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THE" COURANT AMERICAN.
VOL. XIX.
[[TIER FROM
PENNSYLVANIA.
Interesting Sketch of the Great
Coal Regions-
QUAINT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Wlth its Manse Above the Steeple.
Pleasant House Party and Jour
ney to New York.
From the very ancient appear
ance of my through ticket from
Atlanta to Wilkes Barre, it is my
inference that few persons from
our immediate locality visit this
portion of Pennsylvania. So while
he rest of the house party arc play
ing golf on the river side, and the
terffl s caddie, brassie, tee, cleek,
et c interrupt the flow of my
thoughts, am sitting here on the
banks of the glistening Susque
hanna, endeavoring to write a few
interesting facts of this locality,
concerning the scenery, people
and country. This is in the heart
of the coal regions, and right across
the river from me is the Macona
qua breaker. Yesterday we tra
versed the whole length ( of this
blackened building which is con
structed so as to follow the inclina
tion of the mountain. The coal
is brought from the mines in cars
with little engines attached, which
resemble toys. These cars deposit
their load at the top of the breaker
into two immense cylindrical crush
ers with iron spikes which break
the coal and sends it down into
chutes. From there it is conveyed
into six different sized shakers.
It goes through several processes
before it is ready for market.
These sizes vary from number six
used for domestic purposes, the
pea coal used for locomotives. Tit
tle bojs—some of them tiny little
fellows—sit and remove the slate
and bone from the coal as it comes
down from the chutes. Their bod
ies become dwarfed and stunted
from long work in the mines and
makers. The soft coal contains
very little foreign substance, so
that it is ready for use almost as
soon as mined. On the streets of
Scranton and Wilkes Barre one
sees the strikers congregated,read
ing the bulletins and discussing
the situation. Contrary to the opin
ion at first expressed that the strike
would be a long one, it seems now
as if the trouble w r ill soon be sat
isfactorily adjusted.
The great, great grandfather of
the family in which I am visiting
was one of the original settlers of
Wyoming Valley. Gen. Wash
ngton expressed to him the opin
on that one day this would be a
fer y valuable county and told him
to retain his interests, which only
>assed out of their hands and ring
the last generation. This town is
a few miles out from Wilkes Barre
and is situated in a narrow Valley,
‘he mountains are cut down in
daces to accommodate the build
ngs.
The Presbyterians at home will
,e ' nte rested in my description of
he church of that denomination
lere - It is at the base of a inouu
am, an d when the upper windows
ne lowered one sees high above
’em the mountain laurel, ferns
n>d foliage. At the rear of the
nrch, up some two flights of rus
lc ' £ ra pe vined and ivy covered
' fP s i® the path to the manse,
' i * s a quaint little cottage,
ih Ch , Urctl stee Ple. The minister
°> by the way, in appearance,
fuller of speech and delivery, is
[,® asl an exact prototype of Mr.
c °ugal], lives above his con
■ vgaUon and, like a true sliep
era; overlooks his flock.
Rilkes Barre containing some
’ ’ 0 P e °ple, is a beautiful aristo
inf ' C <dd P^ ace - The people do
t 0 ve as ast here as in
•erv , east^ rn cities. In its con
fid a '''T and resem bles some of our
southern towns. Wilkes Barre
Cr . anton are botii built over
naines which have been ex
ired f t 0 a c * e Pth of seven hun
t° one thousand feet. These
alter ed '? rked dail y- In the
louses : ?/ ew b ears ago several
he n ,- Udden ly san k, caused by
D >ues V '\r sod over
eeond...' e saw them with their
vith tv. ° r ‘ windows on a level
kq 1 . street.
°okinp l ? U an em 'neuce over
ty of \r e , oa d and fertile val
>oming, it is no wonder
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 4. 11*00.
the Indians and whites contended 1
for its possession. It recalls vivid
ly Campbell’s beautiful poem
“Gertrude of Wyoming” and the
strange and singular story of Fran
ces Slocum. The D. A. R’s have
erected here a noble shaft tc com
memorate the deeds of the brave
heroes of the Wyoming valley
massacre. Those familiar with
history will recall the facts of this
dreadful carnage. How the settle
ment was exposed to the savages
of the Indians and British, who
were leagued together against the
colonists, also how congress was
importuned to return the home
guard and, failing to do so, on the
bright morning of July 3d, 1778,
how the Indians and British came
down upon the weak settlement,
defenceless and unprotected save
by a few aged men and inexpe
rienced boys. There were few
who survived. Near the monu
ment is the old union church with
the spiral stairs ascending the pul
pit, and the high-backed pews with
doors opening into them. The
key with which we unlocked the
church was large and massive.
Scranton is quite an up-to-date
city with one hundred and fifty
thousand inhabitants. The court
house is an imposing structure
and as it neared completion the
ground settled. It was rebuilt
three times before finally finished.
The scenery between Scranton and
New York via the D. L. & W. is
wild and picturesque. This road
is one of the finest in the world,
and is owned by the Vanderbilts.
Failing to meet my friend in Ho
boken, I found my way over to my
Brooklyn destination without much
trouble, and as this is my first visit
to the metropolis, felt very proud
of my feat.
ROUNDLAP BRINGS 3-4 c PREMI
UM,
Mrs. M.J. Moore Sold Round lap and
Square Cotton With That Result.
Mrs. M. J. Moore, a business
woman of Yalobusha County, Miss.,
who conducts two plantations on
which she makes about ioo bales of
cotton a year, August 15 last wrote
to the Oakland Gin Cos.: “During
the past season, I had the cotton
raised on my place near town, gin
ned at your gin and put up on
your roundlap bale press, but all
the cotton raised on my Yocoua
plantation was put up in the old
fashioned square bale. Believing
that the price of cotton would be
much higher in the spring after
the shortness of the crop was fully
realized than it was bringing at the
timejt was ginned, I conclqded to
hold.' qnd did not sell out untd late
in the spring.
“I put my roundlap and square
cotton on the market at the same
time, the grades of each being the
same, and sold both lots to Messrs.
Harvey, Black & Cos , their bids on
both kinds being the highest made.
I got 9 cents for my square cotton
and 9f cents for my roundlap cot
ton.
“I watched the cotton markets
here very carefully during the’ past
season, and the roundlap cotton
always brought a premium of from
£ cent to | cent more than the
square bales of the same grade.
SAM JONES IN TOWN.
Noted Evangelist in a Characteris
tic Interview—Coming Here.
Chattanooga Times.
Rev. Sam P. Jones, the noted
evangelist, passed through the city
yesterday en route to his home at
Cartersville, Ga., from Paris, Tenn.,
where he has been conducting a
big series of meetings.
When seen at the Union depot
and asked by the reporter for an
interview he said:
“'I am now making preparations
to come to Chattanooga some time
in October and stir up the red
tiosed whiskey devils lor two weeks,
and also the crooked officials who
are aiding them in their business.
As yet I have not decided who will
assist me, but more than probable
Rev. Geo. R. Stuart and myself
will look after them. I am now
bound for home, where I will take
a much needed rest, after which I
will announce when I will be in
this city. The hole I can plainly
see, needs another rake, as there is
considerable sleight of hand busi
ness going on in the dark which
must be ended. I also noticed sev
eral drunken men on the streets,
which is an indication that whisky
or beer is being sold, not only,
after io o'clock at night, but on
Sunday, the Lord’s day. I think
we will see to all that when we
open our guns on those red-nosed
rascals who do the selling.”
RED EAI4GMAK
BURNED DOWN.
TheAkerman Residence Consumed
By the Flames.
WAS BUILT BEFORE THE WAR.
Flames Originate In 4"he Roof ana
Thought to be Caused by
Ruts and Matches.
On Wednesday, night of last
week the residence of Mr. Walter
Akerman was burned to the ground.
The flames were discovered by Tom
Lawhon, night watchman at the
Pyron warehouse, who gave the
alarm, and a large crowd soon col
lected and succeeded in saving the
larger part of the furniture, though
it was badly damaged in the rush.
Mr. Walter Akerman was the
only one at home, his wife and
children having gone to her moth
er’s,Mrs. Young’s, to spend several
days, and Mr. Akerman was only
wakened bv the roar of the flames.
He went out to a servant’s house
nearby to arouse a negro man, and
when he returned to the home the
whole of the roof was ablaze.
The fire company promptly re
sponded to the alarm, but found
that they could only reach within a
hundred yards of the house with
the hose they had on hand and
could do no good with the water.
The boys went to work to save the
furniture and when they could no
longer enter the house, they de
voted their energies to saving the
out buildings in which they were
successful.
The house was built in 1848 by
Mr. Woodbridge who sold the place
to Malcomb Johnson, and he sold it
to Col. Pritchett, who sold it to
Col. Akerman, in 1872. Col.
Akerman was at that time a mem
ber of Grant’s cabinet, and moved
from Elberton, Ga., to Cartersville
in order to be convenient to a rail
road.
After resigning from the cabinet
he made his home in Cartersville
and entertained many distinguish
ed guests at his house, which he
greatly improved.
The place is now owned by Mrs.
M. R. Akerman and the house was
insured in the Southern Mutual
for two thousand dollars nearlv
thirty years ago. Mrs. Akerman
also had eight hundred dollars in
surance on her furniture which
was stored in one of the rooms, and
Mr. Walter Akerman had eight
hundred dollars insurance on his
furniture and six hundred dollars
insurance on his wine which was
made the past summer, and stored
in the cellar.
It was a verv large house with a
basement, and burned for about
two hours before it finally fell in.
The flames were first discovered
about half past eleven o’clock at
night and burned until nearly two
o’clock.
h*l cubes whehTall elsefails. 1
M Best Couifh Syrup. Tastes Good. Use PJI
Eg] 1° lime. Sold by druggists.
Don’t Fail
/ To See Us
g H g DRY GOOBS.
We can save you money. Our
NOTION DEPARTMENT
Is complete and prices way down. Anything - in the
Grocery Line
At prices to suit you. All kinds
Stock Feed.
afilm 1 — 1,1 30.
FREEMAN&HALL
BADLY STABBED.
Two Younsr Men at Manganese
Mine Have Uly Difficulty.
A bad cutting scrape occurred
at the manganese mine of Barnes
and Knight, on the Etowah com
pany’s property, near the old Coop
er iron works early Tuesday morn
ing. John Puckett was carved up
in an ugly tashion by John Bohan
non.
From accounts given of the affair
it seems that a difficulty arose be
tween the two men on Monday,
caused by the renting of the old
Elijah Smith farm by Bohannon,
Puckett claiming that Bohannon
had taken an underfund turn on
him in that he had lented the place
after having failed to deliver a note
from the administrator to him, giv
ing him the refusal, but which Bo
hannon denied. Puckett, joined
by his father, John Puckett, went
back to see Bohannon Tuesday,
finding him at tne mine at work.
Another dispute arose when John
Puckett is alleged to have applied
an offensive epithet to Bohannon
and threw a piece of ore at him.
Bohannon rushed on him with a
knife and stabbed him, inflicting
more than a dozen wounds on his
person, only one of which was
serious and that was a deep gash
near the heart. The knife was a
common pocket knife wuth a hawk
bill. There were cuts in the side,
on the shoulders, neck and face.
Dr. Alfred Calhoun was called to
see the wounded man and gave
him attention and thinks he will
recover.
The parties to the dispute are
both young but have families.
Roll of Honor-
The following is the honor roll
of the Cartersville public schools
for the month ending September,
1900.
EAST SCHOOL.
Third Grade —Leonell Moon,
1 98.8; Allie Stephens, 97.8; Lois
Wofford, 97.8; Pearl Goode, 96.6.
Fourth Grade —Ben Reynolds.
97.9; Emma Fleming, 67.5; Rebec
ca Knight. 97.4; Pearl Dunahoo,
97-3-
Fifth Grade —Leon Lawhon,
97.4; Lillian Akin, 96.8; May
Smith, 96.4; Thella Dunahoo,gs-7.
WEST SCHOOL.
Third Grade —Emily Daves,
98.0; Ethel Smith, 97.3; Frank
Dobbs, 96.9; May Waldrup, 96,1.
Fourth Grade —Robt. Neel, 97.9;
Marian Brumby, 97.6; Nellie Hud
gins. 97.5; Hal Chapman, 97.2.
Sixth Grade—Maybell Jones,
98.6; Frank Matthews, 98.4; Char
lotte Marshall, 97.9; Nellie Brad
ley, 97.6.
HIGH SCHOOL.
First Grade —Lamar Puckett,
96.7; Stella Fleming, 96.4; Lindsey
Forrester, 96.3; Bessie Trotter,
95-8-
Second Grade —Juliet Neel, 95.7;
Lizzie Ford, 95.6; Marie Gilreath,
94.5; Eliza Neal, 94.4.
Third Grade —Rees Marshall,
94.3; Loulie Lumpkin, 94.1; Effie
Hendricks, 91.1; Isabel Ray, 90.8.
Daughters of Confederacy-
The Bartow Chapter of the
Daughters of the Confederacy will
meet Friday afternoon, Oct. sth at
j 4 o’clock at the residence of Mrs.
IL. J, Bradley. All members are
j urged to be present.
Mrs. John W. Akin, Pres.
ROYAL
Baking Powder
The strongest, purest, most efficient and
1 wholesome of leavening agents. Not lowest
in price, yet the most economical; indispens
able to all who appreciate the best and most
healthful food.
Our country is enjoying prosperity almost
unsurpassed in its history.
For every one there is money enough to
buy that to eat which is pure, sound, good,
wholesome.
Why should we use cheap, impure, un
healthful articles of food? There is no
economy in them; they endanger the health,
they may cost life. There are reported
almost daily cases of sickness caused by eat- A
ing cake, puddings or biscuit made with the
cheap, alum baking powders.
In all articles for food buy and use only
the* best. The good health of the family is
of first consideration.
Alum is used in many baking powders because it makes
them cheap. It costs less than two cents a pound.
Alum is a corrosive poison. Think of feeding it to chil
dren ! Yet the manufacturers of well-known alum
powders are actually denying that their goods contain it,
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK.
A SMOOTH SWINDLER-
He Go| by The N -meorW >odward
and ManyAliaaws.
Chattanooga Tlines
-Chief Hill has requested The
Times to make public the follow
ing, which will bv of especial value
and protection to the small towns
throughout this section.
Town marshal "id the authori
ties generally sh-m.d remain on
the lookout foi swindler who
has just made -• p pea ranee in
this section, am ho goes by the
name of W S \V< .-WvarH, although
it is quite likely hat he may have
more than one a
Woodward is a oung man, 25
years of age. 5 fe t 9 or 10 inches
tall, and weighs ;<•> ut 140 pounds.
He has dark hair, -ves and com
plexion, dresses ark clothing
and wears a dei ■ \ at. He is an
easy, approachab-v lansible talk
er, of ready wit an ddress.
Woodward’s g im is as follows:
Arriving in a sm.. wn, he puts
up at a hotel, aim 11 after pre
sents a bogus tel g , purporting
to be from the ho r which he
travels, and whirl) thorizes him
to draw for a cert amount, stat
ing that a chec* >een sent to
some point aht Upon these
representations he > * —ds usually
in buncoing cou t vn banks,
hotels, etc., oul < ge sums of
money.
Woodward turm in Morris
town, Term., a few > - ago, where
he “worked his • *o perfection,
securing about $75 While there
he claimed to rep - . 4 Wellhonse
& Sons, paper b g ’ iters, Atlan
ta. Ga. He left - b ire his swindle
was discovered 1 a southbound
Southern train, 1 is thought to
be somewhere n this city.
The Farmers r 11, 0
For the first in years the
cotton farmer reach of a
Roundlap bale ’s himself
independent of 1 presses and
bagging and tu i-, who have
grown rich out of tie m nopoly
they have enjoyed ■ f o er ng and
compressing his c< i on. Besides
enabling him to sei am cotton in
Roundlap bales " a premium
which, after pa- ug the baling
charge leaves h’m > handsome
profit, the com petit in* svd by
the presence of a 1 > bale plant
compel square b ie aver: to ad
vance their limits H<.-w much of
the higher prices paid t fall was
due to this competition patrons of
Roundlap plants know.
GALVESTON IS BANKRUPT.
Relief May Be Asked of a Special
Session of Legislature.
Galveston, Tex., Sept. 30 —Gal-
veston is virtually bankrupt, there
is no money on hand to maintain
the municipal government and
something must be done if the city
is to be saved
Judge Norman G. Kittrell, rep
reprtgentative in the state legisla
ture from the Houston district,
favors calling a special session of
the legislature to appropriate
SIOO,OOO to sustain the city govern
ment. Today lie had a conference
with Mayor Jones, and as a result
a special meeting of the city coun
cil has been called for tomorrow to
take up the matter.
The city, prior to the storm, was
from three to six months in arrears
in its account and the script which
was issued to city employes was
subject to discount at from 3 to 10
percent. The salaries of city em
plo\es for September are due
tomorrow. There is no money in
(he tieasury to pay them, and if
script was issued difficulty would
be experienced in having it cashed.
In view of these conditions there
has been several resignations in
ci' department. If the governor,
acting upon an appeal from the
cit council, should decide to call
a special session of the legislature
to appropriate the money to main
tain the city government, ninety
days would necessarily interyene
before the city would receive bene
fit In the meantime city officials
~ould be subjected to outrageous
discount, or compelled to remain
without money.
Today the miltary and police
made several arrests of saloonkeep
ers for keeping open house.
The Election Yesterday-
The election for state and coun
tv officers, judges and solicitors
pend off quietly at the Carters
v box yesterday and about
ilm v iourths of the registered vote
vas polled. The absence of pull
ing for votes was a noticeable fea
tu e nd each voter seemed to
Km w his own nnnd and voted as
he phased.
Tiie indications are that the full
nominated ticket is elected, and as
the ticket is quite lengthy and will
take some time to complete the
corn:, the L'ourant American will
not uclay this issue, but will give
the full returns next week.
NO. 51.