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VOL. IX.
GETTING INTERESTING.
Fighting for the Possession of
the New Railroad.
Tli® People Along the Northern line
Working Hard to Secure It—Canton
and Cherokee County Aroused.
The proposed extension of the
Rome railroad from Kingston to
some point on the Marietta and
North Georgia railroad has already
commenced to excite considerable
rivalry among the people along the
different lines under consideration.
The northern route and the south
ern route both have their advocates
and friends, and It seems as if a
hot contest will be gone through
with before either is accepted.
Last Tuesday Capt. Payne, the
engineer who is examining the dif
ferent routes preparatory to mak
ing a final report to Mr. William
son, received a delegation from the
upper part of the county. What
proposition they made to secure the
road has not been learned, but it is
understood they tendered the right
of way through the county and in
dicated their willingness to sub
scribe a large sum of money were
it necessary to do so to secure the
road. Continuing the road on the
northern route, after the Cherokee
county line is reached, the people
around Walesca have guaranteed
the right of way through that coun
ty as far as the Marietta and North
Georgia railroad. This insures a
right of way over the whole line
without any cost to the company.
If the southern route is selected
the road will come by Cartersville
and from here will most probably
go through Ball Ground and on to
Canton. The people of the latter
place are much exercised over the
matter and it is most likely they
will hold out strong inducements
to the road to strike that place. In
deed, it is said that leading citizens
of Canton have already signified
their willingness to procure the
right of way for the road through
Cherokee county and give as a
bonus $30,000 or 140,000.
It seems to us that with the com
bined effort of Cartersville and Can
ton the company could be induced
to adopt be southern route. It
anight be we] for the two towns to
work togethe. on t), e matter. Their
interests are nu+ ua ] f or jf Canton
gets the road it wo certainly come
by Cartersvlle, amU w ]n take the
united effort of both secure the
adoption of the lower q e
The civil engineer w hc, aa charge
of the work has tempora, ma ,] e
his headquarters in Carters-, le and
is looking carefully over th>- ou te,
making a more thorough exa, na _
tionofit than the other. Thlq
dicates that the southern line is
ferred by the railroad people, ai
its selection only requires a slighqhe compliments are justly de-
encouragement from those w’hose
interests are on that route. It would
be cheaper to build the road from
Cartersville to Canton than from
Kingston to some point north of that
place, saving enough money, we
think, to pay for the construction
of the road from Kingston to this
city. .
When the route is fixed on the
road will be rushed through with
marvelous speed. Mr. Williamson
is a fast worker as the history of
the building of the Chattanooga,
Rome and Columbus railroad shows.
'That line, measuring 140 miles, was
put through in nine months, in
:spite of the many obstacles in the
way. He will put as much vim
in the construction of the extension
as he did in building that road. It
has been intimated that he will
definitely decide what route he will
take in a few weeks and will have
trains running over the road by
August.
If the road comes by Cartersville
dirt will most probably be broken
first in this city and the road built
from here to Canton, the new road
using the Western and Atlantic
track from Kingston to this place
for a few months at least. It is not
known whether the state road right
of way will be permanently used
or not for that distance. About
one and a half miles can be saved
by leaving that right of way and
making a direct line to Cartersville.
There can be no doubt but what
Mr. Williamson means business.
The road will be built and that
speedily. It remains for the people
of Cartersville to say whether or
not it will come this way. It is
a splendid prize and everything
possible should be done to secure it.
Ho far the outlook is encouraging
for us and we feel buoyed with the
THE G OURANT-AMERI GAN.
hope that our town will secure an
other railroad, a connection of what
is to be a magnificent system of
railroads, thus giving us greater
competition in the way of freight
rates and putting us on an equal
footing with the best towns of the
south. If the road is secured eve
will at once feel the good effect and
the pulsation of the town w ill be
quickened with new life and vigor.
It will attract the eye of the capi
talist, increase our trade and be the
means of getting more manufac
turing enterprises to locate here.
A road to Gainesville has long
been a dream to the people of Car
tersville. It now seems possible
for them to make it a substantial
fact. They have only to unite and
pull together to accomplish the end
we all so much desire.
An Erroneous Impression Corrected.
Mrs. J. W. Harris, Hr., the prin
cipal of the West End Institute,
writes us to complain of a para
graph in our last paper, w hich she
says has created the erroneous im
pression among some that Master
Ben Purse was the only one in her
school who could answer correctly
the question, “What is the source
of the Mississippi river?” The lan
guage of the paragraph was con
structed to fit the inscription on
the fly-leaf of the book given as a
prize and hence not intended to con
vey any incorrect impression. If
any should spontaneously possess
themselves of the idea that any one
of Mrs. Harris’ pupils could not an
swer this question they are ca
pable of only very poor reckoning,
if they consider her well earned
reputation as a tutor. Young Purse
was the “first” to answer, but not
the only one who could answer the
question.
Two Little Rascals.
Two white boys, John Welch and
John Wright are in trouble. They
were arrested last week and one is
in the county jail and the other in
the calaboose. They were pulled
for writing obscene notes to ladies,
and have of late been in other devil
ment. After the marshal arrested
the boys the sheriff took charge of
Welch, w ho had a case against him
for burglary.
These boys have worried our peo
ple for quite a long while. Their
tender age has kept them from be
ing punished heretofore, and what
to do with them has grow n to be a
problem that the officials seem
unable to solve. Such cases as this
show the great need of reformatory
schools in the state,
Au Able Young Man,
The following paragraph concern
ing Mr. George Brown, solicitor
general of the Blue Ridge circuit,
and a brother of Mr. John Brow n,
of this county, is taken from the
Canton Advance. Mr. Brown is a
young man of decided ability and
irved:
Brown won for him-
fresh laurels upon the man
-BuP° n he conducted the ease of
' ,>erhour vs. Abbott, in Milton su
side'(t olu t * ttßt wee k, in which he pre
heard i ud^e pro hae vice. We have
e (a ue of the best lawyers and citl
l ; state compliment his rulings
Our Geori? to the - iurv verv hi K hl - v -
Sneaking viJ1 J" d k e in 11 few years.
Press savs* 1 ", 1 ' t , ho Alpharetta Free
rulings wei Je.s dear-headed, and his
*?. , 1 variably in accordance
:-as as able W‘ Jury
listened to. Tt ,ilt() " county jury ever
and put the nak\ ere< ? f
of the jurymen. w . he ‘” re th ® nund *
and grace and
he had been there ™
IDs time is coming n J *
.ays off the ermine it fal , o * (J
BrowiPs worthy shouf There js * 0
probability of the Blue cir( . uit be _
ing without an able judg'S t , rae soon ..
Land Company’s
At a meeting of the of
the Cartersville Land
held last week, Captain £’
Peacock was elected
that corporation to fill tb, nex .
pired term of Mr. W. C. Bak^ o
had resigned. The select! of
Capt. Peacock was a good om^ f j
we believe it will result in
benefit to the company and
town. He is one of Cartersvii
most progressive citizens, fu 1
alive to the spirit of the times am
with the ability to plan and exeeuti
Mr. Baker’s place on the board
was filled by the election of Mr. L.
S. Munford.
The land company is in good
hands.
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CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, MARCH (!, 185)0.
NOW FOR THE CANTATA.
Esther to be Produced at the
Opera House Next Week.
A C’orirant-American Reporter Attend* a
Rehearsal and la Captured—The
Ca*t—A Great Musical Event.
On Tuesday afternoon the opera
house distilled a great flood of melo
dy, deluging the business portion
of the town. Solos, duets, quar
tettes and choruses stole out ot the
door and through the windows, ar
resting passers-by and checking
trade. Men gathered here and
there in knots, and stood listening
in open-mouthed astonishment,
drinking in the sweet strains. The
3:20 train came up and paused at
the station longer than usual in or
der that the engineer, conductor
and passengers might get a taste of
the music. And the 4:40 train
made a long halt, too, for the same
purpose. The platforms were crowd
ed with eager listeners. Windows
were opened all along the line and
eager travelers inquired one of an
other, “What’s the meaning of all
this ?”
It was only the Oratorio society
rehearsing “Esther, the Beautiful
Queen,” which is to he produced at
the opera house next Thursday
evening. For several weeks the
society had been practicing the
eantata in Mrs. T. W. Milner’s par
lors under the direction of I>r. R.
C. Miot, and all the soloists and
choristers having perfected them
selves in their singing parts a move
was made to the opera house stage
so that they might drill themseh'es
and one another in their acting
parts. A Courant-American repor
ter was permitted to sit in the par
quet during Tuesday’s performance,
and he constituted an audience that,
though critical to the last degree,
could not help applauding unani
mously every feature of the pre
sentation. The singing was capital
throughout and the acting revealed
no little talent in the society. A
few rehearsals will remove all fric
tion in the stage business and the
erformance will pass without ajar.
Our readers are familiar with this
cantata, the most beautiful of all
the short oratorios of recent times,
It is an exquisite combination of
history and romance, possessing in
its dramatic features qualities
heroic, tragic, pathetic and comic.
Its production here is an ambitious
undertaking, deserving the support
of the entire county. Let the opera
house be crowded to the doors next
Thursday night. AU who go will
he more than repaid, for the action
of the cantata is brisk, lively, stir
ring, and there is no chance any
where for so much as a wink or a
nod. Dr. Miot is a Lord High Exe
cutioner of unquestioned ability,
and he will he obeyed or somebody
goes to the gallows that is fifty cu
bits high.
As the Courant-American’s space
this week will not admit of going
into the details of the cast and
the several parts, we simply give
the names of persons contributing
to make the affair the pronounced
success it will be: Mr. Victor Smith,
of New' York, assumes the leading
character ot Ahasuerus, and the
other characters are taken by Mrs.
Geo, H. Aubrey, Mr. John Willie
Jones, Mrs. W. H. Best, Mr. Lee
Simpson, Mr. Albert .Strickland,
Misses McDade, Mrs. A, B. Cunyus,
Messrs. W. 11. Best, George Purvis,
W. H. Howard, Harry Hall, Ralph
Smith, Hugh Hall and Carl Smith,
Misses Fannie Freeman, Jessie
Smith, Susie Freeman, Annie Mil
ner, Masters Felton Jones and Tom
Milner, Miss Fannie Bet Jones,
Mrs. Fredericks, Mrs. Rogan, Miss
Stansell, Misses Sharp, Misses
Milam, Calhoun, Munford, Gilreath,
Mrs. F. E. Freeman, Misses White,
Misses Calhoun, Misses Hall, Sad
ler. Mrs. T. W. Milner will be the
organist.
Tribute of Respect.
Whereas, in the providence of
God the angel reaper, death, has
been permitted to Invade our ranks
ifor the first time in the history of
e*ettit’s Creek Farmers’ Club, and
ce from our midst our beloved
ind and co-laborer, Wm. H.
>d. Therefore, be it
i jsolved, That in his death we
/’one of our most valued mem
r hose manly modesty, untir
vas rl stry a,ld good judgment
him, an\ lized h >’ all who knew
Resoivi
as a club and as
cancy occak f< ‘* d keen 'y the va *
tender our 8$ by his death, and
athies to and min-
gle our sorrows with the bereaved
wife and children, sisters and
mother. Especially would we, were
It possible, by words of condolence
lighten the grief of the aged and
devoted mother, who implanted in
him by earnest Christian endeavor
the first elements of a noble charac
ter, which in after life proved a
benediction to her as the main stay
and comfort of her declining years,
and gave to society and the church
the benefits of his exemplary life.
Resolved, That these resolutions
be entered upon the minutes of the
club; that they be furnished the
Courant-American for publication,
and that a copy of the same l>e sent
to the bereaved family.
Z. W. Jackson, A
John Leake, L,
Wm. Bkow'n, r om -
C. F. Griffin, J
AROI T TWENTY COTTAGES
To Be Erected on the Property of the
Etowah Iron Company.
The Etowah Iron Company will
begin the erection of about twenty
cottages on their property near this
city in a few days. This will he
done for the convenience of their
employes, who find it too great a
walk to the mines from the city
where most of them reside. The
cottages will be one and a half
stories, containing about four rooms,
and will be neat and comfortable.
The contract for the building of
them will he let out shortly.
Hip Van Winkle Last Friday Evening.
Rip Van Winkle was presented
at the opera house last Friday even
ing by the Fitzpatrick Spectacular
company to a fairly’good audience.
The part of Rip was played by Mr,
George W, Paige, w'iio is really a
capable and pleasing artist. He
gave a tenderness to Inis pathos and
a refined delicacy to his quiet hu
mor. “Gretchen” was creditably
characterized by Miss Ethel Hodg
son. The rest of the company
seemed somewhat amateurish in
their acting. The scehlc effect was
good.
A Building Room Approaching.
“Work in the building line is
rather quiet now,” remarked a con
tractor yesterday. “Of course, some
building is gojng on all the time,
but we have had nothing approach
ing a regular building boom yet,
We have had Jots of inquiries as to
the cost of building and no doubt
quite a large number of people will
build tlds spring and summer. It
is probable some big contracts will
be let out.”
lit Memoriaui.
It is with special sadness we meet
to prepare resolutions of esteem
and to express our grief for the loss
of one w’ho was ever ready to de
fend our rights und speak words of
encouragement to our people,
Whereas, In God’s all wise Provi
dence death has removed from us
Henry W. Grady, our friend and
our champion, and,
Whereas, It seems meet and
proper that we should do honor to
his friendship, therefore,
Resolved, That we heard with
deepest sorrow and grief, of the
death of our friend, Henry Woodfln
Grady.
Resolved, That our club and our
class has lost its strongest friend
and most brilliant champion, w r ho
was ever dauntless and whose loss
we feel is irreparable.
Resolved, Recalling his unselfish
friendship and untiring energy for
our cause and our people, we feel
his death to be a severe personal
affliction.
Resolved, These resolutions be
spread upon the minutes of our
club, that a copy be sent to the
family of Mrs. Grady, that the Con
stitution be forwarded a copy, and
that our county paper be requested
to publish.
M. L. Johnson, Ch’n.
C. F. Grifin,
J. H. Gilkeath,
Committee.
Pettit’s Creek Farmers’ Club.
“Special Telegram.”
New York, March 4.—To Porter
A Vaughan, Cartersville, Georgia:
Close out all goods on hand; am
buying a heavy spring stock. Book
out for bargains. H. J. Porter.
As w ill be seen from the above
our Mr. Porter is now in New York
buying new goods w r hich w’iil begin
to arrive next week, we must have
room for them, now is your chance.
Porter & Vaughan.
This is the season to begin early gard
ening and a good place to get yourseeds
and onion setts fresh is at Wikle A
Young’s drug store, formerly J. R.
Wikle A Cos. jan23-tf
A MATTER OF ECONOMY.
Not for the Purpose of Rooming
City Real Estate.
\Vly a New Court House should he llullt
“All Honor to the Kesperlahle
Minority'*—To the People.
Editors of the Courant-American:
In your last issue there appears
an article signed “Bartow,” who
seems to be very much distressed
about the building of the new court
house, and very unceremoniously
pitches into the grand jury and in
sinuates that their action was more
in the interest of the real estate
owners in and around Cartersville.
I wish to say to ‘ Bartow” that the
committee on public buildings was
composed of gentlemen from the
country, men of good sense, men of
too much character to be bought or
even influenced by real estate
owners In and around Cartersville;
men of sufficient liberality to wil
lingly submit to taxation, when it
was so apparent to them that the
county, not Cartersville, needed a
new court house and seeing this,
they rose above all obstacles, and
recommended to the grand jury
that we do recommend the build
ing of a court house at once at some
more suitable place than the pres
ent, They showed In their report
very plainly why it should be built
and wherein the present court
house was an actual expense to the
citizens of the county, and if an ex
pense to the county it is necessarily
a heavy expense to the real estate
owners in Cartersville for they pay
in proportion to their wealth double
the amount of tax the real estate
owner of the county pays.
Bartow pays 85 cents on the one
hundred dollars. Members of that
grand Jury who voted for the new
court house pay $1.70 on every hun
dred dollars of property, both real
and personal.
I have nothing to say against the
gentlemen, who constitute the “mi
nority.” They are true men and
acted under their honest convic
tions and not from any prejudice to
the real estate owners of the city of
Cartersville.
Come now, brother “Bartow,” rise
above your prejudices, be a man,
lose sight of your own taxes, which
amounts to but a drop in the bucket,
when compared to the great bene
fit to be derived by yourself and
your fellow countrymen. Let us all
for once pull together and try to
build up our county and ten years
from this date you will be thankful
that you were able to show your
self the noble citizen, ready to
spend and be spent for the good of
your county. Bartow No. 2.
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In Memoriam.
Mrs. Ixmella Northcutt was born
March 18th, 1858, in Cobb county,
this state, and died in this city on
the 22nd of Feb., 1890.
Very quiet and unobtrusive in
her life, the subject of this sketch
exhibited nevertheless in a very
striking degree many of those quali
ties that go in to make up a most
excellent and enviable character.
She was full of energy—whatever
her work was she pushed it with all
her power.
Kindness of heart was a marked
feature In her disposition. She was
Incapable of hard feelings against
any one. Sfie was thoroughly un
selfish. Nothing in character is more
rare than this and yet nothing is
more beautiful. She never seemed
to think of self, but of what she
could do to increase the comfort and
happiness of others. In all her
long and painful sickness, her
thoughts seemed to beof her family
and her friends. Oftentimes in the
very midst of her terrible parox
ysms of pain, she would make sug
gestions, and give directions with
reference to the comfort of those
around her. Her patience was
something wonderful. Her suffer
ings lasted four years, and were
oftentimes exceedingly severe, but
she was never heard to complain.
Indeed she was even cheerful under
it all. Many persons visited her
in her sickness with the hope of
carrying her some word of comfort,
but came away comforted them
selves. The gentle voice, the bright
face, the heavenly hope showing
itself in all she said and did were
an inspiration to all around her,
and many are the lives that will
be better in the future because of
her life.
She exhibited a sweet resignation
BARGAINS**
At the Popular and Stylish Dry Goods house of
PGRTtR & VAUGHAN.
that will astonish you. Our buyer, Mr II J Porter is
now in New York City, and will spend several davs in
seeking- bargains for Porter & Vaughan We must
have room for our spring stock, which will be immense
and it will be money in your pockets to call and see us
at once.
PORTER & VRUCHRN
Will now be receiving daily their spring stock. Call
and inspect it. It is a pleasure for us to show our goods
and tell you our prices.
We have just received anew and fresh line of men’s
Jeans Pants that we put on the market at 60c., 75c.,
SI.OO, $1.25 and $1.50. They are exceptionally low at
the price. Try a pair.
Just arrived Porter & Vaughan’s, anew lot of
t runks, Valises and Traveling Bags, which we would be
glad to show you, and can offer at a great inducement.
PORTER 6l VAUGHAN
Advertise nothing but facts, and any goods that fail to
come up to our recommendation we will ask you to re
turn same which will be gladly corrected.
We still have the “Grip” on the shoe trade of the
town, and are selling stacks of them daily.
Call and see us.
PORTER 4fc VAUGHAN,
I waders of tlio Dry Goodw Trade.
to the divine will. With a kind
husband, young children and a
pleasant home making life desira
ble and this world attractive she
lost her will in the Divine will, and
was happy in the thought that her
Heavenly Father knew better than
she did what was for their good.
Her hope of Heaven was clear and
bright—her faith in Christ as her
personal Savior firm and unshaken.
From the time she made a pro
fession of faith, religion was 'her
life. What her hidden feelings may
have been, none can tell, but she
seemed to be free from doubt, and
happy in the full assurance of hope.
For her, death had no terrors.
Several times her physician assur
ed her that without a change she
could last only a few days or hours.
Her reply was: “I am so glad.”
On one occasion her pastor, who
had been hindered from visiting
her for several days, coming in to
see her, said: “I thought you would
have been in Heaven oy this time,
sister Northcutt,” to which she re
plied: “I thought so too, but I have
been disappointed in not getting
off.” Indeed as she neared the end
of the journey, her request was that
in the prayers that were made for
her, they would pray that she
might not be in too great a hurry,
but might bide God’s time. In re
ply to a question of her pastor as to
the way before her being bright and
clear, she said: “There are no
clouds, there is no darkness, I am
only trusting and waiting.”
After many years of severe suffer
ing, her death was quiet, easy and
peaceful. In thinking of her, her
friends will not think as those who
have no hope. The memory of her
will be a precious legacy.
In all the relations of life she
tried fully to do her duty. Of very
few could it be said with greater
emphasis than of her: “She hath
done what she could.”
May God in His grace comfort
and keep the sorrowing family.
Friend.
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