The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-03-30

rluay evening, Aprlf TIN, 1OrCne Dene-
fit of the Ladies' Building Fund So
ciety of the Baptist church. This will
be an entertainment all lovers of good
music will enjoy. They are all artists
in their line and will please the most
cultured. They are aflnice people and
should be literally patronized. Don't
forget the date.
Go to Anderson Bros. for High Grade
Acid with Potash. same price as
Acid without Potash.
A most important change has been
made in the instructions to tax receiv-
ers just issued from the Office of Comp
troller General Wright. The day for
making returns has been placed on the
LIST of February. Those who take the
oath to give in their property after the
tax receivers books open on April 1st,
will be required to swear to the amount
of property they held on February 1st,
instead of March lst, as heretofore.
Latest novelties in neckwear at
READ & DUPRE's.
IT may be possible that some one will.
tell you that President Mckinley and
wife will arrive in Marietta next Satur-
day morning on the 8 o'clock train to
visit the National cemetery and Ken
nesaw mountain before taking their
departure FOR Washington, but you
needn't believe it, BECAUSE it will be
the first.day Of April. ~
- The Atlanta papers have revived the
chestnut" that an electric car line
will be built from that city to Mari
eta. This time they say that the Con-
solidated Railway Company will build
it, provided" the citizens of Marietta
will give the necessary encouragement.
OF course the citizens of Marietta have
no money to put in electric car lines.
The Consolidated is able to build it,
and can do so without our help.
Mr.. w. w. Watkins horse and deliv-
cry wagon were at the depot Friday
morning. The horse ran against q
platform and broke the shafts and then
continued his fight to the square and
started into Mosber's to get loaf of
bread as he was tired "loafing" at the
depot, but the animal was stopped be-
fore he made the entrance.
Messrs. Anderson Bros advertise
ment tells you of what they can do for
you in the way of fertilizers. This is
an old reliable house, extensive cotton
buyers and understand the wants of
the farming class. Call and see them
and you will be treated right.
A corn planter is great labor saver,
fine farmers should see them at Dobb's
Hardware. store.
Prof. S. V. Sanford's lecture at the
Baptist church prayer meeting, on
Wednesday, demonstrating the har-
mony of astronomy with the Bible, was
a mastery effort and spoken of in the
highest terms by those who heard it,
He gives another lecture next We'd
nesday night.
Some negroes will not work for love
nor money. When several who were
loafing were approached by building
contractor here on last Thursday and
asked if they wanted work, they said
no What benefit are such people 60 a
community? The white people are
feeding them through colored cooks
handing lunches over the fence.
Miss Susie May Wallace entertained
very delightfully."- at dinner Tuesday
evening, in honor of her guest, Miss
Love, Of Chattanooga. Those invited
to meet Miss Love were Messrs. Geo.
H. Sessions, w. s. Buttolph, ID. F.
McClatchey and George Montgomery.
Miss Love is very beautiful and ac-
complished young lady.
News reached Marietta that the
Christian church at Acworth land Mrs.
Margaret Browns dwelling were burn
ed Tuesday night. Mrs. Brown, an old
lady, was burned to death in her DWELL
ing
Rays immunes will soon be home
from Cuba and mustered out of service,
then they will be ex-Rays. Capt. John
Sibley belongs to them. His son, James
L., is attending the Marietta public
schools, and is very bright boy.
WANTED-A neat and intelligent
young man, one acquainted with the
business community of Marietta pre-
ferred. Address the J. Marcus Co., IL
s. Fourth St., Philadelphia, Pa.
We regret to learn that Miss Lucia
Starnes, of Athens, is dangerously sick
with pneumonia. She was on visit to
Marietta few months ago to DIR. Nc
Intosh's family.
Miss Hattie Whitlock after two
weeks visit to Atlanta, returned home
Saturday.
Hon. John Awtrey, of Acworth, while