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Awarded Highest Honors—World’s Fair. Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair. •DIV vw F CREAM BAKING POWDER A Pore Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. 40 YEARS THE STANDARD, THE NEWS OF A DAV Short Stories of Various Kind Grouped Cider One! Head. ILL SORTS OF LITTLE LOCALS They Are None the Lee. Interesting Because Short, and Their Importance, Should Not Be Underestimated. The Anonymous Club. The Anonymous olub will meet at the residence of Mrs. W. M. Darby. No. 102 Fourth avenue, Wednesday, Nov. 17. ' Cherokee Lodge Tonight. Cherokee Lodge No. 66, F. & A. M., will meet tonight, and will eonfer the Third degree. All Masons in good stand ing are cordially invited. The occasion will no doubt be a most enjoyable one. With Forbes Now. Mr. Oscar E. Marshall, of Cedartown, has accepted a position with the Rome branch of the E, E. Forbes music and bicycle house. He is a progressive and enterprising young man and will be on the road most of the time in Georgia and Alabama. Prof. Connor Here Prof. W. O. Connor, the able and popular superintendent of the State Deaf and Dumb Institution, is in the city. He says the new electric Lght plant is in operation. There are about 150 children in the institution. He says Mack Wood side, the little Atlanta hard case, is being reformed and is not such a bad boy as he was made out. The Low Prices. Have you read Bass’ ad now Tun ing in the Tribune? If you have not read it, do so. The prices made in it are positively wonderful for their lit tleness. Who ever before heard of a full dress pattern for a lady for 25 cents ? Bass Bros., are selling them at that price! Capes, comfortables, prints etc., are well nigh being given away. Read the advertisement. < Iron Business Booming. Mr. Fred D. Woods, The Tribune’s enterprising correspondent at Tecumseh, i||f W KK" ' W ATWOODS. A Feast For the Gods Can be prepared from our stock of choice and fancy groceries, Eveiy ingredient that is needed for your Thanksgiving Plum Pudding, Mince Pie, Rich Oakes, Dates, Figs, Pure Spices, Malaga Raisins, Citron, New Nuts, Currants and Cocanuts, and Bennett’s famous flavoring extracts. If you want a fine Thanksgiving ham, call. Do not forget our fine line of Groceries, Fine Syrups and Country Produce. Monty cheer fully returned if goods are not satis factory. Goods delivered promptly. E. C. Wood & Co. Telephone 44 202 Broad Street Rome, Ga. Ala.*, was in the city last night. He came up on his bicycle. Mr. Woods re ports the iron mining industry about Tecumseh as booming. The Tecumseh Iron company have a force of 20 0 hands at work in the Baker and State Line mines. They have recently placed big new ore washers, but are unable to operate them just now on account of lack of water. When in operation 100 addition al hands will be employed. A NEW STEAMBOAT. The “Connaaauga” la a Trim and Pretty Craft. The steamer “Connasauga,”a new boat just built by Capt. J. D. Kirkpatrick, made its trial trip yesterday. It will be inspected by the government boiler in spectors today or tomorrow and duly licensed. The steamer will carry about 25 pas sengers and about 100 bales of cotton. It is built to ply the Oostanaula and Coosawattee rivers way up in Murray county, but will, also, run on the Coosa river. POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE. Some Who Go, Some Who Come and Some Who Stay at Home, Dr. J. C. Reese, of Reesburg, Is in the city. Capt, C. Rowell returned from a busi ness trip to Atlanta last evening. Mr, W. T. Clark, of Spring Garden, Ala., is the guest of Mr. 8. P. Davis. Harry Jeffries has gone to Alabama in the interest of the E. E. Forbes house. Misses Maggie and Nettie Field, of Calhoun, rpent yesterday in the city. Mr. C. S. Sparks is able to be out after an illness of several days dura tion. Cap*. George Vose,of Lawrenceville, visited Mrs. Proctor’s family the last week. J. M. Pridgen, a well known mer chant of Key, Ala., was in Rome yes terday. W. H. Williams, a prominent young lawyer of Chattanooga, was in Rome yesterday. Mrs. J. P. McConnell has returned from a visit of several weeks to Athens and Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. Albert G. Ewing are moving into their pretty cottage home at No. 317 East Fourth street. Mrs. W. M. Towers and daughter Ruth are recovering from their recent altack of typhoid fever. They are now able to sit up. Mrs, Jennie Berry Bruton, of Nash ville, is visiting her mother at the fam ily place near Rome. She was one of the social queens during the Tennes see Centennial exposition. Her hand some and stylish gowns were the cyn osure of all eyes, and were greatly complimented. Mrs. Bruton’s friends in Rome are glad to see her again. ‘691 auoqj snnppog tptM dansuj We are overstocked on $lO Pants, Your choice for $6, Burney Tailoring Company, LESTER ECHOLS IN TKOIBLE. Arfested for Carrying Concealed Weapon and Placed under #2OO Bond. Lester Echols was in Rome yester day. He proceeded to get “half seas over,” and flourished a pistol and acted generally like “a bad young man.” The matter was reported to the po lice, and officers Jones and Sharp ar rested young Echols. A warrant was swam out against him for carrying concealed weapous- The case was heard at once before Judge Geo. Harris and Echols was placed under a S2OO bond.; Wilburn Echols, Lester’s father, was in the city, and signed the bond. Lester Echols was recently cleared of the charge of killing John Tidwell, marshal of Seney. Since the trial he has affected long hair and a swagger. He lives with his father near Seney. If you feel weak, dull and discouraged you will find a bottle of Hood’s Sarssa pirilla will do you wonderful good. Its our loss, your gain. $lO pants for $6, and we will give $5.00 if the goods are not just as represented, Burney Tailor ing company. Mystic Shrine Atlanta. Ga. Nev. 17 th. The Western & Atlantic R. R , has arranged for party ten or more bhriners and their friends at $2 95 round trip (each) ticket on sale Nov. 17th limited 18th train leaves Rome 4:25 p. m., ar rived Atlanta 7:30 see C. K.Ayer.T. A. Fot Rent—Nice five room cottage Fifth Ward, near electric car line. Possession given at once. Apply Cur ran, Scott & Co. ts. For Rent—The store next to Rome Grocery Co., now occupied by us for storage purposes. 11-9-6 t. H. D. Cothran & Co. HUB BOMB TRIBUN JJ, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18R7 TWENTY COAL OYENS The Rome Iron Company Will Born Their Om Char Coal, EACH WILL HOLD 55 CORDS WOOD Increasing Difficulty In Securing Coal Prom Burners Over Country Cause Them to Furnish Own Charcoal. The Rome Iron Company will burn their own wood coal in the future. Work has already begun on twenty new coal ovens, and as soon as they are completed they will buy no more charcoal. The furnace of this company in New Rome, near Mobley Springs,is turning out an average of 60 tons of fine pig iron every day, and recently have had some difficulty in securing the four car loads of charcoal necessary for use eviry day. These ovens will each bold 55 cords of woods, and the material—green pine preferably—will be shipped here. It will take >OO,OOO bricks to build the 20 ovens. The work w ill be done with day labor and not by contract. It is a notable fact that during the two or three years of financial string ency thief urnacenever ceased one day. While other great iron furnaces lay idle, this one continued to turn out pig every day. When the new coal ovenejare com pleted the Rome Iron Company will have one of the biggest and beet equipped plants in the south. Such opportunities come to a man about once in a life time, $lO pants for $6, Burney Tailoring Company. THE RANDEGGER RECITAL. A Strong Endorsement From Hughes Reynolds of the Brilliant Pianist. To the Editor of The Tribune:— Lovers of music should not miss the opportunity to hear the Randegger recital at the opera house next Friday evening. Signor Randegger is a native of Naples, and has lived in Atlanta for the last two years. Os late he has been attracting a good deal of atten tion in his recitals in Augusta, Macon and Atlanta. He displays an almost complete tenique, which combined with the entense feeling of Southern Italy makes his music a rarer treat than we often have the pleasure of hearing in Rome. The writer has heard him several times and promises a treat to all who go. Hughes Reynolds. Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys d an bowels. Never sicken, weaken or gripe. 10c, Curran. Scol! & Co. Are always in the lead. They have just received the first shipment of the Runnymede Club Whisky Bottled in bond by the dis tillers, under the protection Oi the U. S. government. Protection to Consumers: Runnymede Club Whiskey Is bottled in the bonded warehouse of our distillery at full legal standard (100*) proof, un der the direct supervision of the United States gov ernment, in accordance with an act of congress which took effect March 3, 1897. This will furnish to consumers the only ab solute guarantee of age, purity, strength and natural condition, as is certified by by the government stamp on every bottle. .... The “Runnymede Club” Whiskey represents the very highest type of fine straight Ken tucky whiskey. It is es pecially suited for the tour ist, the club, the family, the case, and for medicinal purposes. Curran. Scott & Co. AGENTS, ’Phone 148, 16 Broad St OUR GREAT STORE To Remain in Rome. Great Is the Hill City. Mrs. Myrick writes in the Americus Times Recorder as follows: A recent visit to the beattiful Hill City of Georgia fully demonstrates to us what man-' ufactories and diversified commercial indus tries will do for our Southern towns and cities. Rome, the beautiful city of Rome, to enter her gates is to be made at home, and today this thriving city with, her 16,000 hos pitable people, is the most progressive in all Georgia. And yet if one reads the advertisement of the Rome merchants they will see that this progressive city will soon be without any of its great stores except perhaps one other besides * LANHAM & SONS as they are all going out of business or selling at cost. We have never faked the people in any way, and never will. Our advertisements are true, and we back them up with the goods and at prices we name in the advertisements. jvliic.zil.t ner y . Our Millinery Depart /.ent is turning out the finest and most stylish hats to be had in any city much larger than Rome, and our prices are the very lowest. Come see the goods and get our prices before you buy any more millinery. £3F*our Infants’ headwear is the finest in Rome. m I JSk ♦ ♦ Capes, Beautiful Capes! At prices that are certainly under any in Rome. Cloth capes as low as 39 cents. Ladies’ fine capes cheap, cheap. Ladies’ cloaks as low as 49 cents. Ladies’ fine cloaks at prices no other merchant in Rome can touch. Dress Goods. Fine Drees Goods cheaper than any house in Rome. Coine and see them. Beautiful double-width brocaded dress goods in all colors and black, all-wool filling, only 9c. Pretty smooth Cashmere, double width, all colors and black, ail-wool filling, only 9c. Pretty double width cashmere and Henrietta, all-wool filling, all colors and black, 9c. Beautiful two-toned dress goods, 34 inches wide, all colors, only 15c. Beautiful dress goods, 40 inches wide, all the new colors and black, only 20c. We have a large line of all the new dress golds, both imported and American made, and we are selling away down under their value. Our trimmings are of the latest style, and we can match up your dress beautifully and sell it cheap. Come over and see how cheap we are selling. \ LANHAM & SONS, Seven Stores—Wholesale and Retail. Domestics. Bleached cotton. 3|c, Pure indigo calico, 3|c, Yard-wide sheeting, 3fc. Cotton flannel, 3|c, W iolen flannel, B|c, Black saieen, good quality, worth 10c, s|c. Cotton checks, 3Jc. Best A Aa drilling, 4|e. Good feather ticking, will cer tainly hold feathers, 10c, Good waterproof, 56 inches wide, 35c. Good wool mixed jeans, not cot* ton, but a good heavy mixed jeans 10c, This is the best bargain in Rome in jeans. Kid Gloves. Foster’s P, & P. and all the best Frei ch kid at prices that are right. Don’t buy any gloves till you get our prices lor we will certainly save you some money! Notions and Small Wears. 5 spools thread, sc, f 13 balls best sewing thread, sc, 30 Japaned hairpins, crimped or plain, for Ic. 7 paper pins for sc< Pretty celluloid sidecombs, the 15c kind, 6c, Pretty roachcombs. 7c, 3 spools best thread made, 10c, Boys’ suspenders, 4c, Silks. A large stock and low prices. A pretty line of 22 in silks 15c. This is all pure silk, and not a cotton mixture. Hosiery, Etc. ' Misses’ pure wool hose, 10c, Lal'es’ and misses black cotton hose, sc, Children's and misses’ ribbed hose, sc. Ladies' good quality undervests, 12ic,