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Bera!d and Fdo«riis«r.
n KW NAN, FRIDA Y, SEP. 3.
Locals Brought Forward.
One of the most enjoyable all'airs of
the summer was a camping party giv
en last week at “Lover’s Leap,” on
the Chattahoochee, by Miss Launette
Glass, in compliment to her visitor,
Miss Frances Marion Swords, of Con
yers. Fishing, boating, target-shoot
ing and swimming were indulged in. A
delicious barbecue was served on Wed
nesday. Those who enjoyed Miss Glass’
hospitality were Miss Swords of Con
yers, Miss Rubv Summers of Atlanta,
Misses Eddie North and Jewel Faver
of Newnan, Misses Elcia and Alliene
Glass, and Messrs. J. H. Maddox and
John Simpkins of Conyers, W. E.
Brown of Madras, Neil Glass of New
nan. L. P. Glass and Hugh Glass. The
party was chaperoned by the father of
the hostess, Mr. J . M. Glass.
Hon. Luther M. Farmer, of Newnan,
gave to the A. & M. School tins week
$500, which is the first aid that has
come to the school from outside of
Carroll county—if, indeed, it can be
claimed that even this comes from
Coweta, since Mr. Farmer owns a fine
farm of several hundred acres lying
alongside of the A. & M. School farms.
We hope, however, that this may in
spire other friends of education and of
the Povs and girls of this district to do
likewise. By all means the other nine
counties of tne district should do as
much as Carroll. Nor would it be too
much to ask them to do it. Should
they do so, it would build the girls’
dormitory, the dining-hall, the library
and the cottages, all of which ought to
be done, and done speedily. If that
were done there would be enrolled next
year 500 pupils, and there ought to be
that many from Carroll alone.—Car
rollton Times.
The new directory of the Southern
Bell Telephone Co. has been delivered
to the subscribers in Newnan by Man
ager J. V. Thomson. The directory is
attractive in appearance, and contains
all the changes and corrections in list
ings that have been made since the last
directory was issued. The number of
new names appearing in the list would
indicate that constant additions are be
ing made to the number of subscribers
in Newnan and vicinity, and that the
telephone development is continuous.
The Southern Bell Co. has evolved a
plan whereby it furnishes service to
farmers and other rural residents on
an economical basis. As a result the
telephone is now the rule rather than
the exception on the farm, and far
mers in all sections of the State are
installing telephones in their homes.
The plant of the Southern Bell in New
nan is maintained at a high state of effi
ciency, and the subscribers are well
satisfied with the service they are se
curing.
Fourth District Genera! Meeting.
The general meeting of the fourth
district of the Western Baptist Asso
ciation met with Ebenezer church Fri
day, Aug. 27, according to appoint
ment. Rev. J. F. Singleton, of New
nan, preached ihe introductory ser
mon.
Opened Friday afternoon with prayer
by Rev. (’has. E. Hitt, of Senoia.
Brethren S. L. Whatley and W. A. Da
vis read letters from the different
churches. The following delegates
were present:
First church. Sharpsburg — N. A.
North, J. N. Haines, La Fayette Sto
vall and Hollie McDonald.
Central church, Newnan—IT. C. Ar-
nall, sr., W. A. Steed, IT. C. Arnall,
jr., T. G. Farmer, J. B. Goodw.vn, R.
A. Farmer and John S. Hardaway.
White Oak Grove—J. D. Johnson, S.
L. Whatley, G. O. Bailey and Horace
Williams.
Haralson—T. H. Carlton, John Quick
and J. B Quigley.
Moreland—F. M. Hindsman and C. J.
Owens.
Bethlehem —L. Watkins and Ewel
Jackson.
Rock Spring -J. W. Sprayberry and
M. D. Thurmond.
Senoia—Rev. Chas. E. Hitt, Rev. W.
A. Davis, W. T. Arnall, J. IT. Mc-
Knight and W. J. Cock.
Turin — Rev. H. S. Rees, A. S.
Jones, C. L. Moses and C. W. Rees.
First church, Newnan—Rev. J. F.
Singleton. I. N. Orr, sr., W. B. Orr,
I. J. Stephens, J. W. Owens, L. M.
Farmer and A. D. Freeman.
Ramah— T . J. Askew, T. J. Parker,
N. W. Collingsworth, K. D. Tatum and
Tom Smith.
Macedonia — J. C. Sewell, R. S. I
Witcher, C H. Newton. T. G. Sewell
and C. T. Sewell.
Ebenezer—K. B. Thompson. J. D.
Arnold, J. S. Hammock, J. H. Todd
and A. C. Roveton.
Bro. J. S. Hardaway, of the Central ;
Baptist church, Newnan, made request
for the Western Baptist Association for 1
1910, which was granted.
Bro. T. H. Carlton, of Haralson I
church, made request for the general
meeting for 1910, which was granted.
Prayer service Saturday morning
was conducted by Bro. J. C. Sewell.
At 11 a. m. we had a sermon by Rev.
John S. Hardaway, which was greatly
enjoved by all.
Amount collected for missions,
$12.33.
Adjourned until 2 p. m.
Rev. W. A. Davis, of Senoia.
preached an able sermon at 2 p. m
Death of Capt. C. N. Featherston.
otm* Tribune-Herald* 31st ult-
Rome has lost one of her most val
uable citizens, for Capt. Charles N.
Featherston died in Seattle, Washing
ton, Sntidav night, after an illness of
several days of pneumonia. This sad
news was received here Monday, in tel
egrams from Mrs. M. R. Rixie, Mrs.
Featherston’s mother. The telegrams
were very brief, telling only of the Cap
tain’s death.
The circumstances surrounding the
death are particularly sad. In company
with Mrs. Featherston, Mrs. Rixie and
C. N. Featherston, jr., Capt. Feather-
ston left Rome six weeks ago, with
bright anticipations of a Western jour
ney, and a visit to the Alaska-Yukon
Exposition. Illness seized upon him
while in Seattle, and death nut an end
to the career that had been such an
honorable one. In some manner Capt.
Featherston "aught a severe cold,
which developed into pneumonia. He
had been ill for a number of days at
his hotel in Seattle, and for more than
a week his physicians had realized that
death was liable to come at any mo
ment. Capt. Thompson Hiles, who was
in Seattle at the time, called to see
him several times, but found him al
ways too ill to receive company, and all
visitors were kept from his room.
In Capt. Featherston the Grim Reap
er garners a man who. though re
served and unassuming, left a strong
impress upon this community—a man
who had often been honored by his fel
low-citizens, and whose attainments
merited a distinction that he was too
modest to claim.
Capt. Featherston was born at Frank
lin, Heard county, about 70 years ago.
He came of distinguished parentage,
being the son of the late Judge L. H.
Featherston, who occupied the Supe
rior Court bench in that circuit. His
youth was spent in his native county,
and from there, after a preliminary ed
ucation in the common schools, he went
to Emory College. He graduated from
Emory just before the war, and was
the first honor man of his class. Then
he taught school for a short time, but
laid by his books to take up the
sword when the call to arms came.
The title of Captain was not an hon
orary one, hut was due to the fact that
he held that rank in the Seventh Geor
gia Cavalry. He went at the head of
a company from Polk county, and com
manded it at the Battle of Manassas
in 1861. After 12 months of service
the regiment was mustered out, and
Capt. Featherston entered the service
again as an aide on the staff of one of
the generals, and served in that capac
ity until the end of the war.
When the conflict was over he re
turned to,Georgia and again took up
school teaching. For several years he
presided over a school in Vann’s Val
ley. During this time he was studying
law, and being naturally adapted for
that profession by temperament and
heredity, he made rapid progress. In
the late (50’s he came into the office of
Wright & Broyles at Rome, and under
their tutelage was admitted to the bar,
which he adorned for four decades. In
a short time Col. Broyles left Rome,
and Featherston was admitted to part
nership with the lamented Judge A.
R. Wright, and continued in that rela
tion until about 1880, since which time
he has practiced under his own name.
In the practice of his profession he
displayed both talent and energy. He
brought to hear the resources of a liber
al education, and a native ability that
won him instant recognition and suc
cess. Coupled with these qualities was
the absolute confidence that each of
his clients felt in his honesty. With a
keen, analytical mind and a natural
bent for the law, he had long been re
garded as the peer of any man at the
Rome bar. While not wealthy, the
practice of his profession had secured
him a comfortable competence.
Though a man of quiet and retiring
disposition, he possessed qualities of
firmness and determination and a per
sonality that made him widely popular.
He served the people of Flovd county
as Representative in the General As
sembly in 1883-1884. His most nota
ble public service perhaps was as
chairman of the Board of County Com-
misioners some twelve years ago.
Through the administrative ability of
its chairman the board made a splendid
record. He had also been mentioned in
connection with the Supreme and Supe
rior Court Judgeships, ami was a candi
date for the latter at one time.
In 1888 he was married to Miss Sallie
Jones. She was the daughter of a
prominent and wealthy Alabama fam
ily, and is one of Rome’s largest prop
erty holders. Their union was a most
happy one, and was blessed with one
child, Charles N. Featherston, jr., a
youth of 17, who is a student at the
Darlington school.
With Capt. Featherston at the time
of his death were his wife and son. and
his wife’s mother, Mrs. Rixie. It is
expected that they will accompany the
body home, hut owing to the distance
of Seattle, the funeral party will prob
ably not reach here until late in the
week.
1 think that, in helping us, you will
benefit yourselves, because there are a
great many instances where the white
man helps himelf by helping the negro.
Please allow me to mention this mat
ter as it now presents itself to me.
The germicidal theory is said to be
the diagnostic basis of'.most all dis
eases. These germs dry and float in the
air in great numbers, and cause differ
ent diseases. Certainly these germs
are more numerous or prevalent where
the different diseases already exist and
the sanitary conditions are the least
restricted. Now, what 1 want to bring
out is this: In almost all of our cities
and towns the white population is in
the center, and completely surrounded
in all directions by negroes. Now, if
the negroes are not taught how to be
come more sanitary the white people
also sutler because of these conditions,
for no matter from which direction the
winds come, they retch the negro build
ings first, and then on to the buildings
of the white people. Hence, if the ne
gro has contagious diseases or is un
sanitary, the air is polluted and
charged with disease germs and carries
the disease to the white man’s home.
So if the white man will assist the ne
gro near him, or those around him, in
his sanitary habits and surroundings,
he is also benefited. We have commit
tees already appointed, and these will
call on you in a few days. Please as
sist us all you can, and we assure you
that we will trv very hard to better
our condition, and by so doing benefit
our white neighbors. Respectfully,
J. H. Jordan.
The Crop of 1808-09 Was 13,825,-
457 Bales.
New Orleans, Sept. 1. — Statistics
showing that more cotton was handled
during the commercial year ending at
midnight last night than ever before,
and that all records had been broken in
the matter of the amount of cotton con
sumed hv the Southern mills, were the
features of the annual crop statement
of Secretary Hester, of the New Or
leans Cotton Exchange. The document,
published on the floor of the exchange
to-day, forms the preliminary report of
Secretary Hester’s annual review of
the commercial year. It proved one of
the most remarkable reports the local
cotton trade has ever received.
The count of the commercial cron
showed it to he the largest on record -
13,825,457 hales. The previous largest
commercial crop was 13.565.885, mar
keted in 1904-5. The only other crop
that stands with these two crops in size
was that of 1906-7, when it counted up
to 13,510,982 bales. Last season’s to
tal was only 11,571,966.
The very large total for this year’s
crop was a surprise to the trade, in
cluding both the bulls and the hears.
The highest guesses were around 13,-
700,000, while not a few were below
13,600,000, and some traders were of
the opinion that no record would be
broken in point of the size of the
crop marketed.
The most important feature in the
report, next to the size of the crop it
self, was the statement on the amount
of cotton consumed by Southern mills
during the season which closed to-day.
Here all the records were again broken,
the total being 2.559,873 bales. This
is approximately 60,000 bales more
than were consumed by Northern mills.
This point, was regarded by the “bulls”
as being even of more importance than
the size of the crop itself. It was ta
ken as an official confirmation of the
many stories floating about the market
of late, in connection with the great
expansion of cotton manufacturing in
the South. The figures on consumption
compared with 2,193,000 last season,
2,439,000 two seaons ago, and 2,374,000
three seasons ago.
Communicated.
To Our White Friends.
I wish to call your honorable atten
tion to the fact that l have called
most of the leading colored people and
ministers of Newnan together with re
gard to raising a fund to build and fur
nish a small library for the colored
people. We desire to raise this money
by the 15th of November. We have or
ganized and selected trustees and com
mittees, and got subscriptions among
curatives to the amount of over $300,
. - , and are continuing the canvass. We
The following resolutions were adopt- j desire your aid yery much, both finan-
4 ' eially and in the way of books and peri-
—The average Georgia farmer buvs
canned and dried fruits — likewise
canned and other dried goods. He gets
up at the alarm of a Connecticut clock
fastens his Chicago suspenders to his
Detroit overalls, washes his face with
Cincinnati soap in a Philadelphia wash-
pan, sits down to a Grand Rapids table
and eats Indiana hominv fried in St.
Joseph lard, with bacon from Kansas
City, and flour from Tennessee linked
on a St. Louis stove. Then he nuts a
St. Louis bridle on a Missouri mule, and
plows a farm covered with an Ohio
mortgage. When bedtime comes he
reads a chapter from a bible printed
in Chicago, says a prayer that was
written in Jerusalem, and crawls under
a blanket made in New Jersey, only to
be kept awake by a Georgia dog—•
which is about the only home-raised pro
duct on the place.
“Oh, what a tangled web we weave,”
said the apt quotalionist, “when first
we practice to deceive!”
“That’s right,” answered Senator I
Sorghum ; “deception is mighty dan
ger ius unless we have a great deal of
experience. ”
Marriage will change a man’s views
quicker than anything else.
POTTS &
Newnan’s Leading Dress Goods House.
Leaders in Ladies > Goods
This is the only specialty house in Now min carrying only ladies’ Dress Floods,
Trimmings, Coat Suits, Fancy (loods and Shoes. You should see our
new fall line. Always something new to show you here.
DRESS GOODS.—The latest satin-finished wool goods, in all popular shades for
suits.
SILKS.—The latest is .Jacquard Messaline, 30 inches wide, for fall dresses and
waists. Ten shades now on sale. 4fi Black taffetas, 36-inch widths, 75c.,
90c., $1, $1.25 and $1.50 per yard.
TRIMMINGS.—Fine jet bands, buttons and medallions in the latest fads.
BELTS.—Elastic belts in all the new models, and hand-bags of gunuine leather.
WASH GOODS. Percales, 36 inches wide, 10c. yard; new fall ginghams, 10c.;
Simpson’s best calicoes, 6c.; good apron ginghams, 5c.
CORSETS.—Extra long corset s, high or low busts, for stout or spirituello figures.
SHOES. New fall styles in ladies’ and children’s shoes now on sale. C,Special
prices on oxfords for fall. Ask to see them.
“WE SELL LADIES’ GOODS”
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Great reductions in prices on all stock through July and August. We must make room for fall stock,
which is now driving daily. We will make it to your interest to buy now. Our porch goods, chairs, set
tees, porch rugs, and fibre rush furniture, to close out cheap. Large stock of the handsomest, din ng-room
furniture to be seen. We can save you money on rugs, art-squares, etc. Don’t buy before seeing us.
The lucky number for fifth prize drawing on Saturday, June 19, was 2729. Bring in the ticket.
We are going to offer some interesting inducements to. buyers.
We frame pictures in the best possible manner, and guarantee every job to please.
Thanking you for past favors and soliciting a continuance of same, we are
Yours very truly,
Marlmry s
Furniture
Store
19 Greenville street
Legal Notices.
Letters of Administration.
GEORGIA-Cowkta County:
H. A. Hall having applied to the Court of Ordi
nary of said county for letters of adminintraf ion on
the estate of Rebecca J. Jackson, deceased, all per
sons concerned are required to show causa in said
Court by the first Monday in September next, if
any they can. why said application should not, be
granted. This Aug. 6, 1909. Prs. fee, $3.
L. A. PERDUE, Ordinary.
ed—
Resolved, That we tender our thanks
to the church and community for the
kind hospitality extended us during our
stay.
On motion of Bro. J. D. Arnold:
“That the church thank the people
for their attendance at old Ebenezer.”
Meeting then adjourned.
R. M. Stephens, Moderator.
A. C. Royeton, Clerk.
odicals, old or new. Perhaps many of
you have a great many old or new
books that you would be willing to dis
pose of in this way, and they would do
our people great good. Now, the sole
object of the library is to help better
our condition and surroundings-—our re
lationship toward one another in and
around Newnan. I know the masses of
our peor.de have to remain in servitude
| and do drudge work, and I do not dis-
—A Missouri paper publishes an obit- 1 approve of this at all, because work is
uary that speaks the truth’ “While it j honorable and essential to health, and
is almost a crime to speak ill of the should be encouraged more generally
dead, we feel it our duty to tell the , among our people, as many of us re
truth about Mrs. Mary Boyer, who | main in idleness. 1 think if we can
died last night. She never spoke a de-: get your assistance and support, and
cent word of any person, living or dead, the proper books, we can greatly aid
and slander was the joy of her life. If j our people in doing better work and
she goes to heaven we don’t want to being more punctual and diligent in
be there, and we believe we voice ihe | their duties. If you will help us to get
sentiments of every man, woman and a small building we certainly would be
child in this town. We will gladly con- j glad to have some of you come and lec-
tribute a quarier for ice for Mary. 1 ture to us on these lines, in order lo
She will need if.” , better our condition ar.d environment.
Letters of Dismission.
GEORGIA -Cowkta County:
I.. M. Farmer, administrator on the eHtate of
Laura N. Hubbard, deceased, bavin# applied to the
Court of Ordinary of said county for letters of dis
mission from hiH said trust, all persons concerned
are required to show cuuse in Raid Court by the
first Monday in September next, if any th« y can,
why said application should not be granted. Thin
Aug. 4. 1909. Pin. fee. $3.
L. A. PERDUE. Ordinary.
son, deceased, having applied to the Court of Or
dinary of said county for h tiers of dismissi'n j
from his said trust, all persons concerned are re- i
q iired to show cause In said Court by the first I
Monday in September next, if any they can, why |
aid application should not be granted. This Aug. ]
I. J909. Prs. fee, $3.
L. A. PERDUE. Ordinary.
Letters of Dismission.
| GEORGIA—Coweta County:
| A. W. Arnall. guardian of John W. Willcoxon.
1 jr.. having applied lo the Court of Ordinary of
I aid county for letters of dismission from his aaid
! trust, all persons concerned are required to show
• auso in said Court be the first Monday in Sep-
1 'ember next, if any they cun, why said applUfi-
•ion should not be gianted. This Aug. \2, 1909.
1 Prs. fee, $3. L. A. PERDUE, Ordinary.
Letters of Dismission,
j GEORGIA—Cowkta County :
I T. E. Atkinson. R. J. Atkinson, and Mrs.
W. Y. Atkinson, executors of Wm, Y. Atkin
son. deceased, having applied to the Court of
I Ordinary of said county for letters of dismis-
; sion from their said trust, all persons concerned
i are required to show cause in said Court by the
first Monday in September next, if ar.y the
ran. why said application should not be granted
This Aug. 4, 1909. Prs. fee, $3.
L. A. PERDUE, Ordinary.
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Letters of Guardianship.
GEORGIA—Cowkta County:
Earl V. Thurman having applied to the Court of
Ordinary of said county for guardianship of the
person and property of Willie C. Thurman, luna
tic, all persons concerned are required to show
cause in said Court by the first Monday in Sep
tember n»*At, if any they can. why said applica
tion should not bo granted. This Aug. 6. 1909 Prs.
fee. $3. L. A. PERDUE. Ordinary.
Letters of Dismission.
GEORGIA -Cowkta County:
T. E. /.ellars, guardian of Ella Estelle Zellars,
having applied to the (Jourt of Ordinary of -aid
county for letters of dismission from his said
trust, all persons concerned are required to show
cause in -aid Court by the first Monday in Sep-
tembei next, if any they can. why said applica
tion should not l>e granted. This Aug. 4. 1999.
Prs. fee. $3. L. A. PERDUE, Ordinary.
Twelve Months’ Support.
GEORGIA—Cowkta County :
The return of the appraisers setting apart twelve
months’ support to the family ol Lewis II. Kidd,
deceased, having been filed in my office, all per
sons concerned are cited to show cause by the
tir“t. Monday in September, 1909, why said applica
tion for twelve months’ support should not be
granted. This Aug. 4. lfK/J. Prs. fee, $3.
L. A. PERDUE. Ordinary.
Twelve Months’ Support.
GEORGIA—Coweta County:
The return of the appraisers setting apart twelv
months* support to the family of Geo. W. Mealer,
deceased, having been filed in my office, all persons
concerned are cited to show cause by the first!
Monday in September, 1909. why said application | |
for twelve months' support should not Is- granted.
This Aug. 7, 1909. Prs. fee. $3.
L. A. PERDUE. Ordinary.
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Some Things Ifou
wm Need.
Belting, Racking, Lace Leather,
Machine ami Cylinder Qil,
Oil Cans, Pipe Wrenches,
Belt Books, SteeByards,
Uwanta Booling.
Johnson Hardware Co.
* Phone 81. Newnan, da.
u ext, if any they can, why said application should
not be granted. This Aug. 4, 1909. Prs. fee, $3.
L. A. PERDUE. Ordinary.
Letters of Dismission.
GEORGIA—Cowkta County:
li. T. Thompson, administrator of Y. C. Thomp-
Application for Leave to Sell.
GEORGIA—-Cowkta County:
g. D. Grimes and E. M. Grimes, administrators
with the will annex<*d of Galvin Grimes,deceased. ■
ni inff applied to the ( ourt of Ordinary of said I o~n
county for leave to sell the land of said deceased. Application for Leave to Sell.
^11 persons concerned are required to show cause GEORGIA—Cowkta County:
in mid Court by the first Monday in September J. H. Johnson, executor of the will of Gabriel
I. Jo .n-on, deceased, huviny ip plied to the Court
of Ordinary ol aaid county fui leave to sell the
land:-, of said deceased, all poisons concerned are
required to show cause in said Court by the first
Monday in September next, if any they cun, why
•■id application should not be granted. This Aug.
li. i’JU:*. Pi.-., fee, $3.
L. A. PERDUE. Ordinary.