The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-02-16
The kind of expansion Marietta wants
is more factories.

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Mrs. M. r. Lyon is still quite sick,
we are sorry to learn.
Church services were interfered with
Sunday by the snow and intense cold
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, owing to the
cold weather, have. been suspended
until next Monday.
Mrs. Florence Permenter, of Atlanta,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. T.
Bazamore, in this place
MARRIEp-In this city on last Sun
day, Mr.. w. M. Lance to Mrs Georgia
A. Conroy.
For SALE CnEAP-Good family horse.
Apply to 9. P. STEPHENS.
Marriage licanse issued on the 18th
inst. to Mr.. J. NJ. Jordan and Miss
Willie Queen
Our correspondents, rs soon as the
weather is thawed out, will, doubtless,
let us hear from them.
Miss Dovie Blair, a teacher in public
school is still very sick at the home of
her brother, Col. d. w. Blair.
Miss Minnie Davis, of Montreal, Ca,
is visiting her brother, Mr.. r. w.
Davis, of this place.
Our soldiers didn't volunteer to fight
Filipinos, but Spaniards, but they have
had to engage in war that was not in
contemplation.
Mr.. George Griffin had his right ear
frozen Monday morning. He applied
snow, which relieved it to some extent.
The ear became very much swollen.
Mr.. Ct. K. Atkins fell Sunday morn
ing on the ice at Mrs. McKenney's
boarding house, and it has rendered
him quite sick.
Florence Bros, King & Co., have
opened their grocery store in the
Brantley building in the old Racket
store.
DR.. Wyman says the severe cold will
kill the yellow fever germs in the
south.
The "naked truth" this kind of
weather in Marietta has. no more show
than common mortals comfortably
clothed.
Mr.. VIII Oliver, out sleighing Mon
day, became so benumbed with cold
that it was necessary to call in n doc
tor to restore circulation. He is all
right now.
Mr.. Walter Thornton has bought of
Col. ID. w. Blair the dwelling occupied
by Mr.. Rowley on Lawrence street,
known as the Moss house. He will
move into it at once.
Mr., A A.. Fletcher, of Atlanta, an.
nounces the marriage of his daughter,
Miss Margaret Boyd Fletcher, to Mr.
Roger onger Kemp, of Chicago, Feb.
I 1st, at Hopeville, Ga, by DR.. T. 2,
Cleveland e/
The family of Mr.. /. d. Day arrived
last Saturday from Marietta and are
keeping house in one of the Oliver
houses. We welcome Mr.. Day and
family to Blue Ridge World.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Mckenzie ten
dered reception to Miss Hattie Can
+! trell, of Columbus, who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Mckenzie, for some
time, on Tuesday afternoon, from to
5 O'Clock. Quite a number were pres
ent, and it proved most elegant affair
Mr.. Crosby, Mr.. Joe Legg and Mr.
DE- McClatchey ,jr., exerted themselves
to supply coal for the suffering ones
here Monday. These gentlemen in
two days distributed 300 pounds OF
coal to the needy. Our citizens re-
sponded very literally wherever there
was distress.
The Daughters of Confederacy will
meet on Monday afternoon next, 3
O'Clock, February Goth, in parlors of
Kennesaw House Gf the weather will
permit. Every member is especially
requested to be present.
MRS. McCLATcHEY, MRS. NEsBIrT,
Cor. Secretary. President.
During Alexander II. Stephens life
time he had at his home in Crawford
vile, Lord Roseberry, the distinguish
ed politician, who once held the reins
of the British government. A great
attachment grew up between them.
At the quiet home of Mr.. Stephens.
Lord Roseberry expressed himself as
! having spent one of the pleasantest
times of his life. Among other inter-
esting things which Mr.. Stephens
showed him was some natural ink,
which flowed from peculiar spring al
the base of Kennesaw mountain, neal
Marietta, which he used for all pur.
poses of record and correspondence
After Mr.. Stephens death, his heir,
received a letter from the ex-PremieI
asking that some Of the ink be sen
him, which was done. Ink from tina
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