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LOCALS Here’s your chance Absolutely clean Ken tucky Blue Grass seed of the now crop, at reg ular prices just receiv ed by Trevitt & John son. Mr. JohnC Re#s«heP burn of fered a lucrat position in Orleaua, whioh he will prol ably acc' pt. SACK’S WANTED “Any one having empty bran sacks on hand can dispose o1 thematH-D. Cothran & Co’s, cilice at the Armstrong Hotel All are invited to the nervicei at the Freeh}terian church to-night. The nieetirge are intercetir g and pleasant and only lust one hour BaTiff Henry Board bap pur chap j d the Lewis Barrott Barbei Shop and is now in charge. Mr. Beaid has a host of f “°nds and says he proposes to shave all friend? at ten cents per face, enoinies a' the same rate. Call early and avoid the ru.-h, 3 15 ts. Mrs. F. A. Hilburn, of Atlanta, 8 in the city, visit ii»g In r daugh ter, Miß. C. S. V, light, at the home of Mrs. 8. J. W right, in the I* i fth Ward. If you wan drugs at cop', call on us before April the Ist as on that date we will commence taking stock, and after that do drugs will be sold at cost, •ur jewelry coi>t sale w ill how ever continue until the 16th. Hammack Lucas A Co. Hon. Terrell Speed was in the city today for a few hours. Terrell is the most popular third p; rty man in Floyd, and may be in duc'd to run for the legis'atur"'. GOOD NEWS For Clothing Buyers. (TELEGRAM ) New York March 19- J. Kuttnor Rome, Ga., Have bought bank ruptstock of nice well made suits for men, boysand children, all this seasons goods at 50 cents on the dollar. Will sell them at same rate, will ship goods at once* Ike May, Col. Sesb Whatley, of “Whatley baby” fame, and onejot the clever set farmers in Floyd, spent the dayin the city . Mist Mary W ilkie has returned to her Lorn 1 in tl e Fifth W; rd ai ter a pleaeant four mouth# vinit t< relative and friends in Burning ham. Major Ch»s. N. Thompson, o! Piedmont, Ala., is in the city vis iting relatives and friends. Mr Thompson is a leading citizen o' his enterprising and progrespiv* little City. Ester Hats and Bon ne Is Mrs. C. R. Garrard has just returned from the North with a full line of Spring millin erv which we pro pose to sell lower than any h >use in Rome. A, 0. Garrard. A negro named Phil Walker was carried to : ummerville thia morn ing by Rhe iff Penn, of Chattoogr county. Wi.lker wai arrested hen and o Led a jail until th# officer? ' came for hi i. H# ia wanted for Jburglary. Old L’ncle Johnnie Reaves, aged 87, died at Wilson's on Tuesday and was buried at Miepah on • yeuterrhv, “Uncle Johnnie,” was one of Flo’ -Up oldest citizens. He j was a remxr -My active man for I yearc. h».v ng made a crop A KLUSTER OF BULL’S EYE SHOTS. Mr. Wegner claims that by its iwn gravitation 'he water from the tu'w reservoir will rise above the clock on (!>'■> old water tower; that being the case why not dispense with the clock machinery and operate the city time by “Sprii g tViihowt “branch”—ing oft, would Rome not have the largest water— bery time piece in the States? * * ♦ As The llultler of Rome pre licted last Summer, the New W a ■or Works have proven a success. 1 hey will stand for generations to some as a monument to the telf made young man who conceived >he plan and afterwards “put the Oostani ula over the new C' urt house tower.” * * * Five men were committed to jail yesterday afternoon, and despite the fact that Judge Turnbulls City Court continues to colonize the “zebras” with Craws Moore, #n the county Highway?, Jailor Mc- Connell now has 32 prisoners in the county hotel. When will th< ’ poor negro learn to obey the law and become a respected, even though most humble citizen? * * * Messr#, Crouch dr Hale, the 1 clever druggists who have bought ‘ >nt the elegant drug business of > Hammack, Lucas & Co., have or * dered a magnificent new Soda Fount, which will arrive in a few vet-ke. You cant down a laboring ns an. i * ' * * Bailiff Copelaud, who was armed with n warrant yesterday and sent o Piai: ville for Berry King, a color •d brother charged with lunacy, re turned to the city last night without iiis prisoner. Mr. Copeland Bays he ( ound Berry clothed and in his right mind and with about as much sense a any of the natives, himself includ ed. * * * Berry explained to Mr Copeland that when he heard the peal of thun der, that the Lord spoke te him and old Lim tn go to Plainville and call Walker King col. and Mr. Pink Aw try as his disciples, and go and per form certain miracles. He said his “foilewing” didn’t follow aad when He undertook the mission, he failed He thought that hit? bladder Walk er and Mars Pink ought ter be tried fur lunacy. Dais what. * * * A night or two ago some mischiev ous b >rs played a practical joke on a friend name 1 Hall, that came near •roving serious in its consequences - Hull and Clement were walking the railroad track north of the North Rente depot when euddently, fro.n antbush belched forth “smoke flame md deep toned tbunder.’ 1 Promptly Cleu eit dro p Ito earth, and with gonizing moans and sobs peoforated with howls of agony he swore he was “dun ded.’* * * ♦ Hall “reaehed forth his hat,” as >• proposed to carry it with him and ;e made a dash for the city of Rome *nd police protection. five minutes ater he hud covered the mile aud a 1 tarter and was on Broadsheet cedi ng the sheriff of his desperate hand o hand battle and how half of him and Clement bad fell dying on the field. • * a Th# Sheriff and a doctor hastened to the scene of the sanguinary con flict and as they journeyed, picked up the marshal of North Rome, and the building committee of the Metho list church of that city, who hap pened t# be in eession. Finally the -eene of conflict was reached and the corpse had—disappeared. “The people who enjoyed the joke" had ak d icted it—thats all. Don’t mention the matter to the Sheriff—-no don't. *** Mj. F. tJ. Barlow the clever gen tleman who is here organizing a lodge of the Woodmen of the World, is the youngest old man in Georgia. He will easily pass for 28 to 30 whil# in reality he is just 52, Notisehi® when he passes butfer heaven's sake don't mention where you got your informa tion for I hold no policy in his g#od Lodge. THE HUSTLER OF ROME. THURSDAY MRACH 22. 1894, A PI ANTER MURDERED. A Mos of Nmgboes Killfd The Man Who H - .d Thfk Employs d. Wharton, Tex , March 20.-—II. G, Bouldin a wealthy pLnter laat i car purcln.se'l stvcral largo bodies of laud in Matagorda county, on this land negroes were imported from Alabama and were col nized Failing to do fhfiir work Bouldin reprimanded them, late yesterday a mob of fifty negroes went to his house and shot him to de.ilh. Only one white resides within miles of Bouldin's place - He soon or ganized a posse -They first secured ti e dead man's remains and sent them under escort to ths railway station for shipment to Chapyell jjill Constable Heartt off Wharton raised a posse and reports to night say that sixteen leader# of the negro »ob Lave been captured ami Jailed al Matagorda Excitement is intense and a race conflict may occur, as there is every indication that the Matagorda jail will be stormed and the assassins taken out and put to death. ML L- r CAUGHT THE BURGLAR. AND Hi: NOW I ANGUISHES IN FLOYDs JHITIL. A few nights ago a negro, named Charley Dawson, burglarized the the store as Mr. R, B. Tilly, ot Cavd Spring. Yesterday Mr. Metcalf, of Cave Spring after a hot persuit over took, the negro at Bluffton. Ala., and recovered a lot of_the goods. Charley was brought to Rome last night and now languishes in Floyd’s county Hotel. Other ne groes, implicated in the crime have been s, o led and wiil bi run in, in a few day?. BOMBS IN WALKER. A bomb was found under the house cf Edward Fowler, a black smith living iu the Cove, in Walk er county, a few days ago, and when exploded by the finders, it tore a great hole in the ground- Fowler lives id the same settle meat with Ryan, who was blown up by dynamite some months ago —Chattooga New s, TO RO ME F 6 RSA F E KE E PIN G John Jone?, under sentence for life from Chattooga wae brought to Rome and put in Floyd county jail for safe keeping this morning, pending a motion tor a new trial. Jones was convicted of murder ing his father. He was brought to Rome by Chattooga's new Sheriff, Peun and deputy Henly. LIVINGSTON LOCONICS. The News From One of Floyds Beet Districts. Mrs. John Evans of Texas Valley was down visitirg relatives in this place last week. About forty young people met at Mrs. Hurbeit J Coulters Sunday evening to have a singing. They would sing a while then take a recess and go out under the cedars to cool, swing andjehat. Soon some|one would start up the music again and this would draw the crowd back in the house, and thus the evening passed p’easantly to all. Little Wyman Nicholson was feed ing a mule through the crevice in a barn last week, and the animal bit his finger ®ff. We had a quiet home wedding in Livingston Wednesday evening at the home of the brides uncle, Mr. T. R. Evans. Mies Era Saxon and Mr Cartilege Huil were the contract irg partier, Mr Huil is a fine steady young man, in whose hands Jany girl mightJsafely trust her future. All who know the bride appreciate her good qualities. She is cheerful, industrious and practical as well as lovely in per son. The happy couple have the good wishes of manv friends. Z. Y X. Rupture cured Trus ses fitted, Full stock of surgical apoliames at Hammack Lucas & Co’s. Ah r FJv® Dollars a avsellinp i kl L chen Utensil ever invented. Retails for thirty five cents. Two to six can oe sold in every house. Millions sold in this conn try alone. Dont miss the greatest onporti.nity ever known to make money, easily and quickly Sample sent, postage prepaid for five cents McMAKIN & CO., Cincinnati, Ohio 1 MARIE LOUISE BAILEY The mu. i cal tn a < f!l*i will be the ajpenrunce of th? brilliant Scuth'in Piiiiic-t Marie Louise Bailey at Ehortcr College Thursday evening March 22. The Scutl.lui d takeb a just pride in ch'imii g her as their own, r-> d her native T(LD r ££ f e 'tikes ju-t pride in ki.cv.iig at the shrine v. hero E'.ircpf lae offered its chowi? honor?. Though only 18 years of age, M'.ss. Bailey hae re ceived the title of “Royal Court Pinnisi” from King Albert of Sax ony. When Europe b - e honored this fair American, why should | not we of her native laud give her I a hearty welcome. The following ai iliciem appear ed in the Nashville Banner: “When the sculptor stood before the marble his penetration saw an angel. His genius set it free He wjelded a God given power. Before ihe audience last night iu the ipera house was a piano within whose ivory keys a thousand spir its waited to be liberated. 1 resent ly from a feide d° or a <l u eeuly presence st p ps forth, and Miss Marrie Louise Bailey ti bov.s, -i#r audience observing with pleasure .lot a trace of affection. With graceful mien she takes un place. She plays. The audi ence becomes interested. The in terest changes to sympathetic fas cination . They lean forward, not a sound is heard save the waves of the rip pling sweetness, or thun !e ous majestic notes from the superb piano. You forget the m c ianicai "kill which is necessary, for the spirit of her genius has taken posesEion of the entranced soul. She wields a god given talent Mu sician?, like poets, are burn, not made. You have been conducted out into the realm of heavenly music, and the spirits of Chapin and Schumann are again heard, the ar gels haveboen set free to enable and purify the humau heart, the technique is distinct, per fect: Rising where few are finishes’. She enters the divine arcana is the orator calls forth the delicate shades of lading that thrills the heart, so from her soul Miss Bailey draws forth the tenderest inspiration that ev#r been the fountain of the divine in man. Truly Nashville has reason to be proud of her daughter. Let us rememder that she has just begun what prophecy declares shal be a series of musical triumphs. Eu rope has bowed to the genius and America will immortalize her. Miss Bailey accompanied by h<r mother and manager is at the Anr strong. Fit?, dizziness, hysteria, wake fulness, bad dreams and softening of the brain quickly cured by Magnetic Nervine. Sold by D. W Curry Druggist for rent, Two comfortable tenement houses five rooms each on 4th Avnue for rent cheap. Can if desired be converted into one very comfortable house. 3-12-ff W D. Hoyt. AGENTS make five dollars a day. Greatest Kitehen utencil ever inverted. Retails 35 cts. 2to G sold m every house: san ple Postage paid five cents McMAKIN & Co. Cincinna 1 <i n A POLICY HOLDER WRITES ABOUT THE NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. The following letter was written by W. A. Rhudy, one of Rhine’s leading business men, and he ‘‘speaks out in meeting” about the New York Life Insurance Company. Mr. Rhudy is a most conservative business man and his letter is strong and to the point. Rome, Ga., March 5-1894. Jno. J. Mickle Esq. Agent New York Life Ins. Co. Rome, Ga. Dear Sir:— I have been carrying a $5 000 policy in the company you represent and have received my first dividend and settlement lam so well pleased with the company’s liberality in dealing with its policy holders that it affords me pleasure to say that I have taken out another $5,000 policy with you and consider myself fortu nate iff having SIO,OOO insurance in the New York life. Yours Truly, W. A. Rhudy. ASSIGNEE’S SALE! For 'the Benefit of Creditors The large stock of (Nothing, Hats, Furnishing Goods Trunks, Bags, Valises, in fact the entire stock of the late j firm of W. M, GAMMON &, CO., will be closed out for the benefit cfcreditors. The money must be realized on this stock at once and pi ices wili be made Io force the sales REGARDLE.jS ONCOST Dunlaps $5 ITaLs at $2.50 E. cl A r . Collars at $2 per doz Clothing and everything in stock at prices to suit purchaser iCASH down will bo demanded. Nothing will be sent out. ex changed or taken back, Ail persons indebted to said firm are hereby notified to settle at once or claims will be put out for collection, R. G. CLARK, Assignee, OF W. M. GAMMON & CO “NEFcffiSTmT' WF liANAGBffIIT NEW FDENISBL® N. M. GOMEZ Proprietor. RENOVATED THROUGHOUT ai:l modebn improvements ELECTRIC BELLS ELECTRIC LIGHTS. FINE PORTRAITS n water Collets, ndia Vnk, Crayon, Paste or Berlin, By the, Washington Portrait Company, NORTH FIRST and LOCUST STS, ST. LOUIS MO. J P. Perkins, Agt. Rome Ga, PLAIN iNG MILLV We Mean Business Cal! snd get our Prices Before Buying we are Selling, SASH DOORS and BLINDS. FLO OI <INCLC El L ± JS T G. MOUL DI IN G BALLL'STERS and HTfcACKETS AT BOTTOM PRICES. ALEXANDER & HUME The Oostanaula Steamboat and Trading Company CALLS THE ATTENTION OF MERCHANTS, That we will run our Steamer Tony, on regu’a trips to Carters, every week, Ship what you can by us. Give us your orders for all Kinds of Country produce Chickens. Eggs. Corn. Hay. Pe<;s Butter. Bacon. Fruits, Dried, Wheat, and all Products of the Country. Geo W. Trammell, F. B. Holbrook, terhune-berry” HARDWARE COMPANY Leaders in Low Prices on All Kinds of SHELF and HEAVY HARDWARE The Best Assorted Stock of Garden Tools, Agriculta Impliments, Etc., to be found in the citv. Agents lor the celebrated Rome-Made StOV6S, Prices always and at all times the LOWEST. Your patronage solicited.