The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-01-30

Rev. I. w. Waddell of Archer, Fla,
is visiting his family here.
A cold wave struck Marietta Thurs
day night, and by Friday morning the
thermometer had dropped to 10 degrees
above.
A revival of the Mar eta chautauqua
would add great deal to the intellect
ual pleasure and entertainment of the
people.
Mrs. j. A. Massey spent the past ten
days with her daughter, Mrs. E. w.
Coleman, in Canton, who is quite sick,
but she is home again.
Mr. Oscar E. Marshall. of Ced artown,
committed suicide Wednesday by
shooting himself.
The Farmers Union of TERRELL county
has raised purse OF 5000 which it will
offer in prizes OF various sums for the
largest yields OF corn and cotton on an
acre of land
few more factories, large and small,
are what Marietta needs to give people
employment. Until this is done you
had better be careful not to build too
many houses to rent.
missELydia Saxon and Miss Maggie
Flick, of Cartersvile, spent a few days
last week with Mrf. Murray Hawkins
and went down To see Ben Hur.
Mrs. Ernest Malcolm left Thursday
for Augusta, where she will visit for a
week before returning to her home in
New York. Her father, Mr.. M q.
Whitlock, accompanied her to Augusta
Miss Eva Clark entertained number
of friends at a bridge party Wednesday
afternoon. The first prize, a plate, was
won by Mrs. V. l., Starr. A hot lunch
con was served after the game.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A, Richardson, of
Jacksonville. Fla, are visiting MIR. John
I'll Clay's family.
Mr.. Sam g. Frey, after weeks sick
ness with the grip, is able to be out
again.
1t may be neither new nor Originally
but it's strictly true that when the grip
gets grip on you you lose your grip
on everything else.
The difference between trouble and
money is that the first is hard to get
and easy to get rid of, while the last is
easy to get and might hard to shake
off.
Flve-room cottage for rent, with
bath, kitchen and servants room; on
car line, l1a miles from town Apply
phone l2l.
How to build up town" ls SUBJ
Ject OF much discussion Just now. The
saw, the hammer and the trowel are
the best implements for that purpose
these days.
Let the little boys and girls read the
newspapers, In this progressive noe II
IS essential that they keep up with the
events of the world 1t is history that
will do them good when they become
older. '''0
Don't think the world can not get
along without you. It can, If Won
shoulc die tomorrow somebody would
step right in your shoes and everything
would move right along just the same,
IL IS we'll enough to be self-respecting,
but not too selr-important.
Tax Collector H, B. Clay makes a
good showing in the way of collecting
taxes not on the digest. In the three
years he has been in office he has col.
lected about $4,000 not on the digest.
enough TO more than pay his commits
sions for the time. adv
At best, life is not very long. A few
more smiles few more tears, some
pleasure, much pain, sunlight and
songs, clouds and darkness, hasty greet
lngs, abrupt farewells-then our little
play will close, and njurer and injured
wall pass away Is il worth while to
nate each other?
A number Of men on the street cornar
were having discus, ion as to who was
the greatest lnvenGor One said Edi.
son, another argued for Watt, third
named Morse. Finally, a pawnbroker
got IN word and said: Veil, chenille
mems, dose vas gresd peoples, but | tell
you dot man vet invented interest vas
no SLOUGH"
constable D. W Morris and Marshal
~. b. Parks arrested white man on
the Atlanta bound train on Sunday az
ternoon, charged with getting money
under false pretenses. Failing to get
an answer from Atlanta they turned |
him loose and he went on to Knoxville. |
Here is the closing verse of the Ia.
ment OF the man from the country who
had tried city life:
m gCin' back to where the pantry's
allus full o. pie,
An the bacon from the rafter is hang
in not too high;
Where all you've got to DO is lift your
rstlons from the reg,
an the hens don't want nickel every |
time they lay an egg
The Central Marble and Milling Com
pany and the Southern Marble and
stone Company, both at Holly Springs.
Oherokee county, were last Saturday
put in the hands of temporary re-
ceiver. Rev. O. B, Ragsdale was made
9 temporary receiver, and will have