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ijI.SKGLY ENTERPRISE
i 40. NO 36.
\lltd BY PISTOL.
^|{ Franklin Accidentally
£ 0 t Last Saturday.
m ,i!k .hotfeed last
morning at the accident
i Alf Franklin,
°o'd fvoun, Mr. R
° soi of -
11 0 f that place.
in his room at the lime,
a mam spring in his
hen it suddenly discharged,
loitering bis left breast
wfre summoned, but he
ns
m loss of blood before, any
his bedside.
the oldest of the chil
d had a number of friends
ir ts of the county.
, want up-to-date goods
\\ Cohen’s.
i HARRIS ARRESTED.
e a Jury on the Ch.JYge
Utempting Burglary.
arris, a negro man was ar
f Sheriff Hay Wednesday
ir attempting to enter
f Mr. Jeter on Church street
Jeter heard several u isee
act window. She thr<‘.\
e blinds expecting to find
rhen, to her utter eurpiiap,
negro stood facing her in
below. She recognized
; r o au called for li ip
rlav, a r a search b und
ind brought him in <> Mis
presence who recognized
he man. He was placed
id his case will be disposed
s terra of court.
iwaUt at Adair’s.
i, Homer B. Adams.
P b 0,ner d tin' B distinction Adams,of oi Social being
biesident of Middle Geor
be at Jonesboro lust week
solicitation on his part.
pstitution has a reputation
he state, having had in
at its head such men as
por Candler. Otis Ash
rot. nooney and others.
[Adam- is one ot the lead
pgeducators of the state
k graduate of Vanderbilt
He is a brother of
komniisBioner Unity. G. 0 . Adams
pods at 'V. Cohen’s.
of. Foster Arrives.
L - H. Foster, who suc
T Williams as Biiperin
P‘ the Public School, ar
the city this week and en
his duties. We wel
bf Foster to our city aud
'be school under his man
un un P*ecedented year of
uses at Adair's.
Emory College.
terra of Emory opened
ay morning with the most
ln g Prospects aud under
be> t auspices.
en ing exercises were im
a,| d pleasing and it is
the ex
jat college will show
st enrollment of students
Story,
Res at Adair’s.
Cotton Burns.
Turner was a loser in
:e at Monroe last Mondav
which d estroyed the Mob
0Use - The loss to Mr.
r between forty aud fifty
pt whirl 1 was covered by
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COVINGTON, GA. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23. 1904-
NEW ENTERPRISE.
Covington Will Soon Have a>
Bakery.
Mr. A A Warwick has recently !
moved here and rented the Everitt
Building for the purpose of run
ning a bakerv. I
This;-is a business that has long :
been needed in Covington and we
see no reason why it should not be
a success from the jump. j
Mr. Warwick is busy this week
in building his oven and announ
to the public that he will be
ready for business in a few days i
He will make everything in breads
hot rolls and fancy cak^s etc.
Mount Mellick at Adair’s.
BEFORE DAY CLUB PLANS
GIVEN AWAY BY MEMBER
Plans of Negro 1 < Before Day”
Club Given Away.
Talbotton. Ga. Sept. 19 .—A
“Betore Day” Club among the ne
gro's has been organized in this
1 comity. Friday night they met
| au( j j j t j s ft n e g ed) selected Jo«
, Wimberly, Jnn Wimberly. Miles
Moaik, Arthur Crouch and Jerry
g t , UPOU to kill the family of Tack
Kimbrough, white, of this comity,
One of them told the plune to
Mr. Buyer’s 3o0 k, who informed
them of this Sunday morning. Ali
Q f the negroes wer** arrested last
evening. They will be trifd to
i n ,, rrow . One of the party has
turned state's evidence aud impli
cu te<t the others,
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j iMount Mellick at Adairs.
! \V. D- Aoair announces Ins full
aud winter millinery opening in
this issue.
Mlss Annie LflUne Kilby has ar
r j ve( j j n t tj e c j t y to ta g e charge of
thft miU inery department of VV. L
Adairs big 8tore .
The vet - rans who atteIlded tbe
state reunion in Rome last week
sre back home again,
About two hundred and fifty
bales of cotton were maiketed here
lust Saturday. Covington is well
sustaining her well earned reputa
tion as a cotton market,
Ladies stock collars at Adair - S
Messrs D. T. Fye, of Motiticello
and R H Kelpiu, of Greensboro,
were in the city Sunday, register¬
ed at the Bradshaw Hotel.
A girl baby was borne unto Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Merks Sunday.
The largest line of clothing can
be found at W. Cohen’s.
Mrs. M. M. Brown while walk¬
ing about her residence Sunday
fell and sustained very painlul in¬
juries. While not serious it is very
painful and her many friends sym¬
pathize with her and hope for her
a speedy recovery.
Stamped goods at Adair’s.
Elder Robert Cook returned
Sunday from Macon where he was
in attendance at the Primitive Bap¬
tist Association.
Mr. Robert W. Osborn has ac¬
cepted a position iu the freight of¬
fice at the Georgia depot. He suc¬
ceeds Mr. Chas. Cannon who re¬
signed to take a position as flag¬
man on the Georgia road.
Col. James F. Rogers returned
home Saturday from Atlanta,
where for several weeks he has
been in the sanitorium of Elkin &
Cooper. He is off in weight but
mending last and will soon be
himself again, He was accom
panied by his wife.
Sample hosiery at Adair’s.
Mr. Henry A. Greer after an ill
ness of seven weeks at the Coving
ton Hotel left Saturday for his
home iu Atlanta.
EAR BITER WAS SENTENCED
last Monday.
Dr. D. P. Mahonry is Given a
f™* 0 '.* 250 Twelve Months
Lha,n * an S h Y Calhoun.
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Convicted . of mahem iu the city
CFluinial c ' ,urt 10 Atlanta la»t Fri
I,r D ’ P Niah oney was Mon
'* ay n,orm "S sentenced by
A ‘ ^ * alh,,un to pay a fine of $250
^ S, IVe a senten ce of twelve
in ‘ he chah,Kac &
Iu,Jlt,u - . 8 ° ffa man’s ear you
, ****! ullty
* oi a very serious
CrUUe '. Such atl cfItns * «
w>me m the extieme. It
ing and in niy opinion should be
made a ielony.” Such wae the
statement of Judge Calhoun, made
i 1 passing sentence upou the de
fendant at the bar.
When court was ■convened the
room was filled almost to Us ca
pacity. That the great majority
were there for the special I
«f hearme: .be ,h
u hem om case was evidenced .. , when ,
num¬
bers of the spect * tors began filing
out immediately alter sentence was
pronounced Neither Dr. Mahoney
nor his attorney made any state
ment before the court pronounced
the sentence and while Judge Cal¬
houn was speaking an intense still
ness pervaded the entire room
While Attorney Walter Colquitt
gave notice of certiorari he after
wards stated that his client would
make au effort to pey the fine,
Bending final action the prisoner
was returned t > the Tower,
Dr. Mahoney, who is a traveling
optician, while stopping with his
wife at the Kimball over a week
ago. engaged in a personal diff.
culty with C. R. Wulker, who — was
rise » guese at the hotel. During
the sanguinary encounter- Mnhoiev
bit off a large portion of Ids
tugonist’s ear. The fight occurred
in the d ctor’s room aud while it is
alleged that all three were drink¬
ing, the exact cause of the difficul¬
ty has never been learned. The
participants were arrested ard a
sensational police court trial follow
ed. Walker was given a light fine
while Mahoney was bound over on
ihe charge of mayhem. The case
attracted widespread interest and
no little concern was centered in
its ourse.
The prosecution of Mahoney was
conducted by Solicitor A. J. Orme.
New skirts at Adair’s.
Fall Breaks Arm.
Ernest Benton, a popular young
man of Stewart, had the misfortune
10 break his right arm one day last
week while hauling wood from the
farm. Dr. Holmes was called in
and set the injured limb.
Battenburg at Adair’s.
John Callaway and Louis Am¬
brose spent Sunday at Lithonia
with their parents.
Stamped goods at Adair’s.
Mr. R. Burton Davis has accep¬
ted a position with the Covington
Hardware Co. at bookkeeper, He
will make them a valuable man.
Mr. R. Ed Stephenson succeeds
Mr. Davis at Porterdale as ship¬
ping clerk for the Bibb Manufac¬
turing Co.
Ladies stock collars at Adair s.
Miss Edna Taylor, who has
charge of the dress goods depart
ment of C. C. Robinson, is quite
sick this week.
W. Cohen’s store Phone is 188.
Lieutenant J. O. Bradshaw re¬
turned to Orlando, Fla., Monday
after a visit to Mrs. J. J. Corley
and Mrs. D. A, Thompson.
Mrs. Emma Willingham spent
last week in Atlanta visiting the
millinery openings iu the interest
of W. Cohen.
NEWTON SUPERIOR COURT
Convened Monday With a Heavy
Docket—Many Cases Al¬
ready Disposed.
Newton Superior court convened
Monday morning with Judge L. S
Roan on the bench and Solicitor
General Kimsey rep ling the
State.
The grand jury was enipannelled
j and fortn,an J- W. Branham d *'• M. was selected
U8 a " Means as
j secretary,
j Judge Roan’s charge to the
jury was clear and to the point,
He was particularly severe on
; gambling, pistol toters and bliud
tigers, and asked the co-operation
of the people of the county in
( bringing men guilty of these of
fenses to justice. He assured them
that he would do his duty.
One oi the first cases to be called
° f "*"» S “ i,h for
k “ h °* B "' « »«>
last week, on account of which ap¬
J peared in last week’s paper. The
jury returned a verdict of guilty
with a recommendation to mercy
and was sentenced by Judge Roan
to life imprisonment. The mur
der, trial, conviction a id sentence
all occurred in less thin a week
Another case of interest was that
°fk Rramet Conally vs James Con
aoy > u bUlt to set aslde Gie deeds
°f the late D> . Charles Coually a
wealthy a,ld prominent citizen ot
Newton county. This suit is
trading considerable interest iu
tliat sevoral thousand dollars is in
volve,i - The jury returned a ver
^ 1C * ^ or Rie pl*hitiff The suit
wiil be a PP ea;ed t0 tbe Supreme
Court,
The damage su t of A. E. Duk*
against the Bi** Ymanufacturing
for personal iujuiies was tried
Wednesday. The jury returned
a verdict for the defendant and
cost of suit.
The civil business was disposed
of Thursday at noon when the
criminal docket was taken up
The ciiminal docket is heavy and
will take the balance of the week
to dispose of the busines. There
remains yet one murder case for
trial—that of a negro.
New purses at Adair’s.
Special Notice.
Positively vour last
to get Penny Pictures at the
Car. We leave Coviugton
Tuesday, Sept. 26th.
Have a good picture made
yourself before the Photo Car
away. We will make pictures
to Tuesday morning . All
ered work can be called for at Mr.
0 . A. Harwell’s.
Remember that Monday is
tively our last day, so comeat
SOUTHERN PENNY PHOTO
Sample hosiery at Adair’e.
MULES WANTED.
If you have any mules to sell
bring them to Covington on Tues¬
day October 4th.
LANGLEY & ABERCROMBIE.
Mount Mellick at Adair’s.
Warranted free from imperfec
fj on be ma de of leather that
^.jj wear — Battle Axe Shoes.
W. L. Adair.
E. Z. waist at Adair’s.
Covington Cotton Market
Good Middling 10 H
New skirts at Adair’s.
^tcovYNuToN T sTA^ ,5hK ' , .. d g* CONSOLIDATED 1902
She Sride
wm ►a mm "■r V of the
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hsV.'W. "*3 household
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YOUR WIFE DESERVES A NEW
STOVE
'and you have no right to neglect her any longer.
Her work is always hard enough.
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We Boii Over LiKe a Teakettle with
!
Enthusiasm
When it comes to showing these
‘3 Leppard’s Elcelsior Cook Stoves and Ranges
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and you may rely npon it they ure sdlendid ba¬
kers, clean, strong, graceful, durable, handsome,
sensible, economical, convenient, aud will last a
life time with ordinary use.
j flames Si. Stephenson.
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1 rream •
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|» F there is one thing about the Soda Water
m business that requires cleanliness more
than another it is Ice Cream. I give my
tgSi personal attention to the making of ali Creams.
Special flavors made to order and guarantee the
1 J £ 5 Bi quality to be the best. #
Try our Pineapple and Strawberry Creams, made
1 from fruit. Nothing to equal them hereabout.
% # If you want ro carry-two or three portions home
# with you we fix it in ice cream pails that will #
keep it. Nothing but the Best at our Fount.
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To Our Friends and Patrons.
J We ily in are the now store located temporar¬ next to
J room
Bradshaw's Book store. We
are now prepared to fill pre¬
scriptions and furnish all kinds t
of drugs. Call and see us.
BROOKS & SMITH I
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Up-to-date Job Printing—This office.