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II 9I I I I I BE I Im* -I Imbba mb Iv 9 K bba ba I bmb IwAB b imb bbiA iipii nniii-wiiftri/n %iiiiiifiri i n 111. IVII■IIIIIIOIII 1111/ll Rafe ■■’ .Halil Illi HU IVIUUUIIUIU UU||l HU WiUlllll I UUa & AA ® W • 4» - y = = $ k \v ® \ , w XJ& - Jf?' F >X r * X’”'- jfi’. OWM® W A CVI n iw 1 Ultß <pi A vlj! GYGLONK STRIKES find One Woman Is Killed! by the ‘‘BloW" HOUSES DEMOLISHED Many horses and Mules slain by The Storm. Warrer.ton, Ga., Ju’y 11 —A cy clone struck in the edge of town yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock and passed out in a due north cour?e. A mile out it, struck the home of Mr. W. E. English, com pletely demolishii g his large barn and five other outhouses, killing a colored woman, also three mules and horses and ba lly crippling four others. The track of the storm was not over fifty yards wide at this point Nearly every inhabitant of the town witnessed the magnificen' yet destrnc’ive spectacle as it passed on toward N irwood, only four miles away. The track widened considerably as it passed on and terrible dt struc tion must have resulted in the port hern portion of the county. WOMAN KILLED AT NORWOOD. Norwood. Ga.. July 14 A cy* clone struck the eastern suburbs ot Norwood yesterday evening blew’ down the negro schoolhouse on Mr.N J. Bowen’s place . Huge trees were torn up by the roots and fence rai ! e were scattered fai and near. Two negro women were in the house on Mr. Bowen’s place but escaped with slight injuries. Three miles south ot Norwood it struck Mr, English’s place and blew down his large barn on seven head of mules and b u ;ses, killing and w< unding ail but iwi ; .Aore down the cook's house near ail killal his o»k » Cora Jordan, colored; chimneys were blown off the dwelling and the windows on one side were knocked out; carriage house, corn crib and two other houses were de molished, orchards were ruined. The damage to crops was heavy. At this place the cyclone could bo easily seen and caused a regular stampede. Merchants left their stores, people their dwellings and sought refuge in corn pitches’ near by. An Enjoyable Affair. —Mrs. Childress entertained a few friends last Mcnday evening at her home on Fifth avenue in a most charming manner. Delight ful refeshments were served and a must enjoyable evening was • pent by all. ood’s Sarsaparilla Cures t urnanently Cures «>cro£ a which is one of the worst af flictions of the human race, and comes from'impure blood. Eczema, , a most offensive and uncomfort able affection of the skin, alse due to impure blood. Salt Rheum, a torment to the flesh, a dis flgurement to the body, and a drain on the system, also due to vitiated blood. dimples, which so disfigure the skin, 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- I cion, is a constant offense to ' one s self and all his friends. Rheumatism, which ail authorities now attri bute to various acidities in the biocd, which this great blood purifier of the age, Hood’s dar eaparilia, corrects. Hood’s Sarsaparilla U ’<l by al! 'ruggists. $1; six for «5. Pre •*ar* ■ Ho Ml <t c<>.. Lowell. Mum. Hood’s Pilis i l ;?' tiM;^7' after-diMerp aid digestion. 25c. FOUR KEN Killed ■ f lii fl Head-end Collission On LoUisuille 1 Nashville UNO THE DEAD ENGINEER Is Blamad With The C imlnal . < . . s. Decatur, Ala.. July 14. TI. •' Sturdivant, engineer: Van Hay* engineer, one fireman and one brakeman, names unknow —these were killed in a head-end collision a few miles south of this place shout 4:15 p. m. on the Louisville and Nashville railroad. As near as can be ascertained the fau't of the collision lay with the train run by the dead engineer. Van Hayes, who was running a locu) train. No, 18, coming north. No. 74. train run by Engineer Sturdivant, a through freight, was due to leave here at 3:30 o’clock but being somewhat behind [and having ofright way, was run ning to make the top of a steep gri.de near Warrior, when it wa« , net by No, 13 just as it had clear <l the top of the grade, going un der a ’ull head of steam. Tho two trains met with a terri ble crash, that demolished both engines and reduced many cars to sp'inters. It is reported that the crews of both trains saved their lives by jumping, but several of them were seriously if not fatally hurt. The wrecker from the Louis ville and Nashville shops hure was called at 4 30 o’clock and is now engaged in clearing the road, but all trains will be blocked for sever al hours. Engineer Sturdivant was a resi* dent of this city and was a man of family, being highly esteemed. Fresh Graham flour and new rop whole w'.mt tl >r V. * BATTLEFIELD ROUTE- Fioyd Vets, Will Travel The Old War Hoad to CON F E D E I I ATE REUNION. special trains and price $1.50 ROUND trip. Rohip, Ga., July 9, 1898.—T0 I Ex-Confederate Veterans and 7 ons of Confederate Veterans : Gentlemen: —W'e take pleas ure in calling your attention to our Eighth Annual Reunion, which will be held in Atlanta, Gg., Wednesday, Thursday, FH- ■ day and Saturday, July 20 to j 23, 1898, inclusive. This promises Io be the grand est reunion ever held, and as it is so near to us, v f e should all i 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 roun l-trip tickets from all stations at one cent a mile traveled, or sl.s(u 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 of tickets required by the W. A A R. R. i OFFICIAL ROUTE TO ATLANTA. Having in view the comfort and | convenience of the grand old Veterans, we have selected the < old reliable Western Atlantic; R. R , the historical “Battlefield Lin»,” that we used during ti e civil war, and on which so many great battles were fought. All < trains leave from and arrive a fed ifik i [their elegant now passenger sta tion, foot of Broad street Rome, and Union Depot Atlanta. CONFEDERATE VETERAN’S SOE cial—For the convenience of all Veterans, their families and friends, we have arranged with Mr. C. K. Ayer, passenger and ticket agent of the Western & Atlantic R. 11., to run a special train, leaving Rome Wednesday morning, July 20th, at 6 o’clock '•riving Atlanta about 8:30 o'clock, Will reserve one coach mi this train for ladies only. A mide accommodation. We are ■m.xiuus to make this train a ■'ind success, and we therefore u ge al! who can to join us, Reg ■ iar trains leave Rome daily at ! < 31 ,i. in,; 4 :25 p. m. Return i "»g. leave Atlanta 8:15 a. in.; , I :50 p. in. Yours very truly, Jim Tom Moore, Chairman. 11, S. Lansdell, Geo. lx.. Green, Committee on transportation, NSV MAN. “I was a sufferer from dys pepsia, gont and rheumatism, caused by impure blood. I tried va-ious medicines, but obtained no relief until I began taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla. This med icine li is made me a new man i ui.d is the best I ever took. It mis beon a blessing to me.” illiain M, James. Brogdon, S C. ♦ Hood’s Pills are the only pills to ta«e with Hood’s Sarsaparilla. EC md yet etli :ie nt Having missed everything else to date Atlanta may vet get poor Alfonso X 1 IT, (he boy king, when we annex Spain. Shut up n th” park at Fort McPherson I little For.zy would (Paw hun dreds of visitors to the capital. —Americus Recorder. !A fee : UNPRECEDENTED f Has Been the Great “Cash 1 , Raising” Sale i I , OF J. B. WATTERS & SON. I . ONLY ONE MOKE CHANCE FIR YOU . I e j TO GET IN IT. I - . After five u eeks of heavy sales, j Messrs. J. B. Watters Son i now put > ou on notice that tin ir ) “cash raiser” is about to come to a close. ; This popular and ever reli tb e clothing firm lias always lived ; up to its advdrtisements, and | hence, when the “cash raising sale was published and prices quoted the people made a rush for the bargains. Now, Messrs. Watters & Son. having, at a sacrifice to <tlieu own interests, about raised the funds they needed, come forwaid and frankly slate that the . slaughter wi'l stop in a few days. You have the remainder of the week in which to secure up-to date gent’s furnishings at ridic ulously lbw prices. It’s the chance of your life and you should not missit Loo at the sensational announce ment in their big add on the e< - itorial page and let an add to t >e bargain seeker and the • iea economic buyer be all sufficient. Attention Ist Ga. Cavallo. —The annual reunion of the 1 t Ga , cavalry veter ms will take place in Atlanta, Ga., July 2-d Col. L R. Ray will be orater of the occasion. Hea’dquarteis for the Ist Ga., cavalry will be No. 41 Prior street, one block fro" 1 the Union depot. H. W. Camp, President- J. A. Wynn, Secretary- V- I •