Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

NEW FALL Percales in COTTONS dark colors for children’s school dresses. New prints in dark styles. New suitings for early fall wear. Ginghams and madras cloths in light or dark patterns. NEW FOOT- The Edwin WEAR Clapp shoe for men—conceded to be the best made. The French shoe for men in the new shapes for fall. Nobby styles in plain or patent kid, price $4. HOSIERY The “Interwo ven” socks for men—the most durable on the market. There are a thousand imitations, but only one genuine “Interwoven;” price 25c. Every pair guaran teed. “The Cadet” stocking for boys and girls. The scientific stock ing, made for service. Linen heels, knees and toes. Every pair is guaranteed; price 25c. A complete line of all sorts of seasonable hosiery, in weights, colors and qualities now in de mand. CORSETS We are con stantly replenishing our stock with the new models in corsets. The “W. B.” corset leads all others in fit, quality of material and finish. To have your dress correctly fitted wear a “W. B. ” corset. COLLARS When you buy collars insist on their being linen. Cotton collars do not hold their shape or wear so long as the linen. The “Peyser” collar is the only linen collar on the mar ket at the price—10c. and 15c., according to shape. THE M’CALL Subscribe MAGAZINE now for the McCall Magazine. It costs but 20c. a year when called for at our store, and is the best maga zine published. We carry a com plete stock of McCall patterns— the best made. WE CAN SAVE On all YOU MONEY kinds of staple dry goods. We bought an ample stock before the rise in prices, and are thus able to offer them very cheap. Local Happenings Told in >3® >3® SHort Paragraphs NEWS AND PERSONAL ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST TO OUR LOCAL READEhS. Do You Carry Insurance? R. F. Herring Writes the best kinds. Next Tuesday is sale-day. Next Monday is Labor Day. Oridnary’s Court next Monday. Elastic belts and belting at Potts & Parks’. Buy your skates now from Newnan Hardware Co. Miss Mildred Lee is visiting friends in Carrollton. Nunnally’s candy fresh every week at Holt & Cates Co.’s. Magazines, periodicals, post-cards, at Holt & Cates Co.’s. The “first bale” has get ready for business. arrived. Now Born, on the 1st inst., to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Leach—a son. Belt pins, beauty pins and ladies’ hand-bags at Potts & Parks’. Congressman Adamson was in the city for a few hours yesterday. Let Benson press that suit of yours. You will find him on the square. Linens.—Sheer or heavy linen lawn ; pillow-case or sheet linen. We sell lin ens. Potts & Parks. Novelties. — Hair nets, electric curl ers, hair rats, combs, barrettes and pins. Potts & Parks. Corsets. — We sell corsets. A shape for every figure—a price for every purse. Potts & Parks. Neiv Fall Goods. Ginghams, per cales, calicoes, iinonettes and suitings, for school dresses. Potts & Parks. Mrs. I’iercie Moore and Mr. and Mrs. John L. Miller have taken the residence at 28 Temple avenue, anil are now housekeeping. For Rent. — Good (l-horse farm, 4 miles from Newnan, near school and in good community. Apply to T. B. New ton, Sargent, Ga. Mr. T. W. Powel left Wednesday for Union Springs, Ala., where he will again represent J. B. Holst Co. during the cotton season. Miss Kittie Bolton and brother, Mr. Will Bolton, will join a party of Atlan ta friends at Warm Springs Sunday and spend the day. Capt. Geo. F. Baltzell and family, who have been spending the summer in Newnan, returned this week to Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. Mrs. I. F. Murph, of Marshallville, is the guest of Mrs. Sam Banks. The fall term of Coweta Superior Court will convene next Monday. Highest market price paid for hides. G. 0. Carmichael. Skeeter Skoot and Mosquito Talcum, for mosquitoes. Holt &. Cates Co. Mr. W. F. C. Linch is spending a few days with friends at Comer, Ga. Benson cleans clothes cleaner than any cleaner that cleans. ’Phone 294. Mr. A. P. McKown, of Douglas, is visiting his sister, Mrs. C. D. Crane. Mrs. B. W. Bentley, of Valdosta, is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. D. Fouse. Miss Jimmie Linder, of Willacoochee, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. C. D. Crane. Hon. W. C. Kiser, a well-known citi zen of Campbell county, died Monday. Nice lot medium-priced hammocks, half former prices, at Holt & Cates Co.’s. Miss Mary Lou Downing, of Colum bus, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Thos. J. Jones. Mr. Roy Merrell and family spent the past week with relatives in Car rollton. Mr. John Cleveland, of Harrisonville, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Wm. E. Woods. Mrs. Clara Burgay and little daugh ter, of Macon, are visiting relatives in the city. Miss Lucile McKoy, who has been spending the summer months in New nan, returned a few days ago to her home at Century, Fla. The Rexall remedies are all guaran teed to give satisfaction, or money re funded. Sold exclusively by Holt & Cates Co. in Newnan. Mrs. R. M. McCaslan, of Greenville, and Mrs. Mattie Thomas, of Union Springs, Ala., are the guests of their sister, Mrs. W. B. Orr. Miss Ella Gena Beckcom, who has been with Mrs. Mamie S. Johnson for several weeks, returned yesterday to her home at Jeffersonville, Ga. Sharpsburg received her "first bale” Wednesday. It was brought in by Mr. Len Wood, weighed 410 lbs., and was bought by J. R. Cole & Co. at 13c. Mrs. Jack Lyndon, of Athens, who has been visiting her sisters, Mrs. Ju lia Lundie and Mrs. John Askew, left Monday for Palmetto, where she will spend a week with relatives before re turning home. Gabrielle, the young daughter of Mrs. Mamie Swint Johnson, who has been critically ill for two weeks, is considerably improved this morning, and strong hopes are now entertained for her recovery. Newnnn's “first bale” arrived this morning—a little late, but in good shape. It was brouhgt in by Mr. Will Wright, of Cooksville, weighed 456 lbs., and was bought by A. R. Bur- detl & Co. at 13c. Miss Kate Favor, who submitted to an operation at a sanatorium in Atlan ta three weeks ago, is now at home, and her many friends will be pleased to know that she is making rapid progress towards recovery. Miss Fannie Butts will be with the Dominick Mercantile Co., at Turin, again this season. She will be in charge of the millinery and dress goods departments, in which she was so suc cessful last season. Miss Frances Marion Swords, who has been the attractive guest of Miss Launette Glass for the past week, left Saturday for Atlanta, where she will spend several days before returning to her home at Conyers. Grantvilie's “first bale” of the new crop was received on Thursday. 27th lilt. It was brought in by Mr. Chas. Culpepper, of Meriwether county, weighed 404 lbs., and was bought by Banks & Arnold at 12Jc. Mr. R. N. Winkles, of the Seventh district, was in town Wednesday, and brought reports of good crops in his immediate section. His individual crop, he said, was the best he had raised in ten or twelve years. Messrs. G. M. Wilson of Moreland. W. H. Brown of Madras, and Fred Rey nolds with his brother and sister of this place, left the early part of the week for Young Harris, where they will enter Young Harris College. For Rent. — Good 4-horse farm for rent, 1J miles south of St. Charles; good barn and two tenant houses, be sides dwelling: well watered, and good pasture; terms reasonable. Apply to F. E. llindsman, St. Charles, Ga. Miss Launette Glass leaves to-day for Glennville, Ga., where she will teach in the public schools, having charge of the fifth and sixth grades. Mrs. T. M. Goodrum and two young er children are visiting relatives in Chattanooga. Next Monday (Labor Day) being legal holiday, the postollice and ban! will be closed. Highest market price paid for beef cattle and hides by T. A. Manning, 17 E. Broad street. G. E. Parks, real estate and insur ance. Office over Barnett, St. John & Co.’s. ’Phone 325. New Dress Goods. —Silks, wool goods and trimmings of buttons and braids, at Potts & Parks’. Mrs. Mary Bridges, of Sharpsburg, spent several days the past week with Mrs. J. P. Pitman. Rev. J. E. Hannah will occupy his pulpit at the Presbyterian church as usual next Sunday. Mrs. W. G. Arnold and children have returned from an extended visit to rel atives at Franklin, Ky. Pencils, score-cards, Jap. napkins, crepe and plain tissue paper, (all col ors,) at Holt & Cates Co.’s. A very attractive assortment of box and bulk stationery, all range of prices, at Holt & Cates Co.’s. Mrs. E. G. Jacobs, of Macon, spent several days the past week with her father, Judge A. D. Freeman. Mr. Russell Soudder and Miss Belle Guest, of Atlanta, were the guests Sunday of Miss Kittie Bolton. “Merry Widow” is a rich man’s to bacco at a poor man’s price. Get it from T. G. Farmer & Sons Co. Mrs. O. T. Jeter, of LaFayette, j Ala., has been here on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. J. A. Stephens. Mr. J. W. Willcoxon and family left Monday for Borden Springs, where they will spend several months. I If you want the very best tobacco on | earth for the money buy "Merry Wid ow” from T. G. Farmer & Sons Co. If you desire to rent, sell or buy farm or city property, see me. R. F. Herring. Mrs. D. T. Manget and infant daugh ter, who went to Murphy, N. C., sev eral weeks ago for the benefit of the latter’s health, have returned home. Corsets.—“American Lady” corsets —a model for every figure. Medium or long, high or low bust. We lead in sale of corsets Potts & Parks. Don’t be bumfuzzled by fraudulent life insurance companies. See me and get the best. It. F. Herring, General Insurance. Laces, Laces. —New lot laces—Ger man, val. and linen laces. Five thou sand yards now on sale at 5c. the yard. Potts & Parks. Warning.—K\\ persons are hereby warned not to harbor or give employ ment to my son, Homer Williams. He is a minor, and left home withouL my approval or consent. This Aug. 18, 1909. Fannie Williams. A heavy rain fell Monday night, and crops were greatly benefited. The rainfall in the river valley was much heavier, according to report, the Chat tahoochee having risen twelve feet at Columbus as a result of the downpour in the up country. Why do you spend your money for inferior tobacco when you can buy “Merry Widow” from T. (1. Farmer & Sons Co. at the same price as the com mon kind? One plug of it will convince you that it is the best 10c. plug of to bacco in Newnan. Harness and Shoe Shop.—I can please you in buggy, surrey, wagon or goat harness. Repair your harness and shoes. Rubber heels and blacksmith anrons always on hand. I guarantee satisfaction. Opposite postoffice. A. Jay Billings. I shall be forced to move my coal yard, to make room for the new rail road ; so buy your coal now and save money. E. C. Goodwyn. New Shoes.—Ladies’ new fall shoes now in. ready for girls going off to school. Let us show you. Potts & Parks. At the regular meeting of the Odd Fellows next Monday night the third degree will be conferred. A full at tendance of the membership is desired. Mr. Pierce DePasse, who went to New York six or eight mouths ago to take a course of training in voice cul ture, is with Newnan friends this week. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fuller, Mrs. Frank Lee, Misses Daisy Lee, Mildred Lee, Nellie Elder, Lolla Keith and Fannie Belle Woods spent Sunday at Warm Springs. There are many kinds of tobacco sold for 10c. a plug, Put "Merry Widow” is be.vond doubt the best 10c. plug in America. Get it from T. G. Farmer & Sons Co. Hon. L. C. Mandeville, of Carrollton, stopped over Wednesday on his return from Asheville, N. C., and spent sev eral hours with his daughter, Mrs. C. K. Henderson. Gov. Brown has appointed Mr. M. F. Cole as one of the delegates from Georgia to the International Tax Con ference. which meets in Louisville, Ky., on the 21st inst. Court week will be a convenient time for many of our patrons to call and settle their subscription dues to The Herald and Advertiser, and they will confer a favor by doing so. Mrs. W. Y. Atkinson will go to Gainesville next week to attend the annual meeting of the National Asso ciation of Postmasters, which convenes in that city on the 8th inst. Let me write your insurance. 1 rep resent the best and most reliable com panies in the world. All are noted for prompt payment of loses. R. F. Herring, General Insurance. You can save 10 per cent, on you purchases by paying cash. Holt & Cates Co. Oxjords. — Ladies’, misses’ and chil dren’s oxfords at reduced prices. Potts & Parks. I am now in position to make loans j on improved real estate. See me. R. F. Herring, real estate. Miss Pearle Foster left Monday for Atlanta, where she will spend two weeks preparatory to accepting a posi tion with a millinery establishment at Ocilla, Ga., during the fall season. Old - fashioned custard cream, 5c. Regular creams, 10c. Our cream is guaranteed to test somewhat better than the pure food requirements. Holt & Cates Co. Mr. and Mrs. J. Stanley Powel and daughter, who have been spending the summer at Murfreesboro, Tenn., re turned Wednesday, and will be in Newnan during the fall and winter months. Shale Sale.—Wo. have fortv-seven pairs Union Hardware Co. ’s ball-bear ing skates to close at $2.50 per pair; regular price. $3.75. Some of these have been used a little, but are in first- class condition. All sizes. Newnan Hardware Co. The Coweta Club held its annual election last night, when officers were chosen for the ensuing year as follows: Geo. L. Wynn, president; Robt. Orr, vice-president: J. H. Powell, secretary and treasurer: W. P. Gearreld. T. J. Fisher, F. M. Arnall and J. H. Powell, directors. Ah Burch, the well-known colored restaurateur, died Saturday afternoon, after a protracted illness. He was about 62 years of age, and had heen engaged in the restaurant business here continuously for more than thir ty years. He was a twin brother of Jim Reid, chief cook at the Coweta Cafe. The Reading Circle had a delightful meeting yesterday afternoon with Mrs. W. B. Orr. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. T. B. Davis, and the members are urged to be present, as a vote will be taken upon the con stitution and by-laws. The literary hour will be devoted to a study of Holmes. At the meeting of the County Com missioners Wednesday two negroes, Ed Bowen and Fred Zellers, were shown to be road defaulters, and each was sentenced to pav a fine of $6 or serve thirty days on the public road. At the same meeting Perry Howell, colored, was admitted as an inmate of the County Farm. Removal Notice. — For the conven ience of my patrons I will, within the next few days, move mv office to the building now occupied by H. C Fisher & Sons and the Coweta Fertilizer Co , next door to the Newnan Banking Co., ground floor and on the souare. R. F. Herring, Insurance, real estate, renting, loans. Automobile Notice.—I have purchased a “White Steamer” automobile, five- passenger type, and wdl rent or char ter same to the public at reasonable rates. A competent chauffeur will be supplied, and parties desiring the ma chine for business purposes or pleasure trips may secure it on application. <1. L. Baker. Major.lohn W. Tench, of Gainesville, Fla., was a visitor in Newnan for sev eral days last week, and received a warm welcome from his many friends. Major Tench is a native of Coweta, but for a number of years has resided in Florida, where he has distinguished himself in journalism, being regarded as one of the foremost editorial writers in the State. Mr. Andrew Lyndon, of Macon, was in the city Tuesday shaking hands with the friends of his boyhood and trying to locate some of the landmarks famil- inr to him twenty years ago. It was so unlike the town he had formerly known, however, that he felt like a stranger, and didn’t tarry long which was wrong, of course. He should have stayed a week. Miss Fannie Butts, the popular and efficient milliner, who will be with us again this season, left last week for Atlanta to spend some time in the mil linery and dry goods emporiums, that she may be thoroughly informed re garding the late styles in both millin ery and dress goods. Dominick Mercantile Co. Mr. II. S. Ilantn, who underwent an operation at the Wesley Memorial Hos pital in Atlanta about four weeks ago, returned home Tuesday. He has not recovered his strength yet, of course, but is gaining rapidly, and will soon be himself again, lie feels that he owes his life to the skill of l)r. Willis Jones, who performed the operation, and is warm in his praise of that brilliant young surgeon. Capt. C. N. Featherston, an extend ed notice of whose death is printed elsewhere in The Herald and Adverti ser. was n brother of Mrs. G. W. Red dy and Mr. J. E. Featherston, of this city. He was one of the oldest and most prominent members of the Rome bar, and a leading citizen of that town, where his death is universally lament ed. lie was atliout 70 years of age, j and a veteran of the Civil War. The Western Baptist Association will meet next year with the Central Bap tist church. The associations! limits embrace four districts, and the annual meetings of the association rotate from district to district. Under this plan the association will come to the fourth district next year, and at the district meeting last week the Central church of Newnan was accorded the privilege of entertaining the association. The registration books will be open at the Tax Collector’s office all of next week, and it will be well for those who expect to attend court to register. It should be borne in mind that, under the new law, the registration books will close April 1, 1910 six months be fore the State election in October and those who desire to qualify as voters in that election, as well as in the pri mary which precedes the general elec tion, should register at the first oppor tunity. The annual meeting of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the La- Grange district will convene at the First Methodist church in Newnan the last week in September, or the first week in October. Preparatory to this meeting Dr. Bigharn will preach a spe cial sermon next Sunday at 11 a. in. on the work of this organiaztion. Every body is invited to attend, and the la dies of the society are requested to ask the ushers to show them to seats espe cially reserved for them. Some two weeks ago an old-time schoolmate friend, W. S. Hubbard, now the popular and efficient Tax Col lector of Coweta county, came over on a visit to Carrollton friends. He made The Times an appreciated call and set up his subscription date on the “Paper That Does Things” two years. Of course, it was an oversight that caused us to omit mention of his visit at the time, hut as it is never too late to mend we mention, with great apprecia tion, his viniL in this issue.—Carrollton Times. Mr. Moreland Zellars, of Crantville, gave a big barbecue at his Third dis trict plantation Tuesday, and the one hundred or more friends who were bid den to the feast are talking about it .vet. The meats were cooked by Mr. Starling Carpenter, assisted by Messrs. Torn Fisher, Tom Parrott and L. (). Powell, and the dinner was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. The company included people from Newnan, Grnnt- ville, Hogansville and Moreland, be sides a number of friends from the neighborhood. At the First Methodist church next Sunday morning and night arrange ments are being made for unusually attractive exercises. The pastor will preach on “Woman’s Place and Work in the World,” and the music, both in strumental and vocal, will be the very best that can be secured. Especial emphasis will be put upioi the work of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary So ciety. The public is cordially invited, and all members of the church are urged to ho present. Announcement of the contemplated improvements on the church building will be made. Following is a list of new subscri bers recently installed that do not ap pear in the telephone directory, viz: No. 325, G E. Parks, insurance office; No. 327, J. W. Abercrombie, store; No. 328. G. H. Stamps, coal yard: No. 336, H. C. Glover Go., groceries; No. 326, W. S. Mealer, residence; No. 330, Tom Gamp, residence. No. 333, D. W. Broadwater, residence; No. 329, Mrs. G. L. Brittian, residence; No. 334, Mrs. John L. Miller, residence; No. 323, F. A. Willis, residence; No. 335, Mrs. Z. H. Murray, residence; No. 331, T. II. McRitchie, residence; No. 74-2, E. F. Sims, residence. A new farmers’ line, having six sub scribers. has just heen connected with the Newnan exchange of the Southern Bell Telephone Co. The line extends from Newnan to Turin and furnishes service to the following well-known people: Dominick Mercantile Co., store: Arnall-llunter Co., store; Tu rin Drug Co., store; Turin Banking Go., office; J. A. Daniel, residence: G. O.IScroggin, residence. The sub scribers on the line are now in constant telephonic communication with each other, and through the Southern Bell exchange with telephone users in New nan The construction of this line and its connection with the telephone exchange here is another step in the progress of telephone development which is being made bv residents in the rural sections of Coweta county. Under the plan of the Southern Bell Co. farmers and other rural dwellers are enabled to secure telephone service on an economical basis. As a result farmers in all sections of the State are installing telephone in their homes. “You must keen your mouth shut when you’re in the water,” said the nurse, as she gave little Tommy a hath “If you don’t you’ll swallow some of it.” “Well, what of it?” demanded Tom my. “There’s plenty more in the pipe, ain’t there?” A GOOD CIGAR SjjBr A cigar may be made of the best tobacco, yet if it. is not properly kept it will not be a good smoke. We devote especial care to keeping our ci gars in tli(‘ best condi tion. Our cigar cases are built along scient ifie lines, so that every cigar handed over our counter is in perfect condition— just moist enough, with all the aroma and flavor of the tobacco retained. If you don’t know what a difference this makes, try buying your cigars from us. Some of these good brands are: “II. & C. Special,” “Hernsheim, ” “Bainbrige,” “Cuba Roma, ” “Black and White,” All 5 cents. ‘ ‘Cortez, ’ ’ “Lady Curzon,” “La Idalia,” “Royal Sovereign,” All 10 cents. 9 HOLT & CATES CO. NEWNAN, GA. BANTA^ Sells the famous “Indian” Moturcycle Sample on exhibition at his store i Come and try it. i V J JUST IN .pidsA he r\ shipyaf A New Fall Suits New Fall Hats (Stetson) New Fall Shoes You are invited to come and see our exhibit of new goods. We are proud of our splendid fall showing of clothes for men, young men and boys. You’ll be proud to wear them, if you will come and see them. Barnett, St. John & Co.