About The Cedartown standard. (Cedartown, Ga.) 1889-1946 | View Entire Issue (June 20, 1907)
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Foleys honiy^tar for ehltdront *afm, suro, J[o optntma FOLEYS HONEY—TAR Ouru Gaidai Pnnat, Pneumonia FOLEYSHONET^TAR •tops the cough and haals lunge FOLEYS KIDNEYCOM Makes Kidneys and Bladdsr Right CHICH ESTER'S ENGLISH Pennyroyal pills > i/nVA -- CHi':HK.STKU’li ^nIIliSH Everybody likes to live, but few live as they like. (KIIAKTOWN. Prize Esssy by Miss Agnes Housenl, of the (Tty Public Schools. Of all the favored towns of Geor gia, there is none that surpasses Ce- dartown in its excellent climate, pres ent condition and promising future. Cedartown is the county seat of Polk situated in the famous Cedar Valley. The name “Cedartown" was given to the town on account of so many pretty cedars being near Its location. Some sav the Indians called it “Kee Dan," meaning Cedar Village. The Cherokee Indians owned all the country in the renowned Cedar Valley, and there were many villages near Cedartown. Where Mrs. John Phillips now lives, lived the chief Housebug; in West End was the Indian ball ground. Near Mr. Ake’s lived an Indian chief called Greenwood, and between Mr. Ake’s and Benedict’s was old Chnr- lletown. The old Opera House grounds were used as a trade center among the Indians. Many white people in those days traded beads and knives for skins. When the Cherokee Indians were removed to their reservation beyond the Mississippi, Capt. John Witcher had charge of removing them from this and adjoining counties. In 1837, he camped them at the Big Spring for nbout two weeks. Mr. Allen Phllpot and Mr. Fletcher San ders also helped to remove them. Mr. Phllpot still lives near Buchanan at a ripe old age. Several years ago the U. S. Government awarded him a grant of land for his services. Mr. Ballenger Gravelly was the first white settler that settled In Ce dar Valley. He lived on the Cave Spring road near Friendship church. His house still stands as one of the old land marks. Among other early settlers who came to Cedar Valley were Asa Prior and his sons, a large number of Witchers. Augustus Young, father of Mr. Jas. Young, the Wests. Dr. E. H. Richardson, Thos. Sparks, Wilson Whatley, Wm. Francis Janes, Mr. Ammons and Wm. Peek. Mr. Asa Prior gave the land upon which the present site of Cedartown stands; later it was sold off in lots. The first mill was owned by Dr. Thos. G. Janes. It stood about one hundred yards up from the island in Benedict’s creek or Big Cedar. There may still be seen some of the old sills at the forks of the creek. In the thirties and forties there were few stores and houses in Cedar town. The home of Mr. R. H. March- man was the first painted house in Cedartown and attracted much atten tion. The house opposite the electric light plant, once owned by Mr. Asa Prior, is the oldest house in Cedar- town, but there were many others built about this time. Where Dr. Liddell, Dr. Ledbetter and Mr. Thos. Adamson now live, stood a large college known as Wood land Female College, but afterwards a mixed school. Mr. Jesse Wood had charge of this school. It was owned by the Baptists and patronized by several states. It contained several large buildings. Mr. John Seals taught music in a part of Mr. Gross’s house. Another school was taught by Mr. Benj. Mosley, where Mrs. Brooks lives. He later moved his school north of town on the Cave Spring road. In the fifties Cedartown was grow ing rapidly. In 1801, Mr. Wm. F. Janes and Mr. Jos. H. Dodds were running for the legislature. Mr. Janes was in favor of a new county being made, and Mr. Dodds opposed a new county. Both gentlemen were very popular. After a hot contest, Mr. Janes wa3 elected to the Legislature. The votes showed that a majority favored forming a new county. The question was decided by the Geor gia Legislature, Dec. 15, 1851, and a new county was formed of Paulding and a little of Floyd. It was named Polk, for Hon. Jas. K. Polk. When Polk was formed it threw the county seat of Paulding, ‘Old VanWert” in Polk. Cedartown was to be the county seat till the inferior court could decide on a place. This they did by the vote of the people. There were three places voted on for the county seat, Van Wert, the center of Polk and Cedartown; the last place receiving the majority of votes was made the permanent county seat. The first court held in Cedartown was Sept. 13, 1852, in a small build ing near the present court house. Judge David Irwin presided over the court. Mr. Jas. Young wa3 one of the grand jurors, the only surviving member. It Is Interesting to note the fact that Judge D»vld Irwin, the first to pre side over the Superior court in Polk county, was a kinsman of Judge F. A. Irwin, the first to preside over our city court. And we all imagine our present official looks as stern on the bench as any of former days. Mr. Asa Prior gave the land, “re serving the rails on the land,” on which the court house was built. They laid off lots around it, and sold these lots. The money thus realised was to go to the land holders of VanWert for any loss they might have sus tained in the loss of their court house. The court house was a handsome structure, built of brick and granite. It is said to have been as pretty as our present court house. Houses be gan to be built around the court house and around Woodland College. The first Baptist church was fin ished in 1815. Messrs. Wm. E. West and Asa Prior gave the land, and Mr. Wm. Peek the bell. The bell is still in our present Baptist church. The old Baptist church was used as an opera house, when the new one was finished. Around the old church lie many of our kindred awaiting the resurrection morn. Mr. John Willingham kept the first tavern in Cedartown. It was on Tate’s corner. The tavern was one and a half stories high. In one corner was the post office, and letter postage was then from six to eight cents. It was burned during the war. About this time the bard struggle of the war between the States began. Polk furnished many brave soldiers. Mr. Wimberly got a Rmall company together and joined a company from another county. Among our brave fighters were John Waddell, Maj. Blance, Julius Wynn, W. T. Gibson, .1. S. Wood, Gus Tomlinson, Gus Wim berly. T. M. Hightower and Randolph Wimberly. When Kilpatrick's Cavalry of Sher man’s army came through Cedartown, Mr. Troup Witcher was clerk of the court. To prevent the records being destroyed he sent them to Mrs. Am mons; she fearing for the safety of the records, sent them up on Dugdown Mountain, to a one-room log cabin, where Mrs. Richards lived. Mrs. Rich ards built a “Georgia bed” over them and here they remained until after the war. When Mr. Witcher needed any of these books he would send his nieces, Mrs. A. Huntington and Mrs. Porter Jones, for them. They would go on horse back and bring the records to town. The war left a part of Polk and Cedar Valley in desolation. The large court house that was built in 1854 was destroyed, but In 1869 a cheaper struc ture was built. After the war our town began to build up again. Mr. A. Huntington built the first store. It stood just in front of the Booz House, between the Baptist church and the court house. I^ater Mr. Noyes and Mr. Philpot built stores. Mr. Bigelow and Mr. Weaver owned stores down by the Big Spring before the war, and also Henry Richards, grandfather of Gus Richards. Later stores were built on Main street, and the forests that once stretched over that land were cut down. Farming was one of the earliest industries, but as our land was rich in various ores, mining became a leading industry. One of the first newspaprrs pub lished was the “Record," edited by W. D. S. Wikle. The “Express” was ed ited by Mr. T. Gibson, the “Advert scr’ by Mr. -F’reeman, and “The Standard" by Mr. M. M. Folsom, until later when Messrs. E. B. Rus.e 1 and W. S. Coleman,two of our enterprising men, took it, making it a prospering weekly. It is one of the best in the state now and is read in several states. In 1891, a large new courthouse was built at the cost of thirty-five thous and dollars, which compares favorably with any in the state. It is built of brick, limestone and granite, contain ing two stories and a tower, in which is situated our city clock. Cedartown is a city of mills. It has a large blast furnace, with an output of seventy-five tons of high grade charcoal iron dally. There is also a paper box factory, foundry, cot tonseed oil mill, lumber, sash, door and blind factory, and three big cotton mills, carrying on an average of sixty-eight thousand spindles, be sides the looms, and three knitting mills. With the raw materials at hand and such excellent water power, Cedartown is in the position to be come a great manufacturing town. FLUE CURING IMPROVES TOBACCO LIKE ROASTING IMPROVES GREEN COFFEE Fluo Curing Develops the Stimulating Aroma and Taata Found In Schnapps that Satisfies Tobacco Hunger There are three ways used by far mers for curing and preparing their tobacco for the market; namely, sun cured, air cured and flue cured. The old and cheap way is called air cured; the later discovery and improved way is called flue cured. In flue-curing the tobacco is taken from the field and suspended over intensely hot flues in houses especially built to re tain the heat, and there kept in the proper temperature until this curing process developes in the tobacco the stimulating taste and fragrant aroma found in Schnapps tobacco, just as green coffee is made fragrant and stimulating by the roasting process. Only choice selections of this ripe, juicy flue cured leaf, grown in the famous Piedmont country, where the best tobacco grows, are used in Schnapps and other Reynolds’ brands of high grade, flue cufed tobaccos. Hundreds of imitation brands are on sale that look like Schnapps; the outside of the imitation plugs of to bacco is flue cured, but the inside is filled with cheap, flimsy, heavily sweetened air cured tobacco; one chew of Schnapps will satisfy tobacco hunger longer than two chews of such tobacco. Expert tests prove that this flue cured tobacco, grown in the famous Piedmont region, requires and takes less sv/eetening than any other kind, and has a wholesome, stimulating, satisfying effect on chewers. If the kind of tobacco you are chewing don t satisfy, more than the mere habit of expectorating, stop fooling yourself and chew Schnapps tobacco. Schnapps is like the tobacco chew ers formerly bought costing from 75c. to $1.00 per pound; Schnapps is sold at 50c. per pound in 5c. cuts, strictly 10 and 15 cent plugs. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, N. C, Cures Biliousness, Sick Headache, Sour Stom ach, Torpid Liver and Chronic Constipation. Pleasant to take Laxative Fruit Syrup For Sale by E. BRADFORD. Cleanses the system thoroughly and clears sallow complexions of pimples and blotches. It is guaranteed The first public school was taught in a building across from the court house, and afterwards moved into the court house. Prof. Johnson was the first superintendent of the city school. The schools were taught there until our present building was erected, in the last year we have added to the old building and put in many modern conveniences. ’ We also have a fine school two 1 miles south of town. Benedict’s was built in 1895 and has been burned twice, hut with all these misfortunes, it offers fine advantages to the coun try people. The Daughters of the Confederacy have erected a beautiful monument in memory of our dead heroes. In a few years Cedartown will he a large thriving city, with ear lines and other conveniences. The Central shops are here, bring- i»g with them five hundred people, and are still bringing more, a3 the shops need so many workmen. There will : e a large school in Eastview to accommodate the children of that part of town. May CVdartowu continue to progress so that in a few years a name more suitable lor it will be Cedar City. The tide of prosperity is moving southward, and Georgia, which in many respects is the richest of the Southern states, will receive the larg est share of this coming increase. HAVE YOU CATARRH! Rreatlie Hy-o-inel and Relief and Cure Will He Uiiuranteed. If you have catarrh, with offensive breath, burning pains in the throat difficulty In breathing, raising of mu cous, discharge from the nose, tickling or dropping from the hack of the throat, coughing spasms, etc., begig the use of Hy-o-mel at once. Hy-o-mel is made from nature's soothing oils and balsams and con tains the germ-killing properties of the pine woods. Its medication is taken 4n w ith the air you breathe, so that it reaches the most remote part ot the re-spiratory organs, killing all catarrhal germs and soothing any ir ritation there may he in the mucous membrane. The complete Hy-o-mei outfit costs but $1.00; and T. F. Burbank gives personal guarantee with each package that money will be-refunded unless the treatment does all that is claimed | for it. iillllll # do I take Cardui”? writes Mrs. Jelemma Mullins of Odessa, W. Va. “Because, after suffering for several years with female trouble, and trying different doc tors and medicines without obtaining relief, I at last found, in Wine of Cardui, a golden medicine for ail my ills, and can recommend it above all others for female complaints.” Cardui furnishes safe relief for backache, headache, periodical pains, irregular, painful or unhealthy cata menial flow, and all ailments from which sick women suffer. A perfect tonic for delicate women. A pure vegetable medicine for girls and women who are subject to the complaints peculiar to their sex. Has benefited over a million who used to suffer as you do. At every drug store, in $1.00 bottles. WRITE US A LETTER. describing fully all your symptoms and ws will send you Free Advice in plain seeled envelope. Ladies’ Advisory Dept., The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. WINE OF CARDUI Do You Need Money? T- hoy .mother Horse or Mule to tnke the place of the one thit died. IS IT WORTH 8 PER CENT. To you to h ive the responsibility assumed by “THE ATHENS CD.” Who paid out more money in Georgia last year than all the other Live Stock Companies put to-ether. SEE OUR ANNUAL DIVIDEND POLICY and insure your Horses iind Mules against death from any cause tu He Mutual Live Stock Insurance [op?, 64»664>0<O>4»<fr<O»4>604>4»4»44'fr<C><G»j£ The effect of malaria lasts a long time. 2, You catch cold easily or become run- down because of the after effects of malaria. «fj; Strengthen yourself with Scott’s & ¥ Emulsion. V a It builds new blood and tones up your nervous j? a», system. ■ jOj ALL DRUCCISTS; 60c. AND $1.00. The Seaboard Air Line and Central of Georgia railways run through Ce : dartown, thus making it a trade cen ter for all of Cedar Valley. ! Around Cedartown are the finest farms of the state. The staple ag ricultural products are cotton, wheat, corn, peas, potatoes, peaches and man of the smaller fruits. Iron ore is mined and shipped to Tenne. see and Alabama. There is also an electric light plant, and near this plant is a large spring that supplies the town with the I purest water. Put it in the bank instead of the tank. To Mothers in Thi* Town. Children who are delicate, feverish and cross will get immediate relief from Mother Cray’s Sweet Powders for Children. They cleanse t!^ stom ach, act on the liver, making a sick ly child strong and healthy. A certain! cure for worms. Sold by all druggists, 25c. Sample free. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y. Foine men have a variety of right eousness seemin.ly unable to survive a sunset. ' Of Georgia. The OLDEST, LARGEST, CHEAPEST and SAFEST company in the South t(nlav writing iM8urai.ce on Horses and Mules for a straight premium ;tud iniaratiteein « FACE VALUE. Do not put this off, but see J. M. MORRIS, Gen. Agt., Cedartown, Anti let him fix up the policy today. Tomorrow your Horse may he (lend in the rtnll. fiOYJ IS THE TIME. Standard Job Print is always “up to the standard.”
