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i NO 37. L— [Middling,.. Middling* 88 » ADLEY LEAVES ATl.NTA 1 r Emery College Professor [ Goes to St. Louis. ll s. Bradley, pastor of -church, Atlanta and ex or of Emory College, will 00 !) for St. Louis to become Lf St. Johns church, one of hest and most fashionable L of that city. Bradley succeeds Dr. J. W. [pastor who returns to Geor Is inta. fall and accepts a pulpit Dr. Lee was pastor of \ church about transferred eight years the en he was to ri Conference. Atlanta Constitution has say ot‘ Dr. Bradley which L echo in Covington where jadiey numbers his friends acquaintances, announcement that Dr. is to leave Atlanta will give S [ mingled emotions, regret is to leave the city to he has meant so much and bat regret a pleasure that he labor in still broader fields, larger opportunities await berb abilities. tohn church is on beautiful highway, in the residence i of St. Louis. It is one of [gest and richest churches in in Methodism numbering its communicants some pr ten millionaires. Its mi¬ ce from that standpoint p guaged by the tact that it s pastor $6000 a year. J. W. Lee, a former popular ta minister, who has for some last filled the pulpit of this i, will return to his old home gain assumo the pastoral iu Trinity church, the pulpit |ch will be vacated by Dr. :y’s move. The change will de at the next conference. Bradley’s name has been oned prounuetly in couuec fith the appointment of a sue. to the late Captain Hall, eot ot the Georgia School of ology. The fact that he has :alled to St. Louis puts an 5 that hope of his friends, er. to New York Bargain store nest prices on Priuts, Cottou is, Sheeting, etc. LOCAL NEWS. il Davis attended the ball in Atlanta Monday. IS Gadget, of Augusta, is the I of Mrs. Luke Robinson. ' s - S. E. Price spent Thursday tlanta with her mother, who a visit there from Jackson r- T- A. Perry, of Decatur, taking bands with his many D gton friends here this week, frrry owns extensive lands in '-ounty and wa9 here receiving C( Jtton from a large number of toppers. Leaves for St Louis. I W Warren leaves to-day for r uis "hb a car load of mules. N>ects to return in about p b weeks. give up the Livery bus Und will turn his stable a stock Pen. He proposed to and swap his buggies for esa t)d horses.— tf. ^ file iow prices shoe pol on * ia ' r Pbts, pencils aud !ma11 notions at New York Sain store. The Enterprise COVINGTON, GA. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1905. CROP CONDITION i* * REPORTED AT 72.1. New Slump Shown by Govern¬ ment Fignres. Washington, Sept. 5.—The monthly cotton report of the de¬ partment of agricnlture, issued at noon today, is as follows: “The crop estimating buard of the bureau of statistics of the de¬ partment of agriculture finds from the report of correspondents and agents of the bureau that the aver age condition of cotton. August 25th, was 72.1, as compared with 74.9 on July 25th, 1905; 84.1 on August 25th, 1904 ; 81.2 ou August 2nd, 1908, aud a ten year average of 73.0. 24.634 BALES RECEIVED. This is The Number of Bales Raised in Newton County Last Year. The cotton season of 1904-05 closed on the 31st day of August. From September 1st, 1904 to September 1st, 1905, 13,566,000 bales of cotton was raised. Of this number Newton county contribut¬ ed 24,684 bales, the largest ever grown in one year. These figures make the year a record breaker. Never before have the receipts in ono year reached these figures and it will probably be several years before it will ever be reached again. They go far beyond what was anticipated by the cotton experts. It was a great money crop. Take Newton county for in¬ stance. She raised 24,634 bales of cotton last year which is equiva lent to 12,817,000 pounds $975,860 figuriug the crop at 8-eents, In other words Newton count’s re ceipts from one crop amounts ter nearly a million dollars. The farming class ot people in this section are in better shape fi¬ nancially than since the civil war. The bankers tell us that a majori¬ ty ot the farmers are carrying de¬ posits iu the banks. Farm lands have advanced from six and eight dollars per arce to fifteen, twenty and some as high as thirty dollars per acre within eight miles of Cov¬ ington. This section was never in a more prosperous condition than at pres est. ««i Church Notes. There will be preaching at the Methodist church Sunday morn¬ ing at eleven by Rev. L. A. Snow, of the South Georgia Conference. Mi. Snow, his wife and children are at present in Oxford for the purpose of entering two sons in Emory this fall. No doubt a large congregation will greet him Sun¬ day morning. *** Rev. J. B. Hillhouse will return home today from Calhoun where he has been on a short vacation and will preach at both services Sunday. The evening service be¬ gins at 7:30. No Change in Diphtheria Cases. • There has been little or no change in the condition of the two diptheria cases in the last few days. Little Elizabeth Cleckler is crit¬ ical! ill and at times have been iu a delirious state. Master James Stephenson White, is quite sick but as yet his condi¬ tion is not regarded as critical. Dr. Anderson stated this morning that he was doing as well as could be expected, resting well and all symptoms favorable. All Justice of the Peace blanks 4 um be had at the Enterprise office, CONFEDERATE MONUMENT TO BE UNVAILED. Great Preparations Being Made. Many Visiting Veterans to Be Present. The Confederate Monument, which will be erected in the city park, will he unvailed the latter part of November or the first of December. 4 his is the information given out by the committee of veterans, who have the matter in charge. The committee is composed of Capt. Pace, Capt. Heard, Col. J. W. Anderson and T. J. Speer. The order was let to a Mr. But¬ ler a short while ago and the firm is now at work on it. The cost of the monument will exceed $2500 and will be made of a very fine quality of Elberton granite. The base will be nine feet square aud the height will be twenty three feet. A statue representing a private Confederate soldier with gun in hand, will be seven feet high and made of a gray bronze metal. The day of uuvailing the monu¬ ment will be a great day in Cov¬ ington. Hundreds of veterans from other counties will be pres¬ ent to participate in the ceremon¬ ies, distinguished orators will be present to deliver addresses and the entire day’s program will be one long to be remembered. Commissioners Meet as Usual, The board of County Commiss¬ ioners will meet this month on the Third Monday as usual. It has been customary for several years to meet on the secoud Monday be fore Superior Court. Therefore Superior Court and Board of Com missioners convene on the Third Monday. Death of Mrs. Hyer. News was received by wire this morning of the death of Mrs. R. L. Hyer, of Tampa, Fla., which occurred at her home Wednesday evening. Before her marriage to Mr. Hyer she was a Miss Hennie Brown, a daughter of the late Lemuel S. Brown, a well known and highly respected citizen of West Newton. Mrs. Hyer was born in this county and spent most of her life here. She is survived by her husband aud one daughter. Salter-Weldon. The marriage of Mr. James Ollie Weldon, of Oxford, aud Miss Oma Salter, of Leguin, was solemnized at the bride’s home Wednesday afternoon at 8 o’clock, Rev. J. H. Pace officiating. Wednesday night a reception was tendered them at the home of Mr. L. L- Johnson in Oxford, at which was present a number of friends. Mrs Weldon is the oldest dangh ter of Mr. and Mrs. \\ . C. Salter and quite popular, while thegtoom is a well known young business man of Oxford. The Enterprise joins their many friends in congratulations and best wishes. One Lady’s Recommendation Sold Fifty Boxes of Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets. I have. I believe, sold fifty boxes of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets the recommendation one lady here, who on first bought a box of them about a year ago. She never tires of telling her neigh hors and friends about the good of these tablets.-P. M. Shore, druggist, Rochester, I nd. The pleasant pugative effect of these Tablets makes them a favor ite with everybody. 1 ot sale by all drug¬ gists in Covington and Bibb M fg. Co* Porterdale, FARMERS HOLD SESSION. The Local Division of The Cotton Association Met Tuesday. The Newton County Division of j the Southern Cotton Growers As¬ sociation was in session at the court house Tuesday morning. The crowd was not large but the interest was there m perfecting the organization and making it one of the strongest in the state. On the first Tuesday in October a big mass meeting is called in the court house at which time the or¬ ganization will proceed to the election of nfcw officers for the en suing year and the plan of work which the county organization proposes to do will be discussed. It is therefore the wish of the members that every farmer and merchant will be present and join in the discussion and assist in the organization. The chair appointed an Execu¬ tive Committee, consisting of L. L- Middlebrook, J. W. King, Wilks Heard, W. L. Gibson and R. L. Cowan. This committee will look after the organization of precinct clubs in each district and will proceed at once to raise the $246 assessment against this coun¬ ty to supports he bcal and state organization. Remember the big Mass Meeting 011 the First Tuesday in October. See the dress goods at 10c, 15c and 25c at New York Bargain store. YELLOW FEVER PATIENT DEAD John C. Caruther, of Pensacola, Florida Dies in Atlanta. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 6.—John C. Curuthers, Atlanta’s yellow fever patient, is dead. The struggle ended for him at 1:15 o’clock yes¬ terday afternoon, after a brave fight on his part. He was buried about sunset in ths little cemetery in the woods near the detention camp. It is known that Caruthers was a citizen of Valdosta, Ga., and that he has a wife and three chil¬ dren in a little south Georgia town. They were not notified except through the papers, as they could not have been admitted to him, but they will now be notified of his death by friends. The funeral was held in the strictest privacy late in the after¬ noon, a post mortem examination having been held by the physicians before the interment. His was the only case of yellow fever in the city, and, it will be remembered, he came here sick from Pensacola, Fla., where he had been working at his trade, that of a carpenter. School Will Not Open Monday. While no official announcement has been made by the trustees of p U pjj c school, it can be stated on g CO d authority that schooRwill not Q p en Monday morning. . rj- w0 caseg Q f diphtheria develop ^ - n ^ 0vvn j as t we ek and while no ^ ear ^ spreading farther is en tertained, every precaution is be ta jj en to stamp out the disease, j g^ould no other case develope withm the next week it is probable j that school will open ou Monday,! th ^th inst. - Increase in Tax Rate. j J The tax rate br the year 190O is . I an increase over 1904. -pp e g tate ra t e j s $4.90 The County rate $4. 8 The P.nintv County road road tax tax $ 9 S’8 The City rate $9. Total 8 Tho Entkpbibe for the news. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. ^ $ | The Greatest Rifles, Revolvers Stock of Guns, | | and Am C To munition This Market Ever Brought | % I % S « © b R stock is simply the largest and best assort¬ S ed that has ever been shown. Our prices on the entire line is as low as the SPOT CASH buyer can get. We have always lead the procession in our line and you certainly lose an opportunity to save money when you fail to see our stock. I C Just The Goods You Want, Al- s . I ways At The Right Prices, J s Stephenson’s Hardware Store S I V >e°? KEEP COOL. 5 1 l TURNER’S FOUNT IS THE PLACE TO ESCAPE j \ THE SWELTERING HEAT. ' a Nothing more refreshing than (T ! \ a mug of Miner’s Root Beer. CM Chocolate Milk is proving very ! popular. Our Creams are the 5 finest in the 4N 0 city. , DON’T TAKE OUR WORD, Cn BUT P TRY US. rr TURNER’S. H 'J* •« -2^(7 ‘V. r^j^T a c DON’T 1 fe V o ^ Buy that Farm Wagon until you see the GEM and Ik $ /« get our terms and prices. The GSM wagon is shop 2G ■jV buiit and superior to factory built wagons in every m way and cheaper in price. Any size and weight you I ty, want and on at short prices notice. lower than General you repair ever paid work before. a special- ffi j I will Just save see me you at money. Alliance Warehouse before you buy, M ^ J^j A Mahogany Furniture refinished equal to new. I A '/fLTiYttV y. ffej , IRVING PROCTOR. 9. &-C T M$ PHONE 195. COVIOGTON, fe GA. re f //GT m Mb