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NeW Series— Vol. lI—No 26.
IEV OFFICIALS ■
ASSOIJIITIES.
Bartow County’s Corps of New
Officers Are
NOWIN THEOFFICIALHARNESS
County Commissioners Elect Chair
man and Secretary—Leake
ana !rlck the Men.
Bartow county’s new officers,
having received then commissions
and made their bonds entered up
on the duties of their several posi
tions on the ist.
The officials are nearly all new
men, but they seem,to grasp the
idea of what is required of them
like veteran public servants.
Mr. Walton, the new clerk,
meets all callers pleasantly but
with a self possessed and a busi
ness air. Capt. Bob Anderson,
whose previous faithful services
are so well known and whose
courtesy is proverbial, seems
thoroughly at home.
Bob Maxwell, the sheriff, is of
course familiar with his duties,
having had lots of good experience.
His deputy and jailer, Warren
Tinsley will not need any one to
tell him what to do.
Mr. W. H. Milner, the new treas
urer, is a splendid business man,
accurate and safe, and will very
soon be thoroughly familiar with
his duties.
The county commissioners held
their first meeting in the new court
house yesterday and organized by
electing John S. Leake chairman
and James L. Irirk, clerk. The
body is composed of J. S. Leake, J.
L. Irick, W. D. Rowland, R. J.
Raideu and W. M. Turner.
Honor Roll-
The following is the roll of
honor of the public schools for
December, 1902:
EAST SCHOOL.
First Grade —Annie Lewis, 98.6;
Claudie Lewis, 98.3; Hugh Brad
ford, 98.1; Georgia Watkins, 98.0.
Second Grade —Willie Bradford,
98.2; Reneau Bradford, 97.5; Nora
Wofford, 97.5; Annie Ray, 97. x.
Third Grade —Annie McElroy,
98.0; Paul Littlefield, 97.0; Dayton
Landers, 95.7; Hershel Goode, 94.9.
Fourth Grade —Leo White, 97.5;
Ruth Ray, 97.1; OUie Bennett, 96.6;
Mattie Layton, 94.9.
Fifth Grade —Ethel Smith, 96.8;
Maggie Ray, 96.3; Nellie Hudgins,
95 8 ; Bossie Hendricks, 95.5.
WEST SCHOOL.
First Grade —Ruby Rogers, 98.5;
Clifton Cowden, 98.1; Annie Lee
Jackson, 98.0; Frank Jackson,
97-6-
Second ,Grade—lsa Neel, 100;
Alice Crouch, 99. r, Merrell Mon
fort, 98.1; Roy Dobbs, 97.8.
Third Grade —Sarah Fite, 99.8;
Minerva Word, 99.8; Annie Hen
dricks, 98.7; Katie Smith, 98.3.
Fourth Grade—Frances Akin,
99-3: Jessie Daves, 99.3; Emily
Daves, 99.1; Amy Tomlinson, 98.5.
Sixth Grade—Ben Reynolds,
95.0; Selma Scheuer, 98.0; Robert
Neel, 97.7; Armaretta Brooks, 97.4;
Lmma Fleming 97.4.
HIGH SCHOOL.
First Grade—Lillian Akin, 97.4;
Kitty Conyers, 97.0, Josie Wallace,
95-6; Arthur Jackson, 95.6.
Second Grade —Maybell Jones,
Maxie Barron, 96.1; Charlotte
Marshall, 96.0; J. V. Marshall,
95-2.
Third Grade—Lizzabel Saxon,
97-4: Lindsay Forrester, 95.3; Mor
rin Walker, 94.6; Lamar Puckett,
93-0,
Durhatn Weds Miss Connelly-
Dr. A. J. Durham accompanied
by his sister, Mrs. Chas. Adams,
left Monday morning for States
ville, S. C., at which place, as an
nounced in the Post last week, he
'-yas married to Miss Mattie Mae
L°nnelly, on Wednesday evening.
Ihe wedding ceremony occurred
m the First Methodist church and
was pronounced by Rev. H. K.
Boyer.
Miss Connelly was the daughter
of Col. and Mrs. J, B. Connelly of
Statesville and is a young woman
°f rare intellect and accomplish
ments.
The happy twain left immedi
ately after the ceremony for Ac
worth. They reached here yester
day and received the hearty con
THE NEWS AND COURANT.
gratulatious and blessings of their
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Durham have
taken rooms at the residence of
John N. Williams, where they
will be at home to their friends. —
Acworth Post.
Both these young people are
well known in Cartersville, having
formerly lived here and their
friends in the city will wish them
much joy and prosperity.
GREAT INDUSTRIAL STRIDES
Taken In the Last Year Surpass all
Previous Experiences.
New York, Dec. 30 —Bradstreet’s
review of the business year, to be
issued next Saturday, will have
the following:
“To say that 1902 was the best
year this country has ever ex
perienced, while truthful enough
in the maiu, does not suggest fully
the enormous strides which the
United States took in the year just
closed.
‘Practically every branch of
ordinary trade and manufacture
shows an increase above the best
of previous years, and yet this
immense enlargement of output
was not sufficient of itself to satisfy
the growing—it must even be
termed insatiable —demand for all
kinds of materials.
“In many cases the useful for
eign outlet for our products was,
perforce, neglected by American
producers, who confined their ef
forts to supplying insistent domes
tic demand, while in others foreign
production was called upon to re
enforce domestic output, with the
result that uew currents and chan
nels were created in our foreign
trade. Our export trade, there
fore, shrunk, while our imports
expanded to unprecedented figures.
'“The railroads of the country,
iu their efforts to handle the busi
ness offered them, suffered as
never before from congestion, and
complaints of interference with
production and distribution of the
products of the farm, the mine, the
shop and t':e loom was practically
universal.
“Industrial unrest was naturally
marked,as it always is in times either
of prosperity or of depression, and
serious disorganization of some of
the country’s basic industries re
sulted for a time. 111 many cases,
however, resort to extremes was
avoided or rendered unnecessary
by liberal recognition by employers
of changes in the standard of liv
ing, and it is safe to say that two
men obtained higher wages or had
their working time reduced with
out resort to strikes for every one
who actually quit work.
“Speculation, it is true, felt the
checks imposed upon it by con
servatism, by r short crops in the
preceding year, and, last but not
least, by high rates for money.
But, despite the fact that stock
market operations were only about
one-half those of 1901, bank ck-ar
ings, those usually reliable guides
of business, showed aggregates
practically equal to the hitherto
unheard-of totals of 190:. All
this was accomplished with a
minimum of friction, as reflected
in the form of business embarrass
ments.”
LOOK UP AND LIVE.
When all life's storms are still
And all life's noises into calm hour
passed.
When rest and quiet comes to us at
last,
What matters good or ill?
What matter, love or hate?
Calm hands are folded o’er a quiet
breast,
The weary head is pillowed in sweet
rest,
And sorrgw comes too late!
What matters wealth and fame?
The narrow grave is all
can give,
The deathless soul in other worlds
shall ’ive ,
And men forget our name.
What matters aught of earth?
The passing picture of a shadowed
dream,
The changing eddies of a turbid
stream,
Sure these are nothing worth.
Why, then, despond, sad heart?
The mother thou lovest has but found
at last
Sweet peace and calm and rest when
toil is past,
For death is not the end!
Whv its life’s storms stilled
The soul has returned to him who
gives,
For it is life after death, Oh! look
and live!
Look up—the angel mother wills.
Minntk Lkk Arnold.
Ford, Ga., December 1901.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1903.
TO RECEIVE THE
HEW COURT HOUSE
County Commissioners to Accept
New Structure Saturday-
JANUARY TERM OF COURT
To Open Next Monday—Dedicatory
Exercises Before
Opening-.
Bartow superior court will con
vene in the new court house next
Monday morning, at 10 o’clock.
Before any court business is
transacted there will be some ded
icatory exercises, to which every
body, and especially the ladies, are
invited. No special programme
has been arranged, but the exer
cises will be appropriate and in
teresting.
The new building has been
undergoing the finishing touches
for several days. The new seats
arrived last week and were placed
in position; also the judge’s stand
and railing.
The board of commissioners
who held their January meeting in
the new building yesterday were
to have accepted the building from
the contractors. They organized
for work and adjourned to meet
Saturday to accept the new build
ing.
BIG MONEY IN TRUCKING,
H. B Matthews, of Smith County.
Texas, Gets $1360 from 18
Acres of Ground.
The Cotton Belt Route, through
its General Passenger Department
at St. Louis, is giving out data
regarding the glowing of fruits
and vegetables along its lines in
Eastern Texas. Here is what a
Smith County man accomplished
during the season just passed, the
interview appearing in the “Diver-,
sifier,” published at Tyler, Texas.
Mr. H. B. Matthews said:
“I had two and a half acres in
strawberries: gathered 213 crates;
sold for $440. I put out eight
acres in tomatoes; gathered 1430
crates; sold for $940; planted the
same land in late corn and fall
Irish potatoes; corn did only fairly
well; potatoes made fine ciop, and
gathering at this writing, and ex
pect to realize a good price for
them in the spring for seed. I had
four acres planted to Jones water
melons, from which I sold $l5O.
I had six acres in pumpkin yams;
two acres I set early and four acres
late; Lom the early patch I gather
ed 320 bushels and sold them for
$230, and the late planting I am
not through gathering, though I
am selling them at 50 cents a
bushel as I gather them. I cannot
tell how much per acre they will
yield. I have one and a half acres
in blackberries, from which I sold
SIOO. And for what I think of the
outlook of our country and truck (
business I would be almost afraid
to tell my honest opinion, for some
one would think I was a big land
owner and had lots of land to sell.
I am only a small truck grower,
and have been in the business but
a short time; but for my experience
and observations I think that the
outlook for our part of the country
is flattering.”
A Fine Attraction.
The entertainment given by the
Dunbar Bell Ringers and Male
Quartette Company at the opera
house Tuesday night, under the
auspices of the Home Mission So
ciety of the Methodist church, now
conducting the Lyceum course,
was one of the most chaste, refined
and eujovable our people have had
an opportunity of attending in
some time.
It was a bold move for so small
a body of ladies to undertake as
that indicated by the responsibility
of the season’s lyceum, but since
the taste for amusement is of so
cultivated a kind the community
will look to it that responses in
patronage will see the projectors
out. There are three more events
in the course, and they include the
famous Chicago*Glee Club.
Attention! Veterans!
Camp P. M. B. Young will meet
at the old courthouse on Saturday,
January io, at io o’clock. The
annual election of officers will oc
cur at that time, and a full atend
ance is requested.
J. G. M. Montgomery,
Commander.
IN HANDS OF
A RECEIVER.
Messrs- Melloy and Branham Take
Charge of Affairs
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OF BLUE RIDGE MINING CO-
AsTemporarv Receivers. Extensive
Mineral Property. With Wealth
of Various Ores,
The affairs of the Blue Ridge
Mining company were last week
put in receivers, hands. Mr. A.
D. Melloy, of New York, and Judge
Joel Branham of Rome, have been
appointed the temporary receivers.
It is understood that the movement
is that of mortgagees proceeding
for a forecloseure on the property.
The amount of mortgagees’ claim is
said to be $300,000. The Blue
Ridge Mining Company purchased
the Etowah property, consisting
of 17,500 acres of mineral, timber
and farm lands, two years ago. It
is hoped things will so shape them
selves soon that work may be car
ried on the property.
SAID SHE WAS ROBBED.
Woman Claiming to be from Car
tersville Mixed In Affair.
Atlanta News.
A woman, who gave her name as
Dora Ford, a man said to be a
deserter from the army, and a
quart bottle of whisky participated
in an alleged robbery hatched out
at the depot late Thursday after
noon. Dora Ford claimed to be
from Cartersville, and she, with
the man, were said to be following
another woman, Miss'Saliie Davis,
of Dalton, or Savannah.
Patrolman Meeks, noting their
suspicious actions, started to arrest
them, but allowed them to board
Conductor Holcombe’s train. Noth
ing more was heard of the affair
until Conductor Holcombe return
ed from his run to Chattanooga
and reported that the Davis woman
complained of having been robbed
of $430 by the Ford woman, who
failed to secure $320 more which
she had on her person.
It has developed that the Ford
woman recently ran away from
her home. The whereabouts of
the three are unknown.
Dividends Paid-
The stockholders of the Bank of
Cartersville were smiling as they
came out of the bank with their
dividend checks for the past six
months.
Mr. Milam was congratulated by
the directors npon the large earn
ings for his first year’s work in the
banking busiuess. The statement
shows an increase of deposits and
of surplus.
The directors held their regular
weekly meeting on Friday and
granted many loans, and transacted
other business relating to the wel
fare of its customers in both town
and country.
Rev- Irl R- Hicks 1903 Almanac-
To say that this splendid work
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than ever, is stating it mildly. The
demand lor it is far beyond all
previous years. To say that such
results, reaching through thirty
years, are not based upon sound
sense and usefulness, is an insult
to the intelligence of the millions.
Prof. Hicks, through this great
Almanac, and his famous family
and scientific journal, Word and
Works, is doing a work for the
whole people not approached by
any other man or publication. A
fair test will prove this to any
reasonable person. Added to the
most luminous course in astronomy
for 1903, forecasts of storms and
weather are given, as never before,
for every day in the year, all
charmingly illustrated with nearly
two hundred engravings. The
price of single Almanac, including
postage and mailing, is thirty
cents. Word and Works with the
Almanac is SI.OO a year. Write to
Word and Works Publishing Cos.,
2201 Locust Street, St. Louis. Mo.,
and prove to yourself their great
value,
I. 0- 0- F-
A regular meeting Cartersville
Lodge No. 142, I. O. O. F. Thurs
day night, Jan. 15, 7 o’clock,
Work in 2jid degree.
W. K. Smith, N. G.
G. W r . Hendricks, Sec’y.
SOCIAL AND
feminine Topics
CARRIE GARMOR JOMOH.
Wednesday afternoon, as the
shadows deedened into twilight,
the roll of carriage wheels announc
ed the arrival of guests to witness
the marriage of Miss Julia Smith
to Mr. Julian Lee Smith, of Selma
Alabama. The ceremony occurred
in the Presbyterian church at five
o’clock with Rev. John G. Murray,
the Episcopal rector of the Chuich
of the Advent, of Birmingham, and
a close friend of the groom, as cel
ebram.
Loving hands of the bride's girl
friends had placed palms,
glossy and graceful, aristically en
circling the altar. Bamboo, holly
and mistletoe, they had twined
about the choir railing and chan
deliers, mellowing with their dainty
tendrils, the brilliant light.
White tapers, they had grouped
amid the greens that the soft light
and beauty of all might blend to
surround this bonny % bride with
the joys that were hers upon her
bridal day.
Mrs. W. W. Y’oung presided at
the organ and rendered a beauti
ful anto-nuptial program.
At the first notes of the wedding
march, the attendants passed down
the aisle, Mr. Sproull Fouche, and
Mr. Malcolm Smith down the left,
and Mr. Joseph Calhoun and Hon.
H. C. Fisher down the right.
Mrs. W. H. Flemming, matron
of honor, came next alone, wearing
an exquisite costume of white cloth
with a picture hat of Irish point
lace and carrying pink carnations.
Tue groom and his best man,
Mr. Harry Smith approached the
altar next and awaited the bride.
Next came the bride. Of course,
the groom came in for his share of
scrutiny, for “all the world loves
a lover” but it w r as the bride who
was the observed of all observers.
Perhaps, because Cartersville has
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always been her home, and she is
so well beloved, perhaps, because
her marriage is the consummation
of a pretty love romance, perhaps,
because she leaves her home and
friends to follow the fortunes of
her husband in another city, the
eyes and hearts were all with the
bride.
She came in upon the arm of
her sistsr, Miss Octavia Smith who
wore a beautiful frock of light blue
crepe de chine, lace and spangled
Dimmed, with picture hat of the
same shade. She also carried pink
carnations.
The bride was dressed in an
elegant brown cloth gown—most
becoming to her queenly figure —
with corsage trimmings of panne
velvet, cream lace and persian, em
broidery. Her hat was of mink
fur with a crown of real lace and
violets. v In her hand she carried a
large bouquet of bride’s rose buds.
The church was filled with in
terested friends, a number of whom
accompanied the bridal party from
the church to the station, first to
congratu’ate Mr. and Mrs. Royal
Smith upon the exceptional young
man who was now a member of the
family and the life companion of
their much beloved daughter, then
to say goodbye to the bride and
wish her all manner of happiness
in her new home. While the de
tails of this beautiful ceremony
were not elaborate, they were in
keeping with the requirements of
perfect taste and as the bride wish
ed it to be, it was fraught with
sentiment and sweet simplicity.
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Smith left
on southbound train for St. Aug-'
tine. FTa., where they will beguests
at the Ponce de Leon Jgr several
days and will then go to Palm
Beach for a fortnight.
Among the out of town guests
present were: Maj. and Mrs. W. F.
Ayre, Miss Anna Ayre, Mrs. R. E.
Collier, Mr. and Mrs. Hines Smith,
Rome, Mrs, W. H. Fleming, Au
gusta, Mr. Harry Smith, Selma,
Ala., Col. and Mrs. H. C. Fisher,
of Newnan.
Mr. Sherman Granger has a
merry way all his own and when
he issued invitations to a number
of his young friends to be his
guests at Overlook from eight
o’clock, December the thirty-first,
1902 until 12:30 o’clock January
the first, 1903, everyone knew* a
jolly time was in store for them.
A succession of games was played
and before they realized the flight
of time, the cocks were crowing for
12 o’clock, the old year was slip
ping away and anew year of hap
piness was dawning upon them.
Old Series—32d Year
A hot course supper was served
in the dining room and the good
nights were said w th a wish from
every one to everyone that they
might enjoy to the fullest the good
things in store for them in the new
year.
Miss Mary Lou Wikle is the
guest of friends in Atlanta.
One has but to cross a threshold
to feel some special atmosphere
which hovers over that home. This
is a fact quite pronounced with
Mr. and Mrs. Patterson and that
atmosphere is genuine hospitality,
good taste and daintiness.
This popular couple lowered the
latch string to their friends en
masse for the first time since they
moved in their attractive new
nome and these fiiends responded
heartily to this invitation. This
home was pretty iu its decorations
of evergreens and potted plants.
Mrs. Patterson wearing a hand
some costume of cream cloth with
a real lace bertha, received her
friends in the parlor while Mr.
Patterson, iu his genial w y was
all over the house at once.
A number of ladies were scatter
ed throughout the house assisting
Mr. and Mrs. Patterson in dispen
sing hospitality. They were Mrs.
D. B. Freeman, Mrs. Wikle, Mrs.
Horry Bradley, Mrs. James Field,
Miss Kate Crouch, Miss Mary Lou
Wikle.
In the dining room the colors of
decoration were red and green.
The dining table was a pretty pict
ure with its cover of battenburg
lace, which is the exquisite handi
work of Mrs. Patterson, A silver
candelabra, holding red and green
tapers was placed at each corner,
and the bonbons in silver dishes
carried out the same color motif.
At tete-a-tete table a salad course
was served with steaming mocha,
followed by a sweet course—the
ice cream being capped off with
red and green cherries. About
one hundred guests called during
the evening to enjoy the pleasant
affair. -
Last Friday at one o’clock, Mrs.
Nathaniel Granger entertained a
number of her friends at luncheon
which was daintily planned and
executed in the colors of pink,
green and white. Cables of cedar
were festooned about the walls,
and crossing high above the table
where they were tied with pink
bows. The luncheon of six courses
was a transition from soup, through
salad to coffee, these colors pre
dominating throughout. For the
couuterpiece, a jardiniere holding
a feathery fern rested upon a large
square of Mexican drawn work
over pink. Filmy squafes of the
same handiwork over pink were
scattered about the table on which
the silver dishes of pink and white
bobons and olives were placed.
At intervals around the tables
were brass candle sticks holding
lighted tapers casting a mellow
glow upon the picture.
The day was dismal and the
clouds weeping, nevertheless not
one of the ladies invited could re
sist the temptation of the pleasure
they knew would be theirs as Mrs.
Granger’s guest, and all were pres
ent. Covers laid for Mrs.
Nathaniel Granger, Mrs. Graham,
Mrs. Harris Hall, Mrs. John W.
Akin, Mrs, A. O. Granger, Mrs.
Thomas Lumpkin, Mrs. Walker
Alley, Mrs. W. W. Daves, Mrs. D.
B. Freeman, Mrs. R. P. Morgan,
Mrs. M. F. Word, Mrs. A. W.
Fite, Mrs. P. S Shelman, Mrs.
Felton Jones.
Mrs. John W. Akin gave a din
ner Friday evening to the old
maids, widows and orphans.
The music club meets at the
home of Miss S. M. Akin on Satur
day, January the seventeenth at
2:30 o’clock p. m. The program
is as follows: Musicial Program —
American composers. DeKoven,
Recessional. (Ocet) Mrs. Felton
Jones, Munford, Florence
Milner, Jennie Crouch, Orie Pest,
S. M. Akin, Kate Crouch, Estelle
Calhouu.
Nevin —Song—“Little Boy Blue.”
Miss Annie Miiner.
Nevin —Piano —“Love Song”
Miss Kate Crouch.
Nevin —Song—“Stars of a Summer
Night.” Miss Orie Best.
DeKoven —Piano —“In my Lady’s
Garden.” Miss Julia Poute.
DeKoven — Song —“Dainty Doro
thea. Miss Florence Milner.
DeKoven—Violen —"Algerian Noc
turne.” Miss Laurie Neel.
Nevin—Song—“My Desire.”
Miss Jennie Grouch,
The Music club will give a Dime
Musical at the home of Miss Es
telle Calhoun on Wednesday after
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