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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 1 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. - . 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 < 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 * * * Our books ar* free to farmers. f GKRJ4AN kali works, 93 Nauaa St, New Verts