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THE RECORD.
CKDARTOWN, OA., AUG 3. 1870
NATIONAL UKMOC'RATIC TIUXRT.
FOB TOEHDEXT:
SAMUEL J. TILDEN,
Of Now York,
r poll vk.t>phhiii>knt:
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS,
Of Iiiilluua.
Meeting wl (lx 1 KiHiilivt! Com*
inlttee.
At a mooting of the Democratic
exrcutivo committlio of tbo county,
held at tho court houae on Huturday
hint, it wan
Retolved, That a dmhh mooting of
the Democracy of Polk county bo hold
at tho court boUM on Tuesday of Urn
iccond wick of the approaching term
of tho Supoiior court, and that tho
representative to the lower branch of
the general usMinLly bo nominated
on that day.
Hcwlml, That Raid mass mooting
also elect delegates to a convention
to bet held at Hockmort on Tuesday,
tho 0th doy of Hepleinber, for tho pur
pose of deciding which of the tlirce
counties comprising this senatorial
district, are outilled to (ho senator,
and having decided (his question,
proceed to nominate a candidate.
J. A. Pitk, CIi’uj.
HISTORY OF I'OLK COUNTY
Kenel lir M«|. N. M. II. IlfMl, at
r<>uitli of duly OleDrn-
tlon, In Crdnrtown.
The net of the legislature for I ho
organisation of Polk county wn« pass
ed in Doc., 1851, and tho first county
election was held at Cedar!own tho 1st
Monday in April, 1852. Tho territory
was taken from Pnulding and Floyd
counties, only a email slip being taken
from the latter.
Tho most noli d item in tho early
history of this section, about tho time
of tho removal of tho Chorckeo Indi
ans, was that ft gang of horso thieves
were staying among tho Indians dop-
ridating upon tho whites and Indians.
They were called tho "1’onv Club,"find
were part of tho John A. Merri ll dan.
They nnd been whipped out of Ton
ne* ik o when Merrell was betrayed nnd
arrested, anil seemed to have taken
refuge hero among the Indians. About
this tiino theso men claimed to liavo
a majority, or to hold a bnlanco of
power between tho lawless and hon
est classes. Figh.ing, liolsund mur
ders were very common at pub
lic gatherings, life and property being
so insecure that many good citizens
left nnd wero nropnrii g to Icavo tho
county. Finally companies known as
“.Slicks” were formed, many good cit
izens joining them. Tho U. S. Gov
ernment sent soma soldiers to assist
them. Tho Pony Club then (hiding
themselves overpowered, ai d after tho
organization of the counties, tlib grand
juries wero so vigilant that they soon
disbanded, scattered and left tho
country. Many interesting incidents
tiro told by the old settlers of their
ciiuiis nnd the retributions that wero
iufliotrd upon them. After order was
i Hlrblihlml, tho fertile lands and
healthful country boon brought in a
grind, intelligent population. Society
has gimlunlly improved as the county
grow oldir,until l’olk, in this respect,
rompaiis very favorably with the best,
counties in thu State. At tho organi
sation, with a poll numbering 054, in
cluding tiiat part since cut oil' into
llnrnlson oouulv, being 10(1 polls,
paying a tux on $66,630 87, tho aggre
gate taxable property was $1,881,842;
of this $742,778 wus for land, and
$7011,1174 was for slaves.
The first 11 > in of tho superior court
was hi Id at Cedartown commencing
Sep!. 15, 1852, Judge Puvik Irwin
picsidii g. A jury of this court fi nnd
a negro woman guilty of murder, and
sho was hanged soon altoiw .rd. No
similar verdict was rondered for tho
uext twenty-four years, up to last term
of court, when Win. Meeks was found
guilty of a like offense, lie is now
in the county jail under seiitauec, hut
seiking a new trial. Tho fust grand
jury consisted of tho following men :
Aimer Darden, foreman*, Samuel ]).
Wilt on, Augustus 11 Ayres, Dalton
Burge, Absalom Gresham, Jus Young,
Wm. lle gg, Thus, ('rumley, fcmimicl
Olmstoiiil, Jos ti Tlitmp'on, Bitty
Atwood, Wui. F Janes, Wyatt N W ill
iams, Kphriam Thompson, l'itt Milner,
JuhU Gibson, E 11 Kiclmithon, Sr.,
E 1) Hightowir, Augustin Young, Jo
el Brewer, A G Matchman nnd Thus.
11 Thompson, some of whom are stiil
living at d are prominent citizens of
the county. The fust 8horifl‘ was
Charles Denson eleetid, hut Wm. M.
Phillips ueted. Albeit (i Lovo first
Clerk superior oouit; S. A. Bonlirs
first Oidmury. Justices of the infe
rior comt were Aimer Duiden, Wm
M Hutchil gs, Martin Ayres, Wood-
sou Hubbard and Boose McGregor.
The county has been lepiCMUted in
the legislature and legal conventions
by siuntors and delegates as follows:
Woodson Hubbard, J M Ware, Aimer
Darden, Wm. Hubbutd aud J. A.
Blaiicc, 'senators. Abner Darden,
E A Davis, W M Hutchings, Boise
McGrtgor, J F Devtr, J L Dodds, L.
11 Walthall, M U Buun, E D lligh-
tower nud W M Hutchings icpiyon-
tnt.vus. T \V Deuprco and \Vur K
West vviro dtlfgates to tbo sect smoii
c mention; Joel Brewtr and J A
Blnuce to tho convention of 18115; J
1) Waddell to the eouventien of 1878,
that adopted the present oAstitutiou
of tho State. Tt e county elected
ixUMrvntivu delegates to the seces
sion convention by a small majority
(37) Ltug oj po».ed to stparate or
immediate action at that lime. Both
de-legntes, however, in its final pass
age, voted for Urn ordinance that for
a time severed Georgia's connection
with the government of the United
Stales. After hostilities began, Polk's
sons, prompted by a love of the land
that gave them birth, arrayed tbem-
sclves With tho armies of tho Confed
eracy. I do not think any couuty in
the State, in proportion to population,
furnished more or bettor soldiers who
fought, (ndttred nnd bled for the lost
cause, than our own. Wo should
erect a monument to their momory--
lift a shaft high, “with the iron and
the lead engraven in the rock for over”
to tell generations to come, yes, those
who may assemble hero on tho next
centennial 4th, “theso were Polk’s
rnoBt honored sons.” Tho war end
ing, our peoplo accepted tho arbitra
ment of the issues in good faith. Tho
sumo love for country, home and dear
ones; tho tamo high sense of right ;
tho same rrgnid for ioci< ty and good
order; the an mo spirit of chivalry und
patriotism that, impelled them to
deeds of vulor under the stars nnd
bats of I he confederacy then, makes
them citizens, good and true, under
the stars nnd stripes of tho govern
ment that gives them protection to
day. Though wo have a good many
northern men it* our midst, our peo
ple, on that uccount, know no differ
ence— peuco und good will reigns
thiotigno
1875 $1,658,731, being a decrease from ' fo mountains, gives a pure, pleasant
j 1852 lo 1875 of $223,107, and a de- solubrious air. Tho si reams having
j crease from 00 to '75 of $2,377,380. : no nwntnp and very little low bottom
Tho differenco is largely owing to the land, there is nothing to produce mi-
• oui\ro loss of nearly $2,000,000 in asms, and the county free from chills
, slave property, nnd nsarly half million j and fever, malarial or climatic dis-
in tiioui-T and solvent debts. A verv 1 ....u. u
(bout cur borders.
MOIIAI.1TV, INTHLIJOKHCK, 1-TO.
Polk county certainly takes high
rank with others pi the morality, in
telligence nnd religion of her pop
ulation. 'iho Methodist and Bap
tist are thu lending denominations of
Christians; then tho Presbyterians,
Campbellius and others. In the coun
ty the Methodist have tho Revs. A M
Thigpen, Jus W. Trawick und J W
Leo iih pastors; have 8 churches, 588
mombeiH, 2,000 sittings, $7,850 us
value of church property, 0 Sunday
schools with 425 scholars. Baptist
have Bovs. G li Henderson, John Alc-
Murray, Mr. Camp, Mr. Huphena,
Mr. Johnson and Mr. Mouutuin, with
13 cburohiH, 730 missionary and J18
primitive, 1,710 sittings, $0,000 worth
of church property, 1 Sunday schools,
220 scholars. Prcsbytciiiins lmvu
ltcv. J E Jones pastor, liavo two
churches, 45 members, (i00 sittings,
$2,000 worth of church properly, one
Sunday eohool, 35 scholars. Making,
with tho addition of hi mu ten small
Siiudiiy .schools not dcnomiuntiouul,
21 churohuB, 1,410 members, 23 Sun
day schools, 1,049 Sunday school
scholars. This estimate is for whiles
alone.
The nhool population being chil
li ru» from (I to 18 and confederate
soldiers under 30, number 2,678; 61
being (onfcdcrulo soldiers. For thu
year 1875 there wire 13 private
Kihools repot ted, with 1-1 instructors,
479 children attending them— 342
whites and 137 colored. There wore
29 I uLhu schools taught during three
months of the year— 21 for whiles and
8 for colored—858 whites and 439
colored, making u total of 1,297 chil
dren attending. Tl.o county’s pro
rata share of tho fchool fund was
$1,010 73; raised ftoiu poll tax $1060,
making 2,070 73 spent lor school pur
poses. Paid to the county school
coiuinitB.onei’ for services, glut ionary,
postage, etc., 8162 50. There are in
tho county 990 persons over ten years
old that cannot read or write. Of
these 819 are colored, iiuvmg 171
whites, 61 heit g under 18. '1 he pres
ent county hoard of education con
sists id J 8 Stubbs, A Huntington,
S M 11 Byrd, Wiley C Barber und T
ii Pittman, the lust, named being sec
retary und commissioner.
POPULATION.
1852, whiles, 2,807; colored 1641;
white polls 547, voter 524; total pop
ulation 4538. 1860, whiles 3,854; col
ored 2-142; voters 725, largest over
east before; total population 6,295.
1870 whites, 5,456, colored 2,681; to
tal population 8.145. 1875 whites 5,-
876, colon d 3,031; white polls 1,055,
colored polls 520; voters 1,537; total
polls, 1,575; total populntion 8,892.
Thu county contains 228,800 acres
of land. Of this 365,167 acres wore
given in hero for taxation in 1875,
lonvit g 63,633 acres either returned
as wiltl land in (tlur counties or not
n presented. Thu census of 1870
shows that 38,590 acres were in cul
tivation, all valued at $908,923. The
farm i inducts were 45,495, bushels of
wheat, 12(5,750 buslii Is of corn, 23,410
bushels of oats, 3,774 lbs of wool, 2,-
075 bushels of Irish potatoes, 4,998
bin hi Is of sw«il potatoes, 36,320 lbs.
of butter, 3001 ball s of cotton. All of
tin products worth $111,200. In 1860
tl ore vure about 6000 bales of cotton
made in tho county. Since tho war
wo have hint no correct or perfect sta
tistics Of tho cotton crop. In 1870
thorn were 463 horses, -1 1 1 mules, 788
milch cows, 1,916 sheep, 4,407 hugs.
Later statistic show a very large de
nt us in hogs and sheep. Tho digest
ot 1876 shows a return of 130,519
acres as improved or farm lands, val
ued at $1,025,082; average value per
acre $7 82, being the ninth county of
llu State in price per ucre, most or
all of the 8 being those counties with
largo cities in them where land is rat
ed high for other than its fanning,
timber or miuincral worth.
There was, in 1852, town property
$9,463, mt tehaodisi- $22,510, mom y
and solvent debts $574,234. In 1860
luiTcltandiio $43,844, money nnd sol
vent debts $575,505. In 1875 town
property $119,595, merelmudiso $47,-
411, motley and solvent' debts $161,-
217. Showing an increase of town
properly and metchuudiscTrout *52 to
75, but a very huge decrease of iuou-
j ey aud solvent dibit*, there being
| $112 917 Itss in '75 that '52, aud $414-
| 388 loss in ‘75 than in '60. An iu-
j spiction shows that thu money and
( and solvent debts were held by tho
j masses before the war, proving them
in money and solvent debts. A very
notable fact is that lands liavo appro- I „ AnB
ciiited in valno from 1852 to 1875 . , . ' OU ' ,, . U ' '
*295,410, nml Inking out lumla owr.,,1 ! 11 “* b ™“ rc "™ ul » ni1 (1 8"
1 tires would perhaps bo mcomplto
by our citizens in other counties, but j l, *J? W0U;
returned hero, they have kept up with w,lU0Ul 11
the verv high values of 1860, and sales
< f any importance liavo rarely been
made at less than tho ante war sales
of tho name property.
In 1852 there wero 89 men who
ouch returned over $5,000 worth of
property, nnd in 1860 158 men. In
1075 only 70 persons and firms re
turned property of $5,000. Tho ten
dency of property is to got into fewer
hands. There are in tho county only
430 farms larger than ton acres, show
ing that only about ouo in four mon
own farms in thin, a strictly (arming
cuunly. All of (be shove calculations
uro exclusive of tho iron intereatH.
An act of 1872 exempted all cotton
and woollen manufactories from tax
ation. This was extended in 1873 to
nil cupiiul engaged in iron rnnnufac-
tuiing. This shows a remarkably lib
eral spirit, for while nearly one-fourth
of tho prop* rty is by this relieved from
taxulioii, the other must be ussessed
much moro to defray the expenses of
the increased business and litigation
that necessarily comes with increased
population.
WATfcll row mi, etc.
Cedar and Kuhuilco creeks each
furnish a current water power equal
to sixty horse power, und abound in
shoals with falls and sites admirably
adapted to all kinds of manufacturing
purposes. .SevernI of their tributaries
also furnish u good supply of water
for milling purposes. There are about
$65,069 invested in manufactories with
water motive, including mills. These
have a per diem capacity of about 200
haire-lsof (lour nud 600 bushels of
meal. There being a large supply of
the best yellow piuu in the couuty,
aud it being the first belt found in
coming south on uur railroad lines,
the lumber business is becoming quite
un important iudustiy, and when our
railroads are completed it must great
ly incranbo, hut these mills uro u.outl}
i un by steam.
AIR LINE HOUSE,
49 1-2 Prior Street,
ATLANTA,GA.
more particular notice of
tho colored race, that forms so largo
an element in our population. They |
paid last year $133 83 as tux on prop- !
erly, the aggregate value of which
was $26,767 while they received $768 |
ns tuition for their' children from the j
public fund. This shows a remarks-1
bly liberal spirit towards them on tbo
part of the whites. They paid last
year a poll tax amounting to $200.
Largely over half of the negroes come
up on thu iuftolvont list, and avoid
paying any poll or property tux ; so
that nearly tho whole burden of the
expense of government roits upon the
whites. Though guilty of many pet
ty crimes, they are quite as orderly as
could be expected of them with their
past and present surroundings. A
good pro|>ortiou of them aro members
ul tbe leading churches, and many of
Single Meal or Lodging 60
Transien t, per day $2 00
Special Kates for a longer time.
J. L. KEITH, Proprietor.
apr.Stf.
TIN! TIN!! TIN!!!
COPPER COPPER,
T KKKI* constantly on hand a good assort-
1 went of ready mad*
TIJST-WA.I^E,
und cun afford lo sell it ns rcnsonoblc as
can ho bought in any market. Also do alt
kind of job work, such as roofing and gut
tering houses in the most durable style.—
All kinds of stove and sheet-iron work,
copper and brass, mending umbrellas. 1
respectfully solicits Iho trade of merchants.
Take all kinds of country produce in ex
change for Tin. Guano Mtrenc-rs made to
order ou the shortest notice.
1. T. MKK.
Cedartown, Ga.
tlu-m good people. So far they have j Ul13 *
made blow progress, if progress ut all, “ ___
in education. Tlirir .ueial aclvai.oc-! JJ^St Elld W0C(I SllO})
ment in somewhat like that of
tuiu Confedercto General who
retreating. Tho boys Raid ho was I
Ivuncing backwards. Those hold-
lw. .11 '111,,.-
MINLHAIX AND OTHKIl lUSBOUItCKH.
Throughout the county there is an
abiinduiice of the very beat blue liuie-
atoue for lime and iron purposes
There mo large depoaits of building
atouc, easily worked und durable.
Also marble, oil atone and ocre, have
been found and Home have been
vvoiki'd to a limited ixtout. (Slate < I
thu best ({ttality amt in inexlitiu.liblu
quautitty uiiderlics the lulls nnd nn un
tuins in thu oiiBtorn part of tho coun
ty, and i tuface intlicalioriH show large
blute di poaitH in till tho souttm u jiuit
of thu county. Considerable capital
and numbt rs of lmntla are eng gul
getting it ouL for roofing purpoHea,
quarrying about 3,000 i<]U..r.n per
annum. It is aliij j ud to and iiHtd in
many of the citios nud judged tqtml
to that obtnim d from l’enn..ylvniiiu
or Walts. Pit biddy our greateat
mineral vveubh in in iron. Tnu>« are
three distinct letnis ul iron ore in the
candy, with large bells <1 t.wvlUnl
timber running near. The flr.it It ml
runs acrohs the eabtern end of thu
county, anti in haul tu furnish an
uluiulatiue of the richest brown hem
atite ore. No furnaces yet luc.did on
it. Thu kccoud is tliruuglr the cen
tral purt of iho oouulv. On this i«
found thu vciy hitpeiior medio ore
that is Haiti lo make the bett iron,
litre is located the walks of the Uher-
okeo lion Company, t.wnmg 15,000
urns of land, vum uboiti $3UU.000 m-
Ubtuvt in 111 liupH the luigo: l Uiliaeo
in the Hull!li, with a 11 r ii.eiu capacity
of about 27 iohm. J lie lliutl n-ad is
in the western part ol the county,
along the line of the Selma, It uuu A
Dalton railroad, also having n largo
supply of timber near by. Etna, in
tins county, and Ruvend luiimoes over
thu Alabama line, uro working thi.s ore
lUlLUOADri.
Tbo S. K. & 1) It. It., [uiHsing across
the WCbteni end of the county has
beeu completed several years. The
Tho Cherokee railroad, running from
east to west lather centrally, is m op
eration to ltoekiuurt, thu ceiiliu of thu
shde inteust and quite u llouiishing
little town, with reviral hundred in
habitant*. Ibis road is graded to the
Alabama line. The North and S. uth,
crushing the Cherokee ul Cedartown
nearly ut right angles, is partly grad
ed, und both will t;u built ut home fu-
tmu day. Tin so huvu assisted to de
velop Cedartown, tho county seat, a
thriving place with about 900 inhabi
tants. It docs a good busiucHs, and
has line ( duculiouul, social mid church
advantages.
SONEIIY.
To tho lovers of tho bcuutiful, the
couuty would preseut many things at
tractive. It is utmost sum uiidud by
mountain ranges that overlook tho
vail ys, foiming pictureMpie views sc.-
doui equalled m landscape scenery'.
Cidur creek, ut Cobb's gu:, und Eu-
liwilee ut Hightower s mills, lush down
In i his, Laming beautiful cascades,
of 125 feet, producing scenery rarely
mipussed. Tho hinds of Cellar and
Euhr.rtc-e valleys are most ju.-tly re
garded as ranking first among the
most pioditetive in the state. While
cotton, corn, wheat und oats have
have been tho chh f productioiiB, the
grasses, fruits, potatoes and edible
YtgutabUs of the climate grow lure
almost to pei feci ion, being truly a
mo.t ilesiiablf^mietiUo couutry whore
| the supply crups can bo raised by the
j side oi our great staple, ho tlmt f .iui-
| a'.- cau have their ln.uin.-s ami plunting
i interests together, iho only plan for
l success now.
mg property are among the old. Their |
iilutions to the whites uiu qui.o ami
cable, tbo whites being disposed to
Heat tbeinJustly, with kindness und
consideration.
J/'EKPS READY-MADE
COFFINS & CASES.
Mnk«a ami re|iuirH
WAGONS and FUBNrrUHE.
Wag«
THE ITIEAKNT COUNTY OFFICKlUi.
H i' Lumpkin, Shoriff; W (1 Taylor
Deputy, aud (J I* Gordon Special Dep
uty Sheriff; W C Knight Clerk Supu-
rior Court; T Ij Pittiunu, County
Treasurer; Joel Brewer Ordinary;
S M Jl Byrd Surveyor; Jure Thomp
son Coroner. The couuty has a timl ^tiy
cl ii mm jail, substantial court b also, is
out ol debt, with money enough in the
treasury to meet the curium expen
ses of the year.
The slave property of I860 was val
ued higher than tlm aggregate prop
erty of 1875. That thu populutiou
has gradually increased silica tho or-,
gai.i/.tlmti of tho county, wm jour* BLACKSM TH 4l W00DSH0P
excepted. While tho wiiite poll was „ y _
678 in 1860, it was only 388 at home i ^ -.-w . .
in 186*3—others wire serving their VjJuV /♦ J ,
louutry Money and solvent debts ! onop
Orders for any tiling In my line, left with
J. 8. 8t iihlis k Co. will l»o fillod. Any ar
ticle Icf I al my shop for repairs, and not
days, will be xnbject
i -Vf"
lo sale for charge*.
IV E W
- , , 'tur.i . i ,i to Dr. (JUIsotm’a office
increased from 1852 until they woio O All kind* <d work, in Iron ,m I W !
over half a million ill i860. After I done in tli« beat alvle and on *hori n .ti,; c .
the war gradually fell ufV until they I 11 *• (’ambnm, well known to most of ( „ir
were $110,206 in 1868, reached then j f “ r,n f r " ■* lhe Chompion plow smith, i* in
«^M*r "«ps“ r »•
(hcreiiHIlig slightly U« l875. lotul Ollier work 8ali»facti<.n gn-.rantee I.
property runs nearly parallel with j • hd.vbtowk, Ga., .May i, ihtu
money m.d solvent debts. Now, with
1,000 more uegroes and a white pop
ulation nearly doubled, wo have fallen
short in productions. Then wo hud J n jit J II n i
iwiiur i-jHtom of i»bor u,u :i «o w .ii i jaool6f and Hsfoess min
G. W. VANCE,
cotton
CEDAItTOW.N, G V.
ATOHK wanting work done in my I in
e'pcctfully nuked
al. My Shop is on thu corner"
ell old l.ircry Stable building.
over tied again. While
produc'iou has not fallen < IV so much
uiuco tho war, several great chungtu
liaVu been nuulu. Then wo made a 1
of tho corn and bacon used, three-
fourths of tho clothes nud shoes w«
Wide, nnd all of tho fertilizers we
used, the cotton crop being u surplus ,
or money crop. Now, wo buy corn, 1876 Great Centennial 1876
ImCiiii, clothes, bluics, laiin tools uml |
gliauoH, until tho cutUdi is all gone
w ith no money h ft. Tho farming
opcralioi.fi of this yonr tokoi.s a
brighter future, lees money ij spent,
larger food ctopu raised,
To .sum up in conclusiou, taking J uHilrc
Polk county altogether, its fertile soil, I Gel
vniicd productions, solubrious oliiuate ;
fine water, intelligent, upright, mural,
enterprising, Christian citizenship, its
wonderful mineral aud other resourc
es, make it one of tho very best places
to live in the t inted States. Verily
it is n goodly heritage, let us be wee,
preserve it well, so that those who
inn) follow may find it worth tho in-
heiiting.
Parties desiring information ns to
best routes to tin* CRN TEN XI VL, or
to any of tho .Summer Resorts or to
other point in the country, should
It W. WRENN,
Ag’t K'-niiesavv Route.
M.N.NTFACTl.Tti:
Montgomery & Go-,
CEDARTOWN, CA.
i We
Deputy MierifT Sale.
Will be sold Indore tlie court tiuu.*e do
in' Cedarlowu, Polk eounly, Ua., on t
fimt Tuesday in September next, betwc
legal hours of sale, I lie following proper!
line ono--l>orlo wagon, as the property
of J W Atkins, to satisfy one county court
mortgage li fa from county court ut Polk
county, in favor of 8 P .Smith, Sou »V ltr->.
the said Atkin*. Property pointed out
1 ft fa.
Also, at name time and place, one sorrel
mule, levied upon as the property of (' .\ ‘‘“1 • * 1‘entingt
fy otto county court mortgage ' "
t^fa fiom the county court of
Ga., iu favor of S P Smith, .Son \ Uro.
d nits. Property pointed in said fi fa
« (i. T.\\ l.dll, llq.'l SI, II.
MARBLE WORKS,
now manufacturing the bo»t
| Saddle ever invented. The Spring Seat in
i Juat what has been needed by the riding
! public for year*. Tho oouifort nnd ease to
I rider and horse is not to he found in any
other laddie. Our work is all done at homo
nnd by most competent workmen. Every
saddle is warranted for two years, with
' ordinary care an l linage
Deference may he had toCapt. A (J West,
. President Chorckeo Iron Company, Dr*.
M F \ J A Liddell, Dr W G England, Dr
It It Thompson, .1 A Wjnn, W in F Turner,
J Dr. E li lticii-
dson, Ce«lartown, and Dr Scurry,'Esom
Mill, all of whom' heartily endorse our en
terprise.
Wo respectfully call the nttrnti-in of tho
public to the above fact*, and ask a share
of patronage, confident that our saddle will
give complete satisfaction.
Prices range from Ten lo Twenty-five
Dolinrs, according to style and finish.
BROAD STREET,
HOME, - . GEORGIA.
IMUUMI
r I III’ undersigned would call special at
l lention to their facilities for supply
ing anything in the above line.
MONUMENTS.
Tomb and Headstones, Vases
Of tha best Italian
)le, finished in ihe be
uanship, and at prices that defie
The citixi-ns of Cevlartown and
cinity are respectfully invue l to call u
examine our works and prices when
Rome. July 2"
To (lie Working Class. — 1 Wo can
furnish you employ muni at which you can
makes very large pay iu your own locali
ties without being away troiu home over
night Agents «anted in every town an 1
county to lake subscribers for the Center.,
nial Record, the largest publicwin.i in the
I'nitcd State*—lti page*. <>1 c.luinn-: i;:,
gantly Illustrated; Termc, only $1 per year
The Record is devoted to whatever is of iu-
h-rest connected with the Centennial year.
The Great Exhibition at Philadelphia is
; it fully il’uslrntcd in .lctu.il. Everybody
j wants it. Tho whole people feel great in-
l American Mar- teresl in their Countiv .* L'cutenui.al Dirili-
style and work- day, and want to know all about it. An «-l-
ogani patriotic crayon drawing premium
picture i* pri'M-uted tree lo each subscrioer
It is entitled -In remembrance of the Oue
Hundredth Anniversary of the United
A. M. Al.LEAGUE &
i hecoi
\ny i
PATENTS.
Boisens tlesiriug to take out I’.it-
onts, or tlcbiting information from the
U. S. Putt lit Office, sl.'onkl eousult
There i* no business tiiat will pay lrke
at present. Re bare many ageuis who
making a.* high a*$.’Uperduy aud upw
i the
in a healthy cvuiRtion; now they
returned by the few aud . wetl by tho
tuarses. The tutul property of 1852
was $1,882 812; iu 1860 3 # 93t\124; in
1IEAI.TU, WATElt, LTV.
The water is t t.i- } mvst blue lime
stone, always regarded healthy. Then
are superior imuor.il siniuns iii var;
1 oils parts of the county with strong .. f vnmTrvm v .....
lutsdieiuul qualities. Tuo altitude ul ! 1,18 ^ ons ^‘ c * ^ ^ l AJLNl NO 1 AY
tho county, together with its vicinage , &nd for Circular.
F. A. LEHMANN,
Solicitor of American and Foreign
delay
it costs nothing to give the bu.
Send for our circulars, terms
copy of paper, which
Patents, \Yushiugtou, D. C.
ho apply; do it to-day.
tree to ihose who decid
ora an.l mechanics, aud incur
daughu-i? make the very best of ug
CASH STORE.
CT. S. STTTBB3 Sc GO.
Cedartown, On.
J_£AV|- jn.l roc.i.^1 llicir Spring Slock ®f
pHY GOODS, NOTIONS, SHOES, GROCERIES,
CROCKERY, READY-MADE CLOTHING, HATS AC
These goods were bought at the closest figures, mid having secured Cash nnd Cask
discounts, they nre able tu offer them at prices which defy competition. Call and bo
convinced.
A Complete assortment of Leather. Boots and shoes manufactured to order. We
call special attention to our stock of
S, halt, Family Groceries, SYRUP
CANNED GOODS, PICKLES, FLOUR and MEAL.
Sole Agents In Polk county for tho Celebrated "Watt Plows” and fixtures.
»***- Agents for Hall's Patent Rotary Harrow—WARRANTED.
We may have Mentioned it Before.
But it will hear repeating; and to muke a sure thing, wo wi 1 say that tho
MOBILE LIFE INSURANCE CO.,
OS- MOBILE, ALABAMA.,
Ih Ihe hooding I.ife Company in tho South,
Aud uiuli r iU preyont uxculluut iiuiuii^uiiicut iu doiug moru Now iiusiuut>H iu
111': .South' rn State, than auj' other Lifo Company, North ur South.
Over 2000 Policies Issued in 1875.
OUK 8 P B C I A L T I E f - ;
r rho IdiHlowniont 1 *11111, by which you secure nn
Endowment in fifteen years, at tho rate of an ordinary Life Policy.
r Fh«* Y'enry It < , nc»Nvail>li? I.*lan, tho cheap
est plan of Insurance now worked.
M. McCARTY, H. M. FRIEND, SHEPPARD HOMANS,
President. Secretary. Actuary
R, 0, RANDALL,’ General Agent and Manager,
GADSDEN, ALABAMA.
into?
FOR THE YEAR ENDINC DECEMBER 31st, 1875.
Net A . ti ts December 31st, 1874 $449,809 13
I VCOMK.
Ih evived for Premiums and interest
’50,78 > 12
Dl.sm USE R EN TS.
I. w"'«hv Dr:.11* *71.251 00
Dividends, Commissions, I'axes, and other cxpotisos.. 73,859 62 148,113 (J2
$002,671 50
ASSETS.
(dish in Bank
E. H. Government and other Bonds
E ians on Mortgage, First Linns
L t ins on Bonds nml Stocks
Insurance Stocks
Real Estate and amount duo by other CompanioH
$; 17.185 40 I
70,270 30 ]
49.032 12 I
26,695 06 j
1,425 00
for Re-Insurt
Bills Receivable, seeured, and Stock Bonds
Premiums in hands of Agents and iu cotu
Collection
Office nnd Agency Furniture
95,085 74
... 299,238 4G
Add Accrued Interest and Deferred Premiums. ...
40,993 45!
2,745 88 2| £602,671 50
Assets December 31st, 1875
$624,495 96
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With our printed directions, no instruction or mechanical skill is required to operate it.
The construction of the machine is based upon a principle of unique and unequalled sim
plicity. comprising simple levers working upon centres. The bcaringi are few. and they
are hardened and polished.
The machines are made at our new works in the city of Newark, N. J.. with new special
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Ertry machine fully tear ranted,
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p A C Iff f \ l^T C* S.tyiXGS.-Hy using the •* Domestic " Pa-
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r HOntUli 3 mSsTev
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