The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-02-20

They say that St. Valentine day has
been celebrated for several centuries, at
any rate those who were so fortunate as to
receive bid from Miss Sickles for Friday
evening Sere very thankful that the cuss
tom still exists. Complimentary to Miss
Haskell. one of Chicago's fairest young
women, who is an ideal of that type OF
loneliness so charmingly portrayed by
Gibson as Our American Girl" il was
an event long to be remembered by those
invited. Progressive hearts were played
and the prizes most elegant and appropri
ate were won as followsl: First lady's
prize, Miss Campbell. Second lady's
prize. MISS Armstrong. First gentleman's
prize, Mr.. Reynolds. Second gentleman's
prize. Mr. Cortelyou Elegant and varied
refreshments were charmingly and dainti>
~ served. Much amusement was caused
by the distribution of the valentines, which
were put in the box by heentering guests.
To an exquisite accompaniment by the
by the hostess, Mr.. Cole rendered one of
his solos and very kindly responded to an
enthusiastic encore. Among those press
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Mcneil,
Misses Armstrong, Campbell, Eleanor
Campbell. Cortelyou, Dunwody, Howell.
Mcintosh, Nutting, Whtlock. Messrs.
Boone, Cole, Dunwody, Glover, Leake,
Osborne, of Tate; Reynolds, Sessions.
Trammell, Whitlock, Cor!elyou.
About half past ten o'clock Monday
night Mr. Walter Reynolds, in passing
Read & Virgins store, discovered the
store full of smoke and small flames shoot
ing up beneath the desk in rear of the
store. He gave the alarm, the bell was
rung, and soon the fire department was on
hand and crowd gathered. The back
door was broken open and it was found
that basket containing waste paper un~
derneath the desk had caught on fire and
was burning rapidly. The desk was also
on ere, as we'll as the papers stored on
the desk. The desk was almost burned
up. Some clothing was on fire, as we'll as
the railing leading to the tailor room be-
meath. By hard work the fire was soon
extinguished. The ceiling was badly bills.
tered, while the smoke did considerable
damage TO goods and interior. Bow the
fire originated is not known. The loss is
covered by insurance.
Will Moore, a white man. who forfeited
his bond at last court, on an Indictment
for selling whisky, wss arrested Tuesday
afternoon by Marshal Parks and Deputy
Sheriff Bishop near Mrs Kirkpatrick's, on
Dallas road. Officers Fleming and Hawk
ms were afoot in pursuit aud officers Parks
and Bishop were on horses. Moore was in
buggy with woman and two children,
and in the buggy were jugs containing
about ten gallons Of whisky. He resisted
arrest, had to be handcuffed and hauled to
town in a wagon. Alter he got to the JAIL
force had to be used to get him inside.
Other true bills have been found against
Moore, and the probability is he has de-
fed courts and law and officers the last
time for some time to come.
Sunday afternoon little fee dog con-
cluded he would bite the incoming passens
ger train. He felt like he was equal to
the task of disturbing the right of the
engine to come into Marietta. With much
noise in barking, the little dog ran at the
moving train and began viciously to bite
the COW catcher. The train didn't stop or
run off the track at the opposition it met
with, but the cow<catcher picked up the
little canine and threw him on tie oppo~
site side of the track about ten feet, a
wiser dog than before. Haven't you seen
some little fellows trying to bulldoze big
fellow and meet with like discouraging re-
suits. "Fido, don't bite the army" nor a
moving train.
One of the worse afflicted persons in
Marietta is Mr.. Johnnie Thompson, who
lives on Lawrence street with his widowed
mother. who for or 9 years has been
CouuH0O W LIS uOuG uelpleSS lQVa IlQ
from rheumatism, with wasted and drawn
limbs and unable to turn bis head, with
nerves keenly sensitive to pain, oftentimes
sleep being impossible. Yet. how patient
and cheerful and bright with all his sui
fering. Hyou think your lot is hard
one in life, visit this afflicted young man,
and you will not murmur again.
Mrs. Jennie Harrison and child have
returned to Marietta from Charlotte, N.
g., where she carried her husband some
months ago, who died there. She likes
Marietta and her people so we'll that she
has come back to make the place her
home. She lie stopping with Miss Jennie
Delk.
Jasper Ayers. who escaped from the
Marietta Jail, was captured last week at
Buchanan and brought back by Deputy
Sheriff Rishon Sundav ond plooad - ;o;l