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THE COURANT AMERICAN.
VOL. XIX.
MANY MINOR
INTIOICS
Lively Little Local Lines and Lim
rrings Linked.
notings OF THE NOTWORTHY.
Carefully Corraled Chat of City
Concernings of Which the
Courant Is Cognizant.
Tbe melancholy days hare come-
The saddest of the year—
When "Id straw hats a re on the bum,
And derbies are too dear.
—Exchati ge.
Mr. Felton Loveless spent two
davs the past week in Atlanta.
Mrs. R. T. Abrams, of LaGrange,
is the guest of Mrs. H. E. Cary
this week.
Capt. Tom Ryman, of Nashville,
was here with his friend, Rev.
Sam Jones, Sunday.
Mr. Warren Erwin holds a place
now with the dry goods establish
ment of J W. Vaughan & Cos.
Mrs. J. A. Crawford, of Dalton,
is spending a few days with rela
tives and friends in Cartersville.
Miss Celeste Ayer, of Rome,
spent a couple of days with her
sister, Mrs. R. R. Smith, this week.
Mrs. W. L. Goodwin has return
ed from a pleasant visit to her sis
ter, Mrs. H. M. Randall, at Rock
mart.
Charlie Hall, who has been at
Lumberton, Miss., several months,
is back on a visit to the home
folks.
Miss Coralette Bell, of Ringgold,
is spending the week with Mrs. J.
E. Mays, and attending the taber
nacle meetings.
Mrs. Bettie Powell, of Austell,
Ga., is the guest of her brothers,
J. R. and J. P. Anderson, in this
city, this week.
Rev. Mr. Lingle, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Dalton,
spent Monday in the city, the guest
of Rev. E. M. Craig.
Miss Laura Jones has been quite
sick for several days, but was re
ported as improving yesterday,
and her triends hope soon to see
her out again.
Mr. W. W. Roberts, clerk of the
court, is receiving the congratula
tions of his friends on the arrival
of anew baby boy at his home on
the Cassville road.
Mr. E. F. Hull, night operator
at the W. & A, depot, has pur
chased the Owen Maffett place on
Leake street, and moved his fam
ily thereon Tuesday.
Rev. Dr. Buttolph, of Marietta,
stopped over a couple of days with
friends in this city, on his return
from the meeting of the Presby
tery at Calhoun, this week.
The friends of Miss Lottie An
derson will regret to learn that
she has been quite sick since her
return to Agnes Scott. She is
again able to resume her studies.
Prof. W. E. Godfrey, who has
been spending several weeks with
his parents in this city, left on
Monday to resume his duties as
assistant professor in mathematics
at Mercer University.
. Mr. R. G. McMillan, a prom
lnen t and well-to-do citizen of Tal
jadega. Ala., died on Saturday.
Mr. McMillan was well advanced
!n years at his death. He was the
father-in-law of Mr. I. F. Wikle,
°f this city, and that gentleman
stopi ed off from his duties as a
ma ’ ; ! clerk oil the E. & W. railroad
to be at the tuneral on Monday.
Mr. W. L. Goodwin returned
last week from Philadelphia, where
” e attended the Grand Army En
campment. He also visited New
'ork and Washington, and talks
mterestingly of his trip He says
that the newest thing he saw was
the horseless carriages, but he will 1
‘'tick to the horse awhile longer
tor recreation and business pur
poses.
Powder
Absolutely Pure
Makes me food more delicious and wholesome
■ KOVAL BAKIWO POWDER CO.. NEW TOOK.
CARTERSVILLE. GEORGIA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21,1899.
GREAT CROWDS!
GREET SAM JONES
abernacle Meetings Open With a
Large Attedance- —'
FIVE THOUSAND HEAR HIM.
At the Service on Sunday
Morn In*—Prominent Ministers
Assist In the Meetings.
Sunday was a most propitious
day for the opening of the great
annual tabernacle meetings. The
sun was clear and bright and a
cool breeze made the day delight
ful for the assembling of the large
crowd which gathered for the open
ing services. The early morning
witnessed arrivals over all the
roads leading into town from the
surrounding country, and the
morning trains brought large
crowds over the railroads both
north and :outh, and over the
East and West an excursion train
started at Pell City and when it
reached Cartersville seven coaches
were well filled.
Mr. Jones reached home Sunday
morning at six o’clock from a ten
days tour, and though somewhat
fatigued by his journey, he open
ed the eleven o’clock service and
delivered a most impressive ser
mon from the text “This is the
victory that overcometh the world,”
from the third verse and fifth chap
ter of John.
Mr. Jones said that it was the
largest crowd which had ever at
tended the opening service at the
tabernacle, and he was much
pleased to see so many people be
tore him. Much feeling was man
ifested toward the close of the ser
vice and the deep interest has con
tinued through the following ser
vices.
Mr. Jones announced that the
services would continue through
next Sunday, beginning with a
prayer service at ten o’clock in the
morning, song service at half-past
ten and sermon at eleven. In the
afternoon the song service begins
at half-past two and sermon at
three, and at night at half-past
seven and eight o’clock. Should
rain interfere the services will be
held at the Methodist church at
the same hours,
The afternoon service on Sun
day was conducted by Rev. Clar
ence Strouse, who also conducted
the night service. He is a
young man of a good deal of force
and earnestness and made a good
impression upon his hearers.
On Monday Mr. Jones preached
at the eleven o’clock service, Mr.
Strouse in the afternoon, and Dr.
Monk, from Chattanooga, at night.
On Tuesday Dr. Broughton, of
Atlanta, preached in the morning,
Mr. Strouse in the afternoon and
Dr. Monk at night.
Yesterday morning Dr. Brough
ton preached to a large concourse
ot people, and in the afternoon Dr.
Monk conducted the services, and
Mr. Jones preached last night.
Dr. Broughton and Dr. Monk
arrived Monday evening, and both
will remain several days. The
singing is being conducted by Prof.
Hiilis, of Indiana, assisted by a
large choir of good local singers,
and the music at each of the ser
vices is excellent. Mrs. Graham
and Miss Susie Freeman preside at
the pianos.
There is a large attendance at
each service from the town and
county, and many visitors are in
the city attending the services.
The railroads are giving low rates
and the East ana \Y est will run a
special train next Sunday, which
is expected to be the greatest day
in point of attendance of any dur
ing the service, excelling last Sun
day when it was estimated that
fully five thousand people were
present.
Fine melons continue to crowd
the market.
RAND MASHED
BETWEEN ROLLERS
Mr- J- W- Vaughan Happens to a
Bad Accident Last Thursday.
AMPUTATION WAS NECESSARY.
Accident Was at New Flour Mill.
Where Mr. Vaughan Viewed
New Machinery atWork.
Mr. J. W. Vaughan had his
right hand mashed to a pulp, so
that the fingers had to be ampu
tated, on Thursday afternoon.
Mr. Vaughan is one of the own
ers of the new flouring mill and
has taken a constant and deep in
terest in the work of erecting the
mill and putting it to running,
watching the progress of things
at every phase. The mill was
started up for the first time last
Thursday evening and it must have
been with much pride that Mr.
Vaughan was witnessing the cul
mination of warm effort in his pet
enterprise as shown in the first
revolutions of the machinery un
der the power of the big engine.
Mr. Richards, the milliwright and
Messrs. Lewis aud Knight, Mr.
Vaughan’s partners, were on hand
to direct the initial or test move
ments of the machinery. Mr.
Vaughan was standing over the
wheat rollers. Some loose wheat
grains were laying at the ends of
the rollers and Mr. Vaughan light
ly brushed these on to to the sur
face as they revolved with a pleas
ing buzz and terrible speed. The
fingers were suddenly drawn be
tween the rollers. Mr. Knight,
standing by, saw the hand drawn
in. He instantly grabbed Mr.
Vaughan’s arm and pulled with all
his strength. Mr. Richards assist
ing by means of a movement which
threw the rollers slightly apart.
The hand was released by the pull
but not without a good part of it
being detached. Mr. Knight’s ac
tion was timely, for it seems un
doubted by those familiar with such
machinery that the arm would
have been drawn in to full length
if not torn from the shoulder, be
ing consequences terrible and pos
sibly fatal
Mr. Vaughan took his mishap
coolly and philosophically under
the circumstances, while his friends
at the time and since have mani
fested the sincerest and deepest in
terest and sympathy in his misfor
tune.
He went under a necessary opera
tion resignedly when told by his
physician that such was necessary.
At his home the operation took
place. His four fingers up to the
wrist joints were removed by ampu
tation, leaving his thumb as the
only part of his hand for use. The
operation was delicate and tedious,
occupying nearly four hours but
was skilllully performed by Dr. J.
G. Greene, assisted by his son, Dr.
A. B. Greene.
The loss of his right hand is a
considerable misfortune to a man
of Mr. Vaughan’s energy and ac
tivity and extensive range of use
fulness to himself, his family and
the community. He was a skilled
penman, and here in one impor
tant phase of action his wok is
thus circumscribed. Not alone
those near him, deplore the hap
pening but friends away have ex
pressed alike their concern and re
gret.
Mr. Vaughan is one of the most
progressive and successful mer
chants ot this section and as a citi
zen. has always been public spir
ited aud useful.
‘‘Rtmember the Maine ’’
Lincoln J. Carter’s melo-drama,
“Remember the Maine,” was play
ed at the opera house Tuesday
night, and delighted a small au
dience. It is an interesting and
entertaining drama, the scene be
ing laid in Havana harbor on Ship
board, and the characters were ; .1
vveii represented. The company
have a large lot of scenery in keep
ing with the play and the enter
tainment was pronounced first-class
by all who attended.
Mr. Sam Hudgins was among
the tabernacle visitors Sunday.
Sam is with the Showalter Print
ing Company, where, we are glad
to know, his talents asatypograph
cal artist are well recognized.
CAPT. DREYFDS
GETS PARDON
Will Probably Leave France and
Settle in England.
HE IS NOW OUT OF PRISON.
Pardon Ha Been S neO and will
Take Ef f„ci in h Ff.w Days—
Statement Sem Oir cial
Paris, Sept. 19. —The council of
mintsters today decided to pardon
Capt. Dreyfus in principle. The
pardon will take effect in a few
days.
Dreyfus has relinquished his ap
peal for a reversal of the verdict of
the courtmartial.
It is said that Dreyfus will be
sent abroad before the promulga
tion of his pardon in older to avoid
demonstrations.
OUT OF PRISON.
London, Sept. 20. —The Rennes
correspondent of the Daily Tele
graph. wiring at 9 o’clock last
night, says:
“There is reason to believe that
Dreyfus is already out of prison
and that with his wife he will prob
ably leave Rennes tonight.”
PARDON SIGNED.
Paris, Sept. 19. —The official
announcement w r as made in the
form cabled to the Associated Press
in order to avoid demonstrations
of any kind at Rennes and in Par
is. But the pardon of Dreyfus is
not merely imminent, but was act
ually signed this morning. Meas
ures have been taken in Rennes in
connection with it and it will have
a good effect generally.
The newspapers now publish
the first semi-official announce
ment of the cabinet decision with
out comment.
What the South Pays-
The expenses of the goverment
growing out of the war in the Phil
lippines have caused the country
j for a time to lose sight of our enor
mous pension roll. The portion
which the south pays is larger
than most people think it is.
The south paid $31,000,826.86
in internal revenue taxes in 1897
and received a little over half of it
back in pensions-namely, slß,lOl
- 28. During the same period
the six New England States paid
in internal revenue taxes $5,488,-
068.32 and received in pensions
two and one-third times the amount
or 14,285,557.60.
We agree with the Nashville
American when it says that for
this and other reasons the people
of the south think that thirty-four
years after the war the pension
roll should be curtailed instead of
extended, and think, furthermore,
that the G. A. R. should be held
up to public scorn for its attempt
to force the present commissioner
of pensions stultify himself and his
office for the benefit of a gang of
camp followers and sutlers.
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Do You Need Dry Goods ?
Do You Need Clothing? iW
Do You Need Shoes ?
Do You Need Mattings ?
Or any other article carried in our large and variedjde
partments? If so, you will probably do yourself an in
justice, if you do not first stop here and investigate.
NEW ARRIVALS
AND OPENINGS^^.
Every day of our great fall purchases. We state with
emphasis that we propose to stand at the head for
quality, style and prices. You have never seen dis
played in Cartersville an assortment equal to the show
we are making.
We deserve no credit for our artistic gathering, but
demand your trade on the merit of what we offer you.
Your money can always be had when you in ttie least
feel dissatisfied.
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Be honest with yourself and courteous to us in care
fully examining in detail our great display.
We V/niit Your Trade.
We Save You Money._^^
J. W. VAUGHAN & CO.
CARTERSVILLE, CA.
IS IT A PANTHER?
Strange Wild Beast Thought to Be
at Large in Hills to the East.
The people in the neighborhood
of Lovinggood’s ford, about twelve
miles from here, on the Etowah
river, and the region immediately
west of there are much agitated
over the supposed presei ce in the
hills of some wild beast of savage
turn and strength.
For some time stories have been
afloat about something having
been seen at times, and always at
night, that resembled, from its
vaguely defined shape, a mammoth
dog. It would always sneak off in
the darkness when seen. Within
the last eighteen months as
many as four different persons,
among whom was John Goddard,
have testified to having caught
glimpses more or less distinct, of
this strange animal form as they
had occasion to be about in the
woods or on lonely paths. A lot of
ugly tracks as big as a saucer al
most, w’ere seen in the snow by a
man last winter. The impres
sions as to the animal’s shape were
all the same, and from compari
sons made, all seem to believe it to
have been a panther.
While a man named Robinson
was hunting about a year ago, his
four dogs ran something into a
deep swampy growth and tangle of
vine and bush and one by one they
came out howling with pain, and
badly torn up and bloody, retiring
not to be coaxed into a return from
an unequal contest with some fierce
object in animal shape.
Mr. John Puckett avers that
while in the woods not long ago
he heard an unearthly scream that
resembled that of a woman, but
was stronger and sharper and
shriller. He didn’tgo in the direc
tion of the noise to investigate.
Recently Mrs. Irwin, widow of
Clayton Irwin, who lives in the
hills with her little family, left
home for the day. On returning
in the afternoon she discovered on
the veranda, the body of her small
house dog more than half devoured.
Looking around she Saw signs of a
fierce fight in a shed room of the
house, wads of hair and ugly prints
of claws being seen on the floor
and objects turned topsy-turny in
the room.
Strange large tracks in the soil
were seen, it is said, in the vicinity .
The general idea in the neigh-
borhood seems to be that there is a
panther in the woods and that its
range is between what is known
as Dry Branch and Stamp Creek,
a territory well suited for the home
of a beast of the kind, being inac
cessible by man because of the
crags and dense growth there
abounding.
Some have thought of getting
up a party with dogs to hunt it
out.
ELECTION FOR BONDS-
County Commissioners Decide on
One on November 15th,
The county commissioners, in
pursuance of a recommendation
that an election be ordered on the
question of issuing bonds for the
erection of anew court house, at
their regular meeting on the first
Wednesday, set a special meeting
for last Thursday to consider the
matter. They at that time decided
on an election to be held on No
vember 15th on the proposition to
issue bonds to the amount of $30,-
000 for the purpose stated.
The registiation list of the last
election will be used for this elect
ion, with such additions as may be
made. Those whose names are on
the last registration list not since in
any way disqualified will be entit
led to vote and persons not rt gis
tering before, and since becon ing
qualified, will be required to regis
ter before voting. Registration
can continue up to fifteen days be
fore the election.
Registration books can be found
at the office of John H. Cos; b,
county treasurer, in the court
house, and Mr. Bohannon, the tax
collector, will have books with him
on his rounds.
Daughters of Confederacy.
The Bartow Chapter of the
Daughters of the Confederacy met
last Friday. Officers were elected
for the ensuing year as follows:
President —Mrs. J. G. Greene.
Ist Vice President —Mrs. Kate
Postell.
2d Vice President —Mrs. W. T.
Edwards.
Cor. Sec’v— Mrs. W. W. Daves.
Rec. Sec’y—Miss Cobb.
Historian—Miss Neel.
Registrar—Miss Smith.
Miss Smith and Miss Akin were
appointed de'egates to the con ven
tion at Athei s, to meet the 10th of
October.
NO. 10.