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THE COURANT AMERICAN.
VOL. XIX.
MANY MINOR
MENTIONINCS
Lively Littie Local Lines and Lim
nings Linked.
notings OF THE notworthy.
Carefully Corra'.ed Chat of Citv
Concernlngrs ot> Which the *
Courant Is Cognizant.
piv not, summer, fly not yet;
Linger fondly with thy rose;
Kain we’d pay vacation’s debt
\rid earn cash for winter clothes.
Exchange.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hall, of Cal
houn, paid a visit to the city a few
days ago.
Mr. C. P. Byrd, of Atlanta, spent
a day or so with relatives near here
the past week. i,
Mr. Jack Cobb, of Atlanta, came
up to spend the day with home
folks Sunday.
Dr. John M. Jacobs, of Law
renceville, has been a visitor in
the city for a week.
Miss Susie Cunningham, of At
anta, has been on a visit to her
cousin, Miss Susie Freeman.
Mrs. Fannie Brame returned to
the city a few days ago from a
pleasant stay at Cohutta Springs:
Mrs. W. D. Johnson has returned
home from a visit of several weeks
to relatives at Gordonsville, Va.
Mr. Thomas Lyon, Jr., of At
lanta, spent several days in the
community during the week past.
Mrs. Wm. J. Hall, of Cedartown,
has been spending several days
with relatives and friends in the
city.
Misses Ellen Peeples, of Chatta
nooga and Li'lie Mitchell, of Gads
den, Ala., are the guests of Miss
Mary Munford.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Thomas
and Mrs. Howard Calloway, of Atr
lanta, were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. H. E. Cary Sunday.
Dr. M. M. Puckett was among
the visitors from Dalton Sunday.
His many friends in Cartersville
were glad to meet him again.
Hon. W. E. Simmons and wife
and Miss Vera Clinton, of Law
renceville, were guests at the Shel
man several days the past week.
Mr. Charles M. Brightweil,a hus
tling young commission man of
Atlanta, was working the town
with success Monday and paying a
visit to friends.
Mr. J. B. Bowen and wife amj
Misses Myrtie and Nettie Harp, of
Atlanta, spent several days with
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Cobb and
family the past week.
Mrs. Ella Mitchell and Mrs.
Sam Erwin, of Atlanta, and Mrs.
Au'.l, of Chattanooga, (nee Miss
Abie Erwin) have been the guests
°* Mrs. Mary Akin for several days.
Mr. William Fricks, of Gordon
county, attended tabernacle ser
ies Sunday and paid a visit to'
his brother-in-law, Mr. L. P. Bris
entine, returning home Monday.
Capt. M. T. Singleton, of Lock
Three, Ala., one of the best known
m 'ueralogists of his section, and
ii w engaged with the Southern
Mining Cos., was in the city Sun
day.
Among the attendants at the
lubernade services from Cedar-
P'Wu Sunday were Mrs. J. M. Ste \-
arf . Messrs. Felton Knight. Hun
tec Harris, John Mee and Ross
P’-tts.
Aev. W. H. Strickland, of De
ca * Ur - a Baptist divine well known
1,1 this section and possessing many
0l<: thieuds htre,was among the vis
lt,n” mmisters to the tabernacle
Meeting. '
t Keep your distance, sir!” x
-chimed the haughty beauty as
|k v sat on the sofa together,
ghat’s just what I’m doing,” te
,lrhed youug Spooney, edging
foser. “My distance is about an
and a quarter.”
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CARTERS VILLE. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 28,1890.
TEN THOUSAND
HERE SUNDAY.
To Attend Sam Jones’ Tabernacle
Meeting.
LARGEST CROWD IN YEARS-
The Meetings Well Attended
Throughout the Week and
Close Sunday Night,
The seventeenth annual taber
nacle meeting which was continued
throughout last week was brought
to a close Sunday night. The
meetings were held three times a
day and large crowds were present
at each meeting, and Sunday morn
ing, the climax was reached when
ten thousand people assembled on
the grounds to hear the gieat evan
gelist, Rev. Sam P. Jones, who
preached at the morning service,
the crowd overflowed the taber
nacle and spread out under the
trees and over the grounds, and
not all who came could get with
in reach of his voice.
The early morning brought in
great crowds from far and near in
the surrounding country, and it
w T as a sight to behold to look
through the stretch of woods be
yond the tabernacle grounds, where
for nearly half a mile the whole
face of the earth was covered with
horses and vehicles of various
kinds.
Two train loads of people ar
rived from the south on the W. &
A. R R., and the East & West
brought in two train loads from the
west. The crowd on the grounds
was variously estimated from
eight to fifteen thousand, and it is
safe to say that ten thousand peo
ple were present when Mr. Jones
took the stand to deliver the morn
ing sermon.
Mr. Jones took for his subject
“Who was Christ and what was
He?” and delivered a most forceful
and eloquent sermon, which was
said by many to equal the best he
had ever delivered at the taber
nacle.
On Sunday afternoon Rev. W.
K. Mumford, of the Industrial
Home for orphans, at Macon,
preached a splendid sermon and
presented the cause of the orphans
in which he is so deeply interested.
After the sermon he took up a col
lection and met with a liberal re
sponse.
The night service closed the
meeting and Rev. Du Bose, of Ala
bama, delivered the sermon. A
large number from the country
and the neighboring towns re
mained over to the night service
and the tabernacle was well filled.
Mr. Jones has been ably assisted
in the meetings by Dr. Monk, of
Chattanooga, who made a splendid
impression upon all who heard
liini, and delivered several fine ser
mons, Dr. Broughton, of Atlanta;
Rev. Clarence B. Strouse, of New
York; Rev Mr. Dußose, editor of
the Epworth Herald and secretary
,of the Ep.vorth League, and Rev.
| W. E. Muniord, of Macon.
The large crowd on Sunday was
' orderly and well behaved and no
s -nous accident occurred among
the vehicles. One or two wheels
were smashed in collisions, but no
! o.ie was hurt.
It was a great day in Cartersville
and will long be remembered as one
of the largest crowds which has
ever assembled in this city.
Cherokee Club.
The Cherokee Club will meet at
the club room next Tuesday morn
ing at io o’clock.
* The programme will be:
Installation of officers.
Parliamentary Drill.
Current Events.
Business.
Messrs. Bradley and Will How
ard came up from Atlanta to be
with home folks and attend the
I tabernacle meeting Sunday.
THE SENTENCE
IS COMMUTED.
Prison Commission Takes Hackett’s
Case Under Consideration.
AND MAKES RECOMMENDATION,
Hackett Joins Baptist Church and
is Baptized by Rev. A. W. Bealer
Tuesday Night,
Bud Hackett, who killed John
Morris at a dauee, near this place
about six months ago and was sen
tenced to hang on September 29th,
(tomorrbw) will not hang. His
sentence has been commuted to
imprisonment for life.
The following is the order for the
commutation:
September 22d, 1899.
In Re Bud Hackett application
for Executive Clemency.
The defendant in this case, Bud
Hackett, was convicted at the
March term, 1899, special session
of the superior court of Bartow
county of the offense of murder and
sentenced to death.
The prison commission having
had under advisement an applica
tion for Executive Clemency in be
half of the above named applicant
recommends “commutation to pen
itentiary for life” for the following
reasons:
“The circumstances of the kill
ing, more particularly developed
by proof since the trial, show that
the defendant committed the hom
icide in an encounter, without hav
ing made previous preparations for
the difficulty, and without time for
deliberation. He is an ignorant
man, of very weak mind, and the
crime was committed while he was
intoxicated. A strong appeal is
made in his behalf by many cf the
most respectable citizens of Bartow
County, where he was reared; also
by many members of the bar, and
officers of the court and county.
Recommendations for commutation
also made by the judge of the city
court; by the judge ol the superior
court before whom he was tried,
by a number of the jurors who tried
him, and by the solicitor general ”
Therefore in view of the forego
ing facts and the recommendation
of the prison commission it is
Ordered: that the sentence of the
said Bud Hackett. be commuted to
life imprisonment in the peniten
tiary.
By the Governor:
W. D, Candler,
Private Secretary.
A. D. Candler,
Governor.
Since Hackett’s conviction, Judge
Milner. Hackett’s counsel, has been
very zealous in his efforts to save
the man’s life and others who be
lieved Hackett, under the circum
stances ought not to hang and that
life sentence in the penitentiary
would be a punishment commen
surate with the offence, have assis
ted him. It was claimed that the
killing though an ugly one, was
not done in malice, but the result
of a fired brain, that the leaning
witnesses against the man were
fugitives from justice and swore at
variance with each other and that
the man was of a weak mind.
These facts were placed before the
commission.
Their decision seems to meet
with very general sanction here,
and it would be hard to find a hap
pier mail than Hackett was when
the news of the decision was bro
ken to him He had been wont to
linger at the bars of his cell, his
form bent and with downcast and
dismal look for days, but he im
mediately straightened and put on
on an air of cheerfulness, lie has
seemed for some time quite penitent
and ' sorrowful and believing
through petitions to the great
throne on high, he has received
pardon, has expressed a desire to
join the Baptist church and be bap
tized by immersion and Rev. A. W.
| Sealer consented to perform the
solemn and sacred rite on Wed
j nesday evening, and it was a pe
| culiar scene as the man, well guard
ed, was taken to the church and
sat listening with deep interest to
the special sermon of the minister
and undergoing the •administration
with apparent deep interest and
concern.
Miss Annie Laura Kilby, of Can
ton, has been visiting ;ela ives and
friends in the ci y tl.e past two
weeks, the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
E. PA Gresham.
ARRESTED ,1
Sheriff Maxwell and James Bur
rough Pulled Him-
HE CAME IN TO MF£T HIS WIFE
He Scuffied to (Jt. Loose From
Off icals -.Mil!) m . Sheriff
Gets. .-1..11.
Sheriff Bob Maxwell, assisted by
Mr. James Burrough, arrested a
negro named Lawrence Ranch here
last Thursday evening. Mr. Max
well had been apprised that he was
a fugitive from Alabama and lo
cated him on the farm of Mr. Char
lie Cox at Cass Station. He
watched for a chance to get him
but could not see such until the
negro, unawares, had come in to
town to meet his wife, that was
coming to be with him. As he
met the train the officers seized
him. He engaged them in a vio
lent tussle in his attempts to get
away, holding both men a good
hand for awhile in his struggle
and walking off the depot platfoim
with them. He was finally landed
in jail.
Sheriff Parks, of Montgomery,
Ala., where the negro was wanted,
came up and carried him back a
prisoner. Mr. Parks said the
negro was known as one of
the most desperate criminals 111
Alabama. He went by the name
of Dan Williams while he was
here.
Al iHt LidhAhf.
New Books Received Within the
East Week.
The following new 1 ooks have
befell added to the library during
the past week: ‘ Charles Auchts
ter,’ Beiger; “Wide, Wide World,”
Warner; tjiuechy,” Warner;“Age
of Fable,” Bulfinch; “Two Little
Confederates,” Page; “Under Two
Flags ’ Ouida; Lays of Ancient
Rome,” Macauley; “Rab and His
Friends,” Brown; “Lady of the
Lake,” Scott; “Tom Brown at Ox
ford, ’ Hughes; “Conquest of Gre
nada,” Irving; “Black Beauty,”
Sewell; “Lucile,’’ Owen Meredith;
“Rasselas,” Johnson, “Don Quix
ote,” Cervantes; “Donovan,” Lyall;
“Knight Errant,” Lyall; “Million
Too Much,” Wright; "Remember
the Alamo,” Barr; “Two Years Be
fore the Mast,” Dana; “Tangle
wood Tales,” Hawthorne; “Pic
ceola,” Santivic; “Around the
World in a Yacht —Sunbeam,”
Brassey; “Fire Little Peppers,”
Sidney; “Prisoners of Hope,” John
son; "Rupert of Heutzau,” Hope;
"When Knighthood was in Flow
er,” Gaskoden; “Thre“ Mosque
taires,” Dumas; “Pathfinder,’’Coop
er; “The Deerslayer,” Cooper; “Ti e
Prarie,” Cooper; "The Pioneers,’’
“Poor Jack,” Maryatt; “Count of
Monte Crsto;” ‘Twenty Years Af
ter,” Dumas.
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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 c*in always be had when you in the least
feel dissatisfied.
Be honest with vourselt and courteous to us in care
fully examining in detail our great display.
We Wnnt Your Trade.
We Si*vo You Money._ -B-^
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CHARTERS VILLE, CA.
FIST ANOSKULL FIGHT.
Lively Times at Depot Sunday
Morning on Cartersville Special
Tuesday’s Rome Tribune has
this:
The Sunday morning special
over the Rome railroad which car
ried some hundreds of Romans to
Sain Jone’s Cartersville meeting
had a rather lively and unlooked
for send off.
Messrs, Dan Cunyusand Walter
Jones were among the party aboard.
Before the train pulled out the two
had some point of difference in the
car, Jones thought Cunyus had
insulted him, and invited him out
side to settle the matter.
Mr. Cunyus followed, and almost
before anybody realized the situa
tion a good old fashioned rough
and tumble fight was in progress.
The excitement was tremendous.
A large numbt r of people were
present to see the excursionists off,
and many ladies were aboard. Mr.
Jones made a sweep'ng rake at
Mr. Cunyus’ face, and having pret
ty sharp finger nails, tore off con
siderable ci|ticle from his antagon
ist’s nose and cheeks.
Mr. Cunyus promptly knocked
Mr. Jones from the car steps, and
when Mr. Jones started towards
him again Mr. Cunyus felled him
with a cane he held in his hand.
At this point Mr. R. W. Child
ress, who was a spectator, made an
effort to separate the belligerents.
Mr. Jones at once transferred his
attentions to Mr. Childress, and
another fight, give and take style
was in progress. Mr. Childress
had simply inserted himself into
the situation as peacemaker, and
the honors of battle v ere unex
pectedly thrust upon him
But right bravely did he uphold
his end of the affray, until the gap
ing spectators closed in on the me
lee, and separted the belieose gent
lemen. Messrs. Cunyus and Jones
were both bloody and disheveled
from the fray, but proceeded to the
meeting.
In police court yesterday morn
ing Mr. Cunyus and Mr. Childress
were dimissed as evidence tended
to show that Mr. Jones was the ag
gressor, The last named gentle
men did not appear. •
tel WHERE - ALL ELSE FAILS. ET
I, J Best Couirh Syrup. Tastes Good. Use Wj
; ■. In time. Sold by druggists.
PRIZE ESSAY CONTEST
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Georgia State Fair, Open to Pupils
of Schools and Teachers.
Firt class premium, $lO. All
pupils who have ju.t o ip e da
first reader. Subject, ‘a ue Way to
be Happy.”
Second class premium, $lO. Pu
pils who have completed second
reader. Subject, “A Story of a
Cat.”
Third class preniuin, sls. Pu
pils who have completed a third
rea ier. ‘ ‘Cotton from seed to Pack
ing”
Fourth class premium, S2O. Pu
pils who have completed qtliie ><Kr.
Subject, “ Story of a drop of wa
ter.”
Fifth class premium, $25. Pu
pils who have read sth reader and
in History. A story of the Geo
&iapJiy ot your Home and Coun
ty-
Sixth class premium, S3O. Pu
pils who have gone through 6th
reader, not in Latin or Aigbra or
similar high studies, subject “A
sketch of your hero among foreign
military officers who r.ided. Amer
ica in war of the revolution.”
Seventh class. Premium S4O.
Those in Latin or Algebra or sim
ilar high studies, subject “An ac
count of mineral and manufactur-
ing interests in Georgia.
For teachers of public schools SSO.
Subject, “Science as a Teacher yin
Public School Education "
The above list of topics and pre
miums is published with the re
quest that pupils in our shcool
enter into the contest for them.
For the convenience of those who
may dei-ire to compete for the
prizes I have selected the following
named teachers at places stated, cir
culars fully explaining contest and
instructions as to proper prepara
tion and forwarding of papers have
been mailed to them. All papers
should be forwarded so as to reach
Atlanta by Oct. 15.
Adairville, Ga. —Prof. Thomp
son.
Euharh e, Ga.—Prof I. W. Wad
dell
Ligon Ga.—Prof J. T. Jolley
Gum Springs—Prof. W. R. E ;r
--nett.
R. A Clayton, C. S C.
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