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The Georgia Enterprise
bL. 39 INO- 1-*.
TON CROP
11,078.882 BALES.
L :s Bulletin Shows Crop is
! uhalent to 10,620,945 Five
Hundred Pound Bales.
fashington, April 1 — The cen
bureau today made public the
[annual statement of cotton
H notion under >hc permanent
Lnization [ment of that bureau. The
is made by William M.
F t, chief statician of tnnnufac
r It places the cotton pro
lion, Lear exclusive of Enters, for
at 11,078,882 commercial
f;, equivalent to 10.630,945
p of 500 pounds each. The to
rop, including linters was 11,
[105 commercial balss, or 10,-
1 68 500-pound bales, i ;ie
difference in the figures 011
nercial bales and 500-pound ;
, is due to the fact that some
e commercial bales are rounu 1
si which contain only 2
ds, or little more than
weight of the square bales.
re explanation is made -.h .1 fh
res are the result of personal
on the part of the census < :
agents to 32.753 guinea
e nvass extended until h:a
1, but at that time ther.
unginned a quantity of colt .
k is estimated at 184,2050001
pial bales, and these are
ed in the figures given. The
[uction by states in commercial
5 is given as follows:
labama, 1,011,325; Arkan-m .
(329; Florida, 67,287; Georg 1 }i
9.199; Indian Territory, 409,
; Kansas 45; Kentucky, 1,308
siana, 911.953; Mississippi,
1.626; Missouri, 49.552; North
hna, 586, 744; Oklahoma 9
90; South .Carolina, 948,200;
lessee, 3: 8.0P9; A575. Texas, 2,587,-
1 Vfrgjsi'. t ;
5
hian Members to Bancniet.
i
vington lodge No. 118
hts of Pythias will hold a
uet in the Castle Hall Monday
t and all members of the lodg p
ordially invited to be present
’ members of the lodge and
aig brothers will be present,
jolly good time will be had
[he following programme has
[arranged.
t Master, A. B. Simtqs.
s right I hold an old accus
:omed feast
reto 1 have invited many a
bst such as 1 love. > >
ian Friendship, Capt J M Pace
Old looks are good
Id wines
Id times
at best of all old friends. > >
ress of Covington Lodge nnm
he 118, J. G. Lester.
f’y is hke a circle in the water
h never eeaseth to enlarge
Itself,
by broad spreading, it dis
>erse to naught. l >
am the Conquerer 1903, (The
Great.) E. H. Jordan,
dl animals the most treacher
»us. > }
Occasion, - T. G. Callaway.
® a y live without love ; what
s passsion but pining?
'here is the man who can live
4 ’ithout dining? »9
rs . Sweethearts, Wives, P.
M . Godfrey.
r oman! lovely woman! Nature
hade thee
• e mper man; we had been
hutes without thee.
■ s are painted fair to look
•ke you.”
| ui Rht, Toastmaster.
ICK FOR SALE:—Messrs.
:s & Shdth keep on hand a
;dy of our brick for sale.
Anderson & Franklin.
COVli\OTON, Oa •9 FRIDAY, AP^IL 3, ICQ3.
BYRD ELECTED PRES!
DENT OP WESLEYAN.
Inforrr.cd of Act: on of Trostets by
Long Distance Teleph one—
He May Decline.
Eev. p C. w M u Byrd. i n D. n D., pastor
. M
r\f ol iUa hH t?* kirst a. %» Methodist church of
Atlanta, was elected president of
"’esley.n Female college ,« Macon
at a meeting of the trustees of that
institution held Tuesday morning
in ,,ie P ar ' ors * f the college. Dr
^ r( * was notified of his e tcl ion,
nn< ^ an answer was requested. 1,1
j re l'B’ he stated that if an answer
" a ? expected at once he would be
; compelled to decline, but he would
he w *^*ng to take the matter under
' consideration.
According to dispatches received
twenty tr St€ s met at he college
| at 9 o’clock. Dupont uerry pre
sid u. 1 Th- S! ion lasted until 1
I 1 o clock Serer 1 narn s were pro
! r ost 'd for the presidency, resulting
' u t!le ^nal selection ot : Dr. Byrd.
T D. Ellis, presiding elder of
the $ ■ vrmnali Q 1S set, was elected
1 O t lht* •ice of ])r, C H -
Dr. i ' > \Y nan \V
•rred to th North Georgia
be place of \V,
I Q (\ n
COVINGTON WOMEN
NAMED BY GOV. TERRELL
They are to Co-operate With State
Executive Committee for
Cogv.’tt* Gathering.
1 Saturday,’ Governor lerreil
l a : DOi : rd con tee of ladies in
10 l, orgia towns and cities to co¬
operate with the Georgia Execu¬
! tive committee in preparing* for the
j National Conference of Charities
j and Correctwhich meets in
j the city of Atlanta May, 6th to 12th
of this year.
The duty of the committee wili
be to see that tb« State is properly
represented in this important con¬
ference, and to send by t heir re¬
spective delegates full information
as to local charities, relormatories,
and penal institutions.
The committee ot Covington la¬
dies are Mrs. Jatne& M. Pac^, Mrs
Rosa B. Rogers and Mrs. W. C.
Clark.
Second Quarterly Meeting.
The Presiding Elder of the Ox¬
ford district will hold 1he Second
Quarterly Conference of the Meth¬
odist church of Covington today,
Friday evening, April 3rd, at 7:30
o'clock, in the church. Members
of the church invited. AU official
members urged to be present.
At 10 o’clock a. m. on Sunday
there will he a Love Feast service
at the church, to which all Chris¬
tians and persons concerned for the
salvation of their souls are cordial¬
ly invited.
At 11 o’clock a. m. Dr. Heidt
will preach and administer the
sacrament of the Lord’s supper.
He will also preach at 7:30 p. m.
At 3:30 o’clock p. m. there will
be services in the school house at
Porterdale conducted by D. Heidt
and Rev. J. R. McCleskey to which
all are invited.
Tax Books Have Opened.
The Tax Books were opened by
Receiver Lunsford Wednesday,
and anyone now desiring to give
in his taxes for 1903 can do so.
The books will remain open un¬
til July 1st.
In giving in taxes this year it
will be the amount of money and
property you had on hand on
March 15th.
Covington’s Cotton Market.
Good cotton is bringing9)^ cents
in Covington today.
n
MR. STREET BURTON
PROBABLY DROWNED.
Prominent SccM Circf Man is
Shought to Have Suicided
1 Mf - Street Iiurtoa, of Social Cir
: c L i e e ;• tno’s^nt r i„„, toh . . . drown ,
‘ * ive o.-en
ed iu A!cova nvcrl;lst Friday< near
*i, e ra ;. r . vlH v; j t „ • b“L ,
The
on Friday afternoon He was
i then standing OII a , (lank ntar lht
r ivi*r On Monday, his hat, <oat
and spectacles were found a short
distance from Hie river bank, and
a searching party was soon organ
j zed Up to the present, his body
h a • s n °t been found, although
„-.nt <, tflbrt 1 ns ceil made to find it
D is lelieved that he suicided.
s he to:d several friends that lie
l L. t 1 e would l himself.
-r. Burton is a man of
*' lort y years of and has been
am
! Soc: ;! Circle for seveial
nig in
vears U’.s wife runs the hotel at
place.
Some years ago h > was a resi
df >, t ot this county and lived at
Por aie
year Mr. Button
nas 1 )een \ r» o enlargin'.*
lutes d rs well known in this
UUu ai'.b>n cou >
Our Schools.
The interest shown in our com
mon schools bv the genera!
iea<Js me to believe ihat thev will
be glad to have the data given be
low, which is tile report 01 1902:
No. white male teachers 21
“ white female “ 30
“ colored male i i JO
( 4 “ female i 1 28
( ( Normal trained wite f8
4 • 4 4 colored
V*>
“ white scho- Is 3‘
** colored schools **'35
“ w’inte boys admitted 1062
« t *• girls 1 4 1062
I ( col’d boys 4 4 9
n 4 4 girls 4 4 ii 34
Per cent of attendance
white ... 65
Per cent of attendance
colored 50
Cost per mb. per pupil 86c
Ain’t paid by patrons 6c
Value of five school
buildings owned by
Board of Education $1750 00
Value of desks, globes,
charts, blackboards, $4000.00
Total value of school
houses Tor the whites $6500.00
For colored $500 00
G. C. Adams, C. S. C.
County Court.
County Court was in session
day Wednesday and a number of
cases were disposed of.
The business at this term of
court was heavy, but owing to the
sickness of Solicitor General Rogers
many cases were carried over until
next month. Capt. J. M. Pace as¬
sisted Col. Rogers in the trial of
the cases.
Rev. George Johnson Dead.
Rev. George Johnson, one of the
prominent colored men of this
county, died at his home here yes¬
terday of Bright’s disease.
George was in the barber busi¬
ness here for nearly twenty years
until sickness seized him about one
year ago when he was forced to
give up his work.
He was a member of the Baptist
church and was pastor of one of
the church here at one time.
His funeral will occur today.
Club Notes.
There will be a report from the
chairman of the Library on Tues¬
day next and we hope all are inter¬
ested in that, and that there will
be a large attendance. Glut) hours
changed*from 3 to 3:30 o’clock.
WRECK ON GEORGIA ROAD. | ■
i -
Fast Pa: r Wrecked at Red^n
Tue . .7 * f x, Caused
by Open SWitch.
The biggest wreck ti e Georgia
railroad his ha i in years, eccurreu
a t Reden Tu« sa morning, result
< ing in the death of Fireman Cnl
i £7 “ , " ’ l " acci
e
fatally injuiing Engineer
1 Palmer and se\erd passengers i
htly injured.
: ()f tiie passengers whose - inju-I
1 ics were at first thought serious,
was that of Mi s.s Peek, a \oung
lady living at Senoia and who was
j on her way to Lithonia to open a
Millinery store. At the time of
; the accid.iit, the young lady had I
th*- window up to wave at a lady
friend who lived near by. A scaut
. ling hit her in the face inflicting
severe wound,
The wreck was caused by au I
open switch which bad been left
f open by a negro flagman on a
j freight. The train was running ut
j'a rapid rate when it hit the switch • 1
The locomotive turned over and
was a lot J wreck. The baggage
an express cars acre thrown from
| the track and turned over,
iledan, where the accident oc- !
is ab.’Ul twenty-one miles
. irotn Covington, and is between
Stone Mountain and Lithonia.
A wrecking train was sent to the
scene and the track was ch ared by
j I eight o’clock Tuesday nighc.
'
/ ■i:S 3 SiGDhsniOn Entertains.
1
The home of Miss Kva Stephen¬
son was the scene of beauty and
gaiety Friday evening at the enter
uiinmeut given complimentary to
Miss Kate Thompson, inttJfesting of Eudora.
■ k 1 delightful and games
a *■' iro-rh jr e'rw n.a^iivR. Wvsj.e. 4 «a -;
turf's of the evening, $114. it-will be; -
! ioiig remembered by those present
i Miss
Stephenson is a charming
h(j|\ess and is a general favorite
aiJWu'g litr friends. Those who
enjoy ed the evening were Misses
Kate Thompson, Janie Perry, iMa
i-ciie Higgins, Mary Clark, Sara; 1
Simms, Jnle Tiippe, Ethel Farmer I
Carrie Beck Davis, Flora Carr, j
’Ethel Belcher, Susie Griffin,
Sallie Mae Cook, Mr. and Mrs, E.
\i . Fowler, Mr. and Mrs. l.
Steplu-nson, Miss Eva and Lillian
Stephenson. Messrs. Jim Philips,
John Wood, Tom Harwell, Hu
Harrison, Tom Callaway, Bob
I' rippe, Chas. G. Smith, John B
Davis, jr., John Callaway, Boyce
jarman, C. S Thompson.
i Senior Cla^s of Emory College.
The present senior el iss of Em¬
ory college is one of the largest 111
the history of that institution.
There are forty-three members of
'•his class, of whom thirty-six are
from Georgia, three from Florida
and one each from Tennessee.
Missouri and Japan. In spirit,
as well as in numbers, this class
is very strong. In its history it
has made a record in class-room
work, literary lines and athletics
seldom equaled by a class, in its
life of four years.
Various professions are to he
chosen by these Emory graduates.
Of the forty-three members of the
class, ten will enter the ministry,
four the field of medicine ten will
teach school, six will practice
law, one will be ah electrical en¬
gineer and twelve will enter busi¬
ness.
$25.00 Reward.
The. City of Covington will pay
a reward of $25.00 for the arrest
and conviction of any party selling j
whiskey or other intoxicants.
J. F. HENDERSON, Mayor.
Gko. T. Smith, Clerk.
$1 PER YEAR
ICO Piece Dinner Set, Pretty Decoration,
•••««« ONLY S9.99......
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Books. Lamps, Clocks, \V; itches, Silver
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and Bottles, Little Giants, Ameri- ^
can style, Sweet Preserved and &
Sweet Midgets, Queen Olives, Ta- C B V
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Affords superior a<r
4 . tag-es. Imiuiries may XV
made t'.ironjrh the editor
ot this paper if desired.
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