Newspaper Page Text
SfflD JURY
PRESENTfIENTS.
We, the grand jurors chosen
an d sworn for the July term of
HU porior court. 1898, beg leave
to make the following present
ments to the honorable court
ao d citizens of Floyd county.
Upon inquiry and close inves
tigation wo find the public mor
als of the county to be in a
healthy condition. While there
is some lawlessness a vast ma
jority Os the people are in hearty
sympathy with and obedience
to the laws of the land.
PUBLIC ROADS.
We find a number of the roads
in the county in a bad condition
and in some places almost im
passable. The Cave Spring road
between Lytle’s and Mobley’s
Springs is dangerous and should
be repaired.. The Redmond Gap
road on the mountain, in Flat
woods district, the Bluff road
near the old Thomas Foster
place, the Alabama road leading
from Rome to Coosa, the Sum
merville road near the Hogan
place and the Kingston road
from North Koine to the district
line are all needing work badly,
and should have immediate at
tention.
We would call special atten
tion to the above roads, and
such macadamized roads as need
repairs in consequence of the
small gravel being worked out
or washed off, leaving the large
rocks exposed and making trav
el over them very trying and
damaging to vehicles. Especially
is this the case on the Kingston
road from Worth Rome to the
district line ; also to the fact
that the water is allowed to run
r down the road bed where ’it
crosses at the Dowdle place and
ask that it be remedied at once.
We also find that the bridge
. over Webb’s creek is needing
repairs and the culvert on the
Summerville road is in bad
shape.
We reconim nd that sign
boards be put up at all cross
roads and that footways be
placed over all branches and
creeks as required by law.
We further recommend. that
the board of roads and revenue
have the district commissioners
of Flatwoods, Texas Valley,
Vans Valley and Rome districts
to show cause why the roads in
their respective districts have
not been properly worked.
PUBLIC BRIDGES.
By inspection, so far as possi
ble, we find all bridges in passa
ble condition, except the bridge
over Lavender creek in Texas
Valley. This, w© are informed,
has been closed by the road
commissioners.
We find the bridges in and
neat Romo to be undergoing
repays and when completed will
be in good repair, new flooring
being placed. We find no com
plaint from the public except
during the repair of the South
01116 bridge, it haying been
dosed during the time of lay in g
the floor.
pension list.
We have thoroughly investi-
E al, d the pension lists and find
' al all the names thereon,, ex
cept a few on the indigniyit list,
• r e entitled to the benefits ac
cunng from this fund. We rec
®mmend that the following par
-168 on the indigent soldier’s list
« more thoroughly investigated
. I ** (v, dence submitted to us
Qot BU| hcient to warrant their
•mes beii.g placed on this list:
p "/’oilier, R. H. Shirley, G.
» W . A . WllUe
W. w isenuan. .
alms house.
find thirty three inmates
in the alms house, twenty four
whites and nine colored. There
are seventeen white females and
seven white males ; two colored
females and seven males. All
the inmates are in a healthy
condition as could be expected.
One negro woman seems to be
suffering very much from blood
poison, and is not expected to
hve long.
The running expenses tor the
first six months of this year,
exclusive of physician's bills
and medicines, has been $631 85
making an average of $3.45 for
each inmate per month.
The inmates speak in praise
of L. M. Landrum and his fam
ily and say they are well treated.
The average for the first six
months of this Jyear has been
3( per month.
We find an average crop grow
ing on the farm consisting of
corn, sorghum, irish potatoes
and also a large variety of vege
tables. They have on hand now
150 or 200 dozen of oats and
corn sufficient to feed the horses
until gathering time. We find
on hand one two-horse wagon,
one one-horse wagon, which is
very old, one disk harrow and
sufficient- tools to cultivate a two
horse crop. They also have on
hand one norse, three cows and
calves and seven hogs. We find
that there have been four deaths
for the first six months this'year.
The plastering of one room of
the superintendent’s house ha
about half dropped off. We re
commend the same be repaired
by taking all the plasterii g off
and replastering. We also recom
mend that the other rooms be
repaired.
THE CHATNGANG.
Through a committee we have
examined the ehaingang. We
find sixty nine prisoners, white
males 13, colored males 55 and
one colored female. All of the
prisoners except one are in ap
parent good health. That one
has slight fevers and is lounging
about the camp. We find 24
mules, all in excellent condition.
The machinery appears to be iu
fair condition. We find eleven
wagons and one liay : with har
ness sufficient to operate them,
all in reasonably good condition.
We find 31 head of hogs. It
occurs to us that it would be
profitable to furnish Hie super
intendent with a wagon scale
He tells us that many times he
is kept from buying hay for want
of something to weigh it on.
The loss of time hauling sup
plies ten to twelve miles isqu’te
an item. Especially is this true
when oui section is blessed with
good crops. We know nothing
about the legal question but in
equity we believe the man on
whose land the chaingang is now
located should have some re
muneration for the land destroy
ed by roadways and waste rock
that had been piled upon it in
opening quarries. We are in
formed that the county commis
sioners are now negotiating with
parties for new portable quarters
for the prisoners, We believe
this a step in the right direction.
If for no other reason it will
save a vast amount of time that
is wasted in moving the present
old rotten clap trap quarters.
The character of the work done
on Calhoun road in our judg
ment is good.
Public Buildinsl
On examination of jail we find
it neatly and nicely kept; it is in
need of some repairs but the com*
missioners are making now such
pairs as we think necessary.-
Since the last sitting.of the g and
jury there have been 238 prisoners
cared for in said j til.
Relative to the court house we
would recommend that a brick
walk bo built in lien of the present
an last pagi-)
JE H, P. WOOTEN & BRO., *5
Successors to
- T W F PHARMACY. 2;
309 Broad st.—New Clark Building.
We have >bought trtib' entire stpck of the Boxne
c Pharmacy and.are prepared tPisuppJy your wants in
<the drug, piescription and jjalQiit, iribdiciiie line. <>ur
tVi stock is complete and the. very liTghdst grade.
sk® We solicit a part of your patrnrtnge and shall en
'Jbk deavor to the best of our ability to please you at all
—3 t i ,nes - We should be-pleaded-you call On tis.
Full line of toilet articles and
nSi such things as are
store. Cigars and
Come to see us. *
- • ■
■ • •>« 14;’ . _ , . ■ <
rid
. j
S. M Stark, iS
x 22
J
2 ; lADIEo AND Mffi'ii TMLOB S
Dougherty-Bldg, 2nd,Ave *
.... * •:. • ...
JS ’‘ J 'N T'-’-i.. •. , ■
-- I &
' t ‘ - ..4, ■ ' , , ...
X F T HANSON.: i ‘NORRIS'N. SMITH.
I THE HANSON SUPPLY CO. |
| pi qmb in OitJ Tinning; |
Engineers’, machinists’ g
supplies; arid.;, *
5 tinware. ) Gas-and electric fix- C
gasptine |
5 stoves. 1 Water meters. ■ 1 5
9 325 Broad st ‘ Phone 3?. «
3©©©©©©©©c
'' 00 _” ‘ )' ■ 1 I.J '' ' * t l
$1.25 and $1 50 Negligee shirts for $1
J A. GHiH S COMPANY
WAITING
-uji ftdj jjb.iHbii;.! .
. ■ • <-1. <.jj .f. for everyone in Rome to coim
J- | " in and see tlie-magnificent stock
‘ on and boy’s clothing
bicycle 1 and golf suits, is wha
~ are’’doing, but we are hus
tliijg While weavait. We will
show'you the finest stock o
1 clothing, made from the newest
fcffr - styles and patterns in fabricks
1 perfect fitting and handsome, t<
he found in Georgia, and thej
1 •!,. j,. are above competition in value*-
; • v "’ ; ,1 , forjthe price.
ThegreatestSline of negligee shirt ß
ever shown in Rome.
J. A G AITMON &C J
!■ I- ■ , (1 .
UVIIIW.. lajfcuu nji, mq- *■!.
Can supply all
I Ours is the Most Complete
I Department NUrSer.y Trw« at ’
I in -frH'A II ft rates. We publish one of
I 111 ll ICS the leatiinj Seed, Plant and Tree Catalogues issued,
■■■■■■■MaAaßManaMMM w nj c h will be mailed free. Send for it now, it will Q.
nave you miney.l Try us, can refer you to customers in every state and territory
in thi Union. 43 years of square deahng has made us patrons and friends fur and
near. Have hundreds of carloads of T
FRUIT A|D TREES, SHRUBS, ROSES, PLANTS. e
We sand bv mail nostimid. Smda, Bulb., Plants, Roaea, Smail Trees, Ete. Safe arrival a.
WE * HAEEitO* **** - Boa Q 2& PainesvHle, C
• >
To Musical Pep'le of Rome
It is with pleasure that We introduce to our readers the prit
of a new and complete stock of
MB, BttiK
ANQ
Small Musical Instrumen '
4 -—I Wf— -V
I •
n the new Moseley building, 327 Broad street
where we would be pleased to have you call and
examine our goods.
The stock consists of some of the best makes
pianc/and organs on the market todiy. We
keep a Kill line o F everything pertaining to a first
class music stor> —Something Rome has needed for
a lo.ig time, Givi us a call and you will find a
music store that Romans may be proud ofj
1 •
We are determined to close o *
t -BICYCLES
the earliest possible-date. i
E. E.I?OKES
327 Broad Street.
S. P. Davis, Manager.
X X X X.X X X XXX X X X X X X X X X X X X x.x«
We keep on hand at all times a full stock of ’
Sheet Music;
reliability"
is a quality some newspapers have lost sight of in these
days of “yellow” journalism. They care little for truth
arid (a great deal for temporary sensation.
It is not so with THE CHICAGO RECORD.
The success of THE RECORD rests upon its reliability.
It prints the news—all the news—and tells the truth •
about it.
| It is the only American newspaper outside New York city
that has Its own exclusive dispatch boat service and its
; ' own staff correspondents and artists at the front in both
> 1 hemispheres.
It is the best illustrated daily newspaper in the world.
(Its war news service is unapproachably the best. M
Says the Urbana (Ill.) Daily Courier:
■ J
“We read the war news in the other papers,
then we turn to THE CHICAGO RECORD to
see how much of it is true.”
Sold by newsdealers everywhere and subscriptions received
by all postmasters. Address THE CHICAGO RECORD, tit
Madison street, Chicago.
—l—a— ■■■ ii— ■
Como, Wis., Hyannis, Nebr,
Jan. 10,1898. Jan. 2,18 ML
I would not be I regard
without PISO’S jh CURE FOR COW
CURE for CON- raT WHStlll USE! AILS. SUMPTION as the
SUMPTION for any |g lte6t gffi’SS D,c 3 best Cough medi-
thing. For a bad ig |=fw|fl?W&Sju? cine on the marMbt
Cough or C?IJ it is ■■ ——hr.ving used ft fee
beyond all others. 15 years.
MrsC. REYNOLDS. , J. A WESTOVER,
“The Best Cough Medicine.”
- - - « « .... —-—~
HAVE NO AGENTS
but have gold di root to the eon-
l\ ilk •umer for 25 year aat whole- L
•< y j \ eale prices, saving him th®
W I dealer s profits. Ship any-
M j Tn j where for examination, zx
I Everything warranted / z ESi
; *1 1 | l\ 118 styles of Vehicles.
AK I IJ\ \aS*l atyles of Harness. I f T
* I|Y\ // \iW Top Baggie., |36 to |7O.
% 111/ /I 1 |F - Burreys,|solo|l2s Cam*- Y ArX/HA X 7 X ALa/X 1X?
Ybaetons Trap., Wagon- X\M \ y X Mr* B X
Spring-Road -ad Milt
BkVE EwwyEaraeM. /nee, Hf M. Wagons Send for large, free y o cacgtj-—. wm -
...M. la,» CaMkgu. of our Myiw.
MRAKT ■abnub mfw. o«. w *. fmatt, MutMg*n