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Friday, Jan. 23, 1914
News From Over The County.
10 THE CORRESPONDENTS: We
ave glad to receive all the county
news that can be sent in. And with
our typesetting machine can get it all
in the paper, if received by Tuesday.
Letters should be mailed Monday.
Stamps and addressed envelopes will
be sent on request.
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MABLETON..
Mrs. Mattie Bullard and son, of
Blont County, Ala., are visiting rel
atives around Mableton.
Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Simms have
sold out and moved to Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. T. J. Lowe spent Sunday
with relatives at Douglasville.
The farmers of this section made
good use of the fine weather last
week.
geveral of our young st attended
a birthday supper last Saturday
night given by Mr. W. W. Cape at
Oakdale. All report an extra good
time.
Sorry to note the illness of Miss
Irene Hood of Oakdale. Wish for her
a spm‘(l}' recovery.
Mr. H. L. Brown, of Atlanta, was
in Mableton for a short time last
week.
Dr. and Mrs. W. B. Hamby, of At
lanta, spnt a few hours in Mableton
recently.
Mr. H. O. Lee has accepted a uos
ition in Atlanta.
We have twenty passenger trains
daily and everyone seems well loaded
with human freight. Where do all
the people go? Echo answers, where?
BLUE BELLE.
HICKORY GROVE.
Rev W. E. McCollum filled his ap
pointment at this place Saturday and
Sunday and preached two very able
sermons.
Mr. W. T. Orr and family, of New
Salem, and Mr. J. W. Long, of near
Acworth, spent the day with Mr. L.
M. Foster's family Sunday.
Mrs. T. J. Auston is visiting in
Atlanta this week:
Sunday afternoon was our regu
lar singing evening and we had a
larze crowd and some fine singing.
The school at the Attaway school
house is in a flourishing condition
with Mrs. Mollie Reece as teachér.
The weather has been so fine the
past two or three weeks that the
farmrs are getting almost ready to
go to work on the farm and start
another crop, but I think there will
be some more bad weather yet, but
all they can get done now wont have
to be done in the spring. -
Well, 1 will try not to be absent
g 0 long any more.
BILL.
MOUNT ZION.
Sunday was Brother Crow’s day
with us and he preached to a large
congregation. Folks began coming
at a quarter after ten, and came On
till twelve. The service closed at
twelve-thirty.
The Sunday School lesson Was
good. The subject was: “Love thy
neighbor as thy self.” Brother Crow
gave us a fine lecture ahd it seems
that the people understand the sub
ject as there has been a good deal of
visiting around of late.
Mr. Channel, a noted insurance
man, is visiting Mr. C. E. Edwards.
Mr. and Mrs. Durham, of South
Side, visited Mr. Phagan and Miss
Bryant and Willie Phagan, accom
panied them home and spent the
night. There were several school
boys and girls visiting home. Miss
Beatrice Kirk, who has just gone to
the A. & M. at Macland, reports
every thing fine.
“Don't You See” wrote a fine let
ter on the Macland school and Wwe
would just say to him, “pull your
whistle wide open.”
The Mt. Zion School Club meets
every Friday afternoon at the
wrch, Miss Willie Phagan 18
president, Miss Louise Dyson Secre
tary, Mr. Guy Von Marshall, Mr.
Giuy Brooks, choiresters and Mr.
Robert Shaw, organist.
[he school is doing fairly well
with fifty enrolled. Mr. Pink Wal
lace’s children can not attend as she
has been on the sick list for two
Y 3 to visiting, we hear of some
=oiLz in two horse wagons and some
surreys, so just let the good work
=0 and love thy neighbor as thy self.
A B GC's
Just received three hundred thou
’d Washington red cedar shingles.
- “u have a roof that needs recov
it will pay you to investigate
e TT“'*GY_will not cost you more
“N;,D:m shingles.
SLACK BUTLDERS' SUPPLY CO.
POWDER SPRINGS.
Rev. Young Ragsdale failed to fill
his appointment here Sunday as he
was called to conduct a funeral ser
vice.
Mrs. Alice E. White and Miss
Sadie Howington spent Wednesday
with friends in Austell.
Miss Edith Baggett spent Sunday
with home folks. Miss Mary Kate
Cureton of Austell, and Miss Me-
Cullough, of Atlanta, came home
with her to spend the day.
Mrs. J. S. Bookhart entertained
the matrons club on Thursday after
noen.
Mrs. W. R. Peyton and son Ben,
of Atlanta, spent last week with Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Moon.
Miss Ethel Lindley entertained
the young people with a rook party
on Thursday evening.
Mr. R. D. Bennett has moved his
letmily here from Talladega, Ala.
Mr. Bennett has opened up a gener
al merchandise business in the old
stand vacated by Algood & Sorrells.
This is Mr. Bennett's old home and
we are glad to have him with us
again.
Mr. Carl Bell, of Atlanta, visited
{ his parents here Sunday.
I Miss Inez Hodges, of Rockmart,
iwas the guest of Miss Estelle Leake
‘ for the week end.
! Misses Sallie Lewis, Beatrice and
{Lois Bookout spent a few days in
lAtlanta the past week.
{ Mrs. E. E. Stewart is on the sick
‘list this week.
Mr. and Mrs. A, A. Stewart were
ithe guests of Mr. J. E. McKenney
i and family the past week.
| Misses Mattie Baggett and Josie
. Vaughn spent Thursday with friends
and relatives in Hiram.
! Messrs.. W, BE. Butner and J. A.
| Lewis left Monday for Ocoee, Fla.,
| to spend about two!weeks. i
! Miss Nannie Barnes, of Austell, is
| the guest of her sister, Mrs.”F. P.
iLindl(\y this week,
! Little Miss Inez Wilson has re
turned home from a visit to rela
'tivos in Atlanta.
i We are sorry to note the serious
illness of Mr. A. G. McKenney,
-’Hopo he ‘will soen be able to out
again.
{ Mr. W. E. Butner and J. A. Lewis
left Monday for Ocoee, Fla. to spend
. two weeks.
!’ Mrs, W. R. Peyton and her son,
Ben, of Atlanta, spent a week re
cently with Mr. and Mrs. Moon.
| Miss Estelle Leake and Miss Ethel
' Lindley ehter_tainod with rook par
. ties the past week.
‘ Rev. Young Ragsdale filled his
! appointment here last Sunday at the
lMethodist church instead of the
Baptist.
| CRICKET.
One seven room two storyhous:
and two and one half acres of lani
for sale or exchange. L. B. Carn-s.
RIVERSIDE.
The farmer’'s wheat and oats in
this section are looking fine these
bright spring-like days.
Miss Lois Parham gave an enter
tainment on last Monday night in
honor of Mr. Howard Howell, Jr.,
and his charming bhride.. It was at
tended by a large crowd and enjoy
ed by all present.
The school at this place is pro
gressing nicely. We have our same
teacher, Miss Elda Blackmon. Ev
ery one seems to be highly pleased
with her.
Several of our young people at
tended the pound supper at the home
of Mr. W.. W. Cape on Saturday
night. They reported a large crowd
and a fine time.
Mr. Frank Megee and Miss Elda
Blackmon spent the day Sunday
with the family of Mr. W. B. Howell.
Miss Gable, of Douglas, is visiting
the Misses Taylor of this place.
The singing at Mr. H. H. Ends
ley's Sunday inght was a success.
Mr. S. M. Queen, who has heen on
the sick list for some time is no bet
ter at this writing.
Mrs. T. M. DeLay, of Kentucky,
visited her grandparents last week,
Misstfie Howell is visiting rela
tives in Atlanta.
The Holbrook children, who have
the measles, are recovering rapidly.
While Mr. Louie Holbrook and
Miss K. T. Howell were enjoying tha
singing Sunday night, the mule de
cided he did not want to go back
down the rqad and tent home, car
rying the bugy with him, and left
Me. Holbrook to walk with his lady
home.
The Sunday School at the school
house is very good. Everybody in
vited to come and bring their friends
JUANITA.
MARIETTA JOURNAL AND COUKIER
egu ity AN
| LOST MOUNTAIN. .
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| The schoel here has enrolled 72
' pupils. Miss Peeples is giving gené@j
al satisfaction as teacher and is ah?y_,,
| assisted by Miss Ida Scott.
The ground got dry and the farfi
ers went to plowing last week. A
good deal of plowing was done 1n
the fall and farm work is well ad
vanced for the season.
' Mr. Bill Morgan, of Sand Moun
tain, Ala., visited friends and rela
tives here last week.
The friends of Osro Wardlaw will
be glad to know that he has recov
ered from a case of small pox.
i Young man behave when you go
fout to church. It will certainly be a
i poor reccommendation to the world
' for you, if you don't know how to
behave at church.
| We are glad to see a farm demon
stration agent empdloyed in Cobb
County and to be ably assisted by a
board of directors. We expect to see
the farm yields increase in Cobbh.
Uncle Gid ought to have had a place
§<m this team-—he knows a thing or
itwr) about farming.
| ALLEN.
OLIVE SPRINGS. :
Mrs. Roenia Edison has returned
home after spending a month with
friends and relatives at Powder
Springs.
Mrs. J. W. Barber is slowing im
proving but not able to be up.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Reed and their
little son Hoyt have returned home
after spending a month most de
lightfully with relatives near Look
Out Mountain, Ala.
Mrs. J. M. Harris, who has been
under treatment of Dr. Warren E.
Benson, of Marietta is much improv
ed at this writing. Mrs. Harris’
many friends will be pleased to see
her well again.
Mr. George Fortner is confined at
home with a case of mumps.
Miss Eva Thomas entertained sev
eral of her friends at her home on
Saturday night.
The singing at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. T. F. Knox on Sunday af
ternoon was largely attended and
enjoyed by all present.
The friends of Mr. John A. Boot
will be sorry to learn he has been
quite sick the past week.
Blider Je M. Hunt 'of Atldnte
preached at Maloney Springs Satur
day and Sunday. His sermons were
very interesting and enjoyed by =»
good congregation.
Several of our young people sur
prised Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Shaw with
a party on Saturday night.
Mr. Ernest McWaters, who has
been in Lil]fi, Kentucky for sonwe
time, is now with his sister, Mrs. S.
J. Crow.
Mr. T. N. Henson and two little
sons of College Park were guests of
Mr. and MpB. T. 1. Alexander on
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Clay announce
the birth of a son.
We are sorry to state: Mrs. C. L,
Shaw was taken very sick on Sunday
night. We hope for Mrs. Shaw a
speedy . recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. John Baker and son,
Piercge, are on a visit to relatives.
Mr. R. S. Legg, of Carmichael, at
tended Sunday school here Sunday
morning and spent the afternoon
with Messrs. W. R. and J. C. York.
We were glad to see Mrs. J. A.
Mohon out among her friends »sn
Sunday after several days sickness.
CLYDE.
MACLAND.
News seems to be scarce this timo.
Everybody is busy and there is not
much passing around.
Qur clever mail carrier, Mr. John
McKinney, is taking his vacation,
and Mr. Walter Bell is carrying the
mail in his pla('e.”
Mr. A. A. Griggs, who .has heen
confined to his room for the past
month is able to be out a little now.
Mr. John Mize killed a hog a few
days ago that weighed 464 pounds.
Miss Pearl Pierce has returned
from a visit to relatives in Atlanta.
Miss Zelma Babb, of Bethel, spent
the week with home folks.
Mr. J. M. Pittman made a busi
ness trip to Atlanta last week.
Mr. Henry Varner, one of our
most successful farmers, sold one
shoulder of meat for six dollars. He
raises every thing that can be raised
on the farm. .
Mrs. Gibbs, of Atlanta, is visiting
the family of Mr. Henry Pierce this
week. °
J. R. Griggs and son, KEmory How
ard, of Elizabeth, spent Suanday
night with relatives here.
RUBY.
One seven passnger automobile
1912 model Cole to trade for reai
estate. L. B. Carnes.
ROSWELL.
' Mrs. Anderson, of the five and ten
cent store spent Friday in Atlanta.
Mr. Eugene Wood Jr., spent Sun
day with his parents Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Wood Sr.
The men’s Bible Class of the Ros
well Presbyterian church held a bus
iness and social meeting at the audi
torium Friday evening Jan. 16,
Mr. Walter Bowen .and son are in
Meridian, Miss., for some time.
Mr. Hugh Stribling spent Sunday
at home.
Mr. Hamilton and Miss Cochran
were married last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Green and family
from Gainesville, Ga., will occupy
Mrs. Sarah Sherman's house near
Roswell store,
Mr. W. E. Simpson spent Sunday
at Barrington Hall with his grand
mother, Mrs. W. E. Baker.
Miss Sallie Anderson, of Atlanta,
is the guest of her sister Miss Vin
nieleal Anderson.
sadl. and Mrs. N. P. Pratt and
i\h‘ Louis Pratt spent several hours
Vi'th Mrs. W. E. Baker Friday even
ingf
H‘r George Wing Sr. has just re
(‘Cf&'ed a carload of Waestern mules,
S. B B
KENNESAW MOUNTAIN.
Miss Clarice Hurt, of Hiram, is
%‘éhding some time here with her
Q‘amlmot,hmx Mrs. J R. Gufin and
family.
Mrs, Lizzie Howard, of this place,
is visiting her sister near Griffin,
Ga.
The party given at the home of
Mr. P. M. Hairston’s last Wednesday
night was highly enjoyed by all
present,
Miss Ella Guffin is spending a few
days with her sister, Mrs . R. .
Adair, of Macland.
Brother Allen, Guss Glover, of th's
vicinity has worked your problems.
In the first example the farmer hadl
to travel 311 7-88 miles a year to got
his water, and the second he had to
trfu'(*l to feed his stock 248 19-22
m‘lfls & yedr. |ls that right or not?
iMisses Altha Guffin and Clarice
Hurt visited at Elizabeth and Shady
Grove Thursday and Friday.
1 Best wishes to the Journal,
3 . AGATHA.
@R RENT—Good house with gar
dén and lot. Apply to 114 Gramling
St., or phone 275-J If.
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Notice is hereby given that the books will be open fcr the purpose of receiv
ng tax returns for the county of Cebb on Feb. Ist. 1914. Thz law requires all
real estate, monies, notes,accounts and personal property of every description
held on Jan. ilst, shall be returned at its true market value. Pieas: make your
returns at once. | will be at the places named b:low on the day and dates
mentioned for the purpose of receiving tax returns of Cobb county for the year
1014 and in Marietta as follows:
FEBRUARY 2,3, 6, 7,13, 14, 20, 21, 25, 26; 27, 28. MARCH 2,3, 6,7, 13,
14,20, 28, 20, 27, 25, 30, 31. APRIL 1,3, 3, 45 7, 10, 11, 18, 34, 28,
e ————
DISTRICTS. FIRST ROUND. | SECOND ROUND. ’ THIRD ROUND.
Acaath Feb. 4 All day 'March 4 All day iApril 6 All day
Kennesaw Feb. 5 All day 'March 5 All day {April 89a.m. to 12 noon
Blackwell 'Feb. 9 Morn March 9 Morn |April 9 Morn
Post Oak Feb. 9 Eve 'March 9 Eve |April 9 Eve
Fullers ‘Feb..lo Morn | March 10 Morn ' April 13 Morn
Merritts Feb. 10 Eve | March 10 Eve lApril 13 Eve
Roswell Feb. 11 All day March 11 All ady (April 14 All day 4 |
Smyrna ‘Feb. 12 All day 'March 11 All day ;April 15 All day
Vinings ‘Feb. 16 Morn March 16 Morn 'April 16 Morn
Lemons 'Feb. 16 Eve March 16 Eve ' April 16 Eve
Howells Feb. 17 Morn 'March 17 Morn April 20 Morn
Coxes \Feb. 17 Eve March 17 Eve 'April 20 Eve
Austell Feb. 18 All day 'March 18 All day (April 21 All day
Powder Springs ‘Feb. 19 All day March 19 All day April 22 All day
Mac Land ‘Feb. 23 Morn ‘March 23 Morn April 27 Morn ‘
Oregon 'Feb. 23 Eve March 23 Eve April 27 Eve
Lost Mountain 'Feb. 24 Morn March 24 Morn 'April 28 Morn
Red Rock ‘Feb. 24 Eve March 24 Eve April 28 Bve
| Oakdale Apr. 17 Morn
‘ ' Concord Apr. 17 Eve
' McTyres Apr. 23 Morn
' Daniell’s Apr. 23 Eve
Brimer's store Mch. 5 Eve
L T S eersase
Under the new law I must complete my work by the Ist day of May and turn
the same over to the Tax Equalizers. 1 urge upon every tax payer of the
county to make their returns ® me before that date, as all who fail will appear
as defaulters.
GEO. S. OWEN,
RECEIVER OF TAX RETURNS, COBB COYNTY.
WEST SMYRNA.
Mr. D. L. Moon moved his family
to Smyrna last week.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Elec Martin
on the tenth a fine girl.
Mr. E. H. Osborn, who has been
confined to his room for some time
with a sore leg is able to out again.
Mr. George Fortner has mumps.
Mr. Sam Mozley of Smyrna, lost
one of his mules last week. The
mule fell, breaking one of his legs.
Some of our people have planted
out some early cabbage plants.
We think widowers are getting
very numerous, as there was one vi
siting our berg not long since,
We learn that Mrs. John Segars
has returned home after a long visit
to relatives in Florida.
Mr. Otis Hamby, of Atlanta, spent
Thursday night of last week with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. C.
Hamby.
Mr. Lit Moon has moved his saw
mill to Concord.
Sorry to note the illness of Miss
Faunie Osborn, who is in Atlanta.
Mr. Moultrie Frey and wife have
gone to South Georgia to farm.
The farmers made good use of the
weather last week preparing their
land for another crop.
Glad to note the improvement of
Mrs. E. W. Thomas.
We learn that Mr. Frank Mec-
Clung will move his family from At
lanta to their farm in the near fu
ture.
Mr. Pete Miles made a business
trip to the Gate City and while there
purchased a fine young mlue.
JEANNETT.
SARDIS.
i e
i Died: Mrs. John Garrett on Sun
rday morning at 4 o'clock. She had
ib«wn in feeble health for several
;y(\ars and took her bed about five
i\vm-ks ago. She bore her suffering
‘\vi!h great patience. She was laid
i to rest at this place Monday. Truly
iu good woman has gone to receive
:hm' reward. She leaves a husband
land three boys, with whom we deep
tly sympathize.
i We reorganized S. S. at this place
i Sunday. J. D. Fuller, Supt, C. J.
}.\!;u-lwry, assistant Supt., Mr. Love
{!:u'v, Choirister, and T. J. Fuller,
| Secretary. We hope that they wi!l
lnll take more interest in the 8. 8.
!zuul come with the children next
l;‘h‘lgx;gay morning at 10 o’clock, The
trustees and patrons of the literary
i school met last Friday night and de-
cided they would have to have more
room at the school house and they
have a plan for another room weil
under way. Miss McElreath and
her assistant, Mr. Adams, have a
fine school of about 80 scholars sn
the roll. The patrons are all woll
pleased with their work.
Mr. Ed Hill and family visited
Mr. Charlie Lutz family Sunday af
ternoon.
The young folks had a nice pound
supper at Mr. George Quarles' laat
Saturday night.
Mr. Edgar Webb and family visit
ed his father, Mr. Sam Webb last
Sunday.
Mr. Leanord Chalam visited hlg
best girl Sunday.
H.
MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL
ESTATE. JOHN H. BOSTON JR.
NCONDAY.
The school at this place is flourish
ing under the able management of
Miss Addie Mae Griggs, of Marietta.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Dawson, of
Woodstock, and Mrs, W. A. Bishop
of Marietta were the guests of their
mother, Mrs. W. P, Dawson, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Brooks spent
Wednesday with Mr., and Mrs. Fred
McCleskey, at Blackwells.
Mrs. Bonnie Westmoreland vigited
her sister Mrs. Arthur Hunter in
Woodstock last week.
Mrs. Lois Westmoreland is vigir
ing relatives in Smyrna this week,
Mr. and Mrs. Pickens Tate visited
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Brooks last Thurs
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beavers vis
ited their daughter at Cherokee Mills
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Nellie Gresham and
daughter, Elaine, spent Sunday with
Mr. John Kemp, Sr., and family,
Mr. Millard Rich has entered
school at Woodstock.
The monthly report of J. L. Steph
ens on cotton ginned in Cobb County
counting round bales as half bales,
from the 1913 crop to January 1,
1914 to be 19,784 bales.
For the same period in 1913 thers
were 15,829 bales ginned.
Have you seen the new style Car
penter Organs?
If not, it will pay you to do so, a 3
they sit upon the top rung of tha
ladder of perfection.
Bargains in second-hand pianos
and organs.
FREYER'S MUSIC STORE,
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