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®ht Herald and ^dcertiset[. BY THE NEWNAN PUBLISHING CO. S. TV. MURRAY, BuhIhkhh Manner, OFFICIAL ORGAN OF CITY AND COUNTY SUBSCRIPTION PRICK, *1.50 A YEAR. The Bond Question. The question of the issuance of city bonds in aid of our public schools will be submitted to the voters of Kcwntiii on the 28th prow, and as it is a matter in which all of our citizens are interested we have solicited a full expression of the views of the Board of Education on the subject, which will be found be low. In order th at the question may be clearly understood we have divided the subject by a series of direct queries covering the most important points. These queries were submitted to the Board yesterday, and are fully answer ed in the following interview, which is published by authority: Question—What is the necessity for issuing bonds? Answer—Public schools already hav ing been established in our city by a vote largely over what the law requir ed, they are a fixed institution with us. Then we should make the schools a suc cess, in the fullest sense of that term. We have rented College Temple at a cost of $750. for the whites, and two houses for the colored pupils—one on the east side and one on the west side of town, the rents of the two costing us $75, which aggregate in rentals this year $825. In the white schools we al ready have 328 pupils enrolled, and the schools are growing every day. The pupils are already very much crowd ed, and could, we think, do more effi cient work and improve faster if they had more room. In the warm days of summer we will have to rent addition al property, which will likely necessi tate an increase of teachers, all of which will make the cost of rents ex ceed the interest on the bonds for the first year, which is $000. Should we have to rent the second year the rentals, on account of the improve ments which would have to be made on the property used, would be more than they are this year, and so on each year that we have to rent. It is, then, clear to us that the city will be saved enough by building or owning its own school houses to pay the interest on the $16,000 of bonds, and should the renting continue it will cost the city enough additional to pay the bonds as they become due. In this view, we saw that the city could be saved mon ey and own her school houses, which it is designed shall be ornaments to New- nan and of which every citizen will feel proud, should the bonds prevail. Question—What authority have you for this action ? Answer—Our authority is an act of the Legislature, approved December 27th, 1886, and amended at the next session, together with the general law of the State relating to the issuance of bonds for such purposes, with the terms of which we have been very cau tious to comply in every particular. Question—What disposition will you make of the fund, in the event the bond issue is successful ? Answer—Without the issuance ol bonds we have no right to purchase real estate or to build house* for school pur poses. But after investigating the mat ter thoroughly we saw that an econom ic expenditure of the fund arising from the sale of bonds, in building school- houses, would be for the best interest of the tax payers, aud we have no hesi tancy in saying that we shall use the utmost prudence in the disposition ol the fund. Of course, as we have, unoer the law, no power whatever to make a eonti act for real estate on which to build, or property which could be used <■ satisfactorily, until the bonds are is sued, we cannot say exactly how much will be invested in real estate or in buildings; but we assure the citizens of Newnan that in investing the fund we shall see that the interest of our city and its tax payers and voters shall be guarded with the utmost vigilance. We shall invest the fund in purchasing or securing real estate on the best terms possible, and building houses thereon i Of course, in doing this we shall con sider the convenience of the tax payers and patrons. , , Question—Suppose bonds are defeat ed, what course will the Board then adopt? . , , , .. Answer—An election has been held on the question as to whether we should have public schools. 1 hat election was very decisive in favor of the schools, and was so declared by the pro per authorities; and as we composed the Board at that time, we would feel it our duty to continue the operation ot , the public schools. But we know that we could not do so without burdening the tax payers with a heavier load t han they would have to carry should tliej decide to issue the bonds and let the cHv own the houses m which the schools are taught, which would be such houses as are arranged especially tor the com fort and advancement ot the pupils. Question-What is the present annu li rental of buildings required for the P Answ^-Al'Wesent the rental, for th£“ ar arToL m be, for tlie rent of College i emple, is used bv the whites, and $<o.0p toi the wo houses used bv the colored pupils. But, as we have above stated, ne set ih-it during the summer season we u ill have to ient another house, or other * houses as the necessities of the case im demand, which will make the ren tals for this year equal to or moie than • r j ie §950.00 interest, on the bonds next year; should they be issued and all ol ^l^e^tion-WhSwouldbe the annual co?t to the tax payers if bonds should b °\nswer—The average annual cost to the tax payers for thenumber <y e-> to pay the interest on the $16,000 of bonds—kind enough more to pay off the bonds themselves should we continue to rent property for the number of years which the City Council has seen proper to float the bonds. We are as- surod that the children are devoting more time to their studies than ever before. That they are more anxious that their parents assist them in their lessons when they return home in the evening,—all of which is a demonstra tion that we can have schools second to none in Georgia should we have houses arranged for the purposes of such schools, with such comforts as are needful for the health and advance ment of the pupils. In thus answering your questions, Mr. Editor, we can but ask and insist that every citizen of the town come to our aid, register, vote “for bonds,” and let us have such schools as will give to each boy and girl in our town an edu cation which will qualify them for the varied and important duties of life. Daniel Swint, W. C. Snead, W. A. Dent, .T. C. Thompson, A. J. Lyndon, R, D. Cole, Jr. J. 1\ Brewster, R. W. Andrews, P. F. Cuttino, I. X. Orr, T. W. Powel, Paysox S. Wiiatley. State Temperance Convention. A convention of the Georgia Temper- perance Association is hereby called to meet in Atlanta at ten o’clock A. M. on Wednesday, the 25th day of April, 1S88, to continue in session two deys. The object of the convention is to consider the advisability of passing a State law at the next session of the General As- steal when necessity drives to it, but it is wicked, and so pronounced by God, to take from the poor and give to the rich. 'This is what our tariff is doing, and I defy any one to prove the con trary. “L. B.” denies that the tariff caused the war of 1776. I say it did. What made | our forefathers throw the British tea overboard, and what caused the war if it was not the tariff ? What caused the war of 1812, if the stamp act did not? As for Nullification, I was in my old native State, South Carolina, in 1833, and we set a day when we would open free trade at Fort Sumter, and notified the President, Andrew Jackson. And he sent General Scott to Augusta, Ga., and we were all called on by Governor Haines to volunteer. We mustered three days in the week, and became very sassy. We prepared a barbecue, invited General Scott over, and he ac cepted the invitation and came over. This made Old Hickory mad, and lie wrote General Scott a heavy letter about it, but he got one equally as salty in return. We had three great men in Congress then,—one from the North, one from the Northwest and one from South Carolina—Daniel Webster, Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun, and they effected a compromise; Webster representing the New England manu facturers, Clay the hemp fields of Ken tucky, and Calhoun the cotton fields of little South Carolina, which raised nearlv all the cotton then raised in J. A. PARKS. W. G. ARNOLD. J. S. WARE. to Charleston and we all skedaddling, that is “L. B.s’” own fabrication. I will meet any of the protective tariff men in Georgia, or anywhere else in the Union, face to face, and prove to them, or to our hearers, that the tariff is a wicked way to raise reve nue; for it taxes one class to make an other rich. I am ready. ' C. Y. J. March 28th. sembly to be submitted to the people America. But as for Scott being sent for ratification, and to consider such other matters as may be deemed best to advance the prohibition cause in the State. A full representation from each and every county in the State is earn estly desired. Each county will be al lowed double the number of representa tives it has in the lower branch of the General Assembly. Let the friends of temperance in the several counties ot the State, whether now organized or not, call meetings at the most practica ble time and appoint delegates. An interesting programme will be arranged. Distinguished speakers will be invited to address the convention. Delegates will be entertained free of charge by the citizens of Atla nta. Arrangements will be perfected with the railroads for the lowest possible rates. Let each member ot the committee in the several Congressional districts ot the State see that this call is published by the papers in his district and see that every county in his district is rep resented. By order of the Executive Committee. C. R. Pringle, President. W. G. Wiiidby, Secretary. W. H. Woodall, Ass’t Secretary. THE NEWNAN CARRIAGE AND BUGGY WORKS. We are now prepared to do all kinds of Carriage, Buggy and Wagon work, and in a style that cannot be excelled in the State, or anywhere else. Our work men are skillful and efficient; our material the best that money will buy; our equipment thorough and complete in every department. In fact, we have spar ed neither pains nor expense in preparing for the bus iness, and our facilities for doing work in this line are first-class in every respect. We have on hand the finest lot of material ever put into buggy or carriage work in this section of the State, and workmen that know exactly how to put it together. We do not get our vehicles “knocked down,” from the North, as many other manufacturing films do, but make them out and out. This is our strongest recommendation. \\ e manufacture CARRIAGES, PHAETONS, LANDEAUS, HEARSES. ROAD-CARTS, BUGGIES, SULKEYS, WAGONS ETC. We are also prepared to do all kinds of carriage, buggy and wagon repair work, in the best style and at the lowest prices. Plantation work and horse-shoeing a specialty. Give us your work; we guarantee satisfaction. J. S. WARE, (late with Summers & Murphy, Barnesville,) Superintendent- FARMERS’ executive committee First district—N. F. Thompson, Chat ham. „ ,, Second district—C. P. Hansel!, Thom- as. Third district—J. H. Martin, Pulaski. Fourth district—A. D. Freeman, Cow- eta. Fifth district—J. G. Thrower, Fulton. Sixth district—A. A. 'Murphy, Pike. Seventh district—L. N. Trammell, Cobb. T ^ Eighth district—Rev. J. G. Gibson, Oglethorpe. _ Ninth district—G. N. Lester Forsyth. Tenth district—Rev. W. L. Kilpatrick, Richmond. State at Large—W. B. Hill, of Bibb, A. E. Buck, of Fulton; J. B. McGehee, of Talbot; W. II. Felton, of Bartow. The friends of temperance in Coweta county are requested to meet in the Court-house in Newnan, at 10 o clock on the first Saturday in April, to send delegates to the State Convention, to be held in Atlanta on the 25th of April nex t. Alvan D. Freeman. Low Tariff Makes Low Goods. Mr. Editor:—1 see that “L. B.” lias made some big assertions in reply ing to me. I could assert that the moon was gaining thirteen rounds on the sun every twelve months, but some neople would know that the re\ ei .>e was true. So it is with most of my friend’s assertions in reference to what I said about Congress and what they were doing. They won’t try to den> it, nor will any one else who has read what they have said and done. As to what I said about old Uncle Joe Brown and Mr. Randall and Major Bacon and the Constitution, they can all answer for themselves, and will, I hope, for 1 shall be gratified to hear from them. If it would come so near taking the life of my old friend to vote for free trade, we will have plenty without his in the county and State, and, I hope, in the United States. He may vote for a high tariff if he sees fit; but I want him to show me how we have been “getting along all right” since the war; or when we had free trade and got poorer and poorer every year. "We had the prom ise of free trade in 1833. The Clay compromise promised That the tariff should gradually come off from 1833 to 1840. but the Whigs carried the elec-: tions, and instead of having fiee trade we had the Whig tariff of 1840. Hicks’ Predictions for April. Southern Cultivator. We have had no occasion up to date ( March 22) to question the correctness of the weather predictions of Rev. Irl R. Hicks, of St. Louis, Mo., which have appeared in each issue of the Southern Cultivator during the present year. We have not endorsed, nor do we now endorse in advance, his predictions; we simply give them to our readers for what they are worth; and so far as we are personally concerned they are worth much in the light of the past, which shows that for thirteen months he has made no mistake of any importance. For April he makes these predictions: A disturbing astronomical cause is ra r L nn central on April 1st. The period will end 1CLL ’ about the 4th. Cool weather and frost f >r several days will follow. From the lltli to 17th of April showers will abound, with a heavy storm possible during “danger days.” The heaviest storms expected during the period be ginning about the 22d aud ending the 28th. Expect the phenomena to vary in character, according to the general progress of the season, from south to north. All storms, of whatever char acter, at this time will be hard. Make a note of this. Frost will follow. See. SUPPLY STORE! Mr. Randall’s Friendship for the South. New York Times. . Cotton ties, for binding cotton bales, are used all over the cotton growing re gions.of the South. They can be made at a good protit in this country to com pete with the foreign article, but there was imported of them in 1877 some 28,- 000,000 pounds, which at the present rate of duty, thirty-five per cent, on their value,* paid in ail $121,008. Mr. Randall proposes to double the duty and more. On last year’s importations this would be $280,000, or a trifle over 80 per cent. The only possible effect must be to increase the profits of the Pennsylvania Republican protectionists whom Mr. Randall serves at the ex pense of every cotla >n raiser in the South. This is Mr. Rand di’s cruel tender mer- cv for the workimrnien of that section. He knows—no one better—that since the war the cotton crop has been made more and more by the labor of small farmers — men who with infinite courage, patience and hard work have built up for themselves a modest begin ning of prosperity from amid the ruins of the civil war. We have received a large and elegant assortment of Spring Clothing, comprising all the new styles and patterns, which we are selling at aston ishingly low prices. Can fit anybody, and suit all tastes. Call early and make your se- before the stock is picked over. One hundred and fifty bar rels of Flour just arrived. We bought this lot at a bargain, and will let our customers have it the same way. SOME SPRING FACTS AND FANCIES, FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE DEAR PEOPLE! The Dates Corrected. LaGkaxgk, March 24, 18S8.—Editors Constitution: There is a mistake in the official call for the two conventions of the Democrats of Georgia as printed in your issue of to-day. As printed, the time recommended for the selection of delegates is “for the first convention ou the first Wednesday in May, and for the second convention on the first Wednesday in August.” By reference to your reporter’s notes, as printed by you on March 22d, you will find the time for the selection* of delegates correct. The time is, “for the first convention, on the first Tuesday in May, and for the second convention, on the first Tuesday in July next.” Bemjamix II. Bigham, Churn of the State Deni. Ex. Com. Morrison R. Waite, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, died last Friday. City Bond Election Notice. and it Whkkkas. The Board of Education of the City of Newnan, under and by the authority ' , , . j___ ii in nnr i of an Act of the General Assembly ol' Georgia, brought cotton down to 4 + cent . - Jj ave C al!edau election—the Mayor aud Board 3 From the notice now ’ observed rn.u if the renting. - - -n k, Will Lie ,lu t ^ other hand, the for our cotton. markets. It remained down until we elected Polk and a Democratic Con gress, and they reduced the tariff and cotton went up. That will he tuc case again if we can get the tariff reduced: for Europe consumes two-thirds of our cotton, and our present tariff prohibits j that country from shij ping any < t re using • very ^ferior cotton raised in Indi; and oth er parts of the work!, which they will; n ,t usi if wt gi\ - them fr tr Thej will give us in barter or mon from thre five cents a rand “There’s nothing half so sweet in life as love’s young dream,” saith the poet; but, of course, he hadn’t seen those lovely Spring Goods that now decorate mv counters, else he would have qualified his re marks. On this ground I can ex cuse him, but upon no other; be cause I have the prettiest, cleanest, nicest line of Spring novelties that were ever offered to the trade, ei ther here or elsewhere, including . Prints, White Goods, Muslins, (checked and barred,) Renfrew U? Burpee s Fresh Water- Gin(rhamS) Staple and Fancy Notions, and numerous other M nn articles calculated to catch the feminine eye and make glad the hearts of my countrymen. 1 have no timidity in pushing, these goods, because they will float upon their merits. In deed, they have only to he seen to be admired, and in this en terprising age to admire is to buy. In the masculine line I can show a most elegant lot of Spring Clothing, comprising the latest styles and fabrics, and am confident of my ability to please all who may favor me with their custom. Suits range.in price from $6 to $30, and were made specially to order, from samples selected by Major Woodroof and myself. This is official, and we have the rai ment to show for it. In addition to the above we have a splendid line of La dies’ and Gents’ Shoes, medium and fine, (all late summer styles.) Also, an elegant line of Spring Neckwear and Gents’ Furnishing Goods—the most complete assortment in town. Likewise, a handsome assortment of new and stylish Spring Hats, for men and boys. The celebrated “Pearl” Shirt a specialty. I am also the exclusive agent in ^Newnan for Nomburg, Kraus & Loura, manufacturing clothiers of New York, and will take your measure and have suits made to order without extra charge, F.ull line of Spring samples now on hand; fit guaranteed. In the GROCERY line I keep constantly on hand such articles as Flour, Meat, Lard, Sugar, Corn, Meat, Meal, Oats, Bran, Peas, Stock Feed, and everything designed to nourish or tickle the interior of either man or beast. I have a job lot of Tobacco, all grades, which I am offering at a bargain. Also, twenty-five or thirty barrels of new New Orleans Syrup, on' the same terms. Cash or On Time, and uniform prices to all—rich or poor. Come and see me; I can do you good. Ground Meal always on hand Best Meal in the market for table use. J. I. & G. O. SCROGGIN, West Side Public Square, Newnan, Ga. THE “NEWNAN GIRL” CIGARS Take the lead over all compet itors, and will continue to do so as long as tobacco is raised in Havana. These cigars are made by hand, right here at home, and are warranted to be pure Havana Filler. The only strictly 10c. cigar manu factured in the State that is sold for FIVE CENTS. At wholesale and retail. M. SALBIDE. Factory No 10. Newnan, Ga. portion ^ ?^ U riiffed Fopiy wm^niriSy < don - t bring one cent into our treasury The present tariff, being prohibitory. They are prosperous as to condition! It is a question whether we shall issue bonds, : ^ tQ the rich . without any build and own our Ji?Xeach year {for so doing. It would be ' be taxed more than enough e.i - \ Congress should try free trade for a few years on some of those things that they have prohibited, as the present only steals from the poor to : apology wrong to Aldermen of tin-City <>f Newnan, concur ring therein— in determine the question whether bonds shall be issued by the City of Newnan for the purpose of purchasing school : property, and building and equipping the , n< cessarv school -houses. The amount of such bonds shall be SIXTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS, and the interest they are to bear shall be six per cent, per annum, payable j semi-annually. The principal of said bonds to be paid as follows: nsandet srs on ran it ry 1st, 1B9S Onetb and ollarsonJanuary 1st, 1897- sand 1 arson January 1st, l$99. ■ lie thousand dollars on .January 1st, lfi.il. sand llarson Januarj 1st. 1! ■_ ■ tne thousand dollars on Jam; try is', >'= :>t on hundred dollars on January 1st. RVl. Fid hundr - . larson Janu ury : ,i! 5. F:f: . : ir.md’t d • !. liars on .Tamo ry !si. In - I dollar ... 1st,1907. Two thousand doilars -on January 1st, !'•••». Two thousand dollars on January 1st, 1909. The qua 1 :tied voter-, of the City of Newnan will take m that s -.id election will be i held on the '>!u day of April. |w\ By ordero: e Mayor arid Board of Aider- ir-t-n of the City of Newnan. This March '.’ist. 1S>>. L. G. CONYERS, City Clerk. If you owe for this paper be good enough to settle at ‘your first opportunity. The publishers need the money. L. S. CONYERS & CO. At J. 8. Anderson’s oid stand.) BAY STREET, - - - - NEWNAN, GA. Have ju-i received and are opening up an entirely new uiid carefully i stock ot GROCERIES. X THis I/iNE we can supppiy your every want at the low est living prices. Our stock of DRY GOODS . I. P. BRADLEY. Greenville Street, next door to Newnan National Bank. ATLANTA & WEST POINT RAILROAD, WESTERN • —-oxtAND->' RAILWAY OF ALABAMA. READ DOWN.-:-: — tTIME TABLE N0.9.W- -:-:READ UJtV:-:- Caution U i - ! daily) No. 57. Fast Local Mail Mail Daily) Daily) No. 53. No. 51. In Effect March 11,1888. STATIONS. Local Mail (Dailyl No 50. Fast Mail (Daily) No. 52. Cannon Ball, (Daily) No. o-j. OfOaw. 3 05 pn : f.Y. . . .Selma Ar. 11 10 pm 12 05 pm 2 A' pro. It! 15 on 12 night 7 40 am! Lv. Montgomery Ar. i 20 pm i 0'» uni 12 30 pm S ,1 am' Lv. C<>'.u:nbus .Lv. 1 2b pm 4 45 arc ■> 20 r.ltl '1 : Y> OIT: 2 45 16 at 'Lv. Opelika Ar. 5 28 prn 3 50 am 1:h!5 am ’ C 1 »rIX: • In 27 am; Lv. West Point Ar. 4 45 pm 3 42 am 0 13 am •_tt uir 4 l:i am! 10 53 iiu ,v. T.aGrange ..Ar. 4 15 pm 3 oo arr 8 40 rjll 3 53 r> ■. 4 '! am II IT nt? Lv. Iiogansville Ar. 3 -t2 pn 2 .V> am 8 24 r“n 4 j-j pm 5i<7 ad il *-> Mil Lv. Grantville. ...... .Ar. 3 40 pm 2 10 am s;uh •i N pm O !!* - rn I ■ '3 ur;l Lv Newnan . A r 3 17 pm 1 17 am 7 40 am i 50 pm 6 In a rn 12 17 an: il.v. Palmetto Ar. 2 53 prr 1 13 am 7 27 am “1 u; do 6 2: . • |Lv. . t. trburn . . .. . Ar. 2 42 pm 12 as am 7 am 7 } 4) pm 7 20 am! 110 pm Tv. Atlanta Ar. 2 W pm 12 night >; ;.i aui CECIL GA BBETT, CHAS. H. CROMWELL, has just arrrived, and we carry everything from HATS to SHOES. £jy-Give us a call, and be assured we will treat you the best we know how. General Manager. Gen’l Passenger Agent. M C CLEN DON. & CO., PRINTERS, STATIONERS AND BINDERS.