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SKIN-CURA OR, Crawford’s ECZEMA WASH! Is an absolute specific for Dan druff and all Diseases and Humors of the Scalp. If you have any Scalp trouble get a bottle at once. It contains no poison or grease and is an elegant Hair Dresser. John Crawford & Cos., febl7-90 Athens, (la. CITY GOVERNMENT—IB9O. STANDING COMMITTEES. Finance —George H. Gilreath, chairman; W. F. Baker. A. M, Puckett. Streets—Martin Collins, chairman; L, Johnson, M. M. Puckett. Ordinances and Rules —Dr L, Johnson, chair man; Martin Collins, G. W. Waldrup. Cemetery—George W. Waldrup, chairman; G. H. Gilreath, A. J. Collins. Relief—A. M. Puckett, chairman; W. F. Baker, G. W, Waldrup. Water—Martin Collius, chairman; G, W. Wal drup, L. Johnson. Gas—M. M. Puckett, chairman; W. F. Baker, G. H. Gilreath Public Buildings—A. J. Collins, chairman; M. M. Puckett, A. M. Puckett. Fire Department—W. F. Baker,chairman; Geo, 11. Gilreath, L. Johnson. J. H. Wikle, Mayor, 8. F. Milam, Clerk. OVER THE TOWN. Items Picked up Here and There by Courant-American Reporters. Has old zero sworn off? The days are growing longer. The demand for houses grows greater. The LaGrippe jokes are doing double duty. Dock Cunyus spent yesterday in Chattanooga. Mr. It. W. Satterfield visited At lanta Tuesday. Bouquets of violets and hyacinths are now in order. Miss Julia Pinkerton is visiting friends in Dalton. Mr. Percy Magnus, of Atlanta was in town Monday, Only a small amount of holiday goods were left over. Mr. Hiram Blalsdel! is at Boston, down with the influenza. The Leake property was not sold in Atlanta on last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. William Graham spent Wednesday in Atlanta. Avoid sneezing in public or you ► will be regarded with suspicion. Mr. George A. Veach, of Adairs -ville, spent Friday in the city. {the social gaieties have sonae -wlmt abated since the holidays. Mr. A, O. Granger was in town • several days this and last week. The warm weather has given many a porker anew lease on life. The old summer salutation is now ►common: “Is this warm enough for you ?” With the bursting buds of spring will come an unprecedented build ing boom. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Curry, of Rome, spent several days in the city last wek. John Skinner has gone to Pied mont, Ala,, to In vestigate the extent of the boom. Dr. Puckett has moved his office to the room over the drug store of Wikle & Young. The county alliance will have a meeting at the court house next Saturday afternoon. There has been a good deal of moving around in this city in the last week or two. The school children are Again at their hooks, after pleasantly spend ing the holidays. Mrs. Mayfield and children have returned from a month’s visit to Lawreneeville, Ga. Ni ail Agent Buck, of the E. & W,, is off his route for a few days, on account of sickness. The mayor’s matinee is generally largely attended—all colors and sizes being represented. The houses on the land purchased for the East and West railroad shops are being torn down. Messrs. Robert Walker and Jack Majors will start a newspaper in Adairsville in a few weeks. A man with a loud voice asked at the book store the other day for J ‘the music of the Gondo-liars.” Remember the firemen’s fair. The laddies should be enthusiastically encouraged by our whole people. There’s a boom in mineral prop erties, but it all seems speculative. Development, gentlemen, is what we want. The children’s meeting, every Sunday afternoon, is well attended. It is,of great interest and is doing much good. The formulation of an immense cigarette trust should be frowned <lown as a heartless blow at an in fant industry. Landreth’s Fresh Garden Seeds and Onion Setts. SOLD ONLY BY R. G. niOT, DRUGGIST & GhEMIST, GARTERSVILLE. Mrs. Dr. W. H. Newton and Miss Lucy S. Newton, of Athens, are visiting Mrs. James B. Conyers on Market street. Mr. S. 8. Plexico and family, of Sharon, 8. C., are on a visit for a few days to the cousin of the former, Mr. W. H. Hood. Frank Arinington has sold a val uable piece of iron property near Hall’s Mill and is now in Baltimore arranging details. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Jones, of Chattooga county, are over on a visit to their sons, T. R. and J. P. Jones, of this city. “A green Christmas and a full church yard,” is the old saying. That is certainly not a pleasing thought just now. Violets continue to lend their fragrance to the balmy zephyrs. They make quite catchy and de lightful buttonaires. A young woman who proudly displays the “moon” on each of her finger nails never tells how long it took her to paint them. Mr, and Mrs. Douglas Wikle have returned home after a most delightful visit to Tennessee among the relatives of the latter. Captain J. J. Calhoun spent Tues day at Piedmont, Ala. He says the town is being beautifully laid off and is preparing for a big boom. Henry Terrell says that the num ber of able-bodied negroes that left this and Polk counties for Arkan sas does not exceed seventy-five. Mr, Crosby is having new ware rooms built on the corner of Leake and Erwin streets and will, in a few days, move Ins oil refinery there, There seems to be quite a ray of sunshine developing over the hopes ofonr people. Let all take cheer and anew grip on all possibilities. We have not yet had any regular hog-killing weather and the farmers are seriously perplexed as to their meat supply for the present year, If this weather hold* up the Sun day school children should be given a picnic as a reparation for the neg lect of giving them Christmas trees, Gns Richards, a conductor on the East and West railroad, was mashed between two ears on last Tuesday. Fortunately he was not seriously hurt. Miss Grace Erwin and Mr. Miles Dobbins ami Miss Lillian Booz and Mr. li. P. Morgan attended the hop at Cedartown last Tuesday even ing. Cartersville enters the new year with great hopes and bright pros pects. She expects to make greater strides than ever in material growth this year. The already large number of young men who control the business of Cartersville has been noticeably increased in the changes of the new year. Gen. P. M. B. Young is in Char lotte, N. C., trying to negotiate the sale of the Okefenokee swamp, with prospects of accomplishing good results. The trouble with the man that shaves himself is that he don’t ap ply bay rum afterward, as a rule. Yet “it is needed to allay sensitive ness,” says a barber. The East side fire company No. 2 will fill the places of two members who have resigned, the first Tuesday of next month. Applications should be handed the captain. Having begun the year by cutting down his expenses, a certain young man of this city has carried it to such an extreme that he cut down the size of the collar that he wears. G. W. Satterfield & Son are the sole agents of the celebrated Paden Bro.’s shoe, the finest in the morket. Each and every pair guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or the money refunded. It Henry Roff, lately of Calhoun, is the night clerk of the Shelman hotel. He is an efficient and oblig ing hotel man and that house is to be congratulated on securing his services. Sheriff Roberts has received a car load of fine mules and will sell them as cheap as they can possibly be sold. They can be seen at the old Thompson stables, near the South land hotel. “Yes, I promised her I’d swear off on bad words this year,” said an unhappy man “and by Jinks, inside of an hour I got a present of a match-box from eaeli of four differ ent friends.” Miss Lela Williams, of LaGrange, spent a few days last week witli Miss Fannie Bet Jones. She was on her way to Shorter college to re sume her studies, after pleasantly spending the holidays. It is said the young people will get up a dance shortly. It has been a long time since they glided through the beautiful mazes and consequently one at this time would prove just the thing. Dr. Bob Clayton, of Texas, spent the holidays with relatives and friends in the city. It is the first time he has been here in a number of years and he was consequently warmly welcomed by all. The idea of the city buying the Sam Jones college for the public schools is a popular one. It will lessen the expenses of the school and at the same time make them, by consolidation, more efficient. Money is tight, made so by the small cotton crop. The banks will make all necessary arrangements for another year, and our farmers need spend no more time deploring what seem to them a sail fate. Evan Mays is now at Miot’s drug store, where he will be glad to meet his friends. He is a popular young gentleman and an efficient prescrip tionist, and Dr. Miot is to be con gratulated on securing his services. Mr. L. E. Menkee, the photo grapher, sent out the handsomest New Year souvenir we have seen. It was a fine photograph of his lit tle son, and on the borders were printed i “I wish you a Happy New Year,” Interchangeablegirls for church entertainments are a novelty. When one church gives an enter tainment each of the other churches lends a girl or so to help the festiv ities along. This secures the float ing trade of a dozen or so young men, Mr. J, A, Trawick loft the city yesterday for Wildwood, Fla., for a short stay. On Ids return ho will assume his duties in the dry goods house of J. P. Jones, where he has been engaged as salesman. His many friends will wish him a pleas ant trip and a safe return. Mr. Will J. Neel has gone into partnership with Mr. W, J, Nun nally in the practice of law at Rome. Both are brilliant young men and make a strong team. They will give the old law firms of the Hill City a lively shaking np in the race for honors and ducats. Mr. John Hughes, a grocery drummer of New York, well known by our people, died in Athens Sat urday last while undergoing a sur gical operation. He was given ether, which had the effect of paralyzing his heart. He probably knew more people than any man who ever traveled the south, There have been some changes around the court house. Sheriff Roberts has moved to the first room on the left, opposite the ordinary’s office. Messrs. J. H. and Douglas Wikle take the old office of the sheriff and Messrs. A. W. Fite and A. S. Johnson takes the office va cated by Messrs. Wikle. The dime reading of the ladies of the Episcopal church at the resi dence of Major C. II Smith last Friday evening is described by all who were present as one of the most pleasant entertainments of the kind of the season. The music and recitations were particularly fine. The Shelman hotel has started out with fine prospects and the traveling public are delighted with the change. The house is being thoroughly renovated from top to bottom and new furniture is being placed in all the rooms. Mr. Shel man is a stirring man and he and his house will be a great benefit to the town. Quite a number of relatives and friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Miles A. Collins last Sun day to make happy the twentieth anniversary of their marriage. This couple gave an elegant china wed ding dinner, which was greatly en joyed by all those present. They were the recipients of quite a num ber of handsome presents. The oc casion was one that will long lie remembered. “You don’t mean to say this was printed in your office?” asked a printer and publisher a few days ago, as he looked at a sample of wedding invitations in the Courant- American office. “Why, it looks like lithograph work, and I would have called it that if you had not inform ed me otherwise.” The Courant- American is leading them all in handsome work, and those who have occasion for nice printing should bear this in mind. Stockholders’ Meeting:. There will be a meeting of the stock holders of the Cartersville Land compa ny at the office of Mr. John T. Norris on Thursday night, theUtli iiist., at 7o’clock. W. C. Baker, Prsident. G. H. Aubrey, Secretary. WHY NOT HAVE ONE? We Mean a Local Building and Loan Association. Why Patronize Foreign Companies When Our Money Couhi be Ymm! to Getter Advantage at Home? Why not organize a local building and loan association in Cartersville ? For many reasons the foreign com panies do not answer all the re quirements of our people. A home company would only place money on home property which could lie seen and examined any day in the year, and the advantage of a home institution in reasonable profit and absolute security is easily seen. From the nature of these associa tions returns are necessarily slow. They are made up from the accu mulations of many people paying in small amounts at stated times. From these accumulations loans are made and payments required in small amounts. These payments added to original installments are reloaned monthly until such time as distribution of funds is provided for. This is the general plan that has been tried and found beneficial wherever t'fvrrtl out legitimately. On the other hand, counterfeit schemes have been started; bonan zas talked np; largo profits por trayed; much promised and little fulfilled. The latter are well calcu lated to lure the unwary; but ex perience lias shown that it is the part of wisdom to avoid them. Of the sure workings of a home institution we call attention to what has been done in our neighboring city of Rome, A writer in the Tri bune says that the building and loan association of that city wais or ganized in February, 18S8, without making a loan until April, and has furnished the money to build twenty-nine homes for peo ple of Rome and furnished the money to pay for nine other homes already built. The cost of them can be easily figured when it Is stated that all advances were subject to a de duction of ten per cent, and bear interest upon the gross sum at 7 per cent, per annum, and are paid back in one hundred and twenty month ly installments the interest is cal culated upon an equation of pay ments anil each month finds the debt smaller until at the end of the term there is no more to pay. On tire other hand the stockholder pays in $2 per month per share for fifty fifty months, when the stock is paid up and the amounts then paid in from loans will be distributed to the ow ners of stock. It will in* not ed that there are no uncertain times or values, A stockholders con tracts to pay a fixed amount SIOO per share, and a borrower agrees to pay back a fixed amount and neith er are subject to any contingency. It is proper to repeat that this asso ciation has already earned for its stockholders a profit of nearly elev en per cent, per annum and the percentage will grow larger as the amounts handled become greater. ' How much lietter it would be to have here in Cartersville an organi zation on the above plan than to be a very small part of some great or ganization of which our people know hut little. The experience of other communities fully supports this conclusion. There are those who would at once enter into a local association, and if others w ould lend a helping hand the association would no doubt be shortly organized. To show how foreign building and loan associations are regarded elsewhere we publish the following: Missouri recently made this change in her law on the subject: “Forbids foreign building associa tions doing business in Missouri without depositing SIOO,OOO and making it a misdemeanor to solicit for associations not complying with this provision; penalty as high as SI,OOO tine and imprisonment one year, or both.” A bill has been introduced in the Senate of Virginia to regulate the business of foreign building and loan associations operating in that | State. The main feature of the proposed law requires all such as sociations to deposit bonds of the State or the United States with the State treasurer in such amount that the cash sum shall equal ten thousand dollars, as a condition precedent to being allowed to do business within the limits of the commonwealth. The bill, if enac ted, says tlie Manufacturers Record, will shut out “wild eat” concerns and benefit legitimate home en terprises, which, other things being equal, should always be preferred. ALMOST GIVEN MY! CLOAKS, OVERCOATS, BLANKETS, UNDERWEAR, FLANNELS, DRESS GOODS. ALMOST GIVEN AWAY. SURPRISES IN STORE FOR YOU. SCHEUER BROS., The Largest Dry Goods House in Cartersville. The gem. JOHN TAYLOR, : : Proprietor. Rakemknt lUkeb a Haul New Bcildino. /CARTERSVILLE CAN NOW BOAST OF AH ELEGANT AND TASTY V J Barber Shop as any city In the country, under the proprietorship of John Taylor, the veteran, whose work needs no commendation from our people, ilis shop being superbly equipped, handsomely furnished, he is prepared to give the utmost satisfaction at most reasonable prices. Ocntleinou will always be welcome and properly treated at THE GEM. Full line of best CIGARS always on hand. Plenty polite ami efficient barbers will lie found at THE GEM. JOHN TAYLOR, The Original Georgia Barber. To Our Former Customers and the Public Generally. \Ve take this opportuni ty of notifying you of our removal from the old stand of Stokely, Williams & Cos., to the store house on south side Main street, lately oc cupied by Montgomery & Son, where we will keep constantly on hand a large and well selected stock of dry goods. Our motto is “Short profits and quick sales,” and we will sell you the best goods at bottom prices. Thanking you most cor dially for your patronage in the past, we solicit your future trade, promising good goods, and fair deal ing. Moon & Mays. Parties desiring a good cigar can find a good variety to select from, at low prices, at the Shelman House A Fine Barber Shop. The shop of John Taylor, in the basement of the Baker & Hall building, is a regular tonsorial palace. It has been fitted up ad mirably and everything is nice and scrupulously clean. John Taylor is one of the oldest and best barbers in Georgia, is reliable, and is a per manent citizen of the town. He, therefore, should be sustained by our people. His effort to keep up a shop second to none anywhere should not be lacking in the appre ciation of the public. Wanted. All unpaid claims against the estate of Arthur Davis sent in at once. T. 11. Shockley, Agt. A Change of Proprietors. Mr. E. L. Peacock has sold to Mr. A. B. Cunyus the North Georgia Cheap Furniture House, the trans fer taking place on last Monday. Mr. Cunyus is a young business man of decided ability and will keep this popular house up to its present enviable standard. The stock he will carry will be complete in every respect, embracing every thing that is first-class. Personally he is a favorite with all our people and they wish him the greatest success in his new business. Akerman has the finest stock of Can dies, Nuts a'nd Raisins, Ac., in town and is selling them out cheaper than you can buy anywhere else. Price him on some of these goods and you can save money. Killed at the Crow Ranks. Herbert Keys, a young white man about 17 years of age, met his death last Friday at the Crow ore bank, on the property of the Etowah Iron Company. He ran the tramway from the mines to the railway. He was go ing to the mines with an empty car and had gotten off to open one of the gates. After the car passed througli the gate he attempted to jump on, but the car jumped the track and ran over him, terribly mangling him and killing him in stantly. He Will Not laave Us. In the sale of his elegant furni ture establishment to Mr. “Doc” Cunyus it does not necessarily fol low that Mr. E. L. Peacock will leave our growing city. Mr. Pea cock has been very successful in his business, a proper result of the energy and disposition to please, that he has all along put forth. Car tersville cannot afford to lose any of her young business men and it is with pleasure that we chronicle the fact that Edward will linger with us still. He will “turn up” some thing and make it a success as usual. NOTICE. The copartnership heretofore existing between Drs. Green <fc Buford has this day been dissolved by mutual consent. The books of accounts of said firm are now in the hands of Mauk Young, attor ney, for collection. All parties indebt ed to tho above firm are requested to call on Mr. Young and settle their accounts, as our business must be closed. janibZt J. G. GREEN, O. H. BUFOUI). January 4, IHPO. Parties desiring a good cigar can find a good variety to select from, at low prices, at the Shelman House. A Slim Sale Day. Only two pieces of property were sold at public outcry last Tuesday. The sheriff sold forty acres of land, lying in the 17th district, to \V. J. Neel for S4O. Samuel S. Plexico, executor of the estate of John P. Hood, sold three city lots to Messrs. J. M. Todd and W. 11. Hood for $l,BBl. This was considered very cheap property. The bidding was spiritless. Pomp Johnson’s restaurant is the place to got a good meal. Oysters, cele ry and all other delicacies are constantly served. He invites his friends to call on him. During court week he will be pre pared to serve customers from every part of the county at low rates. jan9-tf County Alliance. The regular meeting of the coun ty alliance will be held in Carters ville, Saturday, the 11th inst., at 10 o’clock, a. in. Secretaries should send me their quarterly reports be fore the meeting. This w ill be an important meeting and good dele gates should be sent. Geo. W. Maddox, Sec., Emerson, Ga. Mr. .lours in New Orleans. Rev. Ham P. Jones is at New Or leans preaching in the Washington artillery hall to vast crowds. The papers of that city are giving much space to his sermons, describing them as being of remarkable power and versatility, his quaint eloquence having a marked effect on his audi ence. The hall has been engaged for a month and has been specially fitted up for the purpose. The Pica yune says of Mr. Jones: “Although not many years in the pulpit, he is In general demand, as a hard hitter in the cause of religion, and now there is scarcely a great revival with out his presence as a leading attrac tion. llis style has been often criti cised, but as he fills the biggest buildings and brings so many people within the reach of church influ ence, the churches keep on encour aging him and inviting him to preach. The newspapers all over the country have advertised him extensively, and that naturally adds to his power to draw crowds.” SIO.OO Reward Will be paid to any per son furnishing information leading to the arrest and conviction of the parties who are nightly lighting and extinguishing the pub lic gas lamps. Cartersville Imp. Gas & Water Cos. May blossom. On Friday and Saturday nights and Saturday matinee this great New York success, will be presen ted to the citizens of Cartersville for the first time since its memora ble run of 3<X) nights in New York city, since which time the piece has been on the road for the past four seasons and has everywhere met with the same success and praise from press and people alike. It is a drama, in which the senti ment is pure, the comedy neat and the story appeals to the better na ture of father or mother, husband or sweetheart. The matinee on Saturday will be for the benefit of the ladies and children and the little ones should go and see the burial of the bird and little Miss Fox,the most charming child actress of the day. Wood, Coal and Kindlings. We will have from now on for prompt delivery plenty of good coal, wood cut in stove and fire lengths at cheapest prices. Etowah Ice Cos. FOB SALE. A pair number one mill rock for sale at a bargain. Royal R- Smith. The Public Schools. The schools of the city opened last Monday with a pretty good at tendance and was better than the opening of the fall term. All the pupils have not as yet entered. At the East Side public schools there are 87 pupils enrolled and in the West Side 188. The colored public schools have 63 in attendance. Mrs. Harris’ private school com mences with bright prospects. She begun last Monday with forty-live or fifty pupils and will no doubt in crease the number as the session advances.