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THE NEWNAN NEWS. Ittiued Every Friday, j t. F*‘N. Editor and Publish**' Si fiSCRIPTIOM RATE $1.00 PER YEM. llfflCIAl PAPER OF COWETA K>UKTY._ 'Phone No. 20. OFFICE dP ITWRS l* THE WILCOXON BLOG Will 1 luu ii* w railroad cmid' In Nowmin. It tt.il if w- wh: t . Petition for Charter. th< S>'<.T<;tor\ ■1 M.t- l ,i!c Si.tii Jan" i:pi>- 'H k <iul] t j in thp N .WF has found it necessary school claim that 100 to 180children are , not attending school because nf the dig- ■ to ..piplor another expert printer. tanwr trom home- to the present a-'t'i tho unlargoment of its plant Kr .| lc>0 ] buildings and nay they will place Coui“»- now* too mood to accommo* more rlia.n that number in school there date th** iliore&H* in its buwiiwss. if a school is established in that, quarter. • TO "BIBID MGIRS ” Blind tigers in Marietta? isn’t Marietta a prohibition town?— Dalton Citizen. Do yon know of anv law. civil or divine, that n not violated? ! You might cry ont against the ' law against burglary or stealing, on the same principle that you try to destroy the prohibition law because there are blind tigers. Yes. Marietta has a prohibition The N-w- de- und when its mo phi t gets o running smooth ly t. expects to wake ’em up all , ,, i,| ,• law and it is as well kept us anv | nm t* "Stiumt. a. mb, about thiip dioi mile*, along the lrne m old < oweta l,l h u 1 I* I and th..g..».srat <tir«-tiuntn .vliMh it is tor-in . It • H'»n >rn U'j'Win 7ti. |,. t i .,11 .t J. F llano,n .n I S R. •!» qi: . of BiMi< .liiitj. nti'l H<nrv , . « iinijins"- ).. ■. I M Ontitiimiliam Jr.. T.>. -I*a- • W • A. j w iil, ,i7i A >.» i Hr !>. Lnw1" n. W .biliii . ■ .1 T J.i, ii, and Henry M. St< el*s of ('.lliitliani O' nil O.-oruia. 1 rs That th'‘ mmies and r«sid> nc■- "f pi ifii nt-rs in • a- above Mateo Second I'et It inner- de-ire i,. torm a rail road i-.irporati "ii 'o !,*■ known n- Greenville A; N> ■■ n ii Kail way Company, foi '!*- purpose of bui-dliii; a railway through the Counties of Meriwather and Coweta, from Ureenville, In Meriwether County to Newnae, in Com etn County, the !• until of »,ud railway, as near as county. That railroad from Atlanta to Birmingham js a certainty of the near future. It will be built through Coweta County. Js New- ltan willing for it go through Cow* •i’a County and not through this city? If not, the citizens of this i ity will begin at once to bestir themselves in making an effort to secure 11ns railroad. J'eopU are coining to Newnan every week and from every point of the compass. The scarcity of residences makes it impossible for many of these people to obtain comfortable homas. Newnan citi zens who have money to invest should build houses for purposes. A hundred new houses can be rented or sold here this year. other law on the statute book. We hav•• an orderly, well-behaved town, ami w* are well satisfied with the good results of prohibi tion in Cobb county.—Marietta ,J ournal. . uvtll. H lit11" •t of II irtli. to The Georgia Wegldy Press As- sociation will hold its annual meeting at Cordole this year. The News would like for our good friend, P, T. McCutchsn, W. Trox Bankston, or Jesse Mercer, either one, to be honored with the presi dency of this body at the next meeting.—Campbell News. The Nows’ corps of country cor respondents go<-s right, on growing, and this paper is proud of the J. W. Hunt, a liarber employed iu Bailey's shop, bus removed Ids family to this nlftce from La Otrauge. Tomorrow night that heuetlt ]>crlorin- l rtilt mg | a uce of the Kling-Pao Recital Co. oc curs at the auditorium. All who love good music should go. The old saying, "ooine early uud avoid the rush at the door,” it seems will prove n useful maxim tomorrow evening a* Kliug-Pace Co.’s recital. The reixirts of the Kliug-Pace Re cital Co.'s performance iu other towns, work tlies* correspondents are do- |and the sole of tickets here, indicate ing. Th‘*r<‘ is yet tim ,j for ot hers 1 that the benefit will he well patronized to ontcr the great prize contest. It. Gates from tn« issue »f imxt week. Tie Nous hopes every cor respondent will send m a letter foi publication ie*xt w. > k. Lois make a splendid showing n this first wi ■ k tb intent. d ie\\ railroad newsjmpers of are filled with rs. Tie latest The air is lull ■> rumors and tie Western Georgia pet it ions I ,r chart petition fur charter appears in this issie of ile News and relates to t he (Ire- neville and N- w nan linilwiu ;a line M0 miles in length, which p. tit loners anieiuie nt the Auditorium tomorrow evening. Judge Stanford, of Franklin, Ky., father of Mrs W Oh Arnold and R. L. Stanford, of this city is rritoally ill. Mr. lb h. Stanford will goto Franklin the lirst of next week t.e visit Ins father. Opening display of pattern Hats and lovely millinery goods will occur at my store next Monday and Tuesday. April drd and 4th. All the ladles of Newnan and vicinity are cordially invited to visit the store on these days. Mrs Lela Adams. twing t nm or Newnan. Tnir,) Tli*-i ae-ire thn: -ni,l corporation shnllcontinue for one hundrednnd o»»- iluli years; that it sIimII haven cnpitul stock of ten thousand jpollar- (IK (W".<K.’„ eoD»tstlng entire ly of comjuou -took. with the jirtvilngo of In- creasing the -sine troin tine t-i time ns pro vided by taw. mid that its jinu-ipal office lie located it savannah, in Chatham county, Petition 1 i i (if* intend in good faith to- go forward without delay to secure sub scriptions to the capital i-ioik. construct. ■ -quip, maintain, mid operate railway, and Iihvh given font m ueeks uotpe of their in tention touppl. tor this Charft r by the publi- cu'yiou of this petition in oie (ft the newspa- pets in Whicili sheriff s advertisements are pub lished in the Counties ol Meriwether and Cow eta, once a week for four (4) weeks before the filing of this petition. Wherefore, petitioners pray that they may l» incorporated nnder the laws "f this state as ii railway eorys ration a- aforesaid. J. F. HansoD. P. II. Jaoues, Henry O. Cunningham. T.M.Cnnainghain.Jr, T 8. Moise, W. A. Winhurn, Alexander R. Lawton, H. W. Johnson. J. T. Johnson, Henry M. Steele. BEFORE Making your purchase see our new line of Knox felt hats, and also Knox’s new shapes in straws. ORR & POWELL -1 Wbnl « vasi difference there is he tween one heard and another! There Is the long, untrnmmeled ber.rd. brond nnd Ihick, which the owner caresses ns If it were an Infant. Men with such beards may, i think, as a rule, lie trust ed rather more than other men. Can you Imagine a Venetian doge or n iuemlK-r of the oounell of ten without a heard? 1 cannot. If you have seen n man of mark fondle his long beard during the processes of reflection you will he upt to wonder whether or not i his mind would lose its equilibrium If lie were in the night to be shaven clean. All the Year Hound. We take pleasure in informing ® you that on . Monday and Tuesday, | April the Third and Fourth, i | will occur our regular exhibition of Spring Hats. % Those days we will give over entirely to welcom- j| ing our patrons, and demonstrating for their bene- ^ fit the newest fancies of the Paris and New York artists as carried out by our own designers, as well as our own importations. The season’s novel ties will, we think, impress you as being desirable and artistic in the highest degree, and we antici pate your favorable criticism. Yours very trwly, MISS FANNIE BUTTS Mims Jeannet.li .Jones, of Atlanta, and Miss Pearl White, from the Chamber- lain Johnson-DuBose Co ot the same city, are with Mrs l.elii Adams this season. Both young ladies are expert trimmers and tlieit artistic creations 1 will be displayed at Mrs Adams open- llriii'rrt Whu I)rr..rd In (OlnrM. In the early part of the fifteenth een- tuvy it is recorded that the “grocers’ guild appeared in livery of scarlet and green.” A few years later scarlet, and | black was adopted. Funeral services ; of deceased members "were attended with much show of pageantry." At the burial of Sir Bhillp Sidney, who was a member of the grocers' guild, his worship the mayor, aldermen and oth er civic ottlclalH were present, “rydlnge in purple." I/oiidim Telegraph. A Gasoline Engine will furnish the cleanest, safest, most economical and satis factory power obtainable in Newnan and Coweta county. No wood or coal to buy, no water needed for steam, no “firing ip” necessary. A gasoline engine can be started and stop ped in less than one minute and can be operated by any in telligent man; consequently, no fireman or expert engineer is required to operate it. A gasoline engine is tho highest type of engine security. Fire insurance companies allow them to be placed in any building without increasing rates. 1 sell gasoline engines from one-horse power up—the best and lowest-priced engine made. Cal! and let me explain the facts about these engines. I'xpecl In build between mid (ip'l'iicville. Thin i mi In >ad iv w * which will imdnubt- idly be received with infer, et in Hlue c lv and countv. thin city ing millinery i- a bit (d 1 uud Tuesday. display on next Monday ha* Mis- Mac Campbell was the charming hostess to the Salmagundi Club Thurs day afternoon. The afternoon was pleasantly spent m playing domino whist. The lirst prize was won by Mrs. Joel Harney uud presented to Miss Vir- Mjhs Liucile Thompson running order, j nhiia * ToueH dr« \v the conflation uwi tl»o booby was Tb, News' new inatalled and is in but cannot be used t his week I»- j Riven t0 Mi( * Katherine Powell. After cults,' our engine has not been •"* I the games a delicious course of ice-was engine ha stalled. The engine has been d luyed in shipment. We expected to hav, it in running order by the time the press was ready for print ing. but a combination ol circum stances prevented. The engine will arrive this week or next; and, as soon thereafter as it can be placed in running condition, the News will begin the use of its new press. The News is very bueyj these days. Some time is being given to the improvement of its office nnd plant and much time and ef fort is being devoted to printing all the news of Coweta county and to tlu encouragement of move ments and enterprises for the de velopment and upbuilding of the county and the City of Newnan. From the tirst day of January, IDOL), down to this hour, the News hue had all the business it could handle; and this business has come mainly without solicitation. In fact, business is so good that jrved and the afternoon was enjoyed by nil present CITY MAY BET ANOTHER 8CH00L BUILDI16 Tin* Kriite. Bunk clerk No. madam. I am sorry, hut we can’t cash that check. Your husband's account is overdrawn. Mrs. 1 ,iimode- ol. overdrawn, is it? 1 knew something " ,,ls wrong when ho signed It without waiting for me to go Into hysterica. roll Deck. Irate Wife- That's the fifty-second falsehood you’ve told me this week. linaliHshed Htishaud—Well, now, you can sec what is meant by the expres sion “a pack of lies.”--Pittsburg Post. E. L. WALTON!, Newnan, Georgia Wanted One “YVliy Hbouhl wonw*n be rooks in- stead of authors?’’ asks a Chicago wo man’s club leader. Well, for one rea son it is more profitable. Washington 1 ‘ost. In Prussia the price of medicine is reguluted by the state, a new price list tH'iug published every year. In its regular session next Monday night, the City Council wilJ take action iu reference to the establishment of a school in south Newnan The school building question nae been receiving • arnest attention from the School Board and the City Council, ami Council will be prepared to ad lor the best interests of the city schools at tins meeting. The W. P. Nimmona property, in south Newnan, is offered to the city as a suitable location for a school building and it is claimed the N millions residence could be used foi this pnrjk>se tor several years and would meet the needs ot a southside school. Only a small sum, above the cost ol the property, would be required to tit up this building in a sat isfactory manner tor school purposes. Some opposition to the southside school has developed, aud Council will consider all piiasi-s of the matter belore taking action. The tact remains that the present buildings are inadequate to meet the city - needs; and they must be ,-ularged. cr a new building erected Advo:n*‘* ol a southside Opening • •• ...Display ...of... Pattern Hats and Beautiful Milli nery Creations... Ooeurs Monday and Tues day.April 3rd and 4th. The Ladies of Newnan and Coweta County are cor dially invited to visit my store on the opening days. Mrs. Lela Adams You to know we sell more picture frames in one day than other dealers sell in one year. Why? Be cause we buy in car load lots and can sell for less than l-2 regular price. To convince you, call and get our prices. H. D. OWENS. Atkinson Bros. Bldg. - Newnan, Ga. CARO OF THANKS Mr. W. R. Pitman, who recently lost his store at the Junction by fire, desires The News to return his sincere thanks to the public and the fire department for their service in his behalf. Mr. Pitman Subscribe foi The News. NOTICE! The Ministerial Association of Newnan will meet at the First Boptist Church on Monday next at 9:30 a. m. The topic for discussion is, “How to Promote a Genuine and Permanent revival.” J. S. HARDAWAY, Sec