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THE COURANT AMERICAN.
VOL. XIX.
MANY MINOR
IMIS
Lively Little Local Lines and Lim
rrings Linked.
notings of THE NOTWORTHY.
Carefully Corraled Chat of Cltv
Concerning* of Which the
Courantis Coarnizant
. T-nnr New Year’s Keenest need ?
"wi ,1 care pS£Ld--W nothin, rash
J i„"ne old pledge, big word and deed
If only you had lots of ca _ s _ h^ xchan(J[e
Billy Maffett, of Rome was over
Sunday.
The wife of Bob Hill, colore ,
died Sunday. . .
Mr. Garnett Greene visited Rome
3 few days ago.
Bradley Howard was up from At
lanta last Sunday.
Col. C. P, Ball visited Montgom- 1
ery. Ala., last week.
Mr. R. L. Griffin visited his old
home at Ligon last Saturday.
Postmaster John A. Crawford, of
Dalton, spent last Saturday in t e
city.
Misses Gusie Calhoun and Mary
Lu Wikle spent last Saturday in
Rome.
Miss Ethel Hiles, of Rome is
the charming guest of Miss Ella
Neel.
Be sure and look out for the ad
vertisement of F. Gresham next
week. ..
Miss Lillian Franklin, of Atlanta,
is the attractive guest of Miss
Laura Jones.
Miss Daisy Ramseur, of Atlanta,
has been visiting her cousin. Miss
Jessie Wikle.
Mr. Norvel Stover came up from
Atlanta Sunday and spent the day
with home folks.
There are a few cases of scarlet
fever and whooping cough in the
I community. , , - ,• f
Maj. W. H. Renfroe hag been
confined at his home from illness
for more than a week.
Miss Sallie May Akin left Friday
last lor Washington City, to visit
her brother. Col. T. Warren Akin.
Robert Munford came up from
the technological school in .-vtlanta
and spent the holidays with home
folks.
Mrs. H. N. VanDevander, of Ce
dartown, with her children, is visit
ing her father, Capt. John J. Cal
houn. ,•) .•,
Miss Nena Mitchell, of Atlanta,
spent a few days of last week in
the city as the guest of Mrs. C, M.
Milam.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Roberts, of
W ilkes County, spent several days
the past week with Mrs. Georgia
Tumliu, near the city.
Miss Imogen Moreland, after a
Mief stay in Atlanta, is again the
chat tiling guest pf Sirs. Fannie: Bet
Jones Quillian, at Feruvvood.
Mr. Miller Gilteath, Jr., has been
'inning as supply Express messen
ger on the East and West during
the absence of Mr. Morgan from
illness.
Rev. and Mrs. W. F. Quillinn
‘‘ ter a visit to their daughter, Mrs.
I- W. Jones, have gone to Madison,
*here Dr. Quillian is located this
year.
Rrof. Will Godfrey returned to
-lercer College, of which institu
ti°n he is a member of the faculty,
otl Monday last, after a pleasant
% for the holidays with his par
ents.
Ethel Hites is visiting in
hotelsv4lle the guest of Miss Ella
fl- A. number of vte lovely
“airs have beeil ‘given ift ‘lter hofi-
Friday Miss Mary Lu Wikle
a char nil tig' luncheon to Miss
t , es and last night Miss Neel en
fcrtained with ajarge card party jn
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Mr. Joe Harling, a bright and
clever young Bartow Countian, now
in his last year at Mercer, spent
the holidays at his home at Euhar
lee, returning to his studies the
first of the week.
Judge A. W. Fite's friends
among The Argus readers will be
delighted to know that he is rap
idly regaining his usual health.
He went across the street to Rev.
Sam Jones’ house, the other day,
And in a letter received by the edi
tor of The Argus Wednesday,
Judge Fite said: “I am now able
to sit up all day and walk about
the house, and have been down
stairs and out in the yard some two
or three times, and hope to be able
to be out in town in a few days, if
the weather is good. I don’t know
that I will be able to hold my court
in January, but think I will if I
continue to improve, and also to
hold all of my courts during the
spring term.” This glowing ac
count of the Judge’s improvement
is very gratifying to all of us up
here. —Dalton Argus.
A SPLENDID FARMER.
Mr. John D. Trotter Gives a Dining
to Friends.
There is no more energetic, sa
gacious or painstaking farmer in
this section than Mr. John D. Trot
ter. His excellent farm, a part of
the old Bennett Conyers farm, two
miles from town, each season res
ponds with the fruits of his well
directed effort in its eighty bales
of cotton, corn, wheat and other
things. Along with his go-ahead
spirit Mr. Trotter possesses a gen
ial nature which makes him pop
ular with all who know him and
all sharers of his hospitality feel
always at home under his roof.
Aided by his most estimable wife,
who was formerly Miss Della
Christopher, of Gadsden, Ala., and
who is a help-meet worthy the
name. John gave a dinner to
neighbors and friends on Thurs
day last that was a royal spread
and all who were present will re
member the day with pleasure.
Those present were: Mr. W. H.
Howard, Judge J. W. Harris, Dr.
|W. I. Benham, Hon. W. H. Lump
kin, Messrs. John Stanford, John
S. Leake, D. B. Freeman, Levi
Reeves, Capt. T. J. Lyon, Dr
Thomas H. Baker, Messrs. Will
Henderson. D. R. Gaines, B. Logan
Vaughan and Henry Lumpkin.
After the delighttul dinner, con
sisting of every good thing that
could be mentioned, almost, cigars
were enjoyed together with chats
on many topics, running from
wheat raising to national expan
sion and the question of where the
Century begins. All departed with
ininy thanks to the host and hos
tess for the charming way in which
they had been entertained.
THE BARTOW GUARDS-
The Military Company Now a Fact.
Armorv Secured.
The Cartersville part of the new
military’ company, the Bartow
Guards, held a meeting at the
council chamber Tuesday night.
Two weeks ago, 28 of the 31 mem
bers of the company in Carters
ville were mustered in by State
Insnector General Obear. At that
time Thomas H. Milner was elec
ted captain of the company. Tues
day night Frank Satterfield was
nominated tor first lieutenant. The
place of second lieutenant was
given to Kingston and Claude Irby
was chosen by the Kingston con
tingent. A hall has been secured
as an armory, the upstairs of the
Veach building, corner of Erwin
and Main.
The company comprises 31 mem
bers at Cartersville and 21 at
Kingston. The boys are all en
thusiastic and we doubt not will
be heard from -in efficiency and
tnartial bearing.
Cartersville Lodge F- &A-
On December 19th ultimo, the
following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: W. H. Lump
kin, W. M.; K. S. Anderson, S. W.;
K. Matthews, J. W.; J. H. Vivion,
treasurer; A. M. Foute, secretary;
T. E. Vaughan, S. D.; N, N, Gran
der, J. D.; w. L. Cason, Tyler; E.
M. Craig, Chap.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 4, 19(H).
id STILLS
AID STILLERS.
A Revenue Officer’s Effective Work
of a Month.
STILLSAND WAGONS CAPTURED
Some of the Methods an Independ
ent Raider Must Employ to
Be Successful.
Deputy Collector Bartow F. Car
ter, one of the best known, shrewd
est and most daring officers in the
revenue service in Georgia,
just completed a remarkable
month’s work and one beset with
exciting andhhzardous experiences.
With one assistant alone for most
of the time, Jasper N. Jones, inno
cent looking, but of the rugged
mould of humanity and schooled
in woodscraft as are few if any oth
ers in Georgia, he has penetrated
the hills of half a dozen counties
and located and destroyed more
than a dozen wildcat stills and
their belongings, captured whisky
wagons, doing away w ith and turn
ing in to the government property
amounting to an aggregate of over
$12,000.
His operations furnish a tale of
dash and daring finding few paral
lels in any line in civil times.
There was not a day nor night
during the month that he was not
either planning or executing a raid
of some kind.
His first still scented was on the
2d of thfe month and was that of
Tom Kimball, in Polk county,
eight miles southeast of Rockmait.
Kimball had run his still success
fully for thirteen years and had
often boasted that 110 revenue man
could catch him. His still was at
a spot wild enough to seem secure
from invasion, being between hills
rising abruptly on every side and
approachable with difficulty by
any one afoot, much less by vehicle
or horse. On the road leading to
ward the place Carter captured
two boys. It wa: nearly night
when one of them escaped. While
operations for discovery were pro
gressing the chap was giving the
alarm, as was afterwards shown.
After escaping he secured a pistol
at a house he passed and ran
through the woods firing it. The
operators of the still moved the
still and whisky out of the way
where they could not be found.
Carter and Jones left their hack in
the road in charge of a negro driver, 1
and hunting in the woods located
where the still had been and burn
ed the building and tubs and des-
troyed the malt As they returned
in the direction where they had
left the team they heard yells and
curses. Coining to the place they
found nothing there. The still
men had come on the negro d:iver
and given him a feariul beating.
Then they hitched the team up to
the hack and thrashed the horses
to give them a wild start, and turn
ed them loose in the road, headed
in the direction of Eockmart. The
postmaster at Vincent, a mile and
a half away the next day found
the vehicle and horses 111 a cotton
field, the vehicle broken to pieces
and the horses roaming about
loose and badly skinned up.
The negro driver ran through the
woods and fields, being afraid of
the roads to Rockmart, where he
told his tale ot woe. Mr. Morgan,
a liveryman to whom the team be
luu&cu, gut tuc u 1 luc
place and a small posse and went
to hunt the hack and the revenue
hien, reaching them in the early
forenoon. Carter and his man had
teen put all night and kept the
Captured boy with them, but were
serene and satisfied after having
accomplished their work. The
enlarged party made a search ior
the still men whom they found and
yvho after a heavy fusilade of shots
tan like deer.
On the night of the sth Carter
and his man made a chase for il
licit whisky 011 a farm eight miles
from Cartersville. They found a
wagon on a lonely road. Two meu
were with it. They were Henry
Stover and Joe Strickland, of Lick
Log, in Dawson county. They
Uad been in the neighborhood
where found four or five days. The
mules were unhitched from the
Wagon. Alter the contents of the
wagon had been ascertained Jones
had one mule turned to hitch up
Stover had the other mule and
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gling, mounted and fled. 18 or 20
gallons of corn liquor and peach
brandy were found and empty ves
sels showing the wagon had con
tained about 200 gallons. An ex
tra mule was hired and the wagon
and contents brought to Carters
ville.
On the Bth three stills were cap
tured, that of Major Passons, eight
miles from Rockmart, that of Will
Hindsman and that of Bob Worn
mack, all close by each other, no
resistance being encountered.
On the 131 b ihe Henry Collins
conspiracy case, to’d of in th s
paper wa-s w.nked up in, which
Carter, assisted by J. D. Goode,
did some sii.ewd work in securing
evidence.
The next two cases r vealed the
cunning and lengths of ingenuity
that are sometimes employed by
those determined to flauk the govr
ernment’s “thou shalt not” and balk
its agents. A mile northwest of
Steadman, in Haralson county, is
a little scooped in place in the hills
furnishing a harmless looking
landscape from one of the roads
leading from Cedartown to Talla
poosa, but the hills, secluded and
cut into by a number of little
branches furnish a favorable place
for mooushining operations. Here
is the haunt of Young Sewell, a
noted blockader. A common coun
try house was visited by Carter.
A search disclosed an ordinary
cellar under the kitchen part. In
the cellar the still was run, a well
being dug in the cellar to furnish
cne necessary water, ine nouse
was evidently buiit as a blind for
the cellar distillery, as no one was
living in it. It was believed to be
Sewell’s. Eight miles east from
Tallapoosa next was found and
seiztd the distillery of Si Ward,
and next, near that of Felix Deal -
ing. A once pretentious residence
but now a ram shackle affair in a
state of decay stands isolated. A
rich eccentric dwelt here a semi
recluse, but has gone away north
some time since. There is a cel
lar under the old structure and
wines were kept there in plenty.
In this old wine cellar Dearing’s still
was found running. A secret pipe
to convey slops into the creek emp
tying below the water’s surface,
was discovered.
On the 23d, at George Garner’s
house, eight miles south of Dallas,
a distillery was found and also a
lot of illicit whisky, that was in
his house.
On the 26th, at a place notth
west of Gum Springs, in Bartow
county, the still of Harrison
Dooley was found and taken charge
of.
Reaching the still of Ed Mc-
Guire and others near Huntsville,
in Paulding county, on the 27th,
the officer with a posse, exercised
those cautious, shrewd tactics ne
cessary when no clue presents it
self but w T hen watching operations
reveals all one wants to know un
til the proper time to close in. They
knew they were in the vicinity and
they were watching. It was night,
and a light was seen. This Jones
approached through the brush,
stopping at a short distance. The
light started to move and Jones,
approaching in the dark, covered
the man who was leaving with his
whisky, and stopped him and then
Shot his gun as a signal for the
posse to come up. The still and
belongings were then seized.
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NEXT WEEK
WEEKOF PRAYER
Union Services of All Denomina
tions at the Several Churches.
THE PROGRAMME EMBRACES
Work as Recommended and Ar
ranged by Evangelical Alli
ance of United States.
Caitersville will observe next
week as a week of prayer. Every
year the Evangelical Alliance of the
United States meets and arranges
a series of topics for the week.
These are sent out with the re
quest that they be used in the dif
terent churches during the week.
Monday last Rev. E. M. Craig
of the Presbyterian church and
Rev. Alex W. Bealer of the Bap
tist church met with Rev. W. R.
Branham, of the Methodist church
in his study, and there it was de
cided to hold a union service of
prayer next week. The following
programme was arranged by these
gentlemen:
Monday January 8. 7 p. m, Bap
tist church: Rev. C. A. Allday and
Judge T. W. Milner:
Prayerful Confession.
That we have not sufficiently
studied and applied God’s holy
word; have not fully availed our
selves of peace and power through
the spirit; have not enough loved
the church which is Christ’s body;
have not faithfully sought the sav
ing of those about us, and the mak
ing known )f Christ throughout
the world, have not consistently
lived the religion we profess; so
that Christ has been wounded in
the house of his friends.
Tuesday, January 9, 7 p. m. Pres
byterian church. Rev W. R. Bran
ham and Mr. R. A. Clayton.
Church Universal. Prayer:
That the church universal may
ever be loyally recognized by us as
of divine, supernatural ordainment;
as constituted in the atoning Christ,
and composed of those who are his
through regenerating grace; as de
signed and destined to share the
Savior’s glory of message and ser
vice; and th-£t-as members of the
church universal, we may ever re
joice in our great head to do his
will, devoting ourselves to the
spread of his kingdom, and purify
ing ourselves even as he is pure.
Wednesday, January 10, 7 p. in.
Methodist church, Major C. H.
Sm:th. Nations and their rulers.
Prayer: That our nation which
God has so favored, and on which
he lays so great responsibility, may
turn from sm and cleave to right
eousness; that within our bor-
ders, as everywhere, race hatreds
may cease, the causes of class en
mities be removed, political cor
ruption be stayed, the Lord’s day
be reverenced, intemperence be
overcome, and civic devfttion be
shown by every citizen; that wher
ever our national authority extends,
justice may be upheld, and wor
thy self-government be secured;
and that all nations and rulers may
seek tne amicable settlement of in
ternational difficulties, and earnest
ly desire the true prosperity of
all.
Thursday, January n, 7 p. m.
Baptist church. Rev. E. M. Craig
and Prof. W. W. Daves. Families
and Schools.
Prayer: That the sacredness
and vital importance of the family
may be universally recognized;
that marriage as of one man to one
woman, may be everywhere hon
ored; that the pure and loving
home life may include tiot only
parents and children, but also ser
vants; that family worship may be
observed; and that children may be
brought up in the nurture and ad
monition of the Lord. That all
educations may count wisdom as
more than knowledge, and charac
ter as higher than learning; that
culture may include gracious man
ners, gentleness of spirit, and no
bility of conduct; that truth may
be fearlessly, conscientiously
sought; and that, for the sake of
such results, our common school
system may be maintained and
bettered, and all our higher insti
tutions of learning be liberally fos
tered.
Friday, January 12, 7 p. m.
Methodist, Rev Alex W. Bealer
and Mr. A. O, Granger.
Foreign Missions, Prayer: That
we ourselves, with all Chrisli-ns,
may 103'aUy acknowledge our
Saviour's last command, auu nave
full faith in his parting promise;
that appreciating the spiritual
need of those who know not the
one true God and Jesus Christ
whom God did send, we
may realize our personal responsi
bility for giving them ihe word of
life; that we may See in every open
door an urgent opportunity which
we can neglect only at our peril;
that we may comprehend the sad
ness of the fact that, at the end of
nineteen centuries, so much re
mains to be done in making the
gospel known; and that all foreign
missionary organizations may work
in wisest,mest cc rdial co-operation.
Saturday, January 13, 10 a. m.
Presbyteriau church. Rev. E, M.
Craig, Rev. W. R. Branham and
Rev Alex W. Bealer.
Home Missions. Prayer: That
we, with all the people of our land,
may be profoundly convinced that
if this nation is to abide in prosper
ity and power, its life be in,s aired
by the teachings of Jesus Chiist;
that we may realize that the follow
ers of Christ, in all their relations
with their fellowmen, are to illus
trate those same Christians —thus
becoming home missionaries; that
we may dearly peiceive the main
tenance of christiamfy’s power in
the older parts of the union, and in
the country regions as well as in
the cities, is essential to the prog
ress of the home kingdom; that
with such sound wisdom of plan,
we may move to the evangelizing
of the frontier and the other spir
itually destitute places.
The puoiic is cordially invited to
attend these services and the Chris
tian people are urged to c<m out
and make the meetings a success.
HE DENIES IT-
Mr. Jolly Says He Did Not Rock
House. Etc.
Mr. J. N. Jolly says he did not
rock a neighbor's house or leave
switches, coffins and such other
gruesome things at his door, as
was stated in articles appearing in
this and other papers a few weeks
ago. According to Mr. Jolly’s
statement, reaching us through a
friend, all that he did do was, that,
with two or three neighbors, he put
the famous "Dutu Bull” on several
houses in the neighborhood and
making them roar by pinching
their tails, so to speak.
This “Dum Bull” is a peculiar
animal. He is built out of a long
string, a Short nail and a little
piece of beeswax, but if the nail
is slipp and under the weathi rboard
ing of the hous - r*nd the wax rub
bed on the far etio of the string and
pulled and rubbed, the roai ngi of
the famous bulls of Bashnn put
to shame. It is all sound however
as the animal is an ul ly and has
never been known to gore 01 even
butt or kick.
This is all Mr. Jolly says did and
that was in the early part of the
night before the families hid re
tired and it is a mistake that he
confessed to anything other than
this.
Mr. Jolly is a good citizefi, sober
and upright, enjoying the good
will and confidence of those around
him and is one of the largest and
most successful wheat growers in
the state. We are glad to give his
version of the affair.
DR- HEDLEY^AGAIN.
Entertaining Ohioan at Opera
House 11th Instant
To those who heard the enter
taining and powerful lecture of Dr.
James Hedley, of Cleveland, 0.,
during the previous seasou of the
Cartersville Lyceum the informa
tion will be gratifying that he is
to be here again under the same
auspices on Thursday, January
nth. Those who heard him be
fore will again enjoy his ripe
philosophy, his penetrating wis
dom and his bright and useful
thought and those who have not
had a chance can not afford to miss ’
one of being so admirably enter
tained. The Lyceum, as will be
proven, made no mistake jn adding ‘
Dr. Hedley to the list of attractions
for 1 this season.
Rev- W- R. Branham.
Rev. W. k. Branham, the new
pastor of the Methodist church,
filled the pulpit for the first time
last Sunday, preaching a most ex
cellent sermon on the joint duties
of members and pastor of thd
church and the necessity for thor
ough co-operation. The new car
pet has been laid and is very pret
ty adding much to the looks of. the
church.
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