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VOL II.—NO. 16.
Bartow Sheriffs Sales.
\l7 ILL BE SOLD BEFORE THE COURT
V'V House door ID t arter-wtlle, Bartow countv
Georgia, on the
t iiHt Tuesday in January, ISB7,
lietween (tie “ale hours, to the higheat bid
der. the following described property, to-wit:
on.- bcn.se and lot in Mectianicsville,Bartow Cos.
Ga, containing I acre,more or lee#, bounded ea.t
ward by an alley between this lot and the Teague
lot, northward by donas Thomas’ lot, westward
by Louisa Moore, southward by W. & A. R. R,
Levied on and will la; sold as the property of
Robert Thomas and Katie Thomas to satisfy one
Justice’s Court fl. fa. from 1522nd district G. M.,
in favor of R. M. Patti 110 vs. Robert
Thomas, Katie Ttu>iuas and O. A. Pattillo.
Property in possession of defendants Thomas,
l-evy made and returned to me by F. If, Frank
lin, L. C. $4.20
Also at the same time aud place, forty acres
of land in the southern portion of lot of laud No.
63, and 128 acres on the east side of lot No. 64,
both Maid lots lining in the sth district and 3rd
section of said county of Rartow, also lots of
land Nos. 5,142 and 140, each of these three lots
containing forty acres and situated in the 4th
district and 3rd section of Bartow county, all
levied on and will be sold a# the property of
Edwin M. Price and John A. Price, Jr, to satisfy
one Bartow Superior court mortgage fl. fa. in
favor of McUutcUcn and Shumate vs. Edwin M.
Price and John A. Price, Jr. Property pointed
out in mortgage $5.50.
A Iso at tune and place, lot of land
No. Ist) 23rd district and 2nd section of
(j a _ t . u i,i lot lying in the nortli-
said district. Levied on and will
FjY sotfns the property of A. M. Gunn, to satisfy
one uistlces court 11. fa. from 1055th district G.
It.. Gordon county Georgia, in favor of Ililbarn
and Gardner vs. said A. M. Gunn. Levy made
and returned to me by J, F, Brawner, 1.. C. $3.41
Also at the same time and place, a house and
lot known as the It. 8. Phillips place, containing
four acres, more or less, occupied as a residence
hy VV. B. Leake, fronting northeastward toward
the public road, the open lot on which is located
the store house now occupied by said Leake, ly
ing between the lot levied on and -“id public
road, the property levied on bounded
northward and westward hy the
Taylorsville road, and westward and
southward by a ditch at the bottom of the hill on
which is located the house levied on, and divid
ing the lot levied on from the cultivated Held
known as tlie Tom Tumlin land, southeastward
hy the dwelling house and lot immediately ad
joining the property levied on, said property all
located in Euharlee, Burtow county, Georgia.
Levied on and will he sold as the property of the
defendant, R. S. Phillips, to satisfy one Bartow
Superior Court fieri facias in favor of O’Bryan
Bros. vs. It. 8. Phillips, Thomas Tum'.in and J.
J. Calhoun. Property pointed out by plaintiffs
and in possession of W. B. Leake. $0 47.
Also at the same time and place, lots of laud
numbers 204, 205, 2 , 0, 217, all in 10th district
and 3rd section of Bartow county, Georgia.
Levied on and will be sold as the property of the
defendant, Mrs. M. V. Moore, to satisfy oae fieri
facias from the City Court of Cartersville, in and
for said county, in favor of 11. E. Strickland vs.
J . S. Moore and said Mrs. M. V. Moore. Prop
erty pointed out by plaintiff and in possession of
Mrs. M.V. Moore. $4.05.
Also at the same time and place, 147 acres of
land, more or lees, being all of lot No. 318, in the
sth district and 3rd section of Bartow county,
Georgia, except 13 acres in the southeast corner
of said lot, the same being all that part of said
lot lying southeast of the Tennessee public road.
Levied on and will bo sold as the property of
Jackson S. Upshaw,defendant, to satisfy one Bar
tow Superior Court writ of possession execution
in favorof F. M. Durham,administrator of James
Vaughn, deceased, vs. Jackson 8. Upshaw, and
in his possession. Property pointed out by
plaintiff's attorney. $i 23,
Also at the same time and place, lots of land
numbers sn and 1000, in the 21st district and 2nd
section of Bartow county, Georgia. Levied on as
the property of one of the defendants, T. C,
Moore, and in his possession; also lots of land
numbers 1015 and 10751, in the 21st district and
2nd section of Bartow county, Georgia. Levied
on as the property of the defendants, I. O. Mc-
Daniel, Sr., and I. O. McDaniel, Jr., and in their
possession. All said property levied on and will
be sold as the property of the defendants as above
specified to satisfy one Bartow Superior Court
tt. fa. in favor of It. Lynch vs. I. O. McDaniel &
Cos., defendants, a firm composed of 1. O. Mc-
Datiiel, Sr., I. O. McDaniel, .Tr., T.C. Moore and
T. F. Moore. $5.70.
W. W. ROBERTS, Sheriff.
J. A. GLADDEN, Dep’y Sh’fl.
RECEIVER S SALE
By vn tueof an order of tne United States Cir
cuit Court In ami Cor the Northern District of
Georgia intliecaseef Jamesßieeet at. vs. Frank
)\ Gray et al., therein pending, tlie undersigned
as Receiver of tiie estate of Lewis Tomlin, de
ceased, appointed such in said ease, will sell at
public outcry to the highest bidder before tlie
Court House door in Cartersville, Ga., within
legal hours, on the tlrst Tuesday in January, ISS7
as the property of said estate, the following lots
in the city of Cartersville, Ga., to-wit:
One lot containing three and one-half acres,
more or less, bounded on ttio east by lauds of Dr.
Samuel Clayton and Capt. E. 1). I’uokett, on tl e
south by lands of Samuel T. McCanless, on the
west by lot now occupied by John Ilill and on
the north by lands of Dr. Samuel Clayton.
One vacant iot fronting east on Douglas street,
containing seven-eights of an acre, more or less,
and bounded north by a street, west by lot now
occupied hy Moses Wells and by a lot now occu
pied by Frank C. Watkins.
One vacant lot containing two-fifths of an
acre more or less, hounded on the north by
Johnson street, east by lot occupied by Martin
Napier and by lot now occupied by Columbus
Martin, south by street, and west by lot of A. M.
Franklin.
Cue vacant lot containing one acre, more or
less, bounded north by Johnson street, east by
lot of A. M. Franklin, south by street and west
by lots of Sam Nicholson and Fletcher I’attillo.
One vacant lot containing three-fourths of an
acre more or less, bounded south by Gilmer st.,(on
which said lot fronts 184 feet), north by vacant
lot belonging to said estate and east by lot of
Moses Wells. , ,
One vacant lot containing five-eighths of an
acre more or less, and bounded north by a street,
cast by lot of Moses Wells, south by the vacant
lot last before mentioned and west by Gilmer
street.
One vacant lot containing three-fourths of an
acre more or less, anti bounded north by vacant
lot of Is. E. Strickland, east by Gilmer street,
south by lot of J. G. Wofford, east by a lot now
occupied by King Reason, (col.)
One vaernt lot containing one-half acre more
or less, bounded on the north by Johnson street,
east by an unopened street, south by a vacant lot
of said estate, and west by lot now occupied hy
Doc. Wofford, fcol.)
One vacant lot containing two-filths of an acre
more or .ess, bounded on the north by the last
described lot, east by an unopened street, south
bv a lot now occupied by King Reason, (col.)
and west by lot now occupied by Joe Wofford,
One lot containing one-half acre more or less,
bounded north bv lot now occupied by Joe Wof
ford, east by lot belonging to Winnie Reason,
(c 01.,) south by lot now occupied by George Ker
uoodle, west by Railroad street.
One vacant lot on the hill, north by Baptist
church, bounded on the north by lot of Alfred
Lawrence, east by Jones street, south by old
cemetery lot, and west by land of John J. How
ard, this lot containidg two-fifths of an acre
more or less.
The terms of sale areone-third cash, one-third
payable July Ist, 1887, one third December 15th,
188*7, each of the two deferred installments to
bear interest from date of sale, notes to be given
tor same on day of sale, and bond for title given
to purchaser. The sale w ill he subject to con
firmation by the court aforesaid on the receiv
ers "report of sale.
J. M. NEEL, receiver of estate of
Lewis Tuinlin. deceased.
Just received a nice and large lot of Florida
Oranges at Wylie Bridges’. n26-tf
Aiwa} son hand a large lot of Noriheru Cab
bage at 2c. per pound at Wylie Bridges’. u25-tf
E. Strickland & Bro. bought two car loads of
Flour before the rise and can sell at Mill Prices
Just received a nice lot of Christmas Goods,
all new, at Wylie Bridges,
Hides Wanted.
The Highest Cash Price paid for Hides by
R. L. Jones,
Mam St., next to Norris’ Warehouse.
Freshest and nicest selection of fancy candie
D town Wylie Bridges.
THE CARTERSVILLE COURANT.
R. H. PATTILLO
BUYS
COTTON,
DEALS IN’
GRAIN,
GENERAL GROCERIES,
BAGGING,
TIES,
HAY,
STOCK PEAS.
Fanners’ Supplies a Specialty,
Cor. ERWIN AND MAIN STREETS,
CARTERSVILLE.
s3O-3m
Bartow Leake,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
JELLICO,
Poplar Creek,
Coal Creek,
GLEN MARY
BARREN FORK
COAL.
BEST GRADES OF COAL ONTHEMARK
ET. CHEAPEST RATES.
TERMS CASH.
The Sain Jones Female College.
i GEORGIA, Bartow County.
To the Superior Court of said county:
The petition of John 11. VVikle,;C. H. Smith, R.
M. Pattillo, R. 11. Joues, W. C. Baker, W. 11.
Howard and John W. Akin shows that petition
ers and such other persons as they may associate
with themselves desire to be incorporated for the
period of twenty yeais, with the privilege of
renewal at the expiration of that time, under
the corporate name of “TIIE SAM. JONES FE
MALE COLLEGE.” The purposes of said cor
poration is to be the education of the young.
The business of said corporation is to be conduct
ed in Cartersville, Bartow county, Ga. The
amount of capital stock of said corporation is to
be the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars, with the
privilege of increasing the same at any time or
times to any sum not exceeding the sum or one
hundred thousand dollars. Each share of the
capital stock of said corporation to be of the par
value of fifty dollars. Petitioners pray that this
courtconfer npon said corporation all the pow
ers and privileges necessary to the successrul
and proper management of the business for
which said corporation is chartered, and all the
powers granted to corporations of this State by
the code anil laws of Georgia.
GRAHAM A GRAHAM,
JOHN H. WIKLE, and
JOHN W. AKIN,
021-lm forint.—sti.B7 Petitioners’ Atty’s.
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE I
Store Property in Adairs*
ville, Georgia.
ON FIRST TUESDAY IN FEBRUARY, 188",
between legal sale hours, I will sell to the
highest bidder, at public outcry, at the court
house door in Cartersville, Ga., the following
property :
All that portion of the brick hotel property, not
sold to Mrs. E. M. Stanton by Mrs. Mary Martin,
commencing at the center of the partition wall
of said house on east side of stair case, and con
tinuing perpendicular to the top of said house,
thence south to lot occupied by It. D. Combs,
thence running west to street next to W. A. U.
R., thence running north to public square along
said street, thence east along sidewalk on public
square, in front of said hotel property, to point
opposite the center of 'said wall. Saiil property
bounded east by the store house (and up stairs
over said store house) occupied by Hilburn &
Gordon and W J. Wilburn, or by the latter
alone, south by the residence of said Combs, west
by street along sidewalk next to W. & A. R. It.,
thence north by public square: being the prop
erty deeded to A. F. Manning by Mrs. Martin.
I will receive propositions to sell at Private
Sale. Terms : One-third cash, one-third in
six and one-third in ten months from date of
sale, 8 per cent, interest on time payments.
Bond for title given. Any one wishing to buy
will do well to write me. Sold as property of
A. F. Manning. Titles perfect.
W. W. ROBERTS Receiver.
Bartow Sheriff’s Sales.
WILL BE SOLD BEFORE THE COURT
House door in Cartersville, Bartow county
Geergia, on the
, First Tuesday in February, 1887,
lietween the legal gale hours, to the highest bid
der, the following described property, to-wit:
Lots of land numbers 253 and 254 in the 22d
district and 2d section of Bartow county, Geor
gia, each containing 160 acres, more or less,
levied on and will he sold as the property of the
estate of James Vaughn, deceased, in the hands
)at the time of levy) of Wm. T. Wofford, admin
istrator, etc., to be administered, to
satisfy * one Bartow Superior
Court fl. fa. in favor of Mary Griffith vs. Aurelia
\ aughn, executrix of James Vaughn, deceased.
Levy made by A. M. Franklin, former Sheriff
Property in possession of Joe Goode at time of
levy. Now in possession of M. H. Goode.
w. w. Roberts, sheriff.
J. A. GLADDEN, Dep’y Shr’ff.
A nice assortment of fiuit always on band at
u 25 ,f W ylie Bridges’.
For the most fragrant cigar or the heat plug
tobacco call on Ab. l ollius. nov2s-4t
Jf you want nice Pickles call and see the nice
assortment at Wylie Bridges’
CARTERSVILLE. GEORGIA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 30, 1886.
V \ KDIDATES.
j For Sheriff.
We are authorized to announce the name of
W. W, ROBERTS as a candidate for re-election
i to the office of Sheriff of Bartow county, with
: John A. Gladden as hi# deputy. Election in
! January, 1887.
We are hereby authorized to announce the
name of A. Ai. FRANKLIN for Sheriff of Bar
tow County, and J. W. Williams, of the 17th
District, as'iris Deputy. Election to be held on
the first Wednesday in January next, and if
elected promise a faithful performance of the
duties of the office as heretofore.
July 20, 13815.
We an authorized to announce the name of
ED. B. FORD as a candidate for the office of
Sheriff of Bartow coudty. with J. J. Mnrphey,
of the Sixth district as bis deputy.
Fur CJlerlc Superior Court.
We lire authorized to announce the nanie of
BAILEY A. BARTON as a candidate for Clerk
of Superior Court of Bartow county.
We are authorized to announce the name of
MU. F. M. DURHAM as a candidate for re
election to the office of Clerk of the Superior
Court of Bartow county.
For County Treasurer.
We are authorized to annoum-e the name of
MR. H. W. COBB for re-election to the office
of Treausurer of Bartow County.
We are authorized to announce the name of
A.G. B. VANDIVERE as a candidate for the
office of Treasurer oi Bartow county.
For Tax Collector.
We arc authorized to announce the name of
MR. JOSHUA BRADFORD, of Pinelog, as a
candidate for office of Tax Collector of
Bartow county.
I hereby announce my name as a candidate
for l’ax Collector of Bartow county. Election
first Wednesday in January next, if elected, I
will faithfully aud honestly discharge the duties
of the office, and will not ask to be favored with
a successive term. Respectfully.
JAMES L. MILHOLLIN.
We are authorized to announce the name of
MR. J. F. LINN as a candidate for Tax Col
lector of Bartow county, Georgia.
For Tax Receiver.
We are authorized to announce the name of
WILLIAM W. GINN as a candidate for Receiv
er of Tax returns of Bartow county.
We i.re authorized to announce the name of
ALBERT SMITH as a candidate for Receiver
of Tax Returns of Bartow county.
We arc authorized to announce the name of
NAT DUNAIIOO for the office of Tax Receiver
of Bartow county.
For Coroner.
Wc are authorized to announce the name of
MR. JOHN I>. ROWLAND for re-rlection to
the office of Coroner of Bartow county.
We are authorized to announce the r ame of
MR. WILLIAM VAUGHAN as a candidate for
the office of Coroner of Bartow county.
We arc authorized to announce the name of
JAMES H. HARRISON as a candidate for Cor
oner of Bartow county.
We are authorized to announce the name of
MR. JAMES F. PATTERSON, (FRANK) as a
candidate for Coroner of Bartow county.
Damn's Slow!
Has gone out of reach, and S. L.
VANDIVERE has come hack to
stay, and can sell you anything you
wish in the Furniture line at bottom
prices.
S. L. Vandivere
Makes good Carpets at low prices a
specialty. Don’t forget it when you
want to buy one or two or three.
IF A POOR MAN
Li ke President Cleveland coultl afford
to give S2O to the Charleston sufferers
any man can afford to buy Furniture
at Vandivere’s prices. Call and ex
amine his stock aud prices.}
If Yoi Don’t See
Wliat you want when you come to
Vandivere’s Furniture Store, you
may rest assured that it is in the de
pot or on its way from the best
markets.
%
HEW HOME I
SEWING MACHINES
Makes the best stitch, runs the light
est, wears the longest, gives better
satisfaction, and more of it than any
other machine for the same money for
sale by S. L. VANDIVERE.
NORTH GEORGIA
Cheap Furniture House.
S. L. VANDIVERE, Proprietor.
m - CARTERSVILLE.
CI&rTRAI. HOTEL,
ROME, GEORGIA.
JL. C. MOSS, Proprietor.
Ample Accommodations for Commercial Trav
rs ana Th eatrical Companies,
n centre business locality and street cars r
rout of the door aug 13
FOR RENT OR SALE.
For RENT FOR THE YEAR 18870 R FOR
sale, a splendid Ten-room Residence, with ten
acres of land attached, in the town of Carters
ville. Apply to
J. J. HOWARD,
Oct.6-3mo Cartersville, Ga.
FOITTZ’S
HORSE AND CATTLE POWDERT
Ho Ho*SB will 'he Colic, Bon or Ltno Fi
ver, if Foutr’3 Powuers are used In time.
Foutz’s Powders will cure and prevent HooChot.rr.i
FonU’a Powder* will prevent Gap m in rowig
Fontr.’s Powders will Increase the quantity of milk
and cream twenty per cent., and make the butter firm
tSSX Powders will cure or prevent almost kvkkt
Disease to which Horses and Cattle are subject.
FOUTZ’B Power P.3 WILL GIVE SATISFACTION.
Fold everywhere.
DAVIDY FOITT3, Proprietor,
Ral TIMOEE, ISO.
THE COURANT.
intend in the PostoMcs at Cartersville, (fa.
as second-class matter.
411 tbe Olcial Adierdseients ot Baric#
Connty Appear in Tie Coaraal,
OFFICE :
Next Door to Posfolß<*c.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, ISbG.
. Small Items Corralled.
R. F.. Cason resident dentist,
ville, Ga. h 25 2m
The Cournot office is now xt door t
postoffice.
Next Tuesday is the regular sale day.
Carrie Stanley at the opera house to
night.
Very little drunkenness was noticeable
Christmas.
John Crawford says “Hurrah for the
Goose Club.”
Horace Rates is attending a medical
college in Atlanta.
Dr. Lindsay Johnson and family spent
tlie holidays in Atlanta.
The old boaid of aldermen will publish
their last financial statement in our next
paper.
Col. Seals, of the S ‘imp South, was
in town yesterday, looking after the in
terests of his truly southern journal.
Mr. Elihu Hall left for Orlando, Fla.,
Tuesday, where he will be engaged in
house-building for the next few months.
Mr. W. F. Hudson, the banker farmer
of Sweetwater, Tenn., stopped over a
few hours yesterday with his brother, Mr.
Bob Hudson.
The Ten Cent store has passed into the
ownership of Mr. John Banton, who
will keep it up to its usual standard.
John is a good business boy and will
make a success of his new' venture.
Rev. Satn. I*. Jones will talk to men
and boys only at Y. M. C. A. hall Fri
day, 31st inst., at 7 o’clock p. m. All
who have the interest of the Y. M. C. A.
at heart are requested to be present.
The Pinelog Sunday school had a line
Christmas tree and enjoyable entertain
ment. Our space forbids a full report,
which however, will appear in our next.
Our Pinelog folks know how to make a
success of anything ttiey undertake.
On account of the limited space at our
command this week, it is impossible to
publish much matter handed in, but it
will all appear in our uext. The Courant
w ill enter upon its next year’s business
with a vim and freshness that may be
termed startling.
We are glad to see the new administra
tion taking a proper interest in our nice
little opera house. Two elegant heaters
have been placed in the main hall and
the dressing rooms have been made very
comfortable. The house has undergone
a thorough rejuvenation.
It is a significant fact that the names
of “11. W. Grady,” “Atlanta” and
“Georgia” are composed of just seven
letters of the alphabet. Besides being a
lucky number the combinatipn is hound
to work wonders for our grand old com
monwealth. In the language of Philos
opher William Arp, “jesso.”
A laudable eflort has been made to se
cure the consent of Mr. John S. Leake to
allow r his name as a candidate for county
commissioner. He positively declines,
owing to manifold business matters. He
would make a good, safe, commissioner
and would have received a hearty sup-'
port.
Will Phillips, ot Vicksburg, Miss., has
been here several days visiting relatives
and friends. He insured himself against
the celebrated chills of his section by
promptly subscribing for tlie great and
good Courant. Will is a good boy and
ail will be glad to learn that he is hold
ing a responsible position witli tlie Vicks
burg ami Mississippi railroad.
Joe Harris, a colored workman em
ployed at the East and West transfer
yard, happened to a serious accident,
Tuesday afternoon. While employed in
shifting this truck ot a broad guage car
to a narrow guage, they became unman;
agable and ran over him, breaking a leg.
He is doing excellently under the care
and attention of Dr. Claude White.
In a column leading editorial review
ing Mr. Henry Grady’s late success be
fore the New England club in New
York, Mr. Watterson, of the Louisville
Courier Journal, uses this expressive
language: “It would he better for the
new south that Mr. Grady had never
been born if he shall give his shining
abilities to the work of picking up and
restoring the unclean pages, w hieh the
better instincts of the southern people let
fall to the ground.”
Captain Mitchell, of the bark Antoine
Sala, New York and Havana trade, came
home in May, entirely helpless with
rheumatism. He went to the mountains,
but receiving no benefit, at his wife’s re
quest began to take Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
He immediately began to improve; in
two months his rheumatism was all gone,
and he sailed in command of his vessel a
well man. Hood’s Sarsaparilla vvil
help you. Sold by all druggists.
The notable “Goose Club” held their
second annual reception at Mrs. J. C.
Young’s Monday night. Asa social en
tertainment it eclipsed anything ever
seen in Cartersville. The two hundred
guests filled the capacious house to that
extent, just short of overflowing, which
is the first condition of success in large
house parties. Without being a ball,
there was dancing for the devotees of
that fascinating amusement, while the
spacious parlors afforded the most ample
facilities for the hundred others who
devoted the evening to quieter diver
sions. An elegant supper, for which
feature of their entertainments the
Goose Club is already famous, engaged
the undivided attention of the guests for
two hours. This was an entertainment
that everybody 7 enjoyed to the fullest
extent, from an early hour of evening
till the stars waked the world to another
day. Everybody wishes the Goose Club
man}’ returns of this happy Christmas
tide that they have done so much to
enliven and make enjoyable.
West End Institute.
Professor E. C. Mobley, who is associ
ate principal with Mrs. Harris in West
End Institute, arrived in Cartersville on
Monday last, and the exercises of this
well known institution will commence
on the first Monday in January next.
Prof. Mobley is well and most favorably
known by many of the citizens of Car
tersville, is a graduate of Emory College
with the honors of that institution, and
comes to us with recommendations of the
strongest character. lie is a thorough
scholar, a fine speaker and an eloquent
man, and is fully prepared for the duties
before him. Cartersville may well con
gratulate herself upon the procurement
of the services of this gentleman, who to
his many qualifications adds an experi
ence of several years in teaching. The
w’ell known capacity and energy of Mrs.
Harris, aided by the superior endow’-
ments of Prof. Mobley, appeals strongly
to the favor and patronage of our
people.
Good House at Cass Station to Rent
I WILL RENT THE HOUSE KNOWN AS
the Teachers’ Residence, in Cass Stati on, for
the coming year. First-class house, two acres of
good land, barn, stables, etc. Splendid water.
Good neighborhood, society, schools and church
es. Apply to M. L. JOHNSON,
dec 30-4 t Cass Station,
DIABOLIC.
A Negro Girl Brutally Murders
Her Sleeping Step-Father
With an \ x
AND PACKS 111 i BODY IN A BOX.
Coufeaniug the Deed, She 5s Locked l',< in
Jail. With Her Sister, Who is
Charged With Bei>,g an
Accomplice.
in one of the numerous negro cabins in
tlie vicinage of ihe ore banks operated by
Major Renfroe eight miles from town oc
curred a brutal a ul shocking murder on
Friday last about midnight, which for
fiendishness and ferocity stands abreast
with tlie latest and most approved styles
of deliberate and horrible assassination.
The victim was Edmund Williams, a ne
gro laborer at the bank, an 1 tlie mur
deress his youthful step-daughter, Mary
1 Siinuions. Her still younger sister R >sa
| lie, or ‘‘Tump,” is accused as being an
.accessory to tlie crime. The murdered
man lived alone in tlie cabin with these
two girls, but for some time past has
been confined to his room n account of
sickness, and unable to work. The
mother of these “iris, and the supposed
wife of Williams, left them something
over a month ago, having had to flee the
country to escape arrest for a brutal at
tack upon another negro woman. The
first intimation given of tills murder was
by the murderess herself, who told some
of her colored neighbors of Williams’
death, her first story, however, which
she repeated with variations for tlie first
hall-di zcn hours after the murder was
that a negro man named John Haines had
koine into their cabin the night before,
and engaging in a quarrel with Williams,
attacked aid murdered him. Major Ren
froe was notified ot the crime while he
was iu Mr. Stover’s store here Saturday
morning, and hastened out to the banks,
he immediately went to the cabin occu
pied by Williams, and found everything
in an excellent and good condition, tlie
room were tidy and clean, the bed was in
perfect order with spotless sheeting and
counterpane. The Major instituted in
stant inquiries regarding the death of
Williams, and asked where the body
was. The girl Mary rehearsed her form
er story and then disclosed to liis aston
ished gaze the body of the negro crowd
ed into a broad and shallow box, and
i said that the man II iine3 had put itin
there after killing him. Major Renfroe
instantly discovered that her story was
inconsistent with others made hy her and
saw by her manner that she knew more
than she was telling him. Keeping a
close surveilance over her, he summoned
the coroner who ernpannelled his jury,
and proceeded to investigate the case. In
the meantime Major Renfroe in a kindly,
but determined manner, told the girl to
tell the plain truth in regard to the
matter, that she would in the end fare
better for it, whereupon she confessed to
ihe coroner’s jury that she herself had
committed the dee 1 with an axe. The
jury returned a verdict of murder, charg
ing the self-accused girl with the crime
and tier sister with being an accessory to
it. She was detained under guard,
with her little sister all night, at the
banks, and brought in by Major Renfroe
Sunday morning and delivered into the
custody of Sheriff Roberts and locked up
in jail. A short time after the arrival of
the girls at the jail a Courant reporter
visited them.
The eldest girl and the one who is un
doubtedly wholly responsible for the
murder, has far more of the brute about
her nature than the human. Hhe ap
peared more sullen and angry and afraid
of the consequences of her ai t than re
gretful, and though she shed a few tears,
she did not evidence much, if any re
morse for her. cruel deed. The younger
girl, Rosalie, about 11 years old, wept
bitterly all the time the reporter was
present in the jail, chiding her sister for
the deed she had committed, and pro
claiming almost in the same breath her
own innocense of any connection with it.
The girls are both very black,' and the
reverse of good looking. The oldest one
was told that her confession was made
public and asked if she still adhered to
that statement. With perfect imperturb
ability she reiterated w’hat she had be
fore stated, that she killed her step fath
er with an axe, while he slept, she Slid
she struck him a half-dozen times on the
head, he made no outcry, but only groan
ed deeply once or twice, she said she
dragged the body off the bed and packed
it in a dry goods box. When asked her
reason for killing him, she alleged bad
treatment, and said that on several occa
sions lately he had made improper over
tures to her, and besides that he had
threatened to .kill her. She repeated
three or four times that she killed him
and did not want to hide it.
Major Renfroe stated that the dead
man had worked for him for a long time
and had always proven himself a good
and faithful laborer. It is said that the
father of these two girls is a Methodist
preacher living in Washington county in
this state, a man of probity and general
good character.
It is evident that the girl Mary has no
proper eonceptiow of the enormity of her
crime, or the terrible position in which
she has placed herself. Some phases of
this murder in its diabolism is not unlike
the celebrated one of Preller who killed
Maxwell in St. Louis, several years ago.
Mules l or Sale.
Two good mules and one small bay
mare for approved notes, payable Nov.
15th, ISB7. Sam. P. Jonf.B.
Cartersville, Ga.
II wxl’s Sarsaparilla, acting through
the blood, reaches every part of the sys
tem, and in this tvay positively cures ca
tarrh.
Standing Committees.
Council chamber \
City Cartersville, Ga., }
Dec. 15th 1986. >
Ordered that the following shall constitute the
standing committee of the Board of Aldermen
for the year 1887:
Finance.—J. C. Wofford, G. Griffin, Jno. A.
Crawford.
Street. —Aaron Collins. A. J. Collins, Jno.
A. Crawford.
Ordinance.—Gerald Griffin, A. C. Williams,
Geo. 11. Gilreath.
Cemetery.—Geo. 11. Gilreath A. C. Williams,
Jno. C. Hilburn.
Relief.—Jno. A. Crawford, Aaron Collins,
Geo. H. Gilreath.
Public Buildings.—A. J. Collins, Geo. H.
Gilreath, Jno. C. Hilburn.
It is further ordered that thin order be entered
upon the minutes and the clerk furnish each
alderman with a copy here of.
[Signed] Jno. 11. W iki.e, Mayor.
Samuel F. Milam, Clerk.
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It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac
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Hides Wanted.
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PINE LOG AGLOW.
THE MASONS CELEBRATE THE “FES
TIVAL OF ST. JOHN THE EVAN
GELIST.”
Interesting Proceeding#, and a Happy
Time.
Pine Log Lodge, A. A. F. M., cele
brate this time-honored festival on Mon
day 27th Dec., with impressive and de
lightful ceremonies. Besides the mem
bers of the lodge many visLiug brethren
were present who united with us in do
ing honor to the occasion. At “high
twelve” the lodge was called “off from
labor to refreshments,” and was formed
by Brother Battle, acting marshal, in
the following order: Tyler with his
sword, Deacons with their staves, stand
ards, Faith and Hope, Fellow-Craft
Masons, Filtered Apprentice Masons,
Master Masons, Secretary and Treasurer
of the lodge, Junior Wardens, Senior
Wardens, Master with his gavel, Holy
Bible on purple velvet cushion, born b/
an aged Mason, and supported by two
Deacons with their staves. Chaplain and
Orator, Past Wardens, Senior Past Mas
ters, Junior Deacon, Worshiful Master,
Senior Deacon. In this order tlie pro
cession proceeded to a grove near the
lodge, where the was to be serve 1.
Here mug tabl es were soon covered with
snow white linen and an abundance of
all things good and wholesome to eat
were set out by the good women of Pine
Log. At the close ot the feast Brother
Battle introduced Brother Henry D.
Capers, M. M , who delivered one of the
most instructive and eloquent addresses
it has ever been the pleasure of our lodge
to receive. He reviewed the history of
the festival from the first of Osiris and
Isis among the Egyptians, and showed
why and how appropriately Theodosius
had pursued the idea of dependence on a
God of Providence by instituting among
Christians the same festivals—one com
memorative of initiation, and dedicated
to St. John the Baptist; the other of rev
elation, and dedicated to St. John, the
evangelist. Brother Capers then gave a
sketch of St. John, which was eloquence
sublime. He referred to the graces of a
true Christian manhood, as exemplified
in the life of John, and ended in an elo
quent peroration which moved upon the
large audience, and fully sustained the
high reputation of the speaker as an ora
tor of the first rank. At the close of the
address of Brother Capers, the lodge was
re-formed and returned to tlie Masonic
hall, when Brother Andrew Rice offered
the following resolutions:
Resolved, That we, as Masons, are
deeply indebted to our brother, Henry D.
Capers, and in these resolutions would
express to him our thanks for his instruc
tive, impressive and eloquent address de
livered at the feast of St. J ohn the Evan
gelist.
Resolved, That we ask, as a workman
ship perfect, that Brother Capers submit
his address to this lodge in writing that
we may preserve its force and beauty by
publishing it.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolu
tions be spread upon the minutes of the
lodge, and that a copy of these be sent to
the Cartersville Courant and the Atlanta
Constitution for publication.
W. A. F. Stephens,
Worshipful Master.
A. A. Vincent, Scribe.
In the evening the beautiful degiee
of Jepthah’s Daughter was conferred
upon several ladies. Thus ended one of
the most enjoyable days we have had at
Fine Log for years.
CASSVILLE ITEMS.
A Diabolical Midnight Tragedy Enacted
Near Bufford’s tire Bank Wliicli
Might Well Grace tlie Afiri
can Jungle#.
Bufford’s ore bank is situated about
seven miles northeast of Cartersville and
fiye miles east of Cassville, at the termi
nus of the short railroad leading out
from Roger’s station. Here from fifty to
one hundred hands are given employ
ment in raising the ore. Many of the
hands so employed occupy the huts or
shacks as they are termed. Here near
the mountain side in one of these rude
huts lived Emory Williams, colored,
with two step-daughters, Mary Simmons,
aged fifteen, and Kosalee Simmons, aged
eleven years. These girls did the house
keeping while Emory worked in the ore
batik. It is said this liitle family did not
get along very agreeably, but tint the
step-father often treated them with se
verity and sometimes cruelty.
Last Friday night (Christmas-eve)
about the hour of midnight after Emory
Williams, the step-father, had retired and
fallen into a deep slumber, Mary, the
eldest girl, seized the pole-ax, while the
younger one with a torch to give light,
proceeded to the bedside and hacked
with bungling birbarity the head of old
Emory until life was extinct and his
brains protruded. After doing their ter
rible deed they dragged a dry goods box
to the bedside and rolled the gory corpse
into it. There he was found by the coro
ner’s jury of inquest and a full confes
sion of the above facts mule to Dr. B it
tle and Maj. W. H. Renfro. 8.
a card from mb, cooper.
I never did sec the reason that controls
so many people in withholding so many
kind words about people till the said
good people were dead, and beyond the
reach of any kind things we might say
about them. lam in the habit of speak
ing “right out in meeting,” and so 1
rake occasion here to say that my folks
have made me and my family very happy
this Christmas. Friday morning the
presents began pouring in. First came
a large, handsome turkey from our good
friends Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Conyers, and
if we had received nothing else we
should have been quite happy over this
it seems, however, that this was just a
sort of introduction to what was to fol
low, for later on multiplied good things
were emptied at our doors till three drays
were relieved of their contents, all going
to enrich our earthly store. Just think
of it Messrs. Editors, a preacher’s family
having three dray loads ol good things
sent in all at once! We have felt so
good over it, that we felt like making a
feast and inviting our friends to it, but
then we have been deprived of this
privilege for we have been kept going
the rounds eating “turkey dinners”
away from home nearly ever since.
Yes sirs, we feel good at our house, and
we are grateful to the kind people who
have so generously remembered us, nor
have these benefactors been confined to
our own church, for from another fold
Mrs. Dr. Felton remembered us in a
very substantial way. May the good
Lord graciously reward all these good
people for their kindness to me and
mine, and may the same gracious Hea
venly Father help me to be to 'hem all
a faithful and useful pastor and friend.
VVm. H. Cooper,
Pastor First Baptist Church.
WARNING
The public are hereby notified not to negotiate
or receive any note whatever due W. E. Venable
or bearer, and signed by either of the under
signed, as we will rot pay them. Whoever buys
them does so at their own risk.
1,. Gilbirt.
B. F. Posey.
Cassville, Dec. 11th, 1883.
CLERK DURHAM,
IN A SALTY WAY REPLIES TO CER
TAIN CHARGES.
Judge Faiu's Complete V Inti lea lon of the
Man.
To the People of Bartow County:
It has again become necessary for me
to addressyou. Doubtless you have been
furnislted with a copy of a document pur
potting 10 have been written by one A.
i*. Silva, which I hope I may be ex
cused for noticing.
Firt, as to who A. P. Silva is. It is
well known in this part ot the county
that he has only been among us a very
few years, is a foreigner by birth, and is
not likely to have taken the interest in
public affairs ns ho seems to have done.
It is clear that A. I*. Silva is not the au
thor of the paper alluded to, but is only
the willing instrument of certain persons
bent on my defeat and ruin.
Silva says that I forwarded to Judge
Fain a few days ago a paper for his sig
nature which lie refused to sign and that
I would not publish another paper which
he did sign; but for this statement I
would not notice Silva's document. Now
the truth is this : about two months ago,
at the lime l had a statement of my con
versation with the revision of the Jury
box published, I asked Judge Fain to
sign a paper for me, which is the only
paper I ever asked him tor his signature,
a copy of which I here insert. This was
m refutation of a charge made by J. A.
Baker that I had practiced deception on
the Judge and procured his signature to
a paper which he would not otherwise
have signed. L did not have it publi-hed
then, because 1 thought the statement of
ihe Jury commissioners sufficient t<
clear me of the charges, and hence held
back Judge Fain’s certificate at that time.
JUDGE FAIN’S CARD
I hereby certify that F. M. Durham
has been a faithful and efficient Clerk of
the Superior court, prompt to every duty
so far as I have seen or known. If there
has been any error committed in the
revision of the jury boxes the Clerk is
not the responsible party, as regards
the appointment of the jury commission
ers. That is done by the court, and the
law makes the Clerk of the Superior
court the Clerk of the Board of Jury
Commissioners to do the clerical work.
As to the appointment of recently ap
pointed Jury Commissioners, I was only
informed by Mr. Durham that the acting
commissioners made the choice of tin*
gentlemen appointed, and therefore sign
ed an order appointing without canvass
ing the matter further, f may be to
blame myself for not canvassing the
qualifications of the recently appointed
commissioners, but haying confidence in
the judgment of the acting commission
ers, L signed a presented order without
further investigation. Mr. Durham is in
every respect, in my opinion, the equal
of any Clerk of the Superior court in the
state as to efficiency.
J. C. Fain, J. S. C. C C.
Mr. Silva also repeats the charge made
by J. A. Baker anil says that I deceived
the judge and that I ought not to object
to investigation. No, indeed, I invite
any citizen who desires to investigate to
come to the Clerk’s office and seek anv
information as to my acts, but to make
charges as Mr. Silva has, not supported
by proof, is not the proper way to inves
tigate. Mr. Silva also says that I certi
fied to the jury lists where I ought not,
because the Ordinary has not first signed
them, that therefore the lists are illegal.
The truth is that the law does not re
quire the certificate of the Ordinary and
my certificate as Clerk of the board of
Jury Commissioners, is simply a ministe
rial act require 1 by law.
Now, I submit the question to the fair
minded people of Bartow county, will
they hold responsible the Jury Commis
sioners for any mistake they make in the
performance of their dutv, or shall I,
the Clerk of the board of Jury Commis
sioners, be held to answer for such mis
takes when 1 have, and can exercise no
discretion whatever in the matter, and
simply keep a record of what the board
does officially.
I am willing to submit this matter to
the people of my county, and abide their
judgment and action, for I know that
they will not punish one for the fault of
another. Respectfully etc.,
F. M. Durham.
Lost,
A pair of ear-rings, plain gold setting,
brilliants, in a small box wrapped with
brown paper and tied with small cord.
Lost either the night of the Christmas
tree or sometime during that da} r . The
finder will be rewarded by leaving them
at this office.
Baptist Christmas Tree.
The Christmas tree festival of the Bap
tist Sunday-school was a grand success.
One tree being too small, two cedar trees
were brought into requisition, which
were loaded with presents from top to
bottom. The trees were beauiifuly deco
rated. The exercises were opened with
some good singing by the children of the
school, followed by aprayer. The super
intendent, Rev. Wm, H. Cooper, made a
short address, in which he spoke ot the
success of the school, its efficient teach
ers, the signal mercy of God in not tak
ing away by death a single child during
the year, and clbsed by congratulating
the young people upon the success of the
occasion.
Maj. Foute, assistant superintendent,
added a few words well put in.
Rev. Sara Jones made one of the hap
piest little speeches possible; short,
pointed and good. Rev. J. S. Ilillhouse,
pastor of the Presbyterian, and Rev. W.
R McConnell, pastor of the Episcopal
church, putin some pleasant words tor
the school. Then followed the distribu
tion of presents, every child in the school
receiving something though he had been
present only one Sunday during the year.
Expensive presents were not allowed,
but the hearts of the little ones were
made happy by what they did get.
A pleasant incident of the evening's
entertainment was the presentation of a
handsome toilet case to Miss Cora Rob
erts, the organist of the school, by Rev.
Wm. 11. Cooper in behalf of the pupils
and teachers. Miss Cora has been faith
ful to her work, and well deserves the
testimonial she received. Late in the
evening after the presents were all dis
tributed, the roll was called and each pu
pil was handed a little sack containing
candy, nuts, raisins, and an orange or an
apple thrown in. Thus passed away one
of the pleasantest entertainments of the
kind ever enjoyed in onr city.
For County Commissioner*.
We are authorized to announce the
following gentlemen as Commissioners
of Roads and Revenues for Barlow
county:
Jno. NT. Dobbs,
J. C. Mii.am,
Jno. P. Lewis,
B. T. Leeke,
W. L. Adams.
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If children’s first teeth received proper
care and treatment, the second set would
be all the better for it. Let your dentist
treat them; and keep them clean and
healthy by using Delectalave. For sale
by all druggists.
$1.50 Per Annum. sc. a Copy.
RETRY TO TAY-PAYKR.
Messrs. Editors ok the Courant r
Mr. “ Tax Payer's" commit nk&* inn, in
your issue of 2J i instant, needs some at
tention from the present Board of County
Commissioners, since those who are not
informed might he misled by this “ blow
off”—the whole object of “ Tax Payer”
being to produce false impressions.
You, and the intelligent citizens of
Barton county generally doubtless re
member that the Grand Jury of the Jan
uary Term of Bartow Superior Court re
commended the following tax, fifty cents,
(50 cents , on the one hundred dollars,
for the usual county purposes, "and fur
thermore, the building of a bridge across
the Etowah river, on the piers then
standing, at Hardin’s Ferry, said piers
and bridge sue being the property of the
county, to pay for the bridge 15 cents on
the hundred dollars was assessed by the
Jury, making total assessment 65 cents.
For a number of years there have been
two parties on the bridge question in the
17th district, which has been the princi
ple reason that no bridge has been built
there hitherto. Some time iu May a
large number of the best citizens of the
17th district, nearly all of them from the
immediate vicinity of “Tax Payer,” his
nearest neighbor-', came before the Board
ot County Commissioners, petitioning for
a bridge. These petitioners stated that
the recent heavy freshets had washed
away Woolley’s bridge aud nearly all of
the ilats, snd that they were almost en
tirely cut off from tins side of the river.
They also stated that a meeting had been
held by the citizens at Oak Grove, (with
in one mile of “ Tax Payers”)’ at which
it was unanimously agreed lhat they
would ask of tiie County Commissioners
a biidge at any point on the river from
Hardin’s Fetry to the Island ford, leav
ing the location entirely to the discretion
of the Board of Commissioners.
With this backing—.lie recommenda
tion of the grand jury; the cost of build
ing at that point; the petition from Oak
Grove meeting and another large peti
tion from the people of the 17th district,
the commissioners located the bridge at
Hardin’s Ferry, on the old piers, the
property of the county. Mr. “Tax Pay
er” did hring his petition before the com
missioners alter the matter bad been set
tled. It is said lie used ibis argument to
parties whom he solicited to sign his pe
tition, “The building of the bridge at
Hardin’s ferry must be broken np. If
Hardin’s bridge is built, we will forever
lose the biidge we so much want —the
one in the lower end of the county.”
This is, no doubt, the secret of Mr.
“Tax Payer’s” great trouble. The
bridge he “so much” wanted, (the one
leading to Rome) he thinks lie has “for
ever lost.” The charge that the commis
sioners, or any one of them, worked to
the interest of any private individual is
false. The bridges are being built on the
piers, the property of the county, where
there were free bridges before the war;
and they are being built 75 to 100 per
cent, cheaper than at any other-pointon
the river, as the following figures indi
cate : The Howard shoal bridge, near
Puckett’s Ferry, cost the county, in
round numbers, $11,000; the two bridges
now being built will cost about $7,500.
The present Board of Commissioners
.deny the charge of individual scheming,
and of negligence to their duty, having
at all times been actuated by a sense of
the county’s best interest, at the same
time judging that according to reason,
and according to scripture, that wfiat is
to the interest of a whole should lie to
the individual members of a body. They
have been faithful to their trust.
Respectfully,
Commissioners.
All members of the Chatauqua Circle
are earnestly requested to call upon Mr.
James Knight and pay him the necessary
amountforthe January literature. Please
attend to it at once. The next mee ! ing
will be held at the residence of Mr. W.
C. Edwards on the 2nd Monday night in
January, 1887.
Wu. 11. Cooper, President.
For County Commissioners.
We are authorized to announce the fol
lowing gentlemen as Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues of Bartow county:
Jno. N. Dorrs,
J. C. Milam,
Jon. P. Lewis,
B. T. Lekkk,
J.L. Irick.
New Orleans Suyar House Syrup the best in the
market at Dick Jones.
ROBBERY at rockmart.
Special to The Coiraxt.|
Rockmart, Ga., Dec. 57.—Mr. W. K.
Hines’ safe was broken open on Saturday
night 25th inst., and $2,000 stolen, of
which amount Mr. D. 11. Hubbard, tax
collector of Polk had just collect
ed $1,200 and deposited if in the safe,
thinking it the safest place he could
leave till he could turn it over to the
county treasurer. Mr. Hines lost about
$000; S. W. had placed about
S4O of hard earnings in the safe which
was also taken; the colored society “Sons
of Jacob” had $l2O taken, In all about
$2,000. The city council, of which Mr.
Hines is treasurer, had all their funds in
the safe which luckily was not found by
the thieves. The robbery must have
occurred in the first part of the night, as
there was considerable noise going on
during that time. No clue as yet to the
perpetratois, neither has any reward
been offered for their arrest. Some are
of the opinion that the robbers are in this
section, while some think it would take
a professional to do such work which
was certainly did with dexterity.
A. IVIUSEMENTS.
OPERA HOUSE.
One Night Only,
Thursday, Jan. 4th.
The Favorite Southern Actress,
Florence Elmore
In Duma’s Five-Act Play,
“CAMILLE,”
Supported by an Excellent Company.
Everywhere Successful. Prices as Usual.
Reserved Seats on Sale at Wikle’s Book Store.
Executor’s Sale.
Will BE SOLD ON THE IST TUESDAY IN
February next, at the court house door
in Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia, within
the legal hours of sale, part of lot No. 901, 4th
district, 3d section in said county, containing 18
acres, more or less, the property of the estate of
H. J. Bates, deceased. On said part of lot is
valuable mineral, to-wit: A black lead mine
and iron ore. Said part of lot lies on north ana
east of W. & A. K. It., and alongside of said
railroad within a short distance of Stegall s sta
tion and close to Bartow Iron vv ork
Executor of H. J. Bates, Deceased.