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M. B. Mooney We Announce A most complete show ing of the latest styles in spring dress goods of fine cotton and silks. We vis ited the market early in March, and just at the right time to get the pick of the latest spring styles. Printed Crepe de Chine Yard-wide crepe de chine (half silk) in beau tiful lloral designs, in the new spring colors, 50c. Printed Pebble Silks 36-inch pebble silk, in both light and dark fou lard patterns; very ser viceable—50c. Silk Stripe Voile These thin fabrics are to be much used this spring. A splendid line of the uew solid colors at 25c. Floral Voile The prettiest dress goods of the season, 40 inches wide. Wide range of beautiful pasterns;— 25c. Silk Stripe Crepe A very soft, fine mate rial for afternoondresses, in handsome patterns and colorings, 39c. Sea Island Voile A sturdy number of the voile family, yarn dyed fadeless colors; del icate plaids, stripes and checks;— 15c. New Printed Crepe Yard-wide floral crepe, new spring patterns and colors—a special value at 15c. Lace Mesh Cloth One of the new cloths that will prove popular this spring. Handsome floral designs and stripes; —10c. Cross Barred Crepe Another new goods at a . popular price. The de signs are entirely new, and effective;—15c. Plain Crepe Full line of plain col- ors in good quality crepe, -0 inches wide, white in cluded, 10c. Printed Batiste A iste very fine sheer bat- in stripes, figures, et c.; fadeless colors; 15c grade at 11c. Plain and Fancy Nets , A large assortment of the new nets for waists an d jumpers, white and team, 25c, 39c, 50c. Shadow Laces f he fine shadow laces are to be very stylish j'his season. Splendid ^argains in fine goods at 10 C 124c and 15c. M. B. Mooney w L r I — —> 1 NEWS AND PERSONAL ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST 1 TO OUR LOCAL READERS. Jt BY J. H. SUMMEKS. Year. Receipts to April 1. Stock on hand. Total. 1910 13,582 2,570 13,857 14Sj 1911 16,408 1,314 lb, 055 143 1912 21,796 1,844 22,171 11 1913 13,631 2,082 13,791 121 1914 16,197 1,992 16,230 133 1915 23,385 6,040 9 Buy your clothing at Boone’s. Torres Smokers are strictly hand made. Cotton is selling in Newnan to-day at 9 cents. Local Happenings Told in ^ ^ SHort Paragraphs COTTON STATEMENT. Torres Smokers now on sale at your dealer’s. Torres Smokers. Havana cigars ex clusively. Money to loan. Apply to A. H. Freeman. C. J. Barron & Sons make old bug gies look new. Silk boot hosiery that wears—25c. and 50c. at Boone’s. Specials in dress goods, 15c., 25c. and 50c. yard at Boone’s. Summer underwear for men, women and ladies at Boone’s. Born, on the 3rd inst., to Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Ellis—a son. Ladies’ coat suits, $10, $12 and $15, can be found at Boone’s. Born, on the 4th inst., to Dr. and Mrs. T. S. Bailey—a son. A great assortment of odd pants for men and boys at Boone’s. Cotton seed are selling in Newnan to day at 30 cents per bushel. For Sale.— Good mileh cow. to T. J. Wilson, Madras, Ga. Apply Room for rent; water and lights; close in. Apply to A. Jay Billings. For Sale.—Several fresh cows. Ap ply to W. B. Mitcham, Newnan, Ga. Spring footwear in the greatest vari ety we have ever shown. Boone’s. A new line of boys’ clothing just re- ceved; sizes 8 to 18. Boone’s. Men’s khaki pants, $1.50 values, at $1. Stripling’s. Fresh B. B. candies 10c. pound Tues day and Wednesday. Coweta Cafe. Coats’ Thread.—We sell Coats’ thread at 4c. Mooney’s. The correct things in straw hats just received. Boone’s. Ladies’ neat style house or street dresses $1.19. Stripling’s. Visit Stripling’s millinery depart ment. Many new things in this week. For auto hire see A. H. Boone, or ’phone 348 or 378. Service day or night. Novelty neckwear for ladies, 15c., 25c. and 50c., just received at Boone’s. For Sale. — Fine milch cow. Apply to J. B. Sewell, R. F. D. 3, Newnan, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. T. Stacy Capers, of Princeton, N. J., announce the birth of a son. A full line of the famous Dorothy Dodd shoes now on display at Strip ling’s. Hon. I. N. Orr has been confined at home this week by an attack of la grippe. For Sale. — Good 2 or 4-passenger Regal car, at a bargain. See Roy K. Power. Mrs. W. M. Eaves went to Newnan Saturday for a short visit. —Cedartown Standard. Talcum Powder.— Air Float talcum in 1-lb. cans, the 25c. size, at 19c. Mooney’s. For Sale. — Four middle-aged mulos and one horse. 1. N. Orr Co., Grocery Department. Get your order in for spring bedding plants. Mrs. W. D. Palmer, 4 Court Square. ♦ -- New Line. —'Phone 81, Johnson Hard ware Co., for your Mazdas lumps. We have them at one price. When you want a buggy come to see us. We will save you money. M. G. & J. .1. Keith. Now is the time to get your order in for potato plants. Mrs. W. D. Palmer, 4 Court Square. See my beautiful line of spring mil linery. Mrs. W. I). Palmer, 4 Court Square. Saturday was a big time with the ?uano men. Several hundred tons were nauled out during the day. Miss Louise Smith, of Newnan, spent last week with her sister, Mrs. J. H. Hendon.—LaGrange Reporter. The Benevolent Union will meet next Monday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, at the home of Mrs. E. O. Reese. ♦ Rush hats for outdoor wear—the best assortment wo have shown—10c. to 50c. Boone's. ♦ - White Wash Silk.— Genuine Japanese wash silk, 20 inches wide, white only, 25c. Mooney’s. We paint automobiles, buggies and carriages, and now is the time to have it done. C. J. Barron & Sons. Boys’ Blouse Waists. — Excellent blouse waists, made of fadeless chum- bray, at 25c. Mooney’s. Boys’ athletic union suits to fit, sizes 8 to 16. The greatest garment in sum mer underwear, 50c. Boone’s. Bleached Domestic. —Have you seen the new finish bleaching that we are offering at 12 yards for $1. Mooney’s. If you wish to secure a loan on your farm lands at 6 per cent, see T. G. Farmer, jr. Misses’ and ladies’ middy blouses, with red or blue collars, 50c. and $1. Stripling's. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Pitts announce the birth of a son on April 3. —West Point News. . - -♦ — Large assortment of children's ready made dresses at 25c., 50. and 65c. Stripling’s. Nice fresh cut flowers and pot plants always on hand. Mrs. W. D. Palmer, 4 Court Square. On Friday next Francis X. Bushman will appear at The Strand in “The Great Silence.” New shipment of roses just in. Mrs. W. D. Palmer, 4 Court Square. Firestone rubber tires for buggies put on and guaranteed. C. J. Barron & Sons. My tomato, pepper and lettuce plants are now ready. Mrs. W. D. Palmer, 4 Court Square. You can eat anything you like with out fear of indigestion or dyspepsia if you will take Mi o-na Stomach Tablets. Money refunded if they fail. 1 Vr P Cav-' P-mg Co. Thieves broke open a enr at the A., B. & A. depot Saturday night and car ried off about $85 worth of merchan dise.—Senoia Enterprise-Gazette. Strayed. — From my premises on March 15 a young pig, eight weeks old: color, black. Notify J. W. Kil gore, Newnan, Ga., and get reward. ■ —♦ - - ■ Warner’s rust-proof corsets, $1, $1.50 and $2. They give your figure the de sired shape. They wash and won’t rust. Boone’s. House for Rent. — Eight-room house, near union station. Large lot, good garden, large barn, and other out- nouses. H. S. Banta. - ♦- - - ——« For Rent.— Tin 1 large building on E. Washington street, formerly occupied as a garage. 'Phone 325. G. E. Parks Insurance & Realty Co. Special.—Sixty ladies’ percule house dresses, sizes 36 to 44, 65c. each. A great variety of pretty dresses at $1 to $1.50. Boone’s. — ♦ -• Wanted.—We wish to buy several hundred bushels of peas, any variety, for which wo will pay the highest mar ket price. T. B. McRitchie & Co. ■ ■ — For Sale at a Bargain.— Three used automobiles —one Maxwell 2-passenger, one F.mpire 2-passenger, and one Over land 4-passenger. D. W. Boone. Judge Geo. P. Munro, of Buena Vis ta, passed through the city this morn ing en route to Carrollton, and favored The Herald office with a pleasant call. See the races that were run at Ascot Park, Los Angeles, at The Halcyon Monday. Also, Warren Kerrigan in a prettv drama, "The Guardian of the Flock.” We have now the most complete stock of shirts we have ever shown — 50c., $1 and $1.50. Boone’s. Silk Hosiery.—New lot of excellent silk hose at 50c.—white, sand, gray, pearl, black, etc. Mooney’s. For Rent. — Five-room house on Third street. Apply to G. E. Parks Insurance & Realty Co., 'phone 325. Mr. Fay Mooney, of LaGrange, and Mr. Forest Kimball, of Birmingham, spent Easter with Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Mooney. After a few days’ visit in LaGrange Miss Bessie Bohannon has returned to her home in Grantville. — LaGrange Re porter. Do you wear summer union suits? If not, you are missing comfort in under wear. Ladies’, 50c.; men’s 50c. and $1. Boone’s. Mr. Carl C. McKnight has been ap pointed receiver for the bankrupt stock of Mr. A. L. Crook. —Senoia Enter prise Gazette. Boys’ Wash Suits. —Oliver Twist wash suit’s for boys, 2 to 7 years, solid or combination colors, 69c. and $1. Mooney’s. Mr. Wilbur Sasser has accepted a po sition as shipping clerk for the Reid Orr Co., of Atlanta. —Senoia Enter prise-Gazette. Ripplette.— The nevy white goods for general utility. Don't have to be ironed. The 15c. grade at 10c. Mooney’B. Married, on Sunday morning last, Miss Catherine Snead, of this city, and Mr. Manie I. Barnes, of Campbell coun ty. No cards. On Monday, April 19, Alice Joyce and Guy Coombs will present at The Strand “The White Goddess”—a 3 part Kalem feature. Mr. Walker Camp, of Newnan, spent the week-end with Mrs. Camp at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hardy.— West Point News. For Sale. — "Christopher” the win ner—the cotton which took first prize or best ten stalks at Georgia State 'air both in 1910 and 1911. Price $1 per bushel. All seed culled, nnd guar anteed to be sound. ,1. S. Jackson, Ilogansville, Ga. At the regular meeting of Newnan Lodge, No. 102, I. (). O. F., on Mon day night last Mr. C. K. Scarbrough was elected representative to the Grand Lodge, which meets at Fitzgerald on May 20 and 27. Mr. H. W. Jennings was chosen alternate. We do all kinds of painting and re pairing of vehicles, and furnish new wheels, shafts, axles, tires, bodies, tops, etc.—in fact, any part of a bug gy you may need. Horseshoeing and rubber tiring a specialty. C. J. Barron & Sons. — X m The many friends of Mr. nnd Mrs. Gilman Drake will regret to learn that both are confined to their home with la grippe, Mrs. Drake having been quite ill. She is improving, however, and her friends hope to see her out very soon.—Griffin News and Sun. Come yourself; bring your mother, sister or sweetheart; send the children. Nothing is shown at The Strand that will offend anyone. On Tuesday, April 20, at The Strand, Edith Storey and Harry Moray will fea ture "The Silent Plea,” a 3-part Proad- way Star attraction. Mrs. Lizzie Hack:, of Birmingham, Ala,, is spending some time with New- nari, friends. She is stopping this week with Miss Helen Long. Found.— On March 12, a sum of money. Will be restored to owner upon proper identification. See Robt. Aus tin, at Lee’s drug store. Wanted. — Four boarders. Nicely furnished rooms, good table board, in private home. Reasonable rates. Ap ply at 112 Greenville street. For Sale at a Bargain. — Brand new $50 Columbia grafonola, and $15 worth double disc records. Address “Grafo nola,” care Newnan Herald. Mrs. Fannie E. AllenHworth, a sister of Mrs. Thos. Cole, died in Atlanta Wednesday. The funeral took place in that city yesterday afternoon. Parisian Sage is an inexpensive home treatment that John R. Ch'es Drug (Jo guarantees to remove iindruff, sio| itching head and falling hair. One w| plication makes the hair giussy, soft, nd sppoi *w'Cc as abundant. Spring Coat Suits. — Big cut in prices of spring suits. Only twelve in stock now—putty, sand, navy and shepherd checks. A bargain if we can fit you. Mooney's. Seed Corn,— Marlboro seed corn for sale at $2 per bushel. This variety of corn will keep sound and clean the year round. Write, or 'phono 131. F. M. Lee. Cotton Seed.—Four hundred bushels cotton seed for planting for sale. "Cleveland Big Boll” and “Shanghai” varieties. Apply to F. M. Lee, La Grange street. Col. Charles Arnall, our popular young attorney, has recently been ap pointed local counsel at this place for the A., B. & A. railroad.—Senoia En terprise-Gazette. Mrs. W. N. Coppedge, of Zetella, died Sunday morning. She was about 50 years of age, and is survived by her husband and eight children.—Senoia Enterprise-Gazette. On Friday next The Halcyon will en tertain the children with free gifts of Easter eggs. Every child buying a ticket will be presented with plenty of nice, fresh candy eggs. Strayed.— From W. C. Hardegree’s lot Friday night, April 2, alight-colored steer, weight about 550 lbs., bob-tailed and dehorned. Please notify T. B. San ders, R. F. D. 3, Newnan, Ga. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Allen S. Crain and lit tle son, of Atlanta, and Mr. Will Strick land and Miss Hattie Strickland, of WhiteBburg, were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Crain, near town. Cotton Seed.—“Half and Half” cot ton seed at $1 per bushel; ‘'Coweta Prolific” cotton seed at 75c. per bushel. No discount at these prices. Call or Bend check to T. H. Herring, R. F. D. 4, Newnan, Ga. The "Black Box” that is being shown at The Halcyon every Thursday is by far the most interesting serial story shown. The Universal Film Co. paid $10,000 for the story, written by E. Phillip Oppeheim. Everyone who has read “Mrs. WiggB of the Cabbage Patch” will want to witness this great picture next Tues day at The Halcyon. The management will have to remove the roof to accom modate the crowd. Mr. Eugene H. Cloude, the expert photo-play pianist, is now with The Halcyon. If you appreciate good music go some afternoon or evening to this popular place and hear him in some of the latest selections. Mr. Zeb Christopher, of Turin, was among the visitors to the District Sun day-school Association yesterday. He is a good man and never gets too busy to attend to his religious duties.— Se noia Enterprise-Gazette. Say, have you eaten any chili? If not, go to the Farmers’ Lunch Stand, in rear of T. G. Farmer & Sons Co., on Madison Htreet. It is something fine. Lots of other good things to eat. Every tiling nice and clean. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Powell went to Atlanta Wednesday to be present at the marriage of Mrs. Powell’s cousin, Miss Harriet Calhoun, to Mr. Win, S. Witharn, jr., which was a brilliant event of Wednesday evening. The Atlanta Presbytery will meet in Senoia next Tuesday, and be in session three days. The presbytery embraces twenty-two counties, has forty-eight ministers, fifteen candidates for the ministry, arid sixty-seven churches. The ordinance of baptism was ad ministered Sunday night to the twenty or more candidates received into mem- bershiri during the late revival meeting at the First Baptist church. Several new members were admitted also by letter. Daughters of the Confederacy. — Mem bers of Newnan Chapter, U. D. C., are requeHted to meet at the Library next Tuesday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Being the last meeting hefore Memorial Day, a full attendance is desired. Helen M. Long. On Saturday night, 24th inst., a play, “Farm Folks,” will he given at McCol lum, Ga., by local talent, for t, bene fit of the school-house at that place. Special music will bo furnished. Re served seats, 50c.; general admission, 25c.; children, 15c. Notice. — I wish to thank the fiicnds and former customers of my father and myself for their patronage in the past, and solicit a continuance of the same in the future for C. J. Barron & Sons, as I will be with them after April L Charlie Duncan. -♦- Mr. Jesse Mavis, formerly of this ity, but now of Birmingham, Ala., is at a private sanatarium in Atlanta, where lie underwent an operation last week. His Newnan friends will lie glad to know that the operation was successful, und that he is rapidly re covering. ■ - ♦ - ---* Stokely Business (iollcge.—Shorthand, bookkeeping, typewriting, arithmetic, penmanship, etc. Diplomas issued and students assisted to positions. Five of our students obtained positions since Christmas. Expenses low. Particulars free. Address Stokely Business Col lege, Dept. A, Newnan, Ga. Judge John R. Wilkinson, for many years Ordinary of Fulton county, and a brother of Mr. Thos. J. WilkinHon, of this city, died Wednesday night. De ceased was a son of the late Major and Mrs. U. B. Wilkinson, and grew to manhood in Newnan. His many friends here were sincerely grieved to hear of his death. An afternoon much enjoyed by many of our people was last Friday, when several of our bright girls contested in music for Senoia High School’s repre sentative at the Fourth District Meet at Carrollton on April 9 and 10. Mias Frankie Dell Sasser \yon the place, with Miss Gussie Travis as alternate.— Senoia Enterprise-Gazette. Eight or ten prominent citizens of Fayette county—all farmers—were tried before Judge’ Newman in the U. S. District Court lust week on a charge of peonage. Only three wore convicted, viz: Henry Putnam, Chas. Adams and Franklin Hull. Each was given a sen tence of one year and one day, and re quired to pay a money fine of $1,000. Mr. Wm. Rogers, of Newnan, has accepted a position with Dozier’s Phar macy, and has come to LaGrange to make his home. Mr. Rogers is a gradu ate of the Mercer School of Pharmacy at Macon. He is a brother of Mr. Luke Rogers, who was formerly connected with the City Drug Company, and who made many friends during his stay in LaGrange.—LaGrange Reporter. At The Halcyon next Tuesday a dramatization of the famous and widely read novel written by Alice Ilegun Rice, and enacted by the inimitable Beatriz Michelena and other notable stars, such as Blanche Chapman, An drew Robson, and House PeterB. An entire circus was used in the produc tion of this gigantic photo-play. “Come early and avoid the rush.” Regular prices. Doors open earlier than usual, so you can see this. Only two matters were disposed of at the regular monthly term of the Court of Ordinary on Monday last, to-wit: Mrs. Emma Belle Orr, administra tor on the estate of T. E. Zellars, de ceased, compelled by order of court to execute titles to J. E. Dean, on a bond for title. J. Fred Meyer, guardian of Wheeler Meyer Drink ill, granted letters of dis mission. Mr. J. H. Blackwell, farm demon stration agent, has called a meeting of the county school teachers und mem bers of the Boys’ Corn Club and Girls’ Canning Club, at Newnan on Satur day, April 17. The purpose of the meeting is to organize a Girls’ Canning Club, and to add now members to the Boys’ Corn Club. The Corn Club is al ready in active operation, with a mem bership of about one hundred and fifty, but the girlH have no organization as yet. Mr. Blackwell hopes for a large attendance at the meeting. Mr. I. N.- Orr, jr., will return next week from the Eastern markets, where he has been for several days, hunting up bargains for his house in the dry goods and shoe lines. He is now in Massachusetts in the interest of his firm’s shoe department. Owing to the European war and consequent stag nation in the leather industry a num ber of large shoe factories closed down and are now in the hands of receivers, with large stocks to be disposed of. Mr. Orr is on the ground, and prepared to take advantage of every opportunity offered at receiver’s sales. On Friday evening next U6th : nst.) the Turin Dramatic Club will p/esent the play, “MisB Topsy Turvy,” with the following cast of characters— “Topsy Turvy” — Miss Mary A. Smith. "May Golden”—Miss Eula Bailey. “Mrs. Clarendon” —Mrs. Enb Powell. “Miss Spriggs” —Mrs. Clyde Walker. “Frank Golden”—Mrs. O. P. Lind sey. “Lord Clarence” — Mr. Talmage ; Moses. * “Deacon Jones’’ —Mr. J. D. Johnson. “Ned”—Mr. Wm. Bailey. Chorus between acts. Curtains rises at 8 p. m. Admission, 15 and 25 cents. Head colds, coughs, croup, asthma and bronchitis all quickly and sateiy yield to Hyomei. Get a complete outfit from John It. Cates Drug Co. to-day. It’s the moat effective remedy, and easy to use—you breathe it. By Far the Best DURHAM DUPLEX U A/O R Yet Produced. Sells for s 1.00 The Durham Domino Razor, il lustrated herewith, has all the good features of the $5 razor, and is in every way just as good, except be ing nickel-plated and carrying only 6 blades instead of 12, as in the $5 sei. We regard this as the very best value every put out by the Durham people, and advise every man now using one of the cheaper "Demon strator" razors to buy this new razor. You have only to examine it to see the wonderful value offer ed in this new razor for $1. White American ivory handle, stropper, 6 blades, all in a hand some red leather ease, for $1. Durham Demonstrator Razor, with one blade and cake of shaving soap, 35c, All makes of good safety razors and blades. Everything in shaving materials. All of tlie few but good toilet ac cessories men want. 'Phone 151 John R, Cates Drug Co, NEWNAN. GA. THE IREXALL STORE Come in And hear the new re cords. “It’s a long way to I Tiperrary.” “I Did Not Raise My Boy to be a Soldier.” All the new dance re cords. The beautiful new “Celesta” solos—sweet est you ever heard I sell both Victor and Columbia records and needles. H. S. BANTA THU NFWNAN JEWELER Find Out Public Service Means To YOU Let us ^ vr. . show you ^ Yt.>'what the great' |, ' . SAN^TOX Public 1 . ’ ■ Service really means. i.• ■ . ■ Eliminates doubt and ex-\ 1 , peri mentation. Assures^ nbsojutely uniform excellence^ In'Toilet preparations nnd Re. medials. We know that every preparation Is compound ed of absolutely pure ingredients accord ing to scientific, safe, reliable formulns-wel buck SAN*»TOX \ preparations ’ with our per- \ sonal money- \ back guarantee." Make Thia Money- Back Teit: Try uny SAN-TOX Toilet Article or Remedial— there are over 100—com pare withall others. If not | delighted, money refunded. rraySDrug 6 Book Company 'Phone 18. Newnan, Ga.