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Vevv Series— Vol. Ill—No 41
NEW RAILROADCOMING
Louisville and Nashville Will
Build Line to Cartersville.
With the commonly known and
easily excused reticence of railroad
men to give out information, it is
difficult to get facts when you
want them regarding railroad
movements. The tfews and Cour
ant is in possession of sufficient
intelligence, however, to warrant
the statement that the Louisville
and Nashville railroad will build
its line to this city.
On options obtained about two
months ago a number of pieces of
property were bought in and near
this city last week, the aggregate
of purchases amounting to $25,500.
H E- F. Jones sold his farm of 200
acres for $10,000; J. J. Bentley sold
his farm of 100 acres for $3500;
Mr? Lizzie E- Jones sold a town
lot for $750 and J ud ß e J ohn w >
Akin a town lot for SIOOO. This
property was all bought in the
name of the Louisville Property Cos.
The deeds are now on record in the
clerk’s office.
These purchases secure a pos
session for the railroad of grounds
reaching from a mile and a quarter
out to within the city limits and up
to the Western and Atlantic and
Seaboard Air Line railroads.
There are other options that have
not yet expired. Col. Blafr,of Mari
etta, who has been examining titles
and officiating in the transfers so far
made, he has said, contemplates
closing trades on several other
pieces of property at once.
A preliminary survey having been
made, the work of locating a line
has begun. A locating squad
under A. B. Gloster is now
ing about the Felton farm and is
locating sections from this city
northward. The line is to run,
leaving the W. & A- at the culvert
at the south edge of the ol 1 base
ball ground, thence west of the
McCounell home, requiring a con
siderable cut, on through the prop
erties purchased to the Felton
farm, then on a six mile tangent to
White, crossing the Iron Belt rail
road just west of the Tennessee
road having gone on the east side
of it to the crossing point. From
White the road will go by Pine
Log to Fairmount, then on by
Hurts, Carters Quarter, to the left
of Spring Place and by Fort Moun
tain, to Wetmore, Tenn., or near
there. It is said the road has
made extensive pm chases of prop
erty at Cambria, which is four
miles from Wetmore, by the route
which we have named above,
starting from this point. That thus
they will have a thorough line from
Birmingham and beyond points to
Cincinnati that is 37 miles shorter
than any other route. Now, by
taking a map and tracing the line
as named, coming southward, one
will find that it Is straight to White
and the veer to Cartersville forms
an elbow. Connection named
above being secured', the next one
in importance will be to Atlanta,
and it is said this is contemplated
in the scheme. The line from
hiteto Marie ta would go, by the
preliminary survey, crossing the
Etowah about Webster’s ferry,
theqpe would extend near Geor
giana gold mine and by Payne’s
store on the Cherokee line, thence
near Kennesaw station and on by
Elizabeth to Marietta. Another
Lne,has been surveyed going on
the west side of Kennesaw moun
tain.
J H. Payton, located at Madison
ville, Tenn., has charge of all the
work. It is said the contract has
a ready been let for eighteen miles
°‘ the maiu line out from Knox
ville. The requirements for con
struction are for trunk line needs
heavy ballast, strongest ties,
etc.
THE NEWS AND COURANT.
THE STATE ItOAD.
On a Four Per Cent. Basis Comptroller Wright
Says it it Worth Ji0.000.000.
Comptroller-General Wright does
not care to make any suggestions
to general assembly as to what act
ion it should take with reference to
either the sale of the Western and
Atlantic or the extension of the
leas 2 upon that property, says
an Atlanta dispatch. He is
also non-committal upon the ques
tion of the advisability of extend
ing the Western and Atlantic to
the seacoast. He says that the
legislature is being paid by the
state to attend to all of the state’s
business in matters of this kind.
Speaking of the value of the
Western and Atlantic Mr. Wright
said today: “I don’t know what
the property is worfh, but I do
know that the lessees after paying
the state of Georgia a rental of
$32,000 pays all of the operating
expenses of the road and then
clears $500,000 annually. This
being so, upon a basis of 8 per cent.,
the road is worth $10,000,000, or
upon a basis of 4 per cent., $20,-
000,000. The information about
the business of the road I get from
the reports of the officers of the
company, and presume they are
correct.”
Mr. Wright says that the bonded
debt of the state is onty $7,000,000.
A REGRET.
“BUT YOU’LI, COMB BACK AGAIN."
Why have you left us, sweetest of sum
mers,
With only dead hopes to lie in the
heart.
Tou have gathered them up, the richest
ol' treasures,
And garnered them forever, leaving
ns no part.
These few faded roses, with their blood
tinted petals
Is all I haye left of a lair summer’s
dream.
And the smiles that I won with all of
their beauty
Are deepening into shadows, and not
what they seem.
But you’lleome back again when winter
is over
And the sunshine has melted his
mantle of snow.
And we will stand here again, in this
yine covered arbor,
To tell all the secrets, that the roses
must know.
Lula Tumlin Lyon.
Aylmer, Ga.
Nov. 1903 - Aug. 1904.
Mrs. Godfrey Entertains.
In the Cyclone, published at San
Antonio, Tex., we find the follow
ing society mention:
“Col. and Mrs. Godfrey enter
tained as their guests the first of
the week Mr. Barklay, of London,
England. Mr. Barklay, is a capi
talist and represents other capital
ists of London. To Mr. Barklay
belongs the distinction of being a
fellow of the royal geographical
society of England, and a member
of Anthro Institute of Great Brit
ian and Ireland. 1 '
Mrs. Godfrey was formerly Miss
Mary Spier, daughter of Mrs.
Amanda Spier, of Cartersville.
The New Landry.
Mr. C. D. Smith, the proprietor
of Cartersville’s new laundry, in
forms us he intended starting up
woik next Monday, but owing to
seme set backs about getting his
tnachinery adjusted, he may be
delayed a few days, but expects to
start it not Monday, early in the
week. The laundry will be a great
convenience and everybody is wait
ing with their orders.
Mr J. N. Smith and family left
yesterday afternoon for Atlanta,
where they will spend two weeks
visiting relatives.
Judge and Mrs. J. W. Akin have
had as their guests the past week
Mr. and Mrs, D. W. Curry, of
Rome.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1904.
i GUTTERING GEM
Remarkable Find in a Ten
Gent Purchase.
REUSCH’S GREAT LUCK
A Diamond Worth $250 is Found
Stuck in a Small Lump of
Sugar of Lead-
Mr. John Reusch, the popular
manager of the Ladd Lime Co.’s
works, may not be able to furnish
a duplicate of Rider Haggard’s
story of “King Solomon’s Mines,”
but he is the chief figure in one
that puts aside all other like nar
ratives the scene of which has
been this particular locality.
Recently he went into the drug
store of Young Brothers in this
city, and made a purchase of ten
cents’ worth of sugar of lead. The
substance was weighed by young
Irby Henderson, the clerk, and
carefully wrapped and carried
home by Mr. Reusch. When ready
to use it,*on opening the package,
Mr. Reusch discovered a lump of
the sugar of lead that he mashed
with his fingers. In doing so he
felt a small, hard substance. Rub
bing the sugar of lead well from
around it, he discovered that it was
very solid and possessed a peculiar
brilliancy, which induced him to
clean it off thoroughly and make a
careful examination. He found,
when every particle of the sugar
of lead had been removed, a fin
ished stone that appeared to be no
less trifling a gem than a real dia
mond.
Determined, then, to ascertain
its true worth, he took the stone
to a jeweler in Atlanta and had it
tested and valued. The jeweler
pronounced it a genuine: diamond,
and declared the value to be $250.
Now Mr. Reusch ’s wife is wearing
a pretty diamond ring, whose bril
liancy equals the finest, a present
from her husband, and Mr. Reusch
is wondering what commodity next
to tackle to find the unexpected
gem.
The supposition is that in origi
nally packing the sugar of lead
some packer dropped the stone
from a ring on his hand-
FOIt A BELT LINE.
Louisville and Nashville Reported Buying
Laud Outside of Atlanta.
The Louisville and Nashville,
says the last Manufacturer’s Rec
ord, is reported to be buying more
land in the vicinity of Atlanta for
the purpose of building a belt line
from a point near Ellen N Junc
tion, along the western side of the
city, to connect with the Atlanta
and West Point and Central of
Georgia lines into the union depot.
The purchases, it is stated, are
being made through the Louisville
Property Cos., which, it is said, has
just paid $120,000 for one piece of
land desired. It is expected that
the rights of way will reach a total
cost of several hundred thousand
dollars. The company proposes
to build extensive freight terminals
in the city between Central avenue
or Lloyd street and Butler street.
This is immediately adjoining the
present urion depot.
Watermelon Cutting
Mr. and Mrs, John G. Simpson
gave a watermelofl cutting and
lawn fete on Monday evening, in
honor of Miss Deßossett and Miss
Hattie Jones. The affair was one
of the most enjoyable of he sea
son. Quite a large gathering of
young people enjoyed the evening.
Some enterprising brick com
pany now has a chance to make a
hit by furnishing bricks for the
legislature. They will reach fur
ther than umbrellas and are easier
to handle than ink wells,
Col. F. A. Cantrell, of Calhoun
spent a day recently in the city.
NEGRO BELLIGERENTS
Brick Throwing- 'That Was
Almost Fatal.
DOMESTIC C A R VING BEE
~T*~
An Old Feud Sprung Anew at a
Slight Passage of Words
Between Bricklayers-
In a difficulty between two negro
bricklayers, working at the Mc-
Clain Cotton Mill, last Friday,
one hit the other on the head with
a brick, and the lick was almost
fatal.
Pete Williams and Will Prothro
were the negfoes’ names, and the
former called the latter a liar,
when the latter started at him
with a brick and hammer. ( Being
asked by another workman, who
wished to prevent a difficulty,
Prothro stopped; Williams then
advanced on him and threw' a brick
at him at close range. The cornet
of the brick hit Prothro’s skull,
and he fell limp on the scaffold,
about six feet from the ground,
where the two were working.
Prothro’s skull was badly crushed.
The negro has been given good
attention, Dr. Griffin successfully
trepanning the skull, and he is
now doing well, and indications
point to his recovery.
Both negroes are from Griffin
and knew each other there. While
Williams farmed near the Mission,
it is said an old feud arose between
the negroes, Who hadn’t spoken to
each other in six months, until a
few words brought on the difficulty
Friday.
This is the first trouble of any
kind between working men since
work on the factory began, which
speaks well fop the good order that
has prevailed-
Frank Moody cot his wife badly
with a razor last Moaday. The
cutting was done at the home, an
ugly gash evidently intended for
the throat was received in the side
of the jaw, another under the
shoulder another on the hand and
and several other bad gashes were
inflicted. Moody fled but it is said
has been arrested at Rockmart and
is held for the officers.
PROTRACTED MEETING.
Continued Services Will Begin at Baptist
Church Next Sunday.
Next Sunday, August 7th, a
protracted meeting will begin at
the Baptist church.
The congregation has recently
been supplied with new song books,
“Revival No. 4,” which will be used
in the meeting. Many new songs
are being learned by a large choir
of young people, who are taking a
great interest in making the mu
sic at the Baptist church better
than it has been for years. The
music will be conducted by Mr.
Lem R. Gilreath, who is well
known by the people of Catters
ville.
i iie preaching will be done by
the pastor, Rev. John E. Barnard.
All Christians are invited to at
tend and co-operate in this meet
ing.
Remember the time, Sunday, the
7th; hours of service, 10 a. m. and
7:30 P- m -
Daughters of the Confederacy.
The Daughters of the Confed
eracy will meet to-morrow (Fri
day) afternoon, at 4 o’clock, at the
court house. A full attendance is
urged, as the annual election of
officers will occur.
Mrs. R. W. Milam has returned
from a month’s visit to friends at
Cartersville, Ga.. and Gadsden,
Ala., and Mr. Milam is at least 25
per cent better looking.—LaGrange
Reporter. .
Mr. E. B. Elrod, of Adairsville.
was in the city Monday.
THE APPROPRIATIONS
Appropriations Measure Passes
the House on Tuesday,
Iu addition to the appropriation
of a million dollars for the common
schools of the state, the legislature
Tuesday passed on several other
items in the general appropriations
bill.
The appropriation of $5,000 for
the summer school at Athens went
through without difficulty. There
is pending a proposition to give it
SIO,OOO to fight contagious and in
fectious diseases.
The house Tuesday passed up
the following appropriations with
out opposition:
Salary of state chemist, $3,000-
Salaries of two assistant state
chemists, SI,OOO each.
Expenses of chemist, SI,OOO.
Salary of state entomologist,
$1,500.
Expenses of entomological de
partment, $3,500.
Contingent fund, SIO,OOO.
Contingent expenses of railroad
commission, SBOO.
Contingent expenses of supreme
court, $1,200.
State printing fund, $22,500.
Printing fund of railroad com
mission, SI,OOO.
For repairs to public buildings,
keeping public grounds, etc.,
$18,500.
For purchase of books, etc., for
state library, $3,000.
For printing supreme court re
ports, new volumes, $7,000.
For republishing earlier Georgia
reports and colonial, revolutionary
and confederate records, such sum
as may be necessary to be derived
from the sale of such works, and
from the sale of the code and acts.
The foregoing paragraph was
amended so that the annotator of
the Georgia reports will not be al
lowed to draw his compensation
from the treasury until the reports
annotated are published. This
work is now being done by Judge
Howard Van Epps, of Atlauta.
For publishing first two volumes
of colonial records prepared bv
former Governor A. D. Candler.
$2,000.
For binding journals of the house
and senate, $550.
To pay salaries of trustees of
Georgia state sanitarium, $l5O
each, in addition to actual, railroad
expensee.
To pay trustees of state univer
sity $4 per diem each and railroad
tare,
The total pension fund for 1905,
as passed up by the house,is $865.-
000, or $5,000 less than it has
been for the past two years.
Disabled confederate soldiers
were given $170,000, which is
$15,000 less than last year.
Widow's of confederate soldiers
who died in the service or from
wounds received in the service,
were given $160,000, which is
$25,000 less than 1903 and 1904.
This is the only instance in which
the committee reduced the amount
recommended by the pension com
missioner, the reduction being
$5,000.
Indigent confederate soldiers
weie given $415,000, an increase of
$5,000 over the appropriation for
the last two years.
Indigent widows of confederate
soldiers were given $120,000, an
increase of $30,000. This makes a
total of $865,000, which is $5,000
less than for the last two years.
The following appropriations
were passed without opposition:
To pay fees of solicitors general
for appearing before supreme court
such amount as may be necessary.
To pay the clerk of the supreme
court, the necessary amount to
make good any deficiency in the
fund arising from costs.
For the expenses of the geolo
gical department SB,OOO.
Old Series—2sth Year *
Printing .fund of geological de
partment $2,500.
For maintenance of the penit
entiary department, including the
prison farm at Milledgeville, $135,-
000.
For payment of rewards for fugi
tive criminals $3 ,000.
For payment of cattle inspectors,
SSOO.
military fund.
The military fund for paying
armory rent of the various coni'*
mands and other expenses of the
military establishment was increas
ed from $20,000 to $23 000.
The house also adopted an
amendment to the bill appropria
ting $5,940-81 to supply the defic
iency in the military fund for 1904.
This appropriation is made availa
ble immediately upon the passage
of the bill.
To the secretary of the state
board of health was appropriated
a salary of two thousand dollars.
The provision in the bill provid
ing for an appropriation of $5,000
for the maintenance of the summer
school at Athens for the white
teachers of the state was a new one.
It was adopted by an overwhelm
ing vote of the house.
MR. C. P. ANTHONY.
Death af Proaiiaeat ahd Papular C Ultra ft
Piae La*. *
Mr. C. P. Anthony died at his
home on Pine Log last Thursday
morning.
He spent Wednesday with his
daughter, Mrs. Hayes, near Adairs
ville, and returned home in the
afternoon. He expreaaed himself
as feeling well, but wearied with
his trip, and, after eating his sup*
per, he retired and made no sign
of his suffering through the night.
His wife, waking at 4 o’clock next
morning, found him almost dead.
He never rallied.
He was born in Lincoln county,
North Carolina, December 29,1833.
When he grew to manhood he
came to this county and settled on
a farm near Pine Log.
He was married to Miss Ann
Abigail King August 24, 1856,
who, with ten children, survive
him, all of whom attended the fu
neral except his daughter, Belle,
who is on a visit in North Caro
lina,
Mr. Anthony joined the M. E.
chuich, south, soon after he came
to this state. He lived a consist
ent life and was devoted to church
work, having been teacher of the
infant class in Sunday school for
many years.
When the call for volunteers
was given in the sixties, he en
listed with the 18th Georgia regi
ment, where he willingly served
till the surrender. The hardships
and privations of those few years
possibly impaired his health, for
he was a constant sufferer ever af
terwards.
He was a devoted husband and
a loving and kind father.
He enjoyed music, and often in
the evening he joined his children
in singing some of his favorite
songs before family worship,
Verily a good man has gone,
who will be missed in bis com
munity.
To Picnic at Grant Park.
The Emerson Methodist Sunday
School will picnic at Grant Park,
Atlanta, next Saturday. Col. C.
M, Jones and other leaders iu the
school will go along and see that
the children have a good time. A
low railroad rate has been fixed,
and a full turn out of the school
is expected. The school picnicked
at the park last year, and the day
was a great success. *