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40 YEARS THE STANDARD.
THE NEWS OF A DAY
Short Stories of Various Kind Grouped
Under One Head.
ALL SORTS OF LITTLE LOCALS
They Are None the Lesa Interesting JBecaute
Short, and Their Importance, Should
Not Be Underestimated.
Cotton Up Three Points.
Cotton was up three points yester
day. It is the regular beginning of
the week rally. ._, Jjr"4BSl
Meeting of I. O. O. F.
Floyd encampment No. 18, I. 0.0 F.,
meets tonight at 7:15 o’clock. Work in
the degrees, 1 Full attendance re
quested. I2S
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Regular communication of Oosta
naula lodge, F. & A. M.,No 113, to
night. All members expected. Work
In second degree.
F. A. Johnson W. M.
' W. M. Norton Sec.
No Meeting Tonight.
Tonight is the regular night for the
Derthick Musical club. It was to
have been held at Shorter college and
Miss Ivylyn Duggan bad direction
of the program. Owing to her sick
ness the meeting has been postponed.
Notice of the date on which it will be
held will given later.
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Foot Injured.
John L. Seay had his foot quite se
verely injured yesterday morning.
He was sitting on a transfer wagon in
East Rome talking to Ed Wood, when
the horse gave a sudden turn. A
trunk fell carrying Mr. Seay with it.
A wheel of the wagon passed over his
foot injuring it quite severely.
JFor Cheating and Swindling
Frank Johnson, a negro living in
Walker county, was brought to Rome
yesterday and placed in jail. He is
charged with cheating and swindling,
with W. H. Coker & Co., as the victims.
Mr. Will? Smith, of Coker & Co.’s,
went up and brought Johnson back to
Rome.
A ?WOODS.
A Feast
For the G-ods
Can be prepared from our stcck of
choice and fancy groceries, Every
ingredient that is needed for your
Thanksgiving Plum Pudding,
M-.nce Pie, Rich Cakes,
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. Money cheer
fully returned if goods are not satis
factoi y. Goods delivered promptly.
E. C. Wood & Co.
Telephone 44]
202 Broad Street. Rome, Ga.
STAR CRIMINAL CAPTDRED
WILLIAMS LIBRARY
V
Negro Counterfei'er Stole Many Valuable
Lav Books.
FOUND IN SEARCHING HIS HOUSE
About 35 Volumes, Part of Which Be
longed to Lawyers, the Rest to the
Court House.
Willism Williams, the negro arrested
Sunday on charges of counterfeiting,
stole about fifty volumes of valuable law
books from Rome attorneys and the coun
ty of Floyd, within the past two or three
years.
Sunday when officers went to search
Williams’ house in West Rome, they
found a very extensive library—so large
jn fact that the suspicions of the officers
were aroused.
The major pait of the library consisted
of law books, though there were several
medical volumes, scientific works, etc.
About 35 volumes of the law books
were brought to the sheriff’s office, and
attorneys were called in to see if they
could identify them. Several did so.
The negro had written his name in all
of them, and had scratched out the name
of the rightful owner in a number of in*
stances.
For instance, last January was one
year ago, Mr. W. J. Nunnally, at that time
solicitor general, missed a volume he
prized very highly—Hopkins’ Penal
Code for 1872.
This book had blank leaves all
through it, and on many of these Mr.
Nunnally had made valuable notes,
often filling both sides of the sheet.
Williams went through the book
and clipped a large number of.these
sheets out. but leaving those that had
only a few notes on them. Mr. Nun
nally readily identified the book and
though glad to, get it back, was very
sorry that the sheets containing the
notes had been destroyed.
Capt. Featherstone recovered two
volumes, Reece & Denny one and E.
P. Treadaway one. Most of the oth
ers belonged to the court house.
Williams was questioned about it,
and said that Uncle Felix Hargrove
sold him the books, Felix was for
many years the trusted janitor of the
court house in this county, and died
some time ago. No one believes Wil.
Hams’ story, for Uncle Felix was trust
ed by every one, and no man bore a
cleaner record for honesty and up
rightness than he did.
■The negro probably loafed about
the court house and when no one was
looking would slip a volume under
his coat. In this manner he gradual
ly acquired a valuable library without
arousing suspicion.
Williams is a negro of unusual in
telligence, and some years ago was a
school teacher in this county. He is
said to have a fairly good education,
but for the past few years has drank
a good deal and became thoroughly
vicious and unreliable.
.Hood’s Sarsaparilla is prepared by ex
perienced pharmacists who know pre
cisely the nature and quality of ingre
dients used.
Did you buy your novelty suit
yesterday from Parks- Brannon & Co?
If not do so today while you can get
it at cost with all the linings etc. .free.
Police Court.
Yesterday morning’s session of po
lice court had an unusually large at
tendance. The following cases were
disposed of. Bud Hopkins, disorderly,
$5; Mag Attress, disorderly, $2.50!
George Turnley and Burt Penny,
drunk and very disorderly, SSO each
sixty days on the streets. Hattie
Lewis, fighting, $2.50.
Todd has more bargains to
the square inch than any
merchant in Rome.
Studio Opened.
I have opened a studio at my residence
and have a number of paintings suitable
for bridal or Christmas presents for sale.
Would be pleased to have any one inter
ested call and see them.
Mrs. E. P. Treadaway.
306 East 2nd St., Rome, Ga.
We have nice lot of fat Tur/
keys, fresh Cranberries, Fresh
Celery, Mongoe's Pickles and
everything necessary for a
good thanksgiving dinner, L.G.
Todd. _____
National Union;
Regular meeting of Rome Council
No. 411, National Union, at 7:30
tonight. Friend fraternally invited.
Max Mhyerhardt, Pres’t
J. E. Mullen, Sec’y.
DO YOU WANT to be
healthy? Then buy Rhat Bros.
Whole Wheat Flour in 121bs
sack at 35c for sale only by L
G. Todd.
THE BOMB TRIBUNE. TUJCBDA Y.t NQVEMBRtt 23. WW
IS A COUNTERFEITER
William Williams, Colored, Tries to
Usurp Uncle Sam's Prerogatives.
WILLIAMS COMES TO GRIEF SUNDAY
Complete Counterfeiting Outfit Found in
His Home in West Rome -Made
Dimes and Quarters.
William Williams, a well known ne
gro living In West Rome, was arrested
Sunday afternoon on a charge of
counterfeiting. Officer Logan made
the arrest.
Later Williams’ house was searched
and a complete counterfeiters outfit
was found. The molds for making
dimes and quarters, the metal used in
their manufacture, and a few coins of
imperfect mold, which had been
laid aside to be remolded were found.
Williams is a long, lank looking,
fellow, and is above the average in in.
telligence. His career, however, has
been somewhat shady, and the police
knew him to be a dangerous charac
ter.
About two years ago Williams at
tempted to assault a young lady in
West Rome, but was frustrated in
his purpose, however, but public in
dignation was at a white heat for a
while.
The negro became badly frightened
and fearing violence walked to Atlan
ta to ask the governor’s protection.
As he walked irfto Governor Atkin
son’s office, Mr. Jake Moore recognized
him. Williams was arrested and
brought back to Rome. He wm con
victed and served a short sentence in
the penitentiary,
He has been out over a year, and
up to the present time has managed
to keep out of the clutches of the law.
Saturday the officers here were no
tified that there were suspicious
circumstances about Williams’ move
ments. Chief Shropshire, Deputy
Sheriff McLeod, and Officers Logan
and Cooper began work on the case.
Saturday afternoon and night Wil
liams was in town getting rid of some
of his spurious coin. He would go
into a store with a counterfeit dime
and ask that two nickels be given
him for it. The scheme worked pret
ty well, for in the hurry and rush of
the end of the week trade merchants
had little time to examine a piece of
money to see if it was good. It is said
that Williams got $3 or $4 of good
money in this way.
In the meanwhile the officers were
weaving the web of evidence, about
the slick coon. Sunday Williams was
arrested.
The negro is far above the average
intelligence of his race and has studied
law.
The denies and quarters made by
Williams are by no means perfect
specimens of the counterfeiters art,
but would easily deceive a man in a
hurry or not familiar with spurious
coin. Williams is meditating over the
vicissitudes of life and the general
hardness of the world in a cell at the
county jail.
Mr. Wright, of Atlanta, of the
United States Secret Service arrived
in Rome last night accompanied by
an officer from Cartersville.
Williams will be carried to Carters
ville today where he will have a pre
liminary bearing. He will be carried
from there to Atlanta and placed in
jail. It is said that Williams will be
convicted without any difficulty.
L, G. Todd's store is packed
from pit to dome with good
things for his customers.
ARRESTED SUNDAY.
James Adair, White Man, Charged With
Burning Salmon’s Store.
James Adair, a young white man,
who has been employed at Patton’s
shops, was arrested Sunday afternoon
by the officers.
He is believed to have robbed and
then burned Salmon’s store in East
Rome, and it is said that there is
strong evidence against him. Adair
is in jail and will stay there until the
matter is thoroughly investigated.
For Sale.
12 Sewing Machines, 516 to $25.
20 Pistole, $1 to $lO.
40 Watches, $1.50 to S6O.
Three of these cost more than
SIOO each. One cost us $2lO.
One very pretty .diamond ring
cost s'. 50, at $75.
We rent machines, or sell watches
or machines on installments.
We have divided our second story
and qan take a limited amount ol
furniture for storage.
M. N. West & Co.
P*wwl3XX>U.er«,
No. 24, Broad Street
A POWERFUL
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PERSISTENT
PURPOSE
Directs Every Movement of This Great Store I
I
We never advertise anything but
the truth and back up all our ad
vertisements with goods and
prices just as advertised. We
have never had a fake sale of any
kind and never expect to.
Dress Goods.
Fine Dress Goods cheaper than
any house in Rome. Come 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, alb-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 goads, 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.
Hosiery, Etc.
Misses’ pure wool hose, 10c,
LaUes’ and misses black cotton
hose, sc,
Children’s and misses’ ribbed
hose, sc.
Lookout for new and beautiful line of
-* CHRISTMAS * GOODS.*
in a few days. Our buyer is now in New
York buying the largest and finest line
of Christmas goods ever brought to
Rome.
LANHAM Be SONS.
Seven Stores—Wholesale and Retail.
Millinery.
We have the finest stock of Milli
nery in North Georgia, and are sell
ing it real cheap. Look at a few
prices, come, see our goods, and
you will buy your new hat here.
Ladies', Misses and Children’s
Tam O’Shanca Caps 10c,
Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s
nice Fur Hats, trimmed with rib
bon, velvet and feathers, each 50c.
Nice Sailors, 25c.
Infants’ Caps as low as sc.
Worsted Veiling, double width,
per yaid, 3j.
Silk Veiling, sc.
Capes.
Nicely trimmed Capes, in gray
and black, 39c.
Finest stock Capes and lowest
prices in Rome.
Notions and Small Wears.
5 spools thread, sc,
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,
Pre ty roachcombs. 7c,
3 spools best thread made, 10c,
Boys’ suspenders, 4c,
Domestics.
Bleached cotton, 3|c.
Yard-wide sheeting, 3|c.
Cotton flannel, 3|c,
W >olen flannel, B|c, ,
Black satin, good quality, worth
10c, s|c.
Cotton checks, 3|c,
Best AAA drilling, 4|c.
Good feather ticking, will cer
tainly hold feathers, 10c,
Good waterproof, 56 inches wide,
85c.
Good wool mixed jeans, not cot
ton, but a good heavy mixed jeans
10c, This is the best bargain in
Rome in jeans.
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.
Skirts.
Ladies’s nice Black Skirt, lined
throughout with good quality lining
bound with velveteen binding, each
only 89c.