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THE NEWS AND COURANT. SUPPLEMENT. LOCAL NEWS _JN BRIEF. Patronize ihe Bazaar today. The Book Store continues to be headquarters for old Santa Claus. Concert at the Bazaar every night, Don’t fail to attend. See Wikle at Mason Music house when your mind is on the purchase of a piano or organ, etc. Mr. L. W. Reeves, Jr., spent Sat urday in Atlanta. Readers and Writers supplies at the Cartersville Book Store. Mr. J. O. Ligon, of Ligon, spent Monday in town. Rev. C. A. Allday preached at the Methodist church Sunday night. You will find 6ome beautiful large pictures good enough to adorn a king’s palace. Call and get them at Menkee’s Studio. A coach load of people from about Acworth bound for Texas, passed through the city Monday. Pure oil for all sewing machines at Union Supply Co’s, near Post office. Mr. A. M. Willingham.left last week for Washington City and perhaps other points east. Bargains in sewing machines of all kinds at Union Supply Co’s, next door to Book store. Mr. T. Warren Akin, of Washing ton City, is paying a short visit to his relatives and many old friends in Cartersville. Get the best oil for sewing ma chines at Union Supply office also the best 'needles, shuttles, bands etc. for all machines. Several car loads of soldiers from the McPherson barracks, at Atlanta, going westward, passed through the city Sunday. Union Supply Cos. will dispose of two carloads of sewing machines just from their factories. We received a call last week from the agent of the Perry Davis Pain Killer, who was in town advertising its virtues by house to house distrib uting. We can copy or enlarge any pic ture you have, in crayon, pastel or water color and guarantee results. L. E. MenkeE. Robert Wallace, who is now with the Georgia Printing Cos., in Atlanta, was up Sunday to spend the day with the home folks. Fine photographs will make nice Xmas presents. Go to Men kee’s Studio and have them made. Ed. Stover, who is with the Geor gia Roofing Cos., in Atlanta, as ste nographer, spent last Sunday at home, Bargains in all kinds of sewing machines at Union Supply Cos s. office, at Mason Music House, next to Book Store. Miss Lottie Anderson has returned from a delightful visit to friends at Quitman, Ga. Everything in the Musical line at Mason Music Hou:e next door to the Book Store. The Cherokee Club bazaar opens today at the Jones corner store. Lunches served at all hours at 25 cents. Don't fail to call and get your dinner. g Go to the Book Store, next door to the Post office where you will find a great variety of dolls, toys, boys’ wagons, doll cabs, picture books, presentative books, fine statiouery, etc. For Bicycles, Wheelmans Sun dries, repairs etc at all season of the year go to Union Supply Cos , Car tersville, Ga. Subscriptions received for any book, paper or periodical at lowest price at the Cartersville Book Store. Our prices for watch work are the lowest and work th“ best. tf Baker, The Jeweler. The Royal Arcanum will meet to night at 7: jO o’clock. All members are urged to be present. Election of officers. Gentlemans 12 sixe Elgin watch jeweled movement, Bargain at $25,00 tor a few days $18,50. To see them is to buy. F. Gresham. Do you want fine photos for Xmas presents? Don’t wait till the last day, but call at Menkee’s Studio at once. Miss Julia Pierpont, of Atlanta, is the guest of Miss Louise Purse, and will remain until after the holidays. She is a grand niece of Mr. J. M. Purse, and a cousin of Mr. J. Pier pont Morgan, of New York. Do you want first class en graving? We are the people and the cost, not more that others charge for “botch work.” tf Baker, The Jeweler. The Cherokee v Club will meet at the residence of Mrs. H. E. Cary on Friday afternoon, December 21st, at three o’clock. All members are re quested to be present. We are interested, not only in getting your work, but in giving you satisfaction. Allworktbe best, and fully guaranteed at tf Baker’s, The Jeweler. Mrs. A B. Cunyus, has just recov ered from a severe iliness lasting sev eral weeks. Quality of goods considered we cannot and will not be undersold. tf Baker, The Jeweler. Mrs. Ann Brumby, of Marietta, will spend several weeks 111 the city as the gnest of Mrs. Stella O. Brumby. Picture frames made to order. A new line of mouldings just in, at Menkee’s Studio. We give you one hundred cents worth of watch work for a dollar and fully guarantee all we do. tf Baker, The Jeweler. Gus Fite, Jr.,who has been holding a position as assistant clerk in the house of representatives, during the present session, came up from Atlan ta and spent Sunday at home. The best watch work cannot be done lower than our prices. Ali work guaranteed. tf Baker, The Jeweler. Rev. Sam P. Jones occupied the pulpit at the Methodist church Mon day and p ached a se mon .ull of good advice for the church people, who he said should be loyal to their church and their pastor. Beautiful cut glass at reasonable prices. Nothing nicer, at tf Baker’s, The Jeweler. Lovers of amusement should avail themselves of the opportunity of wit nessing “Railroad Jack” on its pre sentation here. The explosion at Dawson switch, and the flight of the midnight express is said to be very realistic. The great tornado scene in which a circus tent is blown to pieces and a lady is thrown into a lion’s den and rescued by the tramp in full view of the audience is the most sensational of all previous efforts. “Rail Road Jack” will ap pear at the opera house tonight. The lion will be drawn through the prin cipal streets of Cartersville today. Mr. W. D. Rowland went up to Chiekamauga Monday to see his nephew, Robert Sproull, who had both his legs run over by the cars last week. The young man, from all ac counts, is doing as well as could be ! expected. Ladies solid gold watch Elgin or Waltham jeweled movement, aerfectly reliable time keepers, for | a week I will make a special price sl9, 50 regular $30,00 watches. F. Gresham. Mr. and ' Mrs. Felton Jones have j gone to housekeeping on the corner jof Leake and Bartow streets where they will be until next spring wnen they expect to move to their farm just outside of town and build a pret ty home. Col. John H. Wikle, Col. J. J. Conner and Mr. W. M. King went down to Atlanta yesterday to repre resent Bartow county at the Good Road's, convention and practical demonstration in road making De cember 11th, 12th, and 13th. The Atlanta Journal, a few after noons ago, contained the picture of Miss Laura Smith, of Tifton, Ga. Miss Smith won a prize of a gold medal and twenty-five dollars for effi ciency in elocution, at the late state fair, in Savannah. She is a niece of Mrs. C. N. Patterson,of this city, and spent a number of weeks here last summer, making numerous friends during her stay, who remember her most pleasantly. Among the large slock of sewing machines at Union Supply Co's , office at Mason Music House in Bank block, you will find the new Wheeler & Wilson No. 9, the Im proved Vibrating and Rotary White, New Don.estic, New Home and all other high grade machines also a lot of the various kinds of the cheaper machines —all at a low price. Terms reasonable. Mr. J. D. Hall, w > lias been en gaged with the Cartersvi <* Milling Cos., since they began operating, has accepted a position as miller for the Etowah Milling Cos., whose mammoth plant is < xpected to begin grinding about the first of the year. Mr. Hall is an experienced and competent miller and will render satisfaction wherever he is engaged. Aiamiliar comedy and a series of novelties will be the bill offered at the Opera House tonight, when “Rail Road Jack” and his company of com edians will hold the boards. The play is of the farce comedy order and is brimful of new songs, dances and specialties. Special scenery and all mechanical effects are carried by the company. Tonight the opera house will be lighted up for anew show that will make the “gallery god’s”heartthump happily to say nothing of the better groomed and older heads who affect the lower iloor of the theatre. That much talked show, “Rail Road Jack” which has been going on at a lively pace in the eastern cities for several seasons will have its first presenta tion here tonight. The company in cludes Madelon Caufman, Marie Hil iker, Bessie Primrose, Ethel Hol lingshed, John B. Max,.Jas. DeNoyer, Ralph Arthur, W. S. Lackayer, J. M. Gray, Gus Rapier, R. G. Ge.ufman, F. C. Taylor, George F. Clark, Miss Majorie Clark, Fred Thomas, Win. Durrent, Frank A. Noble, Jessie E. Saunders, J. B. Swafford, C. B. Shoe maker, the great rag time trio, the Manhattan comedy four and the em pire quartette will be on hand to help along a jolly bill arranged by R. G. Caufman, for laughing purposes to please the faithful. In the front the music is jingling kind the dances rattle and the jokes are stamped 1901. Kodol Dyspepsia Gnu Digests what you eat. PASTOR RE-ELECTED. Rev. A. W. Bealer Will Serve Church Another Year. The annual conference of the Baptist church was held last Wed nesday night. The pastor, Rev. A. W. Bealer was unanimously re j elected pastor for another year. Mr J. W. Merrill was elected j church clerk and Mr. W. H. How ard was elected treasurer. On ac count of the large number of mem bers living in the country being unable to attend the regular month ly conferences, held on Wednes day evening the church voted that j hereafter the conferences should be held on the second Sunday in each month immediately after the morn ing sermon. The church has under consider ation some plans for remodeling the house of worship. They will be considered at the next confer ence and if adopted will make the building a modern up-to-date house of worship. Death of Mr- A. P. Silva- Mi. A. P. Silva, formerly of Car tersville, but recently X)f Chicago, died at Young Harris, Ga., last Thursday, and his remains were brought to Cartersville and buried at Oak Hill cemetery on Sunday morning. Mr. Silva was born in the Madei ra Islands and came to America when he was about fifteen years old. He came to Cartersville and engaged in mining about fifteen years ago, and while a resident here was married to* Miss Lula Glenn in June, 1889 He left Car tersville with his wife in 1891 and made his home in Chicago up to a few months ago, when he located near Young Harris and engaged in the lumber business He went down to Atlanta about two weeks ago, and when lie reached home he was suffering with a severe cold, which rapidly developed into grip, and resulted in his death in about ten days. Mr.Silva was a most companion able gentleman, had seen much of the world, and had many friends who will 1 egret to learn of his death. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, and the fun eral service was conducted at the grave by Rev. H. C. V bite. He was a aevoted husband and leaves a wife who has the sympathy of a host of friends in Cartersville in her sad bereavement. MATRIMONIAL. InterestinK Nuptials in This City Today. At the home of the bride’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L.-Griffin, in this city at a quarter after nine o’clock today will occur the mar riage of Miss Lena Griffin and Mr. John Raiford Davis. The marriage will be a quiet home affair, only relatives and a few triends being present. Im mediately after the cere mony the couple will leave on a bridal journey to Charleston, S. C., and to Florida. The bride is one of Cartersville’s attractive and worthy young wo men and possesses a host of friends. Mr. Davis is a prominent young business man of Taylorsville, and commands the esteem of all who know him. How Are Your Kidney, t Dr. Hobbs'Sparagns Pills cure all kidney Ills. Sam ple free. Add. Sterling Remedy Cos., Chicago or N. Y.