The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-08-08
MARIETTA MATTERS.
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"lss Lila gay Root returned from
Brunswick on last Friday evening.
Mrs. Denham Butler and child have
returned from Gordon county.
Hon. James NJ. Dobbs left last week
on trip to Europe.
Mr.. Arthur Springer, of Waycross.
spent Monday and Tuesday in the city.
Mr.. Miller Brady, in business in
Memphis, Tenn, is at home here for
two weeks.
Mr.. Mayes Northcutt, of Birming-
ham, Ala, spent Sunday here with
home folks.
Mr.. j. E. W. Fields, ST., of the A. X.
& N. Ry., left Sunday on business
trip to Washington City.
Mr.. W. T. Bate, of Barnesv lille. spent
Sunday here with his brother, Mr.. J.
H. Bate.
All obituary notices, resolutions, or
tributes of respect to the dead, are
charged for.
The census of this state shows that
we have 1,l03,20 males and 1,113.l3O
females.
Mr.. John d. CAN'T, who was reported
seriously sick last week, is thought to
be some better.
Miss Laura Reed, of Austell, niece of
Mr.. John L. Reed, has taken a clerk
ship in Florence Bros, King & Co.'s
store.
Florence Bros, King & Co. have had
| their insurance adjusted and are now
selling their goods at great reduction
in the clothing store.
Look on the margin of this paper
after your name and see if your sub
scription has expired, and have the
date moved up by payment.
DR.. Mecklin, of Dalton, preached at
the Presbyterian church last Sunday
two very able sermons. Rev. w. E.
Mumford, of Macon, will preach at that
church next Sunday morning and night.
Rev. J. A. Sharpe, President of
Young Harris College, will preach at
the Methodist church next Sunday
morning.
Among those from Atlanta here Sun
day were: Mrs. Fred Banks, Mrs. DR..
Wood, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Davis, Mr..
Walter Thornton and family.
Miss Lucy Fields has returned from
her visit to Alfalfa, Ala, accompanied
home by her sister, Miss K. A. Camp
| bell.
Miss Fannie Fields, of Atlanta, visited
home folks here Sunday accompanied by
Master Bonnie Gambler, son of Governor
Gambler.
Mr.. Alex Carmichael and wife, and
Mr.. Thomas Weaver, Jr., Of Atlanta.
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A.
| Massey last Sunday
Mrs. G. J. MARITIME, of Marietta, WIS.,
tied her husband here Saturday. She
was accompanied by her mother, Mrs.
j. E. w. Fields and Mrs. Robins.-Th
Blue Ridge Post.
The Journal correspondents picnic
takes place at Fair Oaks. near Capt.
w. R. Joyner's, on Saturday, August
oath. Get ready to go. 1t will be one
of the biggest picnics of the season.
Mr.. G. G. Grist has been elected
Treasurer, of Kennesaw Lodge, No. SO,
+. & A. M, of Marietta, to fill the va
cancy made by the death of Judge J.
! Y. Alexander.
Up to last week, one of our peach
growers had cleared $1,000 and had the
money in the bank. His crop is not
half gone. He will more than double
the amount
Good roads in the county are an abb
solute necessity, and our Cobb county
farmers can do nothing better to en-
nance the value of their property than
| to see that the roads are put in good
condition.
Mr.. James w. Legg commenced
Tuesday his fire sale of damaged goods,
so as to make room for an entire new
stock, most of which he has already
bought and has at the Sessions corner
building. He Will refit his old store
and make it one of the neatest in the
state.
For SALE.--My residence and suita-
BILE out-building and about 65 or 20
acres of land, on Cherokee street. Will
sell all or part to suitable purchaser.
Apply to w. M. Sessions.
Two white boys have been placed in
Jail here for stealing watermelons near
Winnings. tits wrong to steal, of course,
but it seems small affair to put the
county to expense of furnishing boys
for stealing watermelon. There are
few men who, when boys, but what