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eW Series-Vol. IV—No 19 TO PUSH WORK OF L.& N. EXTENSION Additional Forces to the 3,000 Men Now at Work to Be Put on Between Cartersville and Wetmore. The Louisville and Nashville offici all_v announces that the Jellico-Knpx ville line, being completed, through serv iee between Knoxville, Louisville and Cincinnati will be established \pril 9. This is significant in that it shows that work is being rushed south ward. with the view of opening up through service between Atlanta and Cincinnati, which is advertised for t jj- • ,ming fall and promised by head quarters at Louisville by the first of he new year. A railroad man who reached here rt st night stated that the work be ween Etowah and Knoxville was iractically completed, so far as the 'rtiding was concerned. Etowah is one uiln north of Wetmore, and while at ,resent it is nothing more than a name , r a few shacks in the woods, it is he intention of the Louisville and sasliville to establish a round house ,t this point, and possibly shops be ijes. It is at this point that the new oad starts on its way to Cartersville 1 (jeorgia. Between 2,000 and 3,000 tborers are now at work on this part f the new line between Cartersville nl Etowah, and now th" the grad [.r is completed between Etowah and noxville, it is expected that many . w jjangs of men will be put to work ongthe surveyed line leading to irtersville. It is so reported that still another rce will be brought to this part of e work consisting of men who have >en at work on the line between Jel w and Knoxville. As double daily rviro is set for this part of the Lon ville and Nashville for April 9, this ill, of course, permit of the transfer rig of a large number of workmen the line running toward Carters lle. From this it will be seen that le most strenuous kind of efforts in irrying to Atlanta and the estab ihment of through service to the >rth are being made. I HE MEASURING PARTY. fsijiuended and Most Successful Event of Us Kind This Year. phresponse to lovely invitations Out 'out by the Young Woman’s tissionery Union of the Baptist lurch a large number of guests embled at the residence of Mrs. J. f Conyers on Friday evening. This ■ne, beautifully arranged for enter ■ning was made doubly attractive ■ soft colored lights—flowers banked ■ mantels and tables and games ar- Biged for young people in the din- V room and porches canvassed in. B\n entertaining programme of ■isie and r citations was given. ■ o bowls of fruit punch were pre ■ed over by the pretty girls. The ■asuring by the gentlemen in ■irge was quite remunerative as 111 as amusing. ■The large crowd lingered until late, ■any pronounced it one of the most Sightful entertainments ever given lCartersville. The young church irkers were especially pleased, hav ■ collected about sixty dollars for wfr evening’s work. fj YOUNG MKN’ii DAY., CeS 31 *-* ,urc * l s ext Sunday by M Members Atlanta Y. M. C. A. M 'ft Sunday will be young men’s S' lay at the several churches in ■ I'iity and services of different kinds the entire day. This BjtJdule of religious work will be H> er the direction of the Young Bfr's Christian Association ot At m*. The preparation service for men will be held at the Presbyterian dwell at 8:30 a. m. ■ll a - ni. Mr. Lott Warren will |Hpy the pulpit at the Presbvte att church, and Mr W. C. Mansfield that of the Methodist T. flO there will be a service for lIV > tho Ranliilt u ight there will be a general ser t the Methodist church and will be no service at any other jturch. It is expected that the pub * will show a deep interest in these WTYlces *’Uat mean so much for our langur men. W §4 Members School Board. BW #*ty council held a meeting B|B?ay night for the purpose of two members of the city hoard, the terms of John P. Hfcijl and "\V P Laramore having BMifcd. These two gentlemen were R' sldeted without opposition. The Cartersville News A NEW STRUCTURE. Methodist Decide Not to Use Old Building in Contemplated Work. It is gratifying news to learn that the building committee of the Meth odist church have decided to remove the old building entirely and build a new structure on hiodern and up-to date lines. This was decided on sev eral days ago and the architect is now engaged in drawing the plans for a commodious modern edifice. It was at first thought best to re tain a part of the old building and the plans were drawn accordingly. Under this arrangement the building would have cost about $12,000, but after the committee took up the work a id fully investigated the matter t.’ e conclusion was reached that it would be better to remove the old house en tirely and build an entirely new structure along the latest ideas in church construction. The new build ing will cost something over $15,000 and work on it will begin just as soon as a'l the details can be arranged. DENT-DODD. Pretty Marriage of Two Popular Young People oi tbe County on March 29th. • Mr. Joseph Cary Dodd and Miss Emma Dent were united in marriage at the home of the bride’s parents, at Oak Dale, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Dent on Wednesday afternoon March 29th at 2:30 o’clock. The bride wore a handsome gown of white luzene silk with real lace bridal veil looped with a bouquet of white water lilies white kid slippers and carried a bouquet of white hy acinths. The attendants were Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Dent, the brother of the bride and sister of the groom, Mr. Arthur Dodd and Miss Beulah Cunyus, the brother of the groom, aud cousin of the bride. The bridesmaids wore handsome white dresses,and carried bouquets of purple hyacinths. To the strains of the Lohengrin wed ding march rendered by Miss Moon, of Cartersville, the attendants mar ched into the parlor and stood on the right and left, followed by the bride and groom who stood under the arch which was beautifully decora ted with cedar and bridal wreath. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Mr. Bourne, pastor of the Presbyterian church, at Euharlee, after which they received the con gratulations of relatives and friends. The bride is the youngest child and only daughter. Tne groom is a prominent young merchant of Linwood. Many beautiful wedding gilts bore testimony of the popularity of the young couple. An elegant (5 o’clock tea was ten dered the bridal party, members of the family and a few young friends. The young couple accompanied by the aunt and cousin of the bride Mrs. C. H. and Miss Beulah Cunyus, of Rome, Mrs. F. W. • Dent, sister of the groom, left the next morning for their future home where an elegant dinner awaited them. BANK BUILDING BEGUN. Dirt Was Broken ou the New Home for the First National. Work was commenced Monday morning on the new Crouch building which is to occupy the old Gilreath corner and which will be the home of the First National Bank. Messrs. R. W. Smith & Son are the contractors and the work will be pushed forward as rapidly as possi ble to completion. The building will be two stories high and will be built of red pressed brick trimmed with white stone and terracotta It will resemble very much the class of work shown in the walls of the new court house. The building will cost upwards of #IO,OOO and will be one of the neatest and most attractive bank homes to be found in the state. New Baptist. Church. Work on the interior of the Baptist c lurch is going rapidly forward. The plastering has been commenced and the interior wood work is being done. The interior furnishings for the church are being bought and it is hoped to have the building ready for use by July Ist. CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 6. 1905 JOHNSON PRAISED. Bartow County Cotton As sociation Resolve. HIGH CLASS SERVICE. Such is the Work of State Presi dent According to the Home View, The Bartow County Cotton Asso ciation met at the court house last Saturday. Reports from the different districts showed the work being pushed and the farmers still awake and holding their cotton. A pioposition for the county asso ciation to raise through all the dis trict associations SIOO outside of regu lar dues was enthusiastically adopted. A motion stressing the importance of all of the chairmen attending a meeting of the district chairmen at the court house next Saturday was carried. A. L. McMicken having for business reasons declined to serve, J. D. Rollins was elected chairman of Kingston district. W. M. Turner was elected chairman of Pine Log district. I The following resolutions offered by W. S. Dodd were adopted unani mously by a rising vote: Whereas, Hon. M L. Johnson, president of Bartow County Cotton Association, has been removed by be ing promoted to the presidency of the state association and said promo tion was through the unanimous choice of the delegates assembled and, Whereas, we highly appreciate the honor conferred on us, his fellow cit izens, as well as himself; therefore Resolved, That we, the members, of the Bartow County Association, desire to express our thanks to Mr. Johnson for the higl class of service he has given the cause of the south ern cotton grower, not only at the New Orleans convention, but also in his place as state president, being the first to sound ihe call to arms that so quickly brought the forces of our country in battle array against ths common foe of the cotton industry. Resolved, 2nd, That we do -each pledge himself to the state organiza tion to do all in our power to place and keep our community in the fore front of the battle which is now being so fiercely fought and thereby show our appreciation in a way stronger than words can express the honor so generously bestowed by calling one of the sons of Bartow to the head of the state organization. BARN BURNED. Mr. G. H. Aubrey Sustains lomiderable Loss by Fire. The bam on the premises of Mr. G. H. Aubrey at the western extrem ity of the city was destroyed by fire Saturday night about 10:30 o’clock. The barn contained a lot of hay and other feed stuff and the fire burn ed very rapidly. Owing to the fact that the water mains do 'not. extend to that section of the city nothing could be done to check the fire. The cause of the fire is unknown. THIEF ARRESTED. Constable Bill Goode Captures Sugar Hill Burglar. Monday morniug constable Will Goode arrested at Rogers Statiou a negro named B. Hannah, who is charged with entering the commis sary at Sugar Hill Sunday' night and taking a lot of checks and merchan dise. Hannah is thought to be responsi ble forseveral other burglaries which have occurred in the vicinity of Sugar Hill during the past few months. Masonic Council. A council of Royal and Select Mas ters will be organized at Aaairsviiie Saturday night, April 15. Hon. Joseph Greenfield, of Atlanta, the Most IllnstrousGrand Master,will preside. He will be assisted by Thos. H. Gibbons, Deputy Grand Master of Georgia, Judge John Wilkerson and TN. of 1/1 , KV/UCI l/Of w <V. The new council will have about 35 charter members. All Royal Arch Masons are eligible to membership. This is the only council north of Atlanta or west of Blue Ridge. The members of Carters ville's chapter are invited to join. Address - J. P. Bowdoix, Adairsville, Ga. KILLED IN TEXAS. Cousin of Dr. Buford Met a Tragic Death. SPENT SOME TIME HERE Shooting Outcome of Bad Feeling Incident to Lawsuit —One Outside Witness- Dr, O. H. Buford has just heard by telegram of the tragic death of his cousin, Frank Bell, at Dallas. Tex Mr. Bell spine n-arl' a whole winter here several years ago, The story of the tragedy as told in the press dis patches is as follows: “Frank J. Bell, a prominent attor ney of this city, and grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of Texas, was shot to death by R. R. Parker, chief deputy district clerk. Bell died afternoon at a local hospital. “The shooting occurred at the dis trict clerk’s office in the court house, and was the result of a previous q xarrel over fees. Parker was seated at his desk wheu Bell entered and spoke to him. Two shots were fired, both bullets reaching their mark,one passing through the left side of Bell's neck and the o: her entering his left breast in the region of the heart. Bell sank into a chair and was later re moved in an ambulance. Parker awaited the arrival of the sheriff and w as taken into custody. “The only w itness to the shooting was District Cierk Rawli is, who was in the office at the time.” THE NEWS APPRECIATED. Lady in Distant Locality Writes of Paper from Old Home. BTHK News appreciates letters con taining pleasant words like the fol lowing front a lady : My Dear Mr.Freeman: —It is always a pleasure to tell pleasant and pleas urable things. Then too, I am proud of ourgood i>aper, The Car- TKBSViLLiK Sews, Of a number of good County weeklies I know 1 con sideritby far the best. Thinking you would.en.uV it, I quote from a jitter receive , 1 tqw months ago from a relative now resluing in a distant state. She was born in Georgia and spent her childhood, ladyhood and the first year of her married life in this county. A year or so over thirty years ago her husband took her to make anew home in the west. You will note that the paper was missed (I assume it was by many) when it was delayed on account of breakage of the large power press, as I have learned, and the time it was being moved into its handsome new home. The quotation is: ‘■‘And now I will do last what I in tended to write first —thank you for continuing to send me The Cah- TERSVIJLLK NEWS.” “Whether written first or last I thank you many times for your thoughtful ness in sending the paper to me. I haruly realized how much I appre ciated it until failed to make its ap pearance for a week or two. I look forward to its coming and first scan its pages to see if there is any men tion made ot my home folks.” May the News long go on its mis sion of cheer and may its success in crease and may every good come to it. Very sincerely, 1 lie Boy And llis Mother. I thick that one of the most peculiarly sweet afiectious is that existing between a big sturdy bay'nml his mother. Did you e\er notice it? JSee with what pride the little woman seems to regard her boy. Apparaxniy she iceis as safe infer his care as if he were a giant hero. And soe witli what tenderness, though awkwardly, and in the presence <>l oth ers timidiy, her. She seems o say : '‘Here is mv joy and maybe m v protector and support in years to come.” And he: “This is my dear little moth er. I am going u> du % ,at things for hor when I get to be a man. The boy s may tease me for kißslug her an* ready I’d rather they diuu’t see me do it, but i iove Her-- heap better even than she thinks.” lie is not always prompt in obedience to her commands, but she doesn’t worry for she knows that she is trust ing him, and her wishes wi,l be consi derate; he is tender and strong. Such a boy will never break his moth Sb fl knnti.b •a* 1 oi n uc *‘ v * ~— *' vv, ■ tu icci sure ui this. Only such a boy .-an have sm h a mother. Only such a mother van have such a > n * J take off my hat in respect, love and admiration for them h..ih. In them lies the h pe of tne nation.— Dallas News. Miss babe lie Rny, w,o has been teaching at Cassville, is at home during her vacation. BLOODY AFFRAY IN PAULDING Three Men Desperately Wounded in Sunday Encounter at Old Schley Farm, Just Over the Line. THE SOCIAL SIDE BY CARRIK GARNKR JOXKS. Mrs. Susie Freeman Abbott en tertained quite pleasantly yet in formally last Monday evening for her guest, Miss Oates, of Charlotte, N. C. Six band euchre was played and during the game fruit punch was served. Miss Oates is a charming young woman and all who met her regretted that her stay could be no longer. She lett here on Tuesday for Atlanta. To meet her on Monday evening, Mrs. Abbott in vited Miss Mary Dwelle, Miss Marion Smith, Miss Cornelia Field, Miss Rosa Aubrey and Miss Leila Gilbert, Miss Bernice Turn liu, Miss Idalu Milam, Messrs. R L Telford, Paul Akin. Joseph and John Calhoun, John P. Anderson, John Norris, Tom Milner and Wait Milner. Miss Cornelia Field will have as her guest next week, Miss Laura Browning, of Versailles, Ky. During her stay Miss Field will entertain at cards in her honor. Mr. Charlie Fain, of Calhoun, spent Sunday with friends here. How very busy the machines are kept these days. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jones enter tained sixteen guests at dinner last Friday in honor of Dr. and Mrs. W, F. Quillian, of Dalton. Miss Sarah Turulin returned last Wednesday from a three months visit to relatives in Lum berton, Miss. Several seasons gone by, it wxs considered the delicate courtesy lor the prize winner to preseut her trophy to the guest of honor if one were present. Now the hostess generally provides a guest gift and for so doing is called blessed by the prize winner. Anna Katherine Greene, of Filagree Ball fame is out with an other exciting detective story, “The Millionaire Baby.’’ Mis. H. E. Jones entertained at dinner Friday evening for Dr. and Mrs. VV. F. Quillian, of Dal ton. Madame La Mode is rather sel fish as regards the pocket book when she says emphaticalty that every summer suit must have its special hat, stock, gloves, belt and shoe. The summer girl is to be a monocrome study. Her only re spite is that another white season is on, and the accessories may serve two suits. Some one says that the super stition which hovers over the pres ence of thirteen at a table all arose with the women who bad only twelve knives and forks. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Sloan will leave this week for their iu ture home in Pittsburg, Pa. Misses Hattie and Julia Jones go down to Atlanta today to wit ness the Marlowe-Southern Per formance of Romes aud Juliei to night. Mrs. A. B. Cunyus will sing in a meeting at Griffin the latter part of April. Somehow we do not scrutinize the contents of the book store half as much as we do the contents of the millinery parlor. It seems that the inside of her head does Old Series—2sth Year A desperate affray occurred just over the line in Paulding county Sunday afternoon. It is said that Jack Rogers, whose home is on the Burge farm near Taylorsville, and T. Harris, who has been the sawyer at the Jenkins saw mill, met at the home of old Mr. Revill, who lives on the Schley farm just over the lme in Paulding county Sunday afternoon and an old trouble was renewed be tween them which resulted in a des perate encounter between the two men. Rogers cut Harris fearfully across the head and face, "making a wound which extended from the ear to the mouth. Harris shot Rogers three times. The shots took effect in his neck, thigh and arm. Old man Revill who was standing by was struck by Hying shot and received two severe wounds, one in his thigh and one in his side. The affair created intense excite ment in the community where it oc curred. It issaid that the parties had been drinking freely before the row started. The wounds of the injured men were dressed by Drs. Turk and Cal houn and at last reports all were doing as well as could be expected under the circumstances. LARGELY INCREASED. Wondrous Growth of Telephone Service Over the Country. The annual report of President F P. Fish, of the American Bell Tele phone and Telegraph company, just issued shows that the number of sub scribers to the Bell system is practi cally one hundred per cen + , greater than three years ago. In almost every part of the country each sub scriber is now able to talk to twice as many telephones, and through these to a proportionately larger number of people. The number of exchange stations in the Bell system at the close of the year was 1,799,633, an in* crease during the year of 274,466. In addition to these there were tele phones used for private line purposes and sub-license stations, so that the Total number of the telephones of the Bell system on December 31, 1904, was 2,003,213. The total mileage of wire of the companies was 4,671,038, of which 712,147 miles were added during the year. The daily average of toll connections was 301,000 and <_f exchange connections, 14,149,000, or a total number of telephone connec tions during the year of about 3,687,-. 000,000. The expenditure for con struction of all the Bell companies during the year was .$33,436,700 and in the last five years the expenditure Oil the Bell telephone plants has reached the sum of $168,766,400. The Japan se .•Soutieis Moral Precepts. Kvery Japanese soldier red es every morning the following precepts con tained in an edict of the empergr, dated Januarv 4, 1882. and it is to the constant discipline contained in them that Baron Kaneko attributes the valor of h’s coun trymen and their stice ss against the Russians: 1. To be sincere anti loyal and guard against nntrutllfulness. 2. To respect superiors, keen true to comrades and guard against lawless ness and insolence. 3. To ohev the command ot snner'ors, irrespective of its nature, and t ever to resii or disregard it. 4. To p-i/.n bravery and courage and be d.ligetit in the performance o duties, and guard against cowardice aim ti uiiniu. 5. lo boast not of brutal courage, and neither quarrel witn nor insult others, which wilt incite general hatred. 0. To cultivate virtue and practice trugaiity and guard against extravs* ganeo and effeminacy. 7. To prize reputation and honor and guard against vulgarity and greed. Attention, Vetersi s Important It is ordered by the commandant, R. W, Murphey, that the P. M, B. Young Canp, No. 830, Confederate Veterans, meet at the court bouse, Cartersviile, Ga on the second Sat urday in April, 1005, at 11 o’clock a. m., for the purpose of electing officers 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 eainp. R. W. Murphky, Commandant John H. Cobb. Adjutant. ———■————— not adornment that the outside does. Who wiii pick ine first bunch of sweet peas.