The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-04-14

The sexton, Mr.. Whitman, at the city
cemetery says unknown persons are
stealing flowers from tha graves and
even taking the ribbon that encircles
flowers on newly made graves. This
ghoulishness is horrible and we hope
/ the sense of propriety will teach these
people on second thought of the wrong
| they are doing.
MONEY TO LoAN-In $500 lots. Gilt
edge security required. , to years.
Real estate. JOHN P. CHENEY,
Attorney at Law.
For Sale-I have a few good mules
and horses for sale for cash or on time.
Henry Meinert.
Mr.. Henry NJ. Kemp. of Woodstock,
died last Thursday as the result of
blood poison. He scratched his hand
with barbed wire. blood poison set in
and it resulted in his death. MIR. c. E.
Henderson, of this place, embalmed his
body on Thursday, ard his funeral and
burial took place on Friday.
1t is stated that fruit could be in
considerable measure protected from
the effects of frost and freezes, by plac-
ing tabs of water under the trees. 1t
draws the frost down, and often saves
the fruit from destruction. In Florida
orange groves near lakes never suffer
| from frost.
1896, the lucky number. See if you
have it. 1t draws you round trip tick
ct to Worlds Fair L. w. Virgins.
For SALE.-A 20-horse power boiler
and Is horse power engine, in good
condition, Apply to the J. ]. Black
Lumber Co.
The biggest assortment of Gold and
Gold filled Watches ever brought to
Marietta. E. NJ. Cook & Co.
Mrs j. A. Sharp was carried to her
home at Young Harris Thursday. She
has been at st. Joseph Infirmary in At
lanta for some time, but is now much
improved in health and is gaining
strength very rapidly. She is the
daughter of Mrs. Eva Standard, of Ma
rietta
Anything in Diamonds, pure white
and perfectly cut, at Z. M. Cook & Co.'S.
Miss Edna Penick, Of Atlanta, and
Mr.. Lewis Pom Jones, of Columbia,
S. c., were married at the home of
Judge Spencer Atkinson, an uncle of
the bride, on the 9Th, inst. Miss Gray
son Willingham, Of Marietta, was maid
of honor.
Rev. S. B. Ledbetter, presiding elder,
will fill the pulpit at the Methodist
Church next Sunday morning and eve
ming. He will also preach at Olinville
Sunday afternoon at O'Clock. An
nouncement of the time of the business
session of the Quarterly Conference
will be made later.
Strayed from Jim Bates at Born's
mill, black Berkshire SOW, weight about
$50 lbs. few small white spots. Fin
der notify me-liberal reward.
| A. n. MAYEs,
Marietta, r. r. No. 2.
The Gober and Freyer blocks of
buildings are beginning to "show up"
and in fact they are going up, brick by
brick. 1t is thought the buildings will
lie entirely completed by July 1st. 1t
is expected the post office corner will
be ready for occupancy June 1st.
The negroes OF Marietta keep leaving
going to California. Nose Bacon, who
left here and went to Riverside, has
been the means of inducing a large
number to go there. One negro woman
left here last week with $500 in her
pocket that she had saved as a cook.
The finest layers IN the world are the
Brown Leghorn hens. See me if you
want to buy some eggs. Pure stock
John 2. Cheney
The friends of Dr.. and Mrs. J B.
Donaldson will sympathize with them
in the loss of their infant son on the
4th inst. Mrs. S. G. Motley is with
her sister in Dublin Also Mrs. W. E.
Jounard, of Nashville, Tenn.
Mr.. II. N. Sceva, who has beea visit
ing friends here this winter, left We'd
nesday for his home in Merchandising,
Ohio.
Hon. Gordon Lee was in the city on
Thursday. Hon. g. r. Hutchins on
Wednesday The candidates keep right
on one another's tracks, Oh, it's fun
to be a candidate.
Misses Clara and Mary Lou Green
and Miss Bessie Brooks, of Atlanta,
spent Sunday here with Mrs. Kate
Manning.
Miss Ida Carmichael daughter OF Mr..
Daniel G. Carmichael, Of Toonigh,
Cherokee county, Ca, left home on
Friday last one week ago, and her
b.