The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-12-22

| Mr.. Howard G. Cole left Friday
evening for Chicago
Mr.. Howard Van Wyck, of Milwau.
kee, says his health has terry much i'm.
proved since coming to Marietta.
Miss Leila Parkinson, of Woodstock
will spend the Christmas holidays with
Miss Era Northcutt.
Miss Pearl Squires has returned
home from Chattanooga, accompanied
by Miss Evelyn Grow.
J Mr.. G. F. Bane is now bookkeeep,
for the Marietta Paper Manufacturing
Co.
Miss Mollie Hillhouse, of Toonigh
visited Mr.. T. E. Rogers family here
last week.
Mrs. Isam Gibson, of Kennesaw, Ga.
visited her daughter, Mrs. J. w. Var.
non here last week returning Saturday
Mr.. j. R. Wikle, President of the
First National Bank, of Gainesville
spent Friday here last week with
his son, Mr.. G. A. Wikle.
Mr.. G. d. Buffers new house on At
lanta street, has been completed and
he has moved into it. Messrs. Beavers
were the builders.
The cold weather caught all un.
banked sweet potatoes, and it is now q
difficult matter to get sound sweet
potato.
Brass knucks are now concealed
weapons and a violation of the law to
carry them on your person. The Leg
islature has SO declared.
Mrs. Harry Haynes and two children,
who have been visiting Mrs. Haynes
here, left Friday evening for Quincy
Fla, where her husband is clerking for
Virgins & Ide.
Rev r. r. Claiborne, rector of st.
Luke's Church, Kalamazoo, Mich, ar
rived in the city Monday and is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Moultrie NJ. Ses-
sions.
Mrs. William Reed, of Sharpsville
Ind, has joined her son, William, here
and they are boarding on Cherokee
street. They will spend the winter
here.
The Atlanta Peace Jubilee was large
ly attended from this section. Mr.
John H. Boston, ticket agent here,
sold 665 tickets from this point on the
18th, 14th and 18th. Many of these
came over the A. K. & n road.
The Georgia legislature didn't have
the courage to pass a dog law, but
treated it with hppancy as if it was
of no Importance, yet they must know
there is no greater drawback to sheep
raising in Georgia than the worthless
ours and roaming hounds.
Messrs. Legg Bros. announce they
will discontinue their grocery store af-
ter January LIST, next, and will combine
their capital and attention in conduct
ing their dry goods, clothing, shoes,
hats, -etc., store. They are Offering
some bargains which it will do we'll for
the trading public to call and see about.
Mr.. A. r. Murray, who recently re-
signed the foremanship of the Glover
Machine Shop, has accepted position
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delphia, who run big machine shop,
working several thousand men. He
will leave soon. He is very fine and
skilled workman, and will do we'll any
where.
Five cars of telephone poles were trans
| ferred Friday from the A. K. & n. road
to the w. & A. road, shipped from FL
lijay to the Standard Telephone Com
pany in Atlanta. The Marietta Tele-
phone Company will be connected with
the Standard during the incoming
year.
Mr. Ed. NJ. Cook has arranged very
ingenious and novel show window at
Read & DuPre's clothing store. A
miniature mantle CRATE with coal in it,
and an electric light in the crate, stock
ings hanging to one side, one filled with
! Christmas gifts, and old Santa Claus
ascending a ladder to fill the other, a
rug made of cravats in front of the
CRATE, and other articles displayed
neatly and to good advantage. 1t at
tracts good deal of attention and is
quite creditable to the taste and judg-
ment of clever Ed Cook.
The pupils Of first class High School
have organized literary socity, the
alpha" which meets every Friday
The program for Friday was: Recita-
tions by Fred Schillings, Burney Dobbs
Fletcher Reynolds, and /. Anderson
Debate-Resolved. That boys should
have better education than girls
Affirmative: Milton Keller, Nellie
Northcutt, Linwood Barnes, Daisy
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