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Newnan, Ga., Friday, September 23,1887.
WEEKLY CIRCULATION, 1,760.
JA8. E. BROWN. Editor.
Public Schools for Newnan.
When the public school question was
submitted to the voters of Newnan in
January last there was decided oppo
sition to the measure on the part of
some of our citizens, who gave notice
to the pro-school party that they would
(‘.ontest the election, and in pursuance
of this purpose did subsequently enjoin
the Mayor and Aldermen from declar
ing the result of the same. The main
ground of opposition was that provis
ion of the school Act which left to the
discretion of the Board of Education
the fixing of a matriculation fee—the
opponents of the measure insisting
that the matriculation fees should be
specified in the Act as an imperative
condition and charged accordingly. A
compromise was ultimately effected by
which it was agreed that the objec
tionable clause should be so amended
as to conform to the wishes of the op
position, in this particular. A fe*v
weeks ago Mr. Atkinson introduced a
bill in the Legislature incorporating
the amendment insisted upon, and one
or two other important features not
contained in the original Act. This
bill took its regular course in the Gen
eral Assembly and passed. Last Mon
day night the Act, as amended under
the agreement, was submitted to the
City Council, and counsel for contest
ants having withdrawn all objections,
the result of the election held in Jan
uary was officially announced and the
Act providing for the establishment of
a system of public schools in Newnan
declared adopted. Whereupon, on mo
tion of Alderman Powell, the following
order was passed:
State of Georgia—City of Newnan:
Whereas, On the 29th day of Janua
ry, 1887, by order of the Mayor and Al
dermen of said city, an election was
there held in pursuance of an Act of
rlie General Assembly, entitled “An
Act to establish a system of public
schools in the city of Newnan; Georgia,
and to provide for the maintenance and
support of the same, to provide for the
issuance of bonds of said city for the
g uipo.se of purchasing school property,
uilding school-houses, and for other
purposes, after submitting the same to
the qualified voters of said city of New
nan,” approved December 27th, 1880,
to determine the question of local tax
ation for the support of the system of
pubiic schools provided by said Act;
and
Whereas, The returns of said elec
tion have been filed witli said Mayor
and Aldermen, which returns have
been been canvassed; and
Whereas, It appears that two-thirds
of the qualified voters of said city voted
in said election “for public schools;”
It is therefore hereby declared and
certified that the result of said election
was in favor of local taxation for the
support of the system of public schools
provided in said Act.
And it is ordered that this declara
tion and certificate be published once
in The Herald and Advertiser, a
newspaper published in said city.
By the Mayor and Aldermen, in reg
ular bc»?i OI >i 011 this the 19th day of
September, 18o7.
II. C. Arnall, Mayor pro tem.
J. J. Goodrum, Alderman.
J. S. Powell, Alderman.
It. W. Andrews, Alderman.
It is not known definitely when the
system will be Inaugurated, but we pre
sume the date' will be fixed by the
Board at Its first meeting,
Svkicii wiil be held soon. ...
The amendments to the ongnal Act
are published in full below:
An Act
To amend “An Act. to establish a sys
tem of public schools in the city of
Newnan, Georgia, and provide.for the
maintenance and support of the
same; to provide for the issuance of
bonds of said city for the purpose of
purchasing school property, building
school-houses, and for other purposes,
after submitting the' same to the
qualified voters of said city of New
nan;” approved. December 27th, .1886,
so as to fix the matriculation fee for
resident pupils entering said schools,
to provide for a registration of voters
at. elections held under said bill, and
for other purposes.
Section 1. It isenacted by the Gen~
cral Assembly qf the State qf Georgia,.
That section 6 of the above recited Act
be and is hereby amended by striking
out the. words “not exceeding,” when
ever they occur, and inserting in lieu
t hereof at each place the word “of, *
k«r efmVincr Allf f ha wnrHfi “milV. 1
Section 2. It is further enacted by
the authority aforesaid. That prior to
any election hereafter had under the
8 revisions of the above recited act,
fere shall be a registration of the per
sons qualified to vote at such election,
which registration shall be closed
twenty days prior to the dav of the
election. The registrar shall be ap
pointed by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the city of Newnan, or a majority
of them, and shall be sworn to faith
fully discharge the duties qf his office;
is empowered and authorized to ad
minister the oath required of ap
plicants for registration, and snail re
ceive therefor such compensation as
may be fixed by the Mayor and Aider-
men of the city of Newnan. Each per
son registering shall, before being
registered subscribe to the oath re
quired by section 1276 of the Coce
of Georgia, and also the following.
“And I do further swear that I am
now a bona fide resident of the city of
Newnan.” That not less than ten
days before the election the city au
thorities shall have published once in
the official newspaper of the citv ol
Newnan a list of persons who have
been so registered; provided, such
newspaper will publish the same at
legal rates, and if such newspaper will
not do so, then the list must be posted
at the Court-house door five days. It
shall be lawful for any tax-payer in
said city to contest the legality of the
registration of any voter, dv filing no-
tice thereof with the City Clerk after
the close of the registration, and not
less than eight days before the elec
tion. The board of Mayor and Aider-
men shall proceed in a summary man
ner to hear such contest, and slifl.il
have the right to order the name of
such peiwon or persons off the registra-
tion list, if they find such person or
persons illegally registered. The board
of Mayor and Aldermen shall provide
for notice to the persons whose right
to register is contested. The decision
of the board of Mayor and Aldermen
shall be final, and the right to vote at
such election of any person whose
name is on the registration list, placed
there in accordance with the provisions
of this Act, and not ordered off by the
board as above provided, shall not be
contested in such election. And no
person who fails to register for such
election as hereinbefore provided shall
be entitled to vote thereat. Said reg
istration shall be conclusive as to who
are the qualified voters of said city of
Newnan, and entitled to vote at such
election. „ . , , ,
Section 3. It is further enacted,
That any person, who shall vote at any
such election not authorized to vote
therein, or who shall vote therein in
violation of the provisions of this Act.
shall be guilty ot a misdemeanor, and
on conviction thereof shall be punish
ed as prescribed in section 4310 of the
Code of Georgia.
Section 4. It is further enacted,
That all laws and parts of laws in con
flict with this Act be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Approved September 13th, 1887.
The Central Railroad will sell tickets
from all points along its various lines at
one cent per mile. This includes the
Savannah, Griffin and North Alabama
Railroad. The fare from Newnan to
Macon and return will be about $1.65;
Senoia, $1.45.
Hett) Ctbuertisements.
FORRENTORSALE.
Desirable residence on Greenville street ;
six rooms ; good neighborhood ; convenient-
ly located, with large lot and garden. For |
further lnlormatlon apply to
a. J. London.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
GEORGIA—Cov.-eta County .
All creditors of the estate of Nelson Thur
man, deceased, are notified to render in an
account of their demands to the undersigned.
All persons indebted to said estate are re
quired to make Immediate settlement. Hep-
tember 23d, 1887. . DANIEL siV INT,
Printers fee |3.00. Administrator.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
GEORGIA—Cowrta County:
All persons having demands against the es
tate of Richmond Sewell, late of Coweta
county, deceased, are hereby notified to render
in their demands to the undersigned, accord
ing to law;—and all persons Indebted to said
estate are required to make immediate pay-
ment. This ptembeDANIEL'SWTNT, I EYE-GLASSES
Adm'r of Richmond Sewell, deceased. 1
Printer’s fee f3.00.
"The Waterbury”
150 BARRELS^FLODR, NEW CROP,.
Just received, direct from the mi ]!t“ a11 . mad *L^ R uv f r om
this year’s crop. We have all the different grade 5 ,
us and save wholesale grocers’ profit. We g me rc&f nt§-
and upon precisely the same terms that the Atl fcs
do. Get our prices and then try a sample of our r lou .
of the pudding is chewing the bag.”
BUY OUR $3 MEN’S CALF SHOE! y
It is the best Shoe you can get, and does the service of a
five-dollar article. Manufacturers’ guarantee with every pair
sold.
Price, complete with chain,
I $2.50 at Avery’s.
Administrator’s Sale.
GEORGIA—Cowkta County :
By virtue of an order of the Court of Odi
nary of Coweta county, Georgia, I will sell
at the residence of J. D. Camp, in the Third
District of said county on Thursday, the 6th
day of October next, the following property
belonging to the estate of Betsy Camp, de
ceased :
Household and kitchen furniture, etc., con
sisting of bedsteads, feather beds, quilts,
sheets, crockery, tinware, etc. Terms cash.
™* Septomttor al.t, SWIOT>
Administrator of Betsy Camp, deceased.
Administrator’s Sale.
and
their
I by striking out the words “may, in
iir discretion,” frbm said section and
Cotton Statement for 1886-7.
In its annual review of the American
cotton trade the New York Chronicle
ascertains that the total crop of 1886-7
Aggregated 6,513,623 Jjales, as against
6,550,215 for the previous year. Ex
ports during the season of 1886-7 were
4,458,326 bales, and the spinner’s tak
ings 2,077,587, leaving a stock on hand
September 1st (inst.) of 82,086 bales.
The receipts from Georgia were 845,-
593 bales; in 1885-6 they were 813,335, an
increase of 22,258 bales. Florida re
ceived the least of Southern States, be
ing only 27,212, and Louisiana received
the most, 1,764,151. Virginia pushes
Georgia with 815,391 bales, and Texas
comes next with 754,252 bales. South
Carolina received 389,604 and Alabama
216,142.
The total receipts at the Atlantic
and Gulf shipping ports dnring 1886-7
have been 5,320,624 bales, against 5,396,-
686 bales for the previous year and 4,-
776,109 bales in 18$4-5. Exports in 1886-
7 were 4,458,326 bales, against 4,343,495
bales the previous season and 3,939,495
bales in 1884-5—Liverpool getting out
of this crop 2,698,226 bales.
The Agricultural Bureau is in receipt
of information that indicates an un
doubted falling off in the crop expec
tancy, from the effects of the August-
drouth; but, so far, these reports have
had no appreciable influence in stimu
lating the market. The heavy receipts
ao far are attributable neither to an in
creased acreage nor to other encour
aging conditions, but are obviously due
to the early season. This being true,
there is no evidence that the crop of
1867-8 will exceed in volume the aggre
gate product of the season just closed.
The first bale this year was received
from Albany on July 5th, the second
from Houston,- Texas, July 6th, the
third from Galveston July 10th, the
fourth from Texas July 19th.
GEORGIA—Coweta County':
Agreeably to an order from the Court
of Ordinary of Coweta county, Geor
gia, will be sold at auction at the Court
bouse door of said county, on the first Tues
day In November, 1887, within the legal hours
of sale, the following described property, to-
wit l
■ Lot of land number two hundred and twen
ty (220), except the filly (50) orfifty-five (55)
acres covered by widow’s dower, containing
one hundred and fifty iloO) acres, more or less.
Also, the one undivided half-interest In all 11
lot number two hundred and twenty-eight
(228) except the southwest corner thereot,
whereon iB situated an excellent fiour and
grist mill. Also, forty-seven (471 acres off
the east side of lot number two hundred and
twenty-one (221), bounded on the east by said
lot number two hundred and twenty (220), on
the south by Jacobus Petty, on the west and
north by Mrs. Bailie Logan—said forty-seven
(47) acres being the same which P. Sewell,
deceased, sold to Milton N. Sewell. Sr., de
ceased. Also, thirty-seven (37) acres off the
west side of the east half or lot number two
hundred and fifty-two 1252), and bounded on
the east by W. B. Hood, oh the north by J.
Starr, on the west by J. C. Sewell4and on the
south by lot uu'mber two hundred and twen
ty-nine (229). All lying in the original Eighth,
but now commonly called the Panther Creek
District of said county. Sold as the property
of said Milton N. Newell, Sr., deceased. Terms
cash. This September 23, 1887.
ANDREW J. SEWELL,
Printer’s fee $9.00. Administrator.
Good Spectacles and Eye
glasses for 25c. at Avery’s.
WEDDING RINGS,
Gift Rings, Engagement
Rings, Birthday Rings, Plain
and Stone Rings; Gold, Silver,
filled and plated Rings. All
prices, sizes aiid styles at Av
ery’s.
GEORGIA STATE FAIR,
October 24th to 30th,
—AT—r v
t f ?
Macon, Georgia.
I am constantly receiving
the newest and latest designs
in all kinds of Jewelry, and in
vite everyybody to examine
them. I have all kinds, from
Most Liberal Premium List Ever Of* I the IOC. pin up.
fered by Any State Fair in the
United States !
any pupil to pay the matriculation fee,
or Any installment thereof, when re
quired .by the Board of Education, such
pupil shall not be allowed to enter; and
qf it be an installment required after
entrance, the pupil shall not be allow
ed to continue at school after the time
the installment is due, without first
having paid it,” so that said section as
amended shall read as follows: “That
the board herein provided for shall es
tablish such, grammar schools and such
high schools, as may be necessary for
the education of the children attending
said schools. These schools shall be
free to all children residing within the
incorporated limits of the city qf New
nan: Provided, however, said board
shall require each child entering the
"■rainmar schools to pay a matricula
tion fee of five dollars per year, in such
installments as they may direct; each
child entering the high schools to pay
a matriculation fee of fifteen dollars
m such installments as the
hoard may direct. Children of non
residents may be admitted to said
>chools upon such terms as may be pre
scribed by the board. On failure of
any pupil to pay the matriculation fee
<*r any installment thereof, w^ en t®*
quirea by the Board ot Education, such
ilupU shall not be allowed to enter; and
if it be an installment required after
entrance, the pupfl shall not f allow
ed to continue at school after the time
the installment is due, without first
having paid it.”
The State Fair.
The advertisement of the State Fair
which appears elsewhere in this paper
is necessarily imperfect in the more in
teresting details; because it would be
simply impossible, in the brief space al
lotted, to notice the numerous attrac
tions that will be presented this year.
Evidences are abundant, however, that
it will be the greatest and most thor
oughly representative argicultural dis
play ever made in the State—not to
speak of other leading departments
that will be quite as full and complete.
But we stress the agricultural feature,
for the reason that the State has had
no exhibition of this character but once
since the war that was at all creditable
to our section, or that approximated
either in diversity or display the won
derful resources of the country. Presi
dent Northen, with characteristic in
telligence, seems to appreciate this fact
fully and is exerting himself with com
mendable energy in trying to bring this
department to the front. He has suc
ceeded in working up considerable in
terest and enthusiasm among the far
mers of the State, and the display of
agricultural products alone will un
doubtedly be the finest exhibit ever
seen at a State Fair in Georgia.
Special Features Every Day!
Wednesday, October 26th,
—WILL BE—
Confederate Veterans’ Day.
On that day there will be the last
grand review of all surviving ex-Con-
federate Soldiers by
Ex-President Jefferson Davis.
On this occasion there will also be ]
present q^ost of the
living Confederate Generals.
There are but four surviving mem- J
hereof
Mr. Davis* Cabinet.
They are Messrs. Reagan, Watts,
Davis and Meminger.. It is feared the
latter’s illness will prevent his attend
ance; but it is assured the other three
wil be there.
The entries of all kinds of exhibits
Exceed all Other Fairs.
A close comparison of the premium
lists of all the other State Fans shrws
that the Georgia Jtate Fair’s. Premium
List is
Larger and More Liberal
Than any offered in the United States.
Horse Racing.
The State Fair Race Track has no
equal in the South. It is a full-mile track.
It is an old well-beaten Track; and
the city of Macon, at great expense,
is having it now put in tne best possible
racing condition. There are more
and better horses entered to-day than
there have been at any two State Fairs
heretofore. The premiums are large and
the best stock of the South, including
KENTUCKY and TENNESSEE, will
be on the course.
Lowest Railroad Rates.
The Railroads have put the rates
within 150 miles of Macon at ONE
CENT a mile, and for distances further
than that, within the State, at $3 for the
round trip. These are the MOST LIB
ERAL RATES EVER OFFERED jn
the South. Special low railroad rates
will be given to all without the State.
Accommodations.
A committee of citizens of Macon has
been appointed to provide ample ac
commodations for all visitors. There
will be no difficulty in entertaining
Fifty Thousand Strangers.
For all further information on any
subject, address
E. C. GRIER, Secretary,
< Macon, Georgia.
$4,000
Worth of MENS’ AND BOYS’ CLOTHING just received
for the Fall and Winter trade, comprising the largest and most
carefully selected stock of Ready-Made Clothing in this mar
ket, which we propose to sell at prices that cannot be duplica
ted this side of Atlanta. We’ve got ’em—all sizes, qualities,
and styles—and they must be sold. ,
100 BOXES TOBACCO'
Were bought by us just a short while before the recent ad
vance, by which we can save to our customers from 15 to 30
per cent., on this lot alone. It is a prime lot of Tobacco, and
would be a bargain even at the prices that,now rule.
CAR-LOAD BAGGING AND TIES
Received this week, and more on the road. Best grades of
both constantly in stock during the season.
ARNALL & FARMER.
CLOTHING!
I take pride in Selling good
watches, and while I have
watches as low as $2.50, my
greatest bargains are in good,
reliable Timepieces. All who
favor me with their patronage
can rely on getting the best
goods for the money.
CLOCKS!
I am still headquarters for
Clocks, and have a full variety,
from the cheap Alarm Clock
up to a fine French Cathedral
Bell.
My stock of Silverware (in
cluding all kinds of Tableware,)
is fuller than qver before, and
prices are lower.
Fine Glassware, China and
Novelties, such as no one else
in Newnan handles. You can
only appreciate these bargains
by stopping in and seeing.
Medals, Badges, Buttons,
Pins, Rings, etc., made to or
der, from your own gold.
My father is now associated
in business with me, and we
are better prepared than ever
to do your work.
Three workmen busy all the
time, and must be kept busy;
so bring us your Watches,
Clocks and Jewelry to repair.
Everything guaranteed.
W. E. AVERY,
Newnan, Ga.
WE CAN SELL YOU
A GOOD SUIT, THICK AND WELL-MADE, FOR $6 0Q.
A SPLENDID CASSIMERE SUIT FOR *7 50.
A GENUINE SCOTCH SUIT FOR $12 5a
A FIRST-CLASS CUSTOM-MADE BUSINESS SUIT FOR $15 0a
ELEGANT DRESS SUITS, IN PLAIDS, DIAGONALS AND CORK
SCREWS, (in frocks,) $18 00 to $25 00. SAME GOODS, (in sacks,) $15 to $30:
A SPLENDID LINE OF OVERCOATS, (Light-Weight and Heavy,)-
ALL THE WAY FROM $4 TO $2a
BOYS’ AND YOUTH’S CLOTHING, FROM $5 TO $15.
8y=A LARGE LOT OF FINE CEOTHING RECEIVED THIS WEEK.^Bl
HARDAWAY & HUNTER.