The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-01-27


Mr.. 7. M. Brumby visited Memphis this
week on business.
Mr.. Ben Wellons is now travelling for
the Marietta Chair Factory.
The infant child oil Dr.. and Mrs. s. D.
Rambo died last week
| Keep your money at home by patron
izing home merchants
Tuesday the fog came to the ground and
made the day dark and dismal one
i WANrED-Two energetic white men,
Apply to c. M. K1EG.
Nominating primaries should be the
mode fer determining the choice of the
people for state and county offices.
Mr.. H. w. Taylor deceased pkarma.
cist, is now with Mr.. l., E. Moore and pre-
pared to ELL all prescriptions promptly.
One of our Marietta young men is Learns
ing to speak Italian fairly we'll. He
teaches English in return.
Mr.. Edgar Nichols, the clever hotel
manager Of the Emwood, is en- crutches
this week from disabled foot.
We have had very little cold weather in
Marietta this season, but look out we will
have some yet
Call and settle your account or will be
obliged to put it out for collection.
Mas. c. c. BRUMBY.
County School Commissioner Power is
kept busy now looking after the school in
terests of the county. He will do his duty
and keep things moving.
Some OF those who have been receiving
the Journal on the free list have not sent
us enough subscribers to justify its con-
tinuance to their address.
Miss Floy Montgomery, enroute from
Gafney, S. c., to her home in Jackson>
vile, Ala. stopped over in Marietta
a few days this week.
A thief raided Mr.. Geo. So Ovens hen
house on Saturday night. Those who wont
work must steal or beg, unless they have a
fat wad OF greenbacks.
Mr.. Cliff King is now in charge of the
SINCE. Sewing Machine Company's Office
il Marietta, succeeding Mr. Gus Thomas,
who has gone elsewhere.
Mr.. Newt Rutherford will open a gro
Gerry store in the building now occupied by
Dir. III. r. Lyon. Mr.. Charles Laird will
olarl, {or NJ C;Ibn,G
The Gainesville News says there are
100 cases OF small pox in Barlow county.
DR.. Newton, of Marietta, visited some of
the patients last week, and he says it is
certainly smallpox.
Dalton is to have a new depot, and work
is to commence at once. Surely Marietta
will not much longer be neglected. The
modations we have now are not ade,
quate and not in keeping with the demands
OF the times. Let US have a new depot.
A true bill was found against an old
Marietta colored man for illegal voting,
who is over 60 years old and is not sub.
ject to poll tax. AS he does not own any
property, the true bill will doubtless be
mol pressed. There may be others in
like category.
Betsy Hamilton" gave one of her
humorous entertainments at the court
house on last Tuesday night to q very
large !and delighted audience. In her
character sketches, Georgia cracker and
negro dialect and maunerism, she has no
equal. She kept the audience in an up
roar OF laughter. The proceeds of the ems
tertainment were for the benefit ola MAJ
rietta invalid.
Supt. Sanford reports that the high grade
department. in Our city public schools has
enough pay pupils in it now to realize a
sufficient sum to pay the salaries of the two
teachers, therefore self sustaining. The
Board BY reduction OF expenses hopes to
pay out Of debt in the next twelve months,
then after that be in financial condition
to add another teacher, which was dis
pensed with last September, and which is
much needed.
People need otsay that they must have
credit, and that they can't pay cash for
their purchases. Well, they pay cash 10
Mr. j. 81. Boston for railroad ticket and
for all freight; they pay cash to Mr.. NJ. J.
Bradley for express packages; they pay
cash to MIR, Jimmie Garrison for kilograms;
they pay cash to Judge Stone for marriage
license; they pay cash at the Racket Store
and at Mr.. j. N. Gantt's Spot Cash Store
they pay cash for insurance to our lite
and fire insurance agents for insurance
they pay cash for city, county and state
taxes; they pay cash for goods and whis.
Ky bought in Atlanta; they pay each fol-
Atlanta and New York newspapers, anG
you will have to pay cash for the Marietta
JOURNAL if you read it. After next week
ifyou don't get it, you will know the rea,
son why-you have faiiel to send us one
, dollar for renewal. So il the fami!ia,