The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-05-10
The Marietta journal
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MARIETTA, GA, MAY TO- 1908.
Local Items.

al Grants Park nrSt Sunday IN June.
Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Saunders, of At
lanta, weR guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Lumpkin last Sunday.
Mr. Miner l.. Moore, of Atlanta, has
rented the residence of Miss Burnap
until November LIST.
Rev. Gilbert Dobbs, of Brownsville,
viii preach at the Baptist church next
Sunday morning and night
A negro woman was hauled from
Baptistown Sunday in wagon. help
lessly drunk and placed in the clock
up"
Mr.. Charlie Shelman and wife, of
near Gainesville, are stopping at Lo-
Gust Lodge.
The city assessors, Messrs. M. NJ.
Sessions, j. H. Murray and DR.. I. II.
Springer, have completed their work.
The man who works has no time to
wait for things to turn up; he must
turn 'em up.
The music at the Baptist church last
Sunday morning was very fine. The
ofertory by Mr., Permedius Reynolds
was excellent.
Mr.. James Hilburn and wife, of At
lanta, came up Sunday to visit Mrs.
Kate Manning Mr.. Hilburn was taken
sick and had to have physician.
4 storm of hail, rain and wind pre-
vailed here Sunday afternoon for a
brief time. Ii continued to rain, how
ever, Sunday night and Monday.
MIR. McCrary will attend the conven-
ton Of Knights of Pythias in Augusta
on the 18th inst, to enter the competi-
tive uniform prize drill.
o., at the sensitive people in this
coontry, who are always on the look
out 10 find something to get offended
about. And they generally find it.
IN tight at Gainesville, Ga, John
Fucker Dorsey hit Curtis Twitty with
stick, knocking out nine of his teeth
and fracturing his skull, from which he
died. Dorsey is the son of Mrs. Cor
nellls Dorsey who formerly lived in
Marietta. Dorsey has not been ar
rested.
NAe city marshals and coustables
rounded up about thirty alleged idle
colored men Monday morning, in an
effort to enforce the vagrant law. All
ou. seven made satisfactory showing,
and the seven were held and the others
turned loose.
NoTIoE.-The annual memorial SER
vices will be held at Mars Hill cemete-
~ Wednesday, May Is, at half-past one
O'Clock, p. m. There will be oppropri-
ate services, All who are interested
are cordially invited to come and pay
respects to the beloved dead
There is no reasonable excuse for any
man TO live in town If he doesn't like
it. II you have no word of commenda-
tion 70 say for your town, it's institu
tions or people, emigrate. If you 90
away the church bells will have the
same musical ring, the little dogs will
play just as we'll and the pure air.
bright sunshine and sparkling water
will have the same health-giving prop
critics. Speak good word for your
neighbor, if Sou can if you cannot.
don't everlastingly enlarge on their
faults. Ii you have become thorough
ly disgruntled move away; go some
where where things will suit you.
CORRECTIONAL correspondent of the
Constitution states that Mrs. r. +.
Nesbitt of Marietta, was elected vice.
president for Georgia of the Memorial
Association to assist in getting up
funds for the Jefferson Davis monu-
ment. The funds for the Jefferson Da-
Wis monument are practically all in
hand, and the monument is to be- up-
yelled in Richmond in 1907. Mrs. Nes-
bitt was elected vice-president for
Georgia Of the Confederated Southern
Memorial Association, which represents
the memorial associations OF the South,
and meets always on the same dates as
the veterans, in their annual reunion.