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he Georgia •- Enterprise
10. NO 45.
, 0 L BUILDING
£TED AT ROWLEY.
ints Little Village is
i„g New School
House.
me ne w school house
I few miles West of
4 er construction and
is progressing rapidly.
Ration was laid about
,g 0 and the construct
> r contractor Stewart
Covington.
j„g is 40x60 feet and
[into four rooms and
po large vestibules. Ii
ipleted by the first of
ien school will open.
one of the progressive
Lets of Newton county,
there are alive to the
pducation and a good
nd they propose to have
ichool as there is in
hntr. During the past
hhoo! term has incrased
I months.
DAY EXERCISES.
Schools in the County
ie Holiday— Active
rest Manifested.
aterest will be taken in
work all over the state.
jimomicement last, week
lived the followingcom
ii from the State School
iner:
based to announce to you
mol libraries have been
I be given as the rewards
Imiuties whose schools
Lit interest in the work
m along the lines indi
p. In awarding these
libraries not only the
is of the Arbor Day
fee number of pupils in
)' "ill be considered.
Lumber of trees, flowers
planted; other improve
[ school grounds; im
°f Bchool buildings,
linterior decorations,
p, flowers and vines
[the children at their
V s on the following sub
|Ho\v to transplant and
tees; (b) Practical plans
[estions for improving
ises and grounds; (c)
ire and value of flowers
1(d) The care and value
idles of fruit trees that
>d to our county; (e)
refill forest trees of
3(1 the best plan for pre¬
e proper forest areas in
aft « the 31st of Jaun
divenieut, please have
ers 1 “port to you the re-
1 >r efforts in the obser¬
ver Day r season.
Ji ERRITT S. S. C.”
,
tlle Zcho °l3 of the county
lest to win one of Mr.
School libraries. We can
’n addition to the prizes I
8 T Week. Use
rize any sub¬
way gi V e U above.
11 ^formation the
on
houses school grounds
■ j 18 wanted, write
8ta mped envelope, to
l° j , -
„ ls * Hayton; Mrs. II.
Oxford, or Miss Francina
’ who
^ “unittee compose
to encourage
" 18 h ere outlined.
% will report to his
ebru ^'Workdone in the above
ar y 1st, 80 that it
Orfo e ' , lto thi
, btate s office and
; as School Com
lor k r °‘iiptly as possible.
rii ie trees d
an vines
j ld , bea uty and love.
' p Ad ams,
C. S. C.
"Granted at Adair’s
CO'^TON, GA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1904.
May He Win
j^ at e r. F ,° Monroe r T h Advertiser the bome publish
Mr. Miles M G. Turner, ' town of
tins bouquet in hands him
its issue of the 18th
]!18t.
1 he papers of Monday con
tained a brief news dispatch from
the city of Covington, Ga., that
was of interest to tnanv of our
people. It was the simple story
of the announcement of a young
business man tor th*- position ..f
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« i The old town of Coviugton in
Newton county is taking on new
life. It has recently established
a new bunk nnd a chamber of com
merce, and put in its waterworks
and its electric light*, and enlarg¬
ed its business facilities and in¬
creased its population. Its story
for the past three years is a sim¬
ple story of good progress and
good cheer.
“One of Covington's best and
best known and best liked citizens
is Miles G. Tu'ner, a former For¬
syth b*.y, Hfc baa **ervt»d and »
serving now as a member ot the
city council and as an officer and
director ot the chamber of com¬
merce there. He has built up a
name and a reputation and a bus¬
iness lor himself.
11 A few days ago he said in his
quiet and modest way that he
would like to be mayor of the city
that lie is helping to build up.
Words of encouragement have
come t:. him from all sides, and
it is freely predicted that he will
win.
“May he win! He deserves to
win —Monroe Advertiser
COVINGTON GETTING COTTON
Total Receipts Near Fifteen Thous¬
and Mark.
Covingtons’ cotton receipts are
now very near the fifteen thous
and mark, and will easily go over
that figure within a week. The
season in this market was the ear¬
liest ever known before, owing to
the early movement of the crop,
but Covington will have 20.000
bales to the good at the finish
post. Warehousemen are well
pleased with business thus far, the
crop even exceeding their expecta¬
tion, Prices have been uiiiL-r
inerlv good and farmers, too, are
in a happy frame ot mind. Re¬
ceipts will be light from now un
til the l < Christinas cotton is
hauled in, and then there will be
another lull until the bales held
for next spring’s advance are fi¬
nally marketed.
Capt. Heard A Debate.
Capt. G. I). Heard has been
commissioned by Governor J. M
Terrell as one of the eight repre
sen tatives from the Fifth Congress
ional district to the National C t
ton Convention to be held at
Shreveport, La., Dec. i~ to 16 .
At this convention matters ot
great importance to the cotton
growers of the country are to be
discussed. The spread of the boll
weevil will be one of the principle
subjects for discussion.
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** ^NGRESSMAN HARDWICK
FOR GOVERNOR.
Kr -- I
A Rutt. %That He May Be
a
Candidate to Succeed
Gov T,rr*li 1X8
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A report ha 9 been circulated in !
111 j
southeast Georgia that it is the
intention of Hon. T. W. Hard- j
di.tri«tT wick, r T m,n fr ° m theTe,lth
f, r ,T.'„ governorship C °T “ to c “ :;d succeed ' d ‘ le
Governor J. M. Terrell The ru¬
mor says that Mr. Hardwick’s
many friends throughout the state
aie urging him to make ihe race.
It he consents to enter the contest
the disfranchisement of the negro,
it is said, will be the principal is¬
sue of his campaign.
In Memory.
“ 1 he air is full of farewells
the to
And dying
Friend mournings after for the dead,
friend departs
Who has not lost a friend.”
H is with feelings of sadness we
record the demige of a most excel¬
lent lady who after a protracted
ill.less has passed away from our
midst. Mrs. Margaret Pickens
Cowan was born in Anderson dis¬
trict, S. C., on th* 18th of Dec¬
ember 1828 and died iu Newton
county Ga. on the llihOct. 1904.
While Mrs. Cowan was in the
bloom of her early youth her fath¬
er Mr. Pickens moved to the county
of Cobb in this state.
After her marriage to Mr. Mil
ton Cowan. The young couple
settled in the neighborhood of
Hopewell church of which her
husband’a father Mr. Alexander
Cowan of sweet and precious mem
ory was a ruling. Here they re¬
mained and passed their earthly
pilgrimage. For seventeen yeais
the writer of this article was her
near neighbor and her pastor. He
therefore knew her long and well.
She was in truth a model wom¬
an, she was an obliging and kind
neighbor, tender, gentle, prudent
and unobtrusive. She enjoyed the
good will and admiration of all
her acquaintances.
“Indeed none knew her but to love
her
None named her but to prais. I 5
She was deeply pious and regu¬
lar in her attendance upon the
services of the sanctuary and
trained lip her children in the
mutre and admiration of ti e Lord
Her four children all survive her
and deeply feel the loss of »uch a
tender and loving mother. Her
oldest sou, Prof. John A. Cowan
is well known and highly esteemed
by all the people of Newton, C,
Q., and Robert A. Cowan are do¬
ing well and show iu their daily
walk the fruits of pious training.
Elzie, the only daughter, is the
happy wife of Mr. Milinas Davis,
of Ro«ky Plains. Now Mrs. Cow¬
an having served well her day and
left a name fragrant with sweet
memories has passed away from
her home on earth to her home in
glory. After appropriate serves
her mortal remains were laid by
the side of her beloved husband in
the Hopewell cemetery there to
await the resurrection of the Just.
Farewell beloved friend.
.. With us her name shall live,
Through long succeeding years,
Embalmed with all our hearts give
Our praises and our teais.
H. O.
For Councilmen. j
1
I
The following ticket was handed
in to the Enterprise office this
week, as suitable and probable can
didates for councilmen for the en
suing year; R, P- Lester, C. A.
Harwell, W. D. Travis, A. B.
Simms, Jno. B. Davis, Jr., &. R,
Fowler! and Chas. A. Sockwell.
Now skirts at Adrir’s
Why 1 Want To Be Mayor!
It not for the mouey that is
iu it; I would appreciate the hon
° r ' 11 is mn un ^ 1,lRh ambition
on my p#rt - 1 want to be mayor
to help the town, and I believe I
•an do it; l want to give at least
one year of my life to the city of
Covington. And I believe that
with proper effort on the part of
«" people, ill fin, year’, !ia», the
population of the city can be
doubled, that the busioesa done
a ■ I
«I
here can be doubled—that the bus¬
iness and dwelling houses Jargely
increased, a system of waterworks
established with very little in¬
crease of taxation, and electric
cars running on our streets and to
Porterdale, Oxford and Covington
Mills.
I say, I believe this can be done,
if our people want it done. I can¬
not accomplish all this, but if I
should be elected I would work
along this line and do all in my
power to have it done.
Xh* o£ tlift- city and
county should l-e made known to
the outside world. If the proper
effort was made I am sure we could
got additional railroad facilities
whereby our freight rates would
be less.
Did any one notice what the lit¬
tle city of Lawrenceville did last
Tuesday night* The mayor called
meeting of the business men for
the purpose of subscribing $75,<K)0
to the captal stock of the Atlantic
and Carolina Electric railroad. It
is believed that the road will be a
tremendous factor in building up
and developing Gwinuette county
and the surrounding country. The
merchants say that the new road
means a much less freight rate and
better facilities for transportation,
In addition to generating motor
power for the use of the road, the
new company intends to develope
enough water power all along the
road to sell to gins, factories and
cities for lighting and other pur
poses.
Why can’t Covington do some¬
thing like that? We can if we will
elect men to office who have some
public spirit about them. But if
you elect men who have no care
except to draw the salary, attend
the meetings and try a few negroes
and levy taxes and sit down and
wait for something to turn up.
We will be waiting until judge¬
ment day. The thing is to go to
work and turn up somethin*.
In the matter cf the enlarge¬
ment of some of the enterprises of
the city it strikes me there might
be some improvements. Take for
instance the Electric Light plant
and Public School building. I am
informed that the mayor appoints
a Councilman at salary of
$20 per year to took after these.
These two valuable properties
should have special attention by
.some one whose legal duty it is to
look after them. No private citi
zeu an afford to give his time to
these enterprises without pay.
T he city pays the city-clerk twen
ty .fi ve dollars monthly, street
0 ver-seer thirty dollars monthly.
why no t amend the charter aud
have one man to do all this work
and give him a fair salary
!
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E rr •• 1874 .
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FOKEnOJT
chim STOCK
IN COVINQTON
China ware is a matter of interest to every woman,
Because it mu Yghreak is no reason why she should not enjojr
while it lasts.
I have rust opened up the best line I have ever shown,,
not merely larger but better as well.
I have bought it right and you can make your selection
with the assurance that you are getting the very latest impor¬
tations in China, most apprepriate for presents or gifts
AT ROCK BOTTOM PRICES.
:
I am sure you wilj appreciate the good values I am
offering and I mosj respectfully invite you to see my stock:
before making any purchases in this line. All prices marked. 1
in plain figures and no trouble to show goods.
You Arc Most Oelcome.
J. R. JTEPHENSON
Our Flrt Shipment of famous Satin
<§• HONEY COMB GANDY ■m
#
Melts in Your Mouth. %
# Strawberry and Vanilla Flavor.
Also a Big Line of %
# % LOWNEY’S PACKAGES ©• m
# MALAGA GRAPES. PRUNES, SEEDED #:
#1 RAISINS, CITRON. FIGS, AND OTHER #5
GOOD THINGS COMING IN DAILY.
n
# TURNER'S. % #
As to the enforcement of the
laws of the city, the preservation
of good order and all that, I will
certainly undertake to have done
The mayor of Covington ought
to be a lawyer, or at least a lawyer
ought to be or. the Board. Num¬
erous legal questions arise about
winch they need the advice of a
lawyer and his services must be
paid for out of the taxes of the
city. Very respectfully.
JAMES F. ROGERS,
Covington, Ga. Nov. 23, 1904.
Kid gloves warranted at Adair’s
Susan Bush Dead.
Susan Bush, the wife of the En¬
terprise’s old colored pressman,
Willis Bush died Monday night
after an illness cf several weeks.
Cusan was over sixty years of age.
She was buried Wednesday morn¬
ing- t
W B Corsets at Adair’s.
A NEW WAREHOUSE.
Fowler Bros, are Erecting one
near Central Depot.
Fowler Bro§. one of the leading
business firms of the city have
begun work on their new storage
warehouse near the central depot
Work of grading was begun
Monday morning and the foun¬
dation will lie put in at once.
The building will be 50x100 feet.
and will be completed by January-
1st. The building, will be
proof.
Death of Jno. M. Ellis,
The Covington friends of MV*
Jno. M. Ellis will learn with deep
sadness of his death which occurr¬
ed on the 14th inst in Monroe.
The deceased was for one year
a Covington hotel man and was
universally esteemed by his
friends.
Furs tor women at Adair’s