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SEW SERIES—VOL- 2 -NO: 5.
VETS HAVE
THEIR 11.
Acworth Does Herself Proud Enter
taining Old Soldier Guests-
THREE REGIMENTS’ SURVIVORS
Pleasant Reunion—Fine Dinner
—lnteresting Speeches and
Pleasant Commingling.
It would take a mental micro
scope stronger than' any at our
command to defect the first show
of stint in the matter of the en
tertainment of the survivors of the
ist and 6th Ga. Cavalry and the
18th Georgia Infantry, by the peo
ple of Acworth last Wednesday.
That spunky little town has al
ready earned a splendid reputation
for making these reunions success
es and this occasion was no ex
ception to the rule.
The veterans formed at the
Litchfield House, with Wheeler’s
Cavalry in front, the 6th Ga. Cav
alry next, and the 18th Ga. in the
rear and marched to the Smith
Lemon Institute. The veterans
numbered about 200 and of others
there were about 500 people in the
house w’hen the morning exercises
opened. These consisted of speech
es of welcome and responses inter
spersed with music, the gallantry
and beauty of Acworth’s young
people taking an enthusiastic part.
Mr. G. W. McMillan, an old sol
dier of the first Ga. in a capital
speech welcomed his comrades and
was followed by Miss Nettie Belle
McMillan, a sweet aud winsome
young woman, a granddaughter of
the man who captured Crittenden,
and her well chosen words and
brilliant periods kindled the fires
of enthusiasm that broke out to
the full in the customary demon
stration at the sound of that air,
when the choir sang “Dixie.” The
responses by Joe Cobb aud Rev.
Whitfield were full of the soldier
fire of speech.
Solid, modest and gallant Col. J.
S. Prather, the commander of the
•Bth confederate regiment, feelingly
and impressively read a tribute to
the confederate soldier, that was
listened to with best interest and
rapt attention.
The dinner, served iu a wing of
the building, was one of the most
sumptuous and inviting we have
ever Seen on alike occasion, and
the ladies|superiuteuding the tables
with unceasing attention saw that
no one was neglected.
The island 6th,as also the 18th,
had business meetings in the after
noon. For the joint association of
the two first named the following
•officers .were elected: President,
George A. Webster, Atlanta; Vice
President, Abe Glover, Rome;
Secretary and Treasurer, J. A.
Wynn,Cedartown; Chaplain,Judge
Camp, Moieiaud.
Judge John Maddox made a fine
speech in the afternoon, Dallas
was chosen as the place of meet
ing next year.
After adjournment many linger
ed about the town till late in the
afternoon exchanging greetings
and telling anecdotes.
Of those who made the occasion
a success, besides the ladies, who
should not be forgotten, were
Messrs. R. H. and G. W. McMil
lan; Capt. Jim Lemon, who rallied
twenty-one of his old company;
tin and Dave Orr; D. D. Grogan
and T. H. Logan, all of whom are
known as well for their fine rec
ords as citizens as fighters in the
hot days of the sixties.
Of the 6th Ga. Cavalrv there
were only'six present, and none
among them more warmly welcom
ed by their other comrades than
Lieut., now Editor Jim Smith, of
Mineral Bluff.
Those who attended from this
county were : R. L. Griffin, J. H.
Oilreath, O. U. Glasgow, Sam
Smith, G. W. Lockridge, John
Munford, R. L. Sellers, T. W.
Tinsley, D. B. Freeman, H. A.
Loveless, T. J. Lyon, J. L. Neel.
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Give location, size and rent.
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THE NEWS AND COURANT.
A CLOSE GAME.
Cartersville and Cedartown Tie
On Fourteenth Inning.
Cartersville’s crack base ball
team went over to Cedartown
Tuesday evening on a special train
carrying about a-hundred and fif
ty enthusiastic supporters, among
whom were a number of ladies,
and met the Cedartown team on
the diamond at that place.
The game was a swift one from
start to finish, Cartersville having
the advantage up to the fourth in
ning when the score stood two and
two. Neither side scored until the
eleventh inning when both sides
made three. Three more innings
were played without a score and
the game was called after the
fourteenth inning on account of
darkness.
It was a hotly contested battle
and is said by those who saw it to
be the finest ameteur game ever
witnessed in this section. Paul
Smith, the pitcher, was at his best,
and struck out twenty four men:
He handles his ball with skill and
twirls it with precision.
GEORGI/StfN TENNfSSfE-
Col. Douglas Wikle Nominated for
Representative.
Col. Douglas Wikle, who moved
from this place to Nashville, Tenn.,
about ten years ago, was nominat
ed as the democratic candidate for
representative in the state legisla
ture in the primary recently held
In Williamson county, and as the
nomination is equiyalent to an
election he will have no trouble in
being elected.
It will be gratifying news to his
numerous friends and companions
of his younger days to know’ that
he is taking a leading place in the
affairs of his adopted state, and his
nomination as the democratic can
didate for representative attest his
popularity in his new home.
Nashville is the largest and
wealthiest city in Tennessee and it
is a compliment to Col. 'Wikle’s
ability and integrity that be should
be chosen as its representative.
Hogs Killed by Lightning.
Mr. James Hammond who lives
near Shelman Spriugs lost four
hogs which were killed by light
ning during the storm which visit
ed that section on the 4th inst.
The bogs were in his horse lot
near the house and vere standing
together under a small tree which
was struck by lightning, and when
Mr. Hammond went to the lot
after the storm he found the tree
shattered and the four hogs lying
dead underneath. It was quite a
serious loss to Mr. Hammoud as
the hogs would weigh from one
hundred to one hundred to one
hundred and fifty pounds and were
intended to supply his meat for an
other year.
Hymn Books Lost-
Thirty-four ‘‘Laudes Domini”
hymn books out of a total of 131
belonging tothejFirst Presbyterian
church have disappeared, and so
are “lost" to the church.
Many of these haye been bor
rowed in connection with funeral
services, etc.
It is urgently requested that
each person reading this make care
ful search at their homes, and re
turn any of the books found to Mr.
Mr. M. F. Word’s drug store, or
to the manse.
Knights of Honor-
W. A. Bradley was a member of
Bartow County Lodge No. 148
Knights of Honor, Cartersville
Georgia.
He died June 17th. 1902.
On Monday, August nth, a
warrant for $2,000, amount of his
benefit certificate, w T as delivered
to his beneffciary.
Such promptucss certainly com
mends the K. of H.
SIOO Reward #IOO.
The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure known to the
medical Iraternlty. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires a con
stitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces ol
tho system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in do
ing its work. The proprietors have so
much faith in its curative powers, that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cuie. Send for list
of testimonials.
Address, F. J. CHENEY <t CO.,
Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall’s Family Pills are the best.
CARTERSVILLE, GA., THURSDAY, AUG. 14, 1902-
ANNUAL PICNIC
AND BARBECUE.
Knights of Pythias Have Their Out
ing at Shelman.
ELEGANT BARBECUE IS SERVED-
Splendid Dinner and Pleasant Day
Enjoyed Under the Shade
of the Trees.
Last Thursday was an ideal day
for an outing in the woods and the
sun rose clear and bright over the
hills and dales ot Bartow, with a
cooling breeze to dispel the sum
mer’s heat—the day appointed by
Cartersville Lodge No. 42, Knights
of Pythias for their annual picnic
and barbecue.
The place relected for this occa
sion was Shelman Springs, famous
throughout this section as a resort
for picnics and outdoor parties.
Just at this point Raccoon creek,
which received its name in the
long ago from the many raccoons
meandering up and down its
banks, chased by the hunter and
the hound, makes a bend, leaving
a level plateau on one side with
precipitous cliffs on the other.
Several bold springs gush forth
from the over hanging rocks, and
the cooling waters mingle with
those of the creek, and find their
way into the Etowah river not far
distant.
The large birch trees spread out
their generous bows, giving an im
penetrable shade, and make a cool
and inviting retreat, and under
neath these tables and seats had
been arranged.
The Knights and their ladies
boarded the East and West train,
which had provided extra coaches
for their accommodation, at ten
o’clock and were soon at the
grounds, only six miles away.
Arriving there the party found
that everything necessary for their
convenience and comfort had been
arranged and the grounds were in
fine condition.
The dinner was spread at noon
and with the excellent barbecue
and contents of numerous baskets
the tables were loaded with all that
could be desired for a feast, and
every one present enjoyed the good
things spread before them.
There were about two hundred
guests present and the day was
heartily enjoyed 6y all. The
party returned to Cartersville at
five o’clock in the evening.
MERITS OF WIRE FENCING-
Its Economy. Durability and Con
venience Increase Its Sale South.
In nothing is the energy and en
terprise of the south shown more
than in the rapidity with which it
is adopting woven wire fencing,
for enclosing large plantations or
small gardens. The American
Field and Hog Fence is being sold
in great quantities throughout the
South and reports from all sections
indicate that the results exceed the
expectations aroused by the hearty
recommendations of this fence by
farmers of the North and ranch
owners of the West.
Some of the features which make
this fence peculiarly adapted to
the needs of planters are its econ
omy, its great durability, the ease
and rapidity with which it can be
erected, and the complete protec
tion it affords to stock and crops.
Such a fence would not be possible
excepting for the low price pre
vailing for steel products and the
fact that it is manufactured in
enormous quantities to supply the
demand coming from all parts of
country. It is constructed of the
best Bessemer steel, heavily gal
vanized and in the quantity and
quality of the galvanizing and in
the methods of weaving the fence
there has been a great improve
ment.
Mercer University.
Mercer University, Macon. Ga.,
is regarded as one of our greatest
institutions of higher learning. If
you are interested in a college
course do not fail to write for
catalogue to Prest. P. D. Pollock,
Macon, Ga. ioJulyßt
Wanted-
Good cook, housekeeper and
laundry woman to go to Horse
Creek, Ala. Pay ten dollars per
month.
Mrs. W. F. Baker.
PUBLIC LIBRARY
BUILDING.
City Provides Lot at Nominal Cost
to the Club-
WILL BE ERECTED AT OXCE.
On the Corner of Church Street
Facing the City Park-cot
tage Style Building.
The ladies of the Cherokee Club
will at last realize their desire for
a public library building and club
room which will be erected on the
corner of church street, facing the
city park.
The city has owned this lot for
a number of years and the fire
company house occupies a portion
of the groubd. At a meeting of
the council held last Thursday
night it was decided that as the
city could not make a donation of
the lot to the Cherokee Club, it
would sell it to them at a nominal
price, and thus give the club pos
session of the property.
The ladies of the club have by
entertainments and otherwise rais
‘ed a neat sum for a library build
ing, and the generosity of Mr. A.
O. Granger, who is ever ready to
help in a worthy cause, enables
them build the library and tire work
will begin as soon as the plans can
be selected.
The ladies of the club are very
proud of the success of their ef
forts to have a house of their own,
and the citizens of Cartersville
should give them every help and
encouragement in their power.
The plans will probably be on
the cottage style, but this has not
yet been fully decided upon.
BASE BALL-
Dispatch to the Atlanta Journal Is
Misleading-
A dispatch from Canton to the
Atlanta Journal of the 10th inst.,
in regard to a game of base ball
played by the second nine from
Cartersville and the Canton team
is misleading, and the first nine of
Cartersville wishes to correct any
possible inference that it was de
feated by Canton.
The team which played Canton
here, and the one which went to
Canton was what is known as the
secoud nine, and was not the first
nine which is the best team Car
tersville has ever had, and out of
twelve games played this season
has only lost one.
The team which went to Canton
did well for their size, but if Can
ton really wants a good game of
ball she should challenge the first
nine which is ready to meet her
either here or in Canton.
BIG COTTON CROP-
Indications Promise a Bumper Will
. be Gathered.
Houston, Tex.; August 10. —In
summarizing reports from its cor
respondents in every cotton county
in Texas, The Post will state to
morrow:
“It is an assured fact that a crop
fully equal to the one just market
ed has been made and can hardly
be lost, except through an unpre
cedented series of disasters. There
is a good prospect that that crop
will be exceeded and there is even
a promise that a ‘bumpier’ crop will
be produced. There has been an
improvement during the past
month. The boll weevil and the
boll worm are doing considerable
damage in parts of the infected
area, but there seems to be more
fear of these pests than actual dam
age, as yet.’’
Delightful Entertainment.
Miss Mae Smith entertained a
number of her friends on Taberna
cle street Tuesday evenipg at 6
o’clock, in honor of her guests
Misses Bessie and Ruby Bridges,
of Atlanta. Many delightfuly
games and music was enjoyed. One
feature of the evening was the
singing by Miss Bessie Bridges.
The house was beautifully dec
orated in roses and foliage. De
lightful refreshments were served.
Those present were Misses Rose
bud Goode, Anna Bell Stephens*
Ida Mae Matthews, Lena Matthews,
Kate Gaines, Sallie Fanny Steph
ens, Maxie Maffett. Blanch and
Bessie Hendricks, Dot and Ethel
Bilbro, Bertha Henderson, Lucy
Alexander.
The Plaee to Buy.
Money Back if You Want It.
The Most Effective Merchandise
Is Secured at Vaughan’s.
AVlien an article is purchased there, you at
once come into possession of the best that
that amount of money will buy. You get
reliability, a guarantee of satisfaction, an
opportunity of returning any article when
you can’t see the value as clear as we do.
Our clean out sale for last two weeks
has been successful and satisfactory. A few
more left and they are going at Prices in
your favor. How about SI.OO Silks for just
half the amount —actual truth—no fake.
Ask to see them.
New goods coming in daily. Advance
styles in fall Hats, Shoes and Percales. See
\
them.
Big Boom in Millinory.
Second shipment of Golf novelties and Felt
Hats for ladies. Beautiful and stylish is
the verdict —50c to $3.50. If not superior
to any on sale in Cartersville, vve don’t ask
you to buy.
J.W.Vaughan&Co
CARTERSVILLE, CA.
CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Assignment of Teachers for the
Next Term
The city public schools will open
for the fall term on the firrt Mon
day in September, and the follow
ing is the assignment of the teach
ers for the term:
WEST SCHOOL.
Miss Lena Ford, principal, Bth
and 9th grades.
Miss Laura Graham, 7th grade.
Miss Sallie May Akin, 6th grade.
Mrs. J. C. Milam, 3rd and 4th
grades.
Miss Eva Hapholdt, Ist and 2d
grades.
EAST SCHOOL.
Miss Pearl Goodwin, principal,
1 st and 2d grades.
Miss Maude Norris 3d and 4th
grades.
Miss Viola Stanford, sth grade.
The registration books will be
open at the book store on the 28th,
29th and 30th inst., and parties de
siring to enter children should se
cure admission tickets on these
days. „
PETITTS CREEK CLUB.
Annual Picnic Held at Mr- M L
Johnson’s
The Pettits Creek Farmers club
held their annual picnic at the
picturesque home of Mr. M. L.
Johnson, near Cass Station, yes
terday.
Quite a number of guest were in
vited and the members of the club
and their friends had an ideal day
for their outing.
A most excellent dinner was
served on the lawn, such as this
club always enjoys, and the day
was most delightfully spent by the
large company present.
Festival at Cassville-
The ladies of the Memorial As
sociation will give an ice cream
festival al the Academy in Cass
ville, next Wednesday night, 20th
instant, for the purpose of raising
additional funds necessary to fin
ish paying for the headstones for
the soldiers’ graves at Cassville
cemetery.
OLD SERIES—22D YEAR
Peaches About Calhoun.
Calhoun, Ga., July 30. —The
peach season is now in earnest.
Two car loads a day are leaving
Calhoun. They are the famous
PBbertas. Each day during the
coining week shipments will be
greatly increased. The fruit is of
finest quality and size and is in
great demand. Good rains through
the peach belt have added much to
the development of the fruit, and
for the next two weeks several cars
a day will leave Calhoun for the
markets. Harbin and Hillhouse
are the leading peach men of this
county and their big orchards are
veritable bee hives of industry—
picking, packing and shipping.
The cantaloupe business has
proved to be a total failure so far
as the financial end is concerned.
Express shipments have failed, in
many instances, to pay charges
and several cars shipped |east
have netted nothing comparatively.
As it stands now, thousands of
cantaloupes are in the fields or be
ing fed to hogs. None are being
gathered, as no cars are being
shipped and the express company
will not have the cantaloupes un
less the express charges are paid
in advance.
Rattlesnake Killed-
While on his way to church from
his camp at Cass Station last Sun
day evening Dr. Sapp found a rat
tlesnake in the road which he dis
patched with a stick.
The snake measured four feet
and had five rattles and a button.
Dr, Sapp sent the rattles to the
News and Courant and states that
they are used in South Georgia for
babies to cut teeth on.
WANTED —4O or 50
acres of land suitable for
peach orchard. Address F.
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