The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-08-14

Miss Vivian Stuart, of Gadsden,
Ala, who is the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
w. T. Mason, spent Tuesday in Allan
ia with Miss Birdie Mason.
Mr.. w. G.. Trenary and Miss Josie
Trenary, of College Park, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. WI Trenary at this
place.
We are sorry to learn that little Ma
BILE Mcnamara is not very well. Her
mother and little Edward will probab-
ly go with her to Lithia Springs this
week
Miss Maggie Mable, who has been
the admired guest Of Mr.. r. A. HIPS
family left last week for Middleton, and
will visit Charleston before resuming
her duties as teacher.
Miss Chrissie Hollingshead and Miss
Myrtis HUMPHREYS, OF Atlanta, are visit
ing Mrs. l.. A. Thomson at Nelson,
Ca,
Mr.. and Mrs. Croker. of Atlanta,
came up Saturday, returning Monday,
accompanied home by their two at
tractive little daughters who have
been visiting their grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Jim Reed
BULGE Osborn, colored, was tried be-
fore Mayor Joe P. Legg on Monday on
the charge of keeping whiskey for lille
gal sale. The proof was conclusive and
fine of $50 and cost each in four cases
were entered up against him.
Mr.. Jim Reed had rs Plymouth Rock
chickens stolen from his home in the
last three weeks. An unknown negro
sold some of the chickens to Mrs.
Segars and Mr.. B. +. Reed near Smyr-
ma for 2219 cents each. Mr.. Reed has
identified the chickens.
People are often heard to remark that
they will ''get even" with someone, al
ways meaning somebody who has done
them a real or fancied wrong. Have
not a whole lot of people done you ia
vors? Then why not put in your spare
moments "getting even" with them.
If there is anything in the old pre-
diction that when trees put on heavy
dress in summer the people will need
heavy clothing in the winter, next win
ter is going to be hard one. Your old
resident is of the opinion that foliage is
ranker this summer than he ever saw
it before.
A bill is now being prepared to be
introduced in the next Legislature
providing for terms of four years for
all county officers. President helms of
the county officers association is send
ing out circulars with regard to the
matter and urging all county officers
to take an active interest in the move
ment.
A newspaper should be conducted on
business principles the same as store
or bank. People who would not go
into store and ask the merchant to
give them nickle's worth of sugar,
coffee, salt or soap, will, with the calm
est exterior go into newspaper Office
and ask sor copy of the newspaper
and never offer to pay for it, or want
complimentary notice about their pro-
fession or business. Lagrange Re-
porter.
The preachers of the four white
churches are all out of Gown. Rev. ].
II Patton, of the Presbyterian church,
is at Tallulah Falls; Rev. G. T. A. Pise,
of the Episcopal church. is at Murphy,
Il. c.: Rev. s. Il. Belk, of the Metho-
dist church, and Rev. J. T. Jenkins, of
the Baptist church, are at Mortified,
Mass, attending the Moody Bible In
stitute. If the boys want to get mar
ried, they will have to call on Rev. V.
E .Manget, Dr. w Waddell or some of
the justices of the Peace or Ordinary.
Eight members of Narietta's Mas
onic Lodge went by invitation to Ros-
we'll last Thursday evening 10 establish
Chapter there. 1t proved to be very
pleasant and profitable occasion. Four
members of the party were most hos
pitably entertained at Mr.. Wings,
| brother-in-law of of Mr.. Gid Morris.
They were most profuse in their praise
of the good eating, and also the cool
nights sleep they enjoyed in the
room where President Roosevelt's par
ents were united in the holy bonds of
matrimony.
Governor nominee Joseph NJ. Terrell
takes issue with some of the speaker
ship candidates that it begins to look
like 1T will cost more to make the speak.
ership race than that for governor.
The speakership candidates are expect
ed to get over more territory than the
candidates for governor could-in fact.