The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-04-06

NsoJ Hoiue ohice Ounuhy AFTERNOON with
his left cheek split open from his mouth
to his ear, g terrible cash. He stated
that he met two white men out on
Burnt Hickory road, and got into a
scuffie with one of them, when the
other cut him. A colored woman told
the officers that she saw Berry come
out of Howard Frasier's house with
several other negro men Sunday after
noon. The officers went there and
found blood on the floor and back steps.
Theyabelieve the cutting took place at
Frazier's over game of cards, and
that the crowd was gambling. The
facts are hard to get at.
In this issue appears the announce
ment of Mr.. @. s. Northcutt for Sheriff
with Mr.. T. Q. McLain as Deputy also
the announcement of Mr.. A. A. Bishop
for sheriff with Mr.. E. @. Anderson, of
Marietta, and Constable w. T. Dew
berry, of Acworth, as Deputies. Mr..
Northcutt was deputy under Sheriff
Davenport, and is now filling the APP
pointment of sheriff. Mr.. Bishop and
Mr.. McLain have filled the office of
sheriff heretofore. They. are all clever
men and would fill the office efficiently.
There was a called session of the
Cherokee Presbytery held in the Pres
byterian church, Marietta, on last Sat-
urday for the purpose of Diminishing
from this Presbytery Rev. E. L. Wilson,
of Summerville, Ca, who connects
himself with the Louisville, Ky,
'Presbytery, in which city he is the pas
tor of the Third Presbyt terrain Church.
At the afternoon service Of the Pres
bytery, Rev. G. 7. Bourne, of Acworth,
preached an excellent sermon.
Another crowd of North Carolinians
boarded the train here Friday night
for Arkansas. They seemed to have
but little of this worlds goods, and
when they strike the chills and fever
country they will wish they had re-
manned in the star heel" state.
Put away those winter faAnels
That SO many moons you've worn,
And you'll catch the influenza,
Just as as soon as you are born.
Jails are built of honest mems earn
ings. Courts are supported from peace.
full mems property. Penitentiaries are
built by. the toll of the virtuous. Crime
never works no head to calculate. Its
whole faculty is to corrupt and waste
and good men directly foot the bills.
Mr.. John D. Northcutt, salesman fol
the Marietta Knitting Company, left
this week on trip to Texas, Oklahoma
Indian Territory and Missouri, and
will be gone about two and hal,
months.
Miss Helen Brown, who has been tn,
guest of Mrs. Newt Heggie for some
time, left for Nashville or last Monda!
morning. She is very charmin,
young lady and made many friend
while here who regret her departure.
Judge George F. Gober is in Picken
county this week setting out peach
trees. He spent ali Of last week there
He will plant $1,000 trees in tina
county. '"et's
Mrs. Drake and Miss Ella Drake, VIII,
have been spending several weeks il
Florida, returned to the city Monda,
morning and are at Mr.. and Mrs. M. IN
Sessions. sts hn s
The Daughters of the Confederac,
will hold their regular meeting mex
Monday afternoon Mt O'Clock at tn,
Elmwood. A full attendance urged
Mrs. Nesbitt, Pres.
Mrs. McClatchey, Sec.
Mr.. w. G. Simpson says he measured
appear tree Sunday at Mrs. Bob Browns
home, which was seven feet and four
inches round, Ehe tree is fifty years
old and full of blooms.
j Col. o. d. Phillips exhibited to u,
some splendid specimens of jpyritei
taken from his mine near the Nortl
Carolina line 3.a<i' s1.izaV4a
~.
l Marietta girls are just as nice an,
sweet as they can be. They are excep
tionally modest and well behaved, and
are jewels Of the purest ray serene.
Mr.. Bayard Mcintosh, who has beel
at Fort Garland, Colorado, for mum
bero months, arrived home Monday
morning. .ha gni5ersf a4
Prof. James B. Lawrence, of the
State University, spent Sunday here
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. K. d. T
Lawrence. sa liaj 5iald adL
Miss Mollie Omsby, OF Allan Ia. ,spen
afew days last week visiting Mr.. ant
Mrs. d. N. Anderson, returning Sunday
a Mr.. j. E. Quigly and wife, Of Alta nta
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w
G. Delaney here Sunday. n ~ iRmi