The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-09-13

yourself and wife into the grave for
the sake of money. You have hut one
life to live, and that is but brief at
best. Take little comfort and pleas.
ure as you go along day by day, and
try to do little good TO each other.
Wealth alone will never keep yoar
memory green after you have gone to
the undiscovered country.
The Marietta Jewelry Company, John
Il. Osment, manager, began a special
ten days sale last Saturday, and are
Offering watches, clocks, iewelry, dia-
monds, silverware, ETC., twenty-five
per cent. off. 81 watch for T5cts; alarm
clocks, 65cts. Now is the time to get
bargains. Read half page advertisement
and call and see them, north side of
square.
A negro who gave his name as Lucius
Watson, % years old, was arrested at
Gilmore, in this county, on the charge
OF assaulting Ruth Dixon, negro girl.
Her father, Solomon Dixon, arrested
Watson. He was tried before Justice of
the Peace r. w. Manner, and committed
to Jail here.
For SALE.-The McCollum place on
Whitlock avenue. This is one of the
finest homes in Marietta, consisting of
about fifty acres of fine land. Apply
to w. s. Turner, admr. of H. c.. FUR
ner; or N. A. Morris, attorney.
We will sell you the very best Jellico
block coal for 81 per ton. Best coal on
earth. Will appreciate your orders
and will guarantee you satisfaction.
Meinert & Whitlock. Phone y.
Politics and ice.seeking are doing
more to poison the lives of men and
wreck character than anything that is
looked upon as respectable. 1t engen-
ders enmity, hate and revenge, break
ing up peace ard happiness and friend
ships, throwing obstacles in the success
of sopl-saving.
asFJudge John Awtrey, Ordinary of Cobb
county, has fixed the rate for county
taxes the same as the State, $3.50 on
the 81 900, ten cents less than last year.
This rate is cheaper than it has been in
several years. The State and county
tax rate for this year is $3.50 on the
81 900.
For SALE,-About acre of land, nice
new broom dwelling, good barn, garden,
orchard. Good water Everything in
first class condition. Price $I,750.
Terms one third cash. Easy payments
on balance. Can furnish more land if
desired. Located about one mile south
Of Marietta, Ga, on Atlanta road and
near car line. Also have some nice
building lots worth $4,000 to $500 90
each. Call on or write B. A. BUTLER,
at Butler Marble & Granite Co.'s office,
Marietta, Ga.
The poet who said, opportunity
knocks only once at mans door, is
mistaken Opportunity knocks every
day, for there is always something to
do, and if you will be alert to seize the
opportunity to work, it willIlead you on
to fortune. "a
Hon. N. A. Morris, of Cobb, has been
chosen as one of the State Democratic
Executive Committee-at-Large, Col
j. q. Foster is from the Seventh. This
gives Cobb two members on the Execu-
tive Committee.
When in need of building material of
any kind you can get it at Meinert &
Whitlock's new lumber and coal yards,
Glover's old machine works, cor. Whit
lock avenue and Railroad street.
Phone 70. Meinert & Whit]ock.
Mr.. Thomas w. Jackson, of Atlanta,
formerly commercial drummer, and
Mr.. w, J. Govan, the well known cigar
man of Atlanta, have purchased place
on the Chattahoochee river, one mile
east of Roswell, and will run goat
farm there The farm consists of three
hundred acres of land, we'll suited to
the business of goat raising Canton
Advance.
The days are fast growing shorter,
the equinox being just two weeks off.
There should be cooler nights pretty
soon, and gradual lowering of the
temperature generally. The time OF
the first frost, however, is still far in
the future.
Mrs S. K. Dick has returned from
Highlands, N. c., where she has been
visiting her son, Mr.. Jackson Dick, who
has been sick of malarial fever. He is
convalescent, and will be home shortly.
Mr.. S. K. Dick is still at Highlands.
Mrs. L. A. Granting gave a reception
Monday afternoon from to 6 O'Clock,
in honor of her sister, Mrs. ]. G. Talley,
of Petersburg, Fla, who is her guest.
The occasion was very pleasant one
in every respect.
For SALE.-About five acres Of land,
just the place for q dairyman or dray-
man; running water, Bermuda pas
ture, good orchard and garden, nice
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