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Highest Honors—World’s Fair.
Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair.
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40 YEARS THE STANDARD,
THE NEWS OF A DAY
Short Stories of Various Kind Grouped
Under One Head.
&LL SORTS-] OF LITTLE LOCALS
They Are None the Lees Interesting ’Because
Short, and Their Importance Should
Not Be Underestimated.
The Late B. A. Connelly.
The Everett, Pa., Republican contains
a long and eulogistic obituary on Mr. B.
A. Conhelly, who died on October 14th.
Foot Ball Game.
Virginia vs Georgia Saturday Oct. 30.
The Western and Atlantic will sell tick
ets to Atlanta and return Oct. 28 and 29
Jimited Qct 31st at $2.21. t 29.
Methodist Ladles to Meet.
The ladies of the Foreign Missionary
and Home Mission societies of the First
Methodist church are requested to meet
this morning at 9:30 at the church.
Guests of Mrs. Speigleberg.
Mrs. Babit Schuster, sister of Mrs. M.
Speigelberg, Mrs. M. I. Goldsmith and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. F. Hirschfield,
all of Selma, are the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. M. Speigelberg on Broad street.
Madame Tully.
Madame Tully, the dermatologist, from
Atlanta, came to Rome yesterday in re
sponce to requests from many of Rome’s
best ladies. She was compelled to
return to Atlanta yesterday afternoon,
but on Monday she and husband will be
at the Armstrong hotel ready for busi
ness.
The Sam Jones Lecture.
Sam Jones will lecture in the Nevin
Opera House on Thursday night Nov.
4th. Tickets can be had from any of
the drug stores in Rome. Seats may be
reserved without extra charges by ap
plying at Trevett's drug store. Price
of admission 50c.
Quiet Around Court House.
The past few days have been very
quiet about the court house. The officials
there are attending to routine business,
and nothing of importance has come up.
Next week there will be quite a differ
ence. The Woman’s Federation of
Clubs will hold its sessions in the supe
rior court room.
Romans Go to Nashville.
Quite a large party of Romans left over
the Rome road yesterday morning for
Where
To Buy
Your Groceries.
Come to see us and we will in
terest you in this line. You
will be sure to come again. We
carry in stock a complete as
sortmont of Fancy and Family
Groceries, Canned Goods, To
bacco, Cigars, Conntry Produce,
Vegetables. Fruits, etc.
Finest Flour
in Rome.
Try some of our TEAS and
COFFEES. Give us your or
ders for your month’s supply
and we will save you money.
We meet prices on all goods
We have the best quality of
goods and are anxious to serve
you. Prompt delivery,
E. C. Wood & Co.
Telephone 44
202 Broad Street, Feme, Ga,
Nashville. Among them were Mrs. A.
R. Sullivan. Mrs. B. T. Haynes, Mr. at d
Mrs. J. T. Kay, J. B. Tippen, Misses
O’Neill, Mrs. R. T. Fouche and others.
Tne centennial will close Saturday, and
this was probably the last party who will
go out of Rome.
ThelCotton Market.
Cotton advanced five points yesterday,
and the general tone was firmer and bet
ter than it has been in several weeks. It
advanced two points Monday, lost four
Tuesday, and gained five yesterday. So
the gain for the week is three. The
local receipts are quite heavy. Mid
dlings sell on the streets for s|, and some
fancy staple brings 6 cents.
Delegate to Rome.
Yesterday’s Macon Telegraph says:
“The Current Topics club meetings this
season will be held at the residence of
Mrs. McEwen Johnston. Mrs. R. E.
Park has been re- elected president, Mrs.
Walter Lamar secretary and Mrs. J. F.
Rogers treasurer. At a meeting Monday
afternoon Mrs. E. J. Willingham was
elected a delegate to the state federation
of woman’s clubs at Rome.”
A Celebrated Case,
The celebrated suit of Danforth and
Armstrong vs the Tennessee & Coosa
Railroad, came up in the city court of
Gadsden this week. The plaintiffs an
nounced ready, but the defendants
wanted the case postponed on account of
the absence of some witnesses. This,
too, iu the face of the fact that the de
fendants have appeared very anxious for
trial. Mr. L. A. Dean is counsel for the
plaintiffs.
An Innovation.
Messrs. Rhudy, Harvey & Company
the progressive furniture dealers and
well known undertakers have employ
ed a lady whose special duties will be
to prepare ladies and children for
burial. This is a custom followed by
the uudertaking establishments in
the larger cities, but is an innovation
in Rome. With Mr. F. L. West, who
is in charge of .the undertaking de
partment, this firm is fully prepared
now for all emergencies.
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.
Some Who Go. Some Whoi;come and Some
Who Stay at Home.
Mr. T. C. Smith has gone to New
York on business.
Will Ledbetter returned to Mercer Uni
versity yesterday.
Dr. Robert Cochran, of Rockmart, was
in the city yesterday.
D. H. L. Appleton, of Cedar Bluff,
was in the city yesterday.
Mrs. 8. C. Sparks has returned from a
very pleasant trip to Nashville.
James Lawrence, a prominent citizen
of Cedar Bluff, was in Rome yesterday.
Mr. D. S. Summers left for Roseville,
Ark., where he will make his home in
the future.
Mayor S. S, King went to Nashville
yesterday to see the centennial in its
closing days.
Mr. Henry B. Kirby, a well known
young man from Summerville, was in
the city yesterday.
Miss Annie Malette, a popular young
lady from Summerville, is the guest of
Mrs. Henry G. Smith.
J. W. P, Johnson, a promint mer
chant, of Centre, Ala., was in the city
yesterday on business.
Among the prominent horsemen here
are R. E. Branch, Walter H. Jones, O.
Mowers and J. M. Mclntosh.
Dr. R. M. Harbin left Sunday for New
York, where he will remain about two
months. He goes to further fit himself
in his profession.
SINGING AT LINDALF.
The Last Big Singing of the Season on
Next Sunday.
The last of the series of Floyd county
singing will take place in the Presbyter-,
ian church at Lindale Sunday.
Rev. Bryant will preach at 11 o’clock,
and the singing will begin at 2 o’clock
in the afternoon. Hon. Jake C. Moore
and Judge John P, Davis, Floyd’s sweet
singers, will be on hand, and give the
people some good, old-fashioned songs.
There will probably be a large crowd
present, and among them many Romans.
Catarrh is a Disease
Which requires a constitutional rem
edy. It cannot be cured by local appli
cations. Hood’s Sarsaparrilla is wonder
fully successful in curing catarrh because
it eradicates from the blood the scrofu
lous taints which cause it. Sufferers
with catarrh find a cure in Hood’s Sarsa
parilla, even after other remedies utterly
fail.
Hood’s Pills are prompt, efficient, al
ways reliable, easy to take, . easy to
operate.
Wanted a Stock of Merchandise.
1 will buy a small stock of general
merchandise suitable for a county
store. Also a few store fixtures—
Must be a bargain Address Trader
No. 225 Broad street, Rome, Georgia.
10-28 st.
THE ROME TRIBUNE. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28. 1897.
YESTERDAY’S RACES
One (if the Best Day’s Sport Ever Seen
in Rome.
THE FAVORITES WERE UL AT SEA
McField Won the 8:21 Pace in a Hot Con
test-Made Second Heat In 4:18 1-4
Track Record.
The second day’s racing at the exposi
tion park yesterday was even more suc
cessful than the first day.
There were some big surprises during
the day. The favorites were not in the
hunt. School Girl was decidedly a
favorite for the 2:21 pace, but McField
downed Branch’s horse in the three last
heats.
There was plenty of excitement for
the large crowd who went to see the
fun.
Primus J., the favorite in the 2:32 trot,
was bested by Dr. Billy in three straight
heats.
The pace was as pretty an event as one
cares to see. School Girl woo the first
heat in a nose finish with McField and
and Durango a close third. The second
heat was the fastest ever recorded on
this track, tne time being 2:18 14. The
heat was fast and very close. The excite
ment among the spectators was intense.
The third and fourth heats were easy for
McField. This animal is owned by Mr.
P. Thornton, of Athens, and is a splendid
horse. /
The result in the 2:32 trot was as fol
lows: Dr. Billy, first, Primus J., second,
Night Hawk, third. Time, 2:30
The result in the 2:21 pace: McField,
first, School Girl, second, Durango, third,
Bacterid, fourth.
The result in the running half-mile.
Lord Henry, first; Queen Mab, second;
Joe Glower, third, and Willie Ham,
fourth.
The program for today is as follows:
The 2:27 trot, purse S2OO.
C. Andersou, Marietta, Ga., Nubbin
W. b. h.
O. Mowers, Macon, Ga., Ella O, K,
b. m.
George Stiles, Marietta, Postmaster
b. g.
One-half mile, repeat running race.
Purse SSO.
G. Coggins, Queen Mab.
Simpson, Senator Haskill.
Pittman, Joe Glower.
Jones, Selma; Alabama.
Thurmond, Athens; Midway.
Three-fourth mile dash, running,
purse SSO.
Simpson, Senator Haskill.
R. S. Pittman, Lord Henry.
Thurmond, Midway.
G. Coggins, Willie Ham.
The favorites in last night’s pooling
were Nubbin W. in the 2:27 trot,
Queen Mab in the half mile repeat
running race, and Lord Henry in the
three quarter dash.
The management wishes to say that
the races will be over in plenty of
time for the crowds to get back to the
city before dark.
WANTED —Responsible firm wants
office manager at Rome, $1,200 year,
S6OO cash and best reference required;
commercial reference furnished, ad
dress postofflee box 312, Philadelphia,
Pa.
BIGGEST SALE
Os the season, fifty head of
horses at Auction, The biggest
auction sale of horses will take
place at Douglas & Co's, stable
on Saturday, Oct. 30th, sale
commences at 11 a. m, sharp,
All interested in buying horses
at a sacrifice,should attend this
sale.
WE WILL LEND MONEY
ON
12 Bleech loading shot guns,
12 38-calibre S. & W, Pistols,
12 Ladies’ filled case Watches.
We will sell on time or rent
8 Singer Sewing Machines,
2 Cottage Organs at sls and $20.00.
3 Rifles, $6. $7.50 and $7,50.
1 suit Furniture $7.50.
1 Suit Cheval Furniture $25.
Watches, Diamonds, Pistols.
M. N. West & Co.
Fa'wn'broli.era,
No. 24, Broad Street
Surity for All
We Will Bond You!
We will make bonds for officers and
employees. Also bonds for ad
ministrators, execaturs, guar
dians, trustees, Receivers, as
signees, replevin, attachment
and injunction cases, and all
undertakings in judicial pro
ceding*. We are also bond
contractors. For particulars
call on
H. Yancey & Co.
Lanham & Sons. Lanham & Sons. /
Beautiful Pattern Hats.
JAUNTY SAILORS
* ‘X.
STYLISH WALKING HATS.
MARKED DOWN I
DOWN!
DOWN!
Fine Fur sailors in gray and black, handsome satin QQ
satin band, worth and sold for $1.25 all over nnP
Rome, down to UUu
Pretty bell crown felt sailors in brown and gold "70
and black and blue twill, pretty plaid band, I/ P
was SI.OO, now ■ *-u
Pretty walking hats in brown, navy and black, QHp
sold all over Rome at SI.OO, marked down to OUu
Pretty Walking Hats, nicely trimmed in black, EEp
brown and navy blue, the 75c kind, now JJu
Exquisite Pattern Hats.
A few left, was cheap at $ 16.00, now . $ 1 2.00
Those at $ 10.00, now - - - 7.00 ,
Those at $9, now ■ . - - - 6.93
These are the very finest hats in Rome and are worth very
much more than we ask for them.
The finest line of infants head wear in Rome, marked down low.
New line infants cloaks just received and cheap.
GLOVES.
Driving and bicycle gloves, fine kid, worth SI.OO, now 55 cents.
Handsome Dress Goods Marked Down.
Beautiful novelty suits, were SIO,OO, marked down to - $7,20
Pretty novelty suits, were $5.00, marked down to - 3.75 1
Fine novelty suits were $7-00. now - - • - 5.15
Fine novelty suits were $8.50 6.16
Beautiful plaid silks, the kind worth $1.25, and hard to find
at that now, 80c.
Fine line of fabrics for tailor suits, the kind so much sought 1
after, woith more than we are selling at. Come and see them <1
and get our prices.
The best corset in Rome for 50c. A full line of muslin under-
wear cheap. >
LANHAM & SONS. f