The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-08-22


ca IN ten days. Very interesting in
oeeo have been the letters written IN
relatives and friends in Marietta nv
little Miss Hoppe. She is unusuallv
bright for her age, keen observer with
me descriptive powers, equally as
good writer as she is conversation.
aIlsS. Very few girls of her age have
the opportunity of visiting Europe and
no doubt this trip will afford her happy
memories to be cherished through life.
Mrs Gussie Chamberlain has tender
ed her resignation as assistant post
master, and has been succeeded by Mrs.
Dora Simmonds, who assumed the du-
ties IN the office on last Monday. We
regret to lose the pleasing and accom-
modating Mrs. Chamberlain, who has
served so long, faithfully and accept
ably, but glad to have Mrs. Simmonds.
her sister, to fill her place, as her expe-
rlence in the office work years ago 80
eminently qualities her.
The many friends of Colonel E. HUI
bert Clay will regret to learn that he
had to go to Atlanta this week to be
operated on by DR.. McRea for appendi-
cltls, which has been troubling him
some time. The operation was sue
cessfully performed Tuesday morning
and he is getting along all right. Col.
Clay is the son of Senator A. S. CLAY,
prominent attorney of this place. He
has host of friends who hope for
his speedy recovery and return home.
L. W. Reads clearance sale of cloth
ing, shoes, hats, shirts, ETC., is still on
and will continue until the 2Sth. This
is your opportunity to get goods at
great reduction.
Wanted-To sell you friers and hens.
We have fine ones on our yard and we
do not mean to keep them.
White & Green Grocery Co.,
Phone 80. 102 Atlanta street.
Mr.. j. P. jolly, who bought the Oscar
Benson farm of $50 acres, in MONDAY
settlement about eighteen months ago,
has sold 800 acres of it to Mr.. John G.
York, of Jackson, Miss. for $500, and
forty acres to Mr.. Lloyd Blackwell for
800, making $4,000 for the farm that
he gave $4,000 Cobb county lands are
on the advance, and no man loses any
money on them.
A meeting of the Fifth Division, 1.
o. o. F., comprising the forty lodges
of the Blue Ridge Circuit, has been
called by ]. J. Hunt, Division Deputy
Grand Master, at Marietta, Aug. 28th,
at 10 a. m. Seventy-five or more rep
resentatives are expected to be present.
All qualified brothers are invited to
attend,
T. w. Reads clearance sale of cloth
ing, shoes, hats, shirts, etc, is still on
and will continue until the 28th. This
is your opportunity to get goods at
great reduction.
Jul SllCCO udlAlS JllC OCSb bIldb Gull
be bought, at Hugh Manning's.
For SALE-My fine family horse and
surrey Any lady or child can drive
the horse, qualities perfect.
B. A. Butler.
Last Wednesday week Colonel Charlie
Griffin went to Murray county and de-
Tended Harper, who killed Sheriff Ben
Keith. Colonel Griffin made an able
defense, but he had serious case to
handle. Harper was convicted and
sentenced to hang September Goth. A
motion for new trial has been made.
NOTICE is hereby given that appIica-
tion will be made to the Mayor and
City Council of Marietta, at the next
regular meeting, first Monday night in
September, 1907 to have Maple avenue
widened to uniform width of 80 feet,
from point commencing about 405
| feet to the west OF Kennesaw avenue
up to Kennesaw avenue, taking off
strip of Mrs. D. l.. Dunn's lot l45 feet
long and 10 feet wide on the west end
and Az feet wide on the east end, and
a strip off Mrs. H. N. Cottingham's lot
320 long and 16 feet wide at Locust
street, and about "a feet wide at Ken
| nesaw avenue.
The sweeping reduction sale still
goes on at Carnes Furniture Company's
store. There is something doing there,
and if you want goods at great re-
duction-25 per cent.-now is the time.
Read half page advertisement.
Wanted-One hundred friers and
hens. Will give top of market for them
at once. White & Green Grocery Co.
| 102 Atlanta Street.
Mr.. w. f. Brooks, of near Acworth,
has sold to Mr.. r. E. Butler, of this
place, his farm, and Mr. Brooks has
bought the brick residence at Buffers,
in this city, from Mr.. r, E. Butler.
Ex-Congressman Hiram P. Bell died
last Friday in Atlanta, at the home of
his son, Colonel George P Bell.
REMOVAL Sharper Reynolds has re.
| moved his blacksmith shop on Tucker