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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. ■ ■ - 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. § - 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 1 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.