The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-07-25

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Col. B. F. Sawyer, of Atlanta, a
veteran journalist, is dead.
Mr. J. J.. Camp, a prominent citizen,
of Rome, is dead.
Miss Lois B. Bate has returned from
her visit to Griffin.
Mr.. r. H. Durham, of Dalton, a
prominent resident, committed suicide,
by blowing his brains out.
Mr. T. w. Glover went to Rome
Thursday evening and attended bar
becue on Friday, returning Monday.
Hon. S. A. Anderson, who has been
in Texas for month or more, has re-
turned home.
Mr.. John T. Brantley will leave
Thursday for Littleton, n. H., to stay
while.
There heads from Marietta, Sopes
creek, Rottenwood creek, MONDAY
creek and Noses creek.
1t takes long time to build up a
good character, but you can. by one act,
pull it down in day. Then let your
conduct be circumspect.
The drouth in Texas, Kansas, Indian
Territory and Oklahoma, is distressing
and destructive of crops. Old Georgia
is good enough for us.
Capt. J. w. Hudson and Mr.. w B.
Clinkscales attended the seventh Geor-
gia reunion at Douglasville last Satur-
day.
A New York man cured himself of
smoking cigarettes by putting pen
Gil in his mouth every time the desire
to smoke came over him. Try it and
quit smoking cigarettes and cigars
Politicians are beginning to stir the
political pot quite early as the election
is over a year off. A heap of scum will
rise to the top in the boiling and will
have to be skinned off.
Miss Rella Black entertained a large
number of friends at her home Monday
evening in honor of her charming
guest, Miss Ludie Benson, of Wood
stock. The occasion was greatly en-
joyed. Nice refreshments were served.
The stewards of the Methodist church
on last Monday eveninggranted a thirty
days absence to the pastor, Rev S r
Belk, who will attend the Mortified
Bible Institute, and also visit Buffalo,
New York, and other places, 1t will
be August before he leaves.
The United States is going to hold
Moro Castle at Havana, Cuba, equip it
with modern guns and garrison it with
soldiers, and command the approach
to Havana against all corners. This
almost impregnable bulwark is to place
Havana in control of the United States.
Prof. r. G. Sharpe, who has been
teaching at Upshaw, has been elected
President Of Reinhardt College at
Walesca. This is a very excellent Sc
lection, as Prof. Sharpe is progressive
teacher and will infuse new life into the
college.
Sunday the thermometer registered
lis at Freeport Ill; 10S Chicago; 104
Des Moines, Iowa l04 in Kansas City
100 Omaha; 100 in st. Louis; 90 in At
lanta; SIS in Jacksonville Fla. The
Sunny Sonth seems to be the coolest
part of the country. Come to Marietta.
Mr. AndrewCarnegie says to die rich
is to die disgraced. AS he is now worth
S275, 100000, and has no lease on
his life, may die tomorrow, it is prob
able he will die disgraced under his own
condemnation. Mr.. Carnegie, send
few thousands dollars down to Marietta
for charitable purposes.
Atlanta has another vile Looking
Glass" sheet called the "Searchlight."
In its last issue, it had what purported
to be special, dated at Marietta, Civ
ing a sensational article of scandal of
married woman, the wife of drum
mer, with names omitted. No such
occurrence took place in Marietta, and
its fabrication manufactured out of
the whole cloth.
Capt. Chuck Anderson last week
shipped four race horses to Baltimore,
Md. The string is composed of three
trotters and one PAGER, and they are
entered in the races at the Gentlemen's
Driving Park. Two of the trotters will
be in six races of $1,000 each. Mr..
John Mcintosh has charge of the hors-
es and will no doubt bring home big
share of the stakes.
1t is reported that movement is on
foot now to run a railroad from Car
tersville via. New Bridge, in this county
on into South Carolina. If this is done
it will be another great help to Lump
kin county.-Nugget.
The great trouble that these "move-
ments on foot" have thew hapa IN nsa