The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-05-22
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Born to Mr. and Mrs James Banks a
fine girl.
Mr.. w. T. Whitlock spent Sunday in
Atlanta with homefolks.
Mrs. Haynes and Miss Montgomery
spent Sunday in Atlanta.
Jumbo Hunter, of Atlanta, died on
last Saturday night.
There are several inmates of the i'm
provised jail
Iron work is being put in the new
Jail structure as the work progresses.
There were three accessions to the
Methodist church Sunday by letter.
Mr. D G Osborn, who was operated on
month ago, is up and about.
The Journal picnic will be held in
August at Octavia.
A moonlight ride and picnic engaged
the attention of some of our young peo-
pie Monday night.
The Marietta dinner train didn't ar
rive Monday owing to freight train
being off the track at Gilmore.
Mr.. Homer McClatchey is at Holly
Springs this week putting in telephone
line to connect Marietta and Canton.
Mr. Frank Lumpkin has let the con-
tract to L Black & Son to build a
dwelling on his lot on Sessions street.
Mr. w NJ Mckenzie and family have
moved to their lovely country home on
Roswell road for the summer.
Mr. Emmett Presley, of Atlanta, is
spending few days with friends in the
city.
They say they have new cotton pick
ing machine over in Mississippi, but
the best cotton picker concentrates its
force in the human fingers.
The Democratic primary takes place
June 9Th. To vote in that primary it
will be necessary to register by May
25th. Don't neglect it. Three more
days.
The American flag was hauled down
in Cuba on Monday and the flag Of the
Cuban Republic run up. The Ameri-
cans turned the government over to the
Cubans.
So great was the heat that poured
down from Mount Pelee volcanic erup-
tion last week that the ircn rollers OF
the Prinolle sugar mills were melted as
though they had been through fur
mace
In Gilmer Superior Court this week
the case of Bramlette, charged with the
killing Of Bishop, will come up for trial.
Clay & Blair will defend Bramlette.
and we learn Solicitor Charley Hill, of
Atlanta, will prosecute. This means a
strong fight.
Mr.. H Albert, the electrician, at the
electric light plant, had his hand bad
ly burnedSunday night by contact with
the dynamo brush. Twenty-one hun
cred volts passed through him and vet
he managed to pull himself loose and
he still lives. 1t is an experience he
Will not soon forget. He is worthy
man and expert electrician and we
are glad that he escaped death.
The fourth grade, Miss Louise Ander-
son, teacher, had a lawn picnic at Mrs.
W D Anderson's residence on Lawrence
street last Monday afternoon. Games
and plays interested tie children. Re-
freshments were served in abundance
1t was enjoyable occasion to all. These
bright scholars have in Miss Anderson
most excellent teacher, competent,
KIND ard palustaking. She is quite
popular with patrons and pupils.
The old Critic" printing outfit has
been sold to Dodson Printers Supply
Co., OF Atlanta and was shipped
from Marietta this week. The plant
was brought to this place number of
years ago by MIR. E. Christian and tie
Semi Weekly Herald was launched, It
suspended after some nine months. If
was run then as a job office. The Daily
Critic was started by Mr.. Jack Moore. |
After brief but brilliant career it
ceased to be. The plant now goes back |
TO dealers in printing material,
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