The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-07-22
walter Smith and Walter Jones, both


colorsd. we're. in Prince JacksoL's store
Saturday night. we learn that; Smith was
smoking and blew some of the smoke into
Jones face. Jones stepped back and
made remark Of disgust. Smith wanted
to know if he was talking TO him. Jonas
replied. mo, I'm talking to folks" Thi,
angered Smith and he pulled cut his
pistol and aimed it at Jones. Just
as he pulled the trigger, some one
knocked the pietol mp. the pistol fred and
| the ball went above the head Of Jones.
Smith then ran out doors with his pistol in
his hand aud escaped. Evidently Smith
don't mind killing a man for "a trifling Of.
tense.
FoR SALE-A Ave room house on Law
renee street. Apply to Mrs. E. L. Caldwell.
The rain storm Friday afternoon in
Merritts and Post Oak and along -Chatta>
hoochee river, was accompanied by q
heavy hail that stripped cotton clean and
left corn in shreds. 1t was very destruc.
tive to crops and from the cotton stalks
we have seen, there is no possibility OF
cotton making enough to pay the guauo
bill. Among the sufferers are Messrs. j.
B. Dodgen, Doc Kemp. Bill Murdoch,
renters on John Tritt's farm, VIM. Tritt. I.
o. Dodgen, L. n. Attaway, J. G. Grower
and Ben Bishop.
Buist's Turnip Seed at Legg's Drug
Store.
Cadet George Harris, son.o of Prot. ]. c.
Harris, of Rome. Ga, will be allowed to
resign from the Naval Academy at An
napolis, Md. On the night of the fourth
Of July. Harris set off lot of fireworks,
contrary to orders. It was boyish prank.
and he was recommended for dismissal.
Senator Bacon and the Georgia delegation
asked the navy department to allow him
to resign and it was granted. The va
cancy will probably be filed by Mr.. Frank
Freyer, Of Marietta, as he stood a highly
creditable examination at the contest be-
fore the committee that gave the appoint.
ment to Harris.
The social club of the Presbyterian
church will meet at Mrs. McCulloch's on
Thursday evening, July 22nd, at o'clock.
Light refreshments will be served, and an
admission fee OF 10 cents to cover expen.
ses, will be charged. The object is to
promote sociability among the members of
the church, and it is hoped that all, old
and young, will attend. Amusements will
be provided.
Legg's Headache Salts. Safe and sure.
10 cents per bottle.
Mr.. N. A. Horn, of Kennesaw, was
tried before Mayor Blair lest Saturday on
the charge of selling whisky in Marietta.
He was fined $50 and cost. On Monday
10 was tried on second case and fined
$25. He appealed to the Council and
that body made the fines $25 each. His
attorneys, Motley & Griffin, will carry the
case to the Superior Court.
Just compare Mastic Paint with other
makes and you will buy Mastic every time.
For sale at Legg's Drug Store.
For RENT OR SALE-My house oD Wash.
ington Avenue, seven rooms and all con-
veniences for further particulars, apply tn
Mrs. Augusta 81. Chamberlain, 1856 Wask.
iugton street.
The family of Mr.. A. D. Ruede was
happily surprised on Saturday last, by the
arrival of his two nieces, Mrs. Joe Moore
and Miss Emma Gritty, of Salem, N. &.
Miss Gritty has teen q teacher in the
Salem Academy for twenty>seven years
They returned home on Monday morning
DIED-At her home in Cobb county
Ga on the 18th inst. in the bloom Of
womanhood, after an illness OF four weeks
Mrs. Mamie Delk, nee Reeves, wife oil
Mr.. Dorse Delk, Jr, By her sweet, afabe
life she won a large circle OF friends,
which was evidenced during her last i'll.
! ness by their untiring ministrations OF
love and sympathy and timely services in
many ways; aud by the vast congregation
at her funeral and the proiusion of tears
at the last farewell By her implicit faith
in Christ, death was made easy, and the
transit, glorious, from earth to heaven
j. MIC.
A CARD OF THANKs:-Words are Trade.
quate to express the profound gratitude of
my heart to my neighbors ard friends
generally for their kindness and many ex ,
pressions of love and sympathy during the
last illness of my dear wife. But they
have the Divine approval. r. d. DELK.
LEONARD.
Mrs. E. E. johnson, of Alabama,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. c..