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THL CARTERSVILLE NEWS
Volume XXXII.
Ml INTERESTING LIFE
J. B. WALTON'Sj
\Vho Died Here Recently At
Daughter’s Home
ipjjg passing of Mr. J. B Walton
t t( „. iiouie of his daughter, Mrs.
Colquitt Finley on July 18th closed
life of more than ordinary inter
t. w ould that some pen could pre
berve the incidents of that long anti
varied life, as he sometiin-s related
rheiu. A correct record of Mr. Wal
ton’s life would furnish data for his
tory and give inspiration for song
and story.
Modest and quiet, he seldom
spoke of himself but reading be
tween the lines one could trace an
honorable past amid scenes of activ
ity and danger.
His experience reached back to
the developing period of our natio
nal p iseessions; he was at the fore
front when civilization was pushing
westward; he knew the “old south,”
he was a part of it in the weight cf
its glory and he liyed to see the
“new south” come to its own in all
the splendor of achievement; amid
all of which ssenes he was an active
part until the last two years.
Mr. Walton was a descendant of
Robert Walton who came to Ame
riea with William Penn and was one
of the founders of Philadelphia.
He was born in Missouri; his father,
Joseph Scott Walton, having moved
there from Virginia with the first
settlers of the Middle West,
In early life he was delicate in
health and his falher sent him to
the westein plains to live in the
open. Although but a boy he was
soon placed in positions of trust.
Kau.-as Citv was then the terminus
of the Pacific railroad and all ex
press, freight government supplies,
etc., had to be carried by long wa
gon trains; this great bus i ess was
nandled by Weils, Fargo & Com
pany, much of it under the personal
management of Mr. Walton. Often
under guard of United States sol
diers he conducted these trains of
•upplies to Denver. Fort Smith, Che
yeune, McPherson and other fron
tier po’nts. He made frequent,
trips to Utah with supplies to the
fouuders of Sait Lake City.
Having gained health, he contin
ued his life on the plains until the
first war note sounded f.oui his na
tive slate, when he went from Colo~
ra io to Missouri to cast*h ; s fortune
with the Confederacy. He enlisted
lirst with the state troops and re
mained with them until after the
bitile of Elkhorn when he joined
Company K, Shank’s regiment,
Shelby’s brigade, Missouri Cavalry,
aud fought through {he war with
Price and surrendered with him at
Shreveport, La. Most of Mr. Wal
ton’s war service was west of the
Mississippi. He was a staunch lover
o the Confederacy until his death;
h j attended all of the reunions un
til the last two, and although so
.Very ill, lie spoke of wanting to go
to Richmond. A short time before
his death he sent home for his uni
form and requested that he be bu
ried in it.
When the war was over, Mr. Wal
ton returned to Wells, Fa go &
Company and resumed bis position
as transportation manager. His
work cairiedhim into sections of
the greate.-t danger; the country
was infested by outlaws and fierce
contentions were going on with the
iudiaus. He was near tlie scene of
action when General Custer was am
hushed and massacred at Lit le Big
Horn river in 1874.
Mr, Walton was married in 1869 to
Maria Crow, of Lee Summit,
Missouri. During the seyenties tkt V
moved to Texas where they made
Their home. Mr. Walton was con
nected with different busiuess inter
est!i hut gave most of his attention
to a large ranch.
Mr. Walton left four children; two
W. L. and John B, Walton, of
ieX l < and two daughters, Mrs. Fe
hx Jackson, of Gainesville, Ga , and
V Col( i Hi tt Finley, of this place.
>V heu a young man he united witn
the church and through trying ex
perienees shaped Elis life by his con
ation;* and passed into eternity'
having to his childr en the heritage
°l a clean name and a well spent
li(V,
Attended Wedding.
Mr. J. M Field. Jr , and Miss Mai
caret Field went down to Atlanta
us wet-k to attend the wedding of
i-s Olive Mae Shropshire, of that
e * >, to Mr. Herman Archibald Steph
of Toronto, Canada, which was
te an interesting sociul event of
the Capital City last evening.
CARTERSVILLE. GEORGIA THURSDAY, AUGUST 5. 1915.
the danger of being drowned.
q.
“ ‘Mother, may I go out to swim ?’
‘Yes, my dearest daughter;
Hang your clothes on a hickory limb
But don’t'go near the water.’ ”
1 his rude quatrain, familiar to so many, carries with it a warning as
serious as the composition seems playful.
It is my painful duty to inform you —” This is often a sorrowing in
troductory to the announcement that a “dearest daughter” has been
drowned.
1 here is nothing more treacherous than that fluid that is the where
with for bathing— water.
It is not the novice alone that is in danger of being drowned when
bathing in the streams; but it is the good swimmer, too, and it is often said
the good swimmer is more liable to be drowned than the one who cannot
swim.
We have been asked by more than one person to write our front page
editorial this week on the subject that heads this article, “The Danger of
Being Drowned.”
V\ e hadn’t thought why, at first, we were asked to do this, until we
were informed of a thing we didn’t know, that numbers of bathers go from
the city daily to the river, and there is all sorts of carelessness and even the
most glaring recklessness among some of the pleasure seekers in the
streams.
Now, if there is anything we don’t want to be called, it is a cynic or
a “moss-back,” and we are not going to plead guilty to either title, and we
are as much for the cause of enjoyment as anybody living, but there is
nothing like precaution in all undertakings. A precious life lost among
those who “go out to swim” would many times overbalance all the pleas
ures of the stream. . yf\
We say, go and enjoy yourself, but be careful.
We have been told that the best “swimming hole” as boys used to call
it in our day, is on the south side of the river, and to reach it, bateaus have
to be employed. It has been noticed that thoughtless, reckless young
persons in these boats have turned them over in mid-stream, to see the
skill of the occupants in getting back to the boat or to safety in any way
they can.
Captain Calhoun has just been informed of the death in South Caro
lina of a nephew,by drowning. He was a superb swimmer. With another
young uian, equally as good a swimmer, he was drowned while trying to
rescue a young woman, and there were two tragedies in the proceeding.
With a brief narration of a personal experience, we will close this ar
ticle.
The writer is no boaster, but in our active young days, we would have
challenged any on our prowess in the swimming art. At old Campbellton,
on the Chattahoochee river, there was an eld and anew ferry. ' We boys,
to show our skill in swimming, would start in on the south side of the
river at the old ferry, and swim diagonally up the river to the ferry entrance
on the north sid.e
At the old ferry a tree had fallen in the river, which collected drift
matter that made a level bottom capable of holding human weight be
tween the trunk and the bank. Beyond the trunk the water was much
over one’s head. Johnnie Riley, a lad of 17, who couldn’t swim, was told
to stay in next to the bank, not venturing beyond the tree trunk until we
had made our test swims up the river. Ihe writer was the last to leave
the log, and going only a short distance we heard the boy exclaim, “Oh!”
and looking back, saw that he was beyond the log and sinking. With no
experience as a rescuer, but with a willingness for ready help, we went to
him. He instantly threw his arms around us and pinioned our arms com
pletely. We both sank repeatedly, he three times and ourselves twice.
A negro, in his shirt sleeves and barefooted, sitting on the bank, came to
our rescue and got us out some way.
l each your children to swim, but teach them to be cautious while in
the water.
LdNE BANDIT ROBS
ROOM BANK
f ' .. . c T* n
I And Locks Assistant Cash*
ier In Vault.
A bold bank robbery occurred at
Rockmart Wednesday afternoon
about 12:S0. A lone bandit entered
the Bank of Rockmart through a
rear window and covering Assistant
Cashier H. T. Fatnbrough with a
gun, demanded what money he had
theu locked the banker inside the
vault and escaped with the loot.
About an hour later, Mr. Harris,
cashier of the Citizens Bank, heard
the imprisoned banker’s cries and
unlocked him, after he had called
out the combination to him. A
posse was qniokiy formed and start
ed in pursuit, but up to our time of
going to press he had not been ap
prehended, although three were ar
rested on suspioiau of being confed
erates of the man being hunted.
Sheriff Calaway was notified oyer
the telephone shortly after it bap*
pened, and has been on the lookout
for the bandit in oase he should
enter Bartow county. He is de
scribed as a small mt.n of dark com
plexioo and weighing about 140
pounds.
The train crew of the local Sea
board Air Line train wbioh leaves
Cartersvilie at seven in the morniug
believe that a man answering the
robber’s description went from Car*
terevilU to Rockmart on their train
yesterday morning, Just before
leaving time a stranger who fit the
description given by Banker Fain
brough stepped up to the engine
and asked the trainmeu several
questions about their leaving time,
distance to Rockmart, etc., and
some of the crew are pretty positive
that they saw him in Rockmart af
ter their arrival there. They say
the man appeared to be about 21
years of age, unkempt in appear-*
ance and wore overalls aud tennis
shoes.
The amount of money secured
was said to have been about $3500,
although this Is fully covered by
burglar insurance.
Death Of W. G. Milam.
Mr. William Garnett Milam died
at his home at Worcester, Mass., a
few days ago, aud his remaius were
! brought to Cartersville for intsr
i ment, the funeral taking place Tues
day afternoon.
Mr. Milam wa3 a former Bartow
county resident, being a son of the
late William P. aud Bailie E. Milam,
whose home was on the Etowah
rlyer, four miles below the city.
Mr. Milam was a stock man; an
expert in handling horses and ac
quired a sale and training experience,
together with bis brother Hugh, that
stood him in good stead in his final
connections and location, as he hae
been for a number of years before
bis death the manager of a large
stable where blooded stock only was
handled.
Mr. Milam was 44 years of age. He
moved to Massachusetts twenty
years ago. He was married In June
1914, to Miss Mary Knight, of Baaron
Station, N. Y.
He was a member of the Episcopal
ohurcb and a Mason,
Surviving are two brothers at and
sisters. The brothers are Robert P.
Milam, of Atlanta, and Hugh X.
Milam, of Leominster, Mass. The
sisters are, Mrs. W. P. Price, of
Stuttgart, Ark., and Mrs. J. H.
Yuekley, of Payette, Ala.
The funeral services and interment
were at Oak Hill oemetery.
Off On Vacation.
Mr. Hort Hezlewood, the clever
and efficient driver at the fire house,
is enjoying a vocation of ten days.
This is his first vacation during the
six years he has beeu employed and
it is a well deserved one, for his
ability as a driver. b*iug punctual
and efficient and ever attentive to
his duty, is well known to all, and
he is recoguiz-d as one of the city’s
most efficient employees.
During his absence Mr. Will Brad
ley will drive me horses and Mr.
Roy Satterfield will act as hoeeinau.
Veterans To Meet.
P. M. B. Y -uug Damp, Si. 820
Uulted tNiultderate Vettraus, will
meet at the court house next Satur
day morning, Augu-t 7th. at elev* n
o’clock. Af this nesting delegates
will tie named lo the annual reunion
■of the Georgia Division which mee’s
in Fitzgerald, August 17 aud 18tb.
The camp is entitled to four dele
gates. All v t-ra s are urgently
r- rpiesfetl in l.e **■ -• dance.
Number 37