The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-01-24

Sessions. Mr. Whitmore is secretary of
the Marietta Paper Mills and Wa
terworks. He is looking into the mat
ter of starting up the Batting and
Waste mill connected with the paper
mills again. This would mean q great
many more hands employed here at
once. Mr.. James J. Robinson, of Tole-
do, Ohio, cashier of Ohio Savings and
Banking Co., spent few days in the
city last week the guest of Mr.. Joseph
Paige. Mr.. Robinson is treasurer of
the above companies and is here on
business as is Mr.. Whitmore:
! George Myers, a colored youth about
l8 years old, was arrested Thursday by
Marshal Hawkins for stealing five pairs
of shoes and pair of gloves from Flor
ence Bros. King & Co.'S store. He had
stolen them while the clerks were busy.
He sold them to different parties, mis-
representing the facts by telling the
parties that he had bought them for
his brother, they were too small and
the merchants refused to exchange
them. He confessed to his thefts of
| the shoes. and also told Mr.. Florence
that he had stolen from his store a cap,
umbrella, oranges. cocoanuts, etc, at
| other times.
The annual business meeting of the
Epworth League was we'll attended at
the Methodist church Thursday night,
notwithstanding the disagreeable
weather. Mr.. j. j. Daniel, who has
been president the past year was unan-
imously reelected, thus bestowing a
! worthy compliment upon most de-
serving and excellent young man, whose
whole heart is in the league work, The
officers elected were: 1st Vice-Presi-
dent, Mr.. James D. Manget; 2nd Vice
President. Miss Lottie Lou Murray 3rd
Vice-PresideRt, Prof. George E. Nolan;
Secretary, Miss Blanche Barnes; Treas
urer, Me-. Z. Il. Rogers Organist, Miss
Agnes Haudeman. These are all good
workers and highly popular. The league
starts off well for another successful
years work.
Miss Camps Sunday School class
will give AN entertainment at the resi-
dence of Mr.. geo. H. Camp, on KenMe-
saw Avenue, Friday evening, Jan. e5th,
at 1880 O'Clock. A "GraphophoDe
Grand will be the CHIEF feature of
the evening. Proceeds to be used i'm
repairing the walls of the Presbyterian
Church.
! General Wright, negro boy, porter at
Mr.. NJ. r. Lyons store ,one day last week
reported he Mas-sick and went hunting.
In about a couple of hours he returned
to the stone with the flesh in the palm
of his right hand all torn where he had
been accidentally shot with shot gun.
DIR. Malone dressed his wound.
Last week seven young negro men
were sent from Marietta to the chain
gang. Notwithstanding this warning,
in two days time a young negro NAH
went to one of our stores and stole five
pairs of mems shoes and a pair of
gloves. There seems 10 be no punish
ment that deters these loafirg negroes
from committing crime.
All tributes of respect and obituaries
over ten lines, 90 matter whether in
prose or poetry, is charged for We
publish this information at the head of
our columns, yet every now and then
some body sends us s. long obituary to
publish, .and then wonder why it does
not appear.
Hon. John Awtrey, Ordinary of Cobb
county, has been busy the past week or
| more in paying off pensions. He says
there will be about $1,000 or 900
paid in pensions in this county this
county this year.
The Dalton Argus has been sold to
B. i. Hartstill, recently of the Cleve-
land CTenn.) Banner. Mr. A. H. Shaver,
the former owner, has several good Of
fers to take position on dailies.
The wizard Tesla is making prepara-
tions on an elaborate scale for talk
with the people of Mars. But we opine
he will continue to talk to people on
this mundane sphere for all time he
remains here.
Iron-clad waiver notes in books, re-
ceipt books, warantee deeds, bonds Tor
titles and other blanks for sale at the
Journal office.
Jim Coppedge, white, who was ar
rested by Sheriff Dunn and turned over
to the Sheriff of DeKalb county at this
place, escaped from said last named
sheriff before he got to Atlanta. Now
he wants our Cobb county sheriff to ar"
rest him again.
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