The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1903-01-08
COUNTY NEWS
BY CORRESPONDENTS,
From other Towns andL o.
CaIitiCG.
WORK OF NEWS-EiNOERS,
All Points of the County Represented.
Rural News Fresh and Spark.
ling for PeruSal.
WORK OF NEWS-FiNDERS.
Wileys.

WIISyc.
Well, the Xmas holidays are
past and gone, and we are still
living although there were a great
many who lost their lives during
that time and left sad hearts to
mourn their loss
1t is a strange thing that ne
gro would be allowed TO take a
gun and deliberately shoot white
man down and then be turned
loose. But such was the case
Christmas day at Joyner's. The
man that was killed was Mr.. Ben
Sanford, of Massachusetts. Mr..
Sanford was the foreman at JOY
ner's farm, and Oh Christmas day
there were several out in the yard
shooting ats tin can and negro
that works on the same place took
the gun and pointed it at the can
and then turned and told Mr..
Sanford that he was going to shoot
him and did SO Foster Brewer
was an eye witness to the affair
and tells it just as it happened,
but the negro was cleared by the
coroner's jury We hope that
justice will take place in this case.
Mr.. Sanford was an honorable
and upright mar and belonged to
the Knights of Fythlas. His
body was sent to Massachusetts,
for burial.
MrrBen Baswell, of Alabama,
was in our community during the
holidays visiting relatives.
Mr. Harrison BaswelI, of Ala
bama, spent Christmas week in
Cobb visiting relatives.
JP Hocknell, of Atlanta, spent
few days with his uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs V V Horn.
The Christmas dinners that
were spread by Mrs J G Reed and
Mrs Isaac Reed for their friends
and relatives were excellent and
hard to beat. There was every
thing that was good to eat and
that in abundance, and you may
bet your boots that | was there
and those good cakes Just suited
the appetite of hungry cores
pendent. Allen, you just ought
to have been there and helped to
enjoy those good cakes and Jelly
that were prepared by those good
ladies of Wileys. FUND.- sta. ted
but got side-tracked.
Harvie Mayes, of Atlanta, spent
several days with his father, A A
Mayes, Of this place.
Mr. Franklin Fortner, is spend
ing few weeks in Tennessee with
his uncle, Mr. H Howard.
Clifford Banister, who has been
spending several weeks With J I.
Willie, his uncle, has returned to
his home III Texas.
Miss Sallle Henderson returned
home last week from a pleasant
visit to DeKalb, and reports a nice
time time.
AS rule we have a light sheriff
but we have a whopper now
DIED.-The death angel visited
the community of the Marietta
Campground and took for it's vic
tim the immortal spirit of Mrs
Hester Ann Hunton. She was
greatly beloved by all who had
the pleasure of knowing her and
all were her friends. If she had
an enemy it is not known. She
will be greatly missed by her
many friends, She was about 70
years Of age, and leaves about 35
children and grandchildren and a
host eff friends to mourn her
demise, to whom we extend our
heartfelt sympathy. Fer remains
were laid to rest in the family
graveyard near the Marietta
Campground.
During Christmas week thief
entered the house Of W T Robert.
son, who lives near Sardls, and
stole two hams and some should.
ers of meat that were put away in a
box. The family heard the thief
in the kitchen and ON going to see
who it was he ran ont with thu
meat. No clue.
Mrs Lizzie Segars has moved tc
Waleska, where she can send hel
children to school. Her husband
w T Segars, will remain on his
farm near Smyrna.
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