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

A little boy about ten years old
named Bass, tramped from Acworth to
Marietta one day last week. He want
ed to go to relatives in Louisville, Tenn
He was without money and poorly clad
Mr.. L. d. Hoppe bought him nice
| suit OF clothes and gave him lodging
and food, and General Manager Joseph
McWilliams, of the A. K. & n. Rail
road, gave him ticket, and the little
fellow left here on the train for Louis
vile the happiest little mortal you
ever saw.
Mr.. George D. Anderson and Mr.. E.
Z. Green, OF this place, own farm Of
| l45 acres near kenncsaw mountain.
They have 5000 liberia peachtrees
planted on it and will put out 1000
more this fall, making 10 600 in all
They will also plant out 500 pecan
trees. 1t will take about seven years
for the pecan trees to bear, but the
peachtrees will bear in three years.
So these clever gentlemen will have a
nice income by and by if no disaster in
| tervenes.
A very singular accident took place
last Friday where some workmen were
building bridge near Fair Grounds.
Mr. n. B. Whites mule attempted to
pass between tree and buggy, the
mule got its foot between the spokes of
the wheel so as to fasten it. The bug
! gy had to be turned over on its side to
extricate the wedged foot Consider
ing the mule is kicker it is wonder
the ''spoke" didn't speak to him about
it.
Remember that the Marietta Jour
NAL Job Office has been completely re-
lifted with the latest faces of new and
stylish job type, borders, rules, &c. and
there is no establishment in this Sec
ton better equipped to do fine print
| ing. Fast presses, steam power and
artistic printers, all make it easy for
us to duplicate Atlanta prices and turn
out work with neatness and dispatch
See our new specimens OF work; office
near the postoffice.
The annual meeting of the Clarke
Library Association will be held in the
the Library building next Thursday,
July IA, at half past five O'Clock. All
interested III the library are cordially
invited to. be present. The directors
will held their regular quarterly meet
ing at five O'Clock on the same day.
Hereafter, till further notice, the IL
brary will not be open on Wednesday
afternoon.
Mr.. Geo. D. Phillips, one of Cobb
county's most successful watermelon
raisers, was in town Saturday, and he
says the drouth has stunted the water
melons until they are not much bigger
than your fist. He says he is going to
get him tin cup and sell watermelons
this summer by the cup full, as Mr..
John Rogers sold scuppernongs.
AZ lhe cuItor mouse canary, IN
cage, is placed out on the veranda ev-
cry day. An English sparrow comes
every day, also, and perches on the
cage and picks up canary seed through
the bars. The two birds have become
well acquainted, and the canary seems
to enjoy the visit.
An infant child of Mr.. and Mr.. Towns,
the latter being half sister of Mr..
Harry Gignilliat, formerly of Marietta,
died in Atlanta recently, and the body
was brought to this place Wednesday
for interment. Mr. Lindsey conducted
the services.
DIRD.-Charley, the 9-months-old
child of Mr.. G. H. Turner, died of con-
gestion of brain on Wednesday of last
week, at the residence of DR.. Seize.
The remains were carried to Pensacola.
Fla, for burial.
Mr.. Claud White, of this place, is
now stenographer for the Southern
Flour and Grain Co., in Atlanta, L. D.
Hoppe, of this place, President.
Claud is worthy young man and his
friends wish him success.
Mr.. J. G. Hunton, at work in the bat
ting room of the Marietta Paper Manu-
featuring Co., at the picking machine,
got his right thumb caught and man
gled, necessitating amputation, which
DR.. Nolan did.
Rev. Charles 2. Colmery and wife.
of Edwards, Miss, and Rev. j. G..
Patton and wife, of Decatur, Ga, Wis
tied Rev. J. H. Patton and family the
first of the week