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SCHOOLS
IVfXGTOS.
||t , be able in this is
„ and detailed account
sweat exercises of the
.
Lu» term < f 189*3, but
i.. rt'edm-jday it will;
■ ,... , n h do so. It
L. ir t-, indulge in indi
Lnt where so much true
L| all of the girls are
t |,(. toddling little
■ kggr to u- •'I!"" the 1 -'"'"l| sweet
I,,i M .l# lier eloquent
riti-ii. -Vs with the
x ■ with all of our dear
[ >r , -t t-' the smallest, j
tlu- music pupils I
■- .V Music elocu-} Hall.;
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Ik . -t ami Bam |
i.i' ! ! -iis All tl> e j
, m ,|- ; proliiliition ar- •
i: ,. ,■titered the j
jin !,A;;, "at awarded j
iri.twart, and the second j
I ®’ 111 1 1 , “Liy e\c- j
k red Mar speaker:-' Academy places. <>> s j
aU , how earneariy
lll ' r Jfl
and !Ut ' ' ! ,n 1 "“ l " g r ’ t, ' 8Ce SeC i i
" stamen themselves dsemselves 1 |
■ Itte delivered and .
«ere i
| *.Wamati*»n and Sc hoi-1
ie-jed it, both heingj
er Robert J. Travis,
fclenij’ boys gave their
I medal, but instead lie
■re *ml and gratitude, gratitude, for for no no
I,,™.! l™l„ or g i
atiua iium to w the me boys uuy under uiuitr
than has Prof. Frank L. I
Ii i- proud of his schol
[people Li are prmtd of him.
satisfaction as a teacher,
|priate sermon was
lethodist church Sunday
the young people. Be
Juted toad, in Rev. securing Win, a II. mints- La
iimd into service, and
iia hotter sermon could
jeliveretl, or a more ferci
jratdr selected.
.wiling theie tvac an in
c i. n ut the 1 riniary
filiate grades— 40 or more
These pupils, each mid
b m tact the exercises re
bleasant fact that attention
f*‘ M W been taken by
Mo preparing these ‘Tittle
|r this to them, and their
important and moment
Ad.
■ evening the Intermediate
1 Freshman class gave an
net with praise and
J '^ le huge audience
it was a rich treat—greatly
P‘ppreciated. MissStella
- awarded the gold medal
FT lay recitation,
mom at the hour of 10
I Sophomore class won fre
i b . v ‘ h e charming man
F'pm of the program
J” ' Hlt ' former class ever
F'nawfag |w the entertainment
exercises proved be-
1 ! at the girls had neglec
stu,J y' l «g their subjects
fJhecoming lotted almost perfect
late them on the pro¬
told that no time was
ular st’ djr and no recitu.
MT COUNTRY: MAY 8BE EVER BE RIGHT; RWH
WRONG, MY COUNTRY!"-At
COVINGTON. GEORGIA, THURSDAY. JUNE
lions oucited dating the preparation
for the present commencement exer
cises, which means hard and laborious
work t< papihand teachers.
To night, (Wednesday,) the exer
oisea -------- of the } Junior and Senior classes
will take place in Music Hall, notice
ot which T The will " Senior “ appear class in ,; our ur next I j
issue. will present
their pjular and efficient Principal,
zzsxxxt
a token of their appreciation of his
tireless service to that class and the
entire school during his administra
tion, which has been successful in ev¬
ery respect. The music each
Excellent order «ua ut^ivcu m
the exercises.
SOMEWHAT PERSONAL.
_ [
Senator Colquitt will be in Oxford
Tnt Mrs. K. b. Woodruff , is visiting ... ,
ilear one* in Doolv l countv
Se Hon. n Emmett IXfucYrsldTV" Womack \ will use his S :
vo Al/.G ai,d On,! i nH it An/i'i Fih aAn/1 ' ft 1 ' Liv f *
(>, ngre ^ !
Rey Jameg flnist ftf w ,
county, Tuesday spent Sunday and part -of
here.
Mr. Win. Aaron, of Winton, is the
g re t ma „ in Brick Store district to
g |,ow cotton blooms.
Messrs. Stewart and Mr. Livingston
w in bave joint discussions on the
gtum p ,j u t j )e Jpifth district after July
gt
Mr . j> T Crawley has returned
from iiuMii a <* visit v isi u to IV his (119 saw BUV> mills 1UI1I» in 111 Pike i
county county and and is is again again his his home home !
\ at at near
Snapping 0 ----- s _ ot ol Shoals. , I
11
- Mf s. Major J. B. Davis has two
« n,talou P e v,nes >“ oile hill that has
31 young melons on it and almost at
many extra blooms.
Mr. J. A. B. Stewart returned from
Louisville, Louisville, Ky., Ky., Sunday. Sunday. He He left left his his
JW i. «»» h,„», „„,l
idly j recovering o from the accident by' j
' vh "'h lie lost his left foot. ;
Messrs. R. H. McCoy and Gilbert |
Ray? of Atlanta, spent Sunday here
as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alex
Borders. Miss Maud Phirl is also
visiting Miss Annie Borders,
Eev. Henry Howren, the temper
anee lecturer and reformed journalist,
will deliver an address at the Metho
dist ehurch Thursday night June 19.
Everybody cordially invited to attend,
R ev . F . jp Haygood, of Atlanta,
one of the most successful Sunday
school workers in Georgia, delivered
an address at the Methodist church
Sunday afternoon, and preached in
tho Baptist church at night.
That grand old patriot, that honest
old veteran, Col. Thomas Hardeman,
is a sure enough candidate for Gover
nor. His letter announcing his for¬
mal candidacy is a sound, true Dem¬
ocratic document. Mr. Northen has
nothing better to stand on, nor has
any other candidate
There ______ are so many ______, fine specimens
of visiting manhood and fascinating !
young womanhood here and in Ox
ford at this time that language is “in
adequate” to speak of them all as
they, themselves, would like to be |
spoken of; thus it is our society col-!
umn is discontinued for this issue at
\ eas *"
In speaking of our brother editor
the Augusta News says: “If the
people of Newton county desire a real
good, practical and honest man as
their representative in the legislature,
let them send old Jim Anderson, of
the Covington Star. We are glad to
notice in this connection that hi5
name is being prominently mentioned
for a place.”
town and county.
everything and everybody.
Subscribe for the Enterprise.
cemeteries will soon be pat in
t * le of order.
Attend the e temperance temperance lecture lecture at at
Methodist „ , church Thursday night
It may * Decesary toadd anothef
Many ' visitors from abroad a aUend attend.
-
ed the closing exercises of our public
schools, schools, and and a a large lame number number will u-ill at
tend Emery commencement.
j/ e8SrS ^ > ^ ^ ros are ra P'
-
idly • pushing
our new rail road to an
- a ------- j
for hands and settle every Saturday.
rr,"*: T 4 ?-,
their infant babe by death on
day night last. There friends have
w sad bereavement.
Emory -------- j college ----- „ a ---->«.vuw~.v»v commencement will
C come several ° me f otf 8errn next " Mt week, h -W« he beginning K iDniD Divines * with
" IIf! on
f been un<la arranged. ^ An interesting program has
A heavy hail storm hurt crops on
Yellow river, below Cedar Shuala,
Friday and Saturday. Mr. George
Speer had his crop badly hurt and so
'
did a few others
A lamp exploded at the Flowers
House Monday night causing consul
erable excitement. - *
The alarm of fire
came near ca«sing a panic among
° l '' ! ' U "" U '. P‘"l' c v ' ’ were
attend r "‘ g the . eXerC * ses at M,,8ic HalL
Political matters and co, uence
ment ahnirs now interest oui oeople
and furnish them material for gossip,
Let us compliment the young school
folks and not be too severe on the old
politicians.
t ^ heir forces and ^ o-o do'V'* If 11 ,' 1 "
game “V of base ball with X the chamni \ ^ 1
“
club h(b of oi that thftt fUoitv ci eit). r L( Let /- 4 - a full f ii delega- ii
tiou witb the jj 0vg VS- 1
Mr Editor:—T he other day when
Sheriff H. B. Anderson and L>r. G.
O. Brooks bought the household
goods of a poorcoiored woman, levied
on for rent and sent them to her as a
free gift, they made many warm,
frionds who will never cease to thank
them tor their act of true charity. :
Rev. Jacob Garb, col’d.
The West Newton annual* Sundae school !
union will hold their celebra-;
tiou at Oak Hill as usual on July 4th
Orators of prominence from home I
and abroad will deliver addresses. A
basket dinner will be spread and a
royal time may be expected. Be sure
to attend and carry a well filled bas
ket,
Articles advocating persons for of¬
fice must be paid for. We can’t live
on sentiment, have tried it and don’t
propose to try it again until we get a j
little cash. An empty pocket book !
and a strained credit knocks most of |
the enthusiasm out of a country edi
tor when all his work is of a compli
mentary nature, and all of his labor
on the “free hash" order,
0n Monday last, June 16. the fol
lowmg letters remained uncalled for
m the post at Covington, Geor
gia : In calling for any of these
letters say to the Postmaster that they
have been advertised in the Enterprise
and have one cent ready to pay for
each letter, as this is now the law:—
Females.—Lusindia Tucker, Clora
Wallies, Soda Myers, May Bats, Ise
beller Luster. Males.—James Carr,
John Epps, B. F. Fiels.
P. H. Ferguson, Post Master.
Jas; M. Levy, Asst. P. M.
ROLL OF HONOR.
LIVE PATRIOTIC MEN WHO AP.E ANX¬
IOUS FOR YOCE VOTES.
The man who gets the Democratic
nomination T ™ for the Legislature T*’ ure ° n
-
,ul > -4th, shall ,, have the enthusiastic
»»■* <>f the Enterprise “without
wont wou ’t ask ul uUL.r whether his k.. name l, !*' \i:j Mid
T,uL7S Graves ™’ (’. T"-T’’ lr n,ll * wcnar ‘ ‘ ‘ i ,s s
’ ’
Bmwm’"IiUn^ Brown. It will lie the nominee and
l i> individual
,,ot l e that we shail pin
our faith to. This has been our doc
^
1 will be ’tilt we die- We won’t kick
rt....... **
saint or sinner, hot or cold, wet
dry, the nominee can bank on
..............
<d las election or, ’ if necessary, to
•
h, , »ur of - ,. his defeat. If issues are
i Jld T y ^ -L that f ° should ^, I"!™"’ be settled MO " }
j I where_a..d not originate at from another this time, quarter.' they will
We
willing to trust any man who can
seeure iri) t the ho democratic Monw,oi.<iti,> .. nomination, .. —- ! —.. s!
j without demanding pledges as to what
| sentiment he wil1 do will in tlle demand legislature. and Public all
I secure
Ration, regardless
I what a man may or may not pledge
lor promise to do.
lt will be seen that Doctor j„ hn
S. Carroll will surely be a candidate
‘
for the legislature. The Doctor is a
| ive progressive man and would dis
charge his duty if nominated and elec
te d. He is progressive and stands
upon a platform that has some first
class timber in it. Read his notice
and j et ],j tn gj^ake your honest hand.
q , ■ “ b « , ,.m„ary •
• good t solid, sound , and «
is a man, true,
possessing nACUDaairt rr otrorv every niinliAoniion qualification ♦/-» to innlro make
a safe, prudent and efficient represen
tative. If nominated and elected he
will discharge the duties of the office
to the best interests of all the people.
Read his announcement in this paper.
Hon. L. L. Middlebrook is a cau
candidate for the democratic nomina
tifor the legislature. He remain
ed in the h,mse of representatives six
- vears au<1 is evidentl v < l ua,ified l> )’ ex ’
-
P erieliw and education to discharge
dut ' es °® ^ ie posifi° tl if elected,
lie is a ' val 'm-hearted, companionable
gentleman, who is ever ready to labor
for the welfare of all the people.—
Announcement appears in this issue.
HON. T. J. SPEER DECLINES.
Mr. Editor:—I notice my name
in the Enterprise in connection with
several other gentlemen, as a proba
ble candidate for the legislature. I
take this opportunity to say that I
am not a candidate for re-election, be
iug opposed to combinations, trusts
and monopolies, and not wishing to
try and monopolize the office, I re¬
spectfully decline to enter the race'
I must return my sincere thanks to
the people of Newton County for the
past Honor they saw proper to bestow
upon me. Very Respectfully,
T. J. SPEER.
Covington, Ga., June 1 4, 1890.
From Stewart.— Mr. J. J. Har¬
well caught the father of owls in a
steel trap the other night. A good
teacher could build up a prosperous
school in this section. Mr. C. F.
Maddox is catching many nice fish in
his basket, Kalup.
NO. 36.
BRIEF, BUT ABLE SPEECH.
After the mass meeting Saturday
Hon. L. 1 , Livingston, candidate for
congress, made a short speech defin¬
ing his position on the living issues of
the the day. day. He He was was unwell unwell and ami did did not not
dwell at length upon any one issue,
but there was no mistaking bis posi
P mff . le of - th" .. country, ^ and hisopposi- ***
tioD rion to to this this kind kind of of tyranny tyranny was was clear clear
and f ,,rcibki - j Ie made a «»c im¬
pression on his hearers, and handled
his subject in at masterly way. He
j . avin „ thatb7 > 'b«d „ zti:.
We gentleman. He stated that he
1 considered the Judee an able ’ ' • "I T
entious (’kmihi, wn ,i
J
abusing or runculing »• Judge T , Stewart, c ,
j then he did Bot care to w regs
! at a ">’ 8U <* a P**. The speaker J said
if he couW not get to con ess
j [ his own merits he desired to be left at
home. He stated that he would
, , p( . a k here again soon, and that Judge
Stewart . . would ... be
present to address
the people. He thanked his friends
for the endorsement given him and
also thanked the audience for their at¬
tention to his remarks.
(>XF<3RD NEWS ITEMS.
Miss Uarrie Martin, a charming
Atlanta belle, is visiting our city, the
guest of Dr. Martin.
College closed last Wednesday and
every boy is putting on his sweetest
smile and looking fur his best girl.
All who can, must go i.iiii ] ■
boys to Madison to see the profession¬
al team of the Bermuda city downed.
Cov. Cov. and and the the count/ county* cordially cordially invi- invi
^ , he
j come also await them at all the other
exerc j se?5 (> ^- ( | car ^ y -^111 )1\ *
I
Hu rah for Hon. Tom Hardeman,
The members of the 2nd Ga. Ratal
ion say that he shall carry Newton
county unanimously. Let us honor
the men who have honored us.
Oxford can boast of as pretty young
ladies as any in the state, and there
are not a few who think so. [This
delusion will vanish when Cov. sends
her delegation of female loveliness
to commencement next week. J—-Ed.
Truly Thine, W—.
Coanly A t ;.‘3Rce Peering.
The third quarterly meeting of the
Newton County Farmers Alliance
will he held with Alrnon Sub-Alliance
at Alrnon, on Friday July 11th, at 10
o’clock. Executive Committee, Sec¬
retary and Treasurer are requested to
meet at 9 o’clock, on the same day
and at the same place above stated.
Henry L. Graves, President,
Jas. H. Richards, Secretary.
Almon, Ga., June 18, 1890.
Mr. Editor:—On Friday, July 11,
the County Farmers’ Alliance meets
with Almon Alliance at this place.
Iwo Sunday schools pic uic litre that
day. President Livingston, Colonel
Peek and Editor Brown have iieen ii,
vited to deliver addresses. Mention
the pie nic, and in my name give Al
liuncemen and everybody else in the
county an invitation t * * be present on
July 1th, mid for them not to forget
their baskets. Fraternally,
S. D. Freeman, Sec. A. F. A.
1 he street tax in Covington this
year will be $3 and must be paid by
July 10th.