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WO OFFICERS
Lewd Incompetent and
- Leslilreil.
IIBOS AM INDIGNANT
, v „ OuV«« e ’ C» rcmlMed by
Negro Troops.
■ N<V- »-*• «•
l.„,,.«»rred l«l "Uhl .1 S.t
■ i, tt b',ultwei)ty-fivH miles north
which CaUSed a grea '
among the Cu-
* n.jcd considerable aanoyanoe
Knougtl' B G,)ited St “ teß militar ?
«cficial» here.
W All t be colored regiments are
■.jcumpedin the neighborhood of
K\ u Lui*. ii*y w " re Bwnt th *' re
& et them ° nt ° f ,hp
BJ ty oaoause of the difficulty ex-
K.nexed m managing them. The
■Stored. >fli seem to have little
■ ov*r their men, and
ind sold eie aie often seen
■ jinking with their arms around
■ HC h other’* necks, and behaving
Bin otherways not calculated to in-
H lp ir» re*p«ct fur the American
iroopf 1 among the Cubsra.
■ The trouble Degen l i-t evening
in an attempt to arrest two sols
H 4lers for abusing a Cuban work-
HI »D and stealing his hog. The
H i utrsgs »»• committed on the
B Lerma* sugar plantation. Lieut.
B ,’oi« Ferrera, chief of Gen, Wood’s
| brmeri e in that disri let, a
■ Spaniard but a Cubau sympathiz
El if, jad a man whom Gen. Wood
■ ] uvw to bn able and courageous,
El htUmpted to make the arrests.
■ The »«'diei«, who belonged to
H the Vtb Vol. Inst., escaped. Soan
14 af'er, thirty colored men wearing
|l| tbs uniform us the United States
H army attacked the bouse where
II Liauf. Ferrera was and kept up a
| regular fusilade, killing Lieut.
I Ferrera, Antonio Romain, an old
I man Elimo Bstran, a boy of 17,
I and wounding several others. Two
I soldiers were killed in the a kray.
I When the news reached Santia-
I go Gen. Wood was at dinner. He
uamediately went to the signal
office and for four hours dispatch-*
severe eent and received. The
solored officers all denied that
their men were implicated iu the
affair in spite of all the evidence
to the contrary.
At 8 o’clock Gen. Wood return
ed. reporting that after a long in
vestigation he had come to the
eoneluib’n that all the colored
region nt wire more or less mixed
•p in>the affray.
He .bus fl ered $1,060 rrward
for the I)- trie* of the n«*n who did
the shooti,.g und beioie leaving
San Louis ha read the colored of
fleers a severe lecture for denying
last night that their men were
implicated.
The Independeocia calls upon
Cen. Wood to relieve Gen. Ewars
of his command claiming that he
i* absolutely incompetent. The pa
per says also,
- is contrary to all justice to
••.id here as an army of occupa
tion the cut-throats and murder
ers who aver since came, have ac
ted worse than the Spaniards ever
did. These men are se bad that
they had to be sent to a far-off
town where their misdeeds have
culminated in Luchery and slaugh
ter worse than even Cubans have
been accustomed to ”
LIBEL FOR DIVORCE.
BEOROI4 JLOYD COUNTY.
'Valter Mize ) No. 29. Libel for
vs. ■ divorc*. In Floyd
Mery Mize \ Superior court state
Georgia. January term, 1899
* O' M arv Mize—
The defendant is hereby requir
ed personally or by attorney to be
•nd appear at the nut Superior
court to be held in and for said
county, ou the third Monday in
January next, then and there tc
•newer the Plaintiff’s petition for
! b*'l for Divorce, as in default
thereof «eid court will proceed as
to justice shall appertain.
Witness the Honorable W. M
'x, ? rT> j ud 8* of ••»<* court, this
*4th day o f November, 1898.
Wm. E. Beysibgbl,
.. Clerk of Court. 1
Li
NOTICE.
GEORGIA FLOYD COUNTY.
Tn all whom it may concern : H
I .Crossman, J 8. Espy and John
Davis. Rosier Committee for Co
“D’ 06th Ga. Vol. have made
their report. Notice is hereby
given that said report will be
passed noon at the ordinary's of
fice in the court house city of
Rome, Ga., on the first Menday
in March 1899 at 10 o'clock a. m.
This is to cite all survivi rs or
descendants of the intn.ot is ot
said Company or their ie| r.>. nta
tivea to show cause if m.y they
can, why said report should n t be
approved and made the judgment
of the ordinary and fi.eo with he
clerk of the superior conn mid ad
mitted to the final records as a
true Rcster ot said Company.
W itness my hand and official sig«
nature, this 7th day of Nev 1898.
7, John P. Davis, Ordinary,
Floyd Co., Ga.
NOTICE.
GEORGIA FLOYD COUNTY .
To all whom it may concern t
T. S. Burney, L. R. Wragg and
H. T. Moore, Roster Committee
for Co. “G ’ Ist Ga, Cavalry have
made their report. Notice is Hereby
given that said report will be pass
ed upon at the ordinary’soffice in
the court house city of Rome, Ga.,
on the first Monday ini March
1899 at 10 o’clock a. m. This is to
cite all survivors or descendants
of any of the members of said
Company or their representatives
to show cause if any they can why
said report should not be approved
and made the judgment of the or
dinary and filed with tne clerk of
the superior court and admitted
to the final records as a true R< s
ter of said Company. Witness my
hand and cfticial signature this
7th day of Nov. 1898.
John P. Davis, Ordinary.
Floyd Co , Ga.
NOTICE.
GEORGIA Fl OYD COUNTY.
To all whom it mao concern.
F. W. Quarles, Sr , C. M. Harper
and T. J. Glenn, roster commit
tee for Co. “E” Bth Ga., Vol.,
have made their report: Notice is
hereby given that said report will
be passed upon at tbe Ordinary’s
office in the court house, city of
Rome Ga., on the first Monday in
March 1899 at 10 o’clock a. m.
This is to cite all surv vers or de
scendants of any of tbe members
of said company or tneir represen
tatives to show cause if any they
can, why said report should not
be Approved and made the judge -
ment of the Ordinary and filed
with the clerk of tbe superior
court and admitted to the final
records as a true roster of said
company. Witness my hand and
official signature This. Nov. 7th,
1898. John P. Davis,
Ordinary. Floyd Co. Ga.
NOTICE.
GEORGIA FLOYD COUNTY.
To all whom it mayl concern.
J. A. T ucker, J. L. Hardiu and
J. E. Mullin, roster committee for
Co.. “B” 21st Ga., Reg’t have
made their report: Notice is here
by given that said report will be
passed upon at the Ordinary’s of
fice in the* court house, city of
Rome Ga, on the first Monday in
March 1899 at 10 o’clock a. m.
This is to cite all survivors or de
scendants of any of the membarb
of said company or their repre
sentatives to show cause, if any
they can, why said report should
not be approved and made the
judgement of the Ordinary and
filed with the clerk of the superior
court and admitted to the final
records as a true roster cf said
company. Witness my hand and
official signature this 7th day of
Nov. 1898. John P. Davis,
Ordinary, Floyd Co. Ga.
NOTICE.
GEORGIA FLoYD COUNTY.
To ail whom it may concern.
G. K. Gre n, John A. May and
Joel Stowe, roster committee for
Co., “D” 29(h Ga, Vol., have
made their report: Notice is here
by given that said report w. 1 be
passed upon at the Ordinaly e of
fice ; n the court house, city ci
Rome Ga., on the first Monday
1U March 1899 at 10 o’clock a m.
This is to cite all survivors or de
fendants of s id company or
their representatives to snow
cause if any they can, why said
report should not be approvedand
made t >e judgement of the Ordi
nary aud.filed with the clerk of
tbe superior court and admitted
to the final records as a true ros
ter of said company. ltnee ?
hand and official signiture. Ini
7th day ot Nov. 1898.
‘ J John P. Davis,
Ordinary I Floyd Co. Ga»
Rlpans Tabula; for sow -Amaen.
NOTICE.
GEORGIA, FL' YD C UNTY.
By vir'ne ot nil order of tbe
court of Ordinary of i-aid coun’v
will be sold at public outer* <n
the first Tut rday in Dec. 1898 at
the court bouse door in eaid coun
ty between the usual hours of sale
the following real estate towit.
Lying and being in the Fifth ward
ot the city of Rome Floyd county
Ga. Beginning ou the Eust side
of Spring street at dividing lm<
between lot cf John Rupee and
lot here! y described, thence Eas -
erly along said line 88 feet, thence
Southerly 80 feet, thence Westerly
132 feet t»nd 8 inches to Spring S',
thence Northerly with Spring S'
88 feet to the starting point 8 :d
as the property of Mrs. Nicy K uu.
merer, deceased. Terms of eu.e
cash. This Nov 7tb 1898.
Peter J. Kammerer,
Administrator.
NO I ICE.
GEORGIA FLOYD COUNTY.
Pursuant to an order of the
court of Ordinary of said county,
will be sold at public outcry on
the first Tuesday in December
1898 at the court house door in
said county between the legal
hours of sale the following real
estate towi’, Subdivided lo's Nos.
11,12.18.14,15,16 and 17, ac
cording to the plan at.d platt of a
tract of 51 acres surveyed and
platted hv Dr. J. W. Hicks from
land lot No. 31G in the 23rd d
trict and 3rd section of Floyu
county Ga. Sold as the prop; rty
of Mrs. Jane H. Clyne, deceased.
Terms of sale one-ihird cash, La -
ance in one and two years with 8
per cent interest. This Nov. Bth,
1898. Foster llarpee,
Administrator.
LETTERS OF ADMINIRTRA
TION.
GEORGIA FLOYD COUNTY.
To all whom it may concern. Mrs
M. J. Morrison having in proper
form epplied to me for permanent
letters of administration on the
es'ate of E. T. Morrison, late cf
said county, deceased. Tins is to
cite ail and singular the creditors
and next of kin of E. T. Morrison
to he and appear at my office
within the time allowed by law
and show cause if any they can.
why permanent administration
should not be granted to Mrs. M.
J. Morrison on E. T. Morrison’s
estate Witness my hand and of
ficial signature this 7th day <■*
Nov. 1898.
John P, Davis, Ordinary.
PUBLIC SALE OF REAL ES
TATE.
GEORGIA. FLOYD COUNTY.
Whereas on the 18th day of No
vember 1896 Frank Murphey exe
cuted to Mrs. A. H. Cheney a note
for the sum of S3O 00 and at the
same time executed and delivered
to her a mortgage on the lands
described below to secure said
note, and whereas in said mort
gage the mortgagor gave to the
moitgagee the full power to sell
said lands at public sale before
the court house door of said coun
ty. in case he made default in 'he
payment of said note and mort
gage as to principal and artere-t.
which mortgage is recorded in the
Clerk’s office of Floyd superior
court in Book K—l of mortgages
page 111 and hereby referred to.
And whereas said mortgage and
note came aue on Nov. 18 1897
and has not been paid by the
mortgagor.
Now therefore by the power so
vested in ttie undersigned the
mortgagee in said mortgage, which
power is mure specifically showi
in said mortgage hereby referred
to, the undersigned will tell to
the highest bidder for cash on the
first Tuesday in December 1898
during the legal hours of sale be
fore the court house door of said
county the following tract of land
with the improvements thereon,
all that trac' or parcel of land ly
ing and being in the 23rd District
ai d 3rd section of Floy d county
Georgia and being part of lam
lotll7 . the tract herein described
bepig the Southeast corner ol
se dlot on ih ; East side of th-
Dalton road containing tbie
acres more or less and being tbe
land conveyed to Frank Murphey
by D. P- Phillips on Oct. 4 IS9U
and recorded in book “P P’’ of
deeds page 584.
The total amount of principal
and interest that will be due oi
said note and mortgage and ast
lhe costs of this adveriisemn t as
tej allowing cert iu credits is
$34.16.
Fee simple titles will be made
to the purchaser at said sale and
the proceeds will be applied to
the payment of said mortgage and
costs and the balanco will be turn
ed over to Frank Muiphey. This
7th day of Nov. 1898.
Mrs. A. H. Cheney, Mortgaf
drills Tux
ForDMto 1898.
I GEORGIA,FLOYD COUNTY,
Will be sold before the court
house door in the city of Rome
Floyd county Ge., between the
legsl hours of sale on the IstTues
day in December 1898, the follow
ing described property hv v'tue
of state and county tax fi fa* is
sm (1 by thi* tax collector of Floyd
county Ga., and against the fol
lowing named defendants.
Ail that tractor parcel of laud
in the 22nd district aid 3rd sec
tion cf Floyd county Ga. , con
taining eighty acres more or less,
it being an undivided half interest
in lot number twenty-three. Lev
ied on by virtue of a tax fi fa is
sued by V. T. Sanford for rax 1897
in favor of state and county vs
James ware as the property of
the defendant.
Also at the same time and place
all that lot of land lying and be
ing in East bounded as fol
lows, beginning at a po’nt on the
North side of Spring street 150 ft
East from thv Northeast intetsec
tion of North and Spring street
and running thence North along
the East margin of lots of Holt
James and Mis. Thomas to prop
erty of East Rome town Co.,
thence Eastfalong aaid property
of East Rome Town Co. , 50 feet
to property belonging to Ed G.
Warren, thence South a’ong sa d
margin of said E. G. Warren prop
erty 150 feet to North margin of
Spring street, thence West along
said North margin ol Spring street
50 feet to point of beginning
Levied on by virtue of a tax fi fa
issued by V. T. Sanford tax col
lector for tax 1897 in favor of
state and county vs Mrs L. J.
i’a'ton as the property of the de
fendant.
Also at the same time and place
a certain lot and improvements
thereon, situated in the Fifth
ward of the ci'y Rome Floyd Co.,
Ga., fronting 100 feet more or
less on Spring street and running
back same width 300 feet more or
less. Bounded on the East by the
propeity of O, T. Dozier and on
the West by property of
the defendant. Levied on
by virtue of a fi fa issued by
V. T. Sanford, tax collector for
tax 1897 in saver of M. N. West dr
Co., transferee vs Matilda McAr
thur, as the property of the Deft,
J P McConnell. Sheriff.
SfIEBIFF* SALES
mraßiß 1898.
SEORGtA FLOYD COUNTY
Vv ill be sold before the court
house door in the city of Rome,
Floyd Co. Ga. between the legal
hours of sale, on the first Tuesday
in December 1898 the following
described property to wit:
One 1 horse wrgon and harness,
one poney plow, one Towers plow
■stock, one side harrow, oi.e top
harrow, one Cuttoa planter, one
hog. 10 ac.ee cotton in field to
gather, six ames more or less corn
m field to gather, Levied on by
virtue of a distress warrant issued
from the justice ccurt of tbe 919’h
District G M. in favor of J. P
McConne 1 ! receiver against Oliver
Bearden, as the property of the
defei dant.
Also at the same time and place
all that ract or parcel o l ' land sit
uated lying and being in the 22nd
district ind 3rd section of Floyd
county Gb., origii ally Cherokee
county known and distinguished
as lot, of land number 227 in said
district and section and contain
ing one hundred and sixty acres,
more or less. Levied on by virtu*
of a mortgage fi fa issm d from
Floyd superior court in favor of
D. B. Hamilton vs Alfred John
son ae’the properly of the defend
ant.
Also at tin* same time and place
o.ie undivid* d one sixth interest
of lot number 59 as shown by the
original map of Fores'ville Floyd
■ ouuty Ga., but now North Rome.
L<*vi»d ol by virtue of a fi fa is
sued from the Floyd city ccurt in
favor of Chas. Broadway Rouse vs
Henry S. Forsyth as the property
of the defendant.
Also at the same time and place
one dark brown mare mule named
‘Kate” about 6 years old, one
daik brown mare mule named
“Bell” about 7 years old, one 2
horse wagon, Tennessee make.
Levied on by virtue of a mortgage
fifa issued from Floyd city court
m favor of R. J. Ragan vs H
Abromson as the property of the
defendant.
Also at the same time and place
one und.vided two-thirds in’erest
in a certain tract or parcel of land
in the 23 district and 3rd section
i d Fluid *j uniy Ga own as
I the Oak imi uim. conm-ling oi
lots of land No. 299 and that por
tion of lots No. 300. 301 and 302
Iv ing on the North side of 'he Et
owah river containing about 450
acres. Levied or ms tbe property
of W. F. Ayer to satisfy three
mortgage fl fas from the superior
court of said county ot Floyd, one
in favor of J. B. Sullivan, one in
favor of Mrs. 8. V. Aywr and one
in favor of G. C. Longstreet etal
vs. W. F. Ayer.as the property of
the defendant.
Aho at the same time and p'aca
lots of land Nos. 38 and JOS in
the 4 h District and 4th Section
of Flovd county Ga. , as the prop
erty of J. F. Turner, to satisfy
two inorfgate li fas from the Su
perior court of said county. One
m fuvor of K. W. Berryhill, and
the other in favor of
K. W. Berryhill, transferrer
against the said Turner. The
two lots described are included in
the fi fa in favor of Berryhill, and
lot No 105 only is included in the
fi fa in f ivor < f Berryhill, trans
fer ree
Also at the sains time and place
one undivided one half interest in
one sixty saw gullet gin feeder and
poodenser, one half interest in 36
inch corn mill, one half interest
tn standard platform scales U. S..
one half interest in one up paca
ing cotton p ass. Levied on bv
virtue of a m rtgage fi fa issued
from Floyd superior court in favor
of R. G Clark vs A. J. Williams
as the property of the defendant.
Also at the iinnn time and place
town lots number 91 and 92 front
ing on Shorter avenue 136 feet and
running back along Divis’on street
one hundred and fifty-five feet
The dividing line separating said
lots being one hundred and fifty
one feet in length. According to
tne man of W> st Koine by Tedcas
tle and McK e, Said lots are a
part of laud lot No. 239 in the
23rd District and 3rd Section ol
said county. A full description
of said property which is now im
proved by a residence, out houses
and store house is found on pages
572 and 573 of deeds record in
book “AAA”. Tne above proper
ty is situated in the suburb of
West Rome, and will be s<-ld sub
ject to a nortgage, executed by
the defendant in this fi fa, to The
Rome Mutual Loan Association,
its lien being older than plain
tiff’s judgement. Levied on by
virtne of fi fa issued from the Jus
tice court, of the 919th District G.
M.,iu favor of Rounsaville &
Bros, vs James A Eliiron, as the
property of the defendant, who
has notice of this levy advertise
ment and sile. Levy made by W.
M. Byars, L. C. October 13th,
1898.
Also at the same time and place
all that piece or parcel of land ly«»
ing and being in Fioyd county
state of Georgia, and that part, of
said county known as the addition
of J. R. Stevens, deceased, tc
East Rome a plat of which said
addition is recorded and registered
in book “X” page 66 of records
of the superior court of Floyd
county, same being lot No. 3 and
containing 2 and 1-5 acres more
or less. Said lot fronts 122 feet
on the Cedartown road running
back between parallel lines to a
60 foot street, said lots Norlh
boundary line extends 800 feet,
said lo’s South boundary line ex
tends 825 feet. Levied on by vir
tue of a fi fa issued from the citv
court of Atlanta in favor of 'rhe
Southern Home Building Loan As
sec’atson agait.st Annie S. Lester
as tbe property of the defendant.
Also at, the same time and place
one hundred acres of land in the
shape of a recangle being the
Soti'h part of land lot number
126 in the 24th district and 3rd
section of Fioyd CuU' ty Ga. Said
property levied on as the proper
ty of Annie K Fleetwood to satis
fy an execution is-ued from the
superior court of Floyd county in
favor of Equitable Mortgage (Jo.,
against said Annie E. Fleetwood,
as the propesty oj the defendant.
Also at the same time and place
lot of land No. 84 and all ot land
lot No. 85 except twenty-two and
three-fourths acres in the N. E.
corner *n the shape es a triangle,
convayed to William W. Milam
by William McCullough on .the
10th day of November 1853 and
except thirty two and three-fourths
acres in the Southwest corner in
the shape of a triangle, deeded to
Hugh M. McCollough by William
.McCullough on the 20th day of
March 1858. Said land containing
in all 270 acres in the 24th district
and 3rd section of Floyd county
state of Georgia. Said property
levied on as tbe property of Geo.
W. Fleetwood to satisfy an exe
cution issued from the superior
Court of Floyd county Ga., in fa
vor of Equitable Mortgage Co.,
against said George W. Fleetwo< d
as the property of the defendant-
Also at th>* sanis ’ime and place
I two certain tracts or paresis of
land in the 22nd district and 3rd
sictioi. of Flojd comity Gn ,
the property of th'* defmdant
James W. Mi chell. the aame be
ing 80 acres off of the East rart
of lot No. 59 and 40 acres off the
W’eat side of said lot. Both divid
ed from the other part of the lot
by a straight line running North
and South and both togetlnr con
taining 120 acres. The firat paicei
is the place whereon the defend
ant resided the first of March 1889.
Deed made and recorded in the
Cherk’s office for tbe purpose of
levy and Sale. Levied on by vir
tue of afi fa issued from Flovd
superior c< nrt in favor of Everett
C. Learned ve. Jas W. Mitchell
as the p opi rty of the d. fendant.
Also at tho same time and place
five ’ ales of cotton veighing 602,
490, 520. 585 and 537 Levied on
bv virtue of a mortgage fi fa is
sued from Floyd city court in fa
vor of W. H. Coker & Co., vs
J.P, Anderson as the property
of the defendant. The nbove lev
ied cotton will be delivered to
purchaser at Rom* cotton factory.
J. F. McConnell, Sheriff,
WILD LAND SALES.
vV’ill be sold before the court
house door in the eity us Rome.
Flovd county Georgia, between
the legal hours of tale on the first
Tuesday in January, 1899,tbe fol
lowing described property towit:
All that tract or parcel of land to
wit. Lot No 333 containing 100
acres and lot No 316 containing
160 acre®, all lying and being in
th" 22nd District and 3rd Section
of Floyd county Ga. Levied on by
virtne of m tax fi fa issued by V T
Sanford tax collector for tax 1897
due said state and county against
B 11 Taylor as the property of the
defendant.
» •
Also at the same time sr.d place
that tract or parcel of land being
known in the plat as lot No 78 in
the 3rd District and 4th Section
of Fioyd county Georgia contain
ing 40 acres more or less. Levied
on by virtue of a tax fi fa issued
by V T Sanford tax collector for
tax 1897 in favor of said state and
county vs Silas F Smith as the
property of the defendant.
Also at the same time and place
all that tract or parcel of land be
ing lots Nos. 793, 124, 1303 and
305 and 94 in the 16th District
and 4th Section of Floyd county
Georgia containing 200 acres more
or less. Levied cn by virtue of a
tax fi fa issued by V T Sanford
tax collector for tax 1897 in favor
of state and county vs Frank L
Miller as the property of the de*
fendant
J. P. McConnell, Sheriff.
CITATION—LEAVE TO SELL.
GEORGIA FLOYD COUNTY.
To all whom it may concern.
W. H. Ennis, administrator of
Elijah Perkins, deceased has in
due form applied to tbe under
signed for leave to sell the lands
belonging to the estate es said
deceased and said application will
be heard on the fiist Monday in
December nxt This B'h day of
Nov. 1898.
John P, Pavls, Ordinary*
APPLICATION FOR LETTERS
OF DISMISSION.
GEORGIA FLOYD COUNTY.
Whereas W. P. Trout, adminis
tra'or of Jerry Townsend, repre
sents to the court iu his petition
duly filed, that he has adminis
tered Jerry Townsend’s estate. This
is to cite all persons concerned,
kindred and creditors, to show
cause if any they can, why said
administrator should not be dis
charged from his administration
and receive letters of dismission
on the first Monday in January,
1899. This Oct. 3rd *IB9B.
J *hn P Davis Ordinary
; NOTICE. 4
z>,
GEORGIA FLOYD COUNTY.
UTo all whom-it may concern. W,
J. Hail, W. B. Judkins and W,
J. Vincent, Roster Committee for
Co, “G” 22nd Ga. Vol., hav«
made their report. Notice is here
by given that said report will b*
passed upon at the ordinary’s of
fice at the court house city of
Rome, Ga., on the first Monday
in'March 1899, at 10 o’clock a, m.
This is to cite all survivors or de
scendants of any of the members
of said Company or their repre
sentatives. to show cause if any
they can why said report should
not be approved and made the
judgment of the ordinary and filed
with the clerk of the superior court
and admitted to the final records
as a true roster of said company.
Witness my hand and official sig
nature this 7th day of Nov. 1898.
John P. Davis Ordinary,
Floyd Co.. Ga.