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The Marietta Tonrnal
JOURNAL, ESTABLISHED 1866.
VOL. 46.
Reasons For Refusal Set
Out in Resolutions
Adopted.
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Messrs. Clay and Morris came before
the meeting in regard to granting a
franchise for a gas plant to be estab
lished in Marietta. A motion was made
by Councilman J. A. Benson, and sec
onded by Councilman C. W. DuPre, as
follows:
‘“Whereas, A petition for a franchise
for a gas plant in the City of Marietta
has been presented to the Mayor and
Council asking for the right to install a
gas plant fer fuel and lighting pur
poses in said city, and |
Whereas, The present sitaation with
regard to.competition with the electric
light system of the City of Marietta is
such that the city already has strong
competition, and that the granting of
this petition for a gas plant at the pres- ]
ent time would make another competi
tor to the city electric light system,!
and might result to the detriment of}
the city’s interest so far as its electrici
lighting system is concerned, therefore, |
Be it resolved, That this petition be
not granted at the present time, but
that the matter be left asit is until
such future time as the granting of
such a franchise would not conflict with
the financial interests of the city, in
view of gthe fact that if it is deemed
advisable later on to grant such a fran
chige that there will be numbers of par-!
ties or corporations who will gladly
apply for and accept the same,.
Councilmen W. T. Potts, J. A. Ben
gon, J. P. Cheney and C. W. DuPre
voting ‘‘yea.’’
Councilmeu 8. C. McEachern and R.
W. Northcutt voting ‘‘nay.”’
Motion carried. |
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On Next Monday, March 11th,
I will open my new MILLINERY STORE on Atlanta strect juct in
rear of Sams’ Drug Store. Front entrance on Atlanta street, or <'de
entrance through my store on the square.
I have engaged Miss Clae Short, a milliner of 10 years experience is
the best towns in Georgia, who will be in charge for the coming seacon.
I will continueto carry FINE GOODS as I have before. My terms are
cash, thirty days, or I will sell on the ‘
tasy Payment Plan.
Come in on Monday next, get acquainted and let us show you all
the Newest Creations in up-to-date MILLINERY.
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{COBB SUPERIOR COURT
| CONVENES MONDAY.
! The March term of Cobb Superior
Court will open at 10 o’clock on Mon
!day morning and contipue for two
'weeks. The first week will be devoted
{to civil cases and as soon as they are
disposed of criminal cases will be taken
up. Only one grand jury will serve for
‘the two weeks in accordance with a new
state law which became effective on
i the first of the year.
| Gl ey L
MR. JACOB BARBER
PASSES AWAY.
Mr. Jacob Barber, aged seventy-nine
years, died at his home near Olive
Springs on Monday. He was one of
the best-known and most esteemed cit
izens of Cobb county and has many
friends who will mourn his death.
He was the father of Messrs. H. D.,
J. W. and Foster Barber and has one
daughter living in Atlanta.
The funeral was held on Wednesday.
HON. J. J. CONNER |
To Be Commissioner of Agriculture.‘j
Governor Brown has appointed Hon.
J. J. Conner, of Bartow county, presi-{
dent of trustees of the State College
of Agricuture, to succeed Hon. Tom
Hudson as commissioner of agricul-|
ture. i
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CHANGES OF RESIDENCES. |
Mr. R. A Hill has sold his home%
place on Bell's Ferry Road to Mr. J.
M. Cogburn, taking in exchange other;
real estate, some of it at Butler’s. Mr.
Hill will move into town and Mr. Cog
burn’s family will occupy the Hill res. |
idence. |
Obvious. |
We do not pretend to be much of
& mind-reader, but when we see a lady
hurrying downtown with a $lO bill in
one hand and an advertisemen{ in the
other we know that she is thin King of
doing some shopping.
AND COURIER.
MARIETTA, GA,. FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 8, 1912,
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YOUR PAYMENT DUE
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~ ON MONUMENT FUND
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iCnmmittee Will be Badly
' Embarrassed Unless
% You Pay at Once.
} If you are a subscriber to the Clay
"Monument, the time has come to pay
| your subseription. Work on the monu
{ ment has progressed to the point where
| the contractors zre now ready to begin
|the actual work of placing it in the
park, and it is believed that the monu
’ment can now be unveiled by the first
§of May.
. There is still more than $1,000.00 to
gcollect on the subscriptions, and the
| contractors are calling on the commit
.'tee to pay something on the contraet
?price, and it is embarrassing to the
. committee to be urging the contractors
to complete the work, and at the same
I; time, not to be able to meet their de
‘mands in reference to payment.
~ The committee feels grateful to all
‘those who subscribed as a matter of
‘course, and feel like the delay in pay
‘ment is due more to oversight than
‘anything else, still, if all feel that way
‘about it, the money would never be
‘collected, and the monument would
‘never be erected. It is a great deal of
trouble and expense to the committee
‘men who have labored so earnestly in
this connection to be constantly re
:minding the delinquent subscribers that
their subseriptions were due on Octo
‘ber Ist, 1911. If you are one of these
'who have not paid, please arrange to
‘do so at once.
~ We feel sure that no one wishes to
‘prolong or increase the work of the
‘committee who so earnestly desire that
the monument be’Faid for in full before
‘its completion. They do not wish to
unveil the monument until it is fully
lpaid for. If you are behind, send a
check at once to Mr. Fred Morris,
' Secretary and Treasurer of the com
'mittee at Marietta, Ga.
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‘TWO HOUSES BURN AT
!
| SMYRNA SATURDAY
Two houses, six and seven rooms,
located on Love street in Smyrna,
were totally destroyed Saturday morn
ing at 12:30. The houses were own
ed by Mr. Charlie Love and occupied
by the families of Mr. Claud Wat
son and Mr. R. A. Jones, respectively.
The value of the two houses is es
timated at $5,000. Insurance on
both houses $3,300. Mr. Watson sav
ed only one trunk and Mr. Jones
saved a piano and a chair.
Mr. Watson had $1,200 on his fur
niture and Mr. Jones had $6OO. Mr.
Charlie Love had $l,OOO insurance
on his furniture which was stored in
one of the houses. Mr. J. H. Groves,
of Marijetta, carried all the insurance
except $1,600, which was carried by
Mr. Mauck, of Smyrna.
A COBB COUNTY LEMON.
Jne of Cobb county’s sweetest and
most accomplished young ladies has
smilingly, but firmly, handed us a
lemon! This is not a confession that
some one has ‘“soured on us” and
criticised our work adversely. This is
a bona fide lemon of the ponderosa
variety and grew out on the Powder
Springs road. It is large and shapely“
and of a light canary color. There is‘
a stem two inches long and two Jeaves |
on it. When this lemon gets qui!-e‘
ripe and mellow it will make a de-(
licious dish as a salad or a pie or a
pudding, not to mention lemonade.
However, it shall adorn our table as
“a thing of beauty and a joy forever”
until it gets very ripe. Its tint is iike
that of daffodils, those wells of lightl
and fragrance that set our hearts
atune with joy. 1
FLOWERS IN THE PARK.
Last Thursday was a May day and
Mr. W. T. Mosher was busy p]anting‘
bulbs and preparing beds for vari- col
ored coleus and other foliage plants.
He will have 1912 on one bed and cir
cular and other designs planted in
bright flowered annuals, with clumps
of cannas. With plenty of water at
hahd everywhere the park will be
beautiful indeed this summer.
The best evidence of our appreciation of the
patronage we enjoy is shown by our increasing
effort to improve our theatre as well as the quality
of pictures shown.
We have remodeled the building throughout
so as to provide proper ventilation and the seats
have been placcd three feet apart so that those
passing in and out will not disturb those seated.
This means greater comfort and riore pleasure.
We have also put in a new floor on an incline
that insures a clear view of the pictures and you
will not have to “leok up” to see.
Pay ns a visit and you will be more than pleasei.
NEXT MONDAY, MARCH 11th,
DOORS OPEN AT TWO O’CLOCK,
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A Victim of the Mormons.
(THREE REELS.)
We cannot givea synopsis of this drama here, so
take our word and don’t miss it.
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The Gem Theatre
Children 5 Cents. Adults 10 Cents.
NO CHARGE FOR CHILDREN UNDER THREE YEARS OF AGE.
‘A NEW ENTERPRISE
‘ FOR TOWN OF SMYRNA
Smyrna is on the up-grade to pros
perity. One indication of this fact is
the application for a charter by Mr.
iM. V. Ruff for an oil mill and cotton
gin company to be capitalized at $50,-
000.
A large brick building will be erect
fed on the lot of five acres along the
W. & A. railroad, and a lar%e ware
‘house will also be built by this com
pany. A fertilizer plant will also be
operated in connection with the cot
ton gin and oil mill in the future.
Among the capitalists to be asso
ciated with Mr. Ruff are Mr. Carter,
Mr. W. W. King, of Atlanta, and Mr.
J. Gid Morris, of Smyrna. The office
of the company will be in Atlanta.
Mr. Ruff has come from Bremen
with his family, which will be quite
an acquisition to society in Smyrna.
The new manufactory will also add to
the material prosperity of the town by
the employment of labor, the distri
bution of money and by drawing trade
there. It will also add to the value of
property in Cobb county.
BRICK BUILDING
_ TO BE ERECTED.
Mr. J. M. Austin recently bought
the vacant lot, corner of Powder
Springs and Anderson streets, from
Mr. R. E. Butler and will erect an ele
gant brick building there. It will be
one story high, with all conveniences.
and will have three stores fronting on
Powder Springs street and two on An
derson. :
Mr. J. J. Black has the contract for
building these stores and dirt was bro
ken for the foundation Saturday
morning.
We want at once, loan appli
cations for $5OO to $2500 on either
city or farm real estate security.
We have fine lists of real estate
for sale. Call by and see us. R.{
N. Holland & Son, Real Estate
and Loans. Court House, Ma
rietta, Ga.
COURIER, ESTABLISHED 1201.
Election Called by Council
I to Pass on $20,000
f Issue.
E At the regular meeting of the Mayor
;and Council on Monday night an ordi
‘nance was passed calling an election to
‘be held on May 15th, ‘‘to decide wheth
‘er or not the city of Marietta shall is
sue bonds in the sum of Twenty Thou
sand ($20,000.00) Dollars, for the pur
pose of building, establishing and main
taining a Public School System in the
City of Marietta, said bonds to be num
bered from one to twenty, and to bear
interest at 5 per cent per annum, paya
ble semi-annually, and be sold for not
less than par.”’
The registration books for this spe
cial election will be opened by the City
Clerk sixty days before the date of the
election and be held open for forty-five
days.
MR. FRANK BBROOKS’ ARM
BROKEN BY KICK OF HORSE.
Mr. Frank Brooks, the candidate for
deputy sheriff, with Mr. William Mc-
Kinney, was kicked by a horse and his
right arm broken above the elbow
Thursday morning. Dr. Perkinson at
tended him and reports the injury as a
compound fracture, which is more se
rious than a simple one.
Mr. McKinney and Mr. Brooks were
in Howell’s district electioneering and
were putting the harness on the horse
when the animal kicked. Mr. Brooks
will be confined to his home for some
days but hopes to soon be out among
his friends.
Fclly.
The fool is never so stingy with his
folly as the wise man is with his wis
dom.
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