The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-02-20

:, The fiddle de Winks Club was en-
tertained on Friday evening by Misses
Blanche and Irene Barnes by valen-
tine party. There was happy, joyous
throng present. Mr.. Ralph Northcutt
won the gentleman's prize, and there
was tie between Misses Irene Barnes,
Leila Anderson and Nellie Northoutt,
! which was united" by giving the
prize to Miss Nellie Hall, visitor from
Greensboro. Nice refreshments we're
served, and the occasioni proved pleas
ant to all.
The Chicago and Florida limited
vestibule train known as the Flyer"
was wrecked near Albany, Ca, on
Wednesday afternoon, the engine, bag
gage and mail cars were thrown down
an embankment and badly broken,
caused by a defective frog. Engineer
Tanner slightly hurt and mail agent,
MADDEN seriously Injured. Mrs. DR..
Rambo, of Marietta was On the Pull
man which did not leave the track.
A Marietta lady says she bought
some kerosene the other day at Mar
ietta store, and half of it was molasses.
The explanation was, the wrong vessel
was gotten hold of at the store oy the
colored man who was told to draw the
| kerosene. A very ''sweet light" will
do for cooling lovers, but for practical
housekeeping the pure kerosene is the
article that gives the most brilliant
light
Mr.. e. A. Roberts, foreman of the
Postal Telegraph construction COM
/ pany, in placing poles on our streets,
told one of his men, Mr. Gus Whiten,
to cut limb off of tree inside Of Mr..
I. M. Brumby's front yard. While
doing so, Mr.. Brumby, ordered him to
desist, but he refused and cut another
limb, SO it is alleged, and Mr.. Brumby
had both Roberts and Whiten arrested
for trespassing.
Col. r 7. Nesbitt, in this issue of the
Journal, has a lengthy article, in reply
to letter of enquiry about the duties
of the office of Agricultural Commits
sioner, >and comparison of his admins
tration and that of Mr. Stevens. It
is probable that Mr.. Nesbitt will be
candidate for agricultural commission
er this year.
GARD OF THANKs.-I desire to express
my heartfelt gratitude to my neigh
bors and many friends for their sub
stantial assistance. sympathy and
kindness during the recent be-
reavement and affection that has be-
fallen my family in the death of my
son, Otis. A. J. WARD.
Lost Mountain, Ga.
When you ask a colored man to cut a
load of wood, he says cts too cold"
When summer comes it will be "too
hot" 1t is a hard matter to get the
right kind of weather to suit the aver
age Marietta negro, who lives on one
meal day ard that "hand-out."
Cobb Superior Court convenes the
second Monday in March, and it is said
there is very little litigation. If 50,
a short horse is soon curried.
NoTIoE-All parties indebted to the
estate of DR.. 2. r. Cortelyou will please
call and settle with DR.. g. M. Law, at
Crosby's drug store, or with the under
signed. ADRIAN V. CoRTELYoU.
A Postal Telegraph pole has been
erected in front of Mr.. D n. Anderson's
house on Atlanta street sixty-fiye feet
high above the ground. 1T is spliced,
painted white and looks like a flag pole.
News items, like fires, deaths and
other things, run in series. The under
takers say that one or two deaths
mean a rush. and the fireman never
have one run, after a long vacation,
that they do not prepare at once for
the two other runs of the series.
A number OF people do disgraceful
things and then ask the editor not to
publish them. We have suppressed many
good items through consideration for
the feelings of others. The best way is
not to do anything that You would be
ashamed for the public to know about.
The hunters are putting in good
time now
The Board of Education see the ne
cessity of having to putt a new system
of heating in the public school building,
but are handicapped for the want of
funds.
No matter how we'll written, an ad
will be almost or quite worthless if not
placed in good medium, while Of
course the size Of the space and the
position must be correct. To bring the
best results the medium must have the
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