The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-02-23

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week they made entries and carried off
several prizes. j. d. Mccarthy, of At
lanta, golden Wyandotte hen, first
prize; Maury and Walling, of Marietta,
silver Hamburg pullet, first prize, and
for silver Hamburg cockerel, second
prize; w. K. Reynolds, Marietta, Sec
ond cockerel, first second and third
pullet; Dark Brahmas, w. +. Reynolds,
Marietta, second cock and second hen
Buff Plymouth Rock, w. E. Reynolds,
second cockerel, second pullet; Silver
Duck-wing game, w. E. Reynolds, Sec
ond cockerel second hen, first pullet.
Mr.. VIII Hames says he has exam
ined the peach trees in his orchard and
the buds are certainly dead and there
will be no peaches here this season. In
talking to one of our citizens who also
has an orchard. Mr.. Hames said: do
not get discouraged, keep working your
ground around your trees, and add fer
tilizers and keep them in healthy
condition and you will strike a good
season and a big crop after awhile.
Running peach orchard is like betting
on grain or cotton futures-you have
to keep your margin up"
FINE ENTERTAINMENT.-D l.. b.
Clifton, OF Macon, scientific lecturer,
will give series of entertainments at
Blacks Opera House, beginning to-
night, Thursday, consisting of moving
and living pictures, Naval Battles of
Santiago, and all the Great Battleships
both American and Spanish, a complete
outfit run by electricity. The naval
battle of Manila will also be given. DIR
Clifton was former State Entomogist,
gentleman of high character and
standing. Ifyou want to enjoy pleas
ant evening attend this entertainment.
An elopement in colored society oc-
Cured last week, so we are informed
by reliable colored man. jim Ores
ham became enamored of Charley
Smiths wife, Josie, and they skipped
to Savannah, where they were last
heard from. The woman left hus-
band and three small children. The
husband is in great distress on account
of it,
Mrs. w. w. McCulloch entertained
the Euchre Club Wednesday evening,
February Sth. at the residence of Mrs.
f. NJ. McCulloch, on Powder Springs
street. The lady's first prize was won
by Mrs. Starr, second by Miss Har-
wood. Mr.. Boone won gentleman's
first Y,ize, and the second prize by Mr.
Adrian Cortelyou.
Mr.. j. w. Lewis, Jr., the efficient
night operator at the telegraph office
at W. & A. R. K. depot, has been al
home several days sick with the grip
Mr.. w. L. Dobbs has been performing
his duties.
Mr.. Henry Wyatt, we learn, has rent
ed Mr.. J. p. Dawson's new house OF
Kennesaw Avenue and will housekeey
there. Mr.. Dawson and family viii
board for awhile.
The Marietta Knitting mills good.
are finding market in Texas, Missouri
and Illinois, to say nothing Of states
nearer home. The excellence of these
goods sells them whenever seen.
Assistant U. s. Attorney N. L. Mas.
sey and Col. Geo. L. Bell were regis
tered at the Elmwood Saturday as the
guests of Judge Gober.
Sunday the sunshine flooded the land
and it was glorious day. Our people
got out doors and enjoyed the fine
weather. Church attendance was large.
Georgia marble is being shipped to
San Francisco, California. Twenty mine
hundred miles is long way for oui
Georgia product to go.
Miss Josie Hardin, very beautiful
and charming young lady of Columbus
Ga, is visiting the family of her cousin
Mr.. G. M. Law, on Washington avenue
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society will meet at Mrs. d. +. Nc.
Clatchey's residence Thursday after.
noon of Q o'nlaok
Mr.. Frank Swalley, who works al
the chair factory, has made bass VIC.
lin of native woods that is quite cred.
liable in workmanship.
COL J. r. Towers has recovered from
his illness and is out on the streets
again.
Miss Elizabeth Hunter, who has beer
at DIR. Cortelyou's, left for her home in
Louisville this week.
Mrs. Fred Schilling, who has been ir
Atlanta for some time, returned home
Saturday evening.
Miss Rosa Lee Norton, OF Cartersville
was the guest of Mrs. T. w. Read her,
Sunday and Monday.
Prof Charles Clotfelter spent las
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