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The finest grade bleached domestic, extra soft, longcloth finish, 15 yards for $1. Limit, 15 yards Best grade unbleached seamless sheeting, 81 and 90 inches wide, 5 yards for 95c. Limit, 10 yards. Standard dress calico in light and dark colors; none better; 10 yards for 39c. Limit, 10 yards. Moor Mooney Local Happening's Told in NEWS AND PERSONAL ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEHEST —<1 1 TO OUR LOCAL READERS. HOW NOT TO ADVERTISE. Don’t advertise on trees or rocks Afar from the haunts of men: You cannot sell a blacksnake clocks. Or pictures for his den. The squirrel may observe the sign About your cure for chills. And on it he may try to dine— Hut that won’t pay your bills. The ’possum buys no breakfast foods. Wo may as well confess So. if you want to sell your goods. You’d better use the press. Next Tuesday is sale-day. ■ - » ■ - Ordinary’s Court next Monday. ■ ♦ - - — Going to the opening game Thurs day? Cotton-choppers will soon be in de mand. Fadeless perfect-fitting shirts at Boone’s. Money to loan. Apply to A. H. Freeman. After a week's visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hutchens, Mrs. T. R. Fuller has returned to her home in Atlanta. Special.—One lot line, high-clnss baby Irish, eluny and medallion laces, worth up to 50c. yard, on sale at 15c. Stripling's. You will receive polite attention and get prompt delivery at the While Star Market, 17 E. ’ Broad Street. ’Phone 02. Final Notice.—It you do not want to be double taxed make vour returns by Saturday, May 1. Paul Smith, Tax Receiver. Miss Myrtle McCleary, of Norfolk, Va., is a popular visitor in Newnan this week, the guest of Miss Dorothy Gardner-Cole. Visit Stripling's, Newnan’s busiest and best store. Told you we were going to give away that automobile. Many specials on sale at Stripling’s Saturday and Monday. Every day will be a feature day at The Halcyon next week. The White Star Market fer service and quality. ’Phone 62. New lot Warner’s rust-proof corsets just received at Boone’s. The six o’clock closing movement will go into effect Monday. An attractive display of street dresses, $2to$5, on display at Boone’s. Regular monthly meeting of County Commissioners next Wednesday. Memorial Day was observed by the Newnan banks as a legal holiday. Col. Garland Jones went to Elberton, Ga , Wednesday on legal business. House dresses in a great variety, 65c., 75c., $1, $1.25 and $1.50 at Boone’s. We are showing an assortment of la dies’ Palm Beach suits. Boone’s. Kimona crepes, beautiful patterns, 121c. yard. Stripling’s. We have a cap to fit and suit your boy or yourself. Boone’s. A sale of brand new $1 yard silks, all colors, at 69c. yard. Stripling’s. Long white lisle gloves that wear, 25c. and 50c,, can be found at Boone’s. All 12Jc. light-colored percales now 10c. yard. Boone’s. For auto hire see A. H. Boone, or ’phone 348 or 378. Service day or night. A fancy parasol will please your little girl. A great variety, 25c. to $1, at Boone’s. Special prices now on Ajax tires. Guaranteed in writing 5,000 miles. Boone’s. Mrs. J. A. Stewart, of Adairsville, is the guest this week of Mrs. Bryan Blackburn. Headquarters for men’s hats. The largest hat department in Newnan. Boone's. If you wish to secure a loan on your farm lands at 6 per cent, see T. G Farmer, jr. Initial belts are the newest things, 75c. Full line also at 25c., 35c. and 50c. at Boone’s. The best and choicest native and Western meats can be had always at the White Star Market, 17 E. Broad street. 'Phone 62. Lost. — April 14, on the streets of Newnan, a black astrakhan fur cape. Finder will please return to Manufac turers National Bank. Capt. and Mrs. A. B. Cates and Miss Jennie CateB, who have been spending the winter at Clearwater, Fla., re turned home yesterday. Hon. W. C. Wright delivered the literary address at the closing exercises of Mountville High School, Troup county, Tuesday night. A great display of popular priced dress goods, 10c., 12Jc., 15c., 25c. and 50c. at Boone’s. Judge R. W. Freeman will hold an adjourned term of Troup Superior Court next week. Quite a number of Newnan people have been attending grand opera in Atlanta this week. The Tax Receiver's books for the return of State and county taxes will close Saturday, May 1. When you want a nuggy come to see us. We will save you money. M. G. & J. J. Keith. We sell pure paints and oils at a price you can afford. Johnson Hardware Co. Go down next Thursday and watch Newnan wipe up Griffin in the opening game of the league season. The Newnan Auto Co. is selling Ford cars about as fast as they can be set up and greased for running. The Woman’s Missionary Society of the First Baptist church will meet next Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Miss Ellen Turner, of Newnan, spent several days this week with Mrs. Ellen Faver. — LaGrange Reporter. For Rent. — Five-room house on Third street. Apply to G. E. Parks Insurance & Realty Co., ’phone 325. The Sarah Hall Missionary Society will meet at the Central Baptist church next Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Cool underwear for rt-en and boys. Union suits and separate garments; — 25c., 56c. and $1. Boone’s. Cotton is still in good demand at 9J(Q 9J cents, a number of Bales having been •-ode tfcree fi.-ii-.--H *he p»»f w-elf. Miss Susie Martin, of Newnan, has been the attractive gueat of Misses Martha and Janie Hill the past week.— Meriwether Vindicator. Col. Joe Newman’s friends were glad to see him in town the past week, after an illness which confined him at home for several weeks. See us for paints and oilB. We sell pure goods, guaranteed not to peel or crack. See us for prices. Johnson Hardware Co. Christy Mathewson, the great baseball star, will appear in pictures at The Halcyon on Wednesday, May 5. All baseball fans should see him. The White Star Market wants your trade. This market is clean and sani tary throughout, and the proprietors invite your criticism. ’Phone 62. Mary Fuller, Matt Moore, Marie Walcatnp and Sherman Bainbridge at The Halcyon on Monday, May 3. If you enjoy good pictures see these. Eight spring coat suits left. They are all this season’s styles, regular price $10, $12 and $13.50. To close at 25c. per cent, discount. Boone's The northbound passenger train from Griffin to Chattanooga, formerly due at 11 a. m., arrives now at 10.47 a. m The change went into effect Sunday. Mrs. H. L. Camp, who has been un der medical treatment in Atlanta for several duyB, was able to return home Monday.—Senoia Enterprise-Gazette. If you need a suit see one of our Big 4’s—$10, $12, $15 and $18. All wool, sewed with silk thread. None better at the price. Boone’s. Wanted..— We wish to buy several hundred bushelB of peas, any variety, for which we will pay the highest mar ket price. T. B. McRitchie & Co. For Rent.—The large building on E. Washington street, formerly occupied as a garage. ’Phone 325. G. E. Parks Insurance & Reulty Co. The Herald's Contest Closed Last Night—Mrs, R, M. Stevens Wins Automobile, After a brilliant and successful cam paign The Herald's nutomobile contest closed last night at 10 o’clock. The bal lot-box was then sealed and turned over to the judges, Messrs. J. II. Powell, J. S. Hardaway, jr., and W. B. Parks. It was after midnight before the last vote was counted, and at 10 o’clock this morning the certified report of the judges was given out, showing the number of votes received by each of the candidates in the contest. Accord ing to this count the relative standing of the several" candidates was as fol lows : MRS. R. M. STEVENS, Sharpsburg, 16,965,050. MISS RUBY WYNN, Newnan R. F. D. 2, 11,318,375. MISS MARY FRY, Newnan, 7,090,- 375. MISS MARGARET E. HERRING, Grantville, 4,655,375. Miss Sudellc Wortham, Newnan, 4,- 261,800. Miss Ethel Hines, Moreland R. F. D. 1, 2,649,825. Miss Gertrude Reynolds, Newnan, 1,- 388,475. Miss Winnetto Hollis, Newnan, 301,- 800. Miss Neva Davis, Corinth, 288,000. Master Tommie Harper, Newnan, 107,500. Mrs. R. M. Stevens, having received the highest vote, was given the auto mobile. To Miss Ruby Wynn was awarded second prize, $100 in gold, and she also won the gold watch ollered by Mr. H. S. Banta to the candidate turn ing in the most money between April 17 and April 28. The third prize, $30 in gold, went to MisB Mary Fry, and the fourth prize, $20 in silver, to Miss Margaret Herring. The presentations took place in The Herald office this morning, the prizes being awarded by Col. Garland Jones with a pretty little speech, delivered in his own happy style. Over three hundred new names were added to The Herald’s subscription list. See Alton Addy, at Boone-Capers Co.’s, and get a quart, a half-gallon or gallon of good ribbon cane syrup made by J. T. and W. A. Addy, near Senoia. For Sale. — A 10-acre farm near Ocala, Fla., or will exchange for a small farm near Newnan. Address O. L. Ballard, 19 Robinson street, New nan. 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 ’phone 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. Newnan and vicinity were visited by a fine shower Tuesday afternoon, and recently planted crops and young gar dens, which had been gasping for rain, were much refreshed. Mr. J. T. Arnall, who has been in the Baptist Hospital, Atlanta, for the past three weeks, was able to be brought home Wednesday evening.— Senoia EnterpriBe-Gazette. Mr. Love Gibson Glass, of Newnan, announces the engagement of his sis ter, Elcia May, to Mr. Francis Roy Al- mon, of East Point, the marriage to take place early in June, at home. Gene Blalock, colored, of Grantville, was arraigned before Judge Post in the City Court last Friday on a "blind tiger” charge, and got a sentence of $200 or twelve months in the chain- gang. Mrs. Win, Jones entertained Satur day afternoon at a pretty party in compliment to Miss Evelyn, Wright, of Newnan, who has been Visiting her aunt, Mrs. W. P. Arnold.-illogaritville News. Judge and Mrs. Hiram Earner Hill, of Greenville, announce (he engage ment of their daughter, Mtry Jane, to Mr. Edmund Byne Walked, of Madi- Clark being a minor and having left home without my consent. Any per son wilfully disregarding this warning will be prosecuted. This April 21, 1915. Beulah Clark. ♦- -— - — Congressman Adamson informs The Herald that there is a vacancy belong ing to the Fourth district at the West Point Military Academy. Applicants for appointment to the endetship will be examined the last Tuesday in May, and Congressman Adamson is unxioiis to get in communication with bo' who may be examination. competent to stand toys the We understand there is a movement on foot to organize a national bank at Grantville, to be capitalized at $50,000. Well-known capitalists and business men of Grantvillo and LaGrange are said to be behind the enterprise, and that application will be made to the Comptroller of the Currency for a charter ns soon as the necessary pre liminaries can be arranged. Notice.—As authorized by the Rail road Commission, thu Atlanta and West Point Railroad Co. and the Cen tral of Georgia Railway Co. will, from May 1 to Aug. 28, 1915, inclusive, close their freight depots at 12 o’clock, noon, on Saturdays. G. R. Bnrr, Agent A. & W. P. R. R. G. T. Stocks, Agent Central of Georgia Railway. Messrs. Otis and Jim Broadwater have opened a meat market at 17 E. Broad street, and solicit the patronage of the public. The building has been thoroughly renovated throughout, and made as clean and sanitary as soap and wnter and paint can make it. They are enterprising young men, with several years’ experience in the meat business, and their friends wish them well. son, the wedding to take place at their home in June. Col. R. O. Jones, an able member of the Newnan bar, was here Monday on legal business. He motored from that city, and was accompanied by his wife and Mesdames Mike Powell and Annie Freeman Orr.—Meriwether Vindicator. Everyone should see the great stage play by Paul Armstrong, with Robt. Warwick, the greatest actor on the American stage, in his greatest success, “Alias Jimmy Valentine.” This will be here one day only—Tuesday, May 4. Misses Martha and Frances Astin will spend the week-end in Atlanta with tneir uncle, Mr. J. D. Astin, and attend grand opera, having Becured re servations for two operas—“The Love of Three Kings” and “The Magic Flute.” Between six and Beven hundred school children in the parade on Memo rial Day, each carrying a wreath to decorate the soldiers’ graves, was a beautiful and inspiring sight, and one that will linger long with those who witnessed it. Dr. A. A. Barge attended the annual meeting of the State Medical Associ ation in Macon last week, going as the representative of the Coweta County Medical Society. He also spent a day with his son, Hubert, who is a student at Mercer University. The many friends of Mr. Anbury Arnold will regret to learn that he is again quite ill at his home near town. He had just recovered from an attack that laid him up for several weeks when be was again stricken, and his condition now is said to be serious. The Dead Lakes fishing party re turned Wednesday, after a week spent at that great resort, arid the yarns they are telling of the enormous fish caught, aB well as those that escaped, would make Munchausen green with envy if that redoubtable windjammer were alive. Mrs. Jessie Threadcraft, of Norfolk, Va., is expected in a day or so on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Roy Cole. Next week they will go to Texas for a visit to relatives at various points in that State, and Mrs. Cole will also attend the Southern Baptist Convention at Houston. ♦ - ■ ■ ■ - Stolcely Business College.—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. The Woman’s Missionary Society ef the First Methodist church will meet next Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock, at the church. The programme will be in charge of the superintendent of publicity, Mrs. Geo. J. Martin Topic, “China: Our Industrial School. ” Second topic, “The Church and Labor. ’’ Warning.—This ia to warn the pub lic not to harbor or give employment to my son, Earnest Clark, colored, said <nill Tuesday, May 4, The Halcyon will pre sent through the World Film Corpora tion Paul Armstrong's great Broadway success, with the original cast, in cluding Robt. Warwick and Alex Francis. A convincing, logical story, giving opportunities for Btrong, natural acting. Doors will be open at 12 noon, so everyone can see this great stage play- ^ Tuesday’s rain aeems to have been confined moBtly to the eastern part of the county, and to Newnan. There was no rain either at Moreland or Grantville, according to report, and only in spots in the area north and west of town. In the dry sections there has not been enough moisture to bring up cotton, while stands of corn are so imperfect in places that re planting will be ncceBsury. The remains of Mrs. C. J. Porter were brought to Newnan yesterday morning, and in the afternoon were carried to Brooks Station for funeral and interment. She underwent an operation at the city hospital in Augus tu Tuesday morning, and her death followed a few hours later. She was only 17 years of age, and a bride of less than a year. She formerly re sided hero, being n daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Scott, now residing at Harlem, Ga. She was also a niece of Mr. W. J. Scott, of St. Charles. 1 ■ ♦ The Herald has announced time and time again that it wilt not print com munications upon any subject unless accompanied by the name of the writer, yet some of our friends con tinue to disregard this warning. We cannot undertake to print everything aent in, whether properly signed or not, but what we do print must be vouched for. This does not mean that the name of the writer shall bo printed in connection with any article sub mitted for publication, but for self- protection the oditor must know who sends it in. Mr. Warren Carlton, a worthy and industrious young farmer residing en Mr. J. W. Bowers’ plantation in the Second district, was struck by light ning Monday afternoon about 4 o’clock and instantly killed. A valuable mule the young man wsb riding was killed by the same bolt. He had been plow ing in a nearby field, and when Tues day afternoon’s storm came up he took his mule from the plow and started home, but was stricken before ho had covered more than half the distance. Deceased was 22 yearB of age, and a son of Mr. M. C. Carlton. He was unmarried. The funeral and inter ment took place at Haralson Wednes day afternoon. The large cattle barn on Hon. Henry L. Camp’H farm near Moreland was struck by lightning late Monday after noon, setting fire to the building, v hich was burned to the ground. One thous and bushels of corn, three hundred bushels of peas, fifty tonH of hay, fif teen tons of cotton seed meal, and a quantity of oats, all stored in the barn, were also destroyed. There was $900 insurance on the building and $2,000 on its contents, which covers about half the loss. The burned building wus perhaps the largest and best-equipped barn in the county, and Mr. Camp has the sympathy of everyone in his mis fortune. Messrs. R. D. Cole, J. Pope Jones and Geo. P. Hodnett, county tax as sessors, attended a State meeting of county tax equalizers in Atlanta last week. Judge John C. Hart, State Tax Commissioner, in an address before the convention, reviewed the operations of the new tax law, and showvd that tax values under the. equalization plan had increased $85,557,517 in 1914 as com pared with the returns for 1913. The increase in the value of improved farm land alone amounted to $40,284,822, nearly two-thirds of which had not hitherto appeared on the tax digest. In some counties as much as 50,000 acres had been brought to the tax books which had for many years es caped taxation altogether, and that in consequence of the discovery of this unreturned land the tax rate in a number of counties had been reduced. For 1914 Coweta showed an increase of $1,030,905, Meriwether $1,737,637, Car- roll $356,782, Troup $949,504, Heard $311,616, Campbell $182,841, Spalding $261,803, Fayette $90,593. John R. Cates Drug Co. guarantees Parisian Sage to remove dandruff, stop falling hair and scalp itch, and to put life and beauty into the hair, making it soft and lustrous. It’s a most invigo rating and healthful tonic, and inex pensive. Let the Children Kodak It's Great Fun and Rare Sport A good, clean education and an inexpensive pastime is found in the click of a camera that records lienutiful pictures that you will greatly prize now, and cherish more as the years go by. Secure one now from our complete stock. You have a wide range of choice, and a selection can be made for your particular use. Kodaks so simple that any child can oi>crato them. Brownie Cameras, taking pictures 1 5-8x2 1-8, only S1.25 Brownie Cameras, taking pictures 2 1-4x3 1-4, only.... $2 2A-Brownie Camera, taking pic tured 1-2x4 1-4, only... $3 The new automatic Kodak is on exhibition. Come in and ask to have a demonstration of this new est wonder of the Kodak world. It can be attached to any folding Ko dak. It’s a wonder. Don’t fail to take advantage of our free demon stration. ’Phone 151 John R, Cates Ding Co, NEWNAN, GA. THE REXALL STORE Baseball Tennis Golf Goods at Murray’s You will find just what you want in sporting goods at Murray’s, and the quality will be such as to please you. Baseball Bats, Masks, Mitts, Fielder’s Gloves, Protectors, Balls —all of the regulation goods. We order uniforms, shoes, and any thing in club equipment on short ■ notice -by wire and express. h Tennis Racquets, Balls and Nets —good quality goods at popular prices. Golf Clubs, Balls and Bags The line we stock is the famous “Lee” clubs, made in Scotland and mounted in this country. Experts state that the Lee clubs are by far the most satisfactory, giving the nice control so necessary for suc cessful play. See our line of all of these goods. It is a pleasure to show you. Murray Drug and Book Co.