The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-08-27
Local News.

When money begins to talk people
4 sit up and take notice.
Old papers for sale at Journal office
Ten cents ger hundred.
With the numerous courts in session
these are trying times.
8 spools Coats thread Saturday fol
10c with every 25c purchase.
Every widow who knows her business
knows when a man means business.
The Georgia Legislature is in session
again, making the third sitting for this
body,
Cobb county farmers have marketed
some of the finest watermelons here
this year that we have seen anywhere
Just received 900 pounds nice, fresh
candy. McClure's price, 10c pound.
Some people can't stand prosperity
becauses it refuses to stand for them.
Some people you can't joke. They
/ don't know joke when they hear it.
/ Life is solemn funeral to them.
Mrs. Hansell, of Thomasville, is at
Locust Lodge. Judge Hansell will prob
ably join her this week.
Ladies vest special Saturday, 7c
each. McClure's.
Or. Parkinson has his automobile in
commission again, and is getting
there" ---
Although q man may imagine that he
has married an angel he should see that
she stays near the ground while test
ing her Wings
Mr.. Bill Lindsey, the popular street
car conductor, who has been in a hos
pital in Atlanta for several weeks, we
are glad to see out again.
r The merchant who doesn't advertise
| may do some business, but he could do
a great deal mere If he would advertise
Try it and see. ----------
The sales OF one Marietta firm Satur-
day amounted to $500 cash. They have
the goods, they give bargains, and they
advertise. Those three combinations
account for it. -------
When you are willing to go in debt
for things you don't need, just because
your neighbor has them, it's time to
stop
Two Georgia legislators, Seab Wright,
of Rome, and Glenn, of Dalton, are GO
ing to give up politics and go on the
lecture platform, and Senator Hender-
son enters the Baptist ministry. There
is always room for reform.
We regret to learn that Mr.. r. E.
Lawhon's wounded leg is giving him a
goods deal of trouble and pain, and
he may have to have it amputated. His
many friends trust he will be spared his
only remaining leg,
Good printing conveys an idea OF
success. We may never see the man
himself. It's his stationery. The man
is sized up by that. The Journal does
good printing.
Mr.. and Mrs Bayard L. Mcintosh, of
Washington, D. g., spent part of last
week in this city as guests of Mrs. Ed
gar Nichols. On leaving Marietta, they
went to Rockmart. where they visited
Mr.. r. B. Goodman. Their many friends
here were glad to see them.
The cotton crop is not az good as we
first thought it was. A good deal of
damage has been done to it during the
past thirty days by the excessive heat :;
still there will be a moderate crop, and
we hope to see it bring fair price. The
farmers are generally hopeful, as most
of them are out of deDt
King & Fleming, OF Holly Springs,
went into the hands of receiver Tues
day. Mr.. Wiley Dobbs, of Woodstock,
was appointed receiver by Judge Gober.
The North Georgia Supply Company of
Marietta is the principal creditor, and
it was this firm that had them placed
in receivers hand Canton Advance.
DIED.-Mrs Lawrence Hicks died on
last Monday night, She was Miss An
ME Kate Edwards before her marriage,
and was a very sweet and amiable
young lady. Her death will be deeply
regretted by all who knew her. Our
sympathy is extended to the bereaved
husband.
Mr.. w. w. McCulloch, civil engineer,
is preparing q map OF Cobb county,
showing correctly all county roads,
schools and churches. He desires to
put the name Of every land owner in
the county on this map, and will thank
all owners to send him the numbers of
land lots they own, to room No. 4
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