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

Two empty store houses in Marietta
orent now
The street sprinkler does its work
well
There are still vacancies in the Ma
rietta public schools for three teachers.
Hon NJ Dobbs will arrive from
Mexico to-day.
Norman Pratt we learn is quite sick
with fever.
Mrs Shelman and daughter, of Savan-
nah, and Mrs Joe Boston, OF Atlanta,
are in the city.
Mr. and Mrs w g Nash spent the past
week at Nickajack with relatives. They
have returned to the city.
Mrs DR. G H Field and children have
returned from their visit TO Cherokee
county.
Atlanta sends large delegation OF
her citizens to Marietta every Sunday
to spend the day.
Mrs / A Forsyth is visiting relatives
and friends in Macon and Hancock
county.
Peaches are coming into market in
large quantities now, but the price still
remains large also.
A Marietta lady in our office Tuesday
morning remarked; "You get out a
beautifully printed and clean paper"
Thanks
The Atlanta Journal announces the
engagement of Mr. BERTHE Freyer, of
Marietta, to Miss Reese, of Macon, the
marriage to take place the coming fall
Ernest Blair has recovered from his
sickness. His sister, Willie May, is
still sick, but is improving, we are glad
to state.
The enemies of society are those who
seek to destroy the virtue of women
and thus create a moral paralysis of
the efforts to sustain and maintain the
purity Of the home.
1t is said minister at West End in
Atlanta, will accept call in Virginia
at a salary of 81, 200. He is now get
ting $1,000, This will be reversing the
financial order of ministerial calls and
acceptances, A miracle, indeed.
The sidewalks in front of several
stores need repairing or new marble
sidewalks, Why not the owners tear
up the unsightly walks and place mar
ble down and thereby give good side.
walks that would be uniform all around
the square2
The boarding houses in Marietta are
full Of boarders, and still there are in
quiries for board. Marietta needs n
boarding house" of about rs or 100
rooms in nice grove, with all modern
improvements. If the Hunt property,
near Mrs Crockett's home, was selected
as the location, with the front woods
there made into n nice park for the
children to play in, it would be one of
the best places in Marietta for such a
boarding house 1t could be built
for $5c 900.
The heavy rain Wednesday evening
of last week caused the Methodist
church to have n good deal of
water to flood the building. Upon in
vestigation the next morning it was
discovered that English sparrows
had banked a good deal of straw and
rubbish in the guttering, and there were
% eggs in one nest. The guttering
was cleaned out and further trouble
obviated.
We have been told by the City Sexton
that Mr. T w Glover has expressed a
willingness to sell off part of his land
adjoining the city cemetery on the
south side. If this purchase could be
made by the city council it ought to be
done, for the cemetery ought to be en-
larged from the very necessity of the
matter. Suppose the present city ad-
ministration see what can be done in
this direction, 1t must be- done some
day, and there is no occasion for delay
Mr. Glover would, no doubt, give salts
factory terms, allowing several annual
payments.