The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-15
NOTES ABOUT TOWN

During recess while Judge Morris
was holding court few days ago at
Cumming a green looking youth
sided up to him and asked:
Judge, may speak to you a
minute?"
Yes" answered the Judge kind
| ly, what can | do for your"
Judge" continued the boy with
a whimper, they've got me indict-
ed for carrying a pistol"
Did you have a pistol?"
Yes, sir"
Would it shoot?"
No, sir"
Where did you get it,"
Snapped pocket knife for it. +"
What have you done with it,"
Snapped it for another knife"
But, Judge" continued the boy
with deeper tremor in his voice,
I've joined the church since then"
Which church did you join?"
The Baptist"
I'm Presbyterian, " said Judge
Morris.
A troubled expression overspread
the face of the boy, his voice sank
to confidential whisper:
Judge" he said, if I'd a-know-
ed you was member Of that church
that's the one I'd a-joined."
X X X
Colonel B. T. Frey is turning a
church into hotel. When the Meth
odists at Smyrna got ready to build
the fine church which is now nearing
completion they sold the old church
to Colonel Frey. What he has done
to it is wonder. He has given the
enterprising town of Smyrna a nice
hotel of fifteen rooms, that would
do credit to any town. There is a
veranda in front forty-nine feet in
length, with large balcony for the
second story. The design is artistic
and the structure looks we'll amid
the big oaks that surround it. 1t is
certainly a wonderful transforma-
ton from the plain four walls that
lately stood on the spot.
Colonel Frey has not named the
new hotel but it will deserve a pref
ty name, and as soon as they hear
of it down in Atlanta it will speedily
be filled with guests, for Cobb coun-
ty air is in big demand these days.
The hotel is equipped with water
and electric lights. 1t will be COM
pleted in about two weeks.
Colonel Frey found the lumber in
the church to be heart pine and as
sound as a dollar. 1t is almost inn
possible to buy such lumber in this
day.
***
Colonel Cottingham came down to
take the car for Atlanta with Sun
day Journal in his hand and a griev-
ance on his mind.
Look at that said the Colonel
pointing to an article giving a COM
parison of attitudes of about hun
dred cities and towns.
Atlanta is put at |, 1863 and Mari
eta at l,138, when everybody
knows that Marietta is about hun
dred feet higher than Atlanta.
The correct figures of the altitude
of Atlanta are 1868, so the Journal
made an error of an even hundred
feet. The Gate City is all right and
fine town but it cannot measure
attitudes with the Gem City.
X ~
The Cobb County Commission
ers are building a fine road between
Marietta and the river, a splendid
public Improvement. In widening
the road some of the poles of the
Postal Telegraph Company are left
standing in the newly graded por-
lions constituting a menace to auto
mobiles and other vehicles. Instead
of promptly cooperating with the
county authorities the Postal has APP
pealed to the United States Court in
Atlanta and will annoy the Commits
sioners with a lot of unnecessary
litigation. If an automobile should
strike one of the poles and death re-
suit the responsibility would rest on
the company that after being allow
ed to follow the highway, refuses
to adjust its poles to changed con-
ditions.
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