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VOL 41. NO 7.
RY’S CHOICE
FOR RHODES GIFT.
Thomas Henry Wade First
election for Oxford, Eng.,
Scholarship.
Cmory College, Oxford, .Ga.,
L 8.—Mr.. Thos. Henry Wade,
Smith Station, Ala., has by ex¬
piation been choEen Hie ap
ptee of Emory College for a
pdes scholarship. As was de
ld last year, the literary col
■s of Georgia should appoint
i to these scholarships in the
»r of th« founding of the thr.ee
eges. Mr. -VV’jido will,be, jthe
tirgia representative to .Oxford,
L , this year, and will attend
fist’s College. He graduated
h second honor from Emory
|h In the class of 1902, professor and*since
has been adjunct in
| college, where he ba§ endeared
hseli to both students and fa?
k\ During his academic course
Emory he established an eiiv'i
k record, ’ both in . class room
I on the athletic field; was
[sen . by his lit.erary society, to
lie an anniversary, address, as
B-as debator in two -regular fall
hi debates; was tackle on the
lor football.,team, and recog
ld as best, .tennis • player - in
lege.
le Will not olily reflect' credit
In Emory as Jfiis alma niater in
[work [cord at,Oxford, but will make
there - of which Alabama
| [home be proud. Mr. Wade left for
the latter part of last
|k, Item and will remain there until
her, when he leaves for
rland.
[here has been much discussion
png the seven fraternities here,
ate, m regard to putting afoot.
[no Imencement \oung ladii-s here durine
week as the guests
lay fraternity. For a number
■ears past it has been the cus
I of these fraternities to have,
Ing the above mentioned week,
I) t n to twenty young lady
I- - m ali parts of the state,
I: oin mei C'-ment the prinei
► e a event of the entire year,
fcl eis from each of the frater
I - h ive met in council, and it
Is to lie theif opinion that for
■ year and in the future it would
■be wise to have the girls here
Ing commencement; and very
I it. is likely that resolutions
liis effect will be drawn up and
lented to each fraternity for
fctures.
It a recent meeting of the
Ihman class the resignation of
president, Itlauta, J. W. Roberts, Jr.,
was accepted, and after
Ise ballot Mr. J. Callan Brooks,
Washington, Ga., was elected
lident in his place. At the
w meeting Mr. R. E. L. Mar
iof Memphis, Tenn., was elect*
■isketbali manager.
Farmers Hold Meeting.
ke Farmers’, Merchants’ and
rers’ Association of Newton
[ity w’as called to order in the
Jt House yesterday, the 16th.
I pile b it was not a large body, it
representative body, and the
pn was enthusiastic and har
pus.
e action of the New Orleans
[ention [the was heartily endorsed,
farmers of Newton are
[ely [■ behind the Convention.
W. L. Gibson was eclected
pgate |ta to the convention in
on the 21st inst., with J.
pckwell |vas as alternate.
the sense of the meeting
Ihe District Managers proceed
te io have the pledges signed
ffDt in. These pledges require
■uction :n acreage and in
!
Middling Cotton is sell*
fre today at 7 l*2c.
COVINGTON. GA. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 17. 1905.
COLDEST SNAP ASON. !
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The Mercury Did a Remarkable
Tumbling Stunt Monday-—
Down to 2 Above Zero.
Covington experienced the cold¬
est weather of the season Monday
and Monday night, when th« mer¬
cury dropped within two degrees
of - fTnr eio. - *ri The wf biting cold m «as maue ' j
still more disagreeable by a stiff
gale of wind, which blew all night
without any let-up. The streets
were cleared early, pedestrians
wisely scurrying home as quickly
a9 possible. t
The fall in the mercury was
little short of remarkable. Early
in the day the cold wave began to
approach. By noon it had human¬
ity watching thqjjres and securely
wrapped with overcoats when out.
At -suppertime twelve it wa-s hanging j
arMind degtees,' anS emi
tinned its downward march until
5 o’clock Tuesday morning, when
2 degrees was registered.
Monday night-was by many odds
the coldest Covington has experi¬
enced in six years. Just six years
ago, to the day, we had an exact
duplicate .of this /weather- It was
on the 13tk of --February-, 1899,
that the cold blizzard set in, and i
the below mercury zero—the tumbled coldest to weather 6 degrees in j
the history of this section., .It is
rather sfrange that the two coldest!
spells within a period of six years
should come on Monday, February
13, 1899, and 1905.
The weather has moderated con-'
siderably, and the weather man
says the worst is over for the
present. j
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PENSION PAYMENTS STOPPED
.
Oil Account of Illness of Com
missioner Lindsay, Who is
Suffering With Grip.
The 141 pensioners in Newton
county were greatly disappointed
Tuesday by not receiving their
money from the State. This is !
the first time a delay has occurred j
and some of the veterans spoke in j
verv uncomplimentary language of
Commissioner Lindsey.
The delay is caused by the illness
of Commissioner Lindsey, who is j
suffering from the grip. He is
confined at. the home of O. B.
Stevens, No. 107 Capitol Ave. and
is said to be a very si'-k man.
When the State will begin further
payment is not known and will
probably depend upon the recovery
of the Commissioner.
The pensioners in over one half
of the counties in the State have
not yet been paid and the closing
of the office for the present, will
probably inconvenience a number
of people m need cf money.
QUILLIAN LECTURES
’
Will Be Delivered in March by
Dr. Buckley, of New York.
The third series of the Quillian
lectures, which are delivered each
year before the students of Emory
College, will be delivered March
22-29, in the church, by Dr. Jas.
M. Buckley, of New York. The
lectures will be free to all visitors,
and the friends of the college are
invited to attend them.
The Ouillian lectures'were made
possible by the donations and la¬
bors of Rev. W. F. Ouillian, of the j
North Georgia Conference, and
his nephew, Marvin C. Ouillian.
Coal! Coal!! Coal!!!
Blue Gem and Jellico Coal are the
best grades of Jellico. Buy from
R. P. Lester and you will get the
best. Orders left with Messrs. P.
B. Jarman or R. H. Trippe will
have prompt, attention. . . *
NEWTON COUNTY WILL
GET SHARE OF MONEY.
Back Taxes of Georgia Railroad
Has Many Claimants—More
Litigation Probable,
As a result of the successful
fight the.State has made to collect
taxes from the Georgia Rail
road otr a million dollars’ worth
f Western Railway of Alabama
owned by the Georgia road
held in Augusta, the State of |
and the city of Augusta,
the one hand., and every county
township along the line of the
Georgia road will doubtless become
involved in:a compliouted legal
row.—-’This will, of course, tie- the
money up for an indefinite period,
arnd'an 4he meantime the railroad
will enjdydts user mot yet having
ma d e payment-. The sum aggre
gates $125,000.
These tax.is have accumulated
since jS83> and the legal fight
made by the State was one of the
most stubborn contests of it’s kind
ever waged by the, commonwealth.
Twice, iii .two courts, the railroad
was victorious, guiding decisions
over the, State.* Finally the case
found its way to the tinted States
Supreme Court, where it was ar
K , ie ti by Attorney General John C.
a tt a inf former Attorney General
Boykin Wright. The highest court
of the land '
reversed the lower
courts and handed down a decision
sustaining the State’s claim for
the taxes.
But before the difference be
tween Augusta and the State and
the many townships and counties
is decided, the injunction suit of
the Central of Georgia Railroad
against the Comptroller will have
to be settled. The Central has en
j°i lie d the Comptroller from col
beting the money, the Central also
owning a large block of Western of
Alabama stock.
However, the row over the
money, in the event it is ever paid,
involves another question. The
city of Augusta claims that the
money should come to it as v.he
stock in question is held in Au
gusta. On the other hand, the
towns and counties along the line
of the Georgia railroad claim they
are entitled to their proportionate
part,
The railroad would prefer to
apportion the money among the
towns and counties, as the rate is
lower than in the city of Augusta,
where both Richmond county and
the municipality get a cut.
Coal-Blue Gem.
Direct from Jellico, Tenn., prac¬
tically 16 07. to the pound, no
clinkers, great heat, prompt de¬
livery, two wagons running regu
larly. Orders received at J. N- :
Bradshaw & Co., satisfaction guar- ,
anteed. Your orders solicited.
Hu son Ice & Machine Co.
Prof. Peed to Lecture.
The lecture which was to have
been delivered by Prof. Peed Fri¬
day evening, Feb. 3d, was post¬
poned on account of the inclem¬
ency of the weather. This lecture
will be delivered this evening, Fri¬
Feb. 17, in Midway church.
Remember his subject: “The L’fe
and Works of .Sir William Her
schel. y » The public is invited.
FOR SALE.—The Roberts place
is still offered for sale. This is a
chance to get a desiiable
home and farm in town.
Get on the Palace Barber shop
monthly list. It includes hair
cuts, shaves and baths. tf
Our job department continues
to add pleased Datron6 to its list,
NEW MILITARY COMPANY.
Steps Are Being Made to Re-or-1
ganize the Military
Company.
All eqnipineHtg and parapher
nalia belonging to the Covington
Light Infantry were returned
t he State by Capt, Davis last Sai
ur day morning. . Two whole Jars
were devoted to packing up ;he
equipment for shipment. -• j
There is a strong sentiment !
among the members of the dis
banded company, and. other men,
to reorganize the company. Some
members claim that they knew
nothing of the disbandment until
it was all over, and that if notice
had been given previous to the
disband-mdm, steps' would h.ive ,
been taken to have prevented it. ..
Application .Adjutant will be forwarded j
the General at once ask
ing. for the re-iuatatemeiHvof" the
oompany. Among the men men
tioned, as officers of. the- new colit- I
pauy are M.. G. . Turner, J. -IT.
Echols, A. B. Simms and E.. P.. !
Clark. • *
COTTON MARKET DECEPTIVE,
Ciaim That the Price of Cotton : is
One Cent Above
Quotations.
According to well informed cot¬
ton houses, the actual price of cot¬
ton is about one cent higher than
the quotations in the stock, mar¬
ket.
The situation is a peculiar one,
and that shows that the holding
movement, inaugurated by the
Southern Cqttou Association, has
already a tremendous effect
upon the pnceiof cotton and that
the only cotton actually being sold
is bringing as high as 8 1-2 cents
per pound. An inquiry of a veil
known cotton firm Monday as to
what one hundred bales of cotton
could be purchased for brought
forth the information that this
firm would not undertake to get
the cotton for less than 8 1-2 cents
though the New Orleans exchange
was quoting the price at 7 9-10c.
The owner of several cotton mills
also stated that he was offering 8
cents per pound, but was failing
to get any deliveries at this price.
It may be said, therefore, with
considerable accuracy that there
is no spot cotton to be bought un¬
der 8 1-2 ceut9 or at least not in
large amounts. It is generally
believed that the bear movement
is holding the price of cotton down
under great pressure, though the
actual sales at the prices quoted
amount to little or nothing. How
long the bears will be able to keep
up these false quotations is a ones.
tion, but reliably informed men
sta{e that k will not be a great
while, for many are going sh irt.
Another important feature of i
the situation is pointed out by a
cotton man, who says that while
cotton futures can be bought at
the quoted prices and the deliver¬
ies will lie made, yet the cotton
which would be delivered would
be of such a grade that it could
hardly be used for spinning pur¬
poses. A lirst-elass grade o: cot¬
ton cannot be bought and deliver¬
ed under 8 cents and there is very
little changing hands at this price.
Slowly but surely the farmers
and producers are getting control
of the situation and the indication
each day are strongly in fav >r of
the price bring restored to 10 cts.
The farmers are carrying out in
good faith the measures adopted
at the New Orleans convention and
actually keeping their cotton
off of the market, waiting until the
price shall react —Atlanta Journal
Feb. 14.
All Justice of the Peace blanks
be bad at the Enterprise ffice;
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HAVEN’T YOU FELT THAT WAY?
Haven’t you often worn goggles of bliuq
And seeing Life’s sham and its shame,
Felt it was all a big scramble, and you
Might as well get into the game?
That nothing much mattered but a big bunch of cash,
And the man who was good was a jay,
And the whole blooming country was going to smash ;
Haven’t you, haven’t yon felt that way ?
Haven’t you felt it was hardly worth while
To try to live up to your best ?
And haven't you smiled a cynical smile,
And something way down in your breast
Whispered IJfe had a prize that was highei than gold
And sweeter than fame or display ?
And the faith that had slipped took a brand-new hold;
Haven’t you, haven’t you felt that way ?
And didn’t a peace come near that was far
And urge you to strive toward it still ?
And didn’t you turn your face to a star,
And didn't you say, “I will !”
And weren’t you stronger, and didn’t you find
The world was better, and didn’t it pay
To be brave and patient and cheery and kind;
Haven’t you, haven’t you felt that way ?
—Maurice Fmileva