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L'UC gootn oton »tav.
jVINGTON, GA., OCT. 7, 1885,
tiitd Sl»r-H*ht IteniN.
address,
livered by Judge John D.
;tcvvart at the dedication
Newton County’s new
Court House, on
Sept. 21,1885.
j |ge Stewart said :
t
hren of the Covington Bar,
And Fellow Citizens :
J, heartily take part with In you, dedicating in the cer- this
iesot this occasion,
building to the great cause of truth
ificent bear testimony of high
justice, we but our
d for the maintenance of law and order. —
ule of action for the government of
as a r .
onduct, is coeval with man’s existence
n c of houses,
^distributive and the erection court
justice can be administered
Custom as old as the records of human so
ierefore, the noble men, building by has whose been genius
influence this superb erec
but pursuing a line of conduct marked
are who have long
nr them by generations
passed from the stage of human action.
he antiquity of law might well challenge
deration for it, « an institution ordained
be good and happiness of mankind : it has
ed among all the civilizations of the earth ;
lg l, a ll the past—there has existed some or
:ed form of administering justice. As an
tution of law truly may it be said that it is
with age and venerable with wisdom.”
,ry the thousands of
hen we remember many
jrs ex pended in erecting halls of justice and
of imprisonment; and when we consider
es
;ime expended in the administration ot jus
jn d in like manner, when we consider the
.
entous consequences which attend the en
ement of judgments and sentences of courts.
Meeting both life and property, well may we
[ourselves the question : Is or not this insti-
8n founded upon Divine right ? What say
ti, e Great and final Judge, touching this mal¬
11 c immitting the law to Moses, and prescrib
■ ruies for the good of man, He directs that
Inti shalt teaCh them ordinances and laws.
I sha i shew them the way wherein they must
It, ||, and the v.irk that t ie must do.” More
‘ They shall provide out of all the people
I .non, such as fear God, hating covetousness,
K place such over them, to be rulers of hun
Ids and of fifties and of tens, and let them
■gc the people at all seas ms ; and it shall be
It every great thing or matter, they shall bring
L judgment.” Again, Divine Truth declares,
that judges and officers shalt thou make thee,
fell the gates, which God giveth thee, through -
I thy tribes ; and they shall judge the people
111 just judgment.”
[Right well and truthfully has it been often
|J, that human law hath been founded on the
line. For the great Law Giver knew the in
Inuties of our nature, and ordained how our dis¬
hes and contentions should be settled. How
pitifully has it been said that the “voice of
|r is the harmony of the spheres, and its foun
Ition is in the bosom of God.” Not only have
K divine anthority for the institution of courts
[ law, but divine direction for the action and
Induct of judges and officers of law.
God’s word declares that judges should be
bd-fearing men, and should judge with right
us judgments. And in like manner divine
lull declares, as to witnesses : “Whoso kill
la a person, the murderer shall be put to death
j the mouth of witnesses.” Aud of the truth
Iness of their statements, it is declared :
Thou shalt not raise a false report. Put not thy
uid with the wicked, to be an unrighteous wit
:ss." Again, as to the conduct of lawyers :
They are commanded to judge righteously, and
lead the cause of the poor and needy; and they
lat cry unto them, and have none to help.”
nd right nobly has the profession, often without
e or reward, or the hope thereof, defended the
rase of the oppressed. Tertullus prosecuted
t. Paul with great power, and whatever may be
lought of the injustice of his cause, he was
W, by SL Paul, or by any of his compeers,
Dmplained of for a discharge of duty.
Not only have we divine authority for the in
ttution of courts, but for the execution of judg
lents and sentences, as against both persons
d property. The delivering of the sons of
lizpah to the Gibeonites by the King ; the hang
of Haiman, and the execution of the thief
11 l ^ e cross, are among the noted instances of
he infliction of punishment. If we have divine
“thority for the building of churches for the dis¬
emination of religion, and the erection of school
ouses for the promotion of knowledge, with a
like certainty have we divine authority to build
foiirt houses, and apjxiint judges and officers to
pecute I Therefore, the laws let of the land.
pis us feel assured to-day, that
service will not only command the respect of
r ln ’ * 3ut t * le f av or of God. From the time of
[ he es i st ence of the Assyrian government down
j t * 1 ‘ s ‘fay. the administration of justice by of
-
r Cers °f * aw have formed an important part of
.
'*/ Greece con duct of all nations. Under the governments
0 and Rome, the Forum and the Tribune
W "' r * P^ces of and the Prae
*° great renown,
rs ue,c officers upon whose conduct, faithfully
' lM e -^ libert ar ged, °f the the security of property, as well as
, >th y citizens, largely depended. —
’ the increase of , now , edije , and , advanu , S
ivilization uun, ttirones, dynasties, . governments and
ur| ^ sti have striven hard to improve the jurispru
‘ en ce of each successive
nd age. Rules customs
" P rece( lents, affecting the of
5 7 as »»V rights man,
? Justinian The
is a striking illustration of this
‘ ri »fi. Under his direction and nine
fiundred Tribonian
learned associates compiled a work,
elTr^ * " nent ° f tWdVe of the b °° Roman kS ’ Which civil con,ained law. What- thc
had **come obsolete was left out, and that
*Wh was best suited to the genius of that age,
"> ^mg the law protection life and
a to prop
of the Roman citizen, was included in the
Justinian code. After this work had been com
P'«ed Justinian issued an ordinance directed to
& reduced an ,—»• the Uws a " d people, declaring sJthat.il that he
of the empire
could read and know their obligations and
a pleasing task to dwell more at length upon the
subject of the rise and progress of jurisprudence
under the governments of Greece and Rome
•
bu, another occuion tolgh, b, Uo-.d
appropriate.
As we have drawn largely upon England for
our laws, a study of the rise and progress of
English jurisprudence would furnish a lesson well
calculated to both please and instruct. We will
mention, in passing, a few noted periods in the
history of English jurisprud ence. Edward the
First, who has been styled the “Justinian ot En
glish jurisprudence,” possibly did more than any
other, to give permanence and force to the laws
of England. He gathered from the customs,
precedents, rules and dicisions of the past, and
had compiled, in permanent form, the laws of
England. In reference to this matter, Sir
Mathew Hale declares : that King Edward 1st
did more in thirteen years of his reign to settle
and establish distributive justice in England than
has been done in all ages since. He established
and settled the great charter of forest laws.—
He gave a stunning blow to the powers and en¬
croachments of the Pope in temporal concerns.
He required ordinaries to have goods of deceas¬
ed persons applied to the payment of debts, and
the surplus distributed to relatives. He had the
jurisdiction and limits of the several courts de¬
fined, so that the court of King’s Bench, Common
Pleas, and Exchequer, could be conducted with¬
out the business of one interfering with the other,
lie instituted a speedy mode for the recovery of
debts. He prescribed forms of pleadings in the
several courts, and had a place prepared for the
preservation of records. He directed that the
king’s prerogative should be so limited as to al¬
low justice to be administered without compul¬
sion on the part of the throne. In a word, he
brought order out of confusion. Such a man
was worthy to he a ruler, for in many respects
England is to-day reaping the fruits of his labor.
It may truly be said, that his works follow him.
The reign of Henry VIII might be mentioned
as another noted period in the history of En¬
glish jurisprudence. He caused the power of
the Roman Pontiff and clergy over temporal af¬
fairs to be rebuked in such manner as their su¬
premacy from that day to this has well-nigh been
lost.
During his reign an act was passed allowing
lands to be devised by will. The powers of par
Hamentwere limited. Greater powers were con
fered upon courts of equity to administer equit¬
able rights. . Much was done for the promotion
of civil and religious liberty. Commercc and
trade, the great civilizers of the world, were im¬
proved. Respect for law and veneration for the
administration of justice, characterized his reign.
One other noted instance in English jurispru¬
dence should not be passed by without notice—
that of the barons at Runncy Mode demanding
at the hands of King John “Magna Charter,”
which to-day remains the foundation of English
liberty. Its chief glory is found in the promise
“that no freeman shall be imprisoned, or liis
property taken, but by the lawful
judgment of his peers, or
the law of the land.” A law so memorable in
its origin, so hallowed in association, so replete
with universal justice, and so benificent in its
effects, should not be forgotten, but should find
a lodgment in the mind and heart of every pa¬
triot who now lives, or who shall ever live in the
nations to come. In consonance with
Chsurta,” was adoptad the “Uaheas Corpus Act,”
under which, causes of imprisonment might be
inquired into through the courts, In all the
struggles through which the English government
has passed, in all its efforts in behalf of liberty
and right, the judiciary have performed no mean
part.
Westminster Hall is full of historic interest.—
Coke, Bacon, Blackstone, Clarendon, and many
other great minds, have battled for the mainten¬
ance of law, as tlie great analysis of human lib¬
erty.
\Vhen our forefathers wrested the colonies
from the power of the British throne, having
keenly felt the hand of the oppressor, they
sought to impress their love of freedom and in¬
dependence upon the laws of our land. The
principles of Magna Cliarta and the Habeas
Corpus act, were engrafted into both the federal
and state constitutions. The rules of the common
law, in most of the states adopted, were, but
they were so Modified as to suit the new order
of things. Under our form of government per¬
sonal security and private jiropertv, in a large
measure, depend for safety upon the wisdom,
integrity and stability of courts of justice. Con¬
sequently, courts in the administration of law are
more uniformly concerned with what affects so¬
cial life and property than any other part of the
federal and state governments.
Let us for a few moments consider what pro¬
gress has been made in American jurisprudence.
With us it should be a matter of congratulation,
as well as an evidence of progress, that our laws do
not consist in unwritten rules and customs ; but
consist in constitutions and in statutes, as well
as printed decisions of the courts, so that “he
that runneth may read.” There are no crimes
in this country except as made so by statute ;
consequently, no criminal has an excuse to plead
ignorance of the law. The modes of acquiring
and transferring property, as well as every im¬
munity of the citizen, are most clearly defined
by the laws of the land. Courts of genera! and
special jurisdiction, have been ordained and es¬
tablished throughout the land. It has been the
purpose of our law makers to establish in
township and school district a court, where a
jury could be summoned, and the rights of the
citizen sjjeedily protected. By this method the
administration of justice has been brought to the
very doors of our people. Sometimes persons
have been disposed to criticise the conduct
these limited or lower courts. This is all wrong.
They cannot be too highly appreciated. The
very fact of their existence and presence with
the people, exerts a good influence, as a jiolice
relation. And while they may not understand
the technical rules of the law, but understanding
the common affairs of life, aided by the common
sense and honesty of jurors, they are likely to
work out substantial justice. Our jury system,
administered, is a high evidence of progress.
jj eyon j t he functions they usually perform, they
f(0ssess a ya ]ue, too often overlooked. They ac
q U j re and disseminate a knowledge of the laws
among the local communities from which they
come, which is of great value and moral support
tsjgrzz I bear
j cn ce, with but few exceptions, can tes
J j timony to the honesty, faithfulness and integrity
of jurors in thC f administration of ^
| “f the courts rathe than simplified break it down. by what The •2
: pleadings of court, as
j known as the Jack Jones Act, might be noted 3
an evidence of progress in our jurisprudence. |
This mode of Whe plead,ng has J**"
^Zbtless madcSs ciu^y. is the cod
ification of our laws by the_adoption of code,
practice, and procedure. This is a tendency
to crystalize the great mass of decisions mto
7T
a few lines Tho , 7* de " y ”1 C ° 5 nCentrated “ Ch “ “ 0t
cress ? The f pro '
favor U. both foE ' T'T 1™* '* faSt
tion of her criminal laws. The great objects
be obtained to
by this manner of simplifying law s,
is to leave out what is obsolete, settle what is
doubtful, and make no changes in the well
tablished rules of law, except such as improve
upon the old. It may become necessary, in the
course of time, to digest the decisions of various
courts, on specific subjects, for convenience,
leaving out many based ujxm local statutes. I
aware of the fact, that laws are frequently
unfavorably criticised by persons who insist that
there are too many laws, and that the same are
complicated. Such persons should not forget that
the earth has been divided into nations, states,
and districts, who are engaged in different pur¬
suits, who speak different languages, and who
are attached to different forms of government.
Under such circumstances it is quite natural that
the institutions, customs, polity and laws of the
people should be different. In this country each
state is the embodiment of sovereignty, It is
but reasonable, therefore, that each should en¬
act laws influenced by its local interest and cus
toms ; and each state having its own courts,
as
interpreters of its laws, it must necessarily ap¬
pear that there are many contradictory decisions,
but largely these are based upon local statutes.
After all, the great fundamental principle of
laws, both in England and in this country, main
tain a uniform symmetry, both pleasing and in¬
structive. In view of these considerations, how
courts, lawyers, jurors, and officers, should seek
to maintain the laws of the land in all their
ity ; for earth can furnish no greater
t ian to witness justice crowned with victory over
error and oppression We should ever keep
in mind that the tone of society never rises high¬
er than our veneration for law. How well it be¬
comes this people to have erected such a grand
monument to law and order, within the shadows
of a great institution of learning, where the
young men of the land are daily reminded that
Literature, Science, and Art, are but the wards
of the law. ’
To you, citizens of Newton county, may this
monument by the hand to your Time. patriotism stand unharmed
of
To you, brethren of the bar, while worship¬
ping at this shrine, let your minds be filled with
law, and your hearts [possessed with
And may the ermine worn here, be as pure as
these walls are white. May the hands' on the’
dial plate, erected abov< our heads, fail to mark
the hour when wrong and injustice shall be prac¬
ticed within these sacred precincts. May not
the motto, described in Dante's Inferno, be
written along the halls which lead to this room,
that “he who enters here, leaves all hope be¬
hind. ” But, write over that doorway, in living
letters: “Here Light,' Knowledge, Truth and
Justice shall be dispensed now and forever."
The “dark days” of 1885 cutne last
week.
There «u.!it to be a law to prohibit the
sale of “Rough on Rats.’* '
Mr. J. W. Purington is now keeping
books for the popular firm of Swanr,
Stewart A Co.
.Last Sunday *as the brightest, kiwi
sitinie.it and loveliest we have had this
fall.
r. ' '-V ,
The proRpiuti for the state fair at Ma¬
con arc aaki to be very encouraging. It
opens October 20.
Much damage h as been done to the
corn and cotton crops by the late contin¬
uous rains.
The Georgia Methodist Female College at
this place is booming up. President Homer
Wright, A. M-., is pulling the roj«s.
It is with profound sorrow that we chronicle
the death of our kinswoman, Mrs. J. W. Sutties,
of Stockbridge, nee Miss Veronia Dobbs, of
Jonesboro-.
The directors of the Georgia railroad
have declared their usual quarterly divi¬
dend of $2.50 per share of the capital
stock of the company, and the same
payable on the 15th of October.
It is with great pleasure that we note
the return of Mr. S. P. Thompson and his
bride from their extensive northern bridal
tour. This notice was written last week,
but by some means was lost before the
tvpo got his claws on it.
The name of Miss Lilia Ivy, by an over
sight, VVas not mentioned in connection
with the “moonlight sociable," last week.
We beg pardon, and promise to try to do
so no more. Send in the names of friends
and acquaintance and we will notice them
in our personal column.
Henry Grady is in favor of $5,000 li¬
cense to sell whisky in cities. But make
it positive whisky or no whisky and then
he is for no whisky. Hurrah, for H. W.
G!
Said a prominent, cultured, liberal, and
perceptive gentleman of our town, in Con¬
versation last week : “I have been pres¬
ent at this session of the court most all
the while, t have observed scrutinizingly
closely, and I have discovered,
that nearly every case in court was trace¬
able, for its origin, to whisky.”
The new suit which “The Macon Tel¬
egraph” has donned is quite pretty and
becoming. The mechanical part is all
that could be asked for. The arrange¬
ment of its contents displays good taste ;
and terser, newsier, solider, chaster, and
better reading matter is no where to he
j found. The Atlanta Constitution fthe
best paper in the world; now has a “foe
nian worthy of its steel.”
Death of Mr. Stephen Brown.
Mr. Stephen Brown died suddenly at
his home, four miles west of Covington,
on Friday morning, Oct. 2, 1885, of aj»o
plexy, aged about 64 years Wr. Brown
«M membeT ooe of theoldMt a ^
! of the ' Methodist church, a
! “Christian, an honest and kind man h»h.nd a good
citizen an affectionate
•"dtojw. was 1 g ly
everyone^ i ne^.A ex ^ 7
to his bereaved family.
! Personal Mention.
What about those quotations, Walter ?
‘ Mr. J. B. Blackwell succeeds Mr. Fletcher as
P. At. at Marietta.
Mr. Pete Farmer made a flying run-up to
Conyers, last Sunday.
The Florida boys all returned home during
l**t week,
:
Bright little Henry Pace was 14 years old
i last Monday.
We heard a lady say that Mr. Sam’l Beckwith
was the best boy in town.
Dr. Henry Quigg preached a good sermon at
the Presbyterian church, last'Sunday night.’"
Mr. John H. Alriiand, the former merchant
prince of Conyers, was in Covington last week.
Judge Woodson thinks our solicitor, Col
Emmett Womack, is quite an as-tute lawyer.
Rev. Sam Scott, of Conyers, has returned
to Columbia, S. C-.; to complete his course in
theology.
CoL McKibben, of Jackson, was _very badly
hurt by the explosion of a dynamite cartridge,
sometime ago.
Mr. Jimmie Carr is traveling in the, west for
W alter Taylor’s popular cologne and proprietary
medicines. \ «*
Prof. J. I,. Jones, of Columbia, S. C., has
been in town during the week, circulating among
his old friends.
- • l
Miss Annie Heath, daughter of Rev. \V. D.
Heath, of Conyers, is now a pupil at the fe¬
male college of this place.
Mr. I.ee Wright, a gallant young man of this
town, does not stand back for’ wintry Weather.
Does he, girls ? ' * <
The name of Col. Stone, of Oxford, was in
advertently and unintentionally left out of our
local column, last issue.
Miss Artnie Pace, of this place,, is visiting
Miss Carrie Whitlock; at Atlanta’s aristocratic
suburb—dubbed Marietta.
Mr. Lonnie Scott is now engage*}, in business
in Conyers. He goes up in the morning, and
returns to Covington at night.
Mr.-Tom Stewart, the retired anti popular
,
merchant of the Queen City, is working for In.
man & Co., of Atlabta. '
Capt. Harry HilLaud Mr. Boh Connor, two
popular Georgia railroad conductors, were in
town several days during court. •'■*. -
Mr. Boykin Wright, the popular solicitor
general of the Augusta cirenk* spent Sunday
with his' CovinJjtbn -friebds; *■" 1
Mr. John Wright, they say, is absent-minded
at times. Any trouble or matrimonial contem¬
plation brewing in the land, Johnny ?
Our handsome and.gallanflassistant post- mas
ter,-Mr. Tommy Wells, has resigned., Htf is
succeeded by Mr. Stonie Bo wet. <•
That learned and royal gentleman—Right Rev.
Bishop Beckwith, has.returneil,,Crura hit sum
mer vacation inn high state of .recuperation.
Our representative^ Hon. Lucius I- Middle
brook, left the next morning—j-Viday;' meriting,
after court adjourned, for Atlanta, to resume
his seat in the legislature.
It gives us pleasure to refer to Dr. J. C. Clark,
an excellent physician of tfiii “place, who is
prompt and straight in his dealings, and serves
the public well.
Mr. Dan • ■ of-Joj^sbjoro, v,V .
Ferguson, ran into
Covington last Sunday afternoon. The Star
cEjSjfr?** wejcoincsjjich.subytantinl, Jtire^^ .from of,! f
« • t ■ , ;
Capt. Harry Jackson,'of Atlanta, one of the'
ablest, gallantest, and biggesl..hearted lawyers
in the state, is the man that saved Eugene Beck’s
neck from being broken by t ItW gaflows. •
Rev. Thomas Thomas, of Fayetteville, AW.,
is 114 years old. Perhaps hiir Attorney Gener¬
al, Hon. A. H. Garland, hailing frorai the same
state, will live to a ripe old a^i; too.
At court last week : Cols. Toombs .Spearman
and A. S. Florench, of Social Circle Cols. G.
W. Gleaton, A, C. P$rry, J" N. Glenn, J. R.
Irwin, and A. C. McQalla, q^.Gonyer*.
Mrs, Nettie'Smith, the jjopalar agent for the
Sunny South, gave tis a pleasant call last week.
She took inihe town and did ipuch good Tor the
Sunny. Our boys say she is perfectly irrccsistiblc.
Capt'. V. H. Boj'd is again: i«-charge of the
Covington accommodation train, much to the
delight of his many friends, after his summer
vacation. The Star is pleased-to welcome him
back bn deck of the “jiopular accommodation”
train. *? .
Rev. J. W.,Davies'spol#-irery feelingly and
touchingly to his congregation; last Sunday
morning ; and we think his golden words of
wisdom, flowing, as’they did, from a heart en¬
feebled, mellowed, softened, and purified by a
rijre old age and a long and - serviceable exjjeri
ence, had a marked effect- Uj>on the too small au
dience for that balmy and bracing sunshiny
Sabbath morning. ■* • •
Did you get that bouquet ?
Covington is to have a Signal Service—eh ?
Several of our boys made a jaunt to the
country, last Sunday aft.
There was some frost reported on Mon¬
day and Tuesday mornings of this week.
Col. A. B. Simms is putting the chairs
and seendry in his elegant music hall, and
it is now nearly ready for use.
As regards writing, a western editor be¬
lieves in .“boiling h—1 down to a half
pint and administering it at a single dose.”
The firm of William Cook A Co. is a
good accession to our town, and their fair
dealing and courtesy ia taking right hold
of the people.
The crop 6f daily papers in Georgia
promises to be very prolific the present
season. We fear 1886 will be a mighty
“dry year" for thsna.
The people of Conyers are anxious for
the establishment of a guano factory and
cotton seed oil mill'in that place.
A slight change in the schedule of the
down fast train went into effect last Sun¬
day. It arrives a little earlier, and meets
the up day train at Covington.
Jhe At]anU Sunday Telegram, edited
by Mr. Charles T. Logan, is a clear., neat,
chaste, and readable paper, and should
j ^ in every household. It, indeed, is a
. Sunday pajer, a paper to be read around
| the fireside.
Mr. Carden Goolsby, one of the oldest
citizens of Jasper county, died on the llhh
of September, aged about 80 years. He
stood was tin high honest, conscientious man, and
in the esteem of all w ho knew
him.
Oct. 29, at the State Fair at Macon, there
will be three great games of baseball between
the Chicagos and other clubs. The prospect for
a good fair, in fact, for the best fair ever held in
Georgia, grows brighter and brighter.
We are authorized to request every gen¬
tleman and lady in Covingtn.i and sur¬
dist rounding country, to meet at the Metho¬
church, next Friday afternoon, when
tjie bell-rings, for the purjio.se of devising
Methodist means to purchase church. a parsonage tor the
Let everyone attend.
The ladies invite you to attend the meet¬
ing.
See the law card of MiddlcbrookAt Edwards in
this issue. This is an aide, reliable, and trust¬
worthy firm, and parties wanting legal service
will do well to give them a call, as they do ail
kinds of practice in all of the courts, and in all of
the surrounding counties. We want a law card
from every member of this local bar. We will
make it to your interest to give it to us.
Wimbush, the great Texas horse dealer, wrl'
pc in Covington this fWednesday; afternoon,
with a large drove of choice mares ansi horses,
which he proposes to sell cheap. He can be
found at Usher and Hightower’s stable. All
who need horses should call and see his stock
at ouce.
The outlook is that our boys mean to
have a military company, and they al¬
ways “go the whole or none.” Mr. Wal¬
ter Lee, the originator of the enterprise,
is corresponding with about six firms, to
get the terms for handsome, lasting, and
stylish uniforms. Harry Jackson, He 1ms the favor of gal¬
lant Capt. in getting the
guns, when once uniformed. Hurry up,
boys, we want to see you all gavly capari¬
soned at an early date.
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manity, truly is Electric Bitters. Inactivity of
the Liver, Biliousness, Jaundice, Constipation,
Weak kidneys, or any disease of the urinary or¬
gans, or whoever requires an appetizer, tonic or
mild stimulant, will always find lilectric* Bitters
the best and only certain cure known. They act
surely an 1 quickly, every bottle guaranteed to
give entire satisfaction or money refunded.—
Sold at fifty cents a bottle by Brooks & Ivy.
READ THIS*
Lossy pi 11m Pliospho.
It being impossible for me to sirend
much of my time in Covington, I have
arranged with Mr. .1. G. Lester to aid me
in collecting for Goosypium Pliospho sale*
at Covington. All notes of the present
year, as well as past due papers, are in his
hands', except those taken by Mr. James
Wright and Mr. S. I), flight, who will col¬
lect their own sales.
Mv friends will oblige me by calling on
Col. Lester at bis office in the court house,
when they aro ready to pay.
The firm having largely increased their
facilities, I expect to lie aide to furnish
all my friends with a full supjdv of Gos
sypinm for the next i ron, on ~ favorutilt
terms. If you have not already received
a Wheat and Oats Premium Circular for
188G, please call 011 Col. Lester and get otn.
lmoct7 II. V. IlAliDWlCK.
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fijjftfEWER?
Voice from the Lone Star State.
Guinn’s Dallas, Texas, 1S85.
Pioneer Blood Itenewer hits
cured one of my children of one of the
worst cases of Scrofula I ever saw. Iter
skin is as clear as mine, and the doctors
say it is a permanent cure, in their opin¬
ion. I am thankful for having tried the
Remedy.
WM, L. PARKS.
Read the following, ye Rheumatic and
Catarrh Sufferers:
Flat Shoals, Ga.
Guinn’s Pioneer Blood Itenewer cured
me of Rheumatism, aud also the worst
kind of a case of Catarrh.
JAMES PHILLIPS.
For full information, our free pamphlet
on Blood and Skin diseases will be furn¬
ished on application to the
MACON MEDICINE COMPANY,
Macon, Georgia.
Sold in powdered form, easy to prepare
at home, with or without spirits. Small
size, 25 cents; large size, $1.*M), mailed to
any address on receipt of price. Liquid
form : small size, $1.00, large size, $1.75.
For sale by all Druggists, sop.4
FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS
Give me your attention for just two minutes.
I take pleasure in stating to you all that, from this time,
JUDGE McCORMICK NEAL,
Will be a partner in my business. He is too well and favorably
known in this section to need any further introduction or com¬
mendation at my hands.
I am, with great respect, yours truly,
JNO. E. ROSSER
SPi:VIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
We are moving into our NEW STORE, in the Simms Building;
We have made special effort to have our stock ot
Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and
Shoes, Hats, Notions, &c. 5
As well as Hardware, Glassware, and all other goods, just exactly
what you need in
Prices, Style and Quality.
The stock will be kept complete in every line by purchases from
the BEST and PRETTIEST the various markets afford.
All we ask is : Just favor us with a call, and we guarantee you
a pleasant time in looking through. If polite attention, good
goods, We and low prices will induce you to buy, why it is all right.
wish to buy all that you have to sell, and we are very, very
anxious to sell you all you want to buy.
We guarantee all goods as represented.
ROSSER & NEAL
Covington, Ga., Sept. 21, 18S5,
The Only House in Atlanta
WHERE YOU CAN BUY
FURNITURE AND CARPETS
TOGST XX *23 Tl,
And Save Ten Per Cent.
ANDREW J. MILLER.
44 PE AC IITR KE STREET, ATLANTA, (,’A.
Ncxvton Legal Advortiaotnonts.
Legal Citation
GEORGIA, Nf.wto.v County.
G.T. H y«tt 1ms, in due form, applied to tli c tin
denrijrnea ior]a*rimuit*m letter*of mlmjni'tnitlon
on thc esUte of l’lea*unt W. Hyatt, late* of half!
county, deceased, and 1 will pa*s upon *aid ap¬
plication on tli * first Monday in November, DJS».
Given uudei my hand nnd ofik lal nigimture thU
first day of October. 1 kn».
E. K. EDWARDS, Ordinary.
Letters of Administration.
GEORG l A, Newto.n Cor.vrv.
To Ai.r, Whom it May Concern i
John P.Thompson ha.. Indue form, applied to
the undersigned for permanent letter, of ndmin
litration on the estate of Mary (I. Thompson, late
of mid county deceased, mi l 1 will nass upon Iho
said application on the l.t Monday aii-J In November.
IS8S. iHuen under ray hand oMeial signa¬
ture, this isRH day of September, Iss'i.
E F. EDWARDS. Ordinary.
Sheriff Sale:.
lf "" f ill be sold before the court liou.e door, in the
ciiy of Covington. Newton county, within the
legal vember hours of thc sale, following on the first Tuesday In No¬
next, property to-wit:
One House and Lot in the f’Ity of Covington, Living¬ the
same bein^partof sides, and is Lot on which Robert
Camp, ston n but time of giving now occupied by by Dr. Thomas
being the mortgage said Willis,
us tenant, west side of lot, begin¬
ning ut the north-west of said lot. at the street be¬
tween said lot and Judge Floyd’s, (now Edward
Heard’s.) theucc east‘214 feet thence south 214
feet, tiiciieo wc*t t«> said street, thence along said
street to beginning less. Also, corner. Lot containing one
acre, more or Three it rick *St ore Rooms
on the public square, and the land covered by
them, in Square K., in the plan of said city of
Covingion. one oc upiod by Harper d* Wright, at
the time of giving the mortgage, but now oy Dr.
J A. Wright os a drug store ; a ltd two store room*
fronting leading Dr. (Jury Cox’* Hot*! at i Hint time, on thc
street to the Georgia railroad depot, all in
said county and state ; said store houses hounded
north and east by public streets, west by land of
Misses Hendrick, and south by .Stallings and I>. V.
Farmer «fc(h> ’s lands.
Levied of as the property of Thomas <’«mp . the
defendant, to satisfy two mortgage fi fa’s U_______ sued
from Newton superior court, one In favor of Eliza¬
beth D. Dyer, mortgagee, vs. Thomas ramp, and
the other in favor of Mrs. Mary Henderson, mort¬
gagee. vs. Thomas Camp,
Sept 2b. J N. AXDEUSOS, Sheriff.
—a:.. 0 -
11M11 he sold before the court house door in the
letfel city of Covington, Newton county, Ithln the
hours of side, on the lirst Tuesdnv in No¬
vember next the follow in^ property to-wfr :
One tract or parcel of land in tho City of Cov
initum, Newton county, n i.. nnd bounded as fol¬
lows : On the north by lauds of Caroline Ragwetl,
on t ie soldo by premises of C. C Rrooks. on the
east the ity lands of Primus Graves, and on the west
fust by premises of (iihb Ratcwcll. deceased. Re
two acres, more or less. Levied on as the
property of It totter Hotelier, tho defendant, and
pointed fi fa out Issued by the plaintiff, to satisfy otic justice
court from the 4h2d district. G. M..
iu favor of I. W. Meadors vs. Hooker Hatcher.
Levy mad* and returned to me by J. F. McCord,
Sept 20. St.j s'. ANDERdtlN, Sheriff.
An Imp iit nt D.scovery.
The most important Discovery is that which
brings the most good to tilt greater number.—
Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs, and Colds, will preserve the health and
save life, and is a priceless boon to the afflicted.
Not only does it j ositively cure Consumption,
hut Coughs, Colds, Bron Julio, Asthma, Hoarse¬
ness and all effections of the Throat, Chest,
and Lungs, yield at once to its wonderful cura¬
tive powers If you doubt this get a Trial
Bottle Free, at Brooks & ivy’s drag store.
Middle))rook & Edwards,
ATTORNEYS AT LA IV,
Covington,......... ........Ga.
Office in the Ordinaiv’s room, in tho
court house. Will practice in xll the
courts, Slate and Federal. Territory un
limited. oe*7v
Tax No 1 ice.
For the purpose of collecting State,
County and Caoltol Tax, I will Oe at Cov¬
ington, Town District, Oc’. «ih, and m
alt 1st Tuesdays and Saturdays thereafter
until 111/ b.»ufc.- are closed.
Brick Store Dirt. Thursday, Oct. S.h.
Hays Diet. Friday, Oct. 9th.
Brewers & Gaithers Dish .Monday, Oct.
12th.
Kooky Plains Diet. Tuesday, Oct. 13th.
Downs Di-rt. Wednesday, Oct. 14th.
Stansells & Cedar Shoals Disk Thursday,
Oct. 15 Ul
Gum Creek Dirt. Friday, Oct. Ifttli.
A. C. M IXON,
•or S. F. '.IIX«)N, Tax Collector-
Money to Loan.
W. Scott will negotiate ion ns on forming
fon‘L in sttms of £200or less forone, twoof
three years, and on $309 and above from
three to five years.
Cough jtfxii ’iuc.
Call ut Brooks A Ivy’s drugstore anil
get a sample bottle of Dr. Bosttnko’a
cough medicine, free of charge. It tqieake
for itself.
Look at This.
Do not buy F. R. S. or B. B. B, .before
getting our prices. Wo arts id moat giving
them away.
BROOKS A IVY.
LAND FOR SALE.
I offer for wile 150 Korea of land, more
or leSK, I’oinprisitiK a part of wlmt, ia
known an the Bri'-k Stole place, in New¬
ton county. I will sell nt private wale, hut
if not hoM before, will .-oil at pu 14ic out¬
cry >i;i the firnt Tue-iluy in November
next. Tiie pi ice will he .-told subject to
a mortiLi^e for $500 00, in favor of W.
S.’ott, mortjraije due in ItMU. Terins-U ilf
cash, balance fr on two to four years, at 8
percent, intere.-t. P. P. KNOX.
Sfpt. 8 188 \
Fence Notice.
Xewtnn Coti’t of Ordinary,
At Chambers, Sept. 26, 1885.
1 hereby ffivc tod lee that a petition
si tied by lit teen frovtiul era of 'he
463 I district. It. M , in Xowlmi county,
has been tiled in my office, a-kin^ that
an election he ordered in said district,
auhiiuilino to loc voids locivof ,ho
qil”« ion id Em - l'\ new or Stock
Law.” I si all, ’h retore, alter tho
21-tday of October, 18H5. older said
election in -aid district. * prayed lor.
E. F. El) A A U 1 »S, Ordinary.
lluw He G ,t a Rusithm.
I applied fir a position in t> banking
house in Wall fftivet ix mouths a>p>, and
although I proved my competency, they
would iifit take me. i li.nl been down on
my luck and I »iked n.d and nhabby. An
idea struck me. 1 vot up a new growth of
hair with I’arsi r’s Hair B.ilsair, raised a
decent suit .,f .1 ith.s, applied again, and
they took me it a minute. So write* a
clerk with k’Jdri t alary. The moral ia
plain. I’t: k. r’.-. ii.tir Balsam gives a per¬
son a new face¬ lm.
I) »n’t Look JAk u Wreck.
When a mm is going down hill every*
body i • ready to give him a kick. Yea,
lint i- so. It js sad, hut natural. Why,
in my o man and woman, soekin<r employ
me it. would have got it if their hair
h 'di.T been so thin and gray. One bot¬
tle of !' rkerV Hair Balsam is then the
In s: investment. °wth It st >ps f iling color, hair,
pr<-moles new v ,r and restore*
tile.,u, highly perfumed, not a dye. A
‘ ;_r. p-ration, ’ improvement and over any low similar price pre- of
sold at the
util. lm.
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