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

). A. Manget, the market gardener,
SAID to US: Il can take boy and a
girl each 10 years old, put them on four
acres of Cobb county land, and by their
industry in tilling those four acres,
they can live and support themselves
nicely, and in five years they can have
500 each in clear cash." Mr.. Manget
has faith in intensive and diversified
farming, and believes there is much
in the man as in the land. He says if
the young people don't succeed as he
stated under his instructions, he is
willing to forfeit fifty dollars.
The damage suit of Mrs. Lizzie B.
Combs, of Ringgold, against the Wes-
tern d Atlantic Railroad, brought in
Cobb Superior Court for $4,000, has
been settled by the payment OF $4,000.
Her husband was brakeman and was
killed at Marietta about year ago
Her attorneys were Messrs. Hoke
Smith and H. G. Peoples, of Atlanta,
and Messrs. Morris & Green, of Mari
eta.
Rev. Dr. Bigham, presiding elder of
the North Atlanta district, preached at
the Methodist church on last Sunday
morning and night His sermons were
scholarly and profoundly interesting
and instructive. He is logical rea-
soner and makes plain and clear every
proposition. Those who heard him
were highly pleased, and greatly en-
joyed his magnificent discourses.
Miss Marian Brumby gave tea to
young ladies on Friday even
ing. Those present were Miss Collins,
of Atlanta; Miss Adams, of Cedartown;
Miss Brown, of st. Louis; and Miss
Mary Graves, of Atlanta, and Miss Nell
lie Hall, of Greensboro. There were
also. present Messrs. George Nolan, G.
H. Sessions, Ben Wellons, Stewart
Gibbes and Homer McClatchey.
DR.. w. E. BoGGs, Chancellor of the
University Of Georgia, will deliver an
address at the Court House tonight,
Thursday at 1880 O'Clock. Subject,
college Training in University of
Georgia" Free. Everybody invited
to attend. Let our people turn out
and hear the learned and eloquent gen.
tlenan.
REwARD.-Will pay $25 upon return,
or information leading to the recovery,
of the following described Setter Bitch,
stolen from my premises night of jan
uary 9th 1899. Observation-Disclosures
size ears and neck black under jaws
tan; white streak down face; eyes
larss brown, tan spot over each large
black spot on loins; balance of body
and legs black and white licked.
H. NJ. CoTTINGHAM Marietta, Ga.
A wild or crazy negro is alarming the
people in the neighborhood of Black
Jack mountain, about 81 miles north
east of Marietta. He is unknown and
has taken refuge in an unoccupied hut
in that locality. His presence has al
most broken up Miss Griggs' school, as
the children are afraid to go to school
for fear he will do them bodily harm.
Mr.. 1. P. Ferris little two-year-old
boy had never seen any snow, and last
Saturday morning he picked him up in
his arms and carried him to the door,
aad when the beautiful snow was first
seen, the little fellow exclaimed, 80,
look at the sugar +"
Mr.. Tilman Curley. while cutting
wood at Mr.. George A. Moor's place on
Cherokee road, near town, cut his left
foot, almost severing his big toe. The
wound is bad and painful one. DR..
Nolan gave the needed attention.
Mr. r. w. Stephens, in unearthing
some sweet potatoes on Prof. Seals
place, came across potato coiled like
a snake, head uplifted and tail pro-
truding. 1t is one of natures freaks
in the vegetable kingdom.
Mr. R. H. Northcutt went to Allan
ia Monday to buy sixty-horse-power
boiler for the Marietta Knitting Mill
Company.
We are glad to learn that Mrs. Lem
uel Carnes and baby, and Mrs. Page,
who have been very sick, are on the
road to recovery.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Manning, living on Powder Springs
road, is said to be one of the hand
soonest baby boys in Cobb county.
Mr.. A. L. Smith, of Bolton, S. c.,
who is visiting his brother, Mr.. Claud
Smith, is quite sick at Mr.. Lyons
boarding house.
Mr.. Napoleon b. Moore, formealy of
Marietta, is foreman of the printing
office connected with the Townsville
IN. Co. 0rphanage.
When the denizens of Marietta woke
up Saturday morning they found the
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