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VOL. V.
NEWNAN, GA. f FRIDAY, MARCH 31. 1905.
NO, 51.
GOVERNMENT REPORT MAKES CROP
13,597.782 BALES
Washington, March 28.—The
census bureau today issued a bul
letin showing the total crop of cot
ton for the season of 1904 to be
13,597,782 bales.
These figures include linters and
count round bales as half bales and
the total is equivalent to 13,384,-
457 bales of 500 pounds. The
square bales numbered 13,103,447,
the round bales 396,151, the Sea
Island bales 103,317, the linters
241,942. Total running bales in
cluding linters, 13745.857-
Included in these totals are 192,-
725 running bales and estimated
by ginners as remaining to be
ginned.
The total crop of running bales
for 1903, was 10,399,558.
The distribution of the crop of
1904, according to the character of
bales and of cotton was as follows.
Square bales [upland crop] re
ported from ginneries 13,103,417.1
Round bales [upland crop] re
ported from ginneries 296,151.
Bales of Sea Island cotton re
ported from ginneries 104,317.
Bales of linters reported from
cotton seed oil mills, 241,942.
The figures for the different
states on running bales were: Ala
bama, 1,458,966; Arkansas, 883,-
967; Florida, 86,642; Georgia, 1,-
960,151; Indian Territory, 476,984;
Kansas City, 14: Kentucky, 1,922;
Louisiana, 1,105,466; Mississippi,
1,738,638: Missouri, 98,156; North
Carolina, 744,304; Oklahoma, 341.-
497; South Carolina, 1,189,134,
Tennessee, 316.790; Texas, 3,134,-
677; Virginia, 17,216.
HON. N. J. TUMUN BURIED IN CAR
ROLLtON.
Bishop Candler Will Preach in
New nan Next Sunday
Carrollton, Ga., March 27.—Hon.
N. J. Tumlin, of this place, was
buried -here yesterday at the city
cemetery. Mr Tumlin died Satu-
day night after a very short illness
with pneumonia.
He was a member of the Georgia
constitutional convention in 1878,
representing the counties of Polk.
Paulding and Haralson. He
afterwards represented Carroll in
the general assembly in the years
1900-1901. He was very active in
all public matters and was faithful
to every trust committed to him.
After a long and useful life he
died at the age of 70. He leaves
a wife and six children.
He was buried by the |old Con
federate veterans of this place who
served with him in the civil war.
He was a minister in the Chris
tian church.
F08TER-MATHEW8
NEW COUNTY ADV0CATE8 ARE
HU8TLIN6
HONOR ROLL FARMER8 HI6H SCHOOL
Mr. Y. C. Foster and Miss Min
nie M. Mathews, two well known
young people of Grantville, were
united in marriage in -this city
Wednesday morning at the resi
dence of Dr. and Mrs. Paul Penis-
ton. Rev. J. R. King was the of
ficiating minister. Miss Mathews
came up to this city Wednesday
on the early morning train, Mr.
Foster followed in a buggy and
immediately after his arrival here
they were joined in wedlock.
Mr. Foster is a young merchant
and has a prosperous business m
the progressive town of Grantville.
He is a young man of pleasant ad
dress and enjoys the friendship
and esteem of a large circle of ac
quaintances. Mrs. Foster is a
handsome and popular young wo
rnfen and, also, has many friends.
Bishop Warren A. Candler, of
Atlanta, will deliver a sermon in
Newnan next Sunday .morning at.
the usual hour, in the Methodist
church. Sunday evening he will
preach again, this time in the
Auditorium. The mere announce
ment of this fact. insures the as
semblage of vast audiences at both
places, as Bishop Candler
is one of the South’s
greatest pulpit orators and never
lacks hearers when he delivers a
sermon in ahy section ’ of the
United States. «
The protracted meeting con
tinues at the Methodist church.
Interest throughout the meeting
has been intense and it is evident
that much good has been accom
plished. About 25 additions to
the Methodist, church have been
recorded. After the service this
evening Rev. S. R. Belk will re
turn to his home in Augusta.
Some of the most, striking and up
lifting sermons ever heard in
Newnan have been delivered by
him during the past, two weeks.
He is a consecrated, earnest, ef
fective preacher; and his faithful
labors in this city will doubtless
bear goodly fruits in the years to
come.
J. f. Williams’ Residence
Almost Destroyed by Fire.
Dr. George W. DeLaPerriere, of
Winder, Ga., was in the city Wed
nesday. He is a leading ejtizen of
that hustling northeast Georgia
city, which is situated in the three
counties of Walton, Gwinnett and
Jackson, and whose citizens are
desirous of having the town be
come the county site of a new
county. The object of Dr. DeLa-
Perriere's visit, to Newnan was to
endeavor to enlist Coweta Coun
ty’s Representatives in the new
coqnty fight in Winder’s behalf.
He discussed the proposition with
Hons. S, E. Leigh and I. N. Orr,
and they agreed to give the mat
ter due consideration when it
comes before the Legislature.
The new county fight is warm
ing up. Members of the Legisla
ture throughout the State are be
ing Hooded with letters from new
county advocates nnd beseiged
with personal appeals from citizens
of a dozen or more towns which
desire to become the county towns
of new counties.
ATTENTION, C0MRA0E8!
TURNER-8MITH.
The following pupils of Farmers
High School made a general aver
age of 90 per cent, or more in their
studies for the month of March,
including deportment:
Second Grade: Vera Shugart,
94; Whit Holman, 92; Eula May
McDonald, 92; Bobl.ee Howard,
90; Hattie Sue Howard, 94; Louise
Allen, 96; Robert Burke, 94.
Third Grade: Lizzie Mae Sewell,
93; Elmer Gordon, 94; Willie Kate
Bridges, 91; Hattie Murphy, 94;
Willie Ward, 96; Joe Boone. 96;
Frank Crawford, 100; Lillian
Murphy; 93.
Fourth Grade: Ellis Bridges,
93; Margie Sue Allen, 95; Altha
Sewell, 95; Ruby Burke, 96; Luel-
la Sewell, 91; Mattie Sue Bridges,
98; Stacy Allen, 96; Lucile War
ren, 97; Alice Shugart, 96.
Fifth Grade: Hattie Bridges, 98;
Myrtie Boone, 96; Leonard Sewell,
98; Myrtie Sewell, 91.
Sixth Grade: Dutch Shugart, 1 ^ t ^ e cour t.house next Sabbath
96; Delia Bridges, 99; Ethel Shu-; p astor w ill preach at 11 a. m.
gart, 98; Berta Warren, 98, Jessie | anc j p m j n connection with
Murphy, 93; Johnnie Sewell, 97, mor ning service the Lord’s
Cedartown, Ga., March 19,—Mr.
R. (J. Turner announces the en
gagement of his daughter, Blanche,
to Mr. Sanders Holmes Smith, the
wedding to occur on April 26.
Miss Belle Barr to be maid of honor
and Misses Callie Smith and Fan
nie Ledbetter, of Cedartown, and
Rowena Turner, of Newnan, and
Carrie Turner, of Carrollton, to
be bridesmaids. The bride to be
is one of Cedartown’s most beau
tiful and attractive young ladies,
while the groom is one of the most
prominent young business men of
j the city, being the junior mem-
J ber of the well known cotton firm of
Smith & Son.—Atlanta Journal.
There will be a meeting of Cow
eta Camp, 1161, U. C. V., the first
Tuesday in April, for the purpose
of electing officers for the ensuing
year. Also, to select delegates to
attend the fifteenth annual reun
ion at Louisville on the 14th, 15th
and 16th of June next. Other
business of importance will be
considered. Comrades, we can
look back with pleasure and pride
to the result of our efforts during
the last fifteen years in establish
ing and justifying our records and
motives during the war of 1861-
1865—in educating our children
aright, with the a id of our glorious
women of the .south, and covering
with imperishable honor the mem
ories of our stainless leaders and
their heroic followers.
J, B. Goodwyn,
A. R. Word, Commander.
Adjutant.
Turin
At-
NOTICE
PRE8BYTERIAN CHURCH NOTICE.
Nannie Sue Bridges, 99.
Seventh Grade: Annie Morris,
99; Maud Warren, 98; Paul War
ren, 98; James Austin, 98.
F. Roy Almon, Prin.
GENERAL HARRI8 18
YOUNG
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Supper will be administered, and
the offering for Ministerial Educa
tion will be taken. A most cor
dial welcome and invitation is ex-
! tended to everybody, especially
strangers and young men. Rev.
YEAR8 , Dr. J. G. Patton, of Decatur, Ga ,
' will conduct a meeting in the Pres-
I byterian church on or about the
15th of June.
A meeting cf the Executive
Committee of the Coweta County
Sunday School Association has
been called by the President, W.
G. Post, for Saturday, April 1st,
at half past eleven o’clock, at the
library in Newnan. This meeting
promises to be one of the most
important of the year and it is
hoped that all will attend. The
very disagreeable weather of Feb
ruary cancelled nearly all of the
engagements for speeches through
out the county and it is expected
tnat another list will be formulated
Saturday. The advisability of a
Sunday School Institute to be
held in the summer will also be
discussed.
Ed Dominick went up to
lanta on business this week.
G. P. Arnall visited Newnan
Tuesday on business.
Revs. Walraven and Davies
went up to Newnan Tuesday.
Mrs. Mariiu Letcher and little
daughter, who have been spending
the winter with her sister, Mrs.
Merrill, returned to their home in
Washington, D. C., last Friday.
Marvin Martin spent Sunday
with home folks.
Mr and Mrs. Henry Lively re
turned to their home at Norcross
Monday. Mrs. Lively and little
daughter spent two weeks with
relatives here.
Miss Mary Hunter and Mrs. Ed
Dominick spent Tuesday in the
country with Mr. Bob Hunter and
Mrs. Lily Watson.
Miss Margaret Gay recently won
a scholarship here. She is one of
our most intellectual little girls
and is to be congratulated.
Miss Love Carpenter, who visit
ed her sister, Mrs. Fred Hunter,
and other relatives for the past
two weeks, returned to her home
near Newnan last Monday.
Miss Nora Page, who spent last
week in Atlanta, returned home
Tuesday.
Miss Pauline Bowden entertain
ed the Reading Ciub last Friday
evening
Miss Mary Hunter spent Mon
day in Senoia.
Mr. and Mrs. Iom Arnail visited
home folks in Senoia Sunday.
Bob Ingram, of Sharpsburg,
spent Sunday with F. F. Hunter.
Emmet Haynie and wife will
The residence of J. T. Williams,
near the Pinson Hotel, was dis
covered on fire today about noon.
When the tire fighters arrived on
the ground the entire top and roof
of the house was in flames. In a
few minutes four streams of water
were playing on the fire, and af-
.ter a gallant fight it was subdued;
and the building, in a badly dam
aged condition, was saved. The
fire department was given valu
able aid by the hands from the
Cole shops, situated just, in the
rear of the Williams home. Two
lines of hose were laid from the
shops and the Cole employes
proved their mettle as fire fight
ers. Without this timely assist
ance the fire would probably not
have been subdued by the fire
company.
All of Mr. Williams’ household
goods were removed from the
burning home in fairly good con
dition, so that the greatest dam
age is to the house. This will
amount to several hundred dol
lars, but is fully covered by $1,-
000 insurance. The household
goods were, also, fully insured.
Mr. Williams is proprietor of
the Newnan Bottling Works and
operates his plant in the basement
of his home. The bottling plant
was not damaged.
The origin of this fire is a mys
tery. It did not catch from the
stove flue, as the kitchen was the
last portion of the house to burst
into (lames and was damaged but
little, The fire was confined, at
first, between the ceiling and the
room of tlie main portion of the
building, but how it originated is
a problem that Mr. Williams, nor
any other person, iH able to solve.
REUNION OF 8EVENTH GEORGIA
Survivors of the gallant Seventh
Georgia Regiment are planning to
hold a reunion at Manassas, Va.,
this summer. About 150 old sol
diers and friends of this regiment
will assemble on the historic bat
tle field on July 21st. The party
will leave Atlanta about July 19th.
Persons interested can learn fur
ther particulars in reference to the
reunion by conferring with Dr. A.
C. North, of this city.
RALLY AND ROLL-CALL
Adjutant General Sampson W.
Harris,of the Georgia state troops, j oncnil MATIPP
is today the recipient of the con-1 ortuIAL NUIIOC.
gratulations of the state house All meats bought Saturday will
family, the occasion being his | be delivered Sunday morning, be
sixty-seventh birthday. He is a . ginning Sunday, April 2.
living example of the utter non- ; Hvered from market until 10 a
There will be an interesting and
unique meeting at the First Bap
tist church next Wednesday night.
Preparatory to the series of meet
ings which begins on April 9th, a
rally and roll-call of the member
ship will be heard on next Wednes
day night, April 5th, If you get
no other notice let this be a suffi
cient invitation and request for
every member of that church and
for every unaffihated Baptist in the
Old Negro Killed on Railroad
move to the country this week,and city to be present,
their parents, Mr.Gus Haynie and
wife,will mow into the house they
have occupied.
Miss Mattie North, of near
Sharpsburg, spent Saturday and
Sunday with Miss Lizzie Walker.
sense of the Osier theory.—Wed-; After that time call at factory,
nesday’s Atlanta Journal. [ Newnan M’k’t & lcr. Co.
John Dollar, an aged negro living on
Hon. J. It. McCollum's plantation at
(Joweta, was killed last Saturday after
noon about five o’olook by the south-
, , _ bound A. & W. P. fast passenger train
Alton Addy, of Newnan, visited j waH crossing the track and, being
our town Sunday. I deaf to some extent, probably did not
uw 1 Miss May Wood and little sister,! ,iear the trHi ” coul , in K- H « was knocked
West | } : from the track and instantly killed.
i of Sharpsburg, spent Sunday with | Jol)n Do|lfir wa8 near m y(;ars of ^
and was a faithful and reliable negro.
He wan Mr. McCollum's blacksmith and
Ice de- : leading citizens, was in the city j te d Mrs. Myrtle Matthews Satur- i was an ex|,,,rt workraan < despite bis
yesterday en route to Meriwether day anc j Sunday. j advanced age.
his interests 3 1 ———
ADAMSON MEMORIAL ORATOR
Hon. W. C. Adamson has ac
cepted the invitation to deliver the
Memorial Day
Point.
_Mr. and Mrs. Emmett t Haynie.
L. B. Mann, one of Newnan’s Percy Travis, of Carrollton, vis
county to look after
there for several days. -Tuesday’s
Griffin News and Sun.
| diaries T. Bailey has returned from a.
Read 1 he News and keep posted. S f ay 0 f several days at Whitesburg.