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v Ivington, Ga., Mar. 9, 1897.
LOCAL HITS AND MISSES.
Vale, Cleveland !
Heavy raius on Saturday.
Shad from 25 to 75 cents.
uperior court next week.
Ie careful with your fires.
rfhe el in buds are swelling.
iome real spring last week.
March winds are now in order.
Corn planting during this month.
[Easter comes late this year—
bril 18.
iTue plows have been busy the
jst week.
[February came in and w 7 eut out
[th a blizzard.
Lome muddy roads leading out
bm Covington.
Covington is “getting up” as a
Jod show town.
The early gardener is not in it
ry much, as yet.
Plenty of robins and the |
now
h\s are having lots of fun shoot¬
er them.
[Mr. W. B. Lee’s new brick build
Ig makes a very handsome ap
: a ranee.
Rather a small crowd in town on
lie day, but the In rse swappers
[ere here.
I The inauguration of the new re
lublican administrasiun was a very
rilliant affair.
The democrats are out—and the
jepublicans are in. Now bring on
[our prosperity.
Most of the dramatic companies
[ mt come this way now travel in
leir buffet cars.
L ,ml>er that Judge John S.
isvVer his call.
The grip has about all disappear
id from this community, and we
ire mighty glad of it.
Plenty of robins about Coving
km, and the boys have been hav
pg fine sport shooting them.
It is an awful dull day when
‘serious charges” are not made
igainst some official or citizen of
Atlanta.
The lands have been too wet to
m A *1..tiuUi, and some
f our farmers are getting behind
vith their work.
*TM i lie “Hale” storm was soon
ver, in Atlanta, and now it is in
rder for the “active manager t ) to
iay up and all will be forgiven !
We can now get the news by
telephone from nearly all parts of
the state—at least from Athens to
Columbus, and from Rome to Mad
.son.
Judge E. F. Edwards name is .
being mentioned in connection
with the race for the legislature,
when the election is ordered bv
the governor. °
Mr. W. B. Lee’s new double
brick buildin P* ■ r ’ corner Church
street and College avenue, makes a
very handsome appearance, since
the front and walls are finished.
There will be a 1 i reduced cotton
crop convention » » held ntiu in in Augusta
next Monday, the 15th of March.
The convention is all right, but
the crop will be increased if the
seasons are suitable.
Covington is not in the “orbit
of the cyclone, but it is just close
by it. The great cyclone that swept
through this section the first of
May, 1875, passed within a mile of
town. But it gave Covington a
mighty hard blow.
A ; 1 Ilnmon of (he Itlood. from
the small pimple to the drtadfu! scrof¬
ula snre, are cured by Hood’s Sarsapa¬
rilla, which thoroughly purifies, vital,
izes and enriches the blood.
Hood's Pills cure nausea, sick head¬
ache, indigestion, biliousness. Ali
(ku^ists. 2jc,
The Augusta Convention.
The cotton growers’ convention
will meet in Augusta next Mon¬
day, the 15th inst.
This will be an unusually im¬
portant meeting of the cotton grow¬
ers of the south, and we trust
much good will be accomplished
by it.
Augusta is making extensive
preparations for the entertainment
of the delegates to the convention,
and those who know the Augusta
people will understand and appre¬
ciate what that means.
We have no doubt the conven¬
tion will be largely attended, and
hope much good will be accom¬
plished.
A New Schedule Wanted.
A new schedule on the Central
railroad between Covington and
Gordon, would now please our peo¬
ple very much, provided it would
give us an early morning and eve¬
ning train each way.
Such a change would suit every¬
body at this end of the road.
It would please Covington peo¬
ple, because they could then go
down the road in the morning, and
return home in the evening; and
it would please the people living
along the line of the road, because
they could come to Covington in
the morning and return home in
the evening.
We trust the management of the
road will see it this way and will
give us the change of schedule.
if The Georgia Wonder. )’
Little Miss Fannie Hester, ( ( the
Georgia Wonder,” gave an exhi¬
bition of her wonderful power, at
Music Hall, on Tuesday evening.
Miss Fannie is a sweet little girl
of thirteen years of age, and pos
sesses a strange and wonderful
power.
Her exhibition here was a com¬
plete success in every particular.
Some of our stoughtest men were
invited upon the stage to assist in
the performance, and they were
handled by the modest little child¬
ish figure of only 93 pounds, as if
they were mere toys.
A gentleman who was on the
stage and tested her wonderful
power, and whose veracity can not
be disputed, was asked what he
thought of it.
■ I Wo it ” .—- Go “ft ; - —
actly like you saw it on the stage,
her power is simply marvelous. t j
Those who were present were
well pleased with the tests made
by her of her myraculous power.
It is claimed by some who have
tried Lula Hurst that little Fan
uie possesses a much greater pow 7 -
er. This alone is wonderful, tak¬
ing into consideration the difference
between the ages of the two; one
a young lady and the other a mere
child that does not weigh a hund¬
red pounds.
-Warm weather the past w r eek.
March came in 011 its good beha
vior.
The weather begins to look like
spring,
Superior court next week, and
don’t you forget it.
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Property brought very good pri
ees at public sale Tuesday.
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Covington is hard to beat on
good streets and sidewalks.
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A lamp is badly needed on Pace
street, at the railroad crossing.
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There are already . , many indica- . ,.
tions that spring is near at hand.
"The Rome Commercial thillks
Gen Weyler ought to be given a
“free ticket” to the
simmons fight, at Carson City, on
the 17th inst. We hardly think
that is necessaiy, as he under
stands the “butchery” business
well enough already.
Two Lives Saved.
Mrs. riioebe Thomas, of Juneti"
Ci'v, 111., was loUl by her d «"
had Consumption and t! a 7 there was
hope for her, hut two boitlcM of 1'
King’s New DiseOV ry co.nplet-ly cilia
her and she sa\s it saved her lite. M
Thos. E’isijik, 139 Florida street, S;
Francisco, suffered from h dreadful -Id
appros cliir.g Consumption, tried with u
resuli everytbine el.-e, then bouitbt on
bottle of Ur. Knit’s New 1) .-every am
in two weeks was cured. He is natural
ly thankful. I 7 is Mirli re-ulls, of w Int-i
tbe.-e are samples, that prove »he WOl
derful efficiency of this medicine ii
Coughs and Colds. F.ee trial bottle ui |
Brooks & Ivy's Drug Shore, Begnlut
flit- 50 v- *t-d ft-
THE SOCIAL SIDE.
What is Going on Among the De¬
votees of Society.
GOSSIP OF PEOPLE AND EVENTS.
Court next week.
Gen. Gomel is 72.
Grover’s reign is over.
The season is now Lent.
Listen for the wedding bells.
Olney is out and Lee is still in.
Good morning, Mr. President,
llale and Smith 1 Gee, what a pair !
The “old” congressmen are out of a job.
Whatever is worth doing is worth doing
well.
Madam Rumor says she knows the next
couple.
Those who borrow trouble ought to have
plenty of it.
People who leave Co. ington are generally
glad to come back.
Miss Julia Trippe has been visiting Coving,
ton during the week.
The man who attends to his own business,
generally has a good j jb.
An exchange says a g'rl should marry for
protection, but not for revenue only.
Mrs. T P. Callaway, of Lexington, was
with he' children here during the week.
It is mighty hard to discourage a man who
is happily contented with his present condition
Every silver d illar seems to be worth full
too eents these days, now that the eLction is
over.
Capt. Levy stitl insists that it takes nine fat
robins to make one good chicken pie—and he
knows.
Col. Albert Cox, of Atlanta, will deliver
the memoiial address at Athens, cu the 26th
of April.
Gc.n. Longst, eel has been suggested as a
probable successor of Gen. Matt Ransom, as
minister to Mexico.
Fourteen divorces were granted by the su¬
perior court in Savannah, in one day, last
week. That beats Chicago,
The h use where the “new woman” stays
out all day and the “old man” is out all night,
is a bad place to raise the children.
Ur. W. B. Yancey and wife arrived in Cov¬
ington on Thursday, and are stopping with
Ur, E. H. Yancey, on Conyers street
The Orange fVa ) Observer isswe.t sixteen,
and lias just come out in a new spring dress.
And it’s a free silver “organ,” to". May it
ever wear such a lining.
The Waycross Herald thinks if a few crazy
people were hung in Georgia it would put a
S'op to people going crazy. We think the ex¬
periment is worth trying.
Capt. John Triplett, of the Thomasville En
terprise, thinks there is too much water around
Thomasville. We did not think Capt. John
was ever troubled in that way.
Mr. Frank Hays, of Hays district, is spok¬
en of by his friends as a candidate for the
legislature, to fill the vacancy of Uncle Boh
Hardeman. Fiank is popular with all classes
and would make a strong race.
The STAR was honored with a call, on
Wednesday, by Mrs. T. Broznerk »" A h Hira
picuy iiit.e daughters, who have out recently
arrived in America from Kobreen, Poland
Russia. Mrs. Brozneck is a very handsome
and charming Jewish lady, of intelligence,
culture and wealth, and htr two little daugh
ters are unusually bright and intelligent. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Boo stin and Miss
Myers, of our city.
President McKinley.
The inauguration of President
McKinley took place on Thursday,
March 4, at noon, and he is now
fully installed as president of the
United States.
The inaugural ceremonies were
planned and conducted upon a very
#ranc3 and brilliant scale,ami every
thing passed off without a single
mishap.
The procession to the capitol is
said to have been the largest ever
seen in Washingt on, and the crowd
numbered over 100,000.
The inaugural address of Presi¬
dent McKinley was plain conser-
vative and business-like, and was
just such a one as the country ex¬
pected from the cool, deliberate and
calculating Ohio statesman.
The line of policy of his admin¬
istration, as indicated in his ad
dress, promises very well for the
country, and we shall hope for the
p est resu p s
Re ^ en)phat ; c ia ’ his / protn j ses
e for „ tariff , and currency reform, and ,
tavors r a tarili r protection . . • and ,
ior
nQt simply for revenue . and favors
^ appointment of a commission,
t0 >e conJ P ose 0 intelligent and
en,inent “f s of ““
parties u hose duty it should be to
study tlie currency problem scien
J‘ fically ’ and re ? ort the result of
their investigations, in the shape
of a bill, at the meeting of con
gress in December.
As the republicans now have the
reins of government we expect
them to do the “driving,” and so
we shall wait and see how well
they are going to do it.
Mrs. R. W. Willis, of Madison,
Ga., received on last Saturday, a
check for $3,000, by virtue of the
membership of her deceased hus
band, Dr. R. W. Willis, in that
most excellent order, the Royal
Arcanum at the time of his death.
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Mr. W. S. Bell is going to build
another store room, and enlarge his
business to double its present size.
That is progress.
A Cuban War Incident.
Last w 7 eek the Spanish authori¬
ties at Santiago de Cuba arrested a
young French girl as a “political
suspect. ) »
She was thrown into prison, and
was not allowed to see any of her
friends, or even the French consul.
It seems under the Spanish law
a prisoner may be kept in prison
for 72 hours, “incommunicado, »»
merely upon suspicion, and with¬
out any specific charges being pre¬
ferred.
This young French girl was
thus imprisoned, and was not al¬
lowed to communicate with any of
her friends tor three days and
nights. At the end of that time
the French consul demanded her
trial or unconditional release. The
demand was refused, and she was
still held as a prisoner.
Two days after this a little
French warship steamed into the
port of Santiago, and the comman¬
der of it accompanied the consul to
the prison authorities, when the
consul renewed the demand for the
girl’s release ; the withdrawal of
all charges agaiust her; an apology
for the outrage committed upon
her; an acknowledgement of a
reasonable claim for damages; and
a royay salute to the French flag.
Six hours were given the Span¬
ish authorities to comply with all
these demands.
In the meantime the French
commander cleared his decks for
action, made ready to shell the
town if the demands were not com¬
plied with at the end of the six
hours, and then quietly awaited the
decision of the Spanish authori¬
ties.
But he did not have to wait long.
Before the end of the third hour
the solemn booming of the Span¬
ish cannon, as they sullenly salut¬
ed the French flag, told him plain¬
ly that all the demands had been
complied with.
The young girl was already re¬
leased and was at home receiving
the congratulations of her friends.
This is a fine example for our
government to follow, and we hope
the new administration will profit
by it. It is the pride of every citi¬
zen to know that his government
will protect him any where in the
world,and under all circumstances,
according to the laws governing
his acts.
We hope President McKinley
will do this.
The American flag has been
shamefully insulted and abused by
the Spanish soldiers in Cuba, and
American citizens have been wan¬
tonly and cruelly imprisoned and
murdered, and their property de¬
stroyed, while our government has
persistently failed to resent the in¬
sults or afford proper protection to
its citizens in that country.
This is a shame and a humilia¬
ting disgrace to every true Ameri¬
can citizen who feels an honest
pride in the power and greatness of
his country.
I*et us Hope that the new admin¬
istration will not suffer these thiugs
to be done any longer.
Georgia will not be represented
in the McKinley cabinet—this year.
The inauguration ceremonies at
Washington Thursday were a great
success.
Covington was well represented
at the inaugural ceremonies in
Washington on the 4th inst.
The confederate veterans held
their re g u * ar raonth J- v meeting in
the court house on Tuesday.
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5 The Sunda y traia on the Central
railway, between Covington and
Gordon, , . has . been discontinued .. un»
til further „ . notice. .
Attention is called to the ad ver
tisement of King’s Improved Cot
ton Seed, for sale by 7 the McMillan
Seed Company, 35 Marietta street,
Atlanta. These seed have been
proven by the Georgia Experiment
Sfation to * the very ^ that have
been tested in the past six years.
Old People.
01<l people who require nvalcine to
regulate the bowels ami kidneys w il’
find the true remedy iu Electric Bitters.
ThU medicine does not stitnr.hde an d
contains no whisky nor otber intoxi
cant, but acts as a tonic and alterative
it acts mildly on the stomach and bow
els, adding strength and giving tone to
the organs, thereby aiding Nature in the
performance of the functions. Electric
Bitter, is an excellent appetiier ami
gldg diee8 tion. Old People find it just
exactly what they need. Price fiffr
cents per bottle at Brooke 4 Ivy’s Druf
store.
CASTOHIA.
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The Confederate Veterans.
Jefferson Lamar Camp, No. 305
Newton Co. Confederate Veterans
Covington, Ga., Mar. 2, T897.
Comrades met in the court house
at 2 o’clock p. m. today, with the
following officers present:
Capers Dickson, Commander.
J. W. Robertson, Lieut. 11
J. W. Anderson, Adjutant.
Joseph Harris, Treasurer.
Dr. G. W. Webb, Ass’nt Surg’n
J. M. Pace, Historian.
Called the roll of officers and no¬
ted the absentees.
Called for reports of officers, and
the treasurer reported a cash bal¬
ance of $21.80 on hand.
Called for reports of committees
but received none.
The adjutant having announced
to the camp, at the last meeting,
the request of Hon. John C. Un¬
derwood, the superintendent and
secretary of the Confederate Memo¬
rial Association, that the $10.00
subscribed to the Memorial Fund,
by this camp, be forwarded to the
bonded treasurer, at Nashville,
Tennessee, at the earliest practical
moment; and action at that time
having been deferred by this camp
on the matter until the present
meeting, on account of the small
number of members in attendance,
on motion of Capt. J. M. Pace, the
matter was taken up, and after some
discussion, the adjutant was in¬
structed to forward the $10.00 at
once to the bonded treasurer, the
Fourth National Bank, of Nash¬
ville, Tenn., through Gen. W. H.
Jackson, chairman of the executive
committee of the Memorial Associ¬
ation.
O11 motion the adjutant was also
instructed to send forward the per
capita tax dues for the membership
of this camp, to Adjutant General
Moorman, at New Orleans, before
the first of April.
On motion the hour of meeting
was change to o’clock p. m., in¬
stead of 2 p. m., as it has been
heretofore.
As the next meeting is the time
for the annual election of officers,
the adjutant was instructed to urge
upon all members the importance
of their attendance at that time.
There being no further business
the meeting adjourned to if o’clock
P- m. on the first Tuesday in
April.
CAPERS DICKSON, Commander.
J. W. Anderson, Adjutant.
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
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Citv Ordinance.
Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Council of the city of Cov¬
ington, and it is hereby ordain¬
ed by authority of the same as
foliows:
Section 1st. No merchant,
or other person, shall use or
occupy, for the display of
goods, wares, or merchandise
of any kind, more space of the
sidewalks of said than
FEET on the inside
of said sidewalks; and no
space on any other part of
said sidewa l ks .
SECTION it snail , ,, not . , be
2 a.
] aw f u J to pl ace barbed wire, in
coils, 1 or otherwise, nor any '
sharp 1 pointed, or sharp edged
tools, or instruments, on any
part of said sidewalks, or the
street, or public square of said
city.
Section 3d. Any person vi¬
olating this ordinance, or any
section thereof, or allowing
such violation in front of his
or her place of business, shall
be subject to such penalty as
the mayor, or the mayor and
or any three members
the. council, may lawfully
impose.
Passed at regular meeting of
mayor and council, March 3d,
1897.
J. M. PACE, Mayor.
Attest:
R. Fowler, Clerk,
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Merit
Is what gives Hood’s Sarsaparilla its gror.'
popularity, its constantly increasiu
sales, and enables it to accomplish it
wonderful and unequalled cures. Tk
combination, proportion and proeee
used in preparing Hood’s SarsaparilL.
are unknown to other medicines, anc
make Hood’s Sarsaparilla
Peculiar to Itself
It cures a wide range of diseases because
of its power as a blood purifier. It r.cti
directly and positively upon the blood
and the blood reaches every nook anc
corner of the human system. Thus aF
the nerves, muscles, bones and tissue
come under the beneficent influence o:
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9 e arsapai ilia
The One True lJIood Purifier. $1 per bottle
Hood’s Pills cure Liver Ills; easy t
take, easy to operate. 25c
Subscribe for the Star,
.. KING’S ..
Improved Cct-ton Seed
R J. REDDING. Director. HUGH N. STARNES, Horticulturist.
II. C. WHITE, Vice-Director and Chemist, J. M. KIMBROUGH, Agriculturist.
Athens, Ga, H. T. KING, Dairyman.
EXPRESS AND FREIGHT OFFICE, GRIFFIN, GA.
Experiment, Ga., January 12,189G,
MR T. J. KING, Richmond, Va.
My D-iar Sir—This year the variety tests show King’s Improved at the very top of the list.
I consider your variety the most distinct and well marked, and most constant ol all that I
have tested during the last six years. It certainly requires closer planting, and you will certain¬
ly be interested in the experiment to test this point when you get a copy of Bulletin No. 31, now
being prepared far the printer.
Yours, truly,
R. J. REDDING, Director.
King’s Improved cotton Seeds.
Awarded first prize at World’s Fair and stood the highest test wherever exhibited. Just re¬
ceived one ear load and as the seeds are In such demand we advise ali of our customers to order
at once. Cash must accompany all orders, Prices : $1 2o per bushel. 10 bushels or more, $1-00
per bushel.
For Sale by seed Co.
McMillan
35 Marietta St-, Atlanta, Ga.
STOP AT TIIE
NATION AH HOTEL* f
OPPOSITE THE UNION DEPOT.
Best tfcl.QQ a Bay Hotel lit the City.
507 and 509 Fourth street, Macon, Ga.
SPECIAL RATES BY THE WEEK OR MONTH.
Mrs. S. T. STEWART, Proprietress.
WHAT YOU DON'T SEE !
If you fail to drop in my store, is such things as you sell are sure
to need. Everybody eats, and it is my business to you
what you need in that line, at prices that will astonish you.
I have now in stock a fresh lot of new groceries, such as
Flour, Meal, Grits, Side meat,
Shoulders, Breakfast Bacon,
All Pork Sausage,
Green Momaja Ariiuckles Peerless COFFEE
Vinegar, Dove Hams I
Svrups, Sugar, Rice. Oat Meal )
Crackers and Canned Goods
of all kinds, Dried Apples and Peaches, Pickles, Sauces and
Relishes, Raisins, Prunes, Fruits in season, Vegetables of all
kinds, Soaps, Starch, and Bluing, and hundreds of other
things I cannot mention.
Come and see me, and price my goods.
J. HP- SIMMS, N ext Door to Clark Banking Co.
COVINGTON, GA
Guanos and
Acids
We offer for sale some of the very Highest Grade E'er*
tilizers on the market, old and reliable.
Our Fertilizers
Have been tested for years by reliable farmers in widely
different localities and found always equal to best.
Wish to Sell You.
Be Sure to get our prices and examine our goods before
buying. We will appreciate your patronage.
SMITH & LIFSEY.
See us or Messrs. J. W. Stephenson & N. H. Hicks, at
Brooks’ drug store, in Covington.
We publish the cafd of the Na¬
tional Hotel, of Macon, Mrs. S. T.
Stewart, proprietress, elsewhere in
this paper, and hereby direct the
attention of our readers to the same.
Mrs. Stewart was a Covington girl,
and has a large acquaintance in this
section. The National hotel is al¬
most opposite the general passen¬
ger depot, and is very convenient
for the traveling public. Mrs.
Stewart will be glad to have her
old friends stop with her when in
Macon.
Read the new’ city ordinance, to
be found elsewhere in this paper,
and govern your < t sidewalks’’ ac
eordingly.
Miss Maggie Hays, of Hayston,
came near being burned to death
recently, by her drsss catching
fire, while near the fire place. For¬
tunately, help was near at hand,
and the fire was extinguished be¬
fore she was very badly burned.