The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-12-05


Mayestown and opened up continuous
wide street, which will terminate at
the Burnt Hickory road. He has built
lines of fences and the white wash
orushA has been used freely. The Hol-
land cottages have been reprinted and
other streets opened, making decided
| change in that part of the town for the
! better. This is valuable property and
with the other contemplated improve
ments to be made on the property, it
via be one of the most desirable por-
ticns of the city. He is laying off some
beautiful building lots which will be
placed on the market.
The city primary election last Friday
was very quiet affair, there being
only one ticket in the field. There we're
2S9 votes cast and the following ticket
was nominated: For EMayor-Joe P.
Legg; For Alderman-J E. Motley, G.
A. Guyton, A. NJ. Dobbs, J. n. CAN'T,
M. L. Mcneil and Dr.. J. d. Malone.
The regular election takes place next
| Tuesday, December 10th.
| Col. w. f. Power was elected by the
North Georgia Conference as a regular
delegate to the General Conference,
which meets in Dallas, Texas, next
May. This is 1.-THE highest honor that
can be conferred upon layman in the
! Methodist Church.
| STRAYED OR SToLEN-One red heifer
calf, muley-headed, 10 months old
missing November %. Liberal reward
if returned or for information as to its
whereabouts. J. w. VARNoN.
A freight train on the A. K. & N.
railroad got of the track near Ball
Ground on Saturday ard the regular
passenger train didn't arrive in Mari
ette until 9:15 p. m. The Marietta ac-
commodation made run to Atlanta
that night to carry passengers.
Prof. Samuel w. DuBose, of Nor
cross, a popular teacher for many years
in this county, has been called to the
, Presbyterian church at Roswell. He
accepted the call and will take charge
at once.-Lawrenceville News.
The fYont door of the postoffice will
be closed every evening at Z 80 o'clock
until 6 o'clock next morning. Get your
mail before that hour.
) Mr.. J. H. Lewis, Jr, has moved his
family to Elizabeth He will resume
} his position as operator at that place
for A. X. & y. road.
, Highest prices paid for cow hides
, tallow, metals and old iron.
&C. WATKINS.
Mr.. and Mrs G. A. Green had specia
cause to be thankful on thanksgiving
day, by the arrival at their home of {
fine, plump little girl. Congratula
: tons.
: Mrs. Eliza Tumlin, Miss Bernict
. Tumlin and Miss Cornelia Field, all o
r Gainesville, were the guests of rela
tives in the city last week.
; DIED.-Mr. George York, aged abou
3 16 years, son of Mr.. James York, dice
on last Friday evening. His remains
were inferred at Olive Springs.
Mr.. Harry Austin has gone to At
lanta to grind the Angelus Orchestra a
Highs store until Christmas. Now, We
will have rest, sweet rest.
DR.. Tennent went to Canton las
week to attend Mr.. John Nations, who
! was hurt in the A. K. & N. Railroad
wreck.
President Roosevelt has appointed ;
) negro lawyer, Robert N. Terrell, {
justice of the peace in Washington
City. Terrell was strongly commend
f ed by Booker Washington.
Cards of thanks, resolutions of re.
spect and obituary notices, other thar
; those which the editor gives as mat.
/ ter of news, will be charged for. Mott.
: ces of church and society, and all enter
! tainments from which revenue is de.
: rived, will be charged for.
w. P. Dawson and family desire tc
express their sincere gratitude to their
friends for the tender and sympathetic
consideration shown them in the sad
affliction in the death of their son and
brother, Edgar Dawson, who lost his
life at his post in wreck on the A. K.
& n. Ry. on November '28th ultimo.
To the officials of the A. K. & n. Ry.,
/ for courtesies, and to the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Fireman, whose gentle
hands guided by fraternal spirits laid
the body of their loved one to rest.
w. p. DAWSON AND FAMILY.
Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Patton were
, called to GAINESVILLE, Tenn, on Friday
to attend the funeral of relative. Mr..
Patton has returned, but Mrs. Patton
will remRin week or so.
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