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The Cartersville Courant-American.
Pol. viii-
I toLDES WEDUINC.
I interesting Family Reun
-1 ion.
. t „ lamily Meet In This City
of One of Its Mhu-
V br .. Notes, Etc., Kte.
I ,| 1( . day; now nearly 60 yearn
■ about 14 years old,
H , r |t his grandfather to Mall ;
| _.i;is>ing a house. Justus he
■ )site, a little girl name out j
I ;iii<l walked toward the end
I j|,|ing. The boy, not knowing j
I was looking in that di
■ )s( at that instant. The little
I ~,i t< him about 12 years old
M,-nallv pretty, and he said in his j
H -Tliat's m.V wife’” He met her
11n*r way to school next inorn-
I he was talking to two |
girls with her, she fell in love j
Lnciiting in that neighbor- j
-t w,) children were frequently
.i, ( l in a little while, children j
H r . ,1.,-v weiv, they were engaged to)
Hv.,. r to he married ns soon as he |
Mm man.
,h. lie waited for seven years, |
1,1., dry were married. That was |
I His name was Stephen I).
aul her name, Miss Elizabeth
Thompson. And on Tuesday,
,f this month, at the residence j
in, Mr. Starling Roberts, of this !
two people celebrated their
~nling. Just think of it. Fifty
•lied, and still both parties liv
-11 mid vigorous—she without
ir, and he as active as any son
gentleman is just 70 —his wife
■n years younger. They have
liildren, and they are all living
ill married. The oldest child,
old, is Mr. J. W. Roberts, of
the youngest child is a lady of
dingsons-in-law, and daughters
,iv are 82 in the family—there
iresent nt;Mr. Starling Roberts’,
uilies live at Buchanan, two
apoosa, one at Rock mart, one
, four on Burnt Hickory Ridge,
owland's Ferry, one in Atlanta,
nt I '.irtersville. Three of the
a itied three brothers, the Shef
, Two of the grandchildren are
and one of these couples brought
p to the golden wedding, thus
nr generatifins Present.
Ililv of children Tive were
u,! 1 1 girls, and every one of
an Ann in her name,
are: -Julia Ann Matilda,
rlissa, Martha Ann Mahala,
|i Elizabeth Jane, Nancy Ann
•garet Ann Lucinda, Sarah
Eva Ann Marcenie Caroline.
h> family we write about,
their children, with the ex
rmly named, upon invitation
her, met at Mr. Roberts’
ad been the earnest desire of
pie to see all their children
it'time in their lives. Once
war they were all together,
lev was absent in Virginia, so
them. Monday afternoon |
•pit* came in, then some of the j
tlie trains. When we got on
fnesday morning ten of the
tii t !n>ir progeny, were present, j
a long, long time, two |
d'l'ir families arrived. And
act ion was: Will the other
I'teenth come ?
iif to see his father gratified.
~ Roberts said he would give ,
l"llars to have her present. |
waiting till after 1 o’clock, ;
,IV< l of her coming and deter
;i)|,ccd with the programme.
' Vl 'ic all called into tlio parlor
arriage ceremony was per
‘l,l(,hl people, arm in arm, as
"topped in front of the of
inistor, Rev, W. H. Cooper,
an impromptu ceremony,
~ yet solemn words in which
been more fittingly put
1 v ' s >hle impression on the as l
hunily and friends.
111S( * of his remarks, he con
-1 Imaged pair upon their long
onion, upon the favor of the
I ‘* l ’children and their general
filiations vere in order.
i t ' te thirteen children, then
and grand
t h ;;s indeed a happy time for
1 ' ks ' find a tender time for all
I’ r ' l(, . v cmbi-acecV. their children
B l 'laldo n until the old gentle
with joy that he cried
■" " ! ' f, atness of it, and praised
I' t,k ‘ Ss iug of the occasion. His
l:s hunily and about them,
and touched all hearts,
many tears.
V said it was the most in
rind
■ "uprossive scene of the
I ' “ v,i r witnessed, and every
| was good to be there,
■ni l H Ina,, .V gifts from loving
■ ‘ h ‘i,ds were brought in, con-
sisting mostly of gold coin. Among
these gifts was a gold headed cane Iron;
Mr. Starling Roberts to help his father
walk, and a pair of gold limmed spec
tucles from Mrs. Rolierts to help the
mother to see. Then dinner began—the
children and a few friends at the first
table. The meal had proceeded i*erhaps
half way through or more, when it was
announced that the missing child, the
thirteenth, had come, and by general con
sent, there was a pause in the proceedings
till her appearance. When she had
saluted father and mother and brothers
and sisters, and had taken her seat at
the table, the old gentleman cast his eyes
around, and said: “I see now what 1
have so much wanted to see, alt my
children together at once, and now I see
it, 1 can say with Simeon of old, ‘Now
Lord lottest Thou thy servant depart in
peace,’ for my heart’s desire is satisfied.’*
It was very interesting to see him as
he finished his meal, rise and go upon
this side of the table and then upon that
looking into the faces of his sons and
sons-in-law, daughters and daughters-in
law, and hear him remark: “Well, you
are all a right good looking set, and 1
am proud of everyone of you.”
The writer of this may say just here
that he thinks Mr. Roberts has abundant
reason to be happy over his large family.
They are all healthy and vigorous in
body and mind, while in the affairs of
this world they are all well-to-do people,
while some of them have gone further
than that and acquired considerable
property.
If we were to employ a long string of
supcFatives in describing the dinner pre
pared by Mrs. Starling Roberts, we would
not go beyond the bounds of truth and
propriety. It was abundant —it was rich
and greatly varied. AYe ate of ten differ
ent kinds of cake—it was well cooked,
and it was elegantly served by a number
of charming young ladies and elderly
matrons who aided Mrs, Roberts in the
matter. We hope Mrs. Roberts will have
a golden wedding or something else of
that sort at her house semi-occasionally
or oftener, and invite us over.
In all, there were four tables, and 116
that ate of the dinner. The thirteen
| ladies, daughters and daughters-in-law,
were all dressed in white, the danghters
! in-law being distinguished from the
daughters by a rosette of black worn on
1 the left breasf,
| To go back to the table again. At
each end was a large and beautifully em
| bossed cake. We looked at the one at
lour end, and amid the elaborate orna
mentation rested our eyes on the two
I dates: “1838”—“1888.” Fifty years
j between these two dates, and yet these
j old people still live and are happy in
I their recollections, happy in their present
experience, and as the old gentleman
i said in his remarks, happy “in the hope
| of the future.”
As they could hardly hope for all to
meet again, the family had the artist,
Mr. Tomlinson, go out and take the
| picture of the old couple and the thirteen
I children in a group. Another picture of
theentireassembly was taken afterwards.
AlHn all, this was one of the most in
teresting occasions we ever witnessed.
: We could not, in reason, expect the old
people to celebrate their wedding fifty
i years hence, but we do most earnestly
! wish for them a bright and happy old
age, and a triumphant departure, when
it pleases an all wise Providence to take
; them hence.
THE MARIETTA & NORTH GA.
Tt. is Not Affected l>y President Pulsifer’s
Death —:JOO New Cars.
Augusta News.
Telegraphic announcement of the death
in Boston of President It. M. Pulsifer, of
the Marietta A North Georgia Railroad,
is made to-day, and a private telegram
from Vice-President Jas. I . Jackson in
New Yoik says that this regretted event
will not affect the work or plans of the
road. Mr. Jackson is now in charge as
chief executive officer, and fie reports the
road as booming. The recent placing of
the bonds of the road in London has
proved the confidence of capitalists in
tin 1 enterprise, and Vice-President Jack
son telegraphs that 200 new standard
gauge cars have been purchased for use
as soon as the gauge is changed, and the
line is opened to Knoxville. This work
will be rapidly pushed to completion, and
the prospects ot the road were never
brighter or more substantial than right
now.
Cleveland Not Worried at the Outlook.
Washington Capital.
No one would infer from the placid way
in which Mr. Cleveland goes on with his
official work that he had any great stake
in the coming contest at the polls in
which twelve millions of voters will par
ticipate. He certainly does not worry
over the campaign, although he takes a
keen interest in it His composure could
not be greater if he were already elected,
yet he knows perfectly well the uncertain
ties of the situation and the power of the
opposition which his party has to over
come.
CARTERSVILLE, GA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25. !SSB.
AN ANALYSIS OF SAM JONES.
The Nashville American on His
Peculiarities.
Raiding 81-50,000 in One Hour—“Reijm of
of the Common I > *-|Me ,, -His Congre
his mill His rreacltinjj.
One of our subscribers in a distant
State, recently concluded his letter re
newing his subscription with the words:
“Why don’t you give us more of Sam
Jones, the most remarkable man of the
age?”
Well, his last great feat was in surpass
ing all past records in that line by rais
ing $20,000 in one hour to buy a great
secular building in Nashville for the per
manent and exclusive use of religious
meetings.
The first step of the evangelist in tlifc
notable achievement was the putting
down of SI,OOO as a personal subscrip
tion from himself. With tbits inspiring
example the sum desired was speedily
raised, and, the big building wherein the
preacher stood,, was from that moment
consecrated to the cause lie preached.
Moved by this and other instances of
extraordinary power, the Nashville Amer
ican, under the suggestive headlines,
“The Reign of the Common People,” dis
cusses Mr. Jouesin an editorial of unusual
force, fairness and ability. Reviewing
the influence in the character and variety
of his audiences and in the effect of his
words, the American considers the criti
cism of his alleged excesses of language
and witicisms of thought, and consludes
that:
“To make up a right judgment on this
question the thinking man must hear
him, hear all he says, the worst and the
best, his hard sayings and his gentle ap
peals; but above all, -see his vast congre
gations, who they are, how they behave,
how they are impressed, and then, by
what they do and say, make up a judg
ment.”
The American is convinced that the
vast majority of the people who go out
to hear Mr. Jones are “the common peo
ple,” and argues that hischarm for these
people, who do not regularly attend the
churches, lies in the fact that:
“Rough as he is at times, jocular as he
is at times, sweet and gentle at times,
and severe at others, it lies in the fact
that he preaches a religion without
creeds, without mysteries, a religion
which teaches that when you have taken
the wrong end of the road the only thing
to do is to turn round and go the other
wav.”
These are only two sample paragraphs
from a thoughtful and dispassionate
analysis of one of the most remarkable
men of the present day; but they are so
singularly fair and discriminating that
we take pleasure in giving them to a
public who are so generally interested in
thesubject. Proceeding all through upon
the idea that Mr. Jones is the preacher
of the common people, the American con
cludes :
“And who are the common people in
this country? They are the people who
labor and make no display of dress or
living, but who are as good as the rich,
and whose sons will control things in the
future.
“Napoleon took all his marshals from
the ranks, and this country is taking
from thecommon people the men to make
and execute the law; so that, in fact, we
have the “Reign of the Common People,”
and it seems to ns that if Sam Jones is
reaching the masses, the common peo
ple—reaching them by the thousand and
the ten thousand, and they are giving
him their hands and their hearts, and
are coming in sympathy with bis cause,
and accepting his simple teachings of the
New Testament —it seems to us that we
can bear a good deal that is unique—just,
so it is not irreverent, for things irrever
ent would not do in the pulpit.”
Matrimonial.
In this city, on Tuesday, at the home
of the bride’s parents. Captain and Mrs.
John J. Calhoun, occurred the marriage
of their daughter, Miss H, Louise to Mr.
H. N. Van Devander.
A pleasant reception was given the
evening before the event at Capt. Cal
houn's to the relatives of the contract
ing parties.
The marriage took place at 9 a. m.,
Revs. J. E. Jones and J. S. Ilillhouse of
ficiating, in the presence only of rela
tives, after which the couple took the
9:40 train on the W. & A. for a bridal
trip of a month or so that will embrace
Cincinnati and the exposition, a visit to
the groom’s relatives at AVilliamsburgh,
Fa., a visit to relatives of the bride in
Washington City and a return home.
They will reside at Priors, where Mr. V.
has extensive interests.
The bride is a lady possessed of
queenly graces, such as few can boast;
modest, amiable, intelligent and pleas
ant mannered, she has made friends of all
she has met. lhe groom is a steady, ener
getic young man, of many noble traits
of character, and is worthy of her whose
hand he has won. The Courant-Ameri
can hopes for them in their life journey
all joy and prosperity.
• COTTON MILL DIVIDENDS.
The Baltimore Manufacturers’ Record
su’s:
according to a statement of divi
dend payments by prominent New Eng
land cotton manufacturing corporations,
that industry is just now enjoying an
almost unprecedented prosperity. Thir
ty-two concerns paid dividends of sl.-
386,190 on a total capital stock of $17,-
108,000, an average of 8 per cent, the
past year. One company pays 25 per
cent, seven pay 10 to 16% per cent, and
twelve 6to 9 per cent. In addition to
this showing, most of the mills have been
enabled to largely reduce their debt, and
the close of the year will find several
more corporations free from the burden
which they have long been carrying.
Thirteen corporations are indebted for
amounts varying from $15,000t05250,-
000, and fourteen mills have an estima
ted surplus of $1,110,000 in the aggre
gate. Three Fall River mills have in
creased their combined capital from
$1,650,000 to $2,700,000, and no less
than $1,450,000 has been invested there
in new establishments.
Considering the disadvantages to be
encountered by the above sections in the
manufacture of cotton fabrics, these fig
ures are remarkable.
They have the long winter, with many
stoppages on account of ice and snow, to
contend with.
Tfey have to haul the raw material,
at heavy expense, from the Southern
cotton fields.
-They have to pay a profit to every
man who handles the cotton from the
time it leaves the hands of the planter,
until it is in their own warehouses.
How about manufacturing in the
South ?
There are no blizzards and frozen
waters to stop the wheels of the ma
chinery.
Operators can live in cheaper houses,
work all the time, and consequently af
ford to work for lower wages.
The expense of freighting the cotton
hundreds of miles is saved.
The profits of the middle' men, who
handle it, is saved.
These items would amount to as much
as the present profits of the Eastern
manufacturer, and would greatly in
crease the profits of Southern spinners..
Some of the largest fortunes accumula
ted in the North have resulted from cot
ton manufacturer.
When will our people awake to their
true interests?
Let us build cotton factories, and soon
the cotton raising section of the country
can control the cotton markets of the
world.
The farmers of Bartow county could
build two or three cotton mills —if they
would.
The question is, will they do it?
WHO AHE SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATES.
“Puck,” with its great cartoonist,
Joseph Keppler, is supporting Cleveland
and Thurman.
The New York Times, one of the ablest
and best exponents of Northern opinion,
is squaveoutforCleveland and Thurman.
George C. Gorham, the late Roscoe
Coukling’s right hand man, who for many
years edited the National Republican, is
for the Democratic nominees.
Thomas Nast, perhapsthegreatest. car
icaturist of the age, and whose cartoons
in Harper’s Weekly did so much to defeat
the Democratic ticket in years gone,by,
is now shoulder to shoulder with Cleve
land and Thurman.
Harper’s Weekly, and tbo Daily New
York Graphic, upon each of whose picto
rial columns the pencil of Nast is em
ployed are for Cleveland and Thurman.
Hugh McCullough, Abraham Lincoln’s
Secretary of the Treasury, and a life-long
Republican, will vote the Democratie
tfeket in November.
Nearly all *4 the prominent “Stalwart
Republicans," who followed the fortunes
ot Roscoe Conkling, will vote on the 6th
of November for Cleveland and Thur
man.
The Catholic News, the ablest organ of
Irish opiniou in the United States, is
doing voenian’s service for the success of
the Democratic ticket.
The Nation, the highest-toned publica
tion in America, and which lias always
been Republican, is for Cleveland and
Thurman.
The New York Herald, which stands at
the head of Independent opinion, and the
greatest and most successful newspaper
in the United States, is for Democratic
success.
Carl Schurz, by far the most distin
guished German in this country, and for
years a leading Republican, is a staunch
supporter of Cleveland and Thurman.
The Philadelphia News, the Spring-Held
Republican, and the New York Evening-
Post, which have supported the Republi
cans in the past, are among the many
Republican papers we might mention,
now supporting the Democratic ticket.
The above support—and we might
string it out ad infinitum—from Republi
can sources is sufficient to show that
thousands upon thousands of that party
will go with the Democrats, for the reason
that they are making a political cam
paign in the interest of all the people.
Testimony began yesterday in the Ed
dleman case at Atlanta.
THE FIRE FIEND'S WORK.
A Destructive Conflagration at
Calhoun Monday Night.
An Entire Hlock Destroye<l—l He Times
Office in Ashes— The Parties
Burned Out, Etc
On Tuesday morning at 1 a. in. when
the freight train arrived in Calhoun, they
discovered the Times building to be on
fire, and gave the alarm. The citizens
were quickly aroused, but on arriving at
the scene, found it too late to save any
thing from the building, and turned their
attention to neighboring buildings.
The Times printing office and 11. A.
Chapman’s drug store were soon con
sumed.
The fire then spread rapidly in both
directions, consuming on the south M. L.
Matthews' wood shop, M. E. Ellis' wood
and blacksmith shop, and Dorsey's
blacksmith shop, On the north side,
\V. (i. Dukes, groceries ; Reeves & Ma
lone, druggists ; McGinnis & Fain, gro
ceries; Hicks & Pitts, groceries; \V. M.
Hughey, groceries, being the entire east
side, and half the north side of thesquare
to Hines & King's brick building.
Hicks & Pitts had S9OO insurance—
which was the only insurance held on any
of the property.
The temporary court house was over
Reeves Sc Malone s drug store, but all
the county records, or nearly all, were
saved.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
The publisher is negotiating for an
other printing outfit, and the Times
will appear again in its usual form as
soon as the machinery can be laid down.
The paper will appear in a half sheet
until the regular form can be resumed.
The Cartersville and Gainesville Railroad*
Atlanta Constitution.
An elegantly printed prpspectus has
just been issued giving a great deal of
interesting information regarding the
projected Cartersville and Gainesville
Air-Line railroad. The directors of this
road are Messrs. W. H. Howard, M. A.
Hardin, W. J. Heyward, Geo. li. War
ring, L. S. Mumford, W. C. Baker, John
J. Calhoun, and the general offices are
at Cartersville, Ga. Bonds to the amount
of $20,000 and stock to the amount of
SIO,OOO per mile have been issued.
The line, commencing at the junction
of the Western & Atlantic with the East
& West Railroad of Alabama, forms a
good connection with these roads for
business. The extension of Ihe Rome A
Decatur railroad from Rome to Carters
ville gives a similar connection with that
road, which is now finished from Rome to
Atlanta, and projected thence to Deca
tur, Ala. At Rome a connection is ob
tained with the Chattanooga, Rome &•
Columbus road, just finished; all of these
roads west of Cartersville penetrate a
region teeming with coal, iron, manga
nese. limestone and timber, and will fur
nish the country east, of Cartersville with
the fuel they now so much need. From
Cartersville, the line runs for the first
twenty miles directly through the great
iron and manganese districts of North
Georgia . A large business would at once
be opened up for the transportation of
these ores, as soon as the road reaches
them. Passing through Beasley’s Gap,
Pine Log mountains, the road enters the
great marble region and traverses it for
a distance of twenty miles, crossing the
Marietta & North Georgia railroad at
Ball Ground. Just beyond Ball Ground
the line enters the valley of Long Swamp
creek, and three miles above are located
probably the most extensive marble quar
ries in theeountry, operated by the Geor
gia Marble company. An easy connec
tion can be made with these works, which
will give them their shortest line to both
eastern and western markets. This
marble can be opened in many other
places immediately on the line of the
railroad. After leaving this region the
line enters the gold formation and trav
erses a splendid agricultural country to
its connection with the Richmond & Dan
ville railroad at or near Gainesville, and
by its connection with the Richmond &
Danville railroad to all points reached by
that system : and also connects with the
Gainesville, Jefferson Southern, and
with the projected and partially built
road from Gainesville to Augusta, the
latter road passing through Jefferson,
Athens, Washington and Augusta.
To the People of Bartow County.
On my return home last night I learned
that petitions were being circulated in
Cartersville, and perhaps over the coun
ty, endorsing Mr. Douglas Wikle as a
young man of good moral character,
etc., and that many of my friends have
signed them without thinking or Know
ing the use to which they are to be put.
The petitions are gotten up to be used
before the Legislature as an argument to
show that all who sign them are against
me for Solicitor-General, I know the
crowd who are fighting me, and I hope
my friends will not be deceived by them.
Very respectfully,
A. W. Fite.
Oct. 24th, 1888.
UNITED ACTION.
A House Divided Against Itself Will Fall—
*<. V* ill u City.
Atlanta became the leading city of the
South as the result of the united action
of a few active, enterprising citizens in
past years.
Cartersville is in better condition as to
her future outlook now than ever before.’
and this is the result of the unity and
co-operation of her people.
The old bush arbor, and then the great
tabernacle, with their gracious union
meetings ot her Christian people, have
done more towards bringing about- this
pleasant state of affairs than any other
one thing.
This spirit of unity has rendered possi
ble the building of our magnificent fe
male college, our iron furnace and steel
plant, our water works and gas works.
Let this spirit abide, and we can build
the Cartersville A Gainesville Railroad,
one of the grandest enterprises now con
templated for this section. We can also
build cotton mills and establish other
industries.
Let our people continue to pull to
gether for t lie good of the city, and Car
tersville will soon be numbered among
the most important cities of the South.
We have more, naturally, to build oir
than any other location in Geoigia oi
the South. ()i!i* iiiiiif-in!s cannot be ex
celled either in quality or quantity. ()ur
county U the richest agriculturally in the
State.
All we want is a live, active, public
spiiited people, to put their shoulders
to the wheel and roll on tlie car of pro
gress.
Our own action will soon bring in cap
ital and population.
Let the good work already begun,
go on.
Woodrow Sustained.
The synod of South Carolina last week
passed resolutions condemning the ac
tion-of the Charleston ITesbytery in its
censure of Dr. Woodrow and his teach
ings, The first resolution was adopted
on the call of the ayes and nays by ti
vote of 96 to 58 —five members refraining
from voting on the question as a whole.
The reason for Hie resolutions were
adopted by a vote of 104 to 48. The
next section, directing the Presbytery to
reconsider and to review and -correct its
action, was adopted, but after a long
debate that portion styling as unconsti
tutional Dr. Beattie being put on proba
tion was voted down viva voce. The
paper was then adopted as a whole, with
that part struck out.
The result of the day’s session is an
overwhelming victory for the Woodrow
element.
It is the judgment of many Presbyteri
ans that the action oftheSouth Carolina
synod will cause a movement by the
Georgia, Alabama and Florida synods to
dissolve the copartnership by which the
seminary is maintained and withdraw
their support from it.
General Prohibition.
A petition is being circulated for signa
tures, under the auspices of the Woman’s
Christian Temperance Union, which reads
as follows:
“In order that our families (especially
the boys), our business interests and
public morals generally, be protected
from the great and growing evils of the
drain shop, we, the undersigned, citizens
ot Bartow county. State of Georgia, do
cordially unite with the Woman’s Chris
tian Temperance Union of our State, in
most earnestly petitioning the Legisla
ture, now in session, to a general
prohibition law to abolish liquor saloons
throughout the entire Commonwealth.’'
A copy of the petition has been left at
this office, with the request that it be
kept here for signatures, and we cheer
fully comply with the request. All our
citizens, male and female, who favor the
passage of such a law, are invited to call
and sign the petition as early as con
venient.
At the Episcopal Church.
Monday last was a day of peculiar in
terest at .the Episcopal church in this
city. At 11 o'clock a. m.. Bishop Beck
with delivered one of his mastefly ser
mons. which was greatly enjoyed. He is
recognized as one of the foremost pulpit
orators of this country. Common every
day truths are by him gy en the charm
of a rich eloquence, and his simple but
sublime appeals for the truth and right
eousness, at once win the hearts of his
hearers. He is a grand preacher.
At night Rev. Byron Holly, the gifted
rector of St. Phillips’ church, Atlanta,
conducted the service, preaching a ser
mon of great beauty and power.
It is to be regretted that the inclement
weather kept many away who were
anxious to hear these gifted divines, and
we hope it will be practicable for them to
visit us again ere long.
She ComVl Walk hs Well as Ever.
1 have used Salvation Oil for rheuma
tism in the feet and after several applica
tions was entirely relieved of pain and
could walk as well as ever.
Mas. Ann R. Watkins.
30 Cumberland St., Baltimore, Md.
NO. 20.
