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

The annual meeting of the stockholG-
ers of the Cobb County Fair Associa-
ton was held Tuesday, and the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Nj. G. Whitlock, President; w.
2. Hardage, 1st Vice President; j. A.
L. Born, I'd Vice President; G. NJ.
Crosby, Secretary; Joe P. Legg, Treas
urer. Directors--A. r. McLain, N. f.
Williams, ]. NJ. Cogburn, Geo. F. New
ell, P. O. McLain, w. L. Richardson,
Fred Morris, +. i. Mayes, John Aw-
trey. E. O. Williams, w. w. Scott.
The meeting endorsed the movement
to hold State Fair in Atlanta and
urged cooperation to make it sue
cess.
Mr.. D. w. Orr, of Acworth, got the
prize of 80 for the best three ears of
corn offered by our druggist, Mr.. G.
| M. Crosby. The judges were Messrs.
| w. L. Richardson, E. T.. Mayes and E.
O. Williams. There were quite num-
Der of contestants and it was quite a
fine lot of corn. Three and quarter
pounds was the average three ears.
| Cobb will show up favorably in corn
raising.
| WANTEp-Lady or gentleman who
cam give good references and who
would like a free course in Stenography
to address Miss Davis, 46 and 5S Walton
St., Atlanta, Ga.
For Rents room house with four
acres of good ground, | mile from
square. Apply to j. j. Hardage or p.
II. Camp.
The forty days lenten season is now
on. Services are being held by Rev. G..
| I. A. Pise at St. James Episcopal
Church 1t is a season of abstinence,
prayer, thanksgiving, charity, self-con-
fession. Easter morn the observer
will give glad acclaim that Christ is
risen.
In this issue of the Marietta Journal
there are contributions from twenty
two county correspondents. We dom
believe there is another county paper
in Georgia that can show SO many /.
| We feel proud of our correspondents
and thank them sincerely for the inter-
est manifested in the JOURNAL.
| DrED.-Mrs. Mary Freeman died
at her home near Decatur on Tuesday
Her remains were brought to Marietta
Wednesday morning, the funeral SER
vices being held at the Episcopal
Church, conducted Rev. G I A Pise.
The interment was in the Episcopal
cemetery. The deceased was SO years
OF age, and was the widow Of the late
Thomas Freeman and formerly resided
in this place.
/ DIED.-Mrs. Ruth Atwood Dunwody
died at her home in Macon, Ga, on
!. Tuesday morning last, aged 70 years.
She was the widow of the late DIR. w.
E. Dunwody, and lived in Marietta a
number of years. She leaves two sons,
}. M. and j. A. Dunwody. Her funeral
took place from the Presbyterian
church in Macon Wednesday.
Mr.. Tom Griggs, the track-walker on
, the w. 4 A. R. r. for Templeton,s Sec
ton, had his ears badly frozen on the
'cold Monday" and some apprehension
is yet felt that he may lose portion OF
7 one Of them.
! Legg's Carbolized Witch Hazel
l Cream certainly does soften and keer
r the skin smooth. Price 25 cents.
In Mr.. Manget's article last week a
typographical error made it appear as
Mrs. Whitlock" when it was intended
as Mr.. Whitlock to take charge of the
matter. We hope Mr.. Whitlock will
take charge and work up Cobb on the
: fair.
BOB SrILsoN, colored, while az work,
Tuesday on Mr.. w. E. Crockett's new
dwelling, the scaffold gave way and he
fell to the first floor, breaking one of
of his arms about the wrist. DR.. Cor
telyou gave the needed attention.
Deputy.Sheriff Northcutt and Depu-
ty Marshal Hicks arrested last Thurs
day Charley Johnson, colored, wanted
in Canton for jumping his bond. He
was carried to Canton on Thursday.
Piedmont and Red Seal Lead at
Legg's Drug Store. They have been
tried and tested.
February ought to be real nice
month, with sunshine galore, birds
singing, flowers blooming, and garden
ing going on, but it has proved the
coolest, muddiest and nastiest month
Of the calendar.
We are just Through
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