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About The Hustler of Rome. (Rome, Ga.) 1891-1898 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1895)
*«••***** r FOR To-day’s newsj Ito-day, Read theHust-I Jler. All home print. FOURTH 'iEAR ACTION The Time is ripe the Persimmor crop is abundant LET’S USE THE POLE And sae if Rome Cant harvest few. Mr. Reynolds is in Boston and wants help. Officials are Act . Promptly That there is “life in the old I dvet,” has been demonstrated ii tlie P ast twsuty-f ur hours. Yesterday afternoon a telegram , «s received in the city, from Mr. dm H. Reynold, then and now ji Boston, asking Romans to b<.‘- t-i ir themselves and send a commit }l •at once to assist him in secu j; ,'for Rome some of the’New ]. gland cotton mills that are ] king Southward. , meeting of Roman citizens i s called for at 11 o’clock this ) irniug and at the appointed J ira large number of Reme’s i le awake folks assembled in < i;>t. J. J. Seay’s office. I'he object of the meeting was sifted by Capt. Seay, and after i -h discussion engaged by many i h >se present, a committee < f 1 , consisting of Messrs. S.Funk lo'iser, R. D. Vandyke, M. M. I - per, H. D. Hill and W. W. V md.ver were appointed to go be fo ith 1 Board of County Com n doners, then in session,and al so >.fore the City Council, and a . that $l5O from each bodybt ti ropriated at once for the pur p •of assisting Mr. Reynolds in li - work for the city. i was further decided to call aci izens Mass m eetfng to assent bl a* the City Hal at 3:3oo’clock to lorrow afternoon, and let that [ m iting appoint three citizens to j j< i Mr. Reynolds. The committee, appointed this in .niiig to confur with the Board ot unity Commissioners, acted pi aptly and in an hour had a p: .• iii- ■ from the Board to appro piiiti' from county funds as much SCOOPED -Ht Their Same Old Garaev ' LANHAM & EONS Have beeen buying more goods at 50 Cents )n the dollar. This time it is the Novelty t tore at 31 8 Broad St. While the Stock is not large nor Complete yet the goods are first ciass and if you ever expect to buy a nice Hall or Library Lamp crany other kind of Lamp, you f tnd better see them before buy ing They have a few nice dinner Sets, Toilet Sets,Tea Sets. A lot cf Glass and Tinware. Fine line of China Bric-a-Bracs Individual C ios and Saucers, Plates, etc. All to be Closed out at once. Come and if you find what you want we will trade. JIM 4 Sons ' THE HUSTLER OF ROME. money as the City Council would give from the city. The lext step was to see the Mayor and request him to call a meeting of the City Council. This Mayor Moore, agreed to do, •ird realizing that if action was to prove fruitful it niustbe rendered promptly, he called a meeting for 4o’clock this afternoon 1 Let every body rememter about that Citizens meeting at the City Hall at 8:30 tomorrow afternoon, and attend it. A live, wideawake Boaad of Trade may be organized —Who knows? Ml CUT UP. A Half Dozen Women in a Bloody and Fatal row. Atlanta, Ga., January 14.—A special to. the Journal from Doug las, Ga., says: News has just reached here of a serious difficulty between two families, the Roberts and the Rhymes, who live about two or three miles from this place. Bad feeling has existed between the members of these families for some time, caused by a law suit. Friday afternoon the female portion of the Rhymes family de cided to submit their case to the arbitrament of force and . arms. Upon the occasion in question Mrs. Nancy Rhymes and her two daugh ters, Martha and Adelia, met Mrs. Roberts and her daughters, Nancy, Jane and Emma, on the road. The former proceeded to attack the Roberts women with their tis s and also with sticks, and during the engagement Martha Rhymes drew a knife and succeeded in in flicting serious if not fatal wounds upon the three Roberts girls, stab bing them in several places. The sheriff and the doctor were sent for at once and the Rhymes will be arrested upon the char e of assault with intent to murder. Shot Him Down. Kissimmee. Fla., Jan. 15.—' terday at Budkle’s mills, five n South of here, George Hay, wl shot and fatally wounded Georg’ Hardy, colored, whome lie charges with criminal assault on his seven year old daughter. Hay will su:- ROME GEORGIA. TUESDAY EVENING JANUARY. 15 1895. “SWORJEDIN” Floyds newly Elected Officers make Bond and Oath - IN THE SUPERIOR COURT The Mills of the Gods are grind ing. The Grand Jury takes a day oft on Committee work. Business is “Pickin up." With Ihe exception ot T»x Co’- tectoj John Black, all of Floyd county ’* recently e'pete I m ide 1 o ale and made oath before the Beard of County C>mm missiouers ♦hiemorniug. Tax Collector Black was not in the citv today and did not file his bonds. It will be remembered that he has to make a heavy bond to oich the State and the county — but its no more trouble for him to do that thanjit is to be elected and that is done “des az easy.” So that the record of the county now uadi J . I’. McConnell, Sheriff. John J. Black, Tax Collector. Bob Foster, Tax aseesor. .1. R. II i I Tresurer. Wil Biyamgel, Clerk. T. M Denoon, Coroner. M. B Eubanks, Surveyor of ths Port. Thi S'-, with those holding over gives Rome as fine a set of offi • ers as can be found in Mr any bodie’g county. SUPERI R COURT. In he Superior Court, the jury, i o t he case of Andrews vs Drenuou brought in a verdict finding the property subj ,ot. Th-fo'lowing cases on th# caleu iar w»re wiped off today: Mills & Gibbs, vs Webb & Co• Cl flin & Co. vs Bass, Garnashse Knzie & Mitchell, vs, Spullock Who thews, vs. Elliot Pc :rd, L. C., vs. Abramson & man. At : 1 o’clock the case of Lind -ay vs. Warnock was taken up. This case is over some John’s Mountain mineral property and Messrs. Alexander & Hillyer appear for plaintiff while Wright & Hamilton, and Henry A Wright are defending. Col. Morris Brandon made a statement to the Court this after noon to the effect that he held proxies for 501 shares of the Rome Gas Light Co. That today- was the day for the Annual me--ting of the Company, but that Secretary Childs, in the abscence of Presi dent Coverdale, represented by Judge Branham, had claimed that Mr. Broyls held one share, mak ing a controling interest of the stock,illegally. Nevertheless Colo nel Broyls had met with himself and passed a resolution instruot ing his attorneys, Messrs. Rowel & Nevin to ask tor a permanent receiver for the Rome Gas Light Co.' Hie Honor, however, seemed o think that as a day had been set for a hearing in the case that it would be well enough te let the whole matter stand. He signed a i order instructing temporary receiver Brogls, who was in Court, to have the Gas Light Co’s pre pet ty ii sored. Do you not see things as well with one eye as the other? You need properly fitted glasses. Go to Dr. Gill. Testimony from J. L. Ridley, M. D. Huntsville, Ala., Dr. Geo. M. Gill: — Having purchased a pair of your Bi-Focal Spectacles, in tne summer and have given them a fair test. 1 do not hesitate to given my I reccomencation to your glasses. They do not tire or injure the I eye from long reading by gas or lamp light and altogether are full . to all vou claim. J. L. Ridley, M. D. i .. >. M. Gill, (electro-opti- I ci'ii) nbe consulted free, by I], ~p uesireing spectacles at J. K. 1 Williamson’s Jewelry Store. ’ DEVIL’S AUCTION.” Nevin’s Tt ir.cncw Mfht. Seats GO ing Rapidly to Ladies And Men. ‘'The Boulevard” is still a lead ing feature of ChM. H. Yale's! •‘Newest Devil’s Auction” showing in song and dance, “6n the Bow ery”, “After the Ball”, “The Sal vation Army”, “Knight of Baton,” and “The Police Patrdl.” Les Freres Carons, from the Cirque Noveau, Paris, form one of the special features J? Chas. H. Yala's “Newest Devil's Auction”, DEVILS RUCTION. jaiTu in l W sSeS-AO ISSdL' ’ A Wl .cc»i and are now seen in America for the first time. The trials and tribulations of the trolley cars, as manipulated by the English troupe of pantomi mists known as the Cee-Mees, is one of the most laugable absurd ities ever see . on the spectacle stage. They will appear here ia conjunction with Chas. H Yale’s “Newest Devils Auction.” COURT IN BARTOW. Cartersville, Ga., January 15. — j Bartow superior court opened here yesterday moruing with Judge Milner presiding The term will last four weeks aud Judge Turn bull, of the Rome circuit, will pre side the third and fourth weeks. There are a considerate number of criminal cases that will be tried aud our county and state cbaiu gaogs will we somewhat enlarged fiom the stock of prisoners now in jail. Robert Chapman, who, as section boss some months ago, got badly hurt on the Western and Atlantic railroad, compromised his case against the road today for $3,100. PAGE FROZE TO DEATH. Bristol, Tenn., Jan 15, —Davie Page, about nicety years old, froze to death in his cabiu home on King’s mountain , ne.ir Abing don, Va., Siturday night. Satur day his condition was learntr by the city authorities and they di rected that a load of coal be sent to him The teamsters lost his way aud did not reach the old man until he was dead. The lbemom«ter regis tered 16 degrees below zero. A RANGE EXPLODES. L®xing‘on, Ky., Jan. 15. — Mrs. P G Grinstead, wife of a well known drUpatnis employed by the Ameri c-di IJobk Company of Cincinnati, was badly burned today by the ex plosion of a kitchen rang®, caused by frozeh pipes. Her left side is badly burned, and she is badly cut from the flying iron. While in a serious condition, she will recoi* er. < RUSSIA’S THREAT. St. Petersburg, Jan 15.—The Novoe Vremya, in an article on the far Eastern question, says that if Russia’s peaceful and friendly overtures shall ba-ignored she will be compelled to suport by arm* her claims in Korea. Whiskey and the Cold Killed hi 1 Washington, Ga., January 15. John W. Ansley, a negro living on the plantation of T. B. Green, was frozen to death Sunday morning. He was intoxicated when hs left town and it is supposed that he fell asleep while on his way home. His body was found within calling distance of the quarters. Skater Drowned. Catlettsburg, Ky., January 15. —George Martin, sou of David M irtin the butcher was drowned to-day in Catlett’s Creek while skating. CITY FATHERS » _ Cite ex Water works Supt. to Ap pear Before them and EXPLAIN A FEW ITEMS I , In the Water Works books. The First Meeting of the Year Proved to be a Long but Harmonious One. MINUIMR Os COUNCIL MIKTING. January 14th 1895. Present, the Mayor John D. Moore and Coucil mau Walter Harris, D. B. Hamil ton, Jr., A. B. McArver, W. J. Satterfield, T. F. McCaffrey, W. J. Neel and J. F. McClure. Minutes of the lust meeting were read and approved. The case against the Electric Light Company for failure to keep lights burning was continued to next meeting of Council. The Mayor and Clerk were au thorized to execute a deed and agreement with Col. Chas. L Graves for the land at the New Water Works plant, in accordance with the terms stated. Messrs. W.J. Neel and D. B. Hamilton, Jr., special Comnlittee upon books of L. J. Wagner, form er Superintendent of the Water Works,reported that they adopted Mr. H. E. Kelly’s report, and in addition found the apparent omis sions and errors upon the books of Mr. Wagner showing an indebted ness to the city of $1,215.05. This report was received and the Clerk was instructed to notify Mr. Wag ner at Aiken, S. C., by registered mail to appear before the next meeting of Council for a settle ment. Ordered: That J. B. Lumpkin be summoned to appear before the next meeting of council to show cause why he should not be dis charged for neglect of duty as Guard of the New Water Works Reservoir. The following ordinance as to the keeping of explosives within the city was read once and laid over Until the next meeting of Council under the rule: “Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of Rome: That Sections 647, 648, 650, 651, 652, of the Code of the City of Rome be and are hereby repealed.” Be it further ordained by the Mayor and Ceuncil: That it shall be unlawful for any person to keep stored within the corporate lim its of the City of Rome any Dyna mite. Gaint powder, gun powder, or other explosives: Provided how ever; That not exceeding fifty six pounds of gun powder may be stored anywhere within this City w'thin metal vessels and not ex ceeding one half case of dynamites containing rot over twenty-five pounds may be stored within the City limits. Any person violating the pre visions of this Ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined not ex ceeding SIOO, for each time any of the said explosives are kept with in the City Limits in excess of 8 lid limited quantity of gunpow der and dynam 11. B® it further ordained by the Mayor and Council: That any per son who carries, or causes to be car ried through the Streets of Rome any powder except in a clos<d waeou, so as to effectually cover up the packages of kegs, and on ‘irily exclude th» m from public /i«w, and from danger of accident by fire, shall on conviction, he fiued not more than SIOO, for each offence. This ordinance shall take effect on th® Ist. day of April, 1895.” The notice of Mrs M. S. Norton ith reference to the drain in the : rear of her residence was referred :to the Street Committee with pow ! er to act. Upon petition the iicens of J. T. ' Huson as Merchant, was trans furred to Frank Terhune, the lat j ter having bought out the busi-. ness of the former. Upon petition the license of T. J Proudfoot, for liquor dealers was tranferred to E. M. Deal agent, thtf latter having bought out the busiui ss of the former. The report of P. D. Roeer, sex i t»n for the Mouth of Dec. was as follows: That there had been four interments during said month in Myrtle Hill Cemetery: Two whites and two colord: one fe the latter being a pauper. The report of P. D. Roeer, for the Third quarter of 1814 was re ceived and adopted, to wit: “Received fr«m sale of Ometerjr Lot# ..>27.00 “ for digging oravee ...... 25 00 “ powder ft 8° Total ft7.*o Which amount I have turned over t<> the Clerk of Council and have his receipts therefor. P. D. Roser. Examined and compared with the record kept by the Sexton, and found correct. January 11, 1895. Wm. J. Neel, Ch. Fin. Com. The quarterly report of Halsted Smith, Clerk, was received and adopted, to wit: Received »f I’. 1». Roser, S«iton Cemeteiv De partment ... .... ( 57.80 Received of J. B. Shropshire, Marshall. < Colico Fines .... SM 38 Received of James McGuire, Supt. W. W. collections .... 2,635.05 Received ot w H BUele, Sec't’y. acet, l-üblic School Fuud .... 200 0® Received of Account of Street Tax .. .. 284.00 •• “ *• “License “ .... 4,0*2.50 “ •• ’• “ General and School Taxes 19.722.* 24,426.36 Which amount I have turned over to the Treasurer and have his receipts therefor. Halsted Smith, Clerk of Council. Examined, compared with records and vouchers, and found correct. Wm. J. Neel, Ch. Fin. Com. Quarterly report of C. S Harris, City Physician, was received aud adopted, to wit: “I have attended Seventy-six cases; Thirty-feur Whites; Forty two colored. I have made Niaety seven visits.” C. S. Harris, City Physician. The report of J. B. Shropshire, Marshal,was received and adopted, to wit: Amount collected from Police court Fines I 4.34.3 h Amount collected on Taxes 7,802 .45 8,236.8.3 This amount has been turned over, and for which I hold the Clerk’s receipts. ” J. B. Shropshire, Marshal. Examined, compared with books and vouchers in Marshals office and found correct. Approved. “W. J. Neel Ch. Fin. Com.” The quarterly report of James McGuire, Water Works Superin tendent was received and adopted, to. wit: “Total collections for the Quarter $2,636.05 For this amount I hold rece;pts of Halsted Smith, Clerk of Coun cil. Total co'lections for three Quarters . $6,639 67 For name time last year .3,999.50 Showing diffeience in favor of this ye ir of 2,66 0.07 .James Mcouire, Bnpt. W. W. Examined and approved. Com pared with books and vouches in Supts. office and found correct. Jany. 14th, 1895. W, J. Neel, Ch. Fin Com.” The petition of A. B. Allen and others to improve the streets lead ing to the colored Public School so that the walk will not be over, flowed with water during rains, was referred to the Street Committee with instructions to act. The financial report of the Cl«rk was read and the following ac counts were ordered paid. John T. Walltck .. .. Street .... »17.00 Ti* Smith “ .... 6.40 Andrew Brown Public Building .75 Chae. I. Graves water Works . 64.5® ■ • “ .... •* “ .... 58 05 Brown i King Supply Co “ .... 11*4 »» “ “ “ *• .... 16.43 O\*o»nel & Rogers C«. “ “ •••• 21.14 Chat. Foundry Jk Meh. Works .... 667.28 Milner & Kettig Co, “ " .... J 3 5 ® E. L. Bosworth Water Works .... $34.®5 So. Railway Co “ •* 80 •< •• 32 Armour *■ Co “ “ D. W. Curry “ “ 85 Fletcher Smith Cemetery .... 2.00 •• “ Contingent .... 8.7° « •• ... 24.2 ft << “ Water Works .... 1.2 D-W-Curry Fire .... 2158 Rome Electric Light 00. Gas <& Light.... 1034.85 Rome Ice • fg. C° p “ b to A.«. Morrison “ “ •••• 3 L. G. Tov’d “ ? •••• • 20 ■< v ., . Relief .... 6-« j J. F. Austin “ •••• Morris* Bro “ .... 14 00 J. A. Bullington “ •••• 8 - 5 ° J B Shr •pthire, Marshal Salary .... 19.92 n. G. Hunt Street .... 80 00 (ireeu Maxwell Police .... 6.00 M •« Street .... 14.00 Terhune Berry Hardware co. “ .... 2.4® R J. Ragan “ 3™ 8 A. White •••• 8 " D. W. Curry “ •••• Rome Grocery Co ‘ •••• Fletcher Smith Contingent .... 3.25 H. C Wood Public Bldg 8.00 I has 1, Graves “ “ •••• 4. 30 J. B. Shropshire Relief .... 8.00 Council Adjourned. Halsted Smith, Clerk Council. Home! jflnciustry, by support-! your home paper. I _._r >-4-r MH 10 CENTS A WEEK THE SPANISH KING. The most extraordinary precau. tiuus are taken m Spain to provide for the eafety of the sovereign at night. His slumbers are watched throughout the night by the Mon terof do Fspi-osa, a body of men who (or 400 years have enjoyed the exclusive privilege of guarding their royal master or miatro from sunset to sunrise. They lock the palace gates with much ceremony and solemnity at mid night and op«n them again at 7 o'clock in the morning. Their fidelity to the person of their sovereign does not admit of ques tion . Father, Mother and child Burned- AmericHs, Ga., Jan. 16.—Mr. John T. Argo, his wife, and htt'e child, were badly burned last night by the accidental igniting of the ohilds dress at the fireplace. Mrs. Argo sprang to her child’s assistance as soon as the clothing was discovered to blaxe and was ’eraelf set on fire. Mr. Argo then an to hie wife’s relit f and was al* o burned. The child bad all its clothing burnt'off and is quite ■etiously hurt. Robbed ot $375. Chamblee, Ga., January 15. —As A. J. Rudisill, a prominent mer chant of thin place, was returning from a collecting trip one night last week he was held up by high waymen and robbed of about $375. The thieves jumped up on the rear part of his buggy, threw him from the seat, and, without ceremony, disrobed him of his overcoat and rifled its pockets of their contents. There is no clue whatever to the highwaymen. An old Lady Burned. Selma, Ala., Jan. 15. —This morning about 9 o’clock,'Mr®. Stil tm aged white lady was standing before the fire putting oa a pillow case, when her clothing caught fi re She was badly burned about the head, face, arms and neck. She ran into the yard and it was with some difficulty that she was caught and the flames extinguished. Minister Resigns. Paris, January 15. —M. Barthou, Minister of Public Works, has re signed on account of a technical question affecting the relations of the Government with the rail. ways. A semi-official note was publish ed to-day, denying that there is any dissension in the Cabinet in regard to the Government's gener al policy. All on Board Lost* Marseilles, January 15. —The French steamer Acanis, employed in the local trade, foundered three miles off Cape Caveau, during a cvclono. Thirteen persons were drowned, The steamer Benintelle observed the disaster, and, though she at ouce made for the spot, she v. s too late to render any assist ance. Death of C. D. Dougherty. Mr. C. D. Dougherty, brother of ’ Mr. Sandy Dougherty of this eity i died oi {yesterday/Mr. Doughrrty ' aas boarding a few miles out of tlie city on the Summerville pike. His remaius will be laid to rest in Fellowship cemetery, four miles , out on the Alabama pike, this af i ternoon. I ’ HILL CITY CADETS ATTEN TION! ’ You are hereby ordered to as s< inble in your Armory on Friday u night January 18th., at 7:30 ' promptly. i The future success of your com* ’ mand is in your keeping and as re z tiring commanding officer let me o urge that you lay aside other busi s ness and rally te your company ® standard on the above mentioned e date. Phill G. Byrd,Captain. 1-15-31
