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JEW SERIES*
“ WISDOM, .JUSTICE, AND MODERATION.”
ROME, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 24, 1875.
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“YE OLDEN TIME.”
The Reveries of a Roving Ro
man o f Times Long Ago.
irauelep’ (Suidf. _
United States Mail Line—The Ooosa
River Steamers I
O S AND AFTER NOVEMBER 30, 1874,
Steamers on tho Coosa River will run as
nor schedule as follows, supplying all tho Post
Offices on Mail Route No. 8189 ••
Leavo Rome every Monday at 1 P- M.
Leave Romo every Thursday at...... S A. M.
Arrivo at liadsden Tuesday and Friday.. 7 A. M.
Leave Gadsden Tuesday and Friday...... 9 A.M.
Arrive at Romo Wednesday and Saturday 6 P. M.
IIOV28 J. M. ELLIOTT, ften’i Bupt.
New York, April 13th, 1875.
To the Editor of The Couriei':
Some kind friend, prompted, no
doubt, by metnoriesof “auldlangsyne,”
sent me two copies of the Rome papers,
which were read with much interest,
even to the advertisements. Occasion
ally the name of some fellow-playmate,
or long ago acquaintance, would call
up recollections of the happy school
boy days, when P. M. Shiebley taught
in the old “Academy” on the court
house hill, where now stands the mon
ument of your enterprise the “ water-
tower,” and of the “College” where that
good teacher, Mr. Stephens, so long held
sway over the jolliest, most manly and
warm-hearted boys that ever played
“leap-frog,” “gull-hole,” “town-ball,” or
perhaps “circus."
While reading your papers, those
boy hood days passed as it were “in re
view,” calling up so many forms and
faces dear, that I was tempted to write
this as a sort of love-letter to those who
remain of "us boys” and “ our girls.”
I have visited “Barnum’s Great Roman
Hippodrome,” but it seems to me that
all such shows nowadays pale before
the rollicking “play circus” that “we
Rome Railroad—Change of Soheduie
O N AND AFTER SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6,
1874, trains on this road will run »» follow.:
DAY PASSENGER TRAIN.
Loaves Rome at Y.40 A. M
Arrive at Romo 1.30 P. to
SATURDAY EVENING TRAIN.
Leaves Rome at 5.15 P. M
/rrivoatRome 10.16 P. M
Each train will m&ko close connections .At
Kingston with Western ami Atlantic Railroad
trains bound for Chattanooga and Atlanta.
0. M. PENNINGTON, Gen. Suj*
JNO. E. STILLWELL, Ticket Agent.
Goorcia R. R,, Augusta to Atlanta.
D ay passenger trains on Georgia
Railroad, Atlanta to Augusta, run as below:
Leaves Augusta at 8.40 a. a
Loaves Atlanta at 8.30 a. m
Arrivos Augusta aV 3.45 P. a
Arrives at Atlanta at 5.45 p. u
Night Passenger Trains as follows:
Loaves Augusta at 8.16 P. y
Leaves Atlanta at 6.16 p,
Arrives at Augusta 8.46 ▲.
Arrives at Atlanta at 8.40 A. k
Accommodation Train as follows :
Leaves Atlantp 6 45 P. M
Leaves Stone Mountain ^ 30 A. M
Arrives Atlanta 8 05 A. M
iW'ves Stone tlouniatn 8 16 P. M
The Selma) Rome & Dalton Railroad
fpRAINS will RUN AS FALLOWS OVER
JL. this R >ad, commencing Sunday, Jan. 17
MAlt. TRAIN DA1IY—-NORTH.
Leave Rome 0.10 P M
Arrive at Dal«on 12.00 P M
Making close connections at Dalton with the
Last Tennessee, Virginia and Goorgia Railroad,
and Western and Atlantic Railroad, for all
Eastern and Western cities, aud all Virginia
Springs.
kail 1 rain daily—south.
Leavo Dalton 6.10 P. M
Arrive at Rome 9.IU P. M
Arrive at Calera 6.35 A. M
Arrive at Selma 10.10 A. M
Making close connections at Calera for Mont
gomery and points South, and at 8oltna with
Alabama Central Railroad for Mobile, New Or-
Rnnth . f I u *‘ an » Vicksburg, Jackson, and points
uth in Toias, Louisiana and Mississippi.
tuv M - STANTON, Gen. Supt.,
RAY KNIGHT, Gon. T. A P. Agent,
W. 8, CRANJS, Agent, Rome, Ga.
& Atlantio Railroad and its
Connections.
"HKNNESAAV ROUTE!”
ho following schedule takes effect May 25, 1878
northward.
No. II No.a No. I
AnCartS 1 *'"? ?° p m 8 30 aIU 10 00 P m
inS T "'S J P m - 11 0,1 am 12 30 am
A l,ln B t °“ 8 4:1 p “ -»l « am 1 03 am
ArrChallif " 10 3 " p m 2 01 P m 3 00 am
Afr Chattanooga 4 28 pm 5 00 am
SOUTHWARD.
No. 2
....10 45 p m
No. 4
l ’45 p m
a" Carterhv V, lu 44 p m t 45 p m
4 , 8 !J P ‘« >Mlam
Kn Dalton ! P m 1“ 12 a “
L" Chattanooga T."” s P “ 8 00 a “
Pullm:
• 45 p m 5 45 a m
to LylShbuf.* 110 ? S ar> Train " -Yos. II and 2
I'ullmYe t? f ml Now Orleans.
for Atlanta P “i'n 6 ,, Cilr3 00 Traia * Nos. 1 and 2
t.ianta and Chattanooga,
Tia Mom° g “ fr0m Orleans to Lynchburg-
I A , tlanla aa '‘ Dalton j only ono
tinoogj, “ Atl anta to Saint Louii~via Chat-
k Flrr Y-T\VO MILES SHORTER
than , r ° York ani Ewtorn oitiea
f'hkwto thVv?, U J?ol r0 ? \ llanta i an <l 2 <W.
Il0p from Atlanti r ® *la springs than any other
“ eXP9n * iV0
Pl P r flss at Q z a ,! 0Ilv ’ Pk Atlanta by the Lightning
»>• Wand a P fC^ T¥8 .L“ Ne r Y " rk .1 * 44 p in
35 minute, oarlinVll, 011 thereaf| or— IS hour, and
tome "Oarltorthan paisongora by any other
'ou" , a’r D r^ f e 'i' ea ' fi “g AtlanU »* 10 P “ by ‘bi«
pAUenger* who ^? r J t Bam# time as
line,. "bo >«*« »t « p m by tbo opposition
fi'littia'Sprinn? 8 * w, > ole »»r through to the
lr *“theundoratgn.u! 0 Lynohbur «- ,h ™'d »d-
" f'<nM t J 1 * P ^ in2 y a »«Hng should tend
M^A,k C,-0SE Connections!
ogots via •• Konnosaw Route.”
Q,a?1 p n3, 6ne(l r . . » W WRENN,
M »J31a 8 11 Tl °b.t Agent, Atlantr, Ga-
boys” improvised for the entertainment
of our sweethearts, stealing out our
father’s horses for the purpose. What
actors wo had ! Our “vaulter” was the
wonder and admiration of all. He is
now a lawyer. Our “ clown” was as
great a success as though ho had been
born striped. He is dead. Peace to his
ashes! Our bare-back rider was terri
ble in his daring as he would dash
around the bmsh-heap and into the
ring, the girls would scream and cry,
and the boys would run, and he would
go home and scare his mother nearly
to death, reciting the details of his
wonderful performances. Thet boy
“fit, bled and died” for his country and
is now a “commercial traveler.” You
should have been a boy then to have
had fun. Why we would play“hide and
seek” with the girls for kisses. I re
member how it puzzled me, then, that
some boys always found certain girls so
readily. I can play that game better
now I Then two or three boys got all
the kisses, while most of us did the
“seeking,” but then we didn't care to
kiss a girl anyway I
Ah, those were times when eyes were
bright, and hearts true and warm,
jdow we boys loved our sweethearts,
and truly, they were worthy our
knightly devotion. Sometimes 1 meet
one of them in a strange city, some
are across the river, asleep, anil their
awakening must be to that blessed life
eternal in the heavens !
And those dear boys, where are they '
I ant a wanderer, and in my travel:
I often meet them no longer boys, but
stern, bearded men ; genial, courageous
men, working out their destinies;
have heard them preach; 1 have heard
them when reason and eloquence were
pleading for justice; I have seen death
retreat, baffled by their skill; some
fell gloriously, and now rest “ On
fame’s eternal camping ground I” One
was kind enough to offer to insure my
life not long since, “ in a quiet way.”
I have had an idea that my life would
probably last me a while, but that boy
ulmost persuaded me that I was on the
“ rapid decline” list!
Rome, not long since, was a “ town.”
I have chased rabbits through the woods,
now Howard street. About where
Ayer and McDonald now do bus ; nes3
was a pond, spanned by a plank foot
bridge, upon which pond I have play
ed sea captain with a box for a ship
Now your city reaches across two rivers
and over the," high lands” ! She boasts
of her commerce - and manufactures
with good reason, much of hergrowth is
due to the energy of those boys who
played with us,“some twenty years ago."
And the business houses! Think of
that old curiosity shop” kept by Mr.
Win. R. Smith ; you will have to call in
your imagination, for even the ojd house
under the Jiil) is gone; its master is
gone, if queue" and all.
Pass down Rroad street, and how
many familiar names do you now sec, that
hung out then ? Across the street you
still see “DeJournettefurther down
you read "A. T. Hardin;’’ you stop aud
go book to tho time when about opposite
nis presont stand, was tho big house, now
gone, but then known as Hardin & Smy-
er. The old gentleman begins to wear
the honorable badge of oht ago, as does
also his noble wife. The prido of their
house fell, leaving them almost heartbro-
keu, yeats ago, I know that every one who
knew him will join mo in saying that
no hotter boy nor truer man ever lived
than my young heart’s brother, that “no
blest Roman of them all,” Walter Seott
Hardin! You walk clown the street,
your head dejected, your thoughts far
away, when you see by contrast a marble
block marked ‘Norton.’ Looking up, you
read “R. S. Norton A-Suns!” Stop now.
Those “sons” were of “ ur boys,” and in
twenty years of close friendship I have
never known aught but good of them.
They would puzzle girls, but their “uni
form” was to blame. I wonder if other
boys felt as I did about “Uncle Reuben?'.’
1 was afraid of him, somehow, Ht as I
was the worst boy in town, and he one of
the best men, you may account for it.
Below this you see few familiar names.
Among tiie few are Cothran, Hargrove,
by the way, do the Hargroves ever grow
ed ?” J tl,it Harkins is still selling “fast
:olorn," aud across the way you see
‘Wm. Ramey!” That name always re-
niuds me of "Jake.” You ask who In the
deuoo was “Jake?" Why, he was as
well known in Homo twouty years ago
as was Rip Van Winkle’s “Schneider”
in "Falling water.” “Jake” was a horse
and, I believe, the pioneer of the livery
business in Rome.
I must have been blind to pass Atta-
way & Wilkinson. Why, the good wo
man who could be the mother of such a
Ooy as “Bud,” deserves more than piss
ing notice; and now that she lias been so
chastened, we should bo carefully tender
with her. Miss Wilkinson was here a
few days ago, selecting her stock of mil
linery goods in person. She knows her
business too well to need the assistance
of a “resident buyer in New York.” If
I am not mistaken, Miss Wilkinson is
the only milliner in Rome who was "ap
prenticed,” as it were, and learned her
p-ofesaion tlioeoughly and well. Success,
is said to be proof of merit. Apropos to
to this, it is remarked here that she exer
cises unexceptionable taste in buying,
and carries to Rome the best selected
lines of goods that have gone into Geor
gia. I assure you this is no mean com
pliment to her taste and experience.
But I must not weary you. I could
find something to say of every foot of
ground from the depot to Forrestville,
but forbear. Rome is ns dear to me as
the holy city was to tho Jews. In this
connection allow mo to add my hearty
tribute to what I often hear said of her.
For sixteen years I have been a wander-
I have visited many places, seen
much of the world, and heard more. I
have met with a liberal share of kindness,
and am indebted to many people and pla
ces for courtesies and pleasure. But for
whole-souled, genial hospitality, com
mend me to Rome, nbove all others!
With Burns I say—
•‘In Heaven, itself, I eb'c no more,
Than juBt a‘higuland? wolcome."
Had the Bayard been the preceptor
and tho Graces their associates; they
could not have added to the chfvalric
bearing of your gentlemen nor the sweet,
gently refined manuers of your ladies !
One lady excepted, aud I am more in
debted to them for happiness and pleas
ure than to all the world besides. With
all “our beys” and “our girls” this will
be excuse enough for writing as I do.
May their shadows lengthen slowly ! As
to the past, my constant prayer is “O
God, keep my memory green !”
I intended to write more of matters
interesting to the business men, and the
ladies, but have been led into such
prolixity us to discourago me. The cry
of “hard times” comes up so regularly
that it ha- now become chronic, being
more an habitual croaking than a true
expression of the condition of affairs.
This season it has had its effect percep
tibly, the-South and West being very
lightly represented here. Rome has
been better represented than any city of
like importance in the South. Some
of your buyers are here now, and if I
am correctly informed they are buying
goods at prices that will enable them to
“ corner” Atlanta, whose merchants
were in the market earlier.
I would say something of styles, in
goods, but they are so various, nnd all
so pretty that it would be useless to at
tempt a description. A man usually
prefers to look at a woman’s face, and
consequently sees more of their “ hats”
than “ dresses” 1 The hats this season
are wonderfully pretty, nnd—at last—
sensible, mostly, with round orowns,
and wide brims turning up either in
front or one side according to the style
of beauty they are to adorn. Ribbons
and flowers are used in profusion. The
new ribbon is wide, either plain or bro
caded “ diagonal.” in all colors and
shades, the new brocaded “liat-scarf”
being very desirable. Soufre is the
fashionable color, though black, white,
drab and cardinal red are very desira
ble, forming elegant combinations.
'Flowers aro mostly in long wreaths,
behind. The material for hats are
various, straw, and the light “ Italian
lace” being the favorites. French chips
are very expensive, and the Amerioan
is generaly preferred, being oheaper,
more durable, and not less handsome,
But I am trespassing and will stop,
Miss Wilkinson can tell you more of
styles than I. Few things of interest
escape the notice of visitors, when the
“ visitor” is a woman. Slie seal it all,
and rarely forgets anything that is new
or pretty.
Looking over this I am tempted to
be merciful,and burn it,but upon second
thought I will leave it for you to dis
pose of. Your paper stirred me up un
til I have “ run over.” Rec.ulus.
Through Cotton for Savannah and
New York.—During the cotton week
ending lust night, the Western railroad
of Alabama brought to Columbus en
route for S.tvannab and New York, 17
bales cotton—15 from Mobile, 2 from
Opelika, West Point and other stations.
The total through movement by this
route since September 1st, is 34,622
bales- -4.047 from Mobile, 8,276 from
Montgoun rv. 10,055 from Selma, 8,118
from West Point, Opelika, etc., 3,621
from Vicksburg. During same time the
Mobile and Girard railroad has brought
tip 4,001 through bales against 2,546.—
Columbus Enquirer.
Georgia News.
The fruit crop in Oglethorpe has
been injured by the trost.
The farmers of Walker have about
finished planting corn.
The frame of tho new colored E -is-
eopal church in Darien has been raised.
There are about one hundred .and
seventy thousand Baptists in Georgia.
The night train on the Macon and
Augusta Railroad has been discontin
ued.
Two whites and two blacks is the ex
tent of Macon’s mortality for the week
ending Saturday.
Bishop Beckwith killed an alligator
on St. Simon’s island recently that
weighed 250 pounds.
An Atlanta man delivers 1160 worth
of Ponce de Leon wnter in that «ity
every month.
Bishop Beckwith confirmed six white
and twenty-one colored people on But
ler’s Island recently.
Th^ Atlanta News announces the ar
rival 6f an Italian nobleman, attended
by a monkey in a red jacket.
All State, county, atid city officers
are iriyited to join the procession on
Memorial Day m Atlanta.
General Garlington is identified with
the Griffin News as a regular literary
contributor and traveling correspondent.
Timberprices have somewhat improved
at Darien, in consequence of a scarcity,
and a large number of vessels needing
cargoes.
The murrain lias made its appearance
in Dalton, from which several valuable
cows have died within the past week or
two.
Indian Spring, it is said, will be more
attractive this year than for a long while.
The spring is one of the most celebrated
in the United States.
A fearful storm and rain visited Quit-
man and surrounding country on the 11th
inst. Borne injury was done to property
in the country.
Major Gallaher has made arrangements
to continue the publication of the Quit-
man Independent, and the paper is there
fore withdrawn from the market.
From the Sandersville Herald : Guano
is being much more extensively used by
planters this than last year. Small grain
crops, if no disaster happens, will be one
of the best ever harvested.
Major McGrcgorj of the "Warreriton
Clipper, and Mr. A. M. C. Russell, of the
Albany Central City, are now engaj
nursing little girls. This is well.
Mrs. J. A. Jones, the widow of Col.
Jack Jones, who lost his life at Gettys
burg, died in Columbus on Thursday, af
ter a very brief illness, at the residence
of Gen. H. L. Bcnning.
The Early County News is creditably
informed that Judge Kiddoo says he is
determined to punish the carrying of
concealed weapons, hereafter, by iiu-
irisoument, without the alternative of
:jne.
The Savannah Advertiser says Anna
Dickinson, who lectured in that city on
Friday night, “was received by one of
Savannah’s best audiences nnd created
quite a. furore."
The Chief of Police of the city of
Atlanta asserts positively that he bribed
two councilracn of that city by offering
them §1,500, on condition that he was
chosen for tho short term
ef three mouths and for the long term of
two years.
The Central City says : Corn is up in
many fields in this section, and it is grow*
ing rapidly. We have seen some that
was from four to six inches in height.
Oats are doing well and promise a heavy
yield, so far ns we have learned.
On Wednesday last Dr. J. W. Mercer,
of Georgetown, Gn., sold to Mr. J. G.
Gtiice, of Eufaula, Alabama, 654 bales
of cotton, at 15 cents per pound. This
is the largest transaction in cotton, be
tween two persons, that ever took place
in that city.
The raffle at Savannah for a famous
black thorn stick to be given the most
popular railway president was won by
Col. John Screven, of the Gulf Road,
who beat Mr. Wadley, of the Central,
1,500 votes.
The Hon. Thomas Stooks, of Greene
county, who has passed his four score
and ten years, is, as wo learn from the
Greensboro’ Herald, in his usual health,
and will bo present at the Sunday-school
convention at Union Point.
From farmers and from cotton buy
ers, and others who have conversed with
the neighboring farmers, the Atlanta
Herald learns that there is now less cot
ton in the coantry to be brought into
market than there has been heretofore
in the month of July.
The Milledgoville Every Saturday says
a “ railroad receipt, from this place,waB
found fifty miles east of Augusta on
tho afternoon of tho day upon which
the cyclone passed. It was carried away
by the wind from this place and was
picked up in South Carolina, os above
stated, and returned to this city.”
THE ROME HOTEL,
BROAD STREET. NEAR LAILROaD DEPOT
(Formerly Tenneieea Houeel
J. A. STANSBURY, - - Proprietor
Rome, Georgia.
■ THIS HOTEj IS SITUATED WITHIN
tw.itity etejit -f the retimed pla lurni, and
convenient to the t-.i«lno7« p. rtion of town.
Sorvan a polite u ul attontive to thoi diql.-i.
nr All Baggage lendlod Froo of Ch .rce.
feb3a THOMAS H. SCOTU Clerk.
THE CHOICE HOTEL,
CORNER BROAD AND BRIDGE STREETS
J- C, Ratvllna, Proprietor.
(Situated in the Uuelneia part of tho City.)
Rome, Georgia.
yap-Paste agora takon to and from the Depot
tree of charge. ARTHUR FORT, Clerk.
ianl7a
H.D. COTHRAN,
President.
C. O. SULLlSVteLL.
Crshinr.
ISAAC C. OODEN, Jr., I Viee-Presidtute,
A. THEWH. BROWER, ( New York.
BANK OF ROME,
ROME, GEO SOI A.
Authorized Capital, - • • $500,000
Subscribed Capital, ... 11,0,000
Collections made in all accessible points and
proceada promptly remitted. Exchange on all
principal oitisa bought and eold. Loan) made
on firat olaas securities.
Correapondent:
OGDEN, BROWER A CO,, Bankers, New York.
aprT.lwly
TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS
— OF THE -
CITY OF ROME,
U NDER AND BY VIRTUE OF AN ACT OF
tho General Assembly of Georgia, entitled
an “ Act to authorize the Mayor and Council of
the city of Rome to compromize and contract
with all parties holding Bonds or other securities
issued by former Mayors and Councils ol said
city of Remo, etc., approved February 27, 1875,”
the following articles of compromise with the
Bondholders have been argroed upon by the
Mayor end Council and are now published in
accordance with the said act above reoited for
your ratification ot rejection.
ARTICLES OF COMPROMISE,
lit. That we will pay to the prozent holders
of Romo city Bonds the amount actually paid
by the holders thereof fnr the said bonds. The
ownership of said Bonds to obtain on or before
the lath day of March, 1S75
2d. That ell pest duo interest for said bonds
for 1874 and to include April <at, 1875, the con
pons to bear 7 per cent. Interest from tho timt
they fell uuo, bo funded in now bonds.
3rd. That in lull settlement of the debt up u
the above ternre-the city of Uume will iisu , to
the holders of her old bonds a eerie-, of nee
bonds, to be issued under aud by virtue of at
act of the Legislature, approved February 27,
1875. authorising the compromise of tbo Rome
city debt.
4th. That the new bonds si,all bo is .tied nnn
made payable in serine each, year, con moncin
with the year 1870 with a payment of he pun.
cipsl of the bonds ot five tboutand dollars ,-tod
inoroaiing one thousand dollars per trove,
the put year, or nr,til the entir. now bon,to,
debt is extinguished. The (oliowing tabula,
statement, running twenty years, showing the
amount of the price pal du» each yoar:
Due in 1870 $ 5,nno
Due in 1877 0 900
Due in 1878 7,090
Murder of J. R. Jones.—The Macon
Telegrah says that the negro who
assassinated and killed Col. Jno. R.
Jones, of Terrell county, on Tuesday
night, has been arrested and lodged in
jail. He had a double-barrel shot gun,
one barrel of which has been dis
charged, and bis tracks corresponded
with those left on Col. Jones’ premises
by the murderer. There is little daubt
in the minds of ••the people in that
section that tho fellow is tho real mur
derer.
Due in 1879 8,900
Duo in 188t> 9,900
Due in 1881 10,090
Due in 1882 11,000
Duo In 1833 12,000
Due in 1884 13,900
Duo in 1885 14,000
Due in 1895
Due in 1888 $15,100
Due in 1887 lH.OOIr
Due in 1888 17,900
Due in 1884 18,9Qt<
Due in 1890 19,000
Due in 1991 _... 29.000
Due in 1892. 21,900
Due in 18f3 22.900
Duo in 1894 23,000
... nil balance due
5th. That said new bonds shall mature And be
payable on the first day of April in each and
every year.
8th. That said new bonds shall bear 7 per
cent, interest, payable semi-annually, and be
made due and papable on the first days of April
and October in each year.
7th. That one per cent., or eo much thereof as
may bo necessary, shall be levied and collected
upon tho assessed value of all realpfoperty end
upon tho sworn returns of all personal property
to pay the interest and principal of tho now
bonds as tho said Interest and principal matures.
Done by order of Council 1st day of Aril, 1876.
J. M. 8PULLOCK, Mayor.
Attest: J. F. Shakklik, Clerk.
ORDER OF ELECTION.
The Seventh Section of the Aot of the Goneral
Assembly authorising the compromise of the
Bonded debt of the City of Roue imposes upon
the Mayor and Council tne duty of ordering an
eleotion giving thirty days notion thereof in the
newspapers for the sole purpose of submitting to
the qualified voters of the olty the compromise
proposed. Now this is to give notico. in pursu
auce of an order of Connell passed April 1, 1875,
that an election will be held in the city of Rome
Thursday on the 4tl, day of May, 1875, for the
puspiseot ratifying or rejecting tbo artioles of
he compromise above reoited. - Those favuring
■aid compromise shall have endorsed upon their
tioketa “Fnr tho Compromise”—those opposing
the same shall shall barn endorsed upon their
tiokets “Against the Compromise."
J, M. sjPULLOCK, Mayor.
J. F. SnaitKEix, Clerk.
THE ROME COURIER I
PUBLISHED'
WEEi.LV MB Til [-WEEKLY .
Established in 1843.
T HE LONfi-KSTABUsllKD REPUTATION
of THE COUKIKft ns * finH-cUis journal
has given it a wid$ circulation m Cherokee
Georgia nnd an fuffUSnce ond position not sur*
f assed by irny. paper in ibis region of the State,
t, has always been a bold and deterjnmtd de-
fender nf the rights of the f>6o)de and the advo
cate of tile interests of this station.
ITS POLITICS.
While THE COURIER is thoroughly Demo
cratic, it has never surrendered its right to
condemn nil impolitic measures whether they
originate with its oirn party or that of the oppo
sition. No paper can bo truly Democratic that
is not truly independent. To be merely partisan
is descending to a'levol of s&bseryien jy THE
COURIER will never sloop to. Fealty to
the Deaiooratio party it based on the principle
that the Democratic party shall bo true to tho
People—that tho machinery of its organization
shall be controlled by the people, and not by
tricksters and office-seekers who may dosire to
use it lor selfish purposes and for the promotion
of the aspirations and intrigues of rings and
cliques.
AS A NEWSPAPER,
THE COURIER will be found equal to that of
any journal in the-State with ‘he same advan
tages as to its location and field of labor. No
pains will be spared to collate such tecord of
passing events as to give its readers a general
idea of tho current news of the day, and to keep
them posted on all matters affecting their rights
and interests.
AS A FAMILY JOURNAL,
TIIE COURIER will contain every we.ek selec
tions from literary writers as will make it a
favorite in the family eircle Short stories and
humorous paragraphs will bo found ‘ in each
numbor as a diversion to the general reader.
THE MAMMOTH WEEKLY.
This a Urge und wdDfilied paper of thirty-
two columns — not more, than h-oven or eight
columns being.given to advertisements. This is
mado up from tho tri weekly editions, which,
when rut together, presents a large mess ot the
choicest reading—politics, the newB, literature
and Joctl intelligence—giving each week tw n-
jy-four or twenty-five oolndina of solid reading.
The Wookly is especially a fiiav-olasa journal.
To th.e Public.
}ViJh an increase 10 its alrcuJv larjjo circula-
ion, w * hope to make THE COTTRIEr come up
to the 'ghost standard of journalism, aud to
aake i< u pular among t)i« people everywhere.
Tuerof* r* h pe our friends w*ll speak ft good
word ij.tnoir neighbors for THE COURIER
wheno .* he.y can consistently do so.
dors for the paper should ho ad*
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printinc In neat and workmanlike style, insuring
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WELL AND At ROME!
Ever, effort will be made to satisfy tho most
fastidious and exacting tasto. whether in
Plain or Ornamental Printing!
Our prices shall be as low as good end faithful
work will allow, and tho time and material
necessary to execute it in a workmanlike
mannor.
Wt respectfully solicit a share oi the patronage
of Romo and surrounding country In this line,
satisfied that we are able to give satisfaction to
all reasonable persons
Give us a trial and lotus show that we can
do as well by onr customers as others abroad
will do for them.
LOCAL OPTION.
Wiiitieai, At the last session of the General
Assembly of Georgia, an “Aot to regulate tho
sale of spirituous, vinous and malt liquors in cer
tain counties” was passed, and whereas, the first
■eetion in said Aot provides : “In ease of an in
corporated city, town or village, a request to
have such question submitted must be signed by
persons qualified to vote lor members of the Gen
eral Assembly, and resident in said oity, town
or village, in number equal to at least one fifth
of the whole number of votes cast at the general
election for officers of the municipal government
held next beforo the presentation of sneh petition
and laid belore the persons in whom, tor tho time
being, the corporate authority of such city, town
or village is visited, at a regular meeting ” And
It ia further made the duty of suoh oorporale au
thority by the said Act, “to name a day distant
not less than thirty nor more than sixty days, ai
which an election shall be neld at the place or
places, and in confo mity to all the regulations
prescribed by the lews and ordneneies o' said
city, to-n o, village, »r the ptrs-us ex retail g
the corporate authority thereoi " Now tbers-
foie, in pur.i-jance ol said Aot nnd of u resell-
tion of the City Round passed at u regular meet
ing held ou tne firitouy oi April, 1876 „ v oles-
tion will be held in the City nail In the Cit-y of
Rome on Saturday, the 16th day ol May, 1875, to
determine the question whether or not spiritu
ous. vinous or malt liquors shall be sold, baiter
ed or any way disposed of for valuable consider
ation, in quantities Ins that of one gallon within
the inoorporate limits of the otty of ll-mie.
Those who favor the restriction oi spiri'uv.t, vi
nous and malt liquors shall have written or
printed on thelt ballots “For Restriction,” and
those who oppose such restriction, -hail 'have
written or printed on their ballot! “Against Re-
itriotmo." J. M. SPULLOCK, Major.
J. F. Snaxkux, Clerk.
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Affidavits to Foreclose Factors' Liens,
Deeds in Fee Simple,
Bonds for Titles,
_ _ Mortgagee,
Affidavits and Wart ants,
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Commitments,
Bonds to Prosecute,
Indictments,
Bench Warrants,
Magistrates’ Summons, FI Faj,
Appeal Bonds,
Garnishment Affidavits.and Bends,
Summons of Garnishment,
Attachments,
Attachments under the Law of 1871,
Possessory Warrants,
Distress Warrants, ■
Affidavits to Foreclose Mechanics'
and Laborers’ Lien,
Dcc'urations on Notos and Accounts,
Assumpsit (common law form!,
Subjo-i.e,
Commissions for Interrogatories,
Jury Summons,
Claim Bonds,
Replc-. y Bonds,
Marriage Licenses,
Letters Tistamentary,
Temporary Letters oi Administration
and B>nd,
Letters of AdminiUratiun’De Bonis Non
and Bond.
Warrants of Appraisement,
Lettero of Dismission,
L, tiers of Guardianship.and Bond.
All orders will receive prompt attention.
M. DWINELL, Proprietor.