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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. tat MdKin.a @ WiSWHERE ALL ELSEF AILS. |Kj bmd Best Cuuith Syrup. Tastes Gixsl. Use ijl m In time. Sold by druggists. |H 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 CABTO HI Jsl . Bears the A The Kind You Have Always Bought Mrs. Ella Falter, of Smalls, Ga., writes: “I have tried several things for constipation, but K. K. K. Pills is the only one to enre. Two pills taken at night cured me of a severe cold. If von are losing appetite, lving awake nights, t ike Hood’s Sarsaparilla it’s j ist the 1 nic you need.