The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-06-16
KENNESAW
(LAST WEEK.

Mrs. Walter Edison was a recent
visitor to her sister. Mrs. A. Y.
Crowder in Gainesville.
Mrs. James Edison. of Etowah.
Tenn, was visiting Mr.. Eidson's rel
atives here last week.
Mrs. Henry Baldwin returned from
Atlanta Saturday where she had
spent two weeks with her brother
in-law, Mr. James Harrington, who
is sick.
Mrs. John shelton and Matte Paul
SHELTON spent Monday in Atlanta.
Mrs. Maria Popham went to At
lanta recently to visit her brother.
Mr.. John Greer, who was sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hendon were recent
visitors to relatives in Woodstock.
Mrs, Joe Carrie, of Rome. is at
Mr. Joe Carries here, where her lit
tie daughter has been sick for the
past two weeks. Dr. Bailey and Or.
Ellis are attending her.
Mr., and Mrs. H. NJ. Covington
of Marietta, spent Sunday with Mr..
j. F, Brinkley and family here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Satterfeld
recently visited Atlanta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amsey Edison of Eto-
wah, Tenn, are visiting relatives
here.
Mrs. Mahnaa Davenport. who has
been visiting her son, Mr.. j. w. Nc
Cleskey here and Mr.. Homer Nc
Cleskey and family in Atlanta has
returned to Mars Hill and is with
Mr.. and Mrs. Thad McCleskey.
Mr.. Allison Harrison has purchas-
ed the Crowder farm formerly own
ed by Mr. VIII Crowder and Mrs.
James Crowder.
DR.. J. w. Ellis has bought from
Mrs. j. II. Williams two store build
ings of the ]. W. Bennett estate. One
is occupied by Mr. w. H. Benson
and the other by Mrs Griggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Chastain an
nounce the birth of a son.
Mr.. Roy Cox and Miss Jennie Rob
erts were married Tuesday.
Childrens Day at the Methodist
church Sunday morning will be very
good as a nice program has been ar
ranged.
Quite large crowd went from
here to the singing at Mars Hill Sun
day, We scribe in the bunch and |
want to tell We old Cobb Countians
who have gone west and other places
and still read the dear old Journal.
that the Concord singings are Just
as good as they were 80 years ago.
ID. c. (DaveD Moon and J. A. John
Lewis were in charge and they
brought out some fine leaders | did
not know all but among them were
our own Henry Finn, who does some
good singing; Mr.. Jim Pitner. Mr..
Kemp, Of Lost Mt; Mr.. rs es, of Pow
der Springs, Mr.. John Terry and
Mr.. George Orr. Every one seemed
to enjoy the day. Many came from
Atlanta, Gainesville, Dallas, Pow
der Springs, Lost Mt. Marietta and
all coming back to their childhoods
home. Many new faces show how
time changes, but few Of the older
people are living there now. Some
have gone to rest, the others moved
away | noticed young man who
had the appearance Of a stranger and
was tcld he was Mr. Robertson, Of
Texas. Yes Miss Viola PETERS. who
married Mr. Bonnie Robertson and
went west 1t was their boy. this
stalwart young man and just then
came a young man telling his friends
good bye. failed to catch the name
at first, but it was Leroy McCleskey,
son Of Mr. and Mrs Thad McCleskey
who was leaving for Philadelphia,
that night and all wishing him sue
cess. There are so many changes the
Durham brothers, George and Bud,
since the storm blew down their CIR
in 1909 have rebuilt at Mars Hill
church a nice and commodious gin
house Thad McCleskey who owns
the old b. d. Stancell farm has over
hauled and brought the house nearer
the road but the familiar old oaks
are in the back ground James Orr
lives at the old Whitwortb place anG
Mr.. Davenport, CDock,) at the Peters
place and has as fine crop growing
as any one could wish to see and on
up the read there is George Orr at
the Old McCleskey place making a
sunccess of dairying and last but not
least there is the cemetery near by
which is kept as neat and clean as
most city cemeteries. Mr.. Tom Jiles
has charge of keeping up the ceme-
terry and is credit to the commun-
ity. Their annual memorial day is
on Wednesday after the second Sun
day in May, and it is a beautiful
and sacred event Friends gather
from far and near and mt flowers