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The News Cov ers its Field Like the Sun shine. \ 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.”