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

on the market.
Mr. w. f. Williams has very sick
child.
Mr. Don Towers is visiting relatives
in Rome.
The city council met Tuesday night.
Proceedings published next issue,
Mrs w. II. Muncy left Wednesday
for Tate Springs, Tenn, to visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ellington Wells.
Mrs. r. n. Holland and children
have returned from an, extended visit
to Tate, Ga.
Miss Annie Smith, who has been
visiting Miss Marian Brumby, has re-
turned to her home in GAINESVILLE.
There is comparatively very little
sickness in our city. The health of our
people is fine.
We are willing to pay the extra two
cent stamp on checks if some slow
coaches would pay US their indebted
ness just now.
The Elmwood Hotels getting good
/ ly number of summer boarders, while
! the run at the kennesaw House shows
a large number Of registers each day.
We indeed appreciate the kind re-
membrance of Mrs. G. T. Carnes. who
on Saturday sent us a quantity of
large, luscious, ripe figs They are the
| finest we have seen this season. Thanks.
Mr.. 5. II. Galloway, revenue officer,
living at this place, went to West Point
Thursday and arrested negro for rob-
bling the postoffice there The negro
was jailed in Atlanta
Misses Sophia Drysdale, Sena Towers
and Dovie Blair, who have been out of
the city, have returned to stand ex-
animation for teachers places in city
public schools.
Mr.. Miller Brady has arrived home
from West Point, ard we are glad to
see him out on our streets fully recov-
cred from the stroke of lightning that
he received.
Col. W. h. Power, county school
commissioner, attended the State
Teachers Convention in Indian Springs
last week, and delivered an address.
The Colonel keeps up with all that per-
tains to education.
Mr.. Joe E. Grower. son of Mr.. J. p
Groover, has a position with Mr.. c.. r.
Henderson fthis place. Joe is a hus-
tier, with Il good education, reliable
and energetic, and has bright future
before him. We wish him success, as
he deserves.
Mr.. W. W. Watkins horse ran away
Monday morning, passing through the
city park and ran over Il little negro
child standing ut the south side gate.
Fortunately the child sustained no Sc
rious injury Austin Causey is the
father of the child.
Mr.. A. A. Towers says the local tale-
phone line of which he is general man
ager was damaged but very little by
Fridays storm, three dollars footing
the bill. The Southern Bell Telephone
and the Postal Telegraph lines did not
get off SO we'll
The cyclone that struck our town
Friday afternoon did not extend as far
as Brumby's Chair Factory on the
north, while on the south it passed
through Gloyer's grove, laying low
giant trees as if they were toys. 1t
soon expended its force.
The first check with two cent reve-
nue. stamp on it received at the First
National Bank, Of this place, bore the
| signature of our fellow townslnan, O.
H. King. The first at the Marietta
Trust & Banking Company had the sig
nature of A. W. Rankin, agent A. X.
u n, at Elizabeth.
Two of Cobb county's bright young
1 men, who graduated at our city public
schools with honors and credit, began
I teaching this week: Mr. J. w. ALL
good has school at Sandy Plains. and
Mr.. J j. Daniell has one at Forest
Hill. These young men will make
their mark,
! Mrs. J. Bella Canphel and children
and Mrs. W. I. Newman and children,
of Atlanta, are at Judge John G..
Campbell's home. Miss Bessie Camp
bell, his daughter, who has been in
Savannah some months, returned home
Sunday Miss Mary McCarter, ;Tte&
an extended visit to relatives in Au-
gusta and South Carolina, has return
ed to Campbell's Hill.
Miss Nettie Williams. the art teach
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