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HE NEWNAN NEWS.
LEGENDARY DEVICES
Issued Every Friday.
J. T. FAIN, Editor and Publisher
SUBSCRIPTION RATE. $1 00 PER YEAR.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COWETA COUNTY.
'Phone No. 20.
OFFICE UP STAIRS IN THE WILCOXON BLDG
MR8. MARGARET ELIZABETH FAIN.
Mrs. Margaret Klizabeth Fain
died at her home in Newnan Iasi
Saturday morning at 7:30 o’clock,
aged 59 years and nine months.
Sh*- was born in Maryville, Term., f, "‘ 11 •« " i»«K*«ll*irl»y with moat ante
,, loin** that their horns lire never shed
Scot 21. 1S41;; was married to ’ ,, , , , , ,
*•> "-tj' unit ir Injured nr broken never grow
Stuart A bam, of Dandridge, again.
Tenn., Sept. 12, 1S75. Her inis Tire horn, growing out <>r the fore-
I1om Sfrnngi Anltnnln Apiirnretl la
Il«*rn Idry In Oltl
Enrly writers on natural history sub
jects innke rnenllon of ninny strange
ereMtiires tlml never eon Id hnve exist
ed sine In the sii|ierstltloiis mind of
the nge In whleli they wrote, nnd of
the nmny flint did exist the neeountn
of tlielr strueture nnd habit* are so
hidlerons Unit one inny renlly wonder
If It was possible, even III the middle
ages, thill people eoilld he so eredlllous.
Many of these strangely garbled rec
ords of the n nl inn I world were, no
doubt, due to travelers' lilies nnd prob
ably had 11 certain foundation li^ fact,
hut It Is difficult Indeed to account for
the creation of such thlugs ns the phoe
nix. the cockatrice, the wyvem, the
grllfin and the dragon. The belief In
the existence of the unicorn may have
originate! from the fact of some of the
early African travelers meeting with
ertnln antelopes ttint had Jgst 11 horn.
1 Mainly About People i
Miss Olnndia Barr, of New Orleans,
is visiting Miss Susie Barr.
Mrs. I E. Walker, has returned from
it visit to friends in Atlanta.
Mrs H. W. Gorman is spending some
time in Palmetto and Kan hum
Mrs. Edwin Plait and Miss Milton
Keith are in Louisville Ky., this week.
Misses Mary and Janice Thomas left
yesterday morning for a visit to Garters-
ville.
Mrs. I. E. Walker has returned to her
home in Newnan. — Monday’s Atlanta
News.
Mrs. lluliersliain King, at Newnan. is
visiting relatives in the city.—Mon
day's Atlanta News
barm departed this life Sept 3rd,
bend, betwixt the eyelids. Is neither
Mrs. J.'P. Hampton and little son,
Edward Wilson, of Atlanta, are visiting
the family of W. L. < !ruee.
light nor hollow nor yet smooth like
1 LSity. She removed to Georgia ill other horns, hut hard as Iron, rough as
the autumn of 1898; resided two any tile, revolved Into ninny plights;
1, 1 . 1, ,,, sharper than liny dart, straight and
viiits in Kockmart, lout years in ‘ , , , ,, ,
j jL not crooked and everywhere black, ex
Monroe, and removed to Newnan cept at tin* point.
Jan. 1st, 1905. Since removing to Hiirthohnnow asserted that there
.1 . 1 i .1 1 ...... ......1 imu.tiu were niuny varieties of unicorn, nnd
this city she had been continuous •
this would lie feasible If tills creature
ly in ill health, suffering severely und iieen created from those horned
with bronchitis, which disease beasts that had accidentally lost one
caused her death of 11... horns.
Ilow the phoenix was enlled Into lie*
Mrs. bam was a daughter Ol | h j, ^ U ould lie Inipossltile to hiraird a
Col. James Marion and Mrs. Mat guess, it was popularly supposed that
caret Wallace Toole, who belong- "" ,n ' W " K " nl - v " l "’ ' •*«-t.tur«- exist-
, . lug In the whole universe and that
ed to the well known Ionic
Mrs. Fielder, of I'nion Springs. Ala.,
is visiting her daughter, Mis. Kigdon
Sunnis.
and
there wiih only one tree In whleli It
Wallace families ol 1 ennessee and hunt its nest. We Mud mention of the
Georgia. She was a great-niece I'hoenlx as far hack ns Pliny, who
" , says, "Ilou hell, I cannot toll wind to
ol the late Major Campbell Wal Iunke ,, r hlin; nnd. Mist of nit. whether
lace, ol Atlanta, first Chairman ol h i,,. n tni<> or no. iimt is never hut one
the Georgia Railroad Commission; " f *'i the world, and the
also a niece of Col. Alex mdei
Wallace, deceased, of Atlanta, aim
nl the late Hon. John K. Toole, ol
I .aGrange.
Mrs. bain was the mother of six
children, two of whom died 111 in-
Iat \ lour survive her and all tc-
sidc m Newnan. These arc J. I
b am, I ditor of the News, Chat let
A Fail), connected with this news
paper, and Misses Maltha Ruth
and b.lla Kate Fain. A brother
m 1 ennessee nnd two btoilicis ain
a sister in Texas also surviv.
(>n account of llw unfinished
cm dilion of t he l’i csbytei i.in
II utch, t he I uncial ol M1 s. bain
was conducted at the bust Baptist
church last Sunday afternoon at
lour o'clock. Her pastor, Rev. (
O'N. Martimlale, was in chatge ol
the service, assisted by Rev. G. A
Nunnally, pastor of the Fust bap
tist church, and Rev. .)• R. King,
pastor of the Methodist church
The favorite songs of the deceas
ed, "Abide With Me," “What a
Friend We Have In Jesus," and
“In the Sweet Bye and Bye," wen.
sung by a quartette composed ol
Messrs. W. C. Kinnard and li. S.
llama, Mrs. K. R. Barrett and
Miss Kate Snead. The interment
was in Oak Hill Cemetery. The
pallbearers were Messrs. .1. I..
Brown, Lynch Turner, 1C H. Bow
man, I B. Ramey, G. K Croft,
W. Wright and John Askew.
Mrs. Fain was of Scotch-Irish
Presbyterian stock and was a faith
ful member of the Presbyterian
church for 48 years. She was a
plain, unassuming, sympathetic,
Christian woman; a loving and
mu 111«* ii<>t rommnnly *een."
In Ilia lifti>onth century wi* Mini Bar
I hob itnc \v writing <>r this Ininglniiry
hlnl:
"PIiihmiIx Is 11 large hinl. anil Ihere Is
Inil mu* that kind In all the whir world,
therefore lewd mi'll woiidiu' thereof.
Phoi'iilx Is 11 hlnl wlilimit muko onidt’i
and llvidh iinii nr r»<mi years. When
tin 1 which years he passed she fcelelll
her dernult nnd feebleness and milkclh
II ni'si of sweet smelling slicks Ibid lie
lull dry, and In summer when die
western wind lilowcth the slicks mid
(lie liesl he set on tin with lull'll’.II
lieu 1 of die sun 1111 : burnetii strong’.'
The Il l'll Mien allows ilsell’ to he re
(lured to ashes In lids lire on this
point nil die writers agree - and in dm
coarse 1 ise- aim n from the ashes In
the full ghii', of renewed \ until "mel L
the inii-l fairest bird Hud Is, most like
lo die pi iiroi k in I'eathe'K, nuil loveih
wllihini mi.I miller'III h.s men I of
'•lean greens nnd frails."
The basilisk, or eorkidrlee. was re
puled lo lie ■nine spaiige niMiire of a
bird mi I s-eiy ut. aide fo slay with his
hrealh and Ids sight, which power was
inn redlled b.\ some lo dragons West
minster <la/.eite
Have you seen the
THREE CARLOADS OF BUGGIES
that we have in our repository?
These are the latest styles, very
best finish and are not surpassed
for durability.
S I'emlNlntl %v*( lliillila-r.
One of the most energetic nest build
els |s the iiiiirsh wren; in fuel, he Inis |
the liahll lo sin h 11 degree thill lie can
not slop wiih one nest, lull goes on
building four or live In rapid sucres
si in And there Is nothing slovenly
about Ills work cither. Look among the
cattails In the nearest marsh, even
within the limits of a great elt.v, nnd
you will Itnd tils Hide woven halls of
reed stems, with a tiny round lode In
one side There Is n certain method
even in Ids uiadiu'ss. for the nest III
whleli his wife Is brooding her seven
or eight egg* Is less likely to lie found
when there are so many empty ones
nround. Then. too. he uses the others
ms roosting places for himself Heorea
lion
Mr*. Lindsey .Scarborough, c 1 Annis
ton, Alll., is the guest ol relatives III the
city.
Miss KraiinesJMay Baker, of Gadsden.
Is expected Saturday to visit Miss Lyuda
Simril.
Mrs. Tom Beavers and her niece. Miss
Lota Lambert, of Taylor, 'iexas, are the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Crnoe.
Mrs. Morelond Zelliirs, Misses Emma
Belle and Estelle Zelliirs, of Giaulville.
attended the Glover-Parrott reception
lust Mon.lay.
Miss Emma Belle Zt liars, ol Grant-
ville, as the guest of Miss Mary Good
ruin, is being entertained at a number
of lunations by her many friends.
Miss Lueyle Beavers, who is attend
ing the Southern Shorthand ami Busi
ness Cuiversity of Atlanta, is visiting
her sister, Miss Nellie Heavers.
Mrs. Willn Holt W11I.1 held relurned
lo New York (lily last Sunday, idler
s|ieiiding several day* here with rela
tives and friends.
Mrs. .1. It. Wilkinson and son. Irani.,
mill Mrs. J. (’. Greenfield and sons.
.1 nseph nnd Pn 111 Fnv 1 r. of A t lalita, w i 1
the guests ol Mis. 1.1. ( 'amp lust week.
Mrs It. II Fitts and sou, Unbelt, ot
('ll mill toil, Wile III I lie eity last Week , iis
the guests ol Mis M G. Keith, Mrs.
Fitts is pleasantly o lU'-mhereil as Mis-
(>plii-lin Itinniiiieu
l)r. and Mrs T II Davis. Then and
Sarah Davis, Mis .1 A. Hunter and
graml-tlauglitei, .loliuie Caldwell, and
Dr. Pease li 11 yi stei day tortile Norlli
Carolina mounlains to spend two weeks
Miss Cora Stephens, of Newnan, has
been hi LaGrange this week Mrs. D
M. Stephens' children. Horteiise. Bryan
and Loin.accoinpaiiied her buck to New
null, where they will visit awhile La
Grange Reporter.
Miss Fdmi Cook, of Social Circle, is
the guest of lu-r sister, Mrs Wirt John
son. She will return home tomorrow, . q (1|1( j charm of
liccompnnied by Mrs. Johnson and chil
dren, who will spend the summer with
relatives in Walton count v.
New Panel Seat
New Stick Seats
Regular Tops
Regular Open
Rubber Tire
Steel Tire
End Springs
Side Springs
Come and see just any style
gy or Surrey that you want.
Bug-
BRADLEY & BANKS.
Mrs. W. V. Atkinson has returned
from a visit to Milleitgevdle and Dub-
lin. In the first mimed city she was an
honored guest at commencement ol
Georgia Normal and Industrial College.
She is Chnirnmii of the Board ol Lady
Visitors of this institution.
integrity tin I business acumen
Dave won for him a deserved repu
tation a* a careful and successful
business man ; and liis genial na
ture, pleasant address and intel-
lieetual attainments have won lor
him it leading position in Now-
nan’s society circles.
Mrs. North is recognized as one
ol New nan s most attractive and
lovable young women. Her vivuc-
munner, cult tire
and nobility of character have en
deared her to a wide circle of
friends in Newnan and elsewhere.
More new prices mtitle in the great sale going on at
J. W. STRIPLING & SON’S
CARO OF THANKS
I’lnjwl k) I hr Wind.
The native* of Nortli Borneo convert
a long tmmlmo Into an .Kotina harp by
cutting slot* 111 the bamboo ubove each
Joint, setting It up *0 a* to »'H*lly turn
on Us axis and keeping the aiiertures
. . . . constantly facing tlie wind by menus
faithful daughter, wile, mothei .mo „f „ ru ,i,iei- or funtull sindlnr to Unit
liicnd. In an unusual degree she used on an American windmill. The
Iu | music from this harp on a windy day
Is most pleasing, the notes from the
North«Cibson.
enjoyed the love, confidence
respect of her family and a very
large number ol friends. Site
lived an humble, devoted followed
and servant of the Man of Galilee,
and died steadfast and triumphant
m the Faith.
larger holes giving a deep organ tone
unapprom-hed by any oilier Instru
ment.
OUTING AT THE LAKE
\\ Itllun a> Cliunrr II.
■’The limn who marries my daughter,"
said tier proud father afler telling ttie
young limn that there was 110 ho|ie for
him, "111 ust have strength of clnirneter.
lie must have fortitude, he must have
courage, he must lie able to bear mis
fortune."
”1 know It." the boy replied. "1 knew
it before you said so, but even at tliat
I'd be w illing to take a chance on her "
Aii outing in honor of Miss hmma
Belle Xellars wa» given at Pear 1
Springs luesday evening. The
party drove out at six, had a de-
BItniurnu I ok .
"What!" exclaimed (Titts-k. "(Jo-
lug on the lecture platform, are you?"
"Yes." replied the conceited young
. author: "that is .lust to give readings
lightful luncheon and icturneii at fj-uju my own works, you know." "But
ten-thirty. Speech by Mr. Frank suppose you should prove to be a poor
reader too. It would lie a double
Hughes and Home, Sweet Home
played on the steam caliope by
Capt. T. S. Parrott were the fea
tures of the evening.
Misses 1'iiinu Belle Xellars, ol
Grantville. Mary Goodrum, Martha
Urr, Virginia Freeman. 1. N. Orr,
Jr., r. N. Hill, of Atlanta, C. B
fro*t.” Philadelphia 1 -edger.
KfWN lo Her.
Mrs. Jauies My husband Is a eon
servative. Mrs Johns Indeed! Why.
I had uo Idea he was In that busines*
Does he have a large—er—conserva
tory? Cleveland 1-ender.
He that foretells his own calamity
Glover and Frank Hughes with and makes events before they come as
Yesterday evening, tit 8:80
o'clock, at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. 'J'. Gibson in this
city, occurred the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Carrie Lou,
and Mr. Nicholas Lamar North.
The marriage ceremony occur
red in the presence of a large
number of guests : Rev. J. S. Har
daway, l’astor of t he Cent ral Bap
list Church, being the ofliciating
minister.
The bride’s attendant was Miss
Mary Gibson and the groom’s
“best man” was Mr. Clifford
Glover. The bride was elegantly
gowned in white silk and carried
a bouquet of bride’s roses. The
maid of honor, attired also in’
white, carried a bouquet of pink
carnal ions.
After the reception which fol
lowed the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs.
North left for North Carolina,
where they will spend x-vetal days
Mr. North is a son of Dr. A C.
North, one of New nan's honored
physicians. .Vs Cashier of the
Coweta National Bank he occu
pies a prominent position in the
business life of the city : and in
business circles lie is as popular
in soeietv circles, where he
We wish to express our sincere thanks j
to onr friends for their ninny acts of
kindness and sympathetic words during i
our recent bereavement.
May God’s richest blessings tie with j
each and every one of you,is onr prayer.
Mrs. Catrie L. Hill,
Warner Hill,
Robt. A. Hamriok.
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Write Right
If you wish to write right, get
an Engle Self-Filling Fountain
Pen.
This pen is a beauty. It is sub
stantially and correctly construct
ed, of good material, in one of the
largest pen and pencil plants in
the world. It is not only made
to sell, but to give genuine satis
faction to every user.
It is handy and clean, being
self-filling.
This is the fountain P'-n for the
people, sold at a popular price
It is worth and should be sold
for tliHt. but it goes in this store
for only f l.ftO. It would cost that
in any store in the l uited States,
and more in some ot them.
H.
Capt. and Mrs. T. S l’arrott, chap- twice endure the pains of ev.i nlun |, ers f.iends bv the score and
r destiny. - Da vena tit.
S. B A N T A,
===== Jeweler
Newnan, ■ Georgia
tronts, composed the patty.
bottom
Toe, cut
Ladies’ Muslin Underwear.
Ladies’ White Muslin Skirts 1 row embroidery at
8 1-2 inches wide, 8 tuck above embroidery, value
t o 49c.
While Muslin I’nderskirts 1 row lace round bottom 5 1 2
inches wide, price 75c, to go in this silo sit 49c.
White Muslin Underskirts with handsome embroidered ruf
fles and hemstitched luck, price I 50, this sale 89c.
White Muslin Underskirts, ruflle of Valenciennes lace and
tucks eighteen inches deep, double skirt, reduced to 1.49.
White Muslin Underskirts with lace ruflles, and with
hemstitched tucks 15 inches deep, double skirt, price 2.00,
sale price 1.89.
White Muslin Night Gowns, tucked yoke with ruflle, price
00c, sale price 89c.
White Muslin Night Gowns, piutucked yoke, with medulious
and tuck rutile neck and sleeves, price 1.50, sale price 98c.
White Muslin Gowns,V neck yoke of embroidery, ruffle neck
and sleeves, little ribbon bow tied in front., value 1.75, cut
to 1 29.
Pine Muslin Corset Covers, with embroidery and lace neck
and sleeve, at only 25c.
Ladies’ \\ lute Muslin Drawers, ruflles of lace and embroid
ery with tucks, worth 75c, sale price 89c.
Ladies’ Shirt Waists.
White Lawn Shirt Waist, with drawn work front and tuck,
price 75c, sale price 49c.
White Lawji Shirt Waist, solid front and embroidery lace
and tuck, worth 1.50, sale price 1.19.
White Shirred Muslin Shirtwaist, latest style yoke, embroid
ery and lace, worth 2.00, cut to 1.49.
White Shirred Lawn Shirt Waist, solid embroidered front,
price 8.00, sale price 1.98.
22 large white counterpanes with fringe all around, worth,
2.00 at 1.49.
Shoes.
A few left Roberts, Johnson
At Land Men s Fine Shoe-
to close at following prices: 8 pr men’s pat. leather t)\--
fords,price 8.00, Nos. 7 to 11, cut to 1.75. 12 pr. men’s
pat Oxfords, price 8 50, Nos. 0 to 11, to dose at only 2.00
2 pr men’s line pat. leather shoes, sizes 7 and 8 1-2, price
5.00, to close at 8 00. 4 pr men’s Vici shoes, Nos. (5 1-g, 7,
7 1-2 and 8, price 8.00, sale price 2.00. 5 pr men’s Viol
slmes t’> 1-2 to 9, price 8.50. reduced to 2 00.
highly esteemed by all. llis
Sample straw hats at wholesale cost.
J. W.
STRIPLING & SON
’Phone 98.