The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1903-01-08
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tCl q ANN duJS SiChhCsS'
Mrs. w Bennett will leave Thurs
day for Pasadena, California, to spend
the winter.
Mrs. w. n. Belisle, who has been Wis
iting her mother, Mrs. j H Covington,
has returned to her home in Gaines
Vile.
Rev. w. NJ. Dyer, of Acworth, is con-
Quoting Bible Institute at Pleasant
Grove Baptist church in Chattooga
county.
Mr.. j. d. Delk and Mr.. w. d. Delk
have moved to town and occupy the
DR.. Malone cottage next to I. w.
Hardeman
Rev. S II. c. Adams, of Newman. has
accepted the call to the Central Baptist
church in Atlanta and preached his first
sermon there last Sunday.
The best fortune that could befall
Marietta during 1903 would be for her
70 procure number of manufacturing
enterprises They need not be large
ones. Let us encourage the little fellows
10 come, and in due time the larger
ones will follow.
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Sessions is in receipt of a
letter from Vice President Barr of the
Seaboard Air Line Railroad, and he
states that he has ordered n survey
made from Rockmart to Marietta at
once. This looks encouraging.
The present Legislature voted them
selves an extra years service, extend
ing their time for summer sessions.
That is about the onlyway some of them
could ever get back to the legislature
by electing themselves.
AT administrator sale, Tuesday.
Mr.. J ) Warren bought the. STRIPPING
residence on Washington Avenue for
$500 and also tenement house on
another street Col u w Blair thought
the cottage in rear of the Stripping res
idence for $500
Every mercha1t in Marietta should
begin the new year it'll an advertise
ment in the Journal We pull for Ma
rietta and the interests here every
week in the year. The people read the
journal and every merchant should
place their claims before the people
through these columns
Ar Lawson A. Fields, who for the
past three years has sbeen connected
with the Mirror as its editor, has re-
signed his position with the same and
accepted situation With The Peoples
Bank x Trust Co, which will formally
open its doors to the public about Feb
ruary Alfalfa Gala Mirror.
Rev. }. NJ. White preached two able |
and strong sermons at the Methodist |
church Sunday, morning and night to |
good congregations. The interest of |
his congregations was held throughout |
and lasting impressions were made. |
Marietta is quite fortunate in having |
Mr.. White to labor in the Lords vine |
yard
The Georgia Society of New York will |
give Its second annual banquet in New |
York, February 3rd. Governor Terrell. !
Of Georgia, and staff Clark Howell, |
president of Georgia Senate: United
States Senator'S Clay and Bacon. of
Georgia; Governor Odell, and Mayor
Low, of New York, and Rear Admiral
Schley have been invited
The many friends Of Mr. Newt Ruth
erford regret that his eyesight has be-
come SO impaired that he has had to
give up business and close out his store.
In his serious misfortune he has the
sympathy -four people. re mas large
family to support and this at1liction
handiceps him, lie is a true gentle
man and an honest man, and it is hoped
that his eyesight viii be res tored.
The Athers Banner comes to Us with
q half page write up of Mr.. II. w.
Melodies, giving his picture, who left
Marietta five years ago and went to
Athens, Ga where he opened the Globe
Racket Store, with stock Of $500. To-
day he is not only proprietor of the
Globe Racketstore, but cutprice stores
in Elberton, Madison, Coper Carlton,
Social Circle and Lexington, making
seven stores that he now owns, with
S3e 600 capital, doing over 100000 a
year business and steadily increasing
lie is 20 years old and phenomenal
success. His cut prices and free use of
)rintef's ink did it.