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THEY GOT $200,000.
That Virginia Express Car Robbery the
Worst Recorded.
A GEORGIAN’S GRAPHIC ACCOUNT.
A Heavy Reward is Offered by tbe Gov
ernor of Virginia—Many Detec
tive* Put. to Work.
New York, Oct. 13.—The train which
was held up Friday night on the Rich
'inond and Fredericksburg aud Potomao
railroad reached' the Pennsylvania sta
tion at Jersey City at« 8:05 a. in., bring
ing with it a badly shattered express
car. The Adams Express company’s
messengers left the train and proceeded
at once to the headquarters in New
York city. They reported that all of
their sates had been ruled by the rob
bers.
• It is supposed that the bandits obtain
ed between $150,000 and $200,000. When
the express car, which is one belonging
►to the Atlantic division, was sidetrack
ed, passehgers, passers by and trainmen
a gathered around to examine it, and the
spectacle was unique in the history of
railroading in this section. It was
found that the heavy oak floors had
been splintered by the sticks of dyna
mite thrown into the car by the rob
bers.
In addition to this, the marks of re
volver bullets were plainly visible. Ev
ery pane of glass in the window of the
car had been shattered by the force of
the explosion and fragments of glass
were still scattered over the floor of the
car. The officials of the Adams Ex
press company in charge of the car at
the station claimed that only the pouch
es aud safes had been ransacked, the
/other packages in the car remaining in
tact.
As the train rolled into the station
two masked men leaped upon the en
gine, covered the engineer and fireman
with revolvers and forced them to leave
the locomotive. In the meantime a
number of confederates in the daring
deed were engaged in uncoupling the
express car and driving therefrom the
passengers. This done, the engine
pulled up the road about a mile, bear
ing only the express car. The safe was
trifled of its contents and when
the men secured their swag they start
ed the locomotive off at a rapid rate of
speed, alighting themselves. On to
wards Washington rumbled the engine
with no one at the throttle until it
reached Guantico, which place is only
about 30 miles this side of the national
capital.
The operator at Brooks, six miles
from Quantico, discovered that the en
gine was “wild,” as it passed his sta
tion, and telegraphed to Quantico,where
a switch was thrown so that it was
brought into collision with two loaded
freight cars and wrecked. Had the lo
comotive been allowed to pass Quantico
it would have collided with the south
bound passenger train.
I Passengers on the train report that as
the train approached Aquia creek two
men stepped out and commanded the
engineer to stop the train which he
promptly did. Conductor Birdsall no
tified the passengers of what had hap
' pened and asked for a revolver. Not
one of the passengers was armed.
The express messenger made an at
tempt at resistance and fired two shots
at the robbers, who opened fire on him,
wounding him in the left arm. This
was the only resistance attempted.
The express messenger said that the
safe contained $150,000. The robbers
secured this and all of the express pack
ages containing money. It is thought
this amount will foot up to about SIBO,-
,000.
Many of the passengers who wit
nessed the holdup left the train at
"Washington and Philadelphia. A few
of them completed the journey to New
York city.
The trainmen were, as usual, reticent
1 about discussing the affair, but Colonel
J. Shackelford, a newspaper man, who
happened to be on board the train at the
time, discussed the incident freely and
gave an account of the manner in which
the robbers secured their plunder and
made their escape. Mr. Shackelford
was formerly an editor of the Newark
Journal.
He is now connected with The Times-
Enterprise, of Thomasville, Ga. He
1 told the following story:
“About seven or eight miles the other
aide of Quantico station the train came
to a sudden standstill. Quantico is lo
cated on the Potomac river on the Vir
ginia side. When the train stopped,
Conductor Birdsong was thus addressed
by one of the masked robbers, evidently
the captain of the gang: ‘Throw up
your hands or we’ll blow your brains
out.’
A “From the manner in which they ar
’ ranged the signals for stopping the
train, as well as the manner in which
they afterwards made their escape, it
Mvas e\ ident that several of the gang
were experienced railroad men. That
they were desperate men was even more
evident, and the conductor and fireman
1 lost no time in obeying their instruc
tions, and wisely, too, I guess.
“There were at least six or seven
masked men, and I could plainly dis
tinguish them all in the clear moonlight
of the early evening. In fact, so near
did they come to me that, in spite of
their masks, lam almost sure that I
could recognize some of them, if I could
■ Bee them again, from certain little pe
■ culiarities of dress or speech. When
■ the alarmed passengers crowded out of
■ the cars to see what was the matter, the
■ wihherg fired a ncrfect fusilade of shafu
f t» intimidate them its well as to rngnt-
B en the railroad men.
■* “The robbers rifled the express car
■ without loss of time. They put their
■ sticks of dynamite under the door of
■ the express car and blew it open.
■ “The manner in which these men got
■ on the train was a mystery at first, but
■we afterward discovered that they in
■all probability boarded the car at White
■ Brook station, a few miles the other
■ side of Quantico station. Theyevident
■ly climbed up on the platforms, and
■while the train was in motion, worked
■ their way along the top of the cars un
■til they succeeded in boarding the ten
■der and cab. Then without any cere
■inony they held up the engineer and
■fireman.
■B “Thu engineer is named Frank Gal-
He was an old employe on the
road, and as brave as could be, the rail
road men tell me, bnt two or three of
the villains attended to the engineer,-
while two or three more of them at
tended to the express messengers, and
another one or two kept guard on the
passengers and train.
"Some of the desperadoes even went
so far as to converse in a clever, daring
fashion with the passengers and train
men. This made us all the more indig
nant, but we could do nothing to help
ourselves. All of the passengers were
cool and collected after the first flush of
excitement was over.”
The robbers cut the engine loose
and piled plunder into the cab while the
crowd piled in on top of it. They
turned on the steam and started for
Quantico as fast as steam could carry
them.
. The conductor pursued the engine on
foot as fast as he could run for six or
seven miles, and when he reached
Quantico station, he found the des
peradoes had turned the engine loose,
and that by the cleverness of the opera
tor, it had been side tracked aud ditched
just in time to prevent a collision with
the southbound train.
The Adams Express company is not
informed as to the amount of money se
cured by the robbers.
Detectives have been sent from New
York, "Philadelphia and Washington to
gather clues. Express Messenger
Crutchfield accompanied the New York
detectives. President Weir of the Ad
ams Express company is, it is believed,
gone south with detectives to help them
in the work.
O’Ferrall Offer* a Reward.
Richmond, Oct. 13. —Three policemen
have left for the scene of the robbery •
near Quantico. Twenty thousand dol
lars was the amount of money sent
from this city by the train, aud most of
that was in bonds.
Governor O’Ferrall has offered SI,OOO
reward, and telegraphed the governor
of Maryland asking his co-operation.
ANOTHER CONVENTION.
Atlanta Captures the American Bankers
Next Year.
Atlanta, Oct. 16.—Atlanta has cap
tured another great convention. The
next convention of the American Bank
ers’ association will convene in Atlanta
just one year from now. Twelve hun
dred of the ablest financiers in this
country will gather in this city for a
week, and to see the great exposition.
Captain Robert J. Lowry has just re
turned from Baltimore, where he went
to attend the annual meeting of the
American Bankers’ association in that
city. He comes home with great en
thusiasm, proud of the fact that he has
succeeded in the splendid mission which
took him to Baltimore.
The selection of a place of meeting for
the convention is not determined by the
organization, but is left to the executive
committee. Os this committee Mr. Mor
ris White, an able banker from Cincin
nati, and the retiring president of the
national organization, is chairman. Mr.
Justee, the prominent Nashville banker,
is also a member of the committee, and
both went to work for Atlanta two or
three days before the convention ad
journed.
The result is that the committee is
unanimously in favor of bringing the
next convention here, and the commit
tee has given Captain Lowry assurance
that they will select Atlanta.
AT FALL RIVER.
The Mill* Did Not Make Much of a Show
of Work This Week.
Fall River, Mass., Oct. 15.—Returns
from various mills show that only half
of the looms have started up. All of
the mills except the Laurel Lake and
Richard Borden attempted to run.
These mills are shut down on account
of repairs.
About 1,000 weavers, mostly young
men, with a few women, paraded dur
ing the morning through the main street
from Borden City village to the South
park, where a mass meeting was held.
They carried two American flags and
an old broom. At intervals they broke
out in cheers and yells. There were no
serious disturbances reported at the
mill gates during the morning.
The weavers’ union officers are confi
dent that many of the weavers will
leave their looms at noon, while many
say that they will continue to gain
steadily for a few days and that then
the trouble will be over.
PORT ROYAL’S HARBOR.
It Will Be Dredgml und Made to Accom.
modate Our Largest Warships.
Washington, Oct. 15. —The new na
val dry dock at Port Royal, S. C., is ex
pected to be completed within a month.
In anticipation of this, the bureau of
yards and docks has contracted with
Rittenhouse Moore & Co., of Mobile,
Ala., to dredge out the channel neces
sary to open the dock to our large new
battle ships. It is probable that the
same firm will renew the cofferdam at
the dock entrance.
W hat the Kobbers Got.
Richmond, Oct. 15.—Express officials
here now tliinkThat the Quantico train
robbers did not get over $5,000. Mr,
Murray, who handled the pouches and
cut them open for the robbers, says he
is satisfied from feeling of them that
the amount did not exceed this. He
says the bonds were all saved, as he
threw them in a pile of stuff the robbers
discarded.
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Sheriff Sales for November, IBU4.
GEORGIA—FIoyd County:
Will be sold befoie the court house door in
city of Rome, Floyd County, Ga., between the
legal hours of sale on the nrst Tuesday in No
vemner, 1894, the following described propertv
towit:
town lot in the town of Forestville, No 222.
frontiog on < hurch ereet. 100 feet more or leas
and lunning back 160 'eet, wore or lees, bring
the same lot conveyed by WadeH Cothan aud
Thos G. Watters to Tommy Cothvn; levied on
by virtue of a uatice Court fl fa. issued from the
919th district, G. M., in tavor of Ennis & Star
ling vs. Eliza Pyals, as the property ot the
defendant. Levy made by w. M Byars. L. C.
Also, at the same time aud place all that tract
of land lyng ana being in the cltyoS Rome,
Ga., fronting >n Broad street 433 feet and run
ning back Westerly 145 feet, on north side and
on s mth side .27 feet and on west 43 feet wtue.
and known as No 10» in King’s sub-division of
the city ot Rome and near the northeast corner
of original land lot 24.5 in 22d district and 3d
section. Floyd coun v. Ga.; levied on by virtue
of a Justice court fl fa. issued from the 919th
district, ». M.,,in lavor of W. A. Smith, vs.
Owens Gcotlet, as the property of the defend
act
Also, at the same time and place, all right,
title and interest of M-s. Edward Haile, the de
fendaut, in and to that tractor parcel of land
loca-ed in the State of Georgia aud county of
Floyd, in the ci yof Rome and in tbe Etowah
division thereof, and fronting 150 feet on 6th
avenue, formerly Etcwah atree, and 130 feet on
East 21 street, formerly Franklin street, the
same being lot No 42 on who h there are a seven
room residence and a five room residence--and
being also a part of lot No. 43 adj lining lot No.
-2 and fronting on 6th avenue, this part ot let
No. 43 being included in the above frontage on
6th avenue of ItO rest, on which there is a five
room residence—that part of lot No 43 herein
levied upon lying between lot No. 42 and
that part of lot No. 43 owned by Doug
las & Co, and Mr. Henderson. The above
described property levied upon under and by
virtue of a mortgage fl fa. issued from the Su
perior court of Floyd county, Georgia on Octo
ber sth. 1894, in favor of Mrs. a. H. Cheney vs
Mrs Edward Haile and against the said prop
erty and levied upon as the property of-.he de
fendantof Mrs. Edward Haile.
Air o, at the earn time and place, all that tract
or parcel of land situated, lying and being in
the town of FerestviVe, Ga , the same being 118
feet off of the cast side of said lot 145 and run
ning back 105 feet, said tract or parcel of land
being bounded on the North by cnurch street,
east by lot owned by W. J. Hall, south by lot
owned by Trammell, and west by remainder of
lot 145 and now owned by J. M. Johnson; levied
on by virtue of a Justice court fl fa. issued from
the 919th district, G. M., m favor of ;W. M.
Gammons <s Co. vs. J. L. Chambers, as the
property of the defendant. Levy made by W.
P. McLeod, L. C.
Also, at tbe same time and place, part of lot
of land in 24th district and 3d section of Floyd
county, Ga, containing 45 acres as described in
a deed to J. N. Batson of date December 22,1891,
recorded in Book “I 8” of Deeds, page 396. Now
all the land described in above deed lying on
tbe east side of the public road is not to be in
cluded in this mortgage; the land that is not to
be included beginning at the southeast corner
and running Lorth 11 chains and 2a links to the
stob on the east side of public road, thence west
two pole* to lan“, fro u south 11 chains and 5
links to south lb e. thence east 9 po os to the
beginning corner, being two acres, more or less.
Levied on by virtue of a mortgage fl fa Issued
from the Floyd 8u erior court in favor of M
W. Brett vs. Mrs. J. N. Batson, as the property
of the defendant
Also at the earns time and place, all ot land
lot >lO. 38. in the 16th district and 4th scion of
Floyd county, Ga.. except ten acres off the
north-east corner of said lot No. 38. heretofore
deeded and conveyed to D. L Davis and A. 8.
Lipham; all of said lot so evied on containing
150 acres, more or less. Levied on by virtue of
a fl fa iseued from Floyd Ordinary court lu favor
of Mary G. Lipman vs. John L. Hardin. Exec
utor, as the property of the estate of A. 8. Lip
ham, deceased. represented by John L Haidin,
the executor of said • state.
Also at the same time and place, lot of land
No 226, in the 22d district and 3rd section of
Floyd county, Ga. Levied on by virtue of a
mortgage fl ta issued from tbe Floyd Superior
court in favor of Emma E. Stwell vs. John W.
Ross, as the property of the deiendant.
Also at the same time and place, one forty
acre trait of land, part of what ie ttown as the
Gu* Davis place, in Flatwoods district, Floyd
county, Ga , and adjoining the property of John
Daniele. Jas. Davis, Robert Ware Ablings and
others, being the tract conveyed by Nancy Al
len to Geo. W. Allen by deed of February 4th,
1885 recorded in the oiflee of the Clerk of the
Superior court for said county in Book “J J.”
page 235, to which reference is here made for
turther description, it being the place whereon
Geo. W. Allen resided July Ist, 1891. Levied on
by virtue ot a mortgage fl fa iseued from the
Floyd Superior court in favor of John M. Van
diver vs. George W. Alien, as the prouerty of
the defendant.
Also at the same time and place, all that tract
or parcel of land lying and being in Floyd
county, Georgia, being 135 acres of lot of land
No. 184, in the 22d district and 3rd section of
Floyd countv, being »11 of said lot except thirty
acres sold off to I>. O Newton and more fully
described in a deed made by St. Huffman to D.
O. Newton, said 30 acres in tbe southwest corner
of said lot being tbe nlace formerly owned and
occupied by Bt. Huffman, and where the said
Huffman now lives. Levied on by virtue of a
mortgage fl fa issued trom the Floyd Superior
court in favor of D. B. Hamilton vs. St. Huff
man, as the property of the defendant.
Also at the same time and place one bay
horse mule, about ten years old, named Tobe;
one sorrel mare mule, about ten years old,
named Jans;one white cow named Wuite, about
five years old. and one buggy, one mowing ma
chine, one hay rake, and one two-horse thimble
ekein Studebaker wagon. Levied on by virtue
of two 11 fas, one a mortgage fl fa in tavor of J.
B. Porter, the other a laborer’s lien fl fa in favor
of S. D- Hunt, both vs. U. L. Ansley, as the
property of the defendant.
Also at the same time aud place, all that tract
or parcel of laud situated and being in Flovd
county, Georgia, in the town of Forrestville, to
wit: Ihe east half of lot No. titty-four, front
ing on Calhoun street or road flfty-flve feet and
running back two h nilreo and five teet, and
being fifty-two anti one-half teet wide on the
back line, contain ng oie-fourth of an acre;
being the lot deeded by Mrs. R. P. King to Mrs.
E A. Chapman Jnly 13th, 1871, by virtue of a
State and County tax fl fain favor of T. O. Hand,
transferee, vs. Mrs. W. C. Hale, as the property
of the defendant
Also at the eame time and place, one piece of
land in East Rome, Floyd countv, Ga., com
mercing at north-west corner of Spring Creek
road and Maple street and running westerly
on Spring Creek road 51 feet, thence at right
angles northerly 150 feet, thence at right angles
easterly 50 feet to Maple street, thence along
Maple “treat 150 feet to starting point, beings
lot fronting on Spring Creek road by 150 feet on
Maple street Levied on by virtue o! a Justice
court fl fa issued from tbe 9>9th district G. M.,
in favor of G. A. H. Harris vs Ulive M. Brown,
as the property of the defendant Levy made
byW. P McLeod, L.C.
Also at the same time and place, lying and
being in the 3d dletrict and 4th section of Floyd
countv, Georgia, beginning at the south-west
corner, or the corner of Pache and Mill street,
running 150 feet along Mill street to the north
west corner, thence 250 feet to the north-east
Corner, thence south 150 feet to the south-east
corner, thence west along the north side of
Pache stieet to the beginning, it being the
property known as the Cave Spring tannery,
now occupied by the said R. N. Pearson <S Co.,
and part of lot No. 930. Levied on by virtue or
a mortgage fl fa. issued from the Floyd Superior
Court in favor of National Park Bank against
R. N. Pearson & Co., as the property of tbe
defendant.
Also at the same time and place, part of lot ot
land No. 24", in 23d district and 3rd section of
Floyd countv, Ga., which by a certain deed of
partition between the beirs of Flijah Polaine
was conveyed to E G. Gordon which deed of
partition with a nlat of said piece of land ie re
corded in Book “X X” of deeds, page 675, in
Clerk’s oflice < f the Superior court of Flovd
connty, Ga. The western boundary of said
piece of land so levied being 155 feet long, the
northern 214 feet long, the eastern 237 feet long,
the southern 185 feet long; exception from this
levy a piece of land in northeast coiner of said
described piece, 60 feet wide on northeast side
and running west 92 feet deep, and the Rome
and Decatur railroad light of way across piece
of land herein levied upon. Levied on by virtue
of two Justice court fl fas issued from the 9111th
district, G. M., both in favor of Geo. A. H.
Harri*, one against E G. Gordon and Jim
Thomae, the other against E.- G. Gordon, as the
property of E.G. Gordon. Levy made by W.
P. McLeod, L. C.
Also at '.be same time and place, lot of land
No. 40, in the 4th district and 4th section of
Floyd county, Ga.. containing 160 acres, more
or less. Levied on by virtue of a tax fl fa issued
by J J Black, T. ,in favor of State and Co
vs. Brown Johnson, as the property of the
defendant.
Also at the same time and place, that part of
lot or land No. 216, in the 23d district and 3d
section, beginning at a etake on the original
land line of said lot, the same being northern,
J. W. Whitehead's northeast corner, thence
east with said land line 209 feet to a stake,
thence vest 418 feet to a stake, thence north
230 feet to the centre of Ayer’s Mill road, and
thence with the centre < f said road to Bieh ird
Whitehead’s south-west corner, thence with
Richard Whitehead’s line north 140 feet to a
stake, thence east 317 feet to the beginning,
said lands being in Floyd countv, Ga. Levied
on by virtue of afl fa issued from the Floyd
Superior court In favor of Ennis A Starling,
transferees, for use of officers ot Floyd Huperior
conn vs. Lucy Long, as the property of the de
fendant. r v
Aleo at the sane time and plaoe, one large
bay mare mule named ‘-Nell.” about twelve
years old. as the property of the defendants to
sa isfy two Sui enor court fl fas in fevor of H.
P. ana E A. Johnson forn«eof Henrv Walker
against John C. and Joseph J, Pi intup, eur
vlvlng partners, etc.
Also at the same time and place, one bay
horse mu e. about ten vearsold, named “Jason,’’
»’ the property of J. C Battle, one of the de
fendants, to satisfy aft fa from City < ourt in
favor of Slingluff & Co. vs. J. C. Battle and P.
H. C. Woods.
JAKEC. MOORE, Bh‘Tiff.
Atlanta, Ga., October 11, 1894.
The I’eonle’s Saving Bank of Rome. Ga., lo
cated in the City ot Rome. Ga., having been re
appointed a State Depositor*, under and by
authority of an Acr. to establish State Deposi
tories in certain cities of this State, approved
October 16, 1879, and the Acte amendatory there
at, and having filed in this office for record the
bond required by law, which bond hae been ap
proved by the Governor,
Ordered, That the Tax Collectors of the coun.
ties of Catoosa Chatto ga, Dade. Floyd Polk,
Walker and Whitfield, be and they are hereby
instructed to pay into said depository, and into
no other, all moneys collected by them for and
on account of State taxes, except such as may
be naid by them directly into the State Treasury.
Giveu und-r my hand and the seal ot the Ex
ecutive Department, at the capitol. in the city
of Atlanta, tbe day and year flrrt above written.
W. J, NORTHEN Governor.
Bond Election.
GEORGIA, Floyd County.
By direction of the Board of Commissioners
of Roads and Revenue, in and for the County
of Floyd, notice is tierebv given that on the 6th
day of November, 1894 an election will be held
at all the voting precincts within the limits of
said connty. to determine the question whetuer
coupon bonds to the amount of Forty Thousand
(840,000,00) Dollars shall be Issued by Floyd
county for the purpose of paying the floating
indebtedness of said county. Said bonds shall
bear interest at the rate of five (5) per cer t. per
annum, said interest payable on the first day of
January of each year after the date of the issue
of Baid bonds. Said bonds shall bear date Jan
uary Ist. 1895, and shall be of the following de
nominations :
Tentboasand (SIO,OOO 00) dollars to be of the
denomination of five ($5 (10) dollars each.
Ten thousand (SIO,OOO (.0) dollars to be of the
denomination of t-n ($10.00)dollars each.
Ten thousand (SIO,OOO 00) dollars to be of the
denomination of twenty ($20.00) dollars each.
Ten thousand ($lO 0(0.00) dollars to be of the
denomination of fifty ($50.00) each
For the first twelve years only the interest of
said bonds shall be paid, thereafter there shall
be paid,
The thirteenth year five thousand ($5,000 00)
dollars of prim Ipal, (five dollar bonds) and two
thousand (2 000 00) dollars of interest;
The fourteenth year five thousand ($5,000.00)
dollars of principal, (five dollar bonds) and
seventeen hundred and fifty ($1750 00 )dollars of
interest;
The fifteenth year five thousand ($5,000.00)
dollars of principal, (ten dollar bonds) and
Uifteen hundred ($1500.00)dollars of interest;
The sixteenth year five thousand ($5,000.(0)
dollars of principal, (ten oollar bonds) and
twelve hundred and fifty ($1250.00) dollars of
interest;
"I he seventeenth year five thousand ($5,000 00)
dollars principal, (twenty dollar bonis) and one
thousand ($1 000.00; dollars of interest:
The eighteenth year five thousand (5.000 00)
dollars of principal, (twenty dollar bonds) and
seven hundred and fltty ($750.00) dollars of
interest;
Tbe nineteenth year five thousand ($5,000.00
dollars of principal, (fifty dollar bonds) and five
hundred ($500.06) dollars of interest;
The twentieth year five thousand ($5,000 00)
dollars of principal, (fifty dollar bonds) and two
hundred and fifty (s2so.iX>) dollars o' interest,
when principal and interest will be fully paid off.
All voters favoring the issuance of said bonds
will have w> itten or printed on their ballots “ * or
Bonds.” All opposed, the words “Against
Bonds.” JOHN C. FOSTER, Chairman,
MAX MEYERHaRDT, Clerk,
Board of Com’rs. Roads and Revenue.
10-4 30d
Land Sale.
GEORGIA, Floyd County. .
Under and by virtue of a power or sale vested
in the Guarantee Company of Georgiaby Sarah
E. McArthur, on a deed made and delivered to
it by her and recorded m Book MM, lolio 352,
in the oflice of the Clerk of Flovd Superior
Court, the undersigned'will sell, at public
outcry before the court nouse door in Rome,
Floyd County, Georela, between the legal hours
of sale, on the first Tuesday in November, 1894,
the following described property, towit: All
that tractor parcel of land situate, lying and
being in tbe State of Georgia and County of
Floyd, and in the 3rd district and 4th section of
said County of Fl«yd, consisting of whole lots
Nos. 213, 214 and 221, of forty acres each, and all
of lots Nos. 219 and 220 which He north of Big
Cedar Creek all lying in one body, aggregating
150 acres.and bounded as follows: North by
lands of Mr. Cozzart, east by vacant lots, south
by Big Cedar Creek and lands of W. G. Thomas,
and west by Big Cedar Creek and lands of C.
M. Williams. Said land will be sold as tbe
property of Sarah E. McArthur, for the pur
pose of paying a certain principal note for
$700.00, dated February Ist, 1889, and due five
years after date, and one coupon interest note
of even date therewith and due February Ist,
1894, for $24.50 with interest at 8 per cent, from
maturity, made byeaid Sarah E. McArthur to
G. G. Harrington, aud one certain guarantee
fee note made bv said Sarah E. McArthur to the
undersigned, for the sum of $3.50. of the same
date and maturity as said coupon interest note,
with intereet from maturity at 8 per cent , and
interest on said principal from ;February Ist,
1891. at 8 per cent, per annum; the principal
and interest due on said notes to said first
Tuesday being $772.65, besides 10 per cent,
attorney’s fees on said amount, and the costs of
this proceeding according to the terms of the
deed aforesaid. Default having been made in
the payment of said interest and guarantee fee
notes, the entire amount of e id indebtedness
is now due under the terms of eaid deed and
payable out of the proceeds of said sale. October
8, 1894. STEED & WIMBERLY, Attorneys
Guarantee Company of Geor ia.
The Farmers Co-operative
Insurance Association.
PETITION FOR CHARIER.
STATE OF GEORGIA.
To the Hon. Allen D. Candler, Secretary of
State:
Your petitioners, whose names are hereto
subscribed, all of them residing in the county
of Floyd, in said State, show that they desire to
form a corporation to be known as the Farmers’
Co-operative Insurance Association, the obj-ct
and business ot which corporation shall be the
mutual or c-operative insurance against loss bv
tire, wind or lightning of farm buildings and of
detached buildings in town or country, and of
personal property stored or kept in said build
ings. ench as household goods, machines, vehi
cles. implements e’c., or such of said buildings
and prouerty as said corporation may see proper
to insure, and under such restrictions, condi
tions and regulations as it may prescribe: eaid
corporation to be constituted tn such manner
and its business conducted under such by-laws
and regulations as its members or directors may
ordain; to possess no capital stock nor stock
holders, and its business to yield no dividend*
or profits, but each person granted insurance in
said corporation to become thereby and, during
thecontlnuanCHOf his insurance only, to remain,
a member thereof, with power in its meetings
and liability to its assessments proportionate to
the amount of hie insurance; and the proposed
insurance to be effected and the business to be
maintained by pro rata asse ament, upon all its
members to meet necessary expenses and such
losses as may occur, or to create a reserve fund
oat of which to pay such losses ai d expenses, or
by such mutual co-operation of its members
otnerwise as may be deemed expedient; the
principal office and domicile of «aia corporation
to be in said county of Floyd, but with the pow
er to do business and to establish branches else
where and in other states such branches when
established to lie upon such te r ms aa to member
ship , government ami connection with the main
body, and with ench designation, as said corpo
ration may prescribe.
Petitionere in g>'od faith Intend to go forwaid
without delay to orgsnizs said Association, and
the* request th t nqderthe laws in such case
provided they be incorporated by the name, for
the purposes, and with the powers and privil
eges aforesaid, and with all other rights and
powers proper or convenient to attain said ob
jects. ’ibey have given thirty days notice of
their intention to apply for said charter bv the
publication of this petition in the Rome Tribune,
a newspaper publishing the legal advertise
ments of said county of Floyd, once a week for
four weeks prior to tiling the same.
[Sinned bv |
D H. Shelton, G. H Millwu,
8. J WHATI.KV, J. C. (tAIILINHTON,
W F. Mohtgombby, W. L Sklman.
C. fc. Fbathebstok, At'orney.
PETITION FOR CHARTER. Z3i
STATE OF GEORGIA -Floyd County.
To the Superior Court of said County:
The petition of D. B. Hamilton. Thompson
Hiles, C. M. Harper and Harper Hamilton, all
ot said County, aud their associates and sue i
other persons ns may be associated with them,
shows :-That they desire to be duly incorporated
and made a bodv corporate und. r the name of
the “REAL KSTAiE, MINING AND MANU
FACTURING COMPANY.” ana by that name
tbev m y sue and be sued ana transact such
business as hereafter prayed for, and have and
use a common seal; contract and be contracted
with; loan and borrow n oney, and crea’e such
evidences of debt as said corporation may de
sire, Securing the same by mortgage, deeds of
trust or other securities upon its property or
franchises or any part thereof ae said corpora
tion mav deem proper or aaveable.
The object of said corporation is pecuniary
gain ana profit to its stockholder, and to this
end they propose Io carry on the business of
buying, selling, renting aod leasing all kinds of
property, real and personal, ot mining and
raising and selling iron ore, lime, coal and stone;
of owning, buying, leasing ana silling mineral
lands ana farming lands, qua>ries, minerals,
ores, iron and its products, coke, coal, wood,
cha> coal and such other goods as are generally
made, bought or sold in common with such bus
iness; and also of building, owning and opera
ting or Belling,or renting, or leasing, ore waeh
ere, iron furnaces, cotton factories, mills, cotton
gins and houses of all kinds: and the erection,
operating and manufacturing of any industry
conducive to tbe utilization of any raw materi
als, purchased leased or otherwise acquired by
saicUcorporation, or obtained by it irom any
property leased or owned or controlled by it;
together with the bujing and selling of mer
chandise of any form, manner or way, and of
improving the eaue in sach manner as maybe
deemed beet, and in selling, renting or leasing
such property on such terms as may be agreed
upon, together with the right to puichase and
own stock in any other corporation, and the
building and acquiring in any way and operating
such railroads, tram roads and other ways and
connections therewith to and from it mines,
mil s and other works as may be found condu
cive to the most profitable conduct of the bus
iness of said corporation.
Petitioners pray that said corporation be
granted rights and powers to mortgage and
sell and transfer, any or ail of Its lights, privil
eges, franchisee and properties: to borrow mon
ey and issue and negotiate notes, drafts, bonds,
and debentures, and tj secure the same by con
veyance or mortgage, either absolutely er m
trust upon any of its rights, privileg-e, fran
Chises or properties at such times as i: may
deem best; to issue capital stock, either prefer -
led or common, or both; to deliver its capital
stock or bonds either for cash or in pa* men t for
any rights, privilege.*, franchises or properties,
or for tbe bonds or stock of other cornorations
(without first selling its own stocks or securities
for cash, and * hen with tbe caeb purchasing
other securities or other properties) with the
right to receive property of any kind in payment
of the subscriptions to tbe capital stock, and the
right in tbe corporation to take eubscriptions
to the capital stock on conditions that the eame
may be payable in property; to transact all its
corporate business by a board of directors, who
may delegate the personel of any work to such
agents as they may deem proper.
Petitioners pray that they may te authorized
to make such rules and regulations and adopt
such by-laws, and altar and amend tbe sa’i e at
pleasure, as are not inconsistent to tbe laws of
this State or the United States, and that no per
sonal liability shall attach to any stockholder
after tbe amount subecribed to the capital stock
has be*n paid either in cash or in property as
aforesaid.
The capital stock of said corpovation shall be
ten thousand dollars ($10,100) in shares of one
hundred dollars ($100) each, in addition thereto
they desil e the privilege guaranteed to them,
their associates, assigns and successors of in
creasing the capital stoek to two hundred
thousand dollars ($200,000) from time to time
whenever such additional stock may be sub
scribed and certified by the Company’s Secretary
to the Clerk of the Superior Court, and by him
recorded on the Minutes of the Court, without
fovtber petition or order of Court.
The chief oflice of said corporation will be in
the ci'y of Rome, in said County, and the plaoe
of doing business as aforesaid will be in the
County of Floyd.
It is expressly desired that said corporation
may have full power to transact its busintes
and own, rent or lease, and sell, rent or lease
property as aforesaid, elsewhere, in and without
this State, and aleo to have branch offices in
such other places as may be demed best.
Petitioners pi ay that this corporation shal
h ve all rhe powers set forth in the code and
laws of this State inc.dent to euch corporations.
They desire to be incorporated for tbe term of
twenty years, with tne privileges of renewal at,
the expiration of said time. They desire to or
ganize and cimmenee business when the said
amount of ten thousand dollars shall have been
subscribed
D. B. Hamilton, Petitioners’ Atorney.
Filed in oflice Sept 24.1894.
Wm E. Bksiegel, Clerk Superior Court.
GEORGIA—vFIoyd County.
A true copy from the minutes in my office.
This sept. 21, 1894.
Wm. E. BEStEGEi.,Crk Superior Court,
sept 27 4wks Floy<t County.
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Commissioner’s Sale.
W. F. Ayer ) Rule to partition
vs. | in Floyd Superior
J. W. Btrnwell. Guardian ; Court
G. C. Longstreet, et al. j
Under and by"virtus of an order gran’ed at
the March term of Court of Floyd
County, the undersigned commissioners ap-
f minted for the purpose, will sell for partition,
n the above etat -d cause, at public outcry be
fore the coart house door in Rome, between the
usual hour* for public sale*, oj the first Tues
day in November, next tne folfeiejng described
real estate, to wit: “That tramtaLland known
as the Oak Hill farm ou the EiolHteiver, about
eight miles from Rome, formerW'occnpied by
Dr. C. K Aver, tn the 2:ird discricMMHl 3rd see
tion of said county of Flo.d, cotfiprtstng the
wnole of lot No 299, and those portiohsiOjt lots
Noe. 300, 301 and 302. which He on the north side
of the Etowah river, containing about 440 acres.
Terms of sale, one-third cash, the balance in
equal 'amounts, in one and two years, with in
terest at eirliAper cent, trom da eof sale. Tne
title will until all tbe purchase
money is paid, itept'-inber 18th. 1894.
. J. B. SULLIVAN,
W W. BROOKB,
SMILEY JOHNSON,
10-3 Im -Commissioners.
Treasury department, office
Supervising Architect, Washington, D. C.
October 3. 18i 4. Sealed proposals will be re
ceived at this oflice until 2 o’clock, p. m. on the
31st day of October, 1894, and opened imme
diately thereafter, lor all the labor and mate
rial* required for tbe erection and completion
(except heating appara us) including ap
proaches, of the U. S. Post Oflice at Rome.
Georeia in accordance with drawings and
specification, copies of which may be had at
this office or at the office of the Superintendent
at Rome, Georgia Each bld must lie accom
panied by a certified check for a sum not less
than 2 per cent of the amoun' of the proposal.
The right is reserved to rei«ct anv or all bids or
to waive any defector informality in any bid,
should it be deemed in tbe intereet of the Gov
ernment to do so. All proposals received after
the time stated will tie returned to the bidders
Proposals must be enclosed in envelopes, sealed
and marked, “Propoeal for the Erection and
< omnletlon (Except Heating Apparatus) in
cluding Approaches, of the U. S. Post Office at
Rome. G“orgia.” and addressed to CHARLES
E. KEMPER, Acting Supervising Architect.
J. S. WYATT,
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