The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-10-31
The hdrI6ttd journal
MARIETTA, GA, OCT. 81, 1907.
Local Items.

People il Marietta and Cobb county
who are in position to know, say that a
horse which would sell for eighty and
one Kindred dollars three years ago is
now held at from one hundred and fifty
to two hundred dollars
Undershi-ts and drawers for boys at
70 cents. II. A. Ward & Bro.
The President mas issued his procla-
nation fixing Thursday, November
18th, as national thanksgiving day.
The unprecedented prosperity of the
country, peace prevailing and innumer-
able other blessings ought to make this
people devoutly grateful to- the Giver
OF all Good.
We have lots of new goods to show
you. II. A. Ward & Bro.
It is said that the mills are unable to
command ready money to buy their
supply of cotton, owing to the strin-
gency of the money market. Buff our
farmers didn't rush their cotton to
market, the mills would have the mo-
ney after awhile and pay better price
than is now prevailing.
Roasted coffee at 1873 cents.
Ill. A. Ward & Bro.
A wee Marietta maiden had frequent
ly heard her big sisters friends, and
also members of the family, teasing
her about trapping" some nice young
man. Not long since the rat trap was
taken out of storage room, and big
rodent had sacrificed his life in search
81 food Running in to the family, she
said, isis, he's trapped, but he's not
= man-he's just rat"
CARD OF THANKs.--W desire to re-
turn our sincere thanks to our neigh
bors and friends for their unremitting
attention, kindness and sympathy du-
ring the recent sickness end death of
Mr. A. J. Templeton, husband and fa-
Their. Mrs. A j. TEMPLEToN
AND CHILDREN.
The wild geese are flying south. In
old days, that was considered sure
sign that norCher would follow. In the
Rocks of geese, there are many herons
and cranes, The ducks are flying, too
It makes the blood of the hunter glow
snd muscles springy, to see the hocks
and to hear the honKing Of the wild
fowl.
We are selling good goods mighty
sheap for cash. II. A. Wards& Bro.
Bill Arp said: Il never knew a COM
munity but what begged foI railroad
and / never knew one but what n, lie
war upon it as soon as they got it.
Bill is kerrect, Few people here know
how to properly appreciate a good thing
until they really need it, or worse still,
until they have it.
The postal card craze ia assuming
alarming proportions, and has taken
such a violent form that home made
goods fail to supply the market. At
the port o. New York alone the Gus
toms officers handle seven million i'm
ported European souvenir cards every
week. day. And Marietta is using her
share of these cards, as our book and
drug stores show.
800 lbs. of bulk roasted coffee to go at
l27a cents per pound.
H. A. Ward & Bro,
CLARKE LIBRARY.-At the annual
meeting of the CLARKE Library Associa-
ton, held last Thursday, it was decided
to open the library another day to the
public-Tuesday morning. Hereafter,
beginning in November, the library will
be open every week day in the morning
from 10 to y O'Clock, except Friday
Also, it vas decided to buy some new
books, as the financial condition of the
association was such as to allow of this
NOhC'
A few more remnants in calico, sing-
Aams, sateen and outing, to sell mighty
cheap. III. A. Ward u Bro.
The board of county commissioners
Of Green county goes out of existence
an January LIST, by operation Of law, to
be succeeded by one member who shall
exercise the powers and prerogatives of
the entire board of five members. Cobb
county will have law to go into opera
ton at the next election to elect FIVE
sounty commissioners. 1t seems that
counties are never Satisfied with their
condition, or rather. individuals who
make ue counties, ore not.