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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” POTTS & PARKS NEWNAN. ... GEORGIA r t t $ t t t t $ t t "vi k/fi','/- •.tiiife’ Sis i IIPPP ■ ;. v.. , fv ■tI- //., vm ' »n. 'f ' j- L Ilf'S: I iSp I mfrvpyie ■ <■ nrrf 5 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. tm-W* 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. 3 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.