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k j egrgia Enterprise.
VOL. XXVI.
EE AND OTHERWISE
fcMmday last, Dec. 1. the fol
K letters remained uncalled
I put office at Covington,
In calling for any of
ed ay to the Postmaster that
advertised in the Enterprise
(Saw one cent ready to par for
dimer, as this is now the law:—
k—Miss Janie Ceoper. Gents.
IK Hays, H M Henry Watts,
!> Summers, J C Coflton.
itf hours from a. in. to 8 p. m.
P. H. Fkuouson, Post Master,
iff. Levy, Asst. P. M.
C'svrn nt surveyor is investiga
l!S• practicability of making Yel
a navigable slieam. In
buy with Messrs J. C. Flowers
If F. McCord, he, began last
Eli examine the river at the
PM railroad bridge and will con
P'Wn to where this river emp
it'the Ocniulgee. The survey
Gif the goverment nt the ear
I'liMution of Esquire Harry
Mho never tires ill his efforts
I'fthe natural resources of this
rate section f’uliv developed,
tahoats ar( . never seen on Yel
Ww it will lie no fault of Es
Mmp County Surveyor Gei-
111 > in ip of the route surveyed
h’ttie nature of the soil and the
the minerals to be fuun .
I'l>e line.
P ! F M. Meriwether, of Wilke*
r *1'" is well known to nest
pleaders, Ntentperance has introduced an im
bill in the house,
| pJsell, divides barter, that no one in Ge.ir
exchange or give
f'D'Ua, malt or spiritous liquors
Imtities less than one quart. In
r'o 't the hill the Atlanta Con
f ' ‘ V* : “It is strictly a tem
I Dill— piously temperate But
fP® Impress -' Many members of the
the opinion that it is
I ■ r eme iu its provisions aud goes
I I than the province of consti
P*i laiv.” “It is not intended to
1 "'Hi the local option law now
« ae in certain counties in this
' i; < Judge Meriwether, the
tke bill, referring to its re
ton ts. “lijust applies in those
tlmt. have no such law.”
I Baker, of Rockdale, who
qrs ‘ s san! io have a beard
D Ur feet long, reaching almost
i- * !t ' kite-.- Sammie Johnson,
011 c °unty, who is 84
k “'ways years
gone clean shaven and
Wa, ever seen upon his pleas
kijr 4;, 8tor that
y Goes, in
l&Vttl ^ a, ’ men le . Were * ast * r * e, ^ ^ s
a
^tionaryV), of | 1 * "'Vf 111
be a ^' fought '!’ a
J»use cau,n M \f lss WjHig .i,. allowed Mr.
18011 to kiss hpr
" lie ^own” f f'7 ^ Ml
Mr and a,i declined to al
t,lr -haker r> i
^-l. n I T, , 7Th
teH (0 „"
Mi» lf
hzt Iffiodf.- t '^K'lkant men be- 1,
k ,1 ? U 9 Mr agai “ au<l Mr -
L L, 0 ‘ JuhuS0U as h «
u )v e, when leaving for
11 land 1 696 "' Ur ' hlskers “ ya ' nmie - a ’l*e-ev
l*"Sl i, * ri > think of
?'• ‘!* J 1 T’M “ nS : **, n SaitI sure ’
umber whf you > “ Lcd r has
his °
sk e ' S ° nc ® a week for
u y year J', - and
, iled • "Sammie” has
’ ake 13 Sun,la y raor, i
»e "»f"th ( ] u rj h
a ' S tllIU5 As
' utl 6 ab | ‘
may be " Ve " 6 know
• * n lln “ginary yarn,
>a 1 it is.
M) COUNTRY: tr.i Y SITU EVER BE RIGHT; RIGHT OR WRONG MY COUNTRY! Jwmamr*.
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DEC. 4, 1890.
TOWN AND COUNTY.
kvesythino and everybody.
The fall term of our public schools
will close on the 19th.
The U,x col >ector’s office was crowd¬
aB da ^’ ^ lltur day.
Conyers must possess unusual at¬
tractions on Sunday, judging from
lke number of our young men who
' n,ake it convenient to spend most of
their Sabbaths in that hospitable town,
If there were called a meeting of
babies and young children and the
question put to vote “who was their
great'H benefactor” the loud and
unanimous vote would be “Dr. Bull,”
for he gave us his wonderful “Dr.
Bull’s Baby Syrup.”
Robert T. Daniel, one of our color¬
ed barbers, has recently made great
improvement in his residence by ad¬
ding several rooms, verraudas, etc.,
besides having it painted, also new
fencing, etc. By honest industry
Robert has accumulated considerable
property and we hope he may live
many years to enjoy the fruits of his
toil, economy and labor,
Considerable excitement was crea¬
ted among some of the many negroes
in town Saturday by the arrest of a
colored man by the name of Tom
Gaither, who escaped from Capt.
Webb’s chain gang four years ago.
For three years Tom has been living
above Oxford and few people knew
that I:s had ever been a convict,
hence the excitement when he was
caught and handcuffed ou the streets
here Saturday.
Dr W. E. Rivers has moved his
dental office to the room over Col.
Mildiebrook’s law office, in Music
Hall building, where he now extends
a hearty welcome to those in need of
his professional services. The Doc¬
tor was horn and raised in this coun¬
ty and deserves a liberal patronage.
By experience and education lie has
learned well bis profession and guar¬
antees satisfaction to all his patrons.
Call and see him.
In order that our subscribers along
the mail route from Covington to
Starrsville, Newton Factory, Stewart,
LeGwin and Jackson, mav get their
papers before Saturday, we are forced
to print in time for the noon mail on
Wednesday, and often we are forced
to leave out local news which trans¬
pires after Tuesday night, until the
next issue. We are determined that
our readers shall get their papers as
early as possible after the time of its
publication, and hence are compelled
j j to nmrning, go to press although very early the Wednesday is dated
paper
lurst a v>
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Merchants as well as men in other
P rofe ^ ou ® a,ul lnus ‘ 1x5 I ,a ' <1
what is < ue them, else the whole
country will suffer. There has been
* "T** , .
do the merchants feel it ■ perhaps ?** more *
1 *
, i , ,
.hed^’ef every Z Z'iwm hS
his sT“‘ hour of rm trouble. The up merchant ,o 11
» your friend. He is not responsible
‘■' ,r thc lmv Prices of cotton. You
cannot afford to hold your cotton,
waiting for higher prices and let your
merchant break all to pieces because
hecan “" tcollec t what y° u are
him - These lines are written in dead
earnesf . a " d ^ hope every man who
reads then) will act at ouce, and there
hy, perhaps, save your merchant from
j 3611 failure. If you owe your merchant
I y ,,ur cotton and pay him. His
■ debts in market are due - your ac
count is due, he cannot o- ay unless
I you pay him.”
SOMEWHAT PERSONAL.
Dr. C. C. Brooks has returned from
a business visit to Birmingham. Ala.
■Mr. J. L. Lassiter is now mail con
tractor from Covington to Jackson.
Mrs. Virginia Camp has returned
to Covington after a two years visit
to California.
Rev. W. II. LaPrade and Messrs.
J M. Pace and J. G. Lester are at
tending the North Georgia Methodist
Conference, at \\ ashiugton, this week
Mr. Lemuel Parker was united in
marriage to Miss Ella Bennett one
day last week. Both of Rockdale
county.
Rev. Geo. W. VV. Stone, of Ox
ford, led the young men’s prayer
meeting at the Methodist church last
Sunday afternoon
Mr. J. N. Woodruff and family
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will move from west Covington to
the residence on Monticello street for¬
merly occupied by Gen. Scott.
Mr. and Mis. C. W. Cooke, of Ma¬
rietta, have been visiting our city as
the guests of Mrs. V. C. Conyers and
Mrs. 11. J Bates.
Hon. L. F. Livingston and wife
are attending the annual meeting of
the National Farmers Alliance at
Ocala, Florida.
Mr. Heard Perry has moved to
Covington from Newborn aud occu¬
pies one of J, M. Dialing’s new hous¬
es on Floyd street.
Mrs. S. F. Mixon now owns the T.
J. Shepherd residence and laud in the
city of Covington, having paid off
the Kiser mortgag<«oue day reeeutly.
In case a county court is establish¬
ed in Newton county the names of
Judge Edwards and Col. Capers
Dickson will he considered in connec¬
tion with th. Judgeship.
Mr. N. H. Head, of Newton, was
married io Mrs. Maggie Martin,
Rockdale county, on Sunday last
Justice G. M. Cunningham perform¬
ed the ceremony.
Air. Clary W . Wood, formerly
Covington, hut now engaged in a
large tobacco factory in North
na, spent part of Saturday shaking
hands with his many friends here.
Mr. Paul Bleckley, of Atlanta,
correspondent of the Macon
graph and Savannah News, spent a
day or two here last week as the
of his uncle, Hon. J. M. Pace.
One day last week a little nephew
of Dr. W. E. Rivers, of this city,
lives at Oxford, Ala , fell in a well
feet deep and was rescued
any serious injury.
Mr R M Sigman, one of the
id farmers and fruit growers of
ton county, was in town the
day and settled all his debts, as
been his custom every fall for
‘ '
> vear8 earb -
Mr. James T. Cook will pay a
ness visit . .. to . Kichmond, D . » , V a., in a
l>um, s hi. .Wh« he
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| V ' e ^ et th . ' S . ' ,em e fr °"' th . * AuS . ° S
,a EveU "'« ^ ^ Govmgton
f,t ‘ u ur ^ es 1 R or 8‘ ,n, * at,(,n ° nn
! electric H ” ht com P ,n V that P laCe ’
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j G1<1 Aunt J,M wan tS t0 8ee , hoW
Ud at n ’ g , pamt
Mr. Alfred N. Hays, af Hays dis
trict, has purchased the O. T.
residence with 55 acres of land here
iu town. We bid our friend and his
interesting family a cordial aud en
tliusiastic welcome, and ;trust they
will be happy and prosperous in their
new home.
NO BONDS AS YET.
Owing to a Heavy Registration in
the General Elections, it was
Deemed unnecessary to open
the Polls here Tuesday.
There was no election held in Cov
ington Tuesday on the Bonds ques¬
tion. It seemed evident that the re
quisite number of votes would not lie
polled to warrant a legal election,
even if all had been cast for bonds.
It would have requred a two thirds
vote of the registered 1900 voters and
as some whites and nmst of the color
ed people were indifferent about the
matter, it was deemed unnecessary to
°P en tke P°^ s at tk '» precint.
Provision is made in our registra
tio " act for a separate and distinct
r ,'istration on any local option issue,
an<l uuder which the Bon(,s question
could lie lield. We are quite sure
that the debt will finally be bonded,
for the people will not willingly sub¬
mit to an additional heavy special tax
when the debt can he canceled in an
easier, better and cheaper way, by
bonding for a long time and at a low
rate of interest, sav 5 per cent.
Some time in the near future a reg¬
istration should be had for this espe¬
cial purpose, and those who register
with this understandsng, will doubt¬
less vote one way or the other on the
question, and in case two thirds of
such registered votes were polled,
two thirds of said poll being in favor
of bonds, then the debt could be le¬
gally bonded.
STRAY LOCAL SPLINTERS.
Miss Della Blasingame, an accom¬
plished young lady of Social Circle, is
visiting Mrs. Col. Rogers, on Floyd
street.
A party of Newton county gentle¬
men will leave for Florida in a few
days where they will spend a month
in fishing and hunting.
For burns, scalds, and other wounds
Salvation Oil has proved itself to he
the best remedy ever used. All drug
gist sell it for 25 cents a bottle,
Mr. Wm. W. Curley left Monday
logo into business with Bates, Kings
berry & Co., of Atlanta. We trust
our friend will he pleased with his
new place.
The Legislature will hardly adjourn
before Christmas, and the* question
vtith the salons is whether to return
to Atlanta after holidays or have an
adjourned session next summer.
Influenza neither improves the
looks, temper or articulation. But
I Old Saul’s Catarrh Cure does cure
j so quickly as to surprise one.
25 cents a package, sold everywhere ‘
Miss g us j e Smith W.’ of LeGwin
(daughter of Mr. H. Smith)
has been “7 •seriously 7s,ck sick For to8nm some * 1
past, is slowly regaining her
much to the gratification of her
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triends m the county. .
A- of CWiu B t„e
T"! h
z. k z. 1
U Crack , sh,,t . ’ f C '7 . r ma "’ anJ , wh .
owns a pair of well trained dogs.
j Read the new advertisement of S
j P Thompson who has a large and
h ““*‘ fui st,,ck of K oods which P r( ”
Ht r e. fiU ! ar P anic and
* 18 -or cotton
>* ^"ly "" the nse.
Porterdale begins to look like a
young city. The large new facto
rv, new warehouses, attractive new
cottage residences, and other evi
deuces of push and progress are pleas
ant to look at upon the site and soil
that once was known a a Cedar Shoals.
NO. 9.
OXFORD NEWS ITEMS.
Mr. Frank Webb spent Saturday
in Atlanta.
I don’t write or attempt to write
poetry.
Our street car driver is giving per¬
fect satisfaction.
There was only thirteen preachers
in Oxford last Sunday.
Miss Alice Moore has returned af¬
ter quite a stay in cultured Boston.
Let Covington and Oxford unite
and have pyrotechnical display
Xmas.
Messrs Ed and Will Griffin killed
eighteen birds in four hours Saturday.
How is this, ye bird hunters ?
Mr. Wii! Anderson paid Oxford
several visits lately. Come again, we
are always glad to see you.
Rev. L. G. Johnson preached a
line sermon here Sunday morning,
while Rev. R. F. Eats preached at
night.
Truly Thitie, W-.
Here and There
Pay fur your paper
Suudav School Thanksgiving Fes¬
tival Thursday night was a pleasant
affair.
Quite a number of sportsmen spent
last Thursday in the fields huntin '
birds.
The ladies of Starrsville gave a verv
pleasant enteriainraent last Saturday
evening.
The owenersiiip of a pointer dog
had to be settled in a Justice court
here Saturday.
We learn that a gentleman from
Logansville will open a planing mill
aud lumber yard here soon.
Tuesday being eleclion day all the
bar rooms were closed and our saloon
friends spent the day in the country
hunting partridges.
We spent two or throe days very
pleasantly in Oglethorpe county last
week. Considerable grain has already
been planted in that section.
About 300 gallons of corn whisky
is made daily in this county. At Mr.
Sword’s distillery 240 gallons is turn
ed out, and at Mr. Bag by’g 60 gallons,
and yet they cannot at present fill all
their orders or supply all their custu
mers.
1 lie Covington and Midway Liter
ar y Llub has been organized with a
large membership, lit Club hold
J eekly mee l ' n>rS at the !ll)USes of fIi ‘
tt enil,f . 1
: l ' e,lt '" ' rsal “ P aSfi several hour
V *7 P leasant1 )' lu leading, recitation
ami social conversation.
A large number oi people were in
! town Tuesday. One tract of land h.
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j longing to Chafin estate was sold and
1 and bought hy the widow. Land iu
. Newton county is now a good invesi
! and „ "T 1 . means * ^ , T know eU „ d , ° rae “ <>f
it.
Kch.rd IVihfte,, of Lex
i **■ Sf.XT’ ^
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1 dog in a dark place so the flies won't
worry him and wash off with warm
| watef and „ ap aftw ^ ^
, name treatment will cure scratch-"* ^ ^ on
horses , or itrh „„ )e
Congress met Monday Imigthv The paZ P
message was a
{ Headvocatcs the Force BRJ JCn *
the w tariff schedule to be «
trial before it is condemned Me r.
commends the passage of a nati.u,
al bankrupt law. He thinks the
ver act will exert a beneficial iiifiue,* ice
on business. Most of the message is
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of no special interest to our readers
and beuce we only touch it briefly.