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Official Newspaper of Coweta County. Cbc Ntwnan (Sdcckl)) J^cws Official Newspaper of Coweta County. VOL. VI. NEWNAN, GA„ FRIDAY. MAY 5. 1905. NO. 4 ■■■* Read the Advertisements in The News and Trade with its Advertisers. News From All Over the County <; GATHERED BY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS Whitesburg R. M. Stevens visited relatives in Fayette county Saturday and Sunday. J. L. Almon, who has been seri ously ill for the past ten days, is now much improved. Mrs. J. W. Duncan and children, of Newnan, were visiting relatives here Sunday and Monday. Several from this place went up to Atlanta last Saturday with the picnic excursion from Newnan. William Sims, of Carrollton, visited his brother, D. A. Sims, in the city, Saturday and Sunday. Dr. J. R. M. Carter and wife, of Yellow Dirt, Heard county, visited friends in Whitesburg recently. E. A. Richardson, a prominent merchant of Whitesburg, made a business trip to Newnan this week, J. H. Lipscomb and W.A. Pate, two of our good citizens, went up to Carrollton on business Monday. Miss Mariah Camp, of County Line, is spending the week with her brother, Postmaster T. W. Camp. Mrs. J. W. McLeod and children are expected home today, after a few days’visit to her sister, near Carrollton. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Adderhold, of Carrollton, visited the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jethro Jones, near town, Sunday. Dr. W. H. Austin, an oculist from Griilin, spent several days in the city iast week fitting a num ber of our people with spectacles. The rainfall here has been quite heavy since Saturday. Tuesday night’s rain was the heaviest of the week up to this time [Wed nesday]. Dr. G. W. Burnett is having one of his dwelling houses, now occupied by Dr. Reeves, painted. This will greatly improve its ap pearance. Miss Emma Pullen, of Yellowt Dirt, visited in Whitesburg the first of the week. Miss Pullen is the accomplished teacher at Rotherwood school, four miles from Whitesburg. Rev. W. A. Parks, of Moore’s Ferry, near town, went over to Palmetto Saturday afternoon, where he preached at the Metho dist church on Sunday, in the ab sence of the pastor. _ Hutcheson College will close its spring session about the first of June. Commencement exercises will be held beginning the first Sunday in June. A full program of the exercises will be given later. The infant child of Rev. E. G Thomason of Emerson, Ga., was brought here for burial Tuesday night. The interment took place Wednesday at the city cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Thomason formerly lived here. A large party ot young people from Villa Rica, among them the Misses Kilgore, sisters of Miss Claudia Kilgore, one of the teach ers in the school here, and Mes srs. Bagwell, Hollman, Henslee and Kilgore visited in the city last Sunday. Moore, one of our best citizens, and Miss Lizzie Brown, an accom plished young lady of Carrollton, was solemnized at the home of the bride in Carrollton on Sunday, April 23. We extend best wishes and congratulations to the happy couple. The fruit crop is not near so badly damaged in this section as was first reported, Some peach trees will have at least half a crop. Grapes are not hurt. Apples suf fered most of all fruit; still there will be some apples. Let us he thankful that so much of the de licious fruit has been spared. heartlessly “rips" the brown robe of bagRilif?, the pure white fueo of "Miss Cotton" appears for classification. The merchant bold up for your inipeetiou a most beautiful ‘silk--oleuo and smiling ly tell yon "it is warranted all cotton" Men gamble with it; banks are closed in eonsequeiioo of its rise and fall in the market. All governments and all banks have their eyes turned on the greatest product of all nations. It is no wonder then that the Southern farmer holds on, keeps his counsel and leaves the reduc tion to "the other follow." Dresden Milltown. hands of the people. They can bo trust ed. If they can’t Jefferson’s school of political thought was all wrong. Wo nre always satisfied with the expression of a majority of the qualified voters. All know that authority to appoint to office has been wilfully abused. The oleotiou of an officer by n few is always being orit.ioised, but when the people speak the murmer stops. When the people rule, the people ohooso; and the right to choose is as much a part of the Democratic creed as majority rule, or State rights. They say, "it won't do to got it into politios." Wo reply that it’s already there, but it ain’t iu deep enough. Shove it jout into deep water and lot the current wash it awhile. Farmers arc about done planting. Nearly everybody has la grippe. We are having some rainy weather. Uncle Jasper Dickson is on the sick list, Mrs. I). L. Ball visited Mrs. Y. B. Ashley Monday afternoon. Miss Nannie Sue Williams, of Newnan, is visiting in our commu nity. Joe McWaters, of Franklin, was in our community Sunday after noon. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Davis spent few days last week with relatives in Newnan. Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Ball visited the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Bird, in Heard county Sun day. The entertainment given Satur day night by the Misses Ball in honor of their cousin, Miss Minnie Orr, was very much enjoyed by the young people. Palmetto Mrs. Morris and Miss Herrington, of Maoon, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. B Bullard during the week. Misses Gwendolyn and Majrory Men ifee, of Peusaoola, Fla., are the gnests of Mrs. Margaret Dean Morris. The mouth of May seems quite a "Par adox," for while 'the rose garden is aflame with red roses, white roses and roses without season, the winter chill is still in the air, and fires are comfort able indoors. Mrs. E. K. Farmer, Mrs. M. D. Mor ris, Miss Gwendolyn Menifee,Miss Mary Johnson, Mrs. T.^Zellars, Miss Conyers, Mr. Hngh Johnson, and Miss Zellars of Grautville, were in Atlanta Wednesday to attend Parsifal. The Rut. Wm. Parks preached a fine sermon at the Methodist church on last Sunday. His interpretation [and defi nition of the Trinity as the Triune God, shows him still to be a clear cut theolo gian, despite his advanced age and ill health. The Palmetto friends of Mrs. James Reid were deeply grieved to learn of Torn Ozmore is oonfined to his bed again with rheumatism. Mary, little twelve year old daughter of Mrs. I. P. MoGehee, is quite ill. Mrs. Frank Barton, who has been ill for nine weeks, has about recovered All the new houses are ooonpied but two, and parties have spoken for them Tom Welborn came down from Oar roll and spent last week with his mother and sisters. Thero was preaching nt Will Neely’s homo Inst Sunday afternoon, Rev. John Goins occupying the stand. Miss Martha Hardon, of Chattahoo chee, speut last week in the city, the guest of her brother, George Argo. R. H. Smith full from a wugo-.i last week and received several bruises,which caused hitn to stay in doors uwhile. Mr. and Mrs. John Garner, who moved here from Chattahoochee not long since, are occupying the rooms vacated by Frauds Motes. Cnrnelious Neely and Miss Jennie Stevens were united in marriage last Sunday afternoon. Rev. J. E. 1). Tuy lor officiated. Tho writer with a host of other friends wish for tho young oou pie a long mid useful life. The entertainment at the kindergar ten last Saturday afternoon, given by Mrs. White, teacher of tho literary school, und Miss Bowen, teacher of tho kindergarten, was very much enjoyed by those present. All the mothers who have children attending either school were invited. Miss Ethel Arnold and Miss Margaret Pcavy assisted in enter tniuiug the visitors. The guests were seated in the ohildreii’s little chairs, then each one was provided with os uiuoh delicious oake, ice cream and lemonade as was ueoessary. That the hospitality of those grand wonieu was appreciated by their gnests, goes with out saying. Miss Peavy famished sev eral beaatifal pieces of music; had a recitation or two by Miss Bowen; and she gave a fall history of her line of work. Then Mrs. White told of the progress that her little folks are making iu tier department. Altogether the af ternoon ]leased off very pleasantly. Moreland IN LOVING MEMORY OF MR8. P. H. BREWSTER "So many voices have Ihicii hushed— So many songs have hushed for aye— So many hands I used to touch Are folded over hearts of olay. Tho spring-time sky is softly blue; Tho birds still sing tho sweet, old strain, But something from my life ho* gone— Has goue, that will not oorne again. 'I only know that calm and still They sloop beyond life’s woo anil wall— Boyoml the fleet qf sailing clouds, Beyond tho shadow of tho vale; I only feel that tired and worn, I holt upon tho highway hare, And gaze with yearning oycH beyond To Holds that shine supremely fair." A. S. Robertson wout to Rocky Mount Wednesday. Rev. Frank Quillinu is visiting Comer, Ga., this wouk. R. B. Puckett, of Atlanta, was in town Thursday. J. O. Spratliug wont to Grantvillo Thursday night. Hotiry Keith, H. W. and Huury Camp were iu Atlanta Thursday. Will Turner lias not yet decided ns to where lie will locate in Arkansas. Miss Willie, daughter of E. L. Bras well of this place, left yesterday for her old home ill Arkansas, lifter spending about three yonrs in Georgia. Miss Annie Sue Hardaway, of Hooky Mount, is stopping u few days with relatives here, after spending a few days very pleasantly iu Atlanta. Farmers in this community would be glud to see a few days sunshine, as many of them are not done planting ootton. Howover, some report a good stiliid already. Handv Has the size of the fish excited distrust? Has the length of the snake completed disgust? Without baptism wiio can enter the blue? The consistent and true regarding the two. We appreciate the latitude the Editor of the News gives ns in last week’s is sue and we expect to “kiver" the ground from now on. Pleasant Ilill Baptist church, near our western borders, last Sunday, April Both, set apart und ordained Messrs. Van and Leo Vaughan as deacons. Rev, W. W. Kelly, of Whitesburg, preached the ordination sermon; Rev. T. M. Hammock, the pastor, being also present. Dinner was served on the grounds, and besides the membership, there were quite a number of visitors. Turin Hon. O. L. Moses is spending this week in Atlanta. Dr. Stacy, of Newnan, pronohod Sun day at tho PreHbytoriun church. Prof. F. O. Watkins’ school closed Friday witli an entertainment at night. Mrs. Beatrice Thurman and little daughter, or Tifton, are|visitiug Mr. aud Mrs. Phil Thurmuti. Helen Carpenter and Lois Fleming, of Newnan, visited Margaret Gay lust Friday and Saturday. Mrs. Jim Askew, of Newnan, Hpeut several days last weok with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bailey. Norman Bowden returned home Fri day from Broman, where he has been a student of Hamilton College. Roland Walker, a bookkeeper at the Fourtti National Bunk in Atlanta, is spending his vacation of two weeks at homo with his parents, Mr. aud Mrs. J. B. Walkor. Elirn Sunday School was addressed her deatli which ocourred at her home j j,y Kditor Fain last Sunday afternoon, iu Atlanta. Judge Rice is the brother j p a j u spoko on the line of more co- of Ghas. Rice, an honored citizen of | operation and better organization. An- Palmetto, aud our distinguished State . tioijiating his modesty, we forego to j make any complimentary comments on one of Palmetto’s his address, but lie brought a gentleman AN APPRECIATION OF ART. On Thursday and Friday of last week it was the privilege of many to visit the art studio of Miss Hattie Ellis, then filled with pieces of work delicately executed in oil, water color, and crayon and upon crockery ware, by herself and va rious pupils, in which rare artistic gifts and aptitudes were displayed by both teacher and scholars, es pecially in reproductions from nature. We could but wish that a wider patronage of such worthy talent might be given in our city, and that a larger circle might have enjoyed the opportunity of seeing Senator. Dr. Will Astiu, representative young men, goes to New- nan to fill a responsible position with the R. D. Cole Mfg. Co. There is no one witii more friends than the doctor and they all wish 'him wall in his new place of business. The farmers are very busy hauling out fertilizers, despite the argent ap peal of Mr. Jordan to reduce the acre- Some of our farmers are not yet! age. It is a dftlicalt matter to convince with him, whom he introduced as Bro. Cablwell, who hit the spot every shot. The target was tilled before the atnuni- tiou gave out. Short talks were made by Superintendent C. B. Grimes and Prof. L. A. Grimes. Messrs. Fain and Caldwell were late in arriving at Elim, by reason of the fact thut they followed the McIntosh trail te the "jumping off place” and camo in to Elim from to The ! the Southern farmer that old King Cot-1 wards Taladega, which place they through planting cotton biggest part of the crop has been I his &=> , , . i Indeed, the history of tho fleecy »ta- planted, and good stands are re- 1 Had the ported on some farms, rains not been so heavy the few days much bottom land pie is a wonder. In all improved ma chinery there never has been a machine past’■ delicate enough in its manipulations to ould! pick it. It is shipped to every open have been week. planted in corn this port and goes into the texture «f the most delioat* fabrics. It also serves for its own "rseeption wrap" when it starts te The marriage of Mr. Joha O. meet the "wereheaseman” and when he didn’t quite reach, but would have done so probably could the Chattahoochee river been forded. However, they now know the nearer way and we hope to see them back agaiu. Borne of these days the legislature is geing to meet and we hope our members will urge the passage of au act to oliange the method of electing our County ttehoel Oeasmissiouet. ‘Pat it ia the I am the returrectlon and the life,—Jesus. At the teturn ot this season, when life is flowing afresh through the great arteries of the earth, re habilitating it in vernal beauty,and the roses of a lovely North Geor gia garden are shedding their sweetest fragrance on the air, my heart is filled with a voiceless sad ness, because the fairest (lower of them all, Mrs. Laura Leigh Brew ster, whose haud nurtured each (lower, whose eye appreciated every beauty of nature, whether in field, wood or lawn, has been translated to “a life where lilies immortally bloom, in the balm breathing gardens of God.” This glad resurrection season that Hhe loved comes again in all its glory. Spring’s banners arc waving on the hills, and the land scape is as beautiful as of yore. Nature has not changed in light or shadow, but ‘ something from my lite has gone, has gone that will not come again.” Connected by kindred ties with our family, she spent, during her girlhood, many happy summer va cations and joyous winter holidays in our country home, proving an object of resistless attraction to a large circle ot loving relatives and admiring friends. Her marriage in after years to Col. P. H, Brew ster was the culmination of a ro mance more beautiful than often appears in books or is presented on the stage; however, it was not the first union of these two fam ilies, as several years prior to this happy event, Captain Tom Leigh, of Confederate fame, had led to the altar Miss Mary Brewster of precious memory. In his father’s ante-bellum home,in Coweta coun ty, with its massive exterior of cilonial columns, unsurpassed in social entertainment in this sec tion, at his sister’s wedding recep tion, on a valentine evoning, Col. Brewster, then a boy in school,first met Miss Laura Leigh, niece of the groom, who was from that hour the inspiration of his life. The worthy ambition her influence , , inspired has placed him at the! d . ^' very forefront of his profession in Georgia. His unvarying devotion to her as the years came and went has been noted by the most care less observer. She cherished a deathless devo tion to the ‘‘Lost Cause” and was in every fibre of and vicinity emanated, possessing an intellect of unusual brilliancy, a mind thoroughly informed on all subjects, no life could touch hers without being enriched. Her matchless excellence of heart and mind, The wide, wide world today doth tail to find,” Her friends were more to her than wealth or position, hence the admiration of the rich and great did not cause her to forget the friends of earlier years, who had been less fortunate or less success ful in the race of life. She some times remarked that she could use a private car when she traveled if she scared to, but he had all the comforts and attention necessary on the regular train, for everybody was so kind to invalids, and then she did not like ostentation. She cultivated the amenities of life,had learned the art of saying pleasant things; she kept her friendship in repair by mingling with her friends and growing in breadth of outlook and intellect. She had the happy faculty of keeping her heart young, thus the recurring years instead of lessening, only increased her charms. Truly this is a subject where the pen of the eulogist need not falter for fear of saying too much. Her beautiful life should be held up for emulation—its re finement, gentleness, high breed ing, sweet manners, pure morals and high Christian character. Her sunny-hearted, unselfish life was the witness of her religion. If asked her most striking character istics, I would say her forgetful ness of self in planning for the ploasuru of her friends, her desire to bring happiness into sorrow- burdened lives, and her charity in condemning the faults of others. For weeks she lingered on the margin of the river listening for the foot-steps of Hitn who said, “I will come again and receive you unto myself," passing into the great beyond with a smile which said, ‘‘it is well with my soul!” "Even for the dead I will not bind My soul to grief; death cannot long divide, For is it not as if the rose had climbed My garden wall and blossomed on the other side?” —N. L. C. in Christian Union. MEETING OF COTTON 8R0WER8 The County Cotton Growers’ Association held a meeting here last Tuesday, two sessions being held, in the morning and after noon. The attendance of farmers and business men was not large— probably due to the fact that but few people came in from the coun- this annual exhibit. The highest test of art is its naturalness, and j truly Southern there was no little of this in what ^ h er nature, her husband being one we saw of six brothers who fought shoul- C. O’N. M. der to shoulder in defense of our fair ISouthland—her father one of TWO CA8E8 WILL GO TO SUPREME ™ COUST tion that fell”—her patriotism was both inherent and cultivated. Bills of exceptions in two rnur-j j n ] av j s h hospitality her home der cases have been filed in the, waga re p ro duction of the enter- office of the Clerk of the Superior | ta j |iment extended throughout Court. One of these is in the t i lc j n her golden age, im- Allums case and the other in the case of Nathan Brown, colored, who was convicted of murder at the last term of Superior Court, with recommendation to mercy, and sentenced to life imprison ment. Both of these cases will be passed upon by the Supreme Court. Reports were heard in the meet ing from Cedar Creek, Panther Creek, Hurricane and the Second district. These reports indicate, beyond doubt, that a reduction of between 20 and 25 per cent- in acreage and fertilizers has been made in these districts. The re ports were encouraging and will stimulate friends of this move ment to continue their efforts. An ex ;cutive committee of the Association was appointed to per- storm-cradled na- \ f *« an or e anization in this county. I he committee consists of W. A. Brannon, I. N. Orr, Sr., W. C. Farmer, J. T. Carpenter and L. M. McGee, The committee proposes to undertake the work in a busi nesslike manner. An organizer will be employed to canvass the county and make an earnest effort to thoroughly organize every dis trict in the county. It is hoped that the county organization can be placed on a solid, permanent basis for the future; and this much the executive committee expects to accomplish during the next few weeks. mortalized in song, fiction and his tory, where “welcome ever smiled and farewell went out sighing” to the guest who came for a week, month or year. Having graduated at College Temple, an institute from which much of the culture and refine ment which distinguish Newnan