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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.