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THESE MEN HAVE SUCCEEDED. INMAKIHGTIIEIH WAY I To the Very Front Ranks of Active 1 Life IN THEIR SEVERAL PROFESSIONS And Occupy the Highest Posi tion s I n t h e G i f t OF AN APPRECIATIVE PEOPLE Wliti It*'*';)"!!iz. the Wisdom. Devotion and \hiiity of Mich I’roxrcssi < itizens. The subject of this sketch is judge of the superior court of the Rome circuit, a learned lawyer and an elegant gentleman. He was born in Walker county, (Fa., and his box hood days was passed in a locality much disturbed by warlike movements during the lite Confederacy. For a few years in the early 70's he taught school while pursuing his educa tion. In October. 1574, he entered the University of Geor gia at Athens and graduatad with distinction in 1876, achieving honors both in scholarship and in oratorical contests. He then studied law under Hon. Judson C. Clements at LaFavettc, and was admitted to the bar in 1877. In 1878" he located at Summer ville. the seat of Chattooga coun ty, where he grew rapidly in the public estimation and built up a large and lucrative practice. He served as mayor of Summerville and several vears as county school commissioner. In 1886 ( r . J?'* Bor ■■ <9l f ; - ‘ I JUDGE AV. M. HENRY. i and 1887 he represented his i county in the Georgia legislature where he ranked as a lead-, ing man in the assembly. Studi ous and well instructed in the history of the government and political science, logical and elo quent of speech, he always com manded the attention and respect of the body. Upon the resigna tion of Judge J. \\ . Maddox he was appointed to succeed Mad dox as judge of the Rome judi cial circuit. In 1894 he moved ' to Rome, where he has since resided. Upon the resignation 1 of judge Turnbull he was again j appointed judge bv Governor Atkinson. Fearless in the dis charge of the duties of his office guided alone bv his construction | of the law, courteous and affable in his treatment of the bar, yet maintaining at all times the dig nity of the court, his character as a fearless, just and wise judge is lirml v established. James I’. Isill. Xo man in Rome is better known than the subject of this sketch, and indeed almost every one in the county knows and admires Mr. Jimmie Hill. I le was born in Georgia, but was raised near Gadsden, Ala. He' entered the army at the age of seventeen and made a gallant ' soldier, going through the entire' war w ithout getting a scratch or being sick a day. In 1867 he came to Koine from the farm and took the lowest place in the' wholesale establishment of Berry . & Co. Passing upward as a re ward of real merit he soon j reached the responsible position of book-keeper and cashier. In 1874 he assumed the same duties with Ford, Glover & Hight, where he remained ten years. When the Rome Hardware' Company was organized he wuis chosen secretary and treasurer| and has filled this position of great responsibility for this big concern since that time. There isn't a more careful, conscien tious, hardworking man in Rome than Mr. 11 ill and his great ability in such work is everywhere rec ognized. It was this and the con fidence of the people in him that caused his election in 1888 to the oilice of treasurer of the county, which place he has filled ever since, being elected each lime since then without opposition. It would take a man w ith a great deal of temerity to offer against him so long as lie is willing to accept it, and that man has not vet been found. In all his deal ings Mr. Hili adheres strictly to what is right, fair and just, and goodness is chief among, his many virtues. His gentleness and unostentatious excellence of character have brought him the esteem and admiration and the love of the people of Rome and Flovd county. Hast summer when the county ran out of funds he was able to secure the loan of SB,OOO at six per cent, interest on his own pri vate note, with which he was enabled to pay the most pressing j claims of the county, until taxes j came in again, thus accommo la- j ting hundreds of his fellow citi- j zens who would have had to dis- j count their claims ata heavy r te Would that we had more citizens like him. He will be re-elected treasurer at the next election without opposition. Judge 6. A. H. Harris. Judge G. A. 11. Harris, the eldest son of Dr. C. S. Harris, was born in 1855 at Tullahoma Tennessee. In 1863 the family moved to Bartow county and in 1866 moved to Flovd, living about six miles from Rome in the Flatwoods district. The war had I robbed Dr. Harris of all his 1 possessions and the family was jin a situation where the hardest and most energetic work from all of its members was necessary. George, the eldest boy worked on the farm, beginning early in the morning and not finishing ■until night, but after this he 1 would sit up until twelve or one jo’clock studying his books and 1 acquiring an education. He [spent ten months at school in ! Kingston and made great prog ress. Returning from there he resumed work on the place and then married. Alter this he came to Rome and worked in Tram mell’s brick yard two years, and at the carpenter trade for two vears, reading law at night. Then he read law under Featherstone and Wright. He was admitted to the bar early in the Bo’s and was elected justice of the peace. He served four vears and declined to be a can didate for re-election, lie de- I voted himself assiduously to the I !?' v ‘7, I I "u"! ; - *•’’ ■* ' ■ \ J -is - .fc / * : S.'» '■/. ■ • \ ■' : - \ ■ ' JUDGE G. A. H. HARRIS. practice of his profession and to 'study. He was energetic and a hard student, and soon built up a [ very excellent and lucrative 'practice. In 1895 Governor At ! kinson appointed him judge of' the city court to till the unexpir 'ed term caused by the resig nation of Judge Turnbull, and ‘ last fall he was again appointed for the full term. Ile has a great j many strong and enthusiastic friends. William E. Beysiegel. Mr. William E. Beysiegel is again in the race for the clerk of the superior court of Floyd coun ty. . .... I Having attained his majority THE HOME TRIBUNE. TUESDAY. MAY 26. 18J6. bv continuous service of twenty one vears, he goes before the peo ple on the simple merits of his fidelity to duty and his unblem ished record. He was connected w ith Mr. A. E. Ross from 1874 up to the death of the latter six years ago, when ■ he was elected to succeed him. j Xo better evidence of his capa bility and popularity could be desired than the fact that for twenty-one years he has been connected to the office without spot, speck or blemish to his fair reputation. He has been in his new and roomy quarters since j October. 1893, and there is not a I better managed office nor a bet- j ter kept set of books in the state. J Messrs. W alter 11. Ross, George j I \ tf.U o :x >f F*is M' p:.. << 1 U V* X s ' ■ ■ I ■■■„ ,\\ xg \ \ UU '' ' r > Io WILLIAM E. BEYSIEGEL. Beysiegel and Joe Jenkins are his recorders, all faithful and competent, and he also employs a typewriter. Mr. Beysiegel was born and raised at Demopo lis, Alabama, but has been a citi zen of Rome for twentv-flve years. J. IL F. Lumpkin. Mr. Bumpkin is one of the most successful and popular of Rome’s voting attorneys. Com ing from that excellent stock of brilliant Lumpkins and inher iting in a large degree the well known ability of that family it is only natural that he should U.X 1 MS ' r■■ 1 S .C •. ■ •f X\ / ■ \ / i J. B. F. LU MI’KIN. i make a great reputation as a ' successful lawyer. In the sev-[ oral vears that he has practiced ; law in Rome he has on many , occasions demonstrated his ( ability in learning and in know!- I edge of'law that have brought forth for him many compliments. Among his other gifts is that of oratory, and few such eloquent young attorneys can be found anywhere. Ile is a native of this county and knows almost everybody in it from one end to the other. In turn he is known j by almost everybody and is [ liked by them all, being per-, sonaily very popular. In a ; rough and tumble tight before j justice or judge Mr. Lumpkin : shows some of his best qualities j and is seldom downed. lie 1 knows how to take care ol him- I self'and his clients and does so ■ regardless of any consequences, i | disdaining only to stoop to any | I kind of' sharp practice. He is j yet young and the future will ( bring him many honors, say his friends. , r l’. L. Cornelius. Mr. Thomas L. Cornelius has announced himself as a running mate for Mr. J. E. Camp, on the ( sheriff’s ticket. If he is elected he will make one of the best officials Floyd county ever had. As senior member of the city council from the fifth ward, he has served the people w ell, and as chief of the lire department ! he has brought that institution up to the very top notch among the lire departments of Georgia cities. Mr. Cornelius was born in Cherokee county, Alabama in 1861, and w hen three years of 1 t I K ' > U . X , \ .... u ./■W '■ • ' '\ ... | u : ix / j j.- 3 !iO 3 I i A j z ; i 1 I T. L. CORNELIUS. age his parents moved to Floyd county- where they lived until young Cornelius was eighteen years of age. He then moved to Cedartown and from there to Talladega county where he lived four years. lie then came back to Rome and became associated with the hardware firm now knowm as Terhune Xixon. Co., and although the members of the firm have changed Mr. Cor nelius has remained, lie has been elected to the city coun cil twice. The first term he was assistant fire chief and in Janu ary, 1895, he was elected chief, and the high standard of efficien cy of this department is large ly due to ?>lr. Cornelius' excel lent judgment and untiring ener gy. He has a host of friends all over the county and he will add much strength and populari ty to the ticket, and if elected lie will make a model officer, because of his fine discretion, amiable dis position and superb courage. X. IL Bass. Mr. Bass was born in Putnam county. Georgia, but w’as raised in Macon. He served with dis tinction during the war as a brave and gallant Confederate soldier and after the war practiced law for three years in Macon. In 186 S he moved to Floyd county and for eighteen years engaged in planting ten miles from Rome up to Etowah river. Ile was one of the largest and most success ful of Floyd’s farmers. In ISB6 I he moved to Rome and went into i the grocery business, which busi ’ ness he successfully conducted l for a time and then entered the ’ real estate business, which busi- ■ ness he now conducts with satis- I faction to his many patrons. He 1 is an enterprising and energetic citizen, always taking an inter-, ' est and a great one in anything ; i that has for its benefit Rome and 'this section. He possesses ex- . il ,OA A..'. .‘t?' j I ;x •:•••x .' ■■ ■ I ■ . ..7 I z.. I I N. 11. BASS. cellent judgment and the ener-' gy to follow’ its dictates and in i this way has made himself an ■ invaluable citizen of Rome. He I does an excellent business, which is continually increasing in vol ume and which has been used by , him for the good of the entire community. Personally he has a great many friends and his popularity is wide throughout this section. I A- rO 1 iw; f \ M J A—- — •V- jWjfjus - A:■ » You are dlschargecL I have no use for any one that has not sense enough to ch£w A » XTxgy XfriggX Tie largest piece of good tobacco ever sold for 10 cents .and Trie 5 cent piece is nearly as a.rge as you get of other Ql-Sh grades for 10 cents REAL ESTATEAGENT 230 .JBjRO-Zk-ZD ST Renting a Specialty wl Prompt Settlement the Rule AND SEA IS ■ 1 Laws and Cemeteries fcr snc! f ’ r ' ces ' - 11 • ■... -,icS’iTiSL Ihiuiquartcrs ior -axd- Building Store Fronts. BS CASTINGS OF ALL KINDS lEauMdurers or , TraillMW, ' THE BEST GRATE MADE. CAHILL IRON WORKS, Corner Boyce & Hooke Sts., CHATTANOOGA, TENN. G. G. Burkhalter HAS MOVED TO * NEW 4- QUARTERS. Having moved to the Kincaid Build ng, No. 335 Btoad St,-, next to Rhudy, Harvey A Co’s furniture store, 1 take tiiis method of notifying my friends and customers, and have enlarged my stock of Fancy and Family Groceries, Country Produce, Dry Goods, Clothing,Shoes, Hats, Etc, Will sell everything in my line at as low prices as the lowest. Call and see me before buying. C3r. <3r. No 335 Broad Street.