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\ e w Series—Vol. Ill—No 49
WANT A NEW COUNTY
Fairmount Would Like to be a
New County’s Capital.
Since the state has passed the
amendment to the constitution,
authorizing the creation of eight
new counties, a movement has
been started to form anew county,
with Fairmount as its county seat..
The idea is to cut off a consider
able portion of Gordon, a small
corner of Bartow and a slice from
the territory of Pickens and Cher
okee. The territory thus secured
would create a very nice little
county containing some excellent
land and a considerable popula
tion.
The strength of the new county i
comes mainly from Gordon, as that
county will be called upon to sur
rende: her famous Salacoa Valley,
with its magnificent farms and
well-to do population.
The name for the new county
has been suggested as Salacoa.
It is a beautiful Indian name, and
is rich in historic and poetic inter
est, and has always been identified
with that locality.
The next legislature will author
ize the governor to appoint a com
mission to locate the eight new
counties, and it is expected that a
warm fight will come on before
that body when the question of
distributing the territory comes up.
When tbe bill was presented to
the legislature it was supposed to
be eutirely in the interest of south
Georgia, and it was said then that
the territory for the eight counties
had been selected before the bfil
was drawn. It was intended to
■cut up such large counties as Tat- 1
nail, Dooley, Decatur and Athens,
and north Georgia was not con
templated in the bill.
But now that the way has been
opened Fairmount, Winder and
Toccoa all three come to the front
and want each anew county. In*
deed, it has been said that north
Georgia will make a fight for four,
one half, of the new counties. It
is rumored that Adairsville will
make a move for anew county or
take steps to be cut off into Gor
don. *
It is said that Gordon county
will bitterly resist the cutting off
of its territory. Its citizens say
that their 'county is already small
enough, and that if anew county
is to be formed the bulk of its ter
ritory should come from Bartow
and Cherokee, both of which are
very much larger than Gordon.
They say to cut Gordon in two
would leave such a small county
that it would be a burden upon its
citizens to support its civil estab
lishment, as its expenses would be
practically the same after half of
its resources were lost. The move
ment contemplates but a small por
tion of Bartow and Cherokee. The
citizens of Fairmount and vicinity
are already actively at work getting
things iti shape for the organiza
tion of the new county when the
proper time arrives.
t
Cog-glns-Sellers,
Quite a little surprise was given
the Cartersville people, Monday,
when it was announced that Mr.
Hampton Sellers, of Emerson, and
Miss Maude Coggins, of Atlanta,
were married on Sunday afternoon,
the 25th of September, They were
married on the new iron river
bridge. Rev. T. J. Christian per
forming the ceremony. Messrs.
Paul Gifreath and John Trippe
were present. Miss Coggins is a
young lady of much beauty and
has many friends who wish her
great happiness. Mr. Sellers is a
young man of many fine qualities
and esteemed by all.
It matters not what others say,
you get the best at a saving at
Vaughan’s.
The Cartersville News
WILL HOWARD’S SUCCESS.
Merited Promotion of Popular Ex-Carters
ville Young Man.
The Cartersville friends of Mr.
W. H. Howard, Jr. are pleased to
learn of bis promotion to the sec
retaryship of the Southeastern
Passenger Aassociation to succeed
\j. D. Langston resigued.
Mr. Howard has been for some
time the efficient and valued assist
ant secretary of the association and
when the vacancy occurred he was
promoted to fiii it as a matter of
course.
Mr. Howard has had valuable
experience in his present line of
work and is highly esteemed by
president Joseph Richardson of the
association and other leading pas
'senger traffic men.
Speaking of the appointment the
Constitution of Saturday says:
Mr. Howard is one of Atlanta’s
youngest railroad men aud has in
the past few years risen with ex
ceptional rapidity to his present
position as secretary of the associ
tion. Mr. Howard is a native of
Cartersville and is still under thir
ty years of age. He was formerly
private secretary to John W. Akin,
of Cartersville and later held the
same position with S. H. Hard
wick, at that time general passen
ger agent of the Southern railway.
In 1902 Mr. Howard came into the
office of Chairman Richardson
JHL
as private secretary, from which
position he rose through his ability
to assistant secretary of the asso
ciation, from which position he
was made secretary by tbe order
issued yesterday.
“Although one of the young
railroad men of Atlanta, he is one
of the best known and comes into
his new position with the best of
wishes of a very large acquaintance
of friends. Chairman Richardson
said yesterday that he could not
say more of Mr. Howard’s ability
than that he had won his every pro
motion by Ills own efforts and that
he had ever proved himself most
capable during his connection with
the association.
“About a year ago Mr. Howard
was married to Miss Elizabeth
Lumpkin, of Cartersville.”
Mrs. Felton at LaFayette.
Mrs. W. H. Felton returned from
LaFayette Saturday where she had
been to address the Farmers Insti
tute. The Rome Tribune says:
“Her subject, ‘Reminders of the
St. Louis Exposition,’ was replete
with useful information to farmers.
Mrs. Felton having been one of the
judges of agricultural work and
implements at the exposition, had
au opportunity to see the very lat
est improvements in everything
and told what she had seen in her
own charming manner, to the
pleasure of all present.”
The fact that our competitors
fight us shows who’s at the top in
merchandising. Vaughan,
W. H. HOWARD, JR.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13. 1904.
CHARLES A. WIKLE.
Mr. Charles A. Wikle, one of the successful candidates for coun
ciltnen in the white primary in Atlanta on the 6th instant, is an old
Cartersville boy, and his many friends here are proud of his success.
His triumph was a veritable instance of “the office seeking the man.”
His-frieiuls saw in him the elements tor a good official and put linn out
and nominated him. His majority over his opponent, a popular lawyer,
safe, sagacious, clean, painstaking official.
CAROLI . A ESGAGE3IENT.
Edward Dwelle, Former Cartersville Boy,
to Wed Miss Boss.
A Charlotte (N. C.) paper con
tains the following, that will prove
ofeglterest in this locality:
* Miss Dora Allen gave a
dainty little luncheon at noon to
day, when the form .1 announce
ment was made of the engagement
and coming marriage of Miss Faye
Ross to Mr Edward C- Dwelle.
The luncheon was given at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J- H. Wed
dington, on West Trade street, and
was attended by the young ladies
who will act as the bridesmaids at
the wedding and Mrs. Luke Sea-*
well. The young ladies are Misses
Fanny Lardner Moore, Lola Heath,
Margaret Ward and Mary Warren
Cameron, of Fayetteville.
“The table was prettily decorat
ed in white and green —carnations
and trailing stnilax, The white
damask over mahogany, with a
large hand worked center piece of
white, made a most beautiful and
dainty table. The manner of ans
nouncing the marriage was unique.
From the name cards were attached
small ribbons which ran to a com
mon center, and were tied to gilded
English walnuts. In each of the
walnuts were the names of the
couple and a line that stated that
the marriage would take place early
in January.”
Promotion.
Col. Sam Wilkes has been pro
moted by the Georgia railroad to
the position of Commercial Agent,
with headquarters in Atlanta. Col.
Wilkes formerly resided in Cart
ersville, and his many friends here
congratulate him on his deserved
promotion.
Dropped Dead
Capt. W. B. McMillan, deputy
warden at the convict camp, at
Durham, Ga;, dropped dead last
night at the home of Mr. John D.
Goode. With his wiF, he was
visiting Mr. Goode while on his
way from Atlanta to the mines.
He was on the veranda when he
suddenly dropped from his chair
and expired.
Cominir Home.
Rev. J. E. Barnard writes the
News that he will arrive home the
last of the week from Louisville,
where he has been holding a revi
val of great power, and that he
will fill his pnlpit Sunday morn
ing and night next, October 16.
HiNGING CONVENTION.
Interesting Annual Session Held at Best's
Chapel Last Week.
The convention met Friday and
Saturuay, September 30th and 31st,
with Best Chapel church.
President S. A. Gilreath called
the yvenHon to. order. The ex
ert Les began with \ Scripture
lesson and prayer by Irby Hender
son, after which singing began in
earnest. The singing was led by
our own home leaders. Strong
efforts were made to secure the
presence of Prof. A. J. Showalter
and others, but their business
called them elsewhere at this time
so that the singing was led prin
cipally by Mr. J. R. Gaines, Mr.
S. A. Gilreath, Mr. A. M. Gorman.
Friday the crowd was compara
tively good, but Satutday it was
unusually large. The singing was
of a high order, and every one
present seemed to enjoy being
there.
Exercises were opened Saturday
by Scriptural reading and prayer
by Rev. W. J. Luke.
Both Friday and Saturday the
good people had prepared nice bas
kets of dinner, and all took part
in this section ot the program.
Wofford’s Cross-roads was chos
en as a suitable place for holding
the next convention, which meets
in May, 1905. '
Epworth League.
Tomorrow night will occur the
monthly literary meeting of the
Epworth league at the Methodist
church. Judge John W. Akin will
deliver an address on the Wesley
family. There will also be a
musical program. Everbody in
vited. The exercises begin at 7
o’clock and close at 8.
Col. Hall Dead.
*
News reached the city of the
death of Col. C. P. Ball, which
occurred at his home at Montgom*
ery, Ala., this morning. No par
ticulars were giveu.
Col, Ball was manager of the
East and West railroad for a num
ber of years, with headquarters in
Cartersville.
He was a graduate of West
Point and a colonel in the con
federate army.
Mrs. Lee Garwood, of Atlanta,
and Miss Allgood, of Rockmart,
spent Tuesday with Miss Jessie
Cobb, en route to St. Louis.
THE ELECTION TAME
The Total Vote of the County
Reached About 600.
CASSVILLE WEDDING.
Miss Allie Buford snd Prof. Jesse Jackson
United Last Wednesday.
Last Wednesday afternoon, Oc
tober sth, witnessed one of the
prettiest church weddings that
Cassville has had in a long time.
At that time Miss Allie Buford
was married to Prof. Jesse W.
Jackson, of Stilesboro.
The church was handsomely
decorated with golden-rod, ferns
and ivy. The pulpit stage was (
converted into a curtained recess, I
tbe curtains, sprayed with autumn
flowers, being draped back to banks
of golden-rod. In the center of
this recess was the organ, covered
with ferns and golden-rod, presid
ed over by Miss Gertrude Chunn,
who plSyed Mendelssohn s wedding
march in her usual graceful man
ner.
The ushers, Dr. F. V. Turk. Dr.
P. M. Rhodes, Mr. P. F. Smith,
and Mr. William M, Layton pre
ceded the bridal party to 1 the altar.
Miss Alice McEwen, of Nash
ville. Tenn., was maid of honor to
the bride, and Mr. T. M. McWhor
ter, of Stilesboro, was the groom’s
best man. Mrs. W. M. Layton and |
Miss Mamie Smith, of Cassville,
both cousins of the bride, acted as
bridesmaids.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. J. A. Sharp, president of
Young Harris college, assisted by
Rev. O. T. Moncrief, pastor of
Cassville Baptist church.
The party left immediately for
Cartelsvi'Ae, where, under a yhower
of nee uud good wishes, tlie hap
py couple boarded the train for a
short wedding trip.
Professor and Mrs. Jackson are
at home in Stilesboro.
Washing-ton's Money.
The most beautiful money in the
world, either paper or metal, is that
in circulation in Washington, says
the New York Herald. The bills
come from the treasury every day
crisp and clean, beautiful specimens
of the engraver's art. The metallic
currency is bright and shining from
the mint. Almost all the currency
paid over the counter in the cash
room of the United States treasury
is new. Bills that come there soiled
in the least are at once retired and
new ones issued in their stead.
In the Riggs National bank is a
commodious room in the front por
tion of the building especially for
the use of women customers. There
is a special window also for their
use in transacting business with the
bank, and all checks, drafts and
certificates presented for payment
are always paid in the new money,
either gold, silver, paper or nickel,
no piece ever having before been put
in circulation from the treasury, ex
cept in handing it over to the bank.
A Wyoming Editor.
Editing a newspaper is a nice
thing. If we publish jokes people
say we are rattle brained. If we
don’t, we are fossils. If we publish
original matter they say we don’t
give them enough selections. If we
give them selections they say we are
too lazy to write. If we don’t go to
church we are henthens. If we do
go we are hypocrites. If we re
main at the office we ought to be
out looking for news items. If we
go out, then we are not attending to
business. If we wear old clothes
they laugh at us. If we wear good
clothes • they say we have a pull.
Now, what are we to do? Just as
likely as not some one will say that
we stole this from an "exchange. So
we did. It’s from the Wyoming
Derrick. Dillon (Wyo.) Double
jack. .
Mr. Julius Menko, of Pensacola
Fla., arrived in the city Saturday,
and will give a minstrel perform
ance, by local talent, half the pro
-1 ceeds of which will go to the con
federate monument fund.
Mr. R. B. Smith’ of Cassville,
spent Sunday in town.
Published in
the Best Coun
ty in Georgia.
Old Series —25tli Year
The election last Wednesday was
one of the quietest even known in
Bartow eounty.
Theie was no contest to bring
out the vote except in the
proposed constitutional amend
ments and there was not sufficient
,
interest in them to bring out a
large vote. The amendments all
carried in Bartow county, however,
by good safe majorities. The vote
in ’the comity was less that 600.
The vote stood as follows:
J. M. Terrell, governor, 491.
J. W. Akin, legislature, 560.
J. J. Conner, legislature, 547.
S. P. Maddox, solicitor, 557.
A. W. Fite, Judge, 549.
G. W. Hendricks, ordinary, 575.
W. C. Walton, clerks, 575.
H. R. Maxwell, sheriff, 576.
J. T. Bennett, tax receiver, 575.
F. V. Smith, lax collector, 572.
J. H. Cobb, treasurer, 572.
J. H. Harrison, coroner, 571.
R. R. Smith, surveyor, 575.
I. D. Henderson, countycom., 563
R J. Raiden, county com., 557
L- P. Gaines, county com., 501
W. E. Lee, county com., 561.
W. P. Whitesides, county com
missioner, 561.
Judge Fite ran considerably
ahead of all the other judges on the
ticket.
Many voters tore off or marked
out all the judges and solicitors
and voted only for county officials.
Breaking the News to Father.
ine lovely girl tapped 'softly at
the'door of her father's private of
fice. There was no response. She
tapped a little louder.
“Come in.”
She turned the knob and entered.
The gray haired money grabber
looked up from his little desk.
“Hello, Lucie!”
“Ilello, pa!”
“Money ?”
“No, pa.”
“Eh ? Anything wrong ?”
“No, pa.” .
“Talk faster, my girl.” f]
“Well, vou see, pa, I want”—
“How much ?”
1 “Wait, pa. Give me time.”
“That’s something 1 can’t spare.”
“Just a minute, pa. I want to
give”—
“What will it cost ?”
“Don’t interrupt, pa. I want to
give a young man something.”
“Birthday present ?” •
“Yes.”
“Well, don’t come to me. I have
not any idea what a young man
wants.”
“But I have, pa. I—l know just
what he wants.”
“But why do you come to me?”
‘•Because what he wants is”—
“Oh, that’s all right, of course.
Give him anything you please. Want
a check ?”
“N-no, pa.”
“Oh, speak up!”
“I want you to say it’s all right,
pa. I want you to say again that I
can give him anything I please.”
“Silly girl! Of course you can..
You’ve always had your own way.
Is that all?”
“Wait, pa. You see, I know just
what he wants.”
“You said that before.”
“Because what he wants is”—
“Well?”
“M-m-me!”
Tableau.—Chicago Inter Ocean.
Tipping a King.
Mine. Rejane tells an amusing in
cident which happened to herself
and her company during a trip to
Rio Janeiro. They stopped at Da
kar, on the coast of Africa, and an
obliging colonial official took them
! to see the king of Dakar, w'ho re
ceived them with great solemnity.
His prime minister, behind the roy
al chair, made signs to the visitors
that a “tip” or two would not be
out of place. One of the company
handed the minister a piece of sil
ver. He promptly held out his hand
for more, and the visitors in turn
contributed. “Seeing this,” contin
ued Mme. Rejane, “I took out a
large five. franc silver piece and
handed it to the king himself, who
took my hand and gave it a vigor--
ous squeeze by way of thanks.”