The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-07-11
lh6 Marietta journal
GA, JULY IL, 1907.
Local Items.

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. b, 5. Huguley
fine girl,
Miss Mary Dean Towers left Saturday
on visit to Rome.
Vacations are usually enjoyed on the
constant go.
Miss Sarah Manning has returned
from GAINESVILLE.
Miss Lula Manning in on visit to
Conyers.
Mr.. Milton Keller and Mrs. Sam Dick
are at Cumberland Island this week.
Acworth has, by petition, asked our
Representative to vote for the State
prohibition bill.
MIR. II. Harry Looney attended the
funeral of Mr. l.. II. Strickland, of Toe
Goa. Ga, last Sunday.
Miss Frances Morse and Miss May
Johnston, of Douglassville, are guests
OF Mrs. Frank Manning, near town.
Mr. Newt Morse and Mr. Carl Wesley
of Atlanta, were guests of Mr. and Mrs
Frank Manning Sunday.
Mr.. H E. Wilson, skilled watch and
Jewelry repairer, is now with H. E
Kerley.
Mr.. j. D. Northcutt and family have
gone to their summer home in Gilmer
county, Turniptown, Ga.
Summer boarders are coming in now
and soon the vacant rooms will be
taken.
Our merchants sell goods cheaper
than Atlanta, because they can afford
to-
= Atlanta couples continue to trolley tt
Marietta and get spliced by our minis
tiers and Ordinary.
Mrs. Will Pomeroy of Cairo, III. -, anC
Mrs. Frank Boston, of JelIico, Tenn.
are visiting their mother, Mis-. L. n
Trammell. here.
Do you want delicious coffee? Try
Englehard's high grade coffees anC
teas, also Governors Cup coffee, at G
H. Dobbs'.
Those who go to the country now pic
nicking say that red bugs are more nu
merous than ever, while snakes are in
creasing rapidly, as there are no hog
to devnur them.
Governor Hoke Smith, Editor ] r
Gray and Editor Clark Howell all seen
to be Of kird when it comes to oppos
ing State prohibition. Great is Disn,
of the Ephesans
Mrs George Fl. Granting, sister o
Miss Julia Green, sailed on the Goth O
June from Philadelphia to Liverpool OF
the steamship 'Noordland, )" on a pleas
ure trip to Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos w. Rodgers, ne,
Miss Stella Granting, will move from
Savannah to Tampa, Fla this fall.
Sunday Marietta was dry" town il
more senses than one. The water mains
were emptied, and the citizens deprived
for many hours of water in their homes
Work connecting a new and additions
main was in progress at the northwes
corner of the square The work wa,
completed in the afternoon and the
water turned on again.
Two men in Lumpkin county, Geor
gia, returned Their dogs for taxation a.
$25 each. If those who own dogs il
Cobb county should return them at the
value they place on them, then the
county and state revenue would be-
largely increased. The supreme cour
Aas decided that dogs are property
then Why not list them for taxes?
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward 6. Smith, o
Grand Rapids, Mich, who have been il
Marietta for some time, have bought
the Brooks place, near Acworth, say!
the Post, and will occupy it about Sep
tender lst, on their return from theil
eastern trip, having left last week. Mr.
Smith will teach art three days in eacl
week at Cox College, College Park. anC
open q studio in Acworth
A feature of the Fourth OF July cele
bration in Portland, Oregon, was tn,
naming of Miss Mary Ramsay Lemon
Wood mother queen" of the state
Mrs. Lamox 10 12O years old, hale anC
strong. The ceremonies celebrstin,
her age and activity we're participated
IN by several youths Of upwards of 8
years, Mrs. Wood is native of Ten
nessee, but has lived in Oregon most O
her lnnn To-