The Newnan weekly news. (Newnan, Ga.) 189?-1906, October 13, 1905, Image 1

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Watch Newnan Crow Ox Newnan (Heekly JVews Watch Newnan Crow VOL VI. ' NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13. 1905. NO. 27 Traue With the Live Merchants Who Advertise in THE NEWS Constantly! C^gar Factory Topics. j get Will Harper, a negro wanted | here on the charge of murder. Harvey 1 .an e has been promoted j The Sheri ft' secured his man and from the stripping department and lauded him in .jail here, is now an apprentice tinder Chas. | Harper is wanted for the mur- Raymond, one of the expert cigar ,i e r of Will Malone, a negro, whom makers. ! lie is charged with killing on Jan. M. Falk, representing the firm 24, 1904, at the home of Jim Gra- of F. Falk & Co., of New Orleans, ham, near the plant of the Coweta was in the city last week and ex-! Fertilizer Co. pressed himself as being very’ Immediately after the killing, much pleased with the cigar fac-1 Harper left this place and lias since tory. | traveled over a large section of the Jas. Cox, Sam Patterson and South, from Kentucky to Arkan- Levio 1 >rres are week in Atlanta. spending the sas and Louisiana. Harper was known in Meridian, Mr. Smith, of Tampa, Fla., is a 1 where he was employed by a tele- recent acquisition to our cigar force. He comes highly recom mended and we welcome him. O. .T. Raymond is all smiles over the arrival of a daughter. We are all glad indeed to know that John Lanier has decided to remain in Newnan instead of go ing to Florida. Mr. Lanier is au excellent young gentleman and one of whom All our force are proud. J. P. Oswald, the veteran cigar maker, is now domiciled at B. A. Reese’s. Jas. Goldman, who was con templating making a trip to Mon- tezeuma, has decided to stay with us. We recently received a letter from B. E. Thrasher aud glad to note that he is doing well. He made a number of friends while in Newnan by his quiet and gentle manly conduct, and we wish him well in his new position in Tampa. Several new men added to our force the past week and we are Justices’ Courts. phone construction company, as Charlie Johnson. His capture was due to the diligence of Sheriff Brown, who was untiring in his efforts to capture the negro. The Sheriff’s description of the negro, in the hands of Meridian officers, led to his arrest. A reward of $100 was offered by the Governor for the capture and conviction of Harper. In the event of his conviction the reward will go to the Meridian policeman who arrested the negro. ^glad to welcome them. Arthur (Frenchy) Allams Qoes to Prison Farm F. M. Allams, the wife murder er, whose death sentence was last week commuted to life imprison ment by Governor Terrell upon recommendation of the prison com mission, will be removed from the Fulton county Tower one day this week to the prison farm, at Mil- ledgeville, where he will spend the balance of his days. The commis sion thinks it would be unwise to Ancranez send the man to one of the convict spent Sunday in Atlanta. j camps, on account of his weak Thos. H. Wilcox, who has mental and physical condition. l»een indisposed, has regained his; He will be practically useless aud health. Few cigar makers have j would doubtless cause additional more friends in Newnan than Tom. I trouble to the State. By his quiet and unassuming man- At the prison farm, however, ner he has made friends by the'Allams will be able to do light score, especially among the young! work and may in time so recover ladies. Ithe commission will feel justi- Frank Mender,Emory Oden and lied in sending him to one of the P. J. Alderman arrived Monday aud were added to the cigar mak ing department. Resolutions by Coweta Lodge, No. 60, F. Sl A. M. convict camps.—Tuesday’s At lanta Journal. Doings of City Council. City Council and the County Commissioners have, at last, set- .. tied the question of a site for the Whereas, in the dispensation of. dty ppigon> The city has taken a infinite wisdom, it has pleased the | leage on the nor thwest ’ , * . i fifty-year (■rand Master of the Eternal Tern- [ 0| . ^ j<u lot aml the prls pie to call from labor to refresh ment our fellow-craftsman, J. O. Coats; and whereas during his period of service he was skilled /and useful, his work being true work,good wprk and square work, aud whereas his exemplification of masonic virtues in every day life was beautiful and commendatory, Therefore, Resolved: That in the death of Bro. J. C. Coats the fraternity has lost a brother whose life was exemplary and whose fel lowship was a delight and whose influence and presence was a pow er for good. Resolved: That the altar of this lodge, in token ol its sorrow as evidence of our high apprecia tion of the character of the de- on will be erected thereon. The site having been secured, The following list of justices, notaries and bail ill's of the several districts of Coweta county, togeth er with their postoffice addresses and dates of meeting of the several justice courts, contains informa tion of interest and value. All lawyers, officials and persons in terested in having this information at hand, should preserve this ar ticle. <>45 Hist. 0. M.—fitli land district: Ed Pitman, J. P.; J. R. B. Stovall, N. P.j W. FI. North and B. H. Glass, L. C.’s; address, Sharpsburg'; court days, 1st Satur day in each month. 646 Dist. G. M.—5th land dis trict; Thos. Swint, J. P.j A. H. Bohannon, N. P.j A. J. Smith and J. T. Alsobrook, L. C.’s; address, Newnan; court days, 4th Monday in each month. 647th Dist. G. M.—4th land district; no <T. P.; W. B. Martin, N. P.; M. I). Mil Mans, L. C.; ad dress, Newnan, R. F. D. Court days, 3d Friday in each month. 681st Dist. G. M.—1st land dis trict; W. M. Keith, J. P.; J. P. Morgan, N. P.; Louis McCullough, L. C.; T. J. Entrekin, deputy sheriff’; address, Senoia. Court days, 1st Monday in each month. 693d Dist. G. M.—3d land dis trict; C. W. Tally, J. P.; L. A. Houston, N. P.j H. J. Pitman, L. C. Address,Newnan,R.F.I). Court days, 3d Thursday in each month 742d Dist. G. M.—Cedar Creek land district; T. M. Sewell, J. P.; E. C. Palmer, N. P.; W. P. Dukes and W. J. Tarleton, L. C.’s. Ad dress, Newnan, R. F. 1). Court days, 4th Saturday in each month 746th Dist. G. M.—7th land district; J. \V. Jenkins, J. P.j VV. J. Coggins, N. P.; Tol>e Doncgan and W. F. Lee, L.C.’s. Address, McCollum. Court days, 1st Sat urday in each month. 755th Dist. G. M.—Hurricane land district; B. H. Dial, J. P. W. S. Copeland, N. P., no bailiffs Address, Newnan, It. F. D ; court days 4th Friday in each month. 806th Dist. G. M.—2nd laud district; J. A. R. Camp, J. P.; W F. Summers, N. P.; R. P. Tapley and E. W. Quick, L. C’s. Ad dress, Moreland; court days 2nd Saturday in each month. 992ml Dist. G. M.— Panther Creek land district; W. T. Dyer J. p.; c. P. Sanders, N. P,; B. M. Sewell and It. P. Carmieal, L. C’s. Address, Sargent; court days 1st free silver men but give you 16 to 1. \V. A. Brannon and P. C. Thrash will buy your cotton; fre quently paying Atlanta prices. Perry Jackson, seed buyer, is no seedy young man. W. A. Brannon, while small in stature, is endowed with wisdom and executive ability, which en ables him to superintend his mcr cantilc. factory, ginnin Whitosburg Mr. K. M. Stevens left last week for Louisville, Ky.; where he goes to re-enter the Baptist Theological Seminary at that place. Our clever young friend, Mr. \V. B. Kelly, who has been in busi ness at Banning for the past month, moved his stock of mcr- and farm-! chandise to Whitosburg last week ing interests with conspicuous suc cess. From 5 acres in cotton he has had picked five bales; with pros pects for‘2 or 3 more. He also has 50 acres from which he ex pects to have 50 bales picked. He aud is better prepared t han ever to serve his customers. Mrs. Joseph Culpepper, of Birmingham, Ala., is spending some time with relatives near our town. Mrs. Fannie Crawford, ofTalla- also has large corn, hay, sorghum P‘>«*su, visited relatives hero last and potato crops. Mr. Brannon is having a large guano house erected and expects to deal largely in fertilizers. His branch store, conducted by Ector Haynes, is doing a thriving business. Ector is a hustler and deserves to succeed. (To be continued.) Milltown. council is now wrestling with the| Wednesday in each month. problem of securing a contractor to erect the prison. Local contractors are over whelmed with business, ami no | contractor has yet agreed to take ■the job. The structure will l>e i erected as soon as sOlnebody can be secured to do the work. Council has finally determined that there shall be no bond issue to establish a South Newnan | school. Dr. G. L. Johnson offered i to loan the city the necessary and' mone y a * ra ^ e ot interest the bonds were to bear, on one, two and three years’ time. Council 1139th Dist. G. M.—Grantville land district; T. M. Lester, J. P.; C. P. Glower, N. P.; C. A. Burks, L. C. Address, Grantville; court days 4th Saturday in each month. 1358th Dist. G. M.—Turin land district; D. R. Thurman, J. P.; no N. P., J. H. Bailey, L. C. Ad dress, Turin; court days 2nd Mon day in each month. 1393rd Dist G. M.—Haralson land district; Benj. Taylor, J. P.; R. K. Brandenburg, N. P.; S. J. Fowler, L. C. Address, Haral son; court days 1st Wednesday in each month. Mrs. J. J. Hendrix has returned from Sargent. Mrs. John B. Goins returned home Monday from Grantville, where she spent two weeks with her sister, Mrs. Will Jones. Mr. Jones will not move to Texas this fall but will remain in Grantville. Ossie Smith is still very sick. Her physician says there is very little hope for her recovery. Knox Allen and family left Wednesday for Athens, where they will make their home. Mrs. T. R. Crow has been on the sick list for several days. Bro. Hodnett, pastor of the Methodist church, preached at Mr. Hugh Parker’s Sunday alter noon. • James Poss, who is boarding with his sister, Mrs. Tom Ellis, is very ill with typhoid fever Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hendrix were the recipients of a nice little gift last Friday night. It was a boy. Mrs. J. B. Goins, Sr., was taken suddenly ill at her daughters,Mrs. Hugh Parker’s, last Sunday after noon and came very near dying. Jim Brown, who has l>een suf fering with au abcess in his throat for some time, is better. Little May Bell, daughter of Mr. Willie Hogan,is here to spend the winter with her aunt, Mrs. Arthur Gilman. Misses Lilia and Maggie Sam- j pies, of Gar roll ton, are spending j the week with their sister, Mrs. ■ Pet Smith. Mrs. Robert Richie fell ill last i Saturday and was quite sick fori several days. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Walker have moved down from East Point and gone to work in mill. They are boarding with Mrs. Nancy Owens. Miss Mae McGehee was on the sick list a. few days this week. Little Willie Dawson, who was so sick at our last writing with typhoid fever, is better. Mrs.John Farmer and daughter, week. Mr. Williams, the clever hard ware man of Carrollton, was in Whitosburg one day last week on business. Miss Mattie Jones is visiting her sisters in Carrollton this week. Miss Lizzie Maude Blaloftik, who is teaching music at Hutcheson College, visited her sister at Car rollton Saturday and Sunday. Rev. T. C. Betterton, of Griffin, returned to his home Saturday morning, aftJbr spending the week at Mrs. W. A. Parks’. Uncle Lindsey Holland went up to Bremen Saturday morning tout- teml the Primitive Baptist Associ ation at that place. A good many Whitesburgans at tended the all day singing at Rock Spring last Sunday. Mrs. J. S. Askew, who has been visiting relatives in Harris and Troup counties is expected homo this week. Dr. G. E. Sewell, of Villa Rica, spent several days in Whitesburg lust week doing professional work Eldridgo is an old Whitesburg l>oy and has many triends here who wish him great success in his pro fession. Our young friend, Will Edge worth has organized u clothes pressing club,and is now prepared to do all kinds of work in that line at reasonable rates. Mr. anti Mrs. IT. D. Watkins of County Line, spent Saturday night in the city with their pat ents. Mr. G. I. Latimer, of Cross Plains, visited his daughter, Mrs W. T. Stevens, here Sunday Miss Mary Kate Tinney return ed home Sunday, after an extend ed visit to relatives in Coweta. Sin was accompanied home by he cousin, Miss Etta Bridges. 1‘aul Warren, Ben Bridges and Ed Copeland, of Sargent, visited ! in Whitesburg last Sunday. Mr. John Ansley, of Newnan, visited his parents here last Sun day. Mr. Love, of Michigan,is spend ing a few days in the city this week. Messrs. W. V. Burnett, W. T. House worth and J. M. Watkins are in Carrollton this week serving on the jury. Mr. W. T. Strickland and little son, Willie, went to Newnan last Monday. Miss Mary Parks went up to Misses Rebie Reese and Norma Jones. Elam Deracken, of Senoia, spent Sunday with his Turin friends. Mr. J. (). Norris, of Hampton, President of Turin Banking Co., made a business trip to Turin this week. Misses Eula I’age and Jimmie Shell spent Monday in Newnan. Mr. II. R. Davies made a busi ness trip to Carrollton Monday. Mrs. Hardy and daughter, Miss Mamie, visited Senoia last week. Miss Elizabeth Walker will go to Waverly Hall next week, where he will be bridesmaid at the mar- lage of her friend, Miss Bird At a joint meeting of the boards of the Turin aud Sharpsburg schools last week it was decided to sell the present school buildings in Turin uml Sharpsburg and to build a union Hchool on a lot mid way between the two towns, near the residence of Mr. A. S. Jones. This will give this section one of the Itest schools in the county. R. F. D. route No. 2 will start from this office 16th inst. witli Talmage Moore carrier. Leaving Turin the route will l>e as follows: South to E. O. Linche’s; west to Black Jack; south to W. B. Har ris’, down Gordon road J. M. Strickland’s; thence east to Cal houn place; north to Farmdale; then by Pleasant Hill and Bethel churches to Senoia and Elder’s mill road and along the S. J. El der’s place; then into Turin over that part of route No. 1. Route No. i will Ik; changed us followsr Leaving Turin out road by W. C. Ragsdale’s andj. D. Johnson’s to cross roads at Hunter aud Urquhart place; west to IT. G. Bailey’s, down road to the Joe Russell old place, down road to Collins place; retrace to W. H. Summers,thence north N.G. Hun ter’S; retrace to Bailey Academy, then north by J. C. Hunter’sjthon west by Camp place; then east by Mrs. Martin’s aud J. IT. Young’s pluco to T. L. Gruves;then back to Turin; thence out out by L. T. Mann’s and Rev. II. L. Reese’s to McIntosh road, then west to cross road, near Lee Jacobs’; then south hack to Turin. Rev. C. O’N. Martindale filled his appointment at the Presby terian church Sunday, preaching two soul inspiring sermons. Sun day School Rally Day service in the afternoon was both interesting and instructive to all. Palmetto accepted this proposition and ceased, be diaped m mounting oi hereby saved the city a consider - the space of thirty days. I able sum. Resolved: That a copj ol this Ttie deal for the W. P. Ninnons memorial lie transmitted to the be- ^Aace has been closed; the city pay- reaved family with assurances of ing *2,750 for the property, our profound sympathy, and that it also be spread upon the minutes Negro Killed, of this lodge as an evidence ot the great worth of our departed bro- Alex Weaver, colored, was kin der. G. A. Nunnally, jedby Bunch McKeaver, colored, J. W. Owens, Ion Hon. B. L. Redwine’s place . P. T. McCutchen, ' last Wednesday night. The trou- Committee. ble occurred at a negro frolic. No arrest had been made up to yester- Nesro Murderer Captured ' day afternoon. McKeaver was re in Mississippi. ! P orted 88 havin & made 110 fcffort to - escape. Sheriff J. L. Brown returned to, — Newnan last Saturday night from) Dr. Anderson, Dentist, Salbide Meridian, Miss, where he wept to I Building. tf More About Business Inter ests of Moreland. The W. A. Brannon Go. is do ing a fine business. Gordon Bran non, book-keeper, is an encyclo pedia and arithmetician combined. G. I. Wilson, the linguist, is ever ready to serve you. Me. Wilson will delight the boys and girls with his wares. D. H. Braswell, the “old reliable,” is waiting to serve all who come. Sam Cham bers is waiting for your wants to be made known. Oscar Albright is with this firm and scatters sun shine among its customers. Wal ter Pitta and Phillips, weighers for the two warehouses, are not Miss Music, are in Ala. They wentj^lauU to sec her father, Rev. W. to visit Mrs. Farmer’s sister, Mrs. ! A - i>arkH > Moiiduy, ^ at the Wesleyan Memorial Hospital. V are glad to know he is improving. Misses Lena and < bmelia Stripk- Bick, who died Saturday morning from the effects of a bad scald, re ceived two weeks ago. Bro. Hodnett is conducting a series of meetings at the Methodist church and desires the co-opera tion of the entire community. The congregations were small the early part of the week, owing to the rainy weather, but have been bet ter the last few services. land visited Newnan last Sunday, returning home Monday. Turin Mis. Myrtie Mathews and chil dren are visiting friends in Atlan ta. j Miss Lucy Harris and Mr. P. Help Wanted. 1 Fitch Gook were united in mar- Young man between 16 and 25 I riage Sunday morning at 10 years to do copying. M ust write j o’clock, Rev. Hammond otticiat good hand and swift. Answer in own handwriting care News. ^B”. ing. Miss Ruth Jackson has returned to Hollouville, after a visit to The farmers are still holding their cotton, notwithstanding the drop in the past few days. Prof. Hall gave a most interest ing lecture at the auditorium last Friday night. His subject was “The Evolution of Woman.” Gapt. Levi Bullard has returned, from Richmond. Mrs. Dilut'd Bullard is visiting relatives in Macon. Prof. Nat Bullard, of Brunswick, who has been visiting his father, Gapt. Levi Ballard, left for home Wednesday. The “Woman’s Glub” will hold an important meeting at Mrs. Wi- residence, Friday, Oct. 20th, to 'i&rfect plans for the unveiling of the Confederate monument. Mrs. Dean, Acting Regent of the Piedmont Continental Chapter, Daughters of the American Revo lution,” will attend the state con ference which convenes in Macon Nov.12th. Mrs. Hal Johnston is at Hot Springs, Ark. Mr. and Mrs. Ghas. Mosely will spend part of the winter in Flori da. Mrs. Margaret Dean Morris, who has been spending the summer at Manitou Springs, Colorado, will, reuh home Oct. 24th.