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Series— Vol. lI—No. 9.
death of
AN OLD CITIZEN
Mr, James Stephens Passes Away
at Ripe Age of 85.
aT HIS HOME IN THIS CITY-
Was captain in Militia of Long
Ago-Of Long Lived Family
Was Buried on Thursday-
The cold hand of death has ta
}jen from our midst one of our
oldest and most esteemed citizens.
Mr James M. Stephens died at his
home on Gilmer street, last Wed
nesday evening, at 6 o’clock. Mr.
Stephens had been a man of splen
did'physical powers up to four
months ago, when he was stricken
with paralysis. It was thought
for awhile that he would rally
from the attack,owing to his strong
vitality, and yet be spared to his
dear ones and friends for addi
tional years, but other complica
tions arising soon brought the
Mr. Stephens was a member of
the Baptist church and lived a pi
ous, upright, honorable life. As
citizen, father, friend, he was
correct, kind and true, and was
without enemies. His death leaves
a vacuum in the community.
He was in his 85th year, being
born in Pickens county, South
Carolina, in 1818. His family were
a long lived people, his brother,
Uriah Stephens dying but recently
at the age of 86. He has a bro
ther yet living, Mr. J. B. Stephens,
of Ball Ground, who is past 80.
Mr. Stepheus ceme to Canton in
this state, in 1837. He was cap
tain of militia for eight years and
assisted in gathering up the sol
diers for their departure from this
section. He married Miss Lucinda
Kent, daughter of the late Judge
Mackey Kent, of Cherokee, in
1843. His children who survive
him are: Mrs. F. M. Daniel; Mrs.
J. C. Davis, of Texas; John A.
and J. F. Stephens and Mrs. W. P.
Laramore.
The funeral took place at 3 : 3°
Thursday and was conducted by
Revs. White and Yarbrough.
The following beautiful allusion
to Mr. Stephens’ life is from the
pen of Mrs. Lollie Belle Wylie, of
Atlanta:
“There is nothing more beauti
ful in this world than old age,
when old age is accompanied by
health, good temper and interest in
things pertaining to youth. Such
beauty belougs to Mr. James Ste
phens of Cartersville, a dear old
gentleman in his 81st year. Mr.
Stephens although so old as he
counts the passing of years, has a
complexion that many a girl might
envy because of its rosy freshness,
and many a matron sighs for be
cause of its freedom from wrin
kles and lines. Six feet one inch
in stature he is full in proportion,
with a comely roundness that is
dignified and healthful in outline,
and his nature has grown in fair
ness and beauty as his body has
grown in strength. Mr. Stephens
tells with pride that he has never
been ill but once in his life; and I
am inclined to believe that the
placid reposefulnuss of life, free
from the nerve-straining work of
the up-to-date man, is the reason
of his old age’s perfection. Mr.
Stephens is many times a grand
father, and great grandfather and
he is simply adored by the young
est generation, who regard
“grandpa” as their best comrade.
Such a man! Such a wonderful ex
ample of what an old man should
be! He is worthy the following
by our younger men and makes a
noble example of what a man csn
be, and should be, who regards the
laws of nature, health and God.”
More Seats for the Park-
Through the generosity of the
W. & A. railroad, the park is to
have a number of additional seats.
The seats recently removed from
the old waiting rooms in the depot
have been sitting out in the freight
room. The railroad people have
concluded to present them to the
ladies to be used in the park.
There are about eight of them and
they will be very suitable for park
seats, being made of iron and hard
wood and being strong and cap
able of withstanding the weather.
This will be quite an aopreciable
addition to the town’s popular re
sort and resting place.
THE NEWS AND COURANT.
“BILL ARP"
IS VERY ILL.
Health Has Been Failing for Sev
eral Months.
LONG A FAVORITE WRITER.
His Weekly Letters Have Enter
tained and Instructed Thous
ands of People.
Atlanta Constitution:
The many friends of Maj. Chas.
H. Smith, of Cartersville, the
Georgia sage whose fame has been
spread the country over through
his writings under his pseudonym,
Bill Arp, will be pained to learn
that he is critically ill at his home
in Cartersville. For some months
he has been in feeble health and
during the last few days has had
several attacks from heart trouble.
Monday he suffered a very bad at
tack, and while his family and
physicians hope for his recovery,
still he may die at anyuiuipute.
Major Smith is of
age. He holds a unique position
MAJ. CHARLES H. SMITH (“BILL ARP,’’)
among the literary men of the
south, and perhaps has a larger
circle of readers than any man in
the southern states engaged in
regular work.
Few men in Georgia are as well
acquainted with the early history
of the state as Major Smith. He
is regarded as an authority on all
ante bellum affairs and very often
in his writings discusses present
problems in the light of his exper
iences in the years before the war
between ihe states.
For many years Major Smith
has contributed to the Sunday
Constitution. His letters have al
ways been one of the features of
the paper, and there are numbers
of people all over Georgia and
throughout the entire south who
await the coming of the paper
with interest, largely on account
of the fact that it is to contain
"Bill Arp’s letter.
These letters have not only
been read by the subscribers to
the Constitution, but have been
reproduced in the weekly edition
and copied regularly by a number
of the leading dailies of the south
as well as by a great many local
weeklies. Through these different
agencies Major Smith reached
nearly every home in the south
and there are few indeed to which
he has not been extended a warm
welcome.
There has possibly never been a
writer who has succeeded so well
in getting close to the hearts of
his readers as has Major Smith.
The tender sentiments and homely
philosophy of the Georgia sage as
will as his unswerving loyalty to
the cause of the confederacy have
caused him to be loved wherever
his writings have been read.
Major Smith has not confined his
energies to newspaper work, but
has also won wide fame as an au-
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1902.
PROBALY ONE OF A GANG-
Officer Bill Puckett Captures a
Wily Netjro Thief Monday.
Losers of sundrry articles cf
of personal value have to thank
Mr. Bill Puckett for arresting and
putting a stop to the operations of
a nergo who has been raiding
private precincts and burglareously
apptopriating property.
Mr. Puckett having a mining
Camp near the Wolf Pen road, four
or five miles from town, recently
discovered that some one had been
visiting the camp in his absence
and carrying away provisions as
well as some of the utensls. A
negro named Oscar Wikley, hailing
from Cherokee, and living with his
wife in a little house in that local
ity, was surprised when Mr. Puck
ett identified a dinner buckett the
negro had as his, he determined on
liis arrest. Monday morning when
he met him in the'road he got out
of his buggy and the negro in a
conversation soon committed him
self sufficiently to satisfy Mr.
Puckett he was making no mistake
and he immediately put a pair of
handcuffs which he got from his
pockets on the negros wrists. The
house of the negro was visited
and there was found there a num
ber of things missed from the
camps and also numerous things
stolen from the house of Tom
Garrett last Tnursday night. Mr.
Puckett also got from the negros
person a gold watch, since discov
ered to be the property of Mr.
Newt wheeler, in Cherokee, from
whom the negro had stollen it.
Mr. Puckett thinks the negro
is out of a gang that has been
thieving around in the rural homes.
A New Cotton Companp.
Avery strong financial organ
ization has just been effected un
der the name of Cartersville Cotton
and Produce Cos. This new con
cern has leased the Pyron Ware
houses and yards and have entered
the field to buy cotton, cotton
seed, and all marketable farm
products. To sell cotton Seed
hulls and meal and such heavy
commodities as are usually handled
by warehousemen.
They will also conduct a gen
eral storage business by issuing
warehouse receipts upon the most
liberal terms to patrons. Also
making or having made the most
liberal advances of money on cot
ton entrusted to their care.
This is quite an advantag to
Cartersville and Bartow Cos., and
insures the very highest market
price for cotton and cotton seed
this season.
Every seller of these products
should call upon this new firm and
give them a trial.
tlior and a lecturer. He has a
'■ large personal acquaintance in al
most every section of Georgia, and
the news of his illness will bring
sadness to many homes.
Dr. W. P. Nicholson, of this
I city, received a telegram last night
calling him to Cartersville to at
-1 tend Smith. He will leave
1 tor Cartersville on the first train
fhis morning.
NEW DEPOT
NOW OPEN.
Handsome Addition Has Been Fin
ished and is
COMPLETE IN EVERY DETAIL.
Opened to the Public this Week-
All Modern Conveniences for
Trvellnß Public.
The handsome new passenger
station of the Western and Atlan
tic railroad was opened to the trav
elling public on Tuesday, and Mr.
J C. Wofford, the clever and pop
ular agent of the road, is happy
over the completion of the work.
The building is of pressed brick
and slate roof and the arrangement
of the interior is perfect.
The entrance to the ladies wait
ing room is from the and
next to the railroad tracks, while
that for the colored waiting room
is from the north end of the depot.
Toilet rooms are connected with
each department and all moden
conveniences have been arranged
for the comfort of those waiting for
trains.
The waiting rooms are connected
with the ticket office through win
dows and Mr. Wofford can now
hand out the tickets from a con
venient office arranged for that
purpose. The interior finish is
very handsome in dark colors, and
the furnishings are of a dark oak
finish with the most comfortable
seats and a few rocking chairs for
the convenience of ladies with
small children and elderly people.
The office has been fitted up with
convenient desks and tables, and
the telegraph and express offices
presided over by that affable and
accomodating -gentlemen, Mi. W.
F. Baker, has been arranged for
the prompt and convenient hand
ling of the business of these de
partments.
In the rear of the offie an ex
press room has been cut off on one
side and a baggage room on the
other with a hall between leading
to the freight room. This has also
been enlarged and a covered addi
tion which extends over the plat
form gives ample rooqi for hand
ling the freight business of the
road which is increasing every
year.
The young men who assist in
these departments are Mr. Frank
Wallace and James Wofford in the
freight office, and Luther Law
horn, in the express office, who are
ever ready to serve the public in a
way that is pleasing to those who
have business at the depot.
Cartersville is proud of the ad
dition to its depot facilities and
now 7 can boast of the prettiest and
most convenient depot on the line
of the Western and Atlantic rail
road, not excepting the Atlanta car
shed.
we should not neglect to state
that the new depot is the work of
Mr. Eugene Smith, who was
awarded the contract above other
bidders, and he had done his work
well.
THE MUSIC CLUB-
Program for Meeting on First
Saturday In October.
The following is the program
for the next meeting of the Car
tersville Music Club, which will
be held at the home of Mrs. J. W.
Jones on the first Saturday in Oc
tober. It is hoped that all whose
names appear will learn the parts
assigned to them.
Talk—Grand Opera in New
York--Miss Augusta Calhoun.
Piano Solo —Dr. t Frischuty—
Mrs Hansell.
Robert Le Diable —Song—Miss
Jane Crouch,
Cavallem Rusticana for Piano —
Miss Hudgins.
Song—Lucia di Lamermoor —
Miss Milner.
Piano—William Tell-duo —Miss
Wikle, Miss Kate Crouch.
Song—Elsas Dream—Mrs. Felton
Jones.
Piano Duo Preciso —Miss Ella
Neel, Miss Mary Foute.
Song—Flower Song—Faust —
Miss Mary Mun^ord.
Piano Duo De Freischutz —Mrs.
Aubrey, Rosa Aubrey.
J CURES^WHtRUW 1 iST
had Best Couah Syrup. Tastes Good. use g
In time. Sold byjjrugghits.
NEW WAREHOUSE.
Mil CIMFiIM.
We have leased and control the Pyron Ware
house and yards, We are in the market to
buy your
Cotton and Cotton Seed
In Carters*, ille or near by territory. We will
give the highest market price for cotton and
marketable products.
We do a general storage business, issuing
warehouse receipts and having liberal advan
ces of money made on stored cotton.
Have your cotton cut on the wagon orjstreet, or bring
to our platform, where you obtain the best returns.
CARTERSVILLE •
COTTON AND PRODUCE CO.
808 H. McGINNIS. Manager,
JOE G. CANNON, Assistant Buyer.
GREAT CROWDS
ATTENOMEETINGS
Beginning of Tabernacle Brings
Many People to Cartersville*
FIVE THOUSAND HERE SUNDAY-
Services Three Times Dally Large
ly Attended and Much Feel
ing is Being Manifested.
The opening day of the Sam
Jones tabernacle meeting brought
many people to Cartersville last
Sunday, and careful estimates
place the number at five thousand.
The tabernacle was crowded at the
morning service and many stood
around on the outside throughout
the service.
Rev. Sam P. Jones was called
away last week and could not get
back until Monday. The opening
sermon was preached by Rev.
George Stewart whose eloquent
words held his audience in rapt
attention.
The singing is conducted by
Prof. Hillis who has his large
choir well trained for the song ser
vice which is given before each
sermon, and beautiful solos are
rendered by Mrs. A. B. Cunyers
and Prof. Seagle. The two pianos
are presided over by Mrs. Mary
Jones Mays and Mrs. Ruohs Py
ron, both of whom are excellent
performers.
Dr. Monk, who is a favorite
with Cartersville people, is here,
and his earnest solicitude for the
welfare of souls as portrayed in his
masterful sermons, touches the
hearts of his hearers and brings
them to think more of their spirit
ual welfare.
Rev. Mr. Ostrom, of Indiana,
has charmed the people with his
earnest pleadings for a better life,
and is a young man of much force
as a pulpit orator.
Other distinguished ministers
will be present during the week
and the services will continue morn
ing, afternoon and night through
Old Series —22d Year
next Sunday. Mr. Jones will
preach at one service each day and
at the morning service next Sun
day, when it is expected that even
a larger crowd will be present than
was here last Sunday.
Both the East and West and
western and Atlantic railroads
give special rates on Sunday, and
the former will run a special train
from Pell City, Ala.
Mr. Jones states that the meeting
has opened more auspiciously for
good results than he has ever
known and he looks for a great
revival of religion in Cartersville.
REV- A- W- BEALER-
Writes of His Feelings on Leaving
Cartersville,
Rev. A. W. Bealer has begun
his work as the field editor of the
Christian Index, and his announce
ment contains the following in re
gard to Cartersville and its people.
"I can never forget the brotherly
love that has been reached out to
me by the brethern in Cartersville,
and especially by the women. Nor
can I forget the sweet courtesies
that were shown me by the members
of the other denominations. A
more congenial set of men I never
hope to meet than those who oc
cupy the pulpits in Cartersville:
F. W. Ambler, the sweet-spirited
rector of the Episcobal church,
Harry White, the progressive Pres
byterian pastor, George Yarbrough
the whole souled Methodist,
Beverly Allen, the earnest persid
ing elder, Joe Jones (mine own
spiritual son )Uncle Charlie All
day, the Methodist evangelist, who
says he has only to move up one
notch to get shouting happy, and
Sam Jones, the only originoal, who
has been my near neighbor for
about three years. No man ever
had better neighbors than I have
found in Sam Jones and his wife.
I have made many friends in Car
tersville who shall never be forgot
ten, and I hope to know them bet
ter in the other world. My work
there is at an end. I step out into
a wider field. I pray God to use
me. I ask the brethren to help
me assuring, them that I stand
ready to render them any assist
ance iy mn power at any time.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cur©
Digests what you eat*