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VOL. V
NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY. DECEMBER 29. 1905.
NO. 38
The News oordially Wishes for its Readers a Happy and Prosperous New Year
The Library.
The Newnan Carnegie Library
has issued 14,718 volumes of Fic
tion and 1,212 volumes of Classed
Literature, since its opening, June
1904—making a total circulation
of 15,930 volumes.
Twenty-live magazines and pa
pers have attracted many readers
to the spacious Reading Room.
The last two issues of each periodi
cal are reserved to promote per
manent interest in the Reading
Room; the other numbers are
drawn by the borrowers; thus, in
each home that so desires, there is
an up-to-date connection with
wisely selected and well varied
periodicals.
The extensive patronage of the
Reference Section is particularly
gratifying. The High School pu
pils, with selected objects in view,
are daily enrichiug their minds
in this direction, and are creating
habits of research that will prepare
them for noble stations in, the fu
ture. All honor to their progres
sive instructors.
The Reading Room has become
a favorite retreat to many thought-
, ful persons, and a complimentary
number of young readers is a pleas
“ig prophecy that the future will
: Messed with able, mental leader-
ip-
,\ndrew Carnegie had no such
Tportuuities as he freely offers to
bu,sands of boys and girls. In
ght countries and in forty-seven
’ totes and territories of United
States, this great philanthropist
has, by means of 1,150 libraries
placed the golden key of knowledge
. within the reach of every ambitious
child. Each one who avails him
self of the proffered means may
' secure an heirship to man’s great-
•fest wealth. The beneficence of
this grand Scotchman knows no
> bounds, and the success of his
world-wide philanthropy, eternity
,alone can reveal.
To be young, ambitious and fix-
accompanied by the latter’s broth
er, Frank Burks, are visiting rela
tives and friends in Carrollton this
week. '
Mra. Horton has decided not to
move to Grantville. Guess she
found that Newnan couldn’t be
beat, and she had better let well
enough alone.
Mark Bryant is contemplating
moving to. the country.
Etl Stevens came up from Senoia
last Saturday to spend the holi
days with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. J. Stevens.
Miss Ida Collins, who was so
very sick at our last writing, is
improving.
Mrs. Tom Giles, from the coun
try, is spending the week with her
sister, Mrs. John Christian. »
Rev. J. B. Goins has been real
sick for several days.
We are very thankful to say
there has been very little drinking
and misbehaviour of any kind in
our community since the holidays
set in.
Gideon Brook aud Miss Maude
Hudson were united in marriage
last Sunday afternoon. The par
ties ar&both well knowu and high
ly esteemed by all, and we speak
for the entire community in wish
ing for them a long and useful life.
Mr. and Mra. Boyd Stevens
went to Whitesburg last Saturday
morning to spend a few days with
their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. John Atterson
visited relatives in Palmetto last
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mra. Francis Motes
visited in Hogansville the early
part of the week.
Our Sunday school Christmas
tree at the chapel proved quite a
success last Saturday night. The
house was crowded and every one
present received a gift of some
kind.
Rev. J. T. Layton came up last
Suuday and preached at 7 p. m.
Owing to the lateness of the train
he didu’t get here in time to
Meetings of Cotton Asso*
clatione.
The Georgia Division of the
Southern Cotton Association will
meet in the state capitol, Atlanta,
on Wednesday, January 3, at 10
o’clock a. m., for the purpose of
electing officers for the ensuing
year and transacting such other
business of importance as may
come before it. The meeting will
be the most important one in the
history of the Association.
The railroads have named a rate
of one and one-third fares, plus 25
cents, for the round trip, on ac
count of this meeting.
The meeting of the Southern
Cotton Association in New Orleans,
Jan. 11th, 12th and 13th, is ex
pected to lie the largest and great
est assembly of Southern farmers
and business men ever held. Rep
resentative men from every section
of every Southern State will lie
there, and a history-making meet
ing is anticipated.
The railroads have named a rate
of one fare for the round trip for
the New Orleans meeting.
The Coweta County Division of
the Association held an enthusi
astic meeting last Saturday morn
ing and elected as delegates to the
New Orleans convention, thirty
three of the county’s leading citi
zens, as follows:
Messrs. R. W. Freeman, J. C.
Sewell, L. M. McGee, B. L. Red-
wine, H. C. Fisher, G. A. Nun-
nally, H. A. Hall, Lee Hand, M.
H. Couch, W. B. Harris, W. A
Brannon, T. M. Zellars, T. M.
Lester, J. B. Sims, J. D. Sims, J
T. Carpenter, W. L. Crowder, B.
H. Dial, W. S. Copeland, A. W
Arnall, Paul Smith, W. S, Mc
Donald, J. H. Wynn, W. O.Hern
don, L. M. Farmer, C. C. Parrott,
B. T. Thompson, I. N. Orr, Sr., !.
P. Bradley, A. R. Burdett, P. B.
Murphey, R. D. Cole, Jr., .1. W
Bowers.
Dan Robinson was fined $30 for
selling liquor.
On the whole, the Christmas ses
sion of police court was disappoint
ing as to the size of the docket. It
was an extremely orderly and
quiet Christmas in Newnan—to
such an extent, in fact, that the
police force found ample time to
devote to turkey dinners and other
delightful incidents of the holidays.
Odd Fellows’ Supper.
The Odd Fellows of Newnan will
have a supper next Monday night,
on the occasion of the installation
of officers elected at last meeting
of the lodge. This is expected to
be an occasion of great interest and
pleasure for the brethren of the
lodge.
Officers of the lodge who Wjill l>e
installed at that time are us fol
lows:
J. T. Williams, N. G.; O. L
Byram, V. G.; John Kersey, Re
cording Secretary; O. J. Barron,
Financial Secretary; T. M. Good-
rum, Treasurer; H. C. Glover, C
A. Merck, W. S. Copeland, Trus
tees.
ed in a noble aim, is to answer the preach at eleven a. m
purpose of man’s creation; it is to
do a God-Rke task in the walls of
Time. The Stadium of a well-
selected Library should create and
foster the mental and moral pow
ders to secure life’s most enviable
success. Let us influence the chil-
. dreu to frequent the Reading
Room, to read with purpose, to
discuss the matter read at home,
•and to write of it in school.
Newnan is under lasting obliga
tions to the sagacious syndicate
...who proposed and furthered ' the
the project of the Library—an in
stitution that uplifts our children,
nobly affects the status of our
privileged city and keeps our
* rapidly increasing population in
full touch with the progress of the
"times. Mrs. D. B. Woodroof.
We reproached ourself when we
read the hearty wishes for a merry
Christmas to the editor and all the
readers of our delightful paper.
But will say now that our heart is
going out all the time in behalf of
all, so we will wish for all a happy
New Year.
Five Released from Gang.
Miiltown.
The county chaingang, which
had climbed up to the largest
point in its history, lost five stal
wart negroes yesterday, reducing
its size from 42 to 37 convicts.
They completed their terms of
j servitude and were released by or
der of the Prison Commission.
| The negroes had been in the gang
I since its organization under the
I new law, having come from the
coal mines in Dade county. They
Misses Mattie Mathis aud Ruble; were 8 a,,d 5 y eai ; convicts ' Af *
"Nall, from Whitesburg, visited J.
E. Farmer’s family last Friday and
(■Saturday, returning home Sunday
■ afternoon.
Joseph McClure, of this place,
" aud Miss Lula Jones, of Clem,
were united in marriage last Sun
day afternoon at the bride’s home.
' Misses Lucy and Sarah McClure
attended the marriage. It was a
uice, quiet affair. We wish for
j them a happy New Year and long
aud useful lives.
Mr. and Mrs. William White are
visiting the former’s parents at
Banning.
Mrs. J. E. Farmer, who was
confined to her room at our last
writing, has been very much
worse, but is improving some.
Mr. aud Mrs. Urdy are visiting
relatives and friends in Carrollton
this week.
Little Grace Doss, from Clem, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Tom Ellis.
Mr. and Mrs. Dink Nickelson,
ter being released each one was
supplied (asrequired bylaw; with
a suit of citizens clothes and a
railroad ticket to his home. The
names of the negroes and counties
they were sent up from are as fol
lows: Isaac Avery and George
Wright from McDuffie, William
Hamby from Burke, Shep Willis
from Screven, Jim Watson, from
Fulton.
Masonic Officers Elected.
Persecution of the Jews.
Thomaa a Milam.
The wedding of Miss May I
Thomas, of Little Rock, and Mr.
James Cothran Milam, of Atlanta,
occurred at the home of the bride’s
parents in Little Rock Wednesday
evening at 9 o’clock. After the
ceremony the guests were enter
tained at a large and brilliant re
ception.
Mr. and Mra. Milam will reside
in Atlanta, at 319 Capitol A venue
Mra. Milam is a grand daughter
of the late .Joseph T. Kirby, of
Newnan, and is related to some of
this city’s most prominent people.
She is well known and greatly ad
mired here.
Negroes Shoot and Kill.
At a large communication Tues
day evening Coweta Lodge No. 00,
F. & A. M., elected officers for the
ensuing year, and officers for the
closing year submitted their re
ports. The lodge made a most ex
cellent showing, having done con
siderablc work during the year
and having contributed several
hundred dollars to charity. Among
the orders drawn up for the even
ing of the annual communication
was one for $100 as new year gift
to the Masonic Home. The offi
cers elected and installed for the
ensuing year are as follows:
B. T. Thompson, W. M.; E. H.
Bowman, S. W.; B. C. Sanders, J.
W.; G. L. Johnson, Treas.; E. I).
Fouse, Secy.; W. S. Copeland, S.
D.; C. J. Owens, J. D.; J. W.
Owens, S. S., J. T. Williams, J.
S.; V. A. Ham, Chaplain; F. E.
Wadsworth, Organist.
All the new officers were called
upon, and responded in
Masonic addresses, promising
faithful attendance and the very
best work they could do. It is a
strong team and gives assurance
that Coweta Lodge will fully main
tain its standing among the best
lodges of the state.
Several negro shootings are re
ported this week in the country
districts. None were fatal, so far
as known, and no arrests have
been made.
Monday evening a negro numed
Will Thomas was killed at Con
tractor Sullivan’s camp, alxmt six
miles from town, on the Newnan
and Greenville railroad. Thomas’
slayer was a negro named Arthur
How significant the fact that the
Jew is today the most oonspicuous
nationality as martyrs the world
has ever knowu. A few weeks
ago Joseph Baromless, a socialist
leader, proposed a “procession of
piourners” to go alxnit the streets
of New York City. So intense was
the feeling that little Jewish mer
chants closed their doors, and with
their wives, children and clerks
joined in the sad requiem. Four
hundred policemen were required
to head the procession. A little
choir of 75 voices was swelled into
a regiment of (100, headed by 150
musicians, with their mournful
melody. Truly, u sad, strange,
picturesque spectacle.
When we consider that 750,000
Jews dwell within the limits of
New York (twenty per cent of the
entire population and fifty per
cent of the entire Jewish popula<
tion of United States) it is nothing
strange that one million dollars
was sent to Russia for the benefit
of the survivors of Russian atroc
ities; and there were one hundred
thousand celebrants in the “pro
cession of mourners.” And now
the Atlanta Jews join in the pro
test. The call bears the signature
of Rabbi David Marx, and Joseph
Hirsh, president of the congrega
tion and reads as follows:
“They breuk in pieces thy peo
ple aud afflict thine heritage; they
slay the widow and thu stranger,
and . murder thu fatherless, aud
therefore it is fitting that one und
the same hour lie set aside by all
the Jews of our country, as a pro
test against these inhumanities,
and that one and the same time,
mourning services be held, in lov
ing memory of the thousands of
martyrs who have hallowed our
faith.”
How like prophecy all this
reads, when that beautiful Virgin
Queen, Esther, stood in the palace
pleading for her people, said to the
king—“For we are sold, I and my
people to be destroyed, to be slain
aud to perish.”
But as God lives there will come
a day when this persecuted people
will have light and gladness, joy
and honor. In the recent studies
of Jewish history in connection
with the Holiday school lessons, we
are impressed with the fact how
wonderfully this people has been
kept apart from every other na-
kept intact, notwith-
all the maledictions
upon them from every
Mra. P. F. Cuttino and Miss
Annie Cuttino Kelly, of Newnan,
will spend the holidays with Mr.
D. L. Adams and family.—West
Point News.
Miss Ruth Whatley, the efficient
art teacher in our public schools,
left Monday for her home at New
nan, where she will spend the next
two weeks.—Carrollton Times.
Miss Corrie Wadsworth and
Miss Annie Johnson, of Newnan,
were here yesterday on their way
to visit relatives at Jenkinsville.—
Saturday’s Griffin News and Sun.
Rev. and Mrs. G. W. Farr, of
Senoia, who have many friends in
this city, went to Roswell yester
day to spend several days with the
parents of the former.—Griffin
News ami Hun.
Mra. Eula Mitchell, of Newnan,
was here yesterday, leaving last
night for Williamson to spend
several days with her father, Dr.
J. C. Beauchamp and family.—
Griffin News aud Sun, Dec. 22nd.
Col. Harry Fisher, of Newnan,
spent a short time in the city yes
terday evening on his way from
Macon to his home in Newnan and
was given an ovation by his
friends.—Saturday’s Griffin News
and Sun.
Mesdames W. J. Hogan and
Hullie Whitaker were railed to
Newnan last Monday to attend the
funeral of Miss Nora Hendricks.
Miss Nora was a frequent visitor
to our city, and the news of her
death brought sorrow to many
hearts.—Hogansville News.
8tripling Stock told to D. W.
Boone.
Johnson. Both were employed on
the new railroad; Thomas being a j tionulity;
Tennessee negro and Johnson from j standing
Montgomery, Ala. After the kill- j heaped
ing Johnson left the camp. I source. If has been said by a
On Tuesday and Wednesday profound reader of Jewish history,
Sheriff Brown and Capt. S. S. Nash l a Protestant in faith and creed,
made several ellorts to trail John-j^hat “the time will come when
son with dogs, and thoroughly | na iq ( ,|| M will be born in a day, and
scoured the country in searching | tht; Jew will carry the message of
for him, but iailed to find him. ! the risen Christ.” Is the Jewish
nation receiving retributive justice
Death of Mrs. 8. G. Allen.
In Police Court.
H. D. Copeland Dead.
Cave Spring, Ga., Decernber
27.—H. D. Copeland died here
this morning. He was a native of
Heard county; aged 73 years. He
was a confederate veteran, and is
survived by a wife and seven chil
dren.
Mr. Copeland was a brother of
W. S. Copeland, Esq., of this city.
Dr. Anderson,
Building.
Dentist, Salbide
tf
Mayor Burdett presided at a
lively session of police court last
Tuesday morning, at which the
Christmas collection of “drunks
and disorderlies” was disposed of.
Several negroes were fined for
Mrs. H. G. Allen, an estimable
lady living near Sargent, died on
happy 1 * ,H ’. The funeral occurred
on the 2(»th, the interment being
in the family cemetery. Dr. J.
W. Quillian conducted the funfcral
service.
Mrs. Allen was a daughter of
Mrs. Margery Leigh of this city,
and was about 40 years of age. A
husband and three children sur
vive her. She was a member of
the First Methodist church of this
city.
George Meyer to Ope
Store.
New
After Jan. 1st I wili Ire found in
for that tragedy on Calvary—the
crucifixion of that Christ man—
the Jewish Nazarene, or will
the blood of the Jewish martyrs be
on the skirts of the nations over
the seas/ M hh. S. M. I)KAN,
Palmetto, Ga.
D. W. Boone has purchased thu
Htock of goods of .1. W. Stripling
& Son, and will consolidate his
own und the Stripling stores.
Many changes and improvements
will lie made in the stores. The
two store rooms will bo thrown to
gether, thus affording the largest
store in the city. Several of the
employes of the Stripling store
will be retained by Mr. Boone;
and with a big store, an immense
stock and an udequate force of ex
pert clerks, he expects a large in
crease of business during 1.9011.
Mr. Boone is one of Newnan’s
Iivest merchants. His success in
the business world has been ex
ceptional, and is a source of great
gratification to his host of friends
and patrons. His acquirement of
the Htripling store paves the way
for greater business triumphs, and
will doubtless result in making
him one of the merchant princes
of this section of Georgia at no dis
tant date.
Hand-Moses.
With the Exchanges
Mrs. Jno. Cook left Tuesday for
Newnan, where she will spend the
holidays.—Carrollton Times.
Mra. W. L. Butler went over to
Newnan yesterday to visit rela
tives.—Griffin News and Hun, Dec.
22nd.
.. the new Arnall building, opposite j Mrs. D. H. Summers and son,
engaging in a Christmas scrap on i T1 , , 1, I * „
“Rocky Hill.” Will Lovelace i Burdett H . wa,ehouH<; ’ where 1 wlU Callaway, of Newnan, visited Mrs.
Mr. Lee Hand, a leading mer
chant of Senoia, and Miss Coral
Moses, of I'llrin, were married at
the bride’s home last Wednesday
evening.
Mr. Hand is a successful busi
nessman and highly esteemed citi
zen. His bride is the accomplish
ed daughter of Hon. and Mrs. C.
L. Moses. Hhe was formerly a
teacher in the Newnan public
schools. Both the bride and groom
have many friends in Newnan,who
join their numerous friends else
where in extending congratulations
and best wishes.
Rocky
was given a fine of $5, Matt John
son got $3, Clara Moss was asked
to hand over $6, and Henry Wood
parted with $3.
At the same time and place
Charlie Billingslea was fined $5.
have a nice line of general mer
chandise. All my friends and
patrons are cordially invited to
call at my new place of business
after Jan. 1st. Remember the
place and come and examine my
j goods. George W. Meyer.
E. C. Prather Saturday and Sun
day.—Hogansville News.
Mra. Armyn Zachary went to
Newnan Monday to attend the
funeral of her cousin, Miss Nora
i Hendricks.—Hogansville News.
At the First Methodist Church
on Sunday morning the pastor,Dr.
J. W. Quillian, will preach on the
subject, “God’s Message to the
Citizens of Newnan.” The public
is cordially invited. At night
Rev. B. P. Allen, the Presiding
Elder, will preach. Quarterly
Conference on Monday night.
Dr. Anderson Dentist, Salbide
Building. tf
