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a« flasrijiWH m 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. ...... Property brought very good pri ees at public sale Tuesday. ...... Covington is hard to beat on good streets and sidewalks. ...... A lamp is badly needed on Pace street, at the railroad crossing. ...... 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. - 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. ...... 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. n< fu- ti n limi’.a vntr*. 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. th. fae linlls It oa it future •very ef '4 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, r 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: H@@ 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.