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VOL. IX.
AWAY FROM HOME,
Hut His Thoughts are With the
People of Cartersville.
Hon. A. M. route Writes an Entertaining
Letter From Florida Concerning
The Future of Cartersville.
Apopka, Fla., Dec. 28,1889.
Courant-American: If you have
nothing better for your columns
next week, give space for the ex
pression ot a tew thoughts which,
at this distance from home, seem
to me of importance.
By the route we came—via Sa
vannah, Jacksonville and Sanford —
we are 059 miles from Cartersville.
But now that I have more leisure
for contemplation, I am the more
deeply impressed by thoughts of
such things as seem to me to affect
our people.
If I read the indications right our
town and section are on the eve of
important developments. Our peo
ple can stimulate these by giving
hearty welcome to the stranger
with his capital and energy.
With her water, gas and schools,
her splendid society and climate,
Cartersville offers peculiarly tine
inducements as a city of homes.
With her unsurpassed agricultural
and mineral surroundings, she pre
sents a tine center for manufactur
ing enterprises.
Let the furnaces be built. Other
points with fewer advantages are
outstripping our more highly favor
ed section. Why is this? Is it be
cause our people are not alive to
their best interests? If iron and
manganese ores can be hauled from
Bartow county to adjoining states
and smelted at a profit, tell me why
this cannot be done at or near Car
tersville, the center of the mineral
region of Georgia? Our East and
West railroad brings us near to the
coal fields of Alabama. To better
our freight rates, the Cartersville
and Gainesville Air Line should be
built, so ought the Fairmount Val
ley railroad.
Our schools promise large results.
They should have every necessary
encouragement. They are prosper
ous now, but with improved facili
ties in the way of buildings, their
utility would be greatly enhanced.
With the new college building com
pleted and devoted to the use of our
public schools, success would be as
sured, and our school system would
he the pride of our city. If this
building goes to sale, as it probably
will, the city should buy it, finish it
and equip it. This could be done
without creating a debt. Let the
opera house, and such other proper
ty as the city owns, and which is
not paying one per cent, on the in
vestment, be sold and the proceeds
applied as indicated. This property,
in the hands of private parties would
increase our taxable values and
otherwise inure to our advantage.
Besides, I venture the prediction
that the consummation of this
scheme alone would, within three
years, be worth one thousand popu
lation to Cartersville, and these new
comers will bring money, muscle
and brain—all important factors in
our assured progress.
I am awaiting with much anxiety
the result of the litigation which
may affect the status of our water
and gas contracts. Whatever this
may be, let our people do justly by
these contractors, independently of
the abstract legal propositions. The
bargains, perhaps, were hard bar
gains, hut good conscience demands
that we treat fairly the parties at
interest, and we should be treated
fairly. The water service is too
high. Our people should have vater
at a half or third of present rates to
consumers. This would be better
for the water company and, of
course, to the advantage of the con
sumer. A water service that is to
cost us and our children seventy
five thousand dollars by taxation,
besides the thousands which the
consumers pay directly to the com
pany, should furnish less expensive
water conveniences. The continu
ed use of our wells and cisterns is
the best regulator of prices. Let
our people act on this line and
good results will follow.
Splendid weather here, though
perhaps a trifle too warm. No rain
recently. Oranges and sand-spurs
are fully ripe, and I am gathering
my share of both. If you do not
know what sand-spurs are, ask
(Jhqek Wofford or Charley McEwen.
With the hope that the New Year
will bring enlarged happiness and
prosperity to all our people, I am
very respectfully yours,
A. M. Foute.
THE CO U RANT - A MERI GAN.
THE INFLUENZA.
Has the La Grippe Fastened Itself
Upon Cartersyille?
The La Grippe has struck Car
tersville.
That’s what an old practitioner
of the city says.
Our people have smiled serenely
over the accounts in the daily
newspajiers of this disease, which
has spread from nation to nation in
the old country and finally crossed
the waters and fastened itself on
the free soil of America. In the
plainness of their views. They
hardly thought themselves aristo
cratic enough to be bothered with
this hifalutin scourge, which, ac
cording to accounts, only attack
the lords and ladies of the old coun
try and the bankers, high officials,
the colonels and newspaper men in
this. Besides the pure and moun
tainous atmosphere and the perfect
natural drainage of this section
have successfully warded off all
diseases in the past.
But the fact remains we have
the La Grippe. Mr. Aaron Collins
is the victim. We hardly know'
whether to congratulate him or
extend to him our sympathy.
“It is a clear case of the influ
enza,” said I)r. Kirkpatrick.
“What are the symptoms, doc
tor ?”
“Intense headache, pain in the
whole length of the spine, espe
cially about the neck and shoulders,
and in the limbs as though tney
were broken, and a disposition to
sneeze. These were accompanied
by a sort of chill and fever.”
“How did you treat it?”
“I administered a mild cough
remedy at first, but later at night
I was again called and gave phos
pho-eaffeine, in heroic doses, which
seemed effective and which I re
gard as a suitable remedy.”
The reporter then proceeded to
investigate the subject and asked
other physicians if they had treat
ed any cases of the La Grippe.
None of the others had and me so and
seemed of the opinion that the
influenza has not made its appear
ance here—at least not of their
professional knowledge. The Cour
ant-American-kerchew—will watch
the “nawsty” disease and when, in
its opinion, the time arrives for
everybody to lay in an extra sup
ply of handkerchiefs we w'ill inform
our readers.
A SAD ACCIDENT.
A Young Railroad Conductor Knocked
from His Train.
Mr. Frank M. Layton, a conduc
tor on the Alabama Great Southern
railroad, met his death at Spring
ville, Ala., last Friday morning, be
tween 8 and 9 o’clock.
Conductor Layton’s train left
Chattanooga the night before at
12:10 o’clock, going to Birmingham.
It stopped at the Springville sta
tion where the conductor had to
register. About 250 yards from the
station is a water tank. Mr. Lay
ton got on his train w hile it was in
motion and walked on top of the
box cars to his caboose. He had
reached the caboose and was walk
ing around the lookout on the ex
treme edge. Being a very tall man
the spout of the water tank struck
him, knocking him from the train
and killing him instantly.
The remains of the young conduc
tor were carried to Chattanooga
and prepared for burial by mem
bers of the Order of Railway Con
ductors, division 148, to which or
ganization he belonged. They were
brought to this city, being accom
panied by Conductor R. B. Stegall,
secretary of the Chattanooga Divis
ion, Mr. George Davenport, of Di
vision 105 at Meridian, Miss., and
Mr. George B. Lumsden, of Chat
tanooga. There was no conductor
on the Alabama Great Southern
railroad more thought of by officers
or men than Mr. Layton. He was
about 35 years of age and was re
cently married, having only about
three months ago led to the altar
Miss Alice Ford, of this city.
Connell Meeting.
At the last meeting of the city
council, held ou Thursday night,
Messrs. Warren White, J. E. Hall
and L. B. Matthews w'ere appointed
building inspectors for the city of
Cartersville for the year 1890.
There were six interments at
Oak Hill cemetery in the month of
December, four of the number be
ing colored infants.
Accounts to the amount of $432.46
were ordered paid and the marshal
reported $235.99 collected from
taxes and licenses.
Adjourned to meet again tonight
when the school building matter
will be discussed.
CARTERSYILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY !), 1890.
AN IMPORTANT DEAL.
The Great Dobbins Manganese
Property in New Hands.
The Etowah Iron Company Makes a Beal
that Insures a Ferro-Manganese
Furnace In the Near Future.
The Etowah Iron Company has
made another grand scoop—one in
w hich our whole section is interest
ed and which will prove of great
benefit to our immediate city and
county. It is a well known fact
that the manganese properties
owned by Messrs. Dobbins, Milner
and Harris, under lease to Wood
ward, Billups & Cos, are the finest
in the United States, if not in the
world. These properties haye been
worked for years with the best re
sults and the ores taken therefrom
have proven to he of the finest and
are In great demand,
Already ow ning several fine Jots
contiguous to those properties, the
Etowah Iron Company, seeing the
danger of their falling into foreign
hands, in which case they would
only be mined and the output
shipped to distant points for manu
facturing purposes, the company,
through its general manager, Col,
Parkes, instituted negotiations for
their purchase or lease.
Yesterday Woodward, Billups A
Cos., transferred their rights, privi
leges, etc., to the Etowali Iron Cos.,
who in turn make continued
lengthy leases with the owners.
This virtually gives to the Etowah
folks the best properties, and more
of it, of which this section can
boast. The papers have all been
signed and the properties are now'
in possession of the new owners.
It wijl be remembered that the
Courant-American has for months
and years been pointing ont the
mistake of our valuable manganese
interests passing into the hands of
foreign companies, in which event
our very best interests would be
bottled up and our hopes of ever
becoming a steel manufacturing
point forever blasted. This last
deal opens up new possibilities
and great probabilities that must
and are surely gratifying to all that
have an interest in the welfare of
our county.
These mines w'ill now be w'orked
as never before and soon this
vicinity will bristle with activity.
Huge mining plants, concentrating
machinery, made after the most ap
proved German plans, have been
ordered and soon will be rolling in
by the car loads. It is expected
that most of this machinery will be
in position by the middle of March,
or as soon as unlimited capital, en
ergy and brains can do it.
The mines will be worked to the
best advantage and are expected to
turn out 100 tons of manganese
every day, in which event it is
highly probable that the construc
tion of a ferro-manganese furnace
will be immediately commenced.
It is very safe, indeed, to count on
a ferro-manganese furnace during
1890, from the Etowah Iron Com
pany, and also an iron furnace.
Since the purchase of the property
the iron deposits have been thor
oughly tested and have proven to
be all that could be asked and it is
only a question of a few months
when the blast of an immense iron
furnace will reverberate througli
our beautiful Etowah valley.
The Etowah Iron Company is ful
filling the expectations to a very
high degree of the most sanguine.
It w'ill virtually chrystalize into a
vast steel and iron business, on the
order of the great Bethlehem com
pany of Pennsylvania, and it takes
no great amount of forethought to
picture the vast amount of devel
opment that is to take place in the
near future.
Cartersville is surely destined to
be the steel making center of the
south, and there is no rubbing that
fact out.
A Birthday Dinner.
A pleasant dinner party assem
bled at the residence of Mr. T. R.
Jones last Sunday in celebration of
the birthday of that gentleman.
There were present Mr. and Mrs.
R. W. Jones, of Chattooga county,
the parents of Mr. Jones, Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Wardlaw, Mr. and Mrs.
It. M. Dowdell, Mr. and Mrs. George
Montgomery, of Rome, Mrs. J. A.
Starling, of Rockmart, Mrs. J. S.
Cleghorn, of Chattooga county, Mr.
and Mrs. J. P. Jones, of this city.
Mrs. Jones hail prepared an elabor
ate dinner for the occasion and it
was one of the most enjoyable din
ings ever given in Cartersville.
ASAD BLOW.
Death of Aldeu Hackett, Formerly of
This City--A Father’s Slock.
Avery sad death occurred yes
terday afternoon at the residence
of Mr. Simeon Joseph, 10'iji Upper
Second street, his nephew, Aldeu
Hackett, of Cannelton, baling ans
wered the call after a brie| illness.
The young man was but 17 years of
age, but was unusually blight and
gave much promise for the future.
Until he was stricken dowp young
Hackett was engaged in (keeping
the books for the Bunker iHll Mill,
and was held in high esteem by his
employers. When his casepiccame
alarming the young man*’as re
moved from his boardiiw house
near the mill to the resideite of his
uncle and ids mother siAunoned
from her home in Canneltmi, who
was at ids bedside when fhe last
spark of life was extinguished.
The father of the young was
suinißoned yesterday, but did not
arrive until last night, <md not
knowing of the removal of Ids son
to the city, w ended his way to the
young man’s hoarding house, where
he learned for the first timodhat his
boy was dead. The father lias
been Hi of late, and the suddenness
and wholly unlocked for news com
pletely unnerved him and he fell in
a fainting spell, and it was not until
late last night that he could be re
moved to Mr, Jaseph’s residence.
The bereaved family and relatives
will have the heartfelt sympathy of
many friends, both here 1 and In
Cannelton. Mr. Joseph’s home was
a sad one last night.
The above was taken from the
Evansville, Ind., Journal of Dec.
24th, 1889.
Aldeu was buried Christmas day
at 2p. m. at Cannelton, Ind. He
was the son of Mr. W. 11. Hackett,
formerly of this city, and will he re
membered by our people,
Marriage of Miss Ila Lee,
At Gordon, Ga., Wednesday
afternoon, of last week,
at the residence of her broth
er, Dr. W. W. Lee, Miss Ida
Lee was married to Mr. J. G. Pear
son, the ceremony being performed
by Rev. A. J. Beck, of Eatoifton.
Miss Lee was formerly a teacher in
the East Cartersville Institute and
was retained as one of the teachers
in the public schools of this city
when they began. This position
she resigned at the close of the last
term. Asa teacher she was much
loved by her pupils and discharged
her duties to the satisfaction of
patrons, faculty and board of educa
tion, and therefore her resignation
was accepted with much regret,
Personally Miss Lee was quite
popular here and the now's that she
will no longer he identified with
our town and people will be heard
with sincere regret. Mr. Pearson
is a prosperous planter and mer
chant of Gordon, and he is to be
congratulated upon winning such a
prize. We join the many friends
of the couple in wishing them a
happy future.
Return of a Popular Young Man.
The Cartersville people are grati
fied at the return to the city of one
of her most popular and valued sons.
Mr. William Young, who has fora
year or more been connected with
the drug establishment of I). W. Cur
ry, at Rome, has returned to the city
and purchased an interest in the
firm of J. It. Wikle & Cos., the well
known druggists. The firm name
has been changed to Wikle &
Young, the junior member of the
late firm retaining his interest and
associating with him Mr. Young.
The new r firm lias the best wishes
of all our people. It would l>e hard
to find two more deserving young
mten than Charlie Wikle and Will
Young. They represent the very
best element of the pushing and
progressive young business men of
the city and are thoroughly reliable,
enjoying the full confidence of all.
The Courant-American is espe
cially pleased at the return of Will
Young to the city. With our people
lie is quite a favorite, and deserv
edly so. He has all the attributes
of a successful business man and
his friends look forward to his fu
ture career with pleasure, knowing
that his energy, thorough reliability
and capabilities will meet with their
just deserts.
FOR SAI-E Oil RENT.
A valuable farm near ("ass Station.
Ga., good orchard, well watered, and
good buildings. L. P. lloss.
doe 26-tf Pass Station, Ga.
Absolutely startling are the low prices
at which you can buy Christmas grocer
ies at Akerman’s. At cost is something
unheard of before.
OUR HOTELS AGAIN.
New Managers, Increased ami
General Improvement.
Something More About What Our Favor
ite Hostelrtes Will Be—The Shel
man, Booz aiul Southland.
The Courant-American, recogniz
ing that well established truth that
there are few things more important
to the welfare of a place than well
kept hotels, some weeks ago, upon
the assurance then existing that
numerous and vast improvements
w ere to be soon noticed in Carters
ville’s hotel accommodations, gave
then facts possessed regarding the
management, policy, etc,, of the
several leading houses. The trav
eling public need no longer fear
that they will not have as good ac
commodations as. any other tow r n
can afford, The summer sojourn
ers, likely to be attracted by the
superb arrangements for their com
fort, will help to make broader,
steadfast and secure the reputation
the city has already gained as a
home for the seeker of healthfulness
and summer comforts.
Mr. Pleas Hhelman, the proprietor
of the Shelman hotel, (formerly St.
James) kindly showed us through
ids house tiie other day. He and
itls estimable wife w'ere busy as
they eoulcl be andd the demoraliza
tion and confusion incident upon
the work of overhauling done by
the carpenters, plasterers, paper
hangers, etc., and had done wonders
in a short time in the way of putting
down carpets, placing new furni
ture, etc., about the house. The
spacious dining room bears more
conspicuously than other parts of
tiie house the evidences of taste and
skill in renovating. The walls are
being covered with the most ele
gaut designs of wall paper, and
everything is beginning to look
clean and inviting and as bright
and neat as anew pin. Gas and
water will be put in the house and
every other modern convenience.
The eligible location of the Shel
man and the splendid reputation of
tiie proprietor as a host will surely
w’in for it very early a w ide reputa
tion. Mr. Shelman assures us that
already numerous persons from
abroad have engaged board and,
together with the transient custom
he is sure to get, the house will
show' up a lively run of patronage.
We peeped in at the quarters so
long known as the old Bartow house
Tuesday, and the transformation
there w'as so great as to leave us
fairly suspicious that our eyes really
deceived us. Mr. Frank Sharp has
charge of the place now, lias chang
ed the name to the Southland and
is turning it into a regular palace,
the comforts, conveniences and
good looks vicing with everything
the cities can boast of. With not a
shoddy piece of furniture, but every
thing new T ANARUS, modern and attractive,
carpets of elaborate hue and rich
quality, w alls bearing the imprint of
whitewash and paintbrush, and all
arrangements showing the ingenui
ty and acute conception of a vete
ran host, no hand could add to the
judiciousness of the general appoint
ments, and patrons can but be pleas
ed with the accommodations they
will receive. Mr. Sharp is confi
dent of being able to fill his house
with hoarders from abroad, relying
upon tiie healthfulness and eligi
bility of our city, together with the
accommodations he can assure for
the patronage he will seek. He will
give a reception to the citizens on
the 17th but will be partially pre
pared to entertain patrons before
that time.
Mrs. Booz, who has taken charge
of the Miller house, and now calls
it the Booz house, is moving along
with her characteristic energy and
admirable good management. Her
reputation already is sufficient to
base the prediction upon that the
Booz house as a popular stopping
place for the traveler and a popular
home for those seeking comfort, the
best of fare and approved accom
modations, generally will rank with
the best.
A New Year Sapper.
It was my pleasure to be one of
the guests at a New Year supper,
given by Mr. Sim Munford at his
country home. It was one of the
happiest occasions that it has ever
been my lot to participate in. The
supper was a marvel of good things,
and the unbounded hospitality of
the host and hostess at once made
everyone feel thoroughly at home.
It was Indeed a happy new r year to
everyone present, and it will ever
live in my memory as a most de
lightful affair. E. 11.
Porter I Vailqhan
WILL OCCUPY THEIR NEW STAND
Friday, January 10.
UtE ARE NOW MAKING PREPARATIONS
II for an Immense Spring Stock. All winter goods
will be closed out at greatly reduced prices.
Tor the next 60 days we will offer great Bargains
in Dress Goods, Flannels, Blankets, Jeans, Underwear,
&c. We have a few Cloaks left. They go at actuil
cost.
Remember, we will be in our new stand Friday,
January ioth. PORTER & VAUGHAN.
A Royal Reception.
Col. and Mrs. R. H. Jones, on New’
Year’s Eve, gave one of the most
charming entertainments which it
has ever been the good fortune of
our society people to enjoy, from 8
to 12. The charming parlors of
their lovely home were thrown
open to their friends and many
were the right royal good wishes
left by the New Year callers.
The queen of the occasion, was
tiie daughter of the house, Miss
Fannie Bet, who was attired in a
veritable work of art, worthy of a
Parisian modiste. The dress was of
cream Fade Francias with mesty
lace over draping, while the lovely
ribbons suggested a sky studded
with stars, or a rainbow on a sum
mer’s eve. The draping or lace was
held in place by graceful cream
tips. The bodice was cut slight in
back and front. Gloves with puff
of lace, climbed a pair of dainty
arms till they almost reached the
shoulders, while her dainty hands
toyed with a fan, which w r as a beau
tiful combination of crepe de lace
and hand-painting. But the cos
tume, beautiful as it was, was not
worthy of the dignity, grace and
courtesy with which the charming
young woman entertained her
guests.
Miss Fannie Bet was assisted by
the following ladies:
Mrs. R. H. Jones, black satin,
point lace, adorned with heliotrope.
Mrs. C. R. Bilbro, bronze satin
and brocaded plush and irrediscent
bead trimmings. A panel of bro
caded plush at the side added
piquancy to the costume, gracefully
set off by Marechal Neil roses and
diamonds.
Mrs. YV. B. Sadler, heliotrope
silk tea gown, brocaded front, of
fighter shade blended with pink
velvet. Cut steel ornaments.
Mrs. Dr. Miot, black satin wiDF
black lace over dress, Nile
ribbons, diamond Crescent Suppen-ji
ded at tiie throat. -
Mrs. Dr. Kirkpatrick, black
cord passamentary. Cut flowers. : '
Miss Fannie Williams, oikUruatL
silk en tralto, combing
velvet an<t 4>piat laet.! Diaiuond
ornaments.
Miss Grace Erwin, shell pink
faile with delicate blue moire silk
NO. 80.
Turquoise ornaments. ,
Miss Annie Laurie Jones, empire
gown of white silk heurietta trim
med with white ribboafc
Miss Mario Sadler, crimson
surah silk, white gauae over dress.
Rubies.
These presented a Joveta picture
indeed, but this picture was sur
rounded ,by a frames Wlirtwe grace
and beauty rivaled the picture it
self, in the shape of decorations,
which were of the choicest 1 Selec
tion of evergreens and flowers, a
little log cabin built of cotton car
ried the beholder to the scenes of
ice and snow. It should be seen to
be appreciated.
The table groaning under the
weight of substantials as well as
delicacies, fairly glittered with the
elegant china, silverware and cut
glass which held the dainties. From
the handsome chandelier hung
parti-colored ribbons fastened in
graceful festoons to the corners of
the table.
The scenes of the occasion are
long to be remem oered and con
stitute an epoch in the lives of ail
who were so fortunate as to enjoy
the gracious hospitality there dis
pensed.
Here’S to the young hostess: May
coming years go happily.
Services at Aseenshtu Church.
Rev. H. K. Rees, of Cave Spring,
and missionary evangelist of the
diocese of Georgia, conducted the
service of prayer and praise iIT As
cension church last -fikmdajr morn
ing, after w h ieh t Ijf >oly\commun
ion was administered.'' / He com
plimented the congregation in his
remarks by saying responses
were amF-*hwre gvm’rnl,
showing they-eame from the heart,
than oL sgt> H**
ted. Ale was greauy pleased that
Mur eegnlar
day services, even without a rector,
#B /enV)3raged *Tpjii
”c() tin uw't • frAJLL. A.c<‘s
isa pleasant and finished speaker
ami; lt** Sunday was
greatly appreciated. He also con
-dugted urehjMon
d|y [
" Parties desiring a good cigar can
find a good variety to select from,
at low prices,at theShelman House,