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VOL. X.
EVERETT IT 15.
H<> Carries Bartow County and
Also the District.
Events and Scenes Around the Polls—
-I(>9 Is the Majority in the County—
The News From Other Counties.
About half a dozen men were
huddled around the courthouse
Tuesday morning when the window
of the voting room was raised, and
the sheriff, in a stentorian voice,
from the front, cried out: “The
polls are now open!”
A young man, with an Everett
ticket in liis hand, was pressing
against the window ready to de
posit the first vote, when Maj.
Itenfroe called out, “Let me put in
the first vote.” “All right, Major,
put her down; I want to do the
killing act.” Down went the Felton
ticket with the Everett ticket on
top of it. Then followed two more
Felton tickets and two more with
the name of Everett on them, and
nip and tuck did it last for quite
while.
By 8 o’clock a large number were
around the voting place, and as
fast as the managers could receive
rhe tickets and call the numbers
were the votes cast. There was no
shouting or hurrahs, but every one
seemed to have come with the idea
that hard work had to be done—a
great fight was to be lost or won.
Earnest workers of both sides
were around the polls doing every
possible for the candidates of their
choice. Standing on one side of the
window, with a list of alleged tax
defaulters, was Capt. Thos. Lyon or
Mr. J. A. Baker. On the opposite
side was Mr. Ben Mountcastle, and
sometimes Mr. J. C. Wofford. These
parties stood persistently at the
window and challenged every one
who was in any way doubtful as
being entitled to a vote—that is, if
lie was on the opposite side of the
challenger. A number of votes
were killed in this way.
The first real enthusiasm that
manifested itself during the day
was at about 8:30 o’clock, when,
with flying Felton banners and
brass band music at the head,
one hundred or more negroes were
marched to the polls. The Felton
men were almost beside themselves
with delight, and cheer after cheer
went up for Felton. The opposition
were not phazed, however, and
they went to work as hard as ever.
It was a pu T ,T y*
ett men to keep Felton’s majority
at this box down as much as possi
ble so that the majority from the
outside precincts would overbal-
ance it.
Between 9 and 10 o clock the
tight was at fever heat. Everybody
seemed to be working, but very few
votes were lost or made. A more
determined-looking set of voters
never faced a ballot-box. Every
man seemed to know exactly how
lie aimed to vote, and no argument
or persuasion would avail to make
him do the contrary. The negro
votes were desperately fought for,
but they' were about as determined
as other people, and the only regret
with the Felton people was that
there were so few of them. What
ever else may be said, it cannot be
denied that the colored brother fit
nobly. Hargrove seemed to have
been lost in the maelstronrof de
mocracy, and his name was never
mentioned.
iiy 11 o’clock the rush seemed
to be practically over, and it was
almost a lag until the dinner hour.
At P 2.30 o’clock, when the man
agers adjourned forty-five minutes
for dinner, and votes were de
posited.
After dinner there was no rush.
It was quite apparent that the
heavy voting was done in the
morning. But there was no let up
in the workers. They were deter
mined to turn every possible vote.
Those who were doing the most
work on the Felton side were Maj,
R nfroe, J. C. Wolford, John and
Joe Brown, T. It. Jones, Ben
Mountcastle, Howard Felton, Wi 1
Graham, J. H. Wikle, W.C. \\ al-
ton and many others.
Battling for Everett were John
and Warren Akin, Torn Lyon, Ab
Baker, Bud Galt, Gale Goode,
James M. Smith, and many lead
ing alliancemen.
if one thing was more noticeable
than another it was the absence of
the business men around the polls.
They seemed to have no business
there, and it is said by some that
many of them did not even vote.
At about 3:30 o’clock and after 6,
some few precincts were heard
from. The news came in that Adairs
ville had given Felton fifty-five
majority and the enthusiasm that
followed the announcement was
great. Shortly afterwards Kings
ton came in with four majority for
Felton' and ho also carried the
Emerson district by a few v(J tes,
Things began to look somewhat
cloudy for the Everett people, but
when Stamp Creek rolled in with
75 majority for Everett and w nil
Pen, Euharlee, Taylorsville and
other districts following suit the
enthusiasm was changed. So in
tent were everybody to hear the
latest from other places that the
THE) . GOURANT-AM ERI GAN.
polls were almost deserted. Dur
ing the last hour of the voting not
more than a dozen ballots were
east.
About dark the Everett people
were decidedly on top and the
shouts of their voices could be
heard above everything else. As
other counties were heard from
during the night their enthusiasm
increased and the other side was
correspondingly depressed.
Prominent Everett men wore
picked up and toted on the shoul
ders by enthusiastic admirers. Col.
1. Warren Akin was put up for a
speech and his remarks were
cheered to the echo. Tom Lyon
seemed to be the happiest man in
town.
Yesterday at 11.30 o’clock the
managers of the different precincts
met at the courthouse and consoli
dated the vote. The following are
the official returns:
district. Felton. Everett. Hargrove
Cartersville. 501 218 5
Adairsville ... 158 103 13
Kingston 120 110 4
Cassville 101 137 21
Taylorsville ..17 98 0
Euharlee 78 102 0
Sixth 24 100 1
AUatoo.na ... 2 06 0
Emerson 45 30 1
iron Hill 30 42 0
Stamp Creek 5 80 0
Wolf Fen 30 71 5
Pine Log 22 103 31
Salacoa 4 15 2
Total 1143 1312 83
Everett’s majority over Felton—l69.
THE OTHER COUNTIES.
Everett Gets Majorities in Mosi of
Them.
In Floyd county the fight was
hot, the result being 1,432 for Fel
ton, 1,110 for Everett and 257 for
Hargrove, giving Felton a majority
of 322 over Everett.
Polk gave 179 majority for Ever
ett.
In Gordon county the vote was:
Everett 1,023, Felton 668, Hargrove
41.
Walker county gives Everett 963,
Felton 427, Hargrove 72.
Cobb county gave Everett a ma
jority of 100 votes.
Everett’s majority in Whitfield
was 213.
In Murray county Felton received
393, Everett 634, a majority of 241.
Dade came up with a majority of
30 votes for Felton.
Paulding county gave Everett a
majority of 500 votes.
The exact vote of Haralson not
yet returned, both sides claiming.
U 1 criima Falfon moi/irifv
Chattooga rolled up a majority of
331 for Everett.
Clay and Jackson.
[G. P. A. Healey in American Review.]
On one occasion he (Henry Clay)
said to me: “Mr. Healey, you are a
capital portrait-painter, and you
are the first that has ever done jus
lice to iny mouth, and it is well
pleased to express its gratitude.”
Clay’s mouth was a very peculiar
one—thin-lipped and extending al
most from ear to ear. “But,” he
added, “you are an indifferent cour-
tier; though you come to us from
the French king’s presence, you
have not once spoken to me of my
live stock. Don’t you know that I
am prouder of my cows and sheep
than of my best speeches ?”
I confessed my want of knowl
edge on the subject, but I willing
ly accompanied him around the
grounds and admired the superb
creatures, saying they would do
very well in a picture. I fear that
that was not the sort of apprecia
tion he expected, and that I sank
very low in his esteem from that
moment,
But on another occasion I proved
a worse courtier still. His jealousy
of Jackson is well known, and the
two men formed a striking con
trast. During a long sitting he
spoke of his old rival, and, knowing
that I had just painted the dying
man’s portrait, he said:
“You, who have lived so long
abroad, far from our political con
tests and quarrels, ought to be an
impartial judge. Jackson, during
his lifetime, was held up as a sort
of hero; now that he is (lead, his
admirers want to make him out a
saint. Do you think he was sin-
cere
“I have just come from the death
bed,” I answered, “and if Gen.
Jackson was not sincere, then 1 do
not know the meaning of the
word.” .
I shall never forget the keen
look shot at me from under Mr.
Clay’s eyebrows; but he merely ob
served: ~ .
“I see that you, like all who ap
proach that man, were fascinated
I by him.”
Western anil Atlantic Cease Expires.
On Dec. 27, of this year, the twen
ty years’ lease of the Western and
Alantic Railroad Cos. expires on the
state road of Georgia, now known
as the Western and Atlantic. Ihe
lessees of this road have paid dur
ing (his time the sum of Sfi,UDO,OOO.
The Nashville, Chattanooga and Bt,
Louis railroad has leased this same
road for twenty-nine years, taking
possession the first day of January,
1891, and for this tease they pay
*35 000 per month la advance, or a
total of $12,180,000.
CAKTKHSVILLK, GEORGIA. THUKSDAY. NOVEMBER 0. 180a
STILL fl MYSTERY,
As to Who Killed Mrs. Sallie
Mobbs Last Week.
Suspicion After Suspicion Falls to the
Ground and Every One Vet Arrested
Have I ii UeleHSf’d.
The killing of Mrs. Sallie Mobbs,
an account of which was published
last week, is still shrouded in mys
tery. * v
No new facts have come to light
which can with certainty lay the
villainous deed at the door of the
author.
Suspicion after suspicion has
arose in regard to different persons,
only to vanish in the process of in
vestigation like mist before the
noon-day sun.
So artfully was the crime covered
up that the officers and others who
have interested themselves in the
affair have had but little material
to work on. These, however, are
leaving nothing undone to bring
the murderer to light, and if per
sistency and hard work will ac
complish anything, in spite of the
odds against it, tliis terrible affair
will be cleared up.
The negroes who were being pur
sued at the time of going to press
last week, were captured at Canton
Thursday afternoon. It was thought
they would be brought to Carters
ville on the north bound passenger
train which gets here at 8:26
o’clock, p. m., and a large crowd of
people were at the depot to see
them. The parties making the ar
rest wisely left the negroes in jail
at Marietta, fearing that in the ex
citement of the moment some
unwarranted deed might be
done. Many were in " favor
of taking them away from the
officers, but the sentiment general
ly was that it would be better to
wait and get more evidence as to
the guilt of the negroes.
Be this as it may subsequent
events soon put at rest all suspi
cions against these parties. They
were identified by the foreman at
the Couper iron mines as being the
ones discharged on the day of the
murder for fighting, too late for it
to be possible for them to have
anything to do with the horrible
affair. So as a matter of course
they were promptly released.
The latest mail to have suspi
cion directed to him is a white
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there is a faint glimmer of circum
stantial evidence. It is said that
since the murder Dutton has been
rigged out in new clothes and is
wearing anew pair of shoes. The
tracks made through the field
would, it is said by neighbors, cor
respond with a pair of dod shoes,
botli run down at the heels, that
were worn by Dutton previous to
the murder.
Again Dutton was heard to make
certain remarks expressing certain
intentions of his whicjiit is thought
were carried out in the murder ot
the woman.
Last Monday the coroner had
the jury that saton the case to re
convene. They went to the ceme
tery where the body of the woman
had been buried, which was disin
terred. A post mortem examina
tion was made, but very little differ
ent from the first investigation was
discovered. In the opinion of the
jurv the woman was not raped.
The outside of the arms of the
woman from elbow to shoulder
were found to be considerably
bruised and the end of a finger was
pinched nearly off.
These bruises it is thought were
made with a pair of officers’nippers,
and as Dutton owns a pair it is one
of the links to the chain of evidence
that is being wound around him.
Dutton has showed his instrument
to various parties, calling them
“girl catchers.”
Dutton was ordered detained by
those who had him under arrest
and that he be brought and placed
in jail to await a proper investiga
tion. The jury then adjourned to
meet again on the call ot the
coroner.
It is hoped this great mystery
will be cleared up and the guilty
one be brought to justice. The
people are still greatly excited over
the event.
Bince the above wus put in type
Dutton has stood trial at the* justice
court and the evidence was not
sufficient to hind him over and he
was consequently released.
Death of Mrs. Ferguson.
Mrs. Elliott Hair Ferguson, nee
Miss Elliott Hair Gilreath, died at
her home in Rockmart on Friday,
Oct 24, at 10.30 a. m. She was the
daughter of Mr. Nelson Gilreath, of
this place, a sister of Mr. Miller
Gilreath and a half sister to J. 11.
L It and Nelson Gilreath, Jr., and
Mrs. G. S. Tumlin, of Marietta.
She was b(-n and reared in tliis
county, a graduate of the old ( ass
ville female seminary, and was
married In 1869 to Mr. Wilburn
Ferguson, Ten children blessed
this union, six of whom are lit ing.
The bereaved ones have the sym
pathy of all in their affliction.
DEATH OF MRS. HOWARD. '
After a Severe Illness this (food Lady
I'iisses (Jiiiefiy Away.
I In* hearts of the whole commu
nity "ere saddened yesterday
morning by the intelligence of the
death of Mrs, J. J. Howard, which
occurred at the residence of her
son, .Mr. AY. 11. Howard, on Tuesday
night, about 8 o’clock.
Mrs. Howard has been declining
in health for the past eight months
or more, and in the past few days
she grew so bad that but little hope
was entertained for her recovery.
Mrs. Howard was 67 years* of
age, and through nil those years
she was everything that a true and
noble woman could be. She was a
member of the Baptist church fora
long number of years, and every
act and every word of hers was
that of a consecrated Christian.
Mrs. Howard was flic wife of our
esteemed fellow-citizen, Col. J. J.
Howard. Her children are Mr. YV.
•11. Howard, the hanker, and Mrs!
Clayton, of this city, and Mrs.
A, Calami,ss, of Forsyth, Ua.
Ihe funeral services occurred
yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock,
which was conducted by Rev. Jus!
S. llillhouse. A large number of
her friends and relatives attended
the funeral exercises.
The bereaved ones have the sin
cere sympathy of all.
ANOTHER KILLING.
A Stray Ballot Kills a Negro Girl at
a Drunken Frolic.
Last Monday night at Bartow,
about five miles below Cartersville,
a negro girl was shot and killed!
It is thought she was killed by a
stray bullet,
The colored people of the vicini
ty and surrounding country had a
big ball and while it was in prog
ress much bad liquor was consum
ed. Two of the negroes were can
didates for the favors of a dusky
maiden and in some way got in a
row over her. Pistols were pulled
out and a general row ensued.
Several shots were fired. A negro
girl by the name of Ada Crutchens
was struck by one of the !ml| ( -is
and shortly afterwards died. A
finger of another girl received a
wound by a passing bullet.
The coroner was sent for and last
Tuesday an inquest was held over
the remains of the negro girl. It
was found very hardr/nrt&e , rn any
information as to who killed the
girl, as the negro witnesses did not
ted for the'murder of the girl and
he will have a hearing at justice
court this morning.
An oid Cartersville Boy.
Lewis Erwin, an old Cartersville
hoy, was recently elected to the
first council of the new town ot
Cardiff, Tenn. The Herald of that
place has the following to say of
him:
The Recorder, L. T. Erwin, before
whom trills will beheld, is well
fitted for the judicial position, be
ing an attorney of record in tills
state and Georgia, it was in Geor
gia that he was admitted to the
bar, reading law with the eminent
jurist, Col. T. Warren Akin. Mr.
Erwin has enjoyed a large practice
in Cumberland, Bledsoe, Rhea and
Roane counties, and lie lias been
brought into political prominence
by his election to the Legislature,
in 1886, representing Cumberland,
TJledsoe. Sequachee and Van Bu
ren counties. At that time he was
one of the youngest members of
the general assembly. He was
postmaster for four years under
President Cleveland at Grassy
Cove. This is not his first appear
ance on the aldernianie stage, for
when 21 years of age he was elec -
ted alderman of the largest ward
in Cartersville, Ga. Mr. Erwin is
the proprietor of a large livery
stable and the “Model” grocery in
Cardiff, besides being a large hol
der of real estate. He was the first
man to erect a permanent building
in Cardiff, the company’s work ex
cepted.
Settle uiul Save Trouble
Mr. T. R. Jones, executor of the
will of James P. Jones, deceased,
gives notice to all persons having
legal and proper demands against
the estate of the latter, to present
them for settlement, and all per
sons owing said estate are required
to make payment without delay.
Mr. Jones is determined to wind
up this business at once, and those
indebted to the estate will save
trouble by settling their accounts
immediately.
A Definition of a Democrat.
Last Tuesday while the election
was going ou two negroes became
engaged in a very heated contro
versy. One of them asked, Kin
ver tell me what is a dimmererat?
“Well, Ise agwine to tell you what’s
a dimmererat. It’s a white man
who won’t commune wid a nigger.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
This means busines! Every one who
owes me for medical service is hereby
notified that they must pay up at once.
I)o not put me to the expense of rein
serting this notice. Respectfully,
Linpsay Johnson, M.D.
Porter & Vaughan.
CLOTHING.
We will offer for the next
thirty days the greatest bar
gains in gents’ youths’ and
childrens’ suits, pants and
overcoats ever before
shown in North Georgia;
our clothing sales the past
month are immense, we
are determined to do even
better lor the next 30 days;
remember our entire stock
of clothing is new and fresh
from the factory.
Special low prices in
men’s fine dress suits.
Our stock of overcoats
ior gents, youths and chil
dren will be sold at prices
unmatchable.
Elegant line men’s busi
ness suits in cutaways and
sacks at correct prices.
Nobby line cheviot suits
in all the new styles.
We make a specialty
of boys and childrens
clothing 1 , don’t fail to
examine this line, you
will find a large assort
ment at prices guaran
teed to please all.
Lull line boys suit* $2.00
to SIB.OO each; big line
gents suits in all styles,
$2.50 to £30.00 per suit;
great values in overcoats,
all styles, 12.00 to 120.00
each. Our clothing depart
mont ■ point \j£ style fit
and low prices leads the
ni, r stock
Our Dress Goods Department
Has been a great success
this season. The reason is
plain —our assortment em
braces all styles and grades.
Our prices are the lowest.
We have an elegant line of
trimmings to match all.
J ust received this week, a
big line of
Fancy Flannels.
The price is only 20 c per
yd, worth fully 30c; also, a
beautiful line
Plaid Dress Flannels
In all the new effects. They
are marked at the low price
of 30c per yd, full worth soc.
Don’t fail to see this line of
popular and stylish goods.
We are now offering a
great bargain in fine all
wool Henriettas, 38 in wide,
at 05c, worth sl.
Beautiful line of Grove
land suitings, 44 in wide, to
go at 50c yd, worth 75c.
34-inch Henriettas, all
shades, at 15c, worth 22tfc.
Special bargains in dress
silks, embracing all shades,
elegapt trimmings to match.
Our greatest specialty in
our Dress Goods’ Depart
ment is black goods. Prices
10c to $2 per yd; full line
new style trimmings to
match.
The most stylish line of
dress goods in the city can
be found in our store.
Our prices are the lowest.
Every article we sell is
guaranteed as represented
or your money refunded.
PORTER & VAUGHAN.
Porter & Vaughan.
CLOAKS.
Our Cloak Department
is growing “ beautifully
less.’’ However, we still
have the largest assortment
in the city. Porter &
Vaughan are absolutely
headquarters for cloaks.
Our garments are all made
up in the best of style, per
fect fitting and at popular
prices. We are the ack
nowledged leaders of styles
in cloaks.
We are determined to do
the largest cloak business
this season ever before
known in this section. Don’t
waste your time looking at
these small handfuls of
cloaks other houses show
you. Visit our store, and
we can please you in styles,
assortment and prices.
Ladies’ black all wool
jackets only $2.50, worth
$4 •
Ladies' fancy striped jac
kets, $1.75, worth $3.
Ladies’ fancy striped jac
kets, $3, worth $5.
Beautiful line ladies’ reef
er jackets.
Handsome line regent
coats, with detachable vest
fronts.
Diagonal jackets with
Astrachan fronts.
1 ailor-made jackets with
directoire fronts.
i Jufffe n New,-
striped Newmarkets, with
capes, only $5, worth SB.
Ladies’ Newmarkets, de-'
tachable capes, $7.50, worth
sl2.
Ladies’ fine imported
Newmarkets, fancy capes,
$12.50, worth S2O.
The most complete line
misses’ and children’s gar
ments in North Georgia, in
all sizes, styles and grades.
For the next 30 days we
offer tremendous bargains
in our cloak department.
Our Underwear Department
leads the town. Every
thing in underwear for
gents, ladies and children
can be found in our store.
Ladies’ jersey - ribbecl
vests, 35c, worth 50c.
Ladies’ Swiss-ribbed wool
vests, 75c, worth sl.
Ladies’ Swiss-ribbed wool
vests, sl, worth $1.25.
Ladies’ Swiss-ribbed wool
vests, $1.25, worth $1.75.
Gents’ grey shirts and
and drawers, soc, worth 75c.
Gents’ merino shirts and
drawers, 50c, worth 7 5 c.
Gents’underwear in grey,
scarlet, natural, black an (j
old gold in all sizes and
qualities.
Complete line children’s
underwear in all grades and
sizes, at prices which defy
competition.
FLANNELS AND BLANKETS
Now is the time to buy
these goods.
PORTER & VAUGHAN.
Porter & Vaughan.
SHOES.
We are prepared for a
big demand.
Heavy red twilled flan
nel, all wool, 2oc yd, worth
25c.
Big bargains in all grades
of red and white flannels.
Exceptional low prices in
blankets. 10-4 white blan
kets only 65c pr. Extra
heavy 10-1 white blankets,
$2.25 pr , worth $3. Great
values in all wool blankets.
Just received, full line of
“Nellie Ely” caps in blue,
black and pop
ular prices.
100 doz ladies’ printed
bordered handkerchiefs,
only 1c each.
Complete line handker
chiefs for ladies, gents and
children, in silk and linen,
at prices to please all.
Our Shoe Department
Is stiii the lead ol all others.
Our line of “Caus’ ” pure
French shoes for ladies is a
new addition to our shoe
department.
at-jTNj. fc-r. | ~~~ thr—r
anteed.
Ladies’glove grain shoes,
all solid, $1 pr.
Ladies’ dongola button
shoes, $1.25 pr, worth $1.75.
Ladies’ dongola button
hand-sewed shoes, $3 pr,
worth $4.
Men’s brogans, white oak
bottom, $1 pr.
Men’s fancy dress shoes,
in congress and Bal’s, only
$1.50 pr.
Misses,’ youths’ and chil
drens’ goat button school
shoes sl.oo pr.
Complete line shoes to fit
and please all.
Every pair warranted.
Remember, our shoes are
all bought direct from the
factors and sold under a
positive guarantee.
We are sole agents for
Edwin Clapp’s men’s fine
shoes for gents.
The best made, compris
ing all styles.
Call on us for shoes and
we will save you money.
Great bargains in every
department.
We lead the town in low
prices and first-class goods.
A cordial invitation to all.
to inspect our stock.
PORTER & VAUGHAN.
NO. 21.