The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-05-29
LOCAL NEWS.

new coat of paint ON the interior.
Rev. S. R. Belk preached at Tate,
Ga, on Friday night.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Goodwin,
fine girl.
The farmers are Dragging on the
splendid appearance of their crops.
Col. W. NJ. Towers, of Rome, visited
his parents here Saturday.
Nearly eleven thousand dead soldiers
sleep in the National cemetery here.
We screen your home.
Dobbs Hardware Co.
Miss Alma Kolheim lett for New York
Saturday.
Col. W. R. Power has returned home
from Dallas, Texas, where he attended
the General Conference.
Miss Nellie Northcutt left Friday on
visit to her sister, Mrs Clotfelter, at
Lithonia.
Mr.. John Brown, of Gainesville, was
here Thursday and Friday, visiting Mr..
Joseph M. Browns family.
Miss Louise Schilling, of Marietta, is
visiting the family of Col. A. N. Ed
wards, at this place. -Ellijay Courier.
The Deering Co., has an attachment
for their mower that will save low oats.
DobbS Hardware Go.
Mrs. George f. Gober has been suffer-
ing with rheumatism for several days,
we regret to learn.
Miss Mary Granting after spending
week with home folks, returned to
LAGRANGE Female College on Saturday.
DR.. R. J. Bigham, presiding elder of
Atlanta district, has been made book
agent to succeed DIR. J D. Barber
Judge Fite is holding court for
Judge Gcber this week in Fannin
county.
1t is said by the candidates who have
traversed Cobb county that the cotton
crop never looked better any year than
it does at this season.
A fellow broke off an engagement
with a girl because she was red-headed il.
She can ''dye" without committing
suicide.
julie Wiley, white convict sent up
for four years from Fulton county, died
at the Durham coal mines from a wound
which he received last week while at
tempting to escape.
Mrs. Joe Collins and two children, of
near Acworth, who have been visiting
Mrs. Garrison here, returned home
Friday.
The Methodist Sunday school picniced
at McKenzie's grove, near the marble
works, on last Saturday and spent the
day very pleasantly.
Mr.. ]. 2. Durham, of Woodstock, is
back from Texas, and he sends us a
horned frog as a specimen of the
''crops" they raise out there. Mr.
Durham is content to stay in Georgia.
Mr. S. B. Ledbetter presiding elder,
will hold the second quarterly con-
ference at the Methodist church on
Wednesday night the 28th inst. All
Stewards and officers are requested to
be present.
JOINT DEBATE-Mr J. Gid Norris and
Mr. w. D. Weaver will have a Joint de-
bate at the court house next Monday
night ct 8 O'Clock respectively cham
pioning the cause of Query and Terrell
for governor. All are invited, the la
dies especially.
At the State University, in contest
for Sophomore speakers for commence
ment exercises, there were 35 contes-
tants, and only seven places, Marietta
won two of them, Mr.. Herbert Rey-
holds and Mr.. Burney Dobbs. This
speaks we'll for the educational training
of the Marietta public schools,
The children of the Confederacy
made fine success of their festival in
the city park on Friday night. a large
crowd was present and exhausted the
supply of cream and sherbert very soon
Mr.. H. Albert, the electrician, gave
some stereoptican views on canvas and
added to the attraction of the occasion
1.-THE amount Melted was $2120
Rev. S. f. Belk preached the COM
mencement sermon of the Smith
Lemon Institute at Acworth Sunday
morning and as usual with DIR. Belk he
delivered a magnificent sermon and
won the admiration of the vast audience
by his eloquent discourse. There are
few preachers in Georgia that can sur
pass Mr.. Belk.
Mr.. J. H. Bate has left Denver, Col,
and gone to Lyons, Col, up in the
mountains, and will be there all the