The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-10-27
Local News.
Stealing pointer dogs has commenced

Stealing pointer dogs has commenced
again.
Mr.. .B. Roscoe Black, of Atlanta
Journal force, spent Monday and Tues
day here with homefolks.
There is money in farming when
cotton brings ten cents. This ought to
make Cobb county land sought after.
Rev. S. r. Belk, of Augusta, enroute
30 the Worlds Fair, stopped over here
Monday night as the guest of Mr.. T. A.
Gramling.
Miss Daisy Watkins has resigned as
bookkeeper and cashier of the central
office of the Bell Telephone Exchange
at this place,
MIR. j. E. Motley, Mr.. j. NJ. Austin.
Mr.. Len Baldwin and Col. j. P. Cheney
are attending the Grand Lodge of Ma
sons in Macon.
MARRIED-On Sunday afternoon at
residence of Mr.. j w. Caldwell, in this
city, Mr.. j.. j. Elliott and Mrs. Mollie
MCNew, both of Atlanta. Rev. Fletcher
Walton officiating.
Mr.. T. Q. Mcclellan has sold his farm
and bought lot in the Sessions addi-
ton, and will build house and move
to town. This WILL make four new
houses going up there.
DIED-Mr. W. w. Scott, agent of the
Southern Railway at Austell, died at
sanitarium in Atlanta on Sunday morn
ing last. He leaves wife and three
sons. He was buried at Austell.
Acworth is taking steps to build
cotton factory A committee of citi-
zens went to Dallas to investigate the
cotton factory there and get such in
formation sVwould be helpful. Mari
eta should build cotton factory also
There is contest over the office of
Ordinary in Fannin county. Gillian
contests the election OF Davis, Demo-
crat. Col. j. n. Foster, is attorney for
Davis, and Hon N. A. Morris is attor-
rey for Gillian.
Sheriff w. j. Frey and Messrs. w. A.
Walker, 6. B. Gam. d. C. Osborn. w.
A. Page, Harris Lyon, Hugh Handy.
Cleveland Green, Cleveland Osborn,
II. A. Cobb, Willis McCrary and Harry
Jones enjoyed Beaver" oyster stew
at Cleveland Green's Pressing Club on
Monday evening.
a yacht is in the harbor-excellent
model, splendid build, silken sails, rig
ging the very best-a cup winner. A
Junk man comes along and his eyes
twinkle as he spies the brass trimmings
and rips them off rag man appropri-
ates the sails and running rigging;
gang of woodpickers appear and make
kindling of the hull. That is the way
some folks regard character.
1t is said that the u S., soldiers in
the Philippines marry Filipino women
and then abandon them on their re-
surn to this country. Lieut.. Burbank,
engaged to marry society woman of
Leavensworth is now being tried at that
place by the military authorities on
the charge that he married Filipino
negress. She filed the plea, and the
military authorities made him post
pone the last marriage until an investi-
cation could be had. 1t is a shameful
state of affairs.
The annual meeting of the Marietta
Fire Company, No. l, was held Monday
night at the engine hall. The following
officers were elected: w. r. Power,
President; w. E. Schilling, Secretary
E. &. Manning, Financial Secretary
j. A. Massey, Treasurer w. II. Mosher,
Foreman H. G. Manning, 1st Director :;
H. r. McClatchey, I'd Director; f. E. A.
Schilling, Engineer; W. B. Cheek and
Robert S. Hicks, Assistant Engineers !;
Horace Besher and Clararce Power,
Axemen; Frank Hardeman and G. T.
Northcutt, Pipemen. Delegates to the
Fire Department, H. r. McClatchey
and H. E. Kerley. An elegant supper
was served during the evening,
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