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Ordinance.
ordained bv t,ht> mayor and alder
■ f the city of Cartersville, Ga., that
#n ~rtv of parties who shall in future
an ' V in' property in said city for the
iDV * () f conducting any manufactur-
P'pntrr prise, and shall actually operate
'fLmc shall be exempt, from all city
thP " ,11*011 such property and all machin
improvements therein of every
' (t(>r< f or the term of five years from
\ *V.nrchase of such property.
Approved Nov. Ist, 1887, Cartersville,
- city Government— Standing
Committee.
K. Crawford, Chairman, A. M. AVIII
-m. Mom'S Scheuer
W. Waldrup, Chairman, A. L. Bar-
\V A Bradley. T r
./.let*—A Collins, Chair man, A. 1.. Barron, L.
r Matthews, Chairman, G. W. Wal-
J,2'hnihlin^- W - A - Bradley, Chairman, A.
r B. Matthews.
Oniinan — A. L. Barron, Chairman, A. M. Will
°SSSn. Moses Schener.
JokM Moon, J. C, Wofford
JoK clerk. Maydr.
FRATERNAL.
A Cartersville Lodjre No. **-5, F. and A. M.
/% Meets first, and 1 bird Tuesdays at 7M>
VXoVloek, p. in. A. W. FITE, W. M.
ZV\ (i W WALDRUP, Sec y.
Small Items Corralled.
H J. McCormick,
County Surveyor,
P. O. Stilesboro, Ga.
pr Puckett’% Dental Parlor, West
Main Street. ' aug4-tf
♦ K. Cason, Resident Dentist, Carters
vilk . (ia. He has had just twenty years
of experience.
Vegetables are plentiful.
Peaches are ripening very fast.
WiM Graham, of Birmingham, is in the
city.
The city court is grinding away this
week.
June is a fashionable month for mar
riages.
We had a slight shower last Tuesday
afternoon.
The Smith Georgia watermelons are
now in the market.
Mrs. Sandford Vandivere is on a visit
to relatives in Whitfield county.
The nights are cool and it requires a
fi,., lv v blanket tokoep one comfortable.
It is hoped that work on the furnace
will be commenced sometime next month.
Rev. J. B. Robins twill preach at the
Methodist church next Thursday night.
Pink Pasturage at rates.
M \j. Johnson, Cass Station. G-151m
Mr. Richard Jones left Wednesday af
ternoon for a few days visit to LaGrange,
(i .*.
A barrel and bucket factory would boa
fltnving good thing to build in Carters
ville.
Mr. W. E. Venable, of Jackson county,
spent two or three days in the city this
week.
Ma.j. Milner has greatly improved the
l< ks of his house by putting on anew
roof.
Had nominations are like the itch—
11 <• v set a good many people to
w-itchimr.
The Cartersville crowd who went to ( e.
(Inrtown last Sunday enjoyed their trip
very tntteh.
• The land company is having some of
th“ir land in the upper portion of the
city cleared off.
( nrtersville and Bartow county should
be well advertised at the coming fairs
and expositions.
Rev. W. A. Strickland, of Gainesville,
will preach at the Baptist church next
Sunday morning.
(apt. W. L. Goodwin, a former citizen
of Cartersville, but now of Alabama, was
in town Wednesday.
A broom factory is a small industry
that would pay in Cartersville. One here
would sweep the field.
The depot club now numbers between
sixty and seventy, and new members are
being initiated daily.
Mr. Nat Dunahoo, the Tax Receiver of
Bartow county, now wears a twelve
pound smile. It is a girl.
Waterworks and electric lights are a
big advertisement for any town. Car
tersville must have them.
The people of Cartersville are almost a
unit in favor of waterworks, public
schools and electric lights.
“The Cartersville Courann-American
fas come out wonderfully of late," says
the Rockmart Weekly Slate
Bartow eounty watermelons, whieh, by
the way. are the biggest and finest in
the world, will soon come in.
Cvery citizen of Cartersville should
have a home of his own. Now is the
time to buy one if you have not already
one.
Messrs. Ren R. Mounteastle and George
V aldrup are in Gainesville this week at
tending the State Sunday school convent
tien.
■ corn present indication a good many
people from the lower country will spend
H*e heated term in and around Carters
ville. *
The question of waterworks and pub
he schools will next engage the attention
°f our people. How do you stand on
them?
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. George
McGuire died last Monday. The parents
have the sympathy of all in their af
fliction. ‘
Miss Hattie Peacock, who has been at
tending the Southern Female College,
came home*last Wednesday
e vening.
How can you expect the town to grow
faster if more houses are not built? One
hundred new houses should be bypilt
immediately.
Cedartown, Rome and Dalton have
good systems of public schools and the
people of these towns are highly pleased
with them.
Miss Julia Ayer, of Rome, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Royal Smith, on
Market street, returned home last Mon
day evening.
Mrs. Chas. Jones and children left last
Friday for Bristol, Tenth, where they
will spend two or three weeks with the
parents of the former.
Mr. and Mrs. James Morgan left
Wednesday night for Tilton, Ga., to at
tend the bedside of a relative of the
former, who is very ill.
Mr. S. L. Burford has plenty cotton
squares, which is rather early. His is no
“garden patch” either, but be has whole
fields of it with squares.
Spence Phillips is the lightning engin
eer of the East and West railroad. He
made it to Cedartown in one hour and
fifteen minutes, last Sunday.
Bartow Carter, the clever postal clerk
on the E. <s: W. R. R., attended com
mencement at the Mary Sharp College,
Winchester, Term., this week.
Misses Julia and Mary Hall, who have
been attending the Southern Female Col
lege, LaGrange, have returned home.
Miss Eleise Glover, a very pretty and
charming young lady of Atlanta, is on a
visit to the family of Mr. Garwood, cor
ner erf Market and Gilmer streets.
Mr. Art her Glenn, who has been at
Empire, South Georgia, for several
months, returned home last week very
sick. He is much improved since return
ing home.
The dry goods men have agreed, to
close their stores at 7 o’clo'ck every even
ing except Saturday. This will give the
clerks the opportunity for much needed
recreation.
She is a slow girl who has not twisted
a bandana into a necktie for her sweet
heart. And he is a sloV boy who has not
taught her to let him tqike a kiss while
she tied it.
A man with a weakness for statistics
has made the calculation that a society
girl in dancing eighteen waltzes of ordi
nary duration goes a distance of about
fourteen miles.
Commencing next week the publication
day of the Courant-American will be on
Thursday's instead of Friday's as now.
Our subscribers and correspondents will
take due notice.
Emerson is going to celebrate the glo
rious fourth in the good old way. They
have gone to work for the occasion and
will not be satisfied with anything short
of a great success.
The present health of the city is excep
tionally good, and the health officers of
the city should keep a strict surveillance
on the streets to the end of enforcing
good sanitary conditions.
There is not a better town in the coun
try for a man with a little money and a
| lot’s of get up in which to locate than
[.Cartersville. Money invested here will
more than double m a year's time,
j One reason why there is always room
| at the top is because no one can get
there. No matter how high we climb in
! any profession, we can only get in sight
| of a desirable location, which recedes as
I we advance.
! William Callahan, an old Cartersville
1 boy, will lecture to the Sunday-school
| children, at the Methodist church, next
! Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock. His sub
ject will be the “Force of Habit.” Every
body invited.
A ferro manganese furnace would pay
magnificently in Cartersville, and it
wouldn’t take a world of wealt h to build,
equip and run one. As the iron furnace
is now a sure thing let's go to work on
the ferro furnace.
Mr. Norris, of Baltimore, was in the
city again this week. He has his eye on
some magnificent Bartow county min
eral lands and if he succeeds in getting
them it is possible lie will erect- steel
works in this city.
The ladies of the Kingston Baptist
church will give a musical and dramatic
entertainment at the academy on Friday
night, the 22nd inst., for the benefit of
their church. The public are cordially
invited to attend.
Mrs. Mary R. Stephens and her charm
ing daughter, Miss Grace, came up from
Atlanta last week, where the latter has
been attending school for the past year.
They will, greatly to the delight of rela
tives and friends, remain some time in
| the city.
Albany, Ga., will soon vote to have
$55,000 worth of bonds issued for the
purpose of constructing a system of
waterworks. It will not take half of that
i to give Cartersville an adequate water
supply. Why, then, shouldn’t we, too,
have waterworks?
Col. 0. L. Packard, a distinguished
citizen of Milwaukee, Wis., accompanied
by his wife, who is a sister of Col. L.
Sheofleld, was in town last week. They
had a most most delightful time, and
went away much pleased with our coun-
I ty and its manifold advantages.
Cartersville is undoubtedly making
rapid strides on the road to progress.
I The public spirit and energy of her people
are being used to fine purpose and will
pay them a larger interest than all their
capital. Energy and co-operative enter
prise make the best capital that a city
can use in developing its possibilities.
Ladies call and see that lot of combina
tion suits of calicos at Montgomery’s.
POLITICAL MATTER.
[Note —In this department eaeh week will be
found the Announcement!* of the candidates and
the comments of those who are for and asrainst
them. The charge for announcements is $3 each,
strictly in advance. Articles in favor of or against
any candidate will be chargeable at the rate of
ten cents per line.]
FOR THE SENATE]
I am a candidate for Senator from the 42nd
Senatorial District subject to democratic nomi
nation. I submit my claims to the public and
request the support of the democratic voters of
Bartow county in their primaries held in the
different districts on June 21st, next.
Respectfully,
J. W. Harris, Jr.
FOR TAX RECEIVER.
I hereby announce myself as candidate for Tax
Receiver at the coming election in .January 18H9,
and ask the support of the voters of Bartow
county for the same. B. L. Durham.
FOR TAX COLLECTOR.
We are authorized to announce the name of J,
L. MILHOLLIN as a candidate for Tax Collec
tor of Bartow county. The election to occur on
the first Wednesday in January next.
■' '■ •
FOR TAX COLLECTOR,
We are authorized to announce the name of .T.
F. LINN as a candidate for re-election to the
office of Tax Collector of Bartow County, Ga.
FOR TAX RECEIVER.
We are authorized to anuounee the name of
NAT DUNNAHOO as a candidate for re-election
t the office of Receiver of Tax Returns for Bar
tow County, Ga.
TO THE VOTERS OF BARTOW COUNTY.
For the last few weeks the Senatorial
race has been bitter and in many respects
disgraceful, just such a race as the Bakers
always run,and it is gratifying to all good
men to know that it will soon be over.
Aside from personal matters, Tom Ba
ker has but one object in view, and that
is to again flood this county with whisky
and bar-rooms, and he is resorting to
every device he can to deceive the people
and accomplish this object. In the first
place he says that under the condition of
the State no local bill can be introduced
in the Senate, and that he could not in
troduce a bill to repeal our local opti< n
law if he should so desire. Now, he knows
this is untrue, but he boldly makes the
statement hoping to deceive the people.
The constitution of 1877 did require all
local bills to be introduced in the House,
but in 1885 the Legislature passed a bill
to amend the constitution by striking
out that paragraph and it was submitted
to and ratified by the people at the gen
eral election in 1880, and local bills can
now be introduced in the Senate as well
in the House.
Again, he says that Mr. Harris is a “no
fence” man and that he is a “fence” man.
The truth is, they are both for “no fence,”
and it is notorious that Baker was one of
the most active and blatant “no fence”
men in this district and went so far as to
sign the petition to bring on the election,
and the petition is of file in the ordina
ry’s office. Mr Harris, like a true man,
ns he is, says that while he had nothing
to do with bringing on the election, he
did vote for “no fence,” but, if elected, he
will let the law remain as it is—in the
hands of the people.
I would stop here but for the personal
attack which Baker is making on me in
regard to the indictment against him for
assault with intent to murder, known as
the dynamite case. He has wantonly
and unblushingly lugged this disgraceful
affair into the Senatorial racefor the pur
pose of getting up sympathy. But not
content to tell the truth, he has gone
further and says that Watt Harris and I
had him indicted for political purposes,
and his brothers stand upon the- streets
and repeat it. Now, it is putting it mild
ly to say that the Bakers know this is a
falsehood, and tell it because it is a false
hood. Judge Aaron Collins, the intended
victim, was the prosecutor, ancfthe grand
jury found the bill true because they be
lieved Baker guilty; and, in my opinion,
he owes his liberty to the mercy of the
jury, as well as to the law which provides
that the prisonershall have the benefit of
the doubts. Briefly, the facts are these:
Tom Baker, Gus Baker, Tobe Jackson,
Sam Jackson and Jim Beard were indict
ed. fom Baker and Jim Beard were
tried and acquitted, Tobe and Sam Jack
son were tried and convicted and Gus
Baker ran away and is now a fugitive
from justice, and there is a reward of
two hundred dollars for him. Jim Beard
has since said they are all guilty, and
that the dynamite was fixed in Tom Ba
ker’s office, as testified to by Tobe and
Sam Jackson. But Baker says that he
has been acquitted and vindicated by a
jury. So has Jim Beard.
Now, to hear Tom Baker’s ha
rangues, one would think that this was
the first and only time he has ever been
indicted, and that Watt Harris and I are
very bad men. What are the facts? Let
the records of Bartow Superior court
speak : %
The State ) March, 1875.
vs. > Riot.
Thos. H.Baker, et. al. J A T Hackett S G
The State i July, 1877.
vs. Affray.
Thos. H. Baker, et. al. j A T Hackett, SG
The State 1 July, 1878.
vs. } Ass’lt and Bat’v
Thos. H. Baker. JA T Hackett, S G
The State 1 July, 1884.
Perjury.
Thos. I Baker. jJ W Harris Jr S G
The State j January, 1887.
vs. | As’t int. to mur.
Thos. H. Baker, jJ W Harris Jr S G
From the foregoing it appears that
Thos H. Baker has been furnishing grind
ing for the criminal courts for many
years, and it is now too late to cry po
litical persecution.
Let every Democrat in the county turn
out and vote next Thursday, June 21st,
and Watt Harris will be nominated by
an overwhelming majority, and will be
elected without opposition.
Respectfully,
A. W. Fite.
CARD FROM I>R. BAKER.
Messrs. Editors — l desire you to say
to my friends and the people of the eoun
ty that 1 did sign a petition to the ordi
nary to allow a vote “for fence” or “no
fence” in the Cartersville district. lain
willing for the people to vote on any
thing they may desire to vote on. It is
their owu affairs and for my part they
can vote on anything. But I did not
vote for “no fence” at the election but I
was on the side of “fence.” I will sign a
petition for a vote and then when it
comes to the polls I may, and will if I
think best, vote against the petition as I
did in this case. Let my opponents show
from the tally sheet if they can, where I
voted for “no fence.” This I challenge
them to do.
Here I beg leave to say to my friends in
SCHEUER BROS.
Startling Announcement for This Week
*
WE ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU THE BIGGEST BARGAINS YOU EVER SAW..
50 Pieces of Standard Calicoes at sc. a yard.
1500 yards Plaid Nainsooks in remtiants from 2 to 10
yards at Gets., worth lOcts.
800 yards fine India Lawn in remnants from 2 to 10 yards
worth 20cts,, at lOcts.
1000 yards of Victoria Lawn in remnants from 1 to 5
yards Worth lOcts., at acts.
500 yards of Wamsutt Bleaching in remnants from 2 to
10 yards at llcts.
75 pieces fine Dress Ginghams reduced to lOcts. a yard.
50 pieces Domestic and Imported Satin at greatly reduced
prices.
Tremendous reductions in our
DRESS GOODS
Department.
Our assortment is simply immense. Beautiful Trimmings
of all descriptions to match.
We put the knife into the prices oi
Parasols, laces, Embroideries!
They all have to go.
The Leaders of Low Prices.
NEW GOODS CHEAPER THAN EVER!
i-' / '
THE GLEAMING, GLITTERING GOLD GOODS IN GREAT QUANTITY.
if. ba k mmm
JEWELER A2TD WATCHMAKER.
Thanks the people of this and surrounding country for their most liberal patronage, and assures them that his efforts
will be untiring in suiting his customers, thus doing away with any excuse tor going to other markets. Aside from being
worthy home institutions, this establishment defies competition. Anew and
Elegant Stock of Gold Watches
For Ladies and Gentlemen Just Received.
Repairing neatly and well done by the Manager, Air. W. L.
Bolt. Satisfaction guaranteed in every instance.
fcb3 . ly W. F. BAKER, (Bank Block,) Cartersville, Ga.
1 IiON'T *
MONFORT.]
the Euharlee district that under the
order of the Democratic Executive Com
mittee ordering the primary election on
the 21st of June, which allows Euharlee
12 votes, you must all vote at your old
voting place at Euharlee. While Iron
Hill district and Taylorsville district
were then laid off they were not organ
ized when the order for this election on
the 21st was adopted. I hope you will
not be misled in voting
in this matter and haY£ t
voting at Iron Hill, Taylorsville and,ora#
Euharlee. But all go to old Euharlee
and vote as per the order. A vote to be
a legal vote under the registration act
for this county in this primary election
must be voted in the district of the resi
dence of the voter, and 1 beg that no ille
gal votes be east, and that the election
be honestly and fairly conducted.
Thos. H. Baker.
a word of caution.
The action of Bartow county in the !
convention which meets on the 21st inst., {
is regarded by the counties of Floyd and |
Chattooga as a settlement of the vexed
question as to who shall represent the
42nd Senatorial district in the next Leg
islature. The result of the Bartow meet
ing will be considered final by those
counties if a fair and equitable nomina- i
tion is made at that time.
There are two candidates before j
this county at the present time,
I)r..T. H. Baker and Col. J. W. Harris,
Jr. The former was made the Senator
when Bartow had the selection in 1882,
but it is a fact fresh in the minds of all
interested that Dr. Baker’s nomination
was not the will of the Democratic or
ganization at that time, and the conven
tion was captured in the furtherance of a
plan proposed and carried out by Dr.
Baker. This is a matter of public his
tory and the proof was given shortly af
terward. Mr. R. B. Smith, of Cassville,
furnished certain facts which were cor
roborated by many good men at the
same time. Dr. Baker avowed his inten
tion to break up the convention if £he
body was not carried by his friends, and
it is also well known that the methods
IN ADDITION TO OUR COMPLETE
LINE OF
!!k j ad Staple Mes
We carry a good line of
Dry Goods,
Men and Ladies HATS.
We keep the Gainesville Hand-Made
Shoe, the best Shoe in Cartersville.
All delivered free.
•
JONES & MONFORT.
were so distasteful that the organized
Democrats of Baitow county repudiated
both the convention and the nominee.
Col. Ab. Wofford, Rev. R. H. Jones, Col.
M. L. Pritchett, J. N. Dobbs, Esq., and
many others are familiar with this mat
ter, and will be ready no doubt to ex
plain the difficulties which attended it.
There is no sort of doubt but similar
tactics are proposed at thjp time. Suc
cess in the first scheme will embolden
another attempt.
The voters of Bartow county are re
spectfully requested to tvateh this effort,
and to be on hand at the right time to
meet the scheme at the starting point.
Dr. Baker rode two horses then. To Eel
ton men he was an independent, to Clem
ents men an organized Democrat. His
veracity was irrevocably damaged by his
failure to speak the truth to. either fac
tion. Col. A. A. Vincent, R. W. Satter
field, Esq., Douglas Wikle, Esq., and
many others are acquainted with these
things.
The question now to be considered is
this: “Shall Dr. Baker run rough-shod
over another convention tosecurea nom
inal endorsement, which will not repre
sent anything under heaven but Dr.
Bakers ambition?”
Let all the democratic voters of Bar
tow county meet at the time specified
and cast their ballots for a Senatorial
representation, and if the convention de
cides that Dr. Baker is the man to repre
sent the democracy of Floyd and Chat
tooga, as well as Bartow, so be if; but if
the convention is to be overrun Hu*
second time bv Dr. Baker's friends, who
are ready to “burst up” the meeting un
less it is managed in his interest, as he
publicly declared in the good year 1882,
the question for all good men to settle
is the speedy overthrow of such a policy,
which can only be done by the appear
ance of every one interested in good gov
ernment and morals, on the 21st of June
and to rebuke such unfair dealing
and questionable dictation. Dr. Baker
deceived the district in 1882 as to his
politics and policy, and Bartow county
should see to it that Floyd and Chat
tooga are not tricked in the next deal.
A full attendance will prevent trouble,
25 pieces Embroidered Skirtings and Flouneings at very
low prices.
Great reductions in our
Clothing, Hat
AND
Shoe Department
Just received 100 dozen Gents’ 4 p*y
LINEN CUFFS
They are slightly damaged. They go at 1 acts, a pair; are
ully worth 35ets. No more than 6 pair to one customer.
[I DO]
and the people should not fail to attend
to this important duty which they owe
to themselves.
Democrat.
Messrs. Editors —1 am informed that
there is likely to be some confusion in the
Euharlee and Iron Hill districts as to
where the democrats of these districts
should vote in the primaries next Thurs
day, and as one of the chairmen of the
Democratic Executive Committee, I write
this card in order that there may be no
conlusion or misunderstanding.
When the Executive committee met and
called the primary meetings Iron Hill
district had not been established, but it
was thought it would be, and the com
mittee decided if it should be established
before the prniary meetings that Euhar
lee should have *ught votes and Iron
Hill four votes. This appointment was
arrived at from a statement made to the
committee by C. Dodd, Esq., as to the
relative democratic strength of the two
districts. Therefore each district must
hold separate meetings and send up dele
gates. Every democrat throughout the
county is required to vote in his own nb
litia district district, and will not be al
lowed to vote elsewhere.
Respectfully,
R. H. Jones, Joint Chun.
Mr. E. H. Woodward, of New York,
who has long been interested in the min
erals of this section, is in town. He will
open up Hu* Dohhitis ore bank and run it
on a larger scale than ever. He is ener
getic and enterprising, and it is well that
such men as he are interested in this sec
tion.
Mr. S. M. Rhea has moved to his new
Iron market ifear the court house and
proposes to handle fresh meats to the
satisfaction of everybody. Everything
is clean and tidy at his market and
he sells fine meats. April 3-3 m
Insect powder, insect powder and guns
at Wikle’s drug store. m25-tf