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giht gtrald and ^dutrtisq. BY THE NEWNAN PUBLISHING CO , s. w. MtmnAY, U«l«lnr«* M»«ftc«-r. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF CITY AND COUNTY SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. ftl.KO A YKAlt. OVER THE STATE. Items of Interest Gathered From Our Best Exchanges. A company to manufacture furniture is being organized at Thomasville. Mr. Gwin expects to commence work on his new rope factory at Tallapoosa 1 his week. Col. S. W. Maugham, of Griffin, died last week. lie was a leading hardware merchant. Highway robbers are making them selves obnoxious among the negroes of Tallapoosa. The erection of several new store houses is now being contemplated at Tallapoosa. Haralson County Superior Court will convene at Huchanan one week from next Monday. The construction of the Tallapoosa carriage and wagon manufactory is now regarded as a certainty. OUR NEW YEAR’S GREETING! ried man, with a young girl about 15 years old, Sunday night. The girl’s relatives are considerably wrought up, and Turnage will fare but middling if caught. G. Ilouder, a cigar manufacturer of Athens, says that the single item of an empty cigar box is no small item of ex pense to him. They cost from 10c. to 15c. each, and the Government does not allow them used a second time. These boxes are made in New York, the best being from Cuba cedar, that preserves the aroma of the tobacco, while an in ferior article is an imitation made from poplar. A most horrible murder was commit- , ted in southern Troup last Sunday I night. James Prophitt, a young man ti 11J t - i i (I y about 10 or 20 years of age, had had some words with Ken ben Pogue, a ne gro and went to his house Sunday night, asked for a drink of water, and as the negro handed him water by lamplight Prophitt shot him in the 1 right side, over the upper lobe of the ther IOF Cash OT On time liver. lie lived twenty-four hours and j died. Prophitt has fled to parts un known. t At Madison Tuesday some 4,000 acres! of land were sold, the most of it belong ing to the estate of Mrs. L. A. E. Brown, and sold at administrator’s sale. It was purchased by farmers who have lands adjoining, except Mr. Logan, ol Atlanta, who got one of the places, at . ., i prices averaging $4 per acre. This is The State Convention of the Young j t j ie i ur <r es t sale of land that has been made there in some time, and as most of the land was unimproved and the We have now on hand the following New Year attractions, 'which are offered to the trade at the lowest living prices, ei- COTTON SEED MEAL! Men’s Christian Association will 1 held at Macon April 5 to 8, inclusive. Johnson, a blind man, living near Rac coon mills, Chattooga county, has a cat 15 years old. It is as sprightly as a kit ten. The Piney Woods Hotel at Thomas- ville has nearly a hundred guests. This early filling indicates a season of pros perity. The Ebenezer Presbyterian church at Rome, of which Rev. C. McCurdy is jiastor, is about completed at a cost of $3,500. A. J. Burnett, who wa» indicted for the murder of John C. Hancock ami who is out under bail, was married Thursday to Miss Kelsey, near Knox ville. It is said 4hat a six foot vein of coal has been discovered on Lookout moun tain on the Widow Hickman’s place, two miles southwest of Cedar Grove. W. E. Harrell, of Valdosta, killed fif teen pigs several days ago which netted 3,160 pounds of pork. The lightest weighed *203 pounds and the heaviest 440." An Athens boy sent his sweetheart, in I pumpkin county, a pair of opera glasses for a Christmas present. The young lady’s father used the glasses to wash out gold with. Notwithstanding the election for Governor and members of the Legisla ture does not take place until next Oc tober, in some counties candidates have already been announced and the can vass commenced. At Athens John Bird’s little girl was taken sick a few days ago and suddenly became perfectly blind and deaf. Everything possible was done tor tlie little sufferer, and now she is getting so she can see and hear. Rev. E. J. Coates, who for the past several years has been the pastor of t he Baptist church of Hawkinsville, has been forced to resign his pastorate on account- of ill-health, and will move with his family to Macon. At Hampton, Mrs. W. A. North’s ca- nary came to a strange anu sudden death the other day. It was singing merrily in its cage when a vicious mock ing-bird pounced down upon it, and snapped the tiny bead completely off t hrough the bars. As the carriage in which President Al exander drove up to the depot.after his ride over Americus, it was noticed that there were three railroad Presidents on the platform, Presidents Alexander. Hawkins and Harrold, and several hank Presidents. Near Greensboro Wash Wallace, a negro, on his way home Monday night, under the influence of whisky, attempt ed to cross a log while the river was up. Wash could not resist the gravity un der such circumstances, and nothing hut his hat and bundle has been found. A colored woman, the wife of Willis Ellis, of Albany, gave birth the other dav to twin boys. They are said to have weighed the enormous amount of thirty-seven pounds, one turning the scales at twenty pounds, the other ar seventeen, the heaviest babies e\er known. Mother and children are doing well. Last Friday evening Seab Aycock, an old citizen of Walton county, bought a gallon of whiskv and started home through the fields. He failed to get home and his family began to look for him. He was found Tuesday, sitting by a tree, with his jug between his legs, dead. He had been dead two or three days when found. A. G. Vandyke & Co. left Griffin a day or two ago for Eastern Ohio with tw o car-loads of sweet potatoes, comprising 860 bushels. These they procured from Col. Till Flynt and other notable po tato raisers in the vicinity ot Griffin. If this shipment proves a success, pota- , to growing will become a populai branch of agriculture at Griffin. The "rand jury of Meriwether count j, in their general presentments, request the members of the next Legislature from the countt to have a law passed nving Meriwether a County Couit and the use of her convicts. The jury also report, with regret, an increase of crime in the county, and recommend a stricter enforcement of tlie penal law s. The Bartow Pulverizing Company : proposes to establish a plant at C ai ers- ville to manufacture the ores found in that vicinity. It will have a capacity of from fifty to sixty tons per da>. There will be employed in the busi ness, exclusive of the mining. R° l " '•> to 100 hands, and the pay roll. "A! 1 ■: amount to between $2,000 and per month. After having gone through seienil 1 courts and being lost. Mrs. ;». * ■ J-- of Lexington, has undenialvy come into possession id' the property ol. her late luisbaml by the aecideiiuu uiuiuiy ■•' his will one day last week. It was tounu stored away with the books and pa pers of the decease!. :uv. ;- ! * ■ " , ••' : .. i ( >d before O' . nar. ; - H ‘ ■--- > last. LIi ilnton ii. un; a ill viJ V „> -■ t - was terms were cash the prices obtained were considered good. There is a colored preacher on Lee Jordan’s plantation in Lee county, wl o is a veritable Napoleon, in his way. Ilis church has the largest membership of any in the State, and his income is princely. The negroes fear and vener ate him and, without the aid of courts, he settles all their difficulties, deciding pro and con, and meeting out justice in Iiis own peculiar style. When husband and wife are at variance he is sent for, and never fails to adjust their quarrels. He often takes the whip of justice in his own hands, and makes offenders howl. The position he occupies is unique, and he looks upon it as a sine cure. The ordinance passed by the City Council of Atlanta on December 13, regulating the sale of liquor, requires the Chief of Police to keep a black-list upon which shall he placed the names of all persons, and a minute description of them, who have been convicted of drunkenness on the streets the second time, and that the name and descrip tion of such person shall be furnished every retail dealer of spirituous or malt liquors doing business in the city, and that any saloon-keeper, or his agent, who furnishes or sells liquor of any kind to anyone whose name appears on tl • black-list, shall, upon conviction, be required to pay a fine not exceeding $5<X), or serve a term of imprisonment, not exceeding thirty days, or both, in the discretion of the Court. Thursday the black-list was opened and the first name on it was Peter Dunlap, white. He is an old offender, whose name can he found on many pages of the records of the Police Court. He says that now that he has been black-listed he will leave the efty. Cold Weather Benevolence. Why is cold weather productive of benevolence ? It makes people put their hands iu their pockets. It also produces coughs, colds and croup. Take Taylor’s Cherokee Remedy ot Sweet Gum and Mullein.” List of Letters Remaining in the. Post Office at New- nan, Ga., Jan. 9th, 1887. If not call ed for within four weeks will be sent to the Dead Letter Office. Caley Ashley, Zacli Gunn, Lula Harnett, col. R. R. Hines, Mrs. Jane Omstrong, A. Palmer, J. S. Parks, Miss Nina Philips, Miss Ral Philips, Robert Pooling, G. E. Smith. J. R. McCollum, P. M. Couiumptlun Surely Cured. To the Editor—Please inform your readers that I have a positive remedy for the above named disease. By its timely use thousands of hopeless cases have been permanently cured. I shall be glad to send two bottles of my reme dy free to any of your readers who have consumption if they will send me their express and post office address. Respecttullv, T. A. SLOCUM, M. C., 181 Pearl street , New York. 1500 bushels Texas Rust-Proof Oats. 150 barrels New Orleans Syrup, (new crop.) 60 barrels Standard Granulated Sugar, in barrels and half barrels. Choice Leaf Lard, in tierces, tubs and buckets. Fresh lot Mackerel, (No. 1) in quarter-barrels. Fresh lot White Fish, in 25-lb. packages. 200 barrels Flour, (all grades) from “Family” to “Finest Patent.” 25,000 pounds C. R. Sides. 10 tierces Magnolia Hams and Shoulders. A large assortment of Plow Hoes, Plow Gear, Stocks, etc. Boots for ditching and field work at the “Bay State Shoe House.” Every pair guaranteed. Remember, the BAY STATE SHOE is the best in the market, and we sell them exclusively. Try one pair and you will be satisfied with no other. HARDAWAY & HUNTER. We offer for sale Cotton Seed Meal, or would exchange for Seed where parties desire to do so. At present prices of Meal and Seed, thirty bushels of the latter would pay for sufficient Meal to manufacture one ton of Guano—requiring, in addi tion, the proper proportions of the cheaper ingredients—Acid Phosphate and Kainit. We give below reports as to results obtained from Meal, properly composted. Hon. J. T. Henderson, in his report of the Soil-Test of Fer tilizers, conducted under the direction of the State Chemist at Athens, Ga., says the object of the experiment was— “To test the result of fertilizing with a cheap composted fertilizer compared with equal quantities of high-priced commercial fertilizers. A compost was made of the following substances in the relative proportion named, viz: Acid Phosphate 1250 lbs. Cotton Seed Meal 500 lbs. Kainit 250 lbs. “This was applied on one portion of the plat side by side with three standard fertilizers. A, B, and C, each at tlie rate of 300 lbs. per acre. The plat contained four sections, whose area was each one-half acre. RESULTS IN SEED COTTON: Compost 8994 lb. per acre. Standard Fertilizer, A, .. .. 795^ “ “ B 9484 “ “ C, .. •• 8634 “ No Manure, 455 ECONOMIC RESULT PER ACRE COMPARED WITH NO MANURE: No Manure, Compost, Standard Guano, A, “ “ B, “ “ C, Cost of Fertilizer. Value of Product. PER ACRE. Gam. Loss. $ 0 00 $18 20 $ 0 00 $ 0 00 3 10 35 62 14 32 6 00 31 82 7 52 6 00 57 94 18 74 6 00 34 54 10 34 “The mixture described above produces better results than the average of the three fertilizers used in competition with it. As it costs about half as much as tnese it is much more profitable,” Special prices made to clubs, and full directions given for mixing the compost. McBRIDE & CO., Newnan, Ga. We would caution our customers against mixing and selling this compost, unless tlie State inspection fee of 50 cents per ton is paid. There is no law, however, to prevent a farmer from manufacturing fertilizers for use on his own land. ARNALD, BURDETT & CO. OFFER FOR SALE Cotton Seed Meal, Acid Phosphate and Kainit, on time or for cash, or exchange for Cotton Seed. Hctp Ctboertisemcnts. Le Conte Pear Trees. I have the- original and genuine Le Conte Pear trees for sale. This is the season for transplanting. Order now, and in a lew years you will have the finest pear that grows/ It is ^VeWmBROUGH, Boston, Ga. Report of City Treasurer To the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Newnan, of transactions for the year J55<, as required by Section 55 of the City Lode: Receipts. S 2.261 06 437 93 205 55 775 50 2.565 21 61 05 From former Treasurer From street tax From fines collected From license collected From property tax From all other sources Total 80 Disbursements. Paid police Paid for lamp lighter Paid for feeding mule Paid for street work. Paid for medical service Paid for small-pox expenses Paid for car-load sewer pipe Paid for eoal for Council Chamber Paid torrent. Council Chamber, Issb. Paid for rent. Council Chamber. 1Xn. Paid for one road-cart Paid for gasoline forslreet lamps Paid for "Mayor’s salary. Paid for salaries ol Aldermen Paid for Clerk's salary Paid for Tax Assessor s salary Paid for stationery and printing Paid for other sundry accounts Paid lor Treasurer's commiss ton- Balance in treasury $960 00 120 00 j 120 00 ; 709 05 j 300 00 I 253 10 1 203 60 | 21 57 I 40 00 I 60 00 ; i; S5 312 05 I 300 00 ! 100 (XI 75 00 ! 4:> 00 : p 55 196 25 66 07 2. - 71 Total. R. W. ANDREWS. Treasurer. Dissolution Notice. n » ccoartneifstovo 1.^ r.. ■ vl '" ■ nveen 1 ••.vender A- Carmichael. >n n- i > -. market business, has been tins day .. by-mutual • ' ' . t j " v -ib W. S. Can iael or S . . - \Y . S. CAR-' THE PLACE TO GET THE MOST GOODS FOR THE LEAST MONEY IS AT J. R. HERRING’S! I lay down the broad proposition that I can sell, and am actually selling, goods cheaper than any house in town, and am prepared to sustain this proposition with irrefragable proof. Observe the following, as a starter— Will sell all-wool Jeans for 30c. per yard. Ten cents is all I ask for the best Dress Gingham. - Dress Checks at 7 1-2 cents. There is no such bargain in town as my 50c. reinforced lin en bosom Shirt. My stock of Gent’s Furnishing Goods can’t be beat, either for style or selectness. CLOTHING. I am somewhat overstocked on Clothing and am determin ed to unload. Am now selling good, stylish suits 15 per cent, lower than any house in town. It looks ruinous, but time flies, and I don’t propose to let the season fly away and leave me with piles and piles of winter clothing on hand. Not if I can help it. Overcoats are going the same way. SHOES. I have the best assortment of Mens’, Ladies’ and Children’s Shoes in town, both in fine and low grades. Everything down. Will sell a tip-top Shoe for $2.50 that has never sold for less than $2.75 heretofore. A splendid Brogan Shoe for $1.15. Every pair of Frank D. Weyldman’s fine Shoes sold upon an absolute guarantee. An attractive assortment of Hats, all shapes, shades, sizes and prices. I have the goods and are bound to sell them. Don’t forget this when you make up your mind to buy. It means a great deal. GROCERIES. Am selling Flour lower than anybody. For the present I can quote different grades as follows: Good. $4.50 per bar rel; Fine, $5.00; Better. $5.50; Best, $6.00. In fact, I have everything in the Grocery line, and am selling at rock bot tom prices. I am not trying ro excite your curiosity, merely; am anx ious to do you good. ^ lie that pondcreth these tacts will surely be profited. Try me NEW, ASTONISHINGLY NEW! DIRECT FROM NEW YORK! I have just returned from New York with a stock of FINE DRY GOODS, i-moo r-'A/'VTiD rn-DT'vnkCT'VTit: TTATC „„,1 eTTfVK’Si will cnrr»a«« in STEDS, LADIES?’ GOODS, BLAC'k GOODS, etc., ever offered to the trade in this city, which an examination will verify. In FINE DRESS GOODS I can offer a handsome line of Black Silks, $1 25 per vard and upward. Same goods would cost in Atlanta $2 50 and S3 00. Tri- cos and Greys, (different shades.) Ladies’ Cloths, (different shades.) Black Goods, 25c to $1,50. Cashmeres, 20c to $1 50. In TRIMMINGS I can furnish Silk Astrakhan, in all shades. Beaded Trim mings, in sets and by the piece. Velvets in all shades, brocaded and plain. Silk Braids for trimming. A complete line of BUTTONS, for Fine Dress Goods, suitable for all shades and grades. JERSEYS, all grades and styles, 75c to $2 50. An elegant line of LADIES’ CLOAKS, ranging all the way from $1 to $30. I have a handsome lot of .LADIES’ SHOES, the best in the market, without exception. I can sell a No. 1 Ladies’ Shoe, neat and dressy, for $2 50. The very best liand-made Shoe, all sizes, $4 50. A full line of MISSES’ and CHILDREN’S SPRING-HEEL SHOES, all sizes. A large lot of LADIES’, MISSES’, CHILDREN’S and INFANT’S HOSI ERY, all sizes and qualities, fromlOc to $1 per pair. will undersell Atlanta or quit business. I MEAN EXACTLY WHAT ISAY. Try me. E. S. BUCHANAN. NEW HARDWARE AND SEED STORE, SGREEN VILLE ST., NEWNAN, GA. GUNS, PISTOLS, POWDER, SHOT, LEAD, FINE RAZORS, KNIVES, OLD DOMIN ION STEEL NATLS, WAGON AND BUGGY TIRES, WAGO A BUGGY TIMBERS, STOVES, HOLLOW- WARE, GRATES. j SHOVELS AND TONGS, GRAIN SCOOPS, HARNESS AND ENGINE Oil, SOLID STEEL AXES, PLANES, CHISELS, SAWS, AUGERS, HAMMERS, CORN SHELLERS, STRAW CUTTERS, BELTING, ROPES, TWINES. AND A COMPLETE LINE OF S3IALLAR WARES. FIELD AND GARDEN SEED. A. POPE. TJ.f ~ O l J. J- J—i X A UNO. M c CLENDON & CO., PRINTERS. STATIONERS AND BINDERS, V 1 'aver tlei A EL. v. CAYENi-Xit. Salesmen—\Y. T. C.uile; and L. H. Hill, is E. W FT AN, G A.