The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-10-03


'he W. q A. X. r., was here last Friday
ana arrested negro boy twelve wears
oid, named Harrison Thomas, on the
charge of placing the tap on the rail
mat threw the pay train engine OF the
'r"eS near Elizabeth, causing a wreck
ana injuring the engineer and fireman
detective Smith and Constable Morris
| say that Thomas confessed to than, that
ne put the tap on the roll to see the
engine mash it, and that he had no idea
1t would throw the engine off. The bow
was picking cotton in a field near nv
"Aen re found the tap and placed it on
she track. he says he had no criminal
intent ana 1t was thoughtless act.
He was tried Saturday and bound over
IN $500 bond. The boy is in Jail here.
One OF our merchants saws he saw n
ghost in cemetery once. He had to
pass the cemetery to reach home. On
tombstone he saw something white
moving about. 1t looked as large as a
calf. On one side were woods and he
dldn t care to pass them There was only
one chance, to face the music. He ap-
preached cautiously, and smaller be-
came the object. When he reached
the ghost, it proved to be q white cat,
which jumped down and scambered off.
Lots OF supposed ghosts turn out to be
myths.
DIED.-Mr. George Mcnamara died
IN the Grady Hopital on last Monday
morning at $3.50 O'Clock of quick con-
sumption. He had been sick about two
weeks. He was brother of Mr.. j ames
+. Mcnamara, of this city, and Mr.
johnnie Mcnamara, of New York, and
was we'll known to number of our
people, having short time ago been in
the employ of the Kennesaw Marble
Co He was native of Vermont and
was 81 years of age. His remains were
shipped to New York for interment,
A gentleman who moved away from
Marietta with his family and located
in Texas, writes back to friends here
that he expects to return to Marietta
as soon as he can, as he doesn't intend
to punish his family by keeping them
in sickly malaria country. Cobb
county with her healthful climate pure
water and running streams is the place
| 70 live The husoF
The many friends of Col ID. Philips
in Pickens county missed him greatly
from court room last week; however,
we are glad to state, he is improving
after long illness at his home in
Marietta. No lawyer Of the circuit is so
well known and has more friends than
Col. Phillips.-Jasper Progress.
Rev. S. R. Belk preached two excel
lent sermons Sunday last, The one at
night was to young men, which is the
beginning Of series of Sunday night
sermons to young men. The next SER
mon of the series will be Sunday night
week.
| Mr.. viii Mckinney who was married
to Miss Evans, in Elkhorn, West Va,
has returned to the city with his lovely
bride and is receiving the congratula-
tions of his friends. The Journal ex-
tends its best wishes for happiness and
prosperity.
Rev Sam Jones, in sermon at MouI-
trie, Ga last week said that when he
and Sam Small, Broughton, Seab
Wright and Tom Watson took the
stump for State prohibition and Query
for Governor, there would be no dull
time in Georgia.
Rev. S. r. Belk will preach at New
Hope Bird Sunday in October at D. M,
and at the Campground 4th Sunday in
October at 3 pm. will preach at
Antioch first Sunday in October at 8
p. M. b. E. l.. TIMMoNs.
Remember that Swift's is the largest
Packing House in the West and his Fer
tilizers are the output Of his slaughter
houses. Use it for wheat and oats and
get pure animal matter. For sale by
j. w. HARDEMAN
Messrs. Carnes & Gilbert are the ben
ticiaries of the elegant quarter oak
shelving and counters that were in the
Sessions store, thus giving their store a
finish more in keeping with the goods
they sell.
Misses Florence Soule and Maud
HUMPHREYS, Of Austell, who have been
visiting Miss Dura Barnes, have re-
turned home, accompanied by Miss
Barnes.
Cotton is either being held for better
| nricas or the crnn Ia milnh shorter than