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SEW SERIES—YOL-I—NO. (>.
I BARBECUE.
AND REUNION.
The Gathering of the Veterans of
the County Next Week
WITH 23D GEORGIA REGIMENT
And Pettit’s Creek Club Promises
to be a Notable One—Committee
Meets and Considers Details.
The reunion of the 23d Georgia
regiment to be held at Cartersvilie
August 21 st, will be a notable
gathering P-.M. B. Young Camp
it a recent meeting voted to make
the affair a joint one between the
regiment and the camp. Since
then Pettit’s Creek Farmers’ Club
has decided to join in. The gath
ering promises to be a great oue.
All veterans of the county are
invited, besides all their friends
who will contribute to the affair
and furnish well filled baskets.
There will be several thousand
people present.
The committee appointed from
p. M B. Young Camp, No. 820, U.
C. V.. to take in hand the joint
barbecue and. reunion of'the 21st
Georgia regiment and the camp
on Wednesday, August gist, met
at 10 o’clock at the court house, as
per call of the chairman. ,
D. B. Freeman was chosen sec
retary of the committee.
The chairman, was otj motion,
authorized to appoint a committee
from each district in the county to
solicit subscriptions of cash or
meats or full baskets or other
things needful for the feeding of
the crowd,and to report what they
have done at a meeting of the gen
eral committee on Thursday, Au
gust 15th. This the chairman did
by enlarging the committee already
appointed so that it would include
persons from each district. The
following is the full committee:
Jno. IV. Leake, Chairman;
T. W. Milner, J, J. Murphy,
tj. B Freeman, Harve Elrod,
G. W. Waldtup, J. O Ligon,
Dr. T. H. Baker, G. M. Isbell,
\V. J. Ingram, W. M. Trippe,'
A. M. Puckett, G. A. Fink,
R. L Griffin, C V. Gemes,
W. I. Benham, S. M. Roberts,
j. G Lowry, C. M. Jones,
J. H. Gilreath, R. L. Seilers,
j. A. White. Joseph Bradley,
VV. A. Chunr, John YV. Gray,
Thos. N. PittardJ. A. Price,
O. N. Glasgow, Trimble,
I. O. McDaniel, J. S. Rhodes,
J. \V. Lee, J. M. Dysart,
f. M. Davidson, Col. Hanson,
A. Y Shcats, YV. R. McMillan,
I)r. FI. I. Battle, Matt Mpshaw,
J. L. Trick, John Roberts,
jno. C. FI erring, J. B. Sheinorse,
Jno. W. Stubbs, John Richards,
V. B. McGinnis, B. C. McEver,
Dr. J. S. Beasley,Jonas Keever,
H. j' McCormick,Tom Jenkins,
J. R. Brandon, Edgar Barron,
J. M. Knight, Bard Abernathy,
VV. E. Puckett, J. P. Hawks,
R. B. Smith, YV. M. Davidson,
I). YV. Loudermilk.
A committee, consisting of H. J.
McCormick, A. M. Puckett and R.
L. Sellers was appointed to esti
mate the needs and cost of the
barbecue and reunion, and made
its report.
A committee on finance was ap
pointed as follows: John S. Leake,
YV. I. Benham, D. B. Freeman.
A committee on programme and
order was appointed as follows: J.
H. Gilreath, G. A. Fink, G. J.
Lowery. T. YY T . Milner, J. S. Leake
and C. M. Jones.
Other committees were appoin
ted as follows:
To provide the meats —R. L.
Sellers.
On barbecue —T. J. Lyon, A.
M. Puckett. John H. Cobb.
On table —GeorgeS. Cobb, J D.
YY’ilkerscu James H. Harrison, Kd
Ford,
On wood —R. L. Sellers.
On ice—W. H. Barron.
On help—H. J. McCormick,
The committee adjourned to
meet again (today) Thursday,
August 15th. at 10:30 o’clock.
PETTIT’S CREEK CLUB.
The Pettit's Creek Farmers’
Club has declared off its regular
annual picnic and passed, resolu
tions joining with the veterans
and friends of the county in the
entertainment of the 23d Ga. and
their guests, at their reuniou on
the 21 st day of August next.
J. G. Lowry, Pres.
A. B. Cunyus, Sec’y.
THE NEWS AND COI 'RANT.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1901.
REV. SAM JONES.
His Lecture on ‘Shams and the
Qenuine at Winona
The YY’inoua (Ind.) Assembly
Review, speaking of Rev. Sam
Jones iecture at the Assembly au
ditorium, says:
There are lots of Jones but there
is only one Sam Jones and he
spoke to a crowded auditorium last
night upon his favorite theme,
“Ravages of Rum.” He was at
his best and seemed to take pleas
ure in shooting his pistol which
was loaded full and well rammed
down. There is one thing abot t
Sam Jones’ work that counts and
that is he borrows no gestures, he
plagiarizes no one’s speech, and
lias asked no one to write his two
hours’ address for him. It is Jones
from the heart, in Jones’ manner,
and just to the degree that he is
original and natural, to that de
gree is he different from most men,
and therein lies the success of the
great man.
If any man does not think that
the great evangelist has done great
work, let him stop criticising him
for a minute and inquire into his
career. He has preached to as
large audiences as any man in Am
erica and has preached to them in
as many and unusual places, and
his preaching has reached as many
lives as that of any other evangel
ist.
Some may criticise him for not
sticking to his subject last night,
but all will have to confess that he
stuck to his crowd. Often he broke
forth in some bit of foolishness,
driving home a fact or an illustra
tion and then he climbed to beauti
ful heights, and, about the time
the hearers followed him to the
summit, he lets them fall with a
ridiculous thud.
He gave in his lecture last night
sfs much fun as two comedians, as
much philosophy as tour universi
ties, as much gospel as half a dozen
theological seminaries,and as much
common sensse as a mother of a
large family of country boys.
No writer can give a synopsis of
Mr. Jones’ lecture. lie would
keep three stenographers busy.
JURY REVISERS ADJOURNED.
Gentlemen Who Revise Jury Box
Defer Work for Two Weeks
The board of jury revisers for
B rtow countv met Monday, and
after organizing adjourned to Mon
day, the 19th instant. Mr. J. A.
Stover was elected chairman of the
board.
A number of the members being
engaged in the peach growing bus
iness, their private interests de
manded their immediate attention,
and a number of other reasons ex
isting, among which was the tax
digest of 1901 not being ready,
caused the work of revising the
jury box to be deferred to the time
referred to.
The board of revisers is compos
ed of the following citizens: J. F.
Moreton, J C. McTier. G. B. El
rod, J. A. Stover, D. P. Brandon
and G. C. Bradford.
IT IS ORDERED-
The Cartersvilie Rural Free De
livery Ordered for 1 st October.
Cartersville’s first free rural de
livery has been ordered by the
postoffice department, Judge Mad
dox, the faithful congressman from
this district, having been notified
in the following letter from the de
partment:
HOll. J. YV. Maddox,M. C.,Rome,
Ga. —Dear Sir: —I take pleasure
in informing you that in accor
dance with your request Rural
Free Delivery Service has this day
been ordered established from Car
tersvilie, Bartow county, Georgia,
with one carrier, to commence on
Tuesday, October Ist, 1901.
Very respecttuliv.
J. M. Masten,
Acting First Ass’t P. M. General.
The Great Health Beverage-
Postum cereal is the hot drink
for this warm weather. It does
not excite the nerves, but quiets
and nourishes. Try a package.
The longer you use it the better
you will like it. Single package,
large size 25c., 2 packages for 45c.
Fresh grape nuts, 2 packages for
25 cents. Yours for something to
eat as well as drink.
M. H. Gilreath, Jk.
Wanted-
A respectable negro man to
drive carriage, and do chores
about the house, etc.
P. B, Bibb.
THE CHFROKEE
PRESBYTERY.
Holds a Meeting in Rome Last
Monday-
REV- SYDNOR IS RECEIVED-
RevE. M. Craig Leaves Presbytery
to Accept Call to Bessemer—
Highly Complimented.
The Cherokee Presbytery met
in Rome Monday. There were
seven ministers and two elders
present.
The Rev. G. G. Svdnor was re
ceived and accepted the call to the
Ist Presbyterian church, Rome.
Licentiate J. B. Fickler was re
ceived and takes charge of the 2d
Presbyterian church Rome and the
Lindale dhurch.
At the joint request the pastoral
relation between Rev. E. M. Craig
and the Cartersvilie church was
dissolved.
Rev. E. M. Ciaig was dismissed
at his request to the Presbytery of
North Alabama that he may accept
the call to Bessemer, Ala. Rev.
YY\ H. Darnall. D D., introduced
the following paper, which was
unanimously.adopted:
“As Rev. E. M. Craig goes from
us to a field of labor in the Presby
tery of North Alabama, the Cher
okee Presbytery desires to place on
record, its warm appreciation of
the efficiency, fidelity and fraternal
spirit that has characterized him
as a co-presbyter and stated clerk.
Its high regard for him as a Chris
tian pastor, who in faith and love
has held fast the form of sound
words; studying to show himself
approved unto God —a workman
that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the wbrd of truth;
'desiring to be an example of be
lievers in word, in conversation, in
charity, in spirit, in faith, in pur
ity, watching for souls as one that
must give an account, and follow
ing righteousness, faith, charity,
peace with them that call on the
Lord out of a pure heart.
“Through all the changes to
which human life is incident may
the Lord be with him and his fam
ily, their shield and their
ing great reward. Grace, mercy
and peace from God, our Father
and Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Mr. G. H. Miller, of Rome, was
elected to succeed Mr. Craig as a
member of the board of trustees of
Euharlee Institute.
A delightful lunch was served
the members of the presbytery in
the lecture room of the church by
the ladies of the church.
FOUR CAR LOADS EACH DAY-
Peach Crop Is Being Shipped From
Adairsville Now.
Atlanta Constitution.
Adairsville, Ga., August 4.—The
Elberta peach season is open and
the luscious fruit is fast being put
upon the market. The shipments
have been going forward at the
rate of two or three cars a day for
several days. This week will see
ten and fifteen cars per day loaded.
The fruit is not as fine this year as
last, neither does it bring the price
expected.
The large bulk of the crop is
being sold delivered on the cars
here, and the price is from 60 cents
to $1.25 per crate. The buyers
have been here in numbers and
more would have been realized for
the crop, but in some instances the
fruit is small and specked, owing
to dry weather. There are yet
many growers who have not sold
their crops and who are holding
for better figures. It is thought
that most of the crop will be ship
ped farther east this season than
ever before.
The growers are working all the
time iu the orchards and hauling
to the cars until near morning, in
some instances. So far there has
been no scarcity of labor of any
variety. The laborers are doing
better work this year, owing to the
fact that they have had some ex
perience, which is worth a great
deal in the ultimate price secured
for the fruit.
Best Coujfh Syrup. Tastes Qood.' C#e R
M in time. Soid br druggisi- I*l
GROUND TO DEATH-
M rs. Elizabeth Collier, Old and Deaf
Run Down bv Passenger Train,
Adairsville, Ga., August 11
This morning as the south bound
passenger train came into the town
the engine struck and killed Mrs.
Elizabeth Collier, a very deaf and
aged woman. The train was in
charge of Condoctor Joe Holcomb,
formerly of this town, and John
VY’elch, engineer. No blame is at
tached to these men or to the road.
It has been a custom of Mrs. Col
lier every Sunday morning for
many years to take a walk.
The house is near the track of
the YVestern and Atlantic railroad,
and this morning she crossed the
track and went for her usual walk
out iu a field west of her home.
She was a widow and lived with
her daughter and granddaughter.
The two were out watching her,
as she was feeble and deaf. Mossy,
the daughter, was at the house of
Cain Lewis, the truckman at the
d.’pot with her daughter, when the
train blew a danger signal. A
daughter of Cain Lewis rau out
and screamed back:
“It is your mother killed.”
Mis. Collier was about 80 years
old. The body was thrown up on
the engine and carried some dis
tance. The train was moving at
full speed, as it was just nearing
the iucorporotion line.
The body was badly mangled.
The family is in a destitute condi
tion. No inquest has been held.
REUNION OF IST AND 6TH-
These Georgia Regiments ot Cav
alry Met at Cedartown.
Cedartown, Ga., Aug. 7.—The
reunion of the first and sixth Geor
gia cavalry held here today was a
brilliant success. It was a mem
orable day in every way to the old
veterans.
Between 200 and 300 confeder-
ate veterans were present, and
about 2,000 people attended the
barbecue which was held in the
warehouse of the. Cotton Seed Oil
Mill. The arrangements were all
excellent.
The speakers of the day were
Editor J. T. Gibson, Hon. John W.
Maddox, Col. J. H. Sanders, Dr.
John L, Branch and Col. J. O.
YY 7 addell. They made splendid
speecnes.
The barbecued meats were fine
ly cooked, and altogether the oc
casion was one of the greatest of
the kind e-er known in this sec
tion.
MARRIED AT LIBERTY HILL-
Mr. Oliver Layton and Miss Llde
Lochridge Surprise Friends.
On Sunday afternoon last Rev.
A. YV. Bealer preached to a large
congregation at Liberty Hill school
house, about five miles from town,
and at the conclusion of the ser
vice, he announced to his audience
that he held a marriage license in
his hands and requested that the
parties come forward.
The congregation looked on in
surprise when Mr, Oliver Layton,
a young merchant of this city, and
Miss Lide Lochridge, of Atlanta,
arose from their seats and ap
proached the minister.
After a very pretty ceremony
Mr. Bealer pronounced them man
and wife, and the congratulations
of their friends were showered
upon them.
Miss L Ethridge’s home is in At
lanta, but she has a number of
relatives in this county, whom she
has been visiting for several weeks.
One Hundred Feet and Not Hurt.
San Francisco, Cal., August n.
—A horse attached to a carriage
containing the 2-year-old baby of
Dr. YY’ilber M. Swett, a well known
San Francisco oculist, became
frightened and plunged over a
piecipice ioo feet high on Tiburon
boulevard yesterday afternoon.
The carriage fella battered wreck
on the rocks at the foot of the
cliff, the horse being instantly
killed, but the little child was
found nestling among the cushions
of the smashed rig, alive and
without a scratch. Mrs. Swett was
driving when the horse became
frightened and backed the car
riage over the cliff. It plunged
down to the rocks below. The
rescue party found the baby with
out a scratch.
Wanted,
A young man that understands
spinning and adjusting frames; al
so help in all departments of mill.
Aadress
Vance Cotton Mill Cos.,
Chattanooga, Tenu,
LOCAL NEWS
JN BRIEF.
Mr. A. H. Hall spent Tuesday
in Atlanta.
Mr. J. M. Purse spent last Sat
urday in Atlanta.
Judge Fite has gone to hold
at Spring Place this week.
Mr. C. B. Willingham, of Mari
etta, was in the city Friday.
Mr. Charley YVatkins, of Sugar
Hill, spent Sunday iu the city.
Dr. Clark Griffin spent several
days at Resaca the past week.
Miss Nena Mitchell, of Atlanta,
istheguestof Mrs. C. M. Milam.
Mr. A. O. Granger, is at home
again after an absence of several
months.
Never judge a man by his coat.
He may have borrowed it lor the
occasion.
Mrs. YY\ YY\ Banks, of Tifton,
Ga., is visiting the city, the guest
of Mrs. C. N, Patterson,
Miss Persis Hall has returned
home after a visit to her cousin,
Miss Lula Mullen, at Rome.
Mr. Chas Martin and Miss Ola
Heller, ot Atlanta, were the guests
of Miss Fannie Hood Sunday.
Mrs, S. K. Willingham, of Rome,
spent two days the past week with
her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Stanford.
Mr. Virgil Alexander is in his
place again at Bradley, Griffin and
Co.’s after an illness of several
vv^eks.
Deputy Sheriff YY r . A. Bradley
has been out several da)s, having
rallied from his trying spell of sick
ness.
Garner, the little son of Mr. and
Mrs. Felton Jones, has been quite
sick for several days with a mild
fever.
Miss Nina Graham a popular
ycung lady of Anniston, Ala., is
the guest of Miss Lillie Gaines for
a few weeks.
The Cartersvilie Lodge F. & A.
M. will confer second and third de
grees at their regular meeting n ;xt
Tuesday night, goth instant.
Mr. Mark F. Hull and two
daughters Misses Ida and Laura
Hull, of Atlanta, spent last Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Hull.
Spend a day with the firemen on
Lookout Mountain, Thursday Au
gust 22d. Si.so for the round trip,
j Train will leave Cartersvilie at
6)30 a m.
Miss Lula YVofford, of Madison,
Ga, is visiting Mrs. Robert F.
Jones. Miss Lula has many friends
in Cartersvilie who are glad to see
her again.
Go to Chattanooga and Lookout
Mountain Thursday August 22d.
Only $1.30 for the round trip.
Train will leave Cartersvilie at
6;30 am.
A considerable party of Acworth
people went through the city Mon
day, bound for Gillam Springs,
where they will enjoy a camp for a
short while.
Misses Y r iola Stanford, Lillian
Greene and Geneva Attaway have
returned home after a two weeks
delightful stay at Piedmont
Springs, Ala.
Fireman’s excursion Chattanooga
and Lookout Mountain, Thursday
August 22d. Train will leave
Cartesville at 6)30 a m. Special
coach for ladies.
Miss Steve Campbell, of Stone
Mountain, and Miss Bertha Adams,
of Cedartown, two very charming
young ladies, are the gilests of
Miss Elinor Jones.
Mr. John H, Burke has just re
turned from Montgomery, Aia.,
where he went to erect a monu
ment in the city cemetery for the
Marietta Marble Company.
Miss Ollie Graham is in Augusta,
a guest at the home of Professor
and Mrs. \Y T . F. Parks. She is re
ceiving many charming social at
tentions, says the Chronicle.
Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Cary were
among the friends who went
to LaGrange the first of the
week to accompany the re
mains of little Clark Crenshaw.
Marshal S. P. Satterfield lest his
police nippers somewhere up the
river road YY T ednesday of last week
and will be greatly obliged if any
one finding them will restore them
to him.
Mr. Walter Akerman has ship
ped several car loads of Elbertas.
for which he has received good
prices. The crop is not as large
as last year, but is bringing better
prices.
OLD SERIES—yOTH YEAR.
The Cassville Chapter of the
Daughters of the Confederacy has
accepted the invitation of P. M. B.
Young camp to join in the reunion
and barbecue on the 21st instant.
The Bell Telephone Company
have their poles here and are pre
paring to put them up at once. An
office has been secured in the J. P.
Anderson building in Bank block.
Dont forget the fireman’s ex
cursion to Chattanooga and Look
out Mountain Thursday August
22d. Special coach for ladies.
Train will leave Cartersvilie at
6:30 a m.
The little friends of little Gar
ner Jones will regret to hear he
has an attack of scarlatina but for
tunately he has it in its mildest
form and has never been confined
to his bed.
Messrs T. J. Hendricks, O. U.
Glasgow, G. YV. Lockridge. D. B.
Freeman and Gilbert Taylor at
tended the reunion of the 1 st and
6th Georgia cavalry, at Cedartown,
last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Cooper of
Atlanta, and Mrs. N. O. Byrd and
Mrs. Theo Peale, of Birmingham,
Ala., have returned to their homes
after a most pleasant visit of two
weeks to Mrs. Lyon, at Aylmer.
Miss Maggie Davidson, of Selma,
Ala,, arrived Monday evening, and
will spend several weeks with her
aunt, Mrs. J. R. Andetson. Miss
Davidson is pleasantly remembered
as a former visitor to Cartersvilie.
Prof. Groves Colbert, who has
been teaching at Conyers, Ga., for
some time, has been clksju princi
pal of the Gaylesville High School,
at Gaylesville, Ala., and will go
at once to take charge of that in
stitution.
Rev. G. YY r . Yorbrough, pastor of
the Methodist church, has returned
home fetter a visit to Maryland
Camp Ground, near Baltimore, ac
companied by Rev. Warren Cand
ler. Mr. Yarbrough filled his pul
pit Sunday.
Mr. Eugene Roberts, of Wilkes
county, Ga., spent a day or so this
week with lus sister, Mrs. Georgia
Tumlin. Mr. Roberts has been
making a fine success farming the
last few years and .saj s his crops
this year are particularly promis
ing.
There was a charming musical
given by t # lie Music club at the
home of Miss Gussie Calhoun Tues
day afternoon. The programme
was a pleasingly varied one and
some of the selections were cap
itally rendered. There were about
forty guests present.
Rev. E. VI. Craig will leave for
Bessemer, Ala. on Saturday to be
gin his work as pastor of the First
Presbyterian Cnurch, Mrs Craig
and children, who are now in Vir
ginia, will not join him in their
new home until October, when
they hope to move into anew
manse.
The condition of Judge j , wj
Harris, whose illness was noticed
last week, is considerably better
and the strongest hopes are enter
tained of his early recovery. The
deep anxiety and interest man
ifested by the people during his
illness evince Judge Harris's great
popularity.
A jolly party on a jolly outing
left the city the first of the week.
They are Assisiant Postmaster Ab
Harrison, Merchant Henry Milner
and City Water Superintendent
Sandy YVikle. They go to Tallu
lah falls through the country, and
are equipped fora good time. They
will not be in a hurry and will
make stoppages on the way if it
should suit them to do so.
The many friends of Railroad
Commissioner T. C. Crenshaw and
his wife sympathize with them iu
the I os- of their youngest son,
Clark Howell Crenshaw, who died
last Friday night after a short ill
ness. The little fellow had been
the picture of robust health, and
his death was a great surprise.
Col. Crenshaw has lost three sons
in the last five years. The re
mains of little Clark were carried to
LaGrange for interment.
Mrs. Dr. YVm. H. Felton is writ
ing some strong articles for the At
lanta Journal. Her argument in
favor of compulsory education as
the logical result of our public
school system is unanswerable
from the point of view held by the
advocates of free education. YVheti
such brainy women as Mrs, Felton
call for coYnpulsory education in
Georgia it is safe to say that it
may come. Few women take the
interest in public affairs as does
Mrs. Felton and articles from her
pea are always able and carry
weight with them.—Satide svilie
Progress.