The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-09-05
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The postoffice was closed Monday or
account of labor day.
This is the month when the boys and
girls will begin TO return to college.
Build factories and keep the towr
humming.
Misses Pearl Nell and Edna Varnor
have returned from a weeks visit tC
Rome. A round OF gaities were giver
in their honor while there.
Miss Irma Crlpepper, one of the
most admired members of Atlanta'c
younger society set, is visiting the
Misses Neal, on Polk street, who are
spending the summer in Marietta.
DIED u essie Mcintosh Atkinson
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James G. At.
kinson, of Meridian, Miss, died of con-
gestion of the brain OF Monday night
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Nc
Intosh, on Washington avenue, in this
city. She was eleven months old Mr.
Atkinson arrived Tuesday and the
funeral took place Wednesday. We
deeply sympathize with the family in
this sad bereavement.
The way to get an item in the Journal
is to tell the editor about it by phone
postal card, or in person. 1t is impos-
sible for US to visit every house in town
every day, phone or ask every person
in Marietta if they have any news. You
put yourself to the trouble of telling
us, and we will appreciate it. We want
the news. Help US to get it.
After newspaper has yelled itself
hoarse in an effort to persuade people
to patrunize home merchants, and then
accidentally stumble into the fact that
some of these self same business men
he is enGeavoring to protect are send
ing away for job printing, or else sell
dom have an advertisement put in the
paper, it rather shakes its faith in man
kind, and makes reciprocity look like q
lead dime with hole in it.
An exchange says that alcohol Twill
remove grass STAINS from summer
clothes. The exchange is right. II
will also remove summer clothes and
spring and winter clothes, not only
from the man who drinks it but also
from his wife and children. 1t will re-
move household furniture from the
house and eatables from the pantry
the smiles from the face of his wife, and
the happiness from his home AS re.
mover Of things alcohol has few equals
Mrs. Ollie Feagin and Miss Hattie
Feagin entertained at croquet and
domino party on Friday evening, Au-
gust 23d. Those present were Mrs
Frank Swalley, Mrs. Floyd Fridell
Misses Rella Black, Mae Fleming, Mat
tie York, Lena York; Messrs. Franz
Hardeman, Joe Gault, Floyd Fridell
- Robertson, John Craig, Amos Way
and Will Fleming. After the second
game, the little party assembled in the
parlor, where light refreshments were
served. Then came the games to decide
the prize winners. The prize for tbs
best croquet player was pretty LITTLE
silver iewelry case, and was won by Mr.
Amos Way, who had for his partner
Miss Matte York. The BOBBY pri1t
was tiny little China doll, daintilJ
dressed in pink ribbons. This wat
awarded to Miss Lena York, who haG
as her partner, Mr., Will Fleming. A
scarf pin was won by Mr.. John Craig al
the champion at dominos The second
prize for dominos was tiny collar but
ton, and was won by Mr.. Frank Harde
man. After the delivery of prizes al
were invited cut on the lawn, where ,
table had been prepared under a large
magnolia tree, beautifully decorated
with Japanese lanterns. Here they en-
joyed an old fashioned watermelon
cutting. The last aud most enjoyable
feature Of the evening was the music
duets by Messrs. Hardeman and Craig
accompanied by Miss Rella Black OF
the Diano All aDiovad thA auanirC