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Moreland
Great Bargain Sale.
Clothing.
89 Me i's suits It >ng 111. from a m imifnrturor «roin<r
out ol Itusinc.ss at 50o on the dollar and will he
said accordingly.
17 Me i s mixed figure eas-imer suits, sizes 34 fo 42,
real value 7.50 as long as they last, at 3.49.
13 Men’s striped and mixed figure worsted suits,
would he e,heap at 8.1)0, to jjo > n this sale 3.49.
11 Men’s fancy worstod suits, worth 8.50 to 9.00
to {»o in this sale lor 4.90
7 Men's fancy Ihinnel suits, worth 9.00, to go at the
cheap price of 5.00.
11 Youths light grey suits, worth 0.00, sizes 14 to
19, to he sold lor 3.50.
13 Youth s blue cheviot all wool suits, 7.50 value,
to go for 3.75.
Youth s all wool suits, worth 10 00, for 5.00.
Men's all wool black elav worsted suits, worth 8 50
to go at the cheap price of 0.25.
Men s blue tiaunel suits, worth 10 00, to go at 7 75
New shipment of wash goods. Hig flowered organ-
dies. 1’ino crepe hi all the new shades, etc.
20 bolts mercerized ginghams, worth 15c to go in
this sale for I0e.
8,000 yards batiste, beautiful lino to select
worth 10c, sale price 0 I-2c yard.
5,000 yards figured Scotch lawn, worth 5c
where, to go in this sale 10 yds for 25c.
8 holts cotton voile worth 15c, sale price lOr
I rom
every-
yd.
worth 35c,
■itraw hats
10 duz men's halbriggan undershirts,
sale price 19c.
Big line men n, hoys and Indies’ sample
logo at wholesale prices.
1,100 yards 40 inch white lawn, worth 15c yd to go
in this sale at l()o yd.
J. W. STRIPLING & SON
’Phone 99.
...The First...
Nowiiuii, representing the
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO.
OF GEORGIA.
Homo Office at Athens, Georgia,
A Gasoline
Wc have a first class white bar
her in town now.
Miss Ellic Spratling, of Grant-
ville, visited Moreland Mondiy.
\Ye are glad to learn that .Mr. \V.
A. Brannon's little daughter is
much improved.
E. It. Cotton, Henry Camp and
John Couch w< nt to Luthersvillc
one night last week
Kclor Haynes, Henry K ith and
E. H. Cf.tton made a trip to La
Grange Mondiy night.
Mr. G. VV. folk and little daugh
ter, visited Dr Geo. A. Doss and
wile, of Atlanta, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs, Allen D. fierce
spent Sunday and Monday with
their son, H II. fierce, of Atlanta.
Miss Mattie Conch has returned
home, after a short visit to her
sister, Mrs. VV. T. Word, of At
lanta.
Morel ind has two new soda
fountains, and the thirsty will now
have little trouble in securing
drinks.
T. G. Puckett, flagman on the
home in heaven. He was married
to Miss Mirtha Hunt and their
union was b'essed with six chil
dren, all of wh im survive him.
His wife preceded him to the
grave some few years ago.
He bad been a member of
Hmory Ciiapel Methodist church
since early manhood and was an
efficient member to the end. No
one will bi missed more than
‘ Uncle James.” He was in the
seventy-eighth year of his age and
leaves numerous friends and rela
tives to mourn his loss.
He was buried at Emory Chapel
church list Thursday, the 13th
instant; funeral services being
conducted by Rev. J. S. Askew, of
Whitesburg.
M’GAHAN AND SCOBELEFF.
Whitesburg
to
J. M. Watkins went over
Newnan on business Monday.
Mr. Stovall, of Douglas county,
is visiting relatives here this week.
Mrs. Stovall, sister of M. D.
Watkins, was in our village Wed
nesday.
Mrs. H. C. Stiles, of Ala., is
A. & W. P. Kaliroad, spent a few visiting her brother, Judge M. D.
days last week with his father, Mr. Watkins.
D. L. Puckett.
James Hailey, of Hanning, at-
A. H, Camp has erected a new tended Sunday school here Sunday
|lir Srw«ii*pM Mnn'» l*l<-(nr«> of the
Orcnt Rnulnn Griirrnl.
MeRnlmn wus tli<‘ eorriMpaudeiit who
first described to Europe the Bulga
rian atrocities. Wlmt a brilliant crea
ture lie was, with ids steel blue eyes,
hi< face us delicately chiseled ns
tlmng'i it were of marble, his lithe,
Held frame and that suggestion of ab
solute courage. Iron resolve, under
neath the almost feminine tininess of
the features, lie was one of the In
timates of Scobeleff—Indeed, the men
were so attached to earli other that
Scobeleff nearly always Insisted that
Meliallan should share his tent with
him. and McOnhan was in the tent of
Seoheleff the night after the disas
trous assault‘on Plevna. Scobeleff
was, said McOnhan, a wonderful pic
ture of the horrors and terrors of wnr.
His face was black with powder, bis
uniform was In rags, and bis sword
was twisted like a corkscrew. It la
evident from this description thnt Seo-
beleff took pnrt with his own hand In
some of ! the work of the day. There
was a sequel, by the way. to this pic- '
ttire. I am not quite sure whether
McOnhan published It, but he told It
to me. Heobeleff wss alwnys a dandy.
Even In leading a charge he waa dress
ed with dandlea! precision. In the
middle of the night McOahan was
woke tip, and he saw Heobeleff dress
ing himself with great care, putting
on a new uniform and even perfuming '
his hair and elothes. And then eame ■
another transformation. Heobeleff, his I
elaborate toilet finished, sat down on
hts bed and burst Into a shower of >
teem and a tempest of eobs, thinking '
over all his poor men who had been eo j
vainly sacrificed In the attempt to gain
the fortress.—l/jndon M. A. P.
HITCHENS’
...NEW...
Furniture Store
'W/'i
[ M r
afternoon.
Miss Corine Brown, of Carroll*
, ton, is spending the week with
i Miss Lena Strickland.
SHE GOT HER BAGGAGE.
Mrs.
residence just above his father’s
Mr. Camp is Superintendent ol
the Moreland Mfg. Co.
Hie Latlimore and Willie Sib
ley, of Luthersville, are with the
Moreland Mfg. Co. this season, not entirely killed by the late cold n i Geographical ■orlety, visited Amerl
We are glad to have them with us spell. Garden truck suffered badly. ca wMen sllfi wns “ r° mi 8 woman. She
1 ‘ J was unused to travel nnd was alone
C. V. Smith, of Atlanta, special w h e n she had the following exporl-
■MktlU Mishap War a toll Fa«-
■•■■•4 Travalar.
Mrs. Isabella Bishop, whoa* trsvsls
.. , , ,, . j r In different parts of the world secured
Fruit here is badly damaged if fop hm . n]em > b8rah , p ln th « British ltoy-
I Troup County Division, composed of tho l>e*t citizens of
■ Troup, Hums, Meriwether, Hoard and Coweta, lias boon
I filled to t,000 members. Tho neooiid Troup ('minty Divis-
— ion is being rapidly filled. Those who wish to avail them-
solves of the bonofits of this wonderful plan of protection
would do well to nt onoe apply for membership to W. 11. Cot-
tor, of LnOrangn, who is now working in Coweta countv, for
the purpose of receiving members, with headquarters in
I). II. Hraswcll went to St.
, Charles Tuesday. Mr. Hraswcll is
building a nice little home on the
s'ate road about half mile from
town.
The late frost caused sad dis
appointment, as we expected to
have beans in the near future; but
now it’s up to us to wait and
come again.
Miss Irene Hutler, principal, and
Miss Madie Camp, assistant, are
getting along nicely with their
school. Everybody seems to be
highly pleased with them as teach
ers.
The approaching marriage of Mr.
Homer Robertson to a charming
young lady of Savannah, Ga., will
be quite a pleasant surprise to
many of his friends. Wish him
much happiness.
E. C. Carlton went to LaGrangc
Tuesday to sec L. H. Williamsoi
agent for the National Union Life mice:
Onrc In a train going to Now York
Association of Georgia, was in the
city last Friday, in the interest of
his company and its local agents.
Miss Minnie Jones is associated
with Mrs. E. A. Richardson in the
millinery business here this sea
son. They are opening up a nice
line of hats and o.her spring mil
linery.
Hon. J. I*. Junes and family, of
Riverside, Coweta, attended ser
vices at the Haptist church here
last Sunday, Dr. Willis Jones, of
Atlanta, who was visiting his fath
er, also attended so. vices.
Miss Maude Cavendcr, of Sar
gent, Coweta county, and Miss
Jessie Robinson, of Carrollton, are
attending Hutcheson College for
a short while. They are taking a
special Normal course that the
college gives at this season of the
the man who was knocked off his y car ‘
train at Louise, several weeks ag ., Saturday and Sunday were the
by a switch stand. It was thought regular preaching days at the H.p-
impossible for, Williamson to live, tist chureh in Whitesburg. Rev.
but we are glad to learn that he McLeod, the popular and
was able to go to his home in At- much loved P astor * delivered fine
lanta Wednesday.
Dresden
sermons on both days. S.ibbath
I
was well attended.
nho was dreadfully tired, and yet sbo
had a feollng that If she went to sleep
the man sitting next her would pick
tier pocket. She struggled for some
time against her Inclination to sleep;
but, having for a moment given way,
slie awakened to feel the hand of her
neighbor gently withdrawing tier purse
from her pocket.
In her purse, besides some money,
which was, comparatively speaking, of
small moment, was her baggage chock.
That was the ouly thing Hint really
mattered. If she accused her neighbor
of theft, nothing wns simpler for him
than to drop the purse out of tho open
window beside which I10 was sitting.
No; she determined she would leave
any Interference until they arrived at
their destination.
She secured the services of n porter
nnd, with apparent cnlmness, followed
her traveling companion down iho
platform. Having doscrlbed her bag
gage to the porter, she at the critical
moment bowed slightly to the pick
pocket nnd, with nn nlry smile, said,
"This gentleman hns my baggage
check.” And he Immediately presented
It to her.
A Well Conducted niot.
In .17(17, Irritated by the high prlee
of provisions, the poor people of Eng
land rose ln many parts nnd seized the
com from the flour mills, which they
sold at reasonable prices, giving the
money to the rightful owners—a well
conducted riot that caused a law to be
We have milled a big line
of Furniture to our stock ami
as we have not the space
to tell you everything about
it, we invite you to call and
see our line, as it is under
the same roof and does not
cut out any other goods of
our line. We are in position
to save you from 1 O to 20
per cent, on Furniture.
Suites from $ 14.00 to
$75.00. Plain Chairs,
IlockiugChairs of every kind.
Don t fail to see our Furniture
and get our prices. Remem
ber our other lines ure com
plete.
1 set cups and saucers, han
dled, - - 48 c set
1 set Plates • 30c set
1 set knives it forks 48c set
Good size, nicely worked
pillow shams, - 48c pr
Good size, nicely worked
table covers, 35c
Good size 7 foot mantle cov
ers, - - 35c
Solid oak eight day clock,
guaranteed, ‘ 1.98c
“Sweep Stakes" tobacco 30c
“Silver Dime’ tobacco 30c
‘ Red Bird” tobacco 30c
J.
B. HUTCHENS,
West Side Square,
Newnan, Ca.
Rock Spring.
school in the afternoon Sunday i "* aln / t f^taenth century
1 cornering of wheat. Dut, a severe
i winter following, the distress became
Mrs. F. E. Byram, of Leesburg, i ■» » r « at that the Lonrton common
* ° n/.nnnll Aedese^ tR AAA ♦n he m
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
up" 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 the highest
type of engine security, Eire insurance companies allow
them to be placed in any building without increasing rates-
I sell gasoline engines from one-horse power up—the best
and lowest-priced engine made. Call and let me explain the
facts about these engines.
E. L. WALTOM, Newnan, Georgia
TAX NOTICE
SECOND HOUND.
Nuvnitn. April is »nJ May *.
Hharpsburs. April /T, ». m.
Turin, April 37. p in.
Uaralsjn, April 2S.
Seoul*, April 3D.
Moreland, May l*t, p. ni.
tirantville, May 2, until 2. p. m.
Kirby’* Store. May *l, to 5, p. ro.
Bandy, Wednesday May »•
Sargent, Tlmr-dnY May 4, to 11. a m.
Panther Creek. C. O . Thnr*d«y May 4, noon
Koacoe. Thursday May 4, p. m.
Cedar Ore k Friday May 5, a. m.
Mmira-. Ft May May i, a. m.
Farindale, M." day May 8, p. nt.
Pari*. Tut.day May t>, a. m.
Young’s Tanyard, Tuesday May 9, p. ra.
K GARY SUMMERS. Taa Receiver.
Subscribe for the News.
acriptlon book should be opened for the
donations of all well dleposed per
sons.” "By this noble plsn,” says a
writer of that time, “great numbers of
people were happily relieved from the
most abjeet state of distress.”
, ,. , | council ordered >5,000 to be subscribed
Mrs. R. B. Hubbard is sick with A a ” has been s P encl,n g several | out of th „ city fUBdg tnd that .. a 8Ub _
tonsilitis. days with her niece, Mrs. W. T.
, ,, , . Herring, near town. She leaves
miss Erne Kidd, of Handy, is , tJ . .. , .
... ... 3 . for Philadelphia this week, where
visiting relatives in our community . . . .. , „ T
. b 3 ' she goes to visit her son, R. L.
t is wee . j gt r j c jj| ant i t w ho formerly lived
Colton planting is the order of , here. Mrs. Byram will be accom-
the day. Corn that had come up paniecl on her trip by her brother,
before the frost was killed to the j Dr< j R Sewell, of Carrollton,
ground. j They wm bc
gone one month.
Edgar Meriwether and wife, of Thc } nev itable has happened
Newnan, attended the funeral of and we wiU have to p i ant garden
■‘Uncle James Meriwether last seed again, and the precious sweet
Thursday. J. J. Williams and fruit is gone. We all feel so sad
Capt. W. D. Meriwether were also
present.
and disappointed, The 17th of
April, 1870, was a cold day. The
A heavy frost and slight freeze forest leaves were nearly grown,
visited our community last Sunday j The wind brought snow from the
night and wrought great damage■ northwest. It was Sunday; Mon-
to gardens and fruit. Some sa> ; day morning all vegetation was
the fruit crop will be cut off eighty : dead. The odor in the woods from
per cent. ! the decayed leaves was very offen-
The death of “Uncle James” ; sive to the olfactory nerves
Meriwether, which occurred at his
home last Wednesday afternoon,
removes from Coweta county one
ART RECEPTION
Miss H. W. Ellis will hold an
of her oldest and most respected j . , „ ,
1 ! Art Reception on April 27th and
citizens. 128th, when she will exhibit speci-
He was reared near his present mcns of her own and her pupils
home and never lived elsewhere. WO rk, in every style, including
He suffered for two weeks from a china painting . The public is
complication of diseases and dur- cordia n y invited to atlcnd
ing his great suffering never mur-
mered, but said he was ready when
ever God called him. In a conver
sation with him shortly before his
death, he said, if it was God’s will
that he should get well he would
Studio at Mrs. Mamie Johnson’s.
Notice
All persona oanght riding bicycles on
sidewalks within city limits will be ar
rested and carried before the Mayor,
be rejoiced, but he would be more j Take warning and avoid trouble,
rejoiced if he was called to his J D BREWSTER, Chief of Police.
Waa Matehea.
Wax matches, so called, are made
by drawing strands of fine cotton
thread, twenty or thirty at a time,
through melted etearln, .with a small
admixture' of paraffin. The wag
hardens quickly upon the threads, and
the long tapers thus produced are
smoothed and rounded by pulling them
through Iron plates perforated with
holes of the desired else. Finally the
tapers are cut Into match lengths and
dipped.
The Beeetsta* Sta ef
All people above the condition of la
borers are ruined by excess of stimu
lus and nourishment, clergy Included. I
never yet saw any gentleman who ate
end drank aa little as was reasonable.
Looking beck on my pnst life, I find
that all my miseries of body and mind
have proceeded from indigestion.—
Sydney Smith’s Confession.
Kaew gla.
Re was looking for a rich wife and
thought he was on the trail. “I love
you," be said ln soft, warm tones,
“more than I can tell ln words.”
"Ton'd better try figures,” she
piled coldly, for she was not so green
as she looked.
The M Oaveraar“ Was Eanih.
"Charles, have you ever considered
going Into any business V
"Naw. The governor wanted me to
last yeah, but I told him, dontcher
know, M was enough to have on«
tradesmen In the family.”—Judgs.
Mrs. F. M Parrott is suffering
with rheumatism this week.
Mr. M. D. Thurmond visited
relatives at Flat Creek last Sunday.
M. D. Thurmond made a busi
ness trip to Palmetto last Friday.
Tax Receiver E. Gary Summers
was in our community last Monday.
A. F. Parrott made a business
trip to Palmetto last Wednesday.
C. E. Swanson, of Flat Creek,
visited relatives here on Saturday
last
J. W. Harrison attended Sunday
School at Lee’s Chapel Sunday
last.
“Uncle Zack” Roberts had a fine
milk cow killed by lightning Sun
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie McGee and
Miss Lizzie Parrott attended divine
services at Coke’s Chapel Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Weaver and
children, from near Palmetto, were
the guests of relatives here on
Tuesday last.
Rev. Ira S. Caldwell will lec
ture at Rock Spring, Sunday,April
30th. Let all who can be present
on this occasion.
Mrs. Willie McGee and sister,
Miss Lizzie Parrott, were the
guests of Miss Irene Todd, of
Springdale’ last Monday.
Mrs. M. D. Thurmond returned
home last Saturday, after a week's
visit to her sister, Miss Dollie
Swanson, who is very ill at her
home near Fayetteville.
We had plenty of ice last Mon
day in this section, and it did con
siderable damage to the gardens,
but the farmers continue to plant
cotton seed, if it is cold.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Posey and
little daughter, from near Hogans-
ville, visited the former’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Parrott, of this
place, Saturday and Sunday.
The reafllMt aad nml way to get
rid of coasnge la to eorraet oomlvw.—
Domortbanos.
Read the News and be in
swim, first, last and all
time.
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