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Offlclal Organ of Polk County.
O-Bclal Organ of the City of Cedartown
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 19C0.
democratic executive com.
MITTEE.
To the Members of the Democratic
Executive Committee for Polk Co.
Gentlemen:—I request a meeting of
the Committee at the Court House on
Wednesday next at 1 p. m.
The object of this meeting is to take
such steps as may be required to carry
oat the recommendations of the State
Democratic Executive Committee for
holding a paity primary on May 15th
next, and to transact any other neces
sary business.
Inasmuch as some of the details out
lined in the plan proposed by the State
Committee seem to impose conditions
difficult if not impossible of. fulfilment
in this county, I suggest a careful study
before-hand of these recommendations
and of the conditions that confront us,
so that we may he able, in the short
time we will be in session, to come to a
wise conclusion as to the best course.
As this Party Primary on May 15th
involves many matters of importance
to the party and the state, I trust no
members will fail to be present at this
meeting. All the preliminaries to this
Democratic Primary of May 15th
should be so carefully considered and
arranged as to secure the possible par
ticipation in it by all who are willing to
abide its results, whether or not they
have here to fore acted with the Dem
ocratic party. This can. of course, be
hut accomplished by a full attendance
of all the Committee and a free inter
change of views. The responsibility
for the proper performance of this duty
is upon the committee. Let us not
neglect or lightly consider it.
Wat. BnADronn, Chairman.
The Boers have just won a big vic
tory over the British in South’Africa
the latter losing 1,500 men.
Gen. Otis has been re-called from the
Philippines at his own request, and
will he succeeded by Gen. McArthur.
The Neivnan Cotton Mills have just
declared a 29% dividend. Who says
that cotton manufacturing does not
pay?
The veterans of the Blue and Gray
united last Friday in cqmmemoratin
the thirty-eighth anniversary of the
battle of Shiloh by a big reunion on
the old battlefield.
The Democratic Executive Commit
tee of Bartow county lias ordered a
primary for county officers to be held
May 16th, in which every white voter
is invited to participate.
Two of the smallest districts in the
county proved the banner white pri
mary districts of Polk in proportion
to their population. Fish Creek gave
05 to 0 and Lake Creek 20 to 1 in favor
of the white primary and decent elec
tions.
A couple of clever newspaper men
seem likely to “break into” the next
Legislature. They are Messrs. W. A
Knowles, of the Borne ’Tribune, and
Frank Reynolds,ol the Dalton Citizen,
and both have Tub Standard’s best
wishes for their success. .
Col. Seal) Wright, of Koine, who was
the populist candidate for Governor
four years ago, is again back in the
Democratic party, and lias announced
himself a candidate for Representative
from Floyd, subject to the Democratic
white primary on the loth of May.
The last of the opponents to Col.
Tom Eason for re-election as State
Prison Commissioner has retired. Col
C. C. Thomas, of Ware county, threw
up the sponge Tuesday, and thus is
left a clear Held for the unanimous re-
election of the present able itlcum
bents—Gen. Evans and Col. Eason.
Candidates for county officers and
their friends might, just as well make
up their minds now that if no white
man’s primary is held in Polk this
year, there will be a grand scramble
for the purchasable vote, and the man
who wins will have to pay higher for
votes than was ever known in a previ
ous campaign in Polk.
The Kentucky Court of Appeals lias
decided in favor of Beckliam, the
Democratic Governor of Kentucky,
against Taylor, the usurping republi
can claimant. The court is composed
of four Democrats and three Repiibli
cans,two of tile latter concurring with
the former in their decision. Taylor
will try to carry the case to the ITiiited
States Supreme Court.
Poor; but honest and worthy citizens
should keep ifi mind that in a white
man’s primary all candidates would
stand on an equal footing, and nine
chances to one, the best man would
win. But if the the old degrading
methods of using whiskey and buying
votes are continued in Polk, poli
tics will get more corrupt, and the
candidate with the most money would
be sure to get there. All of which
means that only moneyed liipn could
hold office in Polk, and the poor but
worthy citizen would be defeated by
the candidate, however undeserving,
who is able to buy bis way into office
Do not confuse the two calls for
committee meetings which appear in
this paper. One is for a • meeting of
the White Primary Committee to be
held Saturday at 1 p. in. at the Court
House to make arrangements for a
non-partisan white primary for county
officers,,and is signed by Mr. T. M.
Pace-as chairman of the White Pri
mary Mass Meeting. The oilier is a
call for the Democratic Executive
Committee to meet next Wednesday
at 1 p. in. at the JBoiirl House to ar
range for the State and. Congressional
Democratic Primary to be held May
lotli. and is signed by Dr. Win. Brad
ford, chairman of that committee.
Both are important, but they have n
THE WHITE PRIMARY!
COMMITTEE MEETS SATURDAY
AT THE COURT HOUSE
At i p. jx. to Carpy 0(lt , he w in 0 f
the White People of Polk.
There were 309 votes cast in Polk
last week in favor of the white pri
mary and only 9 against it. We be-
Ieve that thinking people generallj’,
who are acquainted with existing con
ditions in Polk and have giyen any
fair investigation to the subject, will
agree that this proportion very cor-
rectly represents the sentiment of the
white people of the county,
l'armers are behind with their work,
and could not spare the time to go to
the polls, as everyone of sense well
knows. While the vote was not as
large as it should have been, it. is as
large as the friends of the measure ex
pected—and larger than its scheming
enemies hoped. Voting on a princi
ple never brings out a full vote, and
this fact is the chief weakness of the
much-mooted “initiative and referen
dum.” If two candidates had been
running last week, one for and one
“forriinst” the white primary,the vote
—on both sides — would have been
largely increased, but we believe the
proportion would have remained the
same—309 to 9. „
Vet there are men secretly going to
tlife members of the Primary Com
mittee elected'last week, and urging
them to disregard the expressed will of
the people of the county.
And they would be doing the same
thing if the vote had been two or three
times as large!
They overlook the fact that only 818
votes were cast in thecounty in the late
special election for Ordinary, with
three good candidates in the race, the
successful candidate receiving but 450
votes—or only 151 votes more than the
white primary movement last week;
anffitliat in the road law election last
year—a measure affecting every tax
payer in the county—only 917 votes
were cast.
They also overlook the fact that the
resolutions introduced by Dr. D. M.
Bussell and; unanimously adopt'd by
•the white primary mass meeting at the'
Court House on February 27th, con
tained the following explicit instruc
tion : “Resolved, 4th, That if a ma
jority of the whole vote should be in
favor of a white primary, then the
Executive Committee, hereinbefore
provided, shall take charge of the
whole business and order an election
at such time as will best suit farming
operations.” The election was held
in pursuance to the resolutions of
which this was a part, and under which
a clear majority of 300 was cast in
favor of the white "primary.last week.
Many good citizens were convinced
that the hypocrisy of certain professed
friends of the white primary would
manifest itself in due time, and it
seems that they were not mistaken.
Our only surprise is that their course
was so clearly foreseen, and it trans
pires that they have fOoled nobody hut
themselves.
We do not believe, however, that
tins class.can have any influence with
the members of the Primary Commit
tee. They are staunch men, elected
for a definite purpose, and we have no
doubt that as honest, self-respecting
men they will carry out the .wish of
the people as expressed, at the pojls
last week.
The people are in favor .of the white
primary, and candidates will find it to
their selfish interest to enter into it
and abide the result. There will not
be a candidate wlio did not have friends
prominent in the white primary move
ment, (if you doubt it, look up
the original call fur white primary
niass meeting,j and candidates can
stand on pretty nearly equal footing
accordingly. The purchasable voter
will be a fool if he does not get a high
price for his ballot tliis year, ir given
an opportunity to market his wares,
and it will be to tile interest of candi
dates to eliminate this by means of a
white primary.
The Standard lias no apologies to
offer for devoting so much space to
this white primary movement. We
have been heartily in favor of it ever
since it proved such a success in our
city elections, and we believe it would
workan equally great reformation in
our county elections. We have 110
selfish interest in the matter, and no
axes to grind. The Standard always
champions any movement looking to
the improvement of the condition of
our people in any way, and our pres
ent course is in direct line with our
past record. Ve have 110 candidates
to boost this year, and simply expect
to give our loyal support-to the nomi
nees of the-wiiite primary—whoever
they may be. As Dr. Win. Bradford
so well said in a recent commutiieation
in this paper: We are for its nomi
nees if every mother’s son of them is
hostile to us, personally and politi-
e-illy if there is anybody who favors
it more than that, we are glad of it!
The Standard has no expectation
nor desire of figuring in county poli
tics this year, except that we favor a
white primary movement in the inter
est of decent elections. It is the only,
practical way of preventing a repeti
tion of the disgraceful scenes of the
past and as such we champion it most
heartily. If there is any political ad
vantage to be gained in opposing it,
others are welcome to it..-VVe are satis
fied with the consciousness of duty
performed to the best of our ability,
with tlie assurance that the best peo
ple of Folk county are with us in this
threat reform movement.
0 ;y e believe the Primary Committee
at its meeting Saturday, at 1 p. m.,
will do well to order a white primary
to b“ held for county officers at -some
time in August, when it will be most
convenient for farmers to leave their
work -'-and that they cannot do better
than to adopt the same rules and regu
lations for the county primary as those
Which have worked so well in our city-
elections. •
The people have spoken —at the
proportion of 309 to 9- in favor of the
white primary. .
And the White Primary Committee
can do nothing else but its duty Sat
urday and order a white primary. The
following worthy gentlemen .compose
the Primary Committee i-
Cedartown—Joe H. Dodds, J. A.
Orebaugh, J. K. Howard. --
Kockmart-J. A. Famhro, J„ M.
Carlton, F. M. Randall.
Buncombe—.1. S. Davit-te, IT. B. Mc
Gregor, W. W. Camp.
Browning’s—F. II. Marbut, .1. W.
Lowe, M. H. Mosely.
Antioch—B. W. Everett, W. Iv. Rus
sell. P. A. McBride.
• Fish—L. Y. Jackson, Jns. Sorrells,
H. F. Waddell.
Young’s—D. F. Neesel W. T. Lee,
F. 1*. Jones.
Blooming Grove—W. H. Hamrick,
It. K. McKibbin, W. E. Casey.
Lake Creek— Willis,-Reynolds, J. n.
Jordan. J. A. Tucker.
Esoni-fliil—J. L. Branch, G. M. Is
bell, W. W. Wheeler v
ampton’s—O. A7 Wood, D. X
SHOULD BE NEW DISTRICT.
Polk county is growing rapidly, and
one of its scenes of quick and perma
nent growth is at Aragon, the new cot-
ton manufacturing town. now building
on the plantation sold by Hon. J. O.
Waddell to Messrs. Campbell and Wal
cott, of New York. Not only is the
town growing, but the country round
about is rapidly filling up.
Aragon is now a part' of Rcokmart
district, but as it is four miles from the
town of Rockmart, the people of that
vicinity are asking that- a new militia
district be established for their conven
ience in business and voting. The ter
ritory which they ask to have cut off
comprises portions of Bockmart, Cedar-
town and Buncombe districts, and has
at present 230 white and CO colored
voters. Unless the new district is es
tablished, most of these voters are
practically disfranchised, as it is im
possible for them to get away and go
the four miles to Bockmart to vote.
The proprietors of the mill are reported
to he anxions for it for bnsiness reasons.
A large amount j>f bnsiness is done
there, and it is a hardship for them to
send fonr miles for the transaction of
legal business, when they me entitled
to such service right at home. These
gentlemen are building np a magnifi
cent property at Aragon, which will
prove of great value to the east end
of the county—and incidentally to the
whole county,—and their wishes are
certainly entitled to favorable consid
eration. '
We trust our County Commissioners
will lend their encouragement to the
npbnilding of the east fend of the
county by establishing this new district.
The conditions there demand it as a
matter of justice and convenience to
that splendid section.
Dr. L. S. Ledbetter, Cedartown’s
popular Mayor, has been honored by
the North Georgia Methodist Confer
ence in liis selection as one of the two
lay delegates from that body to the
Ecumenical Conference of foreign
missions in New York on April 21st to
May 1st. The appointment is one of
distinction, and no one is abler and
better fitted for shell representation
than Dr. Lfedbrtter.
I'OLK S. S. ASSOCIATION.
Tho Polk.County Sunday School As
sociation will meet at the Methodist
church at YanWert on Satnrday, May
5th. The following program has been
arranged:—
10 a. m. Opening exercises 113- the
President.
10.15 Making roll oi delegates.
10.45 Read minutes of last meeting.
10.50 Welcome address by T.PJ'ainp-
bell.
1120 Response to address ot welcome
— C. M. Dunaway.
11.30 Address b3 r Rev. T. W. Dim-
mock.
Adjourned for dinner.
1.30 Convention called toorder; music.
1.45 Addrcas by Rev. J. M. Crow.
2 15 Address by Rev. T. K. McCarty.
2.45 Reports from all the schools
present.
General discussion of Sunday School
cause.
Time and plae 1 of next meeting.
Adjournment.
Exercises will be interspersed b3'good
singing. E. C. Carter, Prest.
The populists have nominated Mr.
J. II. Traylor, of Troup county, for
Governor of Georgia.
HOCKAtAli'I A'/s’H.Y
Mayor Win. Ferguson spent Tuesday
in Koine.
Mr. J. M. Drummond, a clever young
man of tins section, is now located at
Allatoona.
Miss Gertrude Craton, of Brice,
aiid Miss Ellie Barber, of Rockmart,
were in the city yesterday shopping.
—Rome Tribune, 10th.
Col. W. VV. Mundy, of yourcity, was
in our town Monday.
Mr. W. M. Whitaker, of Rome, was
here last Sunday to see relatives,
Mr. J. M. McKinney, of Fish, was in
town last Thursday.
Col. L. J. Spinks was at Braswell
last Saturday on legal business.
The teachers’ meeting held here last
Saturday was largely attended by the
county teachers.
Dr. J. M. Spinks lias been attend
ing some patients at Fish the past-
week.
Now would be a good time to paint
your buildings and clean up for the
summer. A little work of this kind
and a little lime will prevent fever
and a doctor’s hill this summer.
Mr. John Brinstield, one of our best
merchants, was over to Taylorsville
Monday.
M : ss Nell Cochran, of I’osco, was in
the city Monday.
Mrs. S. O. Jones, of Hamlet, was in
town the first of Hie week shopping.
Wheat in this section is looking
well, and there is an unusually large
acreage.
A large number of our farmers will
plant cotton this week.
County School Commissioner j. E:
Housed was here Saturday.
Prof. Mallory and Miss Ida Hunt
were among the prominent instruct
ors attending teachers’ meeting Sate
day.
Mr. John Davis, of Taylorsville, was
h-re last week.
Misses Willie Wood, Cailie Byrd,
Lorena Reeves,Irene Wood and others,
of your city, were among the efficient
teachers’ gathering here last Saturday.
We believe the next census of Polk
county will entitle her to two Repre
sentatives. This is another mark of
tile progress of one of the best Coun
ties in the state.
Mr. Ivy Thompson, of Hamlet, was
in town last Saturday.
’Squire O. R. Simmerville- went to
Armuoliee last Friday and accom
panied ho'me his.little daughter. Miss
Lena. She has recovered from a se
vere spell of fever.
Mr. Dallas Turner, of the Hill City,
was in town Tuesday.
Mrs. G. W.Davis is very sick, but we
hope to hear of her recovery soon.
Rev. T. R. McCarty, who has been
assisting in the protracted services at
the Methodist church, went home to
Oedartown Saturday, returning here
Sunday.
Mr. J'. W. Simpson, of your city, was
here Tuesday.
Mrs. Pearce Carlton, who has been
in Cedartown visiting relatives for the
past few days, returned home Tues-i
day.
The revival services at tlie Metho
dist church are still in progress, and
it seems that great good is being done.
Sixty odd conversions have resulted,
and the church is being greatly re
vived.
A Narrow Escape.
Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada
E. Hart, of Groton. S. D. “Was taken
with a bad cold which settled on_ my
lungs; cough set in and finally termina
ted" in Consumption. Four Doctors
gave me up, saying I could live. but a
short time. I gave myiSelf up to my
Savior, cleterminecLif I could not stay
with my friends on earth, I would meet
.my absent ones above. "My bnsband
was advised to get Dr. King’s New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds. , I gave it a trial,took in all eight
It has cured me, and thank
CONGRESSIONAL
^/COMMITTEE
FIX DISTRICT PRIMARY FOR
MAY 15.
Convention in Calhoun July IStli—
Candidate Receiving Highest
Number of Votes Will Be
Declared Nominee! '
The Congressional primary will take
place May 15tb.
The Congressional Convention will
meet in Calhoun on July i8th at noon.
Ten members were present Satur
day in Rom“ when the Seventh Con
gressional Democratic Executive Com
mittee was called to order by Chair
man Neel. The following answered
to roll call:— ;rs -
Floyd—W. J. Neel, chairman; W. J.
Griffin, J. F. Hillyer, Alex White.
Bartow—D. B. Freeman, C. M.
Franks.
Polk—W. C Bunn.
Gordon—Z. T. Gray.
Chattooga—J. M. Bellab.
Walker—R. N. Dickerson.
On motion John C. Reese, jr., was
made secretary of the meeting.
The following-resolutions were unan
imously carried:—
Whereas, the Democratic Executive
Committee of tbe_-state of Georgia
has orde.red- a general primary election
to be held in every county of the state
on the 15th day of May for the pur
pose of nominating a candidate for
Governor,State House officers and Jus
tices of the Supreme Court ; ■
And whereas, The Democratic Ex
ecutive Committees of several of the
counties of the Seventh Congressional
District have determined that a pri
mary election shall be had on the same
day for nominating candidates for
same offices;
Therefore, be it resolved, That a
Democratic primary election be held
in alT the counties composing the
Seventh Congressional District of
Georgia on the same day, to-wit: the
loth day of May next, for the purpose
of nominating a candidate for Repre
sentative in the next Congress of the
United States.
Resolved further, That said primary
shall be held in conjunction with said
state primary, under the same officers,
and under the same rules and regu
lations as are or may be adopted by
the executive committees of the sev
eral counties of said Congressional
District, respectively.
Resolved further, That trie result of
said election-, so far as the nomination
of a candidate for Representative in
Congress is concerned, shall be
promptly transmitted to the Chair
man of the Democratic Eexecutive
Committee of the Seventh Congres
sional District, who shall preserve
and transmit the same to the Demo
cratic Convention of said district,
which convention shall be composed
of delegates selected from each county
by the candidate for Congress who re
ceives the greatest number of votes in
said primary election, and appointed
by the chairman of the county execu
tive committee in each county respect
ively, each county being entitled to
twice,as many vptes in said convention
as it has representatives in the lower
house of the'legislature.
Resolved further. That said conven
tion shall assemble on the ISih day of
July, lfiOOrat Calhoun, Gordon county,
at 12 o’clock m ,for the purpose of con
solidating and declaring tlie election
The candidate who shall appear to
have received the largest number of
votes in said district at. said primary-
election shall be declared the nominee
of the party.
Resolved further, That said convene
tion shall also elect the Executive.
Committee for said district to serve
for the ensuing.two years, and trans
act any other business in the interest
of t lie Democratic parly of the Severn h
Congressional District.
It seems to 11s that a clear majority
of 300 in Polk county in favor -of the
white primary ought to satisfy the
most “doubting Thomas.”
POLK’S TE ICHFJtS ASS'EM B ED
4i an I nr rest inn Meeting in Ileck-
inari Last. Saturday.
The Polk County Teachers’ Associa
tion met in regular session at Piedmont
Institute in Roekmart last Saturday.
After the devotional exercises, the
secretary called the roll and rrad min
utes of Inst meeting. Then followed
the regular program.
Mr. O. King read a splendid paper on
“Education Built on a Psychological
Basis,” which was very beneficial.
Mrs. .Tud Crabb being absent, the
next subject was taken up.
Mr. L. G. Smith then delivered a
paper on “The Old Education and the
New.” His paper was very instructive,
and was highly enjoyed by the whole
Association.
Miss Mary Barton followed Mr.
Smith, continuing the same subject.
She read a well written paper, which
showed much thought and study.
Miss Loulie Trimble took up the sub
ject. “How to Keep the Attention of
the Class.” She had an excellent pa
per, and was followed by Mrs. Frank
West, who gave some splendid ideas as
to the way to get, then hold, the atten
tion of the class. She laid much stress
on the former, which is the first step.
The subject, “Education of Meinory,”
was next on the program. Mr. H. V.
Jackson being absent, Miss Mary
Brumby had the whole'field to herself.
However, she did the subject justice.
The last subject on the program,
“How to Teach Pupils to be Men and
Women as Well as Students,” was ably
discussed by Mr. O. L. Kelly, who de
livered a splendid address. Miss Ora
Hunt completed the program by giving
some excellent suggestions on the last
subject.
The regular order of business was
then taken up. The matter of employ
ing an exptrt for the Summer Institute
was left to the discretion of our efficient
County Commissioner, J. E. Honseal.
An invitation from ltev. Geo. E. Ben
edict, tendering the Institute the use,
of the Samuel Benedict Memorial
School bnilding in which to hold the
summer meeting, was read and unan-
i nonsly accepted. The Association in
structed the sectretary to write Mr.
Benedict, expressing its grateful appre
ciation for his kindness.
The next meeting of the Association
will be the Summer Institute at the
Samuel Benedict Memorial School, the
time of meeting to be decided by Mr.
Honseal.
Before adjourning, Mr. O. L. Kelley
extended a' cordial invitation to the
visiting teachers to the homes of Mr.-
Kelley, "Mrs. Barber, Mr. O. King, Mr.
J. L. Perryman, and others. The peo
ple of Bockmart can’t be excelled in
their hospitality.
No other business on hand, the Asso
ciation adjourned. Irene Wdop, Sec.
it is well to Dress Well
at all times.
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LARGE BOND ISSUE.
A Birmingham Corporation Will
Issue Si,500,000 of Bonds.
Birmingham, Ala., April 5.—Tho di
rectors of the Birmingham Belt Rail
road company have called a meeting of
the stockholders to be held at the office
of the company in this city on May 5
for the pnrp< se of considering the issue
of one and a half million dollars’
worth of bonds, secured by a mortgage
on the properties of the company. The
bond issue has already been approved
by the directors.
The Birmingham Belt penetrates the
industrial portions of Birmingham and
immediate vicinity, and is an important
vehicle of transfer between trunk lines.
It is the line which, it is rumored,
the Seaboard Air Line has an option on
for terminal facilities at Birmingham to
be used upon the completion of the
East and West of Alabama to this city,
and at its conjunction with the Seaboard
at its eastern terminus at Cartersville,
or some other point.
NOTICE TO TEACHERS.
Teachers will use in preparation for
the next examination Branson’s edi-
tion-of Page, Miss Arnold’s Waymarks
for Teachers, and the Manual of Meth
ods. Prof. E. C. Branson has prepared
supplementary notes for Arnold’ Way-
inarks for teachers. Branson’s Page
nan be obtained from American Book
Co., Atlanta,Ga ,Waymarks for Teach -
ers and Supplementary Notes for Way-
marks for Teachers can he obtained
from the Southern School Hook Depos
itory, Atlanta,Ga. Manual of Methods
will be supplied at my office.
J. E. Hocskal, C. S. C., I’olk Co.
REGISTRATION NOTICE.
To the Voters of Polk County :
Take notice that I will be with the
Tax Assessor on his second and third
rounds to register the voters for t lie
general elections in October and No
vember. Will be at Tax Ollice inCe-
dartown SOdays,commencing Monday,,
August 13th, and closing Wednesday,
September 12th, 1900. Be sure to note
the dates, and register when I make
the rounds, as it. will lie the only time
the books can 'be carried over the
county.
W. C. V’. Sciihestktt,T. 0. P. C.
Regisrering-Ollicer.
Spain’s Greatest Need.
Mr. R. P. Olivia; of Barcelona,Spi in,
spends bis winters at Aiken, S. C.
Weak nerves had caused severe pains in
the back of his head. On using Electric
Bitters, America’s greatest Blood and
Nerve Remedy, all pain-soon left him.
He says this grand medicine is what his
country needs. All America knows that
it enres liver and kidney trouble, puri
fies the blood, tones up the stomach,
strengthens the nerves, pnts vim, viuor
and new life into every mnscle,. nerve
and organ of the body. If weak, tired
or ailing you need it. Every bottle
guaranteed, - only 50 cents. Sold liy
E. Bradford. Druggist.
Mr. \V. L. Knight was
Tuesday.
Aragon
If you have it,you
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TEUSTEE’8 SALE. —.
Georgia—Polk Couutv.
Under and by virtue of the power of
sale contained in the deed of trust from
Mary Ei Nixon to the undersigned
Trustee, bearing date March 28th, 1898,
and recorded in Polk county records.
Book S, Folio HO etseq., I’will otter for
sale at public outcry before the Court
House door of the county of Polk and j
state of Georgia, on the lirst Tuesday of
Mav. 1900. during the legal hours of sale ~
to the highest bidder, for rash:-All
that lot or parcel of land situate, lying
add being in the town of Cedartown,
county of Polk and slato of Georgia, j
fronting on 1 he north side of Stubbs
street 60 feet, more or less, arid running '
i back ISO feet, hi ore or less, or uniform
dth; being portion ol lot purchased
bottles. --- -- ..... -
God, I am saved and now a well and j j, v Mary K. Nixon Irom J. P. Duttoy,
healthy womau.” Trial bottles free at ( July 5tli, 1S82, recorded in Book P, page:
E. Bradford’.^, drug store. Regular size j pit;* together with improvements. Pur-!
arauteed, or price re-[chaser paying lor the titles. This ApVil
There’s nothing new
•4 about it. Your grand-
< parents took it. ’Twas L
an old Sarsaparilla before *
other sarsaparillas were
known. It made the word
“Sarsaparilla” famous ►.
over the whole world. ►
There’s no other sarsa
parilla like it. In age and
< power to cure it’s-“The
\ leader of-them all.”
$1.09 a bottle. All druggists.
Ayer’s Pills cure constipation.
‘ f After suffering terribly I was
induced to try vour Sarsaparilla. I
took three bottles and,now feel like
a new man. • I would hdvise .all my
fellow creatures to try this medicine,
for it has stood the test of time and
its curative power cannot be ex-
Write the Doctor*
If you have any complaint whatever
and desire the best medical advice you
-can possibly receive, write the doctor
freely. You will receive a prompt re
ply, without cost. Address,
DR. J. C. AYER, Loweli, Maes.
Dr. W. H. Mansell, the popular Wal
thall physician, informs us that Mary,
the sweet little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Baldwin, is recovering from
her long spell of sickness, much to the
gratification of their many friends.
1 If a. Woman |
\l wants to put out a fire she doesn’t
0 heap on oil and wood. She throws
jj on water,knowing that waterquenches
fire. When a woman wants to get
S well from diseases peculiar to her sex,
she shou’d not add fuel to the fire
O already burning her life away. She
W should not take worthless drugs and
2 potions composed of harmful narcot- _
O ics and opiates. They do not check O
the disease—they do not cure it—they
{J simply add fuel to the fire.
Bradfield’s Female
Regulator should be
taken by every woman
or girl who has the
slightest suspicion of
any of the ail
ments which af
flict women.
They will simply
be wasting time
until they take it.
The Regulator is
a purifying,
stren g t h e n i n g
tonic, which gets
at the roots of the
disease and cures
the cause. It does not drug
the pain, it eradicates it.
It stops falling of the womb,
leucorrhea, inflammation
and periodical suffering, ir
regular, scanty or painful
menstruation; and by doing
all this drives away the
hundred and one aches and
pains whidh drain health
and beauty, happiness and
good temper from many a
woman’s life. It is the one
remedy above all others
which every woman should
know about and use.
$1.00 per bottle
at any drug store.
The ’Bradfidd
c TeguIator Co.
Atlanta, Ga.
esssssssssssso
Polk Cornty Sheriff Sales for
May, 1900,
State of Georgia—County of Polk.
Will bo sold before the court house
door in the city of Cedartown, Polk
county, Ga., within the legal hours ol
sale on the lirst Tuesday in May, 1900,
to the highest bidder for cash the follow
ing described property to-wit:—
11 that part of what is .known as the
Old Oppert Mill property lying west of
the old public road leading from Cedar
town to Lime Branch, including the
brick residence, together with all other
buildings and improvements on said
property, the brick residence formerly
-occupied by M. S. Judkins; also whole
lot ol land No. 892 and one and. one-half
acres more or less ot lot No: 891, com
mencing at the S. E. corner of said lot,
and running west two hundred and
eighty-five leet, thence north two hun
dred and ten leet, thence west to the
Carrollton road, thence down the edge
Of said read to the starting point: also
10 and one-hall acies of lot of lancT No.
909 and taken from the N. W. corner of
said lot; also 10 acres ol lot No. 909, and
taken in the N, K- corner of said lot, the
same being lands described in deeds ol
W. D. B idges to M. S. Judkins and
C. Oppert, recorded in book G, page 581,
and deed hook II, page 530; also whole
lot of land No. S37. being bought lrom
Mrs. Susie P. Wood; also that tract or
parcel of land known as the G. W. West
mill property, consisting of the £rist
and Hour mills, the water gin, water
power and rights, And 10 acres of land,
the same being on the west promrof
Cedar Creek and better known as the
Win. E. and G. W. West mill place and
described in deed of B.- T. and L. Q.
West and J. A. Blance, exrs. of G. W.
Wist, to M. 8. Judkins and N. C. Op
pert, dated Dec. 2ft, 1881, and recorded
in deed book G, p »ge 580, .all the above
fully described in mortgage from the
Samuel Benedict Memorial School to
M. S. Judkins, recorded in land mort
gage book C, page 202, Sept. 20, 1895.- All
of said property lying and being in the
2nd district and 4th section of Polk
countv, Ga., and levied on as the prop
erty of the defendant, the Samuel Ben
edict Memorial School, by virtue of and
to satisfy a mortgage fi fa issued from
Polk Superior Court in favor of M. S.
Jiulkins vs the said Samuel Benedict
Memorial School. Property pointed out
in mortgage tt fi., and writien notice
served on the tenant in possession and
the defendant as the law provides.
Also at the same time and place will
be sold the following property to-wit:—
All that property lying and being in the
city ol Cedartown, Polk county, Ga.,
and known as that lot of land with
house <3n it lying on what is known as
“Cedar Hill,” said lot being a part
of the Philpot, Jones & Hutchings sur
vey,said lot fronting on the road leading
up Cedar Hill from Mail sireet• forty-
two (42) yards, and running back 186
ferit more or less to the “May"property,
the east line of said property running
through the well between said lot and
the lot iately occupied by W.D. Bridges,
said lot bounded o*n the west by the
property of John C. Merritt,and known
as the Easter and A. S. Thurmond
dwelling. - Levied on as the property of
the defendants, A. 8. and Easter Thur
mond I13 7 virtue ril and-to satisfy a fi fa
issued from Polk Superior Court in
favor of R. W, Everett vs the said A. S,
and Easter Thurmond. Deed of re
conveyance filed in the the Clek’s office
and recorded in book T on page 710 be-
fore.levy was made, and written notice
given tenant in possession air'd the de
fendants as the law provides.
Also at the same time'and place will
bo sold the following property to-wit—
The south half ol lot No.971 and 5 acres
in tho south west corn *r of lot No. 972,
both in the 21st dish
Polk county, (hi., sa
on the west line. 40 >*•
lot.
•nds
Id see. of
acres running
or half way the
one-fourth the*
res accordiri??
Said pr°P® r J
FURN1TU
i buy my stock for Cash in Car-Load Lots, thus
getting advantage of all discounts.
Besides this I have just bought the Sheliman stock at
a big sacrifice in values.
My Customers Get the Benefit of
Tly Bargain = Buying in fly
Bargain=Selling.
Come and see me for Furniture, Carpets,
Rugs, Window Shades, Baby Garriages, Etc.
J. S
B. LKDBKTTKR.
HARRIS
Tax and Registration Notice for 1900.
FIRST BOUND.
Lake Creek ....April 25.
Hampton’s..... 26.
Esom Hill 2.7 a. m.
Blooming Grove 27 p. m.
Young’s 28 a. m.
Antioch t. 28 p. m.
Browning’s 30 a. m.
Buncombe...! May 1 a. m.
Rockmart 2.
Fish Creek 3 a. m.
Cedartown 4 and 5.
SECfOND ROUND.
Berry’s Station May 11.
Lake Creek ..-I 14.
Ray’s Mill 15.
Oredell School House IGr. m.
Hampton’s Court House... 16 p. in.
O. A. Wood’s 16 night.
Esom Hill 17 a. m.
Blooming Grove 17 p. m.
Young’s 18 a. ru.
Antioch 18 p. in
Rockmart 19 a 23.
Browning’s 21.
Buncombe 23.
Posoo 24 a. m.
Aragon ..... 24 p. m.
Hamlet 25 a. m.
Seney 25-p. m.
Grady 26 a. m.
Fish Creek 26 p. m.
Phillips’ School Honse 28 a. m.
Lindsey’s 28 p. m.
Cedartown May 29, 30 and 31.
TIIIRD ROUND.
Lake Creek.. Jnne 5.
Hampton’s 6 a. m.
Etna ^.... 6 p.m.
Esom Hill 7.
Blooming Grove /. 8 a. m.
Waltkrall... 8 p.m.
Young’s 9.
Antioch 11.
Browning’s .....T 12.
Buncombe.. 13.
Rockmart rT.. .. Jnne 14, 15 and 1G.
Fish Creek 18.
Cedartown....June 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23.
All property owned on 1st day of Feb
ruary must be returned for taxes.
M. E. McCormick,
R. T. R., Polk Conntv.
C. Kingsiiep.y, Associate.
Registration books will be with Tax
Receiver on his second and third
rounds. I
V. Scnr-igsTEyt, T. C. P. C.
LARGEST
Companies in the World.
Special Attention given to the
Prompt Payment of Losse?.
Large or Small.
Afltna Fire Insurance Company.
Hartford Fire Insurance-Company.
Phcenix Fire Insurance Company.
Greenwich Fire Insurance Company.
Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Comp’y
St. Paul Fire Insurance Company.
Equitable Life Assurance Society of
United States.
Travelers’Life and Accident Ins. < n.
S nmlard Life and Accident Ins. Co.
AU Old and Reliable Companies.
L. S. Ledbetter & Co., Agts.
man, to satisly three executions issued .
from the Justice Court or the 1518th
district G.' M., of said county in lavorof
J. P. Davis, administrator of W. B. S. !
b^?u st ^^of* dp pTte fire, Life and A ccident
man. Deed of re-convevance filed and 4 11 u HAGOlliOnt
recorded as reqirred by law. Written
notice given as required by Jaw.
Also at the same time and place will
be sold the following proper ty to-wit:—
One 15-liorse power engine,one hoisting
engine, one derrick and fixtures, three
knives and frames, one large saw table,
one small saw table, two ropes and
tackle, 2000 pounds more or less of steel
rails, one portable bellows, one Peter
Wright anvil, one foot adz, one brace
and two biis, three water pumps, one
iron vise, one undivided one-halt inter
est in two 2-room houses, one office
building, one engine room, three_-small
shanties, one shed 20x40 feet, one small
powder house, all levied on as the prop
erty of the defendant in fi fa.; The Pied
mont Slate |Conipany, by virtue of and
to satisfy a fi fa issued from Polk Supe
rior Court in favor of W. O. Cornelius
vs the said The Piedmont Slate Com
pany. Property pointed out by the
plaintiff, and the defendant company
notified in writing as the law requires.
All of said pioperty being heavy and
expensive to move, the same will be
sold and delivered to purchaser where
now located on the property of the de
fendant in Polk connty, Ga.
Also at the same time and place will
he sold the following property to-wit—
One Eclipse Engine and boiler together
with all fixtures and appurtenances be
longing thereto, leyiea on as the prop
erty of D. H. Hurst by virtue of and to
satisfy a mortgage fi fa issued from Polk
Superior Court in favor of Mrs. Nannie
L. Stewart vs the said D. H. Hurst.
Property pointed out in fi fa.
Also at the same time and place will
be sold the following property to-wit:—
One farm lying in a body consisting of
fifteen (15) acres on the south side ot lot
of land No. 703, thirty-two (32) acres of
lot No. 702, lying east of Euharlee creek,
three (3) acres of lot No. 701 east oi
Euharlee creek, twenty (20) acres of the
south half of lot No. 632,- twenty (20)
Seres of the south half of lot No. 631,
and ten (10) acres in the southeast corner
of lot No. 630, consisting of one hun
dred (100) acres in all, and lying in the
21st dist. and 3d sec. of Polk county,
Ga., and levied on as the property of
James L. A. Nettles by virtue ol and to
satisfy a fi fa issued from Polk Superior
Court in favor of David S. Kellogg vs
the said James L. A. Nettles. Property
pointed out in fi fa., and deed of re
conveyance filed and recorded in the
Clerks office before this levy was made.
Tenant in possession and the deiendant
notified in writing as the law requires.
This the 5th day of April, 1900.
W. T. CROCKER, Sheriff.
J. B. HOGG, Dep’tv Sh’ffi
Application for Charter.
Georgia, Polk Connty.
To the Superior Court of said Connty:
The petition of M. T. Borden, of said
county, respectfully shows:
1st. That the petitioner, for himself,
his associates, successors and assigns,
desires to become Incorporated under
the name and style of BORDEN AB
STRACT COMPANY.
2d. The term for which petitioners
wishes to be incorporated is twenty
years, with the privilege of renewal at
the end of that time.
3d. The capital stock of the corpora
tion is to be five thousand dollars,
divided into shares of one hundred
dollars each. Petitioner asks, however,
the privilege of increasing said capi
tal stock from time to time to not
exceeding the sum of twenty thousand
dollars aggregate.
4th. More than ten per cent, of said
capital stock of five thousand dollars
has been already actually paid in.
5th. The object of the" proposed cor
poration is pecuniary gain and profit to
its stockholders. Petitioner and his
associates prospose to carry on the
business of making ~ abstracts
from the records of conveyances of
realty and personalty, particularly of
said county of Polk, but also of other
counties where they may find it profit
able so to do; to prepare book and
memoranda of all records of convey
ances of real and personal property and
abstracts of lines arising whether
by contract or arising by' law, and to
furnish upon proper consideration being
paid therefor abstracts of titles of any
or all property for which they may have
application; to guarantee the titles to
lands or other property, and in short to
do all things proper to be done in con
ducting the business of an Abstract
Company; to act as agent for the
owners of realty oi personalty; to look
after and protect the property of non u
residents when employed so to do, and
to act as agent for others in buying and
selling real estate, and to act as rental
agent, and to exercise all usual powers
and to do all usual arid neccessary acts
which pertidn'to or may be connected
with the business indicated; said cor
poration praying to have the right to
examine and make abstracts from the
accords ol said County in the qttiee of
the Cleik of the Snprerior CVm t, the
Ordinary,, or any other offices of tl e
County where information needed l»v
the Corporation may be obtained, said
Corporation pledging in its charter and
• •ff\-ring also to make a written and
binding c m tract with the proper officers
of the County that in case of the loss or
destruction from any cause ol the deed
record books, or any other books of the
county, the Corporation will furnish all
information Ircm its abstract books to
the County, or copies of its abstract
books to the County on the demand of
the officers of the County therefor, amt
at such reasonable compensation as in; y
he fixed to be paid by theCounty by the
Board ef Commissioners of Roads and
Revenues of the County, or the Ordi-
nary where the financial affairs of the
County are managed by the Ordinary,
the amount fi^etd by said Board or
Ordinary as reasonable compensation to
be binding on said Ccrirporatio •.
6th. The principal office and place “f
‘business of the Corporation wid he in
Cedartown, said State and County.
WHEREFORE. Petitionee pray to he
made a body corporate under .the name
and style aforesaid,entitled to tin- ri;:h:.s
privileges and immunities, and siih.i
to the liabilities fixed by law.
This March 28lh, 19.-0.
J. C. Wai.Kkk,
Attorney for Petitioner*.
Filed in office this2Sth, day of March,
1900. W. C. Kmihit, C. s '- C
| Georgia, Polk County.
. I certify that the above and foregoing
is a true copy of the p tition for chart- r
by M. T. Borden tips day filed in ” ! . v
office as appears of tile therein.
W. C. Knioiit,
Clerk Superior Court I’olk Co.
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