The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-10-13
Tbe Mlarietta yournal.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

MRS. H Barnes and two children. of
House.
Miss Fannie Fields, stenographer for
Rosser 4 Carter, of Atlanta, and Mr.
J. A. Fields, of Canton, spent Sunday
here with home folks.
Two young men from Cherokee coun-
ty, Charley Brown and Joseph West
brooks, boarded the train here Monday
for Modesto, California.
Mr.. T. H. Hunt left Tuesday for Hol-
ly Springs, on the A. K. & n. Railroad,
to fill permanent position us depot
agent and telegraph operator.
That tall windmill that stood senti-
mel in Mr.. D. F. McClatchey's yard has
been removed to Lost Mountain. Mr..
Parker Ward has bought it and will use
it in watering cattle.
Mr. Robert Power, of Power, Ga,
left home last week to attend the At
lanta Medical College Robert is
promising young man, and we believe
he will be successful.
Old Abrams wisest remark: EFF de
descendants of de rooster what crowed
aide 'postle Peter was ter make noise
ever time lie was told, dar would be
such noise in de world dat you could
not even hear de hens cackle."
Mrs. Neese's barn, on Powder Springs
street, was set on fire Monday about
one O'Clock by spark from passing
train. The burning roof was extin-
guished by few buckets of water, and
the fire department, which responded,
was not needed.
Let every farmer make no more than
five bales of cotton to the pillow next
year, sow ten acres to the pillow in grain
this fall, sow the same land in peas
next summer and make at least ten
tons of hay per pillow and see if he does
not come out better
We had the pleasure of hearing read
he drama written by Mr. J B. Smith
OF this place, which he is preparing to
place on the stage. 1t is we'll written,
meritorious, and will entertain He
will have some of the best dramatic
talent in the city to assist him in its
production.
People should be careful about eat
ing chicken at present, as there is II
good deal of sickness among the fowls
-Gadsden Times. Sick or we'll or
dead, nobody knows the difference
Where ignorance is bliss tits folly to
he wise.
A blazing hall lamp at Mr.. H. W.
Shaw's home Friday night accustomed
some alarm. Mr.. Shaw being absent.
Mr.. Dawson came and removed the
lamp from its swinging position and
carried it out doors and extinguished
the blaze, otherwise the results might
have been damaging.
Orders have been issued by the war
department placing the Third Georgia
in the Second army corps. under COM
mand OF Major-General w. M. Graham.
U. ). Y. The regiment will be brigad-
ed with the Twenty second New York
and will be stationed at Athens. 1t is
impossible to state at what time the
Third will be moved.
one OF the arguments used against
the election OF James q. Woodward to
the Mayoralty in Atlanta recently. was
That he couldn't wear spike tail coat
at receptions. Evidently the people of
Atlanta don't care whether he dresses
conventionally Tor not so he makes a
good mayor. which he will do. or pie
the form"
Mr.. ). 4. Andersen had severe
falntlng spell at his home early Satur-
day morning, and it was thought that
he was dead, and his relatives were
summoned, but he soon revived. A
sudden attack of intlammatory rheu-
matism was the cause. His many
friends are gratitied to know he is bet.
ter
Constable j. W. Morris as he started
to town Monday morning ran upon =
fugitive from justice at the railroad
crossing near his home. A large high.
land moccasin, as big as Mr.. Morris
arm $50 he says was coiled at the
crossing, and his sudden appearance
aroused the anger of the snake and il
sprang at Mr.. Morris with fiercenes,
that meant business. A fight ensueC