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New Series—Vol. Ill—No 14
JULIUS HARDWICK
Ex Mayor of Cleveland, Tenn..
Passes Away.
Mr. Julius Hardwick, of Cleve
land, Tenn., died at his home hi
that citv, of tuberculosis, on the
l# U -
He was of a large family of finan
ciers and business men, being the
son of C. L. Hardwick, for years a
banker and manufacturer who
trained his sons for careers like his
own.
He was located at Cedartown a
number of years with his brothers
in the banking business and going
from that city to his native town,
he identified himself with the
Cleveland Woolen Mills, of which
he was secretary at the time of his
death. Mr. Charles Patterson, of
this city, who travels for the enter
prise, was very fond of Mr. Hard
wick, and speaks in the highest
terms of him.
His wife, who, with two children,
survives him, was originally Miss
Estelle Jones, who was reared in
this county and went to school in
this city to Mrs. Brame, but later
moved to Cedartown, where she
/met and wedded Mr. Hardwick.
The Daisy Roller Mills.
The Daisy Roller Mills on Pet
itts creek owned by C. T. Jones
are now in operation and making
excellent flour and good yields.
Carry your wheat and have it
ground by Mr. Jones, who guaran
tee satisfaction.
He also makes the best meal to
be had in Georgia.
Saved from Terrible Death.
The family of Mrs. M. L. Bob
bitt of Bargetowu, Tenn., saw ker
■dyi.ig and were poweJless to save
her. The most skillful physicians
and every remedy used failed,
while consumption was slowly but
surely taking her life. In this ter
rible hour Dr. King’s New Discov
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spair into joy. The first bottle
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The Dnulsi.
THE NEWS AND COURANT.
THE DEATH OF
00. W. I. BENHAM
Old and Greatly Esteemed Citizen
Passes Away Last Thursday-
WAS FOUND DEAD IN HIS BED
But Seamed to be Doing Well Half
an Hour Previous—Gen. Evans
Offers Splendid Tribute.
A deep shadow of gloom over
spread ihe community when the
news of the death of Dr. W. I.
Benham passed from lip to lip and
became known among the people.
He died last Thursday morning
at 5:30 o'clock, at the home of his
son-in-law, Mr. Thomas Lumpkin.
Several weeks ago he wouM have
gone to Florida, joining Mr. Sim
Munford and his little party, but
for his indisposition. He had an
attack of grip and staid close in
doors, but neither he nor his rela
tives felt alarm about his condition
and he received his friends with
whom he chatted cheerfully and
seemed to be on the road to recov
ery. At 5 o’clock Thursday morn
ing, Mrs. Lumpkin went to her
father’s room and found him ap
parently doing well. He asked
her to raise the window
slightly for a little air. A half
hour later Mr. Lumpkin went to
the room and found him apparent
ly asleep but with such an unnat
ural look that aroused his appre
hensions, so that he returned for a
closer examination, which disclos
ed the fact that he was dead. He
evidently died from heart failure
and there was no sivns of the least
struggle.
Dr. LVilliam I. Benham was
born in Laurens district, S. C-,
August 6, 1822, and was therefore
in his 82d year when he died.
He was educated for a physician,
graduating at a medical university
at Charleston. He married in
1850, Miss Louisa Schulte, of
Charleston, and in 1851 moved to
this county with his parents, who
settled at the well known Benham
farm, three miles north of the city.
Dr. Benham practiced medicine foi
a snort while after he came to
Bartow county but eventually made
farming his occupation until he
entered the confederate army. He
purchased and lived for years on a
farm on the Etowah, but at the
death of his parents, who died
within a short time of each other,
he came into possession of and
took charge of the old homestead.
His mother died in 1873 and his
father in 1875.
His military career was brilliant
and praiseworthy and one of which
any man might feel proud, but
with that modesty that always
attends true courage, he never
paraded his acts in the sixties. Ke
was a member of the Thirteenth
Georgia Cavalry, a .command of
partisan rangers that attached
themselves to the forces of the gal
lant and dashing John H, Morgan.
He was lieutei ant of Cos. A.of which
company the late Dr. Thomas F.
Jones was captain. Toward the
close of the war when Dr. Jones
was captured, Dr. Benham took
command of the company and
commanded it to the surrender. He
was with Morgan’s command when
that brave general was surprised
and so cruelly slain and his body
paraded around the streets of
Greenville on a horse. Dr. Jones
has oftentimes referred to the rare
courage of Dr. Benham. He said
he was one of the coolest men in the
face of danger that he ever saw’. In
the closest places he would wield
his sabre or fire his pistol with a
strong arm, a steady eye and an
indifference and unconcern befit
ting a knight of the old days of
chivalry.
The poet has said:
“Into each life some rain must fall;
Some days must be dark ana dreary.”
Few there are that have not ex
perienced the force of what is ex
pressed in these lines. Man may
so order his acts that much of the
ordinary gloom and discomfort of
life may be dispelled. Dr. Ben
ham was one of those men who
ever looked on the bright side and
with a philosophical eye took as a
matter cf course those things other
men would unhappily fret over
His disposition was such as found
happiness in rendering others
happy. He had been a member cf
the Methodist church from early
manhood and was a zealous, con
secrated Christian, his pure life
JCAKTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JAN. 28, 1904.
furnishing a shining example to
others. He was charitable, and
his charity was that kind exemp
lified in the Saviour’s injunction
“iet not thy left hand know what
thy right haud doeth.” Many of
his good deeds will never be known
uuless through grateful benefic
iaries. What the life example of a
man like Dr. Benham is to a com
munity can only be fully realized
after he has passed aw’ay and those
who knew him reflect on what
they have lost.
He was as free from wronging
by act or speech his fellowman as
any man; but was ever charitable,
tolerant and magnonimous. a liv
ing embodiment of the golden rule
“do unto others.’’ etc.; ever ready
too, to lend a helping hand in the
uplifting of humanity. More than
oue of his intimate acquaintances
have said of him: “Dr. Benham
was the best man I ever knew.”
His wife died in March, 1896,
since which time he has largely
made his home with his son-iu-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Lumpkin. His two sons,
Herman and Willis, died after they
were grown, the former tragically
from an accidental gun shot while
he was hunting. He leaves three
daughters, Mrs. W. H. Lumpkin,
Mrs. Thomas Lumpkin and Mrs.
Albert Strickland.
His funeral took place from the
home of Mr. Thomas Lumpkin on
Friday afternoon. Rev. B. P.
Allen, presiding elder of the La-
Grange district, M. E. church,
between whom and the deceased a
warm friendship existed, con
ducted thefuneial services, assisted
by Revs. T. J. Christian and H.
C. White.
Gen. Clement A. Evans, who in
his civil war habiliments took up
the scepter of the Master first in
this locality just following the
great struggle of the sixties, and
who numbered Dr. Benham as one
of his flock and a warm and valued
friend, sends the following tribute
to his greatly esteemed dead com
rade and acquaintance:
Atlanta, Jan. 21, 1904.
Editors News and Courant:
I have just read the notice that
my venerable and true friend, Dr.
Benham is dead. The intelligence
saddens me although he had
reached in honor the high summit
of over 80 years well spent life.
The most of it was spent in Bar
tow county, and I am sure no spot
on earth held a nobler man. Many
years have gone since I first met him
but I have not forgotten the im
pression he made on myself during
three years of close companionship.
He was then a fanner beginning
with others like himself to restore
Lis devastated county after the du
ties of the Confederatejsoldier were
over. He stood then at the prime
of middle age among the true,
courageous, hopeful intelligent
leaders iu Bartow and was ooe of
the very best. A truly upright
man he was, but with a beautiful
charity for the faults of his fellow
men. His house where his gentle
and accomplished wife presided
gavemeoften agenuine hospitality.
The church, the civil government,
and society had not a man more
trustworthy. I am glad I am capa
ble of loving and remembering
such a man- Dr. Benham was
one of that large number of Bartow
citizens in the period just after the
war who were certainly gentlemen
of the finest mould. I could name
them by the hundred, for I knew
all. They were of one spit it
although they were of various
churches. They were Baptists,
Methodist, Presbyterians and Epis
copalians but the unity of those
good and great men in the patriotic,
religious and material building up
of their wasted county was most
remarkable. I had come from the
battlefield of Appomattox almost
directly to Bartow county and
found my fellow soldiers there, a
number of them having been in my
own brigade. I was iust turned
into the thirties of my age and had
behind me the ten years of law,
politics and war which followed
my first score years. The life be
fore me was new but the way of
duty was clear and I have always
believed it was Divine Providence
that guided me into companion
ship with Dr. Benham and men
like himself. I have always felt
that taking it all in all those three
years in Bartow contain the hap
piest memories of my life.
Clement A. Evans.
The reputation for being cheap
is not a desirable name to one who
desires to spend his money wisely.
We endeavor to give merit, the
price is warranted to harmonize
with quality. Vaughans.
board of education
Work'of Commissioner arid Board
the Past Few Yeats
Mr. Editor: There is one class of
public servants in Bartow couutv
of which we hear but little in the
newspapers. I speak of the County
School Commissioner and Board
of Education. These are the men
who run the machinery of our pub
lic schools, and those not associa
ted with them cannot appreciate
the work which has been done,
and is now being done, by these
fa thful officials.)
All of us can recollect the lack
of organization, good bouses and
good seats in country schools in
this county some five or six years
ago.
Through the efforts of our pres
ent worthy Commissioner and
Board of Education very different
conditions obtain now. The board
has paid ont:hird of the cost of
construction on new school build
ings, where the school property
has been deeded to the county for
school purposes. The people have
responded liberally, donating the
other two-thirds necessary for the
building of these new school
houses- • Asa consequence we find
numbers of neat, new school-build
ings, well seated, well heated and
comfortable. In many of these
houses the best patent desks ob
tainable can be found.
The results prove the wisdom of
the plan. The board has proposed
to help those communities that
will help themselves, the only kind
worthy of belp.
A comparison of conditions now
with conditions some few years
ago justifies us iu the statement
that hartow has just passed through
the best administration of school
affairs in her history. The, honor
rightfully belongs to our present
Commissioner and Board of Edu
cation.,
Mr. Clayton’s spirit of helpful-’
ness, kindness and courtesy to the
teachers of the county has won for
him the friendship and gratitude
of them all. Th e members of the
Board of Education have likewise
given ear Jo every* appeal, and
act Li with wisdom, justice and
moderation, showing hearty and
interested co operation.
These last are all prominent bus
iness men or farmers, who leave
their work, lose their time, furnish
conveyances, pay their expences
and receive only two dollars a day
The conveyance alone is worth the
fee.
It is not for money they serve,
but purely for duty’s sake. We
trust the day will never come when
our very best citizens will refuse
to serve in such positions- They
are the power behiud the throne in
the education of the future citizen
ship of our state.
Let the grand jury, each time a
successor is recommended for ap
pointment as member of the board,
seek out a man who has managed
his owu business successfully, and
who is public spirited, and then
urge him to accept the place, even
at a personal sacrifice on his part.
We believe we voice the senti
ment of the teachers of the county
when we say that we trust the
board will see fit to continue our
present Commissioner in office.
He has discharged his duties
faithfully and impartially; h.s ad
ministration has been free from
scandals, and his record has been
an open book, worthy of honor
and praise.
Personally he is a Christian gen
tleman, bis private life consistent
with the highest moral code.
We do not know that he will
have any opposition; and, while it
is true that many good men may
be found for the place, yet the
present incumbent has been tried,
proven himself efficient and de
serves recognition again.
Surely the good work done by
our Commissioner and the Board
of E lucation in the last few yaars
deserves honorable mention from
the press occasionally.
Respectfully,
Verner Vincent.
A Very Close Call.
“I stuck to my engine, although
every joint ached and every nerve
was racked wfth pain,’’writes C.W.
Bellamy, a locomotive fireman, of
Burlington. lowa. “I was weak
and pale, without any appetite and
all run down, As I was about to
give up I got a bottle of Eclectri
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Most merchants di vote their energies, schemes, gifts and advertising
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interest is better protected by those who study and make a close applica
tion and specialty of the haying end. Since the organization of this bus
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iness the buying has been the important feature—studying the necessities
of the peop’e, and not stopping until the quality was such as to warrant
satisfaction. 1
It requires money, experience, talent, knowledge, acquaintance, to suc
cessfully buy goods, and we flatter ourselves to say we are as well equipped
as any dialer in our section, and tout tlie product of this experience is le
votcd to giving goods of value worthy the money the people pay us.
We could buy as e. sily as any one) “seconds,’, light weights, skimpy
sizes, below standards, compositioned filled, and poorly tailored fabrics,
and join the battle to sell for less, but we do not want to win the title of
the cheapest house in town. Like vice, it can be easily owned, and no
honor and credit after you attain it. We endeavor toigiVre the best, we
dote on quality, we can save you money before the goods wear out, We
repeat, “money back when you are not fudy satisfied,”
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New Cotton Bourette Suitings, 15c
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New mercerized Cotton Etamines,
251.
5,000 yards Spring style Calicoes,
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New arrivals in Black Suiting s, in
Batistes, Voiles and Crepes, 50c, 60c
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Full standard in size and white
Quilts, 75c, 1.00, 1.25 and 2.00.
Novelty Waistings, entirely new,
15c, 60c and 50c per j ard. •
Heavy soft finish Bleaching, 8c and
10c.
"Smyrna Rugs, wool filled, 75c to
100 each.
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Cartersville, Ga.
New^
Furniture
Store.
Having: sold my interest in the firm of Jackson
& Griffin, I have opened an entirely
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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. f
JPlione H.*>, at Residence.
G. M. JACKSON
Ilorse Sense
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The man that is either working for the fu
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Viie best Fur Hat wold, all shapes,
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Warranted School Shoes for child-"
reu end misses, 1.00 and 1.50.
Men’s heavy Plow Shoes, all solid
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2500 # pairs Men’s Dress Shoes, just
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Ladles’ solid DreiSs Shoes, in all
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Zeigler Shoes, 2.25 to 3.50.
Queen Quality Shoes, 4.00 per pair.
300 pairs men’s heavy wool Pants,
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If you need a good Suit, v orth the
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10.00, 12 50 and 15.00.
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Cartersvile, Ga.