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“THAT WHICH PLEASES MANY MUST POSSESS MERIT”—THE CITIZEN PLEASES MANY.
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Fifty-eight Years Old
VOL. LVI1I. NO. 32.
DALTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 1 3, 190 9.
$1.00 PER ANNUM.
MORE THAN 5,500 CITIZENS
LISTED IN CITY DIRECTORY
The Sapp Director Is Now in
Hands of the Printers.
ATTRACTIVE BOOK.
Will Contain Preface Giving Advan
tages of Dalton—Neatly Bound,
Having 110 Pages.
TWO ATTEMPTS
AT BURGLARY
Sunday Night Was Hoodoo for
Housebreakers.
The Sapp directory is now in the
hands of the printers, The A. J. Sho-
walter Co. having secured the job.
Work on the neat book began last
week, and when finished, the directory
will be filled with much valuable in
formation aside from an almost com
plete list of the inhabitants of this
city.
As a preface for the directory, the
advantages of this city as a fine place
in which to live are set forth. Dalton
as a manufacturing center is well
brought out, and the climatic condi
tions of Dalton and Whitfield county
show up to advantage. A unique fea
ture of this preface is an article on
the negro race of Dalton, written by
Jim Whitecotton. Dalton has one of
the most orderly negro populations in
the state ,and Jim Whiteeotton’s arti
cle giving an account of the work of
his race, their churches and schools, is
well worded and to the point.
Dalton makes no claims of being
perfect, and the needs of the city will
be printed in black and white in the
directory. This city needs a number
of things, and an article settting forth
the most urgent needs will find place in
the directory. i
A directory of the city officers, the
officers of the board of trade, the
names of the members of the board of |
health, etc., will be placed in the first
few pages of the booklet. !
When completed, the blooklet will:
contain 110 pages, the maojrity of
these pages being given over to a list
of the citizens of Dalton. It will be
bound in a neat paper cover, and will
be a beauty.
Between five thousand five hundred
and six thousand names will be listed
in the directory. The occupation of
every man, woman and child having
employment will be set forth cleaily,
and by looking over the directory a
person will find little difficulty in lo
cating any one whom he desires to
find.
The list of names will be ai-ranged
alphabetically. The name of each man
will be followed by the street and nuw-
ber of his residence, "with his occupation
following that.
The taking of the census shows, if
the name of every citizen of Dalton
was secured, that the figures will fall
off a few hundred from the estimated
population. Dalton was thought to
have at least six thousand people, but
this estimate, is the census was thor
ough, was a little too high, hence a
number of the people will be disap
pointed. However, more than fifty-
five hundred names were secured, and
the directory will show that the popu
lation closely pushes the six thousand
mark, although it will miss it three
or four hundred.
The city directory is the first ever
gotten out here. One thousand copies
will be issued, and will be sold foi a
small sum to cover the cost of the
printing.
SATURDAY WAS BUSY DAY
FOR CHIEF FINCHER
Collected Street Tax Right and Left
In Afternoon.
RECORDER’S COURT.
Monday Morning’s Session Brought
More Money Into the Treasury
for Sunday Drunks.
Two attempts at burglary were made
Sunday night, when an effort was
made to enter the homes of Frank
Gamble and Frank Brown. In both
instances the owners of the homes
awoke and frightened away the house
breakers before they could enter.
Mr. Gamble reported the attempt to
enter his house to the police. He stat
ed that he w T as awakened by hearing
a noise at his window. When the
burglars were frightened away he made
an examination of the window' and
found that nails which held the window
down had been badly bent by the at
tempt to force it. Mr. Gamble’s home
is on Morris street just a few doors
east of the home of Chief of Police
Fincher.
Mr. Brown’s home is on South Spen
cer street. He was awakened by a
crash caused by breaking glass. When
he got out of bed the person who had
broken the glass of a window to make
an entrance into the house, made his
escape.
Not only was Sunday a hoodoo to
burglars, but it was also the evil day
for drunks. In recorder’s court Mon
day morning eight persons were ar
raigned before Recorder Longley, some
charged with disorderly conduct, while
others were held for dxmnkenness and
disorderly conduct. The eight men
were caught in North Dalton playing
cards and drinking. They all entered
pleas of not guilty, but Recorder Long-
ley’s decision was against them.
A number of bottles of whiskey
were “captured” w r ith the men, and
this whiskey was also brought up in
police court. The whiskey was acquit
ted and permitted to depart in peace
with the men from w T hom it was taken.
As they recovered their whiskey they
were none the worse off for their Sun
day’s experience except that each was
fined $5 and costs.
As there were eight convicted the
city treasury was $40 better off than
it was when the eases were called.
J. R. JONES WILL ERECT
A BEAUTIFUL COTTAGE
Gets Permit to Build $1,700 Home on
t East Morris Street.
Saturday afternoon was Chief Fin
cher’s busy day. From the noon hour
to dark he was kept busy filling*out
reecipts for street tax, and when he
counted up his money he found that
he had taken in $250, more than he
had received during the rest of the
entire* week. .
This $250 doesn’t mean that Chief
Fincher wrote out 100 receipts, as
much of the money was taken as a part
of the amount of street tax. He didn t
have to do any hard rushing around
to get the people to pay up, as they
were after him trying to see who could
hand in the money first- It was a fine
half-day’s work, and Chief Fincher
went to sleep Saturday night feeling
that he had done his duty thoroughly.
LADIES!
New shipment of Ankle
Strap Pumps in patent
leather, black suede and
tan calf. Two eyelet pumps
in the new bronze kid.
CANNON’S
EARLY RISERS
The famous little bills*
Monday morning Mr. J. R. Jones
got a building permit from the city to
erect a $1,700 cottage on East Mor
ris street, the cottage to be built
on the lot adjoining the home of Judge
Bogle on the east.
This new cottage will be another of
the many improvements being made
in the eastern section of the city, and
which are making that portion of Dal
ton extremely desirable as a residence
section.
From the top of the hill down to
Judge Bogle’s home, a distance of
about 400 feet, a fine walk is being
graded. This walk will be covered
with chert, and, instead of being al
most impassable, as it has been, the
walk will be one of the best in the
city.
Property owners on East Moms
street are beginning to wake up to
the advantages of improvements in
their section, and the street bids fair
to being one of the pretty residence
thoroughfares of Dalton in the near
future.
We are daily receiving
new shapes in Ladies’ Hats
and flowers. Prices as
usual lower than any store
in Dalton.
Dalton Novelty Co.
Many weak and nervous women
have been restored to health by Fo
ley’s Kidney Remedy, as it stimulates
the kidneys so they will eliminate the
waste matter from the blood. Impuri
ties depress the nerves, causing ner
vous exhaustion and other ailments.
Commence today and you will soon
be well. Pleasant to take. Sold by
all druggists.
Next Fair Will Be Held On New
Grounds.
WILL BUILD TRACK.
DRUCKENMILLER CONCERT BAND.
Reading from left to right, top row: Aborn Smith, Frank Pruden, Lester
Steed, J. P. Godwin, Joe Buchanan; Second row: Eon Druckenmiller,
Jesse Smith, W. J. Reeder, Dr. Jackson, Carl Bivings, W. B. Farrar,
Ogburn Alley, Joe Black; seated: Albert Carter, Sam Maddox.
A large photograph from which this cut is made, is being sold by the
members of the band for a small sum. The proceeds from these sales will
go to the organization.
Stockholders of Fair Association Held
Enthusiastic Meeting at Court
House Tuesday.
CITY COURT
MEETS MONDAY
Will Adjourn After First Day
Until Following Week.
BUSINESS IS LIGHT.
Judge Glenn and Several Attorneys
Will Attend Federal Court in
Rome During Week.
Owing to the fact that Judge Glenn
and a number of local attorneys will
have to attend federal court in Rome
next week, the regular May term of
city court which meets next Monday
morning will adjourn after the first
day for the balance of the week. Court
will then take up again the following
Monday and the work will be pushed
to completion.
The dockets, criminal and civil, show
that the May term will be light, as
there are few cases of any great im
portance to come up. Unless some
thing unlooked for turns up, only a
few days will be required to dispose
of the business on hand.
Judge Glenn asked The Citizen to
make the annoqncement that court will
adjourn after Monday for the week, so
that the people can make arrangements
to attend the following week.
The jurors drawn at the last term
of court in February, for the May term,
are as follows:
J. G. McLellan, G. L. Carpenter, E. L.
Henderson, S. M. Hair, R. S. Williams,
A. E. White, D. A. Speer, J. K. Spann,
W. H. Perry, J. F. Redwine, J. D. Wil
liamson, W. A. Black, N. M. Crawford,
R. A. Shatzer, W. L. Massengill, J. G.
Freylach, D. Puryear, J. H. Bridges, G.
W. Campbell, W. M. Hall.
If you desire a clear complexion
take Foley’s Orino Laxative for con
stipation and liver trouble, as it will
stimulate these organs and thorough
ly cleanse your system, which is what
every one needs in the spring in or
der to feel well. Sold by all drug
gists.
Buckflen's Arnica Salve
The Best Salve In The World.
REV. G.P. WHITE
EXTENDED CALL
First Baptist Church After South
Carolina Man.
BAPTISTS PLEASED.
Young Divine Favorably Impressed
With Dalton, and People Hope He
Will Accept Pastorate.
Rev. G. P. White, of Ridgeway, S. C.,
greatly pleased the members of the
First Baptist church when he preached
here Wednesday night—in fact the
Baptists were so pleased with him
that at a meeting of the congregation
of that church last Sunday, it was de
cided to extend Rev. Mr. White a call
to the pastorate of the First church.
The members of the church are anx
ious for him to accept the call, aud
have strong hopes that he will come
here. While here he expressed him
self as being highly pleased with Dal
ton, and his words spoken so enthu
siastically have led the people to be
lieve he will accept the pastorate.
The young divine called is a college
graduate and also graduated from the
Baptist Theological Seminary at Louis
ville, Ky. Despite the fact that he is
a young man, he is a polished preacher,
having an easy, attractive delivery and
being a profound thinker.
When he»^>reached at the First Bap
tist church Wednesday night, a good
crowd went out to hear him, many
members of other churches in the city
being in the audience.
For several months the First Baptist
church has been without a pastor. Rev.
Pryce E. Gatlin, former pastor, had
to leave his duties some time ago on
account of ill health, and when his
health became no better, he sent in his
resignation. This resignation was ac
cepted, which left the church without
a pastor.
The call to Rev. Mr. White was sent
to him Monday morning by Mr. W. L.
McWilliams, but as he is attending the
Southern Baptist convention in Louis
ville now, a reply to the letter of Mr.
McWilliams is not expected before the
last of the week.
It will soon be “moving day” for the
Whitfield Fair Association, and when
the new grounds are put in shape and
ready for the fair to be held in Octo
ber, this city will have one of the
best places imaginable for holding the
annual farmers’ fairs; and the beauty
of the new location is that it will be
the property of the association, and
there will be absolutely no danger of
being forced to move to some other
spot.
Mr. John Caylor, who was author
ized at the last meeting of the execu
tive committee to close the deal with
the Nichols' estate for the seven acres
of land near the Elk Mills, which were
offered the association for $1,500, the
land facing on McCamy street, made
a report that the deal had been closed.
Mr. W. M. Haig immediately made a
motion that the action of the commit
tee be ratified, and the motion carried.
When questioned as to how much it
would cost to have the building, stalls,
pens, etc., moved from the old fair
ground to the new one, Mr. Caylor
stated that he had received one esti
mate from a carpenter, who offered
to take the job for $200.
A committee composed of the secre
tary and treasurer of the association,
H. J. Smith, W. M. Haig and Bill Bow
en, was appointed by President Pur
year, with H. J. Smith as chairman, to
advertise for and receive bids on this^
work, select locations for the building,
etc. The stockholders have been called
to meet at the new fair grounds this
afternoon (Wednesday), for the pur
pose of assisting this committee in
selecting locations for these.
The new grounds contain about seven
acres, and, with a little work, can be
put in excellent condition for the fair.
A new feature of the fair this year will
be races. A circular track will be
built, and the association has definitely
decided to have races of all kinds this
year. Horse racing has always proved
a drawing card for other fairs, and the
association is of the opinion that races
will add greatly to the list of attrac
tions.
The question of issuing stock was
brought up, and Mr. Caylor stated that
he had already disposed of about $250
worth. The stock is going like hot
cakes, and there will be little trouble
in selling all the association wants to.
In order to put the old stockholders
on an equal footing with the new
ones, it was decided to issue a suffi
cient number of shares of stock to the
present stockholders to make up the
amount of money in the treasury—or,
in other words, to issue a stock divi
dend equal to the amount of money
in the treasury, the money to remain
intact.
As the committee appointed to ar
range the premium list was not work
ing fast enough for the association,
President Puryear appointed G. W. Ho
ran as chairman of the catalog com
mittee, and, leaving the members of
the original committee, augmented it by
adding Messrs. Sam Smith and T. P.
Freeman. The committee was urged
to get busy and have a report ready
at the earliest possible moment, so
that the catalogs can be printed and
placed in the hands of the farmers.
Hrtisttc ]|>rtnttn<3.
T HE fellow who tries to attract business without advertising
is like the fellow who throws his sweetheart a silent kiss
in the dark. He knows what he is doing—but nobody else does.
We want your advertising, and we want to do all your printing for
we have the facilities with which to properly serve you. Our
steady increase in local business indicates that the business peo
ple appreciate reciprocity. We want your business. Tele
phone the orders, or ask for a representative to call on you.
tEbe B. 3% Sbowalter Company,
telephone Eighteen. IDalton, (Seorgia.
L AND RAIN INTERFERED
DECORATION OF GRAVES
L. S. FLEMISTER
I Memorial Exercises at Court
House Ran Smoothly.
Former Prominent Daltonian
Died in Chattanooga.
WAS HERE 15 YEARS.
Was Taken Sick Seven Years Ago and
Gradually Grew Worse—Story
of His Life.
Mr. Linton S. Flemister, for fifteen
years a prominent local merchant,
died at his home in Chattanooga last
Saturday night at his residence, 458
Oak street, at 10 o’clock. The sick
ness which caused Mr. Flemister’s de
mise was contracted while he was a
prominent wholesale man here about
seven years ago.
Linton G. Flemister was bom in
Carroll county in 1S5S, a few years be
fore the civil war. He spent his early
boyhood there, moving to Cobb county,
where he grew up on a farm. From
there the family moved to Gordon
county, locating near Calhoun. From
there they moved to Catoosa county,
from which place he came to Dalton,
going into business with Mr. J. V. La-
Fitte, the firm going by the name of
Flemister and LaFitte.
Soon after this firm was dissolved,
the firm of Flemister Bros. & Riley
was organized, the business being a
wholesale grocery firm. When the Ri
ley family moved to Texas, the firm
became Flemister Bros. & Heggie.
This business was sold to Messrs. H. J.
Smith and J. S. Hall about five years
ago, the members of the firm of Flem
ister Bros. & Heggie moving to Chat
tanooga, where they succeeded in build
ing up a large wholesale grocery busi
ness in that city, Mr. L. S. Flemister
being a partner in the firm at the time
of his death.
The deceased was married about 23
years ago to Miss Mattie West, of
Rome, the wedding having occurred
in this city. Three children were the
results of this match, all of whom sur
vive Mr. Flemister.
Mr. Flemister was a natural mer
chant, and his success in life came
from hard, honest work. As soon as
he reached the age of 21, he started
out for himself, having interests in
various businesses until he finally was
one of the men who built up the large
wholesale grocery house in Chattanoo
ga, one of the leading firms of that
city.
Not only was he a business man, but
he also took a big interest in church
work, being a leading member of the
First Baptist church of this city while
he lived here. When he left for Chat
tanooga he took his letter of member
ship with him, going to the First Bap
tist church of Chattanooga. His ex
cellent work in the church there re
sulted in his being made a deacon of
that church.
The deceased had a number of rela
tives in this city, Mr. J. B. Flemister,
a salesman for Eaton & Coffey Co.,
being one of his seven brothers who
survive him. In addition to these sev
en brothers, the deceased is survived
by two sisters and three children, the
children being Miss Celeste Flemister,
Messrs. Carl and Linton Flemister, and
a widow, Mrs. Mattie Flemister.
A number of Dalton people attended
the funeral in Chattanooga Monday,
among them being Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Flemister, Mrs. A. G. Flemister, Mrs.
H. C. Hamilton, Mrs. J. B. Smith,
Messrs. F. F. Baker and Lester Ed
wards.
Speaking of the deceased and the
funeral services, The Chattanooga
Times of Sunday had the following:
Mr. Fleipister was well known in
the business circles of Chattanooga,
being a member of the wholesale firm
of Flemister Bros. & Heggie. He was
for a long time deacon in the First
Baptist church of this city. His wife,
three children, seven brothers and two
sisters survive him. |
Funeral will be held from the resi
dence on Oak street at 2 o’clock to
morrow afternoon. Dr. J. C. Massee
and Dr. J. W. Bachman will officiate.
Interment will take place at Forest
Hills cemetery. Pallbearers are: W.
T. Tyler, W. G. Oehrnig, W. N. Jones,
J. C. Howell, A. M. Allen, T. R. Hud
son* W. E. Brock and T. M. Carothers.
Children’s Hats
Prettiest line in town. New and
stylish. $1.00, down -to 25c.
^McWilliams Sire#.
LEVERT SPOKE WELL.
Druckenmiller Concert Band Made Fine
Impression—Exercises Filled
With Interest.
A severe rain and hail storm pre
vented the large crowd assembled at
the court house last Friday afternoon
from going to the confederate ceme
tery to decorate the graves of the
Southern soldiers at the conclusion of
the memorial day exercises: The exer
cises had been concluded, and the
Druckenmiller concert band was play
ing the great funeral march, “Flee as
a Bird,” for the crowd to fall into
line for the march to the cemetery
when the first drops of rain began
falling. The rain quickly turned to
hail, and Jiegan falling in torrents,
sending people scampering in all di
rections. For a time it was the thick
est fall of hail ever known here, and
the court house was quickly filled with
people who were averse to getting a
wetting and having their heads knock
ed off by the large chunks of ice that
were falling everywhere.
The large crowd remained in the
court house for about one half hour,
and by that time the ground was so
thoroughly soaked that the annual pil
grimage made to the graves of the
brave soldiers who fell while fighting
for the southland was declared off.
The bigger portion of the flowers were
left in the justice court room and tak
en to the confederate cemetery the fol
lowing day.
Lunch for Veterans.
At the noon hour, Friday, the vet
erans assembled at the court house
and thoroughly enjoyed the excellent
lunch prepared for them by the daugh
ters of the confederacy. This lunch
to the veterans was an added feature
to the program, and was such a big
success that the daughters of the con
federacy intend to follow out the cus
tom in the years to come.
Despite the fact that the public ex
ercises were scheduled to commence at
2:30 in the afternoon, the large crowd
was unwilling to wait for that hour,
and people began going towards the
court house shortly after the hands of
the clock pointed to one. By two
o’clock the large court room was filled
to overflowing, and long strings of peo
ple were still on the way.
»
Crowd Largest Known. ^
Mr. W. M. Sapp, marshal of the
day, took a hurried look at the large
crowd in the court room, and then,
after seeing the crowds in the court
house yard decided that it would be
better for all if the publie exercises
were held in the court house yard.
He gave the signal for emptying the
building, stating that the speaking
would be made from the steps of the
main entrance.
The people were there in large num
bers. It was frequently remarked dur
ing the cuorse of the exercises that it
was the largest crowd that had ever
assembled for memorial day exercises.
There -were fully one thousand present,
and the gay spring dresses and hats
of the hundreds of pretty women seat
ed on the lawn gave the court house
the most attractive appearance it has
ever put on.
Day Looked Good.
When the speaking commenced it
was an ideal spring day. Although
there were numerous fleecy clouds
skimming across the heavens, few peo
ple thought of the storm that was to
break up the most attractive feature
of the qay—that of decorating, with
flowers, the graves of the confederate
soldiers.
Band Made Fine Impression.
The program was started by a stir
ring march by the Druckenmiller con
cert hand. It was the first public ap
pearance of the new local hand, and
that they made a fine impression was
the opinion of all present. While the
band lays no claims to being perfect,
still the music rendered was far better
than the people had dreamed the band
was capable of. With a few m<pre
months of practice, the hand will rival
that of any city in the state.
The band played a number of times
during the exercises, and acquitted it
self creditably in every instance. When
the storm drove the crowd to shelter
in the court house, the band helped
greatly by several bright, catchy airs,
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