The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-11-03

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Mr.. J. n. Kemp, of Atlanta, spent
Sunday here with relatives.
Thanksgiving day will be November
"a, as per proclamation of the Presi-
dent
Rev. X. F. Tredway, of Shelby, N. c.,
preached two very fine sermons at the
Baptist church last Sunday.
DIBD.-Mrs. James Chadwick died on
last Sunday morning, few miles above
Marietta.
Mr.. Ed Pomeroy, law student at the
State University, spent Sunday here
with his mother.
Mrs. Joseph Glover, of Guntersville,
Ala, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Newt.
Heggie, in this place.
Mr.. G. N. Nell has at his store an or
ange tree seven years old, bearing four
teen oranges.
Mr.. X. L. Northcutt is in the city.
He will leave next Monday for Wash
ington, n. G.
DIED.-Mr. Oscar Owens, son, of Mr..
j. w. Owens, died on last Monday near
town.
Miss Jessie Reynolds will visit Mrs
Frank Boston and Miss Susie HARDWOOD
in Atlanta this week, and will be absent
several days.
Mrs. f. l.. Faw and son attended the
State Convention of Christian En-
deavor in Macon Friday, returning
Tuesday.
Mr.. Tom Florence. had two seven
months pigs up to last week. He has
only one now. He fed them so much
and they waxed fat so fast one died. 1t
would have weighed 2OG pounds.
Remember that the Congressional
election takes place on Wednesday
November 9Th. Let every precinct be
opened and large vote polled for John
Maddox, the democratic nominee.
Rev. j. H. Patton had large audi
ence to hear his lecture at the Presby-
terrain church last Sunday night, and
as usual the lecture was very interest
ing and instructive.
Hon. J. NJ. Dobbs on the 9th of Octo-
Der arrived at Rio Janeiro, Brazil, en-
route to the Argentine Republic. Vel
low fever was on the first ship he
sailed on, and he had to disembark and
take another ship.
Mr.. Clyde Matthews has position
as Secretary to Colonel Glenn, Pay
master of the Department of the Gulf
U. 5. Army, with headquarters in At
lanta. The salary is a lucrative one
and Clyde is to be congratulated
Messrs. L. N. Trammel, Jr, Will
DuPre, Berta Freyer, Mrs. S. K, Dick
| and son, Jackson, and Miss Wilson
went to Rome Friday evening and at
tended the dance given by Prof r. l..
Northcutt, returning Saturday morn
ing.
The Board of Education on Friday
evening elected Miss Eva Saffold, of
Atlanta, formerly of Morgan county, as
teacher in the city public schools, to
take the place of Rev. V. E. Manget,
resigned. Miss Saffold comes highly
recommended, is graduate, had Nor
NAL training, and experience as a
teacher.
Another story is being added to Mr..
A. b. Gilbert's residence on Cherokee
street. There will be four additional
rooms and veranda built to the upper
story, the house repainted and other
wise remodelled, making it one of the
incest and most convenient houses on
that street. Mr.. S. r. Burton is doing
the work
The Georgia University team and
the Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn team
played match game of football in
Atlanta last Saturday, the Georgia
team winning by score of four to
nothing. Mr.. Ed Pomeroy, of Mari
eta, is manager of the Georgia team
Mr.. j. II. Mcintosh, of this city, is also
on the team.
The Marietta Knitting Company con-
tinues to grow. We learn that the
capital stock of the company has been
increased from $4,000 to $4,000; a
new boiler has been placed in, and sew
EN- new machines bought which will
give capacity of $50 dozen hose per
day. We are glad to note this evil
dence of prosperity upon the part of
this valuable industry.
A large and cultured audience was
at the Presbyterian church Tuesday
night to hear the address of Rev. J. H.
Patton, of Marietta, on his travels in
the Holy Land" The address in itself
was an intellectual treat; and, deliver
ed as it was by the polished speaker,
was we'll worth going out to hear. The
audience was delighted, and it is I'M
derstood that an effort will be made to