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Sjcratd and gitertisctt. Newnan, Ga., Friday, April 27,1888. HOME AFFAIRS. Personal and ot her 1 toms of Interest, for this column are respectfully solicited and thank fully received. How They Osculate. BY 151) LEACH, OF SENOIA. The Grant.ville girl hows her stately head, And she fixes her stylish lips In a firm, hard way, and lets them go In spasmodic little snips. The Hogansville girl removeth her specs And freezeth her face with a smile; Then she sticks out tier lips tike an open book And clieweth her gum meanwhile. Tne Haralson girl says never a word, And you’d think she was rather tame, With practical views of the mat ter in hand, Hut she gets there all the same. The "Newnan girl, the pride of the South, In her clinging, winsome way, Absorbs it all with a yearning yearn As big as a bale of hay. The Turin girl gets a grip on herself, As she carefully takes off her hat; Then grabs up the prize in a frightened way, Like a terrier shaking a rat. The Senoia girl, so gentle and sweet, Lets her lips meet the coining kiss With a rapturous warmth, and the youthful souls Float away on a son 1)1 iss. Dr. G. L. Johnson left for Macon last Tuesday to attend the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons. Col. P. T. McCutchen, the genial and handsome editor of the Frankliy A ews, was in the city Monday. Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Mitchell, of At lanta, have been visiting relatives and friends in the citv this week. Bonds. Vote for bonds. Bond election to-morrow. Next Tuesday is sale-day. We must have the bonds. Vote lor bonds to-morrow. City bond election to-morrow. Fishing parties are becoming popular. Cotton-choppers will soon be in de mand. Business has been somewhat dull this week. Handsome goblets at 25c. a set at J. B. Mount’s. Gentle spring appears to have suffer ed a relapse. Mrs. J. J. McClendon, of Atlanta, is visiting here this week. The prettiest and largest lot of straw hats in the city at Snead’s. Five hundred dozen ladies’ hose at 5c. a pair at J. B. Mount’s. LaGrange District Conference will meet in July, at Carrollton. Needles and pins, (the best quality,) 24c. a paper at J. B. Mount’s. Regular monthly meeting of .County Commissioners next Wednesday. The new “cannon ball” coaches are very handsome and very elegant. Slippers, Oxford ties and buskins— — all grades,, from 75c. up, at Snead’s. Mrs. J. E. Witherspoon, of Carrollton, visited friends here last Saturday. Our 30c. corset is sold everywhere for 50c. Ask to see it at J. B. Mount’s. Col. George A. Carter, of Grantville, is in the array of able visiting lawyers this week.—LaGrange Reporter. Don’t buy white goods before seeing the immense line just opened at J. B, Mount’s. ITg will s<ivg you luonG}. Mrs. John P. Herndon, of Hearne, Texas, arrived here this morning on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. S. W. Mur- Five hundred dozen ladies’, misses’, and children’s hats at J. B. Mount’s. Snead’s show window is a thing of beauty, and is a popular loitering place for the fashionable youth of the vi cinity. Misses Jennie Arnall and Blanche Brown, of Senoia, spent Saturday and Sunday here, the guests of Mrs. Hattie Arnall. Now is the time to supply yourself with handkerchiefs. One thousand dozen just opened at J. B. Mount’s at lc. each. Inspect our goods, compare prices, and you must admit that we are offer ing the. opportunity of the season at Snead’s. Coweta county has paid special taxes to the State this year as follows: Li quor, $335; pistols, $90; billiards, $90. Total $515. Major and Mrs.'U. B. Wilkinson, of Newnan, were in the city yesterday, the guests of Rev. and Mrs. F. M. Dan iel.— GrffiniSun. The cotton factory directors did not meet last Friday, as stated in our is sue of that date. We were mistaken. They will meet to-day. We are the leaders in latest styles, and the “guiding star” for bargains in shoes, slippers, hats, and gents’ fur nishing goods, at Snead’s. The communication signed “Fourth District” is exactly on the right line, but for lack of space its publication is deferred until our next issue. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Thompson left yesterday for Hot Springs, Ark., where they will remain some time for the benefit of the former’s health. The Sharpsburg Sunday-school will picnic to-morrow at Carmical’s pond. We return thanks to Capt. J. B. Good- wyn for an invitation to attend. We had a pleasant call from F. A. Pierce, Esq.,of Hogansville, on Wednes day. He is a rising young attorney at that place.—La Grange Reporter. I have the exclusive sale for Goodrich & Porter’s ladies’ fine shoes. Every pair warranted. No wear, up pay. J. B. Mount. Col. A. D. Freeman and family have returned from their Southwest Georgia trip. Dr. Stacy will occupy his pulpit next Sunday, both in the forenoon and at night. Economy, comfort and satisfaction goes with every pair of shoes at Snead’s. Five hundred dozen misses’ hose at 5c. per pair—worth 15c.—at J. B. Mount’s. There will be an all-day singing at Bethlehem (in the Third district) next Sunday. The most beautiful line of laces, embroideries and all-over laces at J. B. Mount’s. If you have the interests of the town at heart, vote for the school bonds to morrow. One hundred dozen towels at 24c. each—worth 10c. per pair—at J. B. Mount’s. Mrs. Pringle, of Charleston, S. C., is on a visit to her daughter, Airs. M. B. Hamilton. A large party of Newnanites attend ed the Gilmore concerts in Atlanta last week. Dr. and Airs. W. F. Gay, of Turin, spent a day or so with relatives here this week. Beautiful dress buttons at 5c. per dozen—sell everywhere for 10c.—at J. B. Alount’s. Aliss Gena Hollis, of Carroll county, is visiting the family of Airs. T. J. Hol lis this week. Judge H. W. Camp drives one of the finest and handsomest horses that comes to town. The environments surrounding our birth are matters of chance, but wheth er we are trump cards, and win the game of life, is largely due to our selves. - Go to J. T. Reese’s drug store and have your eyes fitted with a pair of Diamond Spectacles. Every pair war ranted. For sale only at J. T. Reese’s drug store. Prof. W. H. Taylor, of Haralson, is and fifty mules were disposed of—less than half the usual number. “Doc” Norris carried Ed Leach up to Atlanta last Friday to attend the Gil more concert, but both returned thor oughly disgusted with the performance. Said they “couldn’t hear the music for the blamed guns and drums.” Turin received seventeen hundred bales of cotton last season, and if the Tuiin Ginning and Warehouse Com pany could have gotten ready for busi ness two months earlier the receipts would have easily reached twenty-five hundred. During the month of Alay Alessrs. Jackson & Glower will make cabinet photographs cheaper than ever before. Three elegantly finished pictures, cabi net size, for $1.50. These prices do not include groups or children under six years of age. Mr. I. N. Orr went to LaFayette, Ala., on Wednesday of last week to at tend the marriage of Aliss Sallie Fred erick and Air. Frank Brock. He de scribes it as an elegant affair in all of its appointments, from the nuptial al tar to the banquet board. We are pleased to know that Aliss Jennie Cates has entirely recovered from her late illness and left several days ago to resume her school duties in the Industrial Institute and College at Columbus, Aliss. This will be grati fying news to her many friends here and elsewhere. Read Hardaway & Hunter’s adver tisement this week and note the new spring attractions they are offering. Their stock of ginghams, muslins, che viots, satines, dress linens, etc., is the largest, handsomest and most select that they have ever carried—and that is saying a great deal. Interest on $16,000 of city bonds|| will amount to no more than the annual rental of buildings required for school purposes; and in twenty years Newnan will have ten thousand population and three times the amount of taxable property that she now has. This is a point worth considering. In order that the Superintendent and teachers may attend the meeting of the Georgia Teachers’ Association in Alacon, the public schools will not be in session next week. Prof. Ford, Airs. Nimmons and Airs. Woodroof will at tend the meeting, the latter having been appointed to read an original po em upon that occasion. Editor Floyd seems to have an idea that we want to go to the Legislature. He is mistaken; we have no such am bition. To prove the sincerity of this statement it is only necessary to re mark that we have been through the legislative mill once, and one term in a Georgia Legislature is about as much as a delicate constitution like ours can stand. ’ Although the Turin Ginning and Manufacturing Company did not com mence operations until the ginning season was far advanced, between six and seven hundred bales were ginned and packed at their establishment. Other machinery will he added soon, and by next season the company will be in a condition to accommodate all who may favor them with their cus tom. We had the pleasure of meeting Dr. F. I. Welch on our streets this week, present rate. The rapid growth of this enterprise since it was inaugurated three or four months ago shows conclu sively the feasibility of its establish ment, and does credit to the business nounced the order of exercises. Opera House was crowded. Sweet music was discoursed by Alechanics Brass Band, after which Col. Paul S. Willcoxon, marshal of the day, an- judgment and foresight of its projec tors. During the summer‘it is the pur pose of the company to erect new and commodious shops and improve the mechanical equipment in every way. Fourteen hands are now employed reg ularly. She Can’t be Beat. Newnan is the coming town of Wes tern Georgia. She lyxsn’t fairly started yet, but when she gets her tail over the dashboard nothing short of an earth quake will stop her. Her record for the past twelve months is, briefly— 1. Public Schools. 2. Pearl Spring Park. 3. Carriage and Buggy Works. 4. Cotton Alills. 5. Wagon Works. 6. County Stock and Fair Associa tion. 7. Newspaper Publishing Company. Projected enterprises: 1. Fire Insurance Company. 2. Implement Factory. 3. Car-Coupling Works. 4. Broom Factory. 5. Canning Factory. (i. Electric Lights. Is there a town in the State that can make so creditable a showing ? Odd Fellows’ Anniversary. Odd Fellows’ Hall was the scene of an interesting event last night, the occasion being the sixty-ninth anniversary of Odd Fellowship in America, and the exercises were of a highly entertaining character.' The ora tion was made by Col. R. T. Daniel, of Grlflin, who delivered a beautiful and eloquent address on the subject of Odd Fellowship, after which the regular or der of exercises was gone through with, including songs, lectures, etc. It was an occasion of rare enjoyment to those who were privileged to attend, and es pecially to the members of the local or der and their friends. Col. Daniel is a pleasing and graceful speaker, and his exemplification of the symbolic beauties of Odd Fellowship was the re finement of eloquence, while his gen eral characterization of the principles ot the order was spirited and felicitous in the extreme. It was a fine ad dress, and quite in keeping with the dignity and interest of the occasion. An earnest and eloquent prayer was offered by Dr. Jas. Stacy. Hon. W. Y. Atkinson then introduc ed the orator of the day, Prof. Edgar T. Whatley, of Cave Spring, Ga., who delivered a beautiful and touching ad dress commemorative of the heroism of our glorious dead and the equally glorious cause in which they died. The speaker has a happy gift of orato ry, and his talents were never display ed to more pleasing advantage than on this occasion. Ilis subject enlisted the sympathy and interest of his audience from the first, and for the space of for ty minutes they hung upon his elo quence tirelessly and delightedly. It was an admirable effort and elicited frequent and generous applause from his auditors. After tlfc address a procession was \ formed in the street, in the following order: 1. Alechanics Brass Band. 2. Public Schools. 3. Citizens generally. Between sbe and seven hundred per sons were in the procession, and it was probably the most imposing demonstra tion in honor of our Confederate dead that has ever been seen in Newnan. The exercises were concluded at the cemetery by strewing flowers on the soldiers’ graves. There was a profu sion of flowers, considering the back wardness of the season, and they were scattered by loving and impartial hands on all the graves. It was an occasion to be remembered, and one whose annual observance (thanks to the noble ladies who have perpetuated the beautiful custom,) will ever enlist the tender solicitude and interest of our people. J. M. HIGH, The Regulator and Controller of LOW PRICES, 46, 48 and 50 Whitehall St., ATLANTA, GA. Silks, Dress Goods, Dress Trimmings, Linens, Domes tics, Laces, Embroideries, La dies’, Gents’ and Children’s Furnishing Goods, French Millinery, Kid Gloves, Cor sets, Hosiery, Parasols, Fans, Jewelry, and all classes Fancy Dry Goods and Notions. Samples will be sent, and all orders amonnting to $io and upwards Express charges will be prepaid—provided this advertisement is cut out and sent with order. studying law. He is one of Coweta’s who arrived last Friday on a visit to his brightest and brainiest young men and ! mother’s family and other relati\ es. will be a notable accession to the legal fraternity. Alessrs. T. A. and Ross Atkinson, of Greenville, visited their brother here last Saturday. Alessrs. J. G. Addy and W. B. Ed wards, Jr., of Senoia, worshipped with us last Sunday. The next session of the Atlanta Pres bytery will be held at Alountville, in Troupe county. Only those who have registered will be permitted to vote in the city bond election to-morrow. Air. and Airs. I. C. McCrory, of Thom- aston, spent Sunday here, on a visit to the latter’s parents. Dr. Gay, of Turin, is cultivating a luxuriant growth of side whiskers, and away from home would pass readily for Cliauncey AI. Depew—if he could con ceal his legs. Editor Pruitt, of Hogansville, was in the city Sunday. Referring to his visit in the People's Paper, he feelingly re marks: “Would that I could be there all the time.” The weather has to be mighty bad under foot- when Uncle Jimmie Carmi- cal and Judge Leigh fail to get up a joint discussion on the tariff when they come to town. Dr. J. P. Taylor, of Haralson, was in city yesterday on his way to Alacon to attend the - Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Alasons, which convenes there Wednesday.—Griffin Sup. We learn from Air. J. P. Russell that work .will soon be commenced on the new Presbyterian church at Turin. The contract has been awarded and most of the material is already on the ground. Aliss Emmie Robinson, who has been temporarily filling Aliss Jennie Cates’ position as teacher in the Industrial Institute at Columbus, Aliss., for sever al weeks past, returned home Wednes day morning. Air. Howard M. Smith, formerly of this city, has been elected secretary and treasurer of the Alacon Guaranty Company, which-organized in that city this week. The company has a paid up capital of $50,000. The first wagon manufactured by the Newnan Wagon Company tv as bought by Col. Joe Newman. It is a magnifi cent vehicle, and so durably construct ed that, with ordinary care, it ought to last twenty years. .Between four and five hundred Tex as ponies were sold in. this market dur ing the fall and winter. As a conse quence, not more than one hundred Dr. Welch is now located at Patterson ville, La., where he has resided for eight years past, and has built up a fine practice. He is a genial gentleman and a good physician, and his many friends in Newnan are rejoiced to hear of his Steed—Pinson. At S o’clock last evening, at the res idence of the bride’s mother in this city, Aliss Sallie Pinson was united in marriage to Air. W. A. Steed. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. II. Hall, in his usual graceful and impres sive manner, and was witnessed by quite a number of the relatives and friends of the contracting parties. The spacious parlor was handsomely decor ated, and no detail was omitted that good taste could suggest or willing hands provide. There was just enough of mirth to relieve the solemnity of the occasion, and yet not enough to detract from its impressiveness. Indeed, it was an ideal ceremony, and one that com bined all the pleasing features of this most sacred and solemn event. The wedding repast was bountiful and ele gant, and was enjoyed with a zest that lent additional interest and pleasure to the occasion. The presents were numerous, handsome and costly, testi fying in a most flattering manner the popularity of the bride. The happy couple will leave to-day for a short visit to Barnesville, the for mer home of the groom, where a re ception will be tendered them this evening. They have our best wishes. Two or three interesting communica tions intended for this issue will have to lie over until next week, owing to the late hour at which they were re ceived. Our correspondents will do us a favor by sending in their communica tions as early as Thursday morning, as we are frequently compelled to dis place other matter already prepared for the paper when they are received at a later hour. Jack Alagsby, an old negro fisher man living on Arthur Hutcheson's place, in Heard county, was drowned last Friday while fishing in the Chatta hoochee river. Failing to return after an absence of several hours, search was made by his family, who found his body floating in tlie water near the mouth of Cedar Creek. He was an epileptic, and it is supposed had an at tack while fishing his nets and fell into the water. Tie was well known in Newnan. The defeat of the bond question to morrow will not defeat public schools. The only possible effect will be one of “Death Loves a Shining Mark.” In our last issue we had occasion to refer to the severe illness of Aliss Lillie Davis, and exoressed a hope for her ultimate recovery. We knew that her condition was critical,but at the time did not dream that we would be called up on so soon to chronicle her death. This sad event occurred on Saturday even ing, and no chronicle in the town’s his tory was ever invested with more gen uine sorrow. The community has suf- fered a common bereavement and re fuses to be comforted. That one so young, so pure, so gentle, should be taken off at so untimely a pe riod, ere yet the flush of verging wo manhood had fixed its impress upon her fair young face, is a reflection whose bitterness is little softened even by the consciousness that her ransom ed spirit has found a happier dwelling- place. Her bright Christian character, gentle disposition and sweet consisten cy were not characteristics merely— they were graces, whose influence would have been exerted for good had she been spared to us. But, alas, for , , the uncertainty of human hopes, this temporary embarrassment, and at the . CQu]d not be _ * She is gone> and na ught present stage of the town’s growth and j left u§ save a hallowed memory, prosperity such a step backward We sympathize with the stricken would be extremely unfortunate, view- j familv iu their amict ion. Theirs is not ed from any standpoint. Defeat may , a common sorrow> and they need the temporarily impair the efficiency of our pra yers and sympathies of the entire community. The funeral took place on Alonday, conducting the services. The remains were inter- Meetlng of Soldiers’ Reunion Commit tees. The various committees appointed at the April meeting of the Confederate Veterans’ Association, for the purpose of arranging for the soldiers’ reunion on the 21st of July, met yesterday at the Court-house. Ala j or W. W. Thomas was called to the chair and Capt. II. C. Fisher re quested to act as secretary. The following committeemen were present: P. AI. Waltom, G. H. Carmi- eal, W. P. Bryant, J. B. Goodwyn, A. C. North, J. P. Brewster, A\ r . A. Turner, J. W. Anderson and Y. H. Thompson. The secretary was requested to no tify the following committees to meet here on the the first Tuesday in Alay, at 10 o’clock A. m., and their prompt at tendance is hereby urged: Committee on Grounds, etc.—Hugh Buchanan, A. B. Brown, P. AI. Wal tom, G. H. Carmical, W. P. Bryant, II. W. Camp, J. B. Goodwyn, A. R. Word and T. F. Jones. On Transportation—G. W. Ramey, P. II. Brewster and A. C. North. On Invitation—Clias. Wells, of 7th Ga. Regt.; G. AI. Hanvey, of the 1st Ga. Rgt. and 10th Ga. Batt.; J. P. Brewster, President Coweta Veterans’ Association; AY. A. Turner, AY. A\ r . Thomas, A. C. North, J. AV r . Anderson, Hugh Buchanan, R. L. Y. Long. On Subscription—J. B. AValker, P. AI. AYaltoin, John L. Bean, Henry Domin ick, J. li. AlcColluin, AY. T. Arnall, J. B. Goodwyn, A. R. AA r ord, A. Leigh, Thos. Jones, Charles Bolton, and L. R. Ray. On motion of Hon. J. B. Goodwyn, Captain II. C. Fisher was added to the committee on subscriptions. The following contributions were re ported by the committee on subscrip tions: N. B. Glover, one large red steer; J. B. Goodwyn, one mutton and one shote; II. II. Parks, one turkey gob bler; Y. H. Thompson, one yearling; P. AI. AYaltom, one shote; John AAb Powell, $5; Dan Swint, $5; J. AA T . An derson, one yearling; AY. J. AYood, five hundred feet of lumber; AY. AA-. Thom as, one shote; J. C. Gibson, one shote; AV. A. Turner, two kids; AY. H. Per sons, $5 (paid); AY. P. Bryant, one mutton; T. AY. Saxon, one yearling; AY B. Berry, $10; P. F. Smith $5; John Dunbar, one spotted yearling; .J. I. & G. O. Scroggin, two bushels meal; J. D. Berry, $5; A. 1).^ Freeman, $5; R. F. Hunter, one calf and one shote; L. R. Ray, $3; Dr. A. C. North, one shote; P. Tomlin, one mutton; AVm. AYells,$l. schools, hut it cannot abolish them. The system is fixed, and will he improv ed from year to year just iu proportion at Q K M Rey Jac . stacy as our citizens and tax-payers are liber- ^ ^ryices. ~ T he remains aland progressive in their attitude on ; red - n the family burying-ground. the question. Lawrence Barrett is said to have life insured for $120,000. his The Newnan Carriage and Buggy AYorks advertised in Sunday’s Constitu tion for two first-class wood workmen, and a member of the firm informs us Memorial Day. The memorial exercises yesterday af ternoon in hoijor of our Confederate dead were of a very interesting and im- that additions to the working force | pressive character. Three o clock was will be necessary in every department: the time appointed for the opening cer- if business continues to increase at the j emonies, and long before that hour the China Grove. Mr. Editor:—AVith a grand flourish of trumpets the vernal season opens. Society trips gaily along in new spring costume, and looking over its shoulder bids adieu to last season, having put carefully away each happy reminis cence, find with outstretched arms greets the new pleasures that await it. Alisses Julia and Alollie Harris will attend the marriage of -Aliss Sallie Pin son to-morrow night. A delightful dance was given last AVednesday night at the residence of Air. S. O. Smith, in Senoia, in honor of the China Grove young ladies. The music was splendid and no pains were spared by the genial hostess to make the occasion one of unalloyed pleasure. Those present were Alisses Julia and Alollie Harris,. Annie and Fannie Per kins, Tommie, Emma and Veta Hun ter, Belle Brantly, Sallie Long, Nettie Methvin, Olivia Strickland, Airs. AI. H. Couch and Airs. Long. The gentlemen were: Alessrs. Harris, Russell, Urqu- hart, Cock, Jones, Young, Kerlin, El der and Smith. The evening was one of rare pleasure, and the happy occasion will long he remembered by those who were present. Airs. J. S. AYilliams and her daughter, Aliss Florence, of your city, visited in the community last Sunday. April 25tli. Tiie Elite. The colored people of Georgia seem to be getting along very well. In 18-79 they paid taxes on $5,000,000 worth of property, and m 1887 they paid taxes on $9,000,000 worth. This is one of the results of letting politics alone and at tending to business. Dr. Calhoun Endorses Delectalave. This delightful preparation has called forth the following endorsement from Dr. A. AY. Calhoun, the eminent ocu list of Atlanta,. Ga.: Atlanta, Ga., Oct. IT, 1885. Dr. C. T. Brackett—My Dear Sir—It affords us pleasure, after a careful ex amination of the formula of your De lectalave, to bear testimony to its val ue, and to state that its curative quali ties are beyond question. I regard it. as the name implies, a delightful wash, and can recommend it to the public. A. AA r . Calhoun, AI. D. For sale by all druggists. 50 cents per bottle.. At MEYER’S. Commencing Monday, Everything cool to drink and eat. Ice Cream, Milk Shakes, Lemonade, Soda Water, Peach Cider, Champagne Cider. ICE! ICE! at all times this season and delivered at your door at any time. At MEYER’S. Don’t buy until you find H) out the new im provements, Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel of pur ity, strength, and wholesomf-ness, More eco nomical than the ordinary Kinds, and cannot be sold in competition with the multitude of low test, short weight, alum or phosphate powders. Sold only in cans. Royal Baking Powdee Co., 100 Wall St., N. Y. Save the Middleman’s Profits. Send For Catalogue. J. P. STEVENS & BR0., 47 WtuteSall st, Atlanta, Ga.