The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-03-09
Faster will come on'the. first Sunday

in April. '--
Messrs. Will Pomeroy and Glenn
Marchman spent Sunday in Blue Ridge
Mr.. John 7. Wilson, of Atlanta, spent
Sunday in Marietta.
The A. K. & N. received one Of their
new engines, Number 2e, Sunday.
Mr.. Geo. s. Owen has a new deliv-
cry wagon.
The fire sale at Florence Bros. & Cos.
OLD stand is attracting big crowds.
Mr.. Jim Burton has just recovered
from a spell of fever. !.
Superintendent -McCollum SAYS the
change from the old depot to the new
station building viii be made this week.
Mr.. Charley Granting, student at
Emory College, came home Saturday
and will return today.
Mrs. Perkins, of Florida, is visiting
Mrs. johnson Garwood.
Mrs. Edgar Anderson and children.
OF Atlanta, spent Sunday here with rel
atlves.
Mr.. r. 9. Little, of Dublin, Ga.
visited his wife here on last Saturday
returning on Monday.
Go to the fire sale at Florence Bros.
d Cos. old stand and get bargains in
Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Dry Goods and
Notions.
DR.. l. H. Springer spent Sunday in
Atlanta attending the dedication of
DR.. Broughton's new church edifice.
Mrs. DR.. Kenyon, of Atlanta, spent
Sunday with the family of Mr.. Jordan
Black.
Mr.. Cornelius Keeffe, .of Calhoun, Ga,
spent Sunday here with his sister, Mrs.
J. A. Massey.
We regret to learn of the sickness of
Mr.. A. w. Rankin, in. charge of the A.
K. d N. h. 4. station at Elizabeth.
Mr.. w. B. Olinkscales, Miss Agnes
Hardeman, Allen Hardeman and Mr..
John Wade spent Sunday in Atlanta.
Mr.. H, w. Oliver, auditor of the A..
K. & N. Railrord, left Saturday on a
trip to Havana, Cuba.
FIRE SALE.-The biggest bargains in
the history of the town at Florence
Bros. & Co.'S. old stand. The sale is
now on and the damaged goods by fire
and water are being sold regardless of
price. Call and inspect. Private sale,
not auction.
The fifty fifth Congress having ad-
journed sine die? Senator A. S. Clay
arrived home on Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Daniel, who has been
visiting Mrs. johnson Garwood, has re.
turned to her home Atlanta.
Every teacher Of public school is re.
quired to send name and postoffice adj
dress to me not later than March Is
1899. r.. PowER. Stunt.
Andrew and Wolfe Lawrence, color
ed, had scrap in front of the National
Bank on Saturday night. Fined 81 ant
cost. -e. ha
Three joined the Methodist church
Sunday morning by letters: Mrs. B. F
Davies and her sister, Miss Jessie Nc
Bride, and Mrs. J.T. Bazemore.
Mr.. I. NJ. Brumby, president of thu
Brumby Chair Factory, left Sunday
night for Chicago. He will return
Saturday. v
Mr.. J. a. Coleman, marble cutter
who has been in our city quite while
left Monday for Waco, Texas, where
ne has secured employment.
The storm Saturday night blew down
several houses and killed four people
at jacksonville, on the "A. K. & N.
Railroad.
On last Saturday afternoon, light
ming struck the house Of Squire Jack
son, colored, on the east side of town,
demolished the chimney, ripped of
some Notwithstanding and broke up
the stove. Fortunately no one in the
house was hurt. Qa Z Faf0 H
NoTIcE.--I have, lost or had stolen
several promissory notes. The finder
will be handsomely rewarded by re.
turning them to me or to the JOURNAL
Office. And now put everybody on
notice not to buy or trade for them in
any way. They are all made payable
to me. ID a*& j.. w. RoGERs.
Mr.. w. II Hartman, who for the
past.f years has been citizen of Gun
town, working at Glover's Machine
Shop, has returned to Atlanta, where
he accepts position in Winship'.
foundry. He is an upright, clever
young man and We regret his departure
Our store is open to bargain hun tiers
and after getting our prices you will
see we are giving the greatest bargains
ever offered to the trade of Marietta
and Cobb county. READ & DuPRE.
On last Friday night. about 1896
o'clock, the three room tenement house
on Mrs. G. ]. Manning's land, five