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The Cartersville Courant-American.
YOL. IX.
MEETINGS OF OLD VETERANS.
Survivors of Two Georgia Com
mands Hoid Gatherings.
Adairsviile and Emerson the Scenes of
Reuntons of the Bth Ga. Battalion
and 23d Ga. Regiment,
Special Correspondence Cot bant-Am-ehican.
REUNION Bth <;a. BATTAMON.
Auairbville, Ga., Sept, -3, 188'.).—Tlie
annual reunion of the Bth Georgia bat
talion of infantry took place here Friday.
There was never before a larger crowd of
people assembled in our village, and cer
tainly it would be hard to have gathered
together a more representative and or
derly assembly of its size. No one has
estimated the crowd below 3,ooo—some
have made the fiaures even 5,000. Verily
we could say for this body of people and
our town’scapacity, “multum in parvo.”
Veach’s park was a gay scene of youth,
beauty and mature manhood and wo
manhood, while old age in both sexes
came to manifest the interest ot our
noble people.
The veterans were formed in front of
the Stanton House, Col. Jno. W. Gray,
marshal, with Capt. W. J. Ililburn, Dr.
Jno. H. King, Dr. J. P. Bowdoin aud Mr.
E. H. Penn, as aides. The 3d Volunteer
Regiment Band from Chattanooga, led
the procession off with that inspiring air
■“Dixie,” which brought out a hearty
welcome from the old vets, and at the
same time unloosed many a stiff joint
made by the work of a bullet during a
life on the field of battle. It was a
kaledioseopic view iuteieating as well as
animating, to see a phalanx of old sol
diers and civilians nearly a half mile in
length, not marching to the requiem of
the dead, but with expressions of glad
ness and expectation of a jolly good time
ahead, aud along the line you could hear
from the boys many home like expres
sions of a camp life, such as, “Hello,
gimme some of that parched com!”
“Done wearing that goose gizzard in
your pocket? Let me chew on it some.”
A wifinfi* o f ririr*!- f!i a r.itmmti.i .i.i
.1111 * UU UK j ! rv, UIU ttlClllUO Uf
cupied reserved seats. On the stage were
the orators of the day. chaplain, master
of ceremonies, the handsomely uniformed
Chattanooga baud and a number of in
vited guests. When the veterans had
been seated, and after a national medley
from the band ot “Dixie,” “Hail Colum
bia,” “The Bonnie Blue Flag” and
“Yankee Doodle,” an impressive prayer
was offered by Rev. Dr. Shaw. Colonel
Gray then in his earnest manner out
lined the spirit of the occasion, his noble,
manly nature running over with a senti
ment all good men could not but admire
aud no one would have had him sur
passed. At the conclusion of his re
marks he introduced Colonel Henry 1).
Capers, of the 12th Ga., to formally wel
come the Bth and their visitors to the
hospitality of Adairsville.
The speaker was met with many con
gratulations for the manly sentiment
expressed, as well as his moving elo
quence, and, as the old vets say, “a ten
inch columbiad struck them in the cen
tre.”
The fun and witty side of the speech
making was centered in the remarks of
Captain \V. D. Ellis, of Atlanta. lie
came right down among fhe old soldiers
and for an hour entertained them with
illustrations of camp life “enduring of
the war.” Mr. Ellis said, “we were bound
to fight as soldiers as long as the man
in charge of the commissary dealt out
three-fifths of five-sevenths of a piece of
ham to one man, while he kept a whole
one.” He had evidently been there. He
kept his old comrades in a roar of laugh
ter. This gentleman was introduced as
*'a boy who left Lis school books for the
honor of serving his country, and who to
the bitter end honored himself and his
country in the service.” The close of his
speech was a splendid defense of the Con
federates from the charge of treason, so
frequently made against them by the
pusillanimous and cowardly politicians of
the North whose stock in trade was in
misrepresenting the truth of history.
Hon. Judsou C. Clements, our honored
member of Congress, was the next
speaker. As one who had illustrated
Georgia in his youth as a soldier and in
lis manhood as a statesman among
statesmen in the council of the states at
Washington, Mr. Clements gave us one
)f his best and most solid arguments,
;oing to show that the cause for which
the Confederate soldier lought was the
:ause of the whole Union to-day. That
t was a grand and immortal protest,
written in the blood of the bravest and
jest of men against the oppressive
isurpation of a people who would recog
nze no higher law than their ambition
ind unrighteous prejudices. He paid a
ligli compliment to the soldiers of the
northern army, who had joined hands
Kvith their unfortunate but brave Confed
erate comrades, in building up the waste
■daces, and said, truthfully, that all the
wuiinosity existing now was that kept up
LV the small politicians who had never
pjbnimenced to fight until peace gave
Bjjficni a safe place from which to assail
their brave fellow-citizens. The address
of our valued representative was prop
erly regarded as among his happiest
efforts.
A letter from Colonel ,1. W. Spaulding,
of Fort Payne, Ala., was read, regretting
that his business obligations prevented
his being present, aud in manly, true sol
dier spirit sending a word of cheer to
the Confederate veterens. He com
manded a regiment from Maine, in Han
cock’s corps, Army of the Potomac.
Leut. Baliss, a member of the G. A. R.,
from Kingston, Ga., formerely of Ohio,
was cordially received. He stated that
attracted by the spirit of our people, our
genial clime and boundless resources,
some time back he had moved to Kings
ton, where he found a good people,
among whom he lived in peace and whose
associations were in every way pleasing
to him. He spoke feelingly of the gener
ous sympathies between true soldiers,
and concluded amid the hearty cheers of
the veterans.
Dinner was then announced, with but
a short notice to select your partner, and
a multitude found an abundance to spare
of all the substantial and delicacies that
our good women know how to so well
to prepare. All were satisfied with a
generous feast that would have supplied
many more without the sip of lad and
lassie from the same glass. After dinner
the Battalion had a business
meeting and a handsome collection was
taken up for the indigent and needy,
while the air was filled with the strains of
glorious music.
NOTES.
We humbly bow to each aud every lady
who so kindly and generously aided in
the success of this reuuion.
Colonel Jno. W. Gray deserves especial
notice for the unflagging energy shown
for the pleasure of his comrades and
everyone in this community.
Mr. E. 11. Penn went up to McDaniels,
and in a military manner escorted the
3d Regiment Baud here, and managed
them during their stay here very credit
ably.
It would have bewildered old Tecum
cMij-j who came down this way, to have
heard the loyal and orderly expressions
both on the orator’s stand and outside.
“Coos” Piußon, the veteran drummer
boy “enduring of the war,” with his
drum, assisted by Shannon and Ballew,
marched with the flag up to the bat
talion.
Adairsville never experiences such an
enjoyable event as this often, and if, over
a bowl of punch, some of us gave the
stoney British stare, we must be par
doned.
The next reunion is at Calhoun on the
fifth Saturday in August, next year, and
our sisier city will have to move about
muchly to down us on the success of this
celebration.
Nothing short of “Jonny Get Your
Hair Cut” would have pleased our friend
Franklin, ex-sheriff from Cartersville, as
he stood by the band and listened to the
tune of “Dixio” played.
The day was a typical autumn day,
and its features here will long be remem
bered as the embobiment of the most
fitting recognition of a noble sentiment,
by a gallent people, that has ever been
witnessed in North Georgia.
We must not forget to mention the
battle flag of the Bth Ga. Regiment,
kindly loaned us for the occasion by Col.
Magruder, the old gallant commander,
of Rome, Ga. The flag was borne at the
head of the column and tin n hung over
the heads of the speakers. It has a
splendid history.
Mr. A. W. Bui lew. a member of the ex
ecutive committee of the Battalion, read
a most intetesting statistical report
showing the number of men that had
been enlisted in the Federal army, the
number killed, wouuded and died of dis
ease, the number who had deserted, etc.
180,000 men deserted the Federal cause
during the war—more men than Lee and
Johnson ever had under arms at one
time. Redmond.
REUNION fin <;a. regiment.
Special Correspondence Coiraxt-Amkbican.
Emerson, Ga., August HI, 1889.—The
survivors of the 2Hd Ga. Regiment met
in reunion at this place today and were
entertained by the citizens of this place
and community in a perfectly satisfac
tory manner.
From observations made by your cor
respondent everybody, especially the old
soldiers, were entirely satisfied with the
treatment they received.
Our friends “who wore the blue” or
who were on the “other side" in the days
that tried mens’ souls, contributed no
small part to the success of the occasion
in the way of well filled baskets, and
laboring faithfully ou various commit
tees.
The old soldiers met their secretary,
W. N. Wilson, in the office of the Mallea
ble Iron Works, kindly tendered them by
general manager Lang, and the follow
ing were enrolled: D. J. Guyton, J. S.
Daniel, J. B. Hayes, William Wheeler and
Daniel Chitwood, Cos. A; I’. D. Akin, J.
H. Woody, J. K. Foster, J. F. Bailey,
Col. J. H. Huggins, W. M. Castile and C.
CARTERSVILLE, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1889.
H. Castile, Cos. R; W. L. Sellmau, Cos. C;
Miles Collius, Cos. 1); H. J. Sosbee, Cos. E;
T. R. Rutherford, W. W. Rutherford, E.
P. CuUiuuue, A. I). Kemp, W. H, (_)rr, F.
A. Anderson, J. D. Caruth, ('apt. R. M.
Mitchell, J. W. Bennett, J. N. Williams
and J. C. Waldrip, Cos. F: E. N. Brooke,
M. A. Day, J.A. Henson. Harrison Black,
Alfred Edwards, J. B. Knox and W. N.
Wilson, Cos. G; John Scroggins, Cos. H:
W. E. Jones and B. F. Calhoun, Cos. I.
They were formed in line and marched
over to the stand, preceded by the Ac
worth colored band.
Arriving at the stand, Capt. R. M.
Mitchell, as officer the day introduced
Dr. Joe McKeever, an old 18th Ga. vet
eran, who invoked the blessings of the
Supreme Ruler of the universe on the
meeting.
Col. C. M. Jones was then introduced
by Capt. Mitchell, and delivered a neat
aud appropriate address of welcome,
which was responded to by Capt. Hugh
H. Colquitt in an impromptu address
which captivated the crowd. The atten
tion he received was a well merited com
pliment to his remarks.
Col. J. H. Huggins, at one time a gal
lant commander of the old 23d. made a
few remarks that were well received.
Col. R. 11. .Jones, of the 22d, was next,
and claimed close relationship to the
veterans present, as the two regiments
were organized together at Big Shanty.
He gave those present a talk that was
worth listening to.
Harrison Black, a private of company
G, was called up and gave a facetious
talk that was well received and enjoyed
by all.
Dinner was now announced and the
old soldiers were formed into line ami
marched out. to where the ladies had
spread a bounteous repast, and given
one side of the spread (on the grass) and
after a blessing was asked by Col. R. H.
J ones, they were told the enemy was di
rectly in their front, and the order given
“to charge.” The old vets obeyed the
order with more alaeirty than they did a
similar order given them on the attack
of Fort Harrison, but the enemy was of
o kind. the cH’i*cr hour
a fine mist of rain fell, but not enough to
datnp.'n the ardor of the belligerants.
After dinner the regiment met and trans
acted the following business:
Col. J. H. Huggins, of Lula, was elected
president; W. N. Wilson, of Fort Buffing
ton, vice president; Capt. Sellmau, of
Calhoun, secretary; J. C. Waldrip, of
Cartersville, asst, secretary; Rev. W, A.
Dodge, of Atlanta, chaplain. During the
election the min began to fall in such
quantities, that the crowd was driven
into the church.
Capt. R. M. Mitchell, J no. N. Williams
and Janies J). Carruth, were appointed a
committee to prepare a banner and in
scribe the names of the various battles
in which the regiment was engaged
thereon, and have the same at next
meeting.
Canton was selected as the next place
of meeting, and the 29th and 30th of
August the time.
A rising vote of thanks was tendered
the citizens for their generous hospi
tality. Miss Grace Gilbert at the organ,
“Sweet By-and-Bye” was sung by the
ladies of Emerson, assisted by a few of
the sterner sex, including some of the old
vets, and the meeting adjourned.
NOTES.
A bumlance of ice water.
The meeting was a success.
The rain the only drawback.
Everybody seemed to enjoy themselves.
There was about one thousand pre
sent.
The various committees of citizens did
their duty; especially the one on firing
salutes.
Jim Waldrip and Journ Guyton treated
tlieir old comrades, and all the other old
soldiers, to plenty of bottled soda.
Special.
Rev. J. A. McMurray.
Christian Index,
■[The following letter explains itself.
We had a long conversation with the
writer, and find him ’’clothed and in his
rigtrt-inind.”—Ed. Index.]
Bro. Tucker: —Will you permit me to
saythrough thelndex that I have no idea
of identifying myself with any other de
nomination. And I would also state,
that having come to myself, 1 repudiate
all my actiou pertaining to my second
baptism, and the causes leading thereto,
and the result following myself. I
intend no reflection on any other person
or persons, but I refer exclusively to my
self. I now appreciate that from causes
known to my brethren, my inind has
been in unhealthy or unbalanced con
dition at times duringthe past few years.
I ask for the sympathy of my brethren
and their prayers that the restoration of
my mind may be permanent.
, J. A. McMurkay.
Hall’s Mill, Ga., Aug. 26, 1889.
At Jacksonville, Ala., there was a
unique reunion on Saturday last. The
colored men who served in the Confeder
ate army in various capacities, as team
sters, servants,cooks, etc., had a Confed
erate reunion. The day was celebrated
weth barbecue, speeches, and baseball.
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND.
Was the Sum Paid Down Last
Monday Afternoon,
By Grnrrnl Granger anil Senator Garanin
tii the Former Ow ners of tine Famous
Etowali Mining Froperty.
(Jen 0. A. Granger and Senator Guzzam,
of Philadelphia, were in Atlanta, accord
ing to appointment, last Monday, and
gate a check for SIOO,OOO to the Etowah
Iropand MnnganeseCompany, composed
mainly of Atlanta men.
The company owned 17,000 acres of
land, on which were located the iron mines
used by the Confederacy during the war.
The works are located near Cartersville,
and before the war the Colts armory sent
an expert to examine the character of
thv ore.
His report was so satisfactory that the
company determined to locate a branch
of their celebrated armory there, but the
movement ..as prevented bvthe war.
Hon. Mark A. Cooper owned the mines
at that time, and his sons still have pis
tols, knives and razors made in Sheffield,
England, from the ore.
An expert who recently examined the
land it contuinsjthe largest deposit
of brown hematite ore in the south, aud
the largest deposit of manganese known
in the Baited States.
He also discovered a vein of specular
ore running for five miles through the
land, which, upon being analyzed by
Booth,*Garrett & Blair, analytical chem
ists, was found to contain 66 per cent,
metallic iron and .009 per cent, phospho
rous, putting it within theßessemei limit
without further preparation as a true
steel ore, better t han the celebrated Lake
Superior or Gogebic ore.
This guarantees at no distant day ex
tensive steel works in this section.
Mr. Thomas Parks, of Nashville, and
Capt. I). W. K. Peacock of ibis ci y, have
hail much to do with the interesting: of
capitalists in such a way as to result in
tin-consummation of tin's important sale.
Thirty thousand doiinrs had been paid
two weeke ago. Mr. Wylie, who is now
in Europe, has a mortgage of $50,000,
which will be paid off as soon as he re
turns —making $ 130,(KK*, the price agreed
on for the property.
General Granger will be president of the
new company soon to Is- organized. He
will put experienced men to work with all
the latest improved machinery, in getting
the ore ready for shipment. He is now
fitting up an office in this city.
TheCoi HANT American has seen enough
of Gen. Granger to put him down as a
first-class business man,andhiscompany
has secured a property the real value of
which will prove to be many times more
than the magnificent smn paid for it.
In answer to the question as to what
the new company would do the
property, he said they would first pro
ceed, by a systematic plan of develop
ment, to determine the quantity and
quality of the various ores. Then they
will be thoroughly tested by actual man
ufaeturein the Pennsylvania furnaces and
mills, so that it will be known exactly
what machinery will hbest adapted to
working them here.
It is admitted by many leading iron
manufacturers of the ,;.>rt h ; h'nt the day
is not far distant w! ■■n the principal field
of operation in this line will be transferred
to this section, and they are preparing
for it by large investments in our valua
ble mineral lauds.
Not Lout but Gone Before.
Died August 17th, little Florence, in
fant drughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. F.
Bradford. Aged six months.
A few short weeks ago and a happy
home was made glad and bright by the
cooiug laughter of a darling baby girl,
but soon the angel of death hovered on
the threshold casting Hs block shadows
of dread over the hearts ot its inmates,
aid as the days glid<“ by he draws nearer
und nearer, and at last stoops low over
the baby’s crib and seals the eyes and
lips of the pet of tin* household with his
icy kisses.
Mothiuks 1 see a band of white rolled
angels bear the spirit of little Florence
away, Up through tie- gleaming gates of
pearl, adown the streets of pure gold und
place the new made angel in the great
loving arms of Jesus.
Weep not, O, pn-ents, your home nest
may be robbed of the tendmest birdling,
but your baby blossom has gone to sing,
and bloom, and shine in the beautiful
perennial gardens of paradise.
There is only a few more partings and
disappointments, a few more glimpses of
sunshine and shadow and you. too, will
join the loved ones “not lost but gone
before.”
‘‘Oh when a mother meets on high
The habe she lost in infancy.
Hath she not then for pains and fears.
The day of woe, the watchful night,
For all her sorrow, alt her tears.
An over payment of del'ght?”
M. M. P.
“Say George. If you want to see me
Sunday be sure to have a box of Miot’s
French candy.”
PORTER { VAUGHN,
Our Buyer,
Is Now in New York. Look Cut for a Select and coniplete Line
IN EVERY DEPARTMENT.
New Goods will commence coming in this week. Celebrated
Edwin Giapp Gents’ Shoes
Now on the Road—expecting them Tomorrow. Also a
t
Nice Line of Neckwear.
OUR LARGE FALL STOCK
Summer Goods to be closed out immediately at your own price.
Received this week a beautiful line of
SICILIAN CLOTH.
Something new in Dress Goods for early Fall wear. See them
before buying your Tabernacle dresses.
PORTER & VAUGHAN.
TO GREASE THE WHEELS
Of Baviow County’s Progre s—Citizens
Meet anil Set the Bail in Motion.
Pursuant to short notice, a goodly
number of Bartow’s leading citizens met
at the court house last Tuesday for the
purpose of considering that much talked
of enterprise, a cotton seed oil mill and
guano factory.
Col. J.J. Conner was called to the chair,
and Jesse Willingham requested to act
as secretary.
Maj. C. H. Smith, in compliance with a
request, addressed the meeting, dwelling
mainly upon the importance of manufac
turing our fertilizers at homo. In a plain,
business-like manner, he showed what a
terrible drain it was for our farmers to
send so many thousand dollars away
from home annually, and how much bet
ter it would be for them to save the
freights and the large profits they are
paying others for them. It was a speech
to the point and full of good points.
Mr. J. F. Allison, a gentlernau well
posted in the cotton seed oil business,
gave many valuable points in regard to
the mode of manufacture, large profits,
&c., of an oil mill.
As the eyes of our people are being
opened to the facts in thecase, they begin
to wonder why we have not had these
things before.
A committee,composed of C. H. Smith,
J. F. Allison, H. J. McCormick, C. Dodd,
J. E. Field, J.C. Wofford and J.H. Wikle,
was appointed to procure a charter,
solicit subscriptions, ami take all ncc*s
sar.v steps looking to a permanent or
ganization. This committee is to pro
ceed to work at once and report to un
j other general cec.big to be held at the
! < <•;: “ h u-c on Saturday September 14th.
I Thes;s'e;a!f.oni:iiitt'-“ triei, immediately
after tiie meeting adjourned and begun
; to formulate the work. This committer
will meet again at the court house at 12
o’clock next Monday, 9th inst. •
It was decided to fix the capital stock
at £25,000 and place the shares at ten
dollars each, so us to enable ull to take
stock.
And now let the farmers take hold of
it—of course allowing others to share in
the profits with them —but thisshould be
a tarn era’ enterprise.
The Courant-American will continue
to give facts and figures showing the
profits to tie gained by these enterprises
and the vast benefit they are to a county,
besides the direct gain to the stockholders.
We are delighted with the progress of
the work so far—let it go on.
Dili n't Want Aty in His.
A well known old coldred man eneoun
tered one of our prominent eitizm* on
the street the oth-r day. and “Verse
\\ illiain,” said lie with an anxious look
in his eye, “eber m ih> 1 heah our young
Marse Charlie de yuther day read in de
paper suramin ’bout dat yar new stuff, I
b’leeves da eall it de brown squirter
lixum, I lay off to ax sum o’ you com
plicated gem men whut it made from an’
what it am ’deed and shorely good fur.”
“I suppose, uncle Jerry," kindly sug
gested the citizen, “you refer to the life
elixir originated by a renowned scientist,
Dr. Brown-Sequard. It is made from the
glands of rabbits, lambs and Guinea
pigs, and is culled Brown-Sequard
elixir.”
“Ice, dat’s him; an' I heah you jes
squirts a little tib de juice into de skill
an it make an ole chile Ink disun cajier
etTOun’ Ink- er young colt in er patch ob
high rye.”
“Well, I believe,” further added the
citizen, “there are accounts of where, by
it, the infirm have had a wonderful
amount of new life put into them; others
upon whom it was tried found it carried
them into a kind of stupor, and still
others who experienced strange pains
they had never —”
“Uh-o-o! hoi’ on; stop right dar, Marse
William,” broke in the old darkey at this
point, “dis sum neweunjerin’ business du
go* up puppus to wuk on de po’■, . us..
Ef sum o’ dcse yeh young ' ids , ~ ,< ;: ,t
gwine to be wiif muffin to de count.y no
!">■' ■ "'an to try w-e ti>- v lungium pnr
fliiatici's, \o In-own segacs and blixums.
da is welcome to all de good it do, de
yudder eonserkehses sides, but dis um’l
ole critter gwine to struggle’long in de
same ole way an’ let de rummatiz or de
l iiiinin lains or de brow uskeeters, or any
de rest o dem 'senses obertook ’itu ef da
wan’s ter.”
Count} and (u\ s bool Funds.
At a meeting of the school board ol
the public schools oi Cartersville, the fol
lowing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the tuition of non-resi
dent pupils attending the public schools
during the present fall term, and who
reside in Bartow county, be credited with
the amount received by the school board
from the State public school fund, on ac
count of the attendance of such pupils.
John Y\. Akin, President.
J. M. Neel, Secretary pro. tern.
Jelly glasses at Wikle's drug store.
NO. I*2.