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

Mrs. Fred Morris is quite sick with
the grip.
Mrs. ]. P. Moore, of Atlanta, spent
Sunday here with relatives.
White Wyandottes, Brown Leghorns
@. E. Hedges, Whitlock Avenue.
Mr.. Bob Edwards has returned from
Gainesville.
Miss Lillian Gregory spent Sunday
with home folks in Atlanta.
Mr.. Johnnie Stephens came home
Saturday evening.
BoARDERs WANTED-Mullins house,
Church street. Misses Dodgen.
There was one addition by letter to
the Baptist church last Sunday.
Mrs. N. A. Stephens, we regret to
learn, has rheumatism.
The farmers say they are not going
to buy much guano, but they will.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Williams and Miss
Clara Williams spent Sunday in Ac-
worth.
Mr.. Newt Heggie, Of Augusta, visit
ed his family here the first of the
week.
Mr.. Sam Grogan, while scuffling in the
snow last Saturday, fell and fractured
one of his ribs.
Mrs. Maggie Kendrick. of Kennesaw,
was the guest of the Misses Kilby here
last week, returning home Saturday.
Mr.. Howlette Joyner. of Atlanta,
spent Sunday here with his fath-in-law,
Mr.. R. M. Goodman.
Mrs. Marion Phillips Joined the
Methods church last Sunday morning
by letter.
Mr.. Fred Morris went to Athens, Ca,
the first of the week on business, re-
turning Tuesday.
Atlanta is always alive to her interest
and sets an example of progress that is
worthy of imitation. She is going to
have big state fair this year.
The Methodist Parsonage Aid Society
will meet at the residence of Mrs. w.
S. N. Neal on Thursday afternoon at
O'Clock.
The social meeting of the Epworth
League will be held Thursday night at
Z O'Clock at the home of the Misses
Conkell.
DIR. w. P. Thirkield will lecture at
the Court House on next Friday night,
February 3d., and will be introduced
by DR.. J. w. Quillian.
A wreck of freight train at Winnings,
by the displacement of some trucks, de-
layed the northbound passenger train
on Friday morning couple of hours.
Musical troupes think Marietta loves
"sweet sounds" One Monday night,
and three more inside of thirty days.
Beat the drum and sound the hugag.
In hunting for local news we asked a
citizen if he had any visitors at his
home. He answered, mo, thank God
and l don't want any" "Nuff sed."
Mr.. w. H. Fox has an advertisement
in this issue in which he offers his stock
OF goods at retail for ten per cent, less
than cost. He is going out of business
Now is the time to get groceries cheap.
DIR. Charles Alden, Assistant Surgeon
General, of Washington, d. G., visited
his sister, Miss A. +. Alden, here last
week, taking his departure last Satur-
day.
The Marietta Telephone Company
keeps placing phones in the houses of
our people. They will soon have near
ly every house in town on ''speaking
terms" with each other.
DR.. and Mrs. William Henry jackson,
OF Cincinnati, o., arrived in the city
Wednesday evening on visit to the
venerable mother of DR.. Jackson, who
is boarding at her cousins, Mrs &c
Draughn. DR.. Jackson is one of the
most noted specialists of Cincinnati
He is large hearted as well as big-bod-
ed, bringing down the scales AT 2eC
pounds.
Rev. V. E. Manget recently found
among some old books German New
Testament. On fly leaf it is stated
that it was captured at the battle of
the Wilderness in 1854 and presented to
Lewis o. M. Peacock, Of Company A.,
18th Regiment of Georgia Volunteers.
Mr. Peacock wrote on the same leaf
that he expected to keep it as long as
ne lived. If he, or any member of his
family, is. living, he may obtain the
book by applying to Rev. V. E. Manget,
Marietta, Ga.
A family in Marietta, on walking out
into their yard before breakfast, miss
pet turkey hen. There was great