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VOL. IX. THE HAPPY HOLIDAYS. How the Season was Celebrated in Cartersville. Youth ami Beauty Observe the Season In a Happy Manner—Klaborate Dinner Menus—Notable Occasions. Tho melancholy days are come, The saddest of the year; I cannot rest in peace at all, For Christmas now is here. My wife will buy me presents line, Tho’ much against my will, Hut every one, without a doubt, Is charged upon my bill. And these “melancholy days” have come and gone. The halls, rooms and yards are strewn with broken wagons, horses, horns and other things that kindly old gentle man, Santa Claus, delighted the children with. The maiden looks at her finger upon which glistens a beautiful jewel, sighs and says she wishes Christmas would come every month, while the young man gazes with rapturous delight upon his wisp broom holder and thinks what a dear the girl of his heart really is. Christmas time, of all the year, is the one which is closely associated with the home circle, and the idea of home life and its pleasures. So the proper observance of the day, for the most part, took the shape of really good dinners around which families and friends gathered. There are few men or women of mature years to whom Christmas tide does not bring some note of in dividual sadness —the recollection of personal bereavement, or at least the sense that the careless joys of youth are no longer theirs. And then one’s means of making others happy seem always so inadequate to one’s wishes at this time that poverty has an added sting. And yet even to the most tired heart Christmas brings its deeper satis faction, in the strengthening of faith and hope and charity. The world does grow better; the religion of Christ does live amid the struggling masses of slowly but steadily working the amelioration of mankind. We may sometimes grow despondent, but on the most skeptical of us all can feel the impulse of that new life that came into the world on the first Christmas morn, the “good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people.” How did Cartersville spend the holidays? Well, sit down and lis ten and we will tell you: The B. B. Reception. One of the most pleasing and charming entertainments of the holiday season was the reception of the B. 11. club at the residence of Major C. 11. Smith on last Thurs day evening. This lovely home was absolutely turned over to the young people, who carried out the affair, so admirably conceived, in their own delightful way. The halls and parlors were radiant with beauty and gallantry and from 8 to 12 o’clock the scene was one of mirthful enjoyment and pleasure. The happy ring of joyful and un affected laughter, the full sway of spirits so buoyant and the pleasure able glow of cheeks which seem to have caught up and treasured all the warmth and lustre of these bright sun-lit days, had the sem blance of an inspiration, a dream or a beautiful poem which carries the imagination into realms where earthly feet are not allowed to tread and earthly eyes are not permitted to gaze. The effort of the members of the club to make the occasion such a brilliant success was most heartily seconded by Major and Mrs. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. L. 8. Munford, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Akin and Miss Marion Smith, who contribu ted in no small degree to the pleas ures of the evening. It was about 10:30 o’clock when supper was announced and all re paired to the dining room where a most sumptuous and elegant re past awaited them. The tables were laden witli good things— an exquisite combination of the necessary substantials and dainty desserts—to which full justice was done. After supper the gaieties continu ed and remained unbroken until the time arrived for the “good-byes” to be said, and the guests regretfully took their departure —the reception being a thing of the past but of most pleasant memories. The following were those in at tendance: Major and Mrs. C. H. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. J. \V. Akin, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Mnnford, Miss Marion Smith, Miss THE GOURANT-AMERIGAN. Jessie Smith, Carl Smith; Miss Louie Munford, Harwell Green; Miss Ida Lou Milam, Joe Akermaii; Miss Annie Wal lace, Hugh Hall; Miss Kstelle Calhoun, John Norris; Miss Lucy Jones, Tom Wallace; Miss Fannie Freeman, Ossie Robeson; Miss Maud Norris, Eugene Rowan; Miss Mattie M. Conley, Rollin Stan sell; Miss Kdwina Crosby, ('has. Smith; Miss Cora Lyons, Father; Miss Frank Gilrqath, Tom Milner; Miss Alma Gilreath, Capers Quillian; Miss Gertie Powell, Willis Bonham; MissM. Sadler, Carlo Bacon; Miss Mary Lou Wikle, Jim Skinner; Sam Milam, Jesse Willing ham, Linton Smith, Zeii Lacont and others. Public Installation of Officers. The Masonic lodge room of this city was crowded to its utmost ca pacity last Friday evening by inter ested spectators who had assembled to witness the public installation of the officers of this lodge. The au dience was composed of men, women and children, and all seemed deeply interested in the proceed ings. The service began with prayer by Colonel Robert Jones after which Past Master A. W. Fite conducted the installation ceremony in a most impressive manner. The great beauty of the principles of the order which bind together as brothers this noble band, the carrying out of which can not fail to make its members the very best citizens of any country in which it flourishes, were brought out in a most pleasing manner. After the installation Rev. J. S. Hillhouse asked the blessing and all were invited to partake of the most bountiful repast that had been prepared. The rest of the evening was spent in feasting and in social converse and was declared by all to be a most notable occasion. The following are the names of the officers who were installed; J. W. Harris, jr., Worshipful Mas ter, George W. Hendricks, Senior Warden; J. S. Shelton, Junior War den; J. H. Mayfield, Treasurer; George W. Waldrup, Secretary; Martin Collins, Senior Deacon; J. A. Trawick, Junior Deacon; H. E. Wolfe, Tyler; Chas. McEwen and R. C. Miot, Stewards. k At the Churches. The Episcopal, Methodist and Baptist churches observed Christ mas day with most fitting services, an account of which has already ap peared in this paper. The decorations of the churches were more than ordi narily rich and tasteful. Holly, laurel and cedar evergreens and flowers bedecked the sanctuaries, chancels and pulpits. The Sunday-school children, for some reason or other, have been badly neglected, inasmuch as the crop of Christmas trees failed to put forth their blooms and fruit. The Baptist Sunday-school were to have a candy-pulling but a failure to obtain a suitable place for it in terfer ed with the proposed arrange ment. Home and Christ mas. Major G. G. Latta, of Hot Springs, Ark., has paid his father and family a visit and spent Christmas and the hollidays very pleasantly and has continued his visit to Knoxville, Tenn., to visit other relatives and friends. While here the major made a purchase of a valuable building lot of Doctor Wm. L. Kirkpatrick, on Church street, 80 feet front and run ning back 200 feet. Cash, SI,BOO. Christmas at the Court House. The court officials have been spending the holidays quietly, all except the ordinary who had a rush of young people who wanted mar riage licenses. “I issued about fif teen licenses,” said Ordinary Hend ricks in answer to a question. “The Christmas season you know, is a great time with that little rascal, Cupid, and I have him to thank for my Christmas change,” and a real benevolent smile lighted up his countenance as he spoke. “I haven’t had a warrant in my hands since the holidays set in,” was the remark of Sheriff Roberts. “Indeed!” was the exclamation of a stranger who was in the office at the time. “A most remarkable oc currence!” “The regular record of this highly moral county,” was the laconic re mark of a home man. The clerk and his assistants were as busy as could be. pens flying swiftly over paper of spotless white catching up the time spent in frollicking during the holidays. “Christmas? Christmas has been quiet.” And the pens continueed to swiftly fly. Mounted Fantastic* on the Streets. Christmas would hardly be Christ mas if the boys did not in some way or other give vent to their enthusi astic feelings. A lot of the fresh CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, ISBO. young bloods were out parading the streets in fantastic attire, mounted on prancing steeds, mules and donkeys. Unearthly yells, the blowing of villainous tin horns and a flashy show of costumes so loud that they could be heard five blocks away were the diabolical things done to make the day hideous. The boys had fun, they showed what fantastics were really like and they retired to the satisfac tion of themselves and the public. Another way the boys showed they were enjoying Christmas, they got a pile of dry goods boxes on Christmas eve night, and retiring to a place near the residence of Capt. Bob Anderson, proceeded to make a big bond fire. An alarm struck ter ror to the hearts of the numerous Santa Clauses as they were engag ed in their peaceful missions and soon the streets were live with peo ple going to the fire. The compa nies were out and proceeded to turn on the water, hut they had hardly gotten a stream when it was turned off. A Few Arrests Made. While our people, as a whole, have perhaps the best record for so briety of any people in the country, it would be something marvelous if a few Christinas jugs were not abroad in the land. Too frequent visits to the jug is likely to make drunk come and when drunk comes the worst passions are aroused. A few, only a few, were taken under the tender care of the marshal and his assjsG:it>*. The charges against them, ten in number, were mostly for drunk and disorderly conduct. They were allowed to indulge their time, energy and strength in the healthful exercise of cleaning up the streets as a punishment for their crimes against society and order. A Dinner at Cat**ville. On Christmas day the hospitable home of Dr. and Mrs. C. F. Griffin, at Cassville, was thrown open to their friends and a more agreeable company of ladies and gentlemen than that assembled there on that day one is seldom thrown in. A Courant-American man was among the fortunate ones invited, and be ing met at Cass Station in the fore noon by the doctor was driven to his home behind two of the most spirited and picturesque looking specimens of horse-flesh it has been our pleasure to see in many days. The home is within the old cor poration lines of Cassville and em braces a farm of 250 acres of as rich valley land as there Is in North Georgia, on which is a superb dwel ling of about nine rooms, surroun ded by a perfect wealth of symme trical trees, showy evergreens and thrifty shrubbery. The company present embraced: Messrs. Belton and James Crawford and their ladies; Capt. Wm. Brown and lady; Mr. George Headden and lady and Miss Ovelle Haynes; Rev. Walter Yarbrough and family; Dr. Griffin and family and I). B. Freeman. While the ladies not engaged in preparing the admirable repast en joyed a regular “home chat,” the gentlemen were looking around over the attractions of the doctor’s farm, which comprised a model fish pond, covering an acre with water space and stocked with bream, some handsome Jersey cattle, sev eral buoyant looking clover and wheat fields, and some curiosities from the animal kingdom—a woolly calf and a pet bear from the ex treme wilds of Florida. The dinner was served at about 2 o’clock and its bounteousness, variety, and admirable preparation attested the rare culinary acumen and copious hospitality of tho hos tess and host. It was a spread fit for the gods. After dinner the party assembled in the parlor, enjoyed music and conversation, spiced with jokes and repartee for an hour or so and finally dispersed, each one to re turn home voting the genial doctor and his noble and accomplished lady a meed of gratitude for the pleasure their untiring attention wrought. A Staving (iood Stag Dinner. A stag dinner! These simple words convey a world of meaning to those who have attended one. It is there the pent-up appetite gets in its work to the queen’s taste, so to remark, when buttons fly off and mirth reigns supreme. Beautiful Malbone, the princely home of Henry Stiles, on the Eto wah, was the place where a few of that gentleman’s friends congre gated last Friday, and around whose festive board much merri ment was had, and delicacies and substantials despatched. The rich chocolate bottoms, for which Mal bone is famous, had vied with the deep blue sea and tho tropical re gions in producing food for the oc casion and the excellent collation so elegantly served, was the very embodiment of good living. An at tempt at description would be out of place, even if this pencil was ca pable of doing it justice. If any body in Bartow county knows how to make a royal spread and make his friends happy that man is Hen ry Stiles, and on this occasion he was at his best.) The eompanyywas highly enter tained, looking |t the well-tilled and pretty fields of..grain just cropping from mother earth, gazing with ad miration of the fine specimens of horse flesh, cattle, etc. In the afternoon, repairing to the well kept race course near by, “Lord Henry,” a runner, a recent importation from England, was given an opportunity of doing some good running. “Lord Henry” is no doubt the finest horse in Georgia, and is a beautiful animal. Four years old, a beautiful mahogany bay, lie would attract attention and admiration on any race course. §This stallion was recently Imported from Leamington, England, and his pedigree is certainly enough to suit the most particular judge in horse flesh. Bartow county should ever lie proud to claim such an animal, and the Courant-American will have much to say in the future in regard to him. It was in the late dusk that the company reluctantly made prepa rations for a return home,all accord ing to their genial host the individ uality of being the best and most thoughtful one in the land. Much a day and how well enjoyed! It will always have a green place in memo ry to those fortunate enough to be there. CHANGING AROUND. Mercantile lloases Snapping Places of linsiness. This and next week there will be several changes in the mercantile establishments of Cartersville — some change of.; lands and a few change of firms. In the change of base the dry goods men seem to take the lead. J. G. M. Montgomery has moved his stock of goods into the Alley store, occupying one-half of that building. Moon & Mays will occu py the store vacacted by Mr. Mont gomery. The old Stokely & Williams build ing is undergoing decided improve ment and J. I*. Jones, the “regulator of low prices,” is moving in. This stirring young business man is mak ing a great spread. Jones’ late stand is being thor oughly renovated and will be pack ed from the floor to the ceiling with the best class of goods. It will be occupied by Porter A Vaughn, who will shove out the goods in their usual lively way. The firm of Bradford A Heyward has been dissolved, the former retir ing. Mr. Heyward lias associated with him Mr. George Waldroup and the two will conduct a grocery business at the same stand. Air. James Standford has purchased Waldroup’s bakery and will con tinue at the old place. Pomp Johnson has moved his res taurant and barber shop to the east side side of town. Mr. Alex. Akerman has moved his grocer/ store into the old restaurant place and Bennett’s meat market is in the store vacated by Akerman. John Taylor lias moved his bar ber shop to the Baker A Hall build ing, being under the store of that firm. John Glover has moved his shop into the SheUman hotel. Dr. Puckett has moved his den tal office into the Johnson building, over Wikle A Co.’s drug store. Tlu* Lucky Ones. Yesterday afternoon J. R. Wikle A Cos., the druggists, had a drawing for the holiday prizes they had ad vertised to give a away. The names had been dropped in a box. The box was opened, and in the presence of several disinterested gentlemen, Miss Mamie Hudgins, who was blindfolded, drew the names from the box. The follow ing was the result of the drawing: George Waldrup, oil painting. Miss Mary Lou Young, lamp. Will Satterfield, smoking set. Anna Satterfield, doll. FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN. A desirable home in Cartersville, with two and a half acres of land. Splendid oak grove. Apply at this office. Be early in taking advantage of the low prices now rilling at Akerman’s. Gro- I ceries sold at first cost for cash. SOME RESOLUTIONS. Swearing Off from Bad Habits and Going to Do Better. Some Cartersville People Wl*o are Going toOult Their Meanness—The Good Things to he Done. Now Year’s Day! The day of all the days when the people, or nearly all of them, swear off from their bad habits and re solve to turn over anew leaf. Al though. many of them are annually broken they are promptly mended on the first of every January for fu ture use. A Courant-American reporter yesterday asked a large number of people what resolutions they had formed for the present year. Their answers will prove interesting. Many who were approached stated that they had formed no new reso lutions and others declined to give them to the public. It is fair to say that many whose answers are given below were not aware that they were to he published: 10. E. Freeman: To be a better man than I have ever lieen before. Elihu Hall: To do the best I can. Walter Akerman: Not to give any democrat a place in the i>ost office. J. C. Wofford: To be a better man than I have ever been before. Major Milner: To use my utmost €.:dc 'vor to live a better iife than I have the year preYim,.,, T have, however, made a bad start this morning. Henry Milner: My resolution wouldn’t do for publication. John T. Owen: To do good. Miles Dobbins: 1 have resolved to mine 16,000 tons of ore this year. Marshal Wilkerson: To do my duty. Dr. Buford: I am going to get me anew girl unless the old one says “yes” mighty quick. Albert Strickland: To turn over the same old new leaf that I have been for some years regularly turn ing over. Angels’ Retreat has sworn oft’ from drinking. One of them has married and the others will do so or leave town. Dennis Vandivere: Work harder, accomplish more and be a better man than 1 have ever been. 1 have started out with a vim, too. Buford Green: Get married. Judge Shelby Attaway: Stop cussin’ and save more money. Henry Porter: To carry the most select stock of dry goods in Carters ville. It. (’. A iot: Attend to my own business, let other people’s alone, make a success and enjoy life, Lee Garwood: To turn over an entire new leaf—be a better man, marry and settle down. Col. Robert Jones: To do all the good I can and harm to no one. AI. F. Word: To do more business than I did in 1889. Henry Tumlin: To try to do bet ter in every respect than heretofore. T. J. Bell: I have resolved not to make any resolutions. J. 11. Yivion: I have made no resolutions. My effort is to live from the first day of January until De cember 31 as every day would be the last. Bob Garwood: We have resolved to be the leaders of styles. Alose Seheuer: I’ll try to be a better business man and to sell goods cheaper than ever before. W. A. Alontgomery: I have brok en so many good resolutions that I have quit making them. Charlie Wikle: I am going to strive to make my iife more useful than heretofore. Rev. Joe Jones: Be good and do good. Aaron Knight: To do better for the time to come. A. W. Fite: I have resolved to try to do my whole duty to my Maker, my family, myself and my fellow man. Alayor John H. Wikle: I have re solved to do the very best I can under surrounding circumstances. George S. Cobb: 1 have resolved to live a better life. I shall endeav or to entertain no unkind feelings for any one and speak no unkind word to any. I shall as far as I may be able to emulate the noble exam ple of the lamented Grady in his broad love for his fellow man. James Conyers: To do as much good as I can and as little harm, to make more money and spend less, to pay my just debts and to make my wife and Aliss Kittie | happy. W. H. Howard: I have resolved PORTER^ AND VA6IGHAN w g >|h WILL MOVE IN A FEW DAYS TO THE Store lately occupied by J. P. Jones. Carpen ters are now making improvements in our new stand. We are now selling every article in our house at greatly reduced prices to save trouble of moving. Now is your chance to buy BLANKETS, FLANNELS and all kinds of winter goods at less than their value. PORTER & VAUGHN. to work for W. 11. Howard and the Royal Arcanum. T. Warren Akin: To do all I can to induce Air. Stuart Alartiu to re turn to Cartersville—for a little while; and To pray for a furnace! Walter Headden: Mine Is to con tinue in the same old ruts until I get to the end of the lane. Joe M. Aloon: Tell as many lies as possible and break all the prom ises I can. Colonel J. J. Howard: To try to be a better man, invoking the aid of my Heavenly Father that I maybe. Rev. A. J. Buford: I have re solved to do better. John W. Akin: To unite in any thing for the good of Cartersville, and to buy the Sam P. Jones col lege and to use it for the public schools. Bartow Leake: By God’s help I am going to do more in His service than I ever have before. F. M. Durham: To curtail my ex penses for the present year. Rev. W. H. Cooper: I am going to try to be a be a better man if I know how and I am going to pay cash as I go and if I can’t pay cash I am not going. I). B. Freeman: My first is, I trust, a pardonably selfish purpose, to do all I can to make myself better off in the world and better generally, and my family as happy and com fortable as I can. A Cartersville home, and it rising In value, lie cause of the town’s increased great ness and importance, would be a boon worth hoping for. Rev. Sam P. Jones: I begin the new year, 1890, with a grateful heart, and am resolved: ,1. To be more faithful to my friends and more forgiving towards my enemies. 2. To lie, and do all I can for the cause of, right. 3. To fear Gcal and keep His com mandments, knowing this to lie the whole duty of man. Bill Arp “resoloots” as follows: Resolved, That New Year’s reso lutions imply a lack of confidence lin one’s self. And hence if a man lacks confidence he ought not to resolve. “It is better not to vow than to vow and not pay.” Nevertheless I have resolved not to climb a tree or jump a ditch or NO. 2i). go in swimming thin year if I can help it. If a man takes away my coat I will give him my cloak also, but I will do my best to keep him from getting my coat. I have resolved to be as happy this year as circumstances will per mit and if I am not happy I will keep it to myself. Meeting of the Members of the Cart* ersvile Bar. On motion, Col. M. It. Stansell was made chairman and A. S. Johnson secretary. On taking the chair Col. Stansell stated the object of the meeting which was the appointment of com mittees to prepare suitable memo rials on the life and character of Judge J. A. Howard and of Col. E. D. Oraham, late members of the bar. Mr. J. M. Neel moved that the chairman appoint the committees, and that each committee consist of three members. On motion of Mr. John W. Akin the number of each committee was made five instead of three, and each committee was requested to report on the first day of the Janu ary term of the superior court. The chairman appointed the fol lowing committees: Judge Howard —John 11. Wikle, chairman; A. W. Fite, R. W. Mur phy, J. B. Conyers and W. I. Hey ward. Col. Graham—T. Warren Akin, chairman; J. M. Neel, Jchn W. Akin, A. W. Fite and Shelby Atta way. The meeting then adjourned, 30th of December, 1889. M. R. Stansbll, Chairman. A. 8. Johnson, Secretary. TO PROSPECTIVE OAS CONSUMERS. The Gas Light Company are prepared to do gas fitting, and furnish chandeliers to properly equip your stores and homes,, on more reasonable terms tnau can l>e given by any other firms. We are inter ested over any other parties in doing this work well, to prevent leakage, com plaint, loss of time, etc. We are here and if anything goes wrong with otir work, you can easily see us and have it made right. The quality of the gas is superior and the price very reasonable. Estimates as to the cost of fitting houses furnished by the superintendent, Win. B. Miller. nov!4-tf