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herald and Jldocriiscr.
NEWNAN, FRIDAY, APR. 23.
Official Organ of Coweta County.
E. Brown, Tiioh. S. I’aruott,
BROWN ft PARROTT,
Editors and Pum.isifERS.
DIG VOTE FOR RONDS.
The city bond election passed off
•juietly Saturday, and resulted in a de
cisive victory for bonds, the vote stand
ing 356 to 67, or about 25 more than
the requisite two-thirds majority. The
amount of the issue authorized is $16,-
000, and as soon as the necessary pre
liminaries shall have been complied
with the bonds will be offered for sale.
The bonds will bear interest at the
rate of 5 per cent., and will be paid as
follows: $2,000 in 1012, and a like
amount successively in 11111, 1010, 1018,
1020, 1022, 1021 and 1020. It is not be
lieved that any difficulty will be expe
rienced in floating the bonds at a price
several points above par. Including
this issue, Newnan’s total bonded in
debtedness will be $121,000 ; but it is
gratifying to note in the same connec
tion that the actual value of the prop
erty which this indebtedness represents
i not less than $150,000. The town
that can show such a splendid offset
against, its debts is in mighty good fix.
That the bond issue was settled so
harmoniously last Saturday, and by so
den. ive an expression from the voters
and tax-payers of Newnan, should be
cause for general and sincere gratula-
tion. It was a most pleasing manifes
tation of that spirit of progress with
out which no town can go forward,
and, better still, it, proves again that
our people are united upon all ques
tions affecting the material welfare of
Newnan. Dully for Newnan, anyhow!
77// ITSTOL-TOTER CHUCKLES
OVER THIS DECISION.
The Court of Appeals, in an opinion
handed down a few days ago, holds
that a man shall not be searched for
concealed weapons, as this would be
forcing him to incriminate himself.
The case on review was that of a man
who had a pistol concealed in a sack,
but which, while undergoing search by
an arresting officer, he passed to a
friend to hold for him. The Court held
that the proof in this case was suffi
cient to warrant a conviction, but if
the seari'h had disclosed a pistol on the
man’s person instead of in the suck in
his friend’s hands, it could not have
been admitted as evidence against him.
This is about the queerest and rummi-
est opinion that has yet been announced
by our Appellate Court, and would
not hold water before any legal tribu
nal in Christendom outside of Georgia.
The pistol-toter has all the latitude he
could desire under this ruling, because
there is no speedy or effective method
of securing proof against violators of
this class except to search them. Nine-
tenths of the cases tried in our courts
for this offense are based upon evi
dence obtained by searching the cul
prits—young negro bucks, in most in
stances, who are guilty of about nine-
tenths of the “shooting at another"
cases that cumber our criminal dock
ets.
We daresay Sheriff Brewster and our
vigilant city police will continue to
search suspected pistol-toters as they
have done heretofore, regardless of
the decisiou of the Court of Appeals,
and they would be foolish not to do so.
LOCAL OVERFLOW.
Standing Committees Newnan Board
of Trade.
At a meeting of the Newnan Board
of Trade yesterday afternoon all the
standing committees were reorganized,
as follows:
Banking, Finance and Insurance-
Mike Rowell, chairman, T. M. Good-
rum, H. H. North.
Manufactures and Real Estate—T.
G. Farmer, chairman, R. D. Cole, jr.,
F rank Wilkinson.
Transportation and Traffic—Sam
Banks, chairman, Joe G. Arnall, T. B.
McRitchie.
Legislation, Statistics and Publica
tion—Jas. E. Brown, chairman, H. C.
Arnall, jr., I). W. Boone.
Membership and Promotion of Pub
lic Interest—A. R. Burdett, chairman,
H. C. Glover, I. N. Orr, sr.
Arbitration J. J. Keith, chairman,
John R. Cates, Joe G. Arnall, Jack
Powell, R. J. Barnett.
Sam Taylor Takes More Interest in
Life.
Monday Gov. Smith issued an order
commuting Sam Taylor’s sentence to
life imprisonment. Taylor was sched
uled to go on the gallows last Friday,
but through the intercession of Messrs.
W. If. Daniel, J. Littleton Jones and
Robt. Orr, his lawyers, Gov. Smith
was induced to grant a respite of one
week, during which time he agreed to
look into the case more fully, with a
view to considering the matter of re
ducing Taylor’s sentence, provided the
facts should be found to justify clem
ency. In issuing the order the Gover
nor expressed himself as satisfied that
the rase was one deserving of clemency,
and the commutation was granted as
prayed for. The Pardon Board had
previously refused to recommend a
commutation of Taylor’s sentence.
When advised of the Governor’s action
Taylor brightened up amazingly and
began to take more interest in life—a
whole lot of interest, in fact, consider
ing his air of meek and pious resigna
tion while the jail officials were mak
ing preparations to hang him.
Dr. Nunnally Will Return to Geor
gia.
The Rome Tribune-Ilerald is author
ity for the announcement that Dr. and I
Mrs. G. A. Nunnally, who have been
making their home at Lake City, Fla.,
since they left Newnan something over
a year ago, are making plans to return
to Georgia, and will locate at Rome.
The Tribune-Herald says: “Hon. W.
J. Nunnally has purchased the home
place of Mrs. Abbie Ebling, bn North
Broad street. The consideration was
between $4,000 and $4,500. The house
is a two-story frame dwelling with
eight rooms. Mr. Nunnally proposes
to spend about $2,000 in remodeling
the place and making it into a hand
some, modern residence. Dr. and Mrs.
G. A. Nunnally. father and mother of
the popular city attorney, will come to
Rome from Lake City, Fla., and the
place will be occupied as the family
home. Dr. Nunnally was formerly pas
tor ot the First Baptist church here,
and the distinguished minister and ed
ucator with his good wife will be cor
dially welcomed ‘home again’ by hun
dreds of friends in Rome.”
MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAMME,
Veterans to Be Entertained Royally.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
are planning to give the old veterans a
big barbecue dinner next Monday, (Me
morial Day.) and the excellent com
mittees who have the arrangements in
hand promise the old soldiers a feast
that they will not only enjoy, but re
member with pleasure. The dinner
will be given in the Hardaway bank
building, and will be served promptly
at noon. Mrs. J. H. Strickland, who
will supervise the affair, will be assist
ed by the following committees, viz :
Reception of Ladies—Mrs. J. A.
Hunter, Mrs. Sue C. Hill, Mrs. John
E. Robinson, Mrs. S. D. Smith.
Reception of Veterans—Mrs. R. D.
Cole, Mrs. J. S. Powell, Mrs. Jos. T.
Kirby, Miss Helen Long, Mrs. T. J.
Jones, Mrs. H. C. Fisher, Mrs. H. A.
Hall.
Invitation—Mrs. W. A. Steed, Mrs.
J. R. Brown, Mrs. T. F. Rawls, Mrs.
Lutie Rowers.
Badges -Mrs. T. J. Jones, Mrs.
John T. Miller, Misses Katie Arnall,
Louise Reddy, Ruth Bailey and Kate
Lane.
Decorations Mrs. Garland Jones,
Mrs. Guy Cole, Mrs. Tom Fisher, Mrs.
W. C. Kinnard, Miss Dorothy Burpee.
Tables Mrs. T. B. McRitchie, Mrs.
C. A. Kestler, Mrs. R. D. Cole, Mrs.
J. C. Gibson.
Bread—Mrs. A. C North, Mrs. J.
A. Royeton. Mrs. Z. Greene. Mrs. W.
.1. Perry, Miss Kate Nimmons, Miss
Will a Leigh.
Coffee—Mrs. W. C. McBride. Mrs.
j T. F. Rawls, Mrs. R. E. Rlatt, Mrs. J.
Now that Newnan is waking up along
all lines, would it not be a good idea to
have a police census of the city? New
nan shows up in the Federal census of
1900 with a population of only 3,052.
It was generally believed at the time
that the census of that year was incom
plete, and imperfect in many respects, j fi. McKoy," Mrs. F." ^l" Vrya’ntT'iMiss
ami this was demonstrated a year or so j Mattie Reid Robinson, Miss Imogene
later when a police census showed it to- bimms.
tal population of 4,200. We believe ; n Le ?'2 dc ,;“ rs H JaS ; E Brown, Mrs.
. x , . r ! Hem Kirby, Mrs. H. A. Goolsby, Mrs.
that Newnan has now over 5,000 peo- j Tom Potts, Mrs. Hugh WoodrooF, Mrs.
Roy Cole, Miss Annie Will Redwine.
Serving—Mrs. T. B. Davis, Mrs. Ma
mie Thompson, Mrs. Howard Glover,
pie, and we ought to be in a position to
prove it beyond dispute. An expendi
ture of not more than $U)() would ena
ble us to establish our claim to the pop
ulation to which we are honestly enti
tle,!.
The growth of Odd Fellowship in
Georgia is shown from the annual re
port for 1908. At the close of 1907 the
At Auditorium Monday Afternoon,
April 26. at 2:30 O’clock.
"Royal Colors March”—Band.
Recitation, “Night on the Rappahan
nock”—Miss Marian Bryant.
Music—Band.
Invocation by the chaplain, Rev. W.
J. Cotter.
“Sacred Fantasia”—Band.
Introduction of Speaker by Judge A.
D. Freeman.
Address—Gen. Clement A. Evans.
Music—Band.
Distribution of Southern Crosses of
Honor to living veterans, as follows:
J. M. Bevis, Co. A. 12th Ga. Batt. ;
W. T. Dyer, Co. I, 37th Ga. Regt. ; E.
D. Fouse, Co. B, Cobb’s Ga. Legion :
Jas. W. Taylor, Co. B, 1st Ga. Cav.
Also to descendants of following de
ceased veterans, viz: Green Harris
Sanders, Co. K, 30th Ga. Regt. ; Wil
liam M. Redwine, Co. D, 41st Ga.
Regt. Crosses will be conferred by
Miss Helen M. Long, president Newnan
Chapter, U. D. C.
Music: (a) “The Girl I Left Behind
Me;” (b) “Dixie”—Band.
Benediction Rev. W. A. Parks.
Rebel yell.
At the conclusion of the exercises at
the auditorium a procession will be
formed and march to the soldiers’ cem
etery, the order of march being as fol
lows :
School children.
Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of
Pythias, Red Men, Junior Order, and
other fraternal orders.
Mayor and city officials.
Veterans in carriages.
Carriage with speaker.
Daughters of the Confederacy.
Citizens generally.
Hon. John B. Goodwyn will be mas-
r of ceremonies, and Col. Geo. II.
Carmical will act as marshal of the
day.
All veterans are especially invited to
attend the exercises at the auditorium
and occupy the first five rows of re
served seats.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
are requested to meet in the assembly-
room at the Library on Monday after
noon at a quarter past 2 o’clock—just
before the exercises begin.
The following ladies, comprising the
Memorial Day committee, are request
ed to meet at the auditorium to-mor
row (Saturday) afternoon at 3 o’clock,
viz: Mrs. Jesse McKoy, Mrs. II. A.
Goolsby, Mrs. John Royeton, Mrs. J.
C. Gibson, Mrs. Will Perry, Miss Kate
Lane, Miss Ina Kirby and Miss Olivia
Young. Helen M. Long,
President Newnan Chapter, U. D. C.
'THE CONFEDERATE FLAG.”
By Henky Flash.
Four stormy years we saw it gleam —
^ A people's hope—and then refurled,
Even while its glory was the theme
Of half the world.
A beacon that with streaming ray
Dazzled a struggling nation's light—
Seeming a pillar of cloud by day.
Of iire by night.
They jeer, who trembled as it hung
Comet-like, blazoning the sky—
And heroes such as Homer sung.
Followed it to die.
It fell, but stainless as it rose—
Martyred, like Stephen, in the Strife-
Passing like him, girdled with foes,
From death to life.
Fame's trophy! Sanctified with tears;—
Planted forever at her portal;—
Folded, true. ** What then? Four short years
Made it immortal.
You’d scarcely expect one of my
age in merchandise to engage, and
hope to get a paying trade without the
local paper’s aid. And yet I did that
very thingopened up a store last
spring. This month the sheriff took my
stock and sold it at the auction block.
Don’t view me with a scornful eye. but
simply say as I pass by. "There goes a
fool who seemed to think he had no use
for printer’s ink.” There is a truth as
broad as earth, and business men
should know its worth. ’Tis simply
this: The public buys its goods from
those who advertise.
Anv man who has work in his system
will have system in his work.
Who has deceived thee as oft as thy
self?
Mrs. Myrtie Moore, Mrs. W. B. Orr.
Mrs. W. T. Lazenby, Mrs. W. P. Gear-,
reld, Mrs. R. A. Farmer, Mrs. Bennett j
Sanders, Mrs. E. F. Sims, Misses Em- j
mie Robinson, Claire Holmes and Mar- |
tha Askew.
A contribution of red roses is desired !
b.v the committee on decorations. ,
Those who can respond to this request
number of lodges m the State was 381, ’D' 01 * to send the flowers to the i
Hardaway hank building Monday
New Advertisements.
Tax Receiver’s Notice.
SECOND ROUND.
I will be at the following named places on the
dates named for the purpose of receiving State
and county tax returns for the year 1909, to-wit:
Handy, Monday, April 126, 10 a. m. to 12 m.
Sargent. Tuesday, April 27. 11 a. m. to 1 p. m.
Roscoe, Wtxlnesday, April 26, 9 a. m. to 12 m.
Happy Valley. Wednesday. April 28, 2 to 1 p. m.
Palmetto, Thursday, April 29, l to 6 p. m.
Madras, Friday, April 30. S a. m. to 12 m.
McCollum. Friday, April 30, 2 to 6 p. m.
Newnan. Saturday, May 1.
Moreland, Monday. May 3, 8 a. m. to 12 m.
St. Charles, Monday, May 3, 2 to 4 p. m.
Grantville, Tuesday. May 4.
Shnrpsburg, Wednesday. May 6, S a. m. to 12 m.
Turin, Wednesday. May 5, 1 to 6 p. m.
Senoia, Thursday. May 6, 8 a. m. to 12 m.
Haralson, Friday, May 7.
Newnan, Saturday, May S.
Returns made of farm lands must contain lot
numbers, and city property must be designated
by lot and street numbers. The 31st day of
March, 1909, is the day Axed by law for estimat
ing tax values. T. J. WILKINSON.
Tax Receiver.
with a total membership of 30,115. At
the close of 1908 the number of lodges
was 425, ami the membership was in
creased to 86,277. The total amount
paid for relief during the year was
$65,044.60, and the total amount col
lected from all sources was $175,764.90.
Expenses of subordinate lodges, $40,-
433.08; expenses Grand Lodge, $16,-
166.41.
Mr. 11. S. Bowden, who owns u con
trolling interest in The Newnan News,
has leased the paper to Messrs O. J.
Allen and B. R. Johnson, and these
gentlemen are now in charge as editors
and publishers. They are experienced
newspaper men, and well-equipped
for the work of getting out a good pa
per. We welcome these brethren to
Newnan. and assure them of our best
wishes for success in their new field.
morning.
All committees are requested to meet '
at 10 o’clock Monday morning.
A preacher came at a newspaper
man in this way : "You editors do not i
tell the truth. If you did you could
not live: your newspaper would he a
failure." The editor replied: “You
are right, and the minister who will at j
all times and under all circumstances
tell the whole truth about his mem
bers. alive or dead, will not occupy his
pulpit more than one Sunday,'and
then he will find it necessary to leave
town in a hurry. The press and the!
pulpit go hand in hand with whitewash
brushes and pleasant words, magnify
ing little virtues into big ones. The
pulpit, the pen and the gravestone are
the great saint-making triumvirate.”
“I know,” said the bashful young
man, “that I act like a bear some
times.”
”1 never noticed it,” she said. “I
thought bears hugged people.”
Cover Old Shingles With
VULCANITE
It is specially suited to this purpose
because of the extra weight and quality of
the felt used in its manufacture, and it
takes the same insuranco as metal or slate.
Further unanswerable proof of the
general all-round superiority of Vulcanite
Roofing, is the fact that it took first prize
at the Georgia State Fair; at tne Alabama
Agricultural Fair; at the Mississippi Agri
cultural Fair, and the Alabama State Fair.
Don’t use any other roofing until you
write us. investigating the economy and
superiority of this rooting.
R. D. COLE MFC. CO,,
Newnan, Ga. —
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Oxfords and Shoes
FOR
LADIES, MISSES and CHILDREN
OCR CHEAT SPRING SALE I
You save 25c. to 50c. per pair, and you get comfort, style and quality in
shoes bought of us.
MANY SHAPES TO SELECT FROM
Plain or patent kid; tipped or plain toes: high
or low instep; any kind of heel; C to EE.
FOR YOUNG LADIES
“Thane,” the cross-strap sandal.
“Euclid,” the ankle-strap sandal.
“Cob,” the low-cut oxford.
“La France,” the four-eyelet oxford.
“Lyric,” the three-eyelet oxford.
FOR MATRONS AND OLD LADIES
“Quaker,” “Matron’s Pride,” “Common
Sense," “O. L. Comfort,” “Elastic Ease” and
“Wank Fast’’ lasts. Black or brown kid leath
ers.
CANVAS OXFORDS
White, pink or blue.
And others to show you when you call.
Our shoes Jit and satisj'y.
“We lead in the sale of ladies’ goods.”
POTTS & PARKS
SPRING BARGAINS
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FURNITURE
We are better prepared than ever to supply your wants in the furniture
line. Our stock is fuil and complete, our goods are first-class, our prices are low.
\\ e want your trade, and we’ll prove it to you. Some special offers now on in
Dining-room Suites, Davenports, Parlor Chairs, Art Squares, etc.
We give coupons. They cost you nothing. Call at our store and ex
amine special prize offer now on.
Buy orte of our fine Felt Mattresses and “Gold Medal” Springs, and that
tired feeling so prevalent at this season of the year will trouble you no more.
Yours for square dealing,
Marbury’s Furniture Store,
No. 9 Greenville Street.
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Preserving it against the harsh
effsets of wind and dust.
“Always ready.”
PRICE 50 CENTS
For sale by Holt & Cates Co.
Personal Mention
EVERYBODY’S MAG
AZINE has come back to
town on a visit, after nearly
two weeks’ absence. He
savs he hopes to stav quite
a while with a number of
the best families ; he brings
with him a lot of new
stories—good ones ; his
health is much improved.
A new supply of the May Everybody’s Maga- |
ziNE is now on sale by Holt & Cates Co.. Keese j
Drug Co.. Lee Bros, and Hood House.
R. F. HERRING
G. EDWIN PARKS
HERRING d, PARKS
REAL ESTATE, GENERAL INSURANCE, STOCKS
AND BONDS, RENTING.
We have for sale and rent this week, the following:
One nice home on Broad street.
Two nice homes on Temple avenue, at a bargain.
One nice home on corner of Fourth and Second avenues.
One nice home on Second avenue.
Two nice building lots on Greenville street.
bargain 0 ^ hoUse and lot ’ also brick stor ” on Greenville street, at a
Two nice homes on Greenville street for rent.
One nice home on Spring street for rent.
One nice home on LaGrange street for sale.
Three nice furnished rooms on Jackson street for rent
Several nice rooms on Greenville street for rent.
Four nice unfurnished rooms on Spring street for rent,
mru-innLi° wqf a ih use 5 ?» ] ot on Second avenue-good house; lot
rnents° fe6t ’ Wdl sel1 tor 8100 dovvn and balance in $10 monthly pay-
’PHOIME 278.
OFFICE OVER FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
DR.KING’S MEW DISCOVERY
Will Surely Slop That Cough.
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Buclilen’s Arnica Salve
The 6esl Salve In The World.
Dr.King’s IMew Life Pills
The best in the world.