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mm fJlssCOAL * WITH jg. O. HERNDON. opqt Grades; more of them and greatest capacity. Phone 37. ^X^mSDAY. May 6, 1897. was Some bills wont do to post prank Reynolds is in the city- ... a The Gitness Club” has got money to burn. The health of Mrs. W. C. Pra ter is improving. j C. Haggard,of Varnelis. } the city Monday. ? • ^ new lot of collars and cuffs received this week. R. M. Herron Father M. J. Clifford spent Tuesday in Atlanta. Bryant & Fincher’s Bed Bug Filler kills bed bugs. Col. F. T. Hardwick was in Cedartown on Tuesday. p r> 1. H. Harlan, of Tunnel gill, was in Dalton Tuesday. John M. Oxford is in Ringgold doing some work this week J. L. Bender is having his store house repaired and it will soon be for rent. Horan’s for fishing tackle trot lines, fish hooks, stag ing, sinkers, etc. Every thing cheap at Horan’s. Bob Sloan, of Atlanta, was shaking hands with Dalton friends last week. There has been no change made in the Tunnel Hill post-office as jet. Rev. M. C. Jackson of Tunnel Hill, was in Dalton Tuesday after noon. Mr. Jim . .Swick has returned from a short business trip to Chat tanooga. Try Snow Bells at Horan’s soda fountain. Mr. J. L. Perry, of Dalton, was in the city yesterday.—Hustler of Rome. Dr. J. M. King and wife, of Tilton, were in the city Tuesday afternoon. G. L. Moore and family, of Spring Place, Ga., spent yester day in Dalton. Follow the crowds to Ho ran’s soda fountain. Miss Mae Weatherly is expect ing two young lady friends the bst of the week. Dr. W. P. Cornwell is in the city for a few days. He is stop ping at “ The Cedars.” ' Miss Mary Harland and Miss Lula Brandon, of Calhoun, were in Dalton Tuesday. The Monarch line of negli gee shirts with or without collars, is up-to-date. ' R. M. Herron. Mre. B. F. Harris, of Ringgold, spent Monday in Dalton on a topping expedition. Mrs. Mary Wise, the clever post-mistress of Tunnel Hill, was io the city Monday. Mr. Tom Jones who spent Sun- a y here returned to Dalton yes- y* Hastier of- Rpme. » • Horan’s soda fountain is Ifrving the very finest cold ’Hinks. H will not be long until the e sche take their vacation and an e R a ot reception will he given. ® am barter, of the was shaking hands with lends in Dalton yesterday. y ‘ ^leshman, of Lynchburg, with a ^ ew Hays this week h aunt, Mrs. M. A. Farrar. Sanders before you buy your It will pay you. Mr. Proctor, of Rome, is in the city today. Capt. S. L. Bell, Of Dalton, is m Ringgold today. Hon. John. W. Maddox, con gressman from this district, was in Dalton Friday. Fyion, of Cincinnatti, rep resenting the Corticelli Silk Mills, is in Dalton'today. It is rumored that there will be a change in the W. and A. sched ule on next Sunday. Miss Miller, of La Grange, Ga., is the guest of Miss Maud Wil liams in this city. Strawberry culture should be en couraged in this vicinity. There is big money in the industry. Dr. J. E. Ferguson’s many friends are glad to see that he has recovered from his prolonged ill ness. T. R ? Cherry, wife and daugh ter, Mrs. R. S. Mitchell, have re turned to Tunnel Hill from At lanta. Miss Mary Fite, of Ryal’s High School at Sugar Valley, was visit ing Miss Mamie Fincher on Sun day. Mrs. Chas. Deakin, after a pleas ant visit to relatives in Resaea, re turned to Dalton yesterday at noon. Alderman W. A. Nichols and family, of LaFayette, Ga., are in Dalton the guests of relatives and friends. R. J. L. Richardson, of High land Park, Tenn., was in Dalton this week.. He returned home Wednesday. Mr. N. F. Taliaferro, of Sher man Heights, Tenn., was visiting his daughter, Mrs. Berry Burnett, last Monday. Superior court has adjourned, and as there is nothing else to oc cupy the public mind why not dis cuss the weather ? Rev. J. M. Mecklin and wife returned home from the Nashville Centennial' last night and are stop ping at Hotel Dalton. Lewis C. Henslee, of Ringgold, who now represents the J. & P. Coats -Thread Company, spent Tuesday in Dalton. C. L. Niall’s friends were hard ly able to recognize him Wednes day. He rode the 3rd degree goat of the K. P. Tuesday night. Yon will not be indicted for murder if you buy your bed bug killer from Bryant & Fincher, and only use it on the hugs. The death of “Uncle Bob Ellis” takes from Dalton one of her old est negroes. He was an “old time darkey and was nearly 100 years ol& of “ Tater ” bugs can he killed easy with Paris Green. You can purchase all the Paris Green you want from Bryant & Fincher, the druggists. Col. W. C. Glenn and family, Atlanta, will reach Dalton about the middle of the month and spend most of the summer here. Dr. J. C. Bivings says the Whit field county physicians should or ganize a local medical association. Much good would no doubt re sult from it. Revs. Stanton and Walraven carrying on- an interesting re- at the Hamilton street Meth- ehurch. Many converts are made. ^ and Mrs. H. W. MoClaiy, Parksville, Tenn., were visiting relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Ber- Boroett, of this city, last Sun- and Monday. , . W. W. Adair, W. H. Biro and W. N. Brownlow left Wednesday morning for Carrolton where they expect to conduct a meeting for four or five weeks. are vival odist being Mr. of their ry day Revs. Bird ’Squire W. H. Foster, of Tun nel Hill, was in Dalton Tuesday. L. B. Duckett and son, John, of Cedar Ridge, paid the Citizen a pleasant call yesterday morning. Mrs. R. Lee Harland and sister, Miss Lula Foster, of Tunnel Hill, were in Dalton on Tuesday. Sheriff Johnson has returned from Charleston* Tenn. He brought with him Jim Hyde, who is charged with rioting. Col. S. P. Maddox, the Solicitor General of the Cherokee district, spent Tuesday in Cartersville on business connected with the court. Judge C. D. McCutcheon was down town on Tuesday and he seems to be getting along very nicely. His friends were glad to see him out again. Ed. West and Paul Jack, two popular young Romans who are winning fame and fortune with their pens spent Sunday visiting Dalton’s fab- daughters. “ The assistant adjutant gen eral of the State was in Dalton yesterday collecting the guns and accoutrement of the late Dalton, guards, as they belong to the State. •Miss Mamie Brown, who has been the guest of Mrs. H. J. Smith, of Dalton, returned to Resaea yes terday to join her mother who leaves for Ashville, N. C., tomor row. Mrs. C. C. Bemis went to Chat tanooga on Monday. She re turned home yesterday afternoon accompanied by Mrs. George Be mis and two children, of Highland Park- There was a party out for a bi cycle ride on Monday afternoon. One of the wheels ridden by a young lady collided with the wheel of a young man and the result was a slight wreck. Mrs. I. J.Dettor is in Nashville this week attending ^the Centen nial. She will be joined by her brother, J. M. Lewis, of St. Louis, who will accompany her on her return to Dalton. Prof. Hafley, who is represent ing the Atlanta Business College, made a splendid talk in behalf of that school before the Teachers’ Institute when they were in ses sion in Dalton. Sensations are not of very fre quent occurance in this city of late, news items are scarce, there are no murders, marriage or sui cides, elopements are out of date, and scandals are things of the past. The winds cut some wonder fully queer capers Saturday night, and several times it looked as if a severe storm were immi nent. However the clouds dis persed each time without a serious blow. He Expired very Suddenly at Noon Today. HE WAS A WELL KNOWN CITIZEN And had Been Unwell for the Past few Days—No Funeral Arangements- Have Been Made. Just before the hour of going to press The Citizen learns of the sudden death of Dr. J. A. Price. He expired at his home in this city about 1 p. m., and at this writing no particulars were given out or could be learned by a re porter. Dr. J. A. Price was a well known citizen of Dalton, having moved here. from Murray county about fifteen months ago and took up his profession in an office over the First National Bank. He had been complaining for the past few days, but not confined to his bed. Extra fine bananas, Apples, New Beans, Strawberries. Buchholz. ’Phone 57. UNTIL ALL SOLD ' AT LOVEfldN & 50N5, WE OFFER —* 1000 yards Cotton Dress Goods, worth from 10 to 15 cents per yard for ....... 5c PER YARD. Come and see this great big extraordinary bargain. Buy your slippers at this house. 50c to $2.00 per pair. ‘Latest style Fans, 5 to 50 cents each. Laces, 5 to 55 cents per yard. Don’t buy* any dress stuffs'until you price the lines we are selling at 8, 10 and 15 cents per yard. We are seemingly selling the best goods for the least money of any house in Dalton. We can, want to and will save yon money- LOVEMAM & SONS. Barrett, Denton & Lynn Have just received a fresh shipment of Red Top Sorg hum Seed and German Millet Se^d. Call on them and -get your seed. John Bitting, one of Dalton’s cleverest boys, who is connected with the firm of J. M. High & Co., in Atlanta, spent Sunday with his mother at “The Cedars.” He was accompanied by his friend, Frank Taylor, of Atlanta. Mr. Frank Reynolds who was connected with the Tribune for some time, returned to Dalton yes terday. He won many friends while in Rome and his departure is regretted, especially by the news paper fraternity .-Hustler of Rome. Mrs. E. \A._ Redford, of Win chester, Tenn., who, is to make ier future home in Dalton, ar rived Tuesday afternoon. Her husband is expected in a few days. He will he the proprietor of the creamery soon to be started here. Rev. M. W. Shields, of Spring Place, passed through Dalton yes terday enroute to Wilmington, N. C., where he goes as a delegate from the North .Georgia Baptist- Association to the Southern Bap tist Convention now in session at Wilmington, Rev. J. M. Burnett, of Cohutta, was among his many Dalton friends last Sunday and Monday. J. H. McCarty, of Rome, paid a pleasant visit to Dalton Sunday, and all the hoys were happy to see him. The government is building a handsome and substantial bridge across the Chicamauga creek at Ringgold. Don’t let the bugs eat up your potatoes, but go to Bryant & Fin- cheris and-buy some Paris Green and kill the bugs. Why don’t you buy the best mower in the world from Sanders ? Don’t go to bed with your boots on, hut go to Bryant & Fincher’s and buy a bottle of their Bed Bug Poison and kill the “ critters.” Misses Tessie and Ida Burton, of Port Royal, Pa., who have been visiting Miss Cora Patterson; of Dalton, returned home on Monday. Mr. Robt. Cooper and family leave for Charleston, S. C., on Friday. They have enjoyed their stay among their Dalton friends. Kid gloves in lemon, ox- blood and white with black stitching. R. M. Herron. Dr. J. E. Ferguson, dentist, af ter a long and serious illness, is hack again ’ in his office over Tapp’s store, and will he glad to receive all his old patrons and so licits their future patronage. A communication was received from “Argricola ” this week. If the author will send his name, we may use the article. His name is not wanted for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. The man with fighting blood ought to have no trouble in find ing a skirmish these days. A war can be found in almost.any di rection. There’s one in Cuba, one in Honduras, one in Brazil, one in Uruguay, one in Europe, one in the Philippines and one in upper Egypt. All one need to do is to pay his passage and take his choice.—Morning News. NOW READY. Warerooms chuck Ml of Piano Binders, Movers ail Reapers. • ■. - - Positively the lightest draft, most simple and mechanical in constrnc- tion of any machine made. Come and see us or let us know where you can be men, Burrus Sanders and Wm. E. Farmer. found by our traveling sales- Adjoining Hill Foundry. SANDERS M’F’C. CO., STfl-Tg AGEHTS. A Macon young man says: “The meanest girl has been discovered. She lives in Atlanta, and one even ing last week she invited three young men to come and hide be hind the portieres and hear another young man propose to her.” If yon contemplate traveling over the Southern Railway, it would he to your advantage to see the change of schedule which went into effect last Sunday. The schedule will’be found in another column of The Citizen. It is generally understood that the merchants of Dalton, generally speaking, will close up at three o’clock next Thursday afternoon, to allow their employees the bal ance of the afternoon off to attend memorial exercises. A wedding occured in Carters ville today in which Dalton is in terested. Mr. Walter Saterfield and Miss Annie Renfroe, are the contracting parties. John E. Sat terfield, of Dalton, a brother of the groom, accompanied by his wife, left Tuesday morning to be pres ent at the marriage. Jim T. Wilson has apparently been in a very deep study since last Sunday. He has been trying to decide whether he would make of the new boy at his house, a butcher or a pugilist. While con sidering the matter he has been singing, “Who wouldn’t be a father.” J. L. Fincher is responsible for the following story on Rev. E. B. Farrar. He says Mr. Farrar went fishing but did not carry any bait with him. He just took a couple of bird dogs along with him to catch crickets for bait as he needed it. Be that as it may, Brother Farrar brought a long string of fish hack with him. For Sale. I have for sale one Chicago- Pitts Thresher, in good condition. We will sell cheap. Terms suit able. Quinn Callaway, 4t Dalton, Ga. 1 ments may soon follow.’ Miss Alma Gordon, of Ring- gold, was in Dalton Monday. Thomas Jefferson said: “If we are faithful to our country, if- we acquiesce with good will in the decisions of the majority; and the nation moves in mass in the same direction, although it may not be that which every individual thinks best, we iiave nothing to fear from any quarter.” Don’t wear out the seat of your pants, says an exchange, waiting for work to come to you. If you can’t find a clerkship drive a de livery wagon ; if no jobs of that kind are open, go to the farm. Do anything but sit around town and make yourself and others miserable by complaining that there is noth ing to do. The Georgia legislature will have to make some disposition of the penitentiary • question at its next session. The present lease of the State’s convicts expires in April, 1899, and it will not do to leave the question as to what shall he done with the convicts opbn- until the legislature to be elected next year meets.—Lawreneeville News.' The lovely home of W. E. Os- lin on Selvidge street, will be ablaze with light this evening and many young people will gather' there to meet Miss Olla Miller, of West Point, Ga., who is the guest of Mrs. Oslin. This will be one of the most delightful social events of the merry month of May. Tueday was sales day for the county and city. A lot of prop erly changed hands temporarily, and.The A. J. Showalter Co. * has purchased the two lots adjoining them on the south, fronting on Hamilton street. They will erect a boiler house temporarily on the one nearest their office building, and other permanent improve-