The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-05-13
Che Marietta gonrual
MARIETTA, GA. MAY 10, 1909.

Dr. Motley arrived home from rem
sacola last week.
A number of our citizens attended the
musical festival in Atlanta last week.
1t was great
They are sending editor" black hand"
letters .-Cartersville News.
No need of that, An editors hands
s are generally black without the letters.
Bishop E. R. Hendrix will preside at
the North Georgia Methodist Confer
ence in Atlanta, Nov 18th.
Mrs. V. G. Gray and little daughter,
Marie and Mrs. Joe Roberts visited in
Acworth last week.
Messrs. James L. Gray and Frank
Burt are at home. after delightful
trip to Atlanta Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Awtrey, Miss
Pearl McLain. Miss Louise Awtrey. OF
Acworth, and Mr.. Norman Collins, of
Marietta, were recent visitors of Mrs.
Jennie Burt.
Mr.. William S. Cunningham left Sat-
urday morning for Bala, Pa, where he
will probably remain through the sum-
mer and fall.
Mrs. NJ. G. Holmes. who has veen Wis
iting her son. Mr.. Trezevant Holmes
and family, at Tuscaloosa, Ala, for a
month, has returned to her home in
Marietta.
The last state legislature changed the
fishing law, and it is now unlawful to
sein before the 18th of July Remem-
Der this, and maybe you will keep out
of the ourts.-Alpharetta Free Press,
Mrs. Thos. Edmondston and daugh-
ter, Miss Sybii. of Vicksburg, Miss,
and Miss Dollie Edmondston, of Hous-
ton, Texas. are the guests of Mrs. John
d. Northcutt
The first grade of the Marietta High
School, about forty pupils, picnicked at
Powder Springs on last Saturday. Prof.
r. K. Malone and Mrs A. S. Cohen
chsperoned them. and they all had a
delightful outing.
After a most enjoyable visit of sever
al weeks, the guest Of friends and rela-
tives in Dublin. Miss Nell Motley is at
home with her mother, who has been
quite sick for several days.
jon PRINTING According to quality
of paper and neatness of printing, the
Marietta Journal will duplicate any fair
and legitimate price offered in Marietta
or Atlanta.
There would be about SO 900 in the
treasury if all of those subject to road
tax should pay in cash. But so far,
only little over $4,000 have been col
lected. There are some defsulters now
who will have to come to time.
Miss Allie BULGE. who has been in
Dublin, Ga, with Mrs. J B. Donaldson
several months. came up home last
Wednesday to be wish her sister, Mrs.
S. g. Motley. who has been sick the
past week.
The Chattahoochee river overtiowed,
and in backwater on o. H. Morris farm
in Douglas county, during the recent
rains, when the waters receded, sixteen
carp fish we're left stranded in holes,
weighing -, IL and 20 pounds each,
which were caught by JEFF Gary and a
few other fishermen.
CLUB.-The Marietta Journal and the
Atlanta Semi Weekly Journal. $3.50.
Don't forget the Journal job depart
ment when in need of printed matter of
any kind. The work turned out is of
the highest quality, and the prices are
always found satisfactory by those who
favor US with their orders for printing
DlED.-Mr. G. w. Lyle, an old Con-
federate veteran. died in Marietta
April 7th, aged 80 years, leaving wife
four daughters and three sons, namely
q. T., and j. d. Lyle. of Atlanta; A. NJ
Lyle, Of Marietta; Mrs. F. Taylor, OF
Atlanta Mrs. A. NJ Foose and Mrs. NJ
F. Towns, of Howell Station.