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GEORGIA ENTERPMSE.
OL.
r£ TO MR. JOSEPH A.
! <r£WAKT, JR.
iking of the good and true
IT,*, name heads this article,
I [j Lal’rade writes the Wes
ICkristian Advocate as follows :
U y, Stewart was born near
Ftfs.Oct- 17th, 1845, was
L to Miss Carrie J. Robinson,
U,>ro, Ga., July 30, 1873, and
LOfington, L Ga., July 30, ’90.
eight years of age brother
Lprofessed faith in Christ and
b t |ie church. The son of Chris
^ent-s he was thoroughly in
p j j g tbe way of righteousness ;
B , or e apt pupil ever honored
u training. He was a Chris
>r: sweet spi ’ited and true, a
jfasselfisk devotion and cheer-
1ST. 11 is young manhood,
f.imanhood and strong in all
jaa lities was a rare com bin a
j gentleness and force. He
*4fur uprightness, mat whose
p ns never questioned. As
*-,i and father he was tender
L, his great, warm heart over
kfitb love, and his wise band
Lois household according to
U ot God. Home was very
Lbrother Stewart, and his iu
Luere like “precious ointment
Lftrtli.” As a chunob member
pu’wiirt Icapable was blameless; as an
send prompt, an exam
Ijikhfuliress and liberality.—
L following owe mc®th of
piftness. was beautifully calm.
L words of love and counsel
ftf aml friends, provided for
Bp: .f sli his business matters,
■ fur the completion of bis
Ink as a church steward and
Istvment of his own church
Iri offerings, spoke truthfully
|:T,ngly of his hope in Christ,
■k, with his eyes fixed teuderly
lice of his beloved wife, fell
lit Jesus. ”
hive uu suggestions to offer as
iiDemocrat shall vote in the
relection Saturday, which has
Tit-red by the Executive Com
pv-secure an expression of the
si choice for United States Sen
is is understood by some that
tentative in the legislature
1st to be instructed by thedetn
ppriv as to how and for whom
pi vote when the election takes
Mtich will be Tuesday next,
i*th. Personally we know Mr.
pis Honot fivorable to Gen. Gordon,
believe that the Gen
k'twire a majority vote in this
p- The day Mr. Graves was
“ rates were cast, at his request
[gestian, eipressing a choice for
*■ Of the votes cast General
nJid not receive one-fourth,
founfi Alliance, composed of
** *l Qne i have publicly de
'*£««« Gen, Gordon. What
Wratic party will do Satur
*s know not. Let every man
ssgainst own judgment and vote
Gen. Gordon, just as
***• *nd so far as we are Con¬
11 Graves can receive
or re
'instructions given or to
‘• 't we presume he will do
li( thinks is right, matter
5>r no
r whom he may vote.
gia _________
• Jr r &'lroad, always kind
hag established a Sta
t s crossing, 3 miles below
.' . ^ s '^ ent appointed Mr. Swords Mr. Geo.
- has
rPPy since the appointment as
e* receive his corn and other
ship his “Sword’s Corn
Taui'^ y!' m 1 "'"' J) ® ' ar nStP!,d his big 80 having bushels
to
e town depot,
“J tY COUNTRY: AfAY SUB EVER
RE RiaUT; Rlo/rr OR JYRONO, JIT COUNTRY! JavnuisoK.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOV. 13, 1890.
SOMEWHAT PERSONAL
«, Irs. McIntosh, of
trio - of Oxford, has a
Pekin ducks for sale.
Mre. S. C. Spence has returned
from a visit to friends and relatives
in Monroe.
Mr. Walter Childs carried some
h.s dogs to Polk county last week to
join in a fox hunt.
Dr. C. C. Brooks has been visiting
Birmingham on business for the patt
week.
Mr. P. F. Hutchins and family
spent Sunday very pleasantly in the
eastern portion of the county.
Miss Alice Thompson, of Monroe,
is visiting Covington as the guest of
Mrs. C. H. White.
Mr. J. W. Lindsay had one of his
hands badly cut accidently Saturday
night. Hope Jack will not lose the
use of his fingers by the cut.
Mrs. J. J. Griffin and children have
returned from a delightful visit to
relatives in Virginia, and are looking
exceedingly well.
Dr. W. A. Candler was in town
Thursday and looked exceedingly well
considering his long and serious spell
of sickness.
Gen. Gordon will speak in Coving
to* on Friday next, at 10 o’clock a.
m. Let everybody come out and
hear what he has to gay.
Mr. Argust Boye has returned from
Colorada. Mrs. Carrie Camp, accom
paeied him, and will spend the winter
here as the guest of her father Dr. J.
S. Carroll.
Dr. Augustus Berggren is back
from Atlanta aud ready to cure your
horses, trim your hedgesjor ornament
your yards. His prices are very
reasonable.
Mr. John M. Allen’had a sudden
and serious attack of sickness Satur¬
day night which alarmed his family
and friends, but has about recovered
from the effects of it.
Mr J. F. Peek, Jr., has resigned
his position as Bailiff of the Town
district to take charge of the Oxford
street car line. He makes a most ex¬
cellent conductor and is kind and ac¬
commodating to all his passengers.
The Conyers Banner has been as¬
sured that one guano inspector's posi¬
tion will be given to Rockdale and
Newton counties, and that it will al¬
ternate between Mr. Franklin Davis
of Newton and Mr. Barto Goode of
Rockdale.
We are pained to learn that little
May Thomason, eldest daughter of
Air. and Mrs. R. U. Thomason,
Madison, fell from some Steps the
other day and broke one of her legs.
We hope this little girl will soon re¬
cover entirely from the effects of the
unfortunate accident.
Mr. John T. McCollum, of Fayett
ville, was united in marriage to Miss
Georgia M. Cunningham, of Newton
county, on Nov. 4th. The groom
formerly resided in this county and is
a most excellent gentleman. The
bride is a young lady of grace and
beauty, being a daughter of Captain
and Mrs. George M. Cunningham,
Stan sell’s district.
During the cruel, bitter, unjust
warfare made on Col. Livingston he
had friends who stood by him, and
they will continue to stand by him,
and support him for any position
which he may offer. He has been
elected to Congress regardless of the
false charges that have been circula
ied against him, and he will discharge
his duties there with credit to himself
and honor to his people.
1 WISE AND OTHERWISE
1 Th * Temper
ance ^nion DiC6t8 in Atlfluts Fridiiy.
.
All the States in the Union will be
| represented by some of their best and
noblest women.
Several colored men in Newton
election. the DernSraL^H^ilwat^hT last
When any favors are to be
shown or patronage distributed these
men should aud will be rememberd
by Democratic party. For one
we see no necessity of forbidding these
co * ore ^ Democrats from voting in the
primaries. For they have
showed their faith by their works.
1 ake yoHr religion with you when
you go fishing or bird hunting. Take
it with you when you travel. Don’t
leave it at home when you start to
work. It is a good thing to have on
a walk, in a street car, railway train,
hotel or steamboat. Some folks mav
not believe it, but nothing on earth
will level dowu the hills and fill up
the ditches, as you journey, like the
grace of God in your heart.
After so grand and glorious a Dem¬
ocratic victory on the 4th, all over
the Union, every business man, every
working man, every woman and
child, who loves good government,
should celebrate Thanksgiving Day,
Thursday, Nov. 27. Let every mer
chant in Covington give their sale
men a day of rest and recreation.
Let services be held in all the church¬
es in the eounty. Let us rejoice and
be glad, for a bright future has began
to dawn upon the land.
The Salem Light Infantry held a
meeting in Covington Friday night
and decided to move the company’s
headquarters back to Stnnsell’s dis¬
trict, with meeting place at Messrs.
Brown & Bros store on the 1st and
3rd Saturdays of each month at 3 p.
m. Members who live in town are
invited and urged to meet with the
company as often as possible. There
is no danger of the company being
disbanded, for it has been re-organized
and is now stronger than ever. New
uniforms will be ordered and an effort
made to get new guns at at early day.
Remember that Newton county is
in debt and the question of how to
pay the same has been discussed for a
long time, and the debt continues to
increase. Under the present plan of
special extra taxation the debt can
never be paid, as fur quite a number
of years we have tried it and our debt
increases about $1,000 or more every
year. The people are not able to pay
any heavier special tax than is now
assessed. The best and easiest way
to settle the question is to bond the
debt. Vote for bonds on the first
Tuesday in December. Let every
voter cast a ballot one way or the
other.
In speaking of’Judge James K.
Hines, a friend of his tells us that
the Judge is a first honor graduate
of Emery College, and a trustee of
that institution. He has contributed
$1500 to endow the Stone professor¬
ship of Mathematics of his Alma Ma¬
ter, and is known by his friends as a
man of broad views and of a kind and
charituble disposition. Judge Hines
has been but little in public life, the
reason being that he never sought
political preferment. As a debater
he is bold and aggressive,
conviction by force of argument set
in the golden crown of a pure, fault¬
less diction. Judge Ilines is about 36
years old, and is beyond question one
of the coming men of the future,
whether elected to the Senate or not.
TOWN AND COUNTY.
EVERYTHING AND EVBETBODT.
The State Legislature proposes to
look int0 the Okeefenokee purchase.
The county commissioners will hold
their regular monthly meeting on ;
Monday next.
The Wesleyan Christian Advocate
will be published in Atlanta instead
of Macon after Jan. 1st.
We should like to see a Primitive
Baptist church established in Coving¬
ton. Some of our best people are
members of this denomination.
No wonder a baby protests against
such doses as people will give it. Dr.
Bull’s Baby Syrup is the pleasantest
and safest remedy known for infants.
Berry Anderson, one of the oldest
colored Covingtonians, has renounced
the devil and joined the church. He
was baptised Sunday.
We are told that land in Brick dis
trict is hard to buy at less that $20
an acre. All over the county land is
increasing in value.
Quite a number of gentlemen from
Conyers spent Sunday in Covington.
A welcome ever awaits our friends
from the Queen City.
Monday last Judge Samuel Lump¬
kin, of Lexington, was elected with¬
out opposition to the Supreme court
bench to succeed Judge Blandfbrd.
The public streets and sidewalks
all over town are now in very fair
order. The cemeteries have also been
cleared of brush, briars and rubbish.
See notice of Winchester Repeat
ing Arms Co., and if yon are in need
of fire arms write for prices, which
are now very low.
Judge Boynton is re-elected .Judge
of the Flint circuit. Colonel Middle
brook withdrew from the race, which
gave Boynton the place by 6 majority.
“There was an old man of Tobago,
lived on rice, gruel, and »ago,” he had
headache so had. After he used a
bottle of Salvation Oil, he could eat
roast beef and plum pudding all right
On the inside of this paper will be
found the Governor’s inaugural ad¬
dress in full, proceedings of the legis¬
lature and all the election news from
all parts of the Union.
An interesting Missionary service,
conducted by several young men from
Emory college, and assisted by Rev.
W. H. LaPrade, was held at the
Methodist church here last Sunday
night.
Mrs. McDonald, of Snapping
Shoals, mother of Mr. James McDon¬
ald, died on Monday lost. She was
a noble Christian lady whose death
will be mourned by all who knew her.
May she sleep sweetly.
Gen. Gordon is said to have made
the best speech of his life to the leg¬
islature and the public in Atlanta on
Monday night. He said no man had
labored more persistently for the tri¬
umph of the Alliance brotherhood
than himself, aud challenged any de
uial of this assertion. He denied ev¬
er saying the Alliance had but one
plank, aud that a rotten one. He
said he did not endorse the sul>-treas
ury, or any bill in advance, for he
doubted if it would bring the relief
sought. “Turn your guns on your
enemy,” he said, “I am your friend.”
“Nobody can make me mad, fori am
going to lie elected, aud what is more
I am going to be elected by this broth
whose people are my people,
whose principles are my principles,
and whose flag is my flag.” Friends
of the General say that his speech
made him friends, and that he now
has votes enough pledged to elect him
on Tuesday next, Nov. 18th.
NO. 6.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
The Legislature convened in At
' aMta 1,1 l ^ e 5th. Hou. Clark How
ell > of Fu,ton - was elected Speaker,
8nd H ° n ’ Paul TrarameI1 ’ of Whit ‘
field, Speaker pro tem. Hon. R. G.
Mitchell, of Thomas, was elected
Presklent of the Senate. Both house
and senate settled down to work ai
once with the evident purpose of try¬
ing to see if they couldn’t dispose of
the business brought before them in
less than 170 days.
On Saturday Hon. AY. J. Northen
was inaugurated Governor in the new
capitol ip the presence of a vast mul¬
titude of people. The address of the
new Governor was clear and practi¬
cal. He said that the American peo¬
ple were burdened with too much
law, and the best government is that
which is governed by the least laws.
Local legislation in this state had
grown to be intolerable aud tbe gen¬
eral assembly passed too much local
legislation. Laws should be general
and uniform in their nature. Legis¬
lators should be paid a fixed salary.
Corporations should lie treated as cit¬
izens. He struck a blow at the law’s
delay, touched upon the illiteracy m
the state and urged an increased term
for the common schools. Down in
the executive office Governor Gordon
turned over to Gov. Northen the big
chair and said that he placed it in
worthy hands. Gov. Northern replied
that if he followed the example set
by his predecessor that he would lw
all right.
A large number of bills have been
introduced, an Australian ballot sys¬
tem bill being among the number. A
bill to reduce the pay of members so
as to fix the maximum amount to be
received by any legislator at $160.00,
with $280.00 for the president of the
senate and speaker of the house, with
mileage at ten cents for each mile
traveled. This bill will never become
a law in Georgia.
Local bills, “world without end,’’
are being and will be introduced.
They say the winter advertisement
ot houses will run somewhat in this
style. A large and elegantly furnish¬
ed house for rent, in easy distance of
a druggist who sells Dr. Bulls
Cough Syrup.
Our Representative in the legisla¬
ture is anxious for a full vote to be
polled on the Senatorial question Sat¬
urday. He says: “I learn a prima¬
ry has been ordered, let me entreat
you to try aud have a full expression
from every part of the county ami
releive me from any doubt, as to the
will of the people. I have giveu my
word and I shall abide their will. It,
won’t do to ignore this call from the
Executive Committee.”
On Monday last, Nov. 10. the fol¬
lowing letters remained uncalled for
in the post office 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 par for
each letter, as this is now the law:—
Gents—Will Andrews, John R Bin),
Johnie Mahony, Amlie Fremad, Da¬
vidson Devolt, W F Evans, H 1)
Fout, Will Grier, Moses Gilham, W
F Hackett, John Willie Jones, Prof.
E B Smith, F M Nix, A A Soole,
Minoe Stowall. Ladies—Nancie A
Brown, Callie Brown, N H Budge-,
Luca Carr, Lou Davis. Corine Davis,
Sarah Glass, India Hinson, Bailie
Brunde, 11 S O'Kelly, Dora RoUot,
Della Strog, Mam Ala Talks, Julia
Wily.
P. H. Feuguson, Post Muster.
Jas. M. Levy, Asst. P. M.