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/ V -x \ i J 1 ^ Vsi ' i PRISE. ! V rr- x\ \ jf ^ / » > i I ^ Jk, —*i----_4S§ X. ^ A >L. XXV. (iSO OTHERWISE ^ing •<( " ar fr'* 311 ' 1 a " d k! j the Gresham* i c <l,m " i the Christian Index says: j Snaus-m preached an ex nr m st New Hope Sunday f ,, iect of “Reverence to He is a very el f preacher which ’ , jumressive , r , in the way he han ' this , occasion. >> jabject on westing T?ies< temperance meeting ‘ , r laV Delegates to *2 iti in which meet* in 8th and 9th will he . s Franklin, R. C. Cook, .y ss ige, H. A. Scornp. C. .. .!. .M. Pace, J. T Corley, (ira ves S. M. Sullivan, Al. U‘ .. y ], Oaitoer, W. F [\V Chestnut, duo. Roque E Branham, «’M Heard, L Li . non in tempi ranee work fv and important resolutions cm,.tv meeting is order L ur-t fueslay in July. ’ y.in is about as good and pi L- - 1 has ever been. Our pre industrious, benevolent Lrtssivs as at any time within >i y if the town. We have wlers, grumblers and kickers, „ r ,g them are some mighty en. rseihere ,s ,v,eked,.ess, r'TT drunk Lit] immorality in some quar (rich Line fact all of us regret and of us are trying to reme l after all »e are satisfied that tin ore good than evil here.— If us get a “spell” on us and lie that the devil has a biil the town, and especially to the taeratinu; when it fact, we lessreall out of joint and most l'/, v is ad right. Let us ipmJ drive despondency and bn'care away. Lot us award b the privileges we claim for tes, and last but best of all, let lisdwd forgiving to each oth Irloaking all errors and forget If unpleasantness of the past.— p ; mil is not as bad a town p - me would like to make it ; whether good, or whether bail, Lends on how you take it. get this “news” from the At [cuirespondent of the Atheus r ‘‘AH the talk about Liv ii being out of the gubernatorial lay be put down as fee the Colonel himself is con I- He is not only actively but he is “loaded,” as one Workers put it, with good pol it Itter which he is going to fire |the I The benefit Colonel of has the public before ig a faculty out of the way of newspaper fl icb is commeuded by politi but when he does say anything Gwith that degree of forcible ' "-'b is usually characterized as pie shoulder. Monday Coming up from non he told me of i 1 - m in which a Baptist min ho is an Allianccman, and a P' ! ‘t uiilroad lawyer figured.— «>( i took a preacher for dung 111 diking politics gave away. Just what it 5 a'e atvay, I couldn’t find out 1 thing that will have an jd 1 "" the gubernatorial race 1 »» oaded. “Neither is it "ns, but when you get " " " ntr .v everything is Liv r " I'the way Conyers a man J U P the situation last Satur b C eated |T d . ion “ c “» , but it k ,g e ^ ept that Living a' n tor Gover by Biwin “or a “MY COUNTRY: v i r si ik ever be RIGHT; RIGHT OR WRONG, MY COUNTRY ’ Jermaos. COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. MAY 1890. SOMEWHAT PERSONAL. Our Texas letter from CoL Mid. dlebrtntk will appear next week. It came U)0 lale fl>r thig isjgn& Miss Mittie Davis, of Rocky * Plains. isunfs * . . , c frle “ds v,s,t " and relatives in Con Dr H S - Hammond, of Madison. s P ent P art of Su "' la y and Monday here. Mr ‘ Paul Bleckle -V, of Atlanta, s P e,,t Sal *iay Covington, as the 8'uest of his uncle, Major J. M. Pace. j Mr. Julius day W Hays, of Atlanta, ■‘pent a or two of last week with friends ami relatives in town and the country. He was looking well. He returned to his place in Brotherton’s t popular store Saturday. Mr. John Chapman, who lives on the hill just this side of Cedar Shoals, has his crop in excellent condition, it lieing clean and well worked. Helms seven acres in melons and goobers, la* sides having on hand about 40 bariie cue size young goats. We copy this personal from the Con vers Solid South : “Miss Mattie Haygood is spending a few days with Miss Lula Peek in the country, Miss Haygood is a teacher in the Coving ton high school and is one of the most ;"« lle f“* 1 y™»g ladies in the state. Iiev. W. II. LaPrade has preached several forcible sermons at the Meth¬ odist church this week. He handles the evils of the day in a manner and way that leaves no doubt as to his op¬ position to all wrong doing. As a pulpit orator and expounder ot the gospel he has few equals anywhere, A pair of mules hitched to a two horse wagon ran away near the depot p rK | a y j w bile returning from the cel ebration in Oxford. Several persons W ere thrown trom the wagon. Mr. M. L. Bramlett and wife, Mr. Mark Jones and wife, and Master Joseph Epps received severe bruises, but were not seriousiy injured. Major J. J. (Rough) Griffin Agent for the Kentucky Mutual Life ance Go., gave Mrs. Carrie Peek a check for 81,000 in payment of a pol. icy on her husband's life. Thus it is, that this solid company, through its faithful agent, pays its policies up promptly. Mr. Peek had only been dead about two weeks when this k>A ' meat was made. In speaking to our Chairman of County Commissioners, Mr. T. C. Swann, in regard to county matters on Monday he said: “Tax Collector A. II. S. Davis has made a full settle meut with the county and has collect ed up the taxes very close indeed, lie has made a faithful officer and de serves the thanks of every tax payer for the efficient manner in which he has discharged his duties.” This is high compliment to a most deserving officer. Air. John II. Davis was married to ! Mrs. Sarah J. Hewell, on Thurs , day last. The bride, who lived in the western part of the county, was j brought to town by a kind friend and Rev. J. M. Geiger performed the cer emony. It will be remembered that ! Mr. Davis was over 50 years of age when first the goddess of love made captive his heart, and then, as now, his bride was brought to him. £ v i dently “Uncle John” considers matri i mony a blessed institution, and less he has no patience with thc (]L , ................ "»* i“• y I | “the , f , fruits , f and . flowers . of love , inpen aud bloom in bis heart. Uncle i John may be happy yet. You bet. town and county. everything and everybody, .. Refreshing rains fell here Satur <k '' “ d ^ ni S h «‘ - The red-bug is on deck and pic — are in «**■ . .Some folks have winning wavs to make other folks dUlike them. ' ..Politically _ . speaking everything is calm and reren around here R bherlff . ._ Andcreou . , , has of the •• one , tb ^ ** " ® •• V ery good stands of cotton re P nrt6 d from all parts of the county. | ..Covington sub-alliance will hold its regular meeting at the court house I Saturday night. ..Hon. W. A. Broughton will ” lie a candidate for the le«>Dlature ° ' from Morgan county. •; Mr - lrank bima hule W b ' s ^ qu.te severely on a piece of glass Thursday. Thc “" ne horse ” ?how packeil up an<l iUove ' 1 thoir 16,11 al " 1 ctfec ^ last 8u,ldll v - - ■ Our old friend, T. W. Dooley, of Eudora, spent Friday in town and Oxford. .-Mr. Ji.hn B„,„. c„gL t , 12 pound carp with a cast net at Cedar Shoals one evening last week. ..Services are being held at the Methodist church at 9 o’clock in the in* irning and at 7^ in the eveniti"-. -iaw.iM.1 ® friends and relatives in ... ’ a . 10,1 county. .. Religious services were held at Holly Spring Primitive Baptist church last Saturday aud Sunday. ..Our Masonic brethren held a very interesting meeting last Friday night. j ..A committee has been appointed | to provide more and better lights for the Methodist church. •• I he Enterprise is now only one dollar a year always ill advance. Get vour friends to subscribe, - ..Rev. Dr. J. M Brittain, now of Augusta, is attending the Baptist j Convention at Fort Worth, Texas, ..Quite a number of children have died in this county within the past two weeks. ..A good cow with young calf for sale cheap. Apply to W. D. Travis, Covington, Ga, ..We learn that Rev. T. J. Sivan son preached two fine sermons at the Baptist church Sunday, morning and night. j . .IV,f. Frank Florence is giving univtrsa i satisfaction as principal the public school at the Male Acad ,. mv . j l ", **' ’ ' r>- . T, , !*! - , T/ • t0 ,llake h 1 ” ^ 1116 _ 1 ** * p 1 - 0 j :) . l j ) j}j^ v j ic y j]j 1 . l)U AinI " ' ■ • ^ k kjr ’d a ktdv is anxious to ex t’-hange groves aud land in Orange tiomitv, f la., for a home in or near ; Lovingtoii. . .Airs. Mattie Hondan, of Gaines-1 ville, is visiting friends and relatives herc. as the guest ot her father, Dr. ' ’ ‘ ' al, ' J ' wiped .. The Midway mud hole has been from the face of the earth .od ■ 1 r * ,a, ‘ ^ re ■ or bonds are requested'to ‘ make their , iavment a the liank of W c _ Clark & Co., before Saturday, May * * OXFORD NEWS ITEMS. Examination of applicants for t< ‘ at l ‘ ers lk 'cnsM * ni •» held at Coin iniseioner J. A Stewart's office, in Ox- j *ord, on May 30th for whites, and on May 31st for colored applicants, ; com- | fencing at 8 o'clock a in. The Concert, which was postponed from the 26th to the 28th, on account * fclcUeKf ’ was a grand i success after e all, being the best ever given in the « Ias s> c town of Oxford. We have talent sufficient to be favored with such treat8 <> f ' 6 » Covington and Emory college had their first match game of ball Friday. the latter coming out victorious by a of 11 to 5 runs. “Cov ’ wen to pieces in the second and third ,n lim b' s an d the college boy* got in "’"a, „''* 6 " 1 ! nines played < ***. altllHUgh e neither , , hi, ,1 , " ' prac t,ce an F or prayed together since . last summer. It was a pleasant game, guying or kicking being indulged in by the players or spectators. The speakers places for the junior clas6 of Emory college have been giv en *° the follo ' vin S TOU ”g geutfemei, : - e '’ .! f a " Alnsw ta « rth > Cairo Hemming, : J E ’ joggaiiMi e, -/ Branch, Ameri (.JTwi£?W^L ^ Griffin’; Shiloh; J M Kimbrough, H H Little. Sparta ; H J Pearce, C R Williams, Columbus; A S Row laud, Orlando, Fla. All from Geor S’ a > except the last. The fraternities 2?r*r!rs Phi, 4; Alpha fau w " Omega, Ai ' k ' 1; l ii S “ A i E, 1 ; Phi Delta Theta, 5. I Friday was a red letter day in the Sunday school circles of old Xewton. Almost every school in the county was represented at the annual cele bration in Oxford. All the exercises were of a pleasant and interesting na ture. The speeches and songs were especially fine. A large crowd was present, many prominent workers and enthusiastic friends of the cause from abroad were in attendance, and erly love ruled the hours. The Bun day school cause grows in strength in this part of the state all the time, and evidences of its useful work can be seen almost everywhere. Besides the J in hundreds vehicles, who the came to the celelnation i street cars carried load after load from town aud Midway.— President Reubin C. Cook Shiloh school got first prize for sing ing and Gaither’s second. In chil dren’s contest Oxford was awarded the first and Midway second prize. Truly Thine, W---. NEWS FROM STEWART. Marble playing has commenced in tliis place, and Covington will be fhahenged , „ , to a game ere long. It gives us pain to record the death of Aunt Mima Morgan, which P' ! 'ed near this place a few days ago. May this good lady rest in peace. Mr, J. IS. Fiucher is mourning be cause he lost a 15 pound carp, the oth er day. lie had his hand on the fish when it broke his hook and escaped, A Sabbath school has been organi zed at the Union church here, with J - M. B. Fincher as Superintendent. Let the good work go on fur we can’t ( Jo too much for the cause of Him who has done so much for us. n 0 i, ^ , ‘ suHs mow c i we f Uauta ,nau ,0 chickens the ,*»* “ day, rather than to sell them to his neighbors at a reduced price. Truly, Kautr. NO. 30. HOME AND OTHER ITEMS AM THEY TRANSPIRE paoar ONE WEEX TO ANOTHER. The great railroad builder, the ae live, tireless, matchless Machett, was here last Tuesday morning. ° Ur " eW n, J ro- " ,U hel P the er “ . Let d a11 Ure us " We MU ' U ’ save the builders 1 trouble and annoy auce. Here in town all the right of way has been seeured and work is be¬ ing rapidly pushed forward. Th< V ***"*} hon,e M T' n Boa rd of „ 'j J , eor r. u ‘ l ut m '*' e its annua re ^ ’t, ’ ".T?!,, a ‘ 111011 T 10 J ’ u ‘ ' " ^ , * ’* , 10 ’ • tbe bour j ‘ A fearful and fatal accident befell the youngest son of Mrs. Wm. M. Langley, who lives in Oak Hill dis¬ trict, Xewton county, one day last week. The little fellow was near a horse that kicked him on the head, inflicting a wound from which the lad died the next day. Rev. M. E. Cawthon, pastor of the African Methodist church here, has been unexpectedly called to take charge of a church near Atlanta. He desires us to say that he will pay all his little debts at the earliest possible day, and regrets that he could nut settle them al! before he left. A mixed party of non-resident mid¬ night revelers got into a knock down and drag out fight half mile from thc i2n., oil Washington street, Batur¬ ‘‘*7 n, ght, i, in which n an American « ■ cit ■ j iw» of African descent got the meat ! i>eeled ,rum his cra,lium b . v a j balL otl)er damage'reported Robert Daniel, fashionable barber, bas improved and beautified his shop, upholstered his chairs, purchased lien razors, linen, etc., and is now better prepared than ever to serve the pul< iic. Robert is one of the best bar ! bers ,n Georgia, while his assistam, Jesse Watts, is hard to beat. It will , be rem einbered that Daniel not only 1 took stock in our new railroad, but j voluntarily contributed 827.00 to help P urckase Hie right of way. If you j ueed w <> r k in his line give him a cal . j The Athens Banner Atlanta cm' j respondent has this to say about tin congressional race in this district: “Col. Peek is booming up strongly as a candidate for Congress from this district. Although canvass of the situation is being made in his behalf, bu t it is a still hunt, aud few people realize what is going on The Peek mei1 realize that Judge .Stewart isven strong, and they are afraid to stir him up ; but unless the Judge does some stirring, he and his friends may wake up too late. Peek is a very large fae tor in this race.” The city council has instructed th. marshals to see that the municipal laws are observed, or else to report any and all who violate them. At a recent meating it was ordered that stock must not be tied so as to get on tbe s,de walks, and that none of the P ubbc streets shall be used by the cit ,zens the town as wagon or lun ^ y a,, dS’ where such articles are ii tbe wa y travelers on foot or in ve biules <,r *•“ horseback. A closer oil servauce of the ordinane. > [ouchiim tile retail liquor husines:- was aho quested. Let none l.irome ufli-mJed «t t’na marshals in t'u-i ■ dibrts to en¬ force any of the laws, for it is tileir sworn duty to do this very thing, If any ot the laws are burdensome ie, them be changed or modified; if any - . . ut so long a s they ‘ aiv laws ^ n they D'aD.l : art - by eufoi' " must.