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New Series—Vol. IV—No 2
BARTOW COUNTY’S
RURAL MAIL SERVICE
There Will Soon Be Fourteen Routes Furnishing
Mail Free to the Rural Population,
Few counties in Georgia have a
better free rural mail service than
Bartow. Within a tew weeks a
route will be established from Al
latoona, making fourteen routes in
the county.
One more is needed from Stiles
boro and one from White’s, and
when these are put on the terri
tory of Bartow county will be
practically covered.
From the first establishment of
the free rural service Postmaster
Walter Akerman has been a con
stant worker for the promotion of
the service in Bartow. One of the
first routes in Georgia was put on
in Bartow, through the efforts of
Mr. Akerman and Congressman
John W. Maddox.
More than once Mr. Akerman,
in conjunction with Judge Mad
dox, has attempted to put on what
is known as the county service in
Bartow, The county service means
practically a house to house deliv
ery of mail, and is the perfection,
as appears now, of the free rural
delivery service. To establish this
service would require that inspect
ors should come here and effect a
complete rearrangement of all the
routes now in operation and the
establishment of new ones, so that
every spot in the coumy would be
covered.
At each attempt to put on this
service, the authorities at Wash
ington have asked for an official
county map, and, as so such map
has ever been made, it has been
impossible to furnish it to them.
The need of such a map is imper
ative to the establishment of the
service, and the county authorities
would do well to have one made.
There are no doubt many individ
uals who would be glad to pur
chase a copy el such a map. and
the expense of making it might be
paid in this way.
It is to be hoped that the way
will soon be cleared for the estab
lishment of the county service in
Bartow, for it means more for the
country population than anything
that the government has ever un
dertaken for their benefit.
May Build to Coal Fields
Several Anniston gentlemen,says
the Hot Blast, are interested in
a project to build a railroad from
Alexandria to connect with the
Seaboard Air Line, near the Coosa
river.
The road is already constructed
for about four miles, and the
contemplated addition would be
about six or eight miles more.
This short road would run through
some of the most valuable iron ore
properties in the state and it is for
their development that the road is
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pi OjvCiC'u. TL survey UciS aii Cdil v
been made and the line can be
built at a nominal cost. It is the
ultimate purpiose of the ones inter
ested to extend it to Anniston on
the south and the Coosa coal fields
on the west.
Citizens’ Meeting.
A meeting of the citizens of
Cartersville has been called for
Thursday night at 7 p. m. at the
court house to discuss matters per'
taining to the best interests of the
city.
Announcement of this meeting
wasmade by Judge Fiteat thecourt
house Monday and it is announc
ed that a large number of citizens
of Cartersville are interested in the
movement. One of the purposes of
the meeting is to discuss the advis
ability of holding a white primary
for the the coming municipal elec
tion. &
Mrs. Jake Grogan is spending a
| few days in Marietta visiting rel
atives.
The Cartersville News
POWELL WHITESIDES.
Wedding ot Two Popular Young People of
Euharlee Last Week
The home of Mrs. America Pow
ell, of Euharlee, was the scene of
a beautiful wedding last Wednes
day afternoon at three o’clock, the
contracting parties being Miss
Annie Marie Powell and Mr.
Joseph L. Whitesides.
Long before the appointed hour the
house was thronged with friends
and relatives, for great interest was
shared in this union on account of
the popularity of the families.
The home throughout was most
beautifully and artistically decora
ted with an abundance of autumn
leaves and chrysanthemums, the
predominant color being burnt or
ange. It was a lovely scene and one
long to be remembered as the bride
leaning on tbe arm of the groom,
entered the drawing room to the
strains of the wedding march so
beautifully rendered uuder the
the skillful touch of Miss Louise
Milam. Just inside the door they
met their pastor Rev. G. T. Bourne
who so impressively performed the
marriage ceremony. The family of
the bride was grouped to the right
and to the left the family of the
groom, all standing beneath a rich
and gorgeous canopy of autumn
leaves and chrysanthemums.
The bride is the second daughter
of Mrs. America Powell and the
late Thos. H. Powell, of Euharlee.
She is a beauty of the brunette
type and is very much admired by
all who knew her. Never was Miss
Marie more graceful, more charm
ing than on this occasion, dressed
in a becoming gown of rich brown
cloth and exquisite hat of velvet
and ostrich plumes Mr. Whitesides
is a valued attache of the L. &
N. railroad. He is popular and has
a most promising future before him.
He formerly lived here but is now
of Anniston, Ala. Among the guests
we noticed, Mr. Rob Cochran, of
Rockmart, an uncle of the bride.
Dr. and Mrs. Turk, of Stilesboro
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Kay, of Rome,
Mr. and Mrs. Bailey, of Kingston,
Miss Jeanie Word, of Adairsville,
and many friends and relatives
whose good wishes followed Mr.
and Mrs. Whitesides tor the future.
Dainty china, handsome cut
glass and elegant silver, were in
abundance as an expression of
good wishes and love from friends
and relatives. The gift to the bride
from her mother was a handsome
set of silver exquisitely carved and
rich in design.
Mr. and Mrs. Whitesides left im
mediately after the ceremony for
St. Louis for a two weeks visit to
the fair, after which they will go to
their home in Anniston, Alabama.
A Double Wedding.
*A double wedding occurred Sun
day afternoon at 3:30 at the home
of Dr. W. H. Felton, near town.
Mr. Harry Ford and Miss Annie
Holland and Mr. George Caldwell
and Miss Flonnie Fold drove out
to the home of Dr. Felton and asked
that venerable gentleman to unite
them in marriage.
Mr, Ford is the local manager
for the Postal Telegraph Company
while his bride is well known and
much admired. Mr. Caldwell is
connected with the Southern Bell
Telephone company and his bride
is quite popular.
These young people have the
best wishes ol their many friends.
The Cassville Baptist Church is
preparing to make extensive im
provements on the church build
ing. Anew vestibule will be added
and other improvements made.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10. 1004.
ikb , ■ ■■ |r
HON. J. J. CONNER,
Whose Work as Vice President of the State Fair Association Greatly Aided
the Success of the Recent Fair at Macon.
I. ROOSEVELT AGAIN
Lee’s Majority Over Pick
ett in Bartow 506,
BIG REPUBLICAN GAINS
Tuesday’s flection Brings Some
Surprising Results—Watson’s
Vote Was Very Small.
Roosevelt swept the nation
Tuesday and the republicans made
heavy gains ia congress.
Ibe vote in Bartow was light,
and but little imtrest was taken in
the election.
Reports from the various coun
ties of the seventh district show
that Gordon Lee received a large
majority over Rev. ■ Thad Pickett.
Lee’s majority in Bartow was 506.
Pickett carried Adairsville, the
sixth, Pine Log, Stamp Creek and
Wolf Pen.
The consolidation of Bartow’s
vote shows the following results:
Parker 791
Roosevelt 406
Watsou 126
Swallow, Prohibitionist 12
FOR CONGRESS
Gordon Lee 923
Thad Pickett ... 407
Findley, republican 6
Acworth.
The following items are from
the last issue of the Acworth Post:
Mr. William Carter of near Al
latoona cut himself just below the
knee with an axe Wednesday. It
was an ugly looking gash, but he
came to town and had it dressed,
and we understand he is doing
nicely.
Revs. A. J. Morgan and E. M.
Dyer went over to Taylorsville
Saturday to hold a general meet
ing, Mr. Morgan will next year
give two Sundays in each month to
Taylorsville, one to Adairsville
and one to McDaniel church.
N. M Gomez took charge of the
New Litchfield house Tuesday,
November Ist. His daughter Mrs.
Smith, will assist him in the man
agement of the hotel. Mr. Smith,
who travels for a slAe concern, is
here this week assisting them in
getting straightened out. Mr.
Gomez for many years past has
been proprietor of the Central
Hotel at Rome and we hope he
will richly succeed here.
The Acworth friends of D. F.
McClatchey, Jr., will cangratulate
him on his appointment as special
agent of the Southern Bell Tele
phone Company. He has for sev
eral years been manager of the
Southern Bell at Marietta, but
will hereafter make his headquar
ters in Atlanta. Homer R. Me
Clatchey has been made manager
of the Marietta district of the
company.
TO LAY CORNER STONE
Interesting Exercises Will
Occur Next Tuesday.
MASONS TO OFFICIATE
Programme of Oay for Placing the
Corner Stone of Handsome
New Baptist Church.
On Tuesday next, at 2:30 p. m.
the corner stone of the new Bap
tist church, on Market street, will
be laid with masonic ceremonies,
Tbg local lodge, together with
, visiting brethren, will assemble at
lodge hall promptly at two o’clock,
where an emergent grand lodge
will be constituted.
In usual order the Masons will
then march to the church, arriving
promptly at 2:30, and the following
order of exercises ,vill be observed:
Introductions to be made by
Pastor John E- Barnard.
Music.
Prayer.
Music.
Oration by Grand Master Max
Meyerhardt.
Music.
Address by Rev. R. B. Headen
D. D.
Laying corner stone.
Benediction.
Procession in same order returns
to lodge room.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Commissioner Gives Notice of Tim for Open
ing Public Schools of Bartow County.
The public schools of this coun
ty will begin Monday, November
28. Teachers will make only one
month or 20 days before Christmas,
and when the month is completed
prepare and forward their report
for the first month of 1905 school
year.
Communities desiring it may by
request in writing have two school
terms, one beginning January, 1905,
for three months and the other a
summer term beginning in July or
August.
Applicants for teachers’ places
will at once arrange their articles
of agreement, showing names of
patrons and number of pupils to be
sent by each patron, by tne sub
district school trustee of the dis
trict in which the school is located,
and forward same to County School
Superintendent. This is necessary
under school law to secure contract
for the school.
An examination for applicants to
teach will be held December 16th,
and 17th. Those not having license
must be present and make a grade.
The meeting of teachers associa
tion for Adairsville has been post
poned until January, 1905. Pro
gramme will be arranged and pub
lished soon.
R. A. Clayton, Supt.
of County Schools.
THROUGH LINE WILL
MISS CARTERSVILLE
Louisville and Nashville to Build at Once From
Whites bv Old Cooper Furnace to Marietta.
CAPT. LYON’S GIFT
Macon’s City Council Gives Expression of
Their Appreciation of Bartow’s Minerals.
The friends of Capt. T. J. Lyon
are contratulating him on having
won the first prize of S2OO offered
tor the best mineral display at the
state fair at Macon.
Captain Lyon worked very hard
to prepare his exhibit and his suc
cess comes as the rewaid of per
sistent effort. After the fair Capt.
Lvon presented his collection to
the citv of Macon and received
from the mayor and council of that
city the following letter of thanks:
Clerk’s office City of Macon.
Macon, Ga., Nov. 21, 1904.
Capt. T. J. Lyon,
Cartersville, Ga.
My Dear Sir:
I have the pleasure of furnishing
you a copy of the resolutions
adopted by the mayor and city,
council at their regular meeting
on Nov. Ist.
Very truly yours,
T. L. Massenherg,
Clerk of Council.
Resolved, That the thanks of the
mayor and council are due and are
hereby extended to Capt. T. J.
Lyon for the splendid display of
minerals selected from the various
mines of Bartow county and which
he has so generously donated to
the city at Macon.
Resolved, That these minerals
be placed in a cabinet for
preservation and that said cabinet
be kept in the hall for the in
spection of the public.
Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions be sent by the clerk of
council to Capt. T. J. Lyon at Car
tersville, Ga.
LETTER FROM WEBSTER.
A Citizen of Walker County Unearths Epis
tle from Statesman of the Long Ago.
Your corespondent recently re
moved to the Johnston place on
the pike, and a letter accidentally
fell into his hands which is of
ante-bellum date, and will prob
ably be interesting to many of The
News’ readers. It was written to
C. B. Johnston, who, before his
death, was one of the most promi
nent men in the state. The letter
follows:
“Washington, March 15, 1852.
“C. P. Johnson, Esq.. Lafayette,
Georgia.
“Dear Sir—l recived this morn
ing your letter requesting my au
tograph, which I enclose herewith.
“I am much obliged to you for
the manner in which you speak of
my late address at New York, and
my .efforts in the cause of the
Union. In what I have said on that
subject, I have but given expres
sion to my clearest convictions.
The sentiments which I now hold
in reference to the union of the
state, are those which I have
maintained through my whole life,
and, with the blessing of God,
they will be my dying sentiments,
“I have witnessed, with much
satisfaction, the results of the
efforts of all true Union men in
Georgia, whether whigs or Dem
ocrats —all other questions sink in
to insignificance in comparison with
this of the Union —and I repeat
here what I said at New York,
'Every man who is attached to the
Union should come out boldly,
and say so, without conditions,
and hypotheses, and ifs, and ands,
and buts.
“I am your obliged fellow citizen,
(Signed) Dan’l Webster.”
Mr. and Mrs. Will Trippe, of
Taylorsville, spent a few days last
week with Mr. and Mrs. John
Trippe. aia ■■**&'*
Published in
the Best Coun
ty in (Georgia.
Old Series—2sth Year
The L. & N. will build its line
from Whites or Wofford’s cross
roads, to Marietta and the through
business of that road, from Knox*-
ville may not enter Cartersville.
The Cartersville News this
week prints a notice of the resolu
tions passed by the directors of the
A. K. & N. iii Atlanta on Novem
ber 2.
The notice sets forth the object
of the company which is to extend
its line from Whites or Wofford’s
iuGa iu iuis county to Ma
rietta.
The line will cross thq Etowah
river near the old Cooper iron
works and proceed by a direct
route to Marietta.
It is said that the contract for
this line will be let at an early date
and that the work of construction
will be completed by the time the
grading of the other line from here
to Wetmore is finished.
It is said that the L. & N. which
will then have the Western & At
lantic parallelled will carry its
through business over the line
from Knoxville via Whites and
Marietta to Atlanta and that the
spur extending to Cartersville may
be used only for transfer purposes
from the Seaboard and Western
& Atlantic.
It is hoped however, that this is
not the case,as such an arrangement
would operate to the serious det
riment Qf Ca sville.
FOR THE MONUMENT.
Subscriptions to Shaft to Bartow’s Confed
erate Soldiers up io Date Reach SSOO.
The following is a list of contri
butions to date to to the fund for a
monument to Bartow’s Confederate
soldiers:
A. O. Granger $25,00
J J Caf/ioun 5.00
A. St rick bind 6.00
Mrs. M. Wilmerding .......... 1,00
% Proceed* Banter Egg Hunt, !);!.. .. 7.80
% Proceeds Strawberry Festival 17.55
A 8 Johuson 1.00
W. H. Howard. Jr,.... . 5.00
W.M. draham 1.00
Sale Fancy Works .... . 10.00
% Proceeds Ice Cream Festival 5,32
S. P. Maddox... 5 00
I). B Freeman 5.00
T. O. Roberts „ 250
T. I. Lyon 5 00
W. I. Heulmm 5.00
C. M. Jones 5.0il
F. K. Calhoun 5.00
J. R. lirandon 1.00
J. E. Morris . 1.00
Start 1 ok Roberts 5.00
George S. Crouch 5 00
John W, Akin . 208.60
% Proceeds Oyster Supper 1.80
<l.O Warde .25
J. H. Gilreatli 25
J. M. Field 1.00
N. A. Bradley 1,00
J. VV. Merrell 1.00
T. ?. Tedder 25
f’alboun Bros 1.00
M. F. Word 1.00
It. L. Griffin I.CO
M. Knoller .25 4
Young Bros 2.00
J. B. Smith 1.00
IV. R. Satterfield 25
A. Payne 25
W. V. Dodgens 25
J. C. Milam, Jr 50
E. Strickland, Jr 1.00
W. H. Stiles.. 50
J. M. Moon 50
John Foster 25
W. C. Oriffln ; 1.00
Children of Confederacy 3.88
Gordon Lee 10.00
Jameg W. Knight 20.00
Tiiob. W. Dodd. Texas 3.00
Bartow chapter, it D. C. contributed h V
siilccS me si bers ~,,, 15.vv
Jusi T. Cuayrs i.oi>
Robt L. Stover ~.. 1.00
Cassvllle Chapter, U. D. C 2.00
% proceeds from Soda Fount, courtesy
Greene Dtuk Cos 7.52
Mrs D. J. Guyton 1.00
I). J. Guyton 1.00
E. J. Lowery..... 1.00
N. B. Cannon 1.00
% net proceeds, Merr.v-go-round 17.57
Dr. J. S. Beasley 1.00
Bartow Chapter additional 1.00
W. H. Lumpkin 2.00
Dr. K. B, Adair 1.00
M. M. ('uuuingiiuin 1.00
N. A, V* hlte 1.00
Interest on Money First National Bank 6.33
Ladies' Minstrels 50.15
W, C. Walton 3.00
$508.37*
Still Another Connection.
A special from Dalton says: “It
is reported here on good authority
that the Louisville and Nash
ville railroad officials contemplate
building a line of railroad from
Murray county through the upper
end of Whitfield in to Chattanooga.
This would be a short line and
would connect with the proposed
line east of Beaverdale in Murray
county. It is being much discussed
in Dalton for the reason that
should this be done the Western
and Atlantic would then be par
alleled entirely from Chattanooga
to Atlanta.“