The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-01-04

| Mr.. G. w, Justice, of Ashville, n. c.,
who attempted to commit suicide in
Marietta couple of months ago, was
arrested in Atlanta by Sheriff Bishop
and placed in Jail here, on the charge
of cheating and swindling, obtaining
| ten dollars from one of our merchants
on draft that was returned from Ash
vile unpaid. Judge Frey bound him
over. On Saturday night Mr.. Justice
| attempted to commit suicide by fas-
tening two towels together. getting up
in chair, tying one end of the towel
| to an iron bar in the cell and the other
| around his neck, and then jumping out
of the chair. The towel broke and he
| fell to the floor. The fall awoke the
inmates of the Jail and they informed
Jailor Dewberry, who came up, but
soon found out that Justice was not
hurt to any extent,
| DIED--Mrs. Melita Reid, wife Of Mr..
Humphrey Reid, died at home In Grit
ter district, in this county on last
Sunday night about s O'Clock, aged SO
years. Her maiden name was Reece.
Her remains were carried to Rome on
Tuesday and inferred in the city ceme-
| terry. She was member of the Meth
| odist Church and lived a consistent
Christian life. We tender our sympa-
| thy to the bereaved husband and other
relatives.
The farmer in Cobb county who pre-
pares good pasturage and raises beef
cattle for market, is on the sure road
to money-making. This is evident.
There is never surplus of cattle and
they always command good prices.
We would like to see some one in Cobb
engage extensively in the business.
We believe their fortune would be
made in a few years.
The anniversary of Rev. J. T. Jen-
kins' pastorate of the Baptist church
was last Sunday, He has done good
work for the past twelve months and
his congregation is we'll pleased with
him. DR.. F. H. Kerfoot, d. D., of
f.! Louisville, Ky, preached at that church
at II o'rlogk, and Rev. s. Y. Jamisori,
Secretary of the Home Mission Board
preached at o'clock. No services at
night.
No, sonny, the weather bureau
doesn't make the weather. 1t only un-
dertakes to tell what kind of weather
is coming. True the weather seems to
be all out Of joint and all mixed up
with unreasonable billiards. and storms
and cyclones and drouths and floods
since the bureau took it in hand, but
the weather bureau is not responsible
fo7 it.
Hon. Clark Howell made an able and
eloquent speech before the independent
club in Buffalo, New York. But evil
IDENTIFY he is an expansionist for COM
merce on the same line that Mckinley
is. To travel 10000 miles across the
seas and then kill and murder the
Filipinos in order to get possession of
their native land and to sell the survi-
vors cotton cloth, that we may grow
rich, is monstrous crime.
NoTIoE.-1 am prepared to prune all
kinds OF fruit trees, grapes, roses, ev-
ergreens, ETC., in the most scientific
manner. Also best varieties of straw
berry plants furnished and transplant
ed. Prices reasonable. Drop me
card. Gro. B. NIGH
Marietta, ia. Box 456.
Atlanta has started Brumby Monu-
ment Fund, for the purpose of erecting
monument to his memory. Already
quite sum has been subscribed. Ma
rietta has contributed to the fund.
If all obeyed the biblical injunction,
"Let he who is without fault cast the
first stone," or words to that effect,
there would be few brickbats flying in
the air.
United States Commissioner Nc
Clesky bound over Garrison Durham,
colored, of Cherokee county, on last
Thursday for illicit distilling He was
arrested by Deputy Marshal Pickett.