The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-11-17

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One thing the Georgia Legislature
will never do, pass dog law; no,
never!
Mr.. H. S. Owens is home from n
drumming tour.
The Barlow Minstrels will exhibit at
Blacks Hall next Saturday night.
Mrs. Aimee Dunwoody, of Macon, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. Wilder
Glover.
! Privates Ed Waters and VIII Nc
Kinney, of the Third Georgia, spent
Tuesday here.
Mr.. George Stiles, the owner Of
archie, spent Monday evening and
Tuesday in the city.
Rev. j. M. Lowrey is seriously sick at
Milledgeville. His Marietta friends
hope for his recovery.
Mr. Leota Mason, holding a position
in bank in Jackson, Ga, visited home
folks here Sunday.
Mr.. Didmore, from near Murphy, N.
| c., passed through the city Monday
evening enroute to Joplin, Mo-, to
live. He was Y years old and had
never rode on train before.
Anna McGinnis, colored woman, liv-
ing on Mr. w. L. Richardson's farm
south of town. is nineteen years of age,
the oldest of fourteen children, and
is the mother of five living children.
Corporal M. L. West, of Company F,
Third Georgia, spent Monday in the
city. He expects the regiment to leave
for Cuba next week. The JOURNAL will
follow him.
One Of our citizens says, judging
the way the wagons go round and
gather up empty beer bottles at stores
and dwellings, there must be vast
quantity of beer consumed in Marietta.
The Griffin Call reports about $50 de-
sertions from the Third Georgia Regi-
ment, who do not wish to go to Cuba,
and strong guards are put out to pre-
vent others.
Joseph Edwards, COL, soldier of
the Tenth U. S. Cavalry, who particl-
pated in the battle of Santiago, and
who has been on furlough for the last
sixty days at his home in this city, re-
turned to his regiment Friday
Owing to sickness, Miss Anna Maria
Barnes will not deliver an address at
the Methodist Church Wednesday
night as announced. This is to be regret
ted as her subject, "WOrk among the In
dians," would have been very inter-
esting.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
have appointed Mrs. ID. A. Warlick,
President; Mrs. S. V. Sanford, 1st Vice
President, and Mrs. j. B. Shirer, I'd
Vice President, to organize u juvenile
chapter of sons and daughters from s
to 10 years, and the young people are
invited to meet at Mrs. Shirer's resi-
dence on next Monday night at seven
O'Clock, to perfect an organization
The call meeting of the Ladies' Home
Missionary Society of the Presby terrain
Church was industriously entertained
last Monday, at the elegant home of
Mrs. Simpson, on the hill Church street.
All ladies interested in the Chapel,
who are making articles at home for
the Holiday Sale" please price and
send them to the parsonage.
Mr.. Moultrie NJ. Sessions is getting
plans from architect Wheeler, with a
view of putting another story on the
building occupied by Mr.. H. II. Clay,
on the corner of Cherokee and Law
renee streets. He has not decided vet
what he will do. He will, however, put
in glass front, having the entrance to
the store at the corner, facing the
square.
Mr.. Charles Stubinger and family
have been at his mothers in this place
for the past week. They live at the
branch farm on Powder Springs road
near town. Last Friday some one
went to his house during his absence,
and broke open the door and turned
everything upside down, ransacked the
house for valuables. He is unable to
state what goods were carried off. He
has no clue to the burglar.
An effort is being made to secure a
popular course of lectures for the citi-
zens of Marietta during the winter
season. If the required number of
subscribers is obtained, a lecture asso-
citation will be formed at once, the OBJ
Ject of which will be to disseminate
useful knowledge and promote general
culture by the presentation of lectures,
orations, and musical and other intel
lectual entertainments. Some of the
best and most eloquent platform
speakers will be secured Within the