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\E\V SERIES—VOL-I—NO. 2.
THE ELECTRIC
LOT BONDS.
A Suit Has Been Filed in the United
States Court.
EFFORT TO STOP THE SALE-
The Cartersville Ufsht and Power
Company Seek to Prevent Bonds
to Build Plant.
The Cartersville Light and Power
‘Company seek to stop the sale of
,the bonds of the city to build the
: electric light plant.
The mayor and council on Tues
day received notice of the time set
fora hearing, it being on that day
at 12 o’clock. Judge J. M. Neel
went down to Atlanta to represent
the city.
The time for a hearing was, by
■ agreement, set for August Ist and
(must be at Asheville, N. C., where
■Judge Newnan will be with his
■family, or by agreement can yet be
■postponed totbeist of September.
■ What the suit will amount to is
K e t to be seen, but it \till certainly
Relay matters even if the city should
Kviti in the-case.
■ Judge Fite will validate the bonds
■next Saturday.
1 Judge J. M. Neel and Col. J. H.
■Wikle have been employed by the
Kity to look after its side of the case,
■The company is represented by
Klessrs. Gray, Randolph and Brown,
ftf Atlanta.
■ The following from the Atlanta
■journal tells of the filing of the
Kuit:
| The Cartersville Light, and
Rower Company yesterday filed a
Kill in the United States court to
Restrain the city of Cartersville
prom going contrary t* a contract
■hade by the mayor and general
■council of Cartersville August 6,
■IBBB, with the Orient Illuminating
I Company, of Maine, for the right
I to provide heat, light and power to
r the city and private citizens. The
Orient Company, it is claimed, car
ried out its contract, but later
failed and was sold to John W.
Akin, of Cartersville, who in turn
sold it to the Cartersville Improve
ment, Gas and Water Company.
According to the bill, the new
company began to carry out all
contracts assumed by the Orient
• company and to this end erected a
large plant. It is stated that the
city of Cartersville had the com
pany’s gas tested and pronounced
it satisfactory.
Later, it is claimed, the city of
Cartersville, passed a resolution
refusing to recognize the new com
pany, and as a consequence the In
ternational Trust Company, of Bal
timore, filed a bill of foreclosure on
a deed trust held by it to secure
the company’s bonds.
As an outgrowth of this action
on October 2, 1893, W. B. Allen
was appointed receiver of the com
pany. Subsequently the property
was sold. By this sale John W.
Akin again became the owner.
In the bill the company claims
that it has in every way carried
out its contract; that the city
agreed not to cnarge it taxes and
this agreement has been ignored.
The direct cause of the bill is the
fact that the city of Cartersville is
said to be preparing now to issue
bonds for the erection of a lighting
plant.
The bill is filed| against F. M.
Ford, mayor; J. A. Monfort, T. R.
Jones, W. H. Milner, J. P. Ander
son, J. C. Wofford, A. B. Harrison.
I. W. Alley, George S. Cobb,
James M. Field and R. M. Gaines,
aldermen, of the town of Carters
ville.
Soon after the bill Judge Don A.
Pardee issued an order’ restraining
the city municipality from putting
its purpose into effect until next
Monday, when there is to be a
hearihg to decide upon the ques
tion of a permanent injunction,
flie bill was filed by Attorneys
Gray, Brown and Randolph.
WINS AGAIN.
Twinkle Takes Second Money on
Canadian Soil.
Twinkle,is again a winner. She
makes her bow on Canadian soil
and takes second money. The
News and Courarit receives the
following;
Windsor, Qnt., Canada July Bth.
Twinkle started in the 2.12 pace
here for purse $1,000,00 in a hot
field of eleven starters. In going
• away the ist heat, she made a mis.
THE NEWS AND COURANT.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JULY IS. 1901.
take, Sjo was laid up and finished
7th in 2.11 J. In the 2nd heat she
paced a long mile around her field
and finished 2nd in 2.10 J. In the
3rd heat she went lapped on the
winner the whole mile in 2.10 and
made him step the last half home
in I.OOT and she was right on his
throat latch at the finish. In the
summaries she stood 7th, 2nd and
2nd in 2.11|, 2.10 -and 2.10, forc
ing the winner to take a mark of
2.10 to win the money oyer her.
She got 2nd money out of the race
and drove the winner out the last
one-half mile of 3rd heat in i.ooj.
TRUSTS AND THE FARMER.
Bartow Farmer Gives His Views
Before Cotton Growers.
Mr. D. S. Stephens is one of the
best farmers of this section and one
of the livest members of the Sfiles
boro Farmers’ Club. He made a
capital address before the Cotton
Growers’ Protective Association at
at its meeting in Macon last week.
The following is his speech:
“As I understand the Cottcn
Growers’ Association movement, its
object is to achieve for the cotton
growers the most perfect organiza
tion that is obtainable for the farm
ers of the Southern states. This
object is certainly very laudable,
and its complete accomplishment
would surely redound to greater
good to the farmers of the south
than anything which has occurred
in its entire history. Then it be
hooves every farmer to exhaust his
every effort in the direction of com
plete organization.
“But some may ask why should
the cotton farmers of the south be
organized? The answer is simply
for self defense. In this day and
tftne the very air we breathe is
pregnant with trusts and combines.
And as the farmer’s occupation
stands as the very mud sills not
only of civilization but of human
life, the deadliest thrusts from the
trusts and combines of the world
are necessarily aimed at the farm
er. I don’t mean by that the
trusts and combines are more spite
ful against the farmer than they
are against others; but as the farm
er’s occupation is the foundation
upoo which rests all human exist
ence than necessarily the other oc
cupations involved in human life
are less subject to the assaults of
these trusts and combines than
thUt of the farmer. Hence 'it is
that the organization on the part
of the farmers is necessary not for
purposes of conquest but simply
for self-defense. Then let’s have
organization in order that we may
so regulate our affairs that we may
be enabled to maintain ourselves
against the oppression of other or
ganizations. To use a homely ex
pression, let us put ourselves in a
situation where we can fight the
devil with fire. And if combines
are made to oppress the farmer,
then let the farmer be in such con
dition that he can resist the op
pression with a like combine. In
order to do this, complete organi
zation is absolutely necessary.
“It is only a question of time
when the south will be the great
est cotton spinning country on the
globe. And the teeming millions
of people who will be engaged in
this industry will have to be sup
plied from the farm’s food crops
to sustain life. Let us so diversi
fy our crops that we may supply
this demand. This will enable us
to utilize all of our broad acres and
at the same time have no surplus
in the supply of cotton,
“Mr. President, the twentieth
cfcntury has dawned upon us with
a promise of the greatest era of
prosperity that the world has ever
witnessed. In addition to this,
the people of the south are surely
blessed with the fairest country
that the sun has ever shone on.
With this promising outlook, the ■
land owner whose title is untram- j
tnelled, will doubtless be the future )
real baron of the country. Then j
it behooves us to look well to the j
realities which are confronting us,
and place ourselves in a situation |
where we can successfully meet the |
competing influence with which we
are brought in contact.
“I trust we have no desire, what
ever to encroach upon the rights
of men who are following other oc
cupations. All we should desire,
and I trust it is all we ask, that we
should have an equal showing in
the distribution of the earnings of
our invested capital together with
that of our brain and muscle. Let
us have this and I feel we will be
well satisfied. And in order that
we may have this we must place
ourselves in an attitude where we
can demand of those who are com
petingwith us in the struggles of
life.”
THE TIME
IS CHANCED
For Holding the Annual Tabernacle
Meeting.
A NOTE FROM MR. JONES-
Giving September Sth Instead of
August 25th as the Opening
Day for Grand Meeting.
The great annual tabernacle
meeting will be held this year, be
ginning September Sth
It was first given out by Rev.
Sam Jones that it would commence
August 25th, but he now changes
the time to September Sth.
The big‘meeting was not held
last year, which has made the peo
ple all the more eager for it this year.
That it will be a great success and
do much good for the religious
cause goes without saying.
The railroads will give the us
ual low rates and great crowds will
be in attendance. The papers of
Rome, Atlanta, Canton and other
points say there will be good at
tendances from their localities.
The following is the note of Mr.
Jones anmsuncing the change of
the time:
Cartersville. Ga., July 9, 1901.
Editors News and Courant,
Cartersville, Ga.
Gentlemen: —Please allow me to
say through your columns that I
have changed the date of the Car
tersville tabernacle meetings as
follows: The meeting will begin
on Sunday, September Sth, and
run over the 15th, instead of be
ginning the first of September.
These annual meetings which
we hold at Cartersville in the tab
ernacle welcome all visitors and
friends. I have invited this year
Dr. Monk, of Knoxville, Tenn.;
Revs. Bascom Anthony, Jordan,
and Nesbitt of Savannah, Ga.;
Revs. Bigham, Dickey, and John
son, of Atlanta, Ga. Our corps of
preachers this year will measure
up with any past year. Our peo
ple will take car* of the visitor and
stranger within the gates, and all
friends are cordially invited to en
joy the tabernacle meetings with
us, and pray for the power of Gcd
upon us. Yours truly,
Sam P. Jones.
HOW TO REVIVEA CHURCH.
That Question Will be Discussed
at the Baptist Church.
The services at the Baptist
church next Sunday promise to be
of unusual interest. They will ba
conducted by Rev. A. W. Bealer,
the pastor, who will discuss some
questions of a local nature. In the
morning he will take for his sub
ject “How to Revive the Lord’s
Work in Cartersville,” and at the
evening service he will discuss
“Some ef the Excuses made by
Cartersville Sinners and God’s an
swer to them.’’
At the close of the Sunday school
service there will be a picture ser
mon to the children on “Noali and
his ark.”
These sermons are being preach
ed to lead up to the meeting which
is to begin on the last Sunday 111
this month.
The public and especially all
strangers in ’the city are cordially
invited to be present.
Nov Wagon Shop,
The new wagon and repair shops
of the Cartersville Wagon Cos., in
rear of the Shelinan hotel are open
and ready for business. Joe Brown,
who has been with the Jones Car
nage Cos., ior thirty years. Will have
charge of the wOod work, and John
Tribble, who was with the same
company for twenty eight years,
and .John Milner, who was with
them for twelve years, will have
charge of the blacksmith shops.
The services of an experienced
horse shoer have been engaged, an*l
special attention will be given to
this work. Buggies and wagons
built and repaired, and all other
work in their line will receive
prompt attention Plows sharpen
ed while you wait. Call and see
us, and try our work.
Cartersville Wagon Cos.
7-18 lm.
The New Court House-
The drawings and specifications,
for Bartow county’s new court
house as prepared by the architect,
Mr. Kenneth McDonald, of Louis
ville. Kv., were received by Mr. L.
B. Matthews, chairman of the
board of supervisors, last Monday.
The matter of the building of the
structure will be considered before
the board of county commission
ers at their regular meeting on the
first Wednesday in August. Bids
can be advertised for, however, at
once, and as soon as all are receiv
ed and considered, work can then
soon be Legun.
■
FIRE AT CALHOUN.
Eight Stores Burned Out and Loss
es Heavy.
Calhoun, Ga.. July 13. —A dis
astrous conflagration visited this
town early this morning, entailing
a loss in buildings and merchan
dise of more than $30,000. The
fire was in the very heart of the
business district.
An alarm was sounded at 4
o'clock this morning. The hose
company responded promptly, but
when the firemen arrived the front
of ilie pcwtoffice building, occupied
by J. A. Neal & Cc., had fallen in
and the fire was ragiug furiously.
The adjacent store of Taylor &
Crutcher was also found to be
burning at the same time.
It cannot be determined in
which place the fire originated, as
the interiors of both places were
burning when the hose company
arrived.
The fire spread along Courthouse
street from one store and on Rail
road street from the other.
It was not under control until 6
o’clock.
The losses are as follows: J. A.
Neal & Cos., entire stock, $8,500;
insurance. $6,000.
Taylor & Crutchfield, entire
stock, $3,000; insurance SI,OOO.
Drug store of Chastain Bros.,
$3,500 stock; no insurance.
J. H. Douglas’ stock, $1,000; no
insurance.
M. T. Adock, stock, $4,000 dam
age; no insurance.
Louis Fine, stock, $3,500; in
surance $1,200.
W. L. Hines, damage to stock,
$2,000; insurance on entire stock,
$2,000.
Florid 1 & Frix, market, loss
$250; no insurance.
Loss in glass front across the
street broken by fire, S2OO.
J. B. F. Harrel, six buildings,
$5,000; insurance $2,000.
F. L- Malone, buildings, $3,500;
insurance SI,OOO.
O. C. Engram, SI,OOO damage;
no insurance.
The postoffice and papers were
destroyed.
The county papers in the safe of
W. L. Hines, county treasurer,
were saved from burning store by
heroic efforts.
Hurt by a Fall-
T iie-day afternoon about two o'clock,
little Tobie, the six year old son of Mr.
J. C. Wofford while gathering wild
cherries from a tree in a negro’s yard in
front of Mr. Geerge Satterfield’s home,
on Gilmer street, lost his balance and
fell to the sidewalk a distance of fifteen
feet. He fell head first and his head
struck a reck. A little negro ran to the
Wofford home and little Tobie was
readied by Mrs. Wofford and found un
conscious. He was carried home and
Dr. Griffin was summon J, w-lio attend
ed the delicate wound w r ith care and
though the skull is fractured, the little
fellow, at last accounts, was doing yery
well.
Sunday School Picnic-
The Sunday school at the Johnny
Smith school house, near Allatoona
furnace, will have a picnic at Al
latoona creek, on Wednesday, July
31st. There will be several short
talks by prominent citizens, and an
invitation is extended to the Car
tersville. Acworth. Island Mills,
and other Sunday schools to join
in the picnic. J. C. Leonard,
Sup.rintendent.
Protracted Meeting-
The services will begin at Best
Chapel feurth Sunday in July;
preaching at 11 by Rev. W. J.
Luke, and at night by the castor.
For Christjs sake, and your soul’s
salvation come and help.
Working 2-t Hours a Day.
There’sno rest for those tireless
little workers—Dr. King’s New
Life Pills. Millions are aiwaya but
sy. curing Torpid Liver, Jaundice
Billiousness, Fever anil Ague.
They banish Sick Headache, drive
out Malaria. Never gripe or weak
en. Small, taste nice, work won
ders. Try them. 26c at Young
B ros.
Don’t Accept a Substitute!
When you ask for Cascarets be
sure you get the genuine Cascarets
Candy Cathartic! Do’t accept
fraudulent substitutes, imitations or
counterfeits! Genuine tablets stamp
ed C. C. C. Never sold in bulk.
All druggists, 10c.
LOCAL NEWS
jJN BRIEF.
I)r. Buford Greeue is still rusti
cating in Texas.
Miss Evelyn Jones is visiting
friends in Dalton this week.
Mr. and Mrs! L. B. Womelsdorf
spent last Thursday in Atlanta.
Look at the new line of Men’s
shoes, new shapes. C. L. Collins
and Cos.
Mr. Frank Evans, representing
the Atlanta News, spent Friday
in the city.
New line of Men’s and Ladies’
belts just received at C. L- Collins
& Company.
Rev. B. P. Allen, presiding el
der of the Dalton district, was in
town Saturday.
Mr. J. P. Bradley, of Newnan,
spent Sunday with his brother,
Mr. H. T. Bradley. j
Mr. Frank Satterfield, of Atlanta,
was circulating among Carter’s
ville friends Saturday.
Miss Mildred Henderson, an
accomplished young lady of Macon,
is the guest of Miss Orie Btst.
Mr. Asa Dobbs and wile moved
to Atlanta the first or the week and
will rnake that city their home.
Mr, Frank B. Ford, came over
from Gedartown Sunday and is
visiting home folks and friends.
.Dr. J. G. Greene, of Cartersville,
spent last Thursday here with his
son, Garnett. —Canton Advance.
Mr. G. H. Aubrey, who is tra
veling in the interest of Charles
ton’s exposition, spent Sunday at
home.
Miss Lottie Anderson left yester
day for Dalton, where she will
spend a while as the guest of Mrs.
John A. Crawford.
Miss Idalu Milam, of Carters
ville, spent last Supday and Mon
day with the Misses Trimble.—-
Adairsville Banner.
Mrs. Mary J. Wilson left a few
days ago for Greenbank, W. Va.,
where she will make her future
home with relatives.
Col. James B. Conyers is ahead
on tomatoes so far. He got from
his garden last week a Ponderosa
that weighed 19-1-4 ounces.
Mr. and Mrs. Ab Collins, of St.
Augustine, Fla., are visiting their
relatives and friends in the city.
They will spend a month here.
Have just received anew line of
Men’s Shoes all the latest shapes.
Call and inspect them before buy
ing. C. L- Collins & Company.
Mr. Walter Bradley, with John
Silvey and Cos., Atlanta, is spend
ing a short while in the city, vis
iting his uncle, Mr. W. A. Brad
ley.
Mr. John Stover, who is with
the Armour Company, and located
at Macon, spent Saturday in the
city. His many Cartersville friends
were glad to meet him.
•The Sam Jones tabernacle meet
ings begin in Cartersville on the
last Sunday in August- Many
from Cherokee will attend, —Can-
ton Advance.
The two rural mail Delivery
routes running out from Adairs
ville have been established and
will go in operation Sept, ist, ac
cording to the Banner.
Robert Wallace, who has been
employed on the Courant Ameri
can for several months, has ac
cepted a position with S. Fine, of
tbe Guarantee Clothing House.
Rebecca’s Chapel Sunday school
will give an ice cream festival Tues
day evening, July 23, from 6 to 10.
The proceeds go for the benefit of
an organ. Everybody cordially in
cited.
Mr. Noivel Stover spent Sunday
at home with his. parents. He is
now private secretary for Mr.
George Allen, the assistant gen
eral passenger agent of the South
ern railroad, with headquarters at
St. Louis.
Mr. W. T. Pittard requests us to
state that parties who have failed
to give in their state Aid county
tax, caii do so by calling at his
residence at Cassville during the
next few days, while he is making
out his books.
Miss Rosalie Norton, who • for
the past several seasons, has been
with the popular house of Sturdi
vant, Powell Cos., left yesterday for
Cartersville, where she will spend
several days visiting, and will then
go to her home at Covington.
Miss Norton has made many
OLD SERIES—2OTH YEAR,
friends while htre, who regret
very much to give her up, and
trust that she will be with us again
next season.—Carrollton Times,
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Cary and Mr.
and Mrs. L. S. Munford and Miss
Mary Munford will leave next Sat
urday for a ten days trip to the
Pan American exposition at Buffa
lo and Niagara Falls.
All ot our ladies’ and children’s
Oxford ties, and in fact all of our
stock in low cut shoes to be sold
regardless of cost. Have too many
on hand and can’t carry them over
another season. C. L. Collins and
Company.
Cartersville has challenged Dal
ton for a game ot baseball to be
played on their grounds. The
challenge has been accepted and
the game will be played some
time this month. —Dalton Argus.
Mrs. Lucy Martin, of Union
Springs, Ala., is with her mother,
Mrs. Georgia Tumlin, near the
city, and will remain a month or
more.
Misses Cooper of Avalon, Ga.,
arrived in the city Tuesday after
noon and will be the guests for a
short while of Mr. and Mrs. G. S.
Cobb and family.
Col. O. B. Hatcher and Uni. F.
U. GarrarJ, of Columbus, in the
01 business, worn guests at the
Shelman yesterday.
Mr. L. I). Knight, <>l New York,
interested with the Blue ltidge
Mining Company, is in (he city,
Stopping at tbe Fheiman.
Mrs K. G, Hood, ot LaGrange,
after a visit to her -ister. x, rs P. 8.
Sheitnar, retu n and home Saturday.
Mrs. P. V. Bibb, id Clarendon,
spent Tuesday in ihe city.
Mrs. W D. Link and children,
who have been spending several
weeks with I)r. and Mrs. F. K. Cal
noun, returned to tneir Home at
T.lladea, Ala., yesterday.
George McDaniel, the colored
merchant located i . B ink block,
loaed Monday and m ?<ie an assign
ment for the benefit of his cr dit irs.
His liabilities are said to ne about
|4hO while the stock is thought to
he worth about $250. Mr, John H.
Howard was made assignee.
Paul Cunningham, son of Mr. F.
A. Cunningham, editor and pub
lisher of the Confederate Veteran
at Nashville, was drowned in the
Bio Grande river one day lat week
The young man was a civil engine
eer. Only a few weeks ago he was
bitten by a large moccasin and his
life was saved after much effort
with the best rmedies. Young Cun
ningham lived here with his
father when but a mere bo/ in the
seventies.
Mr. It F. Haney leaves this week
for Dawsonville, Ga., where he will
locate to practice his profession,
the law. Mr. Haney is an affable
young man and is possessed of an
anbiiio wbichn backed by his nat
ive common sense, we predict wilt
win for him the good will of the
people in nis new location and com
mand for him a lucrative patron
age. Mr. Haney has made numer
ous friends iu Cartersville during
his stayof nearly a year, who re
gret his departure but wish him all
kinds of success.
Judge A. W. Fife yesterday con
firmed the sale of Graysville min
ing property to Columbus parties.
Mrs. T. A. Kemp and two chil
dren have been spending a week or
two with the fimily of W. F Kemp
near town. They have returned to
Cartersville.—Acworth Post.
At Cross Roads Church-
August 7th, it is proposed that
work will be done at the grave
yard at Cross Roads church, near
James 'White’s. All, especially
members of the church, those who
have relatives buried there, and
others who will, are requested to
bei present gnd lend a helping
hand. 3t.
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Warning Notice-
Ail persons are hereby notified
not to hire or to give employment,
in any way to Matt and Scott Early
as I have a contract with them for
the present year.
T. V. Gemes.
Taylorsville Ga.. July 9.1901. 4t
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If von are losing appetite, lving awake
nights, t ike Hood’s Sarsaparilla it’s
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