The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-09-15
The Marietta journal
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MARIETTA, GA, SEPT. 15, 1904.
Local News.

Miss Lydie Wiley. OF Atlanta, is vls-
iting her sister, Mrs. Cicero Dobbs.
Miss Lottie Byrd, of Atlanta, is the
charming guest of Miss Clara Thornton.
The Mayors court was pretty busy
Monday. Twelve cases were tried.
Any man that wants work can get it.
There is great demand for labor
The South is more prosperous than
the North. There are no strikes down
here, only among the Migrants.
Mrs. George Walker and children, of
Atlanta, are stopping at Mrs. I. l..
Bussey's.
Mr.. Wesley Haygood, of Atlanta,
was the guest of his cousin Miss Aide
Hunt last Sunday.
Mrs. DR.. Ansel Strickland and two
children are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff
Rogers.
Mr.. Emmett c. Wolf and wife who
have been visiting their parents at
Powder Springs, have returned to Ash
Vile, n. c.
A young white man named, Weaver,
was arrested and carried to Cedartown
Sunday, wanted there on two bills. of
iujictment.
Miss Kate NJ Bond, who has been
visiting her sister, Miss jamie Bond at
Mr.. E. L. Faw's, returned to her home
in Lloyd, Fla, Monday.
Mr.. Harold Willingham, of Talking
Rock, was here Saturday and Sunday
Mr.. G. B. Willingham, Jr., of Blue
Ridge, spent the past week here.
1t IL time the house-keepers had a
Labor Day" and take day off and
leave the old fellows at home without
square meal.
Mr.. Hull, of Gainesville, was here
Thursday looking around with view
of locating here. He is the father of
Mr.. Ed Hull at the A. X. & N. depot
here.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
hold their regular meeting at the home
of Mrs. John Warren on Washington
avenue, Monday, Sept 18th, at o'clock
pm Mrs. Wallace, Secretary.
Remember the annual singing at
Bethlehem the fourth Sunday in Sep
TENDER, All invited to attend and
bring your books, especially the old
books.
Mr.. Boo BroW0 was arrested by Sher-
i'll Frey and Marshal Hawkins Monday
afternoon for stabbing negro woman
named Mary Frazier, once in the breast
and twice in the arm She is not dan
gerously hurt.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church
will give birthday party at the lecture
room Friday, 10th inst, from to lOp. m
1t will be unique affair. You will be
served at table bearing the name of
the month in which you we're born.
The store fronts of w. A. Sans & Co.
Miss Siler, E. Nj. Cook & Co., and T.
w Read have been repainted by
Messrs. John and Will Sarges. Paint
certainly transforms and brightens and
is good thing to use.
1t will be source of regret to our
people to learn that Mr.. d. f. Nc
Clatchey, Sr,, has found it to his bust
ness interest to move to Atlanta He
has been identified with our town ever
since the war and proved himself wor-
thy of confidence and esteem. May
success attend him.
A letter to Capt. Il. W. Boone from a
lady at Greenlock, n. j., writes to learn
of the owner of Bible, which was en-
trusted to Union soldier by colored
servant. The date in the Bible shows
its first entry was of n married couple
in l777. A later entry gives the date
of the marriage of John L.. Rowland to
Ida Walker October 5th,. 1855 Major
Rowland was superintendent of the
w. & A. Railroad during the war and
related to Mr.. John w. Lewis, sr. Miss
Matte Rowland, nearest relative. lives
near Chattanooga, and the Bible will
be sent to her.
Rev. Fletcher Walton who came up
from Marietta last week to officiate at
the marriage of his brother Mr.. w. G,
Walton, spent few days among his
old friends at Cassville and preached
some excellent sermons at the Metho-
dist church while Internationally
News and Courant.