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THE FREE PRESS.
An Independent Democratic Journal.
C. 11. C. WILLINGHAM. Editor/
I he I her Press is an Independent Democrat
ic Journal, opposed to all Kings, Cliques and
(ombinations, of whatever sort, organizcdto de
feat the will of the people in all public matters
or interests in whatever shape presented.
Cariersrille, Georgia, February 27, 1879.
BUSINESS NOTICE.
I here is a large numlier of eubscriliers to The
I kee Press who are behind in payment for it.
c have notifled them of the fact repeatedly by
the cross mark on the margin. Very few have
responded. We ask, Is this right? It requires
cash to publish every number of the paper, and
our patrons should see the justice of paying
what they owe. We desire to reduce our busi
ness to a cash system, and hope all M ill pay up
and in advance without delay.
77/A’ roil TIC A l OUTLOOK IX GEORGIA.
The supercilious members of the Geor
gia press, who think they know more
than anybody else about democracy be
cause they are thoroughly “organized,”
are conjuring up all sorts of tomtoolery
as to the political outlook in Georgia for
the next two years. The poor, innocent
creatures make the independent-democ
racy their hobby. Why, they don’t
know what they are talking about. They
are politically crazy. The independent
demociaey, by which we mean the true
democracy because independent and free
in their opinions and actions, will see to
it that no one shall be elected governor
unless he is truly democratic. The day
for speculating, thimble-rigging and
shystering democracy in Georgia is past.
Partisan manipulators have lost their oc
cupation. The time has come for the
masses lo act for themselves and he no
longer led by the. nose by olllce-holders
and office-seekers. The days of Toombs,
Stephens, Jenkins and the old regime of
Georgia are to be recalled and the politics
of those days re-established as they ought
to be in a free government like ours.
The gasconade of court-house politicians
and street corner partisans, by whom the
people have too long suffered themselves
to he ruled, will have to give way to the
sound democratic sense and good judg
ment of the masses upon all public ques
tions of the day. The people will assert
their independence of these and act for
themselves.
The result will be that the best man
and the soundest democrat in the race
will be made governor, whether nomina
ted or not. If the nominee is the proper
man he will be elected. If aif inde
pendent be that man he will be the gov
ernor. The “organized” may make a
note of this, and make their ouioiiUitrons
accordingly. We have Toombs, Ste
phens, Hill, Wofford, Wright and others,
all independent thinkers and actors, and
their democracy solid as granite, that
might be nominated and elected without
opposition from any quarter. But the
supercilious immaculates won’t listen to
good advice when it is given to them free
of costand without trouble to themselves.
The party must be preserved in its so
called “Organized” integrity. No- true
democrat must be thought of who is in
dependent to think and act for himself.
He must he inside the ring that manipu
lates the party—that keeps it “organ
ized” in the interest of the favored few
who alone can receive a nomination for
any sort of office, however small it may
he. That is the policy they practice and
have practiced to the destruction of or
ganization. They learn nothing from
observation or experience.
Hence, we believe there will be an in
dependent democrat elected as the next
governor of this state. The supercilious
perversity and obstinacy of “organized”
leaders will not permit the nomination of
any man who has shown the least ten
dency to independentism, however sound
a democrat he may he or however capa
ble for the position. They assume to be
the democratic party absolutely, and re
cognize none save themselves as demo-
crats. In this they are building up a
powerful independent democratic ele
ment which will not yield to such
haughty arrogance and brazen assumacy.
They have blundered at every step taken
since independentism has assumed shape
and form in Georgia. Their* villifaetions
have weakened them at every turn.
'They are blind leaders of the blind.
They are stumbling blocks to pure and
genuine democracy, which means the
right of the people to govern themselves.
“Organized” dictation can no longer
rule. Conscience will hereafter mark
out the line of duty to a large majority
of the people.
As we have said the result will be the
election of an independent democrat for
governor. So he is a true democrat it
will be all that the truest democrat can
desire. So lie is sound in the principles
of free government, honest and capable,
what more could be" asked for? So he
looks well to the interests of the state
and people what more could or should be
expected of him ? Democracy is not or
ganization, except organization reflects
popular sentiment and obeys the will of
the people. When it does not perform
these functions due the people it ceases
to he democracy, It merely becomes a
cabal to rule or ruin for the benefit of of
fice-holders and office-seekers alone. The
people begin to see that “organized” de
mocracy has been perverted from the
original intent and purposes for which
organization was desired.
These facts force the people to rebel.
As they see and learn more of the wire
pulling and trickery of the leaders, they
will become more and more disgusted,
forswear their allegiance to and unite
their political fortunes with the inde
pendent party that recognizes neither
master or higher authority than their
own convictions of fidelity to principle.
Thus drawn together solidly, we shall
yet see a pure and unsullied democratic
party in Georgia in less than two years
that will give to Georgia a governor of
the people, and not one made so at the
dictation of mere partisan authority.
Christopher, of the Atlanta Phonograph ,
though generally witty, would do well to
quit referring to himself as a hair-piu.
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THE G RIF FIX XE WS.
The Xet:s is small hut always carries a
still" upper lip. We like it because it is a
lively little paper. It says a good many
smart littli things that we appreciate. It
says some things with which we cannot
agree. We then agree to disagree. But
when it undertakes the impracticable
task of trying to argue that our democ- 1
ratw is hu tful to democratic principles, j
we think t is stepping beyond its depth.
The difference between us is that of dem
ocratic policy and not in principle. We
thought it the late congressional cam
paign in this district that Dr. Felton was
the soundest democrat of the two in the
race. # IIe had not held any position un
der the Bullock regime, had voted demo
cratic in congress and had talked demo
cratic at home. His record as such had
not nor cculd be successfully assailed du
ring the campaign. In fact, it was not
assailed ai all.
The organized not only nominated a
candidate hut hired a republican to run
for congrt ss to aid in the defeat of Felton
and paid lim for it. We are glad we had
nothing to do with that side of the cam
paign. But they couldn’t heat Felton af
ter employing the agencies of “the world,
the flesh and the devil.” We supported
and voted for Felton for the reason that
lie had proven himself an incorruptible
democrat and a faithful representative.
What the News has to say about the fa
ille of the fox don’t apply to us. The
story is interesting enough; but, as we
never owned a tail the application don’t
fit. It amounts to a faux pas as put by
the Neics. There’s no tale that can hang
by a tail that never existed.
No, my little friend, The Free Press
is solidly democratic. It is free and in
dependen in its democracy. Talking of
tails, it is the tail of no man’s kite. It
is a kite of its own.
GO V. COLQUITTS RE-ELECTION.
A few of the press of the state are urg
ing Gov. Colquitt to place himself as a
candidate for re-election. It would cer
tainly -be bad policy for him to do so,
however innocent he may he of certain
allegations made against his* administra
tion. lie cannot overcome the existing
prejudices already created against him.
There are thousands who voted for him
for governor who will not repeat that
vote. This much we have heard from
the lips of a great many. These preju
dices may be ever so wrong and unjust to
his excellency, hut they exist in spite of
the innocence on his part of intentional
wrong in any act of his administration.
We are of those hard to believe that
Gov. Colquitt has been actuated by any
improper motives. Indeed, if he has
blundered we think lie has been over
reached by designing men who took ad
vantage of his confiding nature. Such
j is now the belief of many who have al
i ways been his truest friends. They
! think him too susceptible to listening to
such an account of personal friendship.
Ilow far these friends of the past are
correct we do not pretend to know or
shall we express an opinion.
For these reasons we think those ar
dent friends of the governor who would
insist upon his standing for re-election
are not his excellency’s safest counsellors.
MRS. FELTOX's REPLY.
And now the gallantry of a portion of
j the press is exhausted. Unable to anni
hilate Dr. Felton, his wife is now to be
made a target for misrepresentation. A
wife’s devotion will not shield her from
political malignity. She is charged w ith
appealing to Sea itor Ferry tor funds to
aid her husband in the late campaign.
In justice to her and the cause of truth
we publish this week her reply to this
slanderous charge. It is sharp and cuts to
• the bone. Her thrusts touches some
very tender spots of the truth. Of what
she says she certainly understands the
facts stated. We know nothing of them,
personally. She certainly has the right
of defense at her own home; yea, in ev
ery paper in the state. But will she get
it?
When a lady is falsely assailed every
editor in Geoigia ought to give her a
hearing, especially when the assailment
has been reproduced in their columns.
Will they do it ? This is accorded to men
generally. True gallantry will not with
old as much from a lady.
We regret that such false reports should
he published about any one as those to
which Mrs. Felton replies. We hope
never to see the like again—at least about
a lady.
Atlanta is again aroused in regard to
building the Georgia railroad. Such a
road would do much for that city. The
question of cheaper coal for her manu
factories alone would well repay the cost
of construction in ten years, to say no
thing of other commercial advantages se
cured thereby. If it be possible, Atlan
ta owes it to her prosperity to build the
road. It would enhance the value of the
property along the line and send a vol
ume of commerce to the doors of her
merchants that would make her not only
the “gate city,” but the inland “queen
city” of the southern Atlantic states.
Can Atlanta do the work?
The Marietta and North Georgia road
has been completed two miles beyond
Woodstock. When it gets to Canton
they are going to have a big candy pull
to celebrate it. Hurrah for the Chero
kee folks.
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The editor of the Rome Courier rejoi
ces that no one questions his democracy.
We did think strange of his applying for
a post office appointment under Hayes.
Dr. Felton has not announced himself
as a .candidate for governor .yet. Oh,
when ! oh, when will he do so?
The editors of this paper are both too
unwell to give the proper attention to the
paper this week.
The Colqultt-llill-Murphy excitement
has died out to be revived by the first of
July.
As men are shiftless and women are
not, so no *u are bad and women are not.
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The July session of the Georgia legis
lature, no doubt, will he lively.
STATE AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION. !
“Nemo” Tells his Story About it in his j
Very Peculiar Style.
To the Free Press:
I noticed among the locaMtemsof ytfur
last week’s paper, the fact that Dr. S. W.
Leland, ( apt. Thomas Lyon, and Mr.
Henry G. Tumlin, had left, on Monday
morning, to attend a meeting of the state
agricultural convention at Hawkinsville.
As reporter, I thought I would write
something about the trip.
Monday was a terrible day, and we did
not feel comfortable until w e were seated
in one of the luxurious cars of the W.
and A. R. K. Through the generous
policy of Gov. Brown, we were honored
w ith free passes. As 1 had heard the
powerful speeches of Wofford and Wright
in the Elliott case, I could not hut feel
apprehensive as to the visit of the con
ductor. But when he came, instead of
seeing a dished face bully, armed w ith a
club iii one hand and a punch in the
other,.a “willing agent of an unscrupu
lous tyrant,” I saw the smiling counte
nance of Dick Hargis. 1 knew then that
we were in no danger of being “grasped
by the collar of the coat, and the seat 6f
our pants, and violently buried through
the window.”
Hargis knew that we were gentlemen
and treated ns as such, and had lie asked
us to write our names oh the back of our
passes, we would have done it, for we
had no trap set—we considered ourselves
as guests of the company, and would not
have thought of suing the road for any
accident which might unavoidably have
happened to us.
We found on board George Waring, of
Kingston, one of the vice-presidents of
the convention. We hailed him as an
other dead-head, and rejoiced lie was
going, foi’ he does a good deal toward
cement-uig the association together.
As we passed around the base of Ken
nesaw, we noticed the trees and shrub
bery bending beneath a load of ice, and
when we reached Atlanta, the rain was
pouring in torrents. Having no um
brellas we went into Ballard’s saloon
and got the cheapest substitute we could.
That night the party took sleepers for
Macon, and arrived in Hawkinsville
about twelve o’clock next day. 'l.ie
delegates wore welcomed by the city au
thorities and the* citizens with open
armed hospitality. Hon. C. C. Kibbee
made us the welcoming address, which
was replied to by Col. Livingston in the
usual manner.
I was proud of our body. It was com
posed of over three hundred able-bodied
farmers, all dressed in their holiday at
tire—representatives of the hone and
sinew of the state, men who had made
Georgia rich by their sweating (by proxy)
in tlnir well-tilled fields.
The president, Tom. Hardeman, was
there, presiding with his usual prompt
ness and dignity. His classic face looks
as it it was hewed out of a post oak
stump with a hand axe. The rough ex
terior covers a gentle heart and a grand
intellect. Ills opening address to the
convention was a splendid effort, and in
his peroration, he showered bouquets of
of wit and sentiment all over the audi
ence. Hardeman is on the road to the
white house of Georgia, hut he will have
to wait for a few years, for the people
will insist upon Gen. W. T. Wofford
being governor next time. The stage
was filled with a number of vice-presi
dents, chosen I believe to keep Tom.
Hardeman in countenance. They must
be very smart or very successful, for they
certainly were not elevated on account of
their good looks.
We had an excellent address from our
governor. I was glad to see him in life
and health after the Joab thrusts dealt
him by his friend Benjamin. If Alfred
Colquitt is not a good man, and an hon
est politician, then we have none. The
Almighty does riot put his mark upon the
face and eountenanee of a man for
naught.
We had a good many essays and
speeches. When the discussion came
up as to the convention having one ses
sion a year, instead of two, on account
of some of the roads refusing to give free
passes, Gov. Brown brought down the
house by announcing, through a friend,
that as long as twenty men assembled in
convention, in the agricultural interest
of Georgia, they should have free passes
over the W. and A. R. R. as long as he
was president thereof. Other roads may
have first-rate officers, but in my opin
ion, the president of the W. and A. R. R.
has more judgment than any of them.
Our delegate, - Capt. Thomas Lyon, in
a debate distinguished himself by a short
and forcible speech which elicited great
applause. The captain has a magnificent
voice and tine manner, and if lie could
only conquer his extreme diffidence,
would make a splendid orator. The
convention was so pleased with his senti
ments that they appointed him one of
the delegates to represent Georgia in the
agricultural congress to assemble in Nash
ville this week. It has been predicted
that Capt. Lyon would go to congress
one of these days, and it has come to pass
sooner than his friends expected.
Our junior delegate, Mr. Henry Tum
lin, did not make a speech, nor did we
induce him to go there for that purpose.
His mind being young, soft and impressi
ble, we thought we would have one
learner at least. Henry’s genius so far
has been of that exclusive agricultural
character which applies itself to the cul
tivation of wild oats. He has now made
up his mind to change his crop, and
therefore all he did was to sit among that
congregation of solons, many of whom
had grown gray in tilling the soil, and
rich by doing something else, and quietly
absorb. The lessons he learned there
will in a few months cause that magnifi
cent farm of his on the Etowah to bloom
as a rose. Henry met his fate in Haw
kinsville. At an evening reception he
was presented to a good girl, arid vfekled
on sight. There was not much said, for
his feelings were too deep for utterance.
But when the spring time comes, and
the birds begin to mate and build their
nests, our junior delegate will be found
returning to that city of evergreen hos
pitality to murmer in the fair one's ear—
“lf you love me like I love you,
No fcftmti cut our ltMfru cv.-o.”
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I wish him luck, for Henry is a fine fel
low, and has plenty of material' about
him. ’
Two resolutions were tabled by the
President. The first, was to allow far
mers this year, to plant whatever they
pleased, and at that time they pleased,
as they would probably do it anyhow.
The second, was to extend the session
of the convention for a day longer, to
give Col. Yancey a chance to express
himself fully.
Our summer meeting is to held at
Jonesboro.
The state fair is to be held permanent
! lv at Macon: Atlanta having determined
in the future to go it alone.
The Hawkinsvilliang by their abound
ing and unstinted hospitality, covered
themselves all over with glory. They
fed and lodged, that large assemblage of
able bodied eaters for nothing hut the
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honor of the thing, and that was doing
it for very little. All they got was a
vote of thanks! Nemo.
MRS. W. H. FELTON.
Her Reply to a False Insinuation in tlie
Macon Telegraph.
Washington, 1). C., Feb. 19.
Editors Chronicle and Constitutionalist:
I hope you will allow me sufficient
space in your paper to reply to your ed
itorial of last .Sunday, which you will
please copy here.
GIVE THE NAME.
Mr. A. W. Reese, in his editorial cor
respondence with the Macon Telegraph
and Messenger, charges that during the
recent canvass, in the seventh district, a
letter was written to Senator Ferry (rep.),
of Michigan, “imploring, in the most
piteously pathetic terms, material aid
from the radical congressional campaign
committee for Dr. Felton, in his canvass
against the democratic nominee and
party.” Mr. Reese says Senator Ferry
sent the letter to Hon. J. A. Hubbell, a
republican member of the house from
the same state, and also a member of the
above named campaign committee. It
was afterwards turned over to Mr. Gor
ham, secretary of the committee, ami
also secretary of the senate. “All the
persons named agree as to the nature and
text of the letter, and how eloquently
the writer plead for radical money to en
able the so-called independent leader to
carry the election.” Mr. Reese does not
give the name of the author of the letter,
but his language conveys the impression
that Mrs. Felton was the writer. In a
matter of this kind there should not be
any hints or intimations. Mr. Reese
says he does nojt publish it, but knows
the name well. He should give it by all
means*
Although A. W. Reese, of the Macon
Telegraph and Messenger is the person
known as my assailant, (his name being
signed to the article on which you com
ment), General Gordon is recognized by
me as the author of the assault.
Since “A. W. R.” did not give the
name for which you call, 1 cannot assers
that 1 am the person pointed ar, but al
yourselves and others are similarly im
pressed that it was intended tor me, I
shall reply to it.
I have become in some measure accuse
tomed to the abuse showered so liberally
upon tny husband and myself in the late
congressional campaign, but 1 am glad to
say no provocation has ever induced ei
ther of us to retaliate upon the families
of our opponents. Chivalry seems to be
at a discount with the so-called “organs
ized” in Georgia. A, 1 good citizens, who
respect and protect their own hearth
stones will give the independents credit
for better conduct.
I understand the charge to be, that I
“plead in piteously pathetic tones for
radical money” to help my husband’s
election. Had I done so, the allegation
would come with bad grace from an own
er of the Macon Telegraph and Messenger ,
which paper was subsidized by Governor
Brown in the state road lease tor the sum
of two thousand dollars.
I only recognize the master in this at
tack—not the servitor who does General
Gordon’s puffing as well as his dirty work
in his newspaper.
If A. W. Reese in his strenuous efforts
to secure a place under the Senate organ
ization finds it necessary to show this
subservience to Gen. Gordon, we can nor
stooi) to notice a man working for such
selfish ends and such substantial rewards.
The senator, 4 find, has been very active
in this matter —his position entitles him
to some attention.
When a United States senator can run
a colivict camp, which “is a disgrace to
civilization,” for money—when he can
manipulate a southern insurance com
pany and a southern university publish
ing company, not to speak of other cir
cumlocution enterprises,where the money
of the subscribers disappeared forever—
when lie could borrow the money of a
southern bishop—and the bishop sold the
collaterals for only one dollar in the hun
dred, you need not be surprised that he
should attack the wife of a political op
ponent. When his name in connection
with the money of Jay Gould and Hunt
ingdon was the street talk or Washing
ton city, which astonished the startled
ears of Judge Underwood and Col. D. S.
Printup last spring, commented on by
strangers at a dinner table of one of the
principal hotels in Washington, can you
wonder that he should see money at the
bottom of any enterprise? If he and A.
W. Reese desire to establish the prece
dent of fighting ladies to injure their
husbands, they mat find it uneomfortat
hie if well carried out. Precedents coun
astonishingly sometimes.
The charge that I wrote to Senator
Ferry, or anybody else, asking for “rad
ical money,” oranyother money, to help
my husband’s electfcn, I firmly deny. If
“A. W. R.” will furnish a genuine'letter
of mine, I shall need no further proof.
That I did write a friendly letter to Sen
ator Ferry, with whom I had acquaint
ance for several years, asking.him to use
his influence to break up the combination
with Bryant in the itoltzclavv movement,
l frankly admit.
*L E, Bryant informed a gentleman of
Rome, Ga., a distinguished democrat,
that -‘he was on Ids way to Dalton” (the
day before he brought out Iloltzelaw), to
organize the republicans in the interest
of .Judge Lester.” Do you desire his
name? The fact that Bryant was "fur
nished money by the national executive
committee of the democratic party was
published in full in the Indianapolis
Journal of October 24th, 1878.
That Bryant was seeking to get money
from the republican national committee,
lam also reliably informed. That I did
request Senator Ferry to use his inti li
enee to circumvent tins nefarious plot, I
have no disposition to deny. I should
likely do so again under similar circum
stances. -Mv husband was. away from
home, in the upper counties, and my
wifely anxiety induced me to write wit li
on t. delay, which I did on my own re
sponsibilKy and over my own signature.
What his cooler judgment would have
advised, I did not know, He certainly
appreciated my heartfelt interest in his
success against the strong combinations
to which the. history of .Georgia furnishes
no parallel. It was a bitter fight made
by unscrupulous men, and 1 have no
apology to make for my efforts in behalf
ot my husband. It is a sad day for Geor
gia when “sensational newspaper men
dicants” can assail the wife when her
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husband stands in the path of a public
man from whom the scribbler derives his
official existence and whose patronage he
enjoys.
If I am tlius to be made the target of
“organized’’ abuse, the independents of
the state may understand that no man’s
• home is sacred from attack, if he dares
to resist the encroachments of the “pub
lic plunderers” on the old commonwealth
of Georgia. I think I understand and
appreciate the feelings of the good and
honest men in both parties, and they will
rebuke any party or clique that spares
nojsex or condition in their insane desire
to keep themselves in office.
The very fact that shifty politicians at
tack everybody who interferes with their
combination for public plunder, has done
more to injure the democratic organiza
tion in Georgia than everything else. To
this they add the resolve to attack wo
men, because guilty cowardice refuses to
meet more responsible parties. Drive the
monev-changers from the democratic
temple, and set up officials whose honor
and reputation are dearer to them than
convict camps or the money of Jay
Gould or Huntington. Respectfully,
Mrs. W. 11. Felton.
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PLENTY OF SHEET MUSIC
For a little money. W. H. VVIKLE has just re
ceived a large lot of music which lie will sell
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FOR SALE BY
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FOP SALE.
ONE OF THE NEATEST, AND MOST
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4 LWAYS KEEP ON HAND PURE, UNA-
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YV both State and Federal, except Bartow
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—AT—
R. .V. SATTERFIELD,
\ LARGE LOT OF ZIEGLER’S PIIILA
DELPIA Custom and Hand-made shoes,
for gents’ ladies, misses and children. All styles
—side lace and button. It is the most complete
assortment of shoes ever brought to this market.
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FLO UK ! FLOIII ! FLOUR 1
JUST RECEIVED
30,000 Pounds Fancy and Choice
FAMILY FLOUR,
Bought’ for Cash Before the East Advance.
Also a large lot of
J Choice White Cos rn,
All of which I offer to the trade
CHEAPER THAN THE CHEAPEST.
PARTIES WISHING TO BUY WILL FT NT)
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Metropolitan Works, Richmond, Va.
CAN FURNISH ANY KIND OF AN EN
gine from four-horse power to oue hundred
and fifty.
SAAV AND GRIST MILTS, THRESHERS,
And in fact any kind of machinery.
Please see us before purchasing. Office
at T. A. Foote’s store, West Mam street, Car
tersville, Ga. * feb27
A Bargain.
That nice bay horse and top buggy for sale
AT THE BARCAIN STORE.
CALI€ O E S ,
The very best brands, at (5 cents,
AT THE BARGAIN STORE.
Tlic Sheetings and Shirtings
Can’t be beat in prices at
THE BARGAIN STORE.
A FULL LINE
of Hosiery and Yankee Notions at
THE BARGAIN STORE.
For Dry G*oods in General
Go to
THE BARGAIN STORE.
SHO E S AND HAT S
Cheaper than has ever been known before af
THE BARGAIN STORE.
Sugar Cured Hams,
The very best Chieagb brands cheap at
THE BARGAIN STORE.
Bacon, Flour and Meal,
Always on hand cheap at
THE BARGAIN STORE.
G K O C E HIES.
A full line of angthihg you want at Rock Rot
tom prices at
THE BARGAIN STORE.
SPECIALTIES:
Sugars, Coffees and Teas, at
THE BARGAIN STORE.
HAKI)W A R E .
Horse Shoes, Nails, Axes, Ilames, Traces, Back
Bands, Ilame Strings, Plow Lines, Hinges,
Screws, Buckets, Tubs, Well Buckets, Brooms,
and everything pise for sale cheap at
THE BARGAIN STORE.
L O O Iv ’ O U T
For the new invention whieh will be on exhibi
tion next week at
THE BARGAIN STORE.
For Tin and Crockery
Be sure you go and bifv at
THE BARGAIN STORE.
GLASS.
. The cheapest looking glasses, glassware, lamps
and chimneys ever brought tn t this market go to
THE BARGAIN STORE.
For Kerosene Oil
GO TO
THE BARGAIN STORE.
WANTED. .
All the eggs, chickens and butter in the coun
try at THE BARCAIN STORE.
FAIIM E K S ,
You will save money by buying your supplies at
THE BARCAIN STORE.
For anything you want go to
THE BARCAIN STORE.
P 11 O.D UCE.
All kinds of produce taken in exchange for
goods at THE BARGAIN STORE.
Peach Blow Potatoes.
A large lot of Peach Blow Potatoes for seed
and eating—the finest you ever 6aw—just re
ciewd and for sale cheap at
THE BARGAIN BTOR&
NEW_ ADVERTISEMENTS.
CAVi FURNISH ANY BOOK.
W. H. WIKLE & CO. supply all kinds of
books at the lowest prices. feb27-2t
THE LARCEST STOCK
Of Chromos, Picture Frames and Mouldings
in this part of the country will be found at
W. H. WIKLE & CO.,
Next door to Postoffice.
H. M. MOUNTCASTLE & CO.,
—DEALERS XN
Books, Music and Stationery,
West Main St.. Cartersville, Ga.
Teas, Soaps, Candles, Starch,*
Any many other things too numerous
to mention at
MOUNTCASTLE’S BOOK STORE,
(Clayton’s old stand,) *
CARTERSVILLE, : : : : Georgia.
JN'O. L. MOON. DOUGLAS WIKLE.
MOON & WIKLE,
Attorneys-at-La w,
CARTERSVILLE, GA.
s*3^’ Office in Bank Block, over the Postoffice.
Fancy and Plain Confectioneries
A large lot of French and Stick Candies, Nuts,
Raisins, Crackers aud Canned Goods, at the
Book store of
H. M. MOUNTCASTLE & CO.,
(Clayton’s old stand)
CARTERSVILLE, : : : : Georgia.
AGENCY OF
Appleton’s American Cyclopaedia.
If. M. MOUNTCASTLE & CO.
Announce that they have secured a sub-agency,
r'or this section 6f country, for the above cyclo
paedia. Lawyers, Physicians and others will
make note of the fact.
NEW MUSIC ! NEW MUSIC !
TTTE HAVE JUST RECEIVED, DIRECT
Y' Y from the publishers, a large aud select as
cortinent of the newest and most popular Music,
Both Vocal and Instrumental.
Our customers arc now afforded the opportunity
of making their selections from a well assorted
stock, instead of from catalogue.
We are also offering our old stock at 10 per
cent, discount from puulisher’s prices.
Music teachers willoe allowed liberal terms.
Write or call for catalogue.
11. M. MOUNTCASTLE & CO.,
Cartersville, Ga.
West Main street, (Clayton’s old stand.)
Bartow County Sheriff’s Sales.
WILL BE SOLD before the court house door in
Cartersville, Georgia, on the first Tuesday iu
next, 1879, between the legal saie hours
uie following described property, to-wit:
Lot of land No. 247; lying in the 18th district
aud 3rd section of Bartow county, Ga., contain
-1x) acres more or less with uie improvements
•.uereou. Levied on and will be sold as the
pioperty of Mrs. E. M. Branson, one of the de
enuants, to satisfy one Bartow Superior Court
ii. la. in iavor of Albertina Johnson vs. J. C.
Branson and Mrs. E. M. Branson, said proper
ty in possession ol J. C. and Mrs. E. M. Branson.
‘ Also, at ilie same tune anil p.ace, tne north
am u. tot o. land No. 2(i7, iu the sth district auu
ant section of Bartow county, Ga., containing 180
.ores more or less. Levied on and wilt be soul as
.he property ol D. F. Bisnop to satisfy one suite
.a t county* tax tt. fa. vs. said Bishop. Levy
male auu returned by John W. Hill, L. C.
Also, at the same time and place, the undi
vided half interest in lot oi land No. 11l in
me 22ud district and 2nd section of Bartow
Ga., containing one hundred aud sixty
acres. Levied on aud will be sold as the prop
erty of B. G. Poole, oue of the defendants, oy
virtue Oi one Bartow superior court fi. fa. in fa
vor oi Baser tlaii, C. C. Parrott, trausferree,
• s. said B. G. Poole.
Also, at ihtLsauie time and place, lots of land
Nos. ooii, 178, 4/4, 173, 185 and 181, each lot
containing 10 acres more or less, all lying in the
*7ch district and 3rd section ol Bartow county,
Ga. Levied ou aud will be sold as tiie property
a F. M. Martin to satisfy one Barto w superior
A>urt ti. fa. in favor o. Gray and Erwin, aamiu
stratois, etc, for purchase money oi said lots oi
auu. the defendant in possession of said lots oi
.and.
Also, at the same time and place, will be sold
.lie following property, to-wit: Lots of land Nos.
ifo ana 143, lying aud being in the 22nd district
aud and section oi Bartow county, Ga. Levied
ou aud will be sold as the property of W. P.
.third by virtue of two fi. fas, issued from the
i ustice court oi 1,0415 t district, G. M., in iavor of
i>a.ver & Hall vs. W. P. Ward. Levy made and
4etarued by D. A. Vaughan, L. C.
Also, at the same time aud place, one house
and lot in the eity*of Cartersville, Bartow coun
ty, Ga., containing half acre, more or less, bound
ed as follows: fronting Douglass street, ou (he
. ast about one hundred feet, north by Lawrence’s
property, on soutn and west by T. H. Baker’s
property; said lot running back west about two
.mndreu feet more or less. Levied on and will be
sold its cue property of W. B. Bishop by virtue
ot oue justice’s court fi. fa. issued from the 822d
iistnet G. M., in iavor of F. P. Gray, adminis
trator of Lewis Tumiin, deceased, vs. said Bish
op. Levy made by J. W. Hill, L.C.
Also, at the same time aud place, the house
and lot where or. M. G. Williams now lives, in
me city of Cartersville, Bartow county, Ga.
Bounded as follows: east by Cassviile street,
.lorth by west mam street, west by property of
a. G. B. Vandivere, south by property of G* W.
Hill or lands ot the estate of J. H. Ruckmau,
deceased, containing one acre more or less. Al
so th • house and lot in the city of Cartersville,
Bartow county, now occupied by Thos. H. Ba
4,er as au office; bounded on north by the law
office of Abda Johnson, east by public square,
south by St. James Hotel, west by vacant lot.
on and will be sold as the property of
inos. H. Baker, oue of the defendants, to satis
.y oue Bartow superior court fi. fa. in iavor oi
Theodore E. Smith, administrator of A. E.
Gregg, deceased, vs. J. D, Head aud Thos. H.
Baker.
Also, at the same time and place, five acres
of timoered laud, more or less, bounded on the
north by P. L. Moon’s, east by laud of P. L.
doon’s, and the land known as the tobacco fac
tory lot, oa tne west by railroad street* Also,
.ive acres, more or less, bounded on the north by
aud of P. L. Moon; on the east side by Gilmer
street, ou the soutn by property of Kobe Parrott,
j . C. Wofford, J. W. Keith s brick yard lot, and
oa the west by the old tobacco factory lot. Also,
fight acres, more or less, bounded ou tlie north by
fonusob street, and lot of Willis Johnson, on the
fast by Douglissst., aud lot of Willis Johnson, on
the south by carter st. aud land of N. S. Eaves
.aid the African church, oa flic west by laud of
N. S. Eaves, Gilmer street and two cabins and
iots aud MeSaOder’s lot. Also, oue vacant lot
on Market street, bounded ou the north by
Market street, east by house and lot owned by
Jackson and Tumiin, south by property of Foote,
ana property of Jackson aim Baker, west by
pioperty of Edward Payne and Essex Choice.
Also, one vacant lot oa c'uirch street, bounded
uofth by Church street, cast oy Stonewall street,
south by property of G. C. Tumiin and vacant
tot belonging to Lewis Tomlin s estate and by j
i). J. Guyton’s lot, and by Thos. H. Baker’s lot, j
west by A. K. Hudgins’ house and lot. All ol j
tiie above lands and lots are situated in the town ;
of Cartersville, in said county. Also lots of land j
Nos. 312 ane 338, in the 4th district aud 3rd sec- !
tiou of said county, each lot containing forty I
acres more or less. Levied ou and will be sold i
is the property of defendant, Frank P. Gray, as
administrator of Lewis i’umnn, deceased, to j
satisfy a Bartow supei ior court fi. fa. iu favor of :
Silas Stephens vs. B. G. Poole, D. W. K. Pea
cock and said Frank P. Gray, as administrator .
of Le wis Tumiin, deceased. Property iu posses
sion of said Frank P. Gray, administrator ol j
Lewis Tumlinf deceased, and pointed out by
plaintiff in fi. fa.
Also. at Uie same time and place, lots of land
Nos. 248, 389, 2-(8, 238, 387, 197, 281 and 470, all ly- |
mg in the 4th district, of the 3rd section of liar
tow county, Georgia, and each lot containing 40
acres, more or less, raid lots of land Nos. 2,3 and
38 in the 22<t district of the 2nd section of said
countv. and each lot containing 180 acres more or
less. And one vacant lot iu the city of Carters
ville in said county, bounded as follows: on the
east by Gilmer street, on the south by the lot aud
residence of .Mrs. M. M. Parrott, on the west by
Railroad street, and on the north by F. M. Dan
iel’s lot, containing two a :res more or less. And
oue vacant lot lying iu the city of Cartersville in
said eounty, fronting one hundred feet more or
less on Market street, and running hack two
hundred feet to another vacant lot, the property
of the estate of Lewis Tumiin, and bounded oil
the north by said vacant lot, ou the east by the
property of G. C. Tumiin, and on the west by the
property of D. J. Guyton. Levied on and will
he sold as the property of the defendant, Frank
P. Gray, as administrator of the estate of Lewis
Tumiin, deceased, to satisfy one Bartow .Su
perior court fi. fa. in favor Aaron of Knight vs. B.
G. Pool. D. W. K. Peacock and said Frank P.
Gray, as administrator of Lewis Tumiin, de
ceased. Property in possession of said defend
ant, Frank P. Gray, administrator of Lewis
Tumiin, deceased, and pointed out by plaintiff
in fi. fa.
JAMES KENNEDY, Sheriff.
A. M. FRANKLIN, Deputy Sheriff.
ST. JAMES HOTEL,
(Cartersvflle, Georgia.)
The undersigned has recently
taken charge of this elegaut new hotel. It
• has been newly furnished ami shall be first-class
in all respects.
SAMFLE BOOM FOB COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS.
Favorable terms to traveling theatrical com
patties-. [puttie L. (A Hottes PropjVtor.
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1879 ... FOR 1879.
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NORTH GEORGIA™
MEDICAL INSTITUTE
Cartersville, Bartow county, Ga,
F. Wm. MEMMLER, M. D.,1
LINDSEY JOHNSON, M. D.,j Proprietors.
THE GREATEST DISCOVERY KNOWN FOR
C URING CANCERS.
CANCERS AND ALL CHRONIC DISEASES
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We cure cancer without the use of the knife
under Dr. Memmler’s great internal cancer rem
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Fashionable Barber Shop.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA,
Upstairs, Over Xexc York Store , Bank Block ,
By JOUiTtaYLQR.
HAS BEEN IN THE BUSINESS 35 YEARS,
and is one of the most accomplished bar
bers in the South. His shop is well and comfort
ably furnished. He is the only barber in the
State who uses Phalon’s Celebrated Chemical
Hair Invigoratorf to prevent baldness and dis
eases of the scalp. All who have tried it know
it to be a specific.
He also uses the celebrated Russian Couissan
Shaving Soap, wllch is known to be the best soap
in the world. It has the invaluable property of
preventing pimples and all cutaneous eruptions.
To those who shave twice a week, he will fur
nish a private soap and lather cup, free of charge.
The patronage of the public generally is in
vited and respectfully solicited. Polite, courte
ous and gentlemanly treatment is observed to
ward all, and satisfaction guaranteoed.
julylS JOHN TAYLOR, Proprietor.
NEW BARBER SHOT*.
WILLIAM M. HARRIS,
AN EXCELLENT BARBER OF ROME, HAS
recently removed to Cartersville and
has fitted up" an elegant shop in the St. James
Hotel, first door. He guarantees satisfaction t>
those who give him a trial. Orders for work at
private houses filled promptly. William John
son is also connected with my shop.
TYTT'Orp business you cau eugage in; $5 to
DJLjCJ i S2O per day by any worker of either
sex, right in their owu localities. Particulars
and samples worth $6-free. Improve your spare
time at this business. Address STINSON & COo
Augusts, Maim*. febSMy.