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VOL. IX.
OUR CITY'S CHARMS.
The Many Places of Interest
Around Cartersville.
Without a Rivalas a Summer Report—His
torical Point*—Mineral and Agri
cultural Wealth.
[Florida Pathfinder.]
Cartersville, Ga., is located on a
plateau mid the foot hills of the
Blue Ridge mountains, with an ele
vation of feet above the sea;
an air pure, clear and exhilarating,
with an abundance of both free and
limestone water.
The city occupies a gentle emi
nence, from all parts of which are
■visible extensive vistas of blue hills
•and mountains; ample grounds and
well kept lawns surround the resi
dences on the nmerous attractive
avenues and streets; the business
portion is solidly and substantially
built of brick, the fifty stores car
rying extensive and complete stocks
of goods of all kinds. Cartersville
has two hanks, an ice factory, wa
ter and gas works, one of the fin
est public school systems, Metho
dist, Baptist, Episcopal and Pres
byterian churches, attractive brick
structures, also Sam Jones’ taber
nacle, this being his home, as well
as that of Bill Arp, Dr. W. H. Fel
ton and other men of note. Two
excellent hotels, a large boarding
house, with private accommoda
tions in the vicinity. Field Bros.,
.near the depot and the hotels, keep
a large stock of the finest Kentucky
■carraiage and saddle horses, en
abling one to enjoy the grand drives
in and about Cartersville, which is
very rich in points of interest.
There is scarcely a spot for miles
around that is not famous in war
periods, especially Allatoona moun
tain and pass, near by, where Gen.
Sherman’s order, “Hold the fort for
3 am coming,” was received.
The romantic town of Etowah, on
the charming Etowah river, with
Ito ail t n 0(1 fimn n on.. •, .] k.. M.l !
1 uiuv-u jui mm-fl <llll4 UUIIUIII^S
left just as it was after its destruc
tion by Gen. Sherman, with big
trees grown up through the build
ings, one of the most interesting
war relics, is a pleasant four mile
drive.
The great saltpetre, Ip
oiner pieasant cinve, In extent and
beauty approaching the famous
Mammoth cave of Kentucky. The
powder for the Confederate army
was manufactured here.
The largest mound in the United
States, built by an unknown race,
trom which skeletons of enormous
size and valuable relics have been
taken, is but two miles distant.
These are but a few of the interest
ing features. Tke hard roads are
bordered by great, thrifty farms,
covering hillsides and vale, sup
plying an abundance of rosy butter,
cream, with vegetables and fruit;
no conception of the beauty and
fertility of the environments of Car
tersville can be had from the rail
road and depot.
These great hills, which loom up
in every direction, contain an un
known wealth of manganese (the
most valuable in the world) iron
ore, gold, silver, ochre,
graphite, ochre, baryta, building
stone in great abundance. This with
the great productiveness of the
rich loam which cover the surface,
offers to the farmer, miner and in-
vestor rare opportunities.
Cartersville has excellent freight
and passenger facilities, being fa
vored with two railroads, the fine
Western and Atlantic railroad, be
tween Atlanta and Chattanooga,
being forty-eight miles north of the
former, and ninety south of the lat
ter, and the present terminus of the
East and West railroad, which taps
some of the finest mineral and
farming lands. Cartersville has
now a population of between three
and four thousand, which is steadi
ly increasing, without any boom,
and is the county seat of Georgia s
richest county, Bartow county,
with a climate summer and winter
without a superior in the world for
tourists and invalids. With rich soil
and mineral wealth and railroa
facilities, her prospects are indeed
brilliant. ,
Recently a wealthy syndicate
took the initiatory by investing in
manganese and iron lands 011
Etowah river. They have built a
railroad spur to their plant, giving
them great freight facilities.
The Courant-American is an able
eight-page weekly paper.
A Pleasant Dance.
Last Friday evening the young
people enjoyed a pleasant dance a
the home of Mr. H. H. Hall,
The G OUKVVNT-AMERICAN.
Market street. At about 8:30
o’clock the festivities began and
continued unbroken until a late
hour. The Misses Hall, always
mostcharming entertainers, seemed
at their best on this occasion.
Among those present were Misses
Hitchcock, Steele, Gower, Fannie
Bet Jones, Susie Young, Julia Hall,
Mary Hall and Mrs. Henry Milner;
Messrs. Miles Dobbins, J. M. Jacobs’
R. P. Morgan, Walter Akerman,
Dr. C. A. White, Gus Quillian, Will
\oung, Henry Milner and George
Hall.
Would be Glad to See Them.
[Cor. Tribune of Rome.]
A good story is told on Mr. Will
( . \\ niton, and is said to be true,
which illustrates his business talent
admirably. It runs thus: While
he was traveling correspondent,
solicitor and collector for his coun
ty paper, he happened one Satur
day to be in reach of a Methodist
quarterly meeting and of course at
tended. At the close of the sermon
the minister announced that if any
one in the congregation desired to
subscribe for the church paper or
pay past dues he would receive
them after the services were con
cluded. Mr. Walton saw his chance.
He rose to his feet and in a clear,
strong voice, said; “Brother Blank,
I wish to say that if any of the
brothers wish to subscribe for the
Courant-American, if any delin
quent subscribers wishes to settle
up, or any one has an interesting
item of news, I will be glad to see
them after the services.”
A Card of Thanks.
Editor Courant-American:—
Will you kindly give me space in
your paper to tender my sincere
thanks to the good people of Kings
ton and vicinity for the great sympa
thy and constant assistance to me
and mine during our affliction and
sorrow, in the death of my dear com
panion and the critical illness of
our little son Vance, who, thank
God, is now convalescing.
I have been prosirattHi with a
painful affliction since the 14th.
I am just getting sufficient strength
to write and express my thanks to
the entire community for their
Christian love to my family in this*
our time of deep sorrow. Bucl‘
flf Ghti'tt? war ifjf unner me great
burden of grief that is upon me.
John M. Davidson.
A Negro Knocked Down.
John Erwin, a negro of this city,
felt the weight of Officer Forrester’s
club last Saturday night. The
negro approached the officer in a
very insulting way and accused
him of taking a towel from his
pocket. Mr. Forrester, of course
denied the charge and tried to rea
son with the negro when the latter
grew more insulting. Finally
Erwin said: <! You heard what 1
said; you stole my towel!” As
quick as lightning the club fell
across the head of the negro, knock
ing him down. Erwin was not
seriously hurt, but he will doubtless
keep a civil tongue in his head in
the future.
A Young Folks’ Dance.
Last Friday evening a pleasant
party of young folks met at the
home of Mrs. J. A. Baker and spent
the time in the merry mazes. At
eleven o’clock refreshments were
served, after which the festivities
continued until a late hour.
Those present were Miss Ida Lou
Milam and Hugh Hall; Miss Fran
kie Gilreath and Felton Jones; Miss
Edwina Crosby and Tom Wallace;
Miss Estelle Calhoun and Carl
Smith; Miss Annie Wallace and
Will Netherlands Miss Mary Lou
Wikle and Rollin Stansell; Miss
Alice Shropshire, of Atlanta, and
Capers Quillian; Miss Fannie Free
man and John Norris; Misses Ger
tie Powell and Cairo Bacon; Ossie
Robeson, Sam Milam.
Decoration Day at Kingston.
We are requested to state that
the 10th inst. will be observed at
Kingston as memorial day. Some
fine speakers have been engaged
for the occasion and an interesting
time is expected. A collection will
be taken up at the gate, the pro
ceeds to go toward buying head
stones for soldier’s graves. A good
crowd should attend from this city.
Exercises begin at 1 P- i.
Pomp Johnson, the Pelmonico of Car
tersville, begs to inform the people of
Cartersville that he is now ready to
serve ice cream, lemonade and other
summer refreshments to the hot, thirs y
and fevered public. He will begin hi.
regular summer campaign at ihe Stiles
boro picnic and he requests those want
ing refreshments to see him. Hei w
also furnish the music on this occasion.
CAKTKRSYILLE, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, MAY 1, IHDO.
A PRETTY MARRIAGE.
Happy he Hie Bride the Sun
Shines On.
Miss Kate Benham anil Mr. Albert Strick
land United in Marriage—A Large
Assembly at the Church.
Clear skies and a radiant sun
never smiled on a happier couple
than the one that stood at the mar
riage altar in this city last Tuesday
morning.
Miss Kate Benham and Mr. Al
bert Strickland, two young people
who are loved, esteemed and ad
mired by a large circle of friends
and acquaintances, stood in the
presence of a great assembly and
uttered the sacred vows that made
them husband and wife.
The marriage occurred at the
Methodist church at 11 o’clock
Tuesday morning. Long before
the ceremony began people com
menced to pour into the building
and continued until all the seating
room was occupied.
The church decorations were
matchless in splendor and beauty.
T lowering plants and trailing vines
were woven into lovely shapes and
designs. In front of the middle
row of pews was an imposing arch
of green, well sprinkled with pret
ty white flowers, and bearing large
floral letters, “B” and “8,” initials
of the bride and groom. The chan
cel rails, the pulpit and reading
desk were almost weighted down
with pyramids of flowers and made
a most pleasing background to the
main decorations. While all colors
were represented the beautiful
white blossoms, emblematical of
the purity and loveliness of the
bride, prevailed in the greatest pro
fusion. These decorations at once
caught the admiration of every one,
and aside from the compliments to
the bride and groom, were the uni
versal subject of praise.
Promptly at 11 o’clock Mrs. Au
brey, who presided at the organ,
began playing Mendelssohn’s grand
wedding march. The wedding par
ty had entered the church and at
CKV'SM /
ami Master Willie Howard and Miss
Bessie Lumpkin. The ushers, Mr.
A. B. Cunyus and Mr. Calhoun
Marshal, Mr. Albert Heheuer and
Mr. James Field, followed the chil
dren. After them were the attend
ants, Dr. and Mrs, Hutchins, of At
lanta, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Simpson,
Mr. Will W. Young and Miss Addie
Henderson, Mr. John Jacobs and
Miss Lula White. Following these
were the bride and groom. %
Around the altar the party form
ed and the ceremony which made
Miss Benham and Mr. Strickland
one was soon gone through with.
Rev, W. H. Strickland, of Atlanta,
a relative of the groom, performed
the ceremony, which was done in a
most dignified and impressive man
ner.
The happy couple left on the
11:48 o’clock south bound train for
Atlanta, from which place they
will take a bridal tour to the eas
tern cities, Niagara Falls and other
places of interest. At the depot,
while waiting to take the train, a
number of engines on the side
tracks gave a whistle serenade,
which was so vociferous as to be
almost deafening.
Mr. and Mrs. Strickland carry
with them the sincere congratula
tions and good wishes of all our
people.
Miss Benham is the youngest
daughter of l)r. and Mrs. W. I. Ben
ham, and is a young lady of queenly
grace and dignity. Her manners
are pleasant and engaging and she
numbers her friends by the score.
Mr. Strickland is a young busi
ness man of this city and is quite
popular with all. He is in every
way worthy of the great prize he
has won.
A RAINY DAY
Prevents the Farmers from Turning
Out in Force Thursday 17th.
Thursday 17th, was the appointed
time for Col. L. F. Livingston
to address the farmers of
Bartow county. The April show
ers of the early morning kept most
of the farmers from coining to town
and consequently when the hour
for speaking arrived there were
only a few present. The colonel ex
cused himself with only a short
talk making an appointment to
meet the people of this county at
another time.
Mr. J. B. Hunnicutt, of Coweta
county, candidate for commission
er of agriculture, was called for and
responded with an eloquent ad
dress. A great portion of his
speech was devoted to the tariff re
form and the question of the cur
rency, and suggested some whole
some laws that should be adopted.
He thought that we needee a better
system of education, one more
adapted to the necessities of farm
and business. To get this we must
have a first-class agricultural col
lege, to edueate teachers, who can
then teach our boys the relations of
plant food to plant life—-the laws of
tillage and the relations of fertili
zers to vegetable growth and fruit
age. When we work alongside of
these laws we succeed; when we
cross them we fail.
He spoke of the possibilities of
Georgia and what could be accom
plished with a properly adminis
tered department of agriculture.
As commissioner it would be his
ambition and pride to help his fel
low farmers work out the glorious
destiny of the slate.
Mr. Ilunnicutt made a splendid
impression on his hearers.
Mr. Claude Bennett, ofthe Atlan
ta Journal, entertained the audi
ence for awhile with his views on
the tariff. He is a well informed
young man, a pleasant speaker and
was listened to with much interest.
A Chinese Missionary.
Rev. C. H. Marshall, a Chinese
missionary and physician, was In
the city last Friday, and was a guest
at the home of Mrs.M. R. Akerman.
Mr. Marshall was made conspicu
ous by his attite which was that of
the Chinese nobility, plain hut
costly.
He is a man of elegant appear
ance with a flank handsome face
and decidedly/ intellectual features.
He was educated in America and
speaks fingliai perfectly. Twenty
one years ago he spent ten years in
this country at the very best schools
and colleges apd attained thorough
instruction in all the higher bran
ches of education.
Dr. Marshal has been in his
native country! since his departure
from America twenty-one years ago
and lias done \ much —la in
structing his people are ft * a
* mvaluable servkj ll not ,K * i "K
SR* .niany of W K ua E e of the
country.
The General Methodist Confer
ence meets every four years and
this ardent worker in the cause of
religion has left his home and
friends to attend it, in order that lie
might gain new ideas and by so
doing render more valuable servi
ces to his people.
Dr. Marshall brought with him
letters from prominent ministers
now in China doing missionary
work and was endorsed by them in
the very highest terms.
A New Telephone Line.
The city council, at a special
meeting last Monday evening, per
fected arrangements for the run
ning of a telephone line from some
convenient place In the city to the
engine house. The line is to be
built and operated by the water
works company, the city only pay
ing the rental of one of the phones.
Now that the city has complied
with all the underwriters associa
tion there should he no delay in
making the proper reduction of in
surance rates.
Notice, Alllaneeman.
Notice to sub-Alliance of Bartow
County: As it pleased an Allwise
Providence to take from us, our es
teemed brother and fellow-citizen,
Capt. George W. Maddox, secretary
of Bartow County Alliance, it is
ordered that ali sub-alliances of our
county shall make all reports of
quarterly dues, and all other com
munications to Brother Randolph
Walker, Cass Station, Ga., who will
act as County Secretary until our
next regular meeting. By order of,
T. J. Lyon,
Pres. Bartow Cos. Alliance.
A Cartemill Boy 1“ tlle Lead.
Mr. Evans Mays last week stood
a most highly creditable examina
tion before the Georgia Board of
Pharmacists at Macon. Inaclass of
eighteen, he stood highest, receiv
ing the unstinted praise of the ex
amining board, and was given an
apothecary license. This was a
merited compliment to a deserving
young man. The Georgia board is
regarded as one of the most rigid
in the union and he who success
ully stands its examination must
be fully equipped for his profession.
jteh on humans and horses and all ani
mals cured in 30 minutes by Wooiford’s
San'tnry lotion. Sold by M. F. Word,
druggist, Cartersville.
PORTER & VA6GHAN
INAUGURATE THE MONTH OF MAY WITH THE
MOST VONBERFcJL BARGAINS--
EVER BEFORE SHOWN IN THIS CITY.
W' A '* 1. .ll Cod. Oh..p. r Than H.„„
in North Georgia.
IREMEMBER ffE ADVERTISE SOLID FACTS.!*
to go yard nd M °" day ° n ' y £oo<l Ca,icoes ’ Dress Styles, worth 6c.
Dress Goods Departments
w Jc?n dre e s e s n goodl
mg, the goods must go, no uAe to etad? ?,X; i,T' ces l i? ve lost their mean
woolen dress goods flock to te reduced it o, S RJ ortcr & Vaughan’s
Will be the gainer K reuucta at once. Get our prices and you
to g^oufprice! bar Brains in b,ack Uress Goods North Georgia. Don’t fai,
OUR SHOE SALES THE PAST WEEK WERE ENORMOUS.
Oxford ties and slippers in nl. 65 '° P?ra commi > n sen*
every pair fresh from'he factory at priasVnZtchST ß P Portt i r & V ™Rhan’s,
making special drives in ladies', gentsLnd childrens' shTs R T?f® ber *? re n ? w
in shoes in Georgia now being offered at Porter & Vaughan’s greatest bargains
n , T^ WHITE GOODS DEPARTMENT.. ,
plaiand and stripeand
and vou will he nl#ac/i i.rjfK —i \ • able style. Examine this department
- -I'-'-——s* v*wi out iuw puces.
icoeSres?slyl© OP.Q
per yd., 3000 yards Trion mills best heavy sheeting s&c. pef y<uft, -
Ladies’ corsets, good quality, 25c. per pair. White pearl dress buttons 2/c. per
doz. Men’s straw hats nice stylish shapes 25c. each. Ladies all silk mitts 15c. pc
pair, ladies biack and colored Berlin gloves 10c. pair. Black silk drapery nett \vo
$2 00 our price sl.lO per yard. Ladies’ embroidered dress skirtings worth SI.OO our
price 60c. per yard. Gents’ seamless balbrigan hose worth 25c. our price 12/Sc. pair.
Splendid quality check muslins sc. per yard. Men’s fine crush hats 50c., sola else
where at SI.OO, men’s heavy working shirts 25c. each, men s good quality jeans pants
60c. pair sold elsewhere at $1.25. The greatest bargains in straw hats to be touna
in North Georgia.
•^PARASOL-S AND FHNS.^
Now is the time to buy Parasols and Fans, our stock of these gcwds BJiiperth
embracing all styles and grades. Pine quality ladies black gloria silk umorenas
n?bby handles only jf.oo worth elsewhere $1.50. Full and complete me fans and
parasols from the cheapest to the finest Don't ’
look will repay you. We guarantee to please you both as to quality and price.
AND LACES.>^
In this department we lead all others. Nothing like th f
ery as ours, never before shown in this city We have marked them^a= PJWJJg 1
defys competition. Ladies, misses and childrens skirtings, cmbrwleriMj
in endless variety. Hundreds of patterns in all widths of embroidery at prices wmcn
please the most economical buyers.
OUR WASH GOODS DEPARTMENT
a grand success. Fresh additions being added to this already immense Jim. Our
sales in ginghams, sattines, outing cloths and muslins far beyond our m
expectations, consequently we had to duplicate our orders e thf e de]partments
and we will show you fresh goods at such low prices as will astonish you.
GRAND BARGAINS AT PORTER & VAUGHAN S
in gloves and mitts, embracing all qualities, styles and colors Examine the above,
compare our prices and we are satisfied with the verdict The victory s ours-
We have determined to make this month a least of bargains for | our' custo iers.
Visit our store and we guarantee to please you, polite attention to all. Grand b
gains for all Prices which must and will please every one.
PORTER St VAUGHAN.
<x] Headquarters for Dry Goods and Shoes.tx-
PORTER & VAUGHAN
Are absolutely Headquarters for all classes of
Dry Goods at Popular Prices.
The people appreciate our cash system, knowing
full well we can and do save them money.
HO, 40.