The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-01-09
Picked Up and ChronicIed
for Our Readers.
Mr. LEON KENDRCK KILLED.
He was Rum Over by Train at Ac.
worth. His Head was Severed
from His Body.

MIR. c Moore will begin his school at
New Hope, Monday, the 18th.
$5OO.00 to loan on real estate.
GREEN d ANDERSON, ATTORNEYS.
Mrs. Daniel. who has been sick so long
died in Olinviile last Monday.
Attend the services at the Methodist
Church at night this week.
Mr.. Brewer and family, from South
Carolina, have moved here. He is
brother to Miss jamie Brewer.
Rev. S. r. C. Adams and family will ar.
rive from Carroliton this week, and he will
occupy the Baptist Church Sunday.
The motion for new trial for Joe
Eaton was not pressed and he viii serve
cut his sentence. -
We regret to know of the severe illness
of sweet little Louise Granting. the daugh>
ter of Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Granting. We
hope she will soon be WELL
Mr.. T. W. Read has bought Mr.. Dan
Anderson's interest in the grocery store OF
Virgins & Anderson. and the firm name
will be Virgins & Read. See their adver-
tisement in this issue.
Entertainments were held ut Mr.. Walter
Sessions house and at Mr.. T. l.. Hunts
on last Thursday night. The social feat>
ures were proninen, and every thing pass.
ed off pleasantly.
Miss Jennie Glover entertained mum.
Der Of her young friends on last Friday
evening at the home Of her father on Whit
lock Avenue. The evening was pleasantly
passed to the enjoyment of all.
REMoyAL--I have moved nay Barber
Shop, up stairs, over Mr.. j. w. Harde-
mans store. have repainted and re-
papered and fixed up first class parlo-
barber shop, and would be glad to have
my old and new customers to call and see
me. +. P. ROGERS.
Mr. J. 9. Talley, since returning from
the sick bed of his wife in Pass Christian,
Miss, receives the gratifying information
that she is fast recovering. This will be
good news to Mrs. Talley's many friends
in Marietta.
The New Year fad" with the Marietta,
as we'll as the Atlanta ladies is Art Ems
broidery. Their teacher is Mrs. P G..
| Turner, representative for Eureka Silk Co.,
New York. The class meets again next
Saturday, JAN, 18th.
Mr.. John A. Manget, the market gar
dener, brought US the first ripe tomatoes
of the season last year. and on Tuesday he
brought some more ripe tomatoes, the last
OF the season. He also left with us some
nice lettuce. He generally gets ahead of
Atlanta or any other place, when il comes
to raising early and late vegetables for
market.
Miss Kate Kenan, of Darien, who was
visiting Mrs. Q. q. King at the time of
the recent fire, was unfortunate enough to
lose nearly all of her clothing and a nuns
Der of small pieces of jewelry. Her room
was in the second story and it was impos-
sible to get them out.
DIED-On Friday last, after very briei
illness, Eula Lee, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry s. Root, aged eighteen
months. The funeral took place Sunday
afternoon at the family residence, Rev. j.
Fl. Patton officiating Our sympathy is
extended to the bereaved parents in the
loss Of their precious little darling.
On Sunday morning last horrible &C.
cident occurred at Acworth. Mr.. Leon
Kendrick, a brakeman on a through
freight train, was by some means precipi.
tated from the Top OF car and was run
over and killed. HIS head was cue off and
he was otherwise mangled. 1t occurred in
Acworth, as the train was passing through,
almost in sight of his home as his family
resides there. he was not missed by the
conductor of his train until after it passed
His body was found by conductor, whose
train was standing ON the side track and
was just pulling out. The deceased was
the son Of Mr.. G. l.. Kendrick, OF near
Acworth. and brother OF Mrs Joe Collins,
of this place, also cousin of Nr. w. E.
Granting. he married the daughter Of
Mr.. B. Rainey, Of Acworth. He leaves a
wife and one child. He was noble and
worthy young man, and stood high in the
esteem Of all who knew him. His funeral
took place last Monday.
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