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Clnnouncemcnts.
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8. W. yiritilAV, Ituslness Mnnajjer.
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FOB. THE LEGISLATURE.
ing their cotton verv rapid] v this week, To the Voters of Coweta county: I hereby
, ,. announce inv candidacy for the positiou of
and are having it pinned as fast as they . nepr seutative in the next Legislature, for
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF CITY AND COUNTY <an pif k i( out ’ ro 8 ardl ess of the bag- ‘he Because tlie present liquor traffic in this
ging trust. ; county is very unsatlslactory, and a change
The Smith boys at Powelville are run 18 demand, d.
MBBCKirTION PRICK, 81.50 A VKAH.
All communications advocating the claims
Of Candidates for office will he charged for at
tiSthe rate of flvee ni" per line.
ning their gin on full time.
We are expect ing a wedding in this
community soon. There is a young
farmer in this section who has hay
stacks, mules, calves, and good land,
who is paying attention to one of
Turin.
. Mr. Editor:—Your reporter has just
returned front a trip through portions the belles of Newnan, and will be tnar
of this and Meriwether counties, and S q rumor says, about the first
thinking that, notes of the same might week in October. We all congratulate
interest some of your readers, I submit him on his sensible decision,
the following:
Puckett’s was taken in, and from the
business activity and general appear
ance of the place it certainly has a
bright future before it. Messrs. ( amp
& Cureton will soon have their large
Store-room ready for the storage of the
J. F. Williamson has bought a
of the A very plantation.
Sept. 2«th.
part
,7.
Panther Creek.
Mr. Editor:—! am called upon this
week to chronicle the death of another
wares of their own manufacture. These j t^etl lady, Mrs. Martha Warren, the
gentlemen deserve much credit for the mother of Messrs. G. L. and Mark War-
enterprise they have so successfully j ren, of this district, which took place
put on foot, and yet they have room to last Sabbath morning, September 23d.
extend their plans, by adding other in-; I learn that deceased was stricken with
dustries which would greatly enhance
their business and trade. The ginnery
at that, place is doing a fine business
and keeps five gins constantly engaged.
A large amount of cotton will change
hands at this place, as the merchants
are liberal bidders, while the farmers
are anxious to build up t heir home town.
This is right. The value of real estate
is thus enhanced, and every other in
terest is benefited.
Leaving Puckett’s, Lutherville was
the next point reached on the route.
This nice village wants a railroad. The
good people look forward to the. “long-
talked-of extension” with interest and
paralysis, and lived but a short time
after the attack. 1 have not had op
portunity to get the particulars. The
sincere sympathies of the community
are extended the bereaved family and
friends.
2 Because nooneelsese* ms willing to n ake
the race uu this the only live issue before our
Deople.
3. Because we want the revenue derived
front the sale of spirits to go into the county
instead of tlie city treasury.
4. Because the present permit system is
slavish, despotic, and degrading to American
manhood.
If 1 am elected I will have the Acts ot 1882-
83, and the amendments of 1886-87. known as
the prohibition Acts for Coweta county, re
pealed: and also secure the passage of a bill
allowing any man to sell by the quart on giv
ing tlie required bond and paying the license
in terms of the law. This would put the bus
iness on an equal footing, without increasing
the sales.
While I am opposed 1o intemperance of ev
ery kind and natur*. yet I believe, and hold
it to bean inalienable right, t! at each indi
vidual should have the privilege of spending
ills money as he sees proper. All restrictive
legislation strikes at the very foundation o '
our free institutions. Our forefathers went
to war with England for just such prohibitory
measures. By resisting they won their inde
pendence and freedom. Let us emulate tlvir
patriotic example and beas t-rue to those prin
ciples transmitted to us as they were true to
themselves and their God. Nothing more
could they have asked, and nothing less will
we do. Ii I tun elected the people ol Coweta
shall have no cause P > ri gret their choice: for
I am too proud to do wrong and too independ
ent to be servile. These are tny views, and,
if they are in accord with your own, go to
the polls in October and vote for me.
L. P. BARNES.
Newnan, Ga., Sept. 13. 1SH8.
FOB TREASURER.
To the Voters of Co«-eta county:
; I announce myself acandidate for the office
i of County Treasurer, subject tosuch rules and
a lilmrt (imo -arn n littlo rlrur helnne- i regulations as tlie Democratic party may
A snort time ago a little UOg Dtiong |„ <lopt fort he nominat ion of county officers.
ing to Nat Hill, colored, went mad and I have made it a ruleto cot for the nominees
„ • ,i 'of the Democratic party ad my life I have
bitone ot the children twice in the j had a great, deal of sickness in my famiiy;ain
Ml’. Sewell’s i a poor man, and would he thankful for your
to
face. It then ran off -- - ,, . . , , , ,
... „ ,,, help. As to my war record, I went toexery
and bit a little dog ot Mr. Newell S ! place that the 41st Georgia Regiment went to,
and a fine shote. The dog died next I of Vicksburg, i went iron;
morning. The shote went about two
weeks, but one day last week it was
IHarket Xeport.
FLOUR—Fancy
Choice Family
MEAL—Corn
BRA N—Wheat .
CORN—White
Mixed
GRITS—Pearl
HAY—Western
BACON—C. R. Sides
Smoked Shoulders
HaMS—Canvassed
Uncanvassed
TOBACCO—Common to Medium
Smoking
Fancy Chewing
HIDES—Dry Flint.
Green
POTATOES—Irish, per barre
.■sweet, per bushel
BUTTER—Good country
LARI'—Tierce
Tubs and kegs ....
EGOS—Perdoz
COFFEE-Per lb
s U G A RS—t ’ mutilated
Standard A
Crushed
Extra C
SYRUP—N. O.
\1-»T ..\sskS—Rloek strap
SALT— Per sack
NAILS —(basis) per keg
BAGGING—Per yard
COTTON TIES—Per bundle
6 50«t7 00
5 50@6CO
® 85
25
(4 85
® *
g 04
1 10
® 11
® 00
fa 10- 3
30® 4"
41 a. 85
55(41 00
(a, 00
(a. 03
3 00
® "5
20«l 25
10(412',
ta.12',
I® la
20® 25
(a 10
* 00
fal2',
<a s ;1 4
40® oo
(4 25
1 00(41 15
3 Ot.1
13® 14
1 50
COLE’S
seed cotton elevator
FARMERS’
SUPPLY
Will add to the popularity of your Gin because it cleans
the cotton and thus IMPROVES THE SAMPLE, saves
labor, lessens the danger from FIRE, and makes the
COST OF GINNING LESS.
Our Elevator is sold for less than half the cost of any
other system of handling cotton.
STORE!
! there to Fort Delaware, a prisoner I am (33
years of age. WILLIAM WISE.
seized with convulsions and would bite
everything it came in contact with. Mr.
will doubtless lend a helping hand to j Sewell spoke of killing it, but 1 have
secure what they so much need. Rev.
It. C. Rhodes recently resigned the
care of the Baptist church at this place,
whereupon Dr. Cousins was chosen as
his successor.
Passing from Lutherville, Rocky .
,,■ . ° . • .. , n ,„, 1 Cook got the end of his forefinger on
Mount was next visited, ami a pleasant ” . _ . . 5 T ,,
... , m •„,. AI..1-L- the lett hand cut off at the gin of I. R,
night spent with Major Mark Moigan , _ ... ...
b . , . .. , i i.. Tin. M i and Richard Smith, at Powelville, one
and his mosf excellent lady, liiema-. > ’
., . , i-day last week while packing cotton. At
jor, although nearly four-score yeais, is | j 1 ° ..
J -i. i .1 i r,,n rvf lif,. .,.1,1 the gm of Mr. J. M. (.lass tlie same
quite sprightly and lull ol Hu, and b ...
.? , , : llc . n „tprp,i day, and in the same community, Mr.
seems as though lie had just enteiecii , , . .
f . i \ „ John Smith happened to a similar ac-
the prime of manhood. As long as one LL .. , .
, , . , , i w ,„i i.ivfnot cidont, though his linger was not cut
of his age can place the heel oi ms root | • ^
on the ba.’k of his nock, there is no use j
of saying, “he is old.” Such feats our M •’>
aged friend can perform when he gets
a boyish mood upon him. There are
several stores, and branches of other
business, going on at the Mount, which
• • 1 i ,,f nnntimr risk any of the above enterin-ises
give rt the ring and hum ot anotner | _ - _ .
not learned whether he did so. .The
dog also went to Mr. Newt. Higgins’
and had a fight with his dog, but Mr.
Higgins shot the former and confined
his own dog to await results.
I am sorry to learn that Mr. .T. Caleb
FOR TREASURER.
T hereby announce my candidacy for tlie
office of County Treasurer, subject to such
rules and regulations as the Democratic par
ty may adopt for the nomination of county
officers. My extreme age and feeb’eness un
til me for hard labor, while my numerous
misfortunes during the past four or five years
have I,ecu of a character to render my condi
tion one of severe pecuniary distress. I shall
gratefully appreciate tiie support of my
friends, and all who may sync pathize with my
condition. .1 H. COPELAND.
entirely off. There are three things—
four things—that I don’t do, as
follows: I don’t clean out wells, top
FOR TAX RECEIVER.
The many friends of J. P. Reese hereby an
nounce his name as a candidate for Tax Re
trees, feed gins, nor ride behind a mg-! ceiver <>f Coweta county, subject i
ger on a mule. 1 believe in the doc-
' trine of election, but 1 ain’t going to
coming town. 1 was made sad to hear
of the death of Mr. John Key, which
occurred at his home near this place a
short time since.
The crops along my entire route will
approximate a fair averago—especially
the cotton crop.
Miss Beatrice Jones, after spending
severalllays among relatives and friends
at Turin, ret urned to her home neat
Roscoe last Friday.
Captain J. D. Hunter decides that
year will not ex-
Dr. J. J. Morgan preached one of
the best musical discourses at the close
of our singing school last Saturday, at
Jones’ chapel, I ever listened to.
It is another little bailiff at Consta
ble Dyer’s.
A Mr. Williams, of Carroll county,
will preach at Macedonia next Sunday
at 11 o’clock, a. m. There will be preach
ing at Powell’s Station next Sunday,
also, and at Sardis and Carroll’s Camp
ground.
The Alliance clubs of this and ad-
J. I. & G. 0. SCROGGIN
Have removed their stock to
the store-room on Greenville
street formerly occupied bv
W. P. Broom, and with new
and attractive additions there
to are better prepared than
ever to serve their customers
with anything that may be
needed in the Dry Goods or
Grocery line, and at the lowest
living prices. Their groceries
and other staple goods were
mostly bought before the re
cent rise in prices, and they
propose to give their custo
mers the full benefit of this
advantage. They have the
nicest and prettiest line of fall
and winter Clothing in town,
and respectfully invite an in
spection of the same. They
for tax receiver. are also headquarters for fine
,J»r»T«rSSr'.T<^rS£!Sr Boots and Shoes, and can of-
S.CtS£5StS5j3S.itt. u a. , 51S^'S fer inducements that will make
it to your interest to see them
before buying.
Give them a trial. They
will take pleasure in showing
their goods, whether you wish
to buy or not.
FOR TREASURER.
I am a candidate ffir the office of Treasurer
of Coweta county, subject to the action of t lie
Democratic party. In making this announce
ment I wish to state to my fellow citizens
that in 1887 my crop was rained by 111“ over
flow of the river, and this year the hail
storm has destroyed a large part of my cotton
crop. Iam sixty-five y< ars of age and too
infirm to rep *ir my loss by manual labor, and
ask forthe office of Treasurer to relieve me
of the financial embarrassment consequent
upon the disasters which bcfel my crops this
and last year. G. H, S ANDERS.
the act ion
of the Democratic party. Mr. Reese is one of
our worthiest, host clt i/.ens, and his numerous
misfortunes within the past few year-, have
been such as entitle him to consideration and
support.
inv lrtcnds.
JOHN W. HUNTER.
FOR TAX COLLECTOR.
I hereby announce myself as a candidate
for the office of Tax Collector ot Coweta coun
ty, subject to the action<of the Democratic
party. 1 have been unfortunate in 1 sing one
of iny hands, which incapacitates me for
farming, and being satisfied that 1 can trans
act the 4> siness of the office credit ibly, I
therefore earnestly solicit the support of the
voters of Coweta county. K. <'. \VA Rh.
We have just received a car-load of
PIPING,
From the Pittsburg Mills, and can sell at prices that would
surprise you. You can not afford to be without
PROTECTION FROM FIRE
when pipe is so cheap.
Save your boilers bv having our
“JET” PUMP
to raise water from well. It is cheap and the best mean. 4
on earth for raising water.
Inquire about our anti-Wind Mill Water System.
R. D. COLE MANUFACTURING CO.,
NEWNAN, GEORGIA. *
his cotton yield this y— — . . . , , , , ,
ceed half a crop, suul predicts that the | joining districts have, 1 learn, estab-
of cotton will reach 11 cents by
price
Christmas. The opinions of such men
are worth much in such matters; for
the. impression now prevails that the
cotton crop will fail far short of the ex
pectations entertained a few weeks
since.
llev. W. II. Frichard will preachat
Glen Grove next Sunday.
Lev. II. S. Bees and his daughter,
Miss Mamie, leave on the ’-tilth inst, for
a visit to relatives near Columbus. He-
turning they will stop in Harris count\
and attend the M estern Association.
j>rof. Moses’ school at Turin closed
this week, and it is hoped that his ser
vices may be
Mr Ed Bridges has bought the home j this county.
place of Mr. James Walker, and Mr. j Sept.
Walker has bought Mr. Flem ArnalFs V Since
, n , he McIntosh mult while Mr. Hytle’s little
ALLIANCE WAREHOUSE.
w. s.
ASKEW,
General Manager.
J. H.
RUSSELL,
General Superintendent.
r--75The Farmers’ Alliance will, on the ist day of
September, open for business in the city of
Newnan, a warehouse. The undersigned have
been elected as managers, with full power to conduct and con
lished a co-operative store at Lodi. I
notice that in Carroll county they
have established similar stores; also
Alliance mills, ginneries, and other
enterprises.
We have received a letter from Miss
Della Reese, Quitman, Texas, who
states that her sister, Miss Reaner, has
been quite sick with remittent fever,
though she is now able to be up.
Quite a heavy rain on last Saturday
night. Weather a little cool at this
" mu Joseph and wife have a verv sick 1 trol the same. They'are responsible for any losses that may
be sustained through the neglect or mismanagement ot the
We are sorry to hear of the death of! employeess. We have rented the house known as the Rus-
proeured for another | Mr. John Key, of Rocky Mount, Meri-! ge jj \V are h 0USe , which is one of the best In the city, being
I wether county. He was wen m ; J ar g e an d well suited for the business. We have employed
Mr. J. H. Russell to superintend the business. Mr. Russell
Since writing the above Mr. for several years conducted business at this stand. His
f , rn the McIntosh mm; wnue -u.. - boy has died, which sad mora f character and business qualifications are too well known
An,an lias Dougin the Wilderness “eeund olTndMn to require comment here. We well keep at the scales a com-
Of Mr. Walker ! Mrs . Hv de have lost and now they petent and trustworthy weigher. Our charges will be reason-
Mr. J-** McCollougu nan a cium * 1 —
on Sunday last. The remains were in
terred at Tranquilla.
Sept. 26th.
R. A. T.
• night. This is the
; and Mrs. Hyde have lost and now
1 are left childless. Both children were
' bright and promising and the joy of
t heir parents. We tender our heartfelt
I sympathies.
I learn that there is a large mulatto
5 man skulking about in this community
Cedar Creek.
Mr. Editor:—l have been away from
home for the past month in the conn-
ties of Campbell, Fulton, Clayton and.™ •
Fayette visiting friends and having a ' attention. 2d GEORGIA CAVALRY!
time. Everywhere 1 went the |
were complaining of the crops.
able. We have also arranged to make liberal advances, at
reasonable rates, to those who wish to store and hold their
cotton for spring prices. We solicit the patronage of all far
mers in this and adjoining counties, and ask a liberal share of
the buyers and merchants of the city. We extend to and ask
who is supposed to be an escaped con- G f managers of other warehouses the usual business cour-
We shall make no radical changes in the usual meth-
T. E. FELL & CO.
HARDWARE,
NAILS,
IRON AND STEEL,
CUTLERY,
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
HOUSE FURNISHING HARDWARE,
.Cooking Stoves and Tinware.
o
COTTON GINS,
CARRIAGE MATERIAL,
BELTING.
All kinds of Job Work in Tin
done on short notice.
Newnan, Ga.
W P BROOM GREAT REDUCTI0N
tesies.
good
people
Composed of the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th
and 6th Georgia Regiments
of Cavalry.
By an order from headquarters I am
Many of the farmers i i ler eby commanded to extend a cordial
and 1 don’t believe the cotton yield j
will be as good in those counties as it j
ods, but conduct it on sound business principles. To the Al
liance brethren of the adjoining counties we extend a cordial
invitation to bring your cotton to this city and weigh with us.
To the members of the Farmers’ Alliance in this county we
desire to say, this is a business enterprise of vour own crea-
level when they get — -
work. Some of the houses constnwted
for the officers cost not W f
teen thousand dollars, and all wx ot
the most modern style ot ;11 ' l!iu '
East Point is getting to be ^ •
town. A great many manufaetoru
are being erected and are m op
The Jersey farm is a
like myself, it
Ji
ll. A. North, A iee-Pre
R. M. Tench. Sec’y.
List of Letters
Remaining in the Post Office at New-
' | nan Oa., September 24. 1SSS. If not
u-tones ca ii e jf or in thirty days will beforward-
eration : to the Head Letter Office:
H. Benton, W. S. Copeland, J. P. Jones, S. G. Allen,
Cheapest insurance rates of any warehouse in the city.
i ANNOUNCES that he has moved his stock
: from Greenville street to his commodious
■ store-room on BAY STREET, where he will
j be better prepared than ever to sell the
BEST GOODS
AT Til?:
LOWEST PRICES!
Call and s«e me for all kinds of
GROCERIES,
DRY GOODS.
HARDWARE,
& CROCKERY
i and, in tact, anything yon want. If it is to he
1 found in this market I have it.
\V. P. BROOM
there.
sight ro a country boy
rthan any we hau- m
shows how attentive
•oinfort of their
is a liner buildin
Coweta, which
these men are to the o
stock. _ mi i
The Baptist Association ru-. b
at Bethsaida church. Clayton
September 29th.
held
county.
Miss G. L- Davis,
Mrs. Mary Hunner, col d.
Miss Lizz’ar Johnson.
W. C. Jones, col.
Wiilie Laron,
G. W. Mayes.
R. .At. Murphy,
Newt MeLarin,
Y D. Rutland,
Miss Hariet Sewell.
J. R. McCollum, P. M.
DONAHUE, JUDSON, & CO.
HOUSE AND SIGN
PAINTING & PAPER HANGING,
20 S. BROAD STREET, ATLANTA, GA.
,‘untry work solicited.
Land and Stock for Sale.
I offer for sale l^O acres of land, within one
mile of Puckett’s Station, well improved; 40
acres in original w«-o!s. we’l watered, good
orchard, well improved. Also50acres w thin
three miles of Puckett's station, mailin'e
in:! sot Grantville. on the A'ianta-und West
Pcin: Railmad; 20 acres in original woods,
soittl ore! aid and sood tenant house.
I will ai.-o sol! -'■> acr,' of land in M ri-
mether county. Ga.. within six mi'> s of
Luthf-rv and two mih - east <■. R - ky
Mount. This iand is w-11 ::npr<.vtd-i ■ 1
be divi i -d up into small kiriic. Prefer - !1-
ine the whole farm in Meriwether, but «•;:
sel to -nit purchasers.
I will also s 20 h< ad of g >od young mules
.us:’, hors, o including several good .-addle : 1 1
harnt s- horses.
For further information apply at i; \ ;
ham, at N-.wnan. T. N. BINGLaM.
We have decided to reduce
the retail price of the “Stagg’s
Patent Coffee Pots,” to bring
them within the reach of ev
ery family, i quart, 50c. 2
quart, 60c. 3 quart, 75c. 4
quart, 90c. A trial will con
vince any one that it is the
only Coffee Pot that will make
nice, clear, pure coffee, retain
ing the full strength of tjie
coffee in the pot.
T. E. FELL & CO.
Ginning Outfit and Saw Mill
For Sale !
I offer for sale one ld-horse engine, two
VanWlnkle "ins, : -d* r- and condensers,
(ore W-saw and one ’0 saw, one Cole power
•ottoa pre--, one pair p at form scales and one
fir-t-cia-s -aw-rni l. in good condition. The
engine lias been in use alr>-it sixty days. The
.ins have been used but on- -• ason, and are
.ilRWs: good us new. Will sell cheap for
cash, or upon easy t-. rms. Address me at
N ill at p it two niles west
of Newnan, n Clarke’s Ferrv road.
B. H. DIAL.
-T u>'— V.- •'* of I.egHl Blanks for sale by
Mut.'J. t:n I. :• x Co., N. . :.au, Gu.