The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-07-07

VINO desire TO go to war, can enlist in
the Third Georgia Regiment, which is
now being raised. A company will be
formed in Cobb comfy and command
ed by Captain Sanford of the Marietta
Rifles Captain Sanford will be in the
Armory at Marietta all day Saturday
and any young man desiring to enlist
can see him. Quite number of the
best young men from Austell, Powder
Springs, and other places, have already
enlisted. Any information desired
will be gladly furnished.
Mr.. Rob McCulloch, formerly of this
place, but who has been living in Mon
tana and Washington for the past six
or seven years, has joined the lst Mon
tana Volunteers. He has been in San
Francisco for month or more. watt
to be sent to the Philippine Islands.
He writes in very bright spirits to his
mother here, but says at first he found
the life OF soldier very hard work
He will probably leave with General
Otis in the next expedition.
Mr.. Mongin Brumby, in the Second
Georgia Regiment, was offered SER
geant's place under Captain Sanford
He refused by saying that his regiment
was on the docks to go to Santiago, and
he had rather see service at once than
accept a captains place.
Mr. Chrles Paille, of Griffin, has been
employed by Mr.. W. H. Muncy to do
Jewelry and watch repairing and has
commenced work. He is very fine
and experienced workman and can
give satisfaction We welcome him
and his wife to our city.
Mr. Phil Pomeroy, of Blackshear
has returned to the city and will attend
business College in Atlanta, with a
view of learning shorthand, after which
he will resume his position with the A.
P. Brantley Company, at Blackshear.
The Methodist Quarterly Conference.
on account of rain, was postponed
until Friday night, s o'clock at the
church, when DR.. Stradley will preside.
All urged to attend. -
NoTICE,-There will be a. meeting of
Cherokee Chapter Friday evening,
July 8, at 5 O'clock Work in the NJ.
M. and P M.sDegrees. Aliconfpanions
requested to he present.
j. NJ. AUSTIN, II. T.
One Of the conveniences near town is
the new corn and wheat mill of Mr.. w.
L. Barnes, recently put in operation
This ought to encourage the wheat
growers. Good bread is essential to
health.
Robert Russell, c0lored, got his hand
drawn into an iron pulley, at Glover's
Machine Shop, Friday, with about 800
pounds pressure uponit. The machin-
cry was stopped and his hand releas-
ed. He was not hurt very much
Quite a pleasant party spent a few
days last week at Sullivan's Islands,
fishing. They were Mrs. DR.. Knott
and children, Mrs. Gilbert, Ed. DuPre,
Permedius Reynolds, Will Herring and
Walter Reynolds.
While at work at Mr.. John II. Lewis
new house, Mr.. Charley Youngblood
stepped into lime pit, and in trying
to catch, his right hand was pierced
through with IA ten penny nail, making
a painful wound.
Mrs. j. j. Hussey, who has been Wis
iting her mother in Macon, has return
ed to the city, accompanied by Miss
Lulu Hussey, sister of Mr., Hussey
Ed and viii Whiten, who had the
fight with Henry Bryant, were fined
one dollar and cost each, and Bryant
$3.50 cost, by Mayor Sessions Bryant
to council.
The State Democratic Convention
met in Atlanta on Wednesday of Slast
week and nominated Allen d. Gambler
for Governor, and nominated the other
State House officers.
A number of the employees Of the
Kennesaw Marble Company and their
families and neighbors and several of
our citizens enjoyed the fourth of July
at barbecue at Mr.. Sam Jones' house.
"Smokeless powder is an American
invention" says an exchange. And so
is the knotty, smokeless cigar. What
pity the boys about town don't
smoke less cigarettes.
Mr.. w. L. Dobbs, the clever assistant
telegraph operator at w. & A. r. r.
depot, spent Sunday at Kennesaw
looking into bright eyes.
Messrs Charley Youngblood, Robert
Looney and Walter Shilling spent a
couple days of this week at Sullivan's
Island, fishing.