wife new stove for
christmas, she needs it and Dobbs keeps
them.
The State school fund apportioned to
Cobb county for 1896 is 3d. 935 for 7,247
children.
Mrs. Ben Carrie, of Big Shanty, spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. W. E.
Granting.
We have the finest engraver in the state.
Bring in your engraving. Initials engrav-
ed free on all purchasers of over one dol
lar J. 81. BATE & Co.
CHRISTMAS GIFTs.-Apples, direct by
oranges and California fruits Malaga
ETC., at the store of Spaulding & Co.
Mrs. Lda Goss, of Bowman, Ca, ar
rived here Saturday to visit her siol. father,
DR.. GOES.
Miss Mollie Blake, who lives on Powder
Springs road, answers the question as to
how many words in the Bible, 7,73746.
We are glad to see Capt. R. W. Boone
out on the streets again after weeks
sickness.
Mrs. L. W. Virgins and child returned
Tuesday from their visit to Columbus,
Ohio.
There has been large number of hogs
killed an Cobb county this year. Our PEG.
pie are getting to be self-sustsining.
Miss Willie Thornton lett Wednesday
morning for Fernandina, Florida, to spend
the holidays.
Mr.. Ed Bishop left turnip at Mr.. M.
R. Lyons store that weighed eleven and
half pounds. VINO can beat it?
We have all the newest novelties in
Sterling silver. We will not be undersold
by any house in Georgia. Bring in your
catalogues and we will meet the prices.
J. Fl. BATE & Co
A purchase Of so cents entities you to a
present. Remember this, and buy your
Christmas eatables and fireworks from
HUBBARD & PHILLIPS.
FAIR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS that the
State and County tax books will close the
10Th of December.
J. Il. MURRAY, T. G.
Mr.. Albert Segelbaum, of Minneapolis.
Mimi, is the guest of Mr. l.. E. Dreves'
krachs of this place. Both gentlemen in
tend spending the winter here.
Mr.. Joe P. Legg was elected Chief of
the Marietta Fire Department On last
Tuesday night, to succeed Mr.. Jas. W.
Seize resigned.
There are number Of worthy young
ladies in Marietta who by their industry
are filing good positions and are bread>
winners.
Mr.. N. V. Paris, wife and four chill
dren, OF Moon, in this county, have had a
very serious time with typhoid fever, but
are improving now.
Those who have held their cotton have
lost money. 1t would have been more
profitable to have sold it as soon as picked
and ginned.
| have all kinds of stock feed, corn, oats
bran, hay, hulIs, cotton seed feed meal, at
Fletcher warehouse. Prompt delivery.
l. H. SPRINGER.
The business meeting of the Epworth
League will be held at the residence Of
Mr.. B. T. Frey, Dec. 81, at $50 p. m.
Miss LOUISE ANDERsoE, Sec
Mr. Ross Legg and wife. OF McGregor,
Texas, arrived here last Wednesday morn,
lug and are stopping with his brother.n-
law, Mr.. Noah Stewart south of town.
The hills are being dug down on the
public road at the old tan yard, near Ken,
nesaw mountain. Rock walls have been
built or either side Of the road and FLIED
in with dit. This will be great improve
ment.