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

not have sufficient money to make the
two months payment on the first of
March. The Governor has advised that
inasmuch as we can pay for one months
work OH the first of March that this be
done. The teachers reading course
for the next state examination will
consist OF the 1898 Manual of Methods,
new edition of Pages "Theory and
Practice of Teaching" edited by Prof.
+. Q. Branson; and Miss Arnold's
"Waymarks for Teachers" Price 81
each, postpaid" Teachers can procure
these books now and read them before
the summer examination.
w. r. POWER, Supt.
We regret to learn of the accident to
Mr.. ). ri. Hall at Legg's drug store,
which occurred Monday afternoon.
lie made misstep and fell from the
store floor to the basement, some six
feet, sustaining some very painful in
juries, necesitating his remaining at
home. His many friends hope he will
soon be all right again.
Subscribers to the Marietta Tele-
phone Company will please add the
following to their lists: 40, j. W.
Seize, residence; 141, VIM. Johnston,
residence; l42, Rev. j. ii. Patton, resi-
dence; 143, Rev. j. T. Jenkins, resi-
dence; IA, Brumby Chair Co., office;
l45, S. V. Sanford, residence.
Charlie Wheeler, colored, charged
with larceny after trust, watch being
the entrusted property, and viii Jones,
charged with stealing pocketbook,
containing so cents, from Missouri
Mayfield, colored, were tried before
Judge Alexander Monday and bound
over.
Mr.. Walter Thornton has accepted a
position with Grace-Brantley Company,
merchants in Waycross, and will move
there with his family on next Mon
day. The trade made for the Moss
scinded.
Irl Hicks, the weather prophet, pre-
diets more storms and rain with thun-
der. The combined influences, Mer-
curry, Venus and the earth at this time
insures much unsettled weather. We
guess the farmers of Cobb will have to
plant their crops in the mud.
A white boy, George Tidwell, about
10 years Of age, was placed in Jail here
Monday charged with an attempt to as
sault the 5-year-old daughter of Mr..
Bill Robertson, who lives in the east
ern part of the county.
Rev. DR.. Bachman, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, Chattanoo-
ga, was the guest of Major McCollum
on last Friday night. He was enroute
to Spartanburg, S. c., to visit his
daughter.
Mr.. Ralph Northcutt and Mr.. George
Northcutt have been appointed by
county School Commissioner Power to
scholarships in archaeological Institute,
Atlanta.
We are glad to know that Mrs.
Spaulding has SO far recovered from
relapse Of la grippe that she is now at
home to her friends at Mrs. h. w.
Seymours.
Mrs. +. NJ. Ward, mother of Capt.
d. T. Ward and mother-in-law of DR..
and Mrs. Tenneht's daughter, died in
Franklinton, N. c., last Saturday at
the advanced age of "a years.
The mastering out of the troops has
caused some of our Marietta young
men to lose their government positions
in Atlanta. Mr.. Harry Leake is back
in the city again to stay.
Mr.. Lee Roueche returned Tuesday
evening from State Agricultural Col
lege, at Dahlonega, and takes clerk
ship in the II. G. Dobbs hardware store.
Senator A. S. Clay has not been in
the city recently, and Mrs. Clay says
he will not be here until the fourth of
March
An engine on the w. & A. Railroad
has dynamo attachment by which it
generates and lights itself with cleo
tricity.
The consumption of horsemeat is in
creasing in Germany And yet over
here in America we are making great
fuss about "embalmed beef"
The sun did good deal towards dry
ing up the roads Sunday and Monday
but the rain came Tuesday morning
and duplicated their bad condition.
Mrs. J. T. Corley, of Cartersville,
was the guest of Mrs. 7. w. Reed here
the first of the week.
Marriage licenses issued to John
Dickerson and Nackey Horton; J nj.
Brimer and Luna Dobbs.
Mr.. J. S. Reid will open a grocery
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