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County News Items
Interesting Facts Cathered During the Week by Our
Regular Correspondents.
LUTHERVILLE.
Rev. Mr. Dunaway closed a ten-days’ j
meeting here Sunday night. Much
good was accomplished, and there were
many glorious conversions. Would
that we could have such a power as
Bro. Dunaway with us all the time.
The singing, under the leadership of
Mr. Carnes, of Atlanta, was quite
good. Prof. L. E. Bevis made the mu-
TURIN.
The many Coweta friends of Rev. T.
N. Rhodes were deeply grieved to learn
of his death. In years gone by he
served our people in different localities,
both as pastor and teacher ; hence the
sorrow at his death. We tender our
sincere sympathy to the bereaved fam
ily.
Rev. L. I,. Landrum is mourning the
sic sweeter by the use of the violin, death of his aged mother, which oc
curred at her home in Fayette county
last week.
Mr. Wm. Austin, one of our clever
citizens, was sent to the State Sanata-
rium a few days ago for treatment. He
had been in poor health for some time,
and it is hoped that he will be fully
restored by the treatment, both in body
and mind. The community extends
warmest sympathy to the family in
their affliction.
Cotton is opening rapidly, and the
whirr and buzz of the ginneries can be
heard on all sides. Pickers are receiv
ing 35c. per hundred, and making good
wages at the price.
Col. Ralph Adamson and wife, of
Carrollton, and Mr. H. S. Rees, jr., of
East Point, visited homefolks here
Sunday.
Mr. Will Reese, of Newnan, visited
the writer's family Monday.
A large quantity of hay is being
saved by our farmers.
Miss Mary Moses left Tuesday morn
ing for Milledgeville to enter the Girls’
Normal and Industrial College.
Miss Fannie Butts has returned to
Turin to take charge of the millnery
department of the Dominick Mercan
tile Co.
Mr. Fred Hunter is at home again,
after a visit to friends in Jacksonville
and Tifton.
Messrs. L. M. King, of Jonesboro,
and Paul Camn, of Orlando, Fla., spent
Sunday with Turin friends.
Mrs. Kate McKillop, of Homeland,
Fla., has returned to Newnan.
Mr. Talmage Moses spent the week
end in Carrollton.
Sept. 8th.
Dr. J. W. Quillian of LaGrange, Rev.
A. E. Sansburn of Newnan, Dr. J. F.
Mixon and Rev. A. H. S. Bugg of
Grantville, Rev. Mr. Miller of Barnes-
ville, and Rev. Mr. Maxwell of Rocky
Mount, attended the meeting.
Mr. Dunn and daughters, Misses
Clara and Lily, of Atlanta, spent
Thursday night and Friday at the Dun
away meeting. The girls did great
good with their sweet songs.
Mr. Reeves, of Bowdon, spent a few
days last week with Prof. L. E. Bevis,
attending the meeting.
Mrs. Jim Gilbert, of Grantville,
spent last week with her father, Mr.
Nath Upshaw. We will never forget
the sweet influence Miss Mamie's
Christian life had on the people here
•luring the meeting.
Misses Mary Humphries and Julia
Davis, of Lone Oak, visited relatives
here last week.
Mr. Willie Pierce White, of Atlanta,
is spending some time with his cousin,
Mr. Earl Upshaw.
Mrs. M. S. Archer and Miss Louise
Teagle are visiting in Decatur.
The Misses Darden left Saturday for
Atlanta to purchase their fall stock
of millinery. Miss Bessie Couch joined
them Wednesday.
Prof. J. A. Pendergrast, of Newnan,
spent Saturday here.
Mrs. Will Scogin and Master Bill
Scogin, of Newnan, spent Friday and
Saturday in Lutherville.
Dr. Hugh Taylor, of Grantville,
spent Sunday here.
Messrs. Trammell, Upshaw and
White spent Sunday at Warm Springs, j
Misses York and Ghambless, of |
Rocky Mount, visited Miss Gwen Wil
son during the Dunaway meeting.
Mrs. John Leverett, of Greenville,
visited relatives here Sunday.
Miss Mamie Ferguson, of Greenville,
spent Sunday with Miss Clara Williams.
Misses Bessie and Ruby Lassetter
and Miss Lois Powledge left Monday
to enter the Georgia Normal and indus
trial College at Milledgeville.
Our school opened Monday with quite
a good attendance. Our efficient and
capable faculty is composed of Prof.
C. C. Nall and wife, Miss Forest Stro-
zier of Gieenville, and Miss Ella Bess
Phillips of Reynolds.
Mrs. Carl Thornton and little son. of
Chattanooga, are visiting Mrs. Nath
Upshaw.
Miss Lottie Lane, of Greenville,
spent Sunday with Miss Ruby Chan
dler.
Mrs. Sid Martin and children, of Cor-
dele, are visiting relatives here this
week.
The many friends of Miss Ella Bess
Phillips are glad to welcome her back
to Lutherville, after a pleasant vaca
tion spent at home.
Mr. E. M. Tribble, of Logansville,
.was a pleasant visitor at the Upshaw
House last Saturday and Sunday
Miss Mattie Hardaway, of Primrose,
spent Sunday with Miss Azile Norris.
Mrs. Barney Altnand, of Rocky
Mount, spent last week with Miss
Ophelia Lambert.
Mr. and Mrs. Fowler, of Odessa,
visited Miss Allie Colley last week.
Mrs, Laura Parker, of Florida, is
here on a visit to her daughter, Mrs.
Luther Justiss.
Miss Marie Barnett spent a few days
in Greenville last week.
We are glad to know that Miss The!-1
ma Latimer, who has been quite ill, is
some better, but sorry indeed to learn
that her little sister, Mildred, is now
sick.
Sept. 8th.
The Road to Success
has many obstructions, but none so
desperate as poor health. Success to
day demands health, but Electric Bit
ters is the greatest health builder the
world has ever known. It compels per
fect action of stomach, liver, kidneys,
bowels, purifies and enriches the blood,
and tones and invigorates the whole
system. Vigorous body and keen brain
follow their use. You can’t afford to
alight Electric Bitters if weak, run
down or sickly. Only 5uc. Guaranteed
by all druggists.
Miss Passay - "The idea of Mr.
Hoimley asking me if 1 couldn’t learn
to love him !”
Miss Sharpe—"Why not? One is nev
er too old to learn.”
If You Are a Trifle Sensitive
About the size of your shoes, it’s
some satisfaction to know that many
people can wear shoes a size smaller by
sprinkling Allen’s Foot-Ease into them.
Just the thing for Patent Leather
Shoe«, and for breaking in New Shoes.
Sold everywhere, 25c.
PALMETTO.
The Palmetto public school opened
Monday. Ninety-four pupils were en
rolled the first day, and under the able
superintendence ot Prof. William Rain
ey, of Macon, as assistant, and Mrs.
Rainey in charge of the music depart
ment, the school has a bright outlook
for the year, and a large attendance is
assured.
Miss Mary Johnson has returned
from Chicago, where she visited her
aunt, Mrs. Kate Clark. Mrs. Clark ac
companied her home, and will remain
as her guest several weeks.
Miss Lucile Daniel entertained sev
eral of her friends very pleasantly Fri
day at a spend-the-day party in honor
of her guest, Miss Carrie Warlick, of
Fairburn.
Mrs. Bessie Astin Hart, of Atlanta,
has returned home, after a visit to Miss
Birdelle Stith.
Misses Lucile and Mary Condor had
as their guests for the week-end Misses
Mozelle and Annie May Upchurch, of
East Point.
Miss Lucile Smith returned Thursday
from Sandersville, where she was a
member of Miss Ollie Belle Holt’s
house party. Miss Martha Hayes, of
Montezuma, who also visited Miss Holt,
accompanied her home and remained as
her guest until Saturday.
Among the young people who left,
this week for various schools were
Miss Marian Arnold, who went to Cox
College; Miss Jessie Dtniei, to Bessie
Tift; Miss Edna Condor, to the Girls’
Normal and Industrial College, at Mil
ledgeville; Miss Lizzie Jackson and
Messrs. Roy Brittain and Alfred
Swann, to Phi Sigma College, at Fair-
burn,
Sept. 8th.
dy, spent Friday of last week with
their daughter, Mrs. K. B. Lenderman.
Mr. E. M. Grimes is building a new
store-house in Welcome, which will
make three stores for our town.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Hutchens attend
ed the singing at Whitesburg Sunday.
Sorghum-making is in order now,
Billy Possum will soon be ripe, and
we hope to have" ’possum and titters”
soon.
Cotton is opening fast, and if the
weather continues good it will soon be
all open and gone. There is no top
crop, and but a small bottom crop, and
if the price is not good somebody will
come out at the "little end of the
horn.”
Sept. 8th.
RAYMOND.
Mr. J. E. Gilbert, who formerly was
in business in Atlanta, has opened the
Raymond Cash Store. He says that
business, so far, has exceeded bis ex
pectations.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Witcher visited
relatives near Franklin last week.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Turnipseed spent
Saturday and Sunday in and near La-
Grange.
Mary Ray Memorial School opened
today, Prof. T. N. McWhorter in
charge. The attendance was some
what small, owing to the very pretty
weather for picking cotton. Prof. Mc
Whorter’s last season’s efforts gave
thorough satisfaction to patrons and
pupils, and it will only be a short time
until the school is running at its capac
ity.
Mr. W. N. Hammett clerked fur the
Raymond Mercantile Co. during Mr.
Megee’s recent absence.
Mrs. Sidney Martin and two sons, of
Fender, Ga., and Rev. C. S. Martin
and wife, of Chickamauga, visited
Mrs. Martha Martin this week.
Messrs. Luther Megee and Jas.
Gable vifflted friends and relatives in
Union City and Atlanta last week.
The annual family reunion and bar
becue of the Carmical family was held
at Mrs. Sarah Gable’s last Saturday.
About fifty members of the family
were present, and all report a most
pleasant time.
Misses Lillian and Mattie Wilkin
son, of Newnan, visited Mrs. J. G.
Witcher last week.
The Young People’s Society of the
Mt. Gilead Sunday-school gave a bar
becue to its members at Gable’s mill
last Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Melson chaperoned the party,
and all report a good time.
Miss Corinne Simril, of Newnar,
visited Misses Dully and Ruth Bailey
last Wednesday.
Raymond is "some pumpkins” when
it comes to baseball. The team has
won four out of live games played.
Saturday they put it on Sargent 2 to 0,
and East Newnan is "easy money” any
day in the week.
The Bank of Raymond was urgan-
ized recently with a. capital stock of
$25,000. S. T. Blalock was elected
president, E. J. Bailey cashier, and
Messrs. W. E. Megee, C. J. Owens,
A. II. Young, Tobe Donegan, J. G.
Witcher, J. W. Melson and W. S. Mc
Donald directors. The bank will own
its building, which will be ready for
occupancy by Oct. 1.
Mr. J. W. Melson visited Atlanta
Thursday.
Mr. J. Redding Hunter is in Atlanta
for Labor Day parade and tne ball
games. “Red” is somewhat of a
"fan,” and we hope his prediction that
Atlanta will take both games of the
double-header to be played to-day will
be verified.
Mr. Henry Baldwin, jr., train mas
ter of the Central railway, was in Ray
mond Monday.
Ground has been broken for the erec
tion of a fire-proof warehouse on the
north side of the railroad.
Mr. L. M. Ector had the first bale of
cotton for the season ginned here Sat
urday. It weighed 4(10 lbs. and brought
13c.
Major J. F. Hanson, president of the
Central railway, accompanied by Mrs.
Palmer Phelan Clarke and Mr. and
Mrs. John Hill, of Atlanta, visited Mr.
and Mrs. R. F. Shedden Saturday and
Sunday. The party made the trip in
Major Hanson’s private car. Mr. Shed
den returned to Atlanta with them
Sunday afternoon.
Sept. 8th.
WELCOME.
We regret to learn of the death of
Mrs. A. S. Hutchens, which occurred
at the home of her son, Mr. Little
Lane, of Centralhatchee. She had been
sick for several weeks, and on Sunday
afternoon breathed her last. The fu
neral occurred Monday at Salem.
Messrs. Homer and Clyde Mathews,
of Newnan, were in Welcome Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Hutchens are
visiting in Moreland this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Shelton Wortham, of
Centralhatchee, spent the week-end ia
Welcome with the families of Messrs.
E. M. Grimes and Ned Cavender.
Messrs. John Crane and Hewlett
Grimes visited at Centralhatchee Sun
day.
Misses Mary and Janie Amis left
yesterday for LaGrange, where they
will enter the Southern Female College
for the fall term.
Mr. and Mrs. Woods, of Atlanta, vis
ited Rev. and Mrs. F. .1. Amis Friday
and Saturday last.
Mr. and Mrs. Ned Moseley, of Han-
how mom worn boy’s
School Suit?
large variety of
all
in
sizes,
We have a
styles,
and ranging in price
from $1.50 to $10.
N. ORR COMPANY
Great reductions in nric^ 0 on c'l sto^k through July and August. We must make room for fall stock,
which is now arriving daily. We will make it to your interest to buy now. Our porch goods, chairs, set
tees, porch rugs, and fibre rusn linmiure, co close out cheap. Large stock of the handsomest dining-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,
HANDY.
Miss Essie Jackson’s school closed
last Friday, and she is now at home.
Mr. Andrew Martin spent a few days
this week with friercds in this commu
nity.
Dr. and Mrs. Sewell and little son
spent Sunday at the home of Mr. W.
L. Crowder.
Miss Gussie Boynton left Monday
for the Georgia Normal and Industrial
College, at Milledgeville.
Mrs. Alice Gresham and Miss Julia
Jackson, of Atlanta, spent last week
at Mr. Taylor Jackson’s.
Mrs. Rose Pearso-> Martin spent
Monday with Miss Marv Crowder.
Rev. Mr. Smith, pastor of Franklin
Baptist church, preached at Elim Sun
day and Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Posey Davis spent
Wednesday and Thursday in Carrollton.
Mrs. Taylor Jackson and Miss Essie
Jackson spent Wednesday with Mrs.
O. M. Waltom.
Mrs. Loula Kidd and Misses Lillian
and Tommie Kidd spent Tuesday at
Mr. Tom Kidd’s.
copyright
Marbury s
Furniture
Store
19 Greenville street
Miss Florrie Stanley spent Tuesday
night with Miss Essie Jackson.
Elim school will close Friday after
noon, and Miss Florrie Stanley wil 1
leave Sunday for her home at Sanders
ville .
Sept. 8th.
Night on Bald Mountain.
On a lonely night Alex. Benton, of
Fort Edward, N. Y., climbed Bald j
Mountain to the home of a neighbor, |
tortured by Asthma, bent on curing
him with Dr. King’s New Discovery, j
that had cured himself of asthma, this I
wonderful medicine soon relieved and i
auickly cured his neighbor. Later it j
cured his son’s wife of a severe lung I
trouble. Millions believe it’s the great- !
est Throat and Lung cure on earth.
Coughs, Co'ds, Croup, Hemorrhages 11
and Sore Lungs are surely cured by it.
Best for Hay Fever, Grip and Whoop-;
ing Cough. 50c. and SI. Trial bottle ;
free. Guaranteed by all druggists.
TO THE CITIZENS
OF NEWNAN
Reose Drug: Co. have in their possession
what can be honestly termed a godsend to
humanity, and they will prove it if given
the opportunity. Go to their store if you
are troubled with Rheumatism, in any
form. Eczema or Salt Rheum. Buy a bot
tle of Irish Liniment, follow directions as
found on page three of the little book that
goes with the bottle, give it a fair trial and
than if Irish Liniment does not relieve you,
to your entire satisfaction, gro back to the
Reese Drug: Co., tell them so, and they
will, on your word, pay back the amount
of money you paid them. Besides the ail
ments mentioned, please see the little
book about a burn or sprain. It will re
move soreness and stop Neuralgia pain
instantly.
This leaves the matter entirely in your
hands.
SOLOMONS & CO., Savannah,
State Distributors.
Petition to Amend Charter.
GEORGIA—Coweta County:
To the Superior Court of said County: The pe
tition of the Kirby-Bohannon HardwareCompa y
respectfully shows: , .
1. That petitioner is a corporation here
incorporated and chartered by judgment
court on Feb. 12. 1907. , . j
2. Petitioner shows that it desires to a -
said charter by changing its corporate n
Kirby-Bohannon Hardware Company t
B. H. KIRBY HARDWARE COMPANY.
3. Wherefore petitioner prays thah “f^r pub-
Prl y C KIRBY-BOHANNON HARDWARE CO.^
A. H. Freeman. Atttorney-at-Law.
Filed in office tk^»^ E ,™ iert s . c . C . C.
G f ^^rn^Serk of°the T Superior Court of said
county do hereby certify that the above is a true
and exact copv of the original petition of KiRBt-
Bohannon Hardware Company £r amend
ment to charter, as appears of Hie
Aug. 19, 1909.
L. Turner,
Clerk S. C. C. C-