The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-07-13

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visit friend in Jacksonville, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Cooper, of At
lanta, are spending this week with the
family of Mr.. j. J. Black.
Mr.. Mike Moore and son, Roy, Wis
tied Mrs. George James in Atlanta last
week.
Miss May Belle Moore has returned
home after pleasant visit to friends in
Atlanta.
We are sorry to know Mr.. John Wat
son has been confined to his home sick
for the past week.
Mrs. Collins and two lovely little
daughters, of Townsville, Ca, are
visiting her daughter, Mrs, Dick Her
bert, on Sessions street.
Miss May Belle Moore will have as
her guests next week Miss Annie Eaves,
of Gainesville; Miss Eva Bentley and
Miss Edwina Johnson, of Atlanta.
The first car of gold to be distributed
in Marietta by the trolley car has not
yet arrived, but the Elberta peaches
will bring the gold.
Mr.. Irvine Smith and Miss jamie
Smith thank their many friends for
their kindness and attention during the
long illness of Miss jamie Mullryne.
The Little River campmeeting is
changed from the 1st Sunday in August
until the I'd Sunday in August Clean
ing off graveyard is on Monday after
the 9Th Sunday in July.
Lightning Tuesday evening of last
week, struck the hog pen of Mr.. F. NJ.
Hardage, on R F. D. Route No. 8, and
killed two fine hogs and tore the pen
all to pieces.
The excursion of the 7th Georgia
Veterans is sure go, and will leave
Atlanta July 10th. The time limit to
secure tickets has been extended to
July 14th. Call on Capt. w. J. Hudson.
Fare round trip SIS. Sleeping car
berths $3.50.
Mr.. Hugh Manning has been carrying
his left hand in q sling as the result of
a scratch by bone at Gatlin's market,
which inflamed his hand and threaten
ed blood poison. He is getting along
all right, much to the qualification of
himself and many friends.
Cotton is about the most uncertain
thing in commercial transactions. It
goes down to cents and now bounds to
lOA cents. 1t has history of impov-
erishing some and enriching others. A
Marietta citizen said Thursday if l had
invested 5000 in cotton when it was
seven cents / would be worth $1,000 to-
day, as cotton has gone up SIS per bale
Whisky, whether sold in barroom.
dispensary or blind tiger, is curse to
a community, and the editor of the
Journal is opposed TO the sale of the
"stutf" in any form, except for medi-
cinal purposes just as you would sell
laudanum, arsenic or any other decoc-
ton under restrictions. And as we
have prohibition law in Cobb county
all infractions of that law ought TO be
made to feel the force Of the penalty,
The candidacy for governor between
Hoke Smith and Clark Howell has
degenerated into personalities and q
newspaper war between the Atlanta
Journal and Constitution. Let the
people hands off until next summer
and take no part in it, and these two
candidates and papers will have so dis
gusted the people that they will take
up new man and elect him.
DIR. j. II. Patton, of the Presbyterian
church, preached at the Baptist church
on last Sunday night, in accordance
with the program arranged for union
services every Sunday for two months.
The sermon was very strong and in
spring one, and delivered in Or. Pat
toms usual pleasing style. Next Sun
day night DR.. Loveioy, of the Methodist
church, will preach at the Baptist
church.
Alonzo Crump, colored, was drunk
near Gsntt's store Saturday night and
was using profane language when Po-
llceman Morris attempted to arrest
him. Crump resisted arrest and drew
his knife. Policeman Morris struck
him with his stick on the head, stagger.
ing him. This didn't daunt him, how
ever, and Mr.. Morris shot at tn 9 Negroes
legs to brighten him. Other officers
came up about this time and Crunp
was arrested and locked up in the
calaboose. The shooting created a good
deal of excitement and large crowd
assembled. On Monday morning Mayor
Motley fined him $25 and cost, and
bound him over to Cobb Superior Court
for assault with intent to murder.