The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-06-20
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tom for the summer.
When it rains now the square is no
in loblolly of mud like it used to be.
Peach shipments will be late this sea
son in this vicinity.
The rain that fell here Thursday wa
needed, and helped things wonderfully
The Inauguration of Tovernor-elec
Smith will take place goth inst. in thu
open air.
Those who went to the jamestown
Exposition do not seem to be very en-
thusiastic. They say it will be good
show after awhile.
Sarah. the daughter of Mr.. T. w
Florence, and Minnie, daughter of Mr.
ard Mrs. George Dewald, who are at
tending the institution for the deaf anG
dumb, at Mt. Airy, Pa, will arrive
home this week to spend the summer
vacation.
Parties are trying to induce Mayor
w. r. Joyner, of Atlanta, to build &
hotel on his lot facing tie car line or
Atlanta Road, adjacent to Mr.. s. r
LindIey's property. Marietta needs 8
hotel but it ought to be Quilt inside OF
the corporate limits.
Mr.. r. E. Butler last week sold the
cutting of alfalva from four acres fol
$207.5O. This was the second cutting
this year. He will get five cuttings
from the same this year. At this rate,
the five cuttings will Pay him 81 037.5C
in one year,
A blackboard automobile was in towr
the past week that struggled fearfully
to navigate, judging from the noise il
made in starting. Heads were stuck
out of windows and doors and people
stopped to learn the cause of the ter
rible commissions going on. A few like
that in town would create an earth
quake.
A Southern train rolled into Greens
boro, N. O.. just on the dot. The citi-
zens thereof Immediately made up q
neat purse and gave it to the engineer
for being on time once in five years
The jolly old throttle-puller took the
purse and said, Il thank you, but ]
pulled my train in just twenty-foul
hours late"
Died.--Bruce Osborn, a we'll known
colored man, who during slavery wa;
owned by Col. Rood, died on last Mon.
day afternoon, aged 65 years. He had
been in the employ of MIR. Chuck An.
derson for thirty years and proved
faithful and industrious.
The first duty Of a man is to hi
home, to his wife and his children, i
he is so fortunate as to have them. A.
a husband and father, he should be thu
light and joy of the household. To thu
children he should he their counsello
and friend, their strength for duty
their encouragement to excellence, thei
comfort an help in all that prepares TO
usefulness and makes the home attract
i've to all.
The pure food law is bringing som
important things to light, One of tn
most popular brands of smoking tobac
co, known and sought after, is found o.
expert examination, to contain
per cent of alfalfa, 5 per cent of arseni
and one per cent of opium. The othe
33 per cent is tobacco of various kind
and grades. Those who. smoke cigar
cites might get alfalva by the bale
grind it up, sack it, sprinkle it wit
opium, and enjoy themselves. TIL
growing of alfalfa ought to be mad
profitable in Cobb county and a ciga
factory started
The year is not yet half gone, ye
statistics compiled by the Chicago Tri
bune shows that its record of casualtie
already exceeds that of 1905. Two hun
dred and seventy-three persons hav
been killed and 925 injured in thirty
eight railroad wrecks, and 9O2 live
have been lost in twenty-three steame
wrecks. There have been thrice
mine accidents in which 800 person
have persisted. Tidal waves have claim
ed 2,249 victims, earthquakes 5,1O(
hurricanes $50 and cyclones 70 Thu
1T would seem that 1907 has started on
to write its record in human blood.