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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. liucklen’g Arnica Salve. The best salve in the w’orld for cuts bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi tively cures piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac tion, or money refunded. Price 25c per box. For sale by W. Curry. Hides Wanted. The Highest Cash Price paid for FUdesby Main St., next to Norris’ Warehouse. 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. De-lec-ta-lave. 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.