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About The Bartow tribune. (Cartersville, Ga.) 1910-1917 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1914)
vol ;i. MS ■ GROSES DIVIDE After a Brief Illness Mr. J. C. Wofford Died Tues day Morning. After an illness of several months, Mr. J. C. Wofford passed away at his home on Tuesday morning at 1:20 o’clock. Although for some time Mr. Wofford had been in very feeble health, he was up until about ten days ago. Since then he has been confined to his bed until, surrounded by bis family, he passed away Mr. Wofford, having lived in Car tersville over fifty years, was one of the earlier inhabitants to whom Car tersville owes much. He was born in Bartow county on March 10, 1840 When he was seven years of age his parents moved to Habersham county and later to Florida, where he lived until he was about fifteen years of age. He then returned to Cartersville, where he has lived continuously since. / At the beginning of the war he en listed in the 18th Georgia Regiment in November, 1861, at Richmond, Va., under Col. W. H. Wofford. He soon be came ill and was given leave. As soon as he recovered, he enlisted in the 40th Georgia Regiment at Cass Sta tion, March 2, 1862, under Col. Ab Johnson. At the close of the war he returned to Cartersville and entered the railroad service as agent and kept the office of agent here for 45 years. Asa tribute of respect to him, the railroad offices will be closed during the hour of his funeral. At many times Mr. Wofford held public offices. At one time he was mayor of the city, then he served as councilman, on the board of education and was one of the important factors in the department of the public school system here and in the building of the city's water works plant. On October 21, 1868, he married Miss Henrietta Louise Satterfield and during these many years has had a most happy home life with an unus ually devoted family. Surviving him are his wife and eight children, Mrs. Paul Gilreath, Mrs. Robert Donahoo, Mrs. W. T. Mc- Leod, Misses Annie, Lois and Nora, Messrs. Janies H. and Bruce Wofford. The funeral was conducted at the residence at two o’clock Wednesday afternoon and the interment was in Oak Hill beside his young son, Curtis, who died several years ago. A man of many admirable traits and genial disposition, Mr. Wofford pos sessed numerous staunch friends and there are many who extend their sin cerest sympathy to his bereaved fam ily. NEW FIRST BAPTIST PASTOR HAS ARRIVED. Rev. Aquilla Chamlee arrived in Car tersville Wednesday night from Mon roe ready to begin his new duties as pastor of the First Baptist Church with the beginning of the new year. Rev. Ohamlee is well known to quite a number of people in Cartersville, he having been reared near Canton in Cherokee county. He is a man of strong character and pleasing per sonality and is heartily welcomed to Cartersville. Mr. Chamlee will preach his first sermon as pastor of the church on next Sunday morning yid the num bers of the church desire a large at tendance. ATTENTION VETERANS! . Camp P. M. 1,. Young U. C. V. No. 820, Saturday, January 3rd, 10:30 A. M. is regular meeting time. Important business. A full attendance desired. THOS. W. MILNER. SAM F. MILAM, Commander. Adjutant. THE BARTOW TRIBUNE SUGGEST CHANGE CHARTER Commissioners Suggest a Change and Name Com mittee For That Purpose At a recent meeting of the mayor and commissioners of the city of Car tersville, a resolution was passed ap pointing certain citizens of Carters ville a committee to investigate the feasability and advisability of chang ing the present city charter in order that it may more nearly fit the cir cumstances and surroundings as they now exist. The charter under which the city is now operated is a commission gov ernment charter, and at the time it was adopted it was thought all em ergencies which might arise had been provided for. However affairs had not progressed very far before it was thought best that the charter be chang ed so that school teachers might be employed who were related to the commissioners. Other changes had been suggested and urged at different times, but no action was ever taken toward that end. It is not known in what particular the commissioners desire the charter changed and when Mayor Young was asked what the ideas of the commis sioners were he replied that the com mittee had been named could make just luch recommendations as they might desire and then the matte r would be submitted for ratification. The resolution as passed by the commissioners is as follows: Whereas, The best interest and well fare of the City of Cartersville de mands a more economical and simpler system of municipal government, and the management of its several public utilities and institutions and, where ' as, these needed reforms in adminis- S tration and upon more economical lines, can only be secured by amend ing or revising the present charter which must be enacted into law by the i general assembly of Georgia. I Therefore, that this important mat | ter may have careful and deliberate j consideration, so as to perfect a bill ! providing for all needed reforms. It is resolved and ordered by the i Commissioners of the City of j viile that a committee composed of the following citizens. Towit: C. M. Milam, chairman, O. T. Peeples, J H Wikle, R- E. Adair, J. J Calhoun, J W. Vaughan, J. W. Knight, J T. Nor ris, Hampton Field, J. M. Field, Ji.. R. W. Landers, J- A. Monfort, E. D : Cole, W. A. Dodd, Fred Milam, H. M. Donahoo. A. J. Taylor, Prince Lewis. I W, \fls\ Daves, Hill Jolly. J. M. Neel, A. V. Neal, J J Hill, Max Scheuer, B. L. Vaughan, P- C. Flemister, J. F. ! Stephens, J. W. Hill and such other citizens as the mayor nay deem ad visable to name and add to this com mittee. Be and is hereby appointed to take |up this matter and prepare anew char ; ter, or amendments t.o the old that will meet the desired ends to b- pre j sented to the next session of the Gen jeral Assembly for enactment. The board of commissioners earn ! estly urge that the committee *^ l '- matter their earnest consideration, j that the welfare and best interest of all our citizens may be considered land the City Government and its af -1 fairs operated under a model charter Mr. O. T. Bagwell, of Plains, Ga., has been Visiting bis friends in Bartow this week. Mr. Baswll recently mov ed to South Georgia. His many friends were glad to have him among them, even for a few days. Mr. Bagwell was in our office and said he was compelled I to keep up with events in Bartow. “HOMB PAPER FOR HOfvlß PEOPLE” CARTERSVILLE, GA., JANUARY 1, 1914 SUPERIOR COURT ON JANUARY 12 Court Will Hold Three Weeks at This Term— A Heavy Docket. i* The regular January term of Bartow Superior Court will convene in Car tersville on the second Monday, which will be January 12. Court will be in session the greater part of three weeks. There are numerous cases to be tried, some of which will be of much local interest. Judge Fite has expressed his inten tion of cleaning the docket and a spec ial effort will be made to clean the docket. Following is a list of the grand and traverse jurors which will serve for the three weeks: Grand Jury. Win. H. McMichen, J. E. Hall, W. D. Trippe, J. H. Gardner, John H. Cobb J. W. Williams, C. H. Cannon, E. M. Upshaw, J. N. McKelvey, Wm. H. Bag well, H. L. Sewell, C. L. Anthony, Homer Blackstock, John U. Maxwell J. B. Mullinax, Jr., L. B. Matthews, W. F. Gaston, M. F. Linn, H. H. White, N. M. Adams, W. B. Hawkins, David Weaver, R. L. McCollum, J. D. Smith, A. G. White, J. W. Saggus, J. H. Gil reath, J. O. Hubbard, J. C. Herring, B. L. Vaughan. Traverse Jury, First Week. W. I. Jackson, J. H. Kennedy, J. E. V ’ Countryman, S. M. Kennedy, W. C. Gaines, W. E. Lee, J. F. Bell, A. F. Mullinax, W.' M. McAlister, I. Mid Smith, W. D. Pittard, Tom M. Morris, C. J. Smith, S. F. Randolph, Thos. M. Graves, G. W. Westbrooks, N. N. Granger, W. F. Moore, W. B. Quillian, C. H. Saxon, J. E. McGuire, J. S. Cal houn, S. W. Ray, C. P. Bailey, D. B. Cowan, J. H. Hosteller. J. H. Jolley, J. W. Pruitt, J. T. Chapman, L. B. Hughes, Sam Allison, A. J. Mosteller, K. C. Atkinson, R. W. Patterson, M. C. Nelson, J. F. Cook. Traverse Jury, Second Week. W. T. Bell, L. L. Landers, W. H. Mc- Crary, J. W. Adams, J. J. Randall, J. M. Hamrick, J. L. Parker, C. E. Wheel er, J. H. Ward, T. J. Garrett, Bartow Edwards, L. B. Wheeler H. J. Wade, W. E. Mathis, C. E. Alexander, T. S. Hawkins, O. H. Henderson, E. D. Cole, L. F. McMichen, J. C. Kerr, Martin Maxwell, T. W. Bagwell, L. M. Ken nedy, Geo. M. House, J S. Leake, H. D. Lewis. Jr., J. B. Mitchell. A. S. El rod, M. O. Terrell. J. P Rogar., E. B. McCoy. J. W. Jones, .T. T. Forrester J. L. Smith, G. W Cochran, W. C. Sat terfield. Traverse Jury, Third Week. G. B. Elrod, J. G. Doss, Robert Amos, W. I. Henderson, Jr. B. F. Milam. G. W. Young, J. M. Bryan. W. P. Meeks, J. H. Linn. C. H. Pittard, J. R Leacn man, John K. Milan, E. L. Woodruff, W. C. Kilby, J L. Milhollin, W. F. Baker, M. H. Cantrell, D H. Ingram, H. V. Linn. J I. Floyd, W T. Green, A. J. Spinks, M. G. Smith, W. A Jack son, E. D. Veach, E. C. Pruitt, W. H. Ross, C. M. Milam. T. G. B. Gore, R. A. Hicks, W. E. Puckett, J W. Johnson, John B. Roberts, A. F. Jackson, J. B. Mullinax, T. O. Roberts. WIGWAM BOUGHT BY MR. R. W. GLASS. Mr. E. W. Gould, who has been con ducting the Wigwam picture show for the past two or three months, has sold the same to Mr. R. W. Glass, who has taken charge of same. The Wlg*wam has been one ol the most popular places about town of late and Mr. Glass promises that none of Its popularity will be lost. mimmm get READHORII Commissioners Meet and Organize Preparatory to Taking Office. The new city commissioners met a few' days ago and organized prepara tory to taking over the city affairs on the first Wednesday in January, which will be on the 7th. Mayor Young made a lengthy talk to Commissioners R. M. Gaines and Walt Satterfield, after which Mr. Gaines was appointed commissioner of the streets and sewers of the town and Mr. Satterfield will have the police! fire department and schools and Mayor Young will have charge of the public utilities. The meeting was harmonious and each of the commissioners and mayor expressed freely their intention of giv ing the city their very best service for the next two years. Mr. Gaines, who will have charge of the streets, is a progressive, broad minded man, honest and honorable to the extent that his motives can never be impugned. That he will make a good street man all agree. Mr. Satterfield is one of the best known and most popular men in Car tersville, he having previously served several terms as alderman under the old system of city government. It was principally through efforts of his that Cartersville laid most of the tile side walk on the main steeets, At this time Mr. Satterfield was bitterly opposed by some property owners, but after the work was done and the great im provement so noticeable, those who opposed him became his staunch sup porters. That Mr. Satterfield will prove a man of much value to the city all agree. On the day the new commissioners go in Mayor Young will begin his sec ond term as mayor. During Mayor Young’s administration the city has made great progress in more ways than one. The electric and gas plants together with the water plant have practically been rebuilt and a filtering plant installed. That his administra tion has been satisfactory is evidenced oy the large vote which he secured at the recent primary. Two more years of progress and prosperity is expected under his administration. Now, let everybody give the mayor and commissioners their hearty sup port and see just how much progress can be made during this administra tion. Let’s adopt as a motto that old phrase: “Pull for Cartersville or pull out.” DANGEROUSLY CUT. One of the most serious of the Christmas fights was staged on Main street near the Wigwam theater on Christmas Eve night when two ne groes, Clifford WhitHfit*JFrank Wiley decided to settle things with a fight. White, who was a little younger and smaller than Wiley, used a knife with telling effect. He stabbed Wiley four times in quick succession and fled from the scene. The side walks of Main street looked like an arena after a bull fight so freely did the stabs bleed. Wiley fell on Bank block and was picked up and hurried to the of fice of Dr. T. L. Driscoll where it was at first thought the negro would die. A solution of salt was injected into the negro's veins which made up for the loss of blood and he soon revived. The of so much blood on the street caused a deal of excitement among the extra large crowd. Some of the most timid ladies almost faint ed. KELLY DIED FROM WOUNDS Man Shot by Clark Smith Died on Christmas Day in Atlanta. Lee Kelly, the white man, who was seriously shot by Clark Smith, while an effort was being made to arrest him about three weeks ago, died at the Grady Hospital in Atlanta on Christmas day from the wounds he received. Kelly was accused of shooting at another man several months ago. The grand jury which met last July re turned a true bill against him. Kelly had been gone from the county for some time but had recently returned. Information had reached the sheriff’s office that Kelly was at the home of Mr. Mose Hazlewood, near the Floyd county line. Deputy Sheriff Gaines was unable to go and help make the arrest so he got Mr. Clark Smith to go with Deputy Sheriff Calloway. Bailiff Dray Barton, of Adairsville, and Mr. Geo. Hood also joined the party, the four men going together to the home of Mr. Hazle wood. The house was surrounded, Cal loway taking a position at one door and Smith another, and Messrs. Bar ton and Hood went into the house. They remained in the house several minutes. Calloway decided the man was not in the house and had started around to where Smith was. At this time Calloway heard Smith say, “bayp” and almost instantly a shot rang out and Kelly fell' with a bullet wound in his left side. He was brought to Cartersville and kept for a few days and when it was seen that the wound was liable to prove fatal he was sent to the Grady Hospital for treatment. Everything possible was done to save the man’s life but death came on Christmas morning. Mr. Smith claims he did not shoot to kill or even seriously wound Kelly but that he rather shot to scare the man. JOHN HILBURN ANNOUNCES FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. Elsewhere in this issue will be found the announcement of John C. Hilburn for county commissioner. Mr. Ililburn has lived in Cartersville many years and is known to most everybody in Bartow county So far Mr. Hilburn and Mr. N. M. Adams are the only announced candidates for the office and as two are to be elected it looks like an easy race for both men. TRYING TO GET DR. BAKER IN COMMISSIONER RACE. Considerable pressure has been brought to bear in the last few days in an effort to get Dr. T. H. Baker to make the race for county commis sioner. The high tax rate which the tax payers have had -to pay this year has caused them to take notice. They believe that if Dr. Baker were elected that his influence would be used to wards lowering the tax rate as much as possible. Dr. Baker is possibly the best known man in Bartow county and should he decide to make the race it is conceded he would win at this time. MOVES TO NEW QUARTERS ON MAIN ST. The Etowah Bottling Works have been moved to the new building next door to The Tribune office. This move was made necessary cn account of the large Increase of busi ness done by this popular firm. This is an Ideal location for the business, having been put up by Mr. H. J. Galt for this tenant. DEATH OF II PHiiENT CITIZEN Mr. J. M. Jones, oi Emer son, Died in Atlanta Sun 1 day Afternoon. j Mr. J. Melvin Jones, Sr., died at private sanitorium in Atlanta last Sun day after an illness of little mory that a week. About ten days ago Mr. Jones, had a stroke of paralysis and was carr rled to a private sanitorium in Atlanta 1 where everything possible was done tej save his life but death came calmly) Sunday despite the efforts of the phy ( sicians. *• Mr. Jones was 44 years of age and had been a citizen of Bartow practically all his life. He was a mem-, her of the Methodist church and had been for many years and was also a member of Cartersville Lodge No. 63j ( of Masons, which lodge conducted the funeral service from the church In* Emerson, Rev. Parsons preaching the 1 funeral sermon. Mr. Jones was twice, married, first to Miss Pearl DeWees,; who died about five years ago. About two years ago he was married to Miss j Bessie Cline, of Emerson. He was a son of the late Col. C. M. Jones, of Emerson. Mr. Jones is survived by his wife' and two children, Melvin and Robert Jones, and by his mother, Mrs. C. M. Jones; five brothers, W. L. Jones, Cavef Springs; C. W. Jones, Rome; T. H. Jones, Emerson; J. P. Jones, Mem-] phis and Vergil Jones, Atlanta; fourj sisters, Mrs. McC. Brown, Atlanta; Mrs. J. B. Chamlee, Atlanta; Mrs. J. I E. Morris, Emerson, and Mrs. J. E. McElroy, Norcross. i Mr. Jones had numerous friends in * North Georgia who will learn with deep regret of his death and who will | join with The Tribune in extending sympathy to the bereaved family. J ANNOUNCEMENT. The Tribune takes great pleasure in announcing to its readers and patrons that it has secured the services of Mr. VV. A. Blackwell as Busienss .Manager of the paper. Mr. Blackwell assumed his duties as Business Manager of the paper on the first day of this year. Mr. Blackwell is a well known news paper man and knows every detail of the work connected with newspaper business. Up until recently he has been with The Mills Supply Cos., o.f Griffin, Ga„ one ot the leading house; in its line in the whole South. Mr. Blackwell will continue to call on his customers, selling bank and df tice supplies, court house supplies loose leaf books, calendars, etc. -3 ; Especial attention is called to the line of calendars handled by Mr. Blackwell. They are a line of the neat est and finest calendars ever pre sented to a buyer, and will be sold at. a price at least ten per cent, lower than any other calendar on the mar ket. With the services of Mr. Blackwell as Business Manager, The Tribune will enter upon anew era of its exis?- tonce. It is already the leading weekly in this section of the state, but now; under the efficient, judicious manage ment of Mr. Blackwell it will be one of the best weekly papers in tihe en tire country. Thanking our subscribers, readers and patrons for all past favors, as suring them that we are truly grateful for the same, we wish to ask of you your hearty support and co-operation, in order tnat maybe made all that it is possible for if =to be niade; and in order that it's former hfeh sfan dard may be raised ,sq as to enable us to meet all the needs and supply all the wants that it is intendedf than a high-class newspaper should supply. NO. 4,
