The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1903-10-15
Mr.. CT. Wright is a trader, He

Yale place. receiving boot" He last
week snapped the Yale place to Mr.. T.
w. Read for the Speck place on Tram
NELL street. The day following he
snapped the Speck place to Mr.. c. A.
Guyton for the house on the corner of
Waddell street near public school. Mr..
Wright says he is about $500 ahead in
the transactions. That beats "horse
swapping"
| DIED.-Mayor Joe P. Legg received a
telegram Thursday announcing the
death OF Mr.. Geo. W. Rutherford, who
died in Springfield, Mo. He was the
husband of Miss Nettie Williams.
known to many of our people, who sur
| wives him with three children. Mrs.
Rutherford was in New Mexico at the
time of her husbands death with Miss
Nellie Legg. The latter has been tele-
graphed to come to Marietta.
1t is reported that at the Presbyte-
rian church Sunday night before last
that some one snored SO loud that the
services had to be suspended. He
must have had "a 'snore" emanating
from his proboscis equal in noise to a
coal burner on q locomotive. Such a
noisy nose, gracious "nose," ought to
be "oiled" so the snore could slide out
noiselessly, like one shooting down the
chute.
MARRiED.-Mr. Monte Shaw and
Miss Mary McCleskey, of Blackwells,
Ga, were married on last Sunday by
Rev.. j. r. Sprayberry. The bride is
the lovely daughter of Mr.. James Nc
Cleskey, and the groom is a we'll known
and clever merchant at Blackwell.
Our best wishes are extended to them
for happiness and prosperity.
The industrial edition of the Marietta
Journal last week was beauty and one
of handsomest newspapers issued from
a country office. The illustrations
were of high order in half-tone on a
fine grade of paper, and the matter
used was of historical and commercial
interest, rejecting great credit upon
the enterprising publishers, Messrs
Neal & Massey ,-DeKalb New Era.
Paint and whitewash brushes at
Legg's drug store.
Boys, buy your school suit from US
and get suit that is right in fit and
price. We have them in all colors.
Read & DuPre.
Mastic paint, the best that is made,
at Legg's drug store.
Thanksgiving union service of the
Methodist, Presbyterian and Baptist
congregations will be held at the Bap-
fist church this year, November 26th.
1t was held at the Methodist church
last year.
At the Interstate Fair in Atlanta
now being held, there are seven differ
ent exhibits of fine Berkshire hogs and
other breeds, and Cobb county has fur
nished five of the exhibits. Mr.. James
I. Anderson and Mr.. w. A. DuPre, of
this place, have some very fine hogs on
exhibition there so has Mr.. Pat An
derson, who goes down every day to
look after them.
An empty passenger coach, No. 80 on
the A. K. & N, Railroad on Tuesday
morning was thrown from the track
and turned over, near Mr.. G. E. Hem
de1son's shop, owing to broken rail.
There was but little damage to the
car, the steps being broken.
Rev. s. B. Ledbetter, presiding elder
of the Marietta District, preached at
the Presbyterian church on last Sunday
night.
The regular quarterly meeting of
Marietta Memorial Association will be
held at the residence of Mrs. J. A. Mas
sey on Wednesday the 21st at O'Clock
A full attendance is desired,
MRS. CLAY, Secretary.
DIED.-We regret to learn of death of
Mr.. Carl Kemp at Due West on last
Friday. He was the con of 49,
Kemp and was a nohlersaN
was 70 years Of