The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1903-01-15


blood-houn6s and he outran the dogs
The city marshals have had a foot race
after him and Alexander leaves them
in the rear. He gees around with an
axe and Gays he will kill the first per-
son that puts his hands on him, but he
won't stand long enough for an officer
to put his hands on him. He has been
run out of Mr.. H. l.. Hutchinson's
house, where he went to geta nights
lodging, the family being in Florida.
lie also slips around in barns and out
houses and the women folks are afraid
of him. Col. Fred Morris has run him
out of his barn and says the little ras-
cal is fixing to get load of bird shot
in his legs, but still Tommie keeps his
axe ready to Tommie-hawk" the first
person that lays violent hands upon his
scared" person.
The birthday of General Robert E..
Lee will be celebrated at the court
house on next Monday, January 10Th,
at 3 O'Clock p. IN. Col. II. Foster,
Prof. S. V. Sanford and others will de-
liver addresses. The public is cordial
ly invited to attend all the old Con-
federate Veterans especially invited to
attend.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the First National Bank held
Tuesday, January 18th, the following
directors were elected: r. w. Boone,
S. K. Dick, Geo. F. Gober. G. S. Nc
Candlish, Geo. F. Newell, W. r. Power,
I. W. Glover, J. B. Glover. At SUBJ
sequent meeting of the board of direct
ors r. w. Boone was elected President
and G. S. McCandllsh, Cashier.
"a Merry Chase" which will intro
| duce the Lyman Twin brothers to a
Marietta audience tonight, January IA,
at the Peoples Theatre, is one of the
| cleverest farce comedies on the road
The comedy was written by Herbert
Lyman, and the complication that arises
| through the remarkable resemblance
of Dale Stubbs to his chum are amusing.
The play is interspersed with high class
specialties by artists from the Eastern
circuit, and has delighted audiences in
all the large cities of the United States.
RUMMAGE SALE.-The ladies of the
Presby terrain church will hold a rum
mage sale on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, the 18th, 10th and 18th inst,
in the store room next to J. s. War
ren's millinery store. Call and patron
ize these ladies in their laudable efforts
to forward work on their improvement
of church building.
The Memorial Association will meet
with Mrs. A. S. Clay on Wednesday,
January 21st, at 8 o'clock This will be
the regular quarterly meeting and all
are urged to attend.
MRS, NEsBITT, Pres.
MRS. CLAY, Sec.
MONEY TO LoAN.-I can make loans at
seven per cent on good real estate as
security. Loans on farming lands a
speciality. 1t costs nothing to see me
at my office in Marietta and find out
all about it. Il. n. HOLLAND,
Attorney at Law.
A special from Alfalfa, Ala, to the
Atlanta News states that L. Q. Hard
ing, Baltimore capitalist, has estab-
lished bank at Alfalfa with capital
stock of 100000 and one at Fort Payne
with $50 900 with Mr.. Harding as presi-
dent and Mr.. Lawson A Fields, for
merly of Marietta, as vice-president,
Mr.. Fields has been editor of the At
ITALIA Mirror for several years
On the 10th instant surprise party
was given at the lovely home Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Cogburn on Church
street, in honor of their sister, Miss
Maude Davis, of Decatur, Parlor games
were INDUCED in and the evening passed
off on pinions Of pure delight.
Mr.. Will DuPre has returned from
Brunswick, where he spent the past
week hunting. He brought back very
lengthy string of birds. He and Capt
B. A. White killed 243 quails in. four
days.
Mrs. John A. Benedict of Athens,
Ga, committed suicide in Baltimore
last week. Her mind had become de-
ranged over the disappearance of her
husband. He was at one time citi-
zen of Marietta.
Marietta has young lady whose cul-
tured voice will create a sensation in
The musical world one of these days.
She will rank with the best and most
famous vocalists, and her voice will
prove her fortune.
As soon as homely girl comes into
prominence no difficulty is experienced
in finding her points of beauty Aug
gusta Herald. And if she falls heir to
a big pile of money her points of
beauty" become very prominent" in