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VOL. IX.
“HISTING THE TUNE”
And Thousands of Throats Join
ing in the Melody.
The Big Time at Crow’s Spring Last Sun
day—Beautiful Decorations—
Matchless Singing.
The largest public gathering that,
has occurred in the county this year
was the annual meeting of the Bar
tow County Singing Convention,
at Crow’s Spring on last Saturday
and lasted through Sunday. On
Saturday the attendance was good,
notwithstanding the threatening
weather, which towards the middle
of the day became fairer. The sing
ing was splendid and the first day
of the convention passed off pleas
antly enough.
Sunday the day dawned dark and.
dreary and changed finally into a.
glorious spring day.
Before the hour for services to
begin arrived people were coming
in from every direction. All parts;
of the county were well represen
ted and from every adjoining coun
ty came people to hear the sweet
music. The Methodist church is;
the larger of the two churches at
Crow’s Spring and it was the one
used. The interior was beautifully
decorated. About each window
and around all the pillars were ar
tistically entwined wreaths of ivy
interspersed with cedar and lovely
bouquets of roses and other pretty
flowers. Behind the pulpit, in front
of which sat the organ, was a beau
tiful motto, made in letters of green
on a white background, which
read: “Sing ffiito the Lord anew
song, praise Hmj all ye people.”
Professor A. J. Sl)owaiter, of Dal
ton, who has been president of the
convention since it was fjfst organ
ized five or six years ago, >yas in
charge of the music. He was ftbly
assisted at the organ and in the se
lection and leading of the music by
a number of ladies and gentlemen
from among Bartow’s most talented
musicians. Professor Showalter’s
invitation, “Let everybody sing,”
was responded to by almost every
one within the house and it was a
splendid treat to a lover of music
to listen to the melody of those
voices that were being lifted up in
praise to God. Never was more
interest taken in singing and never
did music sound sweeter and gran
der than then. Art and nature had
combined to make the scene a per
fect one and it really seemed as if
an inspiration from the better world
was in the music, so joyfully and
gladly did the people sing.
The crowd Sunday was variously
estimated at from two to three
thousand, was larger than on any
former similar occasion, which
shows how the people of Bartow
appreciate these conventions.
Their annual coming is looked for
ward to with pleasing anticipations.
A large spring of clear, sparkling
water was near at hand and dinner
was spread and enjoyed in the
shade of the trees close by.
It is seldom, indeed, that a day
fraught with more real pleasure
and profit comes around.
The organization, as we have
said, has been in existence about
six years and the interest in it is
growing. The election of officers
for the ensuing year resulted as
follows: Rev. Will T. Hamby,
president, J. M. Guinn, vice presi
dent; B. F. Arrow wood, secretary.
The next place of meeting will be
at Pine Log camp ground and the
first Saturday and Sunday in May,
1891, is the time. W. C. W.
HONEYSUCKLES.
How often a strain of music, a
snatch of song, perhaps only broken
and in fragment will recall scenes
and incidents and familiar faces
that rise before our mental vision
like a passing panorama; years
may have passed since we heard
that song and perhaps the voices
that sang it are stilled in death but
the words, the air, being happy
memories of a beautiful and almost
forgotten past.
A friend once said to me “the
odor of honeysuckles always re
minds me of the happiest and also
the saddest time of my life, the bit
ter sweet memories of long ago
coine trooping up like angel faces
that sometimes come to greet us as
we float through the mystic land of
dreams.”
It is not much of a story but the
only romance of my life. It has
been fifteen years ago since that
bright May afternoon when. Ernest
came to say good bye. How well he
looked that day my handsome
blonde, intellectual Ernest.
The honeysuckles were in full
bloom; they clambered all over the
rambling porch of my old home,
they were twined around the col
umns and hung in gay festoons of
white and yellow blossom all
around; the air was redolent with
the delicious fragrance. had
been engaged a year and Ernest
had decided to seek his fortunes in
the far famed west. We talked
long of the future, he told me of the
pretty home he would make for me
in Texas with the honeysuckles
climbing over it, and reaching up
THE GOUEANT-AMERICAN.
_ r . •
he broke a spray and twined it in
my hair saying, “w r hen this sweet
flower blooms again in the autumn
time I will come to claim mybonnie
bride, my Margarite.” A letter
came to me every week full of en
couragement, his brightest hopes
were more than realized; he called
it the El Dorado, the land of
Promise.
The days went by and it was mid
summer with its scorching,burning,
blinding heat. I seemed filled with
a vague haunting unrest. I trem
bled at the evil forebodings that
possessed me, no letter had come
from Ernest in two weeks.
The day was almost done, the
evening shadows w'ere lengthening,
the sun seemed throwing back
sweet kisses of farewell to the
parched grasses and withering
flowers. I had gone to the sum
mer house hoping that some pass
ing breeze might cool my fevered
brow. I had only entered the door
way when I heard some one open
the gate and looking around saw a
boy with a yellow envelope in his
hand; my heart beat wildly, my
soul was filled with a nameless
terror, he handed it to me and I
read that dreadful message and the
word, dead! dead! dead! seemed
branded in letters of fire on my
brain.
Next day a letter came to me tell
ing of the awful fever that was
raging there, how Ernest took it,
not very bad ait first but as the days
went by a change came and then
the end and the lust words he spoke
were, “tell Margaaite to meet me
where partings are no more,” that
is ali
I am a woman of thirty-five now
and sweet sixteen of today calls
me arniid maid ir gs-y cavalier
smiles and sa/ i, yes, thow she
would like If Mrs. Somebody,
anybody so 1 ould sign Mrs.
instead of but they little
dream that my heart is widowed —
that ray heart is buried with Ernest
in his faraway ioneiy grave.
Mbs. M. M. P.
A MEEK OF PICNICS.
Big Baskets ami Huppy Youth Make
Merry Times.
The first week of May is always
a happy time with the people of
this city and county, and last week
was no exception to the rule. The
children of the public schools of
the city were allowed freedom
from their studies and they pro
ceeded to enjoy the time in their own
lively way.
The Baptist Sunday school was
the first to spend the day in toe
woods, the contents of big baskets
being spread at Gaines & Lewis’
mill. About one hundred people
attended and a most glorious time
was had.
The Sunday school of the Metho
dist church hud its picnic at the
same place on Friday. It was
largely attended. Many innocent
games were indulged in and the
frolic in the woods was something
that wifi long be remembered. The
dinner was an admirable spread.
Emerson’s annual picnic occurred
last Friday and was attended by a
good crowd. Our lively neighbor
just spread herself on this occasion
and all had a fine time. Music, danc
ing, games and dinner were the
main features of the day.
Stilesboro is proverbial for her
hospitality and at her annual pic
nic last Saturday, she fairly out
did herself. It looked very much
in the morning as if bad weather
would upset all the plans for the
day, hut about nine o’clock the sun
came out and the day was as lovely
as any in May. Great crowds from
various places were in attendance,
every train of the East and West
Railroad carrying large numbers.
A good crowd from the city went
down and were royally entertained.
A string band had been engaged
and was immediately put in opera
tion upon arrival and a large num
ber were soon happy going
through the mazes. All kinds of
games were indulged in and every
one seemed to be having a happy
time. Large, well filled baskets
were brought out at dinner time
and the various spreads showed a
wonderful collation of good things.
Late in the afternoon it was a very
tired, though happy crowd, that left
the picnic grounds of Stilesboro.
A Distinguished Compliment.
Although, on account of profes
sional engagements, I)r. Lindsay
Johnson, of this city, was not per
mitted to attend the late meeting
of the Georgia Medical Association,
held at Brunswick, he received the
distinguished honor of being se
lected as the orator for the meeting
to take place at Augusta next year.
It is not usual for the association to
select one not in attendance on
the meeting and for this reason the
compliment is more manifest. Dr.
Johnson is a phy.-ician of recog
nized ability among his confreres
and is deserving the honor con
ferred on him.
Rheumatism was so bad that James
Irwin, of Savannah, could hardly walk
from pain in his shoulder and joints of
his legs. P. P. P. (Prickly Ash, Poke
Root and Potassium) was resorted to
and Irwin is well and happy. tiljunl.
Anew family carriage for sale cheap.
Apply to Field Bros., liverymen,
maystf.
OARTERSYILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1800.
THE DEAL CLOSED.
The Money Has Been l’aid and
the Deeds Turned Over.
The Georgia Manganese anil Iron Compa
ny the Owner of the Famous Satter
field Property.
The trade made between the
Georgia Manganese and Iron Com
pany and Mr. George W. Satter
field for the valuable mineral lands
of the latter, about twelve months
ago, was consummated last Mon
day. All of the purchase money
has been paid and deeds to the
property turned over to the com
pany.
Mr. T. B. Ferguson, of Washing
ton, D. C., and Senator Butler, of
South Carolina, arrived in the city
Sunday night and spent Monday
in closing the trade. Mr. Fergu
son is the new president of the
company, having succeeded Sena
tor Butler about two months ago.
The latter is one of the principal
stockholders and also a director of
the company.
A Courant-American reporter
had the pleasure of meeting both
gentlemen, hut found them ex
tremely reticent in regard to the
plans of the company. It is, how
ever, very certain that they will at
race commence to develop the
property and first see exactly what
they have.
The property, as above stated, is
a very valuable one consisting of
about three hundred acres, and
abounding in the very richest of
manganese ore. Though only par
tially worked, with an insufficient
amount of mining machinery, it has
already made a fine showing. In
deed a superior article of manga
nese is yet to be discovered and it
is found in exhaustless quantities.
This deal means much for Car
tersville. The company will at
once give employment to a large
number of hands in its mining op
erations, besides fully opening up
one of the most magnificent pieces
of m&ieral properties in this county.
Besidtog that it will in ali proba
bility to the means of the estab
lishment of a ferro-manganese fur
nace in Cartotsyille. If the mines
turn out as well as the company
has every reusoo to believe it will
the furnace is an assured fact. The
company is a strong one, having
gentlemen of means, ability and en
terprise at the back of it. In this
venture they have every assurance
of success and are ready and able,
to carry out any plan they may de
vise.
Dur people are rejoicing at the con
summation of this deal, as they en
tertain large expectations from it
for our now rising city and county.
They stand ready to extend to the
company all the possible aid and
sympathy in its undertaking.
With toe aid of sqch powerful
factors as toe Georgia Manganese
and Iron Company anfl thp Etowah
Iron Company, both having vast
amounts of money to spend in the
development of their possessions,
Cartersville must necessarily ex
pand and grow. The new life in
fused into our people during the past
two or three years is already bear
ing rich results. This is only [the
first step. Another year or ttwo
will see Cartersville grandly on
the move with a large number of
gigantic enterprises within her
.limits.
GIVEN HIS LIBERTY.
Walter Jackson Pardoned by the Gov
ernor of Georgia.
Walter Jackson, who plead guilty,
at the May adjourned term of Bar
tow superior court of 1888, to bur
glary, and sentenced to live years
in the chain-gang was pardoned last
Friday by Governor Gordon. The
charge against Jackson wasburglary
be having entered the house of Mr.
L. B. Matthews, in this city, by rais
ing a window. Jackson at the time
was living with Mr. Matthews and
it is thought he had an accomplice
much older than himself. Jackson
so stated at the time and gave up
the money taken from the house.
The testimony, however, was not
sufficient to convict the accomplice.
A petition for the pardon of Jack
son was signed by Judge Fain, So
licitor Harris, Judge Milner and
Solicitor Fite, and by a large num
ber of our best citizens, both ladies
and gentlemen. The action of the
Governor in pardoning Jackson
will meet the approval of our peo
ple, he being a mere boy when the
crime was committed and has al
ready suffered two years in the pen
itentiary. Walter was not consid
ered a bail boy and it is hoped lie
lias learned a lesson that will be
useful to him in the future.
A HEAVY BOCK
Goes Crashing Through a Sleeping
Car Window.
Last Friday night, between
Emerson and this city, a rock was
throw n into the north bound pas
senger train, which reaches here
at 8 o’clock. The missile went
crashing through a double French
plate glass of a sleeping car window
and struck Mr. Bruce, of Nashville,
a member of the well known firm
of Marshall & Bruce, on the eye.
The rock made a very painful
wound and had the glass not been
so heavy it would in all probability
have put the eye out entirely. Dr.
Lindsay Johnson was called into
the car and administered relief to
the passenger.
It is a mean scoundrel who would
throw a rock into a train, and the
severest punishment should be
meted out to him, if caught. The
practice is, we understand from
railroad people, a very common
one. The railroad officials ought,
and doubtless will, make a special
effort to catch this miscreant and
make an example of him.
THE REGULAR SALE DAY.
Various Sides Made by the Sheriff and
Administrators.
A good crowd assembled before
the court house door on Tuesday,
the regular sale day.
Sheriff Roberts was first to en
gage the attention to some proper
ties he had advertised, lie first
knocked down a piece of property,
containing 52 acres in the sth dis
trict, to J. W. Maxwell for $225.
Steve Stovall bid off twenty acres
in the 17th district sold as the prop
erty of Leah Keith, for If!)].
N. and R. T. Cochran, as adminis
trators on the estate of Jno. M.
Cochran, deceased, sold one-third
interest in 290 acres to some of the
heirs for $650. Also one hundred
acres of pine timber land to Jeff
Davis for $191,50. Also one-half in
terest in a store house at Euharlee
to Messrs. A. M. Foute, A. W. Fite
and R. T. Jones for $25.50.
City Marshal Wilkerson sold
a few pieces of property on ac
count of taxes.
Twenty acres of land belonging
to the estate of the late E. I). Puck
ett were sold at administrator’s sale,
purchased by Messrs. A. W. Fite
and J. W. Harris, Jr., for $245. This
property is supposed to be valuable,
having both iron and manganese
ore on it, A number of other 1 its
sold by the same parties, mainly
wild lands, the titles of which are
in dispute, to various parties, bring
ing only nominal sums.
Growing Cartersville.
[Atlanta Constitution],
Owing to sickness in his family,
Mr. B. M. Blackburn could not pre
pare his article on the wonderful
resources of Cartersville without
doing gross injustice to himself, as
well as presenting unsatisfactory
work for the brave little city that
was to receive an impetus from ins
pen in this issue.
We know that the generous
citizenry of this city of many ex
cellences will make all due allow
ances for this providential failure.
The work will appear next Sunday,
arid the Constitution feels that it
can guarantee to Cartersville a
strong and comprehensive presen
tation of her innumerable advan
tages. In the meantime, here’s to
Cartersville.
An Addition to Bartow County.
A petition has been filed in the
ordinary’s office at Cedartown,
signed by Israel P. Davis, William
L. Crow, I. C. Davis, and others,
asking to be cut off from Polk and
joined to Bartow county. The
petition sets forth complaint that
it is twenty-five miles to Cedar
town, and inconvenient to transact
the legal business of citizens at that
county site. It is only twelve
miles to Cartersville, while it is
twenty-five miles to Cedartown,
and they ask for a good slice of
Polk to he attached to Bartow from
the east side of Buncombe district.
The petition will be heard by the
ordinary ninety days from date of
filing in office.
Gone to Fort Worth.
Rev. W. H. Cooper, Mr. W. C.
Baker and w ife, Mrs. Win. Love
lace, Hon. A. W. Fite, of this city,
and Mrs. Boh Smith, of Cassville,
left Tuesday morning for Fort
Worth, Texas, to attend tin* South
ern Baptist convention. They w ill
be absent about ten days. The
convention will be largely attended
by Baptists from all over the south
and a pleasant time is expected.
Looking After Sanitary Affairs.
At the meeting of the city coun
cil last week a sanitary committee,
consi u> ir l g of Dr. J. Lindsay John
son, chairman, Dr. M. M. Puckett
and Mr. Martin Collins, was ap
pointed. The above gentlemen
will make a vigorous effort toward
sanitary cleanliness this summer
and they should he aided by the
people.
This is to certify that I have been af
flicted with Scrofula, or Rlood Poison,
fora number of years. The best physi
cians of Mobile and this city said that
nothing could be done for me. I also
took a large quantity of , but found
no relief in anytlftng that I took. My
limbs were a mass of ulcers, and when I
was sent to a physician in Mobile my
entire body was a mass of sores. I had
given up all hope, and as a last resort
tried P. P. P. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root
and Potassium), and after using four
bottles (small size) the sores have en
tirely disappeared, and my general
health was never better than at
the present time, and people that know
ire think it a wonderful cure.
Respectfully, Eliza Todd.
tiljunl. Milton, Fla.
Grand Special Sale of Shoes I
: hPORTCR & VAOGHAN**
Offer for the next 30 days, beginning Thursday morning May Bth
THE - GREATEST • BARGAINS • IN • SHOES
EVER BEFORE SHOWN IN THIS CITY.
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•OdR SHOE STOCK IS IMMENSE*
EMBRACING EVERY STYLE AND GRADE.
WE CARRY BY FAR THE LARGEST STOCK IN THE CITY. EVERY
pair fresh new goods just from the factory. We now throw our entire stock
of Shoes on the market without reserve at prices never before heard of in
North Georgia. Remember these goods are all new and fresh, every pair strictly
guaranteed. Now is your chance for genuine bargains in first-class Shoes.
Our Shoe Department.
A REGULAR SHOE STORE IN ITSELF.
All grades of Shoes now being offered at prices which will fairly astonish you.
PORTER & VRUCHRN
ARE ABSOLUTELY HEADQUARTERS FOR FIRST-CLASS SHOES.
NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO BUY GOOD SHOES AT PRICES WHICH
you pay elsewhere for shoddy stuff.
We Have Determined to Do the Largest Shoe Business This
Year Ever Before Known to the Trade of this Sec
tion. Our Low Prices Will Do the Work.
SHOES.*'
In this line we are now offering great values, full line ladies’ fine shoes in pebble
goat, French kid, dongola kid, calf, etc., in all styles and grades, common sense,
opera toe and heel, Spanish arch, Richmond toe and common sense heel. We make
a great specialty in hand turned shoes for tender feet, all of these beautiful goods
now thrown on the market at prices that will please every one. Great reductions in
all grades of shoes. This is no humbug; we only ask an inspection and we guarantee
the sale. Ladies’ fine shoes worth $5.00 now $3.75, ladies’ fine shoes worth $4.50,
now $3.50, ladies’ fine shoes $4.00 now $3.00, ladies’ fine shoes worth $3.00 now $2.45,
fine shoes worth $2.50 now $2.00, ladies’ fine shoes worth $2.00 now $1.65.
These prices are absolutely guaranteed. The people know when Porter & Vaughan
advertise anything they can rely on it. The goods are now in our house, in the next
thirty days we will have scattered them over Bartow county at prices unmatchable.
sHoes.*
In this line we are now offering unheard of bargains, now is your chance, first
class goods at prices which are bound to please. Mens’ shoes in endless variety em
bracing every conceivable style and quality, every pair guaranteed first-class. All
of the above now thrown on the market for the next thirty days at prices unmatcna
ble. Full and complete line of the celebrated Edwin Clapps fine shoes for gents in
all styles, there is none better manufactured. We offer this entire lot at prices un
approachable. Gents’ shoes from SI.OO to $7.00 reduced in prices to please all. lhe
most complete line of boys’, Misses’ and childrens shoes in the city. Every pair
now being offered at greatly reduced prices.
Porter & Vaughan’s Shoe Department Always in the Lead.
We are determined to increase our shoe sales every day, selling as we do strict
ly for cash we can afford to sell them cheap. The largest assortment of ladies,
misses’ and childrens’ low cut shoes in North Georgia, all qualities, all styles, lowest
prices, full line misses’ Oxferd ties in spring heels, common sense heels, patent
leather tips and finish, tan and russett colors in all styles. Ladies don t fail to see
our low cut shoes, we offer them at prices which will surely please you, embracing
all styles and lasts, every pair fresh from the factory and guaranteed to the i u j* cst
extent. Come early while you can have a big selection and secure the biggest bar
gain you ever had in shoes.
We are Sole Agents for the Following Makes of First-Class Shoes.
Edwin Clapp, mens’ fine shoes, Ilazen B. Goodrich, & Cos., ladies fine low cut
shoes, F. E. Hutchison, misses’ and childrens’ fine low cut Shoes; Clement & call,
ladies’ fine shoes; J.F. Swain & Co.’s solid serviceable shoes for boys , misses an
children. A cordial invitation to all to inspect this department. It will cost y
nothing to examine our goods and compare prices. We guarantee to please you.
PORTER St yHUGHHN,
< Headquarters for Dry Goods and Shoes.>^
NO. 50.