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A PATRIARCH GONE. Jesse Trotter, of Dalton, Passes to His Reward. AN HONORABLE LIFE. A NacceoHrul nn<t IliHerprlxlng Hiim- Mnn, m llrvout and < <»n aiatent Cbrhllnii Im Dead. An old landmark is gone; a father In larael la no more; a true man and de vout Christian is gathered to hia fathers. Jesse Trotter ia dead, North Georgia sor rows, and the sympathy of all the people goes out to the bereaved family. Last Sun day morning |God summoned him home, and the call found him ready. Sur rounded by a devoted wife, loving chil dren and Borrowing friends, he peace fully fell asleep in Jesus as sweetly and confidingly as the babe falls asleep in its mother’s arms—leaving behind him the heritage of an honorable record, a life well spent, a character unimpeachable and a name above suspicion and beyond reproach. HIS USEFUL LIFE. Jesse Trotter was lairn in Sevier coun ty, Tenn., November 15th,1832, and lived in that county until 10 years of age, when his father moved to Bradley coun ty, Tenn. Jesse Trotter received his ed ucation in “the old field schools” of Bradley county, and led the life of a far mer until he was 24 f'ears of age. In 1856 le 'came to Georgia and located in Whit field county, selling goods at Beaverdale, and doing a good bus iness. In 1859, he 1 came to Dalton, and eneered the mercantile business, and has been ill l>usiness here ever since, except during the war. The war ruined him, and his business and property was destroyed. He was completely impoverished by the war, and borrowed s7u after its close upon which to start life anew. That $75 was the seed from which the present mammoth business of Jesse Trotter & Sons, of Dalton, ami of Trotter Bros., of Chattanooga, have sprung- at the time of his death father and sons having the fruit of that seed to the amount of fully SIOO,OOO. What a monument to his business ability and honorable methods! Mr, Trotter managed his business until he was 40 years of ago, when his health failed him, and he had been con fined to his home an invalid ever since. Even after his confinement to the house, he managed the business through his sons J M., T. O. and W. H. Trotter. Mr. Trotter took an active part in the enterprises of Dalton, being one of the original sub scribers to the Crown Cotton mills, the First National bank, and many other of Dalton’s industries and enterprises. He was public-spirited, and always will ing ami liberal in his efforts to help build up Dalton. In 1855 he was married to Miss Salina J. Kiley, a most estimable young lady of Washington county, Tenn., who survives him with seven living children—three boys and four girls—J. M., T. 0. and W. H. Trotter, Mrs. Martha Robertson, Misses Geneva, Lucy and Lillie Trotter all worthy children of a wort hy sire It was not the pleasure of the editor of The Argus to have known Jesse Trotter, but he gathers ,the substance of this sketch from conveisation with Mr Trotter’s friends,and those who knew him all his life. It is the evidence of the people as to his sterling worth and his straight-forward character. In regard to Mr. Trotter’s Christian character, Rev. D. P. Bass said to the editor of The Argus on Wednesday: “Having known Brother Trotter fifteen years, during nine of which 1 was as sociated with him in business, and hav ing visited him regularly in his late years of confinement, gave me a tine op portunity to know him. lie was a man of fine practical sense, good moral char acter, and in e-ery way reliable; a good citizen, social ami confidential; a kind husband and father; loyal to his church. On first acquaintance, I found him a de vout, growing, developing Christian He did not only develop the full Christian, but in his last years, like the matured apple, hung and mellowed on the tree, until it dropped off. Besides what he told his family and others, he told me when we were alone, that he was ‘ready.’ He died quietly and without a struggle,"in other words he fell to sleep, and I have no doubt that he sleeps in Jesus.” Mr. Trotter was a patient sufferer dur ing the years of his affliction and confine ment, and he possessed that rare dispo sition that allowed nothing to oppress nor daunt him. Though he met with several business reverses, he would not be vanquished; he never gave up, but bravely battled until success crowned his efforts. He was one among ten thousand, and his generation shall not look upon his like again. Jesse Trotter was aeonsistent member of the Methodist church, an honorable, true, square man; he numbered his friends by the thousand, and was uni versally beloved throughout this section. His death is a loss to the community, as well as to the mercantile world. Dalton was proud of him; Dalton is proud that he has lived in her midst; Dalton is proud that his descendants still live among us. Mr. Trotter’s funeral services occurred at his late residence Monday afternoon, Revs. A. W. Quillian and D. P. Bass of ficiating. The pall bearers were: L. S. Flemister, T. A. Berry, W. E. Oslin, R H. Baker, J. W. Barrett ami Frank Sam pierour. THE ARGUS; DALTON, GA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11,1893. OUR CITY FATHERS. Their Regular Monthly Nemtlon Held MoiKlny Night. The Dalton city council met Monday night, with a full board present. The street committee made its report which showed little work being done, owing to the bad weather. 'l'hc cemetery committee reported five burials during the month of Janu ary— four adults and one infant. The finance committee audited about S4OO worth of accounts —gas, streets, cemetery, etc. The marshal turned into the treasu ry SSO0 —the fines and tax fifas for month of January. The city clerk turned in $57 in li censes collected last month. Supt. Spencer of the waterworks turned in $125 for water rates. The new ordinance defining the duties of the water commission was read for the second time. The marshal was instructed to be gin at once the collection of the street tax. D. C Bryant. A. P. Roberts, and J. If. Kenner were elected city tax as sessors for the year 1893. Murderer Captured. A Tunnel Hill special, under date of February sth., says: A murderer has been captured by Detective Drake, of Compton, Ky. He was captured about daylight this morning at Villanow, Ga., fifteen miles from this place. The murderer, Brack Roberts, of Breathitt county,Kentucky, was tried last June for the murder of Doss Bowman, and was sentenced to the state prison for life. He took his case to ’he court of appeals and while waiting for its decision he broke jail, in November last, and made his escape to this state, where he was lo cated by Detective Drake and captured by him. Detective Drake left with his prisoner for Jackson, Ky. Gave Them Floggings. Wednesday, M. Sykes caught three little negro boys stealing bologna sau sage from his Hamilton street meat market. He called Chief of Police Fincher and had them arrested. He told the police that he did not care to prosecute the boys and have them ly ing in jail a dead expense to the coun ty, but if the boys’ parents would pay the marshal’s fee. and whip them good he would let them oft*. Their parents agreed to this and the boys were given such a thrashing as they will not soon forget. They will not steal any more soon. A Deserved Compliment. Superintendent C. G. Spencer, of the Dalton water wc/ks, -has been down to Cartersville talking water works to the mayor and aidermen of that town. He appeared before the Cartersville eouncil by special invitation of that body, who paid his expenses there and back for the pleasure and profit of hearing him talk. This is a deserved compliment to one of Dalton’s efficient officials. Another Cow Tale. To the Dalton Argus, The only way to solve the “town cow” problem which is just now agi tating the minds of the Dalton pub lic, specially the ladies, is to peti tion the council to appoint a “cow po liceman,” whose duty it will be to “fire” the horrible animals oft' the sidewalks or raise a fund to elevate them so it would deprive the cannibalistic beasts of the pleasure of attacking female pedestrians. A Milk Drinker. The Anti-Option Bill. The anti-option bill has been passed by the senate, and st ill the country is not happy. The truth of the matter is, there is not one man in ten who knows or cares anything about the anti-option bill, and there is not one in a hundred who believes it will accomplish one tenth what its friends claim for it. Anti option or no anti-option, if the farmers continue to raise too much cotton and too little hog and hominy they are going to have the same old hard times. At St. Mark’s. Rev. J. B. Craighill preaches at Cal houn tomorrow at 11 o’clock a. m. Tomorrow evening, he preaches at St. Mark’s church in Dalton at 7:30 o’clock. Next W ednesday, the 15th instant, being Ash Wednesday, he will hold services at St. Mark’s church, Dalton, at 11 o’clock a. in. Got Dalton Down Right, Dalton is forging ahead with a vim and energy that are sure to wrest suc cess along many lines. Just now Dal ton is working for another cotton fac tory, and of the SIOO,OOO required, $50,- 00(5 has been subscribed and the sec ond half is assured. This is the sort of “clenched fist” work that tells. —Rome Tribune. Buy cotton seed meal ami hulls for your cattle. Car load just received by T. A. & S. E. Berr z . “UNCLE JACK’’ BARNETT. A Brief Sketch of One of Cove City’M I.HiidniMrkM. Andrew Jackson Barnett, “Uncle Jack” as every body calls him, was born in McMinn county, Tennessee, February 16, 1828. About the year 1830 his father moved to the upper end of Murray county a '! he ever saw was M. P. Berry, the present county school commissioner of this county, who moved into the Nation some years later. While taking a census of the Indians for the federal govern ment in 1857, “Uncle Jack’s” father con tracted a fever; from which he died, leaving a wife and eight children behind him. “Uncle Jack” never had much chance of going to school in his young days, and never got beyond “single rule of three” in the arithmetic, He followed farming in Murray county up to the breaking out of the war, when in /August, 1861, he joined company I), of the 22nd Georgia regiment, and served in the “army of Virginia” until the battle of Gettysburg, where he lost a leg on July 3, 1863. “Uncle Jack” saw some tall fighting while in Virginia, being in the battles of Seven Pines, Cbancellorsville and Get tysburg—three of the hottest battles of the war. In October, 1863, he cawie home with one leg ami without a dollar, and moved to Coye City (then known as Redwine’s Cove) in 1864, having sold out his land in Murray county, and put up a saw and grist mill and went to sawing, and grind ing and farming with will; and he has lived in that neighborhood ever since. “Uncle Jack” has been married twice May 6th 1850, Mr. Barnett was married to Jane Gamble and on the 20th of March 1869, he married S. A. E. Faith. He has 15 children (7 by his first wife and 8 by his second) and many grand children. All of his children are living and nine of them married. “Uncle Jack” has served Whitfield county as tax collector two terms. In 1876 lie was elected by 230 votes, and in 1878 he was elected by 250 majority. In 18G6 he was appointed notary public of the Tilton district and served four years in that capacity. He has been postmas ter at Cove City the past 18 years, and since 1874 has been running a general store there. But “Uncle Jack” shines best as a farmer. He raises everything he needs, and several years has sold S2OO worth of own raised meat; last year he salted down 2,500 pounds of pork. He has always diversified his crops, raising corn, wheat, oats, hay, potatoes, peas and cot ton, butter, eggs ami chickens, and this vear he proposes to add ten acres of to bacco to the list, and build two tobacco houses. The farmer who raises what he con sumes, and who makes cotton his surplus crop is the backbone of the country, the hope of its future prosperity. Such is “Uncle Jack” Barnett —he sets the farmers of this section the best of ex amples—he is not dependent on anyone but himself. Next Thursday will be “Uncle Jack’s” sixty-fifth birthday anniversary, and The Argus congratulates him in advance. Mav he live to see the 15th of February, 1950! Which He Took. A few weeks back, The Argus re ceived a letter from J. M. Lowry, jr., Macon, Ga., saying : “Please send me a sample copy of your paper. I want to take a Dalton paper this year, and have written to both the Dalton papers for sample copies to see which is the best—which comes nearest to filling the bill,” Thursday The Argus received the following letter, which explainsitself: Macon, Ga., February 7th, 1893. To the Editor of The Argus. Dear Sir :—Please consider me a subscriber to your valuble paper from February Ist. lam an old Dalton boy, and am glad to know that she has such a good paper. This has been one of her greatest needs. Please send me a copy of your last issue, and accept my sincere thanks for the sample copies sent. With best wishes for your complete success, I am very truly yours, J. M. Lowry, jr. 253 2nd St. Now, Try This I It will cost you nothing and will sure ly do you good, if you have a Cough, iCold or any trouble with Throt. Chest for Lungs. Dr. King’s New Discovery or Consumption, Coughs and Colds is guaranteed to give relief, or money will lie paid back. Sufferers from LaGrippe found it just the thing and its use had a sneedy ami perfect recovery. Try a sample bottle at our expense and learn for yourself just how good a thing it is. Trial bottles free S. J. McKnight’s Drug store. Large size 50c. and sl. ’ Not Hoopskirts. It is not hoopskirts' that the women are talking of wearing again. They are “crinoline skirts” —made of a stiff cloth. Just about as unsightly and awkward we should imagine. Job Printing. If you want any bill heads, letter heads or other commercial iob printing j done, call at The Argus office, and we I promise to satisfy you as to price and i quality of work. and nettled among the Indians; all his neighbors were Indians; there were no white people in that section. “Un cle Jack” never had any white children to play with, and he says the first white boy GOVE CITY CHAT. WliHt Is Going «»•* in That Lively Eittle Settlement. Cove City, February 9.—Rev. A. J. MaYin, of Tilton, stopped here yes terday ; had been to Everett Springs on business. Misses Ella Nations,of Blue Springs, Anna Mote, Naonie Masters and Emma Redwine, and Messrs. Frank Masters and Lee Redwine were enter tained by Miss Rosa Barnett Sunday. Justice court was held Saturday. All cases were continued except one. ’Squire Yeager will have several cases at the March term of court. Nesbitt Cook, from above Dalton, spent last night with A. J. Barnett. H. I. Redwine went to Dalton on business yesterday. The school children enjoyed a spell ing bee Friday night. Cove school is flourishing under the care of Prof. R. L. Mann. Silas George, who was injured by falling on a snag while hunting in the mountains during the snow died last Friday morning, and was buried at Mt. Horeb church on last Saturday. I see from last weeks correspondent that Mr. Barnett has been selling dogs to someone. We think there is a great many more dogs that could be spared from this vicinity. However solicitous mothers may be about the health and comfort of their little children, they cannot prevent them from contracting croup and whooping cough. But while they can not prevent their troubles, they can readily cure the little ones with Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup. mw Hiiim Book-Keeping, Stenography, Penmanship, Practical Arithmetic, Practical Gram mar, Typewriting and Other Useful Branches. Will begin Monday, the 6th inst., at nine o’clock in the morning; large and comfortable school room, corner Hamil ton and King streets, upstairs, over Can non’s clothing store. Day session from 9 a. m. to 1 p. in. Night session from 7 p. m. to 9 p. m. A practical education is more valuable than any other accomplishment, as it qualifies one for many positions. It is a stepping stone that leads to higher places. It is the gateway to advancement and in dependence. A book-keeper and stenographer, who is a good penman and understands the elements of the English language and the practical part of matematics, would be safer from poverty than a great Greek scholar. Those who wish to enter any or all the departments of this school will please apply at once. Apply to : J. STANFORD DALEY, Dalton, Ga. Southern Shorthand —AND Business GolleL;e,| 57 S. Broad St., Atlanta, <>a. The Leading Commercial College ofß s the South. t FOUR f SHORTHAND, COLLEGES - I TELEGRAPHY, kIN ONE. [ PEN-ART. ie Most Largely Patronized Business College the Southern States. Large Catalogue . Name this paper. MOUNTAIN CITY BUSINESS COLLEGE, CHATTANOOGA, TENN., COMMERCIAL S HORTH AND AND ENGLISH COURSES. Dining Hall in connection with the college, Good boarding and room, fire and light fur nished, $3.00 per week. Students may enter at any time. Send for catalogue, WILEY BROS., PROP’S. 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C. f HAS CURED HUNDREDS nc | ryyWl cases of skin cancer. Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga. C. N. Iv 1 N (J, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Spring Place, : : : : : : Georgia DR. HILL HARRIS, DENTIST, DALTON, - - . GA. BO’Office over .1. M. Berry's. Teeth ex tracted without pain a specialty. DR. N. C. S EELE, Treats diseases of the Eye. Ear. Nose and Throat only. Office Loveman building, East Eighth street, Chattanooga, Tenn. Oil ATT A NOOG \. TEN N. Notice Served- i MAGGIE ('.JOHNSON vs Wm. M. JOHNSON. Libel for Divorce and Alimony in Whitfield • Superior Court. The defendant is hereby notified to be andap pear at the next superior court in and for said county, on the first Monday in April, iso:;, then and there answer the complaint of the plaini ill’ in an action for dirorce and alimony, or in de fault thereof the court will proceed according to the statute in such eases made nnd provided. Witness the Hon. Tbos W. Milner, judge of said court. D. Sholl, C. S. (.'. Maddox & Starr, Petitioners’Attorneys. A true extract from the minutes of the Whit field superior court. I). Sholl, (.'. S. ('. Application for Charter. State of Georgia, Whitfield County. To the SuperioriCourt of said County: * The petition of James H. Savage and James Noble & Co., of Anniston, Ala., D. C. McMillin. Sr,, of Chattanooga, Tenn., D. C. McMillin, Jr., of Dalton, Ga., and the “Keeley Institute of At lanta,” of Atlanta, Ga., shows that they have en tered into an association under the name and style of the “Keeley Institute of Dalton:” that the object of said association is to establish an institution in the city of Dalton, in said county and state, for the cure of nervous disease, es pecially such as result from thv use of liquor, opium’ and tobacco, ami for the cure of the opium, liquor and tobacco habits, under the , system now and heretofore employed by the ! Leslie E. Keeley Company, a body corporate under the laws of Illinois —with the power to purchase and hold property, real ami personal, to sue and be sued, and to exercise all powe rs usually conferred upon corporations of similar character, as may be consistent with tin- laws of Georgia. Said institute is to have its office and place of business in the city of Dalton, in said county. Petitioners show that the capital stock of "aid association is live thousand dollars, and that the full amount thereof lues been paid in. Petitiouei desire the privilege of increasing the capital stock to the sum of twenty dive thousand dol lars —saidjstock to be .non-asse-sable. Petition* rs pray the passage of an order by the court gratiting this, their application, and thabthey and their successors be, incorporated for and 'during the term of not exceeding twenty years, with the privilege of renewal at the ex piration of that time, for the purposes hereinbe fore set forth. 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