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TURIN. 1 PALMETTO. We sympathize with Mr. Frank Shell ; Miss-Leta Arnold is spending several in the death of his wife, who passed weeks at Titusville, Fla., with friends, away a few days ago at her home near Miss Estelle Wheelan, of Atlanta, is ! Standing Rock. She was a devoted the guest of Mrs. S. M. Dean. T member of the Methodist church, and ; Rev. R. C. Rhodes is visiting his ^on, highly esteemed by everyone. The re- Mr. Clarence Rhodes, at Los Angeles, mains were interred in Tranquil cem- Cal. etery, services being conducted by ! Mrs. Rev. I., L. Landrum. ike Hill, colored, who was sent to the State Sanitarium a few weeks ago, died at that institution Saturday. By fitrald and fldoeriiscr. NEW NAN, FRIDAY, FEB. f>. iTfrom OUR CORRESPONDENTS, i l - ■ ■ -- J J GRANTVILLE. The “Japanese tea’' given last Fri day afternoon by the Ladies’ Parsonage Aid Society was largely attended and much enjoyed. Miss Annilu Bark spent Monday night with friends at St. Charles. Mr. 1 #. II. Gilbert and mother spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives in Atlanta. Misses Love Stevens and Tommie Lou Lester spent last Friday in New- nan. Mr. “Doc’’ Robertson was in Atlan ta Tuesday. Mrs. I. N. Orr, jr., has returned to Newnan, after spending some time with her father, Mr. T. E. Zellars. Mr. William Allen Post spent Sun day in West Point. Miss Sallie Bohannon spent Saturday and Sunday with her sister, Miss Bes sie Bohannon, who is attending school in LaGrange. Miss Bessie Humphries, of Moreland, spent Thursday with Miss Cordie Hop- son. Miss Love Stevens is spending the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stevens. Miss Martha Andrews is at home again, alter a month’s stay in La- Grange. Miss Nina Jordan, of Hogansville, was in Grantville Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. ClifT Drake and chil dren, of Moreland, are spending a few days with their parents here. Miss Bessie Gilbert returned Monday to Newnan, after spending some time with Grantville relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Abner Camp, of More land, spent Monday and Tuesday here. Mrs. D. B. Lambert spent Tuesday in Newnan. Mr. T. M. Lester spent Tuesday in Atlanta. Mr. M. It. Lambert spent a day or so last week with his son. Mr. Irving Lambert, who is attending the A. & M. School at Carrollton. Mrs. Cristler, of Norcross, who has been visiting her brother, Dr. Letson, returned home Monday. Mrs. A. V. Orr, of Corinth, is visit ing Mrs. W. M. Orr this week. Mrs. J. O. Albright and little son were in Moreland a few days this week. Mrs. Sallie Sewell spent Wednesday in LaGrange. Mrs. W. M. White is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. John Wilkinson, at Ilo- gansville. Mr. M. W. Orr was in Newnan yes terday. Mr. J. T. Smith, of Newnan, was here yesterday. Miss Sunie Maude Hopson is visiting relatives at LaGrange and Odessadale. Mr. Holbrook, of Newnan, was in Grantville Saturday night,. Dr. J. T. Latimer, of Lone Oak, was here yesterday. Mr. Bat Rhodes spent Wednesday night in Atlanta. Mrs. E. B. Cotton visited her parents in Palmetto this week. Mr. W. E. Nall spent. Wednesday in Newnan. Feb. 3d. LONE OAK. The Lone Oak Social Club was pleas antly entertained last Friday evening at the home of Miss Lucile Barrow. Mr. M. M. Sewell made a business trip to Greenville yesterday. The funeral of Mr. Jas. Jordan, of Grantville, will take place at Lone Oak at 2 o’clock this afternoon. Mr. Jordan wns a brother-in-law of Dr. J. T. Latimer, of this place. He is sur vived by his widow and one daughter. Since the coming in of wintry weath er rabbit-hunting has been a favorite amusement with our local sportsmen. Apropos of sport, Mr. Emmett Sewell, of this place, has proved himself a suc cessful trapper, fifty-nine minks and a number of muskrats being numbered among the trophies of his skill this season. He finds an easy market for the sale of the pelts. Miss Sara Truitt, from near Hogans ville, visited Lone Oak friends Mon day afternoon. Among the consequences of the se vere weather we are mourning the sad taking off of jonquils, violets and other bright blossoms that gladdened the sight less than a week ago, but have as yet heard of no damage to more substan tial products in this vicinity. An opti mistic mocking-bird this morning, perched himself on the topmost bough of an elm tree near by, and in a brief carol announced that he had not been frozen out, and expected to be heard from later on. Feb. 3d. The Secret of Long Life. A French scientist has discovered one secret of long life. His method deals with the blood. But long ago millions of Americans had proved Electric Bit ters prolongs life and makes it worth living. It purifies, enriches and vital izes the blood, rebuilds wasted nerve cells, Imparts life and tone to the en- tn» system. It’s a godsend to the weak, sick and debilitated people. “Kidney trouble had blighted my life for months,’’ writes W. M. Sherman, Kate Smith, of Newnan, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrg. J. It. Sims, will return home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. V. II. Steed announce i the birth of a son, whom they will request Jof his relatives the remains i christen Frank Eugene, were sent here Tuesday for interment, j Miss Mary Johnson spent Tuesday in After spending a few days with Tu- ( Atlanta, rin friends and relatives Miss Lou In-1 A pleasant anticipated event of next graham returned to Senoia on Monday | week is the masquerade party to be ] a8 t t | given Friday evening by the members Mrs. Thos. Shell is in LaGrange this ! of the Sewing Club. The affair will be week on a 1 visit to her daughter, Mrs. a compliment to their gentlemen W. S. Gaines. I friends, and the occasion promises to be Mr. Algie Shell killed some line pork- j a happy one. ers during the cold spell, three of j Mrs. Alme Cochran, who has been which netted 900 lbs. J critically ill for the past two weeks, is The high wind last Friday blew down now convalescent, the colored Odd Fellows hall at Sharps-1 Misses Katie and Janie Hudson, of Atlanta, spent Sunday with their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Hudson Mrs. Lou Robinson has returned from an extended visit to relatives in Whites- burg and Carrollton. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Johnston will begin the building of a home on Main street in the early spring. Mrs. Geo. Moore, of Opelika, re turned home [Sunday, after spending several days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Steed. Misses Katherine and Ethel Reid en tertained the Sewing Club delightfully Tuesday afternoon. At the close of the sewing hour delicious refreshments were served. The members present were Mrs. R. C. Bacheller, Mrs. L. Remfrey, Mrs. D. B. Bullard, Mrs. H. W. Morris, Mrs. T. P. Zellars, Mrs. Walter Herrington, Mrs. A. N. Brit tain, Mrs. E. G. Duke, and Misses Louise Beckman, Nell Brittain, Mary Cochran. Lucile Condor, Mary Condor and Birdelle Stith. Feb. 3d. Washington Once Gave Up to three doctors; was kept in bed “for live weeks. Blood poison from a spi der’s bite caused large, deep sores to cover his leg. The doctors failed, then “Bucklen’s Arnica Salve completely cured me,” writes John Washington, of Bosqueville, Tex. For eczema, boils, burns and piles it’s supreme. Only 25c. at all drug stores. HAPPY VALLEY. Miss Dollie Sewell spent the week end with friends here. Mrs. B. R. Sewell and daughters, Misses Minnie and Essie, visited the family of Mr. T. M. Sewell Monday. Miss Odessa Moore spent Tuesday night near Roscoe with her sister, Mrs. J. B. Sewell. Mrs. J. S. Edwards and little niece, Sarah Lang, spent Tuesday at the home of Mr. C. 1. Stamps. Despite the cold weather there was a burg, entailing a heavy loss upon the lodge and the colored school at that place. The negroes have in course of erec tion at Turin a lodge and school-house, which will soon be completed. We are glad to see the race making an effort to elevate themselves, and they should be encouraged in their endeavors. The annual meeting of the stockhold ers of the Turin Banking Co. was held Monday, when a dividend of 8 per cent, was declared and a neat sum carried to surplus and undivided profits. All the old officers and directors were re-elect ed, except that W. B. Orr was chosen a director in place of S. J. Elder, re signed. The stock of this bank is quo ted at $140, and hard to get at that. Hon. W. B. Orr and Col. W. G. Post were here Monday to attend the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Tu rin Banking Co. Mrs. Jessie Howell has returned from a visit to friends in Newnan. Mrs. J. I). Hunter, of Senoia, is vis iting in Turin this week. Miss Beth Thurman entertained the young people Tuesday night at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. M. E. j Arnall. Misses Mary and Norma Jones visited Atlanta Saturday and Sunday. The meeting conducted by Rev. Dr. Robins, of LaGrange. at the Methodist church last week wns well attended and much enjoyed, and it is to be hoped that his line sermons benefited all who heard them. Feb. 3d. MORELAND. After months of intense suffering Mrs. Tom Key died last week. She leaves a husband and six children, with other relatives, to mourn her departure. She was buried at Bethlehem. At the grave Mr. Mitt Jones said many com forting words to the bereaved ones. Notwithstanding the severe weather | jr 00 d attendance at Sunday-school Sun Sunday a good congregation attended day afternoon. Mr. Gholston Sewell has been elected to succeed Mr. L. P. Glass as superintendent, and presided. Mr. R. C. Stamps has resumed work at the Newnan News office. Mr. Brady Sprayberry spent Sunday with Mr. Guy Sewell. Wedding bells are ringing. Feb. 3d. —The negro has been snubbed again in Yankeedom, and this time where he feels it most keenly. At Springfield, Ill., the home of Abraham Lincoln, the Lincoln Centennial Association has been formed and an elaborate pro gramme formulated for celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Lincoln, Feb. 12. But in the pro gramme there is no recognition of the negroes. They are completely ignored in all the exercises. Now the Spring- field Law and Order League, an organ ization of negroes, has met and adopted resolutions severely condemning the Lincoln Centennial Association for ex cluding negroes from the celebration, and the negroes declare that they will hold a celebration of their own.- Alba ny Herald. EXCURSION RATES To Mobile, Pensacola and New Orleans, via Central of Georgia Railroad. Account Mardi Gras celebration Feb. 18-23, 1909. excursion tickets will be sold to Mobile. Pensacola and New Or leans on Feb. 17, 18. 19, 20, 21, 22, good to leave those points returning up to and including, but not lat^r, than mid night of March. 1909. except that an extension to March 13 may he obtained by deposit of ticket and payment of ex tension fee of $1. For further information in regarc^ to total rates, service, etc., apply nearest ticket agent. A RECORD OF NINE TEEN YEARS. church services. A good many porkers have been killed since the cold spell set in. Mr. John O. Puckett, in company with his sister. Miss Romola, went to Newnan Sunday to enjoy a turkey din ner with Mr. Wm. Thomas. We visited Mrs. Elizabeth Worthen recently. She now lacks but three years of being a nonogenarian. She has always lived an active life, and had a fine appetite, but is quite feeble now. Miss Jessie Young, who has a flour ishing school at Longstreet, visited homefolks Saturday. Mrs. J. C. Drake is visiting relatives in Grantville this week. Feb. 3d. Revolts at Cold Steel. “Your only hone,” said three doctors to Mrs. M. E. Fisher. Detroit, Mich., suffering from severe rectal trouble, “lies in an operation.” "Then 1 used Dr. King’s New Life Bills,” she writes. “till wholly cured.” They prevent Appendicitis, cure Constipation, Head ache. 25c. at all druggists. LONGSTREET. Mrs. 1. M. Smith, who has been seri ously ill, is no better at this writing. Mrs. S. II. Todd spent the evening very pleasantly with Mrs. J. Y. Mc Donald Tuesday. Little Miss Annie Laurie Hammock is ill with measles this week. Mrs. Geo. Moore, from near Newnan, spent a few days last week with her grandmother, Mrs. 1. M. Smith. Miss Jessie Young, accompanied by her cousin, Miss I.ouclla Smith, visit ed homefolks near Newnan last Satur day and Sunday. . .. - , . 0 . , A very matter-of-fact Scotchwoman Misses I anme May Stamps and Wil- ca u e( ] [ 0 see a neighbor, an elderly wo- lie Todd spent Thursday night with man who had been ailing for some Misses Nellie and Eula Moore. i time. Mr. J. S. Hammock is in Troup conn-1 “ And how do > r ° u find y° urself to ‘ Tested Year Alter Year With Most Successful Results. The Farmers of Coweta and Adjoining Counties Are So Well Ac quainted With the Old Reliable Rrands of Guano Made By the Coweta Fertilizer Co. That no introduction or commendation is needed at our hands. We merely . w'sh to call attention to the fact that we are again handling these goods, and that we have no hesitancy in offering them upon their merits in competition with any grade or brand of fertilizer manufactured in the United States. Repeated tests during the past nineteen years, under all conditions, have demonstrated their superiority as a soil stimulant, and their {unquestioned efficacy as a plant food. We furnish the BEST GOODS for the LEAST MONEY. This season we are offering the following well-known brands, viz : Sea Bird Special Fertilizer 10. 3. 3. Extra high-grade. More plant food, at less cost. W. O. C., a Pure Blood Guano 10. 2. 2. Always gives satisfaction. Coweta High-Grade Fertilizer. 10.2.2. Never known to fail. Good for all crops. Aurora Ammoniated Phospho 9. 2. 1. A Pure Cotton Seed Meal Compound—reliable, tried, and never found wanting. A. A. P., (Acid Phosphate, with Ammonia and Potash) ... 10. 1. 1. Good where you do not need much Ammonia and Potash. Our Brands of Dissolved Bone and Potash are as follows : Sea Bird Dissolved Bone and Potash 15 & 3. Coweta Dissolved Bone and Potash 13 & 4. Coweta Dissolved Bone and Potash 10 & 4, Coweta Dissolved Bone and Potash 8 & 4. Coweta Dissolved Bone and Potash 12 & 2. Coweta Dissolved Bone and Potash 10 & 2. Pure Acid Phosphates- - Coweta High-Grade Acid Phosphate * 14 per cent. Coweta Standard Acid Phosphate 12 per cent. We appreciate the patronage given us by our friends in the past, and ask a continuance of the same. We guarantee fair treatment and as reasonable terms as can be offered by any dealer in Georgia. ANDERSON & BOWERS, AGENTS COWETA FERTILIZER CO., Newnan, Georgia. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. The following named parties paid their subscription dues to The Herald and Advertiser during the past week, which we hereby acknowledge with thanks: W M Ozmore, $1; Paul Dominick, $1; T J Pope, $1; Miss Eugenia Palmer, $1; A J Newman, $1; E E Fry, $1; N H Young, $1; Mrs. F G Golden, $1: Mealie SmitfiV 25c. ; R D Dominick, $1; I T Pritchett, $1; H F Harp, $1; A J Webb, 50c.; F B Jenkins, $1 ; W M Odom, $1 : Willis West, $1; T B New ton, $1 ; H I> Brower, 50c. High living is the limit of many a man’s lofty ideals. ... , , r i day, Janet?” was the greeting, ty this week looking after his farming ! .. All Martha. I’m very bad. interests. 1 Mr. Bradley Pope returned trom a trio to Atlanta to-day. Feb. 3d. Soldier Balks Death Plot. v It seemed to J. A. Stone, a Civil War veteran, of Kemp. Tex., that a plot existed between a desperate lung trouble and the grave to cause his death. ”1 contracted a stubborn cold,” he writes, “that developed a cough that stuck to me, in spite of all reme dies, for years. My weight ran down to 130 pounds. Then 1 began to use Ur. King’s New Discovery, which re stored my health completely. 1 now weigh ITS pounds.' For severe Colds, obstinate Coughs, Hemorrhages. Asth- This cold, damp weather’ll be the end of me. I’ll be a dead woman before very long. ” “Hoot, toot, woman! You’ve been saying that any time these last twenty years. I’ve no patience with you. I’ll tell you what it is. You want firmness of mind. Fix a day for your dying— and stick to it.” of Cushing, Me., "but Electric Bitters ma, and to prevent Pneumonia, it’s un cured me entirely.” Only 50c. at all rivaled. 50c. and $1. Trial bottle free, druggists. Guaranteed by all druggists. —Hon. Jos. M. Brown insists upon an inauguration which will be Jeffersonian in its simplicity. He proposes to walk to the State capitol, take the oath of office, make a short address and enter the executive chamber without more ado. He has been shaking the hands of the yoemanry this week all the way from Wilkes to St. Mary’s. He is mak ing friends, and his Democratic pro gramme will not make him any ene mies.—Savannah Press. THE TINNER, Is prepared to heat, slate, tin and gutter your house. Estimates fur nished on application. Only best materials used; only best workmen em ployed. Ample supply of ma terial always on hand. 19 Greenville St. Special Sale on at Scroggin F u r niture Co.’s Reduced prices on everything in store. uCall and let us show you the prettiest line of Furniture 'in the city. We Frame Pictures Excursion Fares via Central of Georgia Railway Company. To Washington. D. C. — Account Pres idential Inauguration March 4, 1909. I Tickets on sale Feb. 28. March 1, 2 and I 3. 1909. Final return limit March 10, | 1909. Passengers must leave Washing ton not later than midnight of March 8, 1909. r ! To Birmingham, Ala.—Account Lay men’s Missionary Movement, Presby terian church in the United States, Feb. 16-18, 1909. Tickets on sale Feb. 14-15, and for trains scheduled to arrive in Birmingham before 1 p. m. Feb. 16, , 1909. Final return limit leaving Bir mingham not later than Feb. 20, 1909. To Louisville, Ky.—Account South ern Electrical and Industrial Exposi tion, April 12-24, 1909. Tickets on I sale April 11, 12, 19 and 20, 1909, good I to leave Louisville returning not later than April 26, 1909. For full information in regard to to tal rates, schedules, etc., apply to nearest ticket agent. —Georgia was the fifth State to se cede and join the Confederacy. Dur ing the four years of Civil War she con tributed 120,000 troops, 20,000 more than the voting population she had at the outbreak of the war. She possibly suffered more than any of the Southern States, but out of the ashes that marked the wide area over which Sherman passed she rose again, phoenix-like, to startle the world of to-day with her prosperity. If you owe for this paper settle up