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THE G OURANT-AMERIGAN.
VOL. X.
A NOTABLE GATHERING.
The Patriarchs of the Famous
Jones Family Reunite.
A Family ol' Ministers, Includ
ing the Original Samuel Jones and
His Famous Grandson.
[Atlanta Constitution.]
Rev. Samuel F. Jones, the pa
triarch, and Rev. Samuel P. Jones,
the apostle, with two other minis
ters of the same family, and with
about forty men, women and chil
dren, descendants of the old minis
ter, enjoyed a rare family reunion
at the residence of Rev. A. P. Jones,
in Cartersville, Christmas Day.
It was a most notable occasion.
Rev. Samuei F. Jones, the pa
triarch of the family, is in his
eighty-sixth year, and once every
year the family assemble together
and for a day enjoy themselves.
On this occasion there were, be
sides the head of the family, Rev.
Sam P. Jones, the famous evange
list, who is a son of the eldest son of
Rev. Samuel F. Jones; Rev. W. E.
Jones, of this city, fourth son of the
patriarch; Rev. A. P. Jones, anoth
er son, at whose home the reunion
was held; Rev. Joseph Jones, also
an evangelist; Rev. Simon Peter
Richardson, an old friend of the
family, and about forty of the chil
dren, grandchildren, and great
grandchildren of the original Sam
uel Jones. There is another minis
ter, Rev. J. H. Jones, of Alabama,
who was unable to be present..
The feast that was spent was
something wonderful, and such a
gathering around a festal board, has
seldom been witnessed in this coun
try.
It was literally a Methodist love
feast, enjoyed by a family of Meth
dists, according to the most approv
ed methods.
There was the ancient preacher,
whose snowy locks adorn a head on
which the ordaining hands were
laid in the early days of Georgia
history.
And among the guests was the
great evangelist, whos 1 hair is
scarcely streaked with silver, and
yet, whose name has gone abroad
to the uttermost ends of the earth.
Between these two men were
ranged others whose lives have
been elevated to the holy calling
of preaching the gospel of Christ
during the longyears of their priest
hood.
At 3 o’clock in the afternoon, Rev.
Simon Peter Richardson, himself
one of the ancient soldiers of the
cross, and a comrade in Christ with
th > venerable Samuel Jones, arose
and delivered a most touching ad
dress, suitable in every sense to the
spirit of the occasion.
Following him, Rev. Sam Jones,
the evangelist, gave just such a talk
as has seldom been listened to, and
those present could but be deeply
affected and impressed by his fer
vid and touching eloquence.
Then the old man, bent and
bowed with the snows of more than
four-seore winters, addressed his
children.
In tremulous tones he reviewed
the past, dwelt upon the present,
ahd uttered many wholesome ad
monitions for the guidance of his
sons and daughters in the future.
He told of the happiness that had
been vouchsafed to him through a
life of Christian rectitude, the un
faltering faith in and the unfailing
practice of those teachings, that
lead men upward from the misty
vales of earth to the sun-lit high
lands of heaven.
He told them how to live so that
they might never die, although they
be constrained to pass through the
valley and the shadows to reach
the unspeakable glories of the land
beyond.
His address was full of beautiful
thoughts and expressions, and when
he took his seat there were few' dry
eyes in that family circle.
After the services were over the
gathered dispersed, each member
°f the family bearing away an in
dellible picture of a scene that sel
dom occurs in a life time.
A CHRISTMAS ACCIDENT.
A Twelve-Year-Old Negro Boy Killed
l>y a Colored Girl.
On Christmas morning Thadeus
Moore, a negro boy about 12 years
of age, was shot and killed by
Elizabeth Dali, a negro girl 18 years
of age.
The shooting was accidental and
occurred on tjie Widow Hood's
place, near the lime kiln.
The negro girl had borrowed the
pistol .from a negro named Joe
Hawkins for the purpose of having
some Christinas fun with it. She
was receiving instructions as to
how to use the weapon from the
mother of the boy, when she acci
dentally pressed the trigger, send
ing the bullet into the breast of the
boy, the latter dying a few minutes
thereafter.
In the absence of the coroner
from the county, Justice Jones, of
tne seventeenth district, held an
inquest, when the above facts were
rotated and in accordance with
them a verdict was rendered.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1. 1891.
LOOK HERE!
See Who is Buying the Lots!
Men of Business J ud^ment — I They are
Going.
Yes, they are! The Ruckman
lots are going! The choice ones are
being selected. Don’t delay. Buy
now,
Here’s the list of those who have
paid their money down and got
their papers:
Block 1, lot 1, E. E. Freeman.
“ 1' “7,W. H. Howard.
“ 1 “ 8, W. H. Howard.
“ 1 “ 15, Nelson Gilreath.
“ 2 “ 14, V. M. Alexander.
“ 2 “15 Miss S. V. Mountcastle.
“ 2 “ 17 V. M. Alexander. -
“ 2 “ 20 W. H. Howard.
“ 2 “ 28 VV. H. Howard.
“ 2 “ 18, Aubrey <fc McEwen.
“ 2 “ 20, Mrs. Fannie Clayton.
“ 2 “ 30, R.L. Jones.
At least six more are practically
sold, but the papers are not yet
signed up, and we count no chick
ens UNTIE THEY ARE HATCHED.
Come into the Savings Bank!
Join the Life Insurance Cos!
TO THE FIREMEN.
Kev.Jaes Hilllionse Preaches an Alike
Sermon to the Gallant Boys.
Sunday night, December 21st,
was an occasion of more than ordi
nary interest at the Presbyterian
church. Rev. Mr. llillhou.se, the
pastor, had announced that he
would preach that nigiht “a special
sermon to firemen.”
By seven o’clock nearly every
seat in the church was occupied ex
cept the seven pews an front of the
pulpit, which were reserved for the*
fifty-six young men who compose
our magnificent fire department.
Promptly at seven o’clock the
three companies in uniform filed in
under the leadership of Chief Wm.
M. Graham and toe*k the seats as
signed them. It was an unusual
but a very interesting scene, and
all present seemed to feel as if some
thing'unusually good was in store
for them. In this they were not
disappointed, for every part <of the
service was all that could be desir
ed. Old, familiar hymns were used
and the entire congregation joined
heartily in the singing. Thepreach
er began bis discourse with a few
complimentary words to the fire
men and then added, '“but I do not
mean to preach to you as firemen,
but as young men; we all know that
you are good firemen and we want
you to lie good Christians.” The
text chosen was I. Cor. 16:13: “Quit
you like men.” The sermon was an
earnest appeal to all young man to
make the most of themselves and
showed in a remarkably clear .and
forcible way what a man must do
in order to fulfil the high and n®ble
purposes of his being.
The discourse was listened to
with profound attention from be
ginning to end and produced a deep
impression all present. It was,
taken all in all, one of the most in
teresting religious services ever
held in this city.
A SHOOTING AFFRAY.
Jack Majors Pulls Oat His Gnu On a
Man Named Cotton.
Last Friday morning Adairsville
enjoyed a little shooting affair, the
principals being T. A. J. Majors, late
editor and one of the proprietors of
the Ledger, and F. W. Cotton, rep
resenting a building and loan asso
ciation. There had been some bad
feeling between the gentlemen for
several weeks, and while Mr. Ma
jors was in Westminster, S. C.,
where he had gone to take charge
of J paper, some warm correspond
ence passed between the two. On
Friday morning Mr. Majors return
ed to Adairsville and shortly after
wards, while in a store, saw Cotton
pass by. He called Cotton to him
and asked him why he had written
insulting letters to him, at the same
time exhibiting a pistol. This he
leveled on Cotton, but his hand was
thrown up by Mr. W. J. Hilburn as
the trigger was pulled, and the ball
lodged in the ceiling above. The
two men then grappled but were
separated before any damage was
done.
A committal trial was held by
Justice Hunt Saturday and Mr. Ma
jors was required A to give a <‘(*3oo
bond for his appearance at the Janu
ary term of the superior court. At
this trial some of the witnesses
swore that Cotton put his hand in
his pistol pocket when Majors call
ed -him, while others said he did
not.
, Cotton is a comparative stranger
in Adairsville, having come there
in the interest of a building and
loan association. NS bile there he
made his headquarters at the
Ledger office, but was in no way
connected with that paper as lias
been stated.
iFor lam© back, aide or idlest, ns< Shi
loh's Porous Piaster. Price £) cents. 1
1891 PORTER I VAUGHAN. 1891.
Inaugurate the New Year with a Grand Closing Out Sale of
WINTER GOODS.
We are determined to reduce our stock before purchasing
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Our Spring Goods,
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To do this, we offer a great many goods at cost. Now is your chance to secure TREMENDOUS B ARGAINS.
CLOAKS AT COST! CLOAKS AT COST!!
Our entire stock of Cloaks consists of
7 Ladies Jackets, new styles, 9 Ladies’ Newmarkets, in black and colors, IHB *
14 Misses’ and Childrens’ garments, only 3o cents
Garments in our house in all styles, They must go, price is not the object.
We must have the room for Spring Goods. The small balance of our cloak stock will be sold regardless of cost.
ONIiY A FEW OVERCOATS LEFT!
for men and boys. They will be sacrificed at once to close out. Every overcoat in our house will be offered at
actual cost. Tremendous bargains in Overcoats. We mean business. Se them and get our prices. j
The Greatest Bargains in North Georgia now being offered daily at FOB,TER. & VAUGHAN’S.
UNEERWEHR, UNDERWEAR-
Great reductions in ladies’, gents’ and childrens’ Underwear. We have entirely too much heavy underwear on
hand; in fact we are overstocked in this line. We are now determined to close out this department in
the next 3o days. We place our entire line of ladies’, gents’, and childrens’ Underwear on sale
at prices never before heard of in North Georgia. Genuine bargains in all grades of .. : J
Underwear. Examine our stock, get our prices and we will save you money.
O(jR GbOtHINS DEPARTMENT
has been a big success. We are satisfied to let the balance go at ridiculously "low" prices. Note these prices.
Nobody can match them. We are determined to lead the field:
Mens’ Suits worth $5.00 now $2.50, Mens’ Suits worth sq.oo now $0.25, , J TJ
“ “ “ 10.00 “ 7.25, “ “ 15.00 “ 10.50,
“ 44 “ 20.00 44 14.50, “ 44 “ 25.00 44 17,50.
Only a few boys’suits left instock. They will be closed out without reserve at cost. the
lowest prices in North Georgia in all grades of clothing.
only a Small line of Blankets left in our- House.
They go for Cost.
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We must have room for our immense stock of Spring Goods, conse
quently our present stock must be sold. We are determined to close out
all winter goods. We guarantee absolutely the lowest prices in North Ga.
DRESS GOODS b DRESS GOODS!
Our sales in Dress Goods have Teen most gratifying. The remainder must go. Now is your chance to
secure a fine dress at a nominal price.
3(> inch Dress 'Flannels only 20 cents per yard.
40 inch Henriettas, all shades, 33 cents, reduced from 50 cents.
42 inch imported Serges, 00 cents, reduced from 85 cents
40 inch, strictly all wool, Dress Flannels, 35 cents, reduced from 50 cents.
French Novelty Rohes, handsome styles, SO.OO, reduced from $15.00.
SHOES! SHOES! SHOES!
The largest Shoe stock in the city in our store. We have placed our orders with the best factories in the coun
try for a tremendous stock of shoes and slippers for the spring trade, aggregating nearly Five Thousand
pairs? We must have room for these goods. Great reductions now being made in our shoe
department. Big bargains in shoes for ladies, gents, misses, boys and children.
Remember ive advertise solid facts. Our stock must be reduced to
make room for a big line of spring goods. Visit our store, get our prices,
compare them where you will, match them if you can.
DfiDTj?T; pi "WT'TTn'WTltf
rUKIhK & YAUurIAJN,
,LEABE£S OF TIIE ESI COOPS TEAMS, Curtorsvjlle, Ga. %EhH|
NO. 28.