The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-11-08
/ he Marietta journal
MARIETTA, GA, NOV. 8, 1908.
Local Items.


at Woodstock on last Sunday.
Miss Pearl Fowler, of Atlanta, spent
Sunday with homefolks.
Three joined the Methodist Church
Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Stephens, Mr.. and
Mrs. McAfee and Mrs. M. Dean, of
Woodstock, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs w. 7. Fowler
Mrs. Sallie Galley, daughter of Mrs.
Mitt Gresham, of this county, of this
county, died at her home in Oklahoma,
OF typhoid fever, last week.
Mr.. Sam Squiers is the possessor of a
fine thorough bred, 2-year old colt,
recently received from Ohio, which, for
Hymetery, agility and pedigree, eclipses
anything seen in this section.
Mr.. Claud G. Seals left Thursday for
Sheffield, Ala. From there he will go
to Hot Springs, Ark, to get his system
rid of malaria.
A Georgia exchange rises to remark
that man who will only he as honest
as he has to be, will be as dishonest as
he can be.
Mr.. John Mcdonald, the city mail
carrier, is on the United States court
jury in Atlanta. 1t beats tramping the
streets of Marietta
You can see Sambo with two dogs GO
ings to the woods at night to hunt the
'possum. There's nothing that pleases
the average darkey's palate better than
fat baked 'possum.
This has been glorious summer and
is most pleasant winter. There is no
reason for melancholy. but everything
to inspire cheer and good will. So put
up stiff upper lip, and live for a good
and noble purpose
Mr.. H. A. Mclean, recently of Fort
Scott, Ark, has taken charge of the
Mcclure Ten Cent Store, at Marietta
Mr.. Mclean is an up-to-date business
man, with many years experience and
will push the business.
The Southern Farm magazine esti-
mates that 100000 settlers have been
attracted to the South, and that be-
tween 100000 and 100000 acres of
land have been bought by them during
the last twelve months
- We regret to learn of the destruction
by lire Of the home of Mr.. and Mrs. M
5. Gilbert at Smyrna on last Friday.
Only $500 insurance. Loss 81, 900. Fur
| nlture was nearly all saved. A defec-
Ative Hue was the cause.
The merchant who has his printing
done in Atlanta, should ask himself
docs the Atlanta printer trade with
him? If it is fair for the merchant to
go out of town to have his printing
done, it is fair for the printer to go out
of town to do his trading, also.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arch H. McOleskey re-
turned from Oklahoma City Saturda y,
after spending year there. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. P. Durham had family re-
union Sunday in honor of their return.
There are twenty seven children and
grandchildren, and they were all pres
ent. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee McCleskey were
also at the reunion, making thirty
in all sumptuous dinnena@s served
and all enjoyed day at the old home
together.
The lire department was called out
twice Wednesday night. wood house
on the premises occupied by Mr..
Brown on Kennesaw avenue, next to
Mrs. A. Howell's residence, was de-
stroyed by fire supposed to have caught
from passing engine. The property
is owned by Mrs. Elizabeth Patterson
DIR. N. A, Pratt, aged IA years, and a
pioneer fertilizer manufacturer, was
struck and killed by freight train al
Decatur. He was chief chemist for the
Confederate government and had head
quarters at Augusta.
If you are looking for trouble,
all you have to do is rub any MAI
the wrong way.
An Atlanta man pawned rail
OF gold cuff buttons to buy i
morning lunch, and found in hi,
oysters pearl for which he re-
fused an offer Of S75.