The Marietta Tonenal
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((CAL NEWS [TEMS
PARAGRAPHE,
matters in City Briefly
Chronicled for Jour
nal Readers.
~ Lent began Wednasday. \
i The mails continue to be delayed.
Born, to Mr.and Mrs. Charley Foster,
st Tunnel Hill—a fine bey.
Mr. E. M. Cogk madle a busirkss trip
to Buford, Ga., ldBt week,
Miss Neilie Husll, of Greensheiro, Ga.
is visiting Jear hpadlegr, Mr. S. H. Hall.
Mrs. Suvsh E. Miller lofs Thurslay
o & vigit bé Pephaswille, Miss.
Dr. Stantew fapetin shie to e emt
aud is ot Me. P. W, Real’s shore.
Mr. Junis Meuning, of Viecen, is the
gesst of Mr. W. W. Wathiss’ family.
Mrs. Sam D. Sgmier returmad Wed
meday from & visie te Peanklin, Ohie.
Mr. A. Armstrong has gone w 0 Mexi
-0o to invesbigate a silver mine. |
Nrs. Johm Warrem has a 8 hier charm
ing guest Migs Nerma Jowsp, of El
gerton.
Hon. Jolsm Bwewer, of Elbertum, is
wending somedsime with his daughter,
Mrs. John Warren. |
For SAxm.—Thres goed eows, fresh.
in, G, L. DaNIRLL,
R. F. D. Ne. 5. Marietta, Ga.
The Pemltey show heM here last
week exhibited the finest ‘hho\n;
eVer aeew, |
Say, losk en label and eae it your sub
wription i#m’t behind. If o pay up for
last year and remew for this year,
¥iss Sabin has resigned as beokkeep
erat Legg’s drugstere. M:. R, L. Ben
son suceeeds her.
Mr. D. R. Little has a position ia the
office of the Kenresaw Marble Compa
ny.
The bad weather of last week greatly
interferred with trade and gave the
merchants the blues.
The 13th ie the day for the site for
the Government building in Marietta
to be selected by the treasurer.
Mre. C. M. Mayfield is on a visit to
her daughter, Mrs. Long, in Lenoir,
Tenn,
Mr. D. R. Little has returned from =
trip to Louisville, Ky., snd New Or
leans, La.
Mrs. Parmer, of Nashyille, Tenn., is
vititing her vister, Mrs. Dr. A Reyzoide
at this plase. |
Miss Lueile ElHg, aged 24, daughter
of Rev. H. J. Ellis, died in Washing
ton, Ga., on the 4th imst. |
Lewis Fleteher Walton is the mame
of & recent vigitor at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. Fleteher Walton, in Augusta,
(s,
Judge Geober will bufld two sew store
houses om Atlanta street. We trust he
will put am opera house in the second
itory,
Mr. Peter Carry has resigned his po
dltion at Kemnesaw Marble Company
and hag & pemision with the Georgia
Supply Conpny at Canton.
Mr. Chuwdas Babbett has moved to
Marietta and will work for the Kenne
saw Marble Co. His family oeeupies
Mr. 8. Casey’s hoase on Forvest ave.
Mrs. W, E. Watkins and children
sod Mr, Ward Watkins, of Athens, Ga., }
&re vigiting sheir parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. W. Watkins.
Capt. Heard and wife, of Waleska,
"ave moved to their place recently
bought on Bandtown road. They are
the parents of Mrs. Dr. Field.
'he snow cn the ground Friday gave
!0 young America a pleasure in snow
valling that they seéldomi get in the
Sunny South. |
Col. D. W, Blair, the Marietta Attor
'By, has been made agsistant district
dtiorney of the Lonisville and Nash
‘ille railroad, and will have general su
bervision of that system’s business in
eorgia.—~Atlanta Journal.
Mrs. Tom Hicks gave a very delight
‘ul entertainment on Tuesday evening
¢t her home. Those present had a
Pleasant time. Delicious refreshments
were served,
Every &treet preacher who comes to
vur town almost invariably has a fling
*! the organized churches iu the ecity
and courtry. This is certainly not
‘“mmendable but reprehensible.
- Dr.J. M. Moore. on leaving -totwn
Wednesday, had in his buggy with him,
Mrs. Jim Dobbs and her little adopted
daughter. When near Mr Carpenter’s
store on Roswell road, about one and a
half miles frora Marietta, the horse be
came frightened, wheeled and left the
road and started across a feld. Dr.
Moore was thrown out of the buggy,
and then the horse plunged into a diteh
about 8 feet deep #nd six wide. The
buggy turned completely over and Mrs.
Dobbs and little girl fell beneath the
vehicle. This stopped the horse until
Dr. Moore reached the buggy and lifted
it off of Mrs. Dobbs and the little girl,
and then the horse dashed off again
and ran into a barbed wire fenes and
cat himself badly. The buggy was
wresked. Mrs. Dobhs and thwm little
girl wem oaly clightly ham. Dr.
Moore eseaped injury also.
A Carp —We have ssid our millinery
stook to Mrs. Elbm Irish, of Atlants,
formaerly of Maviewta, who is 2 moss
exeellent lady swil dasrves the patrom
age of the pablis. We truss all of o
frieds swd custemiews will comsinwe
t» give thuir pabeowage to M. Irish
In retiring from buviness we desive ®
singemely thewk eur friends and custer
ey have given we these meny pewrs.
Nr ax» Mrs 4. S. WarnEw.
Axwourcesmye.—] mave bought the
millinery stoelk of ¥Mr. | 8. Warren
and will put in a new and stylish stoek
of geods, saitable to the trade and
wants of the people, amd will be glad to
weleome and have the patronage of all
of Mrs. Warren’s eustomers and friends.
Will seek to plemse in goods, style and
priee, and give every eourtesy and at
ton tior . Mes, Ervven Inism.
Capt. John G. Heard left Sunday for
Marietta, mear which eity be resently
bought a fine farm, and on which it is
understeod he goes te mettle. Im the.
removal of 'Squire Heard, Cherokee nos
only leses a good eitizen and a man ad
mived for his noble, gemerows traits of
charagter, but the County Beard of Ed
uweation loses one of its most active
members and President of the Board.
Nay good fortune and goed health,
happiness and long-life attend ’Squire
Heard and his family.—Camten Ad
vanee.
Mr. Newt Mayes visited the Gobes-
Bagley peaech orchard at Amerieus,
Ga , last week. He shipped seven fine
mules to that farm whieh cost §l,BlB.
He found the orehard in good condi
tion ; the eompany has just bought 400
more aeres and will pusitout is peach
trecs, making 1,200 aeres in different
varieties of peach trees.
The embroidery sale of B, H. Bostain
Company for Friday at 10 o’cloek
ought to astract the attention of the
ladies, if they wish some of the niesst
goods in thas line. Read page adver
tisement in this issue.
The Butler Marble and Granite Com
pany of Marietta, have established &
braneh of their business at Greenville,
S.C., and have a shop. Mr.G.D. Bat
ler will leave this week to he the man
ager.
February has started out to be the
worst month of the season. A freese
Thursday moreing. In the afterncon
it hegan to snow and by night the
ground was eovered with the ‘‘beaati
ful.”
. Wansrep.—Gentleman or lady to
travel and eolleet for firm of $250,000
oapital. Salary $1,072 per year and
expenses. Salary paid weekly and ex
nses advanocsd. Referemees required.
geadqmrum at your homse. Address,
ARMSTRONG ALRXANDER, 125 Plymouth
Plaee, Chieago, 111.
The day before the road bond elee
tion, Judge John Awsrey, Ordinary of
Oobb eounty, issued she following eir
cular: “In case the bond issue should
carry, I shall appoint the following eit
izems to act with me as an advisory
committee in selling the bonds and let
ting the contracts until an act is passed
giving us county commissioners.
Committee—J ames W. McMillan, J. L.
Butner, Alex Mable, T.H. McCleskey,
(Gritter,) B. H. Carrie, J. D. Fuller,
John T. Pace, H. S. Manning, J. M.
Stone and W. L. Richardson.”
Dr.J. H. Patton, of Marietta, is to be
one of the speakers at the Sunday School
[nstitute, at Aeworth, on the 18th of
February.
“The Little Stowaway’’ is the open
ing play announced for Miss Mabel
Paige’s engagement which commences
at the opera house next Thursday night.
This is considered one of the best
somedy dramas ever written, and any
one who has ever seen this dainty little
gtar in this play will never forget her,
In the third act Miss Paige appears in
a natty little white flannel captain’s
uniform, which always calls forth
rounds of applause from her many ad
mirers when she makes her entrance.
'All the special scenery is carried for
} the play as well as the entire electrical
effects, and is considered one of the
‘best plays the ““Idol of the South’ ever
starred in.
MARIETTA, GA. THURSDAY MORNING. FEB. 14. 1907,
On the Confederate Navy
in the War Between
the States.
Under the auspices of the Ken
nesaw Chapter, United Daughters
of the Confederacy, Mr J W Legg,
of Marietta, cffers a prize of $5
for the best essay on the following
subjeet: L
‘““The Confedernte Navy in the
War Between the States.’’
1. This offer te pe open to all
white ohildren of Cobb semuty un
wer age of 18 yaum, |
2. The langth of the emay to ho]
1,000 or 1,60 words, to be type
written, if pmible, bab this is nob
esscntial.
8. Emays mny be prepared as
home wish full uee of all refer
ences,
4. Manuseripis to be graded up
on subject matter and style.
5. The prize will be awarded as
the closing exercises of the school
at ornear which is is wom. It will
be pressnted by an officer of the
local chapter Daughters of she
Confederacy.
6. Essays are to be sent iu on o
before the first of March and
signed by fietitious name, and
known to the committes by nam
ber ealy.
Kenuesaw Chapter appreciates
Mr Legg’s gewneroms offer, and
hopes that all teachers amd paren ts
throughout she county will inten
est themeelwes in soeuring » wide
spread study sud interest inthis
‘ubj-ct.
! Should the essayr prove spsciaily
good, the best will be sent to the
Central State Committee, where
it will stand a ehanee of winning
the State medal also.
The following are the refere: ¢3
booke recommended by the United
Daughters of the Confederacy :
“Cruise of the Alabama and she
Sumter’’—Semmes.
“My Adveutures Afloat’ '~
Semmes.
““The Blockade and the Craisers’’
—Soley.
“The Atlantic Canst’’—Ammen,
““The Gulf snd Inland Waters”’
—Mabhan.
*‘Cruise and Combats of the
Alsbama’’ —Kell.
“‘Duel betwesn the Alabama and
the Kersage,”’ ‘‘Battles and l.ead
ers of the War'’'—Browne.
‘““New Year on the Alabama’’—
Sinelair.
“History of the United States’’
Field.
“History of the Coufederate
States Navy’’'—Scharb.
WOMANS MISSIONARY UNION.
'The meesing of the Missionary
Union whieh was held at the Bap
tist Church last Friday safternoon
was well atbended. An excellent
program had bheen arranged by
Miss Mary Cole and her commit
tee, The general subject for dis
cussion was “How we may best
bring home the gospel to those
among us.”’
After devotional exercises con
ducted by Mrs. Nesbitt, four pa
pers were read. Mrs. I. H. Rey
nolds’ paper laid emphasis on the
mother’s influence and responsi
bility. Mrs, B. T. Frey analyzed
the subject carefully, showing
practical methods by which to
give the wonderful riches to those
among us.
Mrs Pursey gave a high con
ception of our privilege.
After singing ‘‘Rescue the Per
‘ishing,” Dr. Dobbs closed the ser
| vice with prayer.
k After the prcgram, the ladies
were given a cordial reception and
gerved with dainty refreshments.
The next meeting of the Union
will be at the Episcopal Church,
By Failure of People to
Turn Out and Vote,
< Two Thirds Required,
The election held in Cobb coun
ty last Saturday to decide wheth
er the county should issue $210,-
000 bonds to run thirty years, to
improve the public roads, rasulte
ed in the defeat n* the bonds, as
ik required two-vhirds of the reg
istored vote, over 2700 to be suc
easmfal, and there were not that
many votes polled. The following
s the aficial votw;
FORBONDS. AGAISRE BOXDSE
Marietin, 480 5
Aeworth, 14 54
Kemnemaw, 41 27
G ritber, 40 12
Red Rexk, 21 2
Roswell, A 85
Smyms, 7 9
Merritta, 87 11
Yinings, 9 23
Leamaps, 12 10
Howells. 0 6
Coxes, 26 16
Austell, 8 26
Powder Springs, 29 60
Macland, 17 34
Lost Mountain, 44 2
Past Oak, 4 27
Oregon, 41 5
- Total, 908 414
Liots of fellows ex o to
‘hemven on & mlpnr’mehd."
ANOTHER UPSET OF PRICES
On Suris and Overgarments
| FOR MEN, BOYS AND JUVENILES.
130 Men's Sults, 50 Boys' Sults, 38 1-3 01 For Gdsh.
Yes, prices have been chopped unmercifully and you’ll
have to act quickly if you want to get any of these smmart Suits
and Overgarments for men and boys.
As you probably know we never
carry over one season’s goods into
the one following—we cut our prices
so low that we are saved that trouble.
Every garment offered in this clear
ance is thoroughly dependable—the
best to be had at full price. Every
size is here for men, and from the lit
tle ‘‘shaver’’ of three years up to the
big boy of sixteen.
Closing prices on Men’s, Young
Men’s and Children’s
have reached the lowest notch. It is
up to you to come here as quickly as
you can, if you want ore of these un
paralleled bargains.
We have about 50 len’s Suits that we will close in this
sale at soc on the dollar, )
We have one case of [len’s Underwear that we sold for
25¢; this sale, as long as it lasts, at 18c garment.
S S
This sale is Strictly Cash. No goods charged at these prices.
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C.W.DovPRE
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NowonSale.
Aleo our NEW and FRESH LINE of
Garden Beed and Flower Seed.
WE carry the completest line of Seed that you will
find in town. We carry a great many seed in bulk and
prckages that you will find eleewhere only in packages,
We are rendy for the largest market gardeuer or the
simallest private gamds,. Our Seed have been [tested for
80 many years that everybody knows them. Tlf you want
& good garden call for BUIST’S SEED only at
J. W. LEGG & CO.
Pharmacists and Drugggists
2 Phones-- Phene Me. 5A Preseription]Departwent.
Phene Be. 5B Froat of Sters,
We eend for and deliver Prescriptions by Pony
Express.
I believe in the government of a
people and by the people. Yes,
the dominion of the meny s no
more safe than the domination of
the few,
That man is leas a man whoss
ideal is lems thau himmelf. A bigos
aud an egobies are loaded o the
smrde with dead ideals and faded
ay-dreams.
Suits, Overcoats, Ralnconts
that were In this Sale
$25 00 $l6 70
22 50 15 00
20 00 13 36
18 50 12 35
17 50 11 70
16 50 11 90
15 00 10 00
12 50 8 35
10 00 6 70
‘' 900 600
8 50 : b 70
6 50 4 35
89 3 35
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