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THE NEWS OF A DAY Short Stories of Various Kind Grouped Under One Head. ALL SORTS OF LITTLE LOCALS Tb«y Are None the Leis Interesting Because bhort, and Their Importance Should Not Be Underuatimated. Adjudge a Lunatic. James Dodson, the young white man told of in yesterday’s Tribune waS tried before a jury in ordinary’s court yesterday and adjudged a lunatic. He will be carried to the asylum. Services at Usual Hour. The services at the Presbyterian church will be conducted by Dr. George T. Goetohius at 11 o’clock this morn ing and not 10:30 o’clock. There will be no change in the bonr. No services will be held at night, Dancing School. Prof. Northcutt’s dancing class will meet as follows: «Ladies and children, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday af ternoons from 4 to 6 p. m. Gentle men, Monday, Wednesday and Fri . day night from Bto 10 p. jn. The Stephens Jewelry House. Elsewhere in this issue of The Tri bune appears an advertisement of the' Stephens Jewelry company. They have some rare bargains in all kinds of jewelry, and those contemplating buying would do well to consult their stock. Shot Caused Alarni. A pistol shot in "the neighborhood *of Jervis & Wright’s drug store last night about 7 o’clock created great excitement. A rumor flew over town vthat a man had bean killed in an up town store. But no one was injured, and the excitement soon subsided. Will Plant Luge Orchard. Capt. W. P. Simpson on yesterday closed a trade with G. H. Miller & Son, the nurserymen, for 10,000 El berta peach trees. Capt. Simpson will set them out on his big farm out on Dry Creex. Thus the fruit industry in Floyd county continues to grow, A Popular Salesman. Mr. S. J. Powers left yesterday for New York to assist in buying a line of fall and winter goods for the popular firm of Bass Bros. Mr. Powers has had several years’ experience in the dry goods business. He has a wide acquaintance throughout North Georgia and is very popular with every one. • S Arrested fur Scaling. Will Martin, a white moulder in Bowie Jt Terhune’s foundry, was arrested last night charged with stealing a piece of cloth from the store of the Jew just below Watters’ cigar factory. Martin’s friends claim that he is not the guilty party, but the proprietoi of the store says he caught Martin with the gdods under his arm. Elected Grand Master. M. C. Parker has returned from Ameri cus where he has been attending the state lodge convention of the Odd Fel • During the Last 60 Days Taere has been quite a satisfac tory change in our business, with better methods and care in laying in our goods. Tne result is seen in the activity of our sales. Our patrons were quick to discover it and have come and bought liber ally from us. We do not make a point of advertising catch prices, but offer the best goods on close margins. Our customers appre ciate it. We spend our money in Rome and expect to pay tne mcr cuaht we buy from a legitimate profit. Our line of Cakes is very su[ e rior, not only in quality and variety, but the goods are very attractive. Lady Fingers, Snow Dr >ps, Fruit Nougate, Marshmel low fl , Creams, etc. We handle regularly the finest Jersey Butter, made by a lady of long experience T.ie test of her ability as a butter maker is our rapidly increasing sales of the butter. We have delicious Dried Beef Haas which we cut to order, either chipped or for broiling. Our Bzcakfast Bacon and Hams Cannot ce excelled. Choice selec tions Cr' iq the best packers in the country. Our Pure Leaf Lard continues to give general and en tire satisfaction To see it is t< buy. Soliciting a lOntinuance o: the liberal patronage of oui patrons, we are to serve, , E. C. Wood & Co 202 Broad Street, Rome, Ga. lows. Parker was elected grand master instead of deputy grand master, as was stated in the Tribune’s special from that place. Parker was elected by acclaim.- ' tion. The Odd Fellows have a member ship of 6,000 in Georgia and 218 lodges. Injured Hie Foot. Mr. W. O. Parker, a clerk in the Southern freight depot, had the misfor tune to have his foot badly injured yester day. A heavy steel frame rolled on it, crushing|bis foot severely. He will be laid up tor a few days. New Arrangements C., B. & C. R. R. Beginning on next Monday the Chat tanooga, Rome and Columbus railroad will use their new depot in the rear of the Hamilton building for handling all freights. The tracks have been com pleted to the new depot. For the pres ent the Rome depot will be used for handling passengers and baggage. A Naval Surgeon. Dr, Robert E. Gramling, an assistant surgeon on the battleship Oregon, is in the city. Dr. Gramling is traveling through thj South examining recruits for the naval service. He has the distinction of being the youngest surgeon in the i naval service. Dr. Gramling goes from here to Montgomery to make a report on the smallpox situation. 1 ' I Many Melons In Market, There is a glut of watermelons and 1 canteloupea on the market now. The crop in FJoyd appears to be large and 1 of superior quality. There are from two to a dojen wagons on the streets 1 every day now with melons. Yester- 1 day a number were |n the city and 1 had some difficulty in disposing of 1 their stock because of the large quan- | tity already in market. Baseball Tuesday.- Rome will play Cave Spring in the North Rothe park next Tues lay after noon. Sanford will play shortstop at this game, a position which he fills as ( well as half of the professionals San ford is a natural ball player. He pitches magnificently, fields beautifully, is a e hard hitter, and runs bases like Lange. Felt Mitchell will twirl for Rome, and he is a good one, too. Rome will put a strong team in the field. t The Attendance at Ball Games. The attendance at some of the National League games of baseball the « past few weeks has been enormous. The series of three games in Boston, between Boston and Baltimore had an actual paid attendance of 60,000. The series in the same city with New York was witnessed by about 50,000, and the Boston,New York seriesin Gotham will foot near the name number. At tendance in very nearly all of the cities now is very large. ( Member of tne Light Guards. Mr. 8. R. Jones, of Rockmart, was in j the city yesterday. At the beginning of ( the war be joined the Rome Light Guards and served one year with them. He was then transferred to Col. Towers’ com- E pany ia the same regiment. He served ( a}l through the war and surrendered at Appomattox. His name should appear on the present muster roll. Mr. Jones is one among the youngest veterans of the civil war, and will perhaps be here long after many of the older ones have answered the final roll call. What They caved. The boarders are telling some funny i things that occurred at the Armstrong | the night of the fire on the buildings , across the street. The roomers in the , back of the hotel were all waked from ( a sound sleep by the clatter of the . electric room bell and could, only see . the light of the blaze reflected'. Very , nearly all of them thought the fire was in the roof of the hotel. One young gen tleman on the fourth floor, dressed calmly seized a volume of poems, and rushed frantically down stairs; another grabbed a photograph from which the smiles of a very lovely young lady was reflected. Many funny other things happened. Armstrong Hotel Doing Well. Under the management of Messrs. Mc- Call & Young the Armstrong hotel is building up a splendid patronage, and the traveling public pronounce it one of the best hotels they strike iu Georgia. Mr. A. W. McCall said to a Tribune re porter recently. “We are very much gratified with the patronage we have had during the entire summer. Although 1 we took hold in what is known as the dull season, we have no room to com ' plain. We have averaged 75 people at ( each meal since we have been in charge. That isn’t a bad showing at all for the , season. During the fall and winter I be- I here we will do a remarkable business. . We will have near 75 regular boarders.” f Wheat wanted. Highest price paid r for wheat. H. D. Cothran & Co., corner office Armstrong hotel. 12-1 w. Have two thousand dollars to Invest in * a good paying business in Rome. Address P. O. Box No. 145. 8t THE HOME TRIBUNE. SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 18b7 SCHOOLS OPEN SOON White and Colored Public School Terms Begin September 6th, VACATION DRAWING TO A CLOSE There Will hi Bevftkl New Teachers in the Schools—Shorter College Opens September Bth. It is only 22 days from Monday un til the public open their doors for the fall term. On Monday, September 6th after a vacation of three months, teachers and pupils will begin work again. It has been a very pleasant vacation for all of them. Many of the teachers have spent the time in rest at a sum mer resorts. They will comeback strong and vigorous ready for the work before them. Superintendent J. C. Harris has spent most of the time with bis fami ly in the city, only making occasional visits to Cedartown, Cave Spring and other points. Prof. Gammon has been in the country at Spring Bank a great deal of the time. A new office &r the superintendent has been added to the public school building, and it will pj-ove a great convenience for him. There will be four new faces seen in the school when the bell taps for work, Monday morning, September 6th. Three take the place of teachers who have resigned. Mrs. J. C. Har ris, gives up her grade. Mrs. Young nee Miss Annie Neejey, wilLbe seen no more in the school. Miss Bettie Led better goes to Shorter college. A new grade was established in the school. The new teachers are Misses Minnie Byrd. Lutha Moss, Mamie Jones and Minnie Rowell. The teachers are as follows: Superintendent—J. C, Harris. Principal—E. M. Gammon. Seventh Grade A—Miss JElelen Om berg. Seventh Grade B—Miss Laura Hume. Sixth Grade A—Miss Mary William son. ' Sixth Grade B—Miss Georgia Pepper. Fifth Grade A—Miss Minnie Byrd. Fifth Grade B—Miss Annie Perkins. K Fourth Grade A—JJrs. Mary Shrop shire. Fourth Grade B—Miss Lutha Moss. Third Grade A—Miss Battie Shrop shire. Third Grade B—Miss Mamie Jones. Third Grade C—Miss Minnie Rowell. Second Grade A—Miss Floy Bailey. Second Grade B—Miss Ada Jenkins. Second Grade C—Miss Hattie Bass. First Grade A—Miss Zee Eastman. First Grade B—Miss rfuth Norton, First Gradi C—Miss Callie Spultoek. Music and Drawing, Miss May Clarke. , The Colored School. The new colored public school build ing is complete, and furnished through, out and the term will begin With every grade at work September 6th. The burning of the building caused the suspension of all except two grades for one year. T. M. Dent, Principal. i Sixth tirade—Lucille Samuels. Fifth Grade - Augusta Williams. Fourth Grade—Eula Ray. Third Grade—Estelle Taylor. Second Graae A- Fannie L. Taylor. Second Grade B—Clara B. Bairett, First Grade A—Ella C. Barnett. Shorter Coll, ge The fall term of Shorter College will begin Wednesday September Bth, and the outlook is that this splendid insti tution will have a very large atten dance. Shorter College stands among the foremost in the south as a female in stitute of learning. The course of studies, the excellent faculty, and cir cumstancesof climate and surroundings makes it without a peer. Several new faces will appear among the faculty. It is always gratifying to receive testi monials for Chamberlain's Coho, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and when the endorsement .is from a physician it is es- .'‘There is no more satisfac tory or efHqfijve remedy than Chamber - lain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem edy,” writes Dr. R. E. Robey, physician and pharmacist, of Olney, Mol, "and as he has used the Remedy in his/iwn fam ily and sold it in his drug store for six years, he should certainly know. For sale by Curry-Arrington Cs. The Morrison Trammell Brick Com pany are furnishing the brick for the Chamblee Building and have some good, orders booked, which will keep them busy- They have every facility for doing business and no enterprise s more valuable to Rome. "Ignorance of the laws of health has conscripted more people for the grave than all the battle-fields of the world." Don't drink bad water, buy a Pasteur Filter, and have pure water I "The very best filter yet devised , can not rid the water of all micro/ ' organisms with the sole exception of j the Pasteur Filter/’—The British Med/ i leal Journal of July 6, 1895. For sale by F, Hanson. FOOR DAYS RACING Exposition Park Has Gained Admission to American Trotilnt Assertion, THERE WILLBE 76 HORSES HEFE Every Southern State Will be Reoresezrted at Meet Beginning October 3Bh— lt Will ben Big Event. Exposition park has gained ad mission to the American Trotting As sociation and will have a strictly high class trotting meet commencing on October 26th, and continning for four days, with purses aggregating 61,- 600.00. This will be Rome’s first full fledgedrace meeting where everything will be carried on strictly to rule. Work will be commenced within a few days building additional stalls and arrange ments will be perfected to take care of 75 horses during this meeting, as the management expects fully this num ber to be present when the bell calls the horses for the first raee. A bet ting shed will be erected up wear the barns where there will beauettou and French mutual pools sold on each' and every race. There will also be book making on the races, and any one speculatively ineDiaed will) tee affibeded | ample opportunity for baching their I judgement. The track will alsceeme in for its share of the improvement and will be in better shape than it was ewv in before,. the turns will be thrown up- and everything done to make it as fasti an possible; The management is in the hands- of Messrs. J. O. Perry and' B W. White head and they have anqpie backing- to carry ent everything to the fullest detail just as programmed and horsemen will be pai»l their winnings in. fail at the con clusion of each day’s racing. The classes as will be seen from, the program have been', as nearly as possible,, arranged to suit the greatest number of’ horses in training throughout, the Sonth era states, as it is expected* that all of the best horses m training throughout the adjoining states as well a» some of the best ones in Kentucky wilh enter for the races. The program as appears- below is ex pected to prove a great attraction loir the*» who are looking for a good plase to race their horses in the- iMe fall,, after the races throughout the uorth are alb over, and earn some winter Mts-for them*. The program has been, arranged as follows: Tuesday October 86. No. 1, 2:30 class, pace,purse $200;00i No. 2, 2:24 class, trot, purse $200.00u, Wednesday Ootober 37. No, 3, 2:82 class, trot, parse S2OO 00* No. 4, 2:24 class, pace, purse S2OO ott< Thursday October 28. No. 5, 2:40 class, pace,purse $150.0(k Friday Ootober 29. No, 6, 2:27 class. trot, purse $200.60. No. 7, 2:45 class, trot, purse $l5O 00. No. 8, free for all, trot or pace, s3oft Cnoditioas. Entries close Saturday, October 3rd. Records made that day no bar. En trance: 5 per cent accompany nomina tions, 5. per cent additional from Blas ters. Money divided 50 per cent to first horse, 25 per cent to second horse, 15 per cent to third horse and 15 per cent to fourth horse. Distance in all races 100 yards. Any horse distane ing the field to receive first money only. No more money than starters. The right is reserved to ehange the-or derof the program, to declare any and all races off that do not fill satis factory, and on account of bad weather. Positively no entry will be accepted unless accompanied by the fee. For 1 entry blanks and any other information address Perry and Whitehead, managers, P. O. box 228 Rome, Ga “Only nervous” is a sure indication that the blood is not pure. Hood’s Sar saparilla purities the blood and cures ner vousness. NOTICE. Commencing Monday Au> gust 16th 1897 the Chattanooga, 1 Rome 8 Columbus Railroad will receive and deliver freight at its depot in rear of the Shorter block. Passengers and baggage at Rome Railroad's depot until further notice. C, S. Pruden, Agent. Arnold ’s-Bromo-Celery. Student’s headaches cured without fail. Use it. 10 cents. For sale by Curry-Arring ton company. MLN. West & Co. Will Move Office on August 20. to No. 24, Broad Street. : We will sell at once 2 bicycles, $12.60 and $25. 1 Cottage. Organ $ 25.00. 4 sewing machines $6 to S3O, Lot pistols and watches. Cabh <r on time. 1 219 Broad Street, Rome, Georgia, AN OPEN LETTER To MOTHERS. WE ARE ASSERTING, IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD (i C ASI’ORI A,” AND “ PITCHER’S CABTORIA,” AS our trade mark. I, DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Hyannis, Massachusetts, was the originator of “PITCHER’S CASTORIA,” the same that has borne and does now ‘ on'every bear the facsimile signature of wrapper. This is the original" PITCHER’S CASTORIA,” which has been used in the homes of the Mothers of America for over thirty years. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it is the kind you have always bought on the and has the signature of wrap- per. No one has authority from me to use my name ex cept The Centaur Company of which Chas. H. Fletcher is President. ' * . March 8,1897. Do Not Be Deceived. Do not endanger the life of your child by accepting a cheap substitute which some druggist may offer you (because he makes a few mbre pennies on it), the in gredients of which even he does net know. “The Kind You Have Always Bought” BEARS THE FAC-SIWILE SIGNATURE Insist on Having The Kind Biat Never Failed You. ©BHTAUR •oMran i |» vr MUAltfaV* SWMter. NKW YO«HTOITTt' xxxxx Canadian Club i rjr ini'-' - Hi u BS Whiskey. X XXXX AMERICA’S BEST BRANDS OF WHISKEY f Gibson’s, Duodora. Nectar, Gahiaet, XXXX Monogram, F» E Pepper &Cb*. Fremont, Taylor. Gold Label, Duffy’s Malt. Pbtomac, Cascade, Lincoln County KEEP YOUR BOWELS STRQWG ALLJUMMER. I ; /•WDY CATHARTIC VUbGQJvetb/ as* so* druggists I [ A tablet dow and then will prevent diarrhOMu dysentery, an Aunnner complaints.caasinjr ..natural results*. Saijr.de and booklet frees. AC. 3TERLING>BEMEI>Y CO.. Chicago, Montreal, Can., or New' T0nk..270 ( , s<i»s<s»see> ■ eeos eot)ree»io > SOMETHING NEW! _ A. C. STEPHENS, Have New Line of Goods! i HE TAKES.. Old Gold Watches and Jewelry No matter bow badly broken up ajd allows full cash value for same in exchange for hew goods or in set tlement for Repairs of all kinds. Bring me your work •Fine Line of Rodgers* Plated Silverware.•- Glasses fitted by a practical optician of many years’ experience. I carry tull line of SPECTACLES, gold or gold filled frames, steel, nickel or aluminum. All repair work guaranteed by . A. C. STEPHENS, . •od ROndMI, GtA. The Chattanooga Buggy and Wagon Manufactory, ALL KINDS OF TOP AND NO TOP BUGGIES. ®mxr«3-x.3D jgkx<irx> Domains < Merchants' Delivery Wagons, Bread and Milk Wagons, PLEASURE AND FARM TRUCK. WAGONS. The qheapest place in the South for flrst-ulass Vehicles, all kinds. We carry a full line of Springs, Axles, Wsgtn and Buggy Supplies. In our repair repartment we do first-class w< rk. Employ competent mechanics and the best painters and tr mm er*. Best Oils, Paints and Varnishes used. T I. WILSON. Proprietor. Telephona 148 for Pure Qarjediei) Qlob WHISKEY (RBGISTERED BB*SD.) The age and genuineness of this whiskey are guaranteed by the Excise Department of the Canadian Government by certifiaate over the capsule of every bottle. Ptom th- moment Os manufacture until this oer tificate is affixed, the whiskey never leaves the custody of the Excise authorities. No other Government in the world provides for customer, this independent and* absolute guarantee of parity and- ripeness. ‘‘Canadian Club” Whisky was awarded: a Medal and Diploma at the World’s Columbian Exposition, the judges reporting that it analysed absolutely pure, andipos sesses ’‘fine-aroma, very pleasant taste- and the principel requirements of a high class whisky showing thorough maturity.” HIRAM WALKER & SONS, Limited; Distillers and Bottlers in Bond, WALKERVILLE, - CANADA. Recommended by all leading physicians as being absolutely pure and- recommended 1 as a mildtstwnnlant for run-down systems. Don’t be deceived* but get the right brands of our Whiskeys. Curran, Scott &r Co. Sole Agents, No.. & BroadiSt;