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Sew Series— Yol. Ill—No 40
DEATH OF W. C. BAKER
Former Citizen Sueeumbs While
Visiting His Old Home.
Mr. W. C. Baker died at the
home of his niece, Mrs. Forrest
Scott, last Saturday morning. His
death was sudden. At io o’clock
he was sitting in a chair on the
front porch, and was seen to reel
to one side and his head to fall,
and when approached he was foufed
to have expired. . He never spoke.
Heart failure was the immediate
cause of his death.
Mr. Baker reached the city about
a week ago from his home at Tish
omingo. Ind. Ter., accompanied
by his daughter, Miss Ella. He
had been in poor health for about
a year, his malady being a stomach
trouble, and he had but lately spent
a while at Hot Springs without the
benefits he expected there being
realized. He concluded a trip to
his old home would be a beneficial
change. He was warmly greeted
by his old friends in the city, and,
resorting to such mild means of
recreation as his feeble condition
would allow, he expressed himself
as feeling much better, and was in
fine hopes of improvement and re
covery, He had been taking a
drive the afternoon before his
■death.
On his return here Mr. Baker
was forcibly impressed with the ap
parent prosperity and bright out
look of the town in which the ma
jor part of his career as citizen and
business man had been enacted.
He spoke of his impressions pleas
ingly to all with whom he con
versed. The factory, with its pan
orama of life aud stir, was a splen
did revelation to him, as were the
new court house and several other
improvements that had been made
in the eighteen months since his
last visit to Cartersville. It isvpe
culiarly sad tbat t amid the unmis
takable elation at seeing his old
town and meeting his old friends,
and the hope inspired by the
change in localities, his life should
have gone out like a candle with
its last flicker in the socket or a
thread that is snapped with sud
denness.
Mr. Baker was about 55 years of
age. He was born and reared at
Pine Log, and was the son of Mr.
Jesse Baker, a well-to-do and prom
inent citizen of that part of the
county.
He came to Cartersville in about
1869 or 1870, and took a clerkship
in a store. His first proprietary
business venture was in the part
nership with Mr. R. M. Pattillo.
He married Miss Carrie Gower,
daughter of Mr. E. M. Gower, of
Gainesville, after which he associ
ated himself in business with Mr.
H. H. Hall, his brother-in-law 7 ,
Mr. Hall having married Miss
Kathleen Gower, His firm, which
dealt in hardware extensively, and
did also a limited banking business,
continued up to Mr. Hall’s death
in the early nineties. The business
was one of the largest in this sec
tion, their trade covering an area
from thirty miles north, east and
south of here to the Alabama line
on the west.
Mr. Baker was elected mayor of
the city in 1901, and his adminis
tration was one of the most suc
cessful and progressive of any in
the history of the city. During
his term of office the splendid broad
sidewalk on Bank block was laid,
the sewer pipe system superseded
the plank bridges and numerous
other improvements w T ere inaugu
rated.
Mr. Baker sold out his property
in the city about ten years ago,
a nd wilh his family moved west*
settling at Fort Smith, Ark. He
finally moved to the Indian Terri
tory.
He is survived by his wife and
six children: Miss PHla Baker, who
THE NEWS A NT) COURANT.
has been teaching at Potter Female
College, Bowling Green, Ky.; Miss
Helen Baker* who has been devot
ing beaself to and teaching music;
Willie Baker, who is in the United
States navy; Henry and Misses
Carrie and Marian Baker. He
leaves four brothers, Dr. Thomas
H. Baker, of this city, and Messrs.
John, J. A. and Gus Baker, who
live in the west.
Mr, Baker was a member of the
Baptist church, and was, during
his residence here, active in the af
fairs of his chosen denomination
in his church at home and in this
section. Dr. R. B. Headden, Who
was for years his pastor here, was
Mr, Baker’s close triend, and ii
was appropriate that he should be
chosen to conduct the funeral serv
ices. These took place Tuesday
morning, at 10 o’clock, from the
Baptist church.
The service was a very impres
sive one, Dr. Headden speaking
feelingly of bis acquaintance and
intimacy with Mr. Baker.
The pallbearers were Samuel F.
Milam, John H. Wikle, L. S. Mun
ford, T. C. Milner, M. F. Word,
W. H. Howard.
Mrs. Baker reached the city
Monday. With her was her son
Henry. They were in time for
I the funeral. Mr. Fain, of Atlanta,
a brother-in-law of Mr. Baker, and
i his wife, Mr. and Mrs, Dave Curry,
iof Rome, friends of the family,
and Mr. George H. Hall, of New
Orleans, a nephew, also attended
the funeral.
PROTRACTED MEETING.
Rer 0. T. Mancrief Will Void Ontiaaed
S*rvice at Canny i I It.
Dear Editor: Daring the two
weeks immediately following the
district meeting on the fifth Sun
day in July, we will conduct pro
tracted services at the Cassville
Baptist church.
I have secured the services of
Rev. Thomas G. Davis, pastor of
the Woodward Avenue Baptist
church, Atlanta, who will preach
twice a day (n a. m. and 7:45 p.
m.), and the meeting will last ten
or twelve days. Mr. Davis is an
earnest pleader and a consecrated
soul-winner.
We hope for great good, not
only to our community and church,
but for the surrounding country.
I give a special invitation to
your readers, saved and unsaved,
to attend these services for the pur
pose of helping and being saved.
O, T. Moncrief,
Pastor Cassville Baptist Church.
PROSPEROUS SHOWING.
Handsome Semi-Annual Dividend Paid by
Bank of Cartersville.
The Bank of Cartersville has
paid its regular four per cent semi
annual dividend to its stockhold
ers. The six months term, ending
July 1 st, was the most successful
in its history, the net earnings
having exceeded eighteen per cent,
j Besides paying the usual dividend
the directors have reduced real
, estate and furniture account four
per cent, and carried more than
ten per cent, to undivided profits.
Notice of Reunion.
Cedartown, Ga., July 18, 1904.
Attention, Ist and 6th Georgia
■ Cavalry: Our annual reunion takes
place at “Grant’s Park,” Atlanta,
Ga., August 3d and 4th. I have
arranged with the railroads for 3
cents per mile going and 1 cent
per mile plus 25 cents return. Ask
your ticket agent for certificate.
Please report death of all com
rades since August, 1903. We an
' ticipate having a gcod time.
J. A. Wynn,
.Adjutant and Secretary.
CAKTERSYILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. JULY >B, 1904.
FOR THE STATE ROAD
A Commission to Suggest
Plans to the State.
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A HOUSE RESOLUTION.
Mitchell, Shackleford Felder and
Stovall-Introduced the
Resolution
A resolution was introduced in
the house today by Messrs. Mitch
ell, of Thomas, Shackelford, of
Clarke, Felder, of Bibb and Stovall,
of Chatham, for the appointment
of a commission composed of W.
G. Raoul, John M. Egan and Allen
D. Candler to investigate the situ
ation as regards the state road and
report to the next general assem
bly what steps should be taken to
preserve the property against par
alleling wr other movement that
might injure the road, says an At
lanta special. The resolution will
lie on the table until Monday. It
is as follows:
“Whereas the preservation of
the state road is of vital importance
to the people of Georgia,and where
as lecent movements in the railroad
world would indicate that there is
a well-defined plan to build par
allel lines along all or part of this
important route at an early day;
and,
“Whereas, the question of pro
tection of this great property, of its
possible extension,of its continued
lease or final disposition by outright
sale, which could best be settled by
a commission of experts familiar
with the railroad situation, and vet
in no way interested in the various
systems now operating railroad
lines in this state.
“Resolved. That a commission,
-consisting of W. G. Raoul, John
M. Egan and Allen D. Candler be
appointed to report to the next ses
sion of the legislature such practi
cal suggestions as the present situ
ation calls for to conserve the
state’s valuable interests.
“Resolved, That the members of
said commission be paid four dol
lars per day and expenses while in
the actual discharge of their du
ties.”
Mr. Glenn, of Whitefield, says
that surveyors of the Louisuille
and Nashville railroad, which owns
the Atlanta, Knoxville and North
ern, have been at work for nearly
a year investigating routes between
Wetmore, Tenn., and Dalton and
southward from Dalton. If the
road is built that way, it will avoid
the Great Smoky Mountains and
run west of the Cohutta Mountains
in a section that will not be unus
ually expensive for railroad build
ing. There is also a report that
the road will run eastward of the
Western and Atlantic, and from
Wetmore via Spring Place to Cart
ersville, possibly not touching at
Dalton. §
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THOROUGHLY ENJOYED.
Young People Attend Deligbtful Picnic at
Barnsley-
Without a doubt one of the
most thoroughly enjoyed picnics
that have gone from Cartersville
in many years was the one given
at Barnsley’s Garden on Wednes
day of last week. The party, com
posed of seventeen, left the city at
six A. M. and returned at ten P.
M. A bounteous picnic dinner
was served at Barnsley’s and sup
per was eaten at Gaines & Lewis’
Mill on their return trip, the crowd
returning home by moonlight.
Those who # made this delightful
trip were Misses Jane A. Dean and
Joy Glover of Rome, Marian
Brumby, Sara Tumlin, Charlotte
Marshall, Juliet Neel, Louiie
Lumpkin and Marian Aubrey;
Rene Granger, Ben Lumpkin,
Sherman Granger, Croswell Hall,
Augustus Foute, Harold Dwelle
and Monroe Neel, and Mesdames
Granger and Aubrey, chaperones.
COTTON PEST FOUND
Worm Attack Field Near
the City.
BOLL LEFT MERE SHELL
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Will It Work Extensive Injury? a
Question Among Farmers
Who Have Seen It-
Mr. Mike Goode brought to this
office yesterday afternoon .a hand
ful of young cotton bolls that had
been literally ruined by worms.
The bolls came from Mr. Jordan’s
field on the Brooke farm, on the
Etowah,two miles from the city. A
smooth hole had been made in the
aide of the boll and the insect, pen
etrating, had eaten the interior out
to a mere shell in every instance.
There are forty or fifty of the
One of the bolls had the worm in
it and it looked like a healthy
specimen.
Now the question is, is this the
Texas boll worm that has got to
our cotton patches? If so, the fact
should he verified and steps taken
to arrest its increase. We confess
that we do not know, and the far
mers who are up on other things
and who have seen,the pest don't
know.
VETERANS AT ROME.
Meeting t Arrange Final Detail* of State
Gatheri; g
At the meeting of |he veterans
to be held the first Saturday in
August all of the final arrange
ments for the state reunion to be
held here in September will be
made, says the Rome Tribune.
The old soldiers will be hand
somely entertained while here and
everything possible will be done
for their comfort, and pleasure.
The, reunion promises to be one
of the largest attended'ever held
in the state.
Many of the citizens will enter
tain the veterans at their homes
and those who are not provided tor
in this way will be looked after by
securing them board at the hotels
and boarding houses.
Rome will open wide her gates
to the veterans and nothing will
be left undone to make their visit
to the Hill City a memorable one.
L glitninjr Kills Farmer.
During a rain and thunder torm
late Friday afternoon W. H. Brock,
a prominent and leading farmer of
R/F. D. No. 5, Carrollton, seven
miles north of there was killed by
lightning, says the Rome Herald.
He was helping his wife to bring
in some fruit from the rain and in
passing under a clothes line
attached to a tree, the bolt of light
ning struck the tree, ran upon the
wire and shocked Mr. Brock so
severely that he could not recover.
His brother-in-law, Dr. J. F. Cole,
of this city, being called, and
reaching the scene shortly after,
found the man had expired after a
struggle for life.
Mr. Brock was aoout 50 ycais
of age, and was reared in that
county in a sturdy family- He is
survived by a wife and eleven chil
dren. The remains were interred
at Pleasant View cemetery, near
Mandeville, in that county.
Death cf Mrs. T. Owen.
Monday, 1 itb instant, Mrs. Owen,
wife of Mr. T. Owen at Pine Log,
died* She leaves a husband and
ten children to mourn the loss of
wife and mother. Her remains
were carried to Cherokee county
and interred at Shoal Creek ceme
tery. The funeral services were
conducted by Revs. H. G. B. Tur
ner, of this city, and Enoch Carr,
of Pine Log.
Mrs. Owen was a true Christian
and devoted wife and mother and
will be greatly missed by her rela
tives and large circle of friends.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Louisville and Nashville Makes
P-operty Purchases Here.
MINERAL sAtINGS.
Beautiful Spat With Resart Possibilities Near
Cartersville.
Two miles from the city, toward
the sunrise and in a miniature cove,
nestled in a picturesque wild
growth of bamboo, graceful ferns
and maples whose leaves turned
by the wind show a delicately
tinted undersurface, flow, with a
copious issue, a little cluster of ,
springs, which, if their possibili- I
ties could be sung with fog horn
attunings given the average spiel
of the day, might bring a develop
er that would make them a spot
enchanting, and their benefits a
reality to which bunireas might
testify.
Mr. George Satterfield is the
owner of the place, and is con
vinced %f the fine quality of the
waters, and so is everyone else
who has tried them There are
ten of the springs, and at least
three that have been opened are
strong in minerals. The others
are evidently fine freestone water.
One may drink unsparingly of
the water, and feel no sense of full
ness nor heavy after-effects, so soft
and light is the water. The strong
est is evidently strong iron and,
with some other quality, medici
nal.
If this place were improved
there is no reason why it should
not be what Ponce de Leon is to
Atlanta, Mobley’s park is to Rome
or Dalton’s mineral spring is to
that town. Mr. Satterfield invites
all who will to drive out and try
the water, and very many have
accepted his invitation.
He is already talking of a dum
my line to the springs as a future
possibility- He has a sample o:
the waters in the hands of the state
chemist, and looks for a fine show
ing from the analyses.
WILL McEWEN MARRIED.
Cartersville Boy Finds a Wife in Far Off
New Foundland.
The news reaching here a few
days ago that Will McEwen had
married came as a surprise to his
relatives and friends who supposed
him too wrapped in mining matters
for his thoughts to take a matri
monirl turn.
The wedding occurred on the
12th of July and the bride was
Miss Miller, of St. John, New
foundland.
Mr. McEwen has been away
from the city a number of years,
having been in the service of the
Newfoundland Exploration Syn
dicate, in which service his merits
have won him rapid promotion.
He was for awhile in Mexico, and
thence went to Newfoundland
something like a year ago. H’e
holds the position of superintend
ent of mines for his company.
Pleasant Family Gatharinir.
The Mountcastle family had a
most enjoyable reunion of the
members of the family at the home
of Mr. W. R. and the Misses
Mountcastle in this city last Sun
day. It was the first time all the
members of the family had been
together in ten years.
There were fourteen at the din
ner Sunday, and it was an inviting
spread, prepared by the home mem
bers of the family-
There were present Ben Mount
castle and grandson, Harry John
son; James Mountcastle, of Atlan
ta; Hillard Mountcastle, of Coch
ran, Ga., and his son Willie and
voung friend Jimmie Walker;
Mrs. Hall, of Rome; the three
daughters of Ed. Mountcastle,
Mrs- Plummer and Misses Eliz
abeth and Louise besides W. R.
ana the Misses Mountcastle.
Old Series—2stli Year
The movements of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad about the
city the past week have excited
ho end of interest among the peo
ple and a great deal of speculation
has been indulged in.
About sixty days ago Mr. W. P.
McClatchy. of Marietta, took .op
! tions on different properties in and
, about the city and the limit of the
j options was sixty days. Although
i Mr. McClatchy was as quiet about
; his movements as possible, it was
generally understood that these
options weie for the Louisville and
Nashville railroad, and as that road
had been pushing surveys all
about in the territory traversed by
the Western & Atlantic road, it
was believed that the L - & N. folks
contemplated some important work
encompassing an extension of their
line, the A. K. & N. to a better
connection possibly at Atlanta and
at this place.
As the time was about up for the
expiration of the options last week,
people knowing their existence
began to wonder if the railroad
meant to do anything with them,
when all at once it became known
that men representing the road
were here taking up the options.
Several deals lor property in this
vicinity have been practically
closed. Mr. Felton Jones has
about closed up a sale of his farm
just north of tne city, consisting ot
200 acers, for SSO an acre, or
SIO,OOO for the place.
Mr- J- J. Bentley has practically
closed the trade for his farm, which
is near that of Mr. Jones, the price
being $3500.
As to just what all this means
there can be nothing on the part of
the people about here as far as we
know toward reaching a compre
hension further than mere specu
lation. It is believed, however,
that other property on which there
are yet unexpirej options will be
secured by the railroad and that a
line from the present A. K. & N.
at some point northeast of here
will be built at least to Cartersville.
It is believed by some that it sim
ply means at connection here from
the north for the L- & N. with the
Seaboard Air Line, giving them an
outlet to Birmingham and if they
desire it also to Atlanta via Rock
mart. By others it is believed that
that connection will be made and
that the route will be in to the city
by way of Whites in this county,
and from Whites then the road will
be built on to Marietta and from
there a connection secured to At
lanta.
Mr. Daniel, the chief engineer in
charge of the work being done
between Dalton and Atlanta, is in
the city, having secured quarters
at the Shelman.
If we watch we will perhaps see
what see what we shall see.
It is probably a fact, however,
that the Louisville and Nashville
railroad are not maneuvering sim
ply for their health and their sur
veying and other acivities are not
intended as mere pastime.
Lecture on Japan.
Rene Granger, a young man of
Cartersville, who has spent some
time among and has studied the
Japanese at home has consented to
deliver a lecture at the East Side
church tonight, his subject being
“Japan.” Those who hear him
will be well repaid in learning of
this unique people now so promi
nently in the public eye.
The lecture will be for the bene
fit of the fund for the payment of
the piano that has been placed in
the church.
Admission will be ten cents for
adults aud five cents for children.