The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-05-17

Mr.. w. Z. Crockett is home from
Alabama for few days.
Rev. D. B. Whitfield will preach at
Mt. Bethel next Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Couch, of Senoia
Ca, visited their daughter. Mrs. Geo.
e. Nolan here the past few days.
Riggs Rough Riders show failed to
appear in Marietta. 1t is said they
were tied up in Atlanta.
Going fishing may be very pleasant
pastime, but catching fish in streams
IN this section has about played out.
The abundance of nice home raised
vegetables enjoyed by our citizens now
saves a number of pennies and keeps
the table we'll supplied.
A man was on the streets Friday
peddling parrots. He had things his own
way until he struck the fellow who
couldn't talk,
Mr.. Adrian Cortelyou and wife left
for New York on last Thursday Is Mr..
Cortelyou will visit Vermont on bust
ness for the Kennesaw Marble Co. He
will return in about two weeks.
I Rev. G. S. Tumlin, of Texas, is visit
Ing Georgia friends and relatives. He
was formerly pastor of the Marietta
Baptist church.
MIR. Boze Waters, of Atlanta, was in
the city Thursday. He is an old Mari
ettan and brother of Mr.. John c. Wa
tiers.
fF Miss Regina Rambc has been elected
z art editor of the monthly magazine
Z Wesleyan" at Wesleyan College, Ma
con. This is deserved compliment to
talented young lady.
Mrs. Pearl Barrett Snider, OF Ameri-
us. spent last week with her parents,
Ny and Mrs. r. s. Lincley. She was ac-
coYnpanied home by her sister, Miss
Gussie Barrett, who will spend the
summer there.
Mr.. Ed Waters and MIR. John Waters,
jr, left Monday for San Francisco
Cal. under contract as brick masons,
wages SIP 80 per day to help rebuild
that devastated city. We think we
will learn the brick mason's trade.
MIR, Z. A Bishop, near Roswell had
the misfortune to lose his large barn
by fire one night about two weeks ago.
He lost all of his corn, peas, fodder,
tools, harness, two cows and yearling,
which were burned up. He managed
to get out his mules. 1t leaves him in
8 bad tx for this years crop.
The date, Saturday, May 26th has
been changed to Sunday, May the 9th,
for the dedicatorial services at Little
River Camp Ground over the shaft erec-
ted to the memory of John P. VIM,
who donated this plat of ground to Lit
tie River church for divine worship and
ioy burial purposes. Public cordially
invited.
Mr.. King Awtrey. son of Prof. B.
Awtrey, has just passed successful
examination to admission in the U S.
Naval academy, at Annapolis, Md He
was appointed by Congressman Gordon
Lee Young Awtrey is an exception
ally bright and brainy young man, and
his many friends are glad of his sue
cess in attaining the appointment.
The offices Of the superintendent, as
sistant superintendent, master Of trains
and chief dispatcher, roadmsster and
superintendent of bridges and build
ings of the Louisville & Nashville Rail-
road Company, have been moved to
Marietta from Blue Ridge. The open
ing Of the new line from Etawah to
Gainesville and to Atlanta necessita-
ted this move, in order that the new
line could be more effectively looked
after.
This city tax assessing business takes
on some chsngeable hues No get OF
assessors have the same estimate OF the
value of property. The changes each
year of city assessors generally result
in the increase of the assessments sew.
eral hundred dollars on each piece OF
property. At the present rate OF taxa
ton, with more to come, and the IL
crease of the assessments, it will soon
be a difficult matter to get an income
from renting property unless rents, coo
are advanced.