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The Urn Surprise,
PUBLISHED WEEKLY,
Tutus,, w Mottsis l,Al*r. 1, I**3.
S. \V. II VWHIN’S, lCniroK.—
•) K it -red at the Covington Post office
•* second clars matter. Term*, 81,60
ucr annum, always in advance, else
Two Dollar* will be charged.]
Editorial Notes.
Mis General (Jordon gave Mm.
( ’ eve'and her hand>oino*J bou.ptet
nt (lowers when she passed through
Savannah. This '•< a graceful
tr.bute from the charm of a sover
eign state to the beauty of a respit
ed union.—Augusta Chronicle.
The presentation by Keuator Jo*
Brown, of the petition of the Wo
man's Chiintian Temperance Cuioi
asking the repeal of the internal lev
entic, suggests a question as t.
whether it is a cao of ‘the devil turn
m 1 preacher,’* or whetlicr the devil
has raptured the Baints.—Albany
News.
llr>n. W. A. Little, of Columbus,
speaker of the house of represeuta
tives, is said to be ouc of the men
for the supreme court bench at the
election this fall. A better man
.could not be found. Iu ease Capt
Little goes on the Supreme bench it
would be gratifying to the many
friends of Hon. A. S. Clay, of Cobb,
to see him lifted speaker of the
next house. “Steve” would make a
popular and effi dent presiding offi
cer.
The way for an honest man to stop
newspaper is to say : ‘"How much
do I owe for it? Here is the money
and plea*e discontinue the paper to
joy address.” A dishonest man, and
there are only too many of them, :
■writes; “To The eDitnr sir stop
your dodrotted paper i Don't wAnt ,
iit enuy longger." Or be puts it |
hack in the post office and the post
maste- marks it “refused.” And
Chen such a fellow wonders why he
ra ft obtain credit at the stores.
Greenville (Tex ) Herald,
Hon. Frank P. Griffith, of Oconee,
is a candidate for the state senate
from the 27th. This is Oconee’s
“time” According to the barber shop
rotation system. There are five coun
ties in the 27th senatorial district. —
Clark, Oconee, Walton, Newton and
Rockdale. Hon, H. 1). McDaniel
laid out the rotation system here for
several terms, but it has rev ved. The
district has, in the past five years,
•ecu its state eeuut >rs promot and to
the governorship and to the halls ot
congress.—Augusta Chronicle,
We asked who would be Wayne's j
netct Representative. The Headlight
copied our query and says: “A
friend Ht our elbow suggests that no
I tetter man eau be selected than J.
F Stone.” Editor Freeman certain
ly must know that 8i Hawkins, of
the Georgia Enterprise came near
being expelled from the Georgia
J'ress Association because he permit
ted the voters of Newton county to
elect him to a seat iu the Legislature
Does he wish us to be expelled ?
Jessup Sentinel. The people of
Wayne would honor themselves while
honoring J. F. Stone with a seat in
the Legislature. He is u safe man,
an hon< st uud a patriotic man.— j
There should lie at least one country
editor in the General Assembly, and
why not lot it be Col. Stone? If he
is expelled from the Press Associa
tion he will be re instated after his
term of office expires.
REPLY TO PROF. JNO, F. BON
NELL.
Mk. Editor: —l wish to reply to
Prof. Jno. F. Bonneli’s article in the
Enterprise of Feb. 16tli, on the‘•Per
fection of our Public County Ronds."
Prof. Bonnell makes a good argu
meDt on his side of the question; but
it ia often said there are two sides to
■every question.
The Professor contends that it our
public roads should be improved it
would greatly increase the value of
leal estate—that our town property
and lands would be greatly liicrous
ed iu va'ue, that it would bring from
the northern states a re’iable class of
citizens. In fact he foresees great
prosperity among all classes in New
ton county. Ido not controvert his
statements and predictions. But,
the perfection of our public roads in
Newton county would injure many
industries in the land, and would les
sen the prosperity of some of our
.neighboring towns.
1 The "Perfection of our Public
It >ads" would materially injure the
wagon and buggy manufacturing
business in Tennessee, Kentucky and
Ohio. With such roads as Prof.
B nnell wauls our wagon* and bug
gies ami road carts would last much
longer, say oue third longer. If one
thir l less of wagons and buggies
are bought it would break some of !
the companies manufacturing these
■conveyances. Such good roads;
would de t oy the business of the |
JH"'i who repair wagons and buggies.
Tiieie would be no bumpy oause-wuvs, !
u > deep boies in the roads for wagon j
wheels to drop into to be broken, or
axle broken, so lire shop man would j
have go much loss to do he will j
*iave to g.i to fanning.
%■ Wi ll such good load* a* Prof, '
B -nnell wants the stock raisers in
Tennessee and Kentucky would be
loosen*. Horses and mules would
last longer. Sometimes a mule pulls
a heavy load of cetlon or guano
through the mud half way to the
axle, gets home, eats too much and
is dead next morning. The stock
men make thousands of dollars an
nunlly out of the farmers of Newton
county, became the bail roads wear
out the stock. Is it not our duty to
iel,i make flic stock raisers and
oule tiuders rich, even if it makes
is poorer!
3. With such good roads those
■ vvho go from town to the country and
' from the country to town would
; lravel much more rupidlv and would
: not have time for meditation, lior for
ktnple observation of the scenery by
,he way, nor would they have so
good an opportunity to exercise the
;,ace of patience, pulling through
leep mud and over rough corduroy
roads. It is true our farmers could
go to town ofteuer, in less time and
haul heavier loads with more pleas
me, saving the wear of vehicles and
'-dock to the amount of thousands of
dollars annually ; hut then you injure
Cue wagon maker and stock raisers
business.
4. Tire good book say s “Look not
every man on his own things but al |
so on the things of others." If you j
work to the “Perfection of our coun
ty roads” in Newton, you will lessen J
the trade and prosperity of some of ,
our adjacent towns, Conyers and So j
cial Circle are located in more level >
or sandy regions. The farmers j
north of Covington haul their cotton !
t l , and guano from Social Circle and j
buy their goods from there because
they all know that no team can draw j
a half of a load up Rivers’ hill when
the roads are fact it is j
difficult to putt through that mud
| with an empty wagon. Conyers is
improving and Social Circle is on a
business boom, and mainly because
the bad roads to Covington divert
I the trade. But a few days ago a
! well to do farmer below Newborn
! told me he traded in Social Circle
only because the roads are so bad to
Covington. Now would it be right
lo draw the trade from our neighbor
ing towns? Ought we or ought we
not help these other towns rather
than our own ? It is true Newton
county looses thousands annually on
account of her bad roads, but then
other counties and states make the
more.
5. Prof. Bonnell says truthfully
! that if we had the best of roads,
good citizen* from Wisconsin, Mich
igan, Ohio and other colder states
would cotue among us, buy land, im
prove the country, and this would
greatly advance the pi ice of our
I land. But this would never do. In
I such case get rich too fast, and we
would not have that poverty that
promotes humility. If we had such
good roads, and so many people set
tling among us, our communities
would be more dense, and good
schools would be so near, thnt many
could not have the privilege of rent
ing the farm and moving to town to
educate the children. Moreover our
churches would be largely increased
in financial strength, and the preach
ers would be paid too much. They
might become wordly minded, we
keep them humble by keeping them
poor. If we had such roads as would
i invite emigration and a denser popu
!l at ion should put in cultivation the
old fields L would utterly destroy
the hiding places of the foxes and
rabbits It would destroy the beau
tiful pine groves, and our majestic
j native forests. They say forests in
! crease the rain fall, and if you
; bring on a dense population that
I wiil buy up the lands it will destroy
1 the forests and might not rain so
much.
6. Prof. Bonnell would have us
fioat 4150,000 in Bonds at 4 per
j cent, to improve the roads. No
; doubt the increase in values in the
| county would amount to ten times as
1 much as the interest on the Bonds
: would be ; but then our fathers did
; well, and they never thought of 4
j per cent Bonds to improve the roads.
! We must honor our forefathers by
I doing as they did, and if they carried
1 two pumpkins in one end of the bag
and a lock in the other, ought we
not to do the same ?
Prof. Bunnell is my neighbor and
a wise and useful Professor in Em
ory college, but I would like to see
if be has wisdom enough to refute
this article. W. A. PARKS,
Oxford Ga., Feb. 2(5, ’BB.
Ix Brief, And To The Point.—
Dyspepsia is dreadful. Disordered
liver is misery. Indigestion is a foe
to good nature.
The human digestive apparatus is
of the most complicated and
wonderful things in existence. It is
i easily put out of order.
Greasy food, tough food, sloppy
food, bad cookery, mental worry, late
hours, irregular habits, and many
other things which ought not to be,
have made the Ameiican people a
nation of dyspeptics.
But Green's August Flower has
done a wonderful work in reforming
this sad business and making tbe
American people so healthy that they
can enjoy their men's and be happy.
Remember. —No happiness with- j
out health. But Green’s August ]
Flower tilings health and happiness
to the dyspeptic. Ask your diug
gi*t for a bottle, Seventy hie cents.
HEARD, WHITE
—A-KT-D —
COVINGTON, GEO.
READ THIS CAREFULLY,
And See What We Have to Offer I
Fresh field and'prden SEED Cheap!
20 Barrels Standard Granulated Su
gar and bought when sugars were
{fc. per pound less than now.
Finest New Orleans Molasses.
TEAS—If you want a good cup or
Tea buy our best Green and
Black, and mix—it makes a de
cious cup.
Rice —the licst quality
Pepper, Alspice, Cinamon, Cloves,
Ginger, Mustard, Mace and Nut
megs, all in bulk and ground,
and they are the finest goods that
Thurber, of New York, makes,
and we guarantee them strictly
pure and good.
Eagh Condensed Milk, Olives, Sar
dines, Mackerel, French Prunes,
large and fine.
The Best Fancy Cream Cheese, worth
2cts per. pound more than the
cheese usually sold in this mar
ket. Try some of it.
Peaches, extra choice yellow and very
fine. Large Pears which are re
ally sweeter and nicer than you
will ever find fresh from the tree.
Castile Soap, Pride of the Kitchen
Soap, Laundry Soaps.
Big stock of Cloaks sold at Half Price. All
Goods being closed out at Cut Prices
and many of them Below Cost.
NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY YOUR
FLOUR!
We have a big stock cheaper than you ever
saw it, and prices will be higher.
THREE THIIVGtS
WE CAN SELL AT
ATLANTA PRICES,
Adding nothing for freight, to-vvit:
Church’s Soda in kegs, pound and half pound
packages, Granulated Sugar, and Coats (
Spool Cotton ! Now, Brethren, if you run
short at any time, remember this, and we
will prove what we say !
Heard, White & Thomoson.
PAST DUE.—In looking over our books we
find quite a number of our best customers
have not paid up. The money is past due
and we need it, so nlease don't forget us.
Goods are sold too cheap these days to let
your notes and accounts run out.
Very Respectfully,
Heard, While & Thompson,
totf-Did you try a cup of Moninja
Coffee at the Piedmont Exposi
tion? If you liked it, we can
supply you with it, or with Tnur
ber’s No. 34, which is extra good
itself.
Shredded Oats are far better than oat
meal, try it and you will never
regret it.
Our stock of Canned Goods is full
and of the best quality. Boston
Baked Beans, Oakra and Toma
toes, Succotash, Thurber, AN hy
land it Co’s Condensed Stewed
Tomatoes, the finest in the world,
Devilled 11am and Tongue, corn
ed Beef, Jellies and French Mus
tard, ill beautiful little jugs, rea
dy for your meats.
Corn Starch, Borax, Sulphur, Cop
peras, Blucstone.
Maple Syrup —How nice with Buck
wheat cakes!
Aunt Sarah’s Ketchup—call for this
brand —also, a few Olives for the
fastidious.
If you want a fine quality Salmon,
vou can get it of us, extra fine
flavor, rich and nice.
100 Boxes Tobacco, the cheapest And
best in town.
J. J. CORLEY So CO.
UNIIKIITAKHUS ANI>
FURNI ; USE: dialers.
We keep a full stock of every thing |
in the furniture line, which we pro
pose to si 1. as cheap as you can buy
anywhere. Our Undertakers De
partment is complete, with the latest
styles of Caskets and Coffins, and
you can find somebody at the store
day or night by knocking hard on
the front door. We Lave the finest
lleaise ilmt has evei been in New
ton County—it fil's a long felt want
in Covington. We will sell to you
on time if you will fix us good pa
pers. Be suie and come to see us
befoie l>u\ing
We aie between Cm ley Bro’s store
and the tin shop.
1.1. CORLEY & GO.
. SJiaiVM miILLINHILI 13S
COVINGTON, : : : : GEORGIA.
THE FURNITURE HOUSE OF
THE TOWN I
W. B. I .ee begs to inform the public that
he has one ot the largest stocks of Eurni'u
Wagons, Buggies, and Undertaker's goods ev
er brought to the town. \Ye have a
aXTHTW HI
direct from the shop. You will be waited on
at any hour day or night in the Undertaker’s
Department. Come and see us and if we
don’t sell you, then we will say this, you will
buy your goods “mighty low” somewhere else.
W. B. LEE,
To Our Friends.
We take pleasure in informing you
that we are now receiving one of the
best selected
STOCK OF GOODS
We have ever offered to the pub
lie. YVe desire especially to call at
terition to our large and superb stock
of
CLOTHING,
AVhich, we think, for handsome
styles and superior make up. surpass
e most of the goods of this class
now on the market. In our
DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT,
We can offer substantial and dura
ble fabrics, and such as will please
the most fastidious in taste. We
keep no shoddy goods. If you want
a nice and tasty hat, we can suit you.
Of Shoes we always try to buy the
best on the market..
Our stock of Notions, such as Ho
i siery, Gloves, Handkerchiefs, Per
fumery, &c., is complete.
AVe keep a good assortment of
Crockery, Glassware, and Hardware,
and think, from our long experience
in business, and our advantages in
buying, we can and will make it to
your interest to buy from us. We
will not be undersold in goods of
equal value.
By honest and fair dealing, and a,
faithful representation of the goods j
we offer, we hope to merit uml re
ceive a liberal share of your patron*
age.
Thanking you for your past pat
ronage and favors, we take this oc
easion to renew our cordial greetings,
and to assure you a warm reception
when you visit our place of business
in Covington.
AVe are Yours Very Truly.
T. J. SHEPHERD & SON.
PATRONIZE
Hie Old Enterprise.
It “rides no fences.”
Jumps no nominations
$1,50 in advance.
Advertising|Rates.
Local Notices lOcts per line first inser
tion 20 cents per month. Business Ad
vertisements $1 per inch first time—so cts
each subsequent insertion.
CONTRACT ADVERTISING:
Space. I 1 mo. | 3m. | 6 m | 12 m.
I inch $2.50 J 5.00 I 8.00 12 00
4-00 | 8.00 I 12.00 18.00
f , COO I 12.00 I 18.00 27.00
leolm 7.00 | 15.00 j 25.00 40.00
i 12.00 I 25.00 I 40.00 60.00
1 18.00 | 40.00 I 60.00 100.00
When any issue of interest to the
people of this county arises it may be
depended upon that' The Enterprise
will lie ready to discuss in a way and
manner which no sensible man can
misconstrue or misunderstand. AVe
stand ever ready to labor
‘For the cause that lacks assistance,
I* or the wrong that needs resistance
For the future in the distance,
And the good that we can do.”
lgG has given unlver
tl satisfaction in th
ire of Uonorrbcß* .nd
leet. I prescribe Hand
el sate in recommend
* it to all sufferers.
A. J. STONER. W.D.,
Decatur, 111.
PRICE, tl.oo.
Sold by Druggists.
BROOKS & IA r Y, Covington. Ga.
L A I) I E S !
Do Your Own Dying at Horae, With
PEERLESS DYES
They will dye everything. They are sold
everywhere Price lOc a package. 40
colors 1 hey have no equal for Strength
Brightness, Amount in Packages or for
Fastness of Color, or non-fading Qualities
mt. for aa lo by
l>r. J. A. AY right.—tlnihl. J
BROWN LEGHORN!
Correct Pitfurt cf cur Chickens
We have crossed the strain and instilled
rich blood in our Leghorns, toy adding two
new roosters to our yard, from Col. Owens'
celebrated Tennessee poultry pens The
Hi,, i I "/boms nre game and healthy
r,, and plump, slow to set and the best
eg/ )u . hirers known to the chieken world.
Eggs for hatching purposes will lie sold the
same as last year 13 for 73 cents. Call
at our "shanty" and look at the chickens,
or address : Enterprise, Covington, Ga
UNDBBLTAKLEIIS,
Shawl-Nee'! Carnes
Reduced from $1.50 to
One Dollar for 13 Eggs
The Shawl-Neck Games are the finest,
healtiest and best pit and barn-yard fowl
on earth. My eggs will be fresh, coming
direct from selected lowls kept in my poul
try yard in Covington. A. 11. S. DAVIS
With Heard, White & Thompson.
$50.000J0 Loao!
In Sums of $2,500 and above, at a
less rate than heretofore obtuined.—
$25,000,
In sums of S3OO and above, on im
proved farms.
Parties having money to lend, can
get good interest and be secured by
good real estate. See me.
I buy and sell Real Estate on com
mission. Parties wanting to sell
might do well to confer with me,
\V. SIOTT, Covington, Ga
Georgia Railroad.
Slone Mountain Route.
G EORGIA RAI LUO AI) COMPANY
Office General Manager,
Augusta, Ga. Sept. 17th, 1887.
Commencing Sunday, Sept 18th, the fol
lowing Passenger Schedule will he op
erated :
—FAST LINE.—
No. 27 AA’kst Daily.
Leave Augusta 745 a. m
Arrive AY ashington... .10 20 a m
Leave Washington.... 720 a m
Leave Athens 7 45 a. in.
Leave Covington 11 30 a. in.
Arrive Atlanta 1 00 a. in.
No. 28 East Daily.
Leave Atlanta 2 45 p. m
Arrive Athens 7 20 p. in.
Leave Athens 3 00 p. m
Arrive Covington 4 00 j>. m
Arrive Washington 720 p m.
Leave Washington.... 4 20 p m.
Arrive Augusta 8 15 p ni.
No. 1 AVest Daily.
Leave Augusta 10 45 a. m.
“ Macon . 710a. m.
“ Milledgeville .... 919a. m.
“ AVashiugton ... 11 20 a. in.
“ Athens 900 a. in.
Arrive at Covington ... 3 53 p. in.
“ “ Atlanta 545 p. m.
No. 2 East Daily. .
Leave Atlanta 8 00 a. m.
“ Covington 943 a. in.
Arrive at Athens 5 05 p. ni.
“ “ Washington ..220 p. in!
“ Milledgeville . . 4 11 p. m.
“ “ Macon 600 p. ni.
“ “ Augusta .... 335 p. m.
No. 3 AVest Daily.
Leave Augusta 10 15 p. m.
Arrive at Covington .... 4 25 a. in.
Arrive at Atlanta 6 30 a. rn.
No. 4 East Daily.
Leave Atlanta 9 00 p. m
“ Covington 10 58 p. ni.
Arrive at Augusta .... 500a. m
ATLANTA COMMODATION.
(Daily, except Sundays )
Leave Covington 5 40 a m
Arrive Atlanta 7 55 a. m'
Leave Atlanta 6 15. p ru
Arrive Covington 8 35 p. m.
No. 28 stops at Harlem forsnpper.
Trains No.’s 27 and 28 will stop
and receive passengers to and from
the following stations only—Grove
town, Harlem, Thomson, Norwood,
Harnett, Crawfordville, Union Point,
Greensboro, Madison, Rutledge
Social ( ircle, Covington, Conyers,
Lithonia, St. .Mountain At Decatur.
J OHN AV. GREEN,
_ _ „ General Manager.
E- R. DORSEY,
. „ General Passenger Agent.
J )h A\ . \\ HITE, Gen. Trav, Puss.
Agent, Augusta, Gn.
Don't Buy Uum
Find cut tUs C
Ini p r ° v^
■gf M* 'TVV. mc Utß,
Save tlio *
middleman’s
PROFITo.
*4“SEN!) FOR ( .TALoutfl
J. P. Stevens U\
47 Whitehall Struct
ATLANTA GA.
Franklin B. Wrii)
—COVINGTON, (; A ,®
Resident Physician & Sn
6vry"Obstetrics, GyneeoWy hi,,.,
and Children, ami *]|
diseases of a private i.utur, „
1 have u horse at my command „Uj"
enable me to attend the calls „f t |,
rounding country, as well as my cit T J
tiee. FRANKLIN I!. WltK;jj| u
JNO. 11. HAILE
MANUFACTURER OP
Fimßoots&Slioi
JSSTOYINGTOX, GA -.g
HAVING Opened my shop, Dpstaiq
King corner building. I am p-, ~
to do all kind of hoot and shoe unrtin
best style. All kind of repairing ,l (lln
reasonable rates Give me a trial.
Respectfully, JOHN 11. BAILi
Si
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Liberal discount allowed to postmui
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lyr 1 Frank us Soiiase, K
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Covington, Geormj
—BOARD OF RSTRUCTHxj
3ev. J. T. McLaughlin, A. M.,
Piusnl
Mathematics, Belleslettrc ami Hi
Science.
Rev. R. J. BIGIIAM. A. M .
Mural Sri,
Rev J. M. BRITTAIN, A. M
Latin. French, and Natural Scil
Rev. JESSE BORING. M D„ H 1 1 ,
Anatomy, Physio’ogy, ami Hvg
Mrs. L. N. O’KEEFE,
Primary Ih-pirtl
Miss LUIJE McINTOSiI, -mm
Prof. R. M. McINTOSH. of Kniuijflj
Instrumental and Vocall
Mrs. SALLIE ROGERS CHAX (EL
Scboul of
RATES OF TUITIOY-
Fall Term I
Primary Department $ '•* 1)0
Intermediate Department HOO J
Freshman and Sophomore
Classes IT 00 1
Jun : or and Senior (’lasses -100 *
CHARGES FOR MUSIC PER MO3S
Advanced pupils in instrumental
music
Beginners
Special Vocal Training
One person taking both
(’lass singing given to the mnsic i
and to the entire school without *
charge
Prof. R. M Mclntosh will jrjve the
sic class his “Course in Note Heading
Exercises, Fall Term, resume Aug.
close Dec. 16th.
’’Fourteen Gold Meda
Prizes for those present ox nR;IT
B®.Full benefit of School I-’nndalh
Board in private families $lO to?
month.
MTTuition for the Term due ijP
rollment, and payable monthly— 0 PJ
advance for the Term, a discount
per cent, will he allowed.
By order of the “Executive W*
Trustees.” rr >
J. A. STEWART,
Secret!
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Covington. Ho- ,B y OT further in®,
Newton counties, *\ Heard. ’L
see YV. A. HICKS, with
Thompson. Ore nio"
Boots at a Bauoai* 1 -
Boot’s as 50 cent vv 'J vort h #
m,„'. u...* a;
„ .. *3,00, *" rtb
at \V. B Lee’s.