The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-09-08

Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. McCollum, on Whit
lock avenue, Rev. J. HI. Patton officia-
ting. The happy couple have the best
wishes of the JOURNAL for future of
sunshine, with only enough clouds to
temper the glare of the sun. And as
they journey down the pathway of duty
! and responsibility, each doing the best
their opportunities will admit, until
! the sunset of fife comes, may peace
love and faith be still abiding in their
| hearts, when to their enraptured vision
| the horizon of eternity shall disclose the
brightness of the glorified Son of
Righteousness to light them to re-
united destiny in the Celestial City
| Among the notable events of last
week was the progressive euchre party
given by the young men of the older
set to the young ladies'. This was at
| the Elmwood Hotel on Wednesday
| evening About fifty were present,
and the scene was one of gayety and
happiness. Not least among the feat
ures of the evening was the elaborate
refreshments served under the skillful
and artistic supervision of Mr.. Edgar
Nichols, proprietor of the hotel. A
long table, tastefully decorated, was
spread in the hotel dining room around
which the guests were seated. The ta-
| hIn cloth ,,coA 3
| pure linen over one hundred years old
and belongs to Mrs. DR.. VIM. Aston.
It's length covered table accommo-
| dating forty-fve plates. Everyone en-
joyed the evening most pleasantly
Mr. John M. Sanders, of Dalton, will
be married to MISS Julia Williams, of
Marietta, early in October, at the
Episcopal church in this city. Miss
Williams is sister of Mrs. G. B. Will
bingham. Mr.. Sanders is president of
the Sanders Manufacturing Company
of Dalton, and is a most prominent
young business man. Miss Annie Can
non, of Dalton, will act as bridesmaid
and W. S. Sanders as best man Frank
I. Reynolds, of the Dalton Citizen,
will be one of the ushers.
Section hands working on the w. &
A. r. K. have a way of driving pick
into crosstie and pulling the piece OF
timber from under the railing. On
Wednesday of last week one of the
men raised his pick to stick it in a
crosstie When John Davis, colored, bent
over and the pick struck him on the
side of the head splitting the scalp from
the back of his head to the front 1t
was a narrow escape from death
Mr.. W. +. Harwell, of Gainesville,
is temporarily acting as night operator
at the w. & A. R. r. telegraph office,
while Mr. J w. Lewis, Jr, is on day
duty fer Mr.. G. w. Foster, who is off
on tour through the north. Mr.. De-
Witt Cole is filling Mr.. Metcalfe's place
as assistant ticket agent at the W. &
A. r. R., while he is absent for the
next two weeks on tour to important
points in the east and west.
North Georgia chicken supply seems
to be inexhaustible. Coops containing
forty and fifty each arrive daily, fine,
fat fowls, fit for preacher or printer
to eat. Friday morning last about five
hundred were transferred from A. X. &
n. to the w & A. train, to feed Attain
ta's population.
A ten foot platform between the
tracks of the w & A. r. r. and the A.
K. & N. r. r. will be built for the con-
| venience Of handling transfer freight
from one road to the other at Elizabeth
| An office will also be built.
| The amendment to the constitution
of Georgia to be voted on in October to
elect Judges and Solicitors by the peo-
pie if adopted, will not be an election
by each circuit but by the entire state.
Is this wise and best?
"A DOlU vi was 81 tCIIl llC
Saturday afternoon as to shock num-
Der of our people as well as to shake
| houses. A number of glasses in the
Elmwood Hotel were cracked.
Mr.. Coke Hames had file run
through his middle finger on left hand
on last Monday morning while at work
at the paper mill
The Third Georgia Regiment has
been ordered to Jacksonville, Fla. 1t
is stated that all the Georgia regi-
ments will be retained in service.
Prof D. A. Sewell's school at Union
Academy will have an exhibition on
the nights of the 18th and 18th Every
body invited.
| Messrs Howlette Joyner, A. A.
Fletcher and Roscoe Black, of Atlanta,
spent Sunday in the city
| LosT-Setter dog with white liver
colored ears, and spots on each side
Has been sheared, except end of tail