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w Series— Vol. IV—No 18
honors shown
[ CAPTAIN HOBSON
|]ero of the Merrimac Accorded an Ovation by the
[ People of Cartersville Tuesday Night.
■Vo vi'itor to this city in many a
■‘ v | ul , received a more enthusiastic
than has that heroic son of
■ ~l h, m i;!, < ’aptain Richmond Pearson
l o bs,n, Without any superficial gush
■ u t with genuine warmth of feel
■ „ characteristic of the southerner
■ huts been taken into the hearts of
■ie people of Cartersville and Bar
low county.
■ With a common place mission like
■nit 0 f ;1 lecturer under the auspices
■f the Alkahest Lyceum his visit to
■.jgcitv has been the occasion of
■ Rowing demonstration of the ap
■reciation and esteem in which he is
Bhlil that will be rarely eclipsed, we
■aresav.in the bounds of his itinerary.
I THE LECTURE.
■ Captain Hobson’s lecture had been
■ell advertised by means of the
Holmans of The News and by cir
culars and one of the largest au
■iences seen in the opera house in
Cll VNTELLOR COMMANDER MILAM,
In Chiirge of Hoi-on Kuterta'nment.
many a day greeted the speaker.
Every reserved seat was taken and
all the other seats were filled. Not
only was Cartersville out in force but
thf different parts of the county had
|s'esentative people in the audience.
|Mhe raising of the curtain revealed
on the stage Rev. Sam P.
Tones, Mrs. W. H. Felton, a id Capt.
Hobson sitting modestly with his
hands in his lap at one side. The
speaker of the evening laughed heart
ily at Sam Jones’ witticisms. That
well known gentleman introduced
Mrs. Felton, who introduced Capt.
Hobson. Mr. Jones paid a fine com
pliment to Mrs. Felton, whom he
said couldn’t well be asked the ques
tion that was asked him recently.
Some one wanted to know why he
iyed his moustache, to which insir.-
lation the evangelist retorted, he did
lot dye it. “Then why,” said the
questioner, “is it still black while
your liair is gray.” “Because,” said
Mr. Jones, “it is twenty years young
er than my hair.”
Mrs. Felton very happily presented
the speaker, saying, after referring
to tin- Merrimae incident, si e wanted
to tell him how proud we southerners
were that it was
an Alabama boy
JgjrJ j w low isthehe
ro 1 e .-forming
\ wj that feat that
C would live i . all
Captain Hob-
Irx Li' 8011 is a Hut type
V JyV I y< U Ig southern
" •' manhood. With
At ' ' M ,,', ONES ' a noble brow, a
At whose W ittuism.i Hob- , ~ ,
son Laughed. line shapedhead
that form of chin that denotes firm
ness, a frame not too small, not too
' ar ge. he impresses one as the very
sort of man that would essay to and
accomplish such a feat as that which
niade him famous. His lecture, on
thesubjectof The Navy; Its Achieve
ments and Future,” way a masterly
presentation of an important subject.
It embraced more information than
could be gained in many months of
painstaking research, and was full of
inspiring flights of oratory, as Cap
Hobson is no mean speaker.
‘ e drew' a vivid picture of the scene
at Pekin where military magnates of
the world under the spell of a flourish
of swords revealed the true spirit of
militarism that would grasp China
or a division among the stronger
powers, and shrewd little ito’s com
prehension that caused an unsigned
t.eaiy to be left on a table.
We lifted the veil on the real policy
1 ‘ Puropeon powers and with force
ful logic told of American’s duty as a
Peaceful and peace-making nation to
s eture naval supremacy for the sake
Peace and her love of peace.
A rew a picture comparing
in greatness with all the
The Cartersville News
I °ther nations his audience fairly
went wild with applause.
It was after the lecture that the re
ception planned by the Knights of
| Pythias at their castle hall, was held,
THE RECEPTION.
which gave the people a chance to
meet and shake the hand of Captain
Hobson. To say to that the affair was
a signal success is putting the mat
ter but mildly. The best people of
Cartersville and the county vied
with each other in doing homage to
the distinguished guest of the occa
sion.
For the success of this important
function untold credit is due to Mr.
C. M. Milam, Chancellor Commander
of the Knights Pythias, and Mrs.
Felton Jones, who so enthusiasti
cally and zealously assisted him.
The proverbial executive faculties
and social acumen of neither was never
shown to better advantage than on
this occasion. They had charge of
all the arrangements and no detail no
matter how trifling, was left unno
ticed that could add to the success of
the occasion. Assisting them in receiv
ing were: Mrs. Mary D. Freeman,
who wore white and black silk with
lace medallions; Mrs. C. N. Patterson
in a black and white costume; Mrs.
Daves in a white organdy with black
insertion; Mrs. McCafferty, blue and
white chiflon taffeta; Mrs. Miles
Dobbins, white silk mull evening
gown; Miss Marian Strickland, a
decoliette gown of white crepe de
chine; Miss Cornelia Field, pink iap
silk; Miss Christine Lumpkin decol
iette gown of pink silk mull; Miss
Marie Gilreath, Nile green crepe de
chine; Miss Juliet Neel, pink mull.
Punch was served from a bower of
spring blossoms by Mrs. Felton
Jones, who wore black spangled net.
Never has our opera house pre
sented a more brilliant picture than
upon this evening when a great many
in the audience were in full dress and
afterward attended the reception.
Nearly JOO invitations were issued.
Those in the formal line were: Mr.
C. M. Milam, Chancellor Commander
of the Knights of Pythias, Captain
Hobson, and Cartersville’s celebrities,
Mrs. W. H Felton, Rey. Sam Jones
and Mrs. Chas. H. (Bill „Arp) Smith.
MARRIED.
Mrs. Laura Jones Flournoy and Mr. Ber
nard Sloan joined in Matrimony.
Rev. and Mrs. Sam Jones announce
the marriage of their daughter,
Mrs. Laura Jones Flournoy, to Mr.
Bernard C. Sloan, which took place
Wednesday evening at six o’clock at
their home. Rose Lawn.
The marriage was very quiet. Only
the immedeate relatives were present.
The ceremony was impressively
performed by the'bride’s father. Mr.
and Mrs. Sloan will make their future
home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylyanie.
Music Club.
The Music Club will meet with
Miss Augusta Calhoun Saturday,
April Ist at 15 o'clock, and with the
Misses Neel at Miss Neel's studio,
April 15th.
PROGRAMME FOR APRIL IST.
Characterization of Oratorio —Mrs.
Miles Dobbins.
Piano solo from an Oratorio —Mrs.
Aubrey.
Paper on Emilio Del Cavaliara,
Bach, Handel and Beethoven and
their best Oratorios—Miss Kate
Crouch.
Vocal solo from “The Messiah”—
Miss Florence Milner.
Paper on Spohr, Haydn and Men
delssohn and their Oratorios —Mrs.
Max Scheuer.
PROGRAMME FOR APRIL 16TH.
Characterization of symphony —
Mrs. H. A. Chapman.
Beethoven Symphony —piano quar
tet —Misses Neel, Crouch, Wikle
and Akin.
Paper on best Symphonies of
Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven —Miss
Julia Foute.
Dance of Death, Saint Saens 2
pianos—Misses Neel and Wikle.
Paper on Liszt and Saint Saens
and-their best works —Mrs. J. A.
Miller.
Beethoven Pastoral Symphony—
Mrs. Scheuer and Mrs Dobbins.
Mr. John Standifer, traveling audi
tor for the Texas Pacific railroad, is
expeeted to visit the city this week
the guest of his sister, Mrs. William
Hudgins.
Unquestionably as good as auy
need to wear—Vaughan's clothing.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 30. 1905
$lO FOR THE ROSS
Consideration Named in
A. K. & N. Deed.
transfer is on file
The L. & N. However Assumes
Over a Million Dollars
of Indebtness-
A blanket sheet deed has been
filed for record in the office of the
clerk of the superior court conveying
all the property, rights, titles and so
forth of the A. K. & N. railroad to
the Louisville & Nashville railroad
company and the consideration
named is ten dollars.
The dead recites that the A. K. &
N. owed two mortgaged debts to
the amount of one million dollars and
that it also owed various and sundry
other debts and that all indebtedness
of whatever nature was assumed by
the L. & N. Company, so it appears
that all the A. K. &N. people got
out of the sale of their road was a
release from the debts of the com
pany and the cost consideration of
ten dollars.
Clerk W. C. Walton will soon be
gin the work of putting the deed on
record. Copies of it will be recorded
in every county through which the
road passes.
CAPTAIN RICHMOND PEARSON HOBSON,
Whose Lecture Cliartaed the People.
COTTON GROWERS
The County Association Meets at Court House
Next Saturday.
A meeting of the Bartow County
Cotton Association takes place at the
court house at 11 o’clock next Satur
day. All the district associationf will
be expected to be represented and the
county organization put in thorough
shape.
Gordon Lee, the sevepth district’s
congressman, has been extended an
invitation to be present and address
the farmers and is pretty sure to be
on hand.
Apple Trees.
To close out what is now on hand
I have decided to reduce prices to 5c
each. They were shipped me by the
Ellijay nursery and are certainly fine
stock.
G. H. Gilrkath.
The many friends in Georgia of
that most refined and popular lady,
Mrs. Annie D. Harris, will be delighted
to know that she will again make
this state her home. She returned
to Cartersville a few days ago from
Wilmington, N. C. and received a
warm welcome.
Mr. Pres. Black, of Colorado, was
the guest of his niece, in this city,
Mrs. W T. Conn Jr., one day last
week. Mr. Black is an old Calhoun
boy who left Georgia 23 years ago,
anil this is his first return visit to his
native state. He met several of his
old boyhood friends in Cartersville.
Miss Sal He Heyward spent Satur
day and Sunday with home folks.
Miss Annie Griffin has returned to
her home in Rome.
ART in! PEACHES
Crop Not So Badly Dam
aged as Thought.
THE ORCHARDS LOADED
The Elbertas Seem to Have Suf
fered Worst —Reports Are
Very Fncouraging.
e- •*
It appears now that there is a
pretty good i>each crop in sight for
the ceming summer. Shortly after
the freeze in February reports from
all over north Georgia indicated that
the peach crop had been almost
totally killed. It was said that many
large orchards would not have a
single peach, hut since the beautiful
March weather has put new life into
the trees and the blooms have ap
peared, it is thought that something
like a third of a full crop can be
counted on as a certainty.
In some cases generally on the low
lands, the bhds were all killed, but
on the elevited lands many orchards
have full crops and many have more
fruit than they can support.
Mr. John 8. Porter, father of H. .1.
Porter formerly of Cartersville, died
at the home of,his son in Birming
ham Friday morning. The deceased
was well known in Cartersville hav
ing visited bis son here often.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
Rev. T P. Clerdand, of Atlanta, to Fill
Presbyterian Pulpit Two Services.
Rev. T. P. Cleveland, 1). D., of
Atlanta, will preach at the -First
Presbyterian church next Saturday
and Sunday. The services on Sat
urday begin at 11 a. m.
Mr. Cleveland is one of the strong
est preachers in the Presbyterian
denomination in the south and those
who fail to hear him will miss some
intellectual and impressive sermons.
Mrs. Saggus Dead,
Mrs. Lizzie Saggus, widow of
Stephens S. Saggus, died at her home,
near Stilesboro, a few days ago. Mrs.
Saggus was 76 years of age and was
much esteemed in the neighborhood in
which shelived. She was the mother
of Mrs. Albert Greenwood.
Mrs. Alice Hilly ard, the txhnted
milliner of Scheuer P.ros,, has just
received an order from Mrs J. L.
Gastons, of Stark Fla., for an elegant
hat. Mrs. Gastons leaves soon for
the north, where she goes to attend
the commencement exercises of
Princeton College, where her son
Pierce L. Gastons, graduates. This
is quite a compliment for a Carters
ville milliner.
Mrs. Bert Sims returned Saturday
morning to her home in Murfreesboro,
Tenn. She has been tbe guest for
several weeks of Mrs. A. B. Cuuyus.
Mrs. Geo. Bruce, of Atlanta, is a
guest at the Shelman.
Mr. Harris Hall, of Chattanooga,
spent Sunday with relatives here.
Mr. Levi Reeves was in town Sat
urday.
AN IMPORTANT
SCHEME LOCATED
A Barrel Factory to be Added to the List of 1905 In
dustries for Cartersville.
BURGLAR RAIDS.
For the Third Time in a Year Tbieyes Enter
Taylorsville Stores.
The two prominent stores of Tay
lorsville were raided by burglars last
night. The Farmers Supply Cos. and
the Taylorsvil'e Trading Co.’s places
were raided and just how much was
taken was not yet been ascertained.
The safes of both stores were blown
open with nytroglycerine.
This morning Sheriff H. 11. Max
well was notified of the robberies and
telegraphed to Chattanooga for blood
houuds to pursue the thieves with.
The hounds came at ten o’clock, a
likely pair of dogs, and with them
and their owner and Bailiff Will
Goode accompanying him, he left for
the scene. As the tracks have been
guarded, it is believed they can be
tracked.
This is the thftrd time these stores
have been broken into, and the Tay
lorsville Trading Cos., has lost three
safes. The Farmers Supply Cos. has
lost two, the last a large handsome
new one.
The Tide of Immigration South.
There has probably never before
been a time when there was such a
promising outlook for a movement of
western and northwestern farmers to
the south. The immigration bureaus
of nearly every southern state have
I been overwhelmed with applications
for information about farming, tim
ber coal and ore lands.
This is a time for the committee on
immigration of the chamber of com
merce of this city to get busy. Not
only are there valuable additions to
our population to be had from the
great west, but the incoming immi
gration steamers from the old world
are carrying many newcomers who
would make valuable citizens. The
committee doubtless appreciates the
value to any community of productive
Colonies of small farmers that take up
ahd'maTfe feffffe kTfW-prufltable waste
lands, and we know of no place where
such colonies could be more success
fully located than in the neighborhot and
of Chattanooga. It would be a pity if
this present tide of immigration
should be allowed to pass and we get
none of thebenefits from it.—Chatta
nooga Times.
Attention, Vetera s Important.
it is ordered by the commandant,
R. W, Murphey, that the P. M, B.
Young Canp, No. 820, Confederate
Veterans, meet at the court house,
Cartersville, Ga on the second Sat
urday in April, j 905, at 11 o’clock a.
m., for the purpose of electing officei s
of said camp. Come prepared to pay
dues for this year, and attend to oth
er important business for the wel
fare and perpetuation of the camp.
R. W. Murphey, Commandant
John H. Cobb. Adjutant.
Plionog raph M usioai.
Mr. Lee Womelsdorf and Mr. Harry
Womelsdorf will conduct a Phono
graph Musical at the east sale church
Thursday evening, 30th, at half
past seven o’clock for the benefit of
the piano fund. All are cordially
incited. Admission ten cents.
Tl.c Man That Hangs Rack.
We are laboring hard
As farmers to-day,
To obtain for our products
Reasonable pay;
And the man thats hangs back
Is a blot on our sky,
And acts very much
Like a pig in a sty.
He eats what is given *
And clamors for more,
And ne’er thinks of asking
Whence eometli the store.
No matter whose labor
Thus gets him his feed,
His only concern
Is supply for his greed.
A shame on such farmers.
Around ye and say,
“I’ll help you my brothers.
I'm coming to-day.
And where duty calls
I'll say Here am I
And no longer be like
An old hog in a sty.”
Up to-Date Farmer.
Any “oldest inhabitant” will tell
you this has been the finest March
they ever saw. So far, the month
has been one perpetual spring day
dream. The green is appearing in
the trees, the grass has put on his
spring suit and everything indicates
that spring has come to stay.
Old Series—2sth Year
A barrel factory is anew enter
prise that will open up for business
in Cartersville in the near future.
Messrs. Bucho, of Tennesssee, ex
perienced men in the barrel manu
facturing business and men with
ample capital, have leased the old
ochre mill property on Leak street
just south of the Cartersville Mill
ing Co.’s mill from the owner, Mayor
Paul Gilreath, and are now having
the whole east side put in shape for
the accommadation of their plant.
They will be in shape for operation
in a very few days.
The plant will have a capacity of
1,000 barrels a day. The product will
not only supply the local demand for
barrels, which it is anticipated will
come from the ochre and flour mills,
lime kilns, and mining business
in general, but will be shipped away
CONGRESSMAN lee,
Who Will AiidreMH Bartow Cotton Growers.
for wholesale merchants tq barrel
fruits, produce, etc.
The wood supply for the factory
will be obtained from the country
around and will be shipped from the
TegTOn immediately north of this.
It is intended that this shall be a
distributing point for Georgia and
Florida for this and several other
factories run by the Messrs Bueho in
Tennessee. A switch foil the W. &.
A. will run directly into the build
ing.
It is in the plans to enlarge the
capacities of the plant as lasi as cir
cumstanses will justify. The factory
will he known as the Dixie Parrel
Factory an 1 is an important enter
prise for our progressing city.
Relief Society.
A number of citizens of the city
have organized the Christian Relief
Society, the object of which is to
“relieve the distressed, help the poor
especially those actually in need, and
to render any other necessary assis
tance so far as may be possible, and
to protect the society and the public
generally from being imposed upon
by unworthy persons.”
There will b a meeting of this so
ciety in the Methodist church next
Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock which
everybody interested in such a work
is urged to attend. The pastors pf the
city have instituted this movement.
Mrs. Bruc- Dead.
Mrs. George Bruce diel i.t her
home in the city last Friday. Her
illness was of a months duration.
She leaves a husband and eight
children to mourn her loss. The
funeral took place from the home
Saturday and was conducted by Rev.
J. E. Barnard. The remaines were
interred at Oak Hill.
Messrs. Bob Battey and John
Hughes, of Rome, were in the city
Saturday.
Judge A. M. Foute spent Saturday
in Adairsville.
Mr. Paul Akin was in Calhoun last
week.
Mr. H. J. McPherson, of Aragon,
was in the city last week.
Miss Lena Renfroe returned home
Saturday afternoon.
Mr. W. V. Whittenburg, of Kings
ton, was a visitor to the city Satur
day.
If particular about feet appearance,
or comfort try Vaughan's shoe open
ings—man or woman.
Miss Sarah Lou Wallace, of South
Carolina, is visiting her uncle, Mr.
W. H. Milner.
Miss Fannie Lewis is the guest of
friends in Atlanta.