The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-01-31

Mr.. M. G. Whitlock, manager of 1.-The
Arlington" hotel at Gainesville, Ga,
sends us two annual subscriptions and
writes: My business is very good
and growing. Gainesville is certainly
live town in business. The Mont
gomerys, who are building the one mil
lion dollar cotton mill here, propose
now to move their mill from Charles
ton, S. c., 20 this place, and put
another half million dollar mill here,
II Gainesville will subscribe one hun
dred thousand dollars. There was a
meeting of'the citizens last night to
consider the matter. Knowing ones say
1t will go. 1 wish Marietta people had
the same public spirit
PIANe REcITAL. --Thursday evening,
January 31st at O'Clock p. M, at the
lecture room of the Presbyterian
church, Mr.. ]. Lewis Browne, former
ly of Montreal, will give piano recital,
assisted by Mrs Yeates, Soprano, and
Mr.. Augustus + Clarke, Baritone. The
entertainment will be given under the
auspices of the Home Missionary So
ciety of the church. An of the partic-
ipants are musicians of high talent and
wide regulations, and all who attend
upon this occasion will be amply repaid.
A full attendance is solicited. Admis-
sion so cents; children, 25 cents.
DIED. Mrs. N. M DeBruin, who has
been at Locust Lodge some time sick,
died on last Saturday. She leaves a
husband, Mr.. N. M. DeBruin, of Chica-
go, ILL.,. and two children, a boy and a
girl. She was the sister Of DIR. Herbert
Hudson McAuley, of Chicago, who was
here with her at the time of her
death She is also sister of Mayor
McAuley, of Dalton, Ga. Messrs. J..
Black & Son. undertakers, had her
body embalmed, and it was shipped to
Selma, Ala, her old home. for inter-
ment
Mr.. ]. T. Gault, of Graft, Ga. came
into our office Tuesday and subscribed
for four copies Of the Marietta Journal,
one year each, one for himself, and for
his three children at Roswell, Kenne-
saw and Atlanta. He also subscribed
through our club rate for the Atlanta
Weekly Constitution, the Atlanta Semi
Weekly Journal and the New York
Thrice-a- Week World. Such public
spirited and generous citizen as Mr..
Gault is a boom to newspapers. II you
have children or relatives in other
towns send them your home paper. 1t
will be better than letter.
Rev. John w. Baker, Presby terrain
minister, who resides in Marietta, cele-
brated his ninetieth birthday on the
oath inst. He is still in good health
erect in carriage and gets about re-
markably we'll for one of that age. He
was kindly remembered by a number
of substantial presents at home and
abroad. He is held in high esteem by
our people and is one of the purest and
best men living His host Of friends
here and elsewhere trust that his life
may be spared many years yet.
There is no more noble Christian peo-
pie anywhere than in Marietta, and
when sorrow, trouble or bereavement
comes they readily and promptly mani
fest their sympathy, assistance and
kindness. No one has more cause to
feel grateful to the good people of Ma
rietta than the editor of the Journal.
1t is blessing to live among such n
noble people.
Rev. J. ii. Patton has about recovered
from his sickness, but the weather was
50 inclement Sunday morning it was
thought best for him not to venture
out, and there was no services at the
Presbyteri church last Sunday. lie
will fill his pulpit next Sunday to the
qualification of his host of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. K ]. T. Agricola have
sold their home place on Church street
to Mr.. T. S. Persons, who recently
moved here from Social Circle, Ga.
The price paid was $1,000 Church
street property is considered as good as
any in the city.
Mr.. George Montgomery entertained
dozen Of his young gentleman friends
at his home on Kennesaw avenue Friday
evening at @ seven O'Clock dinner The
dinner was most elegant one and
served in courses.
There was mistake in the copied
article as to the decrease of UNIVERSAL
lists in the last ten years. In 1890 their
membership numbered ~ 1852. In 1900,
5000, a gain Of IL ,0lS.
Attorney General Terrell has decid-
ed that the Ordinary can issue the Ii