The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-04-20
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Mr. l. NJ. Trippe and Mr.. JOHN In
gold spent Sunday here with friends.
Mrs. Lafitte, of Atlanta, is visiting
Mrs. G. Al VIM for short time.
Mr. P, Jolly will build a store
house on one of his lots on Atlanta
street and open a store there.
/ Mrs. R. H. Wood and children. of
Charlottesville, Va, are visiting her
brother, Mr.. G. E. Hedges.
Cotton continues to come to market
Holding" seems to be over to some
extent.
The city carriers are proving to be
very efficient, clever and accommodate
Ing.
Georgia is a great state, worthy of
every good thing that is coming to her
in industrial, manufacturing and rail-
road enterprises, and with a splendid
agricultural population she is bound to
make greater strides.
Cobb county must be expecting a
large peach crop this year. We notice
that Judge Gober has ordered about
100000 peach crates If his crop should
be as large as this indicates he will
make an immense amount of money
this year.-Alpharetta Free Press.
REVIVAL SERvIoEs.-On next Sunday
night Rev. J. j. Grow will begin a Sc
ries of meetings at Rose Lane church,
to continue for two weeks. Rev. J. M.
Spinks, of Atlanta, will do the preach
ing. Services 2;30 and Z 80 p. m. every
day. All are cordially invited.
What do you think of an artist who
painted cobwebs on ceiling 80 truth
full that the hired girl wore herself in
to an attack of nervous prostration
trying to sweep them down? We be-
lieve that there might have been such
an artist but, as is suggested, there
never was such hired girl.-Ex,
A friend was endeavoring to convince
an unmarried man that it costs no more
for two to live, a la love in a cottage,
than one, The unmarried man looked
skeptical, but committed himself to
this extent: "You find me a shoe
dealer who will sell me two pairs of IS
shoes for one IS bill, and I'll find the
girl" At last reports he was still not
engaged.
A freight train ran into the sontt-
bound passenger train this morning at
Tolona water tank, smashed up the
sleeping car and the freight train.
Engineer Murphy. who was on the
engine, had one of his legs broken, and
was otherwise bruised up. No one
else was hurt so far as we have learned.
Blue Ridge Post.
Will the negro work? Some of them
will and some won't. A negro maR
worked for citizen last week in his
yard two days and quarter. He re-
turned, commenced another day s work
and slipped off and failed to show IN
any more. With two days pay in
his pocket he didn't need any more
until that was exhausted.
Former Railroad Commissioner T. G.
Crenshaw. who sued the Pullman Pal
ace Car Company for $4,000 injuries
sustained at the hands of Pullman Con-
ductor, J.'H. Kirkland, who cut him
with knife while on Western and
Atlantic train, just as the train was
near Marietta, over two years ago, lost
his case in the United States Court last
week.
The Young Ladies Cooking Club was
entertained by Miss Mary Dean Towers
on last Thursday afternoon at Mrs. W
r. Montgomeroy's residence. One of
the surprises was Kitchen shower"
as the gift of the young ladies to Miss
Leila heake, whose marriage takes
place Thursday evening, 10Th instant,
The articles presented were of every
known kitchen utensil so indispens-
able to housekeepers.