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LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
IH . m A .Thedford weptdcwn
t 0 Atlant y eßter,liiy ‘
Miss Berry Brice ; f ter a pie >«-
M , M'sses Lillian and
returned to her
ockSt,riß<gye,t y
Miss Beulah Mayo leftyeSter
t
p | Trammell and
children ot Aimirton, are mite
V .be guest of !•« ™°‘ her ;
Mrs.H-O- Mo ‘"“' y ’ 011 1
Third street.
Mrs Chas. Oliver and charm-.
iri ; daughter, Miss Susie, of At-.
Jia, are in Ibe city and will
.pend several weens the guests
relatives and friends.
Mr. J. IL W eir> representing
-Kiss Me” chewing gum of At
lanta, spent yesterday in the
city-
Mr. 0. R- Flenroy, of Macon,
spent yesterday in the city.
Mr C. L. Deardofl, of Dalton,
is in the city.
Miss Annie Belle Hale is vi > -
iting friends in Atlanta.
Mr. Curl Jackson, of LaFay
efte, spent yesterday in the city.
Mr. Ben Montgomery went
down to Atlanta on business
yesterday.
Honolulu Bells. —Prof. J
A. Beall will present the beauti
ful operatic Extravaganza, in
Nevin’s opera house next Pues
day evening for the benefit ol
tne Young Men’s Libi ary. Mi
Edwin Leroy Wilson who de
lighted al! Romans with hist
superb voice will take part, be
sides some of 11 e bist local talent
in Rome, and it goes withou
saying diat Mr. Beal will hav<
a crowd-.d house.
“Kiss .Me ” —A very unique
window has been arranged i'
Curry-Arrington’s drug store. I
i» an advertisement f r ‘•Kiss-
Me’’chewing gum and is well
worth the time to see. A little
pug dog with “Kiss me” painted
on his back attr cted a good
deal of attention on the street
yesterday.
Buried Yesterday. The
funeral of J. F. Jr., son of Mr,
and Mrs. J. Frank Lester, of
Atlanta, occurred yesterday af
ternoon from the country home
ol Mr L. A. Doan. The little one
was brought here last Tuesday
an! was taken suddenly sick
Hie interment was at Myrtle
Hill.
Mb Prather Dead —The re
mains of Mr. John Q P-ather wa
Brought to Rome from Storn
Mountain yesterday morning at
10.30. ihe funeral occurred a’
Myrth Hill immediately after
wards. Mr. Prather formerly
hvid in Rome and war
well known here. The fol
lowing were pall hearers. E Z
Tayloy.J, H. Lancaster, Mik«
Currian. J ce Sharp, W. T.
Joufs and William Burnett.
Mr. Ihomas Wartero.the Rome
°*gir matufaclun-r, was in the
c 'ty Wedreada*. Mr. Wart era
k Ol, ds are well and most favorably
k “ OWn by the smokers of Carters
''He. He has just turned out s
new cigar, '-‘Bill Arp,” that is r
feuded smoker. It is so good
,at B j' bmithfßill Arp)readily
gBV3 his consent to allow hi,
a nie beiug given it, —Car'ertvilh
Aew-;
f ,^ r . L Belk, after a delight
111 ,ri P to Maryland , is at bom
*g ‘ ln and will conduct the morn
"'g and evening services at th,
,““«’‘hodi, ttwiay . The Ep.
’ b meets at 4 thi,
P m.
sH 7rn agel Carn fjr
h. D. Cothran &
IDRSPEIM FIGHT
Will be Made by Spaniards
at Santiago.
WORKING DAY A|VD NIGHT
To Make the Harbor Fortifica
tions Impregnable.
Kingston, Jamaica, June 11.
—ln Sandiago de Cuba there are
now about 20,000 Spanish sol
diers, chiefly infantry, but with
a fair contingent of cavalry and
field artillery drawn from the
surrounding country. During
the day the calalry skirmish in
the vicinity of the city, return
ing at night to the barracks.
During the last few days the
ictivity of the Spaniards has
been particularly noticeable. Ox
en traiirs have been making their
way to the batteries, detach
ments have been working on
emplacements, and there have
been other signs showing that
the Spaniards are preparing a
desperate resistance.
Some guns from Admiral
Cervera’s ships may be removed
to the forts.
The insurgents, about 5,000
strong, have taken a position on
a mountain to the Westward.
I’wo thousand insurgents of this
gathering are unarmed. General
•I'xiino Gomez, now about 150
niles inland, is making his wav
to the coast. Admiral Sampson
is actively co operating with the
nsurgents. Yesterday General
Vlinett, of the insurgent forces,
ind his s aIT. went on board the
New York for consultation.
The na al officers have been
loing splendid and daring work
n the carrying communications
o the insurgents, landing arms
md making trips ashore for the
purpose og gaining information.
Upon the gunboats Suwanee and
Vixen this work was chiefly de
volved.
Lieutenant Sharp, of the Vix
m, and Lieutenant Commander
Delehanty, of the Suwanee, have
been daily entrusted with im
portant missions and have car
ried them out successfully. The
Vixen’s work has been chiefly
;onfined to carrying messages
o and fro, but the Suwanee has
>een occupied in a more serious
task.
This little gunboat has landed
>OO,OOO rounds of small arms
immunition, 309 Springfield ti
des, 100 carbines, 2,000 mache
tes, with equippments and pro
visions.
These were handed over Wed
nesday, about fifteen miles West
>f Santiago, to some 800 insur
gents who came down to the
teach, the main body remain
id in the mountains. The de
barkation of supplies was tedi
-us., but uninterrupted.
The insurgents reported that
irregular engagements between
t leir forces and the Spanish cav
dry were of daily occurrence.
Phe Cubans were hard up for
upplies and ammunition and
were overjoyed at the sight of
he Suwanee’s cargo. Some al
most ravenous, hacked at the
slices of bacon and ate raw beef.
I’hey had been living on limes,
;ocoanuts and sweet potatoes.
Ensign Gilpin, of the Suwa
nee, went ashore and accompan
ied the Cubans to their tempo
ary camp inland, wbare he
found ten or a dozen wounded
men badly in need of surgical
ittention. Bandages for them
were send from the Suwanee.
Hie casualities were the result
of a brush on the previous night
with Cpanish cavalry.
| To the correspondent of the
Associated press on die dispatch
boat Wanda, Ensign Gilpin,
(escribing his experience at the
camp, which is abut ten miles
inland, said:
“I found the insurgents a
rough looking and mixed lot of
boys and old men, rigged out in
any way, carrying arms of all
sorts and all anxious to borrow
everything I had, Lena my
blouse to my revolver. Four
Spanish soldiers in uniform,
carrying i ifies, marched into the
camp while I was there and said
tney wanted to join the insur
gents.
They were enrolled, but a
close watch was kept on them,
is they belonged to the civil
guard. A Cuban officer told me
• uch conditions were not infre
quent. The Spaniards had Mau
ser rifles, which were in fairly
good condition.”
PROF. SHIFLET’S
High School Closed Thursday
Night at Llndai*.
Prof. C. H. Shiflet’e high
•school closed Thursday night at
Lindale, after a most successful
term.
The entertainment- consisted
of speaking, tableaus and music.
Judge John P. Davis made
m interesting but short talk.
Prof. J. D. Gwaltney, in a
few well chosen words, present
ed the medals to the successful
boys and girls.
The following received med
als.
Deportment; Misses Myrtie
Port r, Maggie Griffin, Annie
Tilbert, Fannie Crow and Olive
Black.
Attendance, John Foster.
Scholarship, Miss Bessie B%r
--i) ett.
Pennmanship, Miss Lizzie
Porter.
Declamation, Miss Carrie
<. riffin and Walter Black.
The entertainment wm high
ly enjoyed by all.
APPLICATION FOR GUAR-
DIANSHIP.
GEORGIA', FLOYD CONTY. o
To fill whom it may ooneern.
Mrs. Carrie F. Clark having ap
plied for guardianship of the
person and property Julius
BenjaminjClark, minor cldk of i
her own and B. F. Clark, of;
said county, notice is given Hat
said application will be heardat
my office at 10 o’clock a. m., >n
the first Monday in July neM.
This June 6 1898 .
John P. Davis, Ordinary.
New York, June 11.—The rt
serve fleet, consisting of twc
ironclads, one cruisar, twenty
torpedo boats, three torpedo
boat destroyers, with eeven aux
iliary cruisers and 2.500 troop■
under steam.
The order is that fires are to
be kept up continuously so as to
be ready to depart at any mo
ment. There was, however, an
accident on board the Alfonso
XIII., whose torpedo tubes
proved defective. She was com
pelled to return to the arsenal.
This, it is said, chiefly causes
the delay, but it is believed that
the accident i® simply an ex
cuse to keep the fleet at Cadix.
Your correspondent ha® been
told that the fleet will not sail,
as the authorities do not want it
to leave. They will wait, until
a catastrophe has happened to
Admiral Cervero’® fleet, and
then there will be an explo®i'«|
of popular indignation, vH) ‘
possibly an uprising.
There is nothing to r® venl
the squadron from ®aiPfl
once, but Admiral Ca’ arB “l
1 his officers and men
I lost their heads.
a SMETW SLEEPS.
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p e
9 Ftfneral of Miss Floy Rowell
> Occurred Ycsterriaii al
1
; FIRS’’ PRESBYTERIAN
r
I
Ghurch at 1 0:30 O’clockby Drs
Hudgins and Ceotchius
I
The last sad rites over the re
mains of Miss Floy Rowel! were
i conducted from the First Pres
> byterian church yesterday morn-
I ing at 10 :30 o’clock, by Rev. C.
•B. Hudgins, assisted by Dr
■ George T. Geotchius.
Mias Rowell, from her child
hood, was a devout member ol
the Episcopal church, and was a
shining light in all church work.
In her social life she was always
. cheerful and it was a pleasure
to be with h-r, and we mourn
for one who in life . endeared
herself to those she came in con
tact with Her life was a constant
example of the highest type ol
womanhood.
We lament the fact that t he
dread summons of death came
to her in the flush of youth,
taking her from her loved ones
The Young Ladies Club and
Xavir chapter of the D. A. R’s.
of which she was a member, at
tended the funeral in a body.
The floral offerings were beau
tiful. Ibe choir was composed
of the following:
Messrs. Benj. Barker, Harry
Patton and Misses Marie n
Reynolds and May Patton. Mrs.
C. B Hu Igins presided at the
organ.
The following named gentle
men acted as pall bearers: ,
W. J. Shaw, G. F. Nixon, II
T. Reynolds, C K. Ayer, A. G.
Ewing, W. T. Cheney and Wul-
ter Cothran.
The interment was at Myrtle
Hill.
ARMY IS DELAYED
To ba Heid Three Days at
Key West-
Washington, June 11.—There
wa® an evident disposition at the
the war department today to be
fog the situation as to the in- I
I vaeion by giving out contradic
tory information.
Late in the afternoen it de
veloped that many high officials
believe some o. r Cervera’s ships
might really be loose.
The Strategy Board thought it .
all over aud concluded that all (
of the Spanish Cape Verde fleet t
was in Santiago was not con- t
elusive. The war department, i
I which prefers being overcautious ,
’to being rash, then decided, after i
Tong discussion, to hold the
’transports for at least three >
lay®.
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> BAD SCRAP.
( V E. Harvy Oats Knocked in
> Th® Head.
’ Yesterday afternoon Mr. Alex
Siad man and W, E. Harvy got
• in diapa e over a seqof harnes 9 ,
• inVedt Rome, which resulted in I
K Htvey getting knocked in the •
• he|. f
Madman accused Harvy of s
1 sayig that he had stole the har- c
nes in a wagon yard in u
I We.R .mo, th® lie was pass u d. , v
I andlarvey got hit a powerful
} blown the head with sharp in»
. <craQnt. before Harvey had time
Ito leaver from the shock Stead
man f>d thinking he had serious- t
ly inj ted him
Mr. [srvey states that ha does g
not kmw what ho was hit with .
Dr. Siaw dressed the wound. '
The bow was a bad one but' ,
aot fatal Steadman baa not been I
arreeted. * »“
F'VTKJSTI TTJR,
Every day now brings us heavy ship
ments of standard and seasonable fur
niture, and with the coming of spring
we have already received a
CAR-LOAD
OK BABA’
CjVRRIjVGFKS
All of them beauties and many of
them dainty little vehicles, combin
ing the essensial points of beau-.y and
strength •
MATTINGS,
BUGS,
CARPETS
In this department we have received
for the spring trade one car load of
mattidg which we imported direct
from Japan. Here you can find new
patternsand the prettiest of designs
and at remarkably low prices.
STOVES-
Do vou need a new stove in ycur
kitch -n? Then call on us and you
will go no where else. Vy e have the
best and that meansj an economic
stove in every sense ot- the wor d. _
THE HANKS
FURNITURE M
305 Broad st* Phone 52-
Undertakers, Embalmer, an Fu
neral Directors.
S?1 £5 AR £ '/! \D
Becausj They ’.Vj.e O de ec
Out of Can id a.
5 New York, June 11 —Carran
za and Du Bose, the chief of the
Spanish spy system, with head
quarters at Montreal, were in
dignant when informed that the
Ottawa police chief was on his
• way with papers ordering them
ito leave the country. Du Bose
said that there is no law which
can make them leave.
VICTORY FOR HAWAII.
Vote Will be Taken Wednesday
• After Debate.
Washington, D. C., June 11.
—The House today resolved to
take up the Hawaiian annexa
tion at once, debate it for three;
days, and vote on it at sp. m.
Wednesday evening. It is a great
victory for the friends of annex
ation.
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
Wedded by a Doctor at Mt
Pleasant, Mich.
Mt. Pleasant, Mich., June 11-
—Dr. Varnura H. Worden is
under arrest here on the charge
that he married Phoebe May
Prichard, 15, and 17 days later
her mother. He admits both
marriages, but says that he con
siders the first wedding void be
cause the girl was under age and
gave the wrong address. Both
wives visit him at the jail. He
has been married four times.
Mr. Frank Weems, of Carroll
t »n, spent yesterday in the city
Sec nd M. E . Church. —Th-
Salvation army will conduct tin
services at the Second Method
isv church tonight at 8 o'clock.
The pastor will preach this
morning.
. 1
SB jT OFF
d Ii Tampa Correspondent of Lon
don Chronicle.
Washington, June»ll.—General
& Greeley has stopp al all cabled
messages to the London Chronicle
because the Tampa correspondent
of that newspaper mailed news to
a Washington m in , who exceeded
* Greeley’s permission, and cabled
1 it out to London Wednesday
‘ night. I' was immediately cabled
back to Washington and made
trouble. The message referred to
gave alleged details regarding the
departure of troops from Tampa.
HANGED BY MOB.
Supposed Fate Os Spanish Mulx-
BUYER
Walnut Ridge, Ark . June 11.—
A courier who arrived today from
Pope County reports the probable
lynching of a Spanish mulebuyer
at a point between Smyrna and
Northwood, Pope County. late
Wednesday night. The Spaniaid
:alled himself Henry Lorenz >. A
letter that Lorenzo had dropped
was found to be from Lieutenant
Carranza. II was asked about the
matter, but his explanation was
msatisfactory to the crowd, and
it took him away to the hi-Is with
the intention of killing him.
Cleared Docket.—Justice of
the Peace E. P. • Tread away
cleared the docket in justice
court Thursday, until the n'-xt
term of the court.
To Wed this 15th.—On Wed
nesday June 15th, ’Squire Hen
ry Powers, of Lindale, and Miss
Cora Whitehead will be mar
ried at the beautiful country
home of the bride, a few miles
from the city. Mr. Powers is an
xcellent young business man
uid is justice of the peace for
Lindale district. Miss White
head is a pretty and accomplish
ed young lady. The wedding
will be a quiet home affair.
Mr. A. B. McCall, of Atlanta*
was here yesterday