The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-04-01


The freeze Saturday night and SuE
morning killed the fruit in this sesss0h.
Mr.. Geo. B. Nigh, who has isx hundred
trees Of Elbertas, says. SO out of every WQs|
Of the peaches are killed. He has spent
about $1,000 in labor and now has lost all
and his own labor, too His Strawberries
are killed, also, and he is quite. blue.
From other orchards the same suews
comes, that the fruit is oil killed. The
grapes share the same disaster. This is
calamitous to this section, as the fruit.
crop not only supplied very healthy food,
but scattered cash that could not very
readily be had from any other source.
| Mr.. J. 81. Miller sends US letter from
Sylvania. Ca. urging the appointment of
delegates to the State Sunday School Con-
vention at Newman, April l3, IA and l5.l
See letter elsewhere. Mr.. Miller expects
to be home on Monday before the iconvep-
ton to 90 down to Newman with the dele.
gates. We think our county should be
lswell represented.
| Mr.. Joseph Banigan and wife, and his
som lnslaw and wife, Mr.. ]. B. McElroy. of
Providence, R. l.. were the guests of Col,
"a. N. Sessions on last Tuesday. Mr..
Banigan is several times millionaire and
has made investments in sc South. They
psre delighted with our town and climate
and speak in high praise of our people.
Please remember that am in the feed
! business, and can furnish you Corn, Oats.
Bran. Hay, Cotton Seed Meal. Corn Meal.
Hulls bailed or loose, at Fletcher ware
house. Prompt delivery.
-, l. q. SPRINGER.
DIED. Mr.. George Morris, son-in>law
fotGo oil +. N. Trammell, of Marietta, died
4 at bis home in Birmingham. Ala, on last
Monday night, of Bright's disease. Mr.
Morris was very wealthy man and leaves
d wife and four children. He was about
I47 years old and a native@of Cedaitown.
Mr.. Edgar Nichols has taken charge oil
the Elmwood Hotel He has the expe.
rience and tie energy to make it a success.
kSee advertisement in another colAmr.
\ Mr.. Clyde Walker, Of Gainesville. is
Wishing relatives IN the city. He drove
throuSh the country. bringing a splendid
4 deliveiy wagon, made by Mr.. Geo. Walker
/ Tor Mr.. ]. W. Hardeman.
i No man ever held an audience of our
people more thoroughly than DR.. Wingc
did the vast crowd last night. His lecture
4 WAS one perpetual fows OF richest humor
quaintest philosophy and Solidsst sense. .
Bryan Tex. Eagle. AZ
a A few weeks ago Frank Enolds, o
the BONE Tribune, had Zip stoler
from him awhile passing Sd Marietta
The Record editor was passing throAgl
and shared the same fae. Editors,
pec;ally, are hereby advised to harg on t
their grips With bull dog tenacity while
passing through Marietta. Blue tKidgt
Record. We don't understand it, how
editors lose their grip when they pas,
through Marietta, for we have no saloons.
A crowded house heard DR.. ]. G.
/ Wingo's lecture on Clocks" at Moore,
opera house on last Wednesday night. II
common with good many Of our people
We were rather curious to hear what lee,
, turer could say about such useful, bu
common place piece OF mechanism a.
Clocks" No one out thorough stu
dent OF human nature could have handled
the subject as he did. We were rs,her
surprised to learn how. closely the different
styles of every day clocks resemble some
of the people we know. The lecture was 6
success. DR.. Wingo is q wit, philos
opher, man OF great, learning and elo
quence, and the lecture was composed O
good things from start to finish. AS &
story-teller, we have seldom heard hi:
equal. His rendition of How John wa.
4 Baptised, or mighty nigh a Baptist,
i brou N down the house. We have hearc
taosb ~ the warmest praise from any
pr. Wingo was to decide to 20 or
AZURE platform. we predict for him
= hqusli6ed success.-Carroll County