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HERALD AND ADVERTISER. NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1887. NO. 43. pnU and ^totisq. BY THE NEWNAN PUBLISHING CO. 8. W. MURRAY, Manager, OFFICIAL ORGAN OF CITY AND COUNTY ,*\.V\A .W .V'VA/'^'WXV' /'S'S' SUBSCRIPTION PRICK, *1.50 A YEAR ENTERED AT THE POST-OFFICK. 5KWKAS, GA., AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER. (Seitetal Directory. «/v cwwwa' Vv/>/'A'\WwVA^VV\W'V\.V NEWNAN. Newnan 1h the county-seat of Coweta county. Oa., and contains a population of 8,500. It is situated on the Atlanta and West Point Railroad, the main highway to New Orleans from the East, and North; Ik 30 miles from Atlanta, 4;>7 miles from New Orleans, 36 miles from Griffin arid 24 miles from Carroll ton. The Savannah, Qrifflr. and North Ala bama Railroad (running from Griffin to Car rollton) intersects the Atlanta and West Point Railroad nt this point, making it theonly Im portant railroad junction between Atlanta and Montgomery, Ala. The people are enter prising, intelligent and sociable; the locality as healthy as can be found In the South. Four religious denominations are represented in the community — Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian and Episcopalian — and six churches furnish ample accommodations for church-going people. One female college of thirty-four years’standing, one male semi- ( / A II nary and numerous private schools comprise the educational facilities of the community. There are now In successful operation in the city twsnty-flve dry goods and grocery stores, three drug stores, three millinery stores, two hardware stores, one shoe store, two !>ook stores, one jewelry store, two leather and har ness shops, two livery stables, two carriage repositories, two meat, markets, one tin and stove store, three hotels, three restaurants, two coal yards, one furniture store, two tailor shops, two bakeries, several shoe shops, one cigar and tobacco store, two barber shops, one photograph gallery, one Job printing office, one tin mfg. co., one real estate agency and one newspaper. Two national banks, amply capitalized, furnish all the accommodation needed in the business community. Between fifteen and twenty thousand bales of cotton are received annually and four large brick warehouses are required to store and handle It. Liberal cotton buyers, representing New YorK, Savannah and Atlanta, are in the mar ket every season. A handsome opera house, three stories high, with a seating capacity of seven hundred, does duty as town hall and theatre. Mostof the leading theatrical troupes visit us during the fall and winter season. A public library, comprising over a thousand volumes, Is one of the popular institutions of the town. A mineral spring, whose curative properties have been thoroughly tested and proven beneficial in hundreds of instances, is located within a stone’s throw of the town. The OUfeton Springs, also noted for their health-giving virtues, are situated only six miles distant. The mystic orders are repre sented by three Masonic lodges and one lodge of Odd Fellows. The various manufacturing enterprises that contribute to the life and per manent prosperity of the town (one of which furnishes employment to seventy-five or one hundred hands the year round,) may be clas sed as follows: Wood works, foundry and ma chine shops (known as the “R. D. Cole Man ufacturing Co.”); one furniture factory; two whiskey distilleries; three wagon repair shops; one manufacturing jeweler; one ci gar factory; one guano factory; one cotton seed oil mill; one marble works; one tan nery; one tin shop; one grist mill; one gun smith shop. Between two and three hundred skilled mechanics of all classes find constant and remunerative employment here. The different professions are represented as fol lows: twenty-five lawyers, nine doctors and three dentists. Our merchants and business men are noted for their enterprise and liber ality, and their several branches of trade are as firmly established as can be found in any town in the State. The trade of the town is drawn from a wide territory, extending into all the adjoining counties, and is anuually increasing. month. G. L. Johnson, W. M. Secretary. W. A. Mitchell Nbwxas Chapter, No. 34, R. A. M.—Regu lar Meetings 4krsf Tuesday nights in each month. R. W. Freeman, if. P. W.A. Mitch ell, Secretary. Hikam Council No. 18 R. A 8. M.—Regu lar meeting third Tuesday evening in each month. Orlando McClendon, T. I. M.; R. W. Freeman. Recorder. A. J. Berk r CouxciL, No. 758, R. A.—Reg ular meetings second and fourth Monday nights In each month. L. R. Ray, Regent; Daniel Swint, Secretary. Newnan Lodge, No. 37, A- O. U. W.—Regu lar meetings first and third Saturday nights in each month. Geo. H. Carinical, M. W.; Daniel Hwint, Recorder. Coweta County Bible Socieiy.—Depos itory at M. L. Carter & Co.’s. PUBLIC LIBRARY. President—J. A. Hunter. Vick President—Orlando McClendon. Secretary—P. S. Willcoxon. Treasurer—H. C. Fisher. Directors—A. B. Cates, E. M. Cole, J Anderson, A. C. Pease. Librarian—Miss Julia Robthson. The Library is open on Wednesday’s and Sat urday’s from 9:30 a. m. to 12 in., and from 7:30 to 9:30 p. ra. S. CITY GOVERNMENT. Mayor—W. B. Ber erry. Mayor pro tem—H. C. Arnnll. Aldermen—J. J. Good rum, H. C. Araall, K. W. Andrews, J. S. Powell. Treasurer—R. W. Andrews. City Clerk—L. S. Conyers. City Attorneys—Willcoxon & Wright. Marshal—J. E. Robinson. Deputy—J. A. Lee. COUNTY OFFICERS. Clkrk Superior Court—Daniel Swint. Ordinary—W. H. Persons. Shf.ripV— George H. Carinical. Tax Receiver—J. J. Farmer. Tax Collector—I. N. Farmer. Treasurer—H. L. Jones. Surveyor—J. B. Goodwyn. Coroner—M. F. Duncan. COUNTY COURT. J. W. Powell, Judge; P. S. Whatley, Solid tor. Monthly sessions—Third Monday in each month. Quarterly sessions—Third Mondays in January, April, July and October. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. J A Hunter, Chairman; P O Colltnsworth; ’ D Simms, J N Newell, W W Sasser, Com missioners. R W Freeman, Clerk and At torney. Meet first Wednesday In each month. POST OFFICE. Postmaster—J. R. McCollum. Assistant Postmaster—A. H. Argo. Office hours from 7:30 a. m. to 6 p. in, closing the mails. The up mail closes at 11:48 p. m. and down mail at 2:11 p. m. Grillin mail closes at 0 a. pi- and the Carrollton mail at 3 p. m. Office open on Sunday from 3:20 to 4:20 p. m. 3ui>ictari). MANUFACTURERS. The R. D. Cole Manufacturing Compa ny.—Established 1854; incorporated 1884. Manufacture steam engines, boilers, saw mills. corn-mills, power cotton presses, shaft ing, mill gearing and castings of all kinds; lumber, sash, doors, blinds and moulding; house contractors and car-builders. Employ 125 hands in various departments. R. D. Cole, Bv ,president; M. Cole, vice-president; P. D. Cole, Jr., superintendent; M. F.Cole, secretary arid treasurer. The Willcoxon Manufacturing Com pany.—(Mills located at Lodi, 6 miles west of Newnan, on the S., G. and N. A. R. R.) Or ganized October 12th, 18<>8. Manufacture varus, knitting cotton, and carpet warp, ‘ nn TAA ' ' Yearly consumption of cotton, 700 bales. Average number of hands employed, 75. H. J. Sargent, secretary and treasurer. Tiie Coweta fertilizer Company.— Manufacture several brands of high-grade commercial fertilizers. Capacity 100 tons per day. Employ SO hands during working sea son. H. C. Arnail, president; J. A. Hunter, viee-president; W. J. Driskill, superinten dent; H. C Fisher, secretary and treasurer; Geo. I. Jones, general agent. Furniture Factory.—Thompson Bros, proprietors. Established 1SG7. Manufacture all kinds of house aud kitchen furniture. Employ from 8 to 12 hands Cigar Factory.—M. Salbide, proprietor. Manufactures all grades of cigars, employing both domestic leaf aud best clear Havana. Wholesale and retail. BANKS. First National Bank.—Established 1S71. Cauital stock, ?5u,000} surplus, $70,000. W. B. Berrv, president; John D. Berry, vice-presi dent; H. C. Fisher, cashier; P. B. Murphy, assistant cashier. COWETA CIRCUIT. W. Harris, - -- -- -- - Judge. H. M. Reid, ----- solicitor General. Campbell—First Monday in February and August. Carroll—First Monday In April and Octo ber. Coweta—First Monday in March and Sep tember. • Douglas—Third Monday in January' and July. Fayette—Third Monday in March and Sep tember. Heard—Fourth Monday In March and Sep tember. Meriwether—Third Monday In February and August. Troup—Third Monday In April and First Monday in November. FBOM OUR CORRESPONDENTS. Newnan National Bank.—Organized in 1885. Cash capital, $50,000. Charles C. Parrott, president: J. S. Bigbv, vice-president; R W. Andrews, cashier; John S. Hollinshead, assistant cashier. CHURCHES. Baptist Church—Rev. J. H. Hall, D. D., Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath at 10.30 a. in. and 7:30 i>. in. Sunday School at 9 a. nt. Prayer Meeting Wednesday night at 7:30 clock. Young Men’s Prayer Meeting every Monday night. Methodist Church—Rev. AV. R. Foote, Pastor. Preachiue every Sunday at 10:30 a. m. and 7:15 p. ni. Sunday School 9 a. m. Class Meeting at 4 p. m. Ladles Prayer Meeting every Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Young Men’s Prayer Meeting every Monday night. Social Meeting every Wednesday night at 7:30 o'clock. light at7:3UO'«ocK. _ , The Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society meets on the first Monday afternoon in each month at the church, at 4 o’clock. Presbyterian Church—Rev. Jas. Stacy, D.D., Pastor. Preaching on the first and third Sabbaths in each month at 11 a. m. and < :30 p. m. Sunday School every Sunday at 9 a. m. Prayer Meeting every Thursday night at 7:80 o’clock. Communion quarterly. Episcopal Church.—Rev. E. Dennison, Rector. Second Sabbath in each month, at 10:30 A. Jf. CIVIC SOCIETIES. Newnan Lodge, No. 102. I. O. O. F^p-T. E. Fell, N. G.; W. E. Avery, V. G., E. S. Buc- hannan, Mac. Sec’y; Y. H. Thomp-on, P. S., W. C. Snead, Treasurer. Meets every Friday night. „ . Ruth Rebecca Lodge. No. 12 —Meet? •very seooRd and fourth Monday nights at oSTrKra’ Hail. R. F. Milner, N. G.; W. E. Avery, Beo’y. Obion Encampment, No. ^-A^Cates, p.; i. H. Thompson* H. P. f R* *• mliner, 8 toweta Lodge,No. 80, F. A A. M.—Regular Meetings 2nd and 4th Tuesday nights in each iff :XX I — , . :*S» *1 *4# a . -cpi • x g; O . -fen .A tqiHj :.>a.0-.. "L, ^ ^ £ xx | '-s « a O J3 ^ S * O. S S -’Zs a, t, h. h, aj a<i Grantville. Mr. Editor:—The sound of hammer and saw is heard about the buildings of the “Grantville Ginning and Manufac turing Company.” Repairs are being made upon the ginnery, new gins will soon be put in place, and ere long the hum of the gins, accompanied by the whirr of presses and mill-rocks, will greet the ears of passers-by. This com pany was very fortunate in securing so desirable a location as our town affords, for they will have one of the best sec tions of the county to support their en terprise, and an area not confined to a narrow limit. If the territory over which they will have almost undisput ed sway be taken into consideration, in addition to the character of the men who are at the helm, there can be no wonder at the fact that the stock of the company is already above par. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Sadler left Thursday morning on an extended tour through the Northwest. Mr. Willie A. Speer, of Atlanta, is here on a visit to relatives. Mr. P. O. Collinsworth and “Dixie” White are attending the reunion at Bailey’s Springs to-day, (Thursday.) Mrs. Wliite and children, of West Point, have been visiting relatives here for several days. They left on the cannon ball” Thursday morning. Garrett & Zellars are having a neat little three-room cottage erected on the vacant lot in the rear of their store on Corinth street, and it will he for rent. Master Marvin Banks has a sheep which he lias well trained to harness. Sometimes he rides it over town, to the delight of the small hoy. Mr. N. O. Banks, accompanied by liis wife and children, left last Monday for Spartanburg, S. C* to visit the mother of Mrs. Banks. Mrs. Bullock and two children, of Columbus, are here for the summer. To escape the beat and dust of a city and to enjoy pure air, good water and a liealthly, climate a more desirable place than our quiet little village would he hard to find. We have a commodi ous hotel for the reception of visitors, and “ye host and hostess” would look well to the comfort of all who desire to spend the “heated term” in a pleasant locality. Auden. Aug. 4th. tutional questions — betterments and worsements, and things not divine. We did not get any rain Monday last, hut Tuesday morning the clouds were in a working, mixing, twisting way, and looking watery. Nearly everybody have colds. I have a fine music class at Macedo nia. It sounds like a convention. Mr. James Bird and another gentle man from Heard county passed through this vicinity last Monday in pursuit of a negro thief who had stolen a shot-gun. Nothing but shot-guns will stop this stealing business. Chain-gangs are only feeders to the great institution of steal ing. An old lady wants to know what Joe Brown’s betterments are, and says if they make churning easier she wants one, for it takes her a long time to get the butter after the old way of churn ing. Revs. Mr. Allen and J. C. Sewell are conducting a protracted meeting at New Lebanon. I learn that A. J. and J. C. Sewell will make four thousand bushels of com this year. Our people are calculating on buying it at twenty-five cents per bushel. Ripples. August 3d. • od ® ’ a: 2.5.3 :r ;r • p§1 C-J-i — M si si si o x , 3 , 3r33'’ J - i — *" — — e5 s« sc-?" -n-m • • • M ° „ • • • ® ■ : : • S-Sl 2— • u - isar : a ■3a u „ § • c -* • - a e.2 c-.3 ^ ov ir-s g £5 £ a t S gxgfc&.aao ® Si PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY! AND BUY YOUR CIGARS M. SALBIDE. MANUFACTURER OF FINE HAVANA CIGARS. SMOKE THE “NEWNAN GIRL” CIGAR. This Cigar is better than many and equal to the best 10c. Cigar sold. It Is manufactur ed from the best imported Havana tobacco, and I guarantee it to be free from all artificial and poisonous flavors so dangerous to the smoker. It is THE BEST! THE BEST! THE BEST. This is everybody’s verdict. Retail price only 5c. For sale at my store, and also by Messrs. Orr, Kirby A Co., Greenville street. My “Two-font” oan’t be beat. They are bet ter than your hifalu tin’, drugged-to-death 5- centers. My clear Havana Cigars are as good as the beet Imported, and can be had for leee than half the money. Will manufacture cigars to order, any de scription and In any quantity. Call oa or address M. SAL&IDE, Cigar Man- ofteeturer. Opera Boose baUdlng, Newman, On. Panther Creek. Mr. Editor:—I am at home again, but can only remain two or three days. Everything is wet and getting wetter. Corn blown down, cotton twisted until many of the feeding roots are tom loose. Potatoes are getting so large that the ground is cracking open; tur nip patches are fine; watermelons sour ing on the vines; children have the itch and old folks the backache, while some complain of vertigo and won’t go. The creeks and rivers are full to overflowing. Corn and other crops on bottom lands are badly damaged, and it looks now as if it was going to rain forty days and forty nights aud then clear off showery. Hard time on visitors and big meeting folks. Lots of fellows and tlieir folks are go ing to see their wives’ people here, yon der and everywhere that I have been. I meet them on the highways in wagons, in buggies, and on the cars. I noticed a happy couple on the cars the other day, or I guess so, judging from the amount of “smacking” done hi a short run of twenty miles. Any one would think they were hungry or greedy for kisses. I have never admired this pub lic kissing business: the “smacks” have to be too short. I like long “smacks.” Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Hyde’s little son, Albert, is quite sick with fever. A. B. Hyde’s little daughter is better; so also is the child of J. C. Sewell. About ten or twelve days ago a rabid dog passed through this vicinity and bit two of Mr. Llewellyn Smith’s dogs. Mr. Smith put up his dogs and is now awaiting developments. They are fine fox dogs, and it would he a pity should they develop rabies. Stealing is getting quite common. A few nights ago some one broke into Mr. James Alsabrook’s meat house and stole all the meat he had; and then they broke into our cook-room, but were dis covered before they had made any haul. Mr. J. A. Hyde’s smoke-house was bro ken into and robbed of a fine ham and some other meat. Chickens are going off half a dozen a night; com fields are being robbed of roasting ears; and on last Sunday morning one negro stole a buggy from another negro. The Chattahoochee is very high, and much of the crops are under water. I understand that Col. G. H. Sanders says Roscoe. Mr. Editor:—Last Wednesday eve ning the rain began to fall, coming from the northeast, and it continued to rain almost incessantly until yesterday morning. The Chattahoochee river and Cedar creek have been higher than since the April freshet of last year. The dam age done to the crops along the water courses, especially the river, is almost incalculable. A great deal of the cotton has been flooded, and is now covered with mud. The old planters who have been living on the river for a long time say that the cotton will die. They also think that the corn is ruined, especially that which was in full roasting ear, for a great deal of that lias already soured. The farmers are all very gloomy and low-spirited over the prospect, hut we hope the losses are not so had as appear ances indicate. Such a freshet at this season of the year is quite unusual. The river is not in the banks yet, hut it took the second rise yesterday and rose twoL or three feet during the day and night. Mr. James Stan* and his daughter, Mr. Louis Starr and his grandson, Mr. Lee Osburn, of Franklin county, Geor gia, and Dr. Orange Starr and wife, of the Fourth District, are all visiting rela tives in Roscoe. Andrew J. Sewell, Esq., went over to Camdlton last Monday to superintend the selling of some property belonging to his father’s estate. Mr. William Roberts wears a broad smile and does not realize that times are gloomy. It is a girl. Mrs. J. E. Long lias quite a peculiar rising on one of her fingers which pains her very much. Rev. Mr. Allen preached an interest ing sermon at Roscoe last Sunday night from the subject, “Be contented with your lot.” The meeting at New Lebanon is being protracted this week. A good meeting is in progress. Oracle. August 3d. It was a fine tribute to a worthy man. Mr. Cole joined this church during the great revival of 1847 and soon after was made one of its deacons, and has always been considered by the church as one of its best and staunchest friends. His emotions could not be repressed when he spoke of former days and his con nection with the church. Where are the sixty-six others that joined with him at that memorable revival ? Three are still members of this church, but a very large majority have received their “let tors of credit” and gone to that gener al meeting “beyond the river.” Rev H. S. Rees and Rev. V. A. Ham did the preaching at the general meeting, August 3d. S White Oak. Mr. Editor :—The rains have done great deal of damage to cotton and com. That on bottom land is nearly ruined. The Gordon bridge has been washed away and several others seri ously damaged. White Oak was as high as ever before known, if not high er. The fanners generally have about one week’s more work to do before they are done with their crops. Mr. Jim Benton has taken unto him self a better half. We have been una ble to obtain the name of the fortunate bride. Mr. Frank Martin, who is now on a visit to our community, lost his mule the day that he an-ived. Boh Whatley killed a rattlesnake the other day. Your correspondent witnessed a lu nar rainbow in the summer of 1884, be tween 10 and 11 o’clock at night. Mr. Henry Dominick is moving hack to his home in the Second district. Rev. J. L. Hemphill’s school has clos ed until fall. Our 5th sergeant will be at the reun ion of old Company A next Thursday. Am going over to draw my rations. About sixty persons attended the singing at Pleasant Grove last Sunday, about twenty of whom joined in the exercises. The singing was very good, except one slight discord, resulting from the neglect of the composers to. set tlieir music so as to chord with the conversation that is generally carried on as an accompaniment to the exerci ses. A.person who undertakes to write music should be able to adjust his har mony to suit all occasions. August 3d. Splinters. SECOND ANNUAL MEETING Sixth District. Mr. Editor:—One of your correspond ents writes such exquisite letters about the weather that it really looks like intruding for any one else to mention the subject; hut we have had such an abundance of weather the last fort night that she will no doubt forgive this, the first trespass, upon her do main and let some one else startle your readers w * . the unexpected announce ment that it has rained. For four daj’S and nights it fell, alternately, in those “gentle, refreshing showers,” and “in torrents,” and every other way, until the weak-minded became alarmed and thought it would never stop until we had another one of Noah’s showers. It was a big rain. Our venerable friend, Sim Whatley, says he does not remem ber to have seen such a September gale in July before, and he has never seen as much rainfall since the “Harrison freshet,” away hack in the 40’s. The lands are badly washed; corn is blown down, and much of it will be lost; but many of the best farmers say the cotton is not injured. It is had enough, hut could have been much worse. For in stance, suppose the extremely hot weather had continued to the present! Altogether, we have good reason to be thankful. The crops are still as good as the land can produce. The general meeting of the Fourth District met at Ebenezer church last Friday. Rev. A. D. Freeman preached he is damaged one thousand dollars by i the introductory sermon and R. D. the overflow. The crops of J. P. Jones and Dolphin Cox are covered with wa ter. J. C., A. J. and Harvey Sewpll are sufferers from the freshet, and others up and down the creeks and river. It is better to he rained out than burned out; it will all be right a hundred years hence. As my territory has been Cole, Sr., was elected moderator. The delegates from several churches failed to get there on account of the bad roads and extremely rainy weather; but quite a number showed their disre gard of the sprinkling and pouring pro. cess, and our delegation came very Of the Confederate Veterans’ Associa tion of Coweta County. Pursuant to adjournment the Confed erate Veterans’ Association of Coweta county met in the Court-house last Tuesday, at 11 o’clock, A. ar. Major J. P. Brewster, President of the Association, occupied the chair. The minutes of the meeting of 1880 were read by the Secretary. The Chaplain, Rev. C. W. Carter, be ing absent, Rev. W. R. Foote opened the exercises with prayer Hon. Hugh Buchanan, the orator of the day, was then-introduced, who ad dressed the Association. The address was one of the happiest efforts that has ever been.credited to this distinguished gentleman, and was listened to with closest attention by the large crowd as sembled. His speech was mainly ex temporaneous and delivered with all the fervor and eloquence characteristic of the natural orator. While he paid reverential tribute to the hallowed past, he discarded the time-worn plati tudes that speakers usually drop into on such occasions and addressed him self to some of the living issues of the day. Said he: “I am not here to talk of the leaden hale, the hardships of tin* march, the sufferings of the hospital, or the numerous privations incident to the life of the soldier; for the gallant veterans assembled here to-day are all familiar with these things. Whatever vituperation the Republican politicians of the North have hurled at the South from time to time, not one has ever had the temerity to charge the Confederate arms with cowardice. Their military achievements have been glorified in song and story, and tlieir heroism is en shrined in the colder but more enduring pathos of history’. “The South was, before the war, the most prosperous country on earth. I had rather have been a Southern plan ter then than wear the crown of a king. The Southern home was the ideal abode of refinement, culture and content ment, and existence was a delight. But dis sensions came and grievous issues were injected into our politics that resulted in one of the most sanguinary wars of which the modem world has any record. For four years the South stood up va liantly in defense of the principles of State’s rights and governmental free dom, contending against odds that would have crushed and annihilated a less heroic people; and yet when the conflict was ended and, more in despair than defeat the Southern arms were grounded, the principles for which we near being rebaptized by plunging into a swollen stream. No better selection fought were as strongly implanted as scribed I shall have to write on consti- ' could have been made for moderator, when the first note of war sent its defi ant echoes quivering and trembling over the land. As there had to he a war, 1 am glad I was in it, and up to this good hour I have never had cause to regret the part that I took in it.” The speak er here compared - the strength of the opposing armies, showing that the South was vastly inferior both as to numbers and equipment. He said there were seventy-three Federal cemeteries only twelve of which are located in the North, and in all tihese cemeteries there are to-day 303,000 graves or a dead among the enemyihalf as great as the Southern army. .Aside from this un known dead theroare almost an equal number whose graves are unknown, making a total dead even greater in number than the. entire army of the Confederacy. “These figures provoke a glorious sadness,” said he. “It cost the North $6,500,000,000 in money to overcome the South, or $1,000,000,000 in money for each 100,000 Confederates engaged in the war. As a result of our slaughter the National Government is now pensioning five hundred thousand maimed Federal soldiers, and widows and orphans of deceased Federals. Latter-day politicians and so-called patriots tell you of a ‘New South’, and they malign and insult you with th » term. They would have the ‘New South’to he like the ‘Old North,’ arr: to me such a South is not desirable. Give me the Old -South, pure and unde- tiled, and I could ask no greater boon.” The speaker here adverted to the sub ject of the tariff and made a telling ar gument against ithe fallacy of protec tion. He said tlte object of some of our leading Southern newspapers in advo cating protection—notably the Atlant Constitution and Macon Telegraph—is to build up large manufacturing cities at the expense of the small towns and the agricultural Jiamlets. He would advise the people of the .South not to he seduced hv such talk, because one of the inevitable results will be to divide the Democratic party and create con fusion and discowl where all is now peace and harmony. He wanted a Sol id South above all things, because tin- prosperity of our section depended uj - on it—socially, politically and commei- cially. He continued in-this happy strain fo»- thirty minutes or-more, during which time the delight of his audience varied only from earnest enjoyment to enthu siastic applause. At its conclusion the Association voted its thanks to the speaker. On motion, Hob. P. F. Smith was chosen as the speaker for the next an nual reunion. Hon. P. H. Brewster was chosen alternate. On motion of P. iH. Brewster a com mittee of three from each militia dis trict and five from the town distric' were appointed to co-operate with other committees of veterans in the county in providing entertainment for visiting veterans in Newnaai on July 21st, 1888. The committee, asiappointed, is as foi- ’ lows: First district—M. II. Couch, Labe Freeman, AV. T. Amall. Second district—H. AV. Camp, J. D. Arnold, S. L. AVhatley. Third district—J. D. Sims, AA r . H. Beavers, AV. S. Askew. Fourth district—\V. F. Summers, A. . Brown, AA r . AV. Thomas. Fifth district—Y. II. Thompson, Dai,- iel Swint, A. D. Freeman, P. II. Brew ster, L. R. Ray. Sixth district—J. B. Goodwyn, T. B. Parks, H. A. North. Seventh district—G. E. Cranford, AA\ II. Steed, J. C. Mixon. Hurricane district—J. AV. Anderson, J. H. Summers, T. AA\ Saxon. Panther Creek district—Yan Allen, J. M. Boon, J. P. Beese. Cedar Creek district—J. M. Glass, J. N. Sewell, AV. M. Redwhie. Turin district—R. B. Perkins, C. J. Harris, John Strickland. Grantville district—P. O. Collins worth, M. S. Smith, Dr. J. M. Stalling-. Haralson district—Dr. P. Taylor, Ho- sea Gray, J. J. Herndon. • On motion, the Association decided to have a barbecue on the 21st of July, 188S. The Association then adjourned, sub ject to the call of the President. J. P. Brewster, President, Louis F. Anderson, Secretary, and Jos. S. Nall, Assistant Secretary, were continued in office. Attempted Suicide. An attempt at suicide was made last week at the residence of Henry Na tions, who lives four miles north of Carrollton, by Airs. AVashington, from Coweta county. Mrs. Washington is of unsound mind, and her husband had brought her over on a visit, thinking the change might he beneficial to her. On Friday morning, just before dav. missing her from the bed, he went to the back porch, when he noticed a white object on the well. Thinking it was his missing wife, he made for the well, but before he could get there she jumped in. He then went down and attempted to rescue her, but was unable to ao so by himself, when Hen ry Nations, AV. G. McKenzie, Henry Sharp and others came to his assistance and succeeded in getting her out. If was some three-quarters of an hour from the time she jumped into the well until she was rescued. The strangest part of the whole affair is that she wa* not hurt at all, although the well i« some thirty feet deep.—Carrollton Times. -V.V., - A ; i ‘St- _ - ■ ■■ - ^ j