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Awarded Highest Honors-^-World’s Ffar. IhA SR wk n CREAM BAKING POWDIR i A Pare drape Creata es Tartar Powder. 40 YEARS THE STANDARD. srrrr 1 — , . ■ -* THE NEWS OF A DA? Short Stories of Various Kind Grouped Cider One Bead. , v „ 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 ! iu "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. *— 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 MNoMKii SHIPPED TO RUSSIA FeltrJgiml ftwov DEIAID FOR SCALES IS SiEgY Standard Scale Work* Taxed to Its ft-’ most Capacity to FIU Orderv—Leada Also Shipped to Mexico. ~J~. '<*>-■' 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 >. i FoH-tf SnaftStwHciml Vin L rromptly relieve* overeating "or 5 < -"L £ estion » regulates 2 disordered stomach 3 cures sick headache £ • c ° nsti P ation * • CHILDREN UKEJT • ADULTS PRAISE IT ■ g t jABP.AMTACe.,Chemteta, New Yprk. 80c. and $L All Druggists. 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. 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