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fHE MISTAKE
of your life
Has been made when you spend your money at one of the closing out or at cost stores before you visit W, 11.
COKER & CO. and find out what goods cost. We will give you prices that are eye-openers.
J- ad^ e ® Slippers 50 and 75c per pair. They are W Ladies’ Brocade skirts,'?sc-each, 3 for $2 I O
hand-turned anu are strictly first-class. v
X Ledies’shirt waist, Latest styles, just received Hosiery; 8,; 12, I6c per pair that others askj
35c each or 3 for SI. h I 0,\20 andiSOs.for.
The price has’been cut on every article in our house far below the prices that theclosingout and cost ’ price
houses'are selling at. Come and see and you will know thatjour prices are the lowest in Rome, k Remember
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we handle everything you want|and}our|prices shall be lower than others;
W.H.COKER&CO
BECORDRR S COURT
Fourth of July Cases Tried
This Morning.
JLRRUE ATTENDANCE
And a Big Sum Neted For The
City From Fines.
i*'
fourth of July, too much
whiskey and as a result a very
langthy police court was held
this morning.
Ihe first case called was
against Bud Mooney and Bob
Canton for fighting. Mooney
plead guilty and was fined $5
01 10 days. The case against
Canton was dismissed.
Joe Brown col, disorderly con
dues $5 or 10 days.
Bob Smith, col, disorderly
conduct, $7.50 or 15 days.
Henry Williams, col, c’runk
«nd disorderly $5 or 10 days.
Milton Steel drunk $5 or 10
days.
Hiram Orr, col, disorderly
conduct $7.50 or 10 days
Oscar Malory, col, drunk and
“ghting sls or 20 days.
Jim McDow, col, disorderly
conduct $5 or 10 days.
Ihe court room was crowded
w ‘th witnesses and spectators.
One of the sinners who
couldn t pay his fine was sent
the cooler, and as he went
I| ?7 U le s^e P ß he was whistling
1 here was a hot time in the
°id town last night.”
Washington, D. C., and return
v * a Southern Railway.
7 ‘ ck etson sale July 4,5, 6 and
ii ° r lu * ovrnat ion and tickets
’* »» J. ». Harrison, C. T. A.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
Elk t Officers. —The Fourth
ward Epworth League, will hold a
business meeting and elect offeera
at the residence of Mr. J. C. Lewis
this evening at 8 o'clock .
At Half Price.—The Sol
dier’s barbacue,” which the la
dies will serve on next Friday,
has had its price cut in half.
Now if you like the fat of the
land,see one of the committee at
once and buy tickets.
.Went to Jail —Andy John
son living near the eotton fac
tory on Eighth avenue was tried
before ’Squire Waltej* Harris
yesterday afternoon on the
charge es deserting his child.
He was placed under a SIOO
bond and in default went to jail.
Knights of Damon —A National
Life Fraternal order, with the
home office in Macon, Ga., has
two of its representatives canvass
ing this city for] new members.
Both ladies aud gentlemen, are
admitted by this order. Mr. Frank
L. Mallary, who will be pleasantly
remembered by many of our citi
•ens is supreme secretary of this
ord»r. SSOOO, was paid by them to
the heirs of Capt. M, M. Pepper,
about two years ago. The represen
tatives are Col. O. R. Flournoy
of Macon and Mr. H. E. Fulen
weder cf Ashville N. C. who are
stopping at the Armstrong. They
would be pleased to give any de
sired information to our worthy
■’tizem.
MRS. SMITH DEAD
She Died Suddenly This Morn
ing at Pope's Ferry.
This morning at 3 o’clock
Mrs. Smith died suddenly at her
home at Pope’s Ferry a few
miles from the city.
She was taken with a violent
coughing spell and before naedi- 1
FREE PILLS.
Send your address to H. E
Bucklen & Co . Chicago and get a
free sample bex of Dr. King's New
Life Pills. A trial wi'l convince
you of their merits. These pills are
easy in action and are particularly
effective in the cure of constipa
tion and sick headache. For Mala
ria and Liver troubles they have
I been proved invaluable. They are.
'guaranteed to be perfectly free
from every deleterious substance
I and to be purely vegetable. They
do not weaken in their action, but
by giving tone to the stomach and
bowels greatly invigorate the sys
tem. Regular size 25c per box.riold
by Curry-Arrington Co., drugg's ts.
cal aid could be summoned she
expired.
Mrs. Smith was 80 years old
at the time of her death and was
a most estimable lady.
She was the grandmother of
Mrs. W. S. Simmons of this
city, and Misses Laura and
Lucy Tutt and mother of Mr.
Tom Smith, of Pope’s Ferry.
At a late Lour the funeral ar
rangements could not be learned.
Veteran’s Meeting.
Floyd County Camp No. 3nß,
Confederate Veterans, has se
lected the Old Reliable Road to
take them to the Reunion of the
Confederate Veterans on the 20
to 23 of July 1898 The Old Re
liable is the first railroad to
take a Confederate soldier from
Rome in 1861, A special train
will leave Rome Wednesday,
July 20 at 6 o’clock, at foot of
Broad street.
-I<L JWB. ’".J.
Pando Cannot Reach Santiago.
New York. July 5.—A dispatch
to The W trld from Washington
says: General Milet has received
a dispatch from Lieutenant Col.
Wagner, of the bureau < f military
information now at Santiago, in
which he atatea that General Pan-|
do haa not formed a junction with
•he forces of G neral Linaies,
General Pando, wilh 6.000 men
is etill some distance from Santia
go. Gen. Garcia, with some 5,000
Cubans’ is between Pando and
Santiago, unsuccessfully making
efforts to reacn that city.
Spain Reports Linares Killed.
Madrid, .July 5 —At the conclu
sion the cabinet meeting j eeterday
evening the ministers stated that
official confirmation had been re
ceived that Geneial Vara .de Rey
and two of General Linares'
aid-de-campe were among the kill
'ed in the third atta< kof the Aineris
I cans on El Cuney. It stales that
| American lo’ses were fully 2,000
men.
| The government has no news
from Aguidores.
Ii is repoited that General Lina
res las succumbed to his wounds
APPLICATION FOR LET
TERS OF DISMISSION.
GEoRDIA, FLOYD COUNTY I
Whereas Soloman Everett,
administrator oi John Mills,
deceased, represents to the court
in his petition duly filed, that
he has administered John Mills’
estate. This is to cite a 1 ! per-
I
sons concerned, kindred and
creditors, to show cause if any
they can why said administra
tor should not be discharged
from his administration and re
ceive letters of dismission on the i
first Monday in Sept. 1898. This
June 6th, 1898.
John P Davis , Oidinary
Troops Mutiny At Montevideo.
Montevideo* (Jrguay, July 5.—A
c* volution has broken out in tht
capital. ibe Fourth regiment of
light artillery, headed by General
Eetevan, has munliuied
Firing began early this morning
and continues as this dispatch is
sent, close to the city. The govern
ment has declared the city in a
state of sitge, and has ca'led out
the National guard.
AT THE COURT HOUSE*
Doingsofa Day at the Temple
of Justice.
Ihe Floyd county commis
sioner court met in regular ses
sion today. Only routine busi
ness was attended to.
The matter of dividing Texas
Valley ia two districts will be
considered at its next regular
meeting .
Today was regular Sheriff’s j
sale day, and all kinds of arti
cles were sold to the highest
bidder.
Ordinary John P. Davis is
holding his regular court, most
ly routine business being trans
acted.
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food’s
Sarsaparilla
Cores
* Permanently Cures
Scrofula,
which is one of the worst af
flictions of the human race, and
comes from impure blood.
Eczema,
a most offensive and uncorufort
able affection of the skin, also
due to impure blood.
Salt Rheum,
a torment to the flesh, a dis
figurement to the body, and a
drain on the system, also due
to vitiated blood.
Pimples,
which so disfigure the skm, and
make the human face divine
anything but a thing of beauty,
but which are Nature’s adver
■, tisement of foul blood.
Catarrh,
which very often comes from a
chronic affection of the circula
tion, is a constant ofiuise to
one’s seif and ail his friends.
Rheumatism,
which all au'.horities attri
bute to various acid.-ies in the
blood, which this great blood
purifier of the age, lloed's alar
sap&rilla. corrects.
■lood’s Sarsaparilla
Is sold by >n (l.i."gists. $1: six far 55. Pre
'. 1. 11.,0il &. •„ iowiH ...
Pill-' '<v»i after-dinber
11UUU »t F* tails. afrTdixestiou. jsc.
WANTED! MEN!
Ab e-bodied white
men wanted for Third
Regiment U.S. Volun
teers.
Ration and Quarters
furnished at once-
Certain char.ee to go
to the war. Chances
for promotion.
Lai/ i o i first train
for Macon.
Apply now to Re
cruiting Station, office
Armstrong Hotel.
Beware of Imitations
rt/y 'cestcrshire
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JBHW DUNCAN’S SONS, AginfH, .*.EW YOftK.
Corn
responds readily to proper fen.
tilization.
Larger crops, fuller ears and
larger grain are sure to result
from a liberal use of fertilizers
containing at least 7% actual
Potash
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Our books ar* free to farmers.
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GKRJ4AN kali works,
93 Nauaa St, New Verts