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SENATOR BACON i Brief But Interesting Sketch of his life. n •bORNSPEAKER” a railant Confederate Veteran A A Learned and Eloquent Lawyer, He won be cause he was a Feo pie of the People flan. Allguetue 0. B«con is » native of Bryan county and whs boril there on October 20. 1889 was real yof a Liberty county family, however, his mothar at the time of his birth being on a visit to relatives in Bryan county. flis father whs the Rev. Augus tus 0- Bacon, a Baptist minister, all d on his maternal side he ia a grand nephew of the late Judge William Law, of Savannah, one of Georgia’s moat distinguished men. Both of his parents dying young, the lad was left to the care of his Grandmother and spent his boy hoodin Liberty. At the age of sixteen he entered the . University of Georgia, graduated in the colle giat course in 1859, and from the law school in 1860 In October of that year he began the practice of his profession in At lanta, but in May, 1861, he went into the army as adjutant of the Ninth Georgia regiment. In 1864 he married Miss Virgin ia Lamar, of Macon, and after the restoration of peace resumed the practice of his profession at that place, where he has since lived. As a lawyer Major Bacon took a high rank from the start and he has long held a commanding place in his professson. He began his political career in 1868, when he was twenty-eight years old, being nominated by the state democratic convention at Davis hall as presidential elector for the then fourth congressional district, a high compliment under the circumstances, for his nomi nation to this position on the same day as what is known as the great Bush Arbor mass meeting at At lanta. was intended to invoke the Lightest oratorical ability. He disev.s <ed the great which v? iv agitiding the slate and which demanded the ablest men in the drnn cratic paity to d scuss the principles which would lead the state through ttie convulsions that had fol lowed "eeonstruction to the destine of peace and prosperity, and his splendid work in that campaign marked him as one of the cornu g men of Georgia lu D-'cmbet , 1870, he was elected to the legislature ol 1871 and ’7’2. It the fall of 1872 he was re elected and when the legislature met in Januarj of 1873 he was first elected speakes Os the bouse. As a speaker he seemed from the outset to have been born to the place. In the fall of 1874 be was elect ed to the house, but was beaten by two votes for the speakership. In the fall of 1876 he was again elect and this time was unanimously elected speaker without opposi tion . I nder the new constitution he was re-elected in December, 1877. for two years and on the organina lion of thv house was again unani mously elected speaker. In 188> ce was again elected to the house roni Bibb and without opposition chosen speaker of that body. Major Bacon’s record in the leg islature was a brilliant one. His splendid knowledge of the law. linked with Ins magnificent execu tin' ability and knowledge of par ianientary law, made him the ‘’teal of a speaker. He held that 0 ce, as has been stated, eight -' ais and for two years was speak "r pro teni. * >J ly one other man has held f e "flics of speaker as long as he ’ ‘d, and that was Hou. Charles J yukiup. I„ 188 3 he was a caudi ate tor governor and in the fa ?°, U 3 CGUVe ution of that year he “d a large plurality. C( Ai, ° r a ‘Bree day’s deadlock a Ol^ nQ ‘ tlee " a8 appointed to sug aft a " am# ,0 ttie convention and r l‘ a lf a day’s session that committee reported in favor of Hon. Henry McDaniel, Msjor Ba con receiving within one vote of as many as Governor MeDaniete re ceived . Two years afterwards he ran against General Gordon and was defeated for nomination in what proved to be the most exciting campaign in Georgia’s history. It was remarkable, especially for the small majorities by which a num ber of counties were carried, and while General Gordon carried a number more counties, there was only about 1,500 difference in the popular vote between the two can didates. His race for the senate which culminated in his triumphant nomination yesterday was perhaps the most remarkable in its splen did handling and organizing that Georgia has known. With the bit terest of opposition from certain sources he won magnificently. Since last July he has b-en speaking continuously, and only a man with such a splendid phys ique and with such vigor could have stood up under the strain of constant traveling, constant sheak ing, and necessary loss of sleep and the strain upon one’s physi cal recources which went with them. The figures show him to be fifty-live years old, but he is much younger in physical strength and vigor of intellect. Few men have lived to enjoy such victory as has been his and no campaign in the recent history o f Georgia—perhaps none that has ever fought iu the state—has been so thoroughly and systematically organized. This organization went into eve ty county, every senatorial district and ever}’ congressional district Organ izrtion helped him greatly, but he won through {the fact that on the great questions now before the people he has stood squarely with the people. ft POSSUM PARTY. In Which “a Pair” Proved the Pa - tyof the Second Part. A party of young ladies and gen tlemen went on a delightful opos sum hunt Friday night. They left the city in a large covered wagon belongi 1 gto Mr. J. W. Rounsa ville, and by nine o’clock they had raehed a fine opossum districts some miles beyond Silver Creek. To add to the merriment of the occasion, the wagon turned over and politely conveyed its occu pants to old mother earth. Mr. St. Clair Rowell, one of the gay party, added much to the enjoyment of the party by his characteristic wit and humor. The hunt was a jolly one and the jolly party had a jolly good time. They returned to the city before day with two opos sums, fat and cunning. The par'y consisted of Misses. Lou'S® O'Neil', Josephene Ronsa ville, Rosa Plumb, Rosa " oodrufi, Mamin Ronsaville, Messrs Go, Johnson, Fred Ronssvilb , George Ronsaville, St Clair Rowell, Yaucie Harris, Sam Graham, Rob, and Roy Ronsaville. The pleasant party was gotten up by Miss Soeephene Ronsaville. Valuable Farms for Reni 01 sale We have On hand a number or good farms for renter sale. These farms have come into our hands at very rea sonable figures, and we are in position to offer them at low prices and on most favorable terms. Ten antsand buyers would do well to consult us before trading. We can rent or sell. Jo good parties, wishing time on Farms we are pae pared to offer bargains C-n 3 and see us Hoskinson & Harris. THE HUSTLER OF ROME SUNDAY NOVEMBER 4 1894. TWO ENTERPRISES Chemical Works and Rome Tan nery doing a large Business LARGE PLANTS. A Reporter Visits two of the Largest Enterprises in the City, and is Surprised at the volumn of busi ness dene bythem Yesterday in company with Mr. Junius George, a reporter had the pleasure of going through the large plants of the Chemical works and the Rome Tannery. The first point visited was the Chemical works. This plant issit uated directly on the line of the Southern Railway, a few hundred yards from the Atlanta Junction. Two immense buildings are nec essary to conduct the large busi ness of these works. Tonsand tons of fertilizers are stored in one building, which is all ready to be sacked for shipment. Mr. Simpson is the clever mana ger of the works, and says that they can sell all the stuff they can turn out. It gives employment to a number of men and is one of the table enterprises of the city. THE TANNERY. The Rome Tannery’s plant is nearer the city, and is also quite near the line of the Southern Rail ways, and is owned by B. A. Con nally. They have from time to time been compelled to enlarge the plant, and their buildings and out houses cover severa 1 acres. They run now day and night, ex cepting Sunday, all the year. This Tannery turns out fifty hides per day or 15,000 per year. These 15,000 hides make 600 000 pounds of finest oak leatl er. Their entire out put is shipped to the « veil Belting Company of Hart ford, Conn., whose lea’h r belting is said to be the very best manu factured. This belting is shipped al) over the United States, and the Rome Hardware Coinpony handle belting made from Rome tanned leather. At present they employ about wHity hands. During the bark season from April tn September lhev give employment to u grea many more. They use between 200 ititi 300 car loads of bark per year and keep constantly on hand at the tannery nearly 2,000 cords >i hark. From the time the raw-hide goes in the lime pit until it is hung up in the drying house, finely tan ned leather,"is near seven months. The d’Lerent processes of cleaning and tanning the hides are very in teresting. Mr. L. W. Palen, a gentleman of many years experience in tan nery business is superintendent of the works. Mr. Ernesr L. Ledbetter, is the manager BEW ARE OF OINTMENTS FORCA i a R i i’HATCONTAIN MERt Lite as mercury will surely destroy th sense of smell and completely de range the whole system when en uring it through the mucous sur faces. S ich articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall’s Catarrh Cure manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co,, Toledo, ()., contains no mer cury, and is taken internally, act ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall’s Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally and is made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free fWSold,by Druggists, price 75c par bottle» [r. M. A. THEDFORD'S LIVER MEDICINE. dyspepsia ) ’T j?.' I Sick oh Biliousness \ uno ice Sourness Ox oss of Stomach Wy Appetite None Genuine Without Tua Likeness ..nd Signature orM A.THEOFasB on FrontOf Each Wrapper. M.A.Theoford Med.®- >4 ROMI.fiA'. ®THE BIGGEST® THING ROME -u---McDonald-Sparks-Stewart-Coinpany. ••. . • knife, Carpels, fcllinj! &. Wecarry the largest stock in the state. We buy cheaper than any house in the state We sell cheaper than any other house in the state. We do business on business principles. Our customers arealways pleased with their purchases. We have The Best Goods lOWEST PRICES. We are always picking up big bargains for out Customers. Once a customer always a cus tomer. Solid Oak Suits $15.00 to $25.00 Call and see our #20.00, I’AIILORiSOTS. Wear just overflowing with bright new Furniture It is a pleasure to show you these goods. Call and see us. Jndertaking Collins, Caskets, & Having purchased the complete Undertaking bus iness of W. A. Rhudy, we are prepared to give this branch of our business the best of at tention, We have made many improve ments &c, which enable us to better serve the public than ever been done in Rome before 3&£>. Third. Avenue