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THE GOURANT-AMERICAN.
VOL. X.
THE COMMISSIONERS.
Decision in the Matter of W. & A.
Kailroad Betterments.
The State Does Not Owe as Much aw the
Lessees Claimed and Proba
bly Expected.
ATLANTA, May 23.—The an
nouncement that the decision of
the betterments commission would
l)e .riven to the public at 4 o’clock
a large number of curious
spectators to the capitol this after
noon. Many guesses had been haz
arded, some of them wild as wild
could be, others very near the
mark, but it was generally known
that the commissioners had guar
ded their secret well and that all
the reports in circulation as to what
their decision would be were the
merest guess-work, having no solid
foundation. Consequently, curiosi
ty was still at its height when, at 5
o’clock, one hour later the commis
sioners finally announced their find
ing.
Chairman Hammond read from a
document an inch thick and con
taining about 30,000 words. The
great mass of this type-written
matter was devoted to a definition
of the reasons which had actuated
the commissioners in reaching the
conclusion arrived at.
The chairman did not attempt to
read the reasons. He confined
himself to the finding, and when
that had been given to the public
the commission adjourned.
By the decision of the commis
sion betterments -are knocked out.
The old Western and Atlantic les
sees get a fraction less than SIOO,-
000, all of which is for taxes paid in
Tennessee.
The text of the finding which fol
lows the detailed statement of rea
sons is as follows:
“Whereupon, upon the considera
tion of the pleadings and evidence,
after argument had by council for
the parties, for the reasons above
stated in the special commission
organized under the resolution of
the general assembly, approved De
cember 22, 18110, do find and adjudge
upon the issues made between the
parties ,by the pleadings, as follows:
“1. The commission has no juris
diction to determine upon the plain
tiffs claim of $87,993.92 for certain
alleged ‘permanent and valuable
improvements which could not be
removed’ from the road, founded
solely upon an allegation that the
claim is due in ‘equity and good
conscience,’ because the resolution
under which this commission is or
ganized limits its jurisdiction to
legal rights only.
“2. We find against plaintiffs
claims for the value of alleged im
provements put upon the road by
plaintiff.
“3. We find against plaintiffs
claim for trade fixtures or the value
thereof.
“4. We find that the state did not
buy from plaintiff any of said so
called trade fixtures.
“5. We find against plaintiffs
claim for money expended in com
pleting the passenger depot at At
lanta, Ga., by putting tracks, etc.,
therein, and pavements, etc., about
the same.
“6. We find and adjudge that the
state of Georgia owes plaintiff a
balance of $99,644.04 on account of
taxes on the property of Georgia in
Tennessee paid by plaintiff during
1879 and since. ' The remainder of
plaintiffs claim for taxes is disal
lowed. We find against the claim
of interest on any part of said taxes.
“7. We allowed out of the county
claims for taxes paid by it in 1890,
$495.04, to the state, which being
deducted from the amount paid by
said plaintiff on the state’s property
in Tennessee for taxes there for
1879 and since, left due to the plain
tiff from defendant said amount of
$99,644.04 as above.
“8. All other claims, pro and con,
n °t in the above seven items are
disallowed.
This, 23d day of May, 1891.
“(Signed,) N. J. Hammond,
Chairman.
“James C. C- Black,
“Walter B. Hill,
“G. Gun by Jordan,
“Dan G. Hughes,
“J. L. Warren,
“C. D. McCutuhen,
“Geo. A. Mercer,
“Commissioners.”
The governor has not yet had
time to examine the papers criti
cally and no intimation can yet be
bad from him concerning what ac
tion he will take; but the general
impression is that the decision of
CARTERSVILLE. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 28. 1891.
the commission will he approved.
Governor Northerns approval Is
all that is now wanting to make the
decision final. It is not apprehend
ed that any dissatisfaction will be
expressed, uhless on the part of the
lesses, who no doubt hoped for a
bigger amount.
A member of the senate, who
took a conspicuous stand in fight
ing the creation of the commission,
said this afternoon that he thought
the governor would not hesitate a
moment to approve the finding, and
further, that it would be generally
indorsed throughout the state. He
looked upon it as a most happy so
lution of a vexatious problem, and
one upon which the people of Geor
gia were to be congratulated.
A MISSIONARY TEA.
Enjoyable Evening; Given to a Good
Cause.
The most enjoyable entertain
ment of the season was a missiona
ry tea given by the Cartersville
Auxiliary, at the Methodist par
sonage the 23rd inst,, from 4 o’clock
till 8* p. m. The opening service
was a beautiful and appropriate
prayer by ltev. S. P. Richardson.
He and his good wife co-operate
with others in all the work of the
church, so if the Cartersville church
does not send a good report on
missions it will not be their fault.
The opening song was, “The
Kingdom is Coming.”
Then followed two recitations by
Misses Loue Munford and Florence
Milner. They were- charmingly
rendered for girls of their ages.
Then came a vocal solo by Mrs.
T. W. Milner, “Hark! the Voice of
Jesus.” It was a beautiful and
touching call to the mission work
ers, and all admired its rendition.
Mrs. Legg recited “The Angels
and the Shepherds” from Ben Hur,
in an excellent manner. It drew
tears and fairly melted hearts.
Mrs. Harris deserves the thanks of
this community for securing in her
private school the services of such
a fine elocutionist.
Refreshments were then served.
The table, beautifully decorated
with flowers, was “a thing of beau
ty and a joy forever,” and all rel
ished the ices and cakes; the coffee
was deliciously refreshing.
The remainder of the evening
was spent in conversation, music
and some humorous recitations by
Mrs. Legg. Many new members
were secured for the society, and a
Young People’s Missionary Society
was organized.
• A Birthday Festival.
On Monday afternoon, from 4:30
to 7:00, little Miss Mary Munford
celebrated her 12th birthday by en
tertaining about forty of her young
friends. A more joyous crowd
never assembled to do honor, and
pay their respects, to a happy little
girl under happier circumstances.
For an hour and a half this rrmrry
crowd spent their time in rolicking
over the lawn. Every game imagi
nable was played, and time passed
so quickly and pleasantly that it
did not even leave the shadow of
fatigue on their young spirits.
Just at twilight all the little
folks left off their outdoor pastimes
and sat down to a dinner that was
just the thing for such a party;
candy, fruits, ice cream and every
thing that they could enjoy; while
flowers, rich and rare, lent their
beauty and fragrance to the scene,
and were only outvied by the rosy
cheeks of the lads and lassies who
sat around the festal board. At
7:30 the guests retired, each wish
ing for Miss Mary many happy re
turns of the day, and of their invi
tations.
Over a score of handsome pres
ents were tendered by her friends
as tokens of their esteem, They
are all very highly appraised, and
go to prove that Miss Mary is quite
popular with both young and old.
Died of Consumption.
Mr. Elias Mullins died in Pick
ens county Tuesday night of last
week of consumption. He had
been running a beef market for a
long time in this place previous to
his move to Pickens. He leaves a
wife and several children. On
Thursday his remains were interred
at Jerusalem church cemetery near
his home.
Death of Infants.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. A.
M. Willingham sympathize with
them deeply over the loss of their
infant daughter, the death of which
occurred last Monday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Ah. Hull also mourn
the loss of a little one who died
Monday night and was buried Tues
day evening.
ALLIANCE PICNIC.
A Large Crowd and Very Inter
esting Day.
Mr. Livingston Entertains the Crowd
wifli a Speech—So Does Congressman-
Elect Everett—Good Dinner, 4'c.
The farmers’ alliance picnic last
Friday was one the season’s great
events.
The crowd was very large, num
bering from six to eight hundred
people, and considering that the
weather was fine for farming opera
tions and the pressing demand for
ceaseless work on account of the
late rains throwing things back,
furnished a very marked evidence
that the alliance cause abides prom
inently just now in the minds of
many who are willing to make ma
terial sacrifices for “a day off” for
a social commingling and edifica
tion. A predominating proportion
of the crowd came in from the sev
eral parts of the county in vehicles,
but the railroads brought in a good
ly number. The East A- West ran
extra coaches and they were well
filled with people from along the
line, not a few coming from our
neighboring county, Polk.
The prime feature of the day was
the speech of Mr. L. F, Livingston,
the president of the state alliance.
He was introduced by Gen. P. M.
B. Young. Mr. Livingston held his
hearers for about an hour and a
half in an enunciation of alliance
doctrine as contemplated by his
brain.
He has been a figure in very ac
tive scenes in alliance matters and
evinced a “worn out” feeling.
After Mr. Livingston’s speech
baskets were soon gathered and
dinners were arranged, and there
was plenty to eat, and that which
was good.
After dinner, Hon. It. W. Everett,
congressman-elect of this district,
spoke to the crowd. It was a very
good speech, following mainly the
same line of Mr. Livingston, and
was well received.
The available portion of the day
being thus occupied, many having
some distance to return home, the
crowd dispersed, each doubtless
voting the occasion a success, which
it was.
The Mays Dedication.
Few more impressive ceremonies
have taken place in Cartersville
than the one at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Mays on last Friday
morning.
There were present representa
tives of five generations of the
Jones family. The Rev. Sam P.
Jones administered the rite of bap
tism, and little Mary Laura Mays
seemed to recognize the solemnity
of the occasion and behaved beauti
fully. After the baptism, at the re
quest of Mr. and Mrs. Mays who
felt that a thank-offering was due
to God, Itev. S. P. Jones proce eded
with the dedicatory services of the
ne’w home. These consisted of
prayer and remarks by the differ
ent ministers present.
Rev. J. S. Hill house opened with
many happy allusions to home life.
Prof. Stewart spoke of the home
on earth as the type of the home in
Heaven.
Rev. S. P. Richardson dwelt upon
the possibilities of childhood, and
the important factor home life was
in the development of the Christian.
Then the aged and Reverend
S. G. Jones took part by impress
ing upon his hearers’that mother,
home and Heaven were the three
most beautiful words in our lan
guage. He said that he often
longed to depart and be with Christ,
hut was willing to bide' his time
until the Master saith, “Come up
highef.”
Most touching of all the ceremo
ny was the overflowing of the
heart of Rev. Sam Jones in his un
utterable gratitude to God for the
restoring of his eldest daughter in
answer to the prayers of faith.
The beautiful ceremonies were
closed by singing the Doxology.
West Eml Institute Commencement.
The closing exercises of West
End Institute for the scholastic
year 1890-91 will take place as fol
lows: From May 31st to June sth
inclusive.
Commencement sermon at Meth
odist church by Rev. J no. R. Rob
ins, 10 a. m., May 31st.
Private written and oral exami
nations each day from 8 a. m. to
2:30 p. m.
Exhibition by preparatory class-
es, Tuesday evening, June 2d,from
8 to 10:30 p. m.
Fresliinaiisautl sophomore classes
Wednvsday from S to 10:30 p. in.
Junior classes Thursday from 8
to 10:30 |>. m.
Limited space in chapel prevents
general invitations. Those receiv
ing invitations, please present them
at the door.
Entertainment at opera house
Friday evening, June sth, by Mrs.
Legg, assisted by the elocution and
musical classes of the West End
Institute. Doors open at 7 o’clock,
performance promptly from 8 to
10:30 p. m. Admission 25 cents.
Badly Mangled.
Tandy Stegall is now very uncom
fortably laid up, and it was thought
oi his injuries were quite likely
to frove fatal.
He was employed in mining for
the Etowah Iron company. Early
last Monday morning with some
more men he avrs going out to the
washer up the river on a short train
of flat cars. From a defective switch
the cars were thrown from the
track. Stegall was thrown down
an embankment and fell against a
stump. He was soon picked up
a badly mangled man. Ills right
shoulder joint was dislocated and
his left arm and left leg were bro
ken.
Dr. J. G. Greene reset the shoul
der and the broken bones, and Ste
gall, though suffering much from
pains, is doing very well.
Colored Baptising.
On Sunday last one of the lar
gest accessions was made fro our
colored Baptist church that ever
took place at one time. The con
sequence of the revival, lately had,
was the coming forward of 72 can
didates for baptism. The rite of
baptism by immersion was adminis
tered at Pettit’s creek about where
the Cartersville furnace started.
The attendance by the curious as
well as of the friends of the candi
dates was very large. The E. & W.
railroad brought in at least 300 pas
sengers, and had the weather been
settled the attending crowd would
have been enormous.
To Liverpool.
Mr. Norman J. Beane, the active
and popular president of the Car
tersville Ochre Company, informs
a Courant-American man who was
on a hunt- for news the other day
that his company on the 19th inst.,
made the second shipment of ochre
to Liverpool, a former shipment
having been made some time ago,
which was the first exportation of
ochre ever made from the United
States to the old world.
This company is now pushing
things lively in their line, and their
industry is certainly one in which
all the community feel a common
pride.
Rockmart Dramatic Club.
The dramatic club of Rockmart,
Ga., gave an entertainment last
Friday evening in that place, and
it was such a success that they
have decided, after many requests,
to repeat it Friday, June sth. The
club is composed of some very fine
talent, and they present T. Trask
Woodward’s great temperance
drama, “The Social Glass,” in a
very creditable manner. All are
invited to attend, and they may
feel assured that they will spend a
pleasant evening.
Cedartown Land Sale.
On. the 29th and 30th will occur at
Cedartovvn the, sale of lots by Cedar
town Land Improvement company.
It is anticipated that it will be at
tended rather largely from abroad.
The Fast A West railroad manage
ment. with its accustomed fore
sight and liberality, have cut their
rates for the accommodation of
those who wish to attend from this
and points between here and Ce
dartown. The fare will be one cent
a mile, tickets good from the 28th
to 30th.
Joined in Wedlock.
• On Wednesday evening Mr.
Griffin- Hill and Miss Alice Bald
win were made man and wife.
The contracting parties met at the
residence of the aunt of the
bride, and the ceremony took place
at half past six o’clock in the pres
ence of a large number of friends.
The groom is a popular young man
at Big Shanty, and he is to be en
vied in being able to take unto
himself one of the most popular
young ladies in North Georgia.
NOTICE to teachers.
Teachers of public schools will he ex
amined June 6th, at Sam Jones’college,
9 o’clock a. m. The only day.
Boh’t C. Saxon,
2t C. S. C’om’r.
POUTER k YAUGHAM
OFFER THEIR
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Entire Stock
WOOLEN DRESS GOODS
ffiT COST^
to close out. These goods were bought extremely low.
Our sacrifice is your gain. Call early.
Our entire stock gents’, boys’ and children’s summer
CLOTHING
-REDUCED TO HALF PRICED
THE GRANDEST BARGAINS IN CLOTH
ING EVER BEFORE SHOWN IN THIS
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CITY. GET OUR BRICES.
ANOTHER BIG CUT IN
We are now placing- our fall orders for immense lines
of Shoes. We are determined to get rid of our
present stock. Shoes for ladies, gents
and children cheaper than ever.
STRAW HATS
in all styles and grades at HALF PRICE.
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Porter i Vailahan,
| Leaders of the Dry Goods Trade, • - CARTERSVILLE, GA.
NO. 48.