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Following Insertions of same ad. one-
half cent a word.
TERMS—Cash in advance.
Help Wanted.—Man with some knowl-
. edge of seeds, gardening or ' farming.
Market gardener preferred. An excel
lent and unusual sales opportunity. The
Wing Seed Co., Mechanicsburg, Ohio.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.,
Notice Is hereby given that one
blank cotton oertluoate of the Caledo
nian Insurance Company of Scotland,
numbered 48 of the Newnan, Oa„ agen-
■ oy,' has been lost, mlBlalil or Inadver
tently destroyed, and cannot be found.
While It Ib believed that the certlfl-
cate has been lost, all persons are ad
vised and warned that In case It has
been or shall l>e misappropriated or
Illegally Issued by anyone, It is wlth-
• out the knowledge, consent or approv
al of the Caledonian Insurance Compa
ny or ltB agent, and such certificate is
invalid and of no elfeot.
If the above numbered certificate
should be found or Information lead
ing to Its recovery como to hand, kind
ly return same or notify the under-
iCALEDONIAN INSURANCE COMPANY
50-62 Pine Street, New York. N, Y.
E. A. GROOVER, General Agent,
119 Laura St., Jacksonville, Fla.
ELECTION NOTICE.
STATE OF GEORGIA—Coweta Coufity.
In tho Court of Ordinary.
Pursuant to an Aot of the General
Assembly of Georgia, approved Aug.
21, 1906, now embodied In Park's An
notated Code of Georgia, Vol. 1, Seo.
1584, which allows citizens of any
county In Georgia who wish to supple
ment the public school fund received
from the State by levying a tax upon
the property of the county, may do so
by petitioning the Ordinary of said
■county, presenting to said Ordinary
-the names of one-fourth of the regis
tered, qualified voters of said county,
when bald Ordinary Is required to oall
an election for the purposes Indicated
In said Act.
A petition signed by more than one-
fourth of the voters of the county of
• Coweta, said State, (outside the cities
of Newnan and Senota In said county,
who have public Schools, and who are
not included In this call for an elec
tion,) has been presented to the under
signed, as Ordinary of said county, ask
ing that an election be called
for the purpose of voting on
the . question of supplementing
the public school fund ' received
from the State of Georgia by levyiug
a tax upon the property of the county
of Coweta for local public school pur
poses, said petition containing the
mumber of voters required by law to
be presented, and In all other respects
the, law*,having' been' compiled with as
to', calling'an election In said county
.for, the purposes aforesaid, it is there
■fore—
"Ordered, That an election be held
.dhr the .county of Coweta, said State,
'.at the usual places of holding elections
for members of tho General Assembly
-of Georgia, on the twelfth day of July.
1919, for the purpose of ascertaining
•.the wishes and desires of the voters
of said county as to assessing a tax
-with which to supplement the public
school fund for local public school
.purposes, as provided for in said Aot—
.said election to be held at the time and
places prescribed, and under rules and
regulations governing ordinary elec-
•fIons . , ,
Ordered further. That those voting
ah. said election and favoring the levy
■of a local tax shall vote. "For Local
Tax for Public Schools," and those op
posed shall vote "Against Local Tax
for Public Schools.”
Ordered further, That before said
-election shall - be held It must appear
•that notice of the same shall have
been published in at least three weekly
Issues of the Newnan Herald, the news
paper In the county wherein the legal
advertisements of the county of Coweta
are published.
Ordered further, That the returns of
.-said election shall be made to tho Or
dinary by the managers thereof by
12. o’clock, noon, on Monday, the 14th
day of July, 1919, following the date
of the election. This June 3, 1919.
L. A. PERDUE, Ordinary.
Local Happenings Told in
^ Short Paragraphs ^
NEWS AND PERSONAL ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
TO OUR LOCAL READERS.
Commencement I
Smoke a “Unum.”
A. B, Cates sells boBt Jelllco coal.
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Time to re-tiro. See W. Y. Barnes.
Ford front wheels. BoBt bearings in the
world. Price $8.50 installed.
Jones Motor Co.
PETITION FOR CHARTER.
■GEORGIA—Coweta County:
The petition.of H. C. Arnall. Jr., R.
X). Cole. H. C. Glover, B. T. Thompson,
X). T. Manget and T. G. Farmer respect
fully shows— .
1. That petitioners desire for tltsm-
■selves, their associates and successors
■to be Incorporated and made a body
politic under the name and stylo of
NEWNAN HOSPITAL for the period of
twenty years.
2. The principal office of said cor
poration shall be In the city of New
nan. of said State and county, but pe
titioners desire the right to establish
branch offices within this State or else
where whenever the holders of a ma
jority of the stook may so determine.
3. The object of said corporation
Is pecuniary gain to Itself and Its share
holders. , .
4. The business to be carried on
by said corporation Is the reception,
oare and medical treatment of the sick
or wounded, and for serving the peo
ple In such general hospital work as
Is incident to general hospitals.
5. - The capital stook of said cor
poration shall be One Hundred Thou
sand Dollars, with the privilege of in
creasing same to the sum of Two Hun
dred Thousand Dollars by a majority
vote of the stockholders. The capi
tal stock of the' company shall consist
■of four thousand shares of the par or
face value of Twenty-five, Dollars per
•' 6. ’ Petitioners' desire the right to
begin business when ten per cent, of
the capital stock Is paid in.
7. Petitioners desire the right to
have the subscriptions to said capital
stock paid in money, or property to
be taken at a fair valuation.
8. Petitioners desire the right to
.sue and be sued, to plead and be im
pleaded, to have and use a common
seal, to make all necessary by-laws
and regulations,, and to do all other
things that may be necessary for the
successful carrying on of said business,
Including the right to buy, hold, sell
and encumber real estate and personal
property suitable to the purposes of the
■corporation, and to execute notes and
bonds as evidence of indebtedness
Incurred In conducting the affairs of
the corporation and to secure the same
by mortgage, security deed, or other
form of lien, under existing laws.
•9. Petitioners desire for said cor
poration the power and authority to
apply for and accept amendments to
Its charter, of either form or sub
stance. by a vote of a majority of Its
stock outstanding at the time. They
also ask authority for sa d incorpora
tion to wind up Its affairs, liquidate
and discontinue Its business at any
tlpae it may determine to do Iso by a
vote of two-thirds of Its stock out
standing at the time.
TO. Petitioners desire for the said
corporation the right of renewal when
and as provided by the laws of Georgia,
and that It have all such
powers, privileges • and Immunities as
bM incident to like corporations, or
^Omissible under the laws of Georgla.
Wherefore, petitioners file this their
petition In the office of the Clerk or
the Superior Court, and pray, after the
•same has been advertised as required
by law, that the Court by proper order
.grant this; petition; and petitioners
pray to be Incorporated under the name
and style aforesaid, with the powers,
•privileges and Immunities hereini set
forth, and as are now or may bereaft
be allowed a corporation of similar
character under the laws of Georgia
T. G. FARMER, JR..
Petitioners’ Attorney.
■GEORGIA—Coweta County: .
L L. Turner. Clerk of the Superior
Court of Coweta county. Ga.. hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the application for
charter for the Newnan Hospital, as tne
same appears of file in my offi
fThts 3d day of June, “Burner,
Clerk Superior Court^
Barnes’ garage for gasoline and oils.
Now comes the swoet girl graduate!
Great savings in millinery nt Boone’s.
Soe A. B. Cates before buying your
coal.
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Buy best Rod Ash coal from A. B.
Cates.
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For Sale.—Good farm mule. Apply
to D, W. Boone.
Cotton is selling in Newnan to-day
at 32% cents.'•' 1 ' ' ,
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Buy your coal now,. For., summer
prices call ’phone 85.
June is not only k inontk ' of roBes,
but of sunburnt noses.
Dr. Wm, Tennant, jr., of Roanoke, Ala.,
spent Sunday in the city.
Born, on tho 10th inst., to Mr. and
Mrs. C. B. GlovBr—a sonv -jv
If you neod a plow-hand see L. B.
Powell and buy a cultivator.
■ Put ■ your dollars on .extra duty by
Spending them at Boone ’s';now.
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Attend Boone’s groat stock reduction
sale now on. Continues to June 28.
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Sgt. Tom Shannon was mustered out
of service Monday, and is how at home.
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Got a house to sellf List it with me.
G. E. Adams, Beal Estate.
Put your money- whis.ro It irilVtlO- double
duty for you—in War Savings Stamps.
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Buy- now.for-, your.-future ,heeds.;. It
will pay you. Boone’s,
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Buggy and wagon harness, all grades
and prices, can be found at W, A. Potts’.
Born, on the,,6th inst,, to Mr. and Mrs.
E. G, Summers, of Turin district—a son.
Arnold-Baxter ' Cot, Grhntville, have
several good mules for sale. Terms to
suit. -,
Rev. E. C. Smith will preach at the
Central Baptist church next Sunday
night.
For Rent.—Three rooms suitable for
light housekeeping. Apply at 5 First
avenue. ”'
Here’s Your Mule!—Throe good mutes
for sale. Apply to Arnold-Baxter Co.,
Grantville.
The Methodist District Conference
will convene in Greenville next Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Prof. J. E. Pendergrast is spending
some time with his son, Mr. Ralph Pen
dergrast, at Hugo, Col.
For Sale.—Jersey milch cow, with
young calf. Apply to Coley Pike, at
H. C. Arnall Mdse. Co. 's.
Oakland Lodge, No. 69, K. of P., will
meet Monday night at 8 o ’clock. A
full attendance is requested.
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All kinds of supplies and accessories
for Ford cars. See us.
Jones Motor Co.
Wanted,—A regular supply of hickory
timber, sawn into plank 38 inches long.
For further .information write to Alta-
maha'’Woodworking Co., Darien, Ga.
Gist your Ford repair work done by
us. Wo carry all parts, and havo the
facilities for rapid handling of repair
work. Jones Motor Co.
Buggies and Wagons.—Car-load each
of high-grade buggies and wagons now
on hand. Cash or credit.
W. A. Potts.
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For Sale.—Cheap, cash or. terms, sevon
houses and lots, all desirable homes, at
less than cost of building.
V. E. Manget, jr.
Money to Loan.—I am prepared to.
make loans on all {lasses of property,,
city or 'country. Easy terms to borrower.
T. G. Farmer, jr.'
Mr. Hoover can now go hang with
hip food regulations;—the berry crop
is coming-in, and it is a whopper. The
ol(l 'fields and hedgerows are black with
them. ■
Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Walker, Misses
Mildrod and Myrtle. Arnall and Messrs.
Job and Frank A'tnall left Sunday on
a pleasure trip to NeW York and At
lantic City. \ :
-There will'be a Singing at Macedonia
church next Sunday afternoon. Prof.
Virgil Baker, tho well-known vocalist of
Campbell county, will be present and
lead the.singing: -.
V*P.”"- ■■
Mr. W. Gooddy went up to At-
lanta last Saturday- to meet his son, Pri
vate Horace Gooddy, who has returned
home,. after .an. extended service with the'
';A'. r E.’F. i in > ,.^'-fanee;-.' •• • -’.V.;,-,;.
' * Tho general meeting for tho fourth dis-,
trict of';the> Western Baptist Association
will convene with the church at Sha'rps-
burg on Thursday and'Friday before tho
third Sunday in July,
Mr. V. E. Manget, jr.,' has sold to Mr.
Henry Israel hiB farm 2 milos east of
Newnan. The consideration was . $12,-
500, the deal being handled by Mr, G. E.
Adams, real estate agent.
The 18-months-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh Camp, of Moreland,
died. Tuesday night, following a brief
illness. Tho funeral and interment took,
place thoro Wednesday. afternoon.'
Ginning Outfit For Sale.—Including'
press, seed auger, condenser, feeder ana
belts;—everything in good running or
der. Also, grain binder. All Cheap,
Apply to L. A. Hunter, route 1, Turin,
Ga. . j
The annual’ Reese-White Sacred Harp 1
memorial singing will bo held at Whites-,
burg on Saturday and Sunday, July 5
and 6. The report that this singing
would be held at Macedonia church' was
unauthorized.
What have you to sellf ' If you really
want to sell list your property with me.
G. E. Adams.
All kinds of cars washed, polished,
greased and doped. Expert help, and no
scratching the paint. Jones Motor Co.
Before it’s too late to mend, have
your torn or cut casing vulcanized Save
tireB—save money. W. Y. Barnes. •
Reasonably prfimpt deliveries on Ford
cars. Place your order for one now.
■ Jones- Motor •Co.
Farms For Sale.—Write ub for our list
of Sand mountain and valley farms.
DeKalb Realty Co., Fort Payne, Ala.
Going to want a Ford this summer f
Place your order now, so we can get it
for you. Jones Motor Co.
Get your Goodyear, Fisk and Fire
stone casings from us. Large stock on
hand. Jones Motor Co.
Tired of fooling with that farmf List
it with me; I’ll sell it for you.
G. E, Adams.
Wood For Sale.— ’Phone me your or
der for wood—oak, hickory or pine, just
cut. ’Phono 15. J. P. Shackelford.
Buy what you need in dry goods, mil
linery, clothing and shoes, and buy them
now. Boone’s
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Come in and see the Ford starter. We
will shortly be able to furnish this start
er on all Ford cars. Jones Motor Co.
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Her many friends will regret to learn
of the serious illness of Mrs. O. B.
Brooks, at her home in tho Third district
Mrs. W. L'. Welch, of Newnan, was
the guest of her mother, Mrs. Sarah Ellis,
for the week-end.—Meriwether Vindica
tor.
Rev. J. Edwin Hemphill will begin a
four-days’ meeting at the Presbyterian
church next Tuesday.—Senoia Enterprise-
Gazette.
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Sapp, of Arizona,
came this week for a visit to the former’s
parents, Capt. and Mrs. H. C. Sapp, on
Greenville street.
For Sale.—Four-room house at 68 Sec
ond avenue, lot 100x192 feeL Water
and tights. A bargain. Cash or terms.
Glenn P, Wilkinson.
Put a set of Timken bearings in your
Spring chickens—we mean tho feath
ered variety, of course—are how -listed
among tho luxuries attainable only by
plutocrats; Infant fowlB old enough
to walk alone are selling at 75 cents,
and scarce at that.
Stockholders’ Meeting.—Tho annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Cow
eta Fertilizer Co. will bo held in tho
office of the company * at Newnan, Ga.,
on Wednesday, July 2; at 10 o’clock
a. m. H. C. Fisher, President.
Your Boy.—A fine watch, beautifully
engraved, would make that fine boy of
yours really think you were proud of him
and loved him a lot, if you give him one
the day he graduates. Let me show you,
H. 8. Banta.
Lost.—Monday morning, June 2,
either.at passenger station or at lunch
stand across from station, open-face
gold watch, with inltihls “J.'B. A.!’ on-
graved on. back. -Finder please return
to Mrs. 'M. C. Reynolds, at Stripling
Dry- Goods Co.’s, and get reward.
Mr. Dan Brown, of Kansas City, Mo,,
came Monday for a visit to his father)
Mr. J. L. Brown, and to see how the old
town looks after an absence of a year or
so. ,He is connected with one of the big
oil concerns that flourish out WcBt, is
doing well, and looks well.
The little 8-months-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Baxley, of the Second
district, died Monday morning at the
Newnan Sanitarium, where it had beon
under treatment for a short time. Tho
funeral and interment took place at
Moreland Tuesday afternoon.
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In order that all may, hear the com
mencement sermon by Rev. R. F. Kirk
patrick, of Atlanta, at the Central Bap
tist church next Sunday, there will be
no morning service at either of the other
city churches. All pulpits will bo filled
as usual Sunday night, however. .
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Suggestions.—A pretty La Trusca
pearl bead necklace, or a bracelet watch,
or a diamond ring, or a diamond brooch,
or a daimond lavalliere would make a
present worth while for. the daughter
when she graduates. 'Call and let rqe
show you, - H. 8. Banta.
For Cash.-—We recover Ford tops for
$15, sell best grade rubber tires for
buggies at $16, and shoe mules for $1.25,
These prices are strictly'cash. We also
keep for sale or trade new and remodeled
buggies. Autos and buggies repainted.
Come to see us. C. J. Barron & Sons.
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Prof, and Mrs. J. T. Henry, Mrs. W.
D. Gibson, Miss Emily Arnall, Miss Vir
ginia Freeman and ( Mrs. J. H. Jones
have been re-elected as teachers in our
school for another year. It is reported,
however, that one or two of them will
decline to teach.—Senoia Enterprise-Ga
zette.
The city tax books closed on June 1,
and several hundred taxpayers foiled
to mako their returns. City Olork
Bhaokelford has been busy for several
days mailing notices to these delinquents
to appear bofore the City Council and
show cause, if they can, why they should
not bo double-taxed.
'At tho Central Baptist church next
Sunday morlng Rev. R, F. Kirkpatrick,
pastor of West End Baptist church, At
lanta, will! preach the commencement
Bortnon for the Newnnn public schools.
At 8 p. m. ho will fill tho pulpit at tho
Presbyteriau church. The public Is in
vited to attend both services.
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On Graduation Day,—You are going
to remember your boy or girl on their’
graduating day, I am sure, rthd I wnnt to
ask that you call to seo mo nud let me
show you something that will last for
ever, ns a lliBtlng reminder of your lovo
on this occasion. I can please yon.
H. S. Banta.
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The rise in tho price of cotton inst
week caused sovernl “spot-holders” to
turn loose, and McKnight & Gibson, one
of our live cotton firms, shipped nearly
$75,000 worth of tho fleecy staple. This
wub tho largest shipment of cottou from
Senoia in somo time, but loaves our ware
house still crowded.—Senoia Enterprise-
Gazette.
Mrs. Geo. R. Sponoler has, sold hor res
idence on Greenville street to Mr. D. T.
Manget, possession to bo givon in Sep
tember. This is one of tho handsomest
homes in Newnan, and, while tho terms
stipulated in tho deal havo not been
given out, it is understood that tho prlco
paid for the proporty was well up into
five figures.
Tho Roxall company recently conduct
ed a great prlzo contest, suggestions be
ing invited for the improvement of their
calendar, and prizes given for tho UeBt
suggestions offered. Among the hundreds
of contestants was Miss Ida Hodnett,
principal of Welcome school 1 , who .was
among the fortunate winners, receiving
a prize of $25.
MIsb Lorine Collins, homo demonstra
tion agent, announces her appointments
for next week as follows: Monday, Mt.
Carmel, jelly-making; Tuesday, East
Newnan, bread-making; Wednesday,
Murray Street school, demonstration of
balanced meal; Thursday, Newnan, office;
Friday,. Turin, lecture on “Balanced
Mdata; ”' Saturday,Newnan, .office. ”**
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Notice.*—I want to' sell nineteeuiiiiora
pianos in Coweta county,J. I nave al
ready sold oighty-one, and’want to make
It a hundred.- A careful comparison of
prices will-show that I have Baved the
county $5,00(1, and that'my instruments
are the most satisfactory and durable.
Mail will reach me 1 at 650 Candler An
nex, Atlanta,, Ga. ClmB. Astiu.
Mr. W.. J, Murphoy, general manager
of the Coweta Cotton Oil Co., Mr. John
B. Nixon, general manager-of the Sou
thern Cotton Oil Co., Mr. T. B. Mc-
Ritchie and, Mr, Geo. 'Odom will leave
for Savannah to-morrow to be present
at the annual meeting of tho Carollna-
Gorrgin Seed Crushers ’ Association, which
will hold a two-days’ session in that
city, beginning Tuesday.
Mr. D. A. Cook, a valued and popular
employee Of the W. S. Askew Co.; aiif-
■fored-a. .stfokn .-of paralysis yoH tori lav
afternoon while superintending some
work on the company’s yards. Ho Was
unconscious whoii discovered by a pass
ing workman, nnd was hurried to the
Newnan Sanitarium for treatment. At
last aceourfts he had not regained con
sciousness, and liis condition was said'
to bo extremely grave,
A telegram from Capt. Bradley Davis,
received on Saturday last, announced tlje
safe arrival of himself and company at
New York. Early in the war Capt.
Davis went out with a contingent of the
Texas National Guard, and lias seen somo
hard service, both in hospital work and
in the tranches with his mon. He was
promoted from first lieutenant to a cap
taincy about. Bix months ago. P. S.—
Capt. Davis 'arrived home yesterday. '
Mrs. Dora Brittain Hanlilton gave a
graduation piano recital Monday night,
Junjs 2, at Eggleston Hall, corner West
Peachtree street and North'ovbnue. Mra.
Hamilton rendered a number of selections
during tho evening, assisted by Mrs. B.
W. Smith, mezzo-soprano, and Mr. Kurt
Mueller. Mrs Hamilton has just com
pleted a course at the Klindworth Con
servatory of Music, and is said to be a
very accomplished musician.—Atlanta
Journal. ; , • ,
The closing exercises of Senoia High!
School will begin Friday evening. Sun
day morning at 11 o’clock the commence
ment sermon will ba preached by Rev,
0. A. Ridley, D. D., pastor of the Centra^
Baptist church, Atlanta, who is said to
bo one of tho city’s ablest preachers.,
Monday evening the literary address will
bo delivered by -Rev. J. E. Hemphill and
diplomas delivered to tho largest gradu
ating class in several years.—Senoia En
terprise-Gazette.
Charles DresBer Murphy, oldest son of
Mrs. Frank L. Stevens, was a member of
the class of ’10 which graduated at the
U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.,
the past week. So far aB can be now re
called young Murpbey is the first New
nan boy to graduate from the Naval
Academy since the Civil War—and that’s
a long tima back.. Bet he’ll he a com
modore some day;—Newnan boys have
a way of goihg to the top, you know, no
matter how steep the climb.
The ball game between Newnan Hi and
LaGrange Hi. last Friday afternoon, on
the home grounds, resulted in disaster
for the visiting team. The score was
12 to 3 in favor of Newnan. Amateur
ball organizations of neighboring towns
do not seem to ‘grow wiser from contact
with Newnair’s crock team. They keep
on coming, only to go , down in defeat
at the end. However, we warned the
LaGrange boys , iju advance what they
might expect, and they have only them
selves to blame.-
Mr, B. L. Moncrief sold bis business
a few days ago to Messrs. J. T. Wil
liams and O. M. Hill, and has gone to
Houston, Texas. It is understood he will
be associated with his brother at that
place, who is said to operate one of the
most extensive metal-working plants in
the South. Williams In Hill is the style
of the new firm succeeding Mr. Moncrief
here, who will continue the business at
-the same stand. Mr. John C. Bowen, the
veteran tinsmith, has closed his shop and
will be with the new firm hereafter.
| Patrons and friends of Boone’s woro
treated to a groat surprise this morning
when tho doors wore opened for thoir
stock reduction sale. Tho store was
decorated and arrauged by Mr. J. J.
Flowora, brought boro from Now York
City to do this work nnd assist In tin)
sale. Mr. Flowors has a national repu
tation ns a decorator nnd pictorial sign-
writer. Ills illustrated sign-work is novol
and unique, nnd It is well worth a trip
to tho storo to noto the llvo-wlro methods
employed by him In bringing tho mer
chant and the public together.
Special music has boon arranged for
tho morning service nt tho Contra! Bnp-
tist church next Sunday, (commencement
Sunday,) ns follows—
Organ prelude, (Dubois)
Anthem, “Lord God, Wo Worship
Thee,” (Stulta)— Choir.
Violin solo, nndnuto, (Gluck)—Mr.
Frank Turner.
bffortory solo, “Fear Not, O Ye Is-
raol,” (Bach)—-Mrs. Z. Greene.
Mrs. J. B. Fuller, ’cello; Mr. W.
S. Monlor, cornet; Miss Sarah Hud
son, violin; Mr. Frank Turner, violin;
Mr. Millodgo Loach, violin; Mrs. .13, F.
Sims, organist.
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While superintending somo ropnlr work
on n building at Palmotto yesterday af
ternoon Mr. R. L, Brown, tho woll-known
contractor and ono of Newnan’a ctover-
cst and best citizens, met with a serious
necidont. Ho wns on a high scaffold
that had been orooted for carrying on
the work when tho scaffold collapsed
and fell with him to the ground. Hla
right arm and log both woro fractured
by the fall, and ho sustained other injur
ies of a painful nature. Ho was brought
hero shortly after tiie accident, and 1b
now at his homo on Buchanan street,
whore he Is being attended by Dr. D, A.
Haney Ho has the sympathy of every
one in his misfortune.
All arrangements have bocn. perfected
for a three-days’ Chautauqua in Newna'h
this Summer, and tho list of attractions
contracted for covors six performances
of Buch exceptional morit as will aasuro
a round of entertainments that cannot
fail to please- Some of the most noted
platform entertainers in the country
will be on the program, not the least
among them being Col. G.. A. Gearhart,
whose splendid. lectures at one of our
chautauquaa a few years ago so delight
ed bur people. The musical features
will include entertainments by throe
well-known concort companies, n differ
ent group appoaring each day. Tho
Chautauqua is scheduled for Friday, Sat
urday and Monday, July 18, 19 and 21'.
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For.gallantry in action Major Ravee
Norris, of tho 107th Infantry, an old
Luthorvlllo boy, has' booit cited for the
Distinguished Service Cross. Tho clta
tion is as follows: “For extraordinary
heroism in action near Laiulosot-St. Geor
ges, Franco, Oct. 14-16,1018. During
tho attack on tho Goto do Chatlllon Ma
jor NorriB personally lod his battalion
through tho intense artillery and inn
chine-gun flro. Although tho attack lod
through a deiiBO forest, he maneuvered
ids battalion with bucIi succobb that
liaison wub maintained at all times be
tween tho units of Ills command and with
tho units on the right and left (lank, and
a successful attack mado upon a position
considered almost imprognnble. Ho was
-wounded during this attack.”
We are going to have a sure-enough
county fnir next fall, with over $1,000
in cash premiums and a list ol' nttrac
tlons such us will not bo shown at any
other county ’fair in Wost Georgia. Be
sides tho premiums offered by tho fair
mauugomont, thoro will be a numbor of
individual prizoB by business nnd man
ufacturing firms for bost exhibits of
farm products, livestock, womnnj’s
handiwork, etc,, bringing tho total
value of premiums up to about $2,000.
Tho premium list in catalogue form is
now in the hands of tho printer, and
will bo ready for distribution in a few
days. All entries will be free, nnd those
wishing to compote for any of the prizes
ottered should begin now to got thoir
exhibits in shape for entry. The
fair will open on -Wednesday, Oct. 1,
and close Saturday, Oct. 4.
Mrs Luke Johnson has returned, from
Nashville, Tonm, where she attended the
annual meeting of the General Board of
Missions of the M. E. Church, South, of
which she is a member. This meeting of
the board was of far more than usual
interest because of the planning for the
use of the great centenary fund, and be
cause of the decision of the board to
enter ineo France, Tchecko-Slovakia, Po
land, and southern Russia, with Constan
tinople as headquarters for all the
countries named except Franco. The
deputation elected by the board to visit
these countries nnd locate missions and
institutions consists of Bishop J. E. At
kins, Dr. W. W. Pinson, Miss Bello H.
Bennett, Mr. John R. Pepper, and Mrs.
Luke Johnson. Tho party will leave on
this Important mission the latter part of
July. In elocting Mrs. Johnson us a
member of the deputation tho board has
honored one of tho most brilliant and
consecrated women in Southern Metho
dism, and hor homo town duly appre
ciates the distinction thus conferred
upon her.
White stretched out underneuth an nu-
toinodile,' upoil which he had been tink
ering for half an hour or so, Mr. .Eu
gene Meriwether suddenly collapsed
Tuesday morning; and his death fol
lowed almost immediately. The news
spread rapidly and was a great shock
to his friends, as ho had seemed In per
fect health up to the moment his life
was snuffed out. Deceased was 19 years
of ago, and a faithful and efficient mem
ber of the city Arc department, with
which be had been connected for several
months. He wqs well thought of by
Chief Gilbert, who had taken quite an
interest in him and was much shaken
by Mb sudden death. He leaves one Bis
ter, Miss Vandella Lazenby, of this city,
and three brothers, the latter Doing
widely scattered. Florence, the eldest,
lives in Portland, Oregon; Joe is with
the American army in France; and Edgar
is in a hospital at Portland, Oregon, re
covering from wounds received in the
war. The funeral and interment took
place at Emory Chapel, 7 mites west of
the city, Wednesday afternoon.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Of Newnan Red Cross Chapter From
Organization to May 1, 1919.
, REOEIPTB.
Refund on chapter charter... $ 25iOQ
Annual dues from membership 3,370.00
Subscribing dues 1.00
Sales of magazines and InBtgnia 32,00
Contributions to local chapter 858.67
Receipts from entertainments,. 1,160.85
Donations spcciflod for mili
tary rollof 25.00
Roooipta from American Red ‘
Cross War Fund 2,625,20
Total $8,136.81
DISBURSEMENTS.
Fifty per cent, of anuual duos
to Americun Red Cross ... $1,602.00
Paid for insignia 22.20
Paid for material 3,584.75
Paid for equipment for work
room 15.75
Expense fuol .' 12.75
Expense janitor 30,10
ExponBo printing and sta
tionery 20.60
Exponso postage 5.50
Expense ‘ telephone and tote-
grams 12.61
Expense freight, droyago and
oxpresB 71.80
Exponso Inundry 5.68
Exponso class instructions... 18.63
Exponso shipping cusos 70.25
Exponso miscellaneous 50.16
Grantville Auxiliary Chapter,
material furnished 79.11
Haralson Auxiliary Chapter,
material furnished 05.00
Sonoia Auxiliary Chapter, re
fund on membership duos. 135.50
Rollof of .dependents of sol
diers and sailors 246.25
Balance in Manufacturers Na
tional Bank, Newnan, Ga.. 1,937.05
Total .......I $8,130,81
Respectfully submitted,
H. H. NORTH, Treasurer.
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Mr. J. P. Kent, who lives in • New
Mexico district, was in Carrollton Frl-.
day and (sailed at this office. Mr. Kent
had his 7-year-old Bon, Earle, along with
him. Earle is a prodigy, being only 7
years pid,, yet he weighs 169 pounds. Ho
has never suffered from sickness; only
once, when three months old, has. a doc
tor been called, to see him, and that wan
for a sting from some venomous insect.
Save for his size, he is a normal, heal-
thy boy.—Carrollton Times.
Girls, Learn Millinery!
Bo independent., ' p'emand for milli
ners Increasing dally. Good positions
always open; Making and Trimming
taught in four to six weeks by artlstlo
milliner. Full course 426, for limited
time.
Sparks’ Practical Millinery College
4QV4 Whitehall St, (2d floor.) Atuamta, Oa.
“Fred,” said an enthusiastic friend,
1 ‘your wife looks younger and younger I ”
“That may be,” said the sour hus
band. “It# probably because she is
dressing like a kid. If her bodice was
as high as her dressmaking bills, you
wouldn’t be able to sae her ears,"
WANTED!
A solid 1 , progressive Southern Life In
surance Company, successfully operated
for sixteen years with $35,000,000 of
Old Lino Life Insurance in force, wants
a good man In this vicinity for District
Manager.
Liberal Contract, direct with tho Corn-'
pany.
For particulars, address;
MINOR MORTON
Vice-President and Agency Manager,
Volunteer State Life Insurance Co.,
Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Special Notice to
Wheat and Oat Growers
Wo announco that we now have our
Wostlnghouse wheat and oat threshing
machine bolted up with jape of our elec
tric motors and we stay ready at all'
times to thresh and'properly dean'wheat,
oats, and rye. Owing to the fact that
electricity gives a steady operation to the
threshing machine, we’ are able to do
the work of threshing and cleaning your
grain bettor than wo have ever been, and
all our customers know that our thresh
ing machine cannot be.expelled by any
machine. We will nouDe out on the
road this season and wnl appreciate our
customers allowing us to thresh their
grain here, where we will endeavor to
give perfect satisfaction and to do the
work speedily.
E. N. CAMP & SONS CO.
MORELAND, GA.
SHOES
are no better than the
bottoms on them. There
fore, if you have good
shoes, then you should
have good bottoms on
them.
SHOE REPAIRING
should also be done cor
rect—for there is a cor
rect way to do, it—ai)!d,
they should also look
good, or m,08t like hevtr.
ones, when they are de
livered to you) and the,
place to get all these
things is at
Newnan Shoe
Repairing Co.
7 Greenville St., Newnan.
PHONE 51