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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 • * Our Spring Goods, I 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. IM |, lfT iMr—-nr—r— — rurmi—fiitttr 1 m —i murmm.tmamtJtmmmmmmmtammemm ~———————— mmi-mur ■■ !■ iwn i ■imiui—i—wh— ■—■iihim i—hju_iuj]]iuuul_—j __ 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.