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VOL. X.
THE OLD VETS.
Reunion of the Fortieth Georgia
Last Thursday.
A Permanent Organization Perfected—
Otiicers Elected and KeHoiiitioiiM
Adopted.
The Fortieth Georgia regiment
met in the court house last Thurs
day, the 11th inst., and was called
to order by Capt. J. L. Neel, tem
porary ehair.nan. J. W. Swain was
elected secretary pro tern.
The following names were en
rolled: G. W. Warwick, adjutant;
J. L. Neel, J. N. Dohb, Z. B. Har
grove, T. W. Dodd, captains; 11. G.
Mays, commissure; M. J. Dudly, as
sistant surgeon; G. W. Satterfield,
lieutenant; Win. Law, W. F. Heath,
J. A. Harrison, J. J. Young, J. F.
Harrison, A. Abbott, W. 11. Kelly,
W. W. Campbell, It. Worthington,
J. H. King, It. 11. Morrow, W. J.
Alexander, A. Pickard, L. B. Man
ning, J. W. Swain, J. P. Hatchett,
,1. 1.. Blalock, W. 11. Blalock, J. E.
Wofford, J. U. Maxwell, J. A. Price,
A. J. Collins, W. It. McMillen, J. F.
Fortenberry, A. M. Franklin.
On motion the regiment unani
mously desired and voted for a per
manent organization.
On motion it was resolved that
tin* officers of this body be a presi
dent, vice-president,secretary and
historian. The chair appointed the
following committee to select suita
ble names for officers of this body:
t'apt. Dobbs, Capt, Hargrove, Capt.
Dodd, Dr. Dudley and J. E. Wofford.
The committee retired and soon
reported the following names for
permanent officers: Capt. J. L.Neel,
president; Capt. T. F. Foster, vice
president; W. A. Chunn, secretary;
Adjutant G. W. Warwick, historian,
all of whom were unanimously
elected.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
We, as the surviving members of
the Fortieth Georgia regiment of
confederate soldiers have been
called together in reunion; and
Whereas, we deem it a high privi
lege that we can thus meet in
friendly intercourse and renew the
friendships formed around the
camp fires. And while enjoying
tins hour with the survivors of the
Fortieth Georgia regiment, we
deem it proper to express our high
appreciation of those who have an
swered to the last “roll call” and
now rest in peace in the great be
yond; therefore it is
ltesolved, that we hereby give
cheerful testimony to the manly
worth and soldierly bearing of our
field officers, Col. Abda Johnson,
Lt. Col. K. M. Young and Major
Camp, who, at all times and under
all circumstances, discharged all
the duties committed to them as
soldiers.
ltesolved, that we remember
witli the kindest regards all the
soldiers of all the companies of the
Fortieth Georgia who have passed
from time to eternity. In token of
respect and love for the services of
Col. A. Johnson it is resolved that
the name of each member of his
family he entered upon our rolls as
honorary members of tins organi
zation.
Upon motion it was resolved that
the various company commanders
of the Fortieth Georgia regiment
be requested to furnish the secre
tary of this organization with a full
and complete list of their men. to
the end that their names may be
entered upon the rolls as members
of this organization and be it further
' resolved that each surviving mem
ber of the Fortieth Georgia regi
ment be requested to furnish Capt.
Cl. \V. Warwick at Smithville, Ga.,
with his residence and postottice—
to the end that he may correspond
with such as he desires in refer
ence to the discharge of his duties
as historian of this organization.
Resolved further, that the secretary
be requested to furnish Capt. G.
W. Warwick with a list of all sur
viving members of the Fortieth
Georgia as soon as he gets a list.
On motion it was resolved that
the widow, or any member of a de
ceased soldier’s family of the For
tieth Georgia, be enrolled as honora
ry member of this organization.
On motion Capt. Dobbs, Lieut.
Satterfield and J. E. Wofford lie a
committee on badges, and that they
procure badges to be worn at our
gatherings.
Cartersville was selected as the
place of the next meeting and the
2nd Wednesday in August, 1891, as
the time for the next meeting, Capt.
Dobbs to deliver an address to the
body on that occasion.
On motion the thanks of this body
- are returned to Col. Albert S. John
son for the address he has delivered
to us this day, and request a copy
of the same for publication; also,
we return thanks to G. W. \\ ar
wick for his address to us.
Resolved, That the thanks of this
regiment he returned to Captain J.
L. Neel for his efforts in bringing
us once more together, and also for
the aide manner in which ne has
presided over us, also to our breth
ren who provided the splendid din
ner for us; also we return thanks
to the proprietors of the hotels tor
THE GOURANT-AMERXGAN.
flic excellent collection set be
fore us.
Resolved, That the Cartersville
Courant-Americon he requested to
publish the proceedings of this
meeting.
On motion the body adjourned,
after having spent a very pleasant
day in converse with old comrades.
Capt. J. L. Nkki.,
President.
J, W. Swain,
Secretary, pro tem
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.
Bartow County’s Vote Instructed for
Hon. K. W. Eyerett, of Polk.
Pursuant to a call of the Demo
cratic Executive Committee of Bar
tow county, there was a primary
election held in all the precincts in
said county on Saturday, the ltith
inst., for representative in the 52nd
congress, and also for delegates to
assemble in Cartersville, Ga., on
this day at 12 o’clock m. to select
delegates to represent Bartow coun
ty in the congressional convention
at Calhoun, Ga., on September 10th,
next. The election for said repre
sentative in the 52nd congress re
sulted, upon consolidation, as fol
lows, to-wit: Hon. W. 11. Felton 6
and Hon. It. W. Everett 584.
The said convention elected, as
above indicated, assembled in the
court house at 12 o’clock m. thisday.
On motion of J. J. Haney, Col. F.
M. Ford was called to The chair and
J. J. Conner requested to act as
secretary.
On motion of J. J. Conner the
secretary of democratic executive
committee produced anti read the
consolidated list of the delegates to
this convention, after which,on mo
tion of J. T. Jolly, the following
names were put in nomination as
delegates to the congressional con
vention: J. J. Haney, H. 8. Craw
ford, J. C. Dodd, J. N. Dobbs, L. V.
Wilson, J. J. Murphy, T. W. Akin
and B. H. Barton. The nomination
was seconded and the above named
gentlemen unanimously elected.
Col. G. H. Bates ottered the fol
lowing resolution, which was
adopted:
Resolved, That we pledge our un
faltering support to the principles,
the purposes and the several nomi
nees of the democratic party.
That the delegates selected by
this convention to represent Bartow
county in the approaching congres
sional convention are hereby in
structed to cast the vote of Bartow
county for the Hon. R. W. Everett,
of Polk county, first, last and all
the time.
We view with much surprise and
dissatisfaction the efforts being
made in some portions of the dis
trict to defeat the plain will of the
democratic party as it has been
fairly expressed at the polls. With
malice towards none, with charity
to all, we appeal to the democracy
of the 7th congressional district to
stand by their nominee; and we
here and now declare as utterly
useless any attempt to swerve the
democracy of Bartow county from
his support.
On motion of J, C. Dodd, ordered
that the chair appoint a committee
of one from each malitia district to
retire and confer together and re
port to the convention a suitable
man to be recommended to the
congressional convention, who shall
act as the congressional committee
man for this county for the next
two years. The chair appointed the
committee as follows, to-wit:
J. J. Haney, C. M. Jones, Z. T.
Nichols, J. J. Murphy, L. Burrough,
O. C. Bradford, L. F. Shaw, J. A.
White, L. V. Wilson and J. L, Wil
liollen.
The committee returned and re
ported the name of B. A. Barton,
which was adopted.
On motion of J, J, Haney it was
ordered that our delegates to the
congressional convention be in
structed to cast their own ballots
and not to do the same by proxy.
Adjourned.
Col. F. M. Fobd, Pres’t.
Jas. J. Conner, Sec’y.
Camp Meeting at l'jne bog.
The town looked almost dersert
ed last Sunday. A large number
of our people attended the camp
meeting at Pine Log. The livery
stables of the city were cleaned out
of turnouts and nearly every pri
vate vehicle was in use. Avery
large crowd were at the camp
ground. The hospitable people of
Pine Log made all to feel perfectly
at home and it is needless to say
that the day was an enjoyable one.
The Red Men Reorganize.
The Etowah Tribe, No. IS, of the
Improved Order of Red Men was
reorganized last Thursday night.
The following officers were elec
ted:
Prophet —W. A. Williams.
Sachem—T. C. Milner.
Senior Sagomore—W. 11. Milner.
Junior Sagomore—J. E. Wikle.
Chief of Records —Jule Trawick.
Keeper of Wampum—H. Gar
wood.
About fifteen Red Men, headed
by Mr. W. 11. Hafer, the state or
ganizer, came up from Atlanta to
participate in the initiatory exer
cises.
There are now about twenty
eight members of the tribe in this
city. It is expected that they will
build up a flourishing order here.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1800.
ANOTHER ENTERPRISE.
The Cartersville Brick, Tile ami
Stone Company Organized.
It Is Capitalized at #4 5,000 and Every
llit of the Stork Taken— How tlie Com
pany Came to be Formed.
Cartersville will now manufac
ture her own brick.
Not only that hut she will have
plenty to share with the neighboring
towns around.
The Cartersville Brick, Tile and
Stone Company, witli a capital
stock of $45,000 has been organized.
Every dollar has been subscribed
and just as soon as possible the
works will be in operation.
At a meeting of the stockholders
of the company held last Thursday
the following officers were elected:
Hiram Blaisdell, President.
Chas. B. Wallace, Vice President.
Win. M. Howard, Treasurer.
John 11. Wikle, Secretary.
Directors —Hiram Blaisdell, Chas.
B. Wallace, D. W. K. Peacock, R.
M. Pattillo, T. W. White, Sam P.
Jones, A. M. Willingham and Geo.
W. Satterfield.
Mr. Blaisdell lias gone north to
procure the necessary machinery,
which- will he the best and latest
improved. Everything that is re
quired in a first-class brick concern
will he had and it will probably la
the most complete plant Of the
kind in the south.
The company own eighly-three
acres of land in the northern por
tion of the town. This land con
tains the finest of clay, from \thich
brick of a superior quality can la
made. Besides making brick tin
company will make drain and
sewer piping, as well as other ar
ticles that can be made of clay and
stone.
The works will be- in operation
in a few months. As soon as tin
machinery arrives, which will be
shortly, everything will lie made
in readiness for the Commencing ol
the work.
The carrying out of this project
may mean tin- establishment of
another enterprise of as much il
not more importance. The projec
tors have in view the erection of a
cotton factory, which will cither In
built by themselves or with the aid
of other parties. In fact, the for
mation of this company is the out
growth of an idea to establish a
plant for the manufacture of cotton
goods. How this came about will
probably he of interest to many of
our readers.
About one year ago or more Mr.
Blaisdell, who was then thinking of
organizing a cotton mill company,
was in LaGrange, Ga. The splen
did mill there naturally attracted
his attention, but the history of
how it came to he built was of more
interest to him. It was the out
growth of a company which manu
factured brick on a large scale.
The profits of this company from
the sale of the brick was put in Un
building of the cotton factory and
in a shorter time than one would
imagine the structure was up and
paid for out of those profits, He
then determined to return to Car
tersville and work on the same
plan. He obtained a charter for the
Cartersville Brick, Tile and Stone
Company and had nearly comple
ted the organization when other
things engaged his attention. The
plan was for the time dropped, hut
revived a week or so ago.
The cotton factory may or may
not be built, Hut the LaGrange
plan is a good one and may lie fol
lowed here. Several of our money
ed men would like to invest in a
cotton factory and with the co
operation of this strong compa
ny they would very likely do so.
*At any rate the Cartersville
Brick. Tile and Stone Company will
be one of the big Institutions of the
town and the stockholders are con
fident they will reap large profits.
SAM JONES.
Something of a Rreat Evangelist’*
Methods and Characteristics.
► [Columbus, Mo., Herald.p
All told Sam Jones speaks annu
ally to more people than any man
on the planet. Nor is it due to the
fact that lie is witty and uses slang,
llis originality and humor are
among his strongest attractions,
but added to this he is a pulpit
orator of undoubted power, Last
week he preached some fourteen
sermons in Moberly to crowds vary
ing from 2,000 to 0,000 people, which
grew constantly the longer he
preacheu ami his ‘sermons were
marvels of originality and power.
He undoubtedly reaches the peo
ple. A marked merit of all his
discourses is that every point is
made plain to the simplest mind,
and lie never fails to hold the un
flagging attention of every auditor.
Of his listeners at Moberly it
was rare to see a single one of tluyu
inattentive.
He possesses rare oratorical tact.
His hard hits he always neutrali
zes in some humorous or Ingenious
way, and his keen thrusts leave no
sting behind. Rut for his skill in
blunting the edge of his invective
l he would break his power and pro-
vnke such antagonism as to hise ids
hold upon his hearers, lie possess
es the uncommon faculty of retain
ing tiie good feelings of them he
Hits the hardest.
At his last meeting in Moberly
last week he fearfully excoriated
the fair association for leasing
booth privileges to a saloon keeper
to sell whisky on the ground, and
then appealed to the vast concourse
listening to Him to pledge them
selves not to attend the fair until
the privilege was revoked. Fully
nine-tenths present made tin
pledge. He denounced every form
of sin in Moberly in unmeasured
terms, anti at times lie was intense
ly personal, and yet when in- left
Moberly the majority of the citizens
were his friends.
He is sui generis. There has
been and will be no other like him.
He has his wrong points, hut in
undoubtedly does a great deal of
good. He reaches the people and
makes them think and act; and
this at last is the happiest end of
achievement and eloquence.
Those who do not hear him
when lie visits Columbia on the Ist
will miss a great treat.
IT CREATES A FUROR.
The Reed Sewing Machine Motor is
Placed ou Exhibition.
Tin- ltoed motor, in which several
Cartersville gentlemen are inter
ested, lias been on exhibition at
Chattanooga for the past week ami
lias created a genuine sensation
among the ladies of that place.
Every day, from early morn to
dewy?eve, the' ladies have flocked
in large numbera to tiie place where
it is on exhibition: The newspa
pers have given tfce most battering
notices of the invention, each jour
nal of the place containing a de
scriptive write-up of it.
The gentlemen interested in it
are enthusiastic over tin- groat suc
cess it has made. They are confi
dent of having a good thing, and
when they begin the manufacture
of the machines they will go litee*
hot cakes.
From tiie Chattanooga Times of
last Saturday we extract tiie fol
lowing;
This valuable invention is known ns
the Rood motor, and is owned by the
Universal Sowing Muehine Motor At
tachment 'company, which lias thor
oughly protected itself by letters patent.
The company is composed of prominent
men of Tennessee and Georgia, who
have thoroughly investigated ils princi
ples and have the utmost confidence in
its success. Col. John L. Devine, of this
city, is president of the company, Mr. I.
Noa, of the People’s hank, treasurer,
and Col. Douglas Wikle, of Georgia,
secretary, and it is | -..posed to manu
facture the motors on a large scale. The
enterprise being largely backed by Chat
tanooga people, a factory equipped with
itie finest lint binary that money can
purchase will ho erected in this city at
au early day, thereby adding another
important enterprise to Chattanooga’s
long list of industrial institutions.
'fine company claims for their motor
the following advantages:
Eirstn- Simplicity and cheapness of
construction.
Second It never gets out of order.
THlhi- Its durability—will last a life
time.
Fourth Easily operated, a child can
run it.
l-'ifth Can bo attached to any sewing
machine in a few moments without de
facing any part thereof.
Sixth—Never In the way, being placed
underneath the table,
Scyenth- HtartiUj*, stepping and siioed
111111(11' complete an<T instant control.
Eighth it is light, adding only a few
pounds to the weight of the iriaeiiiire,
and many other reasons why it is des
tined to become popular, not ’only'With
those whu use sewing machines,’ hut it
is a motor tnat can be used for main
other purposes where a light power is
required.
The Imperative demand for a motor of
thin kind lias stimulated the genius of
many Inventors, hut In the simple ar
rangement of the few pieces that com
pose the mechanism or this wonderful
motor, Mr. Reed has attained a result
never before reached by the most iugen
lus mechanic who over tried to solve
the problem. By the mastery of a few
simple principles a combination f
springs with light gears, actuating a
friction roller, the work of the tiresome
freadie is entirely dispensed with.
In many instances physicians posi
tively prohibit the use of sowing ma
chines and attrihnte many of (he ills of
Womankind to the severe strains re
quired to operate them. Dr, E. Anthony,
president of the Physio-Medioal eullego
[if Indiana, in a recent lecture used
the following language; “The person
Who w ill invent a practical and eco
nomic motor fos driving the sewing ma
chine will confer as great or even great
er blessing oil the feminine portion of
immunity as the invention of the sew
ing machine itself.”
• The ladies are flocking to (lie Ladies’
Bazaar, 805 Market street, and are loud
in their praise of the Reed motor and
are happy over the prospect of the curly
doing away ot the old-time, onerous
labor of feet pedaling.
I West End Institute.
The fall session of the West End
Institute, Mrs, J. W. Harris, Hr.,
principal, commences Monday, Sep
tember 1. For the education of
young ladies no school in this sec
tion is superior. Mrs. Harris is a
teacher of unquestioned ability and
ihe has as assistants a very fine
Corps of teachers. Avery brilliant
prospect is before this worthy In
stitution as it is confidently expec
ted that at. the next term there will
he a larger number of pupils en
tailed than ever before.
The hoardiMg department will es
pecially he full. Mrs. Harris has
already secured as many boarders
as she can accommodate, and to do
this she will build an addition to
her residence.
We arc 1 truly glad of the pros
i parity of the
deserving of all the encouragement
it receives.
AFTER KING COTTON.
Cartersville In lie the Market for |
North Georgia Farmers.
Our MordliKiitd to Make a Vigorous Effort
to Greatly Oul4'otton It
—A MeotiiiK To-Nigltt.
Cartersville will claim her own
this fall and winter.
And she will not only claim it,
but will get it.
She will give a black eye to the
towns that have been infringing on
her territory in the matter of buy
ing cotton. Her business men are
determined to place her at the head
of the cotton markets in this sec
tion, ami to do this the very best
prices will be paid.
The question of improving our
cotton market lias been agitated for
the past few weeks and the propo
sitions that have been made have
found a ready response from our
business men.
Two meetings of merchants have
been held and both were marked
with great enthusiasm and earnest
ness of purpose. Another will be
belli this evening, when it is hoped
a final agreement of all the mer
chants in town to buy cotton will
he made.
This is the call for the meeting
this evening:
Tfienmicr.signod merchunls undtnul
ingiiueu of l ai-jorsville pledge onraolvcs
to support any movement that will
make Cartersville abetter cotton mar
ket ;uid sqyiuo bilge* receipts; that we
will, if m f-oSSarV, go Into the market
and buy cotmiii," and earnestly encour
age all otlbrts to accomplish the desired
objects.
We further promise to attend the next
ineet'ng to be held Thursday evening,
August 21st, I sue, (unless unavoidably
prevented J, and such other meetings as
may he called in this behalf. This filth
August, IS!ft
linker A - Hall 0. 11. White ASon
Wikle A- Cos. G, W. McGuire
W. H, Howard John tj. Gassett
11. ,1. Galt W. l\ Edwards
VandlveroifeAlley G. W. WaldrupACo
J. S. Shelton R. L. Jones,
CutiyusA’ Phillips A, G. It. Vandivere
M. F. Word E. Strickland A 1 Bro.
J. A. Stover Moon A Mays
Moses Scheuer A. 1). Gilbert
Roberta Collins S. R. Arnold
R. M. Collins 1,. It. Matthews Ar Cos
K. Rowan R. W. Satterfield
Porter A- Vaughan J\G. M. Montgomery
Garwood Bros. A Geo W Sat terfield A
Quillian Son.
Let every merchant come out and
give the strength of his presence
and voice to the meeting. The
movement is already assured of the
biggest sort of success, hut we are
particularly anxious that not one of
our merchants will shirk his duty.
With perfect concord and unanimi
ty of purpose, our business men can
build up here one of the biggest
cotton markets in North Georgia.
There is enough money in our
hanks to buy every bale of cotton
that can possibly be brought here.
There will be competition enough
for the cotton to raise the prices up
to the top notch. No one will ex
pect to make any money by buying
it, hut by paying the best prices for
it our receipts will he more than
trebled, insuring a corresponding
increase in trade.
Cartersville is and has been the
best point in North Georgia to buy
goods. Our merchants are wide
awake, perfectly content with mak
ing small profits. So well known is
this fact that many of the very best
farmers of the surrounding country,
while marketing their cotton else
where, have for years made it a
special point to do their trading
here.
As wo have now found our weak
point, it is <mr duty to strengthen
it. This wo are absolutely certain
will lie done.
I'ROHAHLY A COTTON FACTORY.
A Well Known Factor Contemplates
Erecting One Here.
AVtmt Cartersville has wanted and
needed for a number of years is a
mill for thp manufacture of cotton
goods. It is probable that she will
now have one.
The superintendent of one of the
best paying cotton mills in Georgia
has recently visited this city for the
purpose of examining the water
power at the Jones mill. He was
well pleased with the property,
which lie said would be a first-rate
location for a cotton mill. In fact,
he was so well pleased with it that
he will probably take steps towards
organizing a company for the pur
pose above mentioned.
The gentleman alluded to is a
sound, safe business man, enjoying
the full confidence of all who know
him, lie would make a first-rate
citizen of our town and the enter
prise would add largely to our
wealth and population.
There are,quite a number of our
people who have expresses! a will
ingness to subscribe for the stock of
sucli a company, and we believe
were it undertaken now the project
Could easily he carried out. The
high standing of the gentleman
above mentioned is a guarantee
that the investment would be a
safe one, otherwise he would not be
connected vith it at all. It would
be the very thing for some of our
public-spirited men to take hold of
the matter and bring it to a success
i ful termination.
P2RTCR
ol 0
O VAfeIGHAR^O
Are now offering every dollars’ wortii of
SUMMER GOODS
IN THEIR HOUSE AT
ACTUAL COST,
TO CLOSE OUT.
Our buyer leaves this week for the eastern markets
to purchase an immense stock of fall and winter goods.
We are compelled to make room for them, consequent
ly all summer goods in our house will be sacrificed at
once.
+ IS + THE + TI7VIE*>
TO
SECURE A BARGAIN.
All our white goods at cost. All our satines at cost. Our
entire stock laces and embroidery at cost. All our light
weight shoes at cost; all our fans at cost. Great reduc
tions in every line to make room for new goods.
We mean business. Our stock must be reduced at
once. Now is your opportunity to buy.
PORTER I VAUGHAN'S
Low prices for the next 20 days will astonish the most
economical buyers.
•
Cotton challies W/ 2 c. worth 7c., cotton challies sc.
worth ioc.. fine satines 10c. worth 20c., fine satines 16c.
worth 25c., fine plaid and striped white goods 11c. worth
20c., fine plaid and striped white goods sc. worth 10c
fine plaid and striped white goods 15c. worth 25c., ladies’
silk mitts isc. worth doc., ladies’ silk mitts 25c. worth
50c., ladies’ Jersey undervests 9c. worth 25c., ladies’
Jersey undervests 15c. worth 85c.
A few straw hats left at less than cost. A few pairs
ladies’ Oxford ties at 75c and SI.OO, worth $1.25,5i.75.Q
Examine our stock before purchasing. We can
and will save you money.
PORTER & VAUGHAN
♦
LEADERS OF THE
DRY 600 BS TRADE.
NO. 12.