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burned TO DEATH.
One morning last week Miss M is
eoiiri Boggus t aged 11 years, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Boggus, j
of Gum Creek district, went to the
iscliool house and while trying to build
a fire her dress caught in a light blaze.
She ran out iu the road where Mrs.
Harris saw her and came to
rescue, putting out the flames
with a blanket, For some time it
was thought that she was not seriously
burned, but it was deemed best to
send for a Doctor, who came and at
once pronounced her case hopeless, as
he was then in a dying condition,
having swallowed the flame of fire.
Miss Missouri was a bright and beau¬
tiful little girl, the pride and joy of
her parent’s hearts and beloved by
Isll who knew her. The sympathies
I fall our people go out to Mr. and
Mrs. Boggus iu their time of grief
r nd sorrow over the untimely and
tragic death of their sweet and pre¬
vious daughter.
RIFLE SHOOTING.
The Early County News tells the
following: “Uncle Buck Anthony is
decidedly the the best shot in this sec¬
tion. lie can take a lock of cotton
with one «ecd in it, stick a pin through
the seed into a b^ard, stand off fort} 7
birds and with an ordinary Winches
ter rifle pick every particle of the lent
pff the seed and never touch it ”
We wish that our old friend, Es
[uire Marion Berry, was alive so that
ie could give “Uncle Buck a few
e&sous in rifle shooting, The ’Squire
ft the age at 70 years, got our gun
mith, Mr. Jesse Lamb, to make him
| rifle that carried 130 bullets to the
found of lead. He once bored a hole
a a gate post, with a small gimlet,
N stepped off 100 yards to show the
0’S how well he could shoot “off
and. The first shot he fired went
trough thegi mlet hole without scrap
ig either side, and for 129 straight
nits he put every bullet through the
mie hole, rubbing it so slick with
md that it looked as if some one had
lecn swabbing it out with a greazy
■£• The ’.Squire had great confi
ence iu his rifle and with a little
ractice he he got so lie could clip the
lugs off a bumble bee in the air at
M yards without touching its body
tie Squire got so that he would
' ,H) t tl board at the distance of
*0 )ar<ls and after the first bullet
enl through the board he would bet
;tl to o Ue that he could shoot 1000
lore bullets through the same hole.
DEATH’S SAD ROLL.
Mrs. Mi uierva Glass, a lady well
1<)wu anJ dearly beloved hv
0Ur People, departed many
this life at the
ome of her daughter, Mrs D. H.
U ?a rt V ’ n Atlanta, March 20.
I N 83 - ’ on
years. Her husband, Judge j
, ail; *>» Glass, died several
K Gla leaves years ago. !
ss several children
1(1 Uan V ‘Natives and friends
- precious to j
memory. Her j
were carried to the family j
" K orn for burial.
| l'h »■ ‘w people who desire I
to
mrisical aud liter arv enter- I
"livers, Friday night, i
....... tlle afl ern'>oi) train un.l;
' r “l">methat„i shtnntheex p ress. j
le Ladies 8 Aid Soci
r " Bresbyteri ■‘ety, of the Con
lar Se of ,an church will have
the entertainment and the j
P ei Pts will l
)e appropriated to dis
farghig S0 »ne church obligations.
We S -_
; ® OUr cl >eap coffins and
t Y the Ieadi factories
“g and j
‘ , ? Perthan the
Ught el 8e ^ ca “ be
We - W. B. Lee & Co.
4 i MY COUNTRY: MAY SHU EVER BE RIGHT; RIGHT OR WRONG MY COUNTRY! Jefferson.
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1895.
WISE AND OTHERWISE.
The Public School teachers of New
ton county, who may wish to make
contracts will find me at the college
building next Saturday, 30th. The
white teachers will please come in the
forenoon and the colored teachers in
the afternoon. The first quarter’s re¬
port is now almost due. Please ceme
at once. W. C. Wright,
March 26.] C. S. Commissioner.
In speaking of our friend and Con¬
gressman, the Atlanta Constitution
says: “Colonel Leonidas Livingston
had many callers yesterday in his
rooms in the Markham. It was evi¬
dent from the heartiness of their greet¬
ings • that the
congressman was among
his friends, and that the number of
his friends was enlarged because of
‘the enemies he had made. •> yy
Newton Superior Court did not
meet until Thursday of last week, but
His Honor, Judge Richard H. Clark,
pushed business right along and the
probability is that court will adjourn
about Saturday; however, it may be
that court will he in session part of
next week. Solicitor General Candler
was on hand and doing his best to
bring evil doers to the bar of justice
The killing of fish with dynamite,
iu our streams, is a violation of the
law, and any one convicted of this
crime is sure to suffer, for the fine can
be put at $1,000, or imprisonment in
the penitentiary for a long time.
Many people in the county have made
up their minds to secure proof enough
to convict all parties who do their
fishing in this illegal and destructive
way.
The pension bill introduced and
passed she House during the last ses
sion of Congress by Hon. C. L. Moses,
the able representative from the 4th
district, was loaded down in the Sen
ate with a service pension for all
uinion soldiers carrying an appropria
tion of 82'“' ' >' > 000,000, and with this
infamous load the just measure of
Mr. Moses to increase the pensions of
old Mexican and Indian war soldiers
went to its death. Mr. Moses will re¬
introduce his bill in the next Congress
and continue his gallant fight for
these old veterans
Hon. R. J Redding of the state
experiment farm at Griffin reports the
creamery to be in a flourishing condi¬
tion, turning out cheese that cannot
be excelled anywhere. Mr. Redoing
is enthusiastic over the present out
look for an unusually fine fruit crop.
The trees in his section, lie says, are
just beginning to bud, but not a one,
•lot even the plum bushes are iu bloom i.
There are more fruit buds on the
trees than lie has seen for a number
of years, and he says the present out¬
look is that there will be one of the
biggest fruit crops in Georgia this
year that has ever been seen here.
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Governor Atkinson called upon the ;
banks in Georgia, that are State de- j
positories, to pay interest on such de
posits. It is said that all, except * two, j
have consented, , (some , of r»,i them under , „ j
protest), , n 2 cent, . on daily i -i i
to pay per
balances. The two exceptions being j
the Georgia Railroad Bank, ol Au- i
gusta, aud the Clark Banking Com-1
pany, of Covington. Both of these |
banks are conducted upon sound busi- j
ness principles and are popu lar and |
solid financial institutions. No inter
est was demanded when they were
made depositories, and we don’t blame
them for declining to pay interest on j
it now They did exactly right in
returning the State’s money to the
treasury in Atlanta,
SOMEWHAT PERSONAL.
Sheriff Fears, of Morgan county,
spent part of Sunday here.
Miss Sallie May Sock well is visit¬
ing her sister, Mrs. Carrie Mobley, at
Hogansville.
Mr. W. B. Lee is preparing anoth¬
er large fish pond on his Home place
here iu town.
Ex Governor James S, Boynton
has been shaking hands with his many
friends here during court.
Colonel and Mrs. T. P. Callaway
are spending some time in Covington
as the guests of their children.
Mr. James A. Grant tells us that
two peach trees in his orchard were
in full bloom on March 18th.
Miss Josie Atkinson, a fascinating
beauty from Madison, has been visit¬
ing Miss Daisy Carroll, in Midway.
Col L. B. Anderson, well known to
many of our people, is reported to be
dangerously sick in Atlanta.
Hon. A. C. McCalla, of Conyers,
has been in attendance on Newton
superior court and is in the best of
health.
Hon. Thomas J Speer has been
serving as foreman of the grand jury
and makes a most excellent presiding
officer.
Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Wheeler spent
Saturday last with Colonel and Mrs.
Holder, near Almou, and report a de¬
lightful time
Messrs. R. J. Terrell and H. D.
Terrell spent several d' ys of last week
very pleasantly visiting dear ones at
Flovilla.
Col. John Maddox and Judge
Gleaton, two brilliant members of the
Conyers bar, have been attending
court here.
Mr. Joseph Harris, one of the truest
and best men in Georgia, came down
from Rome last week and spent sever¬
al days with friends and relatives here
We regret to learn that Mrs. James
Cook is seriously sick at the home of
her husband in this city. May this
good and noble lady be restored to
health again at a very early day.
Mr. John Christian died in the
Asylum at Milledgeville a few days
ago His remains were carried to his
old home iu Rockdale county for
burial.
Mr. C. C, Robinson, one of our
popular and progressive merchants,
lias returned from a business visit to
the Northern and Eastern markets
where he bought a large and elegant
line of handsome new goods.
Mr. Robert Huson, popular engi
Covington accommodation
train, has returned from a visit to rel
atives in Bii mingham, Ala. Friend
R°hert brought a fine pug dog oacK j
with him.
Mr. J. II. Jones, of Brick Store dis- |
trict, has recently sold a lot of pigs
which brought him $35.65. He also i
$80.00 worth of cattle. Friend
]} ] progressive farmer !
j ones a ve an( i
ant j a m jghtv clever man. !
Miss Ella Smith, of Porterdale, is ;
slowly ...... health. She is I
- improving 1 in
a most excellent lady and has many
friends here and elsewhere who will I
hail with gladness her rapid recovery. j
She is a sister ol Mrs, John Taylor, j
of Gov,n . ton
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The Smyrna correspondent of the
Conyers Weekly pays this com pi i j
ment to a cultured Newton county j
lady: “Miss Linda Holder, of
Alnion, who has been teaching in our j
school, returned home satisfaction Monday. while She j
has given entire
teaching at Smyrna. She is, in fact,,
one of the best teachers in the state.”
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
Mr Bennie Ogletree spent Sunday
with friends and dear ones in Brewers
District.
See the handsome oak suits, side
boards, hat racks, rockers, etc., cheap
at new Furniture store. L. D. Adams
Mr. J. D. Ellington is of the opin¬
ion that all the blue birds were frozen
to death during the late snow and
freeze. Others tell us that many
doves and other birds also died from
the cold.
We get this item from the Conyers
Banner: “Miss Sallie Trenholm, ac¬
companied hv the charming daughter
of clever Richard W. Tucker, Miss
Florede, spent last Saturday and Sun¬
day iu Covington. They report as
having had a delightful time.”
Ail persons from Newton county
who desire to attend-the United Con¬
federate Veterans’ Reunion, at Hous
ton, Texas, from May 20lh to 24th,
can secure railroad transportation for
leenteach way, making about S16,00
for the round trip.
The Second Quarterly meeting of
the Newton county Sunday School
Association will be held in Mount
Pleasant church Saturday, April 6th
The meeting will bean important one.
Superintendents are requested to ap¬
point delegates. W. C. Wright,
Secretary.
Mrs. Joel B. Ellington, of Gum
Creek district, has the best variety of
collards ever brought to this State.
Fifty years ago she brought some
seed with her from North Carolina
and lias continued to save seed every
year. These collards stand the cold
est kind of weather and can be kept
fresh and sound all the winter.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Con¬
yers Presbyteriau church will give an
Intertainment, in that town, on Fri¬
day evening, March 29th. An inter¬
esting and happy time is in waiting
for all who attend. The ladies of the
i < Queen City” extend a cordial invita¬
tion to the good people of Newton
county to be with them on this oc¬
casion.
Newton county is gradually paying
her public debt. Some ten years ago
she owed about $46 000. Last year
it was about S25.000. Over $5,000
has been paid on the debt this year,
which leaves now about 820.000 that
the county owes. The county expen¬
ses for this year must, however, be
paid with money on hand, or be run
over until the taxes are collected this
winter. The best and easiest way to
get rid of this debt is to bond it.
A Eatonton coriespondent of the
Macon Telegraph has this kind word
for the Middle Georgia & Atlantic
railroad and its active and accommo
dating General Manager: H The Mid
die Georgia railroad has just put on a
beautiful new engine, which cost $7
200. Mr. Thomas, the general mana
ger, is doing all he can to give the
public good passenger and frieght fa
cilities. Eatonton has the best mail
system ever in vogue since the town
has had a railroad.”
t 4 Dailv Walks aud Talks with God,
In His Own Ways and Woids, has
been ca ]j e{ j t by one of the leading
raeu of the c | iurc h, “The Book of the
Century. We don’t know that an
ot h ei . edition will be brought out.
Rev. Mr. Daves, Sr., is at humemovv,
and a copy of this book, so necessary
to each life can begotten through him.
He spent many years of work, faith
and prayer, in it-s preparation. You
can do without bread, but you can’t ^
do without this book. See Mr. Daves
at one*. It has the strongest endorse
meats from many of our strongest
men.
NO. 27.
IN AND AROUND THE CITY
Which May or May Not Interest You.
Patronize home institutions.
Don’t forget that L. D. Adams has
Undertakers goods.
We have a number of Brown Leg¬
horn heus for sale at $1 each.
The grand jury presentments will
appear in the next issue of the En¬
terprise.
During the late fair weather gar¬
deners and farmers have been busy
planting seed and preparing ground
for all kinds of crops.
W. B. Lee & Co., purchase their
Undertakers goods from the leading
manufactories and handle all grades
of caskets, cases and coffins.
The party who stole the lock from
our pasture gate will please call at
this office and get the key, as we have
no further use for it.
L. D. Adams has a complete line
Undertakers goods—not in the Trust.
Prices low. Hollis Building, East
Side Square*
Rev. Joel T. Daves, Sr., has re¬
turned fiom his Cartersville visit.
He seems to be improving in health.
He will fill the pulpit of the Meth o
dist church Sunday night next.
Messrs. Bagby & Speer have two
fine milch cows with young calves,
that can be bought at a bargain, or
will exchange for dry cattle. Call oil
them at once.
For Sale. Black Spanish Jack—
full-blood—stylish animal, with white
points. 5 years old next August.
Can be bought at a bargain. Call on
or address E. T Boswell. Oxford, Ga.
Miss Lillie Conley, grand daughter
of Mr. Joseph H. Livingston, of Coving¬
ton, died at the asylum, in Milledge*
ville, on Wednesday night, and her re¬
mains were brought up on the M. G &
A. train Thursday afternoon, for burial
in Oxford on Friday. She was 23 years
old, and had been in the asylum for
nine years. The cause of her death was
epilepsy.
The Covington Cotton Compress has
done a very good business this season.
It has already compressed 11,000 hales,
and will get nol less than 1,000 more.
This is the largest number of bales it
has ever compressed in one season, and
will no doubt get more next season.
It has been a great benefit to our far¬
mers, as it enabled our buyers to pay
better prices for cotton than they could
otherwise have done.
Here are the names of those who
served on the last Graud Jury:—
THOMAS J. SPEER, Foreman.
W R Mayo, J J Smith,
H C White. A M Cox,
J M Levy. S J Potts,
E I) Thacker, J S Butler,
W H Stewart, A L Jackson,
J H Willingham, N H Hicks,
J M Bearing, R A Stanseh,
S P Thompson, D A Thompson, Sr
N J Skinner, R W. Bagby,
R C Cook. Henry J Carroll.
S W Hawkins, J W Peek, Sec tary’s.
The trial and acquittal of Claud Doby,
in Gwinnett superior court, last week,
was one of the most inteiesting crimi¬
nal trials that ever occurred in that
county. He was tried on the charge of
wife murder and acquitted, although ho
had been tried and convicted once be¬
fore. The killing of his wife occurred
on the 23d of April, 1893, nearly two
years ago, and it was pronounced to be
accidental by the coroner’s jury. It was
claimed by the defense that Doby was
fixing a flower pit for bis wife, when she
saw a hawk near the yard, and wanted
him to shoot it. She ran to gel the gun,
aud started to hand it to him through
an open window, when the hammer
struck the facing, causing it to fire, the
shot striking her in the head, and caus¬
ing instant deaib. Doby pave the alarm,
and when the neighbors arrived, st.e
was dead. His acquittal now seems to
be accepted us a correct verdict.