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Train Jumps the Track.
The ‘‘Sunset Limited" from Chi
rollton. due in < • ritlin at, 8:80
o’clock a. m., collided with a
drove of cow * near Vaughn yester
flay, which resulted in the death
of one steer, lielongiiig to \V. .1,
Hridges, and the derailment of the
engine and tender. The limited is
the special charge of Conductor
G. II. Littleton and Engineer
t'harley Itradhury, and is the only
train coming into Grifliti that is
acquainted with the ollicial time
card. It did not arrive until 2
fi’cloek p. m. yesterday, delaying
tin- departure of the morning train
to Chattanooga several hours.
The track was torn up for some
distance, Iml no one was hurt.
An engine and t wo conches were
sent to the scene to transfer the
passengers to Griftiii in time to
catch the Central train to Huvan-
nah.—Tuesday's tirillin News and
Him.
cies in New Vork. Lalmrers sent
to the Alabama lnmlier firms had
been promised by the New York
agencies much higher wages than
the company had proposed to pay
oi could afford to pay. I 'pon ar-
rn ing and learning of t his fact.the
InlKirers became dissatisfied and
wanted to leave. In the mean
time the I ii in I Mir company had paid
for their board and transportation
middle west. For the first time
the South is beginning to receive a
few immigrant lalmrers who here
tofore have been going to other
sections. Perhaps the interests of
those other sections have been po
tent in -persuading the attorney
general that immigrants brought
into the South arc,subject to harsh
and illegal treatment. The culti
vation of such a public idea of the
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and had expended money for other facts in the ease will not promote
the coining of immigrants to the
South and -there will 1m; more la
borers for other sections.—Colum
bus Enquirer-Bun.
purposes on their account. Natur
ally the company wanted to lie re
imbursed in money or lalmr and
out of this grew the peonage
charges. It is alleged, and doubt
less not without reason, that some
of t he men did not really intend to | ___
work, having agreed to go to Ala- j Rev F. ,1. Am in tilted Ids regular np-
bama for the purpose of securing | polntments at Bowdon Saturday and
transportation without cost to
A, > ',”5
Welcome.
.Sunday.
, ... . »| Allen (train, of Newnan, visited
them from the rigorous climate of j HuMday
New York to the more comfortable
here
A Mothortlst Minister Recommends
Chnrnlirrlnin s Cough Remedy.
We Iiiivi used I'liniiilieilidn's (lough
Remedy in our home for seven yen i s,
and II hits always proved lo tie ii relialitn
remedy. We Imve found tlmt it, would
do mote than 11- iiiiiiinlm-turi-rH claim
for it. It is eh|X(-m|ly good tor eroup
and whooping rough
Rev. .hours A. Lewis,
Pastor Milncn, Minn., M, Iv (limit'll.
C’lmmheiliuus (lough Remedy In sold
by I’em Nine .V Lon, Newimu, (hi.
So-Galled Peonage Cases.
temperature of a Southern state.
This is not the first so called peon
age ease in which facts of a simi
lar character have been brought to
light.
Several weeks ago the Massa
chusetts gentleman who happens
to be the attorney general of the
I nited Stales, announced with
iniich noise that his department
would investigate alleged peonage
eases in the South and, should the
facts warrant prosecutions, pro
ecedings would be begun at once.
An assistant attorney general was
delegated to investigate and prose
cute and he is endeuvoriug, evi
dently, to please his superior ofli-
cor and earn his salary, .lust why
the regular olllcials of the Federal
Con i ts were not espial to the task
of Inking action in peonage eases
is not clear. The sending of a
Mneli surprise Inis been created,
according lo an Associated Press
dispatch this morning, by the in
dielmenf in a Federal Poin t ill
Mobile, Ala., of olllcials ol'a lum
ber company on the charge of special attorney may have resulted
peonage. This surprise is natural from the fact that Attorney f Jen-
if the facts in the ease are taken oral Moody perhaps clings to the
into Consideration, only. Viewed idea that as n rule Southerners are
J. K. Rootle anil Miss Maude McKoy
j vlnited Mr. and Mrs. (i. N. Strong lnut,
j .Sunday.
i Minn Sarah Aunt in visited her niHter,
I Mrs. O. Newman, Sunday.
Bob Pitman, from Corinth, wnH here
j Sunday.
Mrs. T. M. Lester and daughter, Miss
i Annie, from Gruntville, aro visiting Mr.
and Mrs. A. B. MoKoy.
Minhcs Jennie Lee Houston, Maude
< lavender, Fannie Morris, and Oscar
Fincher, Abe Foster and Luther Dennis
visited Miss Pearl Newman Sunday.
Mrs. A. A. and Mrs Martha Wright
visited at W. L. McKay's Sunday,
1 Misses Kale Newman and Clyde Dial
visited at James Bilbo's Sunday.
A. B. Story and T. D. MoKoy lire .jnst
up from a spell of lagrippe.
Rev. W. S. (dailies filled his last ap
pointment before Conference at Mt.
(larinol Sunday.
Rev. F. (L Golden, of Wlilteshurg,
will preach at Mt. Caruiel Sunday
morning.
To sweeten,
To refresh,
To cleanse the
system,
Effectually
and Gently;
Dispels colds and
headaches when
bilious or con
stipated;
For men, women
and children;
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There is only
one Genuine
Syrup of Figs;
to get its bene
ficial effects
Acts best* on
the kidneys
and liver,
stomach and
bowels;
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Always buy the genuine — Manufactured by the
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Louisville, Ky.
Sw\ Francisco* Cal.
fie wYork./l.Y.
The genuine Syrup of Figs Is for sale by all first-class
druggists. The full name of the company—California
Fig Syrup Co. — is always printed on the front
of every package. Price Fifty Cents per bottle.
Chapped hands arc quickly cured by
applying Olmnibarlain'a Salve. Price,
•J5 cents. For side by l'eiiiston & Lee.
m flic light of the attitude of
Washington ollieials, however, the
indictments me not surprising.
Like other employers of indus
trial labor in Hie South the in
! barbarians and that in fact many
1 people in the South are kept in a
j state of slavery.
The conditions which form the
i basis of peonage charges in the
Milltown.
(f.iist Week's better.)
Melvin Mattox and wife, from Wel
come, spent last Sunday
dieted ollieials seem to have been j Sou III have existed for years in the
tfuide the victims of employment j coal lields of Pennsylvania and
or self sly led “immigatioii’’ iigen West, Virginia and states ol the
FARMERS’
WAREHOUSE
COMPANY
NEWNAN, GA.
with the lat
ter's mother, Mrs. Julia Pve.
Fred Reese, from Moreland, moved
up wiih Ion family last week and has
gone to work on the new mill.
Mrs. Clove Ktollic spent last week in
the country with her slstur-in-law, Mrs.
Mary Estes.
Mrs. Nancy Brown came up from
Urantvillo last Saturday afternoon and
spent Sunday with Newnan friends.
After spending a weak with lior par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Hand, Mrs.
Will IbilTiimster returned to her home
in Haralson last Saturday.
Mrs. Churchill was oonllnod to her
room with la grippe several days the
past week.
Mrs.John Smith visited relatives ill
Atlanta last Saturday.
Pink Burton and wife went to Win
der last week, whoru they will make
their home.
Jessie, little daughter of Tom Medaris Thursday with
Little Lizzie Hudson is suffering from I
a violent attack of typhoid lever.
M iss Gertrude Byars returned home
last week, after spending several months |
in Newnan.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Smith, from Go- ^
ilartnwn, are spending a while with the I
former’s parents.
Walter Pike has been conduc'd ta his j
room for several days.
Mrs. Wince Crawford, from Douglas- j
vide, is spending the week with her j
mother, Mrs. Pressley.
Oscar Bryant has gone to Palmetto to
take charge of the carding room in the
mill.
Little Horace Pitts, who lias been
siek so long with pneumonia and was j
thought to lie better, is worse again.
Alvun Powell, from Atlanta, visited j
Newnan friends last Saturday night and j
Sunday.
Miss Lucy Hendrix has been quite ill
the past few days.
Looncv Winn came down from Ban-j
uing and spent hist Sunday with New
man friends.
Mr. Delk. from Setioiu, spent last j
his daughter, ,Mis. Os- J
Get it at
THE NEW YORK BARGAIN STORE
If it’s anything in our line,
we’ve got it and at prices
Bog to ‘announce to the farmers of Coweta
and surrounding counties that they are now
prepared to weigh and store cotton.
Owing to the fact that we have equipped
the warehouse with Improved Automatic
Sprinklers, have made the walls fire-proof, and
the building modern in every respect, we are
able to secure the lowest possible rates of in
surance, and are therefore prepared to offer
and wife, has been sick the past week.
Ed Prichard went to Banning last
Saturday afternoon and spent Sunday
with relatives
Mrs. O. J. Boynton, from Fuirhurn,
visited here last Saturday and Sunday,
the guest of her parents, W. J. Bryant
% i and wife.
vl i Albert, little son of Mr. and Mrs. A.
g j L. Chandler, has been siek for several
^; days.
S' Mrs. Charlie Newsom is visiting in
Palmetto, the guest of her sister, Mrs.
0. Y. Boynton.
Mrs. W. J. Bryaut returned home last
car Uoidoti.
Alex Smith, from Columbus, visited I
his parents in our midst last week.
Joseph Carroll and Miss Pearl Payton i
were united i:i marriage lust Sunday af
ternoon. Rev. J E. D. Tnylor officiated.
The infant of Mr. and Mrs. Payton
has been quite siok.
Brother Layton will preach for us
'next Sunday. Lotus many as possible
come out and give him a good attend
ance. He may not come but once u
month after next Sunday.
our competitors can’t meet
Friday, after spending several days in
Notice.
Fairburn,
Mrs. B. F. Farmer and little
Free Insurance
on all cotton from the time
the wagon, and
it is taken from
Extra Storage Charge ol IS cents Per Bale.
Mr. J. A. Stephens will be in charge of the
weighing and is prepared to give you prompt
and efficient service.
We shall be pleased to have your patronage.
Farmers’
Warehouse Co.,
Newnan, Ga.
daugh- ! On account of a change in the
ter are spending the week with relatives professional relations ol the under- 1
at Bowden. signed, we iind it necessary to
Mr. mid Mrs. John Bryant’s eldest dose up ^ ou ,. mattel ^ 0 f business;
son Henry, has been quite sick. we reque8 t that all persons hav- I
Mrs. Altnediu Stioher is visiting rela- 1
1 NghSiSiSiSiji
] tives iu Tyus.
Frank Hanson lias been having chills
for several days.
Mrs. Henry Howard cauie up from
Gntliu last Saturday and will spend
; several wcoks with her mother, Mrs.
. Allman.
Mrs. Tom Ayers Inus been sick the
past week.
j George Hendrix, from Atlanta, visited
his father's family last Saturday and
I Sunday.
T. M, Chandler, from Carrollton,spent
lost Suuday with the family of J. E.
Farmer.
Frauk Wlmrton visited in East Point
last Saturday aud Sunday.
After a long and tedious seige of ty
phoid fever, Walter Brown is able to be
up again.
Mrs. John Stone went to LuGrange
; last Saturday to see her brother-in-law,
| Elbert Stone, who has been siok for some
I time.
i After spending several weeks with his
■ daughter. Mrs. Kittic Field, in Ohicka-
mauga, V. B. McClure returned Friday.
ing accounts against us will present]
them at once; and all persons in- j
debted to us are requested to make
immediate settlement.
Very respectfully,
Drs. Davis and Turner,
tf Newnan, Ga.
We sell Dry Goods, Notions
Clothing, Shoes, Hats,
Etc., Etc.
Give us a call. There’s money
in it for you.
Counting Election Returns.
The election returns from all but
a few of the Georgia counties have
been received by Secretary of State
Philip Cook, and yesterday he and
his assistant, Goode Price, began
the count. It will Ik* several days
before it can be completed.
Among the returns opened yes
terday was one from the 1152d j
district of Carroll couuty, in which ow,n S
only two votes were cast. An ex- ^> ss Jennie Lee
aminution of the returns showed
there were only two managers in
THE NEW YORK BARGAIN STORE
We
have heard recently that
to her father’s bad health,
Houston will be
unable to teach our next term ot
school. We regret to give Miss
Wash White moved back to Banning .this precinct, and it would appear Houston up, as she is an excellent
oneday last week. ' that no one but the two managers teacher and loved by her pupils
lanta and spent Saturday night and j voted m that box.—Tuesday’s and patrons.—Thurman letter in
Sunday with home folks. i Atlauta Constitution. jHogansviile News.
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