A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922 . lared to have been the winningfactor in the election. With a toast tothe host who had so gracefully ful-filled a campaign pledge, the dinneradjourned.—June 23, 1921. WUXTRY! FIRST STRAW—Sat-urday afternoons balmy air broughtout the first straw hat of the season. Itwas seen on a healthy young buck froma small town near Rome, and it at-tracted so much attention that a crowdof boys gathered and followed it somedistance up Broad. Rome merchants took
A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922 . lared to have been the winningfactor in the election. With a toast tothe host who had so gracefully ful-filled a campaign pledge, the dinneradjourned.—June 23, 1921. WUXTRY! FIRST STRAW—Sat-urday afternoons balmy air broughtout the first straw hat of the season. Itwas seen on a healthy young buck froma small town near Rome, and it at-tracted so much attention that a crowdof boys gathered and followed it somedistance up Broad. Rome merchants took the tip and be-gan to search for bills of lading onstraw goods ordered some time ago. Easter is expected to bring out alot of straw hat wearers who are abit timid as yet, not to mention theEaster bonnets that the women alwayswear, and the new suits worn by menand women alike.—Mar. 20, 1921. WORK STREETS OR PAY—No-tices have been sent out by C. I. Harris,city marshal, requiring certain personsto appear at the City Hall Monday,May 16, at 7 oclock a. m., with pickor shovel, for the purpose of working 514 A History of Rome and Floyd County. ROBERT BATTEY AS A DRUG CLERK IN ROME. Dr. Battey went into business with his brother, Dr. Geo. M. Battey, at No. 3 ExchangeHotel Block, and was a pharmacist nearly ten years before he studied surgery. On the leftis Dr. Wm. Farell, once city physician, and between them Dr. Farells son, Johnathan. (Froma daguerreotype, about 1848). on the streets four days. Nearly every-body is included. The streets are saidto be in bad condition, particularly insome of the neighborhoods, and ifeverybody will work, they can be put inshape to walk and ride upon. However, anybody who cant affordto work for a dollar a day will plankdov«i $4 and be excused.—May 26,1921. A POETS TRIBUTE TO THECOW—By R. S. Kennard: Little do werealize the debt we owe to the the dark ages of savagery andbarbarism, we find her early ancestorsnatives of the forests
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