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BOMB. &KOROIA.
~ Nov. 30, 18T9
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VOENT AT CEDARTOWN.
i, authorized to not ns ngont
•d^'fVinricrnt Cedartown, On., collect bills,
announcements.
...iliorized to nnnounoo tlio name
.^r/nminon ns candidate for Tax Ho-
of J ' K V Fl0 yd county . Eleoti n on first
tSesdayinJ^wy-
Wfl ttre authorized to announce the name
. R Cooper as candidate for Tax Ro
ot . Ja "!f Fiord county; He hopes his friends
S give him a cordial support.
tve are authorized to announoe the name
Franks ns candidate for Reooiver
SIt.1 Returns of Floyd county.
We are authorized to announce the name
i V. Arnold as candidate for Tax Re-
• if Flovd county. Election January
^IIsKen a citizen of Floyd count*
for thirty years
We are authorized to announce the name
,,, i m (iregory as candidate for Tax
Receiver of Floyd county. Election Janua-
ry 7 th.
Wears authorized and requested to an-
w. M. Ilardin as a candidate for Tax
Floyd county, at the eloctiou on
ilnesdnv in January next.
Receiver of
the first Wednesday in
We are authorized and requested to an-
louuco W. C. Winfrey as a candidate for Tax
Receiver of Floyd county
.l.a.oi Wednesday in Jo
at the election on
Wo aro authorized to announce the namo
of Adolnli It- Johnson us candidate for Tax
Receiver of Floyd comity. Election on first
Wednesday in January. lie is an old vote-
ran of the Homo I-ight Guards, and is fully
(ompetent to discharge the duties of the
local news.
We call attention to an advertisement
of that sterling newspaper, the Savan
nah Weekly News.
Tbo cotton receipts at Rome for this
season so far aggregate 42,444 bales to
yesterday morning, an increase of 10,-
770 over last year to Bame date.
The Southern Farmers’ Monthly, pub*
lished at Savannah, by J. EL Estill,
a journal that should be in the hands
of all intelligent farmers in the South.
It is a publication that we can unhesi
tatingly commend. See advertisement.
Yes, the Chattanooga Times is correct
in its little sum about the price of coal
per bushel. If one pays $3.10 per ton
it is a little under 124 cents a bushel,
that is if he gets only a '‘short" ton, and
ire suppose Chattanooga’s standard is
the "short” ton.
llov. J. E. Gay, former partner of
Mr. J, E. Daniel of our city, and broth
er of W. M. Gay, deceased, recently
spent a few dayu in the city among his
many friends. Mr. Gay was passing
through to Nashville, where he will re
main for some time at Vanderbilt Uni
versity.
The Cartersville Free Press tliinks it
"ill have to employ a reporter in Rome.
Ail journals in the State ought to have
correspondents in Rome if they wish
!o keep step with the march of progress
and be ready to full into line “wheu the
band begins to play.” A reporter in
Rome would help the Freo Press not a
little.
Double Eagles.
Weekly Cotton Statement.
Benj F Hull.oTThis city, reporter
or the National Cotton Exchange, fur-
mshes the following statement for the
week ending Friday, Nov. 28, 1879:
Stock on hand Sept. 1st
Receipts this week:
Boat via. Coosa. 1465
Boat via. Oostanaula
S., R. & D. R. R—1679
Rome R. R 1320
Wagon—. ... 1534- 5998
receipts previously 36446
“ Since Sept. 1st 42444
Shipments this week-... 4758
“ Previously—.29685
Since Sept. 1st 34443
Stock on hand. soqi
THE ROME MARKET.
Market active.
^ idd ““?-- 111-3
Low Middling 113-}
Good Ordinary ....10}
STATEMENT
For corresponding week of last year:
Stock on hand Sept. 1st 84
Received this week 3451
v previously 28223
“ since Sept. 1st 31674
Total 31758
Shipments this week 2082
“ previously. 26139
Total since Sept. 1st 28221 j
Stock on hand 3537
ROME MARKET.
Good demand.
Middlings gj
Low Middlings 83
Good Ordinary ... 7}
METEOROLOOICA L.
Barometer, Nov. 21 29-50
“ “ 22 29-40
“ “ 23.1 29-28
“ " 24 29-30
“ " 25 29-20
" “ 26 29-20
“ “ 27.. 29-18
THERMOMETER.
Rain fall in inches ...
Highest temperature 67°
Lowest temperature 25°
Average temperature 75°
New lot of cloaks just received at the
Crystal Palace
For Sale.
A pi, asantly situated country resi
dence with six rooms, necessary out
buildings, good water, a young orchard
of fine fruit trees and vinoyard of the
choicest grapes; about one mile from
the court-house in this city. Lot con
taining eleven acres, all under cultiva
tion. Formerly occupied by Mr. C. O.
Stillwell. Terms easy and satisfactory.
Apply to Smith & Lumpkin,
no27tww2w Attorneys at Law.
Ladies’ under-veBts at
Crystal Palace.
" e saw yesterday a rare sight—
hundreds nf double eagles, not the
double-headed eagle of the coat-of-arms
0 Austria, hut genuine American twon-
nl°^ r P' 0008 ’' 11 the bank of Hargrove
’ Villiams. These gentlemen have
"Min a few days received thiity thou*
!J uu dollars of this coin, and it is being
P a| u out and j 8 received the same as
greenbacks for cotton.
All Alai lied at Lastl
Bave just finished marking our
ammoth stock of holiday goods, which
6 ortunateiy bought last August, long
| ore the great riso was even thought
' ur stock is much larger this year
an ever before, and embraces a great
uny new designs and novelties import-
| Europe for the first time. We
uve our grand opening early in
December, to which all are invited.
J. B. Carver & Co.,
China Hall, Rome, Ga.
i or T«x Receiver.
j ilanti 'I' J 1, Gre H° r y, one of our sub-
the , ,, uhizens, who has filled all
ofabl a *. on9 hfe creditably and hon-
I « a candidate.
I Vet;.,/ d °i' niiDn , a battle scarred
I ““e of th ,h i° llloody 8th Ga - Re e imeut ,
h&rdlv , 10 ,raveHt of the brave, will
J r r° ,8'dteu by the soldier boys.
I , me 'i * ai “' 80n > a worthy man with
I daimg am wed qualified, has peculiar
I IsWun'T' ol no ^ d as truo “8 Steel, and
one if 'elect^ wil1 ma ' <0 ft 8 ond
teliabiJ^ Goo l ,er * 8 °ne of our most
'°ieresi., at f u 6ot kusiness men, and the
16 safe . 6 8tate and county would
He i 3 „ r '■ ran * S8 is also a candidate,
few m en 1 ly and well qualified, and
"ran he )etter known in the county
An I3nsy M ay to get a Good Hook.
Any person getting five subscribers
to the Weekly Courier, all paying in
advance at the rate of $1.50 each a year,
will receive as a premium a copy of
“Common Sense Views of Foreign
Lands,’’ price one dollar and fifty cents.
Present subscribers may go into thiB
arrangement provided all past dues are
paid. nol,tw-wtf.
MisseB and chi'dren’s knit sacks at
Crystal Palace.
Dykes’ Store Tor Rent.
The old Dykes’ store near the Ala
bama line, in this county, is offered for
rent. It is a good country stand and
has accommodations for a small family.
Tbo postoffico is kept at the store- It
has been a store stand for twenty-five
years. Address
Mark H. Sutiierlin,
Dykes’ Store, Floyd County.
nov27 tww2w
'Procrastination
Is a thief. It neglects hygienic laws,
and entails loss on its victims. Sozo-
dont Bays, “Let me preserve.the health
of your mouth.’’ Break this slavery I
use Sozodont and keep your masticators
until old age. Get it at once.
A procrastinator puts off, and Spal
ding's Glue holds on forever,
Capt. Dwinell’s book of travels for sale
by Thompson Hiles, at Summerville,
Q a mch4 wtf
Rook Tor Sale.
The book entitled “Common Sense
Views of Foreign Lands” is for sale by
J. H. Coker, Centre, Ala., Judd Crabb,
Cedartown, Ga., A. W. Wright, Cave
Spring, Rev. T. J. Gibson, Cartersville,
and Phillips & Crew, Atlanta.
Chew Jackson’s best Sweet Navy
Tobacco. (noyl2 tw wly
The Georgia Baby Bonds will buy
Neuralgine—Neurnlgino will cure Neu
ralgia and Headache—Neuralgia and
Headache lead to disease—Disease to
Death. Moral—Go to Hoyt & Coth
ran’s an4 get a bottle and bo relieved.
Just received, a large lot of ladies
custom made cloaks and dolmans, all
made to my order, and for sale cheap.
O0I8 tW Wtf B. H. COLOLOUOH.
Our friends will find Belting and
Buggy Materials of all sorts at the hard
ware store of Hardy, Bowie & Co. See
municipal ticket
for low taxes,
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT OF STREETS,
CITY GOVERNMENT TO HE RUN ON A CASH
BASIS,
CLOSE COLLECTION OF ALL TAXES,
against the repeal of the registra
tion LAW.
For Mayor,
W. F. AYER.
For Aldermen,
FIRST WARH.
J. G. Dailey,
T. J. Williamson.
SECOND WARD.
James Noble, Sr.,
W. L. Whiteley.
THIRD WARD.
Ed. H. West,
P. H. Hardin.
MUNICIPAL TICKET.
The following gentlemen have con
sented to become candidates for munic
ipal honors, and will, if elected, serve
the people to tho best of their ability:
For Mayor,
M. A. NEV1N.
For Aldermen.
FIRST WARD.
H. C. Norton,
Jack King.
SECOND WARD.
James Noble, Sr.,
C. T. Clements.
THIRD WARD.
Cain Glover,
Frank Woodruff.
Millions of Cheap Dry Goods at T. Fahy’a.
The latest styles of Oriental dresB
goods, Pekin stripe silks, striped velvets,
cheap kid gloves, ladies’ and misses
hosiery, new and stylish, fancy silk
ties, novelties in ribbons, ladies’ and
gent’s underwear, zepbyr shawls, ladies’
felt skirts, opera flannels, white and
colored, blankets and domestics in great
variety. Gent’s clothing less than New
York cost. The five cent eounter is
still the attraction. (27 tw wtf
Good Store to Rent.
The store room on the corner, under
the Masonxo Temple, 25x100 feet is of
fered for rent. It is the only first class,
well located store in Rome now vacant.
Possession given immediately. Apply
to Howell & Vandiver.
noll.twtf.
Rooms to Rent.
Two good rooms with fire places, iu
central part of the city. Suitable for
lodging rooms for single gentlemen.
Enqaire at Courier office, no8,twtf.
How to s e t the Weekly Courier tor 91 DO
a Year.
Tho price of our weekly is still $2 a
year except to such a3 pay in advance.
Any one of our present subscribers by
paying all past dues can then take ad
vantage of the reduced price provided
he pays in advance from the time of that
settlement.^
Very Nice Spectacles.
Allen & McOBker have just received
a large lot that cannot be excelled.
ap27 t&wtf
Just received, a large lino of window
shades, Hollands for shades, fixtures,
etc. E. H. Colclough.
nclb tw wtf
Go to J. R. Butt & Co.’s if you want
a bargain in stoves. They bought be^
fore the recent advance in price of pig
iron. _ tw wtf
Hoyt it Cothran, druggists, have the
cheapest paints end oils ever offered
in this market. (oct!8 tw wtf
Carpets! Carpets! 1 CarpetB!!! A fine
stock on hand all the time.
ocl8 tw wtf E. H. Colclough.
Eight Months lor one Dollar.
One dollar will pay for tho IVeekly
Courier for eight months. Subscribers
in arrears paying up to date will have
benefit of the reduction.
KOMF COTTON MARKET.
REPORTED BY 8. MORGAN.
Rome, Nov. 26.—Market firm :
Middlings • 12
Strict Law Middlings 11}
Low Middlings —.11
MARKETS UY TELEGRAPH. .
New York, Nov. 25.—Cotton easy; mid
dling uplands 12}; middling Orleans 121;
Sales 002. Net roeeipts 1,005; gross 0 0)5
Consolidated not receipts 35,470. Exports to
Orra‘ Britiin 3,501; France 4,lie ; conti
nent 17,794; constwiso .
Louisville, Nov. 25.
Flour quiot: extra $4.25al.50; do. family
$5 25n5.5U; A No. 1 $0 OOaG.25; choice $7.00
a7.25.
Wheat firm; red, white and timber $1.23a
$1.25.
Corn firm; now white 42; mixed 4C.
Oats quiet; white 37; mixed 36.
Pork, quiot and firm at $11.25.
Lard firm; oboieo leaf in ticrocs 8; keg
8}. h
Bulk moats firm; shoulders3} 4; dear ribs
5}a5j; clear sides Gall.
Bacon firm ; Bhouldors ; clear ribs ;
clear sides .
Sugar cured bams 10al0}.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Financial.
Cold buying par soiling par
N. Y. Exchange, buying } dis selling par
Groceries mid Produce.
Bacon, cleat sides, per pound 9 to 10 ota
Hams 10 to 12 ots
Shoulders 5} to 0} ots
Dry salt dear rib 7} to 8 cts
Dry sill-boulders 4} to 5} cts
Butter, Goshen pot pound 30 to 40 ots
Westoru 30 to 35 ots
Country 15 to 20 ots
Bran per hundred pounds 90 to $1.C0
Boons .. per bushel $1.00 to $2.00
Candles per pound 13 to 25 cts
Candy per pound 13 to 25 cts
Coffoe, Rio per pound 13} to 25 ots
Java 26 to 35 ots
Cordova 23 to 25 ots
Oorn Meal per bushel 80
Corn, loose 79
Qrits por barrel $4.00 to $5.00
Hominy $4.00 to $5.00
Wheat porbushd $1.25 to $135
Millotseed per bushel $2.25 to $2.50
Canned fruit, all kinds, por doz $2.25 to $3.75
Flour, ohoioe per barrel $7.00
Family and extra $6.25
Superfine $5.60
Fish, fresh per pound 10 to l2|ote
Cod 5 to 10 ots
Herring, in bxs 25 ote
Mackerel in barrels $8,00 to $12.00
Mackerel in kits 90 to 1.75
Dried apples; por bushel 75 to $1.00
Peaches 75 to $1.00
Hay, per hundred pounds 75 to $1.00
Lard in tiorces, por pound 8 to 0 ots
Lard in kegs 10 to 11 ots
Molasses in barrels, per gallon,35 to 50 ots
Molasses,hlf-bbls and kegs...42 to BO ots
Syrups 55 to 75
Oats, for etable, perbushol 45
Onions, per bushel..... 1:00 to $1.25
Potatoes, Irish per bushel $1.25 to $1.50
Tea, Young Lyson per pound 65 to $.1.50
Imperial tea 85 to $1.00
Gunpowder tea $ 75 to $1.25
KngiiBh broakfdai $1.00 >'i —
Japan tea $1.00 ro $2,50
Tobaaco. all grades...por pound 35 t j $1.40
Whisky, best rectified..per ga) $1.10to $1.25
Corn whiskey $1.25 to 1.50
Choice brand whisky $1.75 to $8.00
Smith’s Holland Sohnappi $1.75 to $8.90
Smith’s Aromatic Stomach
Bittere
Brandies ...per gallon
Rum, best qualities
Qin, best qualities
Rye and Bourbon
Sherry Wine, superior...
advertisement.
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BUSINESS NOTICES.
‘ Notices under this head will ho charged double
regular advertising rates—be., ono square one
month 18.00, etc.
Wanted.
Siiermax A Co., Marshall, Mich., want an
agent in this county at once, at a salary of
$100 por month and oxponsos paid. For full
particulars address ns above. nol7tw.wly
It was a Frenchman
Who said that “a long and careful scrutiny
of mankind lind convinced him that most
men were mortal.” Still wo are of opinion
that tho frequent nnd judioious uso of Mott’s
Vegetable Liver Pills would tend to keep the
system in good ropnir and prolong life beyond
the ordinary average. novl7tw-w2—
A Card.
To all who avo Buffering from the errors
nnd indiscretions of youth, nervous weak
ness, early decay, loss of manhood, &c., .
will sond a recipe that will euro you, FREE
OF CHARGE. This great remedy wqb dis
covered by a missionary in South America.
Send a self addressed envelope to the Rev.
Joseph T. Inman. Station I), New York City,
nov26 twwly
WHISKEY
Enters largely into consumption as medicine
qnd it i» in suoh oases of the utmost impor-
tanoo to get an article of guaranteed purity.
F. W. Ha'por’a Nelson County Kentuoky
Whiskey itreoommended by phyeioinns every
where, and is rooeived direct from the distill
er y |,y G.J.BRIANT,
Sole Agent, Rome, Ga,
nol4tw0m
$2.00 to $8.(0
$2.00 to 12.00
$1.75 to 4.C0
$1.75 to 4.00
$1.76 to 3.C0
$1.75 to 5.CO
$1.75 to 4.C0
Port Wino, boot quality
Rioe, Carolina, por pound 8 to 10 els
Salt, Liverpool por saok $1.25 to $1.50
Virginia salt $1.15 to $1.25
Sugar, crushed, per pound..... 12 to 14 ots
White olarifiod sugar...
Yellow olarifled sugar...
Louisiana sngar
Beeswax
Tallow
Hardware.
Vulcan uailB, 10 d, per kog ..
Knoxville nails. ..
Old Dominion nails
Iron, refined bar, per p mnl
Small bar iron
Plow slobs
8wedes iron
Staol. oast in bars..por p o-r
Rteol plow slabs.,
“•eel plow winu’c
Ilorso shun nails por lb
Powdor, blasting
Rifle powdor
Ilorso shoes ..
Mulo shoes.
11 to 13 ots
10 to 12} etc
8} to 9} ota
20 ota
7 *•' 8 cts
4.00
4.00
4 00
3} tu 8
3} to 0
3} to 5
0 to 7
14 o 18
f, to 7
7 ’o . 8
13 to 25
3.00
6.75
$5.00
10.00
Lea'her and Hidea.
Hides, dry flint... 12
Salt 11
Green G
Damaged half price
Leather, whito oak sole por lb 32 to 37}
Good hemlock leather 27
Qood dmgd homlook leather 25
Jodot French call $4.50
Corneillian French olf, each 13.75 >.o $4 50
Country upper leather, per lb. 35
Kips 40 to 00
Country calf 90 to 1.00
HarnOBs leather ................ 30 to 33
Wool skins, each 35
Shearlings 15
ANNOUNCEMENT!
W E ARE SELLING THE
BEST PIANOS POR LESS MONEY
Thnn llie.v c;a.n lie Obtained from any oilier
Southern House!
Have a Larne Slot! of Pianos and Orps ia Store ail oa tie Road
A N?ONE DESIRING OR THINKING OF
-TV per cent, by pricing our stock before purch
Call at our store and examine tho Wilcox Sc
BUYING AN INSTRUMENT WILL SAVE m
purchasing elsowhero.
_ . oox k White Organ t which is destined to he the leading
Organ of Amerieo. JS0-GREAT INDUCEMENTS TO CASH BUYERS.
N. II.—Wo will not ho undersold.
C. YV. Langwortliy &. Co.,
Rome Music House, No. 90 MaBonic Temple.
J. K. BUTT & CO.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
Stoves, Tinware and Houseftirnishing Goods.
A lso, manufacturers of galvanized iron cornices, window caps, 4c.
Plumbing, Steam and Gea Fitting a apeoiali’y. Agents for Rome Stovoa and other liri
class factories.
Wo buy in largs lots for cab, thus e> abllng us to make low.sl possible prises. Gall and sen
for ynuraolvoa. (anrStwwtf
Announcement Extraordinary
AT HORN A M’GHEES’ OLD STAND, ROME COURIER BUILDING,
Hereby announce to tho public that they have
rented ono of the Stores in the new Opera
Houses which they will occupy when
completed, and in order to save tho
expense of removal, they oiler their
ENTIRE STOCK AT REDUCED PRICES!
The Stock Consists of
DRY, FANCY AND MILLINERY GOODS
Clothing, Hats, Boots and Shoes.
IN FACT, EVERYTHING A MAN, WOMAN OR CHILD WEARS
War doll Early and Secure' Barofains.'Sn
COHEN & CJO.,
Horn & McGhees’ Old Stand, in the Borne Courier Building,
BOpZO tW Wtf ROME, GEORGIA.
Clocks! Tick! Tick! Tick!
ALLEN & McOSKER
JUST RECEIVED
A Large and Beautiful As
sortment of Clo:s,
INCLUDING the
LATEST AND MOST UNIQUE STYLES.
Prices Ranging from $1 to $15.
constantly receiving all tue latest
AND MOST NODBY 8TYLEB OF
BRIDAL PRESENTS, FINE JBWBLRY,
Silverware, &e.
ALL GOODS SOLD ENGRAVED FREE BY US.
aopt twwtf
COMMON SENSE VIEWS
FOREIGN LANDS.
BY M. DWINELL
T his volume, of four hundred
Pages, now ready for aale, is well printed
on good paper and neatly bound In muslin.
It embraces a lorloa of Laltora written Irom
tbo moat intereiting citlea of Soutborn Europo;
from Alexandria, Cairo and the Pyramids, In
Egypt; from Jaffa, Jerusalem, Bothlohem, Beth
any, Mount of Olives, Jericho, River Jordan,
Dead Sea, An, in Palestine; Smyrna and An-
oient Ephesus, In Syria; from Constantinople,
Vienna, Switzerland, tc., la Europe. Also, a
•orios from the Westers part of America, from
Omaha to San Franclaeo and including a visit to
the famous Yosomita Falls.
This Volume will be sent by mail, freo of
postage, on receipt of $1 60. Address Cocaria
Office, Rome, Oa., or It can be bought at the
Book Stores
Newspapsr advertising ia now rseognlsned by
business men, having faith in their own ware!,
ar the moit effootiro means of zeeuring for their
good, a wide recognition of lhatr merit..
The Weekly Courier
IS THE
CHEAPEST, BEST AND MOST BELIABLE
NEWSPAPER
IN THE
Cherokee Country!
$1.50 IN ADVANCE!
The Courier has been Published 23 Years
by the present Proprietor.
March 27, 1857, the Southern Statesman, published at Calhoun,
was consolidated with the Courier.
January 27, 1858, the Georgia Patriot, of Cedartown, was consol
idated with it.
January 1, *1874,. the Chattooga Advertiser was consolidated
with it.
April 12, 1870, the Rome Commercial—daily and-weekly—was
consolidated with it.
CfST The above facts ,tre i interesting to advertisers.
M. DWINELL. Proprietor.