The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-05-03

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Miss Richmond, of Atlanta, is visit
ing Miss Edna Alyce Baker, of Oak
hurst.
Mr. James L. Sibley, of Milledgeville,
was here this week, returning home
Tuesday.
Mrs. Wilder Glover returned from
Macon, Wednesday, accompanied by
her mother, Mrs Dunwody, who is quite
sick.
Nearly every person who comes to
Marietta to stay any length Of time,
regret to have to leave. We have the
the best town in Georgia
The Democratic State ticket from
Governor down has no opposition in
the primary May 18th. What's the use
of encumberng ticket with their
names They are already nominated
by consent.
Capt. Kennedy, of Statesboro, Ga,
came hero Saturday to see if r. i. Oar
den was the one wanted for murder at
that place He says that he i not the
man-that a negro named Andrew
Watson is the man wanted
Marietta is well off in handsome
church buildings. The people are judged
by these structures to a great extent.
Bishop Galloway said Methodist preach
ers and niggers were the most liberal
people in the world when it comes to
contributing to churches.
Boarding houses, hotels and private
houses will he called upon to accommo-
date the immense crowds that will Wis
it the Marietta Chautauqua in July.
The people are going to come by the
thousands. Nobody can afford to miss
coming 1t will be the best Chautau-
qua held in the South.
The Daughters of the Confederacv
and Memorial Association wish to thank
Mr.. Anderson and Mr.. Meinert for car
riages given to us for Memorial exer-
cises, also all others who joined with
US and so kindly helped with their CO.
operation to make the occasion as it
should be tittingly and appropriately
observed
Eighteen months ago the town of
Ensley, Ala, the population of which
is now 5000, had only 500 inhabitants.
The increase has been due to the de-
mand for labor created by the opera
ton Of steel mill, rod mill and 9TH
er Industries. If Marietta wants to
grow she must inaugurate enterprises
to give employment to people. People
will go where they can get work.
The City School Board at its meet |
ing last week fixed the salary of the |
Superintendent at $1,000 for the COM !
ing year and the compensation of the
teachers in the grammar and primary |
grades at $40 per NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. |
Standard. Retrenchment and reform |
seems to be the order of the day in Ce-
dartown, except in building factories,
and the city and citizens are buying
sites for them as an inducement for
them to locate there
Miss NJ. E. Green from Atlanta, who
came by special invitation from the
Memorial association and Daughters of
the Confederacy, TO be with them on
Memorial day will ever be remembered
for her grand and noble work, having
personally superintendent the moving
from the battlefield II 90 bodies of Con-
federate soldiers and had them Inferred
III the cemetery here. She gave a con-
tribution of $500 to the monument
fund, subscribed by one of her friends
and herself.
II we die today, the sun will shine as
brightly, and the birds will sing as
sweetly tomorrow Business will not
be suspended moment and the great
mass will not bestow thought upon
our memories, rs he dead?" will be
the solemn inquiry of few as they
pass to their work. No one will miss
us except our immediate connection.
and laugh as merrily as when we sat
beside them. Thus shall we all, now
active in life, pass away. Our children
crowd close behind us, and they will
soon be gone. In few years not liy-
ing being can say Il remember him"
We lived in another age and did bust
ness with those who slumber in the
tomb. Thus is life. How ranidlr IL