The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-07-13
LOST MOUNTAIN

two days. We understand there will
be about 80 delegates in attendance
besides ministers.
Miss NeFie Barnes snd little John
Barnes Jr., john Scott and Mrs. Kir-
tom, of East Point, spent 1st Sunday
in August with Robb Barnes fami-
ly.
Rev. j, E. Hemphill, of Atlanta.
will assist in the protracted meeting
at Midway which will commence Fri
day before the 1st Sunday in Au-
gust.
We omitted to mention last week
that Rev. W. w. Rutland, of Flat
Rock, Ala, is visiting the family of
Mrs. W. S. Watson and Rev. Rutland
preached at Midway the LIST Sunday
night.
The Marietta and Dallas Road for
miles on the West end has not been
worked or scraped or any work done
for more than years. This is a 1st
class road and the community don't
understand why they have been dis
criminated against. Any system or the
management that neglects main
roads to this extent is failure, it
1t not justice to the tax payers or the
travelling public In the old pick and
shovel days they were given better
attention than this. In our opinion
Etoo much attention has been given
to building highways. They are well
and good but should not be built if
Your citizens who build up the county
pay the taxes, and support our towns
are to be neglected and get to market
the best way they can, to accommodate
few sports who ride up and down
the country that toll not neither do
they SPIN. Citizens get tired of
| paying taxes without receiving their
share of the benefits. Under the ad-
ministration of the new commission
ers our people hoped to get some
needed work done on our roads, but
more than 6 month have gone and
no work done.
We understand a committee from
Fulton County have asked that the
Dixie Highway be changed and cross
the ChattahoOchee at another point.
Guess the scenery at the river is
getting old along the present route
and a change would be more inviting
to grand opera tourist and others of
this class as they crest on flowery
beds of ease" while the poor cuss
tugs with his team, across bitches,
through mud holes, over rocks, to get
to and from market with his load.
Our particular road we mention
has been accommodating our Paulding
County citizens to get to our mar
kets but they are abandoning it and
hunting better roads. Recently
fellow passed this way with a heavy
loaded car, in passing over one of
these cross gully bitches land thew
are numerous) punctured two tires
and was delayed a considerable time
he was surprised to find such bitches
and inquired of us the reason. We
could not tell him. 1t seems our
fonly hope is the flying machine.
Commissioners, what are you going
to 90 about it? Forbearance has
ceased to be a virtue with our citi-
zens.
II crop prospects in all parts of
the country are like these "diggings"
we see no prospects Of the Allies get
ting any rations and if they are in
straights for something to eat, they
had better call off the war dogs and
go home and make something. 1t
looks like this would be the sensible
thing to do anyway.
There will be prayer meeting at
Midway Wednesday night and on
each Wednesday night, preparatory
for the protracted meeting in August.
The members especially are urged to
attend
Miss Ethel Nichols, in company
with her uncle and aunt, of Atlanta.
have gone in car on a visit to New
York.
A party of our young people
consisting of Messrs. Hoyle and Hay
den Kemp, Jud Watson, Sam Scott,
Eli Bates and Misses Lelah Kemp.
Nell Ward, Chester Daniel, Maggie
Edwards, Irene Mayes, chaperoned
by Mr." and Mrs. Gus Ware, visited
Stone Mountain the 18th Of July.
Only partial showers have fallen
here, gardens are burning up and all
crops are needing a general rain.
Water your bean rows and cover
the ground with pine straw and you
will have plenty of beans
VIII some one tell US why peaches
and tomatoes rot so bad this dry
weather? Don't You Seep ought