The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-08-31
- MARIETTA GA THURSDAY MORNING. AUG 81 sIEgs x n

October will soon be here, and with
it comes the Georgia Legislature.
A very good rain fell here Friday
afternoon.
Mrs. w. F. Bennett returned from
Gloucester, Mass, last Friday. #
Mr.. M. M. Sessions returned from
New York Friday.
Mr.. Marion Hilliard has returned
from Bowersville.
For SALE CHEAp-Top buggy in good
condition. Also good set single harness.
j. A. MASSEY, Journal Office.
Miss Gussie Calhoun, of Gainesville,
is visiting the Misses Faw.
Mr.. B. f. Davies returned from
Huntsville, Ala, on last Thursday.
Miss Nellie Fields returned to Alfalfa,
Ala, Saturday, where she resumes her
position as teacher in school there.
Come early to make your exchanges
and avoid the rush for school books
Monday. Miss Siler's Book Store.
Mrs. Frances, who has been boarding
at Mrs. McKinney's, has returned to
Atlanta.
Mr.. B. W. Reavis and daughter, of
Walnut Grove, Ala, spent Friday with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Delaney
Mr.. T. L. Hunt and family have NOV
ed to the Green house on Waddell
street, near the Male Academy.
Mrs. H. M. King and children, of
Brunswick, are visiting her mother,
Mrs. Irene Baker.
Between pulling fodder, harvesting
hay and picking cotton, the farmers
will be kept busy in this section.
Mrs. Campbell Wallace and daugh-
ter, Willie, and Misses Susie May and
Emma Wallace, have returned from
White Path.
Col. Howard Van Wyck has recover
ed his voice and health, and tells us
he will return to Milwaukee, Wis,
October LIST to resume his law practice.
An editor who is as fearless as he is
bright says that there are three ways
of circulating news-telephone. tele-
graph and tell woman.
Miss BERTHE Fields, who has been Wis
iting the family of Mr. J. A. Fields, re-
turned to her home in Mcdaniel, Ga,
last Saturday.
Mr.. Elrod, wife and eight children,
of Cherokee county, boarded the train
here last week for Texas. They have
gone out there to help gather the crops.
Mrs. r H. Craine and child, and
Misses Effie and Leila Humphrey, of
Waycross, Ga,, are at the Kennesaw
Hotel for the month.
Mr.. I. E. Rogers, while at the tel
ephone Saturday at the store of Faw &
Rogers, was suddenly knocked away by
bolt of lightning, shocking him some
what.
Governor Allen d. Gambler is ex-
pected to be present at the laying of
the corner stone OF the new court
house, next Saturday morning, and de-
liver an address.
The Atlanta papers succeeded in get
ting Atkinson and Thomson to engage
in a street fight. Said papers know
how to work up sensations for their
papers.
A negro regiment is to be enlisted at
once at fort MCPHERSON, Atlanta, to be
sent to the PHILIPPINES. New here is a
chance for some of the Marietta negroes
to show their patriotism.
CARD OF THANKs.--I desire to thank
the citizens of Marietta and those in
my neighborhood, who rendered such
valuable help in fighting the fire at my
house on last Thursday, when my barn
was burned. b. BRADY.
Senator A. s. Clay is red hot anti
expansionist right from his shoulder.
Clay is right, and the policy he is now
advocating will be sustained by the
people OF the country, says the Coving-
ton Enterprise.
Mr.. A. H. Shepard, who has been
with the Brumby Chair Company for
the past six years, left Monday for
Frankfort, KY where he will have
charge of the Frankfort Chair Co. The
many friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. Shepard
(nee Miss Matte Carlson regret their
departure.
RENovAL--I have removed my stock
OF Clothing, Shoes, Hats, &C., to the
Hill store house, on east side of square,
adjoining A b Gilbert's, where with
capacious store room 1 will be better
prepared to display my goods to advan-
tage. Have ordered a new stock of