The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-06-02
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
PARAGRAPHtD.
Matters of Moment in City
Briefly ChronicIed.
EVENTS SEEN AND HEARD.
The Passing Throng, It'd Bits of
Social Occurrences, and
General Review.

Miss Lucy Brumby is visiting rela-
tives in the city.
The Democratic primary takes place
next Monday.
Miss Dovie Blair is at Lithia Springs
for the next three months.
President McHarg, of the A. K. & N.
Railway, was here last week
Mayor Sessions has returned from
his visit to Alabama
Miss Susie Dawson, of Atlanta, is Wis
iting her brother, Mr.. j. p Dawson.
Mr.. H. l.. Hutchinson is back from a
drumming tour visiting his family.
Mr.. Frank Boston, wife and child are
visiting relatives here.
Misses Blanche and Irene Barnes are
visiting in Gainesville.
Col. ID. w. Blair returned from his
business trip to Texas last Saturday.
Mr.. Tom Florence is back to the
store again after a brief sickness.
Hon. A. S. Clay and his son, Herbert,
arrived home from Washington on last
Monday. He returned Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Harry Haynes and children left
this week to join her husband in Quin-
cy, Florida.
For SALE-Scotch-C Collie puppies
Price reasonable. WI. RoUcHE.
p. 0. Box AL.
The sweet girl graduate always finds
applause from admiring friends. And
she deserves it.
On last Friday we ate our first ripe
peach grown in Marietta this season.
Early enough.
Miss Hattie Dunwody returned Fri
day from weeks visit to friends in
Atlanta.
Mr.. j. Gid Morris bought five horses
in Nashville, one for his wife and one
for each one of his children.
The candidates have only a few more
days to work-the primary is next
Monday. Go out and vote.
Miss Emma Stapler, a beautiful
young lady of Harmony Grove, is visit
ing Mr.. A. NJ. Dobbs' family.
Mrs. Latimer, of Trickum, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. w. ID. Anderson.
ST.
Motley & Griffin were in Alpharetta
on legal business last Saturday. They
heard Bob Berner speak
Misses Mary Reynolds and Mariah
Brumby will graduate at Wesleyan
University this week.
A large number of our people attend
ed the Monday Baptist meeting Sun
day.
The tax assessors have completed
their assessments on city property for
the year 1898.
r. E. LAwHoN, City Clerk.
Rev. J. w. Quillian attended the sill
yer wedding of his brother, Rev. w.
Quillian and wife, in Atlanta Saturday
Mr.. Ed Cook visited his sister, Mrs
Upshaw, in Milton county, last Sun
day. He was accompanied by Harris
Lyon.
The Marietta Journal goes to twenty
seven post offices in Cobb county and is
read by at least six thousand people
every week.
Judge Stone has not adopted plans
yet for the remodeling of the court
house. He is getting himself thorough
Iy posted, however.
If you want the best paint made, buy
Mastic Paint. For sale only at
LEGG's DRUG STORE.
Rev. DR.. Quillian preached an able
sermon Sunday morning on "Suc-
cess in life" No service at the Metho-
dist church at night.
Miss Lucy Jones' school, at Winnings,
will close on Tuesday, June 18th, with
exercises that night. All are invited
to attend.
The wife of Mr.. John McLain died in
Texas last week. They formerly lived
near Acworth She was a sister of
Mrs. f. H. Northcutt, of this place.
About 80 O'Clock Sunday afternoon,
an alarm of fire was sounded. The
woodhouse of Mr.. Will Trammell was
on fire, but the blaze was soon extin-
guished by the small hose in use for
sprinkling