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THE COURANT AMERICAN.
VOL. XIIV.
WHO’D ’YE THOUGHT
Dick Hargis Had Reached His
Fifty-Second Mile Post?
SPLENDID BIRTHDAY DINNER
A Model Home Where Happiness Reigns Su
preme—A Good Dinner and a Well
Entertained Assemblage.
“Just pull your coat off and be
like home folks, this is a rather
warm day and you want to be as
comfortable as the rest of us.”
These were the cheerful words of
host, clever Dick Hargis, when
% Courant American man crossed
the threshold of his hospitable
home last Sunday morning, and wo
were soon seated on the veranda,
being fanned by the pure zephyrs
that are watted over pleasant fields
-that surround a model home in the
’country and chatting pleasantly
with as clever, jolly a little group
as it has ever been our good fortune
to mingle with. The gentlemen of
the party had sought the veranda
and were taking things cool.
The occasion was a birthday din
ner given by Mr. R. R. Hargis, on
the fifty-second anniversary of his
birth. A good sprinkling of his
numerous kinship were on hand
and it would be hard to find a more
genial, fine looking party of gentle
men than the full half dozen mem
bers of the family, while the ladies
of the party were handsome, love
ly, courteous and amiable.
After some brief excursions about
the place that consumed the few
morning hours, the crowd assem-
Jfied about the dining table and
•*such a spread as was before them
it would be hard to fitly describe,
and everything of which the dinner
was composed, too, was raised
about the place, irom the wheat
that went into the breads to the
preserves, pickies, and the fresh,
.thoroughly bleached celery that
*mkled the palate pleasantly this
earlv in the season.
Mr. Hargis has a model home. It
is about a quarter of a mile west of
Cass Station, the residence set on a
commanding eminence, with roll
ing lands surrounding it that pro
duce anything a man wants to
raise. A bold spring at the foot of
the hill in the rear of the home has
been utilized aside Iron) the usual
domestic uses, to supply a nicely
formed fish pond that is large
enough to admit of boat riding.
The marsh around the pond has
been planted in several kinds of
vegetables, among which can be
found now tomatoes that will weigh
two pounds. It has been irrigated
and fifty thousand celery plants
have been put out and are doing
nicely. A handy process for bleach
ing has been found in the placing
of a twelve inch board on each side
the row and nailing at the top to
retain them in standing position.
This little celery farm is in charge
of Mr. Id. Miller, an experienced
trucker, and it is expected that it
|will furnish the market with a
good supply and bring in an appre
ciable revenue.
“Here, is a package, father, ad
:dressed ‘Railroad Hargis,’ I guess
JMiat’s you, isn’t it?” said Mr. Har
ris’ son Willie as he came from the
station, and we couldn’t help think
ing how appropriate the name and
how naturally the sender of the
package appropriated the initials
“R. R.” to the use he did. Mr. Har
gis is truly a railroad man. His
father moved from North Carolina
to Georgia in 1836, and settled at
the place where Mr. Hargis was
born and now lives. Young Rich
ard went to the war at about twen
ty and was elected a lieutenant in
the cavalry division <>f Phillips’
legion. A braver, truer young sol
dier pever swung a carbine or drew
a nlade. lie came out of the war,
like his comrades, minus money or
world’s goods, but with that same
resignation and heroism that char
acterized his war career he went to
work at the fir-t thing he could
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report
DtffeJ Baking
Powder
* ABSOLUTELY PURE
vJARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13. 1894.
find to do, which was a track hand
on the VV.&A. railroad. He has
been with that road ever since, the
space of thirty years, but his gen
eral merits have long since brought
him up in the service, as he is now
known from California to the east
ern shores of Carolina as one of the
best and most affable passenger
conductors in the union. But to
know more fully his affable nature
one must know him in his own
home. There the sunshine of his
nature ebbs out in true graudeur.
Surrounded by a loving wife, who
was originally Miss Louchmiller,
and six promising bright children,
he enjoys his off moments as only
a true good husband and father
can.
Although he is fifty-two, he
doesn’t look it. His years sit light
ly on his brow.
Yet many returns of the day wish
those who were with him Sunday.
Sheriff Lee Burrough.
It is not often that the Courant
American goes out of its way to
sing the praises of an official and
when it does the circumstances
must be such as- to fully warrant
all we may say. We feel that in
the present instance we hazard
nothing when we essay to speak
commendingly of the career and
work of Bartow’s present capable
sheriff, Mr. Lee Burrough. We
have lived in a number of counties
in Georgia and have never known
a man in the sheriff’s office who
did his duty more fully than Mr.
Burrough. He is courageous in
the extreme, yet with disposition
so well balanced as to lead him to
avoid erratic action; he is pains
taking, accurate and particular in
all the business affairs connected
with the office; he is stern when
sternness is a needed commodity,
which it often is, in his duties, and
yet courteous, affable and kind
when such virtues are prerequi
sites of the situation. When one
casually comprehends the varied
characteristidil that are necessary
to the make-up of a successful sher
iff, it is hard to reconcile the fact
that one person should embody the
needful elements. Some who fill
the place often do not, but Mr. Bur
rough surely does, as the work of
his career in the office will amply
show. Asa man and citizen he
stands high in the esteem of all.
Mr. Burrough will offer for re
election to the office, and none
surely can come before the people
with siTf>erior claims. Still in the
buoyancy of robust manhood, with
a purpose to serve the people still
successfully, and the prestige of
two terms, one as deputy and the
other as sheriff, served without a
blemish or spot on his escutcheon,
he will make an invincible show
before the people. Mr. R. L. Grif
fin, who has made a model deputy
in every way, will be on the ticxet
with him again.
THE TABERNACLE MEETINGS.
They Begin Next Sunday—The Usual Larga
Crowds Expected.
Only a few days intervene now
until the opening of the annual tab
ernacle meetings. The services
will begin next Sunday and will
last one week.
Rev. Sam Jones and other dis
tinguished divines will be on hand
and preach.
A great time is looked for and it
is expected much good will be ac
complished for the Master’s cause.
It is expected that there will be
the usual vast assemblage of peo
ple not only from our own commu
nity but from all the neighboring
points.
Cartersville has always done the
clean thing in entertaining visitors
and this year will be no exception.
The tabernacle meetings of 1894
will be a great success.
Cotton seed wan ted-at the Cartersville
Warehouse at 13% cents per bushel, 30
pounds making a bushel, by Georgia
law. sepl3-lmo.
The best Tennessee Lump
Coal $3.25 per ton deliver
ed. Large lots lower prices.
Etowah Ice M’f’g Cos.
ATKINSON AT HOME.
He is Esteemed bv His People and
Praised by Ministers.
A ST AT ES M A N 0 F CH A R ACT E K
Worthy of the Position and Will Make a Pro
gressive, Superior Governor, One of
Whom the People May be Proud.
The poliiieal enemies oPCoI. W.
Y. Atkinson have circulated many
campaign lies about him. Some
people seem to think that a cam
paign lie is like a little “white lie.”
A lie is a lie and a campaign liar
is really as mean as any other liar.
It has been commonly talked
that there were a good many demo
crats in this county who would not
support the democratic nominee
for governor, because some third
partyites and a few disgruntled
democrats have succeeded in
making the impression on the
minds of many that Col. Atkiuson
was a mighty mean man, and alto
gether unfit for the honorable office
of governor. Many who know Col.
Atkinson to be an honorable gen
tlemen, paid no attention to these
misrepresentations, but on the
other hand many of Gen. Evans’
friends were made to believe that
their favorite was defeated in the
nomination by one unworthy of
their support,
The fact of the business is, that
Col. Atkinson is the worst belied
man in Georgia today. His home
county, Coweta, is one of the first
counties in the state in point of in
telligence, morality and religion
and it gave him over six hundred
majority in the primary election.
That is a magnificent endorsement
of itself.
A well known citizen of this
county, who had heard all sorts of
damaging rumors concerning Coi.
Atkinson as a man, and not wish
ing to vote for him if these rumors
were true sat down and wrote two
letters of inquiry concerning his
private character and addressed
them to the pastors of the Metho
dist and Presbyterian churches in
the town of Newnan, where Coi.
Atkinson lives. He stated to these
reverend gentlemen that he would
be very thankful for a plain unpre
judiced and strictly truthful reply.
He knew not who they were but
considered them a most reliable
source of information. From Rev.
R. W. Bigham, one of the best and
purest men in the Georgia con
ference, he received the following
letter:
Dear Sir: Yours of yesterday re
ceived, Mr. Atkinson, democrat
candidate for governor is a mem
ber in good standing in the Presby
terian church of this city. His late
honored father was a Methodist
farmer in Meriwether cotinty, noted
for finest qualities. His mother
was a rare good Presbyterian. His
brother, Thos. A. Atkinson is our
Methodist Sunday school superin
tendent. The candidate for gov
ernor is a kind, courteous man, full
of earnest ability. Has helped
greatly in good legislation the last
eight years. He lias few equals in
real statesmanship. He is not a
demagogue, but a rare, real man.
So I size him up after becoming
his neighbor as well as having been
attracted some years ago to observe
closely his legislative career, spe
cially in educational interests. He
will make an advanced, superior
governor.
We who took direct interest tor
Gen. Evans in the primaries should
be firm in Atkinson’s support. He
won the nomination beiore the peo
ple by immense odds, and so far as
he was related, fairly, probably as
any nominee could have won it, and
he is worthy of our support. I have
answered, I believe, your letter of
inquiry fully and justly. May God’s
blessing: be upon you and out
county. You are free to use this
letter in any judicious way you
shall choose. Lam not in politic*
by writing it. Yours truly.
It. W. Bigiiam,
Pastor Meth. Church.
The pastor of the Presbyterian
church wrote in reply the same in
substance that Mr. Bigham wrote
except that he said in the primary
election he voted tor Col. Atkinson,
believing him to be in every way
qualified for the honorable position
of governor. Such testimony ought
to siience those who haye been giv
ing Col. Atkinson such a bad name.
Let every democrat do his whole
duty and on the Gel of October the ,
news will go out to the world that
the gigantic effort to make the old
stattf of Georgia repudiate the demo
cratic party and southern principles
was a magnificent failure.
honTa.w. fTteT
Addresses the Yeomanry of Bartow County at
the Court House.
Hon. A. W. Fite, member of the
state democratic executive com
mittee, addressed his fellow-citizens
of Bartow county at the court house
on last Tuesday.
The speech was an able and
spirited one and will do much good
in the present campaign.
His audience numbered over two
hundred and all heard him atten
tively. He said it was not his fault
that the occasion was not a joint
debat.*. Dr. Felton had said him
self he would like to meet him in
public discussion but had since ig
nored his challenge.
Mr. Fite said he would confine
himself to local matters, as an ef
fort had been made to dissatisfy
the people with local surroundings,
and when you get a man dissatis
fied .with his local surroundings you
get him about half ruined. He re
ferred to a piece Andrew F. Wool
ley had contributed to the Daily
Press, in which he termed him “the
high cockalorum of Bartow county
Cleveland democracy” and used
some vigorous English.
He said he appeared on the pres
ent occasion not loaded for “b’ar”
but for two little lambs, and one
skunk.
He referred to the fact that Dr.
Felton had stated that the taxes of
Bartow county people, state and
county, were 135 cents on the hun
dred dollars when in truth they
were 103 against 106 last year; 60
cents on the hundred was the fig
ure for the county, which allowing
2 mills for chaingang expenses
would only leave 4 mills for usual
actual expenses.
■ He asserted in the course of his
remarks, and said he was prepared
to prove it by the records, that
Watson, Hines and Baker had all
voted in the legislature for what
was known as the slavery bill and
when Tatum proposed a measure
makteg the laud lord equally ame
nable with the poor tenant each one
of these men voted against it.
He cleared up numerous minor
charge) in a satisfactory manner
and his speech was listened to with
marked interest.
STOPPED BY HIGHWAYMEN-
Mr. Henry Crow is Stopped in the Road and
Has a Narrow Escape.
On Sunday night last about 11
o’clock while returning home from
town, Mr. Henry Crow, who lives
at Dr. Benham’s farm, met with
quite an adventure.
He was riding along quietly
when out opposite the cemetery in
the shadow of a small tree at the
side of the road he saw three ne
groes sitting on the ground. One
of them arose and walked towards
him, having a large stick in his
hand. He asked him what he
wanted, when the negro said: “I
am going to kill you, and n you,”
and struck at him with the stick.
Mr. Crow was on the alert and
dodging ti e blow moved away a
little, dismounted, picked up a
stone, which ho threw and hit the
negro in the face. By this time
the other two negroes had arisen
and proceeded towards him as if to
take a hand in affairs. Knowing
he was unable to cope with three
burly adversaries, he rode off as
rapidly as he could.
He thinks they intended knock
ing him down ami then robbing
him. The moon was shining
brightly and he could see his as
sailants plainly.
Hon. Henry G. Turner.
This able Georgian spoke to a
crowd of several hundred at the
court house last Monday. His
speech was devoted mainly to the
money question and from his point
of view was a very searching,
strong presentation, and showed
evidences of research and deep
thought. It was on the line of his
interpretation of the Chicago plat
form which advocated free coinage
alone under “legislative safe
guards,” etc. Although most of his
auditors disagreed with him Iu his
financial views, nevertheless, all
pronounced the speech an able one.
He had a most respectful hearing
and in his brief intercourse with
our people impressed all with his
dignity and ability.
The best Tennessee Lump
Coal $3.25 per ton delivered.
Large lots lower prices.
Etowali Ice M’f’g Cos. !
PORTER &
Vaqghan
Our buyer, Mr. IT. J. Porter, is now in
New York purchasing our fall stock,
which will be larger and more cemplete
than ever before. The entire country
has once more settled down to business.
Everything points to brighter and more
prosperous times.
As usual, we intend to Iqad the proces
sion with the largest, most complete and
cheapest stock of
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SHOES AND
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In North Georgia. Every dollars worth
Summer Goods in our house will be
closed out during the next three weeks,
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at your own price.
We must have all the room possible for
new goods. Visit our store for bargains,
PORTER &
VAUGHAN
T- L. TURNER,
WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER,
I wish to say to my friends and the public generally, that I am now prepared
to turn out all work in my line in best possible manner. And after thanking you
for your liberal patronage and kind encouragement in the past, I shall with re
newed energy, heartily endeavor to merit your continued favors.
Yours respectfully,
<J. b. TURNER,
With Turner & Son, ist door Below Howard’s Bank,
CARTERSVILLE, CA.
Columbia Bicycles $65 to $125,
Other makes down to the cheapest terms
£ EPsbte! Buggies from the very cheapest to the best.
s Wagons, harness and repairs alcorrect prices.
HOW IS THIS FOR CASH?
* ;* * FWk I Koyer wheels painted, tired, bolted, and
/yslkjl £ your boxes put in, $12.50, $15.00, $17.50, $20.00,
/ f ■Standard wheels, SIO.OO, $12.50, $15,00, $17.50.
H Jffiifl ,ft l i vtfQWl s( 4# New shafts finished $3.50 to $5.00.
Vv-§ // \ Pil New poles finished $7.00 to $15.00.
Putin shaft,according to grade, SI.OO, $1.25,
Shrinking tires when tnere are no bolts, 40c.
Bolted tires 50c.
Painting $2.50 to $15.00 for buggies. Carriages, price according to size.
All work done right. Come, we are the people. We can work oyer your
buggy at or about your own prica. We trade for second-hand buggies.
R. H. JONES & SONS M’F’G GO,
W. L. BOLT.
JEWELER,
r
Cartersville, Ba.
Hon: esiecd Notice.
eKORoT A — VJa how Con,' y:
C m Stoner h applied lor exe.notion
of persona Oy and so 'dig ap ana val
uation of homestead, and 1 will pass
upon the same a 10 o'clock a in on the
18‘.hday of Angest, IK‘l
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