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Girlhood and Scoffs Emulsion are linked together. T - The girl who takes Scoffs Emu. I- sion has plenty of rich, red blood; she is plump, active and energetic. RULES GOVERNING Executive Committee Names Rules for Primary on Tues day, Nov. 27th. The reason is that at a period when a girl’s digestion is weak, Scoffs Emulsion provides her with powerful nourishment in easily digested form. It is a food that builds and keeps up a girl’s strength. AI.L DRUGGISTS: BOr. AND $1.00. deemed and considered not a can didate. and his name will not be CITY PRIMARY put on the official ballot. K. The managers of this election will make returns of same to this committee on Wednesday, Nov. 28th, at 10 o’clock a. in., in the office of the Chairman, in said city, at which time tin* said committee will officially declare the result of said election. 0. Notice of contest must be tiled in writing with the chairman of this committee before 10 o'clock a. m. on Wednesday. Nov. 28th, 11*00, as otherwise the contest will not be entertained. ' If any con test is tiled this committee Mill hear and determine same at its meeting on Wednesday. Nov. 2Kth, 1110(1. W. c. Wuiiiirr, Chairman. T. I''. R \ \v i s. Secretan . 1 POTTS AND PARKS | The Newnan News iRnuurt Every Friday, j. T. FAIN, Editor and Publisher subscription rate:.$i.oo per year. OFFICIAL PAPER OF COWETA COUNTY. ’Phono No. 20. OFFICE UP STAIRS IN THE WILCOXON BLDG TROLLEY LINES A CER TAINTY. KfTorts to block the construction of the Atlanta and Carolina Com pany's trolley lines in Atlanta have failed. Mayor Woodward vetoed the ordinance adopted by the City Council, granting a flan chine to the Ulanta and Carolina Company to use certain streets nl that city for trolley lines. The Mayor’s veto would have oiledu ally blocked (lie construction ol minded of the fact, it is also good l • > i in to s | icak of the late I'resident Wickcrshum of the Atlanta A West Point Wall road. “The newspapers are making Atlanta'' is the assertion of Post- Hinder I (lodge! I of that city. Yes; and the newspapers ( weekly news papers, if you please) are making mati\ other towns in Georgia; de spite the fact that shortsighted citizens of said towns frequently tail to give them the recognition they deserve. I (ail road Commissioner Joseph M. Itrown has written a novel. Fiction conics right along in the Commissioner’s line, lie wrote lot At a meeting of the City execu tive Committee on last Monday evening, the following rules and regulations were adopted, govern ing the primary election to be held on Tuesday, Nov. 27th, for four Aldermen, four member'- of the Cit v board of i Idm at ion and t lie election of a new Kxceutive Com mittee, to vv it: 1. A primary elect ion will be held in t lie citv ol Newnan on Tuesday, Nov. 27. I tint;, foi the purpose of nominating four candi date- for the office of Alderman, four candidates for membership on the cjtv board of Education, and the election of a new Executive Committee, consisting of seven members. 2. The polls will be opened at 8 n'cloek a. in., at the Connci I < Till til - her in saiil city, and close at 7 o'clock p. m. .'(. 'I'llree managers will lie ap pointed by this committee, together with the necessary number of clerks, to conduct the election, and it shall lie their duty to keep two tally sheets and two lists of voters, showing the nunie of each voter and the total number of votes polled. 4. Any white voter of lawful voting age who shall have resided this State twelve months and Resolutions of Ministerial As sociation. The Ministerial Association of this place and vicinity on Nov. 7>th adopted the following: Whereas, in the Providence of (iod, Hev. C. O’N. Martindale has; been called away from Newnan, (Georgia, to Courtland, Alabama, to take the pastoral care of the Presbyterian church of that place: Therefore, He it Hesolved by the Newnan Ministerial Association: First, That in the departure of Itro. Martindale from our midst the town of Newnan has lost an earnest, strong and faithful minis ter of the gospel, one whose hand and heart and voice were ever ready for every good word and within the city limits six months " OI * < s,.f it for the railroads during j„ st preceding the date of llic late politii unpleasantness in State William H. 11 curst has annouti lion, and who shall have register ed for the regular city election to be held in said city on the lirst Saturday in December, ltKMi, and electric linos to the east and west ced that lie will never again be a who Jshull have of Atlanta, one of which is plan candidate lor office, but declares quired of him, and pmlilicd to vote at ned to extend from Atlanta to! his intention to light in the ranks West Point. via Newnan and La- mid help elect bryau to the I’rosi- <irange, had not ('otincil passed up denc\ in l!*08. the ordinance over the Mayor's veto. This action was taken b\ Council last Monday, and resulted paid all taxes re- w ho may be aid regular Second, That the Newnan Min isterial Association has lost one of its most active, untiring and best beloved members, and that it is with deep sorrow we give him up. Third, That we commend him with the utmost heartiness to the people among whom lie lias cast election, and will agree to support b ' s as a workman that will be the several candidates who may be tru “ to tn,st committed to nominated, shall he qualified to b ' m * In Kirkwood, Missouri, tin town council has passed an ordi in a big victory fur the franchise' nance making it a misdemeanor to office ordinance. Of sixteen councilmmi. tell u lie. W onder why the Kirk wood vote in said primary. r». The four candidates for the nt Alderman and the four fifteen of the number being pri cut and voting, fourteen voted to lute the placet pass the ordinance over Mayor Woodward’s voto and one voted against the proposition. It is stated that the eight alder men of the city are, to a man, in favor of granting this franchise and that the Hoard of Aldermen will act in reference to the matter at a meeting to be held Thursday. At that time the Hoard will vote to puss the ordinance over the Mayor’s veto, and the franchise will lie granted the Atlanta and ('arolina Company. candidates lor membership on the ouncil is trying to depopu- City Hoard of Education who may receive a plurality of the votes cast in said primary election shall Don’t let the polls close before he declared the nominees, and ns casting your vote in the piano con test. Vote early—and perhaps you’ll feel like voting again before the contest closes. It. is announced that New York fanners elected Hughes. Proba bly their sentiments were stirred in bis favor by his resemblance to a haystack. Fourth, That a copy of these re solutions lie spread upon our min utes, and a copy be sent to Kro. Martindale, with every assurance of our loving regard. J.S. Hardaway, W. S. (iaines, (’ommittce. WE SELL LADIES’ GOODS. We are the only exclusive dealers in Newnan, in dress goods, silks, trimmings, notions, lad ies and children’s shoes. Our special atten tion to this line enables us to procure the best materials at the lowest prices. FALL DRESS GOODS. Hroad cloths in black, white and colors, priced 81.50, 81,25 and 81.00 per yard. Wool Batistes T hese are ver\ popular and were bought at* low figures; shown in black, white and many shades. Grey Suitings. London smoke, hair-line checks and shadow plaids. Chester- field and mohairs. Scotch Plaids For ladies’ waists and children's dresses. SILKS. Plaids, plain and fancy waist silks, novelty and plain yard- wide dress silks. Yard-wide black peatt do soie silks at 81.25 and 81 per yard. Hlack taffeta silks, yard wide, at 81.25, 81.00, !)<> cents and 80 cents per yard. SATIN. Eight shades yard wide satins for only 81.00 per yard. TRIMMINGS. One hundred styles of braids and appliques, many rich ef fects in embroidered all-overs and Kuby-Irish laces. WE SELL American Lady corsets, Ladies’ Shoes, medi um and grades children’s and infants’ shoes, Butterick Patterns. POTTS <5 PARKS Phone|I09 Bay Street Newnan, Ga. I I such will be entitled to lIn* sup port of the white voters of said city in the regular election; and the seven candidates receiving a plurality of the votes cast for mem- bets of the Executive Committee driving * 10U1 Moreland to their Mule Killed on Railroad. Last Tuesday morning Mrs. \Y. McDonald and children were shall lie declared elected heme near Sharpsburg and when (i. The official ballot to be used i ,,eai ' Hills crossing, about lour j p in said primary will be prepared j m *les south ot Newnan, saw aijj and furnished by this committee, train approaching on the and shall contain the names of all -^* ^ " • *’• track. Mrs. McDon- H u , candidates for the several I was driving a mule and tearing g i 1 ennsylvama is joined to htr offlwJ8 nrtnUHli T o entitle a ballot the aaimal woul(1 be frightened by j The North Georgia Conference idols of greed and graft andIre-, U) lie offldftll y counted for persons the train, she got out of the buggy is in session in Milledgeville this f —— ou ~ -— ' ' week, and the News informs us that the “servant problem" is worrying the good women of that INTER RALSTON fuses to be divorced. She prefers i ^ caiuli(lates f or Alderman the aml removed the children. This the grafting old party to any other. Hut the really pathetic feature names of lour candidates running occurred in the road at a point j city, who are trying to entertain ! of these Standard Oil convictions six hundred visitors and get along is the fact that users of Standard with a small supply of inefficient products have to pay the fines, servants. Newnan had similar experiences last year when Lon near the crossing. As the train ; to entitle a ballot to l>e j approached the mule became un counted for candidates '"anageable, broke awa> Horn for Alderman must appear there on; and officially for membership on the City Board Mrs. McDonald and ran headlong of Education the names of four: u l ,ou Hie track just as the locomo- candidates running in said election ^ ve l )asse< l the crossing. Mule j and buggy were thrown into the the for said office must appear thereon. Spain is building a new navy. lerence assembled in this city;, but has not yet decided what na- 1'adding a ticket with names in ditch, the animal killed and but Newnan came through with tion w ill begiven the job of smash- substitution for the names of those' bu k r Ky wrecked, flying colors, and doubtless Mil- j n o it. ledgeville will do the same, despite the difficulties in the way. New subscriptions continue to pour into the News office. At the present rate of increase the News will soon be going into the home of every white family in Coweta county. This is the end the News has in view. We want everybody in this county to read the News. We know that any person who the smile that won’t come off’. escape from death. regularly announced and recog- Mrs. McDonald was not injured nized as candidates will not Ik* ber trying experience, but "as Anyway, the Hon. William Tea allowed; and any part of a ticket ba,b >' frightened by this narrow lerome lias dropped out of the so padded will Ik.* thrown out in I’residential possibility class. the official count. Provided, that failure to strike the requisite mini- The coal man has fallen heir to >‘ r of ,,ttmes from any portion or division ol the ticket will not in validate that portion or division Delightful Occasion. Rev. R. F. Hodnett. Rev. H. F. Hodnett, the popu lar and much lieloved pastor of Franklin circuit, is nearing the which may be properly scratched; end of his year’s work. His last and if a portion or division of any appointment is at Asberry Satur- Mrs. d. T. Manget entertained ticket should conform to the rules day and Sunday and at Oak Grove the employees of I*. T. Manget & i of this committee, and a portion or Sunday afternoon. Monday morn- gives the News a fair trial Go. at a delightful bird and possum division be not in conformity with ing he will leave for LaGrange and and an unprejudiced reading for a supper last Saturday eveuing. such rules, the portion or division proceed to Milledgeville, where few months will become a perma-j Eight courses were served; and which may Ik* regular and legal Conference will convene YVedues- nent subscriber and firm friend of the feature of the evening was the i shall Ik* counted. this paper. Manget had prepared the The expenses incurred day. He has a good report with in probability of all the various as- | fact Mis supper and invited the guests holding said election, including sessments being paid up in full— An inconsiderate Alaljamu gen- without even the suspicion of her the printing of tickets and com- something this circuit hasn’t been tleman, speaking at the banquet ol husbaud, which made the whole j pensation of the managers and doing heretofore. Bro. Hodnett the Southern Society in New York affair a complete surprise to him.; clerks, will be assessed by this has greatly endeared himself, not Gity. refer ml to President of the The guests were Messrs. YY. A. t committee on the several eandi- only to his own flock, but to all Southern Railroad a" “the late Brannon Y'. K. Manget. Jr., F, G. dates, which assessment must be denominations in his charge, and Samuel Spencer.’ In explanation Hughes, Jr., M. T. Phillips, R. H. paid iu to the secretary by 10 it is the sincere desire of his many the gentleman staled that Mr. j Glower, YV Spencer always rides on his own ! Kirby, J. J. Rov Davis, YY. Brown, W. YY. o'clock E.!24th. railroad. Now that we are re- Richards and E. K. Dent. p. in. of Saturday, Nov.; friends that he Ik* returned for an-1 Anyone not paying the other year.—Franklin News and j assessment by that time will be! Banner. Fall and winter weather is rough on footwear. The be^t is none too good to &and its rough usage and keep your feet dry and warm. The be^l shoe for this season’s service, according to our belief and experience, is the Ralston Health Shoe. It is a shoe made of the be^t materi als money can buy, solid and honest all thru, and many of the styles we show have waterproofed soles which will add much to your comfort. The inside moulding of Ralston Health Shoes might be cafled “The Nature Way,” and your feet will tell you it is the Right Way. The outside model ing of these shoes reflects the mo^t ap proved New York styles. They will please the mo^t fastidious. They will please YOU. Come in and say "Show me.” W. M. ASKEW, Successor to AsKew Bros.