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New Series —Yol. Ill—No lo
MRS. SHOCKLEY DEAD.
Aged Lady. Long Time Resident.
Passes Away,
Mrs. Ann Shockley died, at the
home of her daughter, Miss Leo
Shockley, Wednesday night of last
week. Mrs. Shockley was 77 years
of age, and her death was from
general debility.
Mrs- Shockley was the widow
of Mr Thomas Shockley, who died
about eighteen years ago. She
was of an aristocrrtic. prominent
and influential family, being orig
iuall)' Miss Clark, of Hall county.
Her brother was recently a mem
ber of the legislature from Hall,
and was a prominent figure in
that body. Before the war, with
her husband, she moved to Cobb
county, where Mr- Shockley was a
large planter and merchant. In
1872 they moved to this city, where
Mr. followed the mer
cantile business for a number of
years. She leaves six children, as
follows: Mrs, Baylis Lewis, of
Adairsville; Mrs. Dr, Turk, of Can
ton; Misses Leo, Ida and Ruth
Shockley, of this city, and Mr.
Raymond Shockley, of South Car
olina. Mrs. Shockley was a mem
ber of the Methodist church and a
true Christian woman.
Milhollana-Henderson-
Thursday evening at 5 o’clock,
at the home of the bride in Cass
ville, Ga., Miss Clair Milholland
and Mr. Herman Henderson were
married by Rev. Mr. Tumlin. A
number of friends and relatives
witnessed the service, which was
simple yet beautiful.
The house was artistically deco
rated with mistletoe, ferns and bam
boo. The bride was beautifully
gowned in a wedding dress of
creamy white albatross, elaborately
trimmed with hand-embroidered
medallions. The bride and groom
entered the parlor to the strains of
Mendelssohn’s wedding march,
played by Miss Gertie Chunn. The
ceremony was simple yet very im
pressive, immediately after which
the bridal party went to a recep
tion given at the home of the
groom. Several guests from At
lanta and Rome came to attend the
wedding. Quite a number of ele
gant presents attest the popularity
.of this young couple, Mr. and
Mrs. Henderson will go immedi
ately to housekeeping in their new
home at Bochee. Ga
You
I NEED
THAT MONEY.
1 turnished you medi
cines when you were
sorely in need of them
on credit.
Must insist on you
-coming forward and
paying at once.
You might get sick
again. Take the him.
Don’t treat this lightly.
Mean business, must
have what you owe me.
I F.wmtD
Tk Dreuisi.
THE NEWS AND COURANT.
A FATAL ACCIDENT.
CarDanter Dies from Being Hit by
Piece of Timber.
A Mr. Hunt, a carpenter at work
for the Tennessee Coal & Iron Cos.,
received a fatal hurt from a piece
of falling timber, at Bartow last
Friday.
About 4 o’clock in the afternoon,
while was standing on the
ground doing some work about a
large new ore washer that is being
built, a large beam intended to be
used on the upper part of the
structure fell. One end of the
huge piece of timber struck the
ground first and then tilted toward
Hunt who was unable to get out of
the way quick enough to prevent
the other end in its fall from strik
ing him on the side of the head.
The blow was a terrific one and
the man fell to the ground and
expired in a few' moments.
Hunt was from Horse Creek,
Ala., where he leaves to survive
him a wife, which is his second
wife, and three children.
Plis people being notified by
telegram, his father-in-law came
over to direct matters pertaining to
his funeral. He was a member of
the Odd Fellows order and the
lodge of this city sent a deputation
to assist in laying away their dead
brother. The remains were inter
red at Mount Zion church, five
miles west of the city, Odd Fel
lows from the Stilesboro lodge
joining those from Cartersville in
the burial exercises. He was bur
ied beside his first wife and his
mother.
Hunt was reared in this county,
near where his remains were
buried, but moved to Alabama a
number of years ago, where he
remained until a few months ago
when he engaged to work for the
Tennessee Coal and Iron Cos.
FIRE DRILLS-
Thy Should Introduced in Ev
•ry School, Thinks Mr. Granger.
Editors News and Courant:
The following item I think is
worth republishing:
“The adyantage of a well-prac
ticed fire drill, such as is familiar
in many schools in our large cities,
and ought to be familiar in all, is
illustrated by a fire in Toronto last
week. A tbree-story scboolbouse,
with six hundred children, caught
fire the day school opened after
the holidays. Smoke was observed
coming from the walls about the
registers on the second floor; the
teacher telephoned the principal on
another floor; he made a speedy in
vestigation and sounded the fire
gong, which was the signal for a
fire-drill of the pupils. They re
sponded immediately. None of
the teachers or scholars was in a
panic, and in less than two min
utes the whole school was on the
street, without their wraps. Theu
the larger boys went back and
secured the wraps from the lower
story and some of those from the
second story, but the whole build
ing was in flames, and half the
children lost their outer clothing.
Not a single life was lost, nor one
child injured, although the build
ing was totally destroyed. That
one experience was enough to just
ify and repay all the trouble that
had been had in fire drills during a
dozen or more years.”
Fire drills should be enforced by
law in every school in the laud-
The safety of the children should
be a paramount duty.
Respectfully yours,
A. O. Granger.
New Council Goes In-
The new mayor and four aider
men elected on the 13th instant
took the oath of office and the new
body thus completed assumed their
duties last night. The following
officers were elected for the year:
Clerk —G. W- Waldrup.
Day Marshal —J, A. Henderson.
Night Marshals —John Spence,
S. P. Satterfield.
Superintendent Water Wjrks—
J. E- Wikle.
Street Overseer —J. C. Caldwell.
Cemetery Sexton —Aaron Hazie
wood.
Engineer at Water Works —N.
L. Newhouse.
The duties of collecting water
and gas rents were transferred from
the water and gas superintendent
to the clerk and salaries readjusted
accordingly.
An additional night marshal
was put on.
For Bent.
Six room house, largejbarn and
garden. Mrs. Sam P. Jones.
CAKTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JAN. 21, 1901.
MRS- HERRING DEAD-
Well Known Lady of Grassdale
Passes Away Last Week. | I
Mrs. Camilla J. Herring, one bf
best known and most beiovfd
ladies of the Grassdale neighbor
hood, died at her home Wednes
day of last week, 13th instant.
She had been in declining health
since last spring and on Friday
night, the Bth, she had a stroke of
paralysis, alter which she rapidly
grew worse until the end came at
the time stated.
Mrs. Herring was the wife of
Mr. J. C. Herring, one of the
county’s best citizens. She was
originally Miss Dinkle, of Bridge
water, Va. With her husband, she
moved from that place to this
county in 1871. They quickly
won their way into the good will
and esteem of the people around
them and have been a recognized
force in all the movements for the
bettering of their community. Mrs.
Herring was a member of the
Methodist church and took a
prominent part in all church work.
Her zeal and consecration to duty
were fruitful in the cause of the
church and religion and the good
ot humanity. Her loss will be
deeply felt.
Mrs. Herring was about 56 years
old. She leaves a husband and
two sons, W. J. Herring, of Dallas,
Tex., and Bernard Herring.
OUR OPERA HOUSE
Attention Called to Imperfect Fa
cilities for Fire Escape.
The recent holocaust in the
Iroquois theatre, Chicago, has at
tracted the horrified attention of
the world, and the immediate re
sults has been a strong movement
upon the part of municipal author
ities looking to the improvemepjt
and amplification of the means of
exit from all places of public
gathering, whether secular or re
ligious. It must be apparent toaH
who have visited it, that the Car
tersville Opera house under con
ditions that obtain in an alarm of
fire, is a death trap of the most
approved character. Had the
architect and builder planned with
careful forethought to the end that
people should uot have a prompt
and easy exit, he could not have
succeeded better. The one exit, a
long steep flight of steps is difficult
to descend, fjt women and child
ren under t ie most favorable cir
cumstances, but given a state of
panic, a crowd, a wild rush, and
who cau doubt that that stairway
from the bottom step to the upper
floor would in a lew moments be
come a writhing tangled, suffocat
ing mass of dead and dying human
ity- The imagination shrinks from
the contemplation of such a thing,
vet it may be a horrible reality any
dav or night that there is a gather
in that house and whose will be tl
responsibilty? Not mine or yours,
vlessrs Editors when we have
called public attention to the possi
bility, nay the probability in due
time.
Messrs. Editors, the life of one
little child is of more value than
that whole block. The tears aid
sorrows of one bereaved mother of
more moment than the revenue of
this city, and forewarned is fore
armed. The remedy is simple,
the cost would be small. \Vili the
remedy be applied, or must we
wait upon such a happening as that
at Chicago, before our city fathers
awake to the responsibility?
G. H. Aubrey.
County Orders-
Can pay county orders as follows:
On Road, to 376, January, 1903.
On Jail, to 577, Aug; ir. 1903.
Ou Bailiff, all for 1903.
On Pauper, to 404. Juue, 1903.
On Jury, to 317, July, 1903.
On General, 454, July. 1903.
On Court House, 157, arch., 1903.
Wm 1 Henry milner, Treas*
K. of P. Meeting Notice-
A regular con
vention of Car- *
tersville Lodge
No. 42,
of Pythias, will
be held in the
Castle Hall Fri- . *
day, Jan. 22nd
1904, at 7:30 p.
m., sharp. Work in Ist Rank.
C. M. Milam, C. C.
W. H. WIKLE, K. R.
IFor Rent—Furnished Room
Well furnished front room, every
convenience, for two or more gen
tlemen, South Ave. Apply,
Post Office, Box 48.
The Place to Buy.
k Money Back if Yon W ant It
A DISTINGUISHED SHOWING OF
Hats, caps
and ’Tams.
The stock was made
jnore attractive today by
the arrival and opening of
a distinguished assortment
in this line. Men and boys
can see and secure the new
creations in caps at 25 and
50c. School chddren can
have the new fad and
necessity in school head
wear.
• Young men and nobby
dressers can obtain the
newest black and correct
style in Stetson’s stiff hats.
Fall and correct gather
ing of soft fur hats at £l.oc
$1.50, $2.50 and $3.00.
Make your purchases
here and you get wear to
satisfy or money refunded
no one wants or could ask
Tor more.
The first six days ot January rewards ns with larger sales than
any ot the same period in our history. Suppose you tiy us.
ho^fwAf?S tS oC°* Sctu s? s aDd Manhattan Shirts. Car
hart Overalls, Stotson, Clapps’, Queen Quality and Zeigler Shoes
J. W. VAUfIHAH & CO.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT-
Will Gcrde Receives Ugly Flesh
Wound from Dropped Pistol.
Will Goode is suffering from an
ugly wound caused by the drop
ping of a pistol on the floor which
went off and the ball went through
his side.
At 4 o'clock Friday morning,
John Spence, who has been acting
as special deputy marshal, on ac
couutof the illness of his wife,
engaged Mr. Goode to take his
place. After an hour or two’s
service Mr. Goode returned home
and tsking his belt containing his
pistol and scabbard from around
his body, started to lay it on a
table, The scabbard turned and the
pistol fell to the floor, the hammer
part lownward. The fall caused
a discharge from one of the cham
bers of the weapon and the ball
went crashing into and through
Mr. Goode’s body. It entered on
the rght side just above the hip,
and langing upward coming out
sevetol inches higher on the body
thanjt went in. The ball was a
45 and tore a large hole through
the fbsh, the aperture at the ball’s
exit teing so large that a half dollar
piece would not have covered it.
Mi Goode cried out with pain
and loth he and his family feared
he was mortally wounded. Three
physcians were at once called in
and ifter investigation found the
would, though a very ugly one,
onlya flesh wound, and at last
accoints he was doing well.
Alum Baking Powders-
Tlere are so many alum baking
powiers about, most of which are
repnsented to be made of cream
of tatar, that the following list of
powiers in which chemists have
foutjl alum will be of value:
PARROT AND MONKEY,
B6N BON,
StCCESS,
RIILROAD.
Tie housekeeper should bear in
that alum makes a cheap
bakfg. It costs but two cents a
poutl, while cream of tartar costs
thir •. The quality of the powder
is, tbrefore, usually indicated by
the ice.
men’s Pants.
Anew opening of anew
line, added to a cutting out
of odd pairs here and there
—many of them separated
from suits —give us a line
of abundance and quality
that will not open your
eyes but put extra value on
1
you for $1.50. These fabrics
are heavy wool, cut on
patterns that fit and put
together in a way that will
not rip. Now get the bene
fit of this sale. If you don’t
get your moneys worth,
you can get it back.
Incidental to pants, we
are headquarters, men and
boys suits and overcoats,
underwear, shirts and ties,
all of style, quality and
price to please.
New^.
Furniture
Store.
Having sold my interest in the firm of Jackson
& Griffin, I have opened an entirely
New Stock of Furniture
Just across the street from the old stand. Mv
stock was selected to suit the trade, and I will
guarantee the prices right.
I will give special attention to undertaking and
embalming and furnish hearse.
Parties desiring furniture will find it to their in
terest to examine my stock before buying.
IMione h., at Residence.
G. M. JHCKSON
Goocl^
I lorse Sense
Demands that one should have an eye to
the future as well as the present.
The man that is either working for the fu
ture or striving with the present needs a
banker.
We offer you our services in that line.
First National
Bank.
J. H. VIVION, GEO. S. CROUCH,
Cashier, President.
Old Series—22d Year
EmProifleries.
They have arrived—the
first shipment of spring’s
dainty novelties, in Swiss,
nainsook and Heavy muslin
ground and when you have
examined the material upon
which they are made, the
elaborate work, the novel
designs and firm edges, you
will not only admire, but
must admit that at sc, loc.
15c, 25c, r> oc and sl.oo per
yard. They are not well
worthy of the price thereon,
Stvles are exclusive and
assortment greater than
you’ll find elsewhere.
In conjunction with em
broideries, you can see new
German thread laces and
also have an opportunity to
purchase a good yard wide
bleached muslin bought
ong before the advance in
cotton.