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

Miss Carrie Gregg is on visit tc
Savannah.
Miss Collins, who has been visiting
Miss Marian Brumby, has returned to
her home in Atlanta.
Miss Mariah Brumby left Tuesday on
a visit to Macon and Fort Gaines, Ga.
and will be absent about two weeks.
Mr.. James Doris, of Paulding coun-
ty, committed suicide last week by
cutting his throat with razor.
Messrs. L. Black & Son have the con-
tract to build four room cottage for
Hon. j. E. Motley on Trammell street.
Mr.. John d. Northcutt has returned
from drumming tour for the Mariet-
ia Knitting Company.
Mrs. Carrie Malcolm, of New York, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
G. Whitlock.
The Marietta Creamery has passed
into the hands of the Marietta Trust
& Banking Go.
Mr.. Frank Cunningham's shoe shop
was broken open on Monday night and
two pair Of shoes stolen.
Mr.. Charley DuPre and Mr.. George
Montgomery returned from Florida
last Thursday.
Miss Martha Adams, of Cedartown,
who has been visiting Miss Mary Rey-
nolds, returned to her home on Tues
day.
In the grand jury presentments, the
Treasurer's report should show on hand
$l3,3l4.75, January 10, 1899 instead of
that amount received for 1899
Mr.. A. @. Lowrey, of Atlanta, and
Miss Arizonia Rogers, of Gravel Spring,
Ca, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
I. E. Rogers last Sunday.
We know of no weekly paper that
shows more painstaking care and hard
labor than does the Marietta JOURNAL.
Its editors are hustlers and are getting
out splendid paper.-Adairsville Ban
ner.
Mr.. John H. Gross, of American
Telephone and Telegraph Co., was
here Tuesday to arrange for the long
distance telephone with Mr.. Pope, the
manager here.
Mrs. Genl. Phillips has almost re-
covered from her recent severe illness.
The General also is much improved and
able to be about, after a long confine-
ment to his home.
Among the many influences that
should count for the happiness in this
country is our climate, but owing to
its many changes this winter, it has
pertubed number of people.
One of our citizens jocularly said to
his clerk, "You are the biggest liar in
town" The response from the clerk
was, 81 don't know about that, you
weigh more than L.
There will be meeting of the stock
holders of the Cobb County Fair Asso-
citation at the Court House, Tuesday,
February Z, 1899, at u O'Clock. Have
your stock represented. BY order of
w. l.. RICHARDSON, President.
We regret to learn of the i'll health
of Rev. A. @. Thomas, former pastor of
the Methonist church at Marietta; but
now stationed at LAGRANGE. He will
go to Florida for n month to recuper-
ate.
On last Sunday morning when the
sun was about an hour high, there was
O bright rainbow in the zenith of the
heavens, it being partially cloudy at
the time but no rain or snow was fall
ing. | consider this an unusual &C.
currence and something wonderful in
nature. .J.H.
Deputy United States Marshal Gal :.
loway arrested Mr.. Gus Whiten in this
county, charged with Illicit distilling.
He was tried before Commissioner
Lester and bound over. He also ar
rested Mr.. Hamp Baswell, of this
county and Mr.. Tom King, of Cherokee
county.
Yourself and ladies are cordially in
vited to attend the formal opening of
the long distance telephone lines to St.
Louis, Chicago, Atlanta and other cit
les, given by the Southern Bell Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company at the
Telephone Exchange, Marietta, We'd
nesday evening, February 1st, 1890,
from to $3.50 o'clock p. m. There will
be music by telephone, and other fea-
lures, demonstrating the possibilities
OF telephone connection. Light re-
freshments will be served. Southern
Bell Telephone ard Telegraph Company
IRvfNG w. PoPE, Manager.
The newspapers are filled with accounts
oflarcenies, house-breakings, forgeries