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DOWN TO CK ; 'TH
ts.kfit kifliltMill ISulQall
Died a H p "- 8 s D'Jli
TRYING F 3 Sili/R OTHERS
Recent Grac'd :i of West Point
Liow :i edai Tyboe.
Snvi'n >*b, Gv, Sept 2. —Lien*
H. S. Mo gan o' •-U ied St.tea
engineer cor- h, i- chr> ge of )►
fort’fic.pj >n wo . on ' v b‘e Island
and H»rry Smith, a i:_® . *e’«
drowned in C" *>'iii|.v anund
Wednesday afternoon , • an efl r
to r«?cue the new o: (h» i‘ - df>c
Noweg'»u bark N'*. wlii< h w< ni
a*h >re and wu '<•«'. on D u a-kie
bench.
Lieut. Morgan and a p irty of
four rigg> rs loft ’’ybee in a.sail
boat to cross the sound to where
the bark was pounding to pieces
in the breakers. They had reach
•d the rim of breake s in 1 o"t
of the wh n h • tremendous
sea came down on their b> t
swamping it. AH 'he men were
thrown ini • the sea, hot manag
ed tn regie'n the boat.
Morgan was ii his uniform
and wr •••? a hea'y mackuto-h.
Although a good sw. miner, he
was weighted down with cl<th
ing and sank out ol sight. A
moment later hereai peared and 1
B dzed the boat but was torn
awty by a wave and sank- A
few minutes later Smuh met the i
•a me fate. (
Morgan was Congressman
Hcmy G. '1 timer’s first appoiii- 1
tee from the Elevei th congres
sional district of Georgia and
was appointed fom Vu'dosta,
of which p’aee he was a native.
He was a man of almost gigantic
mould, standing considerably
over Jsix feet. He graduated at
the head of the class of 1897 nt
West Point and was assigned to
the engineer corps, lie was sent
to assist Capt. C. E. Gillette in
attending the work of strength
ening rhe Savannah fortifica
tion*.
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CONVICT COUNI’ERFEI Edß
They H ■o a Ilant x’ The Kansas
S"aie
Topeka, Kan., Sep. 2—A gai.g
of couuteHeitrrs has been at work
fore, vp! si weeks in the K neat
pen t» r aiy at Luiisng and con
eid«rnl !e of th*- fi i-hed p < duct if
fl-at. tg a (mud on Hi-outside Tin
xnemburs of tne gang ar-eo i vic<>
*ud fou’ih <4 them are now in ill
Solitary cell of 1 ho pennptitlwiy .
They secure* ] 'as'er of»pai‘f
end made d;a« for nick • s and !o r
quar era. Thiy whim turn eg ou
quartejs that were ba- I to det cl
from toe genuine. T i->y wou'd
probably h.iv-> coiilinil d for
month* Ii <d not * member o ib<
gang bee me d s.-a • lid ove- >n-
Suppns'Con ;h»t h-wigrot ..e iing
• fx<r novi, not r ■ ported the
conn •«• f-i’ i< g t<< •l,u wr -I a t).
ei robber r.
.BE'IUIIM.XG Kl. 'N'l KERI ReL KVKI)
©f $ 400 In G ldDust.
S>"tt'e, ‘ash., S pt I. An un
usua' in-ident niiend’iig the ar
nva of the Roanoke from Alaska
Was the bolding mid searching of
pasamiger> and the bagi.ag»
for three sacks nf »tolpn gold i’n-».
7 e nt'FF'i g g >ld W»8 Hot fju id.
Tb“ brg- coo t n , tl | Jj u $24 <JO
'1 he owtiP’B < f t.'esiob ii 2<ild«w»'re
Albert Fx. wbe-* me e<>.>tai >ed
|l4 (00; Wi Ih ; im Folrm rs
•nd Dr C. F. A Imns, of Chicmm
•TO
oEq*rioan cT/.ndar:).
Mr. J. ii Ku g. oi K, .me ;epre
•etili -g tii»i Cotton Com*
pany. wag her llu- w ek arrang
for his co ton cunuectiens '< r
| PUBLIC H
® (R 1 H!HUI [1 IM® :i
I ,lj J .ULI Jjj JJ J UJl'i) «
1 We will Sell New
I Books wholesale *
i PRICES! |
J FOR CASH. Second Hand g
; Books cheaper uhan the ®
cheapest. Give me a call, >
I H. A. SMITH,
it THF OLD RFLIABLi BOOK STORE, if
To the People of $
Mr I w " ih ''uioin-e ihit I have bought the Model Efck
... S'eam Liun l-v aitnropoae t > r-rirm ige and aidto it X.
so lb it yu wil* ii iva iu your city a plant second to none
•a- iu the soui i. Ju.
I have bed ye-irs of nraciic-il ex re rnuce, the past \lf
thr e yea h of wh.cb I hive ovi .Derated one of
th>* largest glan sin T«-xls. With the ‘ers of experi- \vf
61100 1 11 iv i h:» 1 and as 1 wi I d v rnv - ntiie time and
/Ik >n to the business I w>H *• i a position to guars ntf
a " 'bing c lining to <ny hutiihv wiII be done /|V
/ik Ba (' 'ictorily. A trial w•lc»i vi >c * > n'h •l 1 can do al I
U’ i' 1 du' "j • S rid in y., ir bv > " . I iis to please Fl\
/Ak y>v there will l>o n i chir <*<. S. .p ><u vig>n or telephone
No 158. an f your brills w:i u. r, > >o I promptly.
‘oin ;t • •• ,ooi v,i a i iir sh ir> of your 'puro.lags, I am Jttk
plea—
| H- PARKIN t
Proprietor Mo Ihl S’.oa ja Liuudry. O’
$
the comit g seas >n.
Mr. E A' Hoard, of i.’ me, ip a
wii'.ess iii a cast* at Sup.* >r Court
•«ud bss been sh iking bn ds with
Polk county fr ends ilr w«?e!
e
i ses 8.-r a V iddux anil Ethel
FI I-js, two charming young ladies
of Rome, wer-i tho guests Friday
us Alps Gertie Ku yht.
P of. and .Mrs J C. HarJs, o'
R'Utid, returned botno Monday »f
--e. a few days with in the
ci y.
Col. D B. H.inii’iou. of Rome,
ittendedc urt li“r: the fi s of the
week.
w
M:■ s Mury Wi iamso :. of Pome,
s \he guest of Mm. C. W. Smith.
Mr. Robert Yancey, of Rome
was be guest las’ week of Messrs.
‘i >hn and Herbe l l S übs.
Mujir R T. Fouche, o'R-ns
has been attending court this
vn-k .
L \ ) £ V ri 4 2 3 \IL 11
«-S*.
Go to L mini tn & Sons and get
one of those fine sailors they are
selling so cheap. They are ac
tually worth SI.OO, $1.50, $2.00
and Mime even more, yet they
are selling choice for 50 cents.
TO OMAHA
Pl EsIDEX'T VcKIM. Y V> nJ. « i Iv
Oct rer.
Cleveland, 0 , Sep. 2, —P>s‘-t
master Gordon of Chicag > d!
on I’ •sideiii Mi lx n|ev last, even
ing »n l ex e.idt-d .iu hivita ion to
him t ■ ba p.-HS- .-l al the ( hicago
Peac< Juhil. f in Oe'.ouer. No det
inite promise was given. He said
he was pl Hilling to v.sit the Omaha
E/pi.siiioti bud* ! iin * ni Oct her
a d that be Wou’d se if if
poasib e for him to ariuiige in*
trip ho as to be mi<» *o stop ail
Chicago dnrr.g tu 1' u e.
CITATION—LEAVE TO SELL.
GEORGIA FL ,YD CoUNTY.
To nil whom it may concern D.
S ain'er, executor of Jchn Win
kle, deceas'd, has in due form ap
plied to the undersigned f-r leave
o sell 'be lands belonging to the
estate of said deceased, and said
-ppi’ca ion wil be heard on the
irsi Monday in September next
Th:sßtb dav of August. 1898
J' iin P, Dxvie, Ordinary,
GEORGIA FL' Yi' COUNTY.
T > a i wh m i ui'iv cor cern. A.
Mos-s hr* ing in ; 'per to: m »y.
p u.i to inn ior p ui .<.-nt iciter
<>, r-idminifi aii'm a the es'.Jeo
1) J Meve. ha fit la'e of said coun
t” deceased. T: i- is to <■ te ell un
lingua ibe cedi ora and next o
l in of D J, M-erl)ord.. to tie and
appear ai ny offi-.e wi hm tpe
i.me allowed »y ;aw ai l show
cause i' »nv they c'T. why p.n
m::nent <1 a» lil-t.i ■»: io'i shou'ii .I.
be gran ed !•• A '<los- -on D J
Me •. ei h rd ’« e-iate. 'Vj• m
h nd "nd < ffi'iial « -n tiu e thi- Is
day of A gu-» 1898.
John P Da> is. Ordinal’.-.
CITATION—LEaVS TO SEiZ
GEORGIA Ft. YDC UNTY
Pc H'l wi.oin it may coru'eTi .
Joti'. B Ri t «r. i (Humistrator ot
Mrs H. I R "-er iSrceo-'-d has in
due form app ;ed to the uuder-ign
ed tor in* ve lo swli ti p I > <•'« De
lon "<'g to i tip pp eot sn *1 de
•'.e;o.(<l, and said h| ( > iratim) wilt
beheiirdoii the fir- Monday in
S p'riuld'i.ex 'j i's I'ouij.h day
A A ugust, 189<.
•J hn P. Davis O-d>u*ry!
CIA ilO N-LE i V E 1 £ELL .
GE RGIA FLOYD COUNTY.
I " a l who n it may concern W.
H. Enn s. Admiointrator of Red
man Pentecost dpceised. has in
due l<>'iu -pplihd - i tuh under
sigh'-d for leave to sell the lai.ds
bt o igtng to I he »>s:ate of said de
c awed and said app'icat >on wil
lie hoard on the fi st Moudav in
September next. This 8 d dav ol
Augu t 1898 John P. Da-’I«,
Ordinary
***'•*• y ou yna romtnee
• r ve-k tiling touac-ro had>U. > O-TO ■ luk <1
' .©▼©• the dutin Ul txcr<»,
W , porifie Ute bLcd Ek I ’
r tee lost mxnhovd. CS ft
I to bac r«».
aB I ffHri.Y 111 Ty"'’.*’ tor Tuk<ut »h.
'S will pall, nilj, per.tauntl Op-
k •*. “«“Vly eurea. 1 Suxea, C 9 5
A 1 ■■ »« r*N*ml mono/
av-HU, U.tn.jy Cklaago, Haauuala Veal
APPLICATION FOR LETTERS
OF DISMISSION.
HKK.RCTa FLOYD COUNTY.
A. D.Hiirdin,adminia
(•atorof Avery Hardui. repre*
vent* to the court in hie petition
■lulv fid tb’it he h‘»* ad minister 4l
ed ,'d ‘Vei v Ha’dtu h e«lt*le. Tbit
ia io cite ail p»rKona concerned,
kindred and creditors to show
can' I** 1 ** il any t (, ey can, why eatd
a'iinitua’rator ahotild not be dis»
[charged from hi« admini-nrliion
nda receive letters of diamiaaion
on the finer Monday in October
1898. Thi« July 9ih 1898.
J>hnP* Davin Ordinary
LETTERS OF ADMIN! S’IRA
• TION.
GEORGIA FLOYD COUNTY.
To all whom it may concern.
Emma Pentecost having in proper
form applied to me for peimaneut
letters of administration on the
‘state of Polly Pentecost late of
said county, deceased. This is to
cite al I and singular the credi'ors
and next of kin of Polly Pentecost
to be and appear at my cflice with
in the time allowed by law nod
show cau«e, if any they can, why
pe.maneut administration should
not be granted to W. H. Emiis,
Co., Adm’ron Polly Pentecosts’
estate Witness my band and offi
cial signature inis 4th day of July
1898. John P. Davis, Ordinary,
AD’ INISTRA I OR’S SALE.
to an nrder. of the
couit of ordinary for Floyd county
Georgia* granted at the November
term, 1897, will be sold before the
cou r t house door in the city of
Rome between the legal hours of
sale on the first Tuesday in Sept
>he following property towit, —One
undivided 2-5 interest in lots Nos,
167, 168. 171, 190, 192. 202, 241,
242, 244 245 and 8 4rhs of 189
and the South half of 240. All
containing 450 acr-»s more or less,
su’-ject to dower of Mrs. Martha
G. Miller. Said property sold as
thep opiriyof J J. Miller, de
ceased, late ol said coufity. Terms
of sale cash. W. H. Ennis
Administrator estate of J. J,
Miller, deceased.
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRA
TION.
GEORGIA FLOYD COUNTY.
To all whom it may concern.
Emma Penteccat bavinf in proper
form applied to me for permanent
letters of administration on the
estate of Redmon Pentecost, late
of said county deceased. This is
to cite all and singular the credit
ors and next of kin of Redmon
Pentecost to be and appear at my
office within the time allowed by
law and show cause if any they
can, why permanent administra
tion should'not be granted to W
H. Ennis Co., Adrn’r ou Redmon
Pentecost’s estate. Witness my
hand and official signature this 4th
day of July 1898.
John P. Davis Ordinary.
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRA
TION
GEORGIA F OYD COUNT/.
To all whom it man concern.
George F . Chidsey having in prop
ir form applied to me for perma
ent letters of administration on
the estat- of Mrs. Sarth B. Chid
sty. late of said caunty, deceased*
I bis it to cite all and singular the
credJois and next of km of Mrs.
Sarah B, Chidsey to be a*d ap
pear a*, my office within the tune
Mowed by law and show cause if
ny they can why permanent ad
'ii'uistraton hould not be grunted
“Geo, F Chidsev on Mrs. Sa
-ah B, Chids-y estate. Witness
pivh'iiid aud official signature
his sth dav ot August 1898.
John P. Davis, Ordinary.
YEAR S SUPPORT.
GEORGIA FLOYD COUNTY.
To all whom it may concern.
Notice is hereby gt veu that the
'ppraisers appointed to set apart
•nd assign a year’s support to
Mrs. Margaret Ji Harns, the
widow of Dr. C. S. Harris, deceas
ed, have filed heir award and un
less good and sufficient cause is
shown the qame will be made the
judgemec of the court at lbw
September term of the court of
ordinary. Tb.s August 4th 1898.
John P. Davis, Ordinary.
CITATION—LEAVE TO BELL.
GEORGIA, FLOYD COUNTY.
To all whom it may concern, J.
W. C. Harris, administrator of
Dr. C. S Harris, deceased, has in
due form applied to the under
signed for leave to sei; the lands
belonging to the estate of said de
ceased, and said application will i
be beard on the first Monday in
September next. This let day of
August 1898. John P. Davis, i
Ordinary.
iW SILgS
FOB TOB’B M.
SECRG'A Floyd county.
J i•! b» sot.l before the court
house d r ior in the c.'ty of Rnm«,
Floyd f'n. Ga. between the legal
liomanf sale, on the first Tuesday
in September 1898 the following
descibed property to wit:
That tract or parcel of land sit
uated, lying « 'd being in Floyd
county Ga., and iu the city of
Rome lying ou th« Eastern side of
the Oastau'u’a ver, being a por
tion of laud lot No. 236 in tii”
28rd district and • d section el
i lid county. lie ; on King
street at the Northeast comer of
the let known ae the Pinion or
old Brick Yard lot and 'Tinning in
, a Northerly direction end aioiig
lh« West -ide of King street to
the Southeast corner of the lot
known the McGuire lot. thence
to the Oostanaula river on a line
at right ang es with K-ng St. this
last mentioned line being Nortl.
ol the two story brick dwelling
standing on the parcel of lend
hmeby conveyed, thence down said
river to the Northwest
comer of the said Pinson or old
Brick Yard lot, thence along the
Northerly boundary line of the
said Pinson or old B>ick Yard ot
to the place of beginning. The
said parcel ot laud is bounded on
the N< rth by the McGuire lot. on
the S' Uth by the Pinson or old
Brick Yard lot, on the East by
King street and on the West by
the Oostauaula river, being the
parcel of land as now enclosed
containing 'wo acres more or less,
also that tract or parcel of Jand
situated, lying and being in* the
town of Forestville in said county
of F.oyd and state of Ga., and
known in the p’an of the said
town as lots 165, 166 167 and 207.
Levied on by virtue of a fi fa is
sued from Floyd city court iu fa
vor of S, F. Magruder, cashier,
against W M. Towers, as the prop
erty of W. M. Tower®.
Also at the same time and place
a part of the property in the First
ward of the city of Rome, hereto
fore kuowu as the Holmes Sanita
rium lot and particularly d•‘scrib
ed as follows, — Beginning on the
West side of Ninth av-nue iu said
city of Ro.ne at the boutheasi
corner of said Hclmes Sanitarium
property and running thence iu a
Northerly direction along the
West side of Ninth avenue two
hundred stet to a street, thence
along the S >uth side of said street
in a Westerly direction one hun
dred and thirty-one feet to the
East side ot a street opened through
the above mentioned Holmes Sau
itarium property, thence in a
Southerly direction along the side
□f said street two hundred feet,
thence in an Easterly direction
along the line divining this prop
erty from the G.W. Holmes estate
one hunored and thirty-one feet
to the starting point. Levied on
by virtue of a mortgage fi fa issued
from Floyd Superior court in fa
vor of R G. Clark against W. H .
Coker and W. J. Neel, as the
property oi W. H. Coker ana W.
J. Neel.
A’so at the same time and place
fifty acres in North part of lot
of land number one hundred and
ninety-six in the 24th district and
3rd section of F.oyd county, to
satisfy balance of purchase money
deed being filed and recorded in
clerk s office of Supertcr court cf
this county. Levied on by virtue
of an attachment fi fa issued from
Floyd Superior cum in favor of
J. C EvtretCe against Louis Bur
ien as the proparty of the defend
ant,
Alan at (he same time and place’
ill that tract or parcel of land
-ituaied. lying sod being in the
Fourth ward of the city of Rome,
Ga., known as ifae Mitchell survey
Floyd county Ga , as lot number
io ly- hr m j , b ock “B’’ fronting
•ii Mitchell street one hm>d<ed ft
and on the W e n i.j j ot Xii. 44, on
J* East by A. R !.arbor, ou the
N< ith by John If urrieon and mo:e
u v d scrib'd in deed Iroin H.
D. 'fill and Florence f. Hill to F.
liM-kev ttus'ep, recorded in Clerk’s
office bonk “D. D ” page 58. Also
all (iiat tract or parcel of lane
lying in Ihe 23rd dial not and Brd
seciiou ot said county being one
bait iuie est in lots designated a>
A Ki;d Bof Barnwei* suivey of
whfct is kuewn ae the Glanton
place near East Rome, said lots
lying c’utigom to each other and
containing in ail about 25 acres
an<l bounded ou the North by the
Veal property, ou the East by
Dean street, on the JWest by the
land or G. H. Miller, see deed
from George D. Cox to M*rtiu
Graham. Levied on by virtue of a
mortgage fi fa issued from Floyd
superior court in favor of R, G,
Clark against W. H . Adkins as
the property of the defendant.
AGo at the r»nie i 4« j
lot numbe' iw-j. r ., ldT s
'y -even, an uv fi
bcuthngat corner f
wo h-inil.el «,.d (nrtv’r eighth
D'-’eso:. the Nort |,
•h.mbr r two nn Mttd
or lo* number a <
-nuMv-oue, r.or'h h # | f
number r.ne hurd ed end
two, twenty ei a ti t >orrß ard
.-n rods . r h.t nnn.b. two
dreo and forty, wo*in ‘fia Sn
WPH erner a, ,j tof>
at comer of said | »
and rooning Nnrh rod. u
A aba ma >o • tUn U lowing th.
>•(»•<! to ibe slough ►'Xty-sateu
mdi, thence Snivher'v Mx'**etrh»
runs, t'le.ce W. st to‘the origit.!
line aevMHy-.wo and iwo-thiM
r. Js a;so East half o f numb „
two hundred -nd fixt\-three bs
?Tg eighty acre?, ' ft || of ’ ] '
number two humind ai d six ,n
Iving a'’d be 1 ghi t|><, tw«uty*
sec' i n diijirct and I rd section of
Floyd ceuntv Ga. l..*v cd on h»
y ir,ue ‘.if a fi la i-.*,i s<| Goin Fiovd
citv court iu <,f H nlU1 |.
h>n& . a-Juv M-v a. F ihlo .
hey. J. hi.rcn & Fo inbV. A 'r.4
Jc*h ns .in and M . Fu •• m' vg ,
pfopeily of Allred Johnson un ß of
the defendants.
A'so at the «am« time and p| BC|
all that t’act nr', parcel of la lu j
being in the 23rd district and Brd
-ectioj of Floyd county Ga , be.
ing six'een acres iij ti e Southweit
coiner of l>t number two hundred
andelevt-n. Levied on by virtue
of a mortgage fi fa issued from
Floyd Superior court in favor of
A. S, Burnev against Marina Gro
ves, as the property of the defend
ent.
Also at the same time aud piece
that part of lot number eixty-on*
in block “B” in the Fourth wa d
of the city of Rome Floyd county
Gouigia fronting 40 feet on ave
nue “B. ” ioi meriy Spruce street,
and runnii g back same width one
hundred and forty feet, the same
being bound'd on the North by the
Corawey property, en the East by
avenue “B” and on the South and
Westby the property of W. P.
McLeod and being the Dreniesis
whereon J, A. Buffington now re
sides. Levied ou by virtue cf a fi fa
issued from the F’oyd Superior
court in favor of Jonn H. Reynolds
against W. P. McLeod, as the
propertv of the defendant.
J. P. MofcoNNEi.L, Sheriff
drill's Tai sales
Forsyte M.
GEORGIA,FLOYD C »VNTY,
Will be sola before the court
house d,QPr iu the city of R >ine
Ftayd county Ga., between tho
legal hours of suU on lae let Tues
day iu Septemljer 1898,the follow
ing described property bv V’tue
of state and county tax fi Ge is
sued by thi tex ool'ccior of Fkydl
county Ga., and against the fob
lowing named defendants.
All that tractor parcel of Is nd!
situated, lying and being in lot.
No. 278 in th ■ 23rd d atriot and
3rd section of Ftoyd County G».
Said particular tract of land being
one-half of lot No. 2 in Penning
ton survey aud lying n«*r South
east corner of lot No. 9 78 measur
ing 200 feet North and South »nd
163| feet East and West and con
tains jthaof an acre. Levied on by
virtue of a tax fi fa isaued by John
J. Biack, former I’. C.,in favor of
state and county for tax 1892
against John T. Taylor, ae the
property of the defendant.
.1 P. .McConnell. Sheriff.
CITATION- LEAVE TO SELL..
GEORGIA FLOYD COUNTY.
To al 1 whom it may ehne. rir-
W. H. Eut.is, uiimiiiia rn'.or ok
Polly Pentici’Sl. hrs **•’
due f«>rm applied to the uiide
sigr.ed ior to sell ibe J nd*
belonging to the estaie of
dec«aßed, end said appiieali'-n
be heard on the first, Monday ,u
September Tbie 3rd de< ot
Aug'ist, 1898. John T. Dav<*.
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LIBEL EOR DIVORCE.
STATE OF GEORGIA FLOYD COUNTY—
Laura Bailey ) No 45 Floyd S’p r
v-. > court,Jan,term ’9B
John Bailey. ) Libel for Divorce. {
To rhe defendant John Bailey ; —’
Y>.u are hereby commanded to
be and appear at the next term of
t-upe ior court of Fiord C'>na'y
G i.,to be held on .'he third Mon
day in January 1899. then * n< *
there to answer the plaintiff e P*’
■ition for divorce in the abov*'
rtated case, as in default thereof
ha court will proceed as tv juetic*
shall eppertain.
Witness the Hon. W. M lletry F
judge ot eaid court, this std
of July, 1898.
W. E. BIYHE«Bt‘
Clerk of M Sup*ii (, r C-uH. •