Georgia: Coweta County: The Times Herald, 29 January 1897 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by: Dianne Wood cowetafamilies@yahoo.com ==================================================================== Times Herald, January 29, 1897 Mr. M H Glover and family have returned to their plantation in Marengo County AL, and will take up their residence there permanently. Mr. Glover had the misfortune to break his left arm at the wrist the day after his arrival, and has suffered a good deal from the fracture. The most popular young woman that has visited Griffin for some time is Miss Gene Covin, of Hogansville, who is the guest of Miss Lora Smith. Miss Covin has been much entertained during her stay. Miss Smith tendered her a reception, which was an elegant affair. – Griffin Cor. Atlanta Constitution. Time is Money – Save both time and money by using the toll system of the Southern Bell Telephone Telegraph Company. Conversations giving all of the advantages of personal interviews can be had between Atlanta, Macon, Rome, Columbus, Athens, Americus, Albany, and fifty other places. On Monday night next, at Reese’s opera house, Orten & Moose’s Comedy Co. will present the laughable farce, “A Trip to the Circus.” It is said to be a first-class play, with a list of specialties entirely new, and different from those usually seen with theatrical companies. Tickets can be had at Reese’s drug store. Miss Annie Freeman gave a “geographical party” last evening complimentary to her charming guests, Miss Bessie Freeman of Duckers’ KY, and Miss Lucy Farmer of Louisville KY. About twenty couples were present and it proved a novel and enjoyable entertainment. Upon recommendation of the grand jury, Mr. Mell R Wilkinson has been Appointed Notary Public and ex-officico Justice of the Peace for the 469th militia district, better known as Cook’s district, to succeed Justice E S Morris, resigned. The appointment will give general satisfaction as Mr. Wilkinson is well qualified for the place. – Atlanta Journal. For Sale – My home and lot, on west side of Greenville street. House and all improvements are new. Terms easy. Anyone wishing to look at the property can call on Mr. W H Culver at Newnan compress, who will take pleasure in showing same. For terms address me, care Central R R Compress, Macon GA. W S Wyche. Dr. J T Reese, whose illness from an attack of la grippa was mentioned in The Herald and Advertiser last week, grew unexpectedly worse on Sunday, and his condition since has been quite critical. There is much anxiety among his friends, all of whom pray that a change for the better may occur that will lead to this recovery. His symptoms were thought to be more favorable this morning. Judge John D Berry has gone to Florida, and the second division of the City Court will not be in session this week. Judge Berry has been suffering for some time with a cold that has settled on his lungs, and it is under the advice of his physician that he goes to seek a warmer climate. The cold that he has may develop into pneumonia. He will be gone at least a week and possibly longer. The friends of Miss Rowena Jacobs will be pained to hear of her death, at her father’s home in LaGrange, on Jan. 18th. She fell a victim to that fatal malady, consumption. She was the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Jacobs, and was just blooming into beautiful womanhood. She was a lovely girl, 17 years of age, and was the light of her home…… The funeral services of Mr. R N Moses, who died from an attack of asthma last Thursday night, occurred at his late residence on Dixie Street Saturday morning, conducted by Dr J C Wingo, after which his remains were laid to rest in the new cemetery. Only the relatives, a few intimate friends and A delegation of the Knights of Pythias, of which order he was a member, were present. An immense crowd at the cemetery witnessed the last sad rites over the mortal remains of a loving husband And father, a true friend and good citizen. -- Carrollton Times. The freeze this week brought out some pretty frost effects on the large show-windows of the city stores. One of the prettiest was observed yesterday morning on front window of Mr. E D Fouse’s store on Bay Street. It had the appearance of a mass of lilies and ferns, the exquisite tracery showing All the graceful outlines of flower and foliage with a perfection of detail And a continuity of arrangement that no human art could rival. A portrait of Gov. Atkinson is suspended near the top of the window, and Mr. Fouse is firmly of the opinion that the frost genie got its inspiration from the picture. It will be remembered that, the regular quarterly term of the City court in October, Daniel Morgan and Drewry Summers were tried and convicted on the charges of retailing without license. Each was sentenced to pay a fine of $250, or serve four months in jail. Mr. Summers paid his fine and was released. Mr. Morgan appealed his case to the Supreme Court. In the latter tribunal the case was dismissed And the judgment of the lower court sustained. When the City Court convened last week the remitter of the Supreme Court was put on record, And Morgan was sentenced by Judge Freeman. He paid the fine and was discharged. It may not be generally known that the idea of putting rubber tires on hearses originated with a Newnan man, but it is true nevertheless. Shortly after Mr. T M Thompson connected himself with the undertaking firm of J F Barclay & Co., Atlanta, he gave An to one of the leading hearse-building concerns of the country for a new hearse. Some days later, while standing in from of his place of business on Alabama street, A new buggy with rubber tires come Along. He caught the idea in for a moment that if rubber tires were good for buggies they could be used just as well on hearses. He wrote at once to the manufacturers to who he had given the order for a new hearse to know if they could put on rubber tires. THE VITASCOPE -- Edison’s latest marvel And New York success will exhibit in Newnan, at the opera house, the balance of the week, including a special matinee Saturday Afternoon at 4 pm for ladies and children. The New York Sun, in speaking the Vitascope, says: “The surf scene made A great hit. It showed the waves rolling in upon the beach with such realism that people sitting in the front row ducked their head instinctively, to keep them from getting wet.” This exhibition is worthy of patronage and the people of Newnan will miss a great opportunity if they fail to see the wonderful picture. The Vitascope is just from the Grand Opera House in Atlanta, where it drew immense audiences. The prices are – children 10 cents, and adults 25 cents. Reserved seats 10 cents extra. A BLIZZARD – Tuesday night and Wednesday brought us a spell of weather that will be remembered by our inhabitants as one of the coldest and severest that has been experienced in this latitude for several years. All of the disagreeable elements seemed to contend for the mastery – rain, snow, sleet and ice – and between them, the average citizen had about as much as he could do to keep his blood warm. Just enough rain fell to give the ground a nice coating of ice, which presented a surface so smooth and slick as to render walking rather perilous. More that one shambling wayfarer came to grief during the brief glacial period, some of who had pretty hard falls on the icy pavements, which were as slippery as greased glass. Business was practically suspended. Many water pipes were broken by the freeze. The minimum range of temperature from Tuesday night until yesterday morning was 7 degrees above zero; maximum 27. This is four degrees colder that the coldest weather experienced last winter. 4 3