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NEWNAN NEWS. VOL. VII. NEWNAN, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, UANUARY 4, 190**7 NO. 39 For ALL the News of Coweta County That IS News, Read The Newnan News Meeting of County Commis- has tendered his resignation as said sioners. Clerk; now, therefore, be it I. j Resolved, First: That the Coun- The first meeting for 1907 of the ty Commissioners accept said Hoard of County Commissioners i resignation, was an extremely busy session, j Second: That in accepting said Sheriff J. 1). Brewster was elected resignation they do so reluctantly doorkeeper to the body for 1907. and with a full realization of the Mrs. Mary Haynes, a white wo- great loss thereby sustained in los- inan, and Cuflfte Williams, a negro, ing the services of a most capable, were admitted to the county poor! efficient and faithful officer, asylum. Road tax for the year! Third: That they unanimously, Orr-Zellars. [Invocation to the New Year. Hon. T. E. Zellars, of Grant- ville, has announced the engage ment of his daughter, Emma Belle, to Mr. 1. N. Orr, Jr., of Newnan, the date of the wedding lxfing named as Feb. 14th. The mar- dago will occur at the handsome Zellars home in Grantville and will be a very quiet atfair. This announcement 1ms been re- was fixed at #4; the alternative be- as a Board and as individuals, de sire to give public acknowledge ment and thanks to said Clerk for ing eight days work. Dr. G. W. Peddy was re-elected county physician. Bonds of all county his uniform courtesy, absolute officials were examined and ap- fidelity and devoted attention to 1 proved. Ed Hill was employed as : the duties of his office. | janitor of the court house. The K Board was notified by officials of the Newnan and Greenville Rail- oad that grade crossings on this line in this county will be placed iu first c ass condition at an early late. Road Supervisors were appoint as follows: 1st district, W. A. Scare; 2nd, L. W. Bowars, suc- ling J. H. Rollins; 3rd, J. P. Bohannon; 4th, J. A. Davis; 5th, If. J. Meeks; flth, W. J. Wood, uoeeeding J. S. Hammock; 7th, If. N. Winkles; Haralson, W. O. Herndon; Hurricane, ,T. F,..Dial; Cedar Creek, J. D. Starr; Panther Creek, T. B. Sanders; Grantville, T. L. Lambert; Turin, W. C. Ragsdale. All the old supervisors, except in 2nd and Oth districts, were re- j elected. Tax Collector Hubbard reported j that he had collected and deposit-1 ed to credit of public road fund, J #22,409.70; and to credit of gen-1 ^•ral fund, $33,704.04. ' Hon. V\\ L. Stallings stated to & Fourth: That these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of the Board and that a copy of same be furnished Col. Stallings. New Officers Chosen by the Masons. The several Masonic branches of Newnan, which hold December elections for officers, have started the new year under bright auspi ces—plenty of work, plenty of zeal and the true Masonic spirit of brotherly love, relief and truth permeating each and every branch of the old and honorable fraterni ty- Mr. J. J. Keith heads Hiram Council R. iSt S. M.< Mr. P. T. Mc- Cutchen has been chosen for a sec ond year as head of the Royal Arch Chapter, and Dr. E. 11. Bowman is (the newly installed Worshipful Master of Coweta Lodge, No. 60 F. & A. M. The new roll of officers in each is as follows: Coweta Lodge, No.fiO, F. & A. M E. H. Bowman, Worshipful Mas eived with great interest by ern horizon, there came to our scores of friends of the young con-j mind his incomparable mandate, pie throughout the State, and they “Let there be light!" We saw in are being showered with congratu- j grand panorama the creative lations and good wishes. ' drama re-enacted—order from Miss Zellars belongs to one of, chaos, the life, color, vanity and the foremost families in this sec-1 beauty of the physical world. The tionof Georgia and is a daughter | God-like climax of the first man of one of Coweta county’s most j and the first woman enhanced the honored citizens. She is a young! loveliness ot Eden. “Let there be woman of sweet and lovable char-1 light.” But did that wonder- aeter and possesses all the graces j working sentence mean only physi- and charms of the highest type of cal perfection, or was it but the representative|of the News that . I . ,. . , . ,, ter; B. O. Sanders, Senior \\ arden the county is |iow out of debt and “ ’ wui, mm C. J. Owens, Junior Warden; G ins the year 1907 with #25,000 Through all tlie hours of nine teen and seven, draw us.oh Father, nearer heaven. Oh, golden-tinted and unsullied ] New Year’s Day, fresh from the | hand of a bountiful God, how like art thou unto Him—flawless, peer less. perfect! i When His mighty hand wheeled i the New Year’s sun into the east- Ruth McDonald in the recent vot ing contest. The instrument will be exhibited there for a few days, and the News wishes it to be seen, examined and tested by any and all persons desirous of doing so. While no definite announcement ready at present, the News takes advantage of this opportunity to state that the success of the piano •ontest encourages this paper to ndertake another contest. The next contest will open iu the near future and will be along ditl'erunt lines from that of the piano con test. We hope to make It larger, more interesting, and more success ful than the piano contest. Watch for the announcement of this contest, which will be made in the News at an early date. womanhood. Mr. Orr belongs to an equally prominent family, being the eldest son of Hon. I. N. Orr, who is widely known as a successful busi ness mun and legislator. Mr. I.N. Orr, Jr., is a very successful busi ness man,being one of the controll ing factors in one of Newnan’s largest business enterprises. In society he has been quite as prom inent as in the business world, and in l*oth business and society cir cles he has won many warm friends. prototype of the beauty of a re generated life!—the possible, yea required symmetry of man’s life to that of the Nazarene’st Was the world, or even man's wondrous physique and still more wondrous mentality, the acme of his sovereign power! Oh, cloud less, peerless New Year, grave it on our hearts and consciences, that the Bon of Righteousness alone, will light the world to its destined perfection; that all the thousand devices of nature are but the won derful antennae of God, perineat Meeting of Cotton Association ‘“B* B’uetitying and adorning the I L. Johnson, Treasurer; E. I) Fouse, Secretary; W. S. Copeland Senior Deacon; J. W. Owens, Ju nior Deacon; J. B. Ramey, Senior Steward; J. T. Williams, Junior ! Steward; F. E. Wadsworth, Or- [ganist;V.A. Ham, Chaplain; T. to #30,000 to her credit for current expenses. At this session Col. Stallings handed in his resignation as clerk ,of the Board. The resignation Mas not accepted; but upon Col. Stal lings’ emphatic declaration that he. _ , con d not longer fill the position, | M * Martl,, » lyk,r ’ the Board elected Col. R. O. Jones j Newnan Chapter, No. 34,R.A.M. to fill out his unexpired term of P T Mc( utchen, High Priest; W service. j 8 Copeland, King; L A Perdue, Col. Stallings resignation,as pre-i Scribe; H H Hopple, Captain ol f 0 j. Host; J J Keith, Principal So- I journer; John Askew, Royal Arch __ I Captain; J B Ramey, Master Third , IT , t, i r> . r. Veil: Jack Powell, Master Second To the Honoranle Board County I ’ ’ ... ..... i Veil; E D Fouse, Master hirst V eil; | G L Johnson, Treasurer; C J earth for his children. Coweta division of the Southern I The alluring pleasures of levity Cotton Association held a meeting i u,e Gie husks ol lile; the gra at the court house last Saturday ( * ious fruita of ' ,,d| ig aml ot ' d ° in K morning, President W. A. Bran-! are the luscious grapes of the non presiding. Important busi-1 8piritual Kshcol. ness M'as disposed of and the Ah-j Gh, bright, unsullied Ncm 4 eai sociation aligned for co-operation i it be said ol the church during thy twelve month’s reign, “She walked with God in Mhite,” Let each passing hour be attun ;ii ted to 1 lows: the Commissioners, < ’ommissioners: Gentlemen:—I heiwith tender 1 mv resignation as Clerk of your. . J , , T1 , . r , . Organist; V A Ham, Chaplain; Honorable Board and as County " .. • .. * i M Martin, Tyler. Attorney; my said resignation to ‘ ’ J Owens, Secretary; FE Wadsworth, with the State Association during the year. Officers were elected as follows: W. A. Brannon, Presi dent; L. M. McGee, Secretary; W. S. Copeland, Treasurer. Delegates were appointed to at tend the State convention in At lanta on Jan. 2nd. They were W. A. Brannon, W. Wright, W.S. Copeland, J. C. Sewell and B. L. Red M ine. Delegates were also elected to at tend meeting of the Southern As sociation in Birmingham,Jan. 17th, 18th and 19th. They are the fol lowing named gentlemen: W. A. ed to the glorious refrain, “Th Hand that made us is divine.’ Give to us and to ours that true piety that softens, illumines, and ennobles our natures. From height to height let us climb, till, like Moses of old, the glory of Canaan bursts upon our ravished sight. Oh, wonder-working New Year reveal to God’s professed lover the deathless power of both ex ample and influence. Bid the church of the livingGod withdraw' Febru- Hiram Councii., No. 18, R & S M I J J Keith, Thrice Illustrious to take effect Wednesday, ary 6th, 1907. , To you I wish to state that I am j Master; L A Perdue, Deputy Mas- prompted to take this step solely ter; W 8 Copeland. Principal Con- because of my recent appointment j ductor Work; E I) house, Ireasu- 4., the position of Solicitor of the j rer ; GGwens, Recorder; P 1 Mc- to the position City Court of Newnan. Brannon, Dr. G. A. N. Orr, Sr., J. W Hall, B. H. and J. F. Dial, H. C. Fisher, T. F. Jones, J. R. Thur man, B. L. ltedwine and J. C. Sewell. Dr. G. A. Normally was ap pointed to address the Coweta As sociation, in the court house in NeM’nan on the first Tuesday in February, 1907. at a. m. Nunnally, I. her white hand from the world Bowers, H. A. j de h^'ig clasp, and walk the high In sever-1 Cutchen, Captain of Guard; John in* my connection with you, I also j Askew, Conductor Council; J L to say that my relations j Brown, Steward; 1 M Martin, Sen- aud all county officers tinel. most desire vnth you and employes have been pleasant, and I take this oppor L*unity to thank each member of uniform kind- [ shown me ■ Newnan Ministerial Association will meet in the Sunday school [the Board for the i iessaud consideration • during the time I have served you Yours truly, I W. L. Stallings. Ministerial Association. Next Monday at 9:30 a. m., The room of the First Methodist Church. The pastors and minis- ters of colored churches are invited 1„ accepting Col. Stallings’ res-j •*»«*«» to attend. Matters nation the Commissioners adopt- of importance to all the people will be discussed. I the follow'ing resolutions: 'Whereas, Col. W. L. Stallmgs I ^ Has Been A [as for ten years filled the posi- iou of Clerk of the County Com- j [missionera of Coweta County con- j Washington> D c., Dec. 31.- tinuously; and proved. luousi} ; duu The application of William E. Me- Whereas, I)ur.ng said peno he _ j. w . Caldwell, W. F. Bag- ias performed the duties of said most efficient and cap garly, J. W. Arnall, A. J. Vick- Death of W. F. Shropshire and shining pathway the Master carved for her. Would that the mothers anil the daughters in Israel would verify to mankind in 1907 that the churc has attractions superior to the World’s Vanity Fair; that th gifts and graces of the Holy Spir eleven o’clock I are ^he superb accomplishments most coveted by them. Oh, hidden, mysterious year grant to our beloved fireside strong, exemplary fathers and mothers, and obedient childre imbued with reverence and lov Give us a nation’s strongest de fence—homes of piety, order and | contentment. Oh, lover of mankind, may 190 Funeral services of W.F. Shrop-! shire, one of the best known citi-j zens of Atlanta, were conducted i yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Members of Camp A, Wheeler’s Confederate cavalry, attended the, funeral in a body. The decennial! *» th< : nornucopin peace, plon was a member of this camp of cavalry. At the tiipe of his death he was 63 years of age. He leaves two brothers, W. R. and I. S. Shropshire, of this city, and one Dr. Nunnally Honored by Cot ton Association. Bradstreet’s Review of 1906. ty and holiness of heart, inverted over our lieloved people. May our men and women be the gra cious kings and queens ovei their God given kingdoms of home, and ."" £ T, ’ y /, j ’’ ’r~a ■ i may each sunset of the incoming sister, Mrs. W . L. Cole, of Senoia, J . >{fice in a musi ~~ r ers and J. A. McCrary, to organ- [able manner and to e en lie sa National Bank of 8e- Ssfaction ot all concern , au i no i a with twenty-five ^thousand Whereas, On ««"“* <P>“ ^ | capital, has been appro [rintment to the office ol So Comptroller of the Cum i^Court of Newnan he V \fv> ri Bank ol d I T by the Ga.—Thursday’s Constitution. Mr. Shropshire was a former citizeu of Newnan, having left this place several years ago to make his home in Atlanta. His remains were brought to this place yester-1 Public day and carried out to Coke’s 1 Chapel for interment. year find us keeping step wil.h the “forward inarch” from well-spent time to a happy eternity. Mrs. D. B. Woodrook. Invited to the Piano. Inspect The Union school in the Third Bradstreet’s review of the busi ness of the year 1906, just issued, contains a vast umountof Interest ing information in condensed form, showing the year just closing to have been one of the most remark able in the commercial life of the ountry. In part the report says: Concisely stated, 1906saw very favorable crop yields; a record out put of cereals; close to highest yields and record values of other farm products; unprecedented act ivity in all kinds of mining except oal; enormous outputs of precious metals; land speculation assumed enormous proportions, building ac tivity surpassing the wonderful ecord of 1905; unprecedented to tals of foreign trade; an unparal leled immigration; surpassing to tals of clearing and l-nilway earn ings; employment active and labor scarce as never before; u record volume of the circulating medium— money—proving altogether inade- juate for business purposes, and finally, and M’hat is, perhaps, the most remarkable development of all, the reaching in a time of pro found M orld’s peace of a war-time level of prices of commodities with out the slightest apparent effect upon demand, M’hich, throughout the year, pressed hotly upon sup ply and caused from the beginning of the year toils close general com plaints of the backward deliveries of goods. After even a cursory review of the results, indeed, one is impressed M ith the inadequacy of adjectives to give full expres sion to the wonderful development of the year now drawing to a close.” The total value of all farm prod ucts for the year was #6,794,000,- 000, against #6,309,000,000 in 1905. There is also an appreciable in crease iu bank clearings and in other branches of finance and in dustry. The statistics also show that there were only 9,400 business falitures in 1906, as against 15,560 iu 1893. Railway earnings for ton months this year show a large in crease over those for the whole year 1905. The summary of fig ures shows a corresponding in crease along all lines, and altogeth er the year will have been one of the most progressive in the history of America. Continuing, the report says: “Prosperity beyond precedent in 1906 and the high standards then by established makes prediction as to 4907 peculiary difficult. It may be said, however, that the out look for next year is very favora ble. Probably never before wa* the volume of future businessbooked so large. From three to nine months’ orders ahead are reported by manufacturers, and wholesalers and jobbers have l>oen active as never before on spring business. busi- The Georgia division, Southern Cotton Association, held its an nuul meeting yesterday in the hall of the house of representatives at, the state capital, elected new offi ccrs for the ensuing year, passed several interesting and important resolutions, and' transacted other detailed business before ad journing sine die. The officers for the new year, elected by acclamation uud rising vote, are as folloWs: President, M. L. Johnson, of Cass Station, re-elected. Vice president, Dr. G. A. Nun nally, of Newnan, who succeeds in this position Hon. W. L. Peek, of Conyers. Treasurer, John 1). Walker, of Sparta, re-elected. Mem tiers of the national execu tive committee from Georgia: Mai tin V. Calvin, of Richmond; M. L. Everett, of Stewart, and Daniel G. Hughes, of Twiggs. 'There mus no secretary elected, it lieing left to the president to se loot this officer with approval of the finance committee. The finance committee will also lie appointed by the president* A resolution mus passed provid ing for the office of State organizer, and this position mtis tendered the new vice president,Dr. G. A. Nun nally, who, it is thought, will ac cept it. The salary of the state organizer is to be fixed by the finance committee. A resolution mtis offered by W. A. Brannon, of Coweta, extending t hanks to the press of the State for the earnest and faithful work done during the year in furtherance of the aims and ends of the Cotton Association.—Thursday’s Consti tution. Death of Mr. S. F. Jackson. After an illness of several months, Mr. S. F. Jackson died at his home in Newnan last Saturday. Funeral occurred from the Central Baptist church last Sunday after noon and mtis conducted by his pastor, Dr. J.S. Hardaway. Mr. Jackson is survived by his wife and seven children, five, daughters and two sons. He was a native of Henry county, Ga.,and removed to Newnan 33 years ago and began his career here as a photographer. He was a faithful member of the Baptist church from the age of 16 years until his death at the age of 51 years. He was an honorable gentleman and excellent citizen and scores of friends who knew him during the many years of his residence here sincerely re gret his death. Mayor Burdett Certifies to- Cotton Receipts. Upon investigation of the re ceipts of Farmers Warehouse Co., Powel’s Warehouse, Shackleford’s Warehouse, Burdett’s Warehouse and Russell’s Warehouse, I hereby certify that Newnan’s cotton re ceipts from Sept, 1, 1906, to Jan. I, 1907, M'ere 14,140 bales, as re corded by almve warehouses. A. R. Burdett. Newnan, Ga., Jan. 3, 1907. The public is cordially invited to i visit Miss Turner’s millinery store, District opens its winter session J the corner store in the Reese opera Monday with Miss Jessie Bohan-j house building, and inspect the non iu charge.' „ piano awarded by the News to Miss First Baptist Church. Rev. A. L. Dunstan, missionary to Brazil, M ill preach at First Bap fist Church at the morning service. He is an intelligent and instruc li>v, preacher. He has been in Brazil several years and is compe Perhaps the heaviest future . ness done in any line has been that tent to make the occasion profitable booked in iron and steel in all its forms. And what is true of this generally regarded barometer to his hearers. At night the pastor will preach on the theme “Seven Steps in the trade is also largely the case in «a- j Qolden Btail . m j ton goods ol all kinds. [ 4