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Series— Vol. Ill — No 38
the superior court.
July Term Will Be Short—Ad
journed Term in October.
The July term of Bartow
rior Court opened Monday, his
honor, Judge A. W. Fite, presid
ing The term will be a short one,
occupying only the better part of
this week; but there will be an
adjourned term, commencing the
fourth Monday in October and
holding two weeks or more, as the
business may require.
Conditions rendering it most
advisable to make the midsummer
term a short one, and let business
cro over to a more convenient time,
Judge Fite so ordered, and his ac
tion will meet general sanction.
Judge John Y 7. Akin is interested in
most all the important cases, and his
presence is now required in the
legislature, and the people of the
upper end of the county are just
now beginning to handle perhaps
the largest peach crop in the his
tory of the county, demanded their
close attention until all work is
completed and shipments made.
These constitute sufficient reasons,
but added to this is the fact that
the farmers generally are at an
unusually busy time with their
crops.
The grand jury is composed of
the following gentlemen: J. H.
Pettit, A. A. Adcock, J. W. Knight,
Thomas Lumpkin, I. Y. Davis,
N. B. Cannon, A. L. McMakin,
J. H. D. McCormick, W. P. White
sides, S. S. Atwood, J. F. Stephens.
T. J. Kitchens, James N. Smith,
G. B. Elrod, Joel T. Conyers, L.
C. Ctow, W. A. Jackson, W. H.
Jones, J. B. Foster, W. D. Trippe,
W. B. Brooksher, J. E. Field, John
W- Stubbs.
Thomas Lumpkin was selected
as foreman and J. W. Knight clerk-
Judge Fite, in his charge to the
jury, touched on the usual matters
supposed to come under the scope
of the court’s duties, and also on
some special matters. The investi
gation of the records of the county
officers was admonished, as was
the looking into road affairs, fedu
cational matters, etc.
He thought the ordinary, by
virtue of his office, ought to be a
member and chairman of the board
of commissioners, as is the case in
Whitfield, Gordon and other near
by counties, and a law making
this change would be a good one.
The commutation road tax, he
thought, ought to be increased
from 50 to 75 cents, and he would
rather the jury would say nothing
about any bad condition of the
roads than to say anything and
then fail to return road commis
sioners who had neglected their
duties.
Judge Fite referred to the recent
lynching, reciting such things per
taining to it as had come u,nder
his knowledge, and asserting his
duties in the premises, which he
could not ignore. He said: “Noth
ing stirs the blood of the southern
man as quick as an offence like
this, and in no section is there
more love for female virtue than
our own; in do section of the world
do men have more regard for wife,
mother, sister than in the south.”
At the same time, said he, most
men do, and every man should,
have regard for law and order.
Some one has said that law without
equity is better than equity with
out law. The trouble about mob
violence is the tendency and the
danger that men may get to the
point where they have no respect
for law in anything. He charged
as is usual in cases of killing, and
it was for the jury to §ay what
mtn participating in this were
guilty of. It had been promised
that the man should be returned
to the jail, but a running around
•in the jail with him. and then out,
THE NEWS AND COURANT.
retaining possession of the prison
er, was not a compliance with such
promise. The taking of that man
away from the officers was a viola
tion of the law.
Judge Fite charged strongly in
regard to violation of the whisky
law, but said our present law was
as good as could be had on the
whisky question, and that there
were less whisky selling offences
than there were for pistol-toting;
gambling and other such crimes,
the whisk)’ law was as effective as
any other law.
Judge Fite changed the jury re
garding the sale of Peruna. saying:
“If it is what I hear it is, its sale
is a violation of the law,” He
asked them to get. a bottle and
have it analyzed by the state chem
ist, so as to pass upon it in Octo
ber.
He charged also against ciga
rettes strongly, and cited the law
against their sale. He thought
the city council ought to pass a
law by which a boy on the street
smoking a cigarette could be ar
rested and carried to the calaboose.
Tte traverse jurors, drawn for
the third Monday in July, will
serve for the week beginning the
fourth Monday in July, and those
drawn for the fourth Monday in
July will serve for the week begin
ning the fifth Monday in October.
The business of this week's ses
sion will consist of the tiial of a
few civil cases and the cases of
criminals in jail.
The trial of John Marshall, a
negro, for the killing of Elias Pat
terson, another negro, occupied a
day, a verdict being reached Tues
day afternoon, which was that of
manslaughter. The killing oc
curred last fall and was in front of
the home of Dr, J. S, Beazley, near
Stilesboro. There was nothing
but defendants’ statement regard
ing the vital part of the affair, but
he claimed Patterson drew a knife
and threatened to kill him. Mar
shall pulled a piece of plank from
a fence and struck Patterson on the
head with it, the blow being fatal.
Patterson’s knife is said to have
been found in the road.
John Marshall was sentenced to
five ::i the penitentiary
Green Cotton, a Negro who stole a
horse from T. M. White last Feb
ruary, was convicted, and his term
was seven years.
NEW BAPTIST CHURCH.
Another Interesting Service on the Ground
This Morning.
There will be another special
service Thursday morning, July 14,
at 10 o’clock on the grounds of the
new Baptist church building across
from the court house.
Pastors Christian and Cleveland,
of the Methodist and Presbyterian
churches will each take a part in
this service. Rev. Sam Jones will
also deliver an address in his own
interesting way.
All the people in Cartersville
interested iu the upbuilding of
Christianity are cordially invited
to attend this service. Remember
the time, Thursday, July 14, 10
o’clock a. m.
John E.JBarnard, Pastor.
Ex-Citizen’s Return Visit,
Mr. W. C. Baker, of Tishomingo,
Indian Territory, accompanied by
his daughter, Miss Ella, is on a
brief visit to the city. Mr. Baker
was long a citizen of Cartersville,
and was once honored with the
mayoralty, but moved west about
ten years ago. He has recently
been quite ill, but has improved,
and it is hoped is on the road to
complete recovery. Mr. Baker’s
many Cartersville friends were
glad to see him.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 11)04.
FOR THE HORSE REEL
Interest is Growing in the
Movement.
SOME CONTRIBUTIONS.
An Improved Fire Service for
Cartersville an Important
Movement
< Interest is growing in the move
ment to provide an improved fire
service for Cartersville. This is an
important movement for the city.
Besides providing additional safety
against the destructiveness of fires
it will put the city in anew rank
in insurance, securing a better rate
on all properties.
Compared to the expenditure,
the benefits will be great. Every
body should aid the movement.
NThe present fire chief, Mr, W. M.
Graham, has been very active in
all matters looking to a consumma
tion of this scheme and his efforts
have availed much. The ladies
have interested themselves and
gave a bazaar that netted a nice
little sum foi a starter.
It is the purpose to raise by out
side means as much as possible
and then apply to the city council
for an appropriation. Let the
friends of the move do what they
can. Contributions to the fund
will be duly appreciated.
It is a trifle reflective upon the
home people that the two largest
so far are from non
residents. One of these, the first,
is from the Etowah Milling Cos.,
the last is from that noble lady,
Mrs. Gilbert, who has lately moved
to another locality. The following
is her letter enclosing her offer:
Mena, Ark., July 6, 1904.
Mr. J. S. Calhoun, Cartersville, Ga.
Dear Sir: I notice in the News
and Courant, of June 23d, that the
ladies of Cartersville are endeavor
ing to raise money to assist the
firemen in purchasing additional
conveniences for fighting fire. The
cause is a good one, and by accept
ing the enclosed contribution, the
firemen will enable me, in a small
way, to express a gratitude, which,
though somewhat belated is no less
sincere, for their great kindness to
me and mine.
By attending to this, Joseph,you
will oblige Your Friend,
Sarah L. Gilbert.
ALL DAY SINGING.
Interesting Meeting of Vocalists of the County
on Fifth Sunday.
There will be an all day singing
at the Baptist church at Allatoona
on the fifth Sunday in this month,
31st. \
Prof. Tavvzer will conduct the
singing assisted by Prof. Nations
and others. All singers with their
classes and the people in general
are invited to attend tvith well
filled baskets as we expect some
thing to eat too. We have a good
organ and a good w’ell of water in
the church yard and a good spiing
near by which will afford plenty to
drink. People generally will be
done laying by, by that time so
come join us and let’s have a good
time.
18th Georgia Regiment.
Each and every servivor of this
famous old regiment, with their
wives, their sous, their daughters,
and their friends are respectfully
and earnestly requested to be pres
ent at a reunion to be held at Ac
worth, Ga., on Friday, the 12th day
of August, 1904. Be sure to come.
A good time awaits you.
Respectfully,
* Geo. S. Owen, bec’y.
Mr. Jesse Wikle, a prominent
druggist of Anntston, Ala., spent
a day or so with his father, Judge
J. R. Wikle, in this city last week.
Mrs. Bartow Milner, of Eastman,
Ga., is iu the city, guest of the
Misses VcEwen.
MONET CONVENIENCE
A New Money Transfer
Has Been Inaugurated.
FUNDS BY TELEGRAPH.
Western Union Telegraph Com
pany Start Transfer System
First of July.
The Western Union Telegraph
Cos. inaugurated a money exchange
system for Cartersville July Ist.
By this means money can be sent
conveniently by telegraph from
Cartersville to any point in the
United States.
The inauguration of this system,
besides being a convenience and an
evidence of the town’s business
growth, is a compliment also to
the superior management and en
ergy of the company’s local man
ager, Mrs. W. F. Baker.
These exchange systems are only
instituted when the volume of bus
iness justifies, and the natural
increase, supplemented by Mrs.
Baker’s untiring and steady efforts,
have brought about the necessary
conditions.
Scoie another for advancing Cart
ersville
THE CITY POLICE.
S. P. Satterfield Elected Day Marshal and
Force Reduced from Three to Two.
The resignation of Chief of Po
lice J. A, Henderson was tendered
at the* regular meeting of council
last Thursday night. At an ad
journed meeting last Monday night
the matter of electing his succes
sor was taken up.
It was decided that the police
foice be reduced to two men in
stead o' three, and that one of the
night u en be selected for the day
job. The election was by ballot,
and resulted in the choosing of S
P- Satterfield.
On Chief Henderson’s retire
ment, the council passed the fol
lowing complimentary resolutions:
Be it resolved, by the'mavor and
aldermen of the city of Carters
ville, that, in accepting the resig
nation of Chief of Police Hen
derson, we do so with a great many
regrets; and the sentiment of the
entire body being that he has dis
charged the duties of his office
faithfully and impartially, that an
official vote of thanks, confidence
and esteem be, and the same is
hereby, made to Chiet Henderson,
and the clerk is ordered to spread
this resolution upon the minutes,
and to furnish Chief Henderson
with a copy of the same.
Mr. Satterfield, the new chief,
has held the position before and is
an experienced vigilant and dutiful
officer He was elected to the
night job at the beginning of last
year.
Mrs. Granger Entertains.
Mr. N. N. Granger entertained
beautifully with a luncheon on
Thursday, at the home of Mrs. A.
O. Granger.
The handsome home w’as made
unusually attractive with a wreath
of cut flowers and palms.
At one o’clock a delicious lunch
eon was served, the guests being
seated in the dining room. Three
quantities of red roses were used
as decorations and silver candelabra
holding red tapers lighted the
table. Mrs. Granger was assisted in
receiving by her mother, Mrs. A.
O. Granger and Mrs. Sprpull. of
Marietta.
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Her guests were, Mrs. Watt
Harris, Mrs. Fraser, Mrs. Brumby,
Smith, Mrs. Will Young. Mrs.
Logan Vaughan, Miss Cornelia
Field, Miss Christine Lumpkin,
Miss Ella Neel. Miss Mary Hall,
Miss Lou Graham, Miss Laura
Graham, Miss Marian Strickland
and Miss Carter
Miss Ida McEwea is at home
from Eastman, Ga.
FREAKS OF LIGHTNING
Wonderful Cireuit of Bolt at the
Home of Mr. Layton.
WILL NOT BE PAID.
Gorcrar Ktfusts Paymont *f Reward for
Aasailaat of Mrs. Baaister.
An interesting question, says
the Atlanta Constitution, was de
cided by Governor Terrell yester
day when he refused to pay the
reward of $l5O offered for the ar
rest and conviction of the assail
ant of Mrs. Banister, who was
recently assaulted by a negro.
The crime was committed near
Allatoona, Ga., some days ago, and
created considerable excitement in
Bartow county, where it occurred,
and elsewhere in north Georgia.
Searching parties were organized
at once, and a widespread effort to
capture the villain was immediately
begun.
A day or so after the crime was
committed two Gordon county
young men, by name Gray and
Kay, caught the fugitive and sur
rendered him to the sheriff of Bar
tow county. Later Mrs. Banister
identified the captive as her as
sailant, and when the news of this
spread a mob formed and the negro
was promptly lynched.
After the lynching the two cap
tors of the negro retained Attorney
George A. Coffee, af Calhoun,
Gordon county, to aid them in se
curing the reward of $l5O which
Governor Terrell had offered for
the arrest and conviction of the
miscreant. Yesterday the gover
nor received a letter from Colonel
Coffee, asking that the two young
men be paid the reward. At the
gbvernor’s direction, however, Sec
retary Hitch wrote to the attorney,
stating that only a part of the con
sideration, the capture, had been
fulfilled, the negro not having been
“convicted.” as the offer of the
reward required. Therefore, said
he, the reward could not be paid.
There are instances on record of
where a state reward has been paid
when the criminal was lynched,
but Governor Terrell regards this
practice as impolitic and unwise,
and will pay no rewards of the
kind.
Mrs. Felton’s Presence.
The presence of Mrs. Felton at
these unveiling ceremonies, her
coming down from her home iu
Cartersville for tba‘ express pur
pose, her appropriate and eloquent
little talk, the brilliancy of her
eyes and the smoothness of
her blow crowned by her silver
hair, all suggest the still unwrit
ten story of a woman who, in the
words of those who know her, is a
character inseparable from Geor
gia’s history for the past forty
years.
Her public spiritedness does not
partake of that spirit that worships
only the rising sun, but espousing
a cause once means her loyal sup
port afterwards, and she is as in
tei caicu iuuHy in me "wi k begun
by the woman’s board of the expo
sition as she was when, as one of
the valuable members, she realized
that out of it would come the first
work of Georgia women in organ
ized efiort, and in the support of
certain lines of work, which were
essentially women’s, and in which
she is the recognized pioneer.—
Atlanta Constitution.
To Dew’s Pond.
A congenial party from this city
enjoyed last week at Dew’s pond,
in Gordon county, the noted fish
ing resort of north Georgia.
Among those in the party were:
J. M. Field, Hampton Field, W.
W. Young, H. T- Bradley, C. N.
Patterson, L. W. Reeves. They
caught many fish and had plenty
of fun and unanimously vote Dew’s
a great place.
Old Series— 2sth Yeir
At the home of Mr. J. W. Lay
ton, six miles from the city on the
Tennessee road, last Friday after
noon, lightning played extraordi
nary pranks.
A wagon loaded with wood stood
under a tree in the yard. The tree
was struck and the same bolt
struck the wagon, tearing it up
somewhat and some of the wood
was scattered about the yard. The
same bolt passed thence through
the breast chains of the gear lying
on the wagon tongue and passed
into a large root of the tree, shat
tering it -badly. Thence the bolt
went into and through the ground,
tearing an ugly trench along the
way, thence into the house, killing
a turkey under the house, knocking
up a piece of flooring and passing
into the stove bursting it to pieces,
thence into the chimney, which it
well nigh demolished; shingles were
also torn from the roof of the house.
Mrs. Laytou who was in the yard
not far from the tree first strnck,
was knocked over and badly stuti
ned and Mr. Layton, who was
plowing about 30 yards from the
house, was also badlv shocked.
Cartersville boy.
As Caihitr of Bank at Pavo Hugh Ford
Seetr Fine Showing.
The following clipping from fhe
Thomasville Times-Enterprise will
be of interest to the many friends
of Mr. Hugh C. Ford, who is uow
at Pavo, Ga-:
“On July 4th was held the second
annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Bank of Pavo. While the
bank has been in operation only
nine months, its condition as shown
by the report of the cashier, Mr.
Hugh C. Ford, was very gratify
ing to the stockholders, the net
earnings for the year being 18 per
cent on the capital stock of $15,000.
The bank is well officered. Mr. E-
M. Smith, president of the Bank of
Thomasville is president. Dr. J.
Frank Harris is vice president,
and Mr. Hugh C. Ford is cashier.
The board of directors is composed
of men who have won success for
themselves in the business world,
and are well qualified to look after
# the interests of the institution.
“The Bank of Pavo,while gaining
success for itself, has done a great
work in upbuilding the business
interests of the town in which it is
situated.”
DAVIS IS ALL RIGHT.
M , W. H. Feltan Says a {Good Word for
Nominee for Viee President.
“The best thing the democrats
did at St. Louis,” said Mrs. W. H.
Felton the other day, “was the
nomination of Henry G. Davis for
vice president. He is a statesman
of fine judgment, prudence and
honesty, and will win a doubtful
state for the democrats. I knew
him in Washington when he was
senator, and admired him for his
solid worth as a man and a repre
sentative of the people. His wom
en folks are charming people. He
is old, but still active, and the
democrats will find they have made
no mistake in naming him for sec
ond place.”
Waited for the Grease.
A Cartersville housewife in
structed her kitchen maid to go
and wipe the dishes, “and to use
plenty of elbow-grease on her cup
towel.”
The bewildered menial lingered
in silence until the mistress of the
house, out of patience, said, “Why
don’t you go on?”
“Why, miss, whar is dat elbow
grease you -rants me to use on de
cup towel?” _