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COM MEETS
Matter Referred to Sub-
Committee for Repoi t,
with Milam Chairman.
The committee appointed by the
c :ty commissioners sometime ago to
consider the revision of the city’s
charter, with directions to submit for
recommendation anew charter, met
T. esday evening at the city hall. A
]Li‘ge number of the committee were
present and the charter? of other cit
ies were turned over to the chairman
jj.in. C. M. Milam, and - these charter-;
ill he referred to from time to time
I) the committee in discussions and
deliberations over the needs of our
city. A report of the proceedings 01
the committee is as follows:
First meeting and organization of
tee charter revision committee, held
at the city hall on the evening of
Tuesday, March 3rd, 1914.
The meeting was called to order
shortly after 8:00 p. m. by Mr. C. M.
Milam, chairman, and upon call of the
rod the following members of the com
mittee were found io be present:
C. M.'Milam, Hampton Field, E. D
Cole, H. M. Donahoo, O. T. Peeples,
J. M. Field, Jr., W. A. Dodd, W. J.
Taylor, J. T. Norris, R. W. Landers,
V,. W. Daves, Hill J. Jolly, J. J- Cal
houn, J. A. Mcntfort, H. J. Galt, H. E.
Felton.
H being ascertained that a quorum
'.as present, the formal work of or
ganizing the committee was imme
diately taken up
Upon nomination and second, Mr.
J M. Field, Jr., was duly elected sec
retary of the committee.
The chairman proceeded to explain
his authority fer calling the meeting
and the purpose of the charter revis
ion committee by reading the {allow
ing: •
‘•Resolution passed by the mayor
aid commissioners of the city of Car
ters! ille at a regular meeting, Decem
ber 24th, 1913.
“Whereas; The best interest and
welfare of the city of Cartersviile de
mands a more economical and simpler
system of the municipal government,
and the management of its several
public utilities and institutions, and,
whereas; these needed reforms in ad
ministration, and upon more econom
ic lines, can only be secured by amend
ing or revising the present charter,
which must he enacted into law by
the General Assembly of Georgia;
‘Therefore; that this important
matter may have careful and deliber
ate consideration, so as to perfect a
hill providing for all needed reforms:
“It is resolved and ordered by the
commissioners of th'e city of Carters
viile, that a committee composed of
the following citizens of Cartersviile,
to wit:
“C. M. Milam, J. T. Norris, Fred A.
Milam, B. L. Vaughan, O. T. Peeples,
Hampton Field, H. M. Donahoo, P. C.
Fieniister, J. H. Wikle, J. M. Field,
J - ., W. J. Taylor, J. F. Stephens, R. E.
Adair, R. W. Landers, Prince Lewis,
J. W. Hill, J. J. Calhoun, J. A. Mont
fert, W. W. Daves, H. J. Galt, J. W.
Vaughan, E. D. Cole, Hill J. Jolly, H
E. Felton, J. W. Knight, W. A. Dcdd,
Max Scheuer, J. M. Neel, J. J. Hill,
(death of Mr. Stephens l'educes to 29
members) and sftch other citizens as
the mayor may deem advisable to
name and add to this committee, be,
and is hereby, appointed to take up
this matter and prepare anew char
ter, or amendments to the old that will
meet the desired ends, to be presented
to the next session of the General As
sembly for enactment.
“The board of commissioners earn
estly urge that the committee give the
matter their earnest consider ;tion,
that the welfare and best interest of
n’i cur citizens may be considered,
a nti the city government and its af
fairs operated under a model charter.
The foregoing adopted, December
24th, 1913.
“(Signed) G. W. WALDRUP, Clerk.”
The following letter was then read
hy the chairman, which he stated had
teen mailed to each member of the
committee under date of February
27th, 1914;
“Dear sir:
“Our Mayor, Mr. G. W. Young, has
advised me of your appointment as a
7M C BARTOW TRIBUNE
IIS. H H. HEM
is from am
!
A Stroke of Apoplexy
Causes Her to Fall Into
Open Fire Place.
The sudden death of Mrs. George H.
I madden last Friday afternoon was a
painful shcck to the many friends of
a family who stand among the first
socially and intellectually in Bartow
county. Her death was directly due to
burns she received in fallihg into a
b i ge open fire place in her own room
Friday afternoon while making prep
arations to attend tie school meeting
cf teachers at Cassville. It was due
to the fact that Mrs. Headden lias for
some months been in ill healtn and
p obably suffered a stroke of apoplexy
which caused her to fall backwards in
to the fire.
The family was away from home at
the time and in the house were two
col-cred servants. Mrs. Headden was n
her own room alone. When one of the
servant 3 entered the room she was
found to be in the fire, a chair also
ab.aze and the mantelpiece above the
fire place had just caught fire. She
was badly burned and thought to be
dead when discovered, hut she lived
for three hours afterwards. Every ef
f ll)t was made to save her life but it
wl.s soon to be seen that her condition
was beyond all earthly aid.
No news spread more rapidly nor
as received with more sadness
thieughout the county than when it
as known that Mrs. Headden had sut
fmed a fatal accident. As the wife of
Mr. George H. Headden, himself a
highly esteemed and influential citi
zen of the county and identified with
Us business and agricultural interests,
the was esteemed and admired. In her
cv .n capacity as a woman she was
useful and rendered a distinct service
within the radius of all who came in
to contact with her.
Mrs. Headden before her marriage
vus Miss Lollie Hains and lived at
Calhoun, Ga. She was a niece of Dr
\y C. Griffin, of Cartersviile. She was
•he mother of four children, who are
v*q living, Misses Dell and Marie and
Messrs. Robert and John Headden.
Per home life as a wife and mother
v. as a model. She quietly directed and
influenced the course of life of a de
voted husband and loved ones.
The funeral service was largely at
t i;ded and her passing from earth is
mourned as sincerely by the public in
general as that of any death in recent
years.
MEETING OP ROYAL ARCH.
A regular convocation of Carters
\ ;;ie Chapter, No. 144, Royal Arch
Masons will be held in the Mason e
hall, Monday evening, March 9th, 1914
There will be work in P. M. and M
E. M. degrees. v
All duly qualified Royal Arch Ma
sons are cordially invited to attend.
Come. We need your presence.
" ■■ .
member of a committee to revise, or
amend, the city charter for the city
of Cai tersville. You are hereby re
quested to meet at the city hall at
7-SO o'clock, next Tuesday night,
March 3rd, for the purpose of oigan
izing and arranging for any other bus
iness relative to this woik.
•‘Yours very truly,
“(Signed) C. M MILAM,
“Chairman of Committee.”
The procedure of organization hav
ing been completed, Mr. Peeples mor
el that the chairman be authorized to
appoint a subcommittee composed of
five members of the general commit
tee, of which the chairman was to be
one, for the purpose of re-drafting the
charter. The foregoing motion was
seconded by Dr. Felton. After a gen
eral debate of the motion to commit,
the following amendment by Mr. Nor
ri', was seconded, put, anil fa vorabi>
acted upon by the committee: “That
the chairman shall be authorized to
appoint a committee of five, of which
he shall be one, to draft in outline a
t< ntative charter to be reported hack
to the committee.”
There being no further business be
fore the committee the meeting was
adjourned.
“HOME PAPER FOR HOME PEOPLE”
CARTERS VILLE, GA., MARCH 5, 1914
PiPE ORGAN FOR
BAPTiST CHURCH
A New Wicks Instrument
To be Installed Within
a Few Days.
The First Baptist church, of Car
te’sville, is making preparations foi
the reception of a pipe organ which
they have recently purchased. It is a
duplicate of the organ in use and n
Gently purchased by the First Pres-
Lyterian church and hence will he :
valuable acquisition to the church.
Carpenters are now engaged in put
ting up the necessary framing for th
o-gan, which will occupy the spac
just hack of the pulpit. The choir will
continue to occupy the space to the
To the Farmers of
Bartow County:
■ The Tribune is making an unusual offer
which ought to appeal to every man interested
in the agricultural interests of this county and
his own fortune as a follower of this pursuit.
For the subscription price of one paper we are
offering with The Tribune the Progressive Far
mer, a publication with wide awake tendencies
and universally recognized as authority on all
agricultural matters. We have been sure all
along that this was.an unusual proposition. We
are confirmed in it through the voluntary ex
pression of opinion of one of the mosd progress
ive and successful of Bartow’s farmers, and this
is what Harris Hall says: “Every farmer in
Bartow county ought to accept your proposition
if for no other reason than that it affords them
an opportunity to get the Progressive Farmer, a
paper which I know to be one of the besd of its
kind, for the subscription price of The Tribune
alone T or transversely, The Bartow Tribune for
the subscription price of the Progressive Farmer
alone.”
left of the pulpit. This instrument will
cost in the neighborhood of $2,300
v.hen completely erected. It will be
made and put up by the Wicks Pipe
Organ Cos., of St. Louis.
With this organ the three leading
denominations churches here will he
o' mpletely equipped for furn'shing
good music, both instrumental and
vocal, as all three of the strongei de
nominations here have pipe organs.
The Baptist church is to be con
gratulated upon the acquisition of an
instrument of such fine character and
w hen installed the church will be able
to make a feature of their musical
programs.
THE PRINCETON ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA.
Atlanta, Ga., March 4. —The Prince
ton Association of Georgia, with head
quarters in Atlanta, is making an ef
t'ort to locate all Princeton men in the
state in order to prepare data for the
annual Alumni catalogue of the 1 ni
versity. Alumni are expected to send
full information to the secretary,
Robt. H. Jones, Jr., 'O6, in the Third
National Bank building.
Officers elected for the association
this year were Samuel M. Inman, Pres
ident; Dr. Chas. E. Boynton, vice-pres
ident; Mr. Jones, secretary; am’
Prutus J. Clay, Geo. M. Battey, Jr. and
Hugh Richardson, of Atlanta, and Wal
ter Akerman, of Cartersviile, S. G.
Riley, of Gainesville, Walter E. Har
redd, of Macon, and F. T. Sausey, or
Savannah, members of the executive
committee.
jAGOB S. BAViTTE
LIFE WORK ENDED
After a Long and Useful
Career Prominent Geor
gian Dies at Aragon.
The death of Jacob S DaVitle, uoi
chronicled in this paper last week, re
moved from the business and socia'
L‘e of Bartow and Polk counties one
of its most prominent and valuabl
citizens and cast a gloom and spread
a sorrow over a host of friends and
relatives throughout this section of
Georgia.
Mr. DaVitte has always been an ac
tive man in business affairs and car
he classed as one of the pioneer de
velopers of this section of country.
He was by nature a builder. He was
such in business matters and the same
spirit was manifest socially. He sough;
u. better the condition of those Shout
him and thus contributed largely, not
only to make a people richer hut to
make them better and broader.
He was among the first to enter in
making this a market for the supply
>? lime and lime-stone products ana
the DaVitte Dime Kiln was among the
fi’st erected in this country. He de
ve’oped a number of brown iron ore
pioperties and in this way made
known the i>ossibilities of this section
it: the production of wealth from the
raising of minerals.
He actively carried on farming op
erations and in this was successful
also.
Religiously Mr. DaVitte was affili
ated with the Methodist church anti
vas a consistent follower of that
faith and a substantial supporter o
ttie institutions of the church.
He was a 32 degree .Mason and or
grnizod the Aragon Lodge of Masons
li, which he was fondly attached and
f >r which he devoted lime an-d valua
ble service. All of the charter mem
bers of this lodge still living, they
participated in the funeral services
which were conducted Masoni:
riies.
Mr. DaVitte held extensive and v.al
cable land interests in Florida and
during recent years has s]>ent a great
deal of his time developing the landj
irder his ownership in that state.
He was nearly 71 years of age at
t'°e time of his death and leaves •
widow and seven children, who are:
Mrs. Pete Hammond, Decatur; Mr?.
Dr. Nix, Aragon; Mrs. T ohn Fir.che ■
CITY COUHF
convenes ana
A Large Criminal and Civil
Docket to be Disposed of
At This Term.
The city court of Cartersviile will
convene in regular session for its
March, 1914, term next Monday.
Judge A. M. Foute called the attor
neys together this week, who arrang
ed the calendar, and upon sounding
!he docket it was found that a great
many cases of much importance are
ready for trial and days set for their
hearing.
The March term is usually a very
important term of this court and this
term will be no exception to the rule
Not only will a large number of crim
inal cases be disposed of, hut a con
su'erable number of civil cases a
well.
it is probable that Thomas 11. Mil
ner, of Albany, Ga., will assist hi?
(Ether, Judge T. W. Milner, in repr
Renting the state in criminal cases
pending the continued illness of Hon
V T att H. Milner, who is yet sick in :t
sanitarium at Highlands, N. C.
The following have been drawn a
jurymen for the coming term:
W. A. Chunn, R. A. Holden, J. A.
Young, G. M. Jackson, W. A. Dodd, R
;,I. House, M. C. Nelson, E. E. Grigg
O. M. Butler, J. G. Brandon, M. E
Russell, E. W. White, T. J. Garrett
S W. Ray, J. W. Burns, Thos. A. Lee
! H. Hall, Alonzo-Ponder.
HOME MISSION
INVENTORY MARCH S.
All the women and girls of the first
and second Baptist churches are most
coidially and earnestly requested to
meet at first church Monday after
noon, March 9th, at 2:30, for a heart
to heart Home Mission meeting, a
preparation service, to bring till in
closer touch with the great work to
tie done in possessing this goodly land
frt our Master and to prepare our
hearts for the week of prayer and
self denial thank offering which fol
lows, beginning Monday afternoon,
March 16.
A good program has been arranged
and earnest talks will be made by
some of our most consecrated and
host informed women also the pastors
of both churches are expected to have
part in program.
The devotional service will he led
by Mrs. Geo. F. Brown.
May these seasons of prayer and
earnest appeals bring all into closer
fellowship with one another and al
our workers he better prepared to
tte tasks set for them, with 'arge
vision of their opportunities and re
sponsibilities in the earnest prayer o'
those planning the work.
MRS. J. H. GILREATH,
Chairman Press Committee
Cartersviile; Mrs. T. M. Hockersmith
Aragon; Mrs. Tom Crawford, Rock
mart; and Mrs. B. F. Burnett, Bow
re* n; and one son, Mr. Frank DaVitte,
of Aragon.
\lr. DaVitte was a quiet man in life,
unobtrusive and reserved, but one
vho attracted all who knew him,
oxen for a short time. He pos
sessed a nature that drew men
l,<> him. He was kind and appreciative.
He was particularly known as one
vho substantially rewarded those who
worked for him. Many former tenants
who had rendered faithful service
were voluntarily grantee by him tracts
zi land as a reward for useful se -
vice and this was done in quiet but
effective manner and independent o f
promise or obligation.
Mr. DaVitte made his home at Ara
gon and at the time of his death was
surrounded by a loving family toward
*. 1 of whom he had been in life a
faithful and dutiful husband and a
fond and indulgent father.
The people of this section sincerely
mourn his loss. He rendered a service
to the world. He fulfilled the require
ments of a real citizen.
DIME IBM S
W BFAUIY
A Modern and. Attractive
Place of Amusement
Opens It’s Doors.
The Dixie Theatre, owned and oper- 1
a.ed by Messrs. Gould and White, op
ened its doors Monday of this week
■old revealed to their patrons one of
Hit most tastily arranged and comfort
able places of amusement ever opened
in Cartersviile.
It will be devoted to the display o- 1
motion picture® of the finest type and
character with such incidental amusc
mt nts as will serve to entertain and
attract the public. The operating ma
chine is an Edison and the latest and
most improved model. The room is a
long one and hence every patron sits
directly in front of the pic ures dis
played: The seats number two hun
dred and are the most comfortable
chairs ever brought to Cartersviile
'they are arranged in wide, rows so
that the entrance and exit of all who
(.••'me in to witness the
can he made without any inccnven
i< nee to the others sitting on the same
row.
The lighting fixtures are of the best,
quality and are so arranged as to af-
Lud lights from both walls and ceil
ing. The predominating color of the
inside decoration is cream. The fl ora
are well covered so that there is very
lLtle noise caused by the entrance and
retiring of those who come to witness
t lie performance. The thfeatre is equip
ped also with a fine player piano and
the managers ijg,ye been very careful
in the selection of popular if cords.
The best of taste has been exercised
in both the arrangement and decora
tlx e features of the room. The en
tiance has teen made particularly at
tractive and metropolitan like in as
rect. The front of the theatre is bril
liantly illuminated, and altogether ltd
is as up to date a house of amusement
as can be found in Georgia.
Messrs. Gould and White deserve j
g"eat deal of credit for their progres
Siveness of spirit and proper appre
rial ion of every detail entering inti
making this place popular for Car
teisville patrons and the attractive
ness of their place is attested by tin
fact that within the first three day
of the week they have showed ti
crowded houses all the time.
Wednesday of next week will b
displayed “The Last Days cf Pompeii,
a wonderfully spectacular story fron
the drama by that name and valuabl ,
in that it has an historical base am
an artistic setting. This pictu.e wi)
he furnished to tihe people of Carterf
vi’Je by the Dixie Theatre at popula •
prices while in Atlanta and othe
Urge cities an entrance fee of twentj j
fixe and fifty cents is charged. Ever} f
one should see this picture because o j
its dramatic and spectacular valut I
and it is safe to say that it will b j
popularly attended.
CASSVILLE STREET
GETS WATER MAIN
The city commissioners commence
work this week laying a water mai
a'ong Cassville Road in Cartersviile.
This is an improvement which res
and nts along this street have petitioi
ed the city to undertake for severs
vi urs. There are many fine home
sud costly improvements in this se
t'on of the city and they have bee .
all along without fire protection an
insufficient facilities for procuring J
water supply.
They are greatly gratified that th
lew administration has started thi.i
work.
Within ten days or two weeks a j
necessary rnains, water plugs and pr >
vafe connections will be made and th 1
property owners in this part of tow
will hereafter rest more secure and 11
better satisfied.
Rev. W. T. Irvine, P. E„ of Dalto
district, will preach at the Sam 1 t
.Tones Memorial M. E. church, sour' |
rext Sunday at both morning ar j
evening services. This is the aecor j
quarterly meeting occasion for th j
church. The public is cordially invite j
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