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A i he Georgia Enterprise K
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VOL 4»- NO 4
T THE PEOPLE OF NEWTON
- - HAVE A COUNTY FAIR.
^■'he ^Brce, Covington Chamberof Com
who should ever be alive
^Bthe H|iit betterment and advance
of local trade conditions and
■k agricultural interests of the
county, should, it seeuis tons,
Call a
ipTY K MAY GET ELECTRIC
POWER FROM ROCKDALE
t|lmmittee of Citizens Visit Cov
■ ington With Vciw of Bidding
for City Electric Lights.
ft he promoters and builders of
ie rfer big power plant on Yellow
which supplies lights j u
Cfayers and Lithcmm, were in
Bvmgton one day recently. The
pect of their visit was to famil
I ize themselves with local con
ions so that they could make
e city of Covington a proposi
n for lightiug the town.
■No proposition has as yet been
||bmitted by these people but it is
|eu of some members of thecoun
VI to re-erect another power house
ftdlettbeoityrui.it as
re. Others are of the opinion
iat if a satisfactory deal can
ade with Messrs. Turner, Clark
id White ir. the development of
Beir shoal property, that it will
paterially decrease the cost of
Berating. Others that the city 1
would sell the franchise to a
)oasible compay and have a con
'act with said company as to the
>st oi the lights.
The plants present temporary
•cation is at Turner’s mill, near
Borgia Depot.
Get on the Palace Barber shop
loathly list. It includes hair
(its, shaves and baths. tf
All justice of the peace blanks
n be had at the Enterprise office,
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See The Enterprise for first-cl ass
b printing.
The Estepri.be for the news,
COVINGTOi,, * FRIDAY, JANUARY 27. 1905.
firmers, merchants and bankers
at their meeting Saturday, Febru¬
ary 7th, for a general discussion of
ih< merits or the undertaking.
No better scheme could be ad¬
vised just now to stimulate the
planters of Newton county in di¬
versifying their crops for this year
Premiums offered for the best dis¬
play of the different farm pro¬
ducts, such as grain, hay, cane,
potatoes, peas, fruits, melons,
vegetables, poultry, hogs, cows,
etc., would eucourage the farmers
to puy more attention to the cul¬
tivation of those minor crops and
stock raising, which would nec¬
essarily force a reduction in cot¬
ton acreage or cotton production.
Therefore it seems entirely approp¬
riate that the two organizations
named, should become interested
in the matter and initiate the
movement at once.
In eight or ten Georgia counties
last fall were held these agricul¬
tural fairs and according to news¬
paper accounts they were all suc¬
cessful from a financial standpoint
That the promoters w,ere satisfied
with the returns is evidenced by
the fact that already they are mak¬
ing arrangements for holding the
fairs next fall.
Talk up the Newton Comity
Agricultural and Industrial Fair
and come out to the farmers’ meet¬
ing at the court house on the 1st
Saturday in February and assist
in formulating plans for its suc¬
cessful operation.
FARMERS STILL IN QUANDARY
Regarding The Prospect for An¬
other Crop.
During the past two weeks there
has been little change in the cot
ton situation, so far as Covington
is concerned, and farmers are still
' quandary regarding the selling
a
of what remains of their crop and
also tllH acrea £ e to be P l anted -
.
They are, thus far, holding reso
blte ^ to fheir oales.
'And but little cotton—extreme
! ly little, has been sold in Coving
j ton since the holidays,
i Many hold to the belief that by
holding cotton from the market
' the price will advance in time. In
many localities farmers are haul¬
ing cotton home from the ware¬
houses.
The fact is there was a larger
crop’last year than was anticipat
ed The price uaturally fe'l. It
this crop is exhausted. The- far¬
; mers must stand the result. There
is no reasonable ^ out of the
! present trouble. i
But lastyears ex l ,er,ence
notl be lost ' Xt WiU result ,n H
! rednced acreag '' wlnch raeans a
smaller crop.
The world’s demand is increas
t time, smaller j
'< ing ail the and a
| crop means better prices. The i
! planters and bankers and mer- j
chants and all others interested
j should bend their energies toward
(securing a smaller acreage this
year, and bearing the losses on the
present crop as best they can.
The law of supply and demand
i cannot be repealed by makeshifts.
1 number of Covington
A large
folk took advantage of the cheap
rates and went up to Atlanta last
W eek to purchase goods and inci
dentally to attend the theatrical
; performances at the Grand.
Give Jeter a trial. He is the
local agent for the best laundry
house in Georgia.
MR. R. BURTON DAVIS.
Has Opened Insurance Office in
the Star Building—With a
Strong Company.
It, with something more than a
mere formal expression of pleasure
that The Enterprise announces the
advent of Captain R. Burton Davis
into local insurance circles.
Captain Davis, a Covington boy
of which fact we are proud, is one
of the most popular and progress¬
ive of the younger business ele¬
ment of the city and takes a keen
interest in the advancement of its
varied interests.
He will represent the Reliance
Life Insurance Company, of Pitts
burg, as district manager, his ter¬
ritory comprising sixteen counties
with headquarters in this city.
His office is located in the Star
Building. We bespeak for Mr.
Davis, success in his chosen field.
“Mr.” John C. Jackson
Was
ft
C-o-o-i).
“Coon, coon, coon—
I wish his color would fade.”
JNO. W. NATION,
Manager White Barber Shop.
Child Nearly Bnrneci to Death
Little Sarah Ivey, daughter of
Mrs. C. T. Ivey, was severely
burned as the result of an accident
at her home in Oxford last Wed¬
nesday. She was attempting to
put some wood upon a fire, when
her clothing became ignited. Her
brother hearing her cries ran to
her, but it was a long while be¬
fore he could extinguish (he flames,
and that on, v after slle had bee »
-
very badly burned
Col. Rogers improving.
A letter from Cal. Jas. F. Rog¬
ers at San Antonio, Tex., brings
the news of his improvement. He
sa V 9 ; *‘ M y cough is gone and am
| Sluing My in strength every day.
wife and I will bo home as
soon as the weather will permit
the change of climate, t > His ad
dress is 216 Garden St., San Au
onio, Tex.
Will Wear Caps and Gowns.
The senior class at Oxford has
decided to wear caps and gowns.
This has been the custom at Em
ory for the last few years for the
seniors to wear caps and gowns on
the commencement stage, and Ar
bor day. They will also be worn
on Sundays and all special oe
cas'ons.
It was also decided that the sen¬
iors should have a banquet in At
lanta about the 21st of February •
Mrs. Gariington Entertains.
Mrs. Emma Garlir.gton, of Soap¬
piug Shoals, entertained her Sab
bath school class last Friday night
with a delightful supper, Mrs.
Gariington is an ideal hostess,
The parlor and dining room were
beautifully decorated with ferns,
Miss Mamie Gariington assisted
her mother in entertaining her j
guests, who were Misses Edna
Dickerson, McDonald, Georgia Smith, Lucy j
Lora Stroud, Mattie
MM)* maid, Daisy Dickersou, Susie
Weldon, Flossie Smith. Messrs.
Olin Adair, John McDonald, Levy
Forbus, Don Weldon, Terrv Mc¬
Donald, R. W. Dickerson, Carl
Chestnut and Mr. and Mrs. John
Adair.
Good Middling Cotton is sell¬ !
ing here today at 6 !-2.
FINAL EXAMINATIONS
OF FALL TERM WORK.
Entire Week Is Devoted to Exam
inations, and the Class Room
Work Is Suspended.
Emory College, Oxford,Ga.—
The final examinations in all four j
of the college classes and the sub- 1
freshman department of Emory
College began Monday morning
and will continue through
day aft«r«oou. I'he fall term does
not elid with Christmas, as is the;
case at many of the other colleges j
in the State, r*ut closes with the
last week m January.
Chapel exercises will be held at j
8:80 a. in. throughout the week,
instead of 10 a. m., as is the case
during the regular daily work, and
the examinations will begin imme¬
diately after and continue until
the noon hour, with a second ex
animation period in the afternoon. !
There will be no class-room work
further than this throughout the
week.
At the opening of the spring
term of Emory College it is thought
that there will be many
lates, and they will possibly airive
on Monday next, to be here at the
opening on Tuesday, January 80.
There are always from 25 to 50 to
enter at this time of the scholastic
year; and if this is the case this
upward of 800, and it will possibly
be the record in attendance at
K 7i?h
the bluing o, the spring
term the basketball season bet ween
the classes will begin, and the first
game will be played on Friday,
February 8, between the freshmau
and shjb-freshman teams and this
determines the fate of the latter
team If they are successful in
winning this game over the fresh¬
man they are allowed to enter into
ihe regular series with the college
classes, otherwise they are debarr¬
ed. The regular series of games
will be arranged immediately
this game, that will open on Mon¬
day, February 0, with a
header.
Mr. Gunn Opens Office.
E. R. Gunn, of Oxford, for¬
merly assistant postmaster at that
place, has located in this city for
for the practice of law. At pres¬
ent he has rooms in the Shepherd
Building.
Mr. Gunn received his legal
training at Athens, where he
graduated from the law depart¬
ment of the University of Georgia
in the class of 190J. He also spent
several years at Emory college be¬
fore going to the University.
The EnterpJi.se joins most hear
ily the business, professijna l and
t
social community in extending to
Mr. Gunn a cordial welcome to
our midst.
New Printing Shop.
The Covington Advocate, a new s- .
paper devoted to the interests of i
the colored people, has secured an
office in a wooden building on
Floyd street.
A Washington h ind press, one
jobber and a lot of type have been
purchased. They expect to get
the Advocate out next Saturday,
Feb. 4. It will be all home print,
(our pages of five columns each. i
The paper will be in charge of j
L. H. King, editor, and W
Wait Sheri aid, business manager.
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gative, try Chamberlain’s Stoin
ach and Liver Tablets. They are
easy to take and produce uo nau-j
sea, effect. griping For sale or other by all disagreable druggists, |
Covington Ga., and Bibb Mfg. Co., j ;
P,'r!erd.:’e.
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BIG TREAT FOR ODD FELLOWS.
A District Meeting of the Division
Will Soon Be Held Here.
A. H. Milner, of this city, divis¬
ion Deputy Grand Master of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
of the Stone Mountain Judicial
Circuit, has called a district meet
ing of his division to convene in
Covington on the evening of March
16th.
Hon. Jno. W. Bennett-, of Way
ciosa, Grand Master of the Odd
Fellow s of Georgia, will be present
occasion and will deliver
an address, as will other promi
nent Odd Fellows of the district.
Every lodge in the division will
send a large delegation, and Cov
nigton will be overrun, for the
time, with members of one of the
leading st:.- t or-.le-s c*' the «.y r 11
| COLDEST WEATHER !N YEARS.
Thermometer Registered Seven
Early in the Morning.
Covington has just experienced
.lie coldest spell of the winter.
Wednesday morning the thermom¬
eter registered 7 degrees above zero
at its lowest ebb, and Thursday
morning early the mercury was
down to 10 degrees. All day
Wednesday the wind blew a ter
Gfic gale that almost swept men
women off their feet.
Last Monday week the mercury
dropped to sixteen, which is pretty
wintry for this section of the
Southland.
Give your next coal order to
the Huson Ice & Machine Works,
the best cost at the pr.W .