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The Georgia Enterprise.
VOL 4L N0 *•
,ER EXPLODES AT
ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT.
plant a Total Wreck—Jno.
McCuUough, the Engineer
Killed Instantly.
L city electric light plant
jh was installed about threo
b ago, was demolished 011 tbe
[ling of Dec. 27^1 at 6 : 30 caused
uplosion of one of the large
rs.
ie building and the machinery
completely destroyed and
pieces of the machinery were
id several hundred yards dis
IBj. L. McCullough, the en
9 was instantly killed and
H found buried beneath the
fickage fearfully scalded.
Ju|t how the accident happened
ill probably never be known
ka# are inclined to the be¬
lt That the water in the boil
had run low and the explosion
is ghe result of water being
rued into it. Others believe
tat the boiler had enough water
d the explosion was the result
a weak place in the boiler.
Atwhe time of the accident Mr
cGfllough was alone and no one
dfleen near the plant for nearly
itttejr minutes. Policeman R. \Y
fidik aaf was at the plant at six
to ascertain the trouble
■the lights. He found Mr
IBllough asleep and on being
Bed, he turned on the curren
1 He morning lights.
9m several months pa 9 t, be
! Hof low water the plant wouh
Jkown between 12 and 1 o’cloci
■tart up again about 4 o’clock
order to give the people light 1
paiiug breakfast. But <.n tht
riling of the explosion ligh’
fetnot turned on until 6 o’clock
bathe result above stated
Ihe plant was without insui
;e|B.nd was built at a cost o 1
ajftut $ 12 000
I H> city vv^il not be witlioi:
f r more than ten days
dynamo has been moved i<
M l .1 Fowler mill, at the Georgi
xl, and in a few more days ai
1 wiring will be connected up
9k current turned on again
wi luee is only temporary, anu
Bant will probably be removed
er.
Alstrong sentiment is being de
9(1 in opposition to the city
air-hip i f the electric light
nt The plant, since its estab
Went three years ago, has con
“’y been a source of trouble
in bp use to the city. The
3 l.pcuditures have been from
1 to $ 2 , 500 , it is said,
the receipts.-v It is believed
1 F'd e franchise can.be sold to
u ihvidual corporation it would
; • money to the city and possi
ke better satisfaction to
. The proposition narrows
ito this: If the city can’t
1 II ji" fut plant at a profit, tbe best
1 <>f a bad bargain is to get
f it and let the expense be
1 J ether fellow.
0 Shoes $2.50 at Adair’s.
fk Bank Directors Meet.
tdirectors of the Clark Bank
|- office met last Tuesday in the
■ and declared a semi
P dividend of 4 per cent.,
I- January 5.
r Lester, who lias been cash
! jthe lanization, Clark Banking stated Co. that since
the
|' | s of the past year had hewn
st successful of any in the
» of the institution. The
lias never failed to declare
t jimal It, good 8 per cent, divide'ml
I a sum to the surplus
t.
\ 3 |L Corsets at Adair’s.
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kets 98c pair at Adair’s.
COVINGTON, GA. FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, W05.
NEWTON C0UN1. FARMERS
WiLL HOLD COi JN.
There Will Be No Burning—Our
Farmers Are Amply Able to
Hold Their Cotton.
With the decline in the market
price of cotton to CJf cents, the
farmers in this section 6 ay they
will hold their cotton, even if it
hits bottom ar.d can’t be given
away.
There are now hundreds of bales
oi cotton in tbe warehouses of
Covington and at the homes of
farmers, waiting for better prices.
Much of this cotton belongs to
country merchants and farmers,
and they are determined to hold it
until they can realize the legiti¬
mate profit of their business, or at
least clear out even.
Although there seems to be a
common movement on foot among
ihe farmer, in this section to hold
their cotton, many of the more
conservative think the burning of
cotton a very toolish way to ease
the situation.
It has been pointed out that if
every bale of cotton in Georgia
were burnt and the market price
of cotton increased in proportion,
the bulls could not reach 10 cents.
It is also pointed our. that if the
farmer burns his cotton he will
not have any to sell if the price
does go up; whereas, if he holds
it, he will get the benefit of his
patience.
$8.00 Shoes $2.25 at Adair's.
Miss Frances Godfrey Entertains.
Miss Mary Frances Godfrey en
ertained ou Monday afternoon in
compliment to Miss Mary Walton
I’rainmell, of Madison. The in¬
vited guests were: Misses Winnie
Perry, Annie Mae Lester, Gladys
Lee, Julia Dickey, Julia Thomp¬
son, Jmi Claud Farmer, Katherine
ilcGath, Annie Sue Bonnell, Essie
Jordan, Ethel Higgins, Ruth and
Ethel Worsham, Mai Belle Clark
vnd Christine White.
Blankets 98c pair at Adair's.
County Officials Assume Offi.cc
On last Monday, January 2, the
county officers began their terms
>f office for the years 1905-00.
Those who succeed themselves
are Sam Hay, Sheriff; H. B. An¬
derson, Ordinary; Jno. B. Dayis,
Clerk Sup. Court; J. VV. Stephen¬
son, Treasurer: J. F. Lunsford,
L'ax Receiver; Capers Dixon, judge
of the County Court; James F.
Rogers, Solicitor of the Comity
Court-; William Adams, Surveyor.
For Tax Collector W. S. Ramsey
succeeds R. L Loyd, whose retire¬
ment was voluntary in order that
he might devote his time to pri¬
vate business.
Silas Johnson was elected Coro¬
ner at the last election, but it is
reported that he has declined to
accept the office.
Under a recent act of the Legis
lature^the number of County Com¬
missioners for Newton County was
reduced from five to three. 'The
Board for the next two years con¬
sists of T. A. Perry, T. C. Swann
and T. J. Speer.
NOTICE.
The Children of the Confederacy
will meet on Friday, Jan. 18 at 3
o’clock with Miss Susie Dyer at
Mrs. V. Cooks residence.
They are to meet the second
Friday 111 each month at the homes
of their several members.
The dues are only 15 cents per
year. Every child who has ngt
returned his or. her paper, is re¬
quested to do so at the ne?xt meet¬
ing. The Program Committee is
prepairing an entertaining and in¬
structive program.
PENSION BLANKS RECEIVED.
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Newton County’s Pensioners Will
Be Paid Feb. 14
The pension blanks have been
received by Tudge Anderson, and
he asks that thoge entitled to pen¬
sions call at his office and have
them properly filled out. Only a
few days remain for signatures be¬
fore they must be mailed in to the
Atlanta office.
The day set apart for the pay¬
ment of Newton county pensioners
is Feb. 14th.
W. B. Corsets at Adair’s.
The Virgil Piano School to Open.
The Virgil Piano School will
open 011 January 9th. Pupils en¬
rolled for new class Saturday,
January loth, from 11 to 12 a. m.
and 8 to 4 p. m.
Miss Bielingslea.
$8.50 Shoes $2.50 at Adair’s.
City School Opens Monday.
The Covington public school
will open Monday morning at the
usual hour, to begin tbe spring
term of 1905.
All the teachers are back from
the Christmas holidays and ready
for the coming work. Most of the
pupils of last year will be back
and many new ones. \
$3.00 Shoes $2.25 at Adair’s.
Children of Confederacy.
The election of officers of the
Children of the Confederacy was
as follows: President, Gladys
Lee; 1 st Vice, Alvah Cooper; 2nd
Vice, Winnie Perry; Rec Sec’v.,
Christine White; Cor. Sec’y.,
Bruce Clark ; Treas., Roy Steph¬
enson; Historian, Dean Albert.
The next Regular meeting will
be at the home of-Miss rhisie Dyer
on Jan. 18th at 8 o’clock.
W. B. Corsets at Adair’s.
Royal Arch Masons Elect Officers
Covington Lodge, No. 71, Royal
Arch Masons, have elected and in¬
stalled the following officers for
the ensuing Masonic term :
High Priest—R. P. Lester.
King—W. T. Milner.
Scribe—M. G. Turner.
Captain of Host—C A. Harwell.
Secretary—R. R. Fowler.
Treasurer—J. VV. Anderson.
Principal Sojourner—A. S. Hop¬
kins.
Royal Arch Captain—J. S. Peek.
Master 3d Veil—J. VV. Peek.
Master 2d Veil—A. J. Farrill.
Master 1st Veil—C. A. Clark.
Sentinel—T. W Day.
$8.00 Shoes $2.25 at Adair's.
Woman’s Club.
Tlio Woman’s club met with
Mrs. Jas. M. Pace Tuesday after¬
noon at 2:80 o’clock 'with eight
members present. A fter the busi¬
ness session the meeting was turn¬
ed over to Mrs. E. O. Lee and Mrs
A. S. Foster, who discussed Cap¬
tain Jno. Smith and Roger Wil¬
liams, two of the early characters
of American literature.
Mrs. E. VV. Carroll and Mrs. W.
E. Darden were appointed to lead
in the discussion of the lives and
writings of Anne Bradstreet ana
Cotton Mather at the next meet¬
ing of the club which will be with
Mrs. C. A. Sockwell Tuesday nfi»
ternoon, January 17, at 3 o’clock.
Mrs. Pace served delightful hot
chocolate and at 4:80 the meeting
adjonrned.
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A Large Cro*d Was Out to the
Meeting Tuesday.
Tbe FarmSs’, Merchants’ and
Bankers’ Association of Newton
being the second meeting of the
were present and much enthusiasm
marked the Session.
The first business before the body
was the report of the district cora
mittees, app dnted at a previous
^7^,1:! for better prio
s and to decrease
the acreage for this year's crop. !
In each lustance the report was
favorable to a reduction in acie
age and a disposition to hold the i
cotton
A motion was carried advising
the farmers to plant just one-hulf|
the guano that was formerly used.
A motion by Mr. W. L. Gibson
was carried, asking that the Sec¬
retary communicate with Hon.
Harvie organization Jordan of regarding the a State j
farmers, to be
called in Atlanta at an early date.
A motion was adopted request¬
ing the Tax Receiver of the county,
when taking the tax returns, to
ascertain the decrease or increase
of cotton acreage over lust year’s
crop.
A motion was carried fixing the
date of holding the Farmers’, Mer
chants’ and Bankers’ Association
on a, T“ rd “ yinea 0 h 7 ,h
Speeches were made by Messrs.
.E. Heard, Col. Middlebrook, W.
L. Gibson, R. L. Cowan, C. A.
Sockw ell, A. ! *‘. Jackson and others.
All were mntFTj and to the point
and were’ we! 1 received.
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$3.50 Shoes $2 50 at Adair’s.
Meeting of Bank Directors.
The directors of the Bank ot
Newton County held an important
meeting Wednesday. A call un¬
issued for the remainder of the 50
per cent.'of tbe capital stock, t
be paid on the lbth hist, The-d:
rectors were of the opinion tlia
the bank would be able to open in¬
fo r business in their handsome
new building on the 15th. Tem
porary headquarters will probabi;
be opened at the riore -if Swann-.
Davis Co. about the-10th inst.
City Officials Insis ,ed.
On Tuesday night, Decemb. r 27 ,
according to custom, tli * install¬
ation of the Mayor and City Coun¬
cil took place, and immediately
thereafter Hon. Miles G. Turner
and his cabinet-entered upon their
duties of governing the city of
Covington.
The retiring Mayor, Hon. .Jas.
M. Pace, administered the oath of
office to Mayor-elect Turner, by
whom tbe new Councilman wer?
sworn in.
After being duly sworn, the
Council began the dispatch of offi¬
cial business for the ensuing year
by the election of a City Cleric and
police force. Iu each instance the
old officers were re-elected. The
various Council committees were
then appointed as follows:
Parks and Cemetery—J. L. Ste¬
phenson, J. F. Henderson and J. L.
Whitehead.
Streets—J. H. Echols, J. L. Ste¬
phenson and C. C. Brooks.
Ordinance and Relief—J. L.
Whitehead, J. H. Echols and C. A.
Harwell. ■'
Electric Eights and PublicBuild
mgs—C. C. Brooks, J. F. Hender¬
son and J. L. Whitehead.
Sanitary—C. A.> Harwell, J. L.
Stephenson and J. H. Echols.
Finance—J. F. Henderson, C. C.
Brooks and C. A. Harwell.
CHE GEORGIA ENTERPRISEE»t’d «86g !
THE COVINGTON STAR. •• 1874
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(f|)(jj)((})($(fi) 2*
TEN YEARS OF STEADILY |
INCREASING *
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Each y car since my starting in business I have tried
“ 1* «* "«* <•' *y <"*. Mv slock has grown
A in proportion to my trade until today 1 can boast of the
g bes( ^ of %
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HARDWARE #
% 10 be found in any town the size %
A of Covington. In selecting my stock I get the Quality %
*^ a * Satisfies—knowing “the recollection of qualtty re- %
50 mains long after the price is forgotten.” %
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l want my friends and customers to feel that this is
^ thei «’ store and anything in the HARDWARE line can be &
had at reasonable prices. @ •
| JAMES #
R. STEPHENSON. •
LjO % m 1905. #
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CONNECTICUT EDITOR WINS
GEORGIA BRIDE.
Mr. George Victor Bell, >f Tor
rington, Connecticut, ai d Miss
Emmie J. Roquemore, of Mans
field, were united i i marriage at
1 lie home of tiie bride s parents
Monday afternoon at 8 o’clock,
Rev. A. Marshall, of Eaton ton of
ficiaiing. Other than the family
and near relatives of the bride only
a few intimate friends were in at¬
tendance.
Mrs. Beil is a voting ludv of
-ulture and refinement. Mr Bril
, a piomnu , ;lt mnv , paper ma „ t
•eing the editor of a leading daily
taper in Torrington, Conn.
After the ceraiiony the couple
lepnrted f. r Brooklyn, N. Y.,
where they will spend several days
with the bride’s sister before tak¬
ing up their resi fence in Torriug
ton.
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fAWCAl LUNMJLIDATED IhATCH 1902 IflA'J
A Holiday Banquet.
A banquet, at which Messrs
Mote Thompson and Ed Stepheu
son entertained a number of th*ir
friends Wednesday evening at the
Covington Hotel, was one of the
pleasant social incidents ot the
holiday season.
A c >lor scheme of red and green
was effect ively carried out in dec
'orations of the parlor and dining
room. Five elaborate courses
were served and congenial games
were played during the evening.
Hie guests were Misses IttleTrippe
•label Higgins, SuraTurnsr, Janie
■Perry, Sara Simms; Messrs M. G,
burner, William Porter and Sin*
Philips.
G^t on the Palace Barber shop
monthly list, It includes hair
cuts, shaves and baths. tf
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