The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-04-05

Mr.. w. S. Butler, who has been sick
for several weeks, is improving.
The Mcneil Marble Company have
their new plant nearing completion.
tits said there will be several candi-
dates for the legislature and several for
sheriff before the race is fairly begun.
The good weather causes our streets
to have deserted appearance. Our
farmers are at work.
Mrs ]. t. Corley, of Gainesville,
visited Mrs. T. w. Read on Friday and
Saturday.
He who wins the spurs should wear
them, but let candidates use only fair
means to win.
The building for the ice factory is
going up and the making of ice will
soon be fact.
Ten per cent of the Chautauqua AS
ISOLATION stock has been called to be
paid to the treasurer, Mr.. J. ]. Black,
at once.
Mr.. U. G. Smith, the insurance
agent, was taken quite sick last week
and had to call in doctor, but he is
out again.
1t is said that the third finger was
chosen for the wedding ring because of
the idea that vein ran straight from
it to the heart.
There will be two Bishops in Marietta
on Easter-Bishop H. G. Morrison, OF
the Methodist church, and Bishop Mel.
son, of the Episcopal church.
HoRsE-SHoEING a speciality at Thorn
as & Hyde's shop at Mayes' livery sta
BILE. Bring US your blacksmith work.
FoUND-The Marietta Transfer Co.
Office on Church street. Delivering
trunk to any part of oily for 15c. Call
Bell Phone 81 and have prompt atten-
tion Harry HUMPHREYS, Manager.
twill help you to be charitable to-
ward others to remember that other
folks have just as much mule in them
as you have.
Marietta had Polk Miller's lecture
Monday night, Slinkard's Comedy Com
pany Tuesday night and Gentry's dog
and pony show Wednesday.
Miss Henry, who was carried to the
asylum few weeks ago from Fannin
county, returned to her home Friday
restored to health.
Mr.. j. p. Dawson and DR.. p. r. Cor
telyou have bought of Mr.. John Win
tiers lot adjoining theirs on Church
street and DIVIDED it, thus giving each
q lot of SO feet front.
He that doeth deed and looketh
about him on the right and on the left
for applause, will find vanity to be the
father of the deed and criticism its
sponsor
A PEI ;tion for subscribers under a
three years contract, from first of
April to November 1st of each year,
with Mr.. Meinert, to sprinkle the
streets has been circulated.
This is spring time, and while plant
ing and caring for your flower gardens,
don't forget to plant few flowers of
kindness. You will be surprised to
know how sweet will be their fragrance.
Elections ought to be about eight
years apart, and the country would at
tend to business. These political up
heavals every two and four years are
not conducive to business.
There are gentlemen sometime who
overlook the fact that it is safest to do
the right thing. The people can detect
the wrong thing very quickly and there
are some to resent it.
Mr.. ARohur Springer, of Waycross,
Ca, Mr.. viii Springer and wife, of
Atlanta, and Mr.. Charlie Springer, of
Guntersville, Ala, were here last week
to attend the funeral of their mother,
| Mrs. o. A. Springer.
! A farmer in our Office Saturday, said
that candidates, fruit tree men and
book agents were about to worry the
farmers to death. The time needed in
their crops. he said, was too valuable
| Just now to lose.
The largest flock of domestic ducks
in the world, 1900 of them, is at pres.
ent eating 100 bushels of corn per day
near Fort Dodge, Iowa. A, K. LOOMS
is the poultry king" The chicken
farm at Smyrna, of Mr.. Wight, dwin'
dies into insignifcance by the side o.
these "quacks."
Many people think themselves safer
at night with light burning, but ar
expert burglar lately captured, wher
confronted with some of his victims
kindly advised them never to burn {
light at night as burglar always
chooses 4 house with a light burning
| haoausa IL r1akes him see il the occu