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THROUGH THE COUNTY.
Lifp in Barlow County as Por
trayed by Correspondents.
The New* of the Crops, Deaths, Marriage*
anil Other Matters of Importance
to Our County Readers.
PINK LOO.
Mr. John Vaughan, of Atlanta,
has been visiting relatives in our
village and vicinity.
Messrs. VV. B. Vaughan anil It. E.
Adair are at home during vacation,
but will resume their studies at the
Southern Medical college next
week.
Miss Rena Donald, who has been
in Atlanta for some time, is at home
again.
Rev. J. B. Britton moved from
our village near Mr. Shaw’s a few
days since. lie lias long been a
citizen of this place and will be
greatly missed.
Mr. George Barton, who formerly
lived in tKis community, is here on
a visii from Texas.
Wagons came up Sunday after
noon to move Ike Pitts five miles
below Cartersville, on the river.
After starting Monday morning a
team of mules became frightened,
ran away, throwing Mrs. Pitts
from the wagon and came near
resulting seriously.
Dr. Darnell, of Talking Rock,
was down Christinas.
Mr. Baily Gordon, of Rome, spent
a portion of the holidays with us.
He is a Christian young man and
as such is setting an example high
ly worthy of imitation.
Miss May Reynolds from near
Cartersville spent most of Inst week
in our community.
Mr. Him Pinsonisout again. We
are glad he so speedily recovered.
Prof. J. M. Boyd moved last
week and will begin school next
Monday. We hope great prosperity
may attend his efforts to build a
school here.
Friday night a company of
bright, happy young people went
through the village treating our
citizens to a genuine serenade.
The display of fireworks was ex
cellent, tiie company orderly and
’twas truly enjoyable to hear these
young people sing the incompara
ble songs of Zion.
Christmas came and went with
unusual quiet. The days were beau
tiful—the nights lovely. Themeet
ing will he voted a success by those
in attendance. The congregations
were attentive and well behaved.
The sermon on Sunday to young
man, and was heard by quite a
number of intelligent young men
who will he heard from in the fu
ture in a way gratifyingto their
friends. Rev. W. J. Luke preached
twice during the meeting and
Revs. A. R. Jackson, J. 11. Barton
and J. M. Barton were ready for
every word and work.
Tom Edgar,
142S OISTKU'T ti. M.
Christmas has come with but few
casualties. Little Daisy Deweese
lighted a lire cracker and it explo
ded mi lier hand burning her face
severely. Her suffering was great
but she bora it with perfect stoicism.
J. W. Oilstrap was severely burned
about the face and eyes by a pre
mature explosion of powder in
tiring Christmas guns with anvils.
W. W. Gilbert, the leading mer
chant of Emerson, led the van in
making the hearts of many little
ones and several older ones glad on
the 24th. His liberality was almost
boundless and but for him several
would have gone home hungry an 1
the stockings of many a child
would have dangled empty from
the chimney corner. Long maybe
live and prosper.
Miss Nettie Zenor, of Cartersville,
spent her Christmas in our midst
with friends near Emerson.
Dow Baldwin, of Chattanooga,
was with friends at Bartow.
Gus Edwards, of A. F. 1). was up
to see his numerous friends during
the holidays.
Miss Ellie Holland was up to see
her relatives at J. A. Jefferson’s
last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Biles gave a
select party last Friday night to
Miss Alice Duckett and her friends,
which was highly enjoyed.
Miss Mattie Holland went up to
Tunnel Hill last Sunday to spend a
few days.
Mrs. Martha Adams, mother of
Mrs. Tom Duckett and Mrs. H. A.
Holland, came up from Acworth to
spend some time with them.
Several persons in our district
have lost some of their pork by kill
ing during the warm weather.
Miss Lora Adams, of Atlanta, is
spending a few days with her
cousin, Alice Duckett.
Mr. Knox Ktansell, of Chatta
nooga, took in a part of our section
last week. He says our district
lias a surplus of pretty girls.
It. L. Spriggs, of Tunnel Hill, was
shining around with our girls last
week.
Capt. and Mrs. G. W. Martin were
at Capt. Maddox’s last Saturday.
Emmett Maddox, who is now with
Brenen & Son, of Chattanooga, is
on a visit to his parents and friends
for a few days.
The Graphite is becoming quite
popular with our people. It is now
in good hands.
< >ld Ciide Barney Hill says look
out for cold weather for the next
fifteen days. 1i is predictions of the
weather art* as good as Wiggins
and Hicks—when they don’t miss.
One Gallus.
CARS STATION.
Christmas week has been unu
sually quiet at Cass this year. We
have only spent one day at home,
but we learn that everything has
been very dull.
Mr. J. Frank Mays arrived at
Cass from Birmingham .Sunday and
will go with his family in a few
days to Tampa, Fla.
“Col.” C. G. Quillian visited At
lanta last Wednesday.
The oyster supper, given for the
benefit of the Cassville Baptist
church, at the residence of Mr.
George Headden on the night of
December 22nd, was quite a success.
Dr. W. E. Thompson spent Mon
day in Atlanta.
Miss Carrie Hoss is visiting in
Cartersville.
Pat Gilreath, ofOreville, was up
Sunday.
Jim Conyers, from Rockmart,
visited Cassville during Christmas.
There was a pleasant sociable at
the residence of Mr. J. G. Vernon,
at Cassville, Christinas night. We
regret that we were not on hand,
though we were enjoying ourself
just the same.
At the residence of Mr. B. O.
Crawford, near Cassville, there was
an entertainment Thursday night
and those who attended say it was
without doubt the most enjoyable
event of the season.
Miss Leila Hargis, of Kingston,
was visiting here this week.
Mrs. R. R. Hargis spent several
days in Macon this week.
Mr. P. R. Lewis has moved his
family to Cass Station. They oc
cupy the Capt. Thomas’ residence.
Rev. Alfleld Buford has rented a
dwelling from Mr. Mack Johnson
and moved his family here.
Mr. M. L. Johnson lias made some
improvements on his fish pond, and
iie now has one of the finest ponds
in the county.
Mr. Harwell Green, of Rome,
spent several days at Cass last week.
W. C. W.
AOAIUSVII.LK.
Mr. W. W. Ayeock, of Marietta,
has been visiting his mother.
Mr. Henry W. Johnson, of Sum
merville, spent a few days with
relatives recently.
Prof. JimGoldwlre, of Birming
ham, lias been looking over his old
play grounds.
Mr. Frank Durham, of Carters
ville, has been enjoying the king of
spia-ts, quail hunting.
Mr. Jimmie LeConte isout on a
short furlough from Emory college.
He represents fully Bartow’s first
student.
Kris Kringle came this year clad
in a linen duster unbuttoned, in
stead of his popular fur garment.
Christmas, the birth of love’s phi
losophy, a season which should be
rationally enjoyed, in the reunion
of families, in the making of young
and old happy by some souvenir of
love and affection, is past. And we
can only look hack with a sigh or a
smile with o*r success or failure to
do honor to the occasion. Such a
recognition as we, a familiar spot
on the map of a justice court, and
the unchallenged metropolis of, “lit
tle hoy who made your, briches,
mamy cut ’em out and daddy sew
ed the stitches,” could not he com
plained of. The social swim of the
city dragged bottom, and most
everyone stayed around the tire
side where the nriglit primrose morn
of youth and happiness attained
perfection, where the souvenir of
first love and affection is seen, the
presence of a mother, and the gift of
protection in a father where the
rock of the cradle brought forth in
nocence and gladness and brother
and sister sang an anthem to the
blest. For it was our sweetest
memory that of being at our home.
Evenings, though brought out con
genial spirits and ideas, some long
pent up manifestations, hut a twang
that brought deep furrows upon
the gods that guard the great seal
of Adairsville. The congeniality
so spoken of was nothing more than
the “charge of the six hundred”
which took place the night of the
24th, the writer with feverish brow
and journalistic taste stood not far
away whilst the dif of bullets play
ed around his ruffled nerves and
the roar of well tops, steps, signs
and timber lifted his head to a sense
of the highest grandeur and his feet
as fast as a circular saw to the ho
tel. The sun came up as usual this
time with a wink in one eye and
the other with a glistening light
upon a sign board all fresh and new,
which gave out to the village a sum
equal to two hags of cotton. “If
you or any one will tell us who so
mutilated the town last night.” Xn
one knew who struck Billy Patter
son, therefore we have not found
nut who made such mischief on the
occasion sp ikenof.
Mr. Earle lives near town on his
good farm, well stocked. No one
knew exactly the size of ii until he
stocked it Wednesday night, the
2fth, with abundant material in a
rainbow-party for everyone to have
a jolly good time, and they had it
much thanks of every one present.
After rounds of conversation sealed
envelopes containing a cravat were
handed around to the young gen
tlemen, some of whom no doubt
would have liked their envelopes
marked. The young ladies wore
their aprons, none in the regulation
size or color, and had displayed
some strategy and uiiseliiet in leav
ing the raw edge of their aprons
unturned when it came to pass that
the average hoy, after matching his
cravat with apron, and found out
that he had to sew, regardless of
style or the texture, he got a good
grip on his big needle selected, took
good aim and gave them the best
in store of genius and talent. If the
country depend upon this inanufae
tory of aprons by the boys, accord
ing to the time displayed in sewing
that night, the young ladies would
have to discard this ornament so
pretty. Now there was a prize to
he given to the best piece of needle
work by a single young man, which
brought out a clash of needles and
the closed eye of some knight at
tempting to “thread” in the dark.
Then the skip of a stitch
when his best girl would offer some
encouragement. There was an
amount of crude material in the art
of sewing evidently, for it was easier
for Mr. Earle to have gone through
the eye of his needle than for
George Veach to have made stitches
outside of the line of a fence row.
After all the aprons were hemmed
they were handed over to the judges.
After awhile the jury came, and,
without the slightest warning, and
with, once, twice, all done, “we have
the pleasure of awarding the prize
to the Courant-American for the
best hemmed apron”—a huge ban
dana handkerchief was then hand
ed tiie frightened young man, who
will keep and wear it when the
next democratic president is elect
ed. After further enjoyments, there
being no clock around, the pleasant
party bade each other good bye, and
in a short while were over the hills
and far away.
The Xmas tree at both the Meth
odist and Baptist churches passed
off nicely under such good manage
ment. Mother, father, sister and
brother shared the gifts of the gen
erosity of Santa Claus.
Mr. Garry T. Bray gave a delight
ful entertainment at his home last
week. Nothing was left undone to
make every one have a jolly time.
After party tete-a-tete, figures made
gracefully by the move of the foot,
were indulged in. Those attending
express their full enjoyment of the
occasion.
Mrs. T. J. Ililburn gave a delight
ful tea party to a few friends, who
speak of the well filled table and
their enjoyment of the moment.
The last dying echoes of the holi
days was the pop of a pistol, then a
hall in the head of a colored man,
John Montegriff, whose wife was
playing with the weapon unloaded,
of course, when it went off with the
above result.
Redmond.
CKDAK CKEKK.
Mr. Will Walton tarried awhile
in our neighborhood not long since,
to the great delight of our girls.
Mrs. S. J. Bailey died recently,
another victim to the fell destroyer,
consumption. She leaves a hus
band and little child.
Mr. Will Reed and sister visited
friends at Cedar Creek lately.
Christmas has come and gone,
with summerlike skies and balmy
air. We think just such a day the
the angels might have heralded in
that glorious dawn so long ago.
The lovers of gaiety were on the
lookout for fun and pleasure, while
their elders mostly stayed at home
to enjoy the fatted fowls and other
substantial or smoked the pipe of
peaceful contemplation. For the
benefit of the farmer there were
several “candy stretchings” and
sociables. Being consigned to the
martyrdom of we were left out,
so can’t tell who were there.
One of our prettiest, brightest
girls wants a hit of information.
What makes some of the boys at
the sociable gatherings, keep
crunching cloves, cinnamon hark
and “sich like yarbs. ?”
The spelling bee lived a short hut
eventful life and died like the
honey bee in peach time.
We beg somebody’s pardon for
giving “stale news.” Perhaps with
the incoming year we will turn over
anew leaf. Wishing the Courant-
American and readers a happy and
prosperous New Year. Observer.
HALL'S MILL.
Behold Christmas has come and
gone, and now we start with anew
year. Many, many good resolu
tions will be set and we trust car
ried out. While it is sad to bid
adieu to the old year, yet we greet
the new with thankful hearts, and
trust that it may be a profitable
year to every one, both religiously
and financially. We have had
beautiful weather through the holi
days, and the sportsmen made good
use of it from the quantity of am
munition sold here and at other
places. There was no excitement,
but the most quiet Christmas ever
known in this vicinity.
There was only one marriage,
and it quite a romantic one. The
marriage took place on Sunday at
3 o’clock p. m., the contracting par
ties being Mr. Robert Smith and
Miss Lizzie Dempsy, Rev. T. W.
Edwards officiating. We don’t
know whether the old man has
ever overtaken Boh or not
There is a wedding booked for
one of our charming young ladies
of this village in the near future.
We hope to be able to give a full
account of the wedding in our next
report.
Miss Addie Nevill is visiting in
our town, the guest of Miss Della
Clemmons.
Mr. John Ward spent the holi
days in Plainville, Gordon county.
Miss Dora Sherman visited rela
tives near McDaniel’s station and
reports a fine time.
There was preaching at the
Methodist church of this place last
Sunday by the pastor, Rev. Mr.
Lowry. Every one seemed to like
JUS. P. JONES,
Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods.
Cartersville, Dec. 27, 1889.
I will move into the large store on
the corner now occupied by Moon &
Mays, on the first day of January, 1890,
and will have the house beautifully fin
ished before receiving my large and ele
gant SPRING STOCK. I will continue
as heretofore to be the regulator of low
prices in Cartersville.
Thanking 1 you for past patronage and de
siring a continuance of the same, with best
wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year,
I remain yours truly,
J. P. JONES.
the sermon, only it was rather
long.
Now, with many happy New
Year’s greetings, we are more anon.
Occasional.
EMERSON.
Mr. John Crow ami bride, nee
Miss Alice Smalley, returned home
Saturday evening.
Misses Bernie and Daisy Hender
son, of Stilesboro, spent several
| days with friends and relatives in
Emerson.
Mr. Bob Stegall, of Chattanooga,
Is spending several days in Emer
son.
Mr. Durham and wife, of Atlan
ta, spent the holidays with their
father, Mr. Win. Everage.
Mrs. J. W. Harris, Sr., and Miss
Sofge, of Cartersville, paid Emer
son a flying visit Christmas eve.
Mr. W. L. Lackey and son, of
Milton, spent the holidays with
relatives in Emerson.
Mr. Ed. Gordon and wife have
been visiting relatives here.
Mr. R. B. Stegall and daughters,
Misses Nannie and Mamie, spent
last Sunday in Emerson.
Miss Minnie Markham, of Chat
tanooga, is visiting her brother, Mr.
Will Markham.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. McElroy, of
Norcross, are visiting her mother,
Mrs. C. M. Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Hill, of Kenne
saw, spent Sunday with her
mother, Mrs. J. E. Chitwood.
Miss Sallie Stegall is visiting her
uncle in Chattanooga.
Messrs. John Jones and W. L.
Blair have returned home after
spending several days in East j
Tennessee. Sigma, j
STILESBORO.
After a long and continued spell
of fine weather we are now having
cold and disagreeable rainy
weather.
Prof. H. C. Etheridge’s school
will commence Jan. 6, 1890. The
first three months are to be free
school months. All children can
avail themselves of this privilge
if they will.
One of the Courant-American’s
reporters, “W. C. W.,” while in
Rockmart, was captivated by a
great J-u-m-b-o.
A great many people have lost
their meat during the warm spell of
weather.
We were very glad to have Mr.
A. Puckett, of Atlanta in our midst
Christmas day.
We have had about one hundred
and twenty-five negroes to leave
Stilesboro and vicinity within the
last ten days.
Miss Zula Davitte and cousins are
visiting their grand-father near
this place. Mr. Pete’s apples are
good about Xmas time, arn’t they ?
Mr. and Mrs. Black, of White
Plains, Ala., have been visiting
their daughter, Mrs. Sam Dodd.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Jolly have
been visiting relatives in this com
munity, before going to house keep
ing.
Miss Louise Milam is visiting
relatives in your city.
The Presbyterian Sabbath school
of Euharlee had an entertainment
last Thursday evening for the en
couragement of the children.
Stilesboro furnished a good many
of the “tackeys” that attended Ihe
“tackey” party at Mr. J. T. May
son’s Friday night. They succeeded
in dressing the “taekey” if not act
ing one. Gay ribbons, snuff boxes
and tooth brushes were in demand
that night.
The Raccoon Baptist church have
secured Rev. Mr. Barrett, of Car
rollton, (ia., as their pastor for 1890.
Mrs. Dick Carter, of Alabama, is
visiting her father, Mr. M. Milam,
who has been quite ill, but is now
improving.
1 wish the Courant-American a
happy and prosperous New Year.
Bessie.
SIXTH DISTItICT.
The holidays have been very
pleasantly spent by both old and
young in our neighborhood.
Our young folks enjoyed them
selves very much at a sociable at
Mr. John William’s Thursday night.
Mr. Bob Strickland, of Fair
mount, in company with Miss Lula
Price, of Cassville, spent Friday at
Mr. Rhodes’.
Mr. Chesley Henderson,of the W.
& A. R. R., was visiting among us
last week.
Mr. Will C. Walton was among
us several days during Xmas. He
says that he likes to couple business
with pleasure, but we think that he
slighted business while up here.
Mr. Hugh Blalock, of Folsom,
spent most of his Xmas around
here.
The event of the season, and by
far the most enjoyable entertain
ment we have had in some time,
was the spelling bee pound supper
at Mr. Carlisle’s Saturday night.
There was a large number present
and every one had eyjoyment writ
ten on their faces. Spelling was
carried on awhile and then we had
some most excellent music, both
vocal and instrumental, after which
we all repaired to the dinning room
where a tine supper was spread.
The affair was indeed a most pleas
ant one in every resprect, and when
at a late hour the merry folks took
their departure, it was with a re
luctant step. The memories of the
occasion cannot be otherwise than
pleasant.
Misses Ovvie Layton and Fannie
Barron, of Cassville, are spending
several days with the Misses
Rhodes this week. Cicatkix.
KINGSTON.
Christmas, with all its joys and
pleasures is now numbered with
the things of the past. On the 24th
several of our citizens received some
little brown jugs and attempted to
carry a full stock of “skittie-wah
boo,” and the attempt was attended
with quivering bodies, weak knees
and stammering tongues, but as
night approached all became quiet
and old Santa Cli us with his nu
merous agents and assistants were
busy in arranging to fill the stock
ings of the happy little ones who
were sound asleep, dreaming of
what beautiful things they would
find in the morning. After night
the big guns commenced booming,
the lire crackers popping and Rail
road street was lighted up with the
flash of the Roman candles and the
shooting of the sky rocket and the
shout and yell of the boys, irrespec
tive of race, color or previous con
dition, indicated their happiness,
and although some accidental shots
burnt their faces, Xmas passed off
pleasantly. There was a sadness
depicted on the face of most every
one over the death and funeral ex
ercises of our lamented Grady.
Our people were very much in
terested on the night of the 18th
and 19th w ith the Indian Lecturer
Starr at the Methodist church,
subject, “Civilization of the Indian.”
Misses Grace Gillam and Daisy
Davidson, of Martin Institute,
Jefferson, Ga., and Miss May Tug
gle, of Shorter college, Rome, Ga.,
are spending the holidays with
their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. George Harris, of
Buchanan, Ga., spent Xmas in
Kingston with relatives.
Several ladies and gentlemen
from sister tow ns gave us a call the
past week.
Rev. J. M. Lowry, the new pas
tor of Kingston circuit Methodist
church south, has moved into the
parsonage and has liecome a citi
zen. We extend to them a cor
dial welcome. The good ladies had
a nice supper for the pastor and his
family when they arrived at the
parsonage.
Mr. W. H. Goldwine, of Mont
gomery, Ala., is visiting his wife
and little son at the residence of J.
M. Davidson.
William Shoemaker and wife, of
Birmingham, Ala., and Hiram
Goodwin, wife and daughter, of Car
tersville, are visiting relatives in
Kingston.
A happy New r Year to all.
Jackie.
NOTICE.
I hereby earnestly appeal to all "ho
are indebted to I>r. Haniiter in any waj
to make immediate payment 1 1 ’
ME. Not only are theainounts
now due, but mv trends
will see that it is necessary to have
money at once. I earnestly appeal to
all to respond at once. „
MRS. C. H. HAMITER.
Dee. 18th, 1889.