The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-03-22
Local News Items.

We regret to learn of the sickness OF
Mr.. John d CAN'T.
Mrs. n. G. Neal and Miss Carrie
Massey spent several days in Atlanta
the past week
We've had to condense good deal of
our county correspondents items this
week for want of space. This does not
occur often.
Mr.. John E. Motley is in Knoxville
this week trying the suit for damages
for $4,000 against the Southern railway
for killing Louie BULGE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Miller and daughter,
Elizabeth, of Atlanta, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. William Johnston, in "Sleepy
Hollow"
Rev. Dr. Wadsworth returned to the
city from Atlanta Friday, where he had
been for a week quite sick. We are
glad to know he is about we'll.
Mr.. William Johnston is putting in
the steam-heating apparatus in the
court house. 1t is the best system that
could be adopted.
Did you see it? The "Aeratinp
Climax Churn," works to perfection,
sweet milk as well as sour If you want
territory write to
T. Z, STALLINGs, GAINESVILLE, Ga.
If Congress can place tariff on
Porto Rico it can on Georgia. tmperi-
alism knows no law that it does not
make to suit itself.
Lord Salisbury, premier, seems to be
the real ruler in England, and Queen
Victory, doesn't seem to have much to
do with shaping decisions.
Georgias Senator Clay is fast forging
to the front of the first men in the sem
ate. Alexander Stephens Clay is n
good one; and Georgia is proud of him.
-Bainbridge Democrat,
Alex Patton, negro, was arrested
Tuesday by Marshal Hicks on a charge
of disorderly conduct, and the negro
attempted to conceal'a pistol he had
on his person. The negro was placed
in JAIL
Mr.. Arney liner, son of Mr.. Fred
liner, disappeared from home last week,
and was found at Powder Springs with
his mind unbalanced. He was brought
to Marietta and placed in confinement
until he can be sent to the Sanitarium.
Congressman Maddox is taking high
stand in Congress and is heard on all
the prominent questions that touch the
interests of the people for good or
detrimental results. He is listened to
with marked attention, and there is no
Congressman doing his constituents
greater service than John w. Maddox.
President Mckinley one week tells
Congress ''our plain duty is to abolish
all customs tariffs between the United
States and Porto Rico, and then he
tells Congress to make the tariff 10 per
cent. between the United States and
Porto Rico Evidently changes his
views with the weather. He has opin-
ions to sell.
The British army seem to be driving
the Beers before them. General Rob
erts and General Butler with theii
combined forces will have 170,00I
against the Beers 10000. Thus by
flank movements the Beers are com
PEELED to fall back, abandoning position
after position. The probability is there
will be some terrible fighting before tn,
final catastrophe ends in surrender
England denies to the two Republic
independence, and will govern them a
colonies.
The lack OF the current news in Rev
Mr.. Sheldon's Topeka Capital, caused
demand for outside papers in Topek
by the regular subscribers. Scientifi
and religious subjects are all right an,
should find place in newspapers, es
pecially those religious papers that rep
resent denominations, but the stirrin
times of the progressive age deman,
that events must be recorded, as tn
public wish to keep posted.
Capt. George D. Furguson, once con
ductor, is suing the w. & A. road in Whit
field superiorc ourtfor $25, 900 damages
Mr.. Ferguson, last November, wa
knocked from the railroad track by
fast train, while attempting to reac
the Dalton depot, where he was t
board the train for Atlanta.