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T/ Wl» Spring Goods Arriving Daily i£i 4* The new spring goods are coming iri on every freight, and we will soon have the most complete assortment of merchan dise ever shown in New- nan. Among the new arrivals of this week we direct especial attention to the following: Killarney Dress Linens— This material is the greatest value ever of fered in a linen-finish material at the price. The goods will wash and wear like all-linen. Width, 39 inches; price, 15c. A number of imita tions of this popular fabric are on the mar ket, but there is only one “KILLARNEY.” See that the name “Kil larney” is stamped in green letters on each yard of the selvedge. None genuine without this trade - mark. We control this material for this section. Ulster Dress Linens— This is a heavy-weight linen - finished material, spring-water bleached, and will give satisfac tion to the wearer. 33 inches; price, 15c. a yd. New Embroid eries— The new embroideries are here, and we think your verdict will be that it is the best line you ever saw. Match sets in cambric, nainsook and swiss. Dainty baby sets for infants’ wear. Every piece of this embroidery is well finished and made on the highest grade of material. The embroid ery will wear as long as the garment you put it on. We invite your in- pection of these beau tiful goods. New Laces— Some of the prettiest designs you ever saw in French val. laces. An assortment that you will not see equaled else where. New linen tor chons in a large variety of patterns. New trim ming laces. New nets, new all-overs. Silk Gloves— When you buy silk gloves, why not get the best? We are distribu tors of the celebrated “Kayser” double-woven finger-tip gloves. The tips outwear the gloves. “W. B.” Corsets— There is always satis faction in knowing that you carry the best line of goods of its kind made. The reputation of “W. B.” corsets makes it useless for us to praise the make. It is only necessary for us to say that tfe carry all the latest models in this popular corset. A cor set for every figure, and satisfaction guaranteed. Local Happenings Told in >? SHort ParagrapHs >!• co) NEWS AND PERSONAL TO OUR ITEMS LOCAL OF GENERAL INTEREST READERS. Coo >/?) Cotton selling to-day at 9 3-8o. Clock. Clocks. Register. Alarm clocks. Register for the bond election. Meet me at Boone-Stripling Co.’s. The Ladies’ Bible Circle of the First Baptist church will meet next Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. W. 11. Daniel. Five prizes to be awarded. Call and get particulars. Marbury’s Furniture Store. Our pork is from small pigs; there fore, it’s tender. Carmichael’s, ’phone 28. Fresh shipment of Lowney’s choco late just received. Adams, the Grocer. The hunting season closes next Mon day. Marbury’s premiums are worth some thing. Who’s your grocer? If not Adams, why not? The Chattahoochee was on a rampage yesterday. Special values in linens at Boone- Stripling Co.’s. Coupons with every cash purchase of 31 at Marbury’s. Giving away alarm clocks at Scrog- gin Furniture Co.’s. Judge W. B. W. Dent returned Wed nesday from Florida. Have you tried some of Carmichael’s pure lard? ’Phone 28. Ye old-fashioned country lard at Car michael’s. ’Phone 28. Box ball alley free to ladies from 2 to 5 Friday afternoons. Mr. and Mrs. Eph Dent, of Atlanta, spent Sunday in the city. Capt. Ii. A. Johnson, of Atlanta, was in the city Wednesday. Another premium offer—best yet—at Marbury’s Furniture Store. Time'is flying. Keep time with a Scroggin Furniture Co. clock. Let Benson press that suit of yours. You will find him on the square. " With each $10 purchase at Scroggin Furniture Co.’s you get a clock. We sell prime beef. Carmichael’s, ’phone 28. All oysters—no juice. Adams, the Grocer. Bottled olives from 10c. to 75c. Adams, the Grocer. Extra values in negligee shirts, 50c. Boone-Stripling Co. Highest market price paid for hides. G. O. Carmichael. Feed your hens on green ground bone. Carmichael’s, ’phone 28. Monday only, eggs 15c. dozen. Eggs- actly 1 Adams, the Grocer. Buffalo meat is tough. We don’t sell buffalo. Carmichael’s, ’phone 28. A few more of those nest onions left at 5c. per quart. Adams. Miss Opal Elder, of Macon, will come to-day for a visit to Miss Olivia Harris. Benson cleans clothes cleaner than any cleaner that cleans. ’Phone 294. Have you tried our pure ribbon cane syrup? It’s fine. Adams, the Grocer. Rooms to Let.—Several nice rooms, with bath. Apply at GO Temple avenue. If you want ice, or if you have any plowing or draying to be done, ’phone 7. Capt. C. M. Speer, of Carrollton, was in the city for a few hours Mon day. Mr. Ben S. Orr is serving on the Federal grand jury -in Atlanta this week. You get a nice alarm clock at Scrog gin Furniture Co.’s with each $10 pur chase. Fall-sown oats are as promising as we have ever known at this season of I the year. Box ball is especially a lad:es’game. Alley free for ladies to practice every morning. Judge Frank Reagan, of McDon ough. was in the city Tuesday on legal business. Miss Lyda Brown, of Newnan, will visit Mrs. Hugh Hill next week.—West Point News. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Melson have gone to Hot Springs, Ark., for a month’s stay. See Boone-Stripling Co.’s ad. if you are to buy a suit. Then see their goods and you will buy. Wilbur Brown, of New York, New nan and New Orleans, was here the first of the week. Two hundred bushels genuine “Un known” peas for sale by Wahoo Mfg. j Co., Sargent, Ga. I Have you bought a box of cigars from Adams? They are cheap in price, but fine in quality. Miss Ella Turner’s millinery open ing will occur on Tuesday and Wednes day, 23d and 24th inst. Genuine Tennessee Burt oats and Texas red rust-proof oats for sale by j H. C. Arnall Mdse. Co. Men are made of dust. Dust settles occasionally. Are you a man? If so, trade with Adams, the grocer. Green ground bone is the finest chicken food known. -Carmichael has it, in any quantity. Phone 28. Are your chickens sick? Buy your chicken feed and poultry food from Adams, and do away with all that. New shoes and oxfords for men, la dies and children. Boone-Stripling Co. No luncheon is complete without peas—we have the good kind. Adams, the Grocer. Good catsup certainly improves your meats—we have the good kind. Adams, the Grocer. “Special Sale,” Monday Only.— All fresh country eggs 15c. per dozen. Adams, the Grocer. Butterine is much richer than butter, and for pastry cooking it has no equal. Carmichael’s, ’phone 28. We can give you a mighty good full patent Hour for $1.60 per sack of 50 lbs. Adams, the Grocer. The same goods tor less money is what we want you to expect at this store. Boone Stripling Co. Leading champion Rhode Island Red eggs, $1.50 for fifteen. Apply to C. C. Puckett, R. F. D. 6, Newnan, Ga. Pure breed S. C. Rhode Island Red eggs for sale at $1 for fifteen. Apply to A. H. Young, R. F. D. G, Newnan. Rev. T. R. Kendall, jr., and family, of Moreland, were the guests last week of Rev. and Mrs. A. E. Sansburn. Butterine is purer than butter, and you can’t tell it from the best country butter. Carmichael sells it. ’Phone 28. Miss Leita Jones, ot Whitesburg, stopped over with Miss Kittie Bolton Tuesday night en route to Ashland, Ala. Miss Pearle Foster left Monday for Hartford, Ala., where she has accepted a position with a millinery establish ment. Every citizen of Newnan who has the welfare of the town at heart should talk and work for school bonds—and work hard! Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Fisher ran down from Atlanta Saturday afternoon to get a breath of fiesh air, and remained un til Monday. Mrs. Mary Woolley and little daugh ter, who have been visiting Mrs. Hern don Murray, returned to Atlanta Sun day morning. Save the coupon in next Sunday’s Atlanta Journal and present it to Ad ams. the grocer, and get a cake of nice toilet soap free. Mrs. D. T. Ely. of Union Springs, and Mrs. A. G. McAndrews, of Bir mingham, are the guests of Mrs. R. E. Simms this week. ] Miss Annie Worsley, of Macon, was the guest this week of her cousin, Mrs. A. E. Sansburn. She left yester day for New York. John II. Dunlap, of Rocky Mount, was the happy recipient of the fine leather iocker given away at Marbu ry’s Furniture Store. Pure barred Plymouth Rock and brown Leghorn e gs for sale—75c. for fifteen. Apply to Paul Dominick, R. F. D. 6, Newnan, Ga. Mr. Ellison Richards came down from Atlanta and spent Sunday with his family, who have been visiting here for a week or so. The Young Ladies’ Bible Study Cir cle of the Central Baptist church will meet next Thursday afternoon with Miss Katherine Gibson. Watch out for the Dominick Mer cantile Co.’s millinery opening in Tu rin. Announcement will be made later. Watch for it. and come. The Ladies’ Bible Study Circle of the Central Baptist church will meet next Friday afternoon in the Sunday- school room of the church Mr. J. R. Holt will leave Sunday for New York and Boston, where he will spend several days buying holiday goods for the Holt & Cates Co. S. C. Rhode Inland Red Eggs For Safe.— Pure and select stain, $1 and $1.50 for fifteen. Apply to Mrs. W. I’. Holmes, 78 Temple Ave., Newnan. Wanted.—Cow, about three-fourths or seven-eighths Jersey, not over 5 years old, with young calf. Address J. C. Leach, 86 College street, Newnan. We have a fine line of all kinds of furniture, cheap and good. Try us. We will save you money. Marbury’s Furniture Store. Come Quickly ! — Two mules, two wagons and two buggies for sale. One 3-room dwelling for rent, close in. W. A. Turner, sr. The citizen who favors a better and i more efficient system of public schools for Newnan cannot consistently oppose an issue of bonds for school purposes. Mrs. W. P. Bryant, who has been seriously ill at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. J. W. Webb, in Carroll coun ty, was reported some better yester day. Miss Augusta Mann, who has been attending the Girls’ Normal and Indus trial College at Milledgeville, is at home recuperating from a recent ill ness. Mr. Ben Swint, of Macon, and Mr. Lum Swint, of Americus, are in the city, having been called here by the illness of their father. Judge Thus. Swint. Mr. E. C. Adams, of McDonough, passed through Newnan a few days ago with eighty-three head of fine beef cattle, which he picked up in Heard county. Hon. N. W. Collinsworth, one of the Seventh district’s best farmers and a niember of the Jury Commission, was in town yesterday and gave us a pleus- ant call. Mr. Young Scroggin has bought the Owens cottage on College street, and will occupy it with his family as soon as some alterations and improvements can be made. Yes, Newnan will have a Chautauqua next summer, of course; and if the different attractions now being nego tiated for can be secured, it will bo the best ever. Governor-elect Brown's itinerary for the coming week will include visits to Hogansville, (Wednesday.) Franklin, (Thursday,) West Point, (Friday,) and LaGrange. (Saturday.) Congressman Adamson is spending the week at his home in Carrollton, but will return to Washington to-morrow for the special session of Congress, which convenes Monday. The almost incessant rains the past few weeks have interfered seriously with farm work in this section, and our farmer friends are growing rather “blue” over the situation. Col. Bob Urr has been acting as Clerk of the Superior Court this week in the absence of Mr. Lynch Turner, who is detained at home on account of the serious illness of his wife. The $60 sewing machine was drawn for the second time at Marbury’s on Saturday. March G. Lucky number - 1,144. Bring it in. Marbury’s Furniture Store. Barred Plymouth Ruck Eggs.-—We can furnish full barred Plymouth Rock eggs for setting at thirteen for $1, or thirty for $2. ’Phone or mail us your orders. Reese Drug Co. Col. Harry Fisher, of Newnan, the well-known ’possum king of Georgia, was here yesterday shaking hands and exchanging greetings with his Griffin friends.—Griffin News and Sun, 10th inst. The prices for the “Deestrick Skule” will be: General admission, 50c.; re served seats, 75c. Reserved seats are on sale at the Reese Drug Co.’s. Don’t run the risk of having no seat Tuesday night. For Rent.—Eight-room residence on Salbide avenue, close in; good barn and garden; well located for boarding house. Possession at once. Apply to Mrs. John Askew, at Mrs. R. II. Hard away’s. Mr. P. F. Cuttino is building a 40- foot addition to the store occupied by M. C. Farmer & Co., which will be used for the storage of meat, grain, and other heavy groceries carried by the firm. Mr. L. B. Mann had the misfortune to lose Monday from an attack of dis temper one of the fine horses which he brought from Kentucky recently for the Newnan market. The animal was valued at $250. The St. Cecilia Chorus, which will present the operetta, “Egyptian Queen,” at the auditorium on the evening of April 30, has decided to do nate the proceeds to the Daughters of the Confederacy. Rev. A. E. Sansburn will be accom panied to his appointment at Mt. Car mel next Sunday by Hon. S. E. Leigh, of Grantville, who will deliver an ad dress on the objects of the “Laymen’s Missionary Movement.” Wanted. — District manager and so licitors in Coweta county for Citizens’ Life Insurance Co. Liberal commis sions and attractive policies. Address E. L. Blankenship, manager S. W. Georgia; office, Columbus, Ga. Miss Dora Smith, an experienced trimmer of Atlanta, is with Miss Ella Turner this season, and is creating some pretty things in spring millinery for the opening display on Tuesday and Wednesday, 23d and 24th inst. Billings’ For Rubber Heels. I have a first-class shoemaker, and am now pre pared to do all kinds of shoe and har ness repairing in short order, and mv prices are right. At A. It. Burdett’s old office. A. Jay Billings. Our buyer is now in the Eastern markets purchasing new spring goods, which will be received and put on sale in the next few days. We will have some unheard of values in nice mer chandise. Boone-Stripling Co. Lost.— Sunday night, somewhere on A. & W. P R. It. between Bolton’s crossing and junction, or on E. Savan nah street, a heart-shaped gold breast pin. A reward of 75c. will be paid if returned to Nancy Weathers, 102 Sa vannah street. The teacher, Mrs Honeysuckle, the committee, Mike, the giggling girl, the crying girl, the boy who drinks water. Nosegay, and all the other “skollars” will create no end of fun when “skule takes un” at the audito rium next Tuesday night. We regret to note the serious illness of our venerable townsman, Judge Thus. Swint, and join his many friends in hoping for his speedy recovery. He was stricken early Friday morning, and, although still quite sick, is thought t) be somewhat better to-day. For .Sa/c. —Limited quantity of the celebrated “Marlborough” seed corn; also, several hundred bushels "Lee’s Improved” cotton seed. Parties d>- siring choice seed for planting would do well to see me at once. F. M. Lee. Plants For Sale.—Tomatoes, (four varieties,) egg plants, cauliflower, sweet pepper, (two varieties,) celery, (four varieties,) Chinese giant pepper, (the largest grown.) All plants in sea son. Crisp, tender lettuce now ready. Geo. Neely, 95 Greenville street. Warning.—This is to warn the public not to employ or harbor my son, Rob ert Lee Nichols, he being a minor and having left his home in the Fourth dis trict without my consent. Has a scar on the left side of jaw and neck. This March 10, 1909. "Doc” Nichols. Warning. —This is to warn the pub lic not to give employment to my hoy, Sola Hindsman, colored, as he is a minor and left my home without cause. Is 12 years of age, and has one large and one small eye. Left home Sun day, Feb. 28. Dave Hindsman. Mrs. R. J. Lee, of Atlanta, under went an operation Monday for appendi citis. The operation was performed by Dr. Floyd McRae, of Atlanta, and Dr. W. A. Turner, of this city, and Mrs. Lee’s Newnan friends will lie glad to know that she is getting along nicely. Many farmers are sowing spring oats. They are likewise preparing to plant corn. These are the most useful and economical crops that the Southern farmer can raise, no matter what the price of cotton may be. Even 15c. cot ton will not compensate for an empty barn. Mr. Hubert Smith, of Atlanta, spent a few days with Newnan friends last week. lie is now with Chamberlin- Johnson-DuBose Co., where he holds an important position in the dress goods department. Newnan people visiting that establishment will confer a_favor by asking for him. Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Lotts returned last Friday from a trio of ten days to Washington and New York. They com bined pleasure with business on the trip, and had as much of both as they could well look after. Mr. Frank L. Stevens, who was in New York at the same time, is also at home. Notice to Teachers.—The next exam ination of teachers will be held on June 18 and 19, next. The questions will be shaped in great part by Dutton’s "School Management” and Dinsmore’s “Teaching of a Country School.” V. A. Ham, County School Commissioner. Final Drawing.—We held our final drawing on Saturday, March 6, as ad vertised. All the premiums except $3 had been given out. This was drawn for until the correct number was pre sented. No. 6,258 drew the $3, and was held by Mrs. J. C. Sewell. D. W. Boone Co. Two hundred and fifty men’s suits priced for quick selling. They are spring goods, all good styles, but car ried over from last season ; $10 suits, $5.98: $15 suits, $7.85; Hart Schaffner * Marx $18 suits, $9.85; $22.50 suits. $11.85. Don’t buy your suit until you have seen ours. Boone-Stripling Co. The barbecue given Saturday by the ladies of the First Methodist church was a great success. The net receipts were $77, and if provision had been made to feed all who wanted dinner a much larger sum would have been real ized. The ladies will be better pre pared next time to take care of the crowd. Solicitor-General Terrell is attending court this week, although he has not yet recovered fully from the sudden illness with which he was seized about ten days ago. Col. W. L. Stallings is again assisting in the duties of ‘State prosecutor this week, and has had the management of most of the criminal cases disposed of thus far. Lodge. Notice. — On Monday night next Newnan Lodge, No. 102, I. (). O. F., will confer the initiatory degree on a club of fifteen candidates. A full attendance of the membership is de sired;—more especially is every mem ber of the degree team urged to be present. J. C. Leach, N. G. F. A. Willis, Sec’y. The revival meeting at Lovejoy Me morial church, which had been in prog ress a couple of weeks, closed Monday night with fifty-five accessions to the membership. It was the greatest re vival in the church’s history, and Bro. Sansburn is very happy over it. He was ably assisted during the meeting by Rev. T. It. Kendall, jr., of More land. It will grieve her many friends to learn of the critical illness of Mrs. Lynch Turner. She has been a invalid for several months, but grew much worse a few days ago, and is now des perately ill. The family physician and two trained nurses are in constant at tendance, but we regret to know that little hope is entertained for her re covery. Millinery Opening. — Miss Ella Tur ner will have her spring opening on Tuesday and Wednesday, 23d and 24th inst., and extends a cordial invitation to the ladies of Newnan and vicinity to visit her establishment on those days. Included in the display will be a num ber of handsome pattern hats, and everything else new and attractive in spring millinery. Notice to Fisher men . — l have decided not to lease Wynn’s pond to a stock company this year, but to allow the public fishing privileges during the months of April, May and June upon the payment of $5. Under no circum stances will net fishing be allowed, and I reserve the right to determine the number of trot lines to be placed in the ford. For further particulars see G. L. Wynn, Newnan, Ga. Mr. W. J. Brazil, who was employed at Deni’s shop for several years as carriage trimmer, has opened a shop of his own in the rear of Gearreld’s sta bles, and is prepared to do all kinds of buggy painting, carriage trimming, rubber tiring, etc. He does first-class work, guarantees his jobs, and his prices are reasonable. He will be p'eased to have his friends call and see him in his new quarters. (Congressman and Mrs. Gordon Lee arrived last night, and will leave Fri day for Newnan to spend a few days. Congressman Lee is a familiar and well-liked figure in Rome, and when ever he is here Rome feels honored with his presence. After a short visit to Newnan he and Mrs. Lee will leave for Washington, where Mr. Lee will attend the special sission of Congress. —Rome Tribune-Herald, 11th inst. She—“John, dear, the doctor says I need a change of climate.” Hubby — “All right; the weather man says it will be colder to-morrow.” He that rises late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night. HOLT & CATES CO. NEWNAN, GA. IN YOUR GARDEN There is no reason why you shouldn’t have a good garden, and there is nothing that will pay you quite as handsomely on the investment. If your ground is properly prepared, if you have it properly work ed, the only remaining essen tial is GOOD SEED. But no matter how fertile the ground, or how well you have it tended, it is all wasted if the seed are poor. When we say poor seed it does not necessarily mean old seed. They may be perfectly fresh, but poor stock—just as a scrub and a Jersey are both dows. We sell GOOD SEED. We buy our supplies in bulk direct from D. Landreth & Co., who have been in the business for 125 consecutive years. We package them in our place, giving liberal measure. Wo guarantee that t hey are fresh, full measure, and the best that, money will buy. The most successful gardeners in New nan are among our customers. Are you one of them? HOLT ft CATES CO. NEWNAN, GA. THE ALARM CLOCK. When you’re Bleeping in the morning:. Sleeping Roundly, sleeping 1 deep; When the daylight, comes u-crcepinff With its stealthy sort o’ereep; When sweet dreams of peace und comfort In this morning snooze nbound, Aren’t you mad when your ularm clock With u buzz starts ranting ’round? Don’t you feel like throwing spasms When that clock begins to go? Don’t you band iL out some cuss words Jflst to sort o’ ease your woe? How you scowl and bow you grumble! Don’t you wish you had u gun? Don’t you swear that it’s the biggest Pest beneath the shining sun? That’s exactly bow it strikes me When that clock begins to ring, And I wish that I could get hold Of the man who made the thing. How I’d kick him! how I’d choke him! How I’d knock him left and right! That's the way I feel—hut, still, I Wind the darn thing up each night. —Bide Dudley. The Best Made Can Be Found at BANTA’S JEWELRY STORE. ar——5 New Spring Suits. Men, Young Men and Boys Will please us and gratify their own interest by coming to our store and inspecting our spring line of Suits, ’Trousers, Hats and Oxfords. We have already received a full line, and are ready for you to make your selection. Every suit new, fresh and latest style. W<• want your business, and will give you a perfect fit and sal isfaction. Try us if you have never traded here. BARNETT, St. JOHN & CO.