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CHATTOOGA NEWS.'
THURSDAY MORNING, SEP. 5 1889
All the local news in this week's
NEWS.
Syrup barrels for sale by
J. R. Cmmmons.
Lime I Lime !! for sale by
Bartow Clay.
Miss Mary Shaw, of Coosa, is
visiting Miss Berta Maddox this
week.
1,000 bushels of oats wanted for
debts or goods.
Jno. S. Cleghorn.
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tegr BLACK DRAUGHT tea cures Constipation
We wiil buy seed cotton and cot
ton seed delivered to us at Sum
merville. J. S. Cleghorn & Co.
Mrs. Mary Shropshire, after a
pleasant visit to her son, W. Shrop
shire, Jr., of this place, returned to
her home in Rome Monday.
Miss Ella Hunt left for her home
in Chattanooga on Wednesday of
last week after a pleasant visit to
friends here.
Lewis Watkins was arrested at
LaFavette last Sunday on the
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charge of bastardy and brought
here and placed in jail.
Just received a lot of extra fine
old Peach, and Apple brandy by
Jno. R. Clemmons.
See the tax notice of W. M. John
son. Billy is liberal; he doesn't'
expect to get all the money in the i
country, but insists on a fair divis
ion.
Just look at J. J. Burns, don’t he
sell cheap?
Jta*” WINE OF CARDUI, a Tonic for Women.
Mrs. Herndon, mother of W. T.■
Herndon, of this place, died at her
home near Holland’s Store on Mon
day, aged about sixty years.
TOAJON r[W A t joj inosvo J 0 3NIMS.33HT3 =IM
For sale at this office, a White A
Wilcox Qrgaa ; warranted first class
Mid equal to any made or no sale.
Call early.
Now look here friends: J mean
business when I say I want your
Chickens, Eggs and Butter and—
will call and see me before you
make your purchases anyway.
J. J. Burns, i
Chattooga County Alliance. '
Duck Creek Alliance cordially
invites you to be with them on 12th
of this month to fi ast at their
basket dinner and hear speeches
from prominent Alliance men.
Bro's. Livingston, Northen, Ever
itte and others have been invited to
address us on thatday, The din
ner will be near Chattooga church
at Clarkson’s Spring.
Last Monday morning Rufus
Ilarralson, colored, went down in a
well which he was digging on the
premises of J. M Smith, of Semi
nole district, but had not wortied
long before he called to his assis
tants on the surface to draw him
out. They had drawn him up a
considerable distance when he let
"o his hold on the bucket and fell
o
to the bottom, breaking his neck
and causing instant death. It is
thought he was overcome with g. r .
which caused him to relax his grasp
on the rope.
The book keeper for Cunningham
& Reynolds of Chattanooga told a
News representative in that city last
Saturday that warrants had been
sworn out against the participants
in the Williamson-Calhoun duel by
an Alabama man who was a spec
tator of that bloodless fight and
that this was known to Jack King,
who had employed Joe Walden, a
leading lawyer of Centre, to see
after his case in Cherokee county.
The News informant appeared to bn
a reliable g; inl'-ii::.:■ at: 1 ' i- posi
tive that his iiifornm:i'tit cor
rect, he just previously having be
come acquainted with the facts
while on a business trip in i 'hero
kee county.
Little Ethel Hiles is visiting!
friends in the village this week.
A good cow with young calf for
sale. Apply to J. T. Megginson.
A new arrival at D. W. Smith’s
last week —a fine girl.
Cotton is pouring into the South I
Georgia towns.
Mr. J. P. Withers, of Cherokee >
county, Ala., has been attending
court this week.
Rev. B. F. Joiner will preach at
Broomtown Methodist church next
Sunday at 11 o’clock.
Mr. E. ,T. Moss reached home’
last Saturday evening after an ab-!
sence of several months.
W. T. Herndon has the contract'
to do the wood work of the new I
academy.
McElree’a WINE OF CARDUI torfemale diseases. !
We have over 50 Boy’s and Chil
dren’s complete suits cheaper than I
ever known here.
Jno. S. Cleghorn & Co.
Miss Civile Close, of Athens, (la., I
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is visiting friends and relatives at
Raccoon and Summerville this :
week.
During the first fall days a great |
deal of rain has fell,.then the price j
of cotton, etc. Yes, it is now time
for things to fall.
The survivors of company's D
and F, Phillips’ Legion of cavalry ;
will hold a re-union at Newnan on
the 12th inst.
A clock has been male which ;
plays a popular tune every hour on :
Sundays playing sacred airs. It
keeps time to its own music.
Mrs. A. G. Henry returned to her :
home at Guntersville Ala., last >
Wednesday after a few weeks visit J
to relatives here.
The case of Mrs. Dimraock, nee ’
Kirby, against the Kirby heirs was :
compromised Wednesday morning, ■
the heirs of the Kirby estate r gree- j
ing to pay Mrs. Dimmock $750.
The meeting at Broomtown will be I
protacted from Sunday for several j
davs. Prayer and praise Service I
every morning at 10 o’clock, preach- ■
ing at 12 and at night.
T. H. Timmons,
Pastor. :
—
A. D. Kirbv, who lias been in’the |
employ of ('apt. J. A. Bale, of Rome,
for several years, will enter Emory ;
College at Oxford about the mid- |
die of October, where he intends I
taking the regular collegiate course. |
He wil adopt law as his proses- !
sion. Ilia many friends here wish
him unbounded success.
"An addition to Summerville’s at-•
tractionsis the “Central House” j
which is pleasantly, and as its name !
i indicates conveniently located. The !
! patronage of the public is respect- i
fully solicited. The table will bo i
! supplied with the best the market!
affords and every effort will be:
j made to make all who come feel !
comfortable and at home.
Last Sunday the engineer on the!
■ passenger train had orders to move |
a coal car that was on the crossing !
at this place and did not stop the
• train until after pissing the switch, I
There were a couple of young men,
ab >ard who thought they were go
: ing to be carried by and decided to i
j make a jump for it. They aceor
: din jly performed the spread eagle
act in the most approved style and
I greatly to the amusement of the by
-1 stanJers, lighting on the ground
! without injury.
j The following visiting attorneys
have been attending court this
: week: F. W. Copeland, H. P.
Lumpkin, J. G. Hunt and J. I*.
Shattuck of LaFavette; W. H.
Dabney, J. C. Clements and Sea
; born Wright, of Rome; Rich-
ardson, of Cedartown, and Stenog
rapher Kiker, of Calhoun Solki-
■ tor Janes was here Monday, but on
account of sickness in his family,
returned home Monday eveninc.
! (Joi Richardson is acting as solici
i tor.
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Reuben Mitchell, colored, was
killed by unknown parties near
Camilla on Sunday.
Guthrie, Oklahoma, aged four
months, has six banks, four daily
papers, waterworks, street cars and
electric lights.
Last Friday Win. Walker and
Jack Spaniard were hanged at Fort
Smith; W. Nackrum at Plagua
raine, La., and John Turner lynch
ed at Fayette, W. V., all for mur
der.
Sheriff Mills, of Screven county,
while endeavoring to arrest Hope
Bramen last Friday was fired upon
four times by the latter, one shot
taking effect in his hand. The
sheriff' returned the fire, wounding
Brannon fatally.
The Grand Array of the Repub
lic increased in numbers during
the pastyear over fifty thousand.
The pension estimates have also in
creased $25,000,000 during the
same period. If this continues for
the next ten years there will be the
largest pension roll and the grand
est army of pensioners tnat a repub
lic ever said grace over.
M. E. BryQnt, the negro editor
who created so much excitement at
Selma, Ala., by publishing an ar
ticle urging a race war, was arrest
ed at Tuscaloosa Sunday and placed
in jail.
The colt show which occurred
Tuesday was the event of court
week. The colts exhibited were by
long odds the finest ever seen in
Summerville and showed in a con
clusive manner that the people are
becoming aroused to the importance
of breeding fine stock. The fol
lowing named gentlemen entered
colts: J. B. Rogers, Geo. Sewell, W.
A. Farnsworth, W. ('. Hendrix, R.
G. Williams, A. A. Strange, T. B.
Dalton,,). S. Majors, M. M. Agnew,
R. L. Pursley, E. I). Bolling, W. S.
Kilgo, R. Y. Rudicil and W. H.
Penn. The eolts were all sired by
B. L. Knox’s Stallion, Cambria. A.
A. Simmons, of LaFayette, and L.
I). Wootten and Abner Echols, of
Crystal Springs, acted as judges,
and after a critical inspection of the
colts, awarded the prize to the one
belonging to W. A. Farnsworth,
of Dirttown. J. B. Rogers’ eolt
was a good second. The judges
are among the finest judges of stock
in North Georgia, but wo do not
doubt they hesitated in awarding
the prize where so many fine colts
were on exhibition.
HAYWOOD HAPPENING-S.
Mr. J. A. Johnson ami Darien
Johnson have both about recovered
from their recent sickness.
Mr. John Owens’ little child has
been very sick but is now some
better.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Davis, of
Heard county, were visiting rela
tives in our valley last week, being
the guests of Mrs. Barbour.
Mr. M. M. Herndon is teaching
a school at Ebenezer an I right here
I will say if there is any such thing
las an expert in singing Mr. Ilern
j don is one. You correspondent
i visited his school one day last week
i and was delighted to see how fast
the scholars had been advanced in
! music in a short time. He seemed
to understand the gamut as well as
j if he had made it himself.
The writer had the pleasure of
: partaking of a most excellent din
neratMr. L. G. Scoggins’ today,
! who had, in addition to myself in
vited a large number of relatives
and friends who passed the time
merrily away. The company present
unanimously decided that Mrs.
Scogin knew exactly how to prepare
a good dinner as well as entertain
her guests. D. W. S.
Similarities.
“Women are like ships,” said a
traveling man.
“I never observed it; unless it’s
because they are both called she.”
“No; not that. Sometimes your
i girl is good nat tired and kissable
isn’t she?”
“Perhaps.”
“Then she’s a smack. When
man’s wife wants a new sealskin
sacque?”
“Then Mie’s a sealer, of cour-e.”
“Right; and when she applies the
slipper to her son she’s a whaler.’
—Merc han t T ravel cr.
We have in over 100 Men’s Suits,
; winter clothing bought direct from
the manufacturers. Please look at
them before buying.
Jno. S. Cleghorn & Co.
Waterbury Watches.
New model with second hand,
short wind and pendant set. For
sale by A. J. Anderson.
'lPry BLACK-DRAUGHT tea for Dyspepsia.
I am prepared to card wool rolls
in first claSs style. I have new
clothing for my carder and guaran
tee to do work in a satisfactory
manner. J. M. Hall,
5-9-Gin. Hall’s Mills, Ga.
Produce Wanted.
We will pay the highest market
price for spring chickens, hens,
roosters, eggs, beeswax, tallow' and
country produce generally.
W. P. Foster & Co.
Wool Carding.
Wo have had our carder re-cloth
ed and spindles re-turned by first
class experienced workmen and
find that it does good work.
Kendrick Bros.
Kartah, Ga., July 15, 1889.
In a game of billiards at Chicago
recently Joseph Shaiff'er made 881
points in one inning.
Another race riot occurred at
Gretna, La., bn Sunday, in which
several were killed and wounded.
('. D. Graham went over Niaga
ra falls in a barrel Sunday. When
rescued he was unconscious, but
soon recovered.
Albert Briefly, the paramour of
Mrs. Maybrick, arrived in Boston
Sunday. It is said he intends en
tering the cotton business in the
south.
11. 11. Warner, the patent medi
cine man of Rochester and proprie
tor of Warner’s Safe Cure, has
sold his works to a British Syndi
cate for $5,000,000.
jftflcElree’s Wine of Cardui
and iheoforo’s black-draucht are
for sale by the following merchants in
CHATTOOGA COUNTY :
It. 11. Arrington ,tCo., Summerville,
Tliomiron Hiles <fc Co., Summerville.
Hollis A: Hinton. uiimmorvillo.
.1. W. Pitts Summerville, Ga.
Trion Manufacturing Co., Trion.
.I.l’. Holland A Bro., 1 lolland’s Store.
M. E. Smith, Alpine.
O.H. Gilreath, Saw Mill.
Hii. : , Taliaferro A Poster, Taliaferro.
M. G. Meritt; 'Tidings.
VV. !•’. Tapp, Valley Store.
.1. S. Clegliorn A Co., Summerville.
f .—Proprietor (to recently engaged
waiter)— “You will have to go; I can’t
keep you." New waiter—“ What's
j the matter?" Proprietor—“ Whe
n ever a customer asks you if the fish is
i fresh you get red in the face. You’d
i break up the whole business in a short
| time.”—7bz<is Siftings.
“How many sons have you?”
! “Three, and two of them are right
good boys.” “What’s the matter with
the third?" “Well, you sec, Tom and
Bill stuck to the farm and worked
hard but Jim he went to the city, and
he’s never done a lick of work.”
“What business is he in?” “He’s a
champion of the laboring man.”— Lin
coln Journal.
—Attorney (to colored witness) —
“Mr. White, 1 understand that you de
tected a discrepancy between the two
statements made to you by Hie pris
oner.” Mr. White—“No, sah, I didn’
’tee’no’screpancy. What I said wuz
! dat de fust time he done tole me he
i crib dat ham, an’ de nex’ time he
! sayed he nebber saw de ole piece ob
' meat.” -Drake's Magazine.
SassajssiiSa
The Chief Reanon tor the great «UC
eess of Hood’s Sarsaparilla Is found In the
article itself. It Is merit that wins, and the
tact that Hood’s Sarsaparilla actually ac
complishes what is claimed for It, is what
has given to this medicine a popularity and
sale greater than that of any other sarsapa
\A7inc ri ’“ a or I>lood Purl
iVlerll W HIS fl er before the public.
Hood's Sarsaparilla cures Scrofula, Salt
Rheum and all Humors, Dyspepsia, Side
Headache, Biliousness, overcomes That
Tired Feeling, creates an Appetite, strength,
ens the Nerves, builds up the Whole System.
Uood’s Sarsaparilla is sold by all drug,
gists. $1; six for J 5. Prepared by C. I. Hood
k Co., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.
Sweet Revenge.
"What is that, mother?
It is the brass band, my child.
What is it doing? .
It is playing “Marching Through
Georgia.”
"Who is that old man who is look
ing so badly?
That, my son, is Gen. Sherman.
Is he sick?
He is.
What made him sick?
The brass band.
Why does it make him sick?
Because, my child, for twenty
five years every time the general
appears in public the band plays
“Marching Through Georgia” and
this has happened so often that the
air makes him sick and tired every
time he hears it as you see him
now.
Are brass bands any good?
In some eases, my child, as in
the present instance, they are much
good.
So?
So.
To Dispel Colds,
Headaches and Fevers, to cleanse
the system effectually yet gently,
when costive or bilious, or when
the Wood is impure or sluggish, to
permanently cure habitual consti
pation, to awaken the kidneys anti
liver to a healthy activity, without
irritating or weakening them, use
Syrup of Figs.
Sales Orer 42,000,000 IM
Sold under guarantee to ,
repaint if not satisfactory.
Composed of only the Most
Costly and finest Materials.l
'Actual Cost less than/
$1.25 PER GALLON.X
For Sale
H. H. Arrington. & Co.,
Summerville, - - Qa.
H.B. PARKS &CO.
The Great Dry Goods House of North Georgia.
We are now showing the Largest, Finest and Most Complete
Spring Stock ever seen in Rome. We took every advantage that the
New York market offered this spring on account of her LARGE STOCK
and dull trade, and we know the trade of North Georgia will appreciate
these advantages when they sec our MAMMOTH STOCK of Dress
Goods, White Goods, Laces, Hamburgs, Table Linen, Towels, Ginghams,
Salines, Zephyrs, <’hamburgs, Domestics, Plantation. Goods, Millinery,'
Hats, Shoes,etc.,etc.,and hear our L()W TRIGES and learn that it means
actually from lb to 20 per cent, saved on your spring bill of Dry Goods.
Fake One Day and Visit Ou r Store.
By so doing yon can buy just what you want and at prices that will pay
you to come fifty miles to buy a Twenty Dollar bill of goods of us.
Great Attraction g AND
VZonderful Bargains
IN EVERY DEPARTMENT.
Below' we name a few prices to give you an idea of what we are doing.
1 Case Spring Wool Cashmeres !fi" worth 16J/.
1 Caf Lovely Wool Bege (new shades) 1~>(' worth 25/.
10 Pcs. Double Width (all shad' •) ?');/ sells for 30/.
500 Yds Fine colored Bristle loy, en.irely new.
15 Pcs. 10 in. Fine English Henriettas, lovely shades 30/.
800 Yd ’ Fine Dress Ginghams only 7 ’
Great Bargains iuCheck Nain-s f.s ;>'• 5 to.B/.
I Case Fine White ('becked Lav.n -mly 1(»< This is elegant for
White Suits actually worth 15/.
1 ( ase Beautiful White Stripe Limns 10< cannot be matched in
Rome for 20/.
Victoria Lawn 5/, 8/, 10/, 121 y, a:i i 15c.
India Linen, splendid value B|/, 10/and 12|/
Parasols Fans and Hosiery.
■ I; 1 ! .of buy::: ■>. fine 22 inch Silk Parasol with handle
for and 21 inch for
•jb-J A-au ti! ul Fr:: g: . ;• test styles at from 5/ to 50/.
1 and cannot be duplicated. Rmnember
*’ ' :1 ! Ig- tth sell eicryt'diig in the Dry Goods line,
1 I ' I'..'u iy. ilk. Gloves. Milts, Etc,
' ' c '■ ■ orders and they will have careful
attention.
H. B. .RKS & CO.
Rome, Ga,
AGENIS I Git BUTTES’H' K’S PATTERNS. V
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Presents in the most elegant form
THE LAXATIVE AND NUTRITIOUS JUIOE
—OF THE
FIGS OF CALIFORNIA,
Combined with the medicinal
virtues of plants known to lie
most beneficial to the human
system, forming an agreeable
and effective laxative to perma
nently cure Habitual Consti
pation, and the many ills de
pending on a weak or inactive
condition of the
KIDNEYS, LIVER BUD BOWELS.
It is the most excellent remedy known to
CLEANSE THE SYSTEM EFFECTUALLY
When one is Bilious or Constipated
—so THAT—
PURE BLOOD, REFRESHING SHIP,
HEALTH and STRENGTH
NATURALLY FOLLOW.
Every’ one is using it and all are
delighted with it.
ASK YOUR ORUOOIST FOR
OF yiGD
MANUFACTURED ONLY DY
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL,
LOUISVILLE, KY. NEW YORK, N. K
Money to Loan.
Money to loan on improved farm
property in sums of S3OO and up
ward at 8 per cent, per annum.
Apply to John D. Taylor,
Attorney-at Law.
Summerville Ga.
H.B. KIRBY,
SUMMERVILLE, GEORGIA.
TEED, SLE ;r.d MI STABLE,
A number of now and first class bug
gies and hacks for sale at low prices.
Hirst class turn outs at reasonable rates,
l-111-ly
Chas. F. Durr,
Practical Miner & Prospector
Reports upon Mines and Mining prop
erties of every description. Buys and
sells mines and mining properties.
(UH Avenue A, ROM E, GA.