The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-05-12
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Il Mrs. John 7. Brantley willgreturn to
her home in Blackshear this week. fSg2
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u The Gem City Band played in the
park Tuesday night.
Mrs. Murray Hawkins returned from
visit to Rome Tuesday.
Miss Sallie Camp.has returned from
prolonged visit to New York and
Kansas City.
A very heavy rain fell here Saturday
night. 1t was needed and the thirsty
earth drank it with aviditY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hopkins, who have been
at The Biltmore for month, left for
their home in Ottawa, Ohio, last Mon
day. They were delighted with Mari
eta and our Southern climate, and say
they expect to come again.
Rev. Howard Crumley, agent of the
Decatur Orphans Home, preached at
the Methodist Church last Sunday
morning, and received large contribu-
ton for the support of the orphans.
There was no preaching there at night,
owing to the absence of the pastor.
The following delegates have been
appointed by the chairman of the coun-
ty democratic executive committee to
9TH congressional convention to meet in
Rome May 18th: j F P Lindley, Char
ley Camp, ] f Shaw, E Dobbs, w E
Williams, W. Chastain, N Scott, NJ
Abbott. Lumpkin, John Awtrey
MouItrie M. Sessions, B Johnson.
W A DuPre, T NJ Brunby, ST., Edward
Lemon, J f Motley, w M Mckenzie.
M j Robinson.
improvements on residence streets
are constantly going on in Marietta.
One who does not have occasion to
visit some particular section for several
months will be surprised at what he
beholds 1t is a new veranda in one
instance, while in another it is an ideal
French or Italian renaissance window
Here you will see 'sun-parlor" added
| there remodelled vestibule entrance.
One man has reprinted his dwelling
and fence, and his neighbor has laid a
nice walk. Here little and there a
little. Let the good work continue to
go on.
If you want to raise your boy for the
penitentiary, the receipt is very simple.
When he doesn't want to go to school.
let him loaf, When he gets into some
mischief and your neighbor reports it
to you, curse him in the presence OF
| the boy. When he gets little larger
and purloins something of value and
you find itout, laugh at him and let it
go at that. When he gets into some
thing that takes him into the Justice
Court, and he is found guilty and fined,
pay his fine, curse the court, the Jury,
and every person connected with the
matter, and pity the boy. You will
soon have splendid candidate for the
penitentiary.
A very beautiful party was given on
Friday afternoon, April 30, by Mrs.
Marcus H. Field. The game of hearts"
was carried out in all details. The
house was decorated with tiny hearts
strung upon red ribbons, the score.
cards were heart-shaped and the prizes
were beautiful red sofa pillow in the
heart design, won by Mrs. Jas. T.
Anderson, and gold collar button in a
red heart-shaped box which was award
ed to Mrs, Geo. f. Newell. In the
dainty and delicious refreshments the
heart design appeared again. There
were about forty guests present to en-
JOY Mrs. Fields hospitality and the
party was declared by all one of the
most enjoyable and thoroughly artistic
affairs ever given in Marietta,
-Four freight cars were wrecked last
Thursday night, two miles north of here,
delaying the passenger trains an hour
or two Friday before the track could be
cleared. One car is said to have been
loaded with 10000 pints of beer and
that only 20 pints of it were broken.
Another with fruit jars, and only few
OF them were broken. One of the cars
was loaded with lumber, and it is said
to have been scattered promiscuously
for yards around, and the car broken
into kindling wood. No one was hurt.
-Rlna Ridnn Hast