The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-07-07

"0SV' Wno was sent from
this county to the State prison farm ar
Milledgeville, escaped last week and
made his way back to Marietta last
Wednesday evening and went to Mr..
d. b. Parks home. Mr.. Parks had
him put in custody to be returned to
the prison. A reward of $50 is tho
standing offer for the recapture Of an
escaped prisoner. Deputy Sheriff Dew
Gerry carried West back to prison the
following day.
Let everybody pull for Marriott in
lnaugurating Improvements. There is
lot of unsightly material around Ma
rletta that could be removed to good
advantage, that would add to the an.
pearance of our city. Let the streets
be kept clean. good sidewalks of uni
form width, paint and white wash an
piled, and see if we can't keep Mari
eta the prettiest town in Georgia.
Inc -ellgious services are being corr
tlnued this week at the Methodist
Church-9:30 every morning and at
8 every night. Rev. Fletcher Walton
IS doing some forcible preaching
Large congregations and great good
being done. Nine persons by letter
and seven by profession of faith have
connected themselves with the Church
Let all attend and help promote the
success of the meetings
We have a nice line of up-to.date
Stationery that is being closed out at
cost. Come and make your selection
w. A. Sans & Co.
Hon. Madison Bell, President of the
Young Mems Democratic Club, of At
lanta, will be in Marietta on the 28tb.
to organize Club. The meeting will
be held at the Armory at 8 O'Clock a. M
Let all attend.
The barn of Mr.. T, P LindIey, of
Powder Springs, was burned at an
early hour Wednesday morning of last
week, together with several head of
horses and cattle. Loss about $1,000
Incendiary.
The triangle lot at the junction of
Roswell street and Washington Avenue
should be converted into nice park,
The city or the citizens should see
what can be done in attaining this
object.
Those who have used Chase & San
oorn's package Teas pronounce them
far superior to any other. Sold only by
Faw & Rogers.
At meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors of the First National Bank last
Thursday, semi-annual dividend of
four per cent was declared. The sur
plus is now $4,000. Mr.. J. Ed Massey
was elected assistant cashier. The
Bank is we'll managed and making a
fine business record.
Mr.. W. NJ. Davis, of this county.
harvested wheat for Mr.. Col Wiley in
Cherokee county, the past week. He
says it was splendid yield. He saw
some of it AZ inches to the head, and
grains to the mesh.
The Marietta Trust and Banking Co.
at meeting of the Board of Directors
last week. made creditable showing
They passed up a semi annual dividend
OF four per cent. The surplus is $685.
600.
Miss Sena Towers, Miss Louise An
derson, Miss Mary Lizzie Anderson,
Miss Leila Anderson and Mrs. Dobbs
returned Saturday from the Worlds
Fair.
ACTIONS speak louder than words"
Ii you contemplate painting, let US show
you the houses IN Marietta painted with
Mastlc Paint during the past seven
years. J. w. Legg & Co.. sole Agents,
Mrs. Curry and Miss DePass, who
have been visiting Rev. V. E. Manget's
family, left for Key West, Fla, their
home today,
Mr.. Dan Manget, wife and daughter,
and Miss Katie Dent of Newman, have
been visiting Rev. V. E. Manget's fam
lily.
Mr.. W. B. Lowe will leave for New
York on the 10th, and Mrs. Lowe will
visit the Worlds Fair on that date.
Mr.. W. B. Griggs, of Due West, was
in to see US Wednesday afternoon. He
is pleasing conversationalist and is
one of the Marietta Journals CORE
spondents, and came in to invite us to
the Journals 18th annual picnic which
will be held at Smyrna on Saturday,
July 80. Mr.. Griggs is great believer
in the good work of the country news
paper. He has framed in his home the
first newspaper ever published in Cobb
county. This paper was published in
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