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COURANT AMERICAN
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CIRCULATION - * - 2.200.
OFFICE NEXT DOOR TO THE roMTOFPICE.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1887.
Small Iteai3 Corralled.
It K. Cason, resident dentist, Carters
ville, Gu. Office, up stairs, oyer Wikle’s
drug store. jan 18.
This is mines pie season.
Carter Williams is among us.
Where will the boom strike us?
Coroner Frank Patterson was in town
this week.
A couple of weddings are on the boards
for an early day.
Col. Mark Hardin is up from Atlanta
taking in the court.
S/ison prophets are now speculating as
to an early or late spring.
Wanted —The party who borrowed
my step-ladder to return it. —A. It.
Hudgins.
The girls will now recognize the familiar
phiz, of “Dan” Wikle behind the drug
store counter.
Tne bright sunshine on last Sunday
in n ning brought out full congregations at
all the churches.
Linen letter heads are something nice
for business people.* Our lines are giving
the utmost satisfaction.
Our merchants who advertise say that
Lade is excellent considering the gen
eral dullness that prevails.
Mack Johnson has a desirable house to
rent in Cass Station, an advertisement of
which appears in another column.
“Chuck” Wofford is over in Rome on
business, Sam Milirn having charge of his
affairs at the depot during his absence.
Our county correspondents are all on
time this week. A more interesting fea
ture of our paper can’t be found than
this. ...
Frank Durham left Monday morning
for Adairsville, where he will remain tor
three months, attending Prof. Fulton’s
school.
Mi-s Anna .Shackelford, after spending
several days in Florida with friends, has
returned to her home at Rev. Sam P.
Jones’.
Major Renfroe carried his fine pointer
do' down t > Atlanta the other day to en
ter him in the dog show now going on in
that city.
L< wis Turner, the polite conductor on
the Rome Express lias bought the Mont
gomery farm near Rome, paying $5,000
therefor.
The bold, black, blind tiger li is been
caught in his lair. Only four of the ani
mals have been caged. ' What an opening
for B irnum !
Prof. Wallace K. S'.absell loft last Fri
day lor Forsyth to resume his duties as
professor of Latin and Greek in the in
stitute there.
Much interest is felt among our people
as to the proceedings of the trial of It L.
Jones for the killing of Frank P. Gray,
now going on in Atlanta.
Ren Akerman has cone into the stock
business and will work it lor all it is
worth. Fee his handsome ad elsewhere.
He now lias several good horses for sale
che :p.
Mr. W. W. Cotton Ims bought John
(il.ild "u’s place on Tennessee Btreet and
noyc.i thereto. He moves to town to
give his children the advantage of our
fine schools.
A. D. Hilbert has about settled down
to business, lie having bought out V. L.
Williams A Cos., stoves, tinware etc.,
Alfred is a clever young gentleman and
has line business qualities.
W. H. Ilacketf, of Atlanta, formerly of
this pi ice, is now working twenty hands
in his mnngmese ore beds neat Rome.
He is also largely interested in the man- ,
ganese beds of Polk county.
A few of our speculative people have
invested largely in Chattanooga real
estate and are now busy counting accu
mulating interest. By an investment of
SSOO a certain merchant will soon be im
mensely rich.
“Walter Brown:field, or the Mystery of
Preston Flat,” is the title of anew story
we commenced to day. It will be found
on the fourth page, and it is pronounced
liv connoisseurs to be a fine one. Com
mence with the first chapter and keep up.
Dr. Puckett’s dental office is now fur
jrsued with the 1 itest improved dental
instruments and he says that no office in
North Georgia shall turn out better work
th in ho does. He returns thanks to all
lor their liberal patronage during the
past ye a- uu.l solicits a continuance ot the I
same.
Mr. Ed E. Lewis had the misfortune to
break one ol les logs at Flowery Branch
several weeks ago and lias been unable to
Rave Ini'' b and since He was riding a
mule in close proximity to a deep gu ley,
when the peculiar mean qualit es of the
null 1 suddenly presented themselvhs with
the above result.
Every day or so we are “hunched” un
der the ribs and urged to change the line
of proposed ruilroa is through this section,
each “uuncher” wanting the roads to run
through tbeirore beds. We are not build
ing my roads just now, just simply run
ning a country nev.sp.ipor-Hhat’s all the
harm we are doing.
jMr. Wilt. Headden has departed from
oar midst and has made Atlanta his home,
taking a responsible position with the
well known drug house of Curry, Jacobs
A- Cos. Walt’s genial face will be badly
missed and it’s hard to give up such a
cl, ver, whole-souled fellow. We in
common with tlm rest / mankind in
this section wish him X greatest suc-
Cess.
Uol, Bill Glenn, Representative from
Whit lie id county in our legislature, is at
tending court this week, being engaged in
fiome important cases, W ill is a talented
young gentleman, making H brilliant
r cord as a debater of great strength and
power, and w opine that in a very few
years he ft it! occupy the position in public
arfairs that his ability merits. Ho is one
id' tli • coming young men of this section.
The mail Unit Las heretofore beou
poUig to Anderson’s Store, via Adairs- !
ville, willle a tdrcssed to Folsom, the!
lU-W ofiic is man-d in honor of the first |
l.'uiy of tie land. If the devi r little mis* i
tu-J; of .he White House could look .upon
the sturdy old farmers and patriotic deni- |
i cj-ats thit i: *t tlmir wail there she would
feel like she had beau highly honored. A !
svt e merit of better people never existed- j
Mr- George A. Norris, of Columbus, died
at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. F. ;
N- Graves, in Atlanta last week, and his
rents ins were interred at Columbus. Mr. !
NorHs was than eighty years old.
lie was attacked by pneumonia &boi)t a
week a nd on account of his great age
v-’a.s unable vo cope with the disease.
While his death was a sid blow to his
relatives and friends it vv .s not altog. ther j
unexpected. Ilis son, Rev. John T. Nor- |
ris, of this pi ee, was with him during nis
illness, and was by his bedside when he ;
died.
We have received the following from a
valued friend living in Paulding. The
route he speaks of is prtmticable and in
this day of booms we hope to see the pro
ject pui through : “Why don't you wake
up somebody who will build a railroad in 4
fiouthwefitern direction from Cartersville
A road by Bremen, Arbicuoochee and on to
Montgomery would divide a wide scope of
country tli it has no northern railroad, and
run through a wilderness of pine timber
all the way. Montgomery is looking oat
for railroad*, and there is no better open-
Bjug than from that place to Cartersville.
f-juchA railroad would almost build it3elf.
Millions of lumber vyopld be ready for
shipment before the *,rnok could be laid. It
would run along the gold belt of this
country and pass some splendid iron and
copper beds.”
COURT COMMENT.
THE CRIMINAL DOCKET REACHED.
Klimt Tigers and House Burner* Now In
teriitiag the Court.
The second week of the January term
of Bartow Superior court convened last
Monday morning, Judge J. C. Fain pre
siding.
After swearing and organizing the
traverse juries, the court proceeied to fin
ish the hearing of the case of the N. K-
Banking Cos. vs. J. T. Moore, which was
commenced last Friday evening before the
court took a recess. This case consumed
the entire day Monday, the jury retired
late in the evening, and returned a ver
dict in favor of the plaintiff Tuesday
morning.
As previously announce!, this week
will be m iinly taken up in the trial of
criminal cases.
No grand jury this week.
This is the week for the young barrister
to achieve glory by l.is studied sentences
and rounded periods. His fame would be
dwarfed to nothingness if he had to depend
upon the trial of civil causes for its devel
opment.
Hon. W. C. Glenn, the “little giant” of
the mountains, is attending court this
week.
Much complaint is made that gentlemen
of elegant leisure are permitted to so
crowd the bar that attorneys and parties
interested in the business of the court are
frequently deprived of seats, and often
room to stand.
CHIEF JUSTICE JACKSON.
On last Friday morning, upon the an
nouncement of the death of the late Chief
Justice or the supreme court of Georgia,
John W. Aiken, Esq., in a few beautiful
and touching remarks offered the follow
ing resolutions :
Whereas, This court has this day heard
of the death o' the Chief Justice of this
State, James Jackson.
And whereas, The eminent public
place held by the distinguished dead, no
less th in his exalted character and Chris
tian work, entitle his memory to the
respect due a great and good man. There
fore be it
Rejoined, That in the deith of the Hon.
James Jackson the Ftate has lost an able
citizen, the judiciary a learned judge, the
bar a lawyer of singular purity and integ
rity, and the church a member whose life
illustrated and illustrified the precepts of
Christ.
Jtewleed, That this court at its adjourn
ment to day, stand adjourned to Monday
morning next, in respect to the memory of
the deceased.
Rewived, That these resolutions be
spread on the minutes of this court.
It is ordered that the foregoing resolu
tions be entered of record as part ot the
minutes of this court.
In open cjurt, January 14, 1887.
J. C. Fain,
J. s. c. c. c.
THE BLIND TIGERS AND RIOTERS.
On last Tuesday morning the criminal
docket was called. Solicitor General J.
W. Harris, Jr., announced that he would
try the alleged rioters, whereupon Charlie
Harris, Babe Rowland, Alexander Little,
George Williams and Isham Hav, six bur
ly, dusky sons of Ham, were arraigned
charged with riot on Christmas day last
in the town of Stiiesboro. The five first
named defendants were put upou trial
first. The last named, Isham Hiy, sev
ered, and was tried alone. The evidence
introduced by the State was conclusive as
to the guilt of the defendants. The de
fense offered no evidence, not even a state
ment, depending upon the astuteness of
their able counsel to save them. Tiie
jury, after receiving the charge of the
court was out but v few minutes before
returning a verdict of guilty as to all the
defendants then on trial. Judge Fain at
once sentenced each to pay a line of li ft y
dollars and all cost, or in the event ot a
failure thereof to ten months in the chain
gang. Isham Hay was then put upon
trial. The evidence not being so strong
against him, the jury returned a verdict
of not guilty.
The Solicitor General announced his
desire to take up the “blind tiger” cases,
and ordered Sheriff Franklin to bring
into court Port Daniel, Dave Smith and
McKlroy, three sable bucks, in
dicted by the grand jury for housing the
“tiger.” Port is extremely highly colored,
with an expression as bland as the black
sheep of the flock. He offered a modest
defense, but the evidence fixed his guilt
beyond question—so the jury thought.
The judge sentenced Port to pay a fine of
sixty-five dollars or to eleven months in
the cliaing ing. It is useless to add that
Port’s usually pleas nt countenance fell
as fiat as though an elephant had stepped
upon it. inst a1 of a “blind tiger." Dave
Smith, who has figured for some time as a
prominent colored orator, ward politician
and Sunday school teacher, was next
tried, and met with the same fate as Port.
Col. McElroy has not as yet been put on
trial, but from what w r e can learu the
same fate awaits him.
BAILEY BARTON S BARN BURNER.
At eleven o'clock yesterday the court
entered upon tiie trjnJ pf the case of the
State vs Queen Moore, charged with the
burning of Bailey Barton’s barn last De
cember The case consumed but a short
time, the defense declining to offer any
evidence, apd agreed to submit the case
without argument. The jury received the
charge, and retired to make their verdict.
They were out but a few minutes, when
they returned a verdict of guilty.
A Uniat.
Having sold our entire drug business at
Gariersviilej to J. 11. Wikle, whose char
acter for strict integrity and fair dealing L
well known, I commend him to my form
er customers and the public generally, and
bespeak for !iirn the liberal patronage be
stowed upon*me in the past.
In retiring from business at this place,
permit us to return our grateful thanks to
those wflo have ray oped us wjfh their cus
tom. Respectfully,
D. W. Curry,
W. J. Headden.
From the above card it will be seen that
I have purchased the drug business of D.
W. Curvy, at this place. I wjU continue
to keep everything usually found jn a
first-el ass drug store, adding to the stock
as the wanG of the trade may demand.
The prescription department will be un
der the management oc Chas. A. Wikle,
who has had considerable experience in
this line, in a large and first-class drug
house, and who is & regularly licensed
pharmaceutist.
I respectfully ask a liberal share of the
public patronage, giving the assurance
that no pains will be spared to please all
who call upon us.
Being agent for the Standard Oil Com
pany, f will make a specialty of hjmjljng
their oils both by the barrel and at reta’l.
I will furnish lamp oils by the barrel at
the same price charged by the. company.
Respectfully, J. R. Wiki.e.
TAKE NOTICE.
The notes and accounts of the late fjrjii
of Slays & Pritchett are in my bands foi’
collection and settlement. All parties
indebted to said firm will please call at
once and save trouble and expense.
This Jan. 10th, 1887.
James B. Conyers.
4-tt’y at Law.
For Sale.
A pair of fine mules and a lot of Texas horses-
Will lie sold cheap. Apply to
Bis. akkrman,
CfurtprsviUe, Ga.
Goal! Coal!
Parties wishing iir-t-class coal, can find It,
in auj quantity, at the coal yard of
L. G. Joxss,
jaul3-2t West Main St.
BARTOW SI PF.KIOK COURT.
Grand Jury Pr**nliucntrirrt Wask Jan
uary Term. 1887.
The Grand Jury chosen and sworn for
the first week of the January term of
1887, submit the following:
We recommend that the Grand Jury of
July next reduce the per diem of jurors
and bailiffs to one dollar and fifty cents.
That the sheriff be allowed thirty-five
cents per day for feeding the prisoners.
That the oounty commissioners appoint
a secretary for their boaru at a salary of
one hnndred and fifty dollars per annum.
If the secretary appointed is a member of
the board the one hundred and fifty dol
lars shall be extra of his per diem.
vVe recommend that a tax of forty-one
(41) cents on the one hundred dollars be
levied to defray the expense of the county
for the year 1887.
VVe find our public roads in unusually
good condition for this season.
Since the recent repairs made to the jail
we consider it moderately safe.
Through our various committees, we
haveniamiued the books of the ordinary,
county commissioners, county treasurer,
sheriff and clerk superior conrt, and find
them in their usual good condition and
correct so far as we could see.
We recommend the appointment of T.
F. Col lie rt N. P. 851st district; also John
L. Vaughn N. P. 827th district.
We have examined the books of the
justices of the peace for the 952d, 828th,
851st, 827th, 8221 and 936th districts, G. M.,
and also examined the books of the
notaries public and justices of the peace
for the 936th, 952d and 1041st districts, G.
M. In most cases we find them correct.
In some cases the cost is not itemized as
the law requires, and in some cases the
judgments not signed.
In taking leave of the court we would
return thanks to His Honor, Judge Fain,
and Solicitor Harris for courtesies and
forbearance to this body.
We recommend that these presentments
be published in county papers at the usual
half price.
John N. Dobbs, Foreman.
James D. Wilkerson,
John S. Leake,
John A. Stover,
Robert C. Rowan,
James F. Morton,
Zimri W. Jackson,
Eli Barrett,
Ellsbury Halcomb,
Seaborn C. Pritchard,
W illiam C. Edwards,
James L. Luther,
Fred H. Boston,
James M. Smith,
llorlston D. Lewis,
V\ illiam Chitwood,
Seaborn S. Segress,
Samuel McCandless,
William M. Tbippe,
James L. Irick.
Ordered that the within general pre
sentments be spread upon the minutes of
the court and published as recommended.
J. C. Fain,
J. S. C., C. C.
January 15th, 1887.
L. G. Jones has a tine pair of
Black Horses to sell for cash or
g-ood note, or will exchange them
for a good pair of nmles. See
him at once.
ANDREW J. THOMAS PARDONED.
Tlie Convicted Murderer ofThoinas Alford
Adjudged Insane and Pardoned.
Tiie killing of Thomas Alfred three
years ago at Enharlee by Andrew J.
Thomas, is still fresh" iu the memory of
our people. They had always been
Mends but patronizing the saloou freely
in Enharlee, ou Aug. 29th, 1883, they
fell out on their way borne. Thomas
was tried, convicted and sentenced to
the penitentiary for eighteen years and
up to a few months was s rviug his time
at Cedarcowu. He had fallen from a
freight train before the killing, sustain
ing serious wounds about the head, from
which he became insane. He was
taken from the camps and sent to the
asylum at Milledgeville. There he had
remained siuoe April last year. His par
don had been granted him on assurances
from what is deemed from the highest
medical authority that he was insane
from injuries received in the accident
alluded to as occuring a short while be
fore the murder. It caauot be known
wliether he was sane or not at time of
the commission of his crime, but there is
a strong presumption that he was in au
itresponsible condition even then. He
is uot to be restored to immediate liberty
but the exeoutive order empowers the
doctors in charge of the asylum to re
lease him as si on as they believe him
sane and harmless.
KINGSTON KICKING.
Tiie Editor of tho Rome Courier Brought
to Task.
Kingston, Ga., January 17,1887.
Messrs. Editors; I wish to correct
an article from the Rome Courier of re
cent date in which the writer “says while
in Kingston a lew days since I saw a car
i tad of ear corn being carried away by
country wagons and was informed that
several carloads had been received from
the west for the farmers around Kingston,
a deplorable state of affairs.” N°W, the
facts in the c ase Mr. J. D. Rollins, who is
running a crushing mill has received
three loads of ear corn to crush into feed i
one car from Cartersville, one from Ring
gold, one from Chattanooga, none from
the west. Most of it has been crushed
and shipped to Rome, perhaps if the au
thor will inquire of McGhees & Cos., they
can inform him that his old cow T has been
kept alive this winter by feed from King
ston. We have two fine merchant mills
who supply Rome, Cartersville and other
places with flour, meal, etc, and buy their
wheat and corn from Georgia and Ten
nessee. Our farmers around Kingston
have not bought a bushel of corn this
3'ear. Many of them have corn to sell,
most, of them enough to do them. Why
the people of Rome should continually
fieht old Kingston is a wonder to her
peaceable citi*eqs> Jackie.
mi! BOLD IILINO TIGER.
Not of the Striped Kind But of the Im
mensely Blaek Species.
Wbije prohibition is a pronounced suc
cess so far as Cartersville and Bartow 7
county are concerned, the aroma of the
desolator is occasionally wt fted upon the
breeze. The Grand Jury, last week,
caught the scent from afar and in less than
two hpqrs they had, with jhe assistance uf
several bailifife, captured several bold,
bad, black, blind tigers and caged them
behind the bars of Bartow’s moderately
safe jail. The tigers existed under the
names of Col. Porter Daniel, Mr. McCoy,
Ed Henderson and Dave Smith the lat
ter a fellow potel for his “fjueness !
during election times. The jury also
found true bills against several more but
the animals scented danger and escaped
to the jungles of Bartow county. Some
of those captured have succeeded giving
bond, and are now being tried. Evidence
accumulates with every witness put
ppon fbe stand and the probability is tkaf
the roar qf the animal* will grow dim
mer in the future.
During this- changeable weather many farm
era are afflicted wiih a cough To all such we
would say, go to VVikle’s drug store (at Curry’s
}atp stand) whpre they n-ili And a large variety
0$ the hept cough medicines pp the niaikes.
Tiie Children's Meeting.
The meetings for the young people
will be resumed at the BapUat church
pext Sabbath afternoon at 2 o’clock.
All the young people of the town and
yic nity are invited to attend. The ser
vices will largely be made up of singing.
Several sougs from the Great Awaken
ing will be sung.
BARTOW’S BULLETIN.
OUR CORRESPONDENTS NOTE THE
INCIDENTS OF THEIR NEIGH
BORHOODS.
Anri Dish Them Up Id a Delectable Shape
For Our Readers.
Adairsville
After the rush of Christmas has died
away our town has settled down to the old
routine. As usual, trade is dull, but our
merchants wear a hepeful look, but woe
to the lallabcut clu
The Bartow Institute has opened again
with flattering prospects, under the man
agement of Prof. Fulton, with a good lot
of assistants.
Folsom is the name of anew postofflee
that is to be established at Anderson’s
store on Cedar Creek, at no distant day.
The office is named in honor of Mrs.
Clevelend. It was through the efforts of
Col. Capers that this office was estab
lished.
Wi; are to have anew blacksmith and
wood shop in operation here in a few days.
The proprietors are Messrs. Franks &
Denman. These gentlemen come well
recommended, and we think they deserve
the patronage of our people.
Mr. Thomas J. Hillbnrn has sold out
his business, and in his stead will be
found Mr. Joe E. Ward. Mr. Ward says
he will endeavor to pleas j the publie and
expects to keep a fresh, good line of heavy
and fancy groceries. Every new thiDg
ought to be given a trial.
The “first chance" is the name of the
nearest threshold to hell to our town. It
has been established about two miles and
a half up the railroad. They give out the
material there by the gallon that makes
our chain gangs and the hearthstones ol
our country desolate. Why the Allwise one
permits such things to flourish we don’t
know, but we do know that it is only a
matter of time with a’l whisky shops.
They must go. Gordon county has literally
got the small pox, with these low dog
geries for scabs.
Society news has been quite short tor
the past few weeks.
Mrs. J. C. Martin has been to Rome to
visit her son, Mr. W. W. Martin.
Mrs. Dr. J. W. Bowdoin and her daugh
ter, Miss Rosa, have been visiting Mrs.
Morgan, her sister, at Covington.
Miss Hannah Putman, who has been
spending some time in Sooth Carolina,
has returned home.
Misses Mamie and Sudie Burns, of
Cedar Creek, have been spending a few
days with their sister, Mrs. Jce Ward, at
this place.
Miss Ella Johnston has been entertain
ing the Misses Faller, of Marietta, for a
few days. They have returned home.
Mrs. Sanders, of Charleston, S. C., is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. It. James, near
here.
Mr. It. L. McCollum, of Milton county,
is here attending the Bartow Institute.
Miss Estella Martin, one of our bright
est young ladies, has returned home, after
a short stay with her uncle, Mr. William
Martin, of Rome.
Mr. W. R. Langston has moved his
family to town and has entered four stu
dents at the institute.
Mr. Forrest Dyar has cast his lost with
Atlanta. We are glad to know that Mr.
Dyar has a good position, but are sorry to
give him up. Also Mr. William Capers
has gone there. We feel an interest in
them both heie and know they will suc
ceed anywhere. Boys, may success at
tend you.
Mr. D. B. Mull has about completed his
residence on Church sircet, and it was
rented before he had it half finished. This
shows the demand for good houses here.
A dozen good ones are needed.
StHinp Crwek ltippß s.
Long may the Courant-American
wave.
Well, Messrs. Editors, I have taken quite
a long rest, and as I have been asked to
renew my ripples, I have concluded to
take my Faber and attempt to create
something of interest to my readers*
though it may be but a ripple upon the
vast tide of information gushing forth con
tinually from the busy presses all over our
land, delighting the hearts, educating the
mind, wielding an influence almost su
preme over the affairs of men.
The old year with its “bitter and its
sweets,” with its heartaches and ephemer
al seasons of gladness, with its eternal
record of murdered opportunities, broken
vows, unkind thoughts, words and deeds;
with all its varied experiences, and emo
tions which have by turns gladdened and
bled the human heart until its every cord
has vibrated beneath the strokes of sor-:
row, and groaned “for the wings of a dove,
that it might fly away and be at rest.” The
old year with its varied experiences has
gone upon record, and by the grace of
God we have been led by His Providence
through lights and shadows,” and
ushered into the bright possibilities and
stern realities of the year of grace, 1887.
My readers, let us make no idle resolu
tions as we take up the duties and enter
upon the possibilities of this bright new
year, which, for aught we know, may be
our last upon earth. Many a naturally
noble mind &qd heart, whose craft has
gone upon the breakers ip the sea of life,
and gone down an eternal wreck, have de
pended upon self-confidence as a cable and
good resolutions as an anchor, fastened to
the restraints of society to hold them steady
as the billows ol temptation were rolling
about them. No, my friends, the sad ex
perience of the past should teach us that
we need the continual presence and the
sympathetic, watchful care of that won
derfully loving and lovable Person, who
can calm the most turbulent tempest, anfi
who hq,s promised, tq bp “ an ever present
help in tiVpe of need,” and who, when all
else have lailed us, “ stieketh closer than a
brother;” and In His presence and help,
and with the promises of God as a cable,
and with faith in God, through Christ as
an anchor and made fast upon the eternal
throne of God, eternity alone can tell ho\y
nobly and tjiurppjpintjy vye will ride 6#e*
c/ery adverse circumstance in life. And
as we journey over the ocean of time per
haps we may give succor to some troubled
mariner, and thereby aid others on to that
happy shore beyond the confines of time,
where sweet deliverance from the burden 3
of this life will be found apfl hppe"shall
fn gjafl iruiiionr Gli! where throbs
the human heart that does not yearn for a
happy home somewhere, where all the in
tense cravings and aspiritions of the soul
fur better things may be satisfied. And in
our hearts we pity tne unhappy man v/hq
has no sacred memories pf hqly death
chamber of some departed friend, mother
or father, who have gone on before, and
are “ watching and waiting” for them.
There has been much moving to and fro
in our neighborhood. We have several
pleasant new neighbors,
Messrs. S. T Jenkins apd G. R. Beifcipe
p*e receptiy taken unto themselves help
meets. The latter is looking for “pap” to
come up and raise cain. She was up on a
visit, and Dick captured her “unbe
knowns to the old folks.
Row. deury Wright preached a good,
earnest sermon for us last Supflay
Mr. F. D. yerpon ( wi,q deals’iu stock,
WfiUs f’lqnda contracted chills, and
since his return home has been “lying in
for repairs.” He is now convalescent, we
learn.
Dotter.
Academy.
All hail the Gourant-American.
We have had some very nice weather
and the farmere are beginning to hunt up
their sprouting-hoes, and to get jhfciy
plow-gear arranged preparatory to begin
ning work,
The most of our people are getting well
and we hope to see them on foot again
very soon.
Dr. J. H. Mayfield was in our commu
nity a few days ago. The Doctor is an
The 10c Variety Store!
THE HOUSEKEEPER’S FRIEND.
i .Nothing In stock over 10 cents. The same goods you pay twenty and twenty-live cents for
anywhere else. The store is full now find more arriving. Always Investigate tha Ten
i eat Store before going anywhere else, .lust five doors below the Post-Office.
jania-Im Y ours for Ten Cents, JOHN R. BANTON.
dr O H M r MT.
This fine Stallion will be found after March
Ist at the Livery Stable of Crawford & Field.
Any information concerning this splendid
animal, will be given by Crawford & Field, or
Ben. Akerman. Pedigree will appear next
week.
excellent physician, besides being one of
the cleverest men, and we are always
glad to see him, but hope he will not have
to come again soon.i. e. to see any one
sick.
Dr. G. H. Gilreath, also, has been
amongst us lately. He contemplates set
tling with us very soon. His judgment
of both discretion and medicine is unsur
passed by any only in the county, and he
is worthy of the confidence and patron
age of any people.
Two of our citizens, I understand, will
very shortly open up a family grocery
and drug store. We will not give their
names this time, but think by our next
writing we will be able to give you the
firm name. We hope they will try to get
a postoffice in connection with it, for it is
greatly needed and we think we are just
ly entitled to one.
Mrs. Jabez. Gilreath and one of her
daughters have been visiting reatives here.
C*N. Amork.
Grassdale Sheaves,
Grassdale has not been heard from for
some time. I have been waiting for the
newly wedded pairs to settle down to
housekeeping before I intruded. Allow
me to congratulate you upon the union.
May you be a happy and prosperous pair,
may long life be in store for you, and may
your usefulness broaden until the county
shall have a paper of which to be truly
proud.
I can say without fear of truthful con
tradiction, that Grassdale is the liveliest
neighborhood in the county, and I know
no young man will dispute the beauty and
attractiveness of our young ladies, as com
pared to another crowd of the same num
ber. The one great drawback is the tim
idity and bushfulness of the boys, the
truth of which every visiting young lady
can testily to. As they grow older, they
may overcome this to some extent.
There has been so much happened since
I last wrote yon, that I will have to go
over the ground hurriedly for fear of being
too lengthy and reaching the w. b.
Key. David Weems, from Van Buren,
Ark., paid his relatives and friends a flying
visit. He was traveling and soliciting aid
for a handsome church his charge is build
ing. He looks as if they fed preachers
well in his State. Hope he returned with
ample means to accomplish all he has un
dertaken.
Tne Xmas meeting ot the Iron Valley
club met at the resilience of Mr. Sam Pit
tard. The attendance was good. Were
glad to see so many yisitors, among them
tour of your best lookiug young men (it
won’t do to name them, for it might make
them vain.) D. W. Curry, or better known
among us as Dave, gladdened us with his
presence. The audience was treated to
two charades, “Marriage” and “Matri
mony,” which were well acted by some of
our young people. They were heartily
cheered and congratulated. Mr. Ed Lewis,
of Cass Station, recited a poem from Scott,
entitled “The Chase.” It was quite a treat,
being admirably rendered. Hope Ed. w ill
meet with us often and favor us with more
recitations. Had several inyitatiops to eat
turkey. I know all can testify to how
faithfully I helped to deyour the many
good things with which the table fairly
groaned at every place.
Will Battle and his sister May had a
a narrow escape, Camiug down a steep
hill near Caasyille, the harness broke, their
buggy ran iuto Mack Johnson’s, upsetting
their buggy, piling it on top of the Bat
tles. May was badly frightened and
bruised slightly. Will came out without
a scratch, not even losing the cigar out of
his mouth.
Miss Annie Camp, from Roiqe, spent a
few day 9 with the family of Mr. Mont
gomery’
Frank Weems, from Rome, spent the
holidays among us. We are always glad
to have Fr ink with us,
Miss Alice Hawkins has returned home,
after spending several weeks with friends
In Rome. She is thinking of moving to
the city.
Miss Lula Bailey and a younger sister,
from Dalton, are at the home of Mr9.
Weems.
Miss Alice Best, with her cousin, Miss
Louise Rest, Lem Baltimore, have been
enlivening Grassdale. Miss L. has played
havoc among our boys. Walt is already
contemplating a trip to the monumental
city, Will B. thinks he will attend lectures
there, Jim w T ould go but it makes him sick
to ride on the cars, and Will H. caq’t de
cide whether to go there qr to Daffon, The
proximity of tiie lajter place holds the bai
sfcnop (u i(n fayor, for he can walk there.
The half has not been told, but I will
quit before I worry your patience.
Crofton.
Seventeenth Sifting.
Prof. Gaihouu. of Euharlee,
opened school at Oik Grove Academy
last Monday morning. Alfred is a grad
uate of Emory, and is well calculated to
teach the young javenijas. l(e will be
assisted by his Afiss Augtuta, a
yqung otrar-e accomplishments.
The farmers have about fiuished cot
ton. Mr. Will P. Johnson, of Barnett,
arrrived a few days ago. Will is a noble
fellow, every iuch a man, ancj wp heart
ily welcome him iu ori? npdqt.
Mrs, Kittie \?nMeter Rmi reopened
ipumc school again, with a good
attendance,
Miss Fannie Hailing is attending the
high school at Stileaboro.
Miss Charlotte Calhoun has returned
to your city, to enter school,
“Handy Feet” will vi-di h home
this ypar. SUM JiM.
Co’cgnes in great Tariety at W:k!e’s drug
store (Curr.. ’s late stand) at bottom prices.
Letter Lis*.
Letters retrain it.jj in the poitqfflce at Canon,
vple, Jajuiafy ldh 1&87-
Allen J. W. Mrs., Bliss Chas.,
Baldwin Lafayette, Baker Ma;y,
Cass Ollie, Carson Sam.,
England J. W., Goodin Ahcg,
Hendrix W. L., R, p.,
Haynie A HiR, H&’eom J. E„
fjaynje CRaa, G„ Hqboeiaw Lewis,
Johnson Cena, Keoun Frank,
Parks Lucy Ann, Ryan S. R.,
Scott Mark W., Simmons Mtry,
Strickland Emma, Underwood J. E.,
W eems J. L., Willey Charley,
Williams L. C.. Walker J. A.,
Wallis Bill Mr.
Person* calling tor these letters will t)leae
say “advertised.” Wm Milne*, P. 14.'
The largest and most su
perbly magnificent stock of
fresh new Carpets, Draperies,
Rugs, etc., ever opened by us,
are now just in. The variety
is perfect, the goods stylish and
new. In Axminster, Mo
quettes, Wiltons, Velvets,
Brussels, Tapestry, Ingrain,
various Art, Squares, Smyrna
and Turkish Rugs in all sizes.
Brussels, India Silk, Tambour
and Nottingham Lace Curtains.
Turcoman Silk and Jute Dra
peries for halls. The above
new and stylish goods are
mammoth in quantity and
warranted in quality and
prices.
Our Imported 6-4, 3-4, 5 S,
Crosley’s English Carpets are
now in transit, being shipped
direct from Halifax, England,
to Atlanta, direct.
We call attention of our pat
rons to three facts:
Ist. The styles of our goods
are the best.
2nd. The quality of our
goods are the best.
3rd. The prices are guar
anteed as low as any house in
the United States. A.lso, for
Dry Goods, Shoes and Millin
ery, see our immense new
Stocks. Chamberlin, Johnson
& Cq,, Importers, Atlanta, Ga.
85110500200000080
The municipie election in Cedartown
resulted as follows: Mayor, A G. West-
Councllmen, W. P Ha’l, J. R. Barber A'!
Huntington, L. S. Ledbetter and W. 0.
Bunn. The vote for the Recorder was a
tie, each of the candidates, W. W. Milam
J- W, Judkins, received 71.
Ladles’ Wraps and Cloaks
Men ai Boys’ Clotiii!
BLANKETS! CARPETS!
lii Fact Jill Winter Seels
ILL RE SOLE AT COST!
SCHEUER BROS.,
LEADERS OF LOW PRICES.
SMfflU L muilEIE
Wholesale and Retail
FURNITURE HOUSE.
STir YOPB " PPEIVfIXPBB I,
I have on hand one of the largest stocks of furniture ever exhibited in North
Georgia, and can fit you up in a handsome suit of fur
niture for little money. Call and see if I don’t
0 J ? . I CATE ATLANTA PRICES.
Sanford L. Yandivere.
Cartersvllle Fohn In Newniin.
Mr. Charles C. Parrott, a young man
roared ia this community is president of
the Kewuan National Bank, while his
brother-in-law, Mr. Geo. S. Hollinshed, is
teller. The stockholders of the bank met
last week, elected the following officers :
C. C. Parrott, president, J. S. Bigby, vice
president, it. W. Andrews, cashier, J. S
Hollinshed, teller, and W. Y. Atkinson,
attorney. A semi-annual dividend of four
per cent, was declared, and the business
ot the bank was found to be in superb
condition. This bank has been in opera
tion only about a year and has declared
two semi annual dividends of four per
cent., and during the time its loans and
discounts have amounted to $211,000.
Owing to the fine business qualifications
of our Bartow-raised bank president, Mr.
Charlie Parrott, it has never held a paper
which was of doubtful value which was
not promptly p-id.
I‘iivate Hoarding House.
f,e . si ! in K ffoorl board. can secure the
>amc by applying at the first house on West
"*y eut * N * Gilreath,
J * UW ' tf E. M. UH.REATH.
For Kent-
The Lewis Erwin residence, on Erwin
Street. Apply to A. M. Foote
Chautauqua Circle.
This Circle will meet at the house of the
President next Monday evening at 7
o’clock. The lesson for the evening will
be: “ Questions on English Literature,”
“ Twenty Questions on Geology,” *• Ques
tions on the World of To day,” found on
pages 251 and 2 of the Journal. In the
absence of the regular books for January,
which failed to reach us in time, the mein •
bers are requested to read the “ Short His
tory of the Church,” and to finish it by the
time above mentioned.
Wm. H. Cooper, President.
January 19, 1887.
If yon want anything in the drug line, yon
will find it at Wikle’s drag store, tat Curry’s
ate stand.!
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
This powder never varies. A marvel of pu
tty, strength and wholesomeness. More eco
nomical than the ordinary kinds, and cannot
be sold in competition with the multitude ot
lowest, short weight alum or phosphate pow
der. Sold only in cans.
Royal Bakin ? Powder Cos.,
1.05 Wall St. N. Y.
As the war cloud is on the Eastern
moon, it would be of some interest to
know how many men each nation can
bring into the fray should hostilities be
gin : Russia, 4,000,000; France, 2,430,*
000; Germany, 2,6oo,oooAustria, 1,072,.
000; Italy, 2,400,000; Turkey, 800,000, in
cluding a total of 13,000,000 of men.
For 20 years Henry F. Balcom, of Shir
ley, Mass., suffered with rheumatism He
found no relief till he took Hood’s Sat
saparilla.