The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-05-18

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Gilmer Superior Court is in session
this week.
Mr.. J @. Draughn returned the city
last week.
The street hands are doing soms good
work now, cleaning up and repairing
the streets.
Freedom 81 thought doesn't injure
the world half as much as freedom of
tongue.
Rev. J. T. Jenkins attended the
Southern Baptist Convention in Louis
vile, KY last week.
The Federal decoration exercises
will take place at National Cemetery
in Marietta on May 3Oth.
Two three room cottages for rent.
1900 potato slips for sale. Apply to
So DR.. S. d. RAMBo.
Cats, unlike politicians, give voice to
the most decided utterances while in
the dark and on the fence.
Mrs. Tate and her son, Mr.. E. M.
Tate, of Tate, Ga. visited her daugh-
ter, Mrs. r. n Holland, last week.
Mrs. Matte G. Allen, who has been
visiting Mrs. y. M. Austin, has returned
to her home in Augusta.
How we will miss the peaches this
year. The canning of fruit will not be
in it, and the merchants will lose trade
that they heretofore received.
Serge coats and coats and vests at
Read & DuPre's that are right in fash
ion, fit and price.
We are busy this week with our an
nual stock-taking. All remnants, and
goods found not perfect will be marked
down to close out. 1t will pay you to
watch our Clothing and Shoe stock for
bargains. w. E. GILBERT.
Two negro women had a terrific
fight on the square last Thursday night
during which plank and profanity
were freely used.
In a game of base hall last Thursda y
afternoon, John Fields, in darling un-
der barbed wire fence, had his head
badly cut by barbed wire.
Mr.. j. 7. Mathis, who has been al
home here for a couple Of weeks, re-
turned to Aiken, Sc, on Hast Friday
morning.
Achieving gum slot machine, con.
tanning about one dollar, was stolef
from the front of Reed Bros store or
Monday night and was fonnd in de
molished condition, back OF the paper
mill, Tuesday morning,
/ NorIoE-You will find us after THU
week in the store recently vacated by
Florence Bros. & Co., where we intend
to carry more complete stock OF
Furniture and House Furnishings
Don't fail to visit our store next week.
| Very respectfully,
| CARNEs 4 GILBERT.
The Baptist Sunday School picnic
has been changed from Winnings to Ken
nesaw, (Big Shanty) to take place next
Saturday. Will leave on the nine
O'Clock train Saturday morning. Fare
round trip, adults and children, 25cts.
To read the Manufacturers Record
of the many new enterprises, cotton
factories, ETC., going up in the South
indicates industrial progress and pros
perity. Marietta should have place
in this movement. We should not las
behind, but be up and doing.
The Building. Committee of the new
Methodist church has relieved contrac
tor Fitz, of Atlanta, and will finish the
building under it's own supervision
We learn that SO many deviations from
the specifications and contract made
this step necessary. .
Mr.. Carnegie has given eleven mill
ions Of dollars to establish public libra,
ries. This is'good in its way, but il
seems to us if he would give some O.
his wealth to Orphans Homes ani
charitable institutions it would do !.
vast deal Of good.
The firm of Sessions & TrammelI ha
been changed to Sessions Bros. Mr.
Walter L. Sessions associates with hin
his brother, Mr.. George h. Sessions
and Mr.. L. N. Trammell, Jr., retires
Mr.. George SESSIONS viii still Yemail
in the Marietta Trust and Banking Go
These gentlemen all have many friend
in Marietta who wish for them grea
success.
To PENsIoNERs-l am instructed b,
the commissioner Of pensions that bot
the INVALID and INDECENT pen sion fund
for 1893 are exhausted, and no furthe
, payments can be made this year. Tha
claims nowYn file, or received durin
the year, NH be passed on and report
in time to meet payments nextyeal
J. M. STONE, Ordinary.