The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-02-14
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Dr stanton IS on visit to Morgan
county
Mrs II Medill, son and daughter
left Tuesday evening for Chicago to
live Mr. Medill viii follow later.
Mr. George w Green and family have
rented the dwelling on Whitlock Ave-
nue. vacated by DR. Tennent.
Six cases were tried before Mayor
pro tenn Motley on Monday night and
ali convicted.
Mr. B f Milan, prominent farmer
of Stilesboro, visited his brother, Mr. +
J. Milan, last week
Mr. Z l. Milan attended the funeral
of Mr. JEFF Burroughs at Kingston Sun
day
Mrs r r Cater visited her two daugh-
tiers, Mrs K II Presley and and Mrs ]
+ Clover in Atlanta Saturday and Sun
day.
A large box of clothing, dry goods,
etc. is being made up at Ladies Parlor
Of Presbyterian church for Thornwell
0rphanage, Clinton, S @,
Meeting of the stockholders of the
Cobb County Fair Association will be
held Saturday February Is. All are
urged to lie present. Joe Legg, Sec
We regret to learn that Mr. Mack
Fowler is sick with the grip at his
boarding house. Hope he will soon be
out again.
Mrs. J H. Dismukes ana ner beauti-
full daughter. Miss Cornela, who have
been visiting Mrs. j, T. NJ. Hare, left
for McGhee, Tenn, on last Monday
and from there they go to their home
in Nashville.
Mr. r L Simmonds returned to Bir-
minghan last Monday after a visit of
one week to his family here, who are
with Mrs G Hughes, He is building
lovely home in Birmingham and will
very soon occupy it.
So few people are acquainted with all
the laws, that there is an 'nfracton of
law when it is not known A synopsis
of all the statutes should be biennially
published III newspapers Ivy authority
of the Legislature.
In response to call from the officers
of the church. the amount of $73S 90
was quickly made up at the Presby teri
an Church on last Sunday morning to
pay off some outstanding claims, This
was very creditable and praseworthy,
y G Osburn. son of Mr. B A Osburn of
Delmar in this county, whose friends
were congratulating him on his conva-
lesoence from an acute and serious ill
ness of appendicitis, are sorry to hear
OF his relapse, 1t is probable an opera
tion may now have to be performed,
We are informed that Mr. Holbrook
wife and six children, living on Polk
street, are reported to be in needy con-
dition and said to be deserving of assis-
lance from charitably inclined people,
The father is sufferer from asthma
and hay fever which keeps him from
work for weeks at time,
Mr. Scott Jackson OF Harmony Grove,
Ga, who stopped in Marietta last week
in search of two mules. two horses and
buggy, and had handbills printed, was
greatly assisted by Marshal Hawkins
in giving directions and in other ways.
He telegraphed to Marshal Hawkins
from Chattanooga that he had recov-
cred the stolen property and also ar
rested two white men and two negroes
as the thieves. He passed through Ma
rietUa with them Tuesday night. This
was good work
The first regular annual meeting of
the Marietta Chautauqua Association
was held at Judge Gober's office in
court house on last Monday evening.
The following officers were reelected
Judge George f Gober, President; w
R Power, Vice President; S V Sanford
Secretary, and Joe Black, Treasurer,
The program committee has already Sc
cured some fine attractions. and Others
are being corresponded with, The next
Chautauqua will be one of the best in
the south,
The Sing Sing prison, in New York.
built in 1924, has been condemned as un-
sanitary, a breeder of foul air, consump-
ton and typhoid fever, and the legisla.
ture recommends that modern prison