The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-03-02
News From Over The County.
LOST MOUNTAIN.

The little child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lou Wade, who has been sick for
several months, died "Wednesday
in Marietta where it had been car
ried for treatment The burial took
place Thursday at Kennesaw. The
community feels with tender sym
patty for the bereft family.
I We notice several schools have had
to close on account of measles.
Midway school has made a record
perhaps no other school in the coun-
ty can beat.
The school has enrolled As pu-
pills. Only 8 of them had had the
measles, SO have had them recently,
and the lowest attendance any day
since Xmas was p pupils. The
teacher, Miss irene Mayes, also had
them All of the pupils have re-
covered sufficient to return to
school. The school will continue
until the 20tn of April.
Prof Green attended the teachers
institute at Mars Hill Thursday,
Miss Irene Mayes attended the
institute at Coopers School house
Friday. Both schools had a holi-
day.
We believe the action of the
County Commissioners in giving
$3.50 per month to help employ
a county demonstration will meet
the approval of majority of the
people of Cobb county This means
much to our county to nave a farm
demonstration. If the weevil comes
we will have to change our method
OF farming and there will De many
new things about which we will
need advice, and if we are to keep
progress with other counties. we
need all the help we can get.
And our farmers should under
stand that any information they
might need about diseases of fruit
trees, plants, stock or any general
information about the farm, it is
the demonstrators place to give such
help. Call on him, he can learn
you something.
Your writer attended the teach
ers' institute at Cooper's School
House below Powder Springs last
! Friday. Those people are wide
awake for better school, They turn
ed out and titled the house to hear
the addresses of Miss Parrish, Mr..
Brannen, Mr.. Helena, a cooking de-
monstration by Miss Shannon. Fa-
theirs and mothers we're there and
showed they were interested in the
education of their children. Prof,
Robert Osborne, one of the county's
best teachers, has charge of the
school and we we're struck with the
neat appearance of the school
ground and house. Paint and white
wash had been used freely, making
everything look attractive. There
was every evidence of cooperation
between parents and teacher. A
beautiful dinner was spread by the
ladies with all kinds of good things
plenty of Brunswick stew made from
Hereford beef. Mr.. Landers was
authority for this.
This is a progressive community
a good farming section with many
nice residences. Two of the far
mers are growing Herefords, Mr..
Landers and Mr.. J. H. Hendrix.
They are each building silos on
their farm and believe the cattle
business is profitable and will grow
them more extensively.
j. w. Turner, our former citi-
zen, of Colbran, Ala, writes us he
has recovered from his sickness and
is able to work. He is clearing land
and building to his residence.
Looney Robinson is living with
him, says they read both of the
Cobb county papers and keep posted
on Cobb county news.
The little boy of Colonel Bates
who has been seriously sick is much
better,
Mrs. Fields, of Gordon, Ca, is
visiting her father, Bud Henson.