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mJ. KUTTNER, >
ROME, GA.
Biggest Store in North Georgia.
From the beginning of our career we have invar=
iably kept faith with the public by always selling re=
liable goods at the
Lowest Possible Prices!
Our stock is now larger and more complete than
ever before, all at prices startingly low. Every item
in these columns will be found exactly as advertised,
and while we do not promise the earth, fenced in,
what we do promise we perform.
Heavy Checks worth 5c at 3 3-8 c
Yard Wide Sheeting at 3 7-8 c
Heavy AAA Drilling at 43-4 c
, * Ticking at 4 l-2c
M j Standard Prints at 3 l-2c
j i s Fine Sea Island Yard Wide at 3 7-8 c
| Good Bleaching, “ “ “ 4c
—Canton Flannel worth 6c “ 4c
T-g “ ? “ “ 8c “ 6c
Gingha as good quality at 8 l-4c
Jeans at 10c, 12 l-2c, 15c and 20c
IMMENSE STOCI< oiFcLOTHING.
We have an immense stock of Clothing for Men and
Boys at unheard of prices, and the buyer who fails
to examine our stock will make a big mistake.
Children’s Suits. Youths and Boys.
(3 to 16 years) (13 to 19 years)
Good Wool Cheviot Suits .50c Good Suits as low as $1.75
Better “ “ “ -75 c Better “ “ “ “ 2.00
Still better article SI.OO Still better goods at 2.50
Regular $3.00 Suits at 2.00 We sell $5.00 Suits at 350
“ $4.00 Suits at 2.50 “ “ $6.00 “ 400
l o. $5.00 “ “ 3.00 “ “ $8.50 “ 6.00
F “ $6.00 “ “ 3.50 “ “ SIO.OO “ 7.50
Knee Pants from 10c up. “ “ $15.00 “ 10.00
All Wool Jersey Suits, Sailor We carry the above in Square
Style 3to 8 years 1.40 Sacks, Round Sacks, and
This is less than half price Double Breasted, in Cheviot, '
and cannot be duplicated in Clay, French and English
Georgia, considering quality Worsted and Cassimere. .
of goods.
In short we have the most complete line of Dry Goods, Dress Goods,
Clothing. Shoes, Hats, and everything in our line ever brought to Rome
and we offer a splendid bargain in every piece of goods in the house.
Mr. B. H. Edmondson, one of the most popular salesman in north
Georgia, is with our firm and he is anxious to have bis old friends call
and see him . Be sure to call and see us, and ask for Mr. Edmondson.
He will take pleasure in waiting on you, and will see that you get what
you want at the lowest possible price.
Yours to Serve,
J-. KTTTT2STEB,,
238 Broad Street, ROME, GA.
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but now the boys and all their, Listers
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We sell Lewis Shoes made for us. Try a pair.
CLEGHORN & HENRY.
A Special Offer.
We have just closed a deal by
which we secure 50 subscriptions
to the Ladies Home Ideal Maga
zine, a splendid monthly magazine
worth SI.OO per year. These fifty
subscriptions will be given away
to our subscribers absolutely Iree
on the following terms:
To the first fifty subscribers who
pay up all back dues, and pay one
year in advance for the News, will
be given a year's subscription to
the magazine free. This is a splen
did one that you cannot
u.v.-
Home Ideal magazine to the first
fifty subscribers who come in and
pay up all back dues and pay one
year in advance. The first who
come will be the winners! You
cannot afford to miss it!
Mama—" Now, Johnny, I want
you to tell me where you were yes
terday afternoon. Your shoes are
in a terrible condition, and your
trousers are muddy up to the
waistband.”
Johnny—" Didn't you tell me,
j mamma, that I should not talk
about week-day masters on the
Sabbath?"
NOTICE.
u i want everyman and woman in th? Unrtec.
stales interested m the Opium and Whiskv
: habita to have one of my books on the- -Mis'-
;•. -es. Address B. M. Atlant RHua,
KJtox JB3. u»d one wu,
OLD TSAO JPY REQ A L LED.
Mrs. Free Stephens Has Married
Again Out West,
Rome Tribune.
A few days ago Judge Joel Bran
ham obtained a decree in favor of I
Mrs. Jessie B. Stephens, the widow
of Free Stephens, whose tragic •
death at the hands of Frank Wil
kerson created such a sensation at
the time.
Yesterday the papers having
been forwarded for her signature
to Los Angeles, Cal., were returned
with the signature Jessie B. Mc-
Kinzie attached.
Mrs. Stephens went to Los An
geles and has married a man by
the name of Ira R. McKinzie and
is very comfortably situated in her j
new relationship.
A Revenue Raid.
Tuesday night of last week a
number of revenue officers from
Adairsville made a raid on the il
licit distillers in Haywood valley,
and captured one still and two ne-1
groes, Will Brown and .john Gray,
who seemed to be in charge of the ■
same. It is reported thatßobush
els of meal was poured out on the
ground but this is doubted. A
large quantity of beer was poured
out, enough, it is said, to rundown
the hill for a quarter of a mile.
The still was cut all to pieces and
then a fire built over it and burn
ed. It is not known for certain
who the still belonged to.
The Investigating Committee.
Speaker Jenkins has appointed
the following committee from the
House to investigate the charges
made against Judges Reese and
Sweat.
Thomas B. Felder, of Fulton,
Chairman. Peter Meldrim, of
Chatham, J. L. Boynton, of Cal
houn, Jack Slaton, of Fulton, G.
C. Thomas, of Clarke, W.V. Whip
ple, of Dooly, Hewlett Hall, of
Coweta, Chester Pearce, of Hous
ton, W. M. Hawes, of Warren,
Populist.
The committee met last week and
organized and fixed January 12 for
its next meeting, at which time
the investigation of the charges
will begin.
Afterward Mr. Thomas asked to
be excused from serving, as he ex
pected to be subpoenaed as a wit
ness. He was excused and Mr.
Boswell, a Populist, put in his
place.
Later, Senator Carter added the
name of Judge Gober to the list of
judges whose conduct is to be in
vestigated .
GEORGIA NEWS.
Brief Items of Interest
Gathered Here and
There.
Citizens of Savannah strongly in
dorse W. W. Gordon for brigadier-gen
eral.
Sixty-seven miles of new railway
were constructed in Georgia dming the
past year.
After Jan. 1 the Brunswick Times-
Advertiser will be issued as a morning
paper.
F. B. Le Conte, of New Orleans, is
building a new coasting steamer for
the Savannah line.
L. B. Toole, of Williston, is to em
bark in the dairy business on a large
scale at Bainbridge.
The Crawsfordville Advertiser says
that the blue bird has entirely deserted
that part of Georgia.
The gsand jury at Columbus has
said that raffling, even at church fairs,
is illegal and mm" cease.
Twenty-eight bales of cotton -were
burned in the hold of the steamer Ri
pon at Savannah on Friday.
Dr. Cleckly, of Augusta, won several
prizes with his fancy chickens at the
Birmingham poultry show.
The operatives for the Blue Springs
cotton mill are getting ready to start
up work in a few days.
Eighty ear loads of pig iron have
been shipped from Birmingham to
Genoa. Italy, via Savannah.
The salary of the. mayor of Hunts
ville is to be reduced to §IOO a year if
the city is allowed a recorder.
Augusta's horse and mule market is
lively, but stock is selling at a very
low tigure. Good horses sold for SSO
ast week that brought SIOO two years
ago
James Stark Guilty.
' The jury in the case of James
Stark charged with forgery,
brought in a sealed verdict last :
night, but when it was opened this
morning before Judge Boarman
the j cry were present. The verdict
was guilty as charged, and the pri
soner was remanded to the custody
of the marshal.
This is the second trial that was
given Mr. Stark, the former one
resulting in a mistrial. Notice of
an appeal was given and the case
will be carried to a higher court.
Messrs Goodhugh and Denson de
fended Mr. Stark —Coosa River
News.
Chattanooga, Rome & Columbus
Railway.
The Chattanoona, Rome & Co
lumbus Railroad has perfected ar
rangements for the quickest and
most comfortable passage possible
for its patrons to Texas and all
western and southwestern points,
including Arkansas, Texas, Indian
Territory and Oklahoma.
The C. R & 0., runs through the
most fertile and picturesque part
of the south, and as it moves from
one valley to the other disc oses a
panorama hardly equalled.
The trip from Rome to Chatta
nooga, starting in the Cot sa valley,
winds around and through gaps in
Lavender mountain to the pros
perous valley of the Chattooga
.river.
The Chattanooga, Rome & Co
lumbus Railroad then runs through
this magnificent piece of agricul
tural country to the head of the
river in plain view of Pigeon
mountain. Between Pigeon moun
tain and Chattanooga is one of the
most historic parts of this coun
try ; nearly every foot having
played an active part in the late
struggle.
This road runs through the
Chickamauga-Chattanooga Nat
ional Park near its western boun
dary for nearly the entire length
of the Park, enabling its patrons
to view all the most noted monu
ments and points of interest from
its trains. Near Battlefield Sta
tion and Snodgrass Hill on the C.
R. & C., was fought probably two
of the most sanguinary battles of
history.
From the National Park, this
historic road runs into the Tennes
see River Valley and winds down
Mission Ridge in plain view of
Lookout mountain, which, from
this point, is shown extending for
miles toward the south, bringing
to the view its boldest and most
sublime scenery.
For all information, maps and
rates, apply to
C. B. Wilburn,
Traffic Manager, Rome, Ga , or
J. N. Rush,
Traveling Passenger Agent,
Summerville, Ga.
THE ONLY True Blood Purifier
prominently in the public eye to
day is Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Therefore
get Hood’s and ONLY HOOD’S.
School Meeting.
Mr. Editor, permit me through
your valuable paper, to announce
that there will be a meeting at the
Lyerly Academy on the first day
lof January at 11 a. rn ~ in the in
-1 terest of education.
We will have speeches from Rev.
J. J. S. Callaway, Prof. H. C. Eth
eridge, Rev. J. G. Hunt and others.
Everybody invited, men and wo
men, old and young. We propose
to have the best and cheapest school
in north Georgia. The school will
open the second Monday in Janu
ary 1897.
The trustees are requested to be
present on the Ist day of January
as we have some business of im
portance to attend to.
J. H. Glazner.
Consumplion
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thousands of hopeless cases have been already
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of its power that I consider it my duty to
send two bottles to those of your readers
who have Consumption, Throat, Bronchial or
Lung Trouble, if they will write me their
express and postoffice address. Sincerely,
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The only Pills to take with Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
R. L. Adams will construct a tele
phone line from Gadsden to Albert
ville.
The directors of the Eufaula cotton
mills have declared a semi-annual div
idend of 3 per cent.
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SHERIFF SALE.
GEORGIA, Chattooga county.
Will be sold to the highest bidder for
cash before the court house door in
Summerville, said county, within the
legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday
in January, 1897, the following described
property to-wit: (80) eighty acres land
of lot No. (61) sixty-one in th s 13th dis
trict and 4th section of s id county,
north half of said lot, all of said land ly
ing and being In Broomtown valley and
locally known as the Elihu Yates farm.
Levied on and will be sold as the prop
erty of Elihu Yates to satisfy fifa issued
from Justice court 855 district G. M.,
Flovd county, of said state, in avor of
T. Hiles & company vs. Elihu Yates.
Tenant in possession notified. This
Dec.Bth, 1896. J. C. Penn. Sheriff,
Road Notice,
GEOR< if - , Chattooga county.
To all whom it may concern: Vll per
sons interested are hereby notified that
if no good cause is shown to the contra
ry, an order will be granted by the un
dersigned on the 7th day of January
1897, establishing a new road as marked
out by the road superintendent of the
940th road (list., appointed for that pur
pose, commencing at the south line of
Ben and John Perry’s jttnd, running
so ith through the 1.-.nds of Turner Per
ry, William Caldwell* Z. D. Perry, Jos
eph Hawkins and,daffies Carga , cross
ing the Dirttown and Haywood public
roa 1 at the pondon the mountain, run
ning south the land of I. N.
Cheney, Mrs. C. Allen, G. C. Garri
son, Ben Mathis. M. M- Wright, Wm.
L. Selman and John. Dunwoody to the
Chattooga and Floyd county line near
P. M. Story’s Sr. This Oct. 31st, 1896.
Jo. n Mattox Ordinary.
Application for Dismission,
GEORGIA Chattooga county.
Whereas J. V. W heeler administrator
of Mrs. W. J. Alexander, represents to
the court in his petition duly filsd that
he has administered W. J. Alexander’s
estate. This is to cite all persons con
cerned, kindred and creditors to show
cause if apy they can, why said admin
istrator should not be dismissed from
his administration and receive letters
of dismission on the first Monday in
March 1897. This Dec. the 1, 1896.
John Mattox, Ordinary.
Application Administration.
GEORGIA, Chattooga county.
To all whom it may concern: C. P.
Williams, administrator of estate of L.
R. Williams, dec., has apolied to the
undersigned for letters of dismission
from said administration. This is to
cite all persons inte ested, the next of
kin and creditors of said dec., to show
cause, if any they can why letters of
dismission from said administration
should not be granted to said J. P. Wil
liams on the first Monday in Majch,
1897. This l ee. 5, 1896.
John Mattox, Ordinary.
Year’s Support,
GEORGIA, Chattooga county,
To all whom it. may concern: Mrs.
1,..), Lee, widow of T. W. Lee late of
said county, deceased, has applied to
the undersigned for year’s support
for herself and their four minor chil
dren, from the estate of said deceased.
This is to notify all persons interested
that said application and return of ap
praisers will be passed upon at this of
fice on the first Monday in January
next. Witness mv hand, this Dec. 7th,
lt-96. John Mattox, Ordinary.
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Commissioner’s Sale.
United States < f America, )
Northern District of Georgia.) -
By virlue of it decree rendered in the
Circuit court of the United .'-tates in and
for the Northern District < f Georgia un
der date of November 9th, JSJ6, in favor
of the plaintiff, the Equitable Mortgage
Company against Kiucben R. Foster.
1, Samuel C. Dunlap, appointed Com
missioner to make sa.e. w >ll sell at pub
lic outcry before the court house door
in the town of Summerville, in the
county of Chattooga, in said district and
state of Georgia, w ithin the legal hours
of sale on the first Tuesday in January,
(897, the following described ptoperty
to-wit: Land Lets number eighty-five
(85), one hundred and twenty (140), one
hundred and seventeen (117), the east
half of'and lot number eighty-six (86),
ail of lot number one hundred and
twenty-one (121) except one hundred
acres, all of lot number one hundred
and forty-three (143) except seventy-five
acres, all of lot number one hundred
and thirteen (113) except one hundred
and twenty-five acres, and all of lot
number ninety-four (94) except fifty
acres. All said excepted t: ’ts of said
lots having been deeded t< n R. Foster
to R. B. Kyle on the loth d- Februa
ry, 1887, being the eastern portion of
said lets and knov n as Dirt cellar moun
tain. The dividing line now between
the lands of K. R. Foster and R. B. Kyle
being a line following the western base
of said mountain, through said lots,
numbersone hundred and tw ontv-one
(121), one hundred and foi-tj -th’ee (143),
one hundred and thiiteen (113), and
ninet.' -four (94). Also twenty-five acres
in shape of a rectangle, in the sotith
west corner of land lot number one hun
dred and fifteen (115). bctinded on the
west ami souih by the original land
lines of said lot. and on the north and
east by the balance of said lot owned
and possessed by William Tucker and
W. 11. Hawkins, containing in all,eight
hundred and fifteen acres, with all the
imj rovements thereon, lying and being
in the Fourteenth district and Fourth
section of Chattooga county, state of
oeorgia, ami which is fully set forth and
described in said decree. All sold as
the property of defendant. Termscash.
This December Ist , 1896.
SAMUEL C. DUNLAP.
Commissioner.
Sheriff’s Sale.
GEOR HA. Chattooga county.
Will be sold to the highest bidder for
cash before the courthouse door in Sum
merville., said county, within the legal
hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in
January, 1-97, to the highest bidder for
cash, the following described real estate
to-wit: One undivided two-sevenlhs
(2-7) interest in and to the following de
scribed lands: Lot No. 119 (onehun
dred and nineteen) containing 160 acre*
more or less. Also the west half of lot
No. 116 (one hundred and sixteehlcon
i taining 80 acres more or less, all in the
I 14th (fourteenth) .district and 4th
I (fourth) section of s-aid eotinty. Said
roperty levied on and Will lie so.d as
the property of defendants underand
by virtue of two fifas issued from De
cember term 1892 of the justice’s court
of the 1216th district, G. M., said county
in favor of John o. cleghoi n & co., vs. J.
H. Moseley and Miles Moseley. Prop
erty pointed out by plaintiff’s attoriev.
Tenant in possession notified. ?his
Nov. 30th, 1896.
J. C. Penn, Sheriff.
Notice to Debtors and Cred
itors.
All persons having
the estate of James W. Mcu'oW 2 ’ iaTu
of said Chattooga cocrity, dece;tf e< L al ’e
hereby notified to render j n M>eir de
mands to the undersigned. af!e />r<iing to
law’and all persons indeb m. to skid es
tate are required to make 'immediate
pay ment. This a ov. 30,1896.
W. M. McCollum,
Adm’r. James W. McCollum deceased.
Letters of Dismission.
GEORGIA, Chattooga county.
To all whom it n ay concern: Geo. D.
HoJlis, administrator of D. F. Allgood,
late of said county deceased, applies to
me for letters of dismission from said
administration, and I will pass upon
his application on the first Monday in
February next at my office in Summer
ville, said county." Given under mv
hand and official signature, 'ibis 6th
day of November, 1896.
JOHN MATTOX, Ordinary.
Notice to Debtors and Cred
itors.
All persons having demands against
the estate of Pheribe J. Bass deceased
are hereby notified to render in tueir
demands to the undersigned according
to law. and all persons indebted to said
estate are required to make immediate
payment. This Oct. 31st. 189>.
T. J. Simmcns, Adm’r.,
, of Pheribe J. Bass, dec.
Letters of Dismission.
GEORGIA, Chattooga county.
To all whom it may concern: J. V.
Wheeler, administrator of cstateof Mrs.
U. 8. Clowdis has applied to me for let
ters of dismission from said adminis
tration. Tnis is to notify all persoits
interested that said application will J4e
passed upon at my office on the Ist Mon
day in March next at my office in Sum
merville, said county. Witness my
hand this November the 7th, 1896.
JOHN MATTOX, Ordinary.
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS.
A’.l parties who have claims against
the estate of O. P. avers, late of said
county,dec ,are required to present the
same in terms of the law’, and all who
are indebted to said estate are notified
to make immedi-te payment.
J. T. Shropshire, 1 . j ,
T. J. Rutledge, f - A d lrir 8 -»