The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-08-24

ceremonies on Saturday, september "a
proximo, at 10 o'clock, a. m. Short adj
dresses will be made on matters apper-
tanning to the county, it, history,
growth and prosperity Everybody is
invited to bring well filled baskets and
participate in the exercises.
THE MARRIAGE Of Mr.. Thos. A. Gram
ling and Miss Virginia Eloise Simpson
will take place at the residence of the
brides mother, Mrs s. @. Simpson, on
Church street, in this city, Wednesday
evening, August 23d. Rev. J. HI. Pat
ton will officiate, assisted by Rev.. w.
Quillian. Mr.. Granting is one of Ma
rietta's prominent and highly esteem
ed citizens, and is of the mercantile
firm ofGramling, Spalding & Co, of
Atlanta. Miss Simpson is lady of
most charming personality, cultured
and accomplished. After the marriage
ceremony, the happy couple will leave
on tour to New York. Canada and
other places. The Journal extends ITS
good wishes and congratulations.
MARRIED-In Atlanta, on Wednesday
morning, August 18th, at the parson-
age of the Sacred Heart Church, Miss
Elizabeth Lillian McWhorter, of Mari
eta, and Mr.. Edward Belliveau, of
Atlanta, well known and popular
salesman of Phillips & Grew. Miss
McWhirter was attended by her sister,
Miss Maggie, and Mr.. Harvey Phillips,
of Atlanta, was best man. The bride
is the beautiful and accomplished
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Nc
Whirter, of this place. The happy
couple left on trip for the summer
resorts of North Georgia.
THE ONE GUESSING nearest the num-
bex of beans in jar at Mrs. Warren's
store, will be given $500 embroider-
ed scarf. The girl selling the largest
number of guesses, over ten, at ten
cents guess, will be given the choice
of a $500 gold ring, at Bates. All
children invited to enter the contest.
The contest ends 18th of September.
Embroidery lessons given cheap.
Mrs. J. B. NELL
The annual meeting Of the tockhold-
ers of the Kennesaw Marble Company
was held at the company's office on last
Monday, and the reports showed the
company in fine condition, the results
of the years business being highly sat-
isfactory and fines dividend declared.
The following Board of Directors were
elected: Capt. r. w. Boone, Hon "A. S.
Clay, Col. S. G. Tate, Mr.. c.. M. Crosby,
Mr.. @. S. McCandlish, Mr.. Geo. f. New
ell, and DIR. P. r. Cortelyou. At SUBJ
sequent meeting Of the Directors the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: R. w. Boone, President;
S. G. Tate, Vice-President; Geo. F..
Newell, General Manager. Secretary
and Treasurer.
In Marietta, as elsewhere, the wom-
en- prove to be bread winners. Besides
in the hospitals throughout the coun-
try, in offices, hotels, stores, and shops,
there are many women who. teach
school, work on the farms, pick cotton,
and do variety of work. There are
SO 600 women in the United States en-
ployed in cotton mills, 1O,7O0 in the
carpet industry, 20,5O0 in hosiery and
knitting mills, 36,1OO in wooden mills,
2s, 900 in the manufacture of tobacco
and cigars. 1900 at paper making, 5000
on gloves, 1900 on shirts, collars and
cuffs; 20,5OO in silk mills, and 125,000
are estimated to be employed in the
manufacture of shoes and leather goods.
RRMovAL--I have removed my stock
OF Clothing, Shoes, Hats, &C., to the
Hill store house, on east side of square,
adjoining A B Gilbert's, where with
capacious store room will be better
prepared to display my goods to advan-
! tage. Have ordered a new stock of
clothing, shoes, gents furnishings, &c,
and if good goods and low prices will
be an inducement, then it will be to
] your interest to call and see me. Mr..
Charles Paille will have his jewelry
and repair shop in the same store and
will be glad to see old and new custom
ers. w. s. KELLY,
Marietta received her first new bale
of cotton this season on Tuesday morn
| ing, the 22d inst. It was raised by Mr..
d. f. Green on Mr. Harrison IS
farm. The bale weighed 1853 pounds
and was bought by Anderson Bros. for
81 cents. Cotton seed meal and acid
was the only fertilizer used. On the
same day, Mr. Mark L Kirk brought in
the second bale, which was bought by
Anderson Bros for 81 cents, weight
465 pounds.
The JOURNAL, in behalf Of our mer-
chants and business men, invite the
farmers of Cobb and adjoining counties
to come to Marietta this fall; bring
your cotton here and get good prices