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THE HERALD AND ADVERTISER.
VOL. XXIII.
NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1887.
NO. 4.
Fair Warning!
All persons indebted tome are urged
to come forward and settle at once. *li
settlement is not made by the 1st of
December they will find their notes
and accounts in the hands of an officer
for collection. November 11th., 1887.
.T. 11. Herring.
Always at tie- Front.
Dr. .T. T. Reese, of Newman, lias made
arrangements whereby re.s]>onsible par-
ties suffering with any of the following
troubles can get their medicine on a
positi'-e guarantee—NO benefit-, NO
pay :
Sallow Complexion; Thin Blood:
Weakness; Loss ok Appktitk; A
bloatkd, puffed and watkuy condi
tion of Face, Legs and Stomach: Gen
eral Weakness; Shortness ok
Breath, etc. Any and all Liver
'Troubles; Sprains; Bruises; Cuts;
Wounds, and anything a Liniment is
good for. All these, and any troubles
for which Nunnbkttkr Remedies are
recommended.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Miss Carrie Countryman, of Sumter
county, was recently a visitor to Fal-
Grantville. ] metto.
Mr. Editor: The reported failure of! Mrs. Jeter, of Florida, visited rela-
DeLacy &Tallman has been deniedem- 1 tives in Palmetto not long ago.
ohatically by a gentleman from the j Miss Jimmie Padgett went to Senoia
city of Greenville. ! Tuesday to spend a couple of weeks
Col. A. R. Burdette, of Xewnan, is in i with relatives and friends,
town to-dav, (Thursday,) sampling the j The Baptist people of Palmetto very
fleecy staple. | much regret the recent changes in the
Col. W. A. Post attended the Supe-i Christian Index, caused by the dis-
rior Court at LaGrange on Monday ; charge of Dr. Tucker and the with-
last j drawal of Dr. Hatcher. They feel that
“Arden” had a very pleasant chat I the paper can never be the same to
with Editor Calloway and Ids able as- \ them with the forcible editorials of Dr.
sistant, C. II. Johnson, in the editor’s j Tucker, the pleasant “Trip Notes” of
Ctmusemcnts.
REESE’S OPERA HOUSE.
• ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY!
Monday Evening, November 14th!
Spectacular Production of the Reigning Dra
matic Sensation,
THE WORLD!
insix Acts and Eight Tableaux.
$10,000 "sss;”!" $10,000
The fwMowing scenes are all entirely new:
The harbor at Australia ! Deck of an ocean
steamer! The sinking ship! The rail.
Occupying ten thousand feet of canvas anil
covering t he entire, -stage from wall to wall
witli its aur"in fr waves and terrible realism.
The lunatic asylum! The revolving scene!
The moonlight panorama, and exquisitely
beautiful effect! The moonbeams on the
lake! The hotel parlor!
America's favorite sensational actor,
J. Z. LITTLE
and a company of intelligent ladies and gen
tlemen.
Every scene used in this great play
Is owned and carried by the Company.
The public is assured that every scene
will be pi-oduced as advertised or money
refunded.
Prices of admission—50c., 75c. and $1-00
Reserved seats at Reese’s Drug Store.
REESE’S OPERA HOUSE.
✓
ONE NIGHT ON LA !
Tuesday Evening, November 15th!
The event of the dramatic season here! Ap
pearance of the brilliant, emotional actress,
FLORENCE ELMORE.
The management is pleased to announce
that the long expected visit of this charming
actress will be made to Newnan on the above
named date, when she will produce for the
first lime here her most successful play,
LADY CLANCARTY,
or, Wedded and Wooed.
with all the elegant costumes and appoint
ments with which she has presented it in the
leading cities. Supported by Mr. Oliver Ha
gan, Miss Helen Bayard and a strong compa
ny throughout.
Prices—otic., 75c. and $1.00. Reserved seats
on sale at Reese’s Drug Store.
REESE’S OPERA HOUSE.
ONE NIGHT ONLY.
Friday Evening, November IStli!
The distinguished American actress,
HELEN BLYTHE,
IN
ONLY A WOMAN’S HEART.
Supported by a strong Company.
Usual prices of admission,
at Reese's Drug .-tore.
Reserved .-eats
Ctnnounccinciits.
FOR MAYOR.
I hereby announce my candidacy for the of
fice of Mayor of the city of Newnan. Elec
tion second Saturday in December, 1SS7.
Respectfully,
.T. s. Powki.i,.
lieu? Ctbrcrtiscmcnte.
CITY TAX NOTICE.
sanctum last Monday.
Judge Harris is presiding in Troup
Superior Court this week. I lie Judge
is quite feeble and is holding short ses
sions. Very little was done on Mon
day, except to call the entire issue
docket. Tuesday morning the ease of
Mrs. Newton vs. the Atlanta and West
Point Railroad Company was taken up,
and was still pending at 11 o’clock
Wednesday, at which hour I left the
city.
Prof. Leigh was riding a horse a few
days since, which fell and caught the
Professor’s foot under-him and hurt it
so severely that he has been limping
ever since—except for about two hours,
a few days afterwards, at which time
the geinal Professor had lost some
8220,"and crushed foot, broken ankle,
lameness, pain, soreness, and all had
left him and he got up and w-a-l-k-e-d.
lie thought he knew where he had
lost it and offered 820 to the person
who might find it, but all to no pur
pose* He almost raked the bottoms
out of his pockets but the lost lucre
failed to materialize. It was gone, and
forever gone. His many friends sym
pathized with him, but that was poor
consolation to the Professor. Finally,
he was induced to examine his left hip
pocket, and sure enough there it was,
all intacLand just where he had put it.
They say he jumped three feet high
on that same sprained foot. I don’
know. He took up his stick again.
The school question is now agitating
our community, and it is one that
should have a prompt solution. There
is no need of a town like Grantville do
ing without first-class educational ad
vantages. Only a little sacrifice, a bir
determination to help, and the matter
is accomplished. There is nothing that
adds more to every interest of a town
than for the citizens io act with “one
accord”—in harmony, each with tin
other. I am willing to sacrifice my
preference as to teachers for the pub
lie good. Grantville can support r
splendid school and ought to have it
and would do so but for that contempt
iblc streak of human nature that de
sires everybody to do and see “our
way.” And he who can best overc ome
and subdue such an enemy to public
welfare is the greatest hero of the occa
sion. Let every citizen of Grantville
for once, determine to kill this monster
evil and use every means to build iq
here a school of which we will all be
proud.
Aunt Miller H. White is lying very
low, and probably before this is in print
her soul will have winged it- ilight into
the unknown. Everybody loves Aunt
White.
Mr. W. II. Albright, of Luihersville
was in town Thursday.
Mr. J. F. Lovejoy represented Grant
ville Lodge, F. and A. M. No., 285, in
the Grand Lodge at Macon recently,
Col. Post attended the Grand Lod
also the State Fair. Mr. T. O. Bank
attended the State Fair.
Cotton to-day, !Hc., (Friday.) Market
very firm; buyers anxious to buy; sel
lers holding for better prices—and all
of us sorry we have none to sell.
Nov. lith. Arden.
“H. II.,” and the occasional journeys
of P. Paul Smith and his old “gray,”
forever withdrawn from its columns.
The Methodist congregation at this
place have been using the Baptist
church for a couple of months while
their own church is being repaired.
They have torn off the roof and raised
the house 12 feet. The inside work,
when completed, will lie beautiful.
They hope to finish the work by the
nd of the year. It will then be one of
the handsomest country churches in
this part of the State. Nemo.
Nov. 9th.
9
The books are now open for the collection
of cit v taxes. Prompt settlement is urgec.
JOHN E. ROBINSON,
City Marshal.
COMMERCIAL
FERTILIZERS!
It ■will pay you to write for copy of our
“Farmers Guide’’ before you purchase Fertil
isers this season. We make specially for Cot
ton, Corn, Tobacco, Wheat, Oats, Vegetables,
Melons, Oranges, Grasses, etc. Address
NATIONAL FERTILIZER CO.
'Mention this paper.) Nashville, Tenn.
W. Q. SADLER, See’y and Gen'l Supt.
•T. H. Rktxolds,
President.
Hamilton Yancey,
Secretary
)'
ROME
FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
CAPITAL STOCK, $103,400.
A home company. Management conserv
ative prudent, safe, tjoliciting tlie patron
age of its home people and leading all com
petitors at its home office.
Its directory composed of eminently suc
cessful business men; backed by more than
one million dollsrs cHpitHl.
H C FISHER & CO., Agents. Newnan,
Ga.
Mr. Wm. Reynolds, of Livingston.
Ala., visited relatives here last week.
Mr. Scott Davis, from near Ilogans-
ville, was among his friends here last
week.
We are sorry to learn of Mr. B. M.
Couch’s intention of moving to Green
ville. While we are loth to give him
up, we wish him success and content
ment in his new home.
The supper given by the La.’fTcs’ Aid
and Church Society last Thursday
night was a success ia every particular.
There was an abundance to eat. and of
the fragments that remained several
basketsful might have been taken up.
It was embarrassing to our best fit i-
zensto know there was much so whisky
on hand the night of the -upper.
Would that some folks could see them
selves as others sfce them.
We hear it rumored that another
store is soon to be opened at Puckett
Station, despite the discouraging ac
tion of the Alliance in adopting one
house. Zubktus.
Nov. 9th.
sales at Tallapoosa last week and says
everything is on a boom there. Seven
ty-five thousand dollars’ worth of city
lots and other property was sold. The
town is laid off into avenues, and .a
street car lint* has been surveyed I>e-
beat any time on record. Mr. What
ley has eight names, ami is confident o
getting tlie other four. The five-thou-
sand-dollar po}icy will be quite an in
ducement for some ladies to take the
hard old eases on the list, and it will
tween the old town and the new. | make the unfortunate six who do not
Large furnaces and foundries are to Ik’ get off do a good acr. Now go it, boys,
erected. The country is rich with miir- ; If you get a good woman you will nev-
erals, ami two hundred and fifty hands j er have cause to regret joining the Al-
are novr at work in the gold mines near liance; but if you happen to “catch
Palmetto.
Mr. Editor:—'The Good Samaritans,
an organization of colored people at
this place, have for several years own
ed the building known as Ferrell’s
hall. They have torn it down and pro
pose to build on the same site a large
and handsome building for their socie
ty meetings.
Mr. S. P. Condor killed a pig just six
months old, a few days ago, which net
ted 204 pounds. Mr. O. H. Cochran
has two 13-months-old shotes which, to
gether, will weigh 1,100 pounds.
Mr. and Mrs. Tarpley Menafee, of Ot
tawa, Kan., and their three daughters,
visited the families of Mrs. R. Cum-
rning and Mr. J. A. Johnson last week.
Mrs. Richard Clarke, of Jonesboro, and
her mother, Mrs. ,T. A. Johnson, Sr.,
also spent a few days with tlie same
families last week.
Mr. Dean Whittaker, of Baltimore,
Md.. is visiting the family of hi- fath
er, Dr. A. S. Whittaker.
Mr. James II. Rodger- and his fami
ly. of Sumter county, have been visit
ing relatives in Palmetto and Carroll
counties.
Mrs. J. T. Beckman and her daugh
ter, Ida, have gone fora mouth's vi-it
to relatives in Charleston. S. C.
Mrs. G. W. Colquitt and her daugh
ter. Maud, returned la-t week from a
pleasant visit to Macou. They were
the guests of Mrs. Frank Jeter.
Turin.
Mr. Editor:—Your readers not receiv
ing The Herald and Advertiser at
this place until Monday morning,
thought very strange of the delay, and
don’t yet understand why the paper
did not arrive at the usual time. You
haven large number of appreciative
readers in this vicinity, and whenever
your paper fails, from any cause, to ar
rive promptly, it is a serious disap
pointment to them Wherever I go
find the same interest manifested, and
am assured your subscribers will esteem
it a favor to receive their papers as early
as possible after they have been print
ed.
Hon. W. Y. Atkinson was here last
Saturday, and in the course of conver
sation made some remarks about “in
crease of patience;” whereupon a by
stander observed that the people had
discovered that the honorable gentle
man was possessed of this admirable
quality himself, and to a very com
mendable degree. He referred, of
course, to our excellent Representa
tive’s protracted legislative experience,
and the “hit” was enjoyed by that
gentleman as much as by others who
heard it.
Rev. Elim Culpepper has resigned
charge of the church at White Oak
Grove, and will also tender his resig
nation as pastor of the church at
Sharps burg on Saturday next. Rev.
Mr. Garner was, on Saturday last, cho
sen to succeed him as pastor at liite
(Oak Grove, and it is understood ha- ac
cepted the charge.
Rev. V. A. Ham and bride have re
turned from their wedding trip, and
will take up their residence in Sliarps-
buvg.
In reading the legal advertisements
in ycuir la-t issue 1 notice that the valu
able farm belonging to the estate of
James Russell, deceased, will be sold at
public outcry on the first Tuesday in
December. This body of land is situ
ated in the Second district, and is one
of the most desirable farms in the
county. The farm contains 250 acres
of land, much of which is in a high
state of cultivation. The residence is
well constructed and commodious, and
whoever may chance to secure posses
sion of tiie property will never have
cause to regret his investment.
While other places, are boasting of
cheap goods, Turin is determined not to
be behind. The firm of Russell & Co.
are closing out a good stock of goods at
cost.
Turin is such a fine cotton market
that almost the entire crop of the neigh
borhood has been sold right at home.
Whenever the Newnan and Senoia boys
desire an extra fine grade of cotton
they bolt for Turin, where they are
always sure to find it.
Wonder what**Newnan gentleman it
was that left his fine heaver in hoc in
Griffin on stockholder-’ day and went
home hatless ?
Dr. Lester has been appointed ex
press agent at- this place. Well, the
Doctor lacks a good deal of being hand
some, but in point of cleverness he
makes a full scholar.
Mr. John B. Bailey is the recognized
head of the department of justice in
thi- precinct.
Judge McClendon wa- in Turin last
Saturday.
Nov.9th. R. A. T.
Luthers villa.
Mr. Editor:—Mr. J. T. Upshaw, of
Concord, paid us a flying visit last Mon
day.
Messrs. J. W. Taylor, ,T. II. Williams
and W. H. Taylor went to LaGrange
last Friday to assist in organizing a
Masonic Lodge.
Mr. Rehben Keith, of Texas, is circu
lating among his friends at this place.
Rev. J. D. Norris, of Sharpsburg,
passed through here last Saturday en
route for Rocky Mount, whither he
goes to fill Rev. V. A. Ham’s appoint
ment.
Mr. Whit Crookshanks, the popular
representative of Tanner, Currier &
Heath, of Atlanta, was shaking hands
with our merchants yesterday.
The wedding bells will soon be ring
ing. Your correspondent is in receipt
of a “hint.” Euro.
Nov. Sth.
Puckett Station.
Mr. Editor:—Ileigh ho !—have you
joined the ’Liance yet ?
Mrs. John Silvey. of Atlanta, and
i her accomplished daughter. Miss Kate,
i have been visiting Mrs. G. E. Camp.
; Mr. L. M. Adams has gone to East
• Point to re-nnie his position with
Messrs Blount & Hill.
Mr. K. A. Nisbet and Dr. (). II. Can
trell, of Fairburn, paid us a short visit
i recently.
Miss Mattie Mayfield visited friends
! in Mnntgomerv last week.
Panther Creek.
Mr. Editor:—You made a mistake
last week in locating Mr. Pope Jones in
the Fourth district. He resides in this
district, near Moore’s ferry.
It is reported that several real estate
transactions have taken place the past
week. Dr. J. R. Sewell bought 45
acres (where Mr. Jacobus Petty now
lives,) paying 8S00 for it. Mrs. F. R.
Logan sold 195 acres to Mr. Jos. T. Kir
by for 82,700. Real estate seems to be
on a boom in this district.
I understand that Mr. M . S. Cope
land lost a fine mule last week, supposed
to have been afflicted with pink-eye.
Only a short time since Mr. C. lost a val
uable horse, also. I know how to sym
pathize with him, for I lost the only
horse I had this year.
Mr. and Mrs, Julius Hood have the j
sympathies of the entire community in
tiie loss of their little infant.
I learn that the services' of Prof.
John B. Allen have been secured as
principal of the Alexander Stephens
Institute at Roscoe, for the ensuing
year, at a salary of 8809. It is a wisq
selection.
I am sorry to hear of the serious ill
ness of Mrs. Ed Morgan, of Cedar
Creek district.
Messrs. J. B. and C. IT. Newton are
both on the sick list.
Mumps are making some of the dar
kies look fat about t he jaws.
Jack Jackson, one of our most sue-
essful colored farmers, will make this
year, with one mule, fifteen bales
of cotton a?.d sixty bushels of
corn. Mr. L. M. Carter will make
fifteen or sixteen bales to the
mule and corn enough to do him.
Charles Johnson, colored, will make
about twenty bales of cotton to the
mule, and many others in the commun
ity will make from seven to ten bales
to the mule. No wonder land is on a
boom in this section;—and all the
money derived from these crops goes
to Newnan and to the guano dealers or
manufacturers.
There once lived in the neighbor
hood an old man whose daily grace at
the table was—“Lord, we thank Tliee
for these good victuals on the table;
and pray Thee to keep us away from
the -tore, the doctors, the lawyers, and
the itch.” That same man made a good
living, and though he has long since
been called to his everlasting reward,
his wife and several children yet reside
in the community and are amongst our
best citizens.*
There was considerable “lsrwing”
among the colored people last week in
this bailiwick.
Mr. Nathan S. Hyde has sold his
nice litrie farm, consisting of sixty
acres, to Mrs. J. II. Reul. of Atlanta,
for 81.000 cash. This i- one of the best
little farms in the county, and well
worth the money.
Prof. C. P. Sander- and family, of
Temple, (ia., are visiting Col. G. H.
Sanders in this district. The Profes-
-or reports considerable sickness in and
around Temple. Twenty deaths from
typhoid fever have occurred there since
early summer. He attended the land
by. lYople from several States attend
ed the sides, many of whom bought
property. It is predicted that Talla
poosa will l>e a second Atlanta or Bir- j
mingbam.
Elder Harrison Jones, of Hampton. |
i- visiting his sick mother in this neigh
borhood, whose condition is no better
than when we wrote last week.
Little or no wheat is being sown, and
but few of our farmers speak of sowing.
reckon, though, the Farmers’ Alli
ance clubs will sow more largely than
ever—especially as reform is- their ob
ject. and the only true road to financial
prosperity among farmers is to raise
their own supplies for "home consump
tion. And yet neither tariff reform,
political parties nor secret orders will
make bread and meat. Nothing but hon
est toil will yield such a return. I sym
pathize with the laboring classes, but it
is hard to kick against the pricks.
Money is power, always has been and
ever will be. 4\ henever labor kicks
against it the laboring classes are hurt.
The only capital the common laborer
has is his muscle. Take two men—A
and B—one a rich, the other a poor
man. Both go to a store to buy goods
on time, or to a bank to borrow money.
The rich man gets his goods or money
at a much less per cent, than the poor
man. And why? Because the poor
man has nothing to pledge as seeurrity
for payment except his word of honor,
a pair of willing hands and a good char
acter. His honor and character will
count for as much as the rich man’s, of
course, but he may die, and the only
valuable consideration of the transac
tion is rendered useless by his death.
If the rich man dies he leaves an estate
out of which the creditor may satisfy
his claim; and hence the merchant’s or
banker’s readiness to accommodate
him. This is the law of trade and busi
ness the world over. Money can hold
out longer than a hungry man. These
thoughts have occurred tome incident
ally, and are not written for or against
any one. So long as labor and capital
get along harmoniously there will be
prosperity in the country, hut whenever
these formidable elements clash there
is sure to he trouble in the land.
We welcome Mr. D. P. Power- and
family back into their old neighbor
hood. Ripples.
Nov, 8th.
tartar.” as is frequently the case nowa
days-well. it will be a grim satisfac
tion to see some on the list walking Un-
door half the night, singing lullabys to
a screaming, squalling, collieky baby.
If the plan gets six of the crusty old
bachelors into harness, won’t it put Mr.
Whatley in the Legislature.
Nov. Sth. Saluda.
Sixth District.
Mr. Editor:—A lusty “amen,” from
this corner, to the sincere congratula
tions offered to the happy bride, Mrs.
Wallace, last week. And to all* the
nice things said about the occasion thi-
postscript is added as our offering on
the altar consecrated to all that is pure
and virtuous in lovely woman. An amia
ble disposition,gentle, winning manners
and cultivated mind made Miss Mary a
great favorite with a large circle of
friends and acquaintances. And she
was the recipient of the best gifts from
each of the muses. May she find in her
future home the realization of her
fondest hopes and the elysium of all
her girlhood dreams. Surely the moth
er of such a child has more to boast
than the Czarina of all the Russias.
Miss Pearson, of Alexander City,
Via., spent several days last week with
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wilkinson. Mrs.
Wilkinson will spend this week with
her brother, John Graham, near Aus
tell. Douglas county. Hi- wife is dan
gerously ill.
Col. S. L. Whatley, of White Oak,
was up this way several days last week
beating up recruits to form what he
calls a Bachelor’s Alliance. The organ
ization will be unique, and, if a success,
the name of Mr. Whatley will go tumb
ling along down the ages with that of
Howard and Peabody and the other
great benefactors and philanthropists
who have been a blessihg to thousands
of the human race. It will take twelve
bachelors to form a club, each one to
make affidavit that he is not engaged
or making love to any lady at the time
of joining. At the expiration of, say
thirty days, then each one is at liberty
to address and marry whom he can. But
no one is allowed to mention, or even
look love at a woman until the signal Ls
given for all to start, like a tap of the
drum for the horses in a race. When
the first one marries the other eleven
are to give his wife a paid-up five-thou-
sand-dollar policy in some life insur
ance company. When another mar
ries, rho other ten are to pay for the
policy, and so on. until the number is
reduced to -fix. when the organization
becomes defunct. Dr. McGee is an en
thusiast on the -ubjeet, and moves
around as restless as a young racer
champing the bit. impatient for the
signal to be off, and i- confident he can
Notes from “Old McIntosh.”
Mr. Editor:—Lest, through remiss
ness, I should forfeit entirely my place
among your honored list of correspond
ents, I seize upon some floating item-
that may interest your readers.
There are signs in the air—there i-
something more reliable than mere ru
mor upon which to lwise the conviction
—that something is going to happen
that will break the monotony of our
quiet neighborhood life. “Between
now and Christmas,” it is said, several
marriages are to come off. In fact, in
vitations are really out for a marriage
on Thursday evening, bet ween one o:
our most enterprising and successful
young farmers au<l a most popular am!
lovely young lady of the Mt. Gilead
neighborhood—to be followed, the suc
ceeding day, by a reception and dinner
(“infair,” is our country name for it, ,
at the groom’s father’s.
The beautiful weather of Sunday
last brought out a large congregation
to listen to the interesting amf>»difyiiig
sermon of the pastor. Rev. Mr. (San
ders. We are glad to know that Mr.
S. will preach for us once more before
leaving to attend Conference. Several
prospective changes in the community
threaten Mt. Gilead with the loss oi
some of its most substantial members,
which, of course, is to be regretted.
But, to quoth Widow Bedott, we
“Can’t, calkerlate with no preHt-iou
Ou naught beneath I lie sky;”
So it is best to avoid a premature
mention, of course.
The health of our section continue-
excellent, witluthe exception of the ii -
evitable “bad cold.” Whooping-cough
has prevailed to some extent, but ha
unt proven dangerous.
Mi-s Ida McMichael has so far re
covered from her dangerous illness a-
to be again able to sit up.
Miss Carrie Ellis, of Colorado, aftei
spending a week with her aunt, Mrs
ITening, loft on Wednesday with bei
brother, Mr. D. I*. Ellis, of Oakland
Meriwether county, for ;i vi-it to In.
family.
Crop-gathering i- progressing, ac
cording a- the weather admits of; but
with many the fields are still “whit.-
wit)i the harvest.” . Si'bscrirer.
Nov. lOi’i.
FOUrtb District.
Mr. Editor: ~2*i#hSe' klkrir me to cor
rect a mistake made in mV Ifl?t coni
munication, by saying that Mrs. Laz
enby has two sons to love and lean up
on instead of one. ,
I am glad to he able to report Mrs.
Elizabeth Hubbard’s condition as mud
improved since my last. Iler daughter,
Mrs. Gus Houston, is now visiting her.
and Prof. Wm. Hubbard, of Carroll,
was over to see her a few days ago.
News has reached us of the death <>l
Mrs. Nancy Brown, widow of the lare
Christopher B. Brown, of Heard coun
ty, which occurred on Monday last,
after a brief illness.
Mr. Newt Houston, who was so se
riously hurt by a gin some time ago, i-
able to be out again.
I have but little news to write. Tin
Farmers’ Alliance movement is al -
sorbing every other interest just now.
Col. S. L. Whatley has made an ap
pointment to be at Handy Thursday
night, to organize a lodge there. I are
informed that all such meetings an-
held at night—for a good reason, lYm -
sume; but I know so little about tin-
order it would be out of place to ad
vance an opinion. It is reported tha
they have nearly ruir.ed Franklin; am
if they do, and thereby obliterate ai
hopes of our getting a railroad fron
Newnan to Franklin, I shall be righ;
mud. I am informed that the Alliane
has bought perhaps the best water
power in Texas and will erect a fin
factory there. In this connection
would suggest that Mr. W. S. Hill
owns a very fine power; and I ha\
been told that Spencer James, also*
Heard county, has the finest watp
power in the State. According to n-
geography they are nearly on -a lin
with Newnan, and if tiie Alliance w!
buv these powers and build factorii-
and then aid in the construction ol
railroad from Newnan to Franklin,
will get in a good humor and may r:
up and call them blessed. \ AM’Ki.E
Nov. 9th.
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