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ON WEDDING EVE
iEEIS DEATH
Popular Railroad Man Falls
From His Train and is
Killed.*
Flagman Charles H. Littleton, one of
i.he most popular men in the employ
of the L. & N. railroad, was instantly
killed on Monday night at Hills Park,
this side of Atlanta. The accident is
Lest told in the following clipped from
the Atlanta Constitution of Tuesday:
“Last night at 10 o’clock, just twen
ty-four hours before he would have
made Miss Eleanor Hatcher, of 23.2
Capitol avenue, his bride, Charles H.
Littleton was hurled to death at Hills
Park from the South Atlantic Limited,
a fast Louisville ana Nashville train
between Cincinnati and Jacksonville,
of which he was flagman.
“As the train was passing Hills
Park station, only a few miles out of
Atlanta, Monday night, Flagman Lit
tleton flung open a Pullman door to
throw out his register card, which
would tell the station agent that ali
was well with the .South Atlantic Lim
ited. The card went fluttering out in
the darkness, and as the station agent
caught at it, Flagman Littleton hail
ed him with a merry greeting, for Lit
tleton was popular and well known to
the station agents, and, besides, word
had gone down the line that Charlie
Littleton was to wed on the morrow.
“Hardly had Littleton spoken, when
he missed his footing and went hurl
ing headfirst from his train. A stifled
cry of horror froze in the throats of
several friends who saw his flying
tody.
“When the train was stopped an 1
backed up to the spot the huddled
body of Littleton lay, a gaping hole in
his head and a splash of blood upon
a switch-stand told the tale of his
death.
‘‘When the long train rolled slowlv
into the Union station shed his com
rades bore him away.
“The engagement of Mr. Littleton
and Miss Hatcher was announced in
The Constitution of Sunday, December
28th.
“Both Mr. Littleton and Miss Hatch
et were extremely popular, and the
untimely ending of their romance will
L*ing the deepest sorrow to their hun
dreds of friends.”
Rc.V. W. DUNBAR MAKES
FAVORABLE IMPRESSION
In a recent issue of The Jackson
I i ereld we find the following para
graph concerning the first sermon
preached by Rev. W illiam Dunbar, re
cent pasiior of the Methodist chuic:
i ere. It was his first sermon after the
tragic death of his wife.
“When I lived with a dear and prec
ious one for t lirty-two years, and
never saw her face clouded with an
ger; never heard her speak evil of a
h iman being; witnessed her suffering
without murmur; saw' her wounds
dressed, all the while exhibiting pa
tience and fortitude, looking up at me
during this trying hour, spake softly
and smiled sweetly and when I saw he”
spirit on the gossamer wings of
angels, I can not doubt the I-ord she
had loved and trusted all these years;
out in the language of Thomas, I can
but exclaim, “My Lord, My God.”
Such was the conclusion of the ser
mon of Rev. William Dunbar last
Sunday. It was one of the most mas
teily gospel messages ever heard in
the Jefferson Methodist church. His
sermon was from the passage of Scrip
ture telling the story of Thomas ( who
doubted the resurrection. He said the
greatest hindrance to right living is
doubt.—Winder News.
LIE BARTOW TRIBUNE
DEATH GOMES AFTER
JJSEFUL LIFE
Mrs. McHugh Died at Pine
Log at Ripe Old Age—
Well Known Lady.
Margaret Eugenia McHugh, daugh
ter of Thomas W. and Jennie Austin
McHugh, was born June t'th, 1837, and
died at the home of her son, J. A.
Doirah, of Pine Log, Ga„ on November
24th, 1913.
Her early life was spent in Green
v-'ile and Laurens counties South Car
chna.
When but a girl *she joined th s
Methodist Episcopal church and until
the day of her death remained true to
Us doctrines and polity. The memorv
of her girlhood days and her relation
to South Carolina Methodism was a
source of constant pleasure to her and
the incidents connected therewith
furnished topics of frequent and en
joyable conversations. Especially did
she delight to speak of the revival*,
that characterized those days. She re
called with great definitness the names
of the many of the Methodist preach
ers, a favorite among them of whom
she delighted to speak was Bishop Ca
pers of deathless fame.
In December, 1865, she was mar
ried to Samuel L. Dorrah and the fol
lowing year moved to Mississippi. She
moved to Georgia in 1874 and the year
following was married to James F. Mc-
Hugh; her husband died in 1871.
The last twelve years of her life she
spent in widowhood. From a fall, on
July the Bth, 1912, she suffered the
f.-acture of a hip and was never able to
T\alk again. After this sad accident
she spent her time in her rolling chair.
Her bible was her constant compan
ion during these days of seclusion ana
from it she gained courage to face her
afflictions with the marked fortitude
that characterized her last days. She
was a delight to her grandchildren and
it was her great joy to entertain them.
Asa mother and grandmother, none
was’ever more devoted than she.
She left three sons and one sister to
mourn her loss: David Laurens Dor
rah, of Fairmount, Ga.; James Austin
Dorrah, of Pine Log; and Thomas Wil
son McHugh, of Bolivar, Ga.f Mrs. J
D. Armtsrong, the sister, resides at
Fountain Inn, South Carolina.
Her going away is a bereavement
sore to her family and host of friends;
but earth’s loss is heaven’s gain, where
she awaits the home coming of those
she left behind.
She awaits the resurrection in the
cemetery at Pine Log camp ground.
We commend the bereaved family to
the grace of God. He alone can heai
the broken hearted.
G. W. HAMILTON.
ROYAL ARCH MEETING.
A regular convocation of Carters
tille Chapter No. 144, Royal Arch Ma
sons, will be held in the Masonic
Hall. Monday evening. January 12th,
1914, at 7 o’clock, sharp.
All duly qualified Royal Arch Ma
sons are cordially invited to attend.
We need your presence and hope
you will attend.
THE 1913 CORN CROP.
The corn crop of the nation this year
is 2,446,988,000 bushels: or some six
hundred million bushels less than last
year.
The yield average 23.1 bushels per
acre; or 6.1 bushels less than last year.
The yield per inhabitant is 26 1-3
bushels for the country-at-large.
corn yield is this year
22 1-2 bushels per inhabitant.
In Tatnall county it was 27 bushels
per inhabitant, four years ago. It is
still larger this year.
“HOME PAPER FOR HOME PEOPLE”
•CARTERSVILLE, GA., JANUARY 8, 1914
FIRE DEPARTMENT
HAS reorganized!
Reorganization of DejJart-j
ment Means Much to the
Citizens of Cartersville.
The fire department of Cartersville
met on Monday night and reorganized
for the ensuing year.
Mr. Walt Satterfield was elected
chief of the department, and J. C. Ray
first assistant.
Mr, W, F. Wallace was elected sec
retary and Mr. Henry Collins treas
urer. This last named officer has had
but little to do for several years but
when the organization gets thoroughly
organized as the boys expect to do
there was be some finances in the
tieasury. The time was when the fire
men pulled off some social affairs
that were worth attending. It is hoped
that the new life taken on at the re
cent meeting will result in getting the
department back to its former high
standing.
WORLD WIDE MISSIONS.
Week of prayer program, January
11-16, Woman’s Missionary Society of
the First Baptist Church.
Sunday morning sermon by the pas
tor.
Monday—Subject: Caring for Our
Own. Object: To show need of better
homes for missionaries: Leader: Mrs.
W A. Dodd.
Tuesday—Work in behalf of women.
Object: To show need for more
schools for training Bible.women and
girls. Leader: Mrs. J. G. Greene.
Wednesday—Subject: China. Ingath
ering of Christmas offering for China.
Leader: Mrs. H. L. Pitman.
Special program by Sunbeam Band
Thursday—Subject: Churches abroad
Object: To show need of more and bet
ter churches in foreign lands. Leader-
Mrs. W. C. Griffin.
Friday—Special program by Young
Woman’s Auxiliary in charge of lead
er, Mrs. W. J. Neel.
Every member of our W. M. S. is
urged to attend this series of meet
ings and to be much in prayer for the
special objects of the week’s study.
r ihe women of the church and com
munity who are not members, are
most earnestly invited to join us in
these services.
THE BIG LINE.
This office has recently closed a deal
with one of the best houses in the
country to handle their line of art
calendars. This is the finest line that
has ever been shown to the people in
(his section of the country, a line made
by a house w'hich makes this class of
merchandise exclusively. Not only is
tne line of calendars the best that
could be offered you, but by special
arrangements we shall be able to save
cur customers at least 10 per cent on
tneir purchase in this line.
If w'e do not get there in time, or
as early as we would like to kindly
drop us a card and our salesman will
call on you.
CARD OF THANKS.
As there were so many neighbors
and friends who rendered us such good
service and offered sympathy during
the recent illness and death of our
son. Joe, we take this method of ex
pressing to them our high apprecia
tion of same.
Very respectfully,
MR. & MRS. BILL LOWRY.
Euharlee, Ga.
MR. JOHN HUDGINS
DIED IN TEXAS
Well Known Former Car
tersville Citizen Died at
His Home Monday.
Mr. John Hudgins died at his home
;n Houston, Texas, on Monday after
noon after an illness of several weeki.
The news of Mr. Hudgins’ death
brought sorrow to many In Carters
v lie, for it was here that he was rais
ed and he was very popular and num
bered his friends by those who knew
him. -(SJIM''
Mr. Hudgins is survived by two
sons and one sister. His sister, Miss
Mamie Hudgins, left Cartersville Mon
day afternoon for Houston to attend
the funeral.
Mr. Hudgins’ wife died about four
years ago and a little later his mother
d*ed.
The funeral and interment took
place at Houston.
MASONS’ ANNUITY MAKES
GOOD SHOWING.
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Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 7.—The early part
of thi3 year will see the completion of
the remodeling of the Masons’ An -
nuity building, at the corner of Edge
wood and Ivy streets. This splendid
property, in which Masons all over
the south are interested, has increas
ed very materially in value during the
past few years. The remodeling will
make it one of the finest office build
ings of its kind in the south. In ad
dition to the improvements through
out the building, a complete new story
has been added.
The Masons’ Annuity building is the
home and headquarters of the organi
zation which bears the same name.
This organization protects and care3
for the widows and families of de
ceased Masons on an annuity plan.
The scope of the work is increasing
from year to year, and thousands of
widows and children who would oth
erwise be in want are amply provided
for.
STEAL AN AUTO;
NOT A MULE.
Atlanta, Ga„ Jan. 7.—A bill will be
introduced at this year’s session of the
legislature to make auto stealing a fel
ony. Attention has been called to the
glaring inequality of the law which
makes it a felony to steal a horse
which is worth, perhaps, less than
SIOO, while the man who steals a
$6,000 limousine can be prosecuted
only for a misdemeanor.
A case in point came in a local court
this week. A man was arrested for
horse-stealing. The horse was worth
little, but the man was bound over to
tthe higher court, and will probably
get six or seven years at least for his
crime. If instead of stealing the horse
he had picked out the finest automo
bile in Atlanta, the utmost limit of
sentence that could have been im
posed on him would have been twelve
months.
FROST'S MAGAZINE GETS
TO BE OFFICIAL ORGAN
Atlanta, Ga.. Jan. 7.—Frost’s Mag
azine. “The Call of the South,” has
been made the official organ of the
Georgia State Chamber of Commerce.
The publisher, Jonathan B. Frost
prominent in financial and literary
circles throughout the south, is going
to lend his aid to the State Chamber
Work and a series of interesting edi
torials will probably be run on the
subject.
All the news matter relative to the
operations of the State Chamber of
Commerce will be carried in ‘‘The
Call of the South.’’ The magazine,
however, will lose none of its general
literary character, but will continue
to be representative of all lines of in
terest in the section.
TAKE OFFICE
ON WEDNESDAY
City Affairs Now In Hands
of the Newly Elected
Officers.
The new commissioners took the
oath of office on Wednesday and are
r.ow in full charge of the city affairs.
As had been previously stated in
The Tribune, Mayor Young will have
charge of the public utilities and be
Chairman of the board.
Mr. Gaines will have charge of the
streets, sewers and parks.
Ur. Satterfield will have the police,
fiie, schools and health departments.
Mr. R. A. Hicks was elected chie f
of police and Messrs. Geo. Pinion and
Charlie Cox as policemen.
Mr. J. E. Wikle was elected as su
perintendent of public utilities. ,
Mr. J. C. Caldwell was elected as
street forman and Mr. Aaron Hazle
v.ood in charge of the cemetery.
Messrs. Hoyt Hazlewood and Henry
Collins were elected to places on ths
fire department.
Mr. Gid Hendricks was given the
place as public weigher.
All the physicians in the city were
named on the health board and were
given power to elect their own of
ficers.
Considerable regret was expressed
‘ y the commissioners that they could
not re-elect Chief of Police Puckett,
.vfco has been on the police force of
the city so long, but under the char
ter no one can be employed by the
city who Is related by blood to a cer
tain degree to any of the commission*
e-s. Mr. Puckett and Mr. Satterfield
are closely related which made It im
possible to elect Mr. Puckett. Asa
police chief Mr. Puckett has been a
success. He has managed to hold the
job and make friends all at the same
time. A man who can do this is an ex
ception.
All the selections made by the new
commissioners seem to meet with pub
lic endorsement. Mr. Flicks will no
doubt make the city an excellent of
ficer and is a man who can be relied
on to do what is right between man
and man. He has lived in the city fo
several years and is well known and
liked.
There were several applicants for
tr.bst of the positions and some real
good men whom the commissioners
would like to have given jobs could
not be accommodated.
The two night policemen who were
re-elected had strong competition and
tiie reason for their being kept on the
force was that they had been compe
tent.’
The new officers all enter upon their
r.ew duties with the best wishes of all
Carter sville.
THE GEORGIA CORN CROP.
The 1913 corn crop in Georgia is
63,023,000 bushels or 9,000,000 bushels
more than last year.
The crop is worth $57,351,000; or
$11,000,000 more than the crop of 1912.
Report Federal Department of Agrieul
ture.
ODD FELLOWS.
There are seventeen million un
married adults in the United States.
‘However, the census figures show
that the proportion of married men to
the total of men in the marital age
group is gradually increasing. Since
1890 the per cent of married males
has risen from 53.9 per cent to 55.8
per cent.
Moreover, more people are marrying
to the younger ages groups than form
erly.
The figures contradict a wide-spread
notion.
DR. 1. H. BAM
1101A CAUDATE
The Soliciting of Man>
Friends Fails to Get Dr
Baker to Announce.
The race for county commissioner
which lagged a little at the start and
snow* no signs of interest has got
ten up a little enthusiasm.
An effort has been made by num
erous friends of Dr. Baker to get him J
into the race but he has steadfastly ,
declined to announce himself a candi
date for either of the two vacancies
7*e has been petitioned from several
parts of the county but all the ef
forts of his friends have failed to get,
him to announce himself a candidate.
1
Rome of Dr. Baker’s friends have gone ;
so far as to have his name put on 1
the ticket to be voted next Saturday ;
tut it is not known whether he would
accept the office even were it given
to him without the asking.
There are four announced candidates
for the two vacancies. Mr. N. M. Aa
pms and Mr, J. C- Hilbum have had
their announcements before the peo
ple for several days. Two new entrants
into the race this, week has added a
little new life. Messrs. Ben H. Cook,
cf Emerson, and Jno. W. Nation, of
Cartersville, have been busy this week
n effort to get their names before
the people before Saturday.
The refusal of Dr. Baker to get into
•he race is the cause of the scramble
for commisisoner’s place. Had he en
tered is is likely that he and Mr. Ad
ams would have made up the ticket.
Many people are dissatisfied with the
extra high rate of tax levied by the
commissioners for the year 1913. In
some localities where there is a school
+ax as in Emerson and some other dis
tricts of the county it makes the rate
something near S2O per thousand.
The voters are due it to themselves
to turn out Saturday and express i
choice as this election means much
to Bartow county. The men who are
elected at this time will help to fix
ihe tax rate for next fall and all are
interested in as low' a tax rate as prac
ticable and possible being fixed.
MANY OPPOSE THE
ISSUING OF BULLETINS.,
Atlanta, Ga., Jan 7.—The row be
tween leading Atlanta business men
and the Men and Religion Bulletins is
gradually resolving itself into an ex
pression of public disapproval of the
extremes to which Chief of Police
Beavers has carried various phases of
the vice war, and the possibility that
the police commission may select a
new chief of police.
The first definite step in this di
rection is the resolution introduced
by Councilman Jesse Lee, with the
endorsement of business men and of
the mayor, rebuking certain policies
of Chief Beavers and abolishing the
“vice squad” returning the plain
clothes men to regular uniformed
duty in the ranks’.
“I realize that this is a bold step to
take,” says Councilman Lee, but 1
believe it is for the good of the city.
I believe that the people will approve
more of adequate protection from
taugs, footpads, burglars, etc., than of
a large vice squad. I think the time
s ripe for change, and I believe
council and the police commission
will uphold my views.”
The situation existing today in At
lanta is not altogether understood by
people outside Atlanta. The agitation
now on foot is not a movement for a
wide-open town. Some of Chief Beav
ers’ sincerest, enemies are men promi
nent in church and civic welfare. The
trouble is, as they see it, that the vice
crusade has made conditions worse
than they were before in Atlanta, by
simply scattering vice instead of re
stricting it to a limited district.
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