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THE CKDARTOWH STANDARD
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THItRSDAY, JULY 4, 1901.
MRETINO OF VKTKKANS.
A meeting of l’oik County
Confederate Veterans is hereby
called for JO o’clock on Saturday
morning, July Oth, at the Court
House to provide for the big re
union of the 1st and Oth Georgia
Cavalry Regiments with all Polk
County Veterans in Cednrtown
on August 7th. Every veteran
should be at the meeting next
Saturday at the Court House.
We will have a large crowd at
the re-union, and we are expect
ing a good time.
D. M. liussKi.i.,
Chin. Polk Co. Oonfed. Vet.
TI1K FOURTH OF JULY,
For a century and * quarter
Our blatory haa flowed.
And Unole Nam can loudly brag,
•‘Look at ua, bow we've growedl”
Senator Kyle, of South Dakota,
died Monday.
One hundred und twenty-five
years old — that’s what Uncle
Sam is today.
Civil will supersede military
rule in the Philippines today.
Judge W. H.,Taft, of Ohio, lias
been appointed Governor by
President McKinley.
Although Tim Standard bears
date of Thursday morning, it is
printed this week on Wednesday
afternoon, in order that our of
fice force may enjoy a well-
earned Fourth of July holiday.
After a long and most unsatis
factory experience in having the
city lighted by a private corpora
tion, Oartersville has voted to
issue bonds for putting in an
electric light plant of her own.
“Brer” T. A. .1. Majors lias
gone from Rockmart to Wriglits-
ville,taking charge of the Record
at that place and changing it
from a populist to a Democratic
organ. His brother quill-drivers
wish “Jack” success wherever lie
goes. He is a Simon-pure Dem
ocrat. without frills, and Middle
Georgia will find him every time
in the ranks of old-fashioned
democracy whenever the party
needs him.
This is the one hundred and
twenty-fifth anniversary of the
signing of the Declaration of
independence,which marked the
birth of our now mighty nation,
and this birthday anniversary is
being celebrated with loud ac
claim throughout the length and
breadth of this fair land. And
there is certainly ample reason
for great rejoicing if the history
of the past hundred and twenty-
live years is followed.
PHOMINKNT VISITORS.
Colonel U. P. Ball, general
manager of the East & West
road, piloted a party of- New
York gentlemen yesterday along
the line of his railway in his
private ear, No. “41).”
The special reached Oedartown
from Oartersville at 12.15, and
the party spent, two hours in this
city viewing the furnace, the
cotton factories and other indus
tries. They were much pleased
with Oedartown, and remarked
especially about the surprising
evidences of our prosperity.
Besides Colonel Ball, there
were Mr. W. P. Kennedy, an ex
pert in iron matters, who is a
representative of Rogers, Brown
& Oo., the largest pig iron deal
ers in the world; Mr. Mallory
and Mr. Flower, two prominent
New York attorneys. It is un
derstood that these gentlemen
represent the owners of the
Etowuh iron properties in Bar
tow county, and were looking
over the E. & W. roud and its
contributing territory. They con
trol largo capital, and their
Southern trip at this particular
time is taken to mean more than
a mere hot weather jaunt.
The party left at 8 o’clock for
Pell Oitv, where the New York
gentlemen took the Southern
Railway for their home last
night.
HOTTEST ON RECORD.
The greatest, hot wave ever
known lias been sweeping over
the North the past few days, and
death and suffering have every
where attended its coming.
It lias seemed hot here, hut in
comparison with the terrible
wave of heat in other sections,
we have had a season of refresh
ing coolness. Some of us may
not have thought so the past few
days, hut the results show for
themselves. For instance, there
were (12 deaths and 1,400prostra
tions Tuesday from the heat, in
New York, 25 deaths and (501)
prostrations in Philadelphia, and
20 deaths and (10 prostrations in
Pittsburg. The mercury in the
North hns been playing around
the 100 degree mark for several
days, and the humidity in the
atmosphere has made the heat
especially oppressive and deadly.
This section can congratulate
itself on its escape from such a
calamitous hot wave as that
which has been playing so great
havoc in the North and East.
For an all-the-year-round cli
mate, that of Oedartown is hard
to heat, anyhow.
The draining of “Hand’s pond”
is going to become a matter of
public necessity, and we are in
formed that it can lie accom
plished now on terms advanta
geous to the city—that is to say,
if the city will undertake the
work, Mr. .1. 0. Hand will deed
the city the tract thus reclaimed
and other valuable land adjacent
thereto. The matter should re
ceive the prompt and careful at
tention of the city authorities.
It may he that the old O. R. «V
S. will soon become part of a big
trunk line to Florida. President
J. M. Egan. Maj. J. F. Hanson
and other high officials of the
Central, which now owns this
NEW It A 1,1, TEAM.
Oedartown is revivin
forest in the great “national
game,” and a base ball team lias
just been organized which will
prove a trophy-winner after it
lias had time for practice.
The organization is composed
of the following clever young
men; Albert M. Lane, mahager;
Barclay Terhune, captain; John
Wright, W. Joyce,Louis Waddey,
Ross Thomason, Carden Bunn,
Walter Good, Cliff Collins and
F. Pear.
A tract of land in the fiats
west of tile public school build
ing lias been leased from the
Alabama and Georgia Iron Com
pany, and the contract has been
let tor the necessary grading.
The grounds will be fitted up in
first -class style, and a good
“grand stand” will be built.
The boys go to Rome today to
cross bats with the Hill City
team, and while they are “too
new” to really hope to win this
initial game, the boys will
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED.
The Oedurtown Fire Depart
ment held its annual election of
officers Tuesday evening, and
used its usual good judgment in
its selection of officials. The new
officers are;—
Chief—Morgun D. Russell.
1st Asst. Chief—W. W. Craw
ford.
2iL.Asst. Chief—W. R. Thom
ason.
Treasurer—Joe Langford.
Secretary—O. It. Pittman.
Dr. C. Van Wood, the popular
gentleman who lias served tiie
department and the city so faith
fully and acceptably ns Chief for
the past two years, declined re-
election, and it would have been
a difficult matter to havo found a
better successor in that responsi
ble position thiin Mr. Russell.
Cedurtown lias by far the best
fire department in the North
Georgia and Alubama Volunteer
Firemen’s Association, and Chief
Russell will take with him to the
tournament at Gridin next year
a team of prize-winners—such as
Cedartown always sends.
Oedartown is proud of her tire
department, and in the future—
as in the past—will do all in her
power for them.
Here’s to Ohiof Russell and his
gallant band of firemen!
We hope their services as fire
lighters will seldom be called into
requisition, but we are glad of
the fact that in case they are
needed, no town in North Geor
gia will have more effective lire
protection.
NEGRO BADLY HURT.
Louis Hale, a negro employee
on the work train of the E. & W.
roud, was badly injured Tuesday
afternoon. The train loft the
yards going east, and as it
passed under the College street
bridge, the negro was struck on
the head by the frame of the
bridge while sitting on the top of
the caboose. Ilis skull was
crushed, making an ugly wound,
and it seems a miracle that he
escaped with his life.
Hale was picked up by the
train crew and taken to the of
fice of Dr. Chapman for treat
ment. Dr. Chapman, with the
assistance of Drs. 1{. N. Spinks
and W. G. England, trepanned
the skull apd dressed the wound.
The operation was a delicate one,
but very successfully performed,
and the darkey was doing finely
up to the hour of going to press,
j The road was in no way to
j blame for the accident, the affair
' being due solely to the careless-
i ness of the negro.
ENTERTAINMENT TOMORROW
NIOHT.
The Indies of the Baptist church
are working energetically to raise
money tot buying a new carpet
lor the church, ami will give u tine
entertsimu. nt fur I hat purpose
tomorrow evening in (he dining
room of the Central Hotel. The
following excellent program will be
presented:—
Inst. Nolo—MiasNophie Clmpman.
Vocal Nolo—Miss Estelle Morris.
Recitation (comic)—Miss Helen
Janes.
Vocal Nolo—Mr. II. B. Johnson.
Violin ami Piano Duet—Misses Ten-
nfe Butler and Gertha Henderson.
Recitation—Miss Lucy Freeman.
Inst. Nolo—Mrs. R. E. Cason.
Vocal Nolo—Mrs. II. B. Johnson.
Recitation—Miss Charlotte Barton.
Nong—Mr. X. II. Nwayne.
Inst. Nolo—Miss Jennie Mae Gibson.
Nong—Miss Gertlia Henderson.
quartet—Messrs. II. B. Johnson,
Walter Good,Ben Hiintand J.Simpson.
Recitation—Miss Alice Frederick.
Nong—Mr. H. B. Johnson.
The entertainment will begin at
8.80 o'clock, and the admissiou will be
only lo cents. The program is at
tractive and should have a large au
dience.
Go to Cotton-White Buggy Co. for
correct Horae shoeing und all kinds
of farm work.
MUMMER SCHOOLS.
The summer term of the common
schools will begin on the 8th or 15th of
July, as may best suit the convenience
of teachers and patrons. Parents are
requested to enter their children on
the first day of school, so that the
schools may he organized and gotten
to work with as little friction as pos
sible.
Teachers will please notify me of
the day of opening, so that they may
be supplied witli report blanks, etc.,
withuut delay. J. E. Um sssi,,
C. H. C. Polk Co.
J. Pierpont Morgan is now or
ganizing a bituminous coal trust.
This item will not attract much
attention during this hot weather,
but will be remembered feelingly
when winter comes again.
The, Georgia Loan and Trust
Co. mill negotiate loans, well se
cured by improved real estate, at
SIX PER CEXT INTEREST
on reasonable commission in
sums of $250 or more. Good
applications wanted.
W.C.BUNN,
Correspondent for Polk Co.
her iu-j Major General W. 1!. Shatter
has reached the age limit and
was retired Monday from active
service in the United States
army. He is succeeded in the
command of the department of
California by Gen. S. B. M.
Young.
ROCKMAR'J A’ATI.V
ball” in good style. Quite
number will go over from here to :
see the game today.
Oedartown once had one of the
best amateur ball teams in this
tion, and what she lias hat
Mrs, H. N. Finch has returned from
a visit to her parents near Rockmart.
—Dallas New Era.
Prof. H. P. Harris, of Rockmart, ia
spending vaoatiou at the homo of Mr.
and Mrs. R. H. Dodd.—Ford Letter in
Oartersville Couraut.
Sheriff John Hutchings was over
from Oedartown Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Whitehead re
turned to Atlanta last week,after spend
ing several days with relatives here.
Mr. Oscar Strange, who has been
visiting his parents, 'Squire and Mrs.
W, N. Strange, returned to Mississippi
last week.
Miss Frances York has been spending
a few days at Adairsville.
Miss Benlah Connaily is visiting
play friends in Macon
Rockmart is much agitated over a
question greatly affecting her welfare.
Mr. J. E. Houseal, of Oedartown,
wished to buy a small lot from Mr. E.
A. Heard on which to put up a cotton
giu, but the price of $350 seemed so out
“NAME ON EVERY PIECE.”
LOWNEY'S
Chocolate Bonbons.
ron SALE BY
J. O. CRABB.
once she can have again. There I o{ proportion that Mr. Houseal aban-
is certainly good material in the
, ,. , , , | new team, and we wish them
have applied for a charter abululant sua . ess .
to build a line from Columbus to
Arlington; and this, together
with the fact that the Central lias
recently bought the Georgia Pine
and is extending it into Florida,
is taken to indicate the forma
tion of a through line from Chat
tanooga to Florida.
Mr. V. T. Sanford, the popular
Tax Collector of Floyd county,
sprung a big surprise last week
by tendering his resignation.
Mr. Sanford says lie wishes to de
vote liis attention entirely to his
extensive farming interests.
doued the project. Many of our citi
zens are indignant at wbat they con
sider a “homing-off" of industries, and
the Slate has tired some hot shot at Mi.
Heard. The latter now offers to sell the
entire holdings of himself and wife in
Rookqiart for $15,000, giving $1,000 to
anyone finding a purchaser at those
figures, and gives thirty days for work
ing up the trade. Editor Majors is con
fident that a deal can be arranged.
And r
r pay up your subscription.
Polk County Sheriff Sales lor
August, IQOI.
State of Georgia, County of Polk.
Will be sold before the Court House
door, iu the city of Cedartown, Polk
county, Ga., within the legal hours of
saloon the first Tuesday in Aug., 1901,
to the highest bidder for cash the follow
ing described pronertv to-wit:—
Lot of land No. 1019 in the 2lst Dis
trict and 3d Section of Polk county,Ga ,
containing 40 acres, more or less.* t$aid
land levied on and to be sold nnder
by virtue of a Justice Court fi fa., issued
on judement rendered in the Justice
Court of the 107otli Disi. G. M., said
county* on a note given for a part of the
purchase money of suul land, in favor
of J. H. Phillips, as Administrator of
W. M. Phillips, vs. Harriett Blackman.
Written notice given the tenant in pos
session, a* the law requires.
Also nt the same time and place will
be sold the following property, to-wit:
That certain tract or lot of land,bounded
on the west by College street: on the
north by vacant lot known as the R.
A. Adams lot; on the east by property
of J. C. Merritt estate; on the south by
lot formerly knowu as the R. T. Harri
son lot. The tract or lot of land front
ing west on College street 200 feet more
or less, and running back eastwardly of
uniform width 177 feet from College
street. .Said property levied upon and
to be sold as the property of J. C. Mer
ritt, under and by-virtue of an execu
tion issued on the judgment rendered
in Polk Superior Court in favor of the
Union Fertilizer Co. vs. BlissettA Wynn
and J. C. Merritt. Written notice given
the tenant in possession, as the law re
quires.
This July 3, 1901.
John Hutchings, Sheriff.
J. F. Carmich.kl and J. E. Dempsey,
Deputy Sheriffs.
New Store!
New Goods!
DRUGS that are not a “drug on the market!”
Get your prescriptions filled by ^
RUSSELL DRUG CO.,
Who are the Manufacturers of Russell** llemi-
ache Powders.
Fresh Garden and Field Seeds.
Cor, Main and Herbert Sts.
BIG BARGAINS in
FINE FURNITURE!
By buying my Furniture in Car-Load Lots
for Spot Cash, I secure very possible
Discount, and will
Give My Customers the Benefit.
COME TO ME FOR BIG BARGAINS IN
Parlor and Bed-room Sets, Dining
Room, hall ^ Kitchen Furniture,
STOVES!
Carpets, Rugs, /Tattings,
BLANKETS, COVERLETS.
J. S. COLLINS.
Scrap Iron!
We will pay Best Cash Prices for all grades of Old Iron, such
as old Axes, Plows, Wagon Tires, old Stoves—anything that is
wrought, east or steel. S0F We also buy Copper, Brass, Lead, Zinc,
Rubber, Feed Bags, Bottles and anything else that is JUNK.
fV Let everybody gather up their Old Waste Stuff and Turn
it into Money. We are permanently located at
GOOD’S COAL YARD, Cedartown.
ALABAMA WAREHOUSE CO.
City and Country Risks.
Loans!
On City and Country Property at
LOW RATES!
SANDERS & DAVIS.
C. PHILPOT,
Real Estate Agent
CEDARTOWN, GA.
SPECIALTIES.
*@“FOR SALE—City Lots, Resi
dences, Timber Lands. Business
Property.
*#"4,000 acres Fine ORE Property
near E. & W. roail for sale.
•STFarm Lands. Some of the Finest
Farm Lands in Georgia, in Either
Small or Large Tracts—Also in Mid
dle and South Georgia.
I#-Taxes Paid, Rents Collected.
DEALERS IN
Pop-Fizz!
foam -Sparse!
PLUMBING
AND
Steam-fitting Supplies
Sprinkling Hose, Sewer Pipe
from 4 to 18 inches.
Next door to Standard Office^-Herbert St.
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