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. A NEWNAN FURNITURE CO. Dresden 'HP! This'.Handsome Ravgr fro cash and $2 a month. Stores $12 rash and «,S'/ per month. A Nice Oak Suit for $35. We give you the best goods for the money. Come and See. NEWNAN FURNITURE CO. Newnan, . Georgia. J. w. Stripling & Son’s Underselling Store For Bargains. S P E C I A L S 15 Bolts 27 in. Bird Eye 10 yds to bolt, worth 00c, at 55e Remnants White Pique, 1 to 10 yds in piece, value 15oto 20c, our price 10c 40 in. White Lawn, good quality, 10c yd. Few more remnants Table Linen, 1 to 5 yds in piece. The 50c kind in bolts, at 35.c yd India Linens, per yd, 8 to 20c White check Muslin, good value, per yd. 5c 10c White Flannel 15c to 25c Good line Valencines lace 2c yd and up 15 bolts Linen Torchon Lace, 4 inches wide value 10 to 15c, to go at, per yard 5c Our line 5c, 7 1-2c and 10c Embroideries can not be matched for the price. Thousands of yards beautiful figured Lawns, Mus. lins, Batise Dimities, etc , 5c yd and up. Rem nants best Chmnbrv at 7 l-2c yd. Fine linen checks for towels at 10c yd. Lace stripe curtain swiss, in colors and white, at 12 l-2c yd. Best grade Percals, in remnants 1 to 10 yds in piece at 8c yard. Solid rod Percal in the bolt good quality, 5c yard. Simpson 3-4 Per cal 5c yd. All the standard grades calico 5c yd Good umbrella for 50c. New shipment window shades, 0 and 7 feet long, 25 and 35c each. 20 dozen ladies’black unedrskirts, all good values, 50c to $1.00 Big line sample slippers just opened up which will bo sold at actual factory cost. We are receiving new spring and summer goods. J. W. STRIPLING & SON The farmers have taken advant age of the beautiful weather of the past few weeks and have made rapid progress in preparing for their crops. Very little guano has been haul ed out, which shows that the farm ers are holding to their promise to curtail the use of fertilizers. Some say they will cut their guano 30 per cent. Corn planting is the order of the day and more is being planted than was ever known be fore. We are sorry to say that not a great deal of wheat was sown, but a large acreage ot oats has been sown. Our farmers are leaving out land to be planted for hay, something we have never seen before. Less actes of cotton will be planted this year in our section than last by 25 per cent. Now let every one raise his “hog and hominy’’ and there will be no need of a cotton grow ers’ convention. Miss Willie Ashley is confined to her bed with a case of ia grippe. Dr. J. C. Jackson has recently installed a new 40 horse power engine at the cross roads and is now better prepared to grind corn. Me contemplates purchasing new machinery for hts ginnery. J. 13. Ashley, who purehassd the Ansletn Leigh place, has erected a store near his home. If you hear Ed Ball singing sweet lullubys, don't be surprised. It’s a boy. John Askew, of Newnan, passed through our burg this week, look ing after his insurance interests. W. H. Meriwether, of Newnan, visited his tather's family Satur day night. Miss Annie Meriwether is visit ing relatives in our community tor a few days. Arthur Lazenby, who has been attending* a medical college in At lanta, has returned home, Services held at Providence last Sunday were well attended. A forceful sermon was preached by the pastor, Rev. F. J. Amis. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Byram, of Newnan.worshipped at Providence last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jep Estep visited the latter’s parents at this place last Sunday. Sunday school will be organized at Emory Chapel next Sunday at nine o'clock, and all are invited to attend. Parents come out and bring your children, as it is noth ing but your duty to do so. Let us all lend our aid and have a good Sunday school. entire community. "Truly, my soul waitethupon the Lord. From Him cometh my 3ilvation.” The young men of our neighbor hood organized a debating society- last Thursday evening with 30 present. The names of the offi cers appointed are as follows: E. B. Lovern, President; Henry Rey nolds, Vice President; Joe Taylor, Secretary. Miss Ima McGehee, who had been confined to her room nearly two months with pneumonia, spent last Sunday with the Misses Mc Clure, her next door neighbors. Alvan Powell went to Atlanta last Saturday evening. John Bonnar, from Porterdale, has gone to work in the mill and i3 boarding with Mrs. T.C. McGehee. Nim Bowie, from Sargent, was in our midst last Sunday,the guest of his brother, Walter Bowie. Charley Turner had his mother and aunt with him, from La Grange, for several days. They returned home last Saturday. Last Sunday was our regular meeting day, and our pastor, Bro. Taylor, preached us a splendid sermon. We are hoping for good attendance from now on. May each one feel that there is some responsibility resting on them,and that it is the duty of each Chris tian to lead some sinner to Christ. The little baby of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Copeland has been quite ill with pneumonia for several days, but it is some better now. Mrs. V. L. Brantly continues seriously ill with little hope of her recovery. Her condition is re garded as extremely critical. The public debate to be given by the young men of the Demos- thenian Debating Society will oc cur on Friday night, April 7th, at the College Hall. This will be a very entertaining and instructive debate, judging from the character of the speakers and the question to be discussed, A cordial invitation extended to all. Whitesburg Milltown. Mrs. Mollie Brown spent a few days with her brother, Mr. Lasi- ter, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reese visited the latter’s mother and other rela tives in the community Sunday. Our young folka are beginning to meet and pass their Sunday at ternoons in singing. They met at Mr. John Newsom’s last Sunday afternoon. We think the young sters have struck the key note: “Serve the Lord with gladness; come before Hts presence with singing.” H. L. Howard, from Sargent, was in our midst last Sunday, the guest of his brother, W. C. How ard. Mrs. J. P\ Barton is still quite ili. Our cottage prayer meeting opened up again on Wednesday evening of last week. We hope there may be great good accom plished through these meetings Prayer is the key that unlocks the door of God's great heart; so let us pray earnestly that He may pour out His spirit abundantly 0:1 this A very sad death occurred in the family of Joe Wilkie, who lives about four miles from town, last week. His youngest son, Oscar, who was about 16 years of age, was suddenly taken ill with pneu monia about midnight on Friday night of the preceding week and on Tuesday night ot last week died, having been sick just four days. We extend to Mr. Wilkie and family the sympathy of the town and community. John and Joe Wilkie, of New nan, came over to attend the burial of their brother last week, near Whitesburg. W. F. Edgeworth, one of our prominent sawmill men, made business trip to Newnan last week Mrs. J. S. Askew, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Estey, visit ed friends in Newnan one day last week. It was with much sadness that we noticed an account of the death of John Haynes, of Coweta, ashort time ago. John was well and favorably known in Whitesburg, where he attended school a tew years ago. His friends here were pained to hear of his untimely death. Miss Clyde Almon spent a few days in Carrollton the past week with relatives. Rev. W. W. Kelley, of this place, filled his monthly appoint ment at Old Lebanon church Coweta Saturday and Sunday last Rev. J. S. Askew, the Method ist pastor at Whitesburg, preached to a good audience Sunday and Sunday night. Rowland Strickland, who has been away from home since last summer, came in quite unexpect edly to his parents one day last week. He has been in Texas, In dian Territory and other points in the West for the past eight months, but is now glad to return to Georgia again. Albert Kuglar.of Bowdon, spent first of the week in the city. Mr. Strickland, of Hogansville has been spending some time with relatives in the city. Mrs. W. T. Stevens, is visiting her father’s family, near Cross Plains, on account of the serious sickness of her sister, Miss Lena wjo is not expected to recover. Wv W. Kelley, Jr., of Atlanta, spent Sunday with his tamily in the city. — _ " ■ Sharpsburg. Mrs. Dora Inghram left last Fri day for Thomaston, where she will visit her daughter, Mrs. Kate Gor- dy, for several days. Miss Elcia Glass, who is teach ing school at Pine Knot, visited her parents near Madras last Saturday and Sunday. Miss Love Carpenter, who has been the admired guest of Miss Elizabeth Haines, returned to her home near Newnan last Monday. Mrs. J. H. Bridges, who has been at the Davis-Turner Sanatorium for treatment, returned home Wednesday greatly improved. Mrs, J. S. Benton left Friday tor Atlanta,where she will spend a few days with her daughter, Mrs. A. L. Glass. Sharpsburg is still on a boom; with another warehouse and two very pretty new dwelling houses being erected. Our pastor, Rev. J. W. R. Jen kins, filled his regular appoint- meut here Saturday and Sunday last, preaching some fine sermons. Misses lilizabeth Haines and Love Carpenter spent Thursday in Senoia. Mrs. George Smith has been vis iting her mother-in-law, Mrs. Liz zie Smith, of Newnan. Mesrrs. R. R. Bridges and. T H. Wood made a business trip to New nan Friday. Mr. Alvin Smith, of Atlanta, is spending a few days with his brother, Mr. George Smith. Mr. George Wynn spent last Saturday and Sunday in Newnan, Welcome Our Sunday school was largely attended Sunday afternoon; seven ty-one present. miss Maggie Crain has been very sick for the past two weeks, but is reported some better. Rev. F. J. Amis filled his regu lar appointment at Providence Sunday. Capt. Sharp, of Sharpsburg, visited the families of Messrs. Chas. and Britt Witcher this week. The farmers are quite busy planting corn. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lane are on the sick list this week. Rev. J. S. Askew, his daughter, Miss Estey, and the twins, Ridley and Whitley, visited in our com munity this week. Messrs. Ed and Albert Boone and Bob Hamrick, of Sargent, and Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Sims, of New nan, worshipped at Providence Sunday. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McKoy has been quite sick this week. The Mt. Carmel school will close Friday. The work will be re sumed the first Monday in July. Quarterly meeting will be held at Mt. Carmel April 8th and 9th. The Presiding Elder, Rev. B. P. Allen, will preach Saturday and Sunday. Col. H. C. Fisher, of Newnan, spent yesterday at the Kimball.— Tuesday’s Atlanta Journal.