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THE NEWS OF A DA?
Short Stories of Various Kind Grouped
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ILL SORTS OF UTTLE LOCALS
They Ara None the Lew Int.re.ting Because
Short, and Their Importance, Should
Not Be Underestimated.
Will Set Cases Today.
Judge George Harris will meet the
Rome bar in the clerk’s office at the
court house this morning and set cases
for the December term of city court.
The Cotton Market.
The cotton market weakened yesterday.
New York went off 7 points, shoring
the net gain of 18 points up to Thursday
-down to six points for the week. Wagon
receipts continue comparatively light and
prices range from 5 to S*.
Doorkeeper of the House.
Hon. E. P. Price has gone to Atlanta
where he will act as doorkeeper to the
house, a duty for which he is well fitted.
He is an old Confederate soldier, and has
represented Floyd in the legislature.
Few men have more friends.
Send Dolls to Beciory.
The young Guild wish all
those who are willing to denate dolls
to send them to the rectory before
Wednesday 24th. If you cannot give
a twenty-five cent doll, give a ten
cent one. Smallest donation thank
fully received.
Shorter College Seniors,
This afternoon at 8 o’clock in the
parlors of Shorter college the senior
class will give an olio. The alumni
are especially invited, and a cordial
Invitation is extended to the friends
of the college, An admission fee of
ten cents will be charged. An inter
esting program has been prepared.
Miss Siam a Candidate.
Miss Ada Elam, formerly [of Rome,
is a candidate for assistant librarian
of the state. Sbe claims to have the
endorsement of nearly all the members
of the legislature, and many other
A ?WOODS
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 Cakes,
Dates, Figs, Pure Spices,
Malaga Raisins, Citron,
New Nuts, Currants and
Cocanuts, and Bennett’s
famons flavoring extracts.
If you want a fine Thanksgiving
ham, call. Do not forget our fine
line of Groceries, Fine Syrups and
Country Produce. Money cheer
fully returned if goods are not satis
factory. Goods delivered promptly.
E. C. Wood & Co.
Telephone 44
202 Bread Street Rome. Ga.
influential men. A petition, it is
saidT. will be circulated ip her favor in
Mlaej^iam.ytw
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"Bonerto Whom Honoris Du*.”
On the PnbiiC(lJchool “Honor” of last
mon A the name m Ifale Lois Dowdle,
the seven year»ofd da«iter of L. P.
DowtDe, our esteemed gownsman, was
'eft off by the remisaness of her teacher.
Her was and
and “excellent. ” Please
Uiaki s amends, and oblige her teacher of
JpUTH Grade.
1 Prominent Mill Men Here.
Messrs. 3 B. Campbell and F. O.
Walcott,of the New York Mills, N. Y.,
who have been in the city the past
few days looking over Shis section.
They went out and were shown
through the Massachueettes mills,
and expressed themselves as greatly
pleaded with everything about this
great plant. It is believed that they
are here looking for a eight to locate
a big cotton mill, but would not talk
about the object of their visit.
The Jackson Students.
The Tribune has received the first
copy of the “Jackson Student.’ ’ It is
■Kbtished by the students of the
Jackson. G*., Institue. of which Mr.
.John D. Johnson, formerly of Cave
Spring and Rome, is principal. Th#
publication is a most creditable one
in every way. It is well edited, filled
with bright, entertaining matter, and
consists of eight pages printed on
book paper. The idea is a good one,
and the people of Jackson are to be
congratulated upon] securing such a
cultured, progressive gentleman as
Prof. Johnson to direct their school.
Mill Duggan Quite Sick.
Miss Ivylyn Duggan, the accomplished
teacher of French in Shorter college,
has been quite unwell all the past week.
She has been compelled to temporarily
suspend her French class. Mias Duggan
succeeded Prof. Joseph Lustrat the pres
ent term as teacher of French, the latter
going to the state university to take
charge of the chair of French. Miss
Duggan has thoroughly demonstrated
her ability to teach the language, and her
pupils have made rapid strides under her
guidance. Her friends hope she will
soon be entirely well again.
Miss Edna Cain’s Campaign.
Miss Edna Cain, one of Georgia’s
brightest newspaper women, is a can
didate for the position of Assistant
State Librarian, and an overwhelm
ing number of influential men are
giving her their aid. The Citizen
would be highly gratified to see Miss
Cain'win the honor which she so well
deserves. She is brilliant and capa
ble, and on account of her universal
popularity would give better satisfac
tion than any oandidate yet named.
The office of Assistant Librarian is
rightly a woman’s place, and the ap
pointment of Miss Cain will be bailed
with delight by the people at large,
and especially by the newspaper men
among whom she is a universal favor
ite —Dalton Citizen.
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Hood’s Sarsaparilla Is prepared by ex
perienced pharmacists who know pre
cisely the nature and quality of ingre
dients used.
THE ABERNATHY FAMILY.
An Interesting Old Couple Who Have
Many Decendants.
Up in the Stamp Creek district of
this county, about eight miles from
Cartersville, say the Cour ants Ameri
can, there lives an old couple whose
decendants reach down to the fifth
generation, and who are yet enjoying
good health and look after their home,
affairs and little farm just as they did
long years ago.
The subject of this sketch is Mr.
Seth Abernathy and his ever faithful
helpmate and wife. Mr. Abernathy
was born July 6,1811, and his wife
who was Miss Elizibeth Bradshaw,
is his junior by five years, having been
born Oct. 3, 1818. They were married
on August 8,1834. and eight children
were born to them, six of whom are
living and two have preceded their
parents to the great beyond, to wait
for their coming on the other shore.
Os the living there are three boys and
three girls, the oldest of whom is about
sixty years old. These six are all married
and have together thirty-two children.
Os the next generation there are thirty
six, and of the next there are two chil
dren of Seth Abernathy and his wife.
Altogether there are seventy-six des
cendants of this grand old couple, all of
whom love and honor them and look up
to them for advice and counsel.
Mr. Abernathy works in his fields
every pleasant day, and only a few
days ddys ago picked twenty-five
pounds of cotton from a little patch
near his house, and bis wife looks af
ter her daily household affairs.
This is, Indeed, a remarkable old
couple, at the age of eighty-six and
eighty one respectively, both are in
vigorous health.
If you want a handsome bridal pres
ent get one of those beautiful pictures at
J, Sam Veal’s. 11-18 3t. i
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SHIPPED TO RUSSIA
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DEIAID FOR SCALES IS SiEgY
Standard Scale Work* Taxed to Its ft-’
most Capacity to FIU Orderv—Leada
Also Shipped to Mexico.
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Rome’s manufacturing enterprises
are all having a most prosperous sea
son, and every one now In operation
few are idle— is taxed to the utmost to
fill orders. V ./ ■ j
The Standard Scale Company**
works in West Rome, since the Pre
sumption of Work, has been crowded
with Advance orders.
It is a fact not generally known that
this company regularly ship scafos to
Russia, but such is the fact. Many
oar loads have gone to the Czar’s do
toaifi within the past few months.
The objective points are Waraor, St.
Petersburg, and Moseow.
Hundreds of scales are also shipped
to Mexico, and the product of the
Rome factory goes to every state fa
the union. ‘ -
About 30 skilled workmen are em
ployed by the Standard Scale Works,
and only in the past few days have
they been able to catch up with the
large number of advance order#/'*;
The demand has been so heavy for
scales from all sections of the country
that the works here have been taxed
to the utmost to supply the trade.
They are about up now, but orders
are coming in every day and they are
compelled to run full time to keep
up.
To Care A Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. 26c. The genuine has L.
B. Q. on each tablet.
THE DALTON WEDDING.
North Georgia Citizen'* Notice of the
Bivinge-Marshal Marriage.
The North Georgia Citizen of
Thursday contains the following in
teresting notice of the Bivlngs-Mar
shall marriage in that city last Wed
nesday:
Yesterday afternoon at half past five
o'clock Miss Ma ud Bivings, the accom
plished daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J.
C. Bivings, was married to Mr. Stew
art Marshall, one of Rome’s most pop
ular young business men, and a book
keeper of the O'Neill Manufacturing
Conipany, of that.. city. It was a
chrysanthemum wedding, and the
handsome parlors of the bride’s
Thornton avenue home were made
exquisite with floral decorations, in
which were every shade and variety
of the prettiest chrysanthemums the
city could afford. The ceremony was
performed in an Impressive manner
by Rev. Luke Johnson, pastor of the
First Methodist church.
The bride was attired in au elegant
traveling dress, and stood with her
four bridesmaids, Misses Emma Biv-
Ings, May Marshall, Alya O’Neill and
Blanceh Bivings. Mr. Marshall was at
tended. by Capt. W. A. Patton, of
Rome, who acted a beat man. After
the ceremony an elegant luncheon was
served in the back parlors and from
there the couple drove to the train to
take a week’s trip to the Carolinas.
E. B. Marshall and wife and Manning
Marshall, of Rome, and Mrs. A. P.
Stewart, of Atlanta, were in attend
ance. None but members of the fam
ily and one or two intimate friends
were present.
The Citizen extends its hearty con
gratulations to the young couple on
their union and wishes them all hap
piness. Mrs. Marshall was one of
Dalton’s lovliest young ladies, and
her many friends regret to lose her.
She will be at home at Rome after re
turning from the bridal trip.
Small pill, safe pill, best pill. De
Witt’s Little Early Risers cure bil
iousness, constipation, sick headache.
For sale by Curry-Arrington Co.
DEATH OF E. E. LEWIS.
Brother of Mn. Dr. Will of This City
Passed Away In Atlanta.
Tbe Journal last night says:
At his residence. No. 401 East Fair
street, Mr. E. E. Lewis died of pneu
monia yesterday. He belonged to
one of the oldest and best known fam
ilies of Georgia, being a son of the
late Dr. J. W. Lewis, first superin
tendent of tbe Western and Atlantic
railroad. Mr. Lewis was born October
29.1849, aud was a ward of the late
Senator Joseph E. Brown.
“He received a fine education, first
at Penn Lucy Institute, Baltimore,
under Col. Richard Malcolm Johnston
then at tbe University of Georgia.
In early life he joined the Baptist
hnred and was'a most earnest, and
devoted member of that denomina
leases a XJTTt
railroad service in Atlanta, and was
noted for his efficiency and reliability.
IHe had, a large family connection
aud a host of friends who loved him
for his many virtues, and -to whom
fas death is a sad blow.*’ « ;
Jyrs. Wille of this city was a
sister of tbe deceased and went to
Atlanta yesterday to attend the fun
♦ral. ‘ _ .:i
NEW N.. C. A ST. L. DEPOT.
It is Being Beefed and the Werk is Going
Steadily on.
As each day passes the beautiful and
commodious new passenger depot of the
N.» C. & St. Louis IL R , is so much |
nearer completion.
The part devoted to the passengers and
offices is built of very handsome brick
sad the architecture is modern and
harmonious. Every modern convenience
will go into this depot, and when the
contractors turn it over to the road,
Rome will have a depot worthy of this
growing and metropolitan city.
The freight depot continues on from
the lower end of the passenger depot to
titeecld offices which have served so
many years..
It will be large and commodious.
It is expected that the depots will be
ready for use in only a few weeks more.
'•Hill Crest'* the residence of
A. W. Tedcastle for sale funv
ished or unfurnished, Terms
easy, Apply to A, W, Tedcasx
tie, Rome, Ga,
Hard Wood Contract.
Rome Iron Company want to con
tract for (20,000) twenty thousand
cords oak, hickory, beech, elm, (no
pine or soft timber taken) all hard
wood timber. Will let contracts from
100 to 1,000 cords lots delivered at their
furnace either by wagons or railroad
apply at furnace or by letter to L. S.
Colyer, Chattanooga, or E.| B. Pen
nington, Rome.
For room house
water and gas and all mod*
em 'conveniences on First
avenue, opposite Mr, Coker’s,
now occupied by Mr, Roddy.
Possession Dec, L Apply to J.
Branham.
LOST —Near Mr. Yancey’s residence
a gray velvet cart cushion on Saturday
evening. Leave at this office and get
reward.
Curran. Scott & 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
ca ibe U. £. 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 set of congress
which took effect March 3,
1897. This will furnish
10 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
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Robt. W. Graves & Co.
For Your Thanksgiving Dinner
good coal and a well roasted turkey W
are inseparable. You get your tur- ) x?■
key and order the high grade, well— • jpfei
screened Jellico coal from our yard, '
and we will guarantee that if he is
as tough a gobbler as ever strutted
through a barnyard that our coal
will bake him tender.
Yard Southern Railway. Bo
Preparing the Boys For Thanksgiving,
«If you are going to take them
out to dinner, is a pleasure
when you have bought their
clothing, overcoats and gents’
furnishing goods from our
handsome and perfect fitting
stock of boys’ and children’s
clothing We have an up-to
date stock of men’s and boys’
clothing that we are selling at
prices that will surprise you,
T. - A., da Co -
Beautiful Line
Bridal Presents and
Fine Cut Glass at
J.T. CROUCH S-CO’S.
Finest toilet goods, Huyler’s candy, choicest
perfumeries. Our extracts are the best and
purest. Our stock of
Pure Drugs and Patent Medicines
- are strictly first class and up- to-date. In our prescription
department our Dr. Davis is ever ready to fill your wants,
night or day. Prescriptions are compounded accurately
and de ivered to any part of the city. We are carrying the
best line of fancy articles in Cut Glass. Our line of per
fumes is tbe best tbe market affords. Ladies can find just
what they want for bridal presents at prices which cannot
be duplicated outeide of New York city. A fresh supply of
Hujler’r candy just received: also Huyler’s liquoric; drops
for coughs, colds and sore throat. Call on us and you will
find the best of everything Our line of Cigars and Tobacco
has never been so full and with such brands that delight
the taste. Try our 5 cent cigar. 1
J. T, CROUCH & CO., 300 Broad St., Rome, Ga.
I have used
Piso’s Cure
for Consumption, and can
recommend it above all others
for Coughs and Colds.
It is selling’ like hot cakes.
OUSTAVr X;:X“o h!a
August 31, 1897.
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