The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-07-13
Local News Overflow.

We want a correspondent at Acworth
and Roswell
Speak good word for your town and
, county evefy chance you have.
Mr.. Robert Nesbitt returned to Biz
mingham, Ala Tuesday.
Miss Louise Anderson has returned
home from Tallulah Falls.
q Miss Jennie Glover returned from a
isit|t 70 Athens Monday evening, ac-
oinpained by Miss Mabel Brumby.
y Mrs. II. Hirsch left Tuesday on a
visit TO her son, Mr.. Maurice Hirsch,
at Mondoe, Ga.
4 Major Henry Myers and wife, of
Jacksonville, Fla, arrived in the city
Tuesday and will occupy Mrs. Cleve-
Rhd's residence during the summer.
a The Governor has appointed Col. L.
N. Trammell and Col ]. w. Robertson.
! of this place, to arbitrate the tax of the
Southern Railroad
The st. Louis Range canvassers pass
Fed through Marietta last Monday even
ing enroute to Edgefield. S. G. BE.
Reed, of Cobb county, was with them.
4 Mr.. I. l.. Hunt has a position with
FLORENCE Bros, King & Co.. in the gro
Gerry department and will be glad for
bis many friends to call and see him.
Judge Gober did not strike 1t this
Afason on liberia peaches, but he has
'on canteloupes of the best varieties,
and he will be shipping them by the car
load at once.
Mr.. James 7. Anderson, of this city.
has two three months old pigs which
weigh ll3 pounds each. He has four
two months old pigs of the combined
weight of 230 pounds.
Senator Clay left Tuesday for Dublin
TO accept an invitation of the Georgia
Weekly Press Association to attend
their banquet and respond to the toast
"Our Country"
"Ohildren's Day" service at Olinville
Sunday School Sunday was largely at
tended and proved an interesting one.
Or. Quillian made fine talk. Supt.
Hardeman is doing good work there.
The farmers OF the South are begin
ming to open their eyes as to diversi-
fed farming, and are cultivating more
corn, wheat, oats and hay and raising
more hogs, sheep, cattle and horses
this year than ever before.
Mr.. A. j. Harrison, one of our OH
serving and worthy farmers. SAYS a
noticeable thing this summer is the
absence of yellow jackets and wasps.
The freeze of last winter killed them
out. Bees, too, were largely extermi-
mated.
Macon is to have another cotton mill.
and great flour mill. Atlanta is figur-
ing upon number of important indus
trial undertakings, and even Valdosta,
with scarcely any effort. raised $3.50 600
for cotton mill last week. Marietta
should do the same thing.
At Mr. Will Sewell's saw mill in the
country last Monday, John Moore.
colored, got his right arm caught in a
belt, breaking it in two places between
the wrist and elbow, and one place be-
tween elbow and shoulder. Or. Nolan
gave the necessary surgical attention,
assisted by DR.. Malone.
On the square Saturday morning.
there was ocular evidence that some of
our farmers are making their farms
self-sustaining. Mr., J. NJ. Barfield had
two horse wagon load of corn for sale
and Mr.. J. NJ. Franklin had two
horse wagon load of hay for sale AS
our farmers more generally adopt these
methods of raising corn, meat, cattle
mules. horses, and all farm supplies
the god of plenty will hover over our
commonwealth.
Rev w L. Mumford, Of Macon, the
founder OF the Industrial Home for
Friendless Children, lectured at tho
Methodist church on last Tuesday night
on the subject, Poor Folks" II is
needless to Say twas unique address.
full Of good sense and gospel Of bn-
mainly and religion At times he had
the audience convulsed with laughter
and then again in tears. He is gent
al whole souled man, full of love and
the kindest feelings. lie is doing n
grand and noble work in behalf of the
homeless children Of Georgia. He re-