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THE COURANT.
Entered in the Poetoffice at Cartersville, Ua.
as second-class matter.
OFFICE:
PIK'KETT BUILMNO, S. F.. COB. PUBLIC SqiAUK
THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 188 C.
C URRENT COMMENT.
Look out for a big calico hop .soon.
The revenue business eeems to loom up.
Miss M amie Hudgins is up and going
again.
John McDonald, of Stilesboro, was
here Monday.
R. W. Satterfield will soon leaye for
the eastern markets.
Judge J. D Cunningham, of Atlanta,
came up Monday afternoon.
Henry P—you fhould get well now,
she is back home again.
Mr. Moses Schuer, who was quite sick
last week, Is out again.
Lonnie Moon, of Rome, is here at
home, to stay a lew days.
Walt Headden is off drumming among
the merchants in the mountains.
Four young dudes cut quite a dash last
Sunday, while out riding.
Rev. Mr. Cooper, of the Baptist
church, spent Monday in Atlanta.
The fences around the court-house and
jail are l>eing putin substantial repair.
J. W. Cunyus and Jas R. Jolly, of
Stilesboro, are attending Court here this
week.
John Hudgins and John Collins says
they need a high cut beaver in their busi
ness.
Mr. Prentice Frank, representing An
derson, Green & Cos., of Nashville, is in
our midst.
Mr. D. W. Curry and lady spent a
couple of days with Dr. Battle, near Caas
ville last week.
Reno Jones has gone into the insur
ance business. His card will soon be
found in Thk Coubant columns.
Two very accomplished and beautiful
young ladies of Atlanta, will yisit C. W.
J Aies at Stegalls this week.
Miss King, of Miss., who has been vis
iting Mrs. Attaway and other relatives
here, left for home Tuesday.
We understand there will be quite a
number of the beautiful sex to visit our
city this spring and summer.
Col. J. G. M. Montgomery and Capt.
M. L. Pritohett were ordained deacons
of the Baptist church last Sunday.
We are glad to learn of the improved
condition of Mrs. Gus Barron, who has
been dangerously ill for several days.
Our hotels should begin to advertise
for summer boarders. Printer’s ink
should be in demand with hotel keepers.
The Presbyterians have secured a min
ister in the person of Rev. J. S. Hill
house, of Calhoun. A cordial welcome
awaits the talented gentle man.
Herbert Milam, a boy we all feel
proud of, was in town Saturday and
Sunday. lie is a young man that At
lanta may well be proud to claim as a
citizen.
They may talk about the “Byron
limp” and rave about the “Abbott kiss,”
but the Jackson jump cleans up every
thing of the kind in this part of the mor
al vineyard.
Jim Beard, charged with harboring
Tobe Jackson, and who has been con
fined in jail for several weeks, has given
bond and is now at liberty.
You should have seen three of our
young men coming down the hill side
Sunday evening, when the driver said
all aboard for Stegalls.
Miss Rosa Crawford, of Atlanta, came
up Monday evening to visit her brother,
John Crawford, Esq. We are always
glad to have such young ladies to visit
our city.
Mr. M. A. Gradot, business manager
of the Flora Moore Troupe, gave us a
pleasant call. lie is a clever gentleman
and knows how to advertise a good show
in a very short space of time.
Col. Wm. Day, of Jasper, Ga , was in
town Monday, looking after clients in the
revenue courts. The Colonel is a promi
nent man of his county, having served a
term or so in the State Senate.
There will be a social meeting of the
Young Men’s Christian Association at
their rooms next Friday evening—the
public invited to attend. A Young La
dies’ Auxiliary will then be organized.
All members are requested to be present*
We were glad to %ie our young friend,
Mr. Ben Porter upon our streets the oth
er day, just getting over a very sick
spell. Mr. Porter is connected with the
Sjpular dry goods house of Scheuer
ros., and counts his friends by the
S3ore.
The aged mother of Maj. “Bill Arp”
Smith, we are sorry to learn, is lying at
death’s door at her home in Rome, and
her demise is only a question of time.
The Major has been a constant and devot
ed attendant at her beside for several
days.
’ The accident that befell Doll Vandi
vere was the source of general sadness
and is greatly deplored by our people.
He hasjalways borne himself as a straight
forward sober young man, and has
gained many friends. His recovery is
eagerly awaited.
Mr. John Crawford, of the livery firm
of Crawford & Hudson, has gone to the
markets of Tennessee to purchase more
mules. This firm has sold more stock in
Bartow county than any other that ever
did business here. Their sales so far this
season amounts to 180 head.
We call attention to the card of Bar
tow Leake in this issue. He is a young
man full of energy, represents good com
panies and it does look like he can drive
a good business. He Is clever, and to
those that will give him a trial, we will
say that they will be pleased.
Our Young Men’s Christian Associa
tion is in a moot healthy condition, and is
snugly ensconsced in one of the neatest
and best arranged halls in the State. The
officers are well selected and there is no
reason why the association should not
prove of much benefit and a grand suc
cess.
Boston Herald: “The Rev. Sam
Jones, the Georgia revivalist, says he
doesn’t want to die for a year after ma
king a horse trade. He wants that
length of time for solid prayer. Mr.
Jones says he has been there. It would
be interesting to hear from the man he
swapped with.”
During last summer Mr. John A. Ste
phens had a fine Jersey cow knocked off
the track and killed by a Western and
Atlantic engine. No agreement could be
arranged between the road and Mr. Ste
phens and it was carried into law. The
case came off Monday and the jury, re
maining out only a few minutes, gave
Mr. Stephens a verdict for SOS. lie sued
for $1 75.
The late pretty weather has enabled
the farmers to almost make their prepa
rations for the pitching ot another crop.
The “whoa” of the plough-man is now
borne on the gentle breeze, but the war
whoop of the guano agent will be borne
on the wings of un energetic bailiff ere
the appearance of another new year.
From what we can learn, though, there
is not so much of the aromatic instigator
sold this season as has been heretofore.
Our farmers say they are going to raise
provisions first, last and always.
The City Court is in session and busi
ness is being rapidly dispatched by Judge
Neel. The criminal cases transferred
from the Superior court docket are now
being tried.
Messrs. J. R. Gibbons and M. L.
Flowers, well known in Cartersville,
have succeeded in organizing a $30,000
stock company in Rome, for the manu
facture of their disc harrow and fertilizer,
an invention that is highly spoken of.
They are both gentlemen of energy and
we wish them much success.
We learn from Mr. R. A. Clayton, as
signee of J. J. Howard & Son, that he
has paid to the creditors of the firm divi
dends amounting to 00 per cent, of what
pas due them. Soon he hopes to be able
to declare an additional dividend of ten
per cent. Seyenty per cent, in about
eight months is very good progress in
these times of scarcity of money. Be
fore very long the balance due the credi
itors will be all paid.
Considerable Interest was taken by our
people In the Bill Turner chas=e last week.
Every arrival from the scene of action
was unmercifully plied with questions.
The truth is William is a sharp coon,
and by a good game of bluff he will
manage to scramble through this vale of
tears. He is a scoundrel however, and
it is a pity that he is allowed to go his
wicked way without hindrance.
Every time Dr. Headden comes down
from Rome and preaches at the Baptist
church, there is a general love feast
among the Baptist congregation, as well
as the people of Cartersville generally,
The church was crowded Sunday night
to listen to an able sermon from the emi
nent divine, and it was a source of much
benefit to the immense congregation.
This time the Doctor brought his esti
mable lady and interesting family, and
they will remain several days with us,
intermingling with their hundreds of
warm friends.
Unwarranted Uneasiness.
Some of our people were considerably
agitated Sunday morning when they
learned that a lot of U. S. prisoners had
been transfered from the unhealthy At
lanta jail to our own. The cause was
sensational accounts published by the
Atlanta papers to the effect that a fatal
disease existed within the walls of their
jail. The excitement upon the part of
our own people soon abated when the
real facts were brought to light.
Forty-eight were transferred Sunday, a
few of whom claimed to be sick, and were
quite so. After preparations had been
made for their proper care, and when
they had experienced such & change of
atmosphere, they began to get better and
are now nearly well. The breaking out
of the sickness is attributed to the close
air and bad sewerage in and around the
Atlanta jail. Not a single new case has
been developed since their arrival here.
The fol’owing communications are self
explanatory :
Editors Courant.
The fears of many of our citizens have
been aroused in regard to the U. S. pris.
oners, recently removed from Atlanta to
the jail of this city, on account of the
spreading disease among them at that
place. Dr. Lindsay Johnson, our jail
physiciau has been conferred with; and
he after investigating the matter, sub
mits the report which I herein enclose.
Respectfully i
J. C. Milam, C. B. C. C.
Cartersville, March 9, 1886.
Mr. J. C. Milam, Secretary Board Coun
ty Commissioners :
Dear Sir—ln obedience to your order,
I have made a thorough investigation in
to the nature and cause of the sickness
among the United States prisoners re
cently sent here from the Fulton county
jail. The epidemic depended entirely
upon a local cause, which cause existed
alone in the Fulton jail. With no treat
ment at all, the disease would soon cease
to exist here. There is not the slightest
possibility of this city becoming contami
nated. Very respectfully,
Lindsay Johnton, M. D.
4* A A. YEAR. Thk Courant, the
1 best local paper in the State.
The Courant’s Business Directory.
A feature that is bound to be apprecia
ted by our merchants and geople gener
ally, is our handsomely gotten up busi
ness directory, which we present this
week. The names have been carefully
compiled, but, however, errors and omis
sions may exist, and if so we would be
glad to be informed of the fact. The
directory makes a good showing for our
beautiful little city. It is convenient and
will not fail to be appreciated. As an
advertisement for Cartersville, its weight
will be felt in no small way. People at
a distance can learn more from our direc
tory than from all the letters they can
write in a year. We are bound to adver
tise Cartersville and Bartow county and
we feel that our efforts will be appre
ciated.
ERRATA AND OM! SSION.
Since going to press with our city di
rectory we have found several errors and
omissions. We have it that the grocery
store of Jones manufacturing Company,
is managed by Glenn, when it should
have been put down that the concern
was owned by the young gentleman.
The well known book store of Wikle Sc
Cos., was omitted.
Milner, Akin and Harris, one of the
strongest law firms in north Georgia are
left out.
The law card of J. J. Comer will ap
pear in our next.
We repeat, errors may still exist and
we will thank all who have been omitted
to report at once and let ns rectify the
mistake.
a 4 A YEAR. The Courant, the
9 1 aUw heat local paper in the State.
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Fine Horse Stock.
The stock men and farmers generally
of Bartow county are under lasting obli
gations to Dr. J S. Beazeley, of Stilesbo
ro, for his efforts in introducing a finer
breed of horses in this section. While
hi South Carolina last week he saw a
beautiful Norman-Percheron sta’lior/he
like of which he had never seen. He
became at once impressed with the no
tion to purchase the animal and bring
him to Barx>w county. A snug price
w r as asked, which was freely given, and
the horse was soon started for his future
home in Bartow county. He arrived
here Thursday night and was immedi
ately put on exhibition at Crawford &
Hudson’s stable, where he w ill be found
permanently located after the loth inst.
The horse is a most beautiful dapple
gray, very heavily built, but at the same
time symmetrial The Percherons in the
past few years have attracted more at
tention from the stock men of this coun
try than all other breeds combined.
They are intended for a draught horse,
and from the’ sample we now have here,
they are a great success. “Charlemagne,”
the name of Dr. Beazeley’s purchase,
will be on exhibition at the stables of
Crawford & Hudson after the 15th inst.,
and we would advise those' interested to
go and see him at the first opportunity.
4 A YEAR. The Courant, the
9 1 ■ VFww best local paper in the State.
All of Clingman’s Tobacco Remedies
are sold at Curry’s Drug Store.
I have twm good dwelling houses to
sell or rent. Mort. E. Paynk.
♦ ♦ >
Eastern Onion Sets, red or white, at
Curry’s Drug Store.
THE CITY FATHERS.
Meet in Special Session to Try our New
City Marshal.
An adjourned meeting of our city
fathers was held in council chambers
Monday night, for the purpose of ar
raigning* city marshal Walker before
.them for neglect of duty.
The defendant was present, accompa
nied with able counsel—prepared to
make a vigorous fight. Messrs John W.
Akin and Shelby Attaway were his at
torneys, who volunteered their services
to the unfortunate city marshal, free of
charge. The report of the committee
composed of Aldermen Gerald
Griffin. W. A. Bradley and G. H. Gil
reath, to look into the matter —was read,
and pending its adoption, Messrs. Akin
and Attaway discussed its validity and
the jrstice of bringing the marshal to
trial upon charges that were not specifi
cally preferred against him. The report
contained only one direct charge—
the Bill Turner escape—while the others
were of a general nature. After some
parleying it was finally agreed by all par
ties to postpone the trial until to-night,
in the meantime the committee were re
quired to specify the various charges and
obtain evidence for the prosecution of the
same. The report was voluminous and
made some strong reading. The commit
tee did not wish it understood that any
personal feeling existed, in the matter,
but was purely a business transaction,
and with the lights before them, could
not in justice to the welfare of the Coun
cil and the people of Cartersville, do oth
erwise than to make out such a report.
Before the Walker matter was brought
up the following resolutions, providing
for a Board of Trustees for our school
building, were read and adopted:
It being represented that the best in
terests of the city would be subserved by
the appointment of a Board of Trustees or
Supervisors for the school buildings be
longing to the city, therefore
Be it resolved, that there be created a
Board ot Trustees or Supervisors for said
schools who shall hold the offices until
the 15rh of January, 1887, and until their
successors are appointed, and that the
mayor of said city shall be ex-officio one
of the members of said board. It shall be
the duty of said board to exercise a gen
eral supervision over said schools
and examine all teachers who apply
to teach in said schools; to hear and ad
just all differences between teachers and
patrons or pupils whenever necessary or
requested so to do by said teachers or
patrons and to exercise sueh other duties
and authority as may become necessary
from time to time to promote the pros
perity and welfare of said school.
Messrs. John T. Akin, F. M. Ford,
John T. Norris and R. C. Rowan were
appointed as the board.
MARSHAL WALKER TALKS.
City Marshal Walker met The Cour.
ant reporter after the report of the com
mittee had been read and vehemently de
nied the allegations set forth therein. He,
however, acknowledged to making some
mistakes, but as to the charges, he said
they were false, and assured the reporter
that he wanted an investigation, and
would insist upon having one. He is
prepared to make a vigo*ous fight and
the proceedings to-night will be interest
ing, to say the least.
Sa g\g\ A YEAR. Thk Coubant, ths
1 a \/\/ best local paper ia the State.
The Hall’s Mill Story,
In our last we copied a notice from
the Calhoun Times, in which was cited a
peculiar case found to exist near Hall’s
Mills, in this county, as told to that pa
per by Col. 11. D. Capers. Since the ar
ticle has been published we learn that
the old gentleman the article speaks of—
Charles N. Thompson—belonged to the
6th Georgia regiment, and was well
known to our fellow-citizen, Mr. A. J.
Buford, who was kind enough to furnish
us with some facts concerning that mys
terious old gentleman. Mr. Buford says
that Thompson was a finely educated
man, and often told him, as well as oth
ers, his history. He claimed that at one
time he belonged to the church of Eng
land, and was a minister thereof. He,
for some reason, deserted this church and
began preaching on his own hook, for
which he was cer sured by his family and
things were made unpleasant—so much
so that he came to America. He soon
settled down as a minister at Dahlonega,
and there he met and married his wife.
She was a pretty, stout, blooming moun
tain lassie, totally uneducated and minus
the manners and customs of high-toned
society. It was purely a love-at-first
sight affair, as later developments show.
As soon as the minister’s relatives over
in England heard of his marriage they
disinherited him, save an old aunt, who,
feeling for the brilliant young man,
placed £SOO sterling in the Bank of Eng
land for him, and from which he was to
draw the interest. Matters grew bad
for the young man. Easy-going and
clever, he gave way to the crude
whims of his wife, and soon was a total
wreck and almost an outcast. lie, how
ever, preached whenever he could,
though opposed by his wife in doing so,
and she, to prevent him would hide his
best clothes very often. He would steal
them out occasionally and enlighten an
audience with grand eloquence, for he
was smart, and the surrounding country
was not long in finding it out. These
are statements that we gathered from
Mr. Buford, who seemed to know the
man thoroughly as well as his interest
ing history.
A 1 AA A YEAR. The Courant, the best local
cpl’Uv paper in the State.
Ckanginf the Qai(*.
The Weatern and Atlantic railroad
commenced Monday to side track all
freight cars that can be spared, for the
purpose of changing the gauge of the
wheels under them. The cars will be
jacked up, the truck* taken out and the
wheels and axles carried into the ma
chine shop, where the work will be done.
The work of changing the gauge of the
wheels is done by putting the axles into
a turning lathe, where the shoulders are
turned back about two inches. The
wheels are then put on again and pressed
back, to the newly made shoulder with a
wheel peers.
It is said that the wheels under seven
ty-five cars can be changed in a week’s
time. As fast as the change is made, the
cars will be run off on the sideling of the
road near the fair grounds. The West
ern and Atlantic railroad expects to have
several hundred cars ready when the
track gauge is changed. Many of the
old wheels and axles will be substituted
with new ones. All passenger coaches
will be supplied with new wheels and
axles. These are now ready for use.
Freight cars caught away from home
when the gauge by the shops of the road
upon which they are caught, and the ex
penses of changing the gauge of the
wheels will be charged up to and paid
lor the company owning the care.
In the matter of changing the wheel
gauge of Pullman and Mann boudoir
sleepers, a calculation will be made,
where every sleeper will be caught on
the day of the cUange, and new trucks
and wheels of a suitable gauge will be
there to meet the sleepers.
AA A YEAR. The Courant, the best local
S>JL*UU paper in the State.
THE EAST k WEST WRECK.
Very Latest News Concerning the Dis
astrous A flair.
As our lively Taylorsville correspon
dent gives our readers a full and accurate
< account, so far as we can learn, of this
terrible wreck that happened last Friday,
we deem it superfluous to recite the sick
ening story over. When the train, bear
ing the almost lifeless form of Doll Van
divere and the mangled remains of poor
Will Smith arrived, the scenes in and
around the E. & W. depot presented an
excited spectacle. The wails and shrieks
oi Smith’s mother were heard for blocks
away and were enough to touch the most
callous heart.
Mr. Yandivere was placed in a com
fortable yehicle and carried to his father’s
residence on West Main street. Though
fearful as to his recovery at first, his
physician, Dr. Lindsay Johnson, is now
satisfied that he will pull through all
right. His wounds are serious, howev
er, while the scalding was a most terri
ble one. Monday morning he was able
to see for the first time since the acci
dent.
There never was any one more tender
ly cared for. His friends as well as the
people generally, have been very solici
tous as to his condition, and have shown
every possible attention to him. His mis
fortune has cast a gloom over the entire
community, and the stream of visitors to
his bedside was so great that ihe physi
cian was compelled to issue orders that
he be kept quiet and no one admitted.
His condition at the time of going to
press is favorable.
Young Hendricks, a colored man who
was also in the wreck, is at home suffer
ing from two broken ribs, and the physi
cian says he will soon be out again.
The remains of Smith were interred
Monday and were followed to the ceme
tery by a large number of the colored
population. A rumor went the rounds
that Smith’s stepfather intended to insti
tute suit at once for damages, but, put
ting out a healthy reporter to run the
thing down, it was found to be without
foundation whatever.
McCOY AND WILEY.
They Waive Examination, and are Sent
Back to Jail.
James McCoy and James Wiley, sup
posed to be the murderers of Deputy
Marshall Kellett, a full account of whose
capture appeared in The Courant were
carried before Commissioner Haight in
Atlanta last week for a preliminary hear
ing, on the charge of obstructing an offi
cer in the discharge of his duties.
Colonel Brown, from Cherokee county,
appeared as counsel for the two men, and
after a short talk with them he announced
to the court that a preliminary examina
tion would be waived, and asked the com
missioners to fix their bond. The com
missioners placed their bonds at ten thou
sand dollars each. It was impossible for
the men to give the bonds and they were
taken back to jail—McCoy to the Fulton
county jail and Wiley to DeKalb county
jail. The officer in charge of McCoy was
handed an order by Chief Deputy Mar
shal Mitchell, from Judge Branham, of
the Rome circuit, ordering that McCoy
be confined in the Fulton county jail
until further orders. The grand jury of
Cherokee county found a true bill against
McCoy for murder. He is now in jail as
a State prisoner and the United States
will not get another showing at him
soon. It is believed that Wiley will also
be taken in charge by the State, The
two men appeared deeply concerned and
refused to talk of their prospects for ac
quittal. i
Thompson York Almost In the Clutches
of the L.aw.
Our readers are acquainted with the
facts concerning the murder of Joseph
Hulsey, policeman in Rockmart, in No
vember, and the escape of the murderers.
Tuesday night of last week Sheriff Hol
combe, of Haralson county, got wind
that Thompson York, one of the men
that was in the riot at Rockmart when
Hulsey was killed, was going to be at
Mr. C. A. Perryman’s, near Buchanan.
He summoned a posse of eight persons
and went out and surrounded the house
and demanded York of Mr. Perryman,
and during the parley with Perryman,
York put on Mrs. Perryman’s gown,
throwing a shawl on his shoulders and
going out on the veranda with the a vow
intention of getting some pine to make
a light. He then dodged the officers and
made good his escape. The officers saj r
he intimated the voice of Mrs. Perryman
perfectly. Mr. Perryman is now under
arrest for concealing York.
American vs. Chinese.
A Courant man, while in Rome a few
weeks ago visited the Chinese laundry
establishment of Col. Long Chin, or
some such name, and his description of
his far-away home in his broken English
was quite interesting. After the coun
try had been compared with this, in
which Chiua was made to loom up in
great colors —the conversation drifted
into the manners and customs ot his al
mond-eyed kinsmen. The Colonel com
pared the Chinese drunk and the Amer
ican jamboree thus:
“Chinee man drinkee heap. He buy
heap jug and take it home with him and
stay there, drunkee allee time. He
sleepee and say nothing. Melican man,
he drinkee beep, act foolee heap, cuss
muchee and holler w-h-o-o-p-e-e.’ ’
No Foari Entertained.
A Courant man met Mr. Joe Davis
last week and inquired of him of his
wife’s health, who was bitten by a so
called mad-dog a week or so ago, an ac
count of which appeared in this paper at
the time. Mr. Davis informed us that
he felt no uneasiness about the matter,
although his wife does. The wound has
entirely healed up—and does not dis
commode Mrs. D. in the least. Mr.
Davis is of the opinion that the so-called
mad-dogs that have lately attracted so
much attention, are not mad, but suffer
ing from some peculiar disease.
Bartow Fruit and Wine Company.
We learn the above company, located
at Stegalls, with Jno. P. Stegall presi
dent, and Mr. Bayley, secretary and
treasurer, will increase their facilities for
the coming season. Their goods are just
now being introduced over the State,
and seem, from the amount of orders, to
give satisfaction. Considerable money
is invested in the enterprise,land it pays
out no small amount during the dull sum
mer months for gathering berries, ap
ples, and other fruits.
Street Tax Notice.
The street tax for city of Cartersville
the year 1886 is two dollars and fifty
cents ($2.50). The books will be open
from March 15th to April 15th, when
they will be closed, and all defaulters
will be subject ter w T ork on the streets, as
provided by the State law's. Pay up and
save trouble.
By order of Mayor and Aldermen.
Sam’l F. Milam, 0. C.
March 2d, 1886.
TURNER ESCAPES.
Another Darkey, Charged with the Late
Burglary, Arrested.
In our last issue we gave the details of
the breaking into of Mr. Gilreath’s store,
the attempted arrest of Bill Turner, his
escape and pursuit by a posse. At the
time of going to press the posse were
pushing the fugitive pretty close oyer in
Paulding county and Bill had given his
gun to a negro woman.
The flying darkey succeeded in reach
ing the neighborhood of Dallas, where
lie tied up his stolen mule and proceeded
in his flight a foot. The mule w’as found
by the pursuers, somewhat fatigued but
not damaged. What course he then took
is not known and the chase has been
abandoned, although officers in other
towns have been notified to keep a sharp
lookout for him,
Thursday afternoon Will Pucket ar
rested another negro, Jeff Conyers, on a
charge of being accessory to Turner.
This warrant was sworn out by Deputy
Marshal Forester, who asserts that Jeff
was the negro at whom he fired the two
shots. He is positive, aud says that he
and Bill Turner did the burglarizing, and
says while he w r as chasing Jeff, Bill re
mained concealed in the store until the
way was clear to make his escape. Jeff
was taken before’Squire Attaway on the
day of his arrest and given a prelimina
ry hearing. Evidence was adduced suffi
ciently to place the darkey under a SIOO
bond, which was soon secured and now
the darkey is free, awaiting a hearing in
a higher court.
Every package of Bird Seed sold by
Curry the druggist, contains a piece of
Cuttle Fish, and a small package of
Hemp Seed wrapped separately. They
are full weight and perfectly fresh and
clean.
Asa remedy for constipation, Curry’s
Liver Compound head's the list.
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To Our Agricultural Clubs,
As The Courant intends to make a
specialty of local and news matter, we de
sire to be furnished with the proceedings
of the different agricultural clubs of the
county. We would deem it a favor if the
Secretaries of the same would furnish us
with these proceedings. To those that
request it, we will furnish stamped en
velopes and paper, thus requiring no ex
pense save a little time to the secretaries.
Let us hear from you, gentlemen.
County Correspondence
Ironville Item*.
The latent energies of farmers is again
awakened, judging from the hurried rat
tle of the wagons and the continuous
“gee-haw” of the plowman, from early
morn until close of day, they intend to
redeem their reputation as agriculturists.
At any rate they will be found trying.
The exercises of the academy have re
sumed with cheering prespects.
Miss Marion Buford has charge of a se
lect school of good material, from some
of whom, let us hope, The Courant may
have frequent tidings.
Miss Georgia Gibbons returned from
Florida a few days since, much improved
in health we trust. Miss Mattie, who has
been quite ill, is improving, which will
be gratifying to her many friends.
G. G.
Anderson’s Store Whittltngs.
Messrs. John and Henry Dickson, of
Tennessee, are down on a horse trading
expedition.
Mr. N. C. Anderson and wife, of
Adairsville, came out on a visit last Sun
day.
Mrs. J. E. Hays, Mrs. Sarah Bradley
and Miss Lilia Bouljneau, will leave for
Webber Falls, Indian Territory, Tuesday.
Rev. W. A. Nix, preached an erudite
sermon at the Baptist church, last Sun
day to a large and attentive congregation.
The little man of Adairsville, with his
“much dyed mustache” made his ap
pearance in our midst Sunday.
Mrs. G. B. Elrod, of Adairsville, spent
a few pleasant days in our community
last week.
Mr, A. F. Elrod returned from Car
tersville Saturday, where he has been
staying lor several months. We wel
come him back. Ike.
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Kingston Kindlings.
Miss Maggie Harris is visiting Mrs. S.
W. Beach, of Atlanta.
Mr. F. H. Harris, spent Saturday and
Sunday at home.
Maj. Waring has not given up his bus
iness here, as some supposed. He
spends two or three days in each W'eek
here, and he opened an office in Atlanta
to increase his business.
The enquiry that greets our ears most
is, “H ve you any Joanner, and what’s
the price a turn?”
Mr. Terrill Speed has shown us eight
beaver tails. He caught the beavers at
the head of Oconee river, and says he
catches six or eight every night.
Mr. W. Y. Bailey is the cattle king of
our “district.” He has gone into the
cattle business very extensively.
There was a meeting of our citizens at
Cobb’s hall Saturday evening for the pur
pose of raising money to build a school
house. Four hundred and fifty dollars
was the sum subscribed. We need a
school house and will have one.
The oats sown last fall are all killed.
The wheat is badly damaged—much of it
being entirely killed.
Those who had hedges planted by
Reid M. Duvall may be glad to know
that Mr. Young, of the Dayton company,
is going on to complete them.
Mr. R. H. Johnson, of New York, is
the champion shot. He spent the day
with John Harris Wednesday, went
hunting and killed twenty birds.
Stegall’s Splinters.
Editor Courant As Halls Mills,
Possum Trot and other lit
tle cities seems to have a hearing
through your valuable paper, I thought
perhaps you might allow a small space
from a citizen of the little city of Stegalls,
situated four miles south of your beauti
ful city, immediately on the line of the
\V, A. R. E., just now In its infacy, but
gradually improving, and we hope ere
long to not only hear the familiar whis
tle of our friend and neighbor, John P.
Stegalls engine ginning cotton and man
ufacturing domestic wines, but also the
whistle of blast furnaces, etc., as our
principal exports are iron and mangan
ese ore, interspersed with a few barrels
of domestic wines to different points.
The Bartow Fruit and Wine Cos., have
now on hand about 5,000 gallons of
choice wine, which is daily improving.
They will in early spring erect another
large wine cellar, which will double
their capacity for another year, as they
wish to show “Bartow county” what en
terprise can do. Large quantities of
wine and cider are now being sold in
Chattanooga and elsewhere. A repre
sentative ot the company will leave in a
few days for an extensive trip through
lower Georgia, Florida and southern
Alabama, in the interest of the company
and large sales are expected.
There are three contractors here now
shipping on an average of ten cars of ore
per day. They employ about 100 men
J. P. JONES,
LOW PRICE CASH HOUSE.
I have a line of the following goods on hand yet of my winter stock that I am
going to sell if the prices will be any inducement.
CLOTHING, CLOTHING.
I will sell you a suit of clothes that other houses aro getting sls for at the low
price of $8.50; Overcoats worth sls for $8; Blankets worth'sG per pair for $3.
WINTER DRESS GOODS at your own price. Anything in my winter stock 1
will sell you way below anybody’s prices
I do not want to carry anything over. BE SURE AND COME THIS
WEEK and gets some of the Bargains that awaits you.
I also have the beat stock of SHIRTS, COLLAES AND
CUFFS In the city.
The Monarch Shirt
Is the best one made. I .can save you money on these goods. A full line of CEL
LULOID COLLARS AND CUFFS at prices that will surprise you. I can give
you bargains in eyery department. Be sure and come to see me before you buy
your goods.
J. P. JONES,
Successor to Jones Bros. & Cos.
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A. CARD.
The Firm of Jones Bros. & Cos. dissolved on January 26th,
1886, by mutual consent, T. It. Jones retiring. The business
hereafter will be carried on by the remaining members, J. P
Jones, and the firm name will be J. P. Jones, who will close
up all business of the old firm.
• J. I*. JONES.
“ Charlemagne, ”
* Will be on exhibition at the stables of Crawford <fc Hudson after the 15th of
March, 1886. “Charlemagne” is a beautiful dapple gray, and is heavily but sym
metrically built. Those interested in fine stock should not fail to see him.
and 15 teams. Mpst of the ore goes to
Tennessee.
J. P. Stegall and H. W. Bayley have
gone to Dahlonega, looking after some
gold property. Our old and reliable
Uncle Jim Jolly, is still at his post, shoe
ing wild mules, etc.
We are glad to note that John Jones is
able to be with us again after the serious
trouble with his hand.
Four of the town gentlemen, with a
gay pair of grays, made us a call yester
day. Glenwood.
Taylorsville News.
Mr. Will Graham, of your city, was in
the village last Friday.
Bob Taff, is having more trouble. Its
a girl.
Mr. Hayes, from near Kingston, has
opened out a shoe shop in our town.
Mrs. John Jones, died of consumption,
and wras buried near this place last week.
Our school here, under the charge of
Miss Dora Stidham, is flourishing.
Mr. W. V. Jones, is at present making
his headquarters in other parts.
Joe and Charlie Leeke, are doing a
booming saw mill business three miles
from this place.
Miss Willie Dorsey, daughter of the
late Henry A. Dorsey, is learning tele
graphy.
Misses Grace and Dean Cochran, pu
pils ot Mrs. Brame’s school, spent Fri
day night here with relatives on their
way home.
Mr. J. J. Edwards, who lor four years
had been road boss on this section of the
E. & W. R. R., has resigned that posi
tion and gone to farming.
Unless there is a considerable outcome
in the wheat crop, we will not count on
getting buscuit oftener than every Sun
day anyway.
Our farmers here have set in with re
newed energy and a determination to
make a sufficiency of the fleecy staple to
pay for their “joanno” anyhow.
A couple of milch cow's belonging to
Mr. Miles Jones, of this place, was bit
ten by a rabid dog about six weeks ago,
and four weeks later one of them died,
and the oilier became so vicious that it
was necessarv to kill her. Miles says he
never will get able to marry at that lick.
One night last week a party of masked
men visited a house of bad repute, four
miles from here, and after severely chas
tising the inmates, forced them to flee
into outer darkness, when they threw
out and scattered their duds promiscuous
ly about —knocked oft' the house top and
disappeared. That was hard tut right.
Last Sunday, we had with us Squire B.
T. Leeke and wite, Mr. J. W. Cunyus
and wife. Dr. 11. D. Cunyus and wife,
Mrs. A. L. Dent, besides quite a number
of cubs. Come again friends, we are al
ways glad to have you as our grub is
monstrous rough, only when the widow
is looking for company.
The most disastrous wreck that has
ever occurred on the E. & VV. R. R., was
that on last Friday morning, a few min
utes after 8 o’clock, a mile and a half
west of this place, near the residence of
Mr. Joe Deatons. No. 8, “Cedartown”
with conductor Dol Vandiver and en
gineer iienry Hudson, fulled out from
this place immediately after the east
bound passenger train had passed.
Their engine was running backward and
pulling live flat cars, which made up the
entire train, there being no cab attached.
Two colored brakemen were alone on the
flat cars—conductor Vandiver being on
the engine witli engineer Hudson, and
fireman Frank Stephens. This train was
followed closely by No. 5, freight bound
for Broken Arrow. The wreck was
caused by giving away of a small trestle
thirty-five feet in length, and ten feet
in height, with two bends underneath.
The engine was completely capsized,
holding underneath it conductor Vandi
ver, engineer Hudson, and fireman Ste
phens. One of the colored brakemen
who was riding on the third car from the
engine, was thrown a distance of 30 or
40 feet down an embankment, sustaining
only slight injuries, while the other
brakeman, wbose name is William
Smith, w r as either sitting or standing on
the engine pilot, was mashed into a pulp,
and crammed back into the front end of
the boiler. Conductor Vandiver was se
verely scalded from head to foot, he
having the engine in charge while engin
eer Hudson was eating his breakfast.
Hudson and Stephens injuries were pain
ful, but not dangerous. The wounded
were instantly placed on freight train
No. 5, and hurried to Stilesboro, where
medical aid was secured. Mr. Vandi
ver’s burns were very severe and the
physicians say his chances for recovery
are doubtful. The trains were delayed
ten or twelve hours, until a temporary
track could be laid around the wreck.
A large force of hands were kept busy all
day Sunday clearing away the rubbish,
and in two or three days, anew trestle
will take the place of the old one.
C. H. C.
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Curry’s Inver Compound, of Southern
Roots and Herbs is purely vegetable, and
is guaranteed to speedily relieve consti
pation, indigestion, heartburn, headache,
jaundice, dizziness and all liver or bowel
affections. _
Guinn’s Pioneer Blood Remedy 4s sold
on a positive guarantee by Cuny the
druggist.
Hunt’s Rheumatic Cure, sold whole
sale and retail by Curry the druggist.
Buist’s Garden Seeds, in great variety,
at Curry’s drug Store.
Perfectly Clean Bird Seed, at Curry’s
drug store, only 10 cts for a fuil pound.
Nothing equals Curry’s Liver Com
pound, for cleansing and purifying the
blood in spring. Sold and guaranteed
by Curry the druggist.