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broN Ga., Dec., 15 . 1896
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LB tb 30 tGIA AND ATLANTIC.
UN - riMK IN COVINGTON.
[ from Mi Hedge ville ar. 10.45
! [eaves ; Covington---- 8.50
from s lilledgeville ar. 4.40
leaves ; Covington ---- 12.25
Cotton market
Lrice L, of col ton on yesterday in
ranged from 6 to (i 1-2 cts.
,CAL HITS AND MISSES,
can » gill plant a few trees.
btnas trees will soon be
ft forget about the election
;0W.
oyster girl is now radiant
ipf'V
a tid see us about your sub-
ion to the Star.
borrow is election day for
ne court judges.
keys are now being fattened
L Christmas roast.
bare now 2,014 inmates in
Liu in at Milledgeville.
er pav your state and coun¬
ts before the books close.
|g oyster, fish and ’possum
is s poken of for Christinas.
kr call on Col. J. G. Lester,
tty clerk, and pay your
xes.
[bear show entertained the
nd negroes for several hours
nday.
inson’s Jollities drew good
; at each perib'rmaiice, at
Hall, last week.
I state’s property at Millege
bom prised in the insane asy
s worth $1,000,000.
morrow is the election foi
ne court judges. Don’t for
go out to the polls and vote.
b question now is : Can Han
title clear’’ to. tile
bi of the new administration ?j
er eight months of solid sum
feather, the cold last week
bther severe for this section.
p of the most striking features
President Cleveland s mes
s its great length—16,000
pry thing now begins to take
@11 Christ.nas hue, aud the little
'are filled with visions of
Clans.
e Albany Herald wants the
of prosperity to come on.
ar it was froze up in the
storm.
e great trouble about the re
lishineut of confidence in
ouiiiry is, that too many per
make promises which they do
fulfill.
pie First Battle,’” is the title
[on. William J. Bryan’s forth
ng book on the late campaign,
pappose the second battle will
in 1900.
[erson Brooks, a thrifty colored
1 of Brick Store district, brought
Lon load of pigs and shoats to
p on Tuesday, to sell, He
pie had more at home than he
led or could keep.
pie 1 .gislature did a clever and
fUius thing 011 Monday when
[house adopted a resolution di¬ to
[the mil amount of the per
pt uncle Bob Hardeman for
entire session of 50 days to his
Marvelous Results.
tom u letter written By Rev J Gun
ptuin, of Ditn iudale, Midi., we are
kiued to make this extract: “1
[v no hesitation in recommending Dr
I'vV New Discovery, as ihe remits
[e almost marvelous in the vase ol
Life. While I was pastor of the
plist Church at Rivers Junction she
P brought down with Pneumonia ail*
[ding k'Ughiim LitOnppe. Terrible paroxysms with little
would last hours
puupiiun and it seernvd ns if »h«
1 'I not survive them. A friend re
"inended Dr. King’s No** Di-eovery.
" •quick in its work and hiahlv eat
W!or y in its resul’s Trial bottle*
* “t Brooks 4 Ivy’s Drng Store. Keg
ei *« 50c ami fi.
Public Meeting.
A meeting of the citizens of
Covington will be held inthecourt
house to morrow (Wednesday)
night, at 7.30 o’clock, for the pur
pose of selecting candidates for
mayor and council of Covington
for the year 1897, land one mem
ber of the city school board for the
term of six years.
This will be an important meet¬
ing, and every citizen who has the
welfare and prosperity of our city
at heart, should be on hand and
take part it the proceedings.
The election will be held on the
3d Monday afternoon, which is the
21 st.
Every citizen cordialy invited to
the meeting to morrow night.
The Atkinson Jollities
This company played an engage
inent of three nights, with a mati¬
nee, at Music Hall, during the
.veek, and was greeted with large
and intelligent audiences each
night.
The “Jollities” is a very genteel
and clever company, and each mem¬
ber is an artist in his or her special
line.
But charming little Jessie At¬
kinson is the bewitching “sprite”
of the company, and infuses vigor¬
ous life into every play, while
vVill Atkinson is a mirth “win¬
ner” from beginning to end.
The Atkinson Jollities is a very
clever and genteel combination, and
we commend them wherever thev
Women Are Now Eligible
The bill to make women eligi¬
ble to the office of state librarian,
has passed both houses of the gen¬
eral assembly, and only awaits
the governor’s signature to be
come a law.
This bill is known as Miss El¬
len Dortch’s bill, as it was intro¬
duced at her instance, and was
“chaparoned” by her until it pass¬
ed both houses.
Miss Ellen is the present as¬
sistant librarian, and will bean ap¬
plicant for the position of librarian
under the new law.
The passage of this law makes
women eligible to the position,
and whether Miss Dortch gets it 01
it will hereafter be open to alt
alike.
The position is a pleasant and
easy one for a lady to fill, while it
pays the very handsome salary 01
$1,800 a year, which is more than
most women receive for their la
bor these days.
Our Municipal Election
On Monday next the citizens oi
Covington will hold their annua!
election for mayor, six councilmen,
and one member of the city school
board for the the term of six years.
We have been exceedingly for
tunate in the past in the selection
of good men for these positions,
and we hope the same good fortune
will smile upon us again in the
coming election.
There is no need of a contest in
the selection of our municipal of¬
ficers, as we all have but one com¬
mon interest in the matter, and
that is the general welfare of our
city.
As has been the custom here for
many years, a public meeting of
our citizens is called for to mor
row (Wednesday) night, at the
court house, for the purpose of se
leering candidates for all the elect
tive municipal offices, and all who
feel an interest in our city’s wel
fare, should attend the meeting,
and-assist in the selection of these
candidates.
The Star feels assured that the
utmost harmony and good feeling
will prevail at the meeting.
that none but good men will be se
lected for our city government the
coming year ; and that those who
nominated at the meeting to
are elected
morrow night, will be on
Monday, December 21st, without
opposition
Four Big Successes.
Hitviug >he needed merit to more
i.»an mu ke good al 1 the advertising
.imod for them, the following four
p phenomenal
remedies have reached a
-Me. Dr. King’s New Discovery, for
sumption. Coughs and Colds, each
»n the
.ottle guaranteed- Electric Bitters,
remedy for Liver, Stomach and
real Salve, the
Kidneys. Bucklen’s Arnica
at in the world, and Dr. Kings 1
1 , pill- Al
Life Pills, which are a perfect
remedies are guuran teed to do just
jese and the dealer
what is is claimed for them
is attached herewith will
\ Bum name them. Sold
tie glad to tell you more of
at Brook* * Ivy’ 1 * Drug Store-
&rbor Day Exercises.
1 he arbor day and class tree ex
ercises at our public school, on Fri¬
day last were exceedingly inter
estitig and instructive.
1 he exercises were held in the
large and elegant auditorium of the
new school building, and were not
only interesting and instructive to
the large number of pupils of the
school, but were highly entertain¬
ing to the large number of visitors
present.
The exercises were opened with
the reading of an appropriate
scripture lesson and prayer, by
Rev. Henry D. Pace, followed by
a responsive scriptural lesson by
the entire school.
Song—By the entire school.
Address—By Hon. G. R. Glenn,
oui state school commissioner.
Class History—By Miss Cassie
Evans.
Essay—Famous Trees — Miss
Lula Dunlap.
Reading—The Brave Old Oak—
Miss Dovie Stephenson.
Essay—The Value and Use of
Trees—Miss Trudie Perry.
Reading —Three Trees — Miss
Eva Loyd.
Recitation—All Mankind Are
Trees—Miss Mary Clark.
Class Prophecy — Miss Willie
Harvey.
Concert Recitation—by senior
Planting Tree—Senior class, as¬
sisted by teachers, members of the
board, mayor and council,
ministers, and —ye editors!
Christening Tree—Hon. John
Davis.
Name of Tree—“ James McAl¬
Pace. f t
Response—By Hon. J. M. Pace.
Benediction Rev. Henry D.
The exercises were quite leng¬
but were exceedingly pleasant
interesting from beginning to
The address of Hon. G. R.
was an excellent and appro¬
one for the occasion, and
especially instructive to the
of the school.
The reading by the young ladies
fine, and clearly indicated the
training they have received
the splendid corps of teachers
charge of the school.
The tree planting is a new fea¬
at the school, aud will here
be observed each year.
The tree is a fine young watei
and was planted in the fore¬
ground, near the front entrance,
where we trust it will live and
flourish for many long years for
the comfort and pleasure of those
who are to come after.
The naming of the tree for Hon.
James M. Pace, mayor of Coving¬
ton, by the young ladies of the se¬
nior class, is a compliment of no
small degree, worthily bestowed
upon one of the truest and purest
and best men that has ever lived
in our city, and one whose appre¬
ciation of the delicate mark of con
fidence and high esteem which it
indicates they have for him, we
know is deep and sincere, and that
be will ever keep its recollection
fresh in his memory, as the
tree grows and flourishes and be¬
a living monument to the
and first senior class of our
new school.
The christening address was
made by Hon. John B. Davis, in a
few elegant and well chosen words,
at the conclusion of which he
broke a bottle of pure domestic
wine upon its trunk, and the
fluid rail down and sat¬
urated the soft rich dirt about its
Capt. Pace responded briefly but
in acknowledgement of
compliment paid him in nam¬
the tree for him. He spoke
with evident feeling and depth of
for the honor thus
him by the young ladies of
senior class, and assured them
would ever be cherished and
remembered in highest
by him.
This concluded the exercises at
the first tree planting by the senior
class ot our high school—the pride
of our city.
The old red oak tree, on Winches
ter street, in Warrenton, Virginia,
stands as a silent reminder of the
last surviving blue laws of Vir
gum. The records of the court
show that it was to this tree and
no further a prisoner confined for
debt could wander from the court
house, and there many a weary
debtor would go and rest his
weary limbs without finding relief
from the' mental anguish which
his confinement made him power¬
less toprevent.
Horrible Death from Burning
Mrs. Charlotte Shelnutt, an Old and
Highly Respectable Lady Liv
ing near XValnutgrove,
Burned to Death In her
House, on Wednes¬
day Night.
Mrs. Charlotte Shelnutt, an old
lady, living near \Valnutgrove,
was burned to death in her house,
<>n The Wednesday night.
house, with all its contents
was entirely consumed.
I he house was a two-story build¬
ing, and when the fire was discov¬
ered, at a late hour in the night,
the other members of the family
had barely time to escape with
their lives.
When last seen, Mrs. Shelnutt
was in her room, with a bucket of
water in her hand, in an endeavor
to put out the fire, which is thought
to have originated in her room.
The family was well-to-do, and
are prominent members of the
Christian church.
Rev. E. L. Shelnutt, state evan
gelist of the Christian church;
Rev. Mr. White, of the same
church ; Enoch Shelnutt, Willie
Shelnutt, and Misses Sallie and
Alice Shelnutt, were all in the
house, and were sleeping upstairs,
Miss Alice Shelnutt was badly
burned in getting out.
Mrs. Shelnutt was about 65
years of age, and was noted for her
many Christian virtues. Her hor¬
rible and tragic death is greatly
mourned by her family and friends.
The house and furniture are a
total loss, there being no insur¬
ance.
Big Fire Saturday Night.
Covington was swept by another
big fire on Saturday night, which
came near burning three blocks of
buildings.
As it was only two stores were
burned.
The two frame store houses
belonging to Mr. W. B. Lee, at
corner of College avenue and
Church street, were burned.
Both the stores were occupied by
Messrs. W. B. Lee & Co.,^furni¬
ture dealers and undertakers, and
both were stored full of furniture,
housefurnishing goods, coffins, etc.
Most of the goods were saved, but
were badly damaged by the rapid
and rough handling in getting them
out.
The insurance amounted to $2,-
250—$1,250 on the stock of goods,
and $400 and $600 respectively on
the two stores.
The fire originated in the second
story of thecorner building, known
as the “old photographic gallery. » »
The negroes were having a dance
in the hall, and a lamp was knocked
over by Gilbert Henderson, which
caused the fire. The oil was scat¬
tered about, and the room was soon
filled with flames, which created a
panic, and caused a stampede from
the hall. The fire could easily have
been extinquished if the panic had
not occurred.
The fire spread rapidly, and in a
few minutes the whole building
was completely wrapped in flames,
and in half an hour the building
collapsed.
From this the fire was commun¬
icated to the roof of the other store
which stood alongside of it, and in
a little while it was burned to the
ground.
Mr. B. F. Reed’s residence
in great danger of burning, as
was not more than 20 feet
By the most heroic effort of our
izens, however, it was
Most of the household goods
carried out, but badly damaged.
The Covington Hotel, across
avenue, was also saved from burn¬
ing by hard work and the liberal
use of wet blankets.
The old Camp corner store, now
belonging to Mr. N. C. Lee, on the
west side of Church street, was in
great danger for a while, but was
saved through the efforts of those
present. house
The saving oi Mr. Reed’s
from burning, was quite remarka¬
ble, as it was so close to the burn¬
ing stores that it seemed almost a
miracle it was not burned. It re¬
quired much hard and hot work to
save it.
The fire was started about 8
o’clock p. m., aud in an hour both
stores were burned down.
The negro, Gilbert Henderson,
who caused the fire, was arrested
and placed in jail, on Sunday he
was released under bond, and on
yesterday morning he had a pre¬
liminary trial and was acquitted.
Ringing noises in the ears, snapping, buzz¬
ing, roaring, caused by catarrh, all disappear
with the use of Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
It seems that the whisky fight
in the legislature is over for the
present, action on all the bills hav¬
ing been postponed until the next
session.__
The session of the legislature
will soon be over.
THE SOCIAL SIDE.
What is Going on Among the De¬
votees of Society.
GOSSIP OF PEOPLE AND EVENTS.
Maceo was a hero !
Weyier is a failure ! See !
Leap year will soon leap away.
Hon. W. J. Bryan will lecture in Atlanta
on the 23d inst.
The good times still seem to be “far, far
away," in this section.
Judge John S. Candler held court m Burke
county, the past week.
The president’s message is as clear as mud,
on the Cuban question.
Santa Claus telegraphs the children he will
be here on the 24th inst.
Some men never pay anything but compli
ments, which no bank will cash.
Six women can all talk together at once and
get along all.nght, but no two men can.
What two things is it people never eat for
supper ? Answer, breakfast and dinner 1
Mr. James Fiancis, of Eastman, came up
Saturday, to visit his sister, Mrs. A. S. Kow
ler.
Miss Flora Carr will spend the coming hol¬
idays with Miss Annie Grace Mixon, at De
catur.
Mr, C. C. Crail, the I < reformed tramp,
lectured at ihe Presbyterian church on Sunday
night.
Mrs. Eunice Anderson is spend ng a few
weeks with hei daughter, Mrs. Georgia Ma¬
son, at Decatur.
Our municipal election will take place on
the 3d Monday in December. We trust it
will be a quiet affair.
Mr. N. C. Adams has been sick the past
two weeks with an attack of the grip. We
trust he may soon be entirely relieved.
Rev. T. J. Swanson will still make his
home in Covington for another year, although
he will not be the pastor of the Baptist church.
The president’s message to congress is clear¬
ly in favor of enforcing the Monroe doctrine in
Cuba. Your Uncle Grover is right about
that.
Miss Mamie Sawyer, a beauiiful young lady
of |acksonville, Fla., is spending the winter
at the Covington hotel, the guest of Mrs.
Caldwell.
Hon. William Jennings Bryan, late presi
dential candidate, will lecture at the Grand
Opera House, Atlanta, on Wednesday night,
the 23d inst. „
The Orange Observer has discovered that
ladies’ muffs are made so as to get three
hands in at a “squeeze.” Of course he speaks
from experience.
Hon. G. R. Glenn, our state school com¬
missioner, was in town on Friday, and deliv¬
ered an excellent address at the arbor day ex¬
ercises at the high school.
In Fiance, the law lequires physicians to
write their prescriptions in plain French.
Such 3 law in this country would knock the
‘‘lnfalutiii*’ out of a great many prescriptions.
Senator Mills, of Texas, wants the presi¬
dent to seize Cuba and hold it with the milita¬
ry-and naval forces of the United Slates nnti)
ihe Cubans can organize such a government as
they want. The Texas senator has donned
his war pamt, and wants “exercise.”
Mrs. Mary E. Bryan is winning new liter
ary laurels in New York, as editor of George
Monroe’s new publication, the Woman’s
Monthly Magazine. Mrs. Bryan is one of the
most popular literary writers in the great met¬
ropolis, and is one of tire hardest workers.
Cards are out announcing the marriage oi
Miss Gipsy McDaniel, daughter of Ex-Gov.
if. D. McDaniel, of Monroe, to Mr. Edgai
o. Tichenor, of Macon, on W ednesday, the
23d inst., at noon. 1 he wedding will lake
place at the home of the bride’s fatner in
Monroe.
Mr, L. D. Adams moved his stock of goods
10 Bob Lee, on ihursday, where he has just
Duilt a large new brick store house, and will
hereafter conduct his business in that prosper*
ous and growing little city, The Star wish
es him renewed success,in his new business
location,
Mr. George Brodnax and Miss Bessie
of Walnutgrove, were united in mairiage, by
Rev. J. M. White, at 5 o’clock on
day atternoon, at the home of the bride’s
tents, Mr. aud Mrs, A. H. Clay. On Thurs
day, an infare was given at the home of
S. H Brud .ax, the father of the groom.
Mr. Alexander VV. Bcaler, who has
engaged as one of the city editors on
Atlanta Journal for several years, was ordain¬
ed recently as pastor of the filth Baptist
church of that city, Mr. Bealer is a clever
and easy writer, ami his pen will be greatly
missed from the Journal, He is an easy and
fluent speaker, also, and the members of the
fifth Baptist church are to be congratulated
upon having secured him as their pastor.
Rev J. M. White, who has been pastor of
the Methodist church here during the past
year, left for his new charge, at Gainesville,
last week. He ana his excellent family have
been universally popular with our people, and
the friendships formed between them will not
soon be broken. Mr. White is a fine preach
er, most social and pleasant gentleman,
and the Star, in common with our commu¬
nity, regrets losing him from our midst. We
wish him and his family a pleasant home in
the delightful mountain city of Gainesville.
We learn that Mr. E. W. Barrett, the ver¬
satile IVashington correspondent of the At¬
lanta Constitution, is to retire from that posi¬
tion, and will he succeeded by Mr. Joe Oh!,
of the local staff, ••F.. w. B. has become a
familiar part of the Constitution, and we re¬
gret he is to retire, We learn he will engage
in the daily newspaper business on his own
account at Danville, Va. Mr. Barrett is an
easy and graceful writer, is a fine aews
gatherer, and we shall miss his newsy letters
from the Constitution very much, although
we know his place will be well filled by Mr.
OhL We shall be delighted to know E. W.
B. is successful in his newspaper venture.
CASTOR IA
For Infant* and Children.
n*«w- il OB
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X«utu* wnffU.
The Death of General Maceo.
The death of Gen. Antonio Ma¬
ceo, in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, now
seems to be a fact.
It seems he was led into a trap,
through the treachery of the Span¬
ish under a flag of truce, and was
brutally assassinated.
According to the accounts of his
death, it appears that Gen. Maceo
was invited to a conference, by
Gen. Ahutuada, who is second in
command of the Spanish in Cuba,
and acting captain general in Gen.
Weyler sabsence from Havana with
a view of a settlement of the troub¬
les and a cessation of hostilities.
Gen. Maceo accepted the invitation,
uid when he passed through the
Spanish lines with his escort, to
the place of meeting, he was sur¬
rounded by Spanish soldiers, fired
upon, and he and his entire escort
orutally murdered.
It is also said that Gen. Maceu’s
oody was literally hacked to pieces
with machetes!
Gen. Maceo was a great leader ■ and able
commander, and his tragic death is regretted
by all lovers of human libeity. It is a great
loss to the Cuban cause, but we believe it will
Ultimately redound to its good, because it will
inspire the Cubans to greater effort for free¬
dom, as well as to avenge the brutal death of
their great and beloved leader.
There is nothing recorded in the annals of
modern warfare so brutal and treacherous as
the assassination of Gen. Maceo, and that of
itself ought to justify our g vernment in fo ci
bly stopping such mode of waifare on this c n
tinent.
The accounts of Gen. Maceo’s death are
very meager and conflicting, and it is bare y
possible that he may yet be alive ; but the
hope is very slight.
From Neely’s Academy.
Miss Katie Lou Everett, who has been
quite sick with paralysis, I am glad to state,
is improving. It affected one side of her face,
which was left considerably drawn to one
side
Mr. Berry Moon is very sick with enlarge¬
ment of the liver and neuralgia of the stom
ache, but we hope he will soon be up.
Mrs. T. J. Almand, who has been laid up
for sometime with a crushed ankle, is still on
her crutches.
There is considerable moving among the
people in this vicinity.
Dr. S. W. Everitt has more stubble land
turned over than any one in this neighbor¬
hood, and is still plowing.
Mr. J. W. Robertson has moved to his
new home, and is going ahead preparing for
another crop.
We are out of a school at Neely’s and Al
mon, on account of the consolidation ot the
two, and we cannot buy any land that we can
get a warrantee title to, on which to build a
school house. It’s mighty bad for us to have
to pay taxes and cannot have a school.
But the commissioners seem to think they
know best.
Miss Tillie Everitt has just returned from a
two weeks' visit to relatives in Henry county.
Mr. Green Nixon has returned from Texas
agai n. He has sold out, and is going to make
Georgia his home once more.
The people have got the hog killing fever
on them pretty generally. Mr. J. F.
Ficquette and Mr. J. W. Robertson killed
some.fiue ones on the 10th.
Mr. F. M. Flannigan is going to leave us
in a few days, lie is going to Alabama.
They had a sacred harp singing at Dr. S.
>V. Everitt’s, last Sunday evening. One
man parsing by, said it made him think of
old time religion. He further said he could
hardly pass by without stopping.
Jacob.
“I had a sore on my face and nothing which
I took caused it to heal, until 1 began taking
Hood's Sarsaparilla, After I had taken this
medicine for a while the sore was entirely
healed.’’—Miss Lillian Clark, Covington, Ga.
Hood’s pills cure all liver ills.
Where the Preachers Go
The North Georgia
assigned the following
to the various churches of the
ford district for the year 1897 :
Rev. Walker Lewis,
elder.
Oxford—O. C. Simmons and
W. A. Candler.
j Midway—J. E. Dickey.
Covington—J. A. Timmerman.
Newborn—A. C. Cantrell.
Conyers—A. M. Pierce.
Social Circle—G. W. Duval.
Madison—P. M. Ryburn.
Morgan—J. T. Lowe.
Rutledge—J. L. Pattillo.
Shady Dale—M. H. Edwards.
Eaton ton—J. L. Moon.
East Putnam—W. T. Caldwell.
West Putnam—C. S. Wright.
Monticello—H. L- Embrey.
( ( Circuit—J. O A. Grogan.
Clinton—G. W. Fart.
Conyers— H. J. Adams.
Lithonia—W. H. Bakes.
Stone Mountain—J. Spier.
Decatur—T- R- McClesky.
Emory college—W. A. Candler,
M. Callaway, J. S. Moore, Julius
Magath, H. S. Bradley, J. E.
Dickey, and C. C. Jarrell.
The reported death of Gen. Ma¬
ceo, in Cuba, has cast a gloom over
the spirits of all who sympathize
with the struggling Cubans for lib¬
erty. His death has been many
times reported before, but the re¬
ports always caine from Spanish
sources, and proved to be untrue.
Gen. Maceo has been a terror to
the Spaniards for the past year,
and his death has caused them
much rejoicing.
Children Cry for
Pitcher’s Castoria.
w Oman's ork 9
Is never done, and it is especially wearing
and wearisome to those whose blood ia
impure and unlit properly to tone, sus¬
tain, and renew the wasting of nerve,
muscle and tissue. It is more because of
this condition of the blood that women
are run down,
Tired, Weak, Nervous,
Than because of the work itself. Every
physician says so, and that the oniy rem
edy is in building up by taking a good
nerve tonic, blood purifier and vitalizer
like Hood’s Sarsaparilla. For the trou bles
Peculiar to tVomen at change of season,
climate or life, or resulting from hard
work, nervousness, and impure blood,
thousands have found relief and cure in
Hood’s
Sarsaparilla
The One True Blood Purifier. $1 per bottle.
Prepared only by C. 1 . Hood & Co., Lowell, Maas.
Hood’s Pills arc the only pills to take
with Hood's Sarsaparilla.
The Venezuelan Boundary
It now turns out that the Ven¬
ezuelans decline to accept the set¬
tlement of their disputed boundary
question, as agreed on between
the LTnited States and England.
At first, they seemed not only
satisfied with the terms and condi¬
tions of the settlement, but were
highly pleased with them.
But all of & sudden, last week,
they changed their opinion about
the matter, and astonished the
world by refusing to accept the
settlement, as agreed on between
Secretary Olney and Lord Salisbu¬
ry.
What the result of their refusal
will be, no one now can easily tell.
On the surface, the refusal of
the Venezuelans to accept the set¬
tlement agreed upon between our
government and England, looks
very much like bad faith on their
part; but just wliat grounds for
their refusal underlie their action,
or justifies their refusal to accept
the proposed settlement, does not
now appear to be very clear.
The Venezuelan government in¬
vited the United States to inter¬
cede for them with the British gov¬
ernment, and to aid them in bring¬
ing about a peaceful settlement ot
the disputed boundary question by
arbitration, The request was
promptly acceded to, and a com¬
mission appointed by our govern¬
ment to settle the matter. In the
meantime, the state department
and Lord Salisbury effected an
agreement as a basis for the settle¬
ment, which was understood to be
perfectly satisfactory to both par¬
ties at interest, and the whole
world seemed gratified that the fa¬
mous disputed boundary question
was at last so satisfactorily ended.
But now it seems the Venezue¬
lans will not accept the terms of
settlement, and the matter is again
remanded to a condition of dispute.
Whether our government will
take any further steps in the mat¬
ter, or will leave Venezuela and
England to settle their dispute by
force of arms or otherwise, re¬
mains yet to be seen.
Tax Notice.
1 will be at the Court House,
in Covington, every day from
December 1st to December 20,
except Thursday, to collect
State and County Taxes.
Books close December 20th.
R. L. LOYD, T. C.
For Rent.
The brick Store house,
known as the south room of
the Corley block, in the city of
Covington, now occupied by
C. E. Cook & Bro. Posses
sion given January, 1, 1897.
Apply to
VV. H. PICKETT.
Notice.
VVill sell my Stock of Gen¬
eral Merchandise and rent my
store house at Newton Facto
ry.
Will also rent my dwelling
house and one horse farm if
so desired.
Post office kept in the store,
which pays about $40 per
year.
Anyone wishing a first class
country business point, will
certainly find this to be one of
the best in the state. Best of
reasons given for wanting to
quit business. If desired, will
sell the stock of goods partly
on time, provided the note is
secured by good collateral.
If you wish to go into busi¬
ness, come to see me. Will
sell the goods right, and rent
the other property low.
VV. H. PICKETT.
Newton Factory, Ga., Dec. 2,
1896.
