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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. *