The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-08-25
The Marietta journal
Local News.

Macon
Miss Belle Cook, of Emerson, is visit
ing her cousin, Miss Matte Grist.
Miss Miriam Lewis, of Fayetteville, is
visiting Miss Lillian Hardage.
Mrs. j. B. Lewis, of Anderson, S. c.,
is visiting Mrs. w. r. Montgomery.
Mr.. Robert Cleveland, of Wartrace.
Tenn, is in the city,
Miss TrezevaBt is on visit to New
York
Miss Matte Black has returned home
from visit. to Athens.l
Nh w NJ Hames and wife, of Allan
ia. left Tuesday for the Worlds Fair.
The Beavers are Industrious animals
and build good Dams. Suppose you
earn more about them.
Miss Anna Jett who has been visiting
Mr.. N E. Williams family returned
to Atlanta, Monday
Miss Agnes Hardeman, after ten DAYS
visit to Atlanta, returned home Thurs
day.
Mr. George Lester, of Was hington
City, attended the funeral of his broth
er, Irwin, here Tuesday.
We don't suppose there was ever
raised in Cobb county large water
melon crop.
MIR Columbus Batson, of Morrellton,
Ark, is visiting his sister, Mrs C T
Carnes, whom he had not seen in SO
years.
The rains have certainly given vigor-
Gus growth to all vegetation, grasses,
etc. Cattle can Craze on thousand
hills" and fare sumptuously.
There, will be an ice cream supper at
Mr.. j. M Cogburn's, on Cherokee road
Thursday night, August 25th, for the
benefit of Oakhurst Sunday School. !.
Mrs. Sarah Miller, who has been Wis
itIng in Mississippi, is again with her
sister, Mrs. E.. welsh Miss Lois
Welsh will return home Saturday from
Mississippi,
Miss Clara Thornton entertained the
younger set Saturday afternoon in hon
or of her cousin little Miss Annie Fran
cesMcKoin of Nashville. Tenn. Dain-
ty refreshments were served. The af-
fair proved to be delightful one.
Mrs Joseph Henry Banks, of Gaines
vile, has issued cards announcing the
approaching marriage of her daughter,
Miss Leila, to Mr. w A DuPre, of Mari
eta, Sept It'll, six O'Clock m, The
couple will be at home after Sept Goth,
Marietta.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Dawson gave a
watermelon cutting at their beautiful
home near Blackwells last Saturday
afternoon in honor of their visitors
Misses Glora Watkins. Ruby BishoT
and Matte York, of Marietta. All
present seemed to enjoy it.
A Texas editor hit the right spot
when he said: "The sorriest fellow or
earth is the fellow who will sit around
and cuss his own town. II I lived
astride the north pole 1 would call il
home and be ready to boost it up. l
1.couldn't say anything nice about it, ]
would say that my ice bills didn't come
high. / wouldn't stay in town I haC
to cuss-not while the world is as bis
as it is now"
The Children's Missionary Society o.
the Presbyterian church held very
interesting meeting last Sunday after
noon at O'Clock. There were four
teen members and two new member
present, Miss Annie Dobbs, superin
sendent OF the Children's Missionary
Society Of the Baptist church, was alst
with u.s. Louise Lumpkin and Matti,
Lou Crenshew recited and Annie Wad
dell and Edwin Crenshaw read Forty
five cents was collected.
A huge tree once fell suddenly, or 81
it scented, but on close examination /
was found that a sharp worm from the
inside had slowly been eating the tree
away A good man who had the con,
tidence OF. the entire community fel
one day from his high estate and every
one said: what sudden fall" The
truth of the matter was the mar
was like the tree, eaten from with
in by the worm unknown to those
without No one falls quickly, but il
all goes by slow degrees.