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Rerald and Advertiser. NEWNAN, I FRIDAY, APR. 9. LA KOI ^ 1 or IIIASI KKI> for NIK V Olltrri,\TION IN FOURTH HO! OiKKHHlON A L MHTIIH 1 . Official Organ of Coweta County. Jah. E. Brown. Thos. S. Parrott. B liOWN & PARROTT, Editors AND PullUSHEKS. E A S T E H JOY. Tho roHt'R were th<* find to hour, Tho lilioH were the fir«t to hop; Bring fragrant flowera from far and near To match the Ea«t«*r mol'xly! "Rubboni!” lx? on ••very tongur. And every heart the rapture ah a re Of Mary an ahe kneela among Tho roHea and the lilies fair. CONGRESSMAN ADAMSON DO ING THINGS, AS USUAL. Besides taking’ an active part in the discussions that have been going on in Congress since the tariff hill was re ported from the Ways ami Means Com mittee. Congressman Adamson lias found time to give attention to other matters of legislation as member of Congress has in the rural deliv- more to perfect Communicated. An Open Letter to the Citizens of Newnan. The Mayor ami Council of Newnan have, hy publication, called for an elec- i i. i.f .... t U,. 1 U 4- tUi o important well. No taken more interest ery service, or done that admirable system, which has prov en such a boon to our fanning popula tion. Within the past few years lie has fathered more than one effective measure for the improvement of the service and for the proper compensa tion of the overworked and poorly paid carriers. Ilis interest has been furth er shown hy the large number of routes that he lias secured for his district, but one other Georgia district (the Seventh) having so many routes in operation. Having in view the further perfection of the rural mail service, Judge Adam son introduced last week a hill to ap propriate any surplus remaining in the Treasury at, the end of each fiscal year for the purpose of improving the pos tal roads throughout the country, the money so appropriated to be distrib uted per capita among the different States and Territories. It is a lament- aide fact that, the most serious hard ship encountered in the rural delivery service is the execrable condition of the country roads -especially through out the South and if Judge Adamson should succeed in getting his bill through Congress it will prove a great stimulus to road improvement in all sections of the country, i Judge Adamson’s excellent work in securing liberal appropriations from year to year for the deepening of the channel of the Chattahoochee river— the only navigable stream in his dis trict—has won enthusiastic praise from the Columbus people, that point being the head of navigation. In the last Congress he succeeded in getting an appropriation of $115,000 for this riv er, and when it is remembered that the sum recommended hy the Rivers and Harbors Committee for river and har bor improvement in the whole country was only $8,000,000, it will he observed that the Chattahoochee fared very well indeed. Commenting recently upon Hit' good work accomplished by Judge Adamson along this line the Columbus Enquirer-Sun had this to say •‘The recommendations of the Rivers and Harbors Committee constitute a splendid testimonial to the zeal, vigi lance and unceasing energy of the effi cient Congressman from this district, Judge Adamson. The committee rec ommended for all rivers and harbors of tho country appropriations totaling $8,000,000, and an examination of the itemized statement shows that the Chattahoochee system has received proportionately a larger sum than any other river system in the country -not considering, of course, such important streams as the Mississippi, Delaware and St. Johns, which are really arms of tho ocean. The fact that this sys tem of rivers will fare so well, propor tionately, in the distribution of money for river and harbor improvement in this country is the direct result of Judge Adamson’s unceasing efforts, and the campaign of education carried on hy the Columbus hoard of trade. One reason why the Chattahoochee is so generously remembered in the ap propriation hills is that, many members of the Rivers and Harbors Committee have visited Columbus, have seen the stream with their own eyes, and real ize its commercial importance. Many members of that committee and of the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Com mittee visited the city upon the earn est insistence of Congressman Adam son, and that visit lias borne good fruit. Members of the committee con fided the fact that there was only one man in Congress who could have pulled them across the country to personally i.-e the increase of the area of the inspect a river, and that man •Charlie’ Adamson.” Tho Atlanta papers have been trying industriously for several weeks past to make Commissioner of Agriculture Thos. Ci. Hudson a candidate for Con gress down in the Third district. If they succeed, which seems now not un likely, the State will lose a splendid Commissioner of Agriculture, but the Third district will gain an able and popular Congressman. No man in the Third district is better equipped for useful service in Congress. It gives us a tired feeling to hear a man say, when a new enterprise is proposed, ‘‘Well, 1 have been living here twenty-five years, and we have never had any use for such things: why have them now?” And if you will notice, as a usual thing these men are a failure because they have been con tent to continue in their old fogy ways. —Senoia Enterprise-Gazette. Don’t expect to travel ing on your dignity. far by stanc’- tion to he held on the 17th of this month to decide whether or not school bonds shall he issued for the improve ment of the city school system. Con trary to expectation, a quiet but per sistent attempt is beinglmade to defeat the measure. Before any citizen votes on this important question certain facts must be understood, and condi tions appreciated, in order that an in telligent view may he taken of the en tire matter. Let us see what is the present condition in our schools. The opposition that has developed, while in no case open and not present ing logical reasons, is seemingly against any decided improvement of the South Newnan school. That school serves a school population of from 175 to 200, excluisve of high school pupils. The plan proposed by the Board of Ed ucation, after careful consideration, is: The enlargement of this school’s fa cilities, to accommodate the pupils rightly belonging to it, hy constructing a building capable of housing a full graded common school of seven grades. The redistricting of Newnan, so as to relieve the present congestion at the Temple avenue school. The present South Newnan school has live grades, from one to live inclu sive, served by three teachers, with an enrollment of about 145, and an aver age attendance of loO. Thus two of the three teachers must handle two grades. This is an injustice to teacher and pupil alike, as the time of four grades is almost cut in half! I’upils in the sixth and seventh grades must go to the Temple avenue school. What is the result? Both of these grades are so overcrowded that they must be divi ded. In the redistricting of the city sup pose the line of division is drawn, for example, from east to west at or near the court-house. South of this line live between 35 and 40 pupils of grades six and seven, who, with the proposed building in their territory, would he cared for at the new building. At the same time there would be withdrawn from the Temple avenue school, from grades one to five inclusive, over 40 pupils who live within the given line. This would relieve Temple avenue school of about 80 pupils—quite a help to this school, in its present crowded condition. Note the result: A comfort able and adequate school in South New- nan, with an average attendance of be tween 175 and 200, under present con ditions, and with no extra teachers above the number now employed. And, further, this school would be the logical and convenient school home for this large number of children, with no excessive distance to traverse in going to and from school. Now, what are the conditions at Temple avenue school? We have there two buildings, with eleven rooms, and also use a room in a private residence. There are ten grades, divided into sev en common school grades, and three high school grades. We have there thirteen teachers, with four grades di vided because of inadequate facilities. These are the first, sixth, seventh and A grades. The average attendance is about 450 at present, with an enroll ment of over 500. No one can deny that this school is wofully crowded! Ask your own childrebn if it is not so! What will he the situation this fall, or in 1910? Can'you devise a plan to care for the children without expenditure of money? It is out of the question. The situation is not in the future it is with us NOW! Face it, gentlemen. To show the useless anticipation of calamity should the South Newnan school he built, let us see the immedi ate result at Temple avenue. The car rying out of the hoard’s proposed plan will at once relieve the Temple avenue school of at least 75 or 80 pupils. It will eliminate the necessity of having at least two divisions, the sixth and seventh grades which will he reduced, under this plan, to a reasonable size, and will also relieve the live lower grades of about 40 pupils. Will this in jure Temple avenue school? No sensi ble person, acquainted with the situa tion, will be able to make such a claim truthfully. By the proposed plan the school territory logically belonging to Temple avenue school will have suffi cient room for its children, and not otherwise can this he accomplished, save by the expenditure of an amount approximately euual to the sum pro posed to he spent at South Newnan. Certain interests object to spending so large a sum of money in South New- | nan as is proposed, urging that this money should be centralized -largely at Temple avenue. What of this? Let us see. The initial expenditure at Tem ple avenue for ground and buildings has been about $30,000. At South New nan it has been about $3,000. Ten per cent! How much justice is there in this idea? Is North Newnan entitled to 1.000 per cent, more expenditure than South Newnan. when the school population is in a ratio of 'g to 1? Sup pose the full sum of $16,000 were spent on the South Newnan school, we still have a ratio of 30 to 19 in favor of Temoie avenue jus! about the propor tion of the respective areas served hy the tv o schools ! By a vote of our citizens we have de cided to increase the city area hy one- ouarter of a mile radius. Do you real ity? It is over 177 iter cent, over one and three- luurter:. Are you going to make Temple avenue, already crowded, stand still more strain? Will you make the pupils iu the sixth and seventh grades walk possibly If miles from the new limits to Temple avenue? Will you increase the territory served by the South Newnan school 177 per cent, and still say present conditions are ad equate? Growth is inevitable. We are all hopeful for our city’s future. But if not one foot is added to our area, an enlargement of our school facilities is absolutely imperative, to meet the growth within the present limits! Be ware, lest you cut otF the rights of any child to access to our schools! But it costs money, you say. Cer tainly. So did our new light plant—our wati rworks - court-house, and every other thing of value we have, or ever will have. A ou are now facing a problem which cannot be avoided by makeshift. Meet it squarely, and as your duty to our children and your neighbor’s children demands. VOTE FOR BONDS. A vote against bonds is a blow to ev ery child in Newnan, now, and still more so in the future. Let any improvement we may make be creditable to ourselves, and to our city. Don’t say, “It’s good enough;” for every time you say that you deceive no one but yourself. Be true to the best interests of your children, and of your city, and vote for the issuance of the bonds. Citizen. Senoia Notes. Senoia Enterprise-Gazette, 8th inst. Miss Nona Cotter, of Newnan, was the guest of Mrs. H. L. Ware last week. Mrs. W. A. Nipper, of Newnan, was the guest of Miss Hattie Parks and other friends here last week. Miss Charlie Maude Hamilton, who was among the large number enjoying the pleasures of the skating rink Mon day evening, fell and broke her arm at the wrist. Her many friends re gret her misfortune very much. Two negroes, Ellis Ware and Geo. Addy, from near Palmetto, were in the neighborhood of Sharpsburg last Saturday night and stole a lot of black smith tools from different farmers. They were caught Sunday and landed in jail to await trial. Aunt Polly Morgan, surrounded by a number of her children and a few friends, celebrated her 81st birthday Tuesday. She still enjoys good health, and is keeping house in the old home stead which was built for her in 184G. A meeting of the stockholders of the Arnall-Couch-Powers Co. was held Monday morning to elect a general manager and transact other business. Mr. L. E. Arnall was elected general manager and will have entire control of the business. The officers of the company are M. H. Couch, president; J. C. Arnall, vice-president; L. E. Ar nall, manager. The directors are M. II. Couch, J. C. Arnall, L. E. Arnall, J. K. Sasser, H. L. Ware, J. H. Mc- Knighl and L. M. Farmer. New Advertisements. Application for Leave to Sell. GEORGIA (Owkta County: •Thh. I’. Camp, II. Abner Camp, J. W. Camp and I. St. i i mer, • tcutors of H. W, Camp, de ceased, having: applied to the Court of Ordinary of .said county for leave to sell certain factory and railroad hLocks belonging: to estate of said de ceased. all persons concerned are required to show cause in said Court by the first Monday in May next, if any they can. why said application should not be granted. This Aj ril 5, 11*00. Prs. fee, $3. L. A. PERDUE. Ordinary. Libel for Divorce. W. M. Whitmire / Libe , ful . Divorce in Coweta Claudio Whitmire. 1 Superior Court. To Claudio Whitmire, defendant: You are here* by required, in person or by attorney, to be and appear at the next term of the Superior Court, to be held in and for said county, on the first Monthly in September, 1909. then and there to answer the plaintiff in an action for total divorce, as. in default of such appearance, said Court will proceed thereon as to justice may appertain. Witness the Honorable R. W. Freeman, Judge of said Court, this the f>th day of April, 1909. L. TURNER. Clerk. Sheriff’s Sale for May. GEORGIA—Coweta County : Will Ik? sold before the Court-house door in New nan, Coweta county, Ga., on the first Tuesday in May next, between the legal hours of sale, to the highest and best bidder, the following de scribed property, to-wit: Lot of land No. 107. in Turin district, said coun ty, containing 302' _• acres, more or less, and boun ded as follows: On the north by lands of C. J. Harris estate, on tho west by hinds of W. B. Har ris, on the south by lands of J. W. Bowers, and on the east by lands of J. R. Couch. Levied on as the property of Miss Mary Lou Harris and Miss Julia Harris to satisfy a fi. fa. issued by WuS. Hubburd, Tax Collector, for tax due White Oak local school district for the year 1908, said tax be ing now due and unpaid. Defendants in ft. fa. anti tenants in possession notified in terms of the law. This April 7, 1909. Prs. fee. $5.16. J. D. BREWSTER, Sheriff. CITY BOND ELECTION. An election will be held in the city of Newnan on Saturday. April 17. 1909, to determine the ques tion of issuing bonds by said city “for the purpose of improving and enlarging the Public Schools of said city, the amount of said bonds to be Sixteen Thousand Dollars.” Those voters in favor of is suing bonds for said purpose shall have printed upon their ballots “For Bonds,” and those oppos ing tho issuing of bonds shall have printed upon their ballots “Against Bonds.” All citizens qual ified t©» vote for Mayor and Aldermen, and who may be. legally registered, will ho entitled to vote in said bond election. The polls will be opened at the count-house at 7 a. m and close at 7 p. m. E. D. FOUSE, City Clerk. Newnan. Ga., April 8, 1909. Administrator’s Sale. GEORGIA-Coweta County : By virtue of an order from the Court of Ordina ry of Coweta county will bo sold at public outcry, on the first Tuesday in May. 1909, at the court house door in said county, between the legal hours of sale, tho following described property, to-wit: A lot of two acres in the town of Turin, Ga.. with a dwelling thereon, anil known ns the Davis place, said lot described as follows: Bounded on the east by a 20-foot street known as Jones street, which street separates the said Davis place from the lot of Houston II. Holloway; beginning at a corner whore laid street strikes the right-of-way of the Centra! railroad, and running back from railroad along said Jones street in a northeasterly direction a distance of three chains, thence north- west on a line parallel with railroad a distance of I six and two-thirds chains, thence southwest a ' distance of three chains to the railroad, thence mtluast along lino of railroad six and two-thirds taking a rectangle, and e same being the lot con Moses to Thos. M. Jonei chains to original conic containing two acres- veyod by Mrs. Mary on Oct. 13. 1S91. SoM as the property of Ike Hill, late of said j county, deceased. Terms of sale cash. This; April 6, 1909, T. F. RAWLS. Administrator. Administrator’s Sale. GEORGIA— Fulton County: By virtue of an order of the Court of Ordinary of said county, granted at the April term, 1909, will be sold before the court-house door in New nan. Coweta county, on the first Tuesday in May next, within the legal hours of sale, (between 1 and 3 V M..I the following property of the estate of James T. Sullivan. d» ceased, to-wit: All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the city of Newnan, county of Cow eta. and State of Georgia, known and described as follows: Beginning at the corner of Edward Moneghan’s lot, on the northwest corner of said lot, running east a’oig the street between the lot of saiii Moneghan and Geo. \V. Ramey 160 feet, thence south 160 feet, thence west 160feet, thence north 160 feet to the beginning corner- said lot b« ing bounded as follows: On north and front by saitl street between Moneghan and Ranu >. on east by lot owned by Mrs. Anna Alexander, on south and west by the lor of suit! Edward Mon eghan said described lot containing one-half acre, more or less, and situated on the east side! of s iid city of Newnan. as aforsaid. Also, all that tract or parcel of land situate, ly ing and being in the city of Newnan, county of j Coweta, ami State «f Georgia, known and de scribe.! as follows: Beginning at a stake on the northwest corner of said lot. run east along the I street running between the lot of said Moneghan and Geo. \Y Ramey So feet, thence south 136 feet, thence west SO feet, thence north 136 feet to the beginning corner- said lot being bounded as fo!- l-.ws: On north and front by said street between Moneghan and Ramey, on east by lot owned by Mrs. Anna Alexander, on south and west by lot of said Edward Moneghan—said described lot con taining one-quarter of an acre, more or less, and situated on the oast side of said city of Newnan. as aforesaid. Also, all that tract or parcel of land situate, ly ing and being in the town of Newnan, county of Coweta, containing 130 foot on each side, making a square piece of land—said land bounded as fol lows: On north by Thomas Corcoran and Anna Alexander, .said north line running east and west 135 feet, on east by Lee, (said east line run ning north and south 1'5 feet.) on south by Sim- ril and Heard, (said south line running east and west 13o feet,) and on west by Moneghan. (.said west line running north and south 135 feet.) SoM as the property of the estate of James T. Sulli an, deceased, for the purpose of distribu tion among the heirs of said deceased. This April 7. IK 9. A. L. DE1HL. Administrator. 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