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VOL. V.
NEWNAN, GA
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 18. 1905
NO. 41
Turner Won the
28,724 Bales 1 j
Innovation in
Mr. J.W. Arnold
Greely Phillips
Raee for Clerk.
Ginned in Coweta.
Opening Court
Dead at Grantville
To H<‘ Handed.
In Primary 1,7‘2-*) Votes were
Government's Gin Report of
Judge A. I). Freeman Open-;
One of Coweta's 1 >ldi>st and
Tliere is Little Chance, It
Polled and Turner’s Ma*
December 1 -‘.Hit Makes
ed Court With Scripture
Most Prominent Citi/.ens
Seems, for Negro Murderer
jorifcy was 157 \ r otes.
This Showing.
Reading ami Prayer.
Passed Away Suddenly.
|
to Escape Gallows.
The primary election on last The United btates government s : a ncw f oatunj was introduced, Hon. John W. Arnold, of Grant ; Greely Phillips, the negro raur-
Saturelay passed quietly at all thejgin report of Dec. 13• *9^4> places I j n j- bt> (jq y Court last Monday 1 ville, died suddenly at his home in \ der of May I.asseter, a negro wo
voting places in the county, as far j the number of bales of cotton gin- morning when that tribunal was j that place last Saturday He was man, will be hanged on Jan. 27th,
as the News has been informed. - ned in Coweta county up to that ca | b , d tl) by Judge A I).'about 75 years of age and one of j unless his sentence is commuted
The vote polled was light—due j date at 28.724 bales. The total p' reeman it is Honor called upon j Coweta’s leading citizens. He was by Governor Terrell. The Su
largely to the extremely cold Tor Georgia is given as i,796>596 | j^ ev j p 3 Davis to read a por-1 an ex member ot the Board of Coun-j preme Court having refused to re
weather, which kept many coun-j bales. Whether the gin reports j [j on 0 { the Scriptures and this was ty Commissioners, having retired ■ verse the decision ot the lower
try people away from the polling 1 are accurate or not, t.iey furnish followed by a prayer offered by from office the first of this year. | court in this case, Phillips has no
places. A total of 1,725 ballets j some interesting figures; and the 1 Bev fj, James Stacy. The rev-i Mr. Arnold was respected and h >pe of escaping the gallows ex
were cast, and Mr. Lynch Turner 1 News has gleaned the following | erend gentlemen entered fervently I esteemed by a host of friends; and cept through executive clemency,
received a majority of 157 of that j information from the government s 1 , ntrt tbe spirit which prompted the J| his splendid characteristics as a A. H. Kreeman, Esq., Phillips'at-
number. The votes cast for Mes-j published statement
presiding judge to take this unu-1citizen, in public and piivate life, I torney, has been before the Mate
srs. Turner and .Jones at the \ari-j 1 he number of bales of cotton | sua | action, and the scene was an 1 make his death a distinct loss to I Pardon Hoard and the Governor
ous polling places in the county .reported as ginned up to Dec. i impressive and profitable one to. his town and county,
were as follows:
Turner
First Dist.
10
Second “
19
St. Charles
2
Moreland
27
Third
19
Corner Branch
22
Fourth Dist.
86
Fifth “
537
Sixth “
47
Seventh
2 7
Turin
27
Faimdale
I’
Haralson
5
Panther Creek
27
Roscoe
12
Grantville
45
Cedar Creek
«9
Madras
9
'Totals
941
No polling
place
Hurricane district.
13th, in the counties adjotnin
Jones i Coweta, were as follows:
240'
with his client’s case, asking that
the spectators. I Mr. Arnold was a native of Og-1 the sentence be commuted
Tins was the first session of , lethorpe county, but had resided in j to imprisonment for life,
hayette. 11,609; Meiiwether, . cour t b eld j n the pew court house, j Coweta for a great number of i The Pardon Board refused Col.
2 7>57 I; I roup, 20,969, Heard, 12,-^ , in( j Judge Freeman and Sheriff j years, and was continuously iden-1 Freeman's petition,
Brown very properly decided to 1 lifted with the county's progress seems that there is
have the preliminary religious ser and prosperity during his longlife, the negro. ,
29,946; Campbell,
19
porting 20,000 bales or more gin
l( - j j ned are the following named:
Bartow, 20,287; Burke, 47,406;
j Carroll, 29,946; Coweta, 28.724;
church. H»
of any 1
was married twice,
4
4'
6
52
40
17
34
16
3
784
624; Carroll,
11,368
ihe counties in the State te- | vice before beginning the regular He was not a member
business of the session.
This session of court proved a
short one lasting but one day.
The session was cut short by the
Doolv, 38,2771 Elbert, 20,480, 1 C(Hirt coming in contact with the
Emanuel, 20,427, 1* ran kbit, 24,613> | tooth I aw,an act of the 1 ,egislat ure red in (j rant ville last Stuul iy at ter
regulating jury service. This law j noon, the burial service being con-
and it now
no hope for
Gwinnett, 24,565; Harris, 23,899;
The execution of Phillips will
I ho strictly private. It will he the
but both of his wives preceded him 1 ijfth legal hanging to occnr in
to the grave. Six children stir- Coweta county since its organiza-
vie him. tion
The burial of Mr. Arnold occur-
Mr. Mu! M. Fisher to Wed.
Henry, 25,919; Houston, 30,281;. Js designed to put,the profession- ducted in the Methpdist church 1 The following announcement,
Jackson, 33,5551 Jeffetson, 26,434; a , juryman out 0 f business, and j by Rev. Mr. Williams. j which appeared in last Sunday’s
The
uryman
provides that no citizen may serve
571; Mitchell, 20,178; Monroe, 22,- as a juryman at two consecutive j Tax Oil Express Company Re-| interest in this city.
597; Morgan, 28,272; Newton, 2 3l - . terms o[ cnurt In this case, it! - * "Montk/.UMA, Ga., Jan
was learned that three grand jury
Laurens,. 33,456; Meriwether, 27,-
I20; Oglethorpe, 22,658, Pulaski,
duced.
26,187; Randolph, 25,706, Screven, men wbo se rved at the September |
25,518; Sumpter, 33,761; ferrell, teim 0 f Coweta Superior Court ;
At the meeting of City Council
held Wednesday night the license
34i7b5; Thomas, 22,110, 1 roup, bad a i so serV ed at the previous, .
20,969; Walton, 33,.97; Washing- March term of C0UH . (j„do, the !'f x .T p ° scd „°".
d izens [on , 32,649; Wilkes,21,800; Worth, Jtnnth law they were disqualified,
20,018.
Three counties reported no cot
of that district voted in Newnan.
The general election for Clerk
occurs today; and, as Mr. Turner
is now the nominee of the Demo
cratic party and will'have no op- I Charlton ' f i« "southeast Georgia.
and the true bills found by the
grand jury at the September term
ton ginned. Ihese are Gilmer, CO urt were illegal. Several
in North, Georgia, ana Camden and cages based on these bills were set
to ratify the nomination made in
the primary.
and begin proceedings anew.
This somewhat novel legal snag
almost putthe courtoutof business,
of material to work on;
. . *.1 •,, • , - for hearing at this term of court;
position, the voting today will be Thc CO unty reporting the smallest but under ‘ the laW) Solicitor Post
in the nature ot a lormahty. A , num ber of bales is McIntosh arid wa3 compelled to nolle pros them
small vote will doubtless be polled | the report is 22 ba i es . McIntosh
is on the Atlantic seacoast, Darien
being the county town. As usual,
The election of Mr. Turner ^ s |]} ur g c county reports the largest f or lack
Clerk is a merited tribute to hi s I C otton production. Burke is one
character as a citizen and his able L f lhe ]argesl; counties in the
and efficient service in this office State, however; and several conn
during the past six years. In him tics produce
more cotton, in pro
Coweta county will have one ot j portion t0 size( than B urke.
the best Superior Court Clerks in j
Georgia; and the News feels sure' To Honor the Memory of
his services will be acceptable to! Lee.
all the people of the county.
Mr. John H. Jones made a lively
the Southern Express Co’s office
in this city, was reduced to #25
The tax was formerly #25 but was
raised to #100 the first of this
year.
The News commends Council’s
action in reducing this tax. It was
excessive; and, in view of the fact
that the Express Company is giv
ing to the people good service,
j free delivery, etc., it is entitled to
the consideration given it in the
reduction of this tax.
contest for this office and his many
friends have reason to be proud of
his record as a candidate in oppo
sition to one of the most popular
public officials in Coweta county.
Notice to Sunday School
Workers.
The Executive Committee of
Coweta County Sunday School
Association is requested to meet
at the Library, in Newnan, Ga., on
Friday, Jan. 27 th, at 12
o’clock, m. for the purpose of de
vising plans for uniform Sunday
School work throughout the coun
ty. The committee is composed
of the following gentlemen:
W. G. Post, Chairman; W. M.
Glass, Secty. and Treas.; J. W.
Summers, J. T. Chestnut, R. M.
and it was found practicable to j
bring only one civil suit to trial.
The court was adjourned until! Bank Makes Fine Record,
the last Monday in this month, | llogansvillc, January 14. At a
Jan. 30th, when an extra session meeting of the stockholders of the
will be held. Hogansvilie Banking Company,
the following board of directors
Prof. Strieker Leaves New- were elected: J. P. Askew, W . A.
nan. Trimble, M. B. Sewell, E. B. Stro
Prof. W. L Strieker, vice-presi- zier - IIu 8 h Brazell.of Hogansvilie;
Tomorrow, Jan. 19th, is dte an
niversary of the birth of Gen.
Robert E. Lee, and the Daughters dent " ot the _ Southern ’ School of T - K - McRitchie, of Newnan, and
of the Confederacy and ex-Con- Telegraph> . has severed his con-j W - L - Peel > of Allanta ’ At a
federate veterans of tms city and nection with the school, and will' subsequent meeting of the direc-
county have arranged to have suit- this week go t0 Atlanta, where he t° rs the followin K officers wcrc re
able exercises in honor ot the will cnter the Southern Shorthand fleeted: J. F. Askew, president
memory ot the Souths great ^ Business College to pursue a and cashier, W. A. Tribble, vice
chieftan. special course of study. .president. I his bank was organ
The exercises will occur in the p ro{ Hopple will have so.ei izetlin May, 1904. and the show-
Superior court room in the charg e of the Southern School of 1 *«£ raade of the first eight months’ tries,
court house, beginning at Telegraphy> which uow numbers I business was yery gratifying to its
two o’clock, p. m. An address nearly a hundred pupils, and is in j stockholders, reflecting credit or!
by W. M. Glass, Esq., short talks ; a most prosperous condition. j its pr»Lidcnt, J. P. Askew, filt
hy members of Coweta Camp and 1 prof. Strieker is a popular and I nct earnings of $2,650, which is
Atlanta Constitution, is of great
14th-
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan E. Chastain,
of Montezuma, announce the en
gagemi nt or their daughter, Mrs.
Janie Marshall, to Mr. Hal Miller
Fisher, of Newnan, Ga. The wed
ding to occur on the evening of
Thursday, the 16th of February,
at the First Baptist church, Mon
tezuma.”
Mr. Hal Fisher is one of New
nan’s best known young men. He
is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs
H. C. Fisher and a brother of Mr.
Tom Fisher, of the Newnan Bank
ing Co. Mr . Fisher’s friends here
and elsewhere, are congratulating
him on winning the heart and hand
of such a charming and accomplish
ed lady as Mrs Marshall.
Cigar f actory For Newnan.
D. T. Manget & Co., wholesale
grocers, are opening a cigar facto
ry in Newnan, to have a capacity
of several hundred thousand cigars
annually. The factory is located
in the Murray building. Mr. Bow
en Reese is superintendent.
The fact that this enterprise is
conducted by D. T. Manget & Co
guarantees its success; and, in a
short time, it will doubtless be
numbered with Newnan’s most
prosperous manufacturing indus
other ex-Confederate veterans will competent young man> and the
be some of the leading features of jq ews predicts splendid emolu-
the exercises. I he occasion prom- ments tor b j m j n whatever fields of
ises to be one of great interest. bus j n ess endeavor he may enter.
Many old soldiers of this and ad-1 Newnan wiU i ose him with deep
joining counties will be present, as regret
well as a large number of other!
persons.
Members of Coweta Camp, No.
Senoia Residence Burned.
North, Ira Caldwell, Luther Me- - - “— j Senoia, Jan. 17.—The residence
Kay, W. M. Thomas, Paul C. | u L * ’’ are ca e to meet, Mrs. Florence Watts was burn-
Smith, B. L. Redwine, F. E. /Vn- at the court house tomorrow morn-1, lhig mornjng at 3 0 . clock
drews, John Watkins, R. K. j lr ^S at 11 ococ > tor 1 e P ur l JOSC I started in the second story of the
over 10 per cent, ot the capital
stock, was passed to the account
of undivided profits.
Thompson-Woodard.
Mrs. Mollie Woodard and Mr. Wil
liam Thompson were married in this
city Tuesday night by Rev. G. A. Nun-
nally, at the residence of Mr. J. T. No
lan.
Death of Mrs. Jane Bailey.
After an illness of several weeks.
Mrs. Jane Bailey died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. L. A. Hun
ter, in this city last Wednesday
night. Mrs. Bailey was the wid
ow of the late James Bailey, who
was one of Coweta’s well known
citizens. She was 65 years of age,
a member of the Central Baptis'
church, and a good woman wh<
was esteemed by all her acquaint
ances. She is survived by he
hrandenberg, A. S. Carn.ical and I f ™ ki "S "pessary arrangement., bu The orig ,„ „ unknown. Smlt "’,'J
111 a ! for the afternoon exercises. 1 ^ ... sou and his bride h
V\ . A. 1 ost. ! 1 he property was partially covered | ffir ^ th« nour.G
Mr. Thompson is a well known young
P’ire farmer of Meriwether county. His daughter, Mrs. Hunter, and a son
bride is a daughter of Mrs. Maggie | H ew ] e tt Bailey.
The funeral of Mrs. Bailey occur
In case of fire ring 'phone 1 'l*
In case of fir<- ring ’Phone 138.
property
by insurance.
Both Mr. Thomp
hud been married be
fore. The couple have many friends
red at White Oak Grove crurcn 0
who wish them long life and happiness. T hursday afternoon.
