The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-11-29


one. The man who thinks he has
nothing to be thankful for, no matter
how hard adversely has dealt with him,
should take an inventory of the bless
ings he has enjoyed during the past
year. Good health, wholesome food,
life preserved, and calamities averted.
Your household, probably, has not been
invaded by death and some loved one
carried off /; reason has not been de-
throned by insanity your hand has been
stayed from doing wrong, and multi
tude of small things considered insig-
nificant, have gone we'll with you each
day. All these the Giyer of all good
has been the chief source of bestowing;
therefore, give thanks unto the Lord,
and bless His holy name.
In Cobb Superior Court last week
two days were consumed in the. dam
age case brought by Mrs. Geo. T. Will
son, against the A K. & N, railroad for
the death of her husband, MIR. Geo. T.
Wilson, engineer, in the terrible wreck
in the railroad yards at Knoxville,
Tenn, in December 1898. The amount
sued for was $25, 900, and she was rep
-psented by Senator A. S. Clay, Col. d.
w. Blair and Solicitor Tom Hutcher-
son. The attorneys for the road were
Messrs. Smith, Frank Boston and Col.
w. Il Power. The jury returned a
verdict Thursday morning for the plain
tiff for $4,000
When you want Furniture, Mattings
and Rugs, you can get the best at rea-
sonable prices at e. g. Gilbert's.
We are in receipt of an invitation to
the twenty-fitth wedding anniversary
of Mr.. and Mrs. David B. Freeman, to
take place at their home in CATERS
willie, Ga, Saturday evening, December
the eighth, from eight to twelve. Mr..
Freeman is editor of the Courant-Am-
erican and is one of the cleverest edi-
tors in the south. The editor of the
Journal certainly wishes for Mr.. and
Mrs. Freeman many happy returns of
their marriage anniversary, and trust
the silver celebration may be a most
suspicious gathering of the many
friends in extending to them the COM
pliments of the season.
Read E. II. Northcutt & Co.'S. new
advertisement and call and get Dry
Goods, Notions, Shoes, Hats, Caps,
Underwear, Odd Pants, Boys Clothing,
Shirts, and Gents Furnishings, ten per
cent. off for cash until December 10Th.
Bell Brown, dusky damsel full of
whisky, wagged her tongne necessarily
at the show grounds last Wednesday
while Gentry's dogs were cutting up
capers. Bells conversation was pune
tuated with profanity until the air was
almost laden with the blue blazes of
sulphur. She was arrested by Marshal
Hicks and Mr.. WIFI Chandler. She
"perfused'' to navigate and her robust
form was piled upon wagon and she
enjoyed a free ride to the callaboose,
| yelling while she was enroute. A good
deal OF attention was attracted there
I'by, and she was fined the usual amount
in the mayors court next morning
Thursday is national thanksgiving
All the stores will be closed and relig-
ious services will be held at the Baptist
church at II O'Clock a. m, the Presby-
terrain and Methodist congregations
uniting with the Baptist congregation
in the services. Rev. A. B. Vaughan
of Canton, will preach the sermon.
Services will also be held at St. james
Episcopal church at the usual morning
hour. Rev. @. I. A. Pise will conduct
the services. Let everybody who can
attend these services, and give thanks
almto God for his manifold blessings.
TAX NoTIcE.-The city tax books
are now closed. Parties wishing to
save cost will do we'll to call and pay
at once. r. K. LAwHoN,
Clerk and Tax Collector.
The Fowler mill and gin, located
eight miles north of Marietta on the
Bells ferry road, was destroyed by fire
on Saturday night about ten o'clock.
Besides the building and machinery
there wasdestroyed four bales of cotton
in the seed, quantity of cotton seed
and some so or 100 bushels of wheat
and corn. 1t is supposed to be the
work OF an incendiary. The property
was owned by Kelpen, Fowler & Tate.
No insurance. The original cost of the
property was about $4,000.
Mr.. M. G. Whitlock, of Marietta, has
leased the Arlington hotel and will
take charge the first day of December.
He is an experienced hotel man and
was for years the proprietor of the
Whltlock hotel at Marietta, which was
burned. He lis a most excellent gentle
man and he and his family will be given
cordial welcome to Gainesville. -
Cracker.