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VCL.V. No.’2 5 053.
HO! FOR THE RACES
The Sport Will Be Excellent at
the Exposition Park.
RACES AT THREE P. M.
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Baseball in the North Rom 3
Park, Rome vs. Chat
tanooga,
Today is the fourth! And it promises
to be the same gloirous Fourth in Rome,
shat the papers always ascribe to the oc
casion. The crowds will commence com
ing in this morning on all the trains,
. and it is very likely that a large crowd
will be at the exposition grounds, when
the first race commences at 3 p.m.sharp.
Reports from the neighboring cities in
Georgia and Alabama, say that lots of
people will be in Rome today to see the
fun, and help celebrate the fourth—glo
rious fourth—in the way it ought to be
celebrated.
The merchants will likely close up for
the afternoon and the exposition grounds
will be thronged with a fashionable
crowd, eager to see the races.
The Chattanooga baseball team is
here, and Jerry Orr’s mys erious un
knowns will be on hand an i there will
k be about two games today. Those big
black fellows know how to handle a
baseball, too, aud the games are going
to be mighty interesting.
All lovers of this sport, had better
go out and see these games, as it is ex
tremely improbable that there will be a
white team in Rome this year.
Below is a full program of the races
today:
WEDNESDAY, JULY 4TH.
Race 1—3:00, class, trot or pace; %
mile, heats best 2 in 3. I—Berumda
- Chief br. h. by C. F. Clay, (Reeves);
2 Margurite, S. W., Blk. m., breeding
unknown, (Milam); 3—Slipper, Ch. G.,
breeding unknown, (Jones); 4—Chief
Simmons, b. h. by Simmons,(Mclntosh).
Race 2.-2 year old trotting % mile.
Heats, best 2in 3. I—Margy, Cr. f.,by
Margin, (Berry); 2—Jessie Wilkes, bf.
J., by Baron Wilkes, (Milam); 8—
Pansy McEween, Cf. f., by McEwen,
(Whitehead); 4—Fairest, jr., Ch. c., by
Fairest, (Jones).
Race 3.—Running Li mlie and repeat.
I—Red Bird, Berry; 2 xwilight.Jones;
3 Bag pipe, Mclntosh; 4—Queen Mab.
Numbers given here correspond with
the numbers on the drivers arms.
; First race will be called promptly at
3 o’clock and there will be no jockey
ing or lagging behind, but will be car
ried through without loss of time.
V Take’ the electric car for Lvtle’spark,
and hacks and carriages will carry you
from there to the grounds. Remember
the races commence at 3 sharp. Go out
*and enjoy yourself for the day.
HE WAS HOT AND MAD.
A Man Told Him That Hix Train Wax in,
and He Sprinted a Mile Id the Hot Sun.
A man walked, or rather ran into the
Et st Rome depot, yesterday and there
was never a hotter or madder man
lived than that same individual.
. “ When’s the train going south leave?”
he panted as he slammed two large va
lises down on the platform.
“It’s fifteen minutes until the time
audits ten minutes late,” said a by
stander.
“ D—n it, that just my luck,” and
the man swiped his heated brow with a
large red handkerchief.
. “What's the trouble,” said the sym
pathetic listener. “Well, I was coming
along with those two darned heavy va
' lises.and was only about half way down
Second avenue, and heard a train blow
for the station. I stopped and asked a
man what train that was.”
“Which way ’yer goin” said he!
‘‘South, I' told him, and the plagued
villian told me that was the car I want
ed. I was then about a quarter of a
mile from the depot and I split out at
a lively gate. I tell you it was hot as
blazes, and them grips I had got as
• heavy as lead by the time I hit the
East Rome bridge,but I just kept up the
sprinting] match, and here I am’as hot
and mad as anything. Anybody want
to fight. If I ever see that fellow who
told me about that train, Iwill lick him
if it’s the last act of my life,"and the big
fellow glared around at the crowd fu
riously.
Everybody laughed, but they waited
until the train had left withjhat in
dignant individual aboard of it.
THE ROME TRIBUNE.
DEPOT BURNED
It Was Struck By Lightning and
Consumed.
A STORE ALSO BURNED.
A Night of Disaster at Summer
ville—The Lightning’s Bad
Work Monday Night.
Summerville, Ga., July 3. —The rain
storm which passed over here last night,
caused great damage to this place.
The C. ,R. & C. depot was stuck by
lightning and destroyed by fire. A store
standing near, also caught fire and was
also destroyed. Most of the goods were
saved from the store, but everything in
the depot, including boxes of goods,
was destroyed. A car load of shingles
which was standing on the sidetrack
was also destroyed.
Several dwelling houses were struck
by the lightning, but no great damage
was done.
A GOOD GAME.
Rome Colored Club Wins From the Chat
tanooga Team,
That was a mighty interesting game
of baseball yesterday afternoon between
the “Punams” of Chattanooga and
the ‘‘Clippers,” of Rome.
For nine long innings it was a hard
struggle for the victory, but the Rome
aggregation finally landed the game by
a score of 10 to 6. It is said by some
who don’t know good ball when they
see it, that the Chattanooga’s sold out,
but if they had just watched the terrific
stickwork of the local team in the ninth
inning, it is doubtful if they had made
any such statement.
It was an all round good game, and
was enjoyed by a large crowd. Such
veteran patrons cf the game as John
Mickle, “Bud” McArver, Aiderman
Satterfield, Fletch Smith and Phil Byrd
were present and yelled themselves
hoarse at every good splay. The same
teams play this afternoon.
IS WAS SOLD.
The Furniture and Fixtures of the Y. M. C.
A. Sold Yesterday.
Sheriff Dallas Turner had a busy time
yesterday selling the property of the Y.
M C. A. This inatitutipn was closed
some time ago to satisfy a claim of Mrs.
Noble, of Anniston, for rent, and John
Higgins, the secretary for salary. All of
the furniture, books and other fixtures
of the hall were sold, and a large corwd
was present. The bidding was right
lively on some of the articles. The
amount realized from the sale was about
$l6O. It is a pity to see this excellent
institution go to the wall for the lack of
a little patronage, and it is to be hoped
that arrangements can be perfected to
start it up again.
NORTH ROME EZBON CLUB.
The North Rome Ezbon club will hold
its regular semi-monthly entertainent at
the residence of J. H. Camp, near the
Rome brick works, Friday evening, at
8 o’clock. A pleasant time is in store
for all those who attend. The program
for "the occasion is a very interesting
one, which is as follows:
Music, Miss Pearl Rawlins; Recita
tion, Miss Sadie Morrison; Lecture, W.
O. Clement; Song, Miss Edith Rawlins;
Music, Miss Daisy Allen; Song, Chas.
McCurry; Recitation, Miss Josie Har
bour; Reading, Clyde Turner; Song, Miss
Stella Bridges; Recitation, Miss Pearl
Turner; Recitation, Miss Stella Lloyd;
Music, Miss Bessie Williams.
MORE TROUBLE.
Chicago, July 3.—United States Dis
trict Attorney Milchrist, Attorney Ed
ward Walke, and United States Judge
Grosscup, decided today to call for fed
eral aid.
A telegram was accordingly sent at
once to Attorney General Olney, asking
for the regular troops for Blue Island.
No more deputy marshals will be sworn
in.
The Southwestern road is tied up as
tight as a drum. It was unable to get
its fast over land mail train out this
morning. Not a wheel is turning on
that system in Chicago.
The Southern Michigan train is twen
ty minutes late. No trains reached the
city over either the Galena or the Wis
consin divisions.
At the stock-yards this morning,every
thing is quiet, but no work is being
, done.
HOME, GA-, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 4, 1894
FADS, FANCIES AND STAPLES,
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ALL AT THE PARKS & CO. STORE.
And still at our old tricks
—giving very much for a very little.
It has been a great sale
—the sale of the Parks stock and the
Flemister stock. You don’t need to guess why—if you have kept posted as
to the prices there. The half price mathematics will
be kept up till the summer goods of these stocks are sold.
If to you there is power in price carefully examine the catalogue below, and if to
you there is virtue in value come to the Parks Store. Prices tell but part of tne story,
the goods the rest. Put the goods and the. prices together and they are invincible—
unmatchable. We are determined to close out this merchandise preparatory for an
immense new stock for Fall Business. Even now where the stock is deficient new goods
are being received daily. So it will not be a tale of “just out” when you come. The
goods advertised will be on hand and not a price, though it be less than half value, will
be dodged.
COME TO SEE LIS IF YOU WANT GOODS CHEAP.
Millinery.
We like to talk about —to write about
our Millinery Department—of the Airy
Straws, the Canton Straws, the Pearl
Straws, the Leghorns, Milans, White
Chips, the Laces, the Ribbons, the Flow
ers—Montures, Rose Sprays, Imported
Sprays and all the dainty et oeteras that
go to help make up the stock. But that
which most delights us is the evidence of
satisfaction to the people—the unmis
takable evidence that we are meeting the
n quirements of the people. For the
people—might call it the whole people—
are buying their bead wear on
The Second Floor
of the Parks & Co. Store., and no wonder
At the cut prices we are making, every
piece and part in the stock is a bargain.
Not that we have cheap millinery—we
have none —but that we have a world of
Millinery CHEAP; and, as water runs
down bill, ladies have come to us for
their supply, and again and again forcing
us to new engagements with Miss Snyder
our
Peerless Designer and
Trimmer,
after her contract for the season had ex
pired.
Mies Snyder will remain with us a
while longer and the stock will be
kept up.
Take the elevator to the millinery bar
gain mart on the second tioor.
BASS BROTHERS & CO.
Woolens.
Come and see us. Don’t gauge the
goods by the prices. See them. Hold a
court of inquiry overy them. Do this
and we know the rest.
All wool Albatross worth at whole
sale today in New York 21c, retail
value about 30c, our price - -
All wool Dress Cheviots and illumi
nated Serges worth anywhere at
least 40c, our price - - - 24)£c
Woolen Fabrics, Evening Shades,
worth 50c, at - - - -29 c
High Grade All wool Dress Serges,
Cashmeres and Henriettas, all col-
ors, worth 85c, at - - -50 c
Superior quality Tamises Serges and
Cashmeres, 40 to 48 inches wide,
worth $1.25 to $1.50, at - -89 c
Cotton Dress Goods.
Foreign and American Cottons of the
bluest blood and daintiest styles.
Fine Dotted worth
60c, at 40c
Dotted Swiss Seed Dots, worth any-
where 40c, our price - - -25 c
Dotted Swiss, good quality - -15 c
Creponettes worth 25 cents in any
retail store, at - - - -15 c
French Ginghams, Juvenile Styles -19 c
4,000 yards Dress Prints - -
700 Printed Lawns, worth sc—sell
everywhere at 5c —our price - 2kjc
600 yards White Victoria Lawn —
usual price sc, to go at - - 2 Lio
40-inch White Lawn, real value and
price elsewhere 12Lie—in this sale 7Jio
Striped Batiste, 34 inches wide,
worth all of 10c, at - - -
36-inch Pacific Lawn, price anywhere
else in the land or on the sea, 12, l ic,
our price 7}ic
8 pieces Pure Linen Lawn - -
Checked Nainsook, good enough to
sell for a dime, at - - - 5c
Summer Breeze Duck, as dressy as
the foamy Crepes and strong
enough for the romping lass just
out of a boarding school among
field brambles, at the no price of B>ic
Linen Duck 150
Gents’ Furnishings.
A man’s appearance is largely made up
of little things. Scarfs, ties, collars, cuffs
and shirts—Hie right fits and styles are
very important to the man who would
dress well, and it’s important to’the man
who would continue to dress]well to con
sider prices before buying. Come to the
Parks Store and supply your wants and
there will be unexpected money left in
your pocket.
Collars, 1,900 Linen ... 10c
Extra quality Pure Linen Cuffs—the
40-cent quality, at - - -25 c
Scarfs to suit any taste and ties to
satisfy any fancy, prices - - Half
25 dozen Laundried Negligee Shirts,
worth $1 at .... 650
Fine Unlaundried Shirts, New York
Mills Muslin, reinforced back and
front, continuous facings with pat
ent gussets, worth SI.OO, at • 55c
2 1 <XX) suspenders at 33 1-3 per cent on the
dollar.
Shoes.
In the great rush during the past few
weeks Shoes (at the extreme rear of the
store) have not had deserved! attention,
and yet we have everything in Shoes from
Baby’s to Grandpa’s—variety good.
Prices? Baes’, and that tells the story.
Ladies’ Genuine Dongola Patent
Tipped Oxfords, made to sell at
75c, bought to sell at 75c, but sell
ing as the Parks S»ore at - -50 c
Ladies’ Oxfoads worth $1.50 at • SI.OO
Ladies’ Oxfords worth $1.75 at - $1.25
Ladies’ Oxfords worth $2.50 at - $1 65
Misses’ Shoes, Children’s Shoes and
Men’s medium fine Shoes must go to
make room for new fall stock.
PRICE FIVE GENTS.
Miscellaneous.
Baby Royal Hose Supporters, sold
in every clime where there is a
baby at 15c, but just now our
price is 5c
400 Ladies’ colored bordered and
plain Hemstitched Handkerchiefs 5c
200 Ladies' Silk Umbrellas worth
$1.50 atsl.oo
260 Ladies’ Bleached Vests, with
tape around neck and arms, worth
25c, at 10c
SCO large Palmetto Fans - - 1c
50dczen Ladies’ Drop Stitch Hose,
worth 20c, at - - - -10 c
20 dozen Richelieu Ribbed Hose, the
40c grade ..... 25c
Large lot Baby Cape - - - Cost
Jointless Mattine, worth 20c, at - So
Cotton Warp Matting ... 23c
Have you a boy, and does he wear
Shirt Waists? We will sell you one or
forty for less money than the material
required. We are dreadfully overstocked
and we make the price of Garner’s Per
cale Waists 31 cents. Nd such price was
ever before made on such waists; but we
are overstocked. Must sell.
A large lot of “Mother’s Friend"
Shirt Waists at - 20 peb cent under
A new lot of Fans just received.
White Laoe Scrim worth Sc at - 5c
24x4$ itch all Linen Towels, would be
cheap at 40c. Yours for- -25 c
A new supply of Foster’s Kid
Gloves—white and all the colors —
just received. Big stock of
Thompson’s Glove Fitting and R. G. Cor
sets on hand. Weave headquarters and
we are determintd to continue to be
beadquarters in this town for Ribbons.
Lace Embroideries, toilet articles, all
kinds of drees trimmings, all sorts of
notions, and any and every thing else
usually kept in a tirst-olass dry goods
house.