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CONFEDERATE REUNION.
SPECIAL TRAIN'S AND PRICE $1.50
ROUND TRIP.
Rome, Ga., July 9, 1898.—T0
Ex Confederate Veterans and
Sons of Confederate Veterans :
Gentlemen: —We take pleas
ure in calling your attention to
our Eighth Annual , Reunion,
which will be held in Atlanta,
Ga., Wednesday, Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday, July 20 to
23, 1898, inclusive.
This promises to be the grand
est reunion ever held, and as it
is so near to us, we should all
take advantage and attend. All
Confederate Veterans and their
families and friends are urged
to attend.
Rates and dates. —For this
occasion the Western & Atlantic
R. R., will sell round-trip
tickets from all stations at one
rent a mile traveled, or $1.50
from Rome to Atlanta and re
turn. Tickets to be sold for all
trains July 19th and 20th, good
to return on any train until July
28, 1898, inclusive. No signing
"f tickets required by the W. &
A R R.
OFFICIAL ROUTE TO ATLANTA.
Having in view the comfort and
convenience of the grand old
Veterans, we have selected the
°ld reliable Western & Atlantic
R- R , the historical “Battlefield
R ue, that we used during the
civil war, and on which so many
great battles were fought. All
H.tins leave from and arrive at
their elegant n’ew passenger sta
tion. foot of Broad street Rome,
and Union Depot Atlanta.
C NFEDERATE VETERAN’S SOE
cial —For the convenience of
all Veterans, their families and
friends, we have arranged with
Mr. 0. K. Ayer, passenger and
•icket agent of the Western &
Atlantic R. R., to run a special
train, leading Rome Wednesday
morning,’July 20th, at 5 o’clock
arrivipg Atlanta about ‘ 8 :30
o’clock. Will reserve one coach
on this train for ladies only. A
mple accommodation. We are
anxious to make this train a
grand success, and we therefore
urge all who can to join us, Reg
ular trains leave Rome daily at
7: 30 a. m,; 4 :25 p. m. Return
ing, leave Atlanta 8 :15 a. m. ;
4 :50 p. m.
Yours very truly,
Jim Tom Moore,.Chairman.
11, S. L ansdell, Geo. K. Green,
Committee on transportation,
gE’V M kN.
“I was a sufferer from dys
pepsia, gout and rheumatism,
caused by impure blood. I tried
various medicines, but obtained
no relief until I began taking
Hood’s Sarsaparilla. This med
icine has made me a new man
and is the best I ever took. It
has beon a blessing to me.”
William M, James. Brogdon, S.
C.
Hood’s Pills are the only pills
to ta»ce with Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
EC an 1 yet efti dent
$1 O Rome to Nor
folk. Ocean View, Va.,
and return via W & A
R Rand S A Line July
1 I th, imitei tQ July
21 st, CK ? yer, P 4& 1
A.
RBIR WlhD
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Dill Not Prevent a large
Crowd at The
THEATRE LfiST’jIKHT
Manager Maryin ’Says it Wjl.
Not Snow Tonight-'
The Peruchi-Beldeni Coplay
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ed to one of the largest ammost,
appreciative audiences , thq
park theatre since t|iei) jitay
here.
The icy wi”ds from ‘L'ke
Marvin” swept through te pa
vilion and coqueted will flags
and curtains and caused ie la
dies to put on their wras and
the men to go up with th,r coat
collars. But the weather.id m t
prevent the occasion tipj being
r .» • i i
a most enjoyable one.
The crowd was goo inured
and now and then ioite one
would spring a joke Manager
Marvin says the sno was post
poned until Sunday
The bill for the tening was
“America Abroad.”
Mr. Jas. G. Mortn as Sidney
Worcott was good.
Mr. Peruchi as Dr diver Oli
phant, an old bachde ot 55,
was exceptionally gcd<
Chas. P. White as Idrqn De
Bais acted his part to pfectiou.
Good natured Theo lark as
Franklin Fitts, was asiual the
very best. He is undouLdly the
best comedian that haseen in
Rome in a long time. If you
have the “blues” Stk can
make you laugh or thueat is
on the writer.
Miss Sawtelle neverails to
apitiyate her hearers ?‘Ther ?
I was a Hot l ime in Manila That
I Night.”
Miss Beldeni was as usual,
splendid in her part.
“Fun in a Boarding School”
| will be the.bill tonight.
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TO 4 PUERTO RICO
Trows Will Be Rushed After
Sant .-.go’s Fall,
. Washington, July 18—There
are indications that the' ' AdminL j
sUation iu’ends to start an expedi-
> iPu rto R ; co in the very
near future. A number of trans
ports are being collected at Tampa
and there is au hority in the War
I Department for the statement that I
j the (governm.-iir intends to embark
troops from that port for Paar o |
Rio )nt the moment ne vs is res j
c»iv-d of the full of Santiago.
HORSES ROASTED. ’
I
Phii.adelplia Fire Caused Loss
Os Sixty Thousands D llars.
Philadelphia. .Inly 13—Fire at jl
8 o’clock this morning completely <
gutted the h x factory and plan- j
ing-mill of George W. Kti'ler & ,
Sons. The total loss will reach S6O
- Five horses were roasted to f
death, r f
FREE SCHOLARSHIP IN t
ROME BUSINESS COLLEGE. „
To any young man or lady
who enters the Rome Business
College during the next thirty
days and purchases a new Wil
l.ams Typewriter, we will pre
sent an unlimited, full course
scholarship m bookkeeping and
business practice, or an unlimit
ed full course scholarship in
■shorthand and business office
Work.. Tiie price of the scholar
ship alone is almost half the
price of the typewriter , but it
goes in free.
We guarantee the typewriter
to be a high grade first class
machine in every particular.
Address H. S. Shockley,
Rome, Ga.
BEN. WUIRALDO
lay in time of trouble. Itean lop
off an arm with one blow, as
if it was a carrot.
“I have brought the head of
Aguinaldo,” the chief said,
touching the edge of his jewel
•tilted bolo to ascertain its con
dition, “and I claim the reward, i
Hasten, else I shall have to
expedite the matter myself.”
Don Basilio was trapped. He
had to open, his desk and count
out the sum in Spanish gold.
Aguinaldo punctiliously wrote a
receipt, coolly counted the mon
ey and walked backward toward
the doir.
He suddenly opened if and
dashed out, just ahead of a pis
tol bullet that cut his locks on
the temples. Cap*. Polavieja of
fered him and Alexandro a free
pardon and $200,000 each to
quit the colony. They acceptec
it and got the money only to
learn that they were both to be
assassinated the next night at a
festa.
The two men who had under
taken the job were found dead,
stabbed to the heart in their own
beds. Ou the kris’s handle was a
bit of paper with a line saying:
“Beware of the Malay ven
geance.”
Polavieja resigned and re
timed to Spain, being succeeded
by Gen. Augustin, formerly
Gapt. -(<en. of Barcelona.
Aguinaldo is about 28 years
old. J
$7.00 RometoTybe
Cumberland, St. Si
mons and Amelia
Beach and return via
vV. & A. R. R. Tickets
on sale Monday, July
I I th limited July 21st.
t C. K. Ayer, C, and] I*. A
UNPRECEDENTED
Has Been the Great “Cash
Raising” Sale
OF J. B. WATTERS & SON.
[ONLY ONE MORE CHANCE FDR YOU
TO GET IN IT.
/
After five weeks of heavy sales,
Messrs. J. B. Watters & Son
now put you'on notice that their
‘cash raiser” is about to come
to a close.
j ' 1 his popular and ever reliable
clothing firm has always lived
n up to its advdrtisements, and
hence, when the “cash raising”
e sale was published and prices
0 quoted the people made a rush,
for the bargains.
Now, Messrs. Watters & Son.
, havuig, at a sacrifice to their
i own interests, about raised the
funds they needed, come forward
and frankly state that the
slaughter will stop in a few days.
You have the remainder of tin
week in which to secure up-tc
date gent’s furnishings at ridi<
ulously low prices.
It’s the cliance of your Ip
and you should not miss it.Lo;
at the sensational announu
ment in their big add on the »
itorial page and let an add to
bargain seeker and the
economic buyer be all siiffici
Mrs. Dr. Howard
babe returned Wednesday ;
noon from Rome. It will
source of pleasure to the fi
of Mrs. Felton to know th
is rapidly recovering froi
effects of her recent illues
will soon be strung and
Cartersville News.