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$he Jerald and jpeertisq. Newnan, Ga., Friday, Dec. 9, 1887. WEEKLY CIRCULATION. 1,750. JA8. E. BROWN. Editor. TO OUR PATRONS. We are under many obligations to those of our patrons who have so gen erously and promptly come forward during the past month or so and set tled their subscription dues, and we take this method of returning thanks for the same. There are a great many, however, who are yet in arrears, and though the amounts are generally small, in the aggregate the sums thus due would foot up considerably over $2,000. We have done our best to fur nish a good paper—a paper worth all, and even more, than the price of sub scription—and it Is nothing but right that we receive promptly what is due us. Please observe the printed date on the margin of your paper, and if you are in arrears be good enough to call and settle, or remit by mail. We have about seventeen hundred names on our list, and it would be a physical imiiossibility to get around and see all of our patrons personally. This is not intended as a dun, but a simple business statement, and will be so regarded by our friends we feel as sured. We need the money. The Cotton Factory. In pursuance of a call published in Fm: Herald and Advertiser, a neeting of our citizens was held in the Uourt-liouse on Wednesday afternoon last, to take under advisement the best :ource to pursue in furthering the suc- ,-ess of Xewnau’s latest and most im portant enterprise, viz: a cotton facto ry—and for the purpose of appointing committees, etc. The meeting was called to order by Mr. S. W. Murray, who nominated Ma jor IT. B. Wilkinson for chairman and L'ol. L. P. Barnes.for secretary, both of whom were duly elected. Mr. R. D. Cole, Sr., stated the ob ject of the meeting, and said that four gentlemen, viz: Capt. R. H. Harda way, Dr. J. T. Reese, Mr. S. W. Mur ray, and himself—had taken it upon -.hemselves to canvass the community or subscriptions the past week, and in ;hree days had succeeded in raising |40,(H)0; that the committee had met vith such encouragement as exceeded heir most sanguine hopes, and felt as- nired of the hearty co-operation of all •lasses of our citizens, both in the town tnd country; that, owing to a pressure >f other duties, they had been able to nake only a partial canvass, but had 10 doubt equal encouragement would ie extended by those who had not ret been seen; that the people oi ffewnan had, so far, exhibited a spirit if unity and determination that left it tie room for doubt as to the final suc- ;ess of the undertaking, and in com- non with every other citizen who had ,he welfare of the town and county at lean, lie was gratified to see it. Col. P. F. Smith made a motion, sec- mded by Mr. H. C. Arnall, that the •hair appoint a committee of seven- ; eon __one from each militia district md five from town—to solicit further i subscriptions and take such other steps , is might be deemed necessary in ad- j •ancing the interests of the enterprise, j The motion was adopted, whereupon : he chair appointed the following com-' nittee: Town district—R. II. Hardaway, R. ). Cole, Sr.. l)r. J. T. Reese, S. W. Murray, Orlando McClendon. First district—W. T. Arnall, of 8e- loia. Second district—II. W. Camp, oi Puckett Station. Third district—J. B. Sims, of Cor- nth. Fourth district—Ed Ragland, of la inly. , £>ixth district—T. B. Parks, of Ked- •on. Seventh district—J. C. Mixon, of Pal- netto. Turin district—J. B. Hunnicutt, of Furin. Grantville district—.1. F. Lovejoy, ot vrantville. Cedar Creek district—Jacobus Petty. Panther Creek district—J. W. Will- oxon, of Lodi. Hurricane district—X. B. Glover. Haralson district—Dr. J. P. Taylor, >f Haralson. The secretary was requested to fur- lisli a copy of the subscription list to •ach committeeman. Mr. S. W. Murray addressed the neeting, showing the advantages that would accrue to Xewnan from the es- ablishment of such an enterprise, lie •ited numerous instances of industrial lirift—in Griffin. West Point, Colum- itis, and other towns, all of whom >wed their prosperity in large measure o the establishment of cotton factories. Ie estimated that such a factory as Newnan was able to build would con sume annually between eight ar.dteu housand bales of cotton, furnishing inqdoyinent to hundreds of hands, in- •reasing our population, stimulating rflde, and in many ways facilitating hegrowth and business prosperity <•■ »ur°to}vii. The Griffin factory lias turned this year over 30 per cent, net ,n its capital stock, and Hutcheson's actorv would do even better, li mits of the operations of other mills „ the State made equally as good a bowing. . , Messrs. II. C. Arnall, P. H Smith and L. R. Ray also spoke earnestly in favor of the project, and most hopeful ly of the future of the town. Several additional names were en tered on the list, after which the meet ing adjourned, to meet again next Wed nesday afternoon, at 2 o’clock. The following list will show the names of those who had subscribed up to the hour of going to press, which we propose to keep standing until the en tire amount is raised: LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS. X. B. Glover $7,000 00 R. D. Cole M’f’g. Co 5.000 00 T. W. Towel 1,000 00 Arnold, Burdett & Co 500 00 Charles E. Vance 100 00 L. J. Hurd 200 00 J. F. Sponcler 500 00 D. H. Floyd 500 00 Y. C Thompson 500 00 M. Ransom 100 00 P. C. Johnson 100 00 G. W. Ramey, Jr 500 00 8. W. Murray 500 00 H. J. Sargent 4,000 00 Arnall & Farmer..' 2,000 00 B. S. Askew & Co 500 00 Dews & Anderson 100 00 W. T. Cole 500 00 Thos. Cole 100 00 P. F. Smith 500 00 Benj. F. King 100 00 E. E. Summers 100 00 Orlando McClendon 100 00 H. II. North 100 00 H. C. Fisher 100 00 C. 1). Smith 1<10 00 B. T. Thompson 300 00 G. W. Peddy 100 00 Dr. T. J. Jones 1,000 00 J. S. Powell 100 00 J. S.'Miller 100 00 E. D. Fouse 200 00 J. A. Kinnard 100 00 A. J. Lyndon 500 00 A. O. Lyndon 100 00 Dr. J. T. Reese 1.000 00 R. W. Andrews 100 00 W. P. Broom 100 00 M. Salbide 100 00 A. R. Burch.. .*. 100 00 J. P. Brewster 500 00 J. S. Reid 100 «0 Geo. A. Broom 200 00 O. H. Waltom 100 00 James E. Jones 200 00 J. G. Shannon 500 00 E. S. Buchanan 300 00 U. B. Wilkinson 1.000 00 J. I. Scroggin 500 00 Daniel Swmt 200 00 W. II. Persons 100 00 R. W. Freeman 100 00 Hardaway & Hunter 2,000 00 J. E. Dent, Jr 100 00 I. P. Bradley 200 00 William Gearreld 500 00 Sam Hill 500 00 On*, Kirby & Co 500 00 W. A. Steed 100 00 Charlie Crane 100 (X) George .Tones 100 00 C. E. Smith 100 00 T. E. Fell & Co 300 00 W. A. Mitchell 100 00 M. G. Keith 100 00 W. E. Avery 100 00 P. F. Cuttino 300 00 T. M. Jones 1,000 00 F. M. Bryant 100 00 J. M. Scoggin 200 00 J. C. Gibson 100 00 P. A. Powers 200 00 J. W. Bowers 1,000 00 Miss Bartow Sims 500 00 R. M. Hacknev 100 00 Dr. A. C. North 100 00 L. P. Barnes 100 00 J. R. Herring 200 00 L. P. Thomas, Jr 100 00 O. S. Olmstead 100 00 A. J. Pinson 100*00 D. P. Woodroof 100 00 Geo. II. Carmical 100 00 J. li. Sewell 100 00 W. G. Arnold 100 00 E. D. Clower 100 00 P. S. Whatley 100 00 John M. Hill 300 00 Another Birmingham boom lias been punctured. The Smithfield Land Company, of which Mayor A. O. Lane is president, was organized a few months ago with a nominal capitaliza tion of $850,000. A considerable amount of stock was taken by non-res idents, among whom were some of our own citizens, and for a time it was thought the. company would succeed in materializing a good-sized boom. The alleged mismanagement of its officers, however, began to excite distrust on the part of the stockholders; conse quently when, on the 2d inst., the company defaulted in the payment of the first of a series of notes given to secure the purchase money, but little surprise was manifested by those.ac quainted with the affairs of the com pany. Last Saturday Mr. M. B. Pin son. of this city, (a non-resident stock holder.) petitioned the United States Court for the appointments a receiv er. nominating Major W. J. Barnard for that office. In accordance therewith the affairs of the company have been placed in the hands of Major Barnard a> receiver, and an early adjustment of the existing troubles is hoped for. It is thought the property will bring $200,000, with proper manangement. The President lias sent the follow ing nominations to the Senate: Lu cius Q. C. Lamar, of Mississippi, to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States: Wm. F. Vilas, of Wisconsin, to be Secretary of the Inte rior: Don M. Dickinson, of Michigan, to be Postmaster-General: Charles S. Fairchild, of Xew York, to be Secreta ry of the Treasury: George L. Rives, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary of State; Isaac II. Maynard, of Xew York, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treas ury: Sigourney Butler, of Massachu setts, to be Second Comptroller of the Treasury: James W. Hyatt, of Con necticut. to be Treasurer of the United States. The Central Railroad offers to buy all the stock of the Savannah. Griffin a.el Xortli Alabama RaiKv ul at $7.50 1 r sh re, if pri sei ted >el *e ru i- ry ]>i. 1888. Parties desiring t« dis- ; •-e of t heir stock must send it to T. M. Cumfinghaiu, treasiuvr of the Cen tral Railroad and Banking Company at Savannah, together with a power-of- artorney authorizing its transfer to the Central Railroad and Banking Compa ny. The offer of $7.50 per share will be withdrawn February 1st, at which time the company will proceed to foreclose its mortgage, if. the minority stock is not disposed of as suggested above. Any additional information de sired will be furnished by Major U. B. Wilkinson, of this city, upon applica tion. The President’s message was read in Congress last Tuesday. It contains only six thousand words, and is devoted exclusively to a review of the tariff question, in which the policy of the ad ministration is clearly shown to be in favor of a modification of the present system. He raises the issue boldly, discusses it fairly, and as an evidence of his sincerity urges immediate and de cisive action on the part of Congress. It is a remarkable document in many respects, and bears the impress of a master mind. In point of terseness, it is brevity condensed; in argument, it is strong, sound and Democratic. The official report of the business of the Central Railroad system, including its branches, for the year ending the 31st of August last, shows its gross earnings to be $4,421,680.50—an increase of $339,028.14 over the previous year. The gross expenses, including taxes, were $2,441,814.99. Xet earnings of the railroads $1,979,865.51; of the railroads, bank and steamship company, $2,289,- 641.69. President Alexander thinks that the directors will declare a semi annual dividend of 4 per cent, at their meeting in January. Thb trial of Thomas G. Woolfolk. the Bibb county murderer, commenced last Monday, after his lawyers had ex hausted every effort for a continuance. The testimony is merely a review of the revolting details published in this paper shortly after the crime was committed. The trial will probably last throughout the coming week, and perhaps longer. Hon. Peter F. Smith is having a joint discussion with a contributor to the Car- roll Free Press oil the tariff question, and we are not surprised to note that the bulk of the argument, so far, has been furnished by;Col. Smith. The limber-jawed polemic on the other side of the creek evidently gets his inspira tion from the Atlanta Constitution. The Constitution evidently does not consider the President as nice a man now as when it had him on parade at the Piedmont Exposition, and all be cause he is in favor of tariff refroir^ Our disgruntled contemporary seems to be oscillating between the devil and the deep blue sea. The re-election of Mr. Carlisle as Speaker of the House of Representa tives shows that he has lost none of his popularity as a party leader, and is equally significant as indicating the at titude of the Democratic members on the question of tariff reform. Col. Alva C. Lowrev, one of the proprietors of the Rome Bulletin, an nounces that he has been tendered a po sition on a leading New England paper, and offers for sale the whole or a half interest in the Bulletin. The North Georgia Conference of the M. E. Church, South, met last Wed nesday at Marietta. Bishop McTyeire, of Tennessee, is presiding. State School Commissioner Orr is critically ill at his home in Atlanta, and it is feared he cannot recover. Congress convened last Monday. Tribute to the Memory of Mrs. W. C. Snead. A lbany News and Advertiser. My attention lias been called to a most beautiful eulogy in the Xewnan Herald and Advertiser of Decem ber 2d, upon the life and character of Mrs. W. C. Snead, who died there on Friday, Xovember 24th. This touching tribute from the home of her adoption finds a ready response from Albany, the home of her nativity, where her bright ydung life had its be ginning. Many mourning friends here remem ber her bright babyhood, her blushing girlhood, her vivacious and accomplish ed young womanhood, and can testify that the “insatiate archer” never shot the arrow of death at a more shining mark. Many hearts here echo the sad re frain that comes to us from Xewnan over the sudden taking off of this ac complished and beautiful woman. The j tears of her many Albany friends and ' relatives mingle with those that were j so freelv shed in Xewnan over the | great loss that both places have sus tained in the death of Mrs. I\. C. Snead. The home of ber birth sends a gen- ! erous sympathy and sincere condolence ! to those afflicted friends, to that striek- 1 en husband, to tho.se orphaned children i in the home of her adoption. ’Tis a loss irreparable, mutual, and as such it is ottr sad duty and privilege to regard it. in common with her many ! friends in Xewnan. While we saw and admired the rose in its early life and budding, her Xew nan friends looked upon ai d enj< yed the full blown rosedn all its beauty ai.l fragrance. While we saw the e lopm of her mind and cjharat ter, vis I mise of so much o fulness, il was Xewnan friends t c ■ r her full grow: h a:. T ;-kv vt • Her girl!.' > ■ was ours, «> . :* 1! its vivacity ning grace: : ... j '}>' -l ■ ■ was tneirs, veil hi 13 f itssweetinfl and list fulnes-. We are v ieig toh-.-k bm :< up express the hope that all of us will en deavor to emulate her graces and vir tues. Death comes to most people through slow and wasting disease, but her pure, bright spirit was translated to heaven in a moment, there to enjoy the society of a sainted mother and many other relatives and friends who have preceded her. In her brief career upon earth, she shed love and brightness upon all she came in contact with, and nas left to her family and friends the priceless legacy of a useful life and the con scientious discharge of duty as a Chris tian wife, mother and friend. The music and song which she so ar tistically and willingly dispensed upon earth adds additional charms to the celestial choir. “JSome one has gone from this strange world of ours, ’ Nq more to gather its thorns with its flowers, No more to linger where sunbeams must fade. Where in all beauty Death’s Angers are laid, Weary with mingling life’s bitter with sweet. Weary with parting and never to meet. Some one has gone tothe bright golden shore; Ring the bell softly, there's crape on the door. ••Some one Is rest ing from sorrow and sin, Happy where earth’s conflicts enter not in, Joyous as birds when the morning is bright, When the sweet sunbeams have brought in the light. Weary of sowing and never to reap. Weary of labor and welcoming sleep. Someone’s departed to heaven’s bright shore; Ring the bell softly, there’s crape on the door. “Angels were anxiously longing to meet. One who walks with them in Heaven’s bright Street, Loved ones have whispered that some one is blest, Free from eart h’s trials and taking some rest. Yes, there is one more in angelic bliss, One less to cherish, one less to kiss; One more departed to Heaven’s bright shore; Ring the bell softly, there’s crape on the door.” One Who Loved Her. Governor Oglesby, of Illinois, began his career as a carpenter at $1.50 a day. After he had worked for some time at the bench lie made a strike for the bar. After practicing law for awhile he fought in the Mexican war and was one of the California gold diggers of ’49. When he came back from digging gold h« entered the political arena, anil has been three times elected Governor of Illinois. BANKRUPT SALE! JEWELRY! Watches, Clocks, Silverware, Spectacles, Tableware, Chinaware, Dinner and Tea Sets, Fine Glass Goods, Chamber Sets, Water Sets, and a thousand and one things suitable for Christmas, Wed dings, Birthdays, etc. Waterburv Watches, $2.50! Clocks for everybody! Specs for all eyes ! Watches, Clocks and Jew-: elry repaired by experienced workmen. Medals, Badges, Bangles, etc., made to order. W. E. AVERY, The Jeweler. Having bought the J. S. ANDERSON stock of Goods at Receiver’s sale, for the next thirty days we will close out the same at less than first cost, in order to save trouble of re moval. The stock is mostly new, having been purchased for the fall trade, and includes everything usually kept in a Dry Goods and Grocery store. The goods will be sold without reserva tion. ARNALL & FARMER. ARMED AND EQUIPPED FOR THE g:V.v use- her er in her active, us life, with its Cl graces and . nIueiR.es as . common he;- i it age with our Xewnan friends, ami to LOOK OUT! FOR C. F. MEYER! Christmas is on hand, and he will sell you— Fancy Candy at 25c. Stick Candy at 12 Ac. Currants at i2*c. Raisins at 20c. Nuts at 20c. Oranges at 40c. per dozen. Fire Crackers at 5c. per pack. Prunes at 20c. Citron at 35c. Fine Apples at 20c. per doz. Headquarters for Fire-works. Bread and Cakes of all kinds, and all kinds of 1 oys cheaper than the cheapest. In Fancy Groceries he can’t be left on. If you want more goods for vour money than you can get it any other store, give him a call before you buy. UL Next door to Opera House, Greenville Street. FALL AND WINTER TRADE! BONEHILL. Breech-loading Shot-guns of the best English, German and American manufacture, at pri ces ranging in price from $10 to $35. Muzzle-loading Guns, for men and hoys, from $2 50 to $10. Winchester Repeating and other Sporting Rifles. Ammunition of all kinds. Loaded Shells, Powder, Shot, Caps, and hunt ing equipments. The finest and largest assortment of Cutlery ever seen in Newnan. Pocket Knives, over 150 patterns and styles. Table Knives, plain steel and silver- plated. Razors, Scissors, Spoons, in all styles and prices. Our stock embraces everything usu ally found in a General Hardware Store—agricultural implements, carri age material, belting, grates, hollow- ware, and house furnishing goods. Tin-ware of home manufacture— “Simril brand”—at wholesale and re tail. Job work in tin and sheet-iron done at short notice. Large, commodious store-room west side of Public Square. Good goods at reasonable prices, and satisfaction guaran teed. Come to see us. It will pay you to buy goods of us, first, last and all the time. T. E. FELL & CO. john w. hughe.- FRED R. LAW. HUGHES & LAW, HATTERS A N D GENTS' FURNISHERS! VALISES, UMBRELLAS, E1C. PEACHTREE STREET, - - - ATLANTA, GA.