The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-03-16

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morning. The child was grand
daughter of Mrs. S. E. Mullins. The
funeral took place in the Marietta
Methodist Church Wednesday morn
ing, at 9:1O o'clock, DIR. Stradley, of
Atlanta officiating. The interment
took place in the city cemetery We
extend our sympathy to the bereaved
family.
The gratifying news comes that
Mr.. Z. Homer. Handy, student in
State University at Athens has won the
Junior champion debater's gold med
al, valued at $40, offered by the faculty
1t is very handsome in design, and a
high honor where merit won in hot
contest. He is the son of Mr.. p. 7.
Handy, a merchant of this place, and a
nephew of Judge Geo. F. Gober. The
journal extends it's congratulations.
Mr.. Wheeler Dobbs, on leaving town
one day last week, with wagon drawn
| by two mules, when near Prof. Freyer's
house, he discovered that one of his
mules had suddenly become crippled.
On examination, he found that one of
the hind legs of the mule was broken
above the hook. AS the mule had not
fallen or been struck, he is at loss to
| know how the limb was broken.
On last Friday morning when Mr..
M. r. Lyon opened his store he found a
live rabbit running around in the store.
The way it came there is this: the lit
tie son of w. w. Wolf, of Oregon dis
trict, caught it in his bird trap and Mr.
Lyon bought it Of Mr.. Wolf and put it
in box. The rabbit got out and was
In possession of the store for the time,
and was quite contented until the
Lyon" caught him.
Now let Cobb county farmers and
townspeople organize and prepare to
win the best display for county exhibit
at the State Fair in October. What
benefits the county benefits all parts of
the county, and if our people will come
together on this matter and cooperate,
we can keep old Cobb the "banner
county" Action is necessary at once.
The station depot at this place was
thrown open to the public Monday af-
ternoon. 1t is the prettiest building of
the kind in the state, and reflects the
highest credit upon Mr. G. E. Hender-
son, the contractor. Marietta returns
q vote of thanks to President Thomas
and Supt. McCollum for the splendid
accommodations given our town.
Rev. J. w. QuilliaH, of this place, on
Tuesday, by invitation, preached a
sermon to the students at Young Har-
ris College, in Towns county, and on
Thursday he delivered lecture on the
subject, "The relation of young men
to future history" DIR. Bigham also
preached and lectured.
Messrs. r. E. and B. A. Butler have
bought Mr.. W. S. Buffers interest in
the marble business in Marietta, and
the firm name will hereafter be Butler
Brothers. They are energetic, reliable
and clever business men and have the
best wishes of the JOURNAL for con-
tinued success.
Mr.. T. w. Glover is arranging to es-
tablish at once sausage factory in
Marietta in connection with his mar
ket. He will extensively engage in the
business and has hired an experienced
man to run it for him. He will supply
number of towns and ship to order.
The Gratest Crate that has ever
Grated on your hearth, regular Goa
saver, is sold and put up by Henderson
the Single Man.
Miss Mabel Cortelyou left Friday fol-
Albany, Ga, to attend the Chautauqua
which will open there on April 2. She
will give instructions in physical cul
ture, and will be absent about one
month.
!, If doctor makes mistake he bur
les it; If a merchant makes mistake
he never tells it; if lawyer makes ,
mistake he crawls out Of it, but if al
! editor makes mistake he puts it upor
large sheet of paper for the world t.
look at tx.
: All man has to do is to keep foolini
) with old John Barleycorn and he will
; soon destroy his business, his reason
) the happiness Of his family, and hi
soul.