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L. 41 NO. 39 . DTTON market. Middling..... • • • • 10c ots— 10*c. )0 d Middling,...... IBATH SCHOOL INSTITUTE Hold a Two Days Session in ktober—Program in Full. low is found the program in L the Sabbath School Insti | L of the Atlanta Piesbytery w iH hold a two days session [ tery beginning Oct. school 9th. in the At [ Sunday presbytery will be represent¬ ed a large crowd is expected. program is full of addresses min B. >e program in full follows: L SESSION— MONDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 9. 30 p m —Devotional services, call and enrollment of repre itives of Sabbath school in the bytery. ( The 45 p. m.—Address, < ig of Teachers and the Pro u of the Church,”—Rev. A. hillips, D. D„ general super ident, Richniend, Va. BO p. m.—Address, ‘‘The ister in and the Ministry of the ath school,”—Rev. R. 0. n, Atlanta, Ga. p. m.—Announcements and urnment. ND SESSION— TUKSDAY MORN* ING, OCTOBER 10. a m—Song, Scripture reading, er. KOa. m.—Address' "Sabbath pol Organization, Equipment Enlargement.—Rev. A. L. lips, D. D. a. m.—Address, "The Spirit Life and Growth of the Sab [School,”—Rev. and M. Hale, H. Atlanta. C. Ham d A. 1:40 a. m.—Roundtable con ce‘ ( t The Sabbath School :her, His Rights and Wrongs” tv. A. L. Phillips. D. D. :30 a. m.—Address and exhib¬ itions in the Sabbath School; p? What? How?”—Charles A. land, Athens, Ga. !:30 p. m.—Announcements adjournment. pD session—Tuesday after¬ noon, OCTOBER 10. ‘•45 p. m.—Songs and prayers, p. m.—Address, "Home Study he Scholar and Teacher, Its saud Blockades”—C. D. Mont pery and Charles P.. Normandy, pnta, |:40 Ga. p. ni.—Address, ‘‘The Sab p School as a Soul Winning [ Men, Training Force”—Rev. J. B. Atlanta, and Woods i ite, College Park, Ga. : 10 p. m.— Address, ‘‘The pchera’ Meeting: What? Where e? How?"—Rev. C. O’N. Mar hale, Newnau, Ga, P- ra.—Open parliament, Ik ‘Dots and Pointers”—Rev. L. Phillips, D. D. ) P'—Final adjournment with l yer and benediction. °eath of Mrs. N. C. Adams. The body of Mrs. N, C. Adams, &c h' d here Monday morning and Tried to the family burying 0111 <i near Brick Store for inter tnt. Mrs - Adams died Sunday morn* f at her she home in Lawrenceville, ere and her husband have S ' ed f° r several months. ^th ‘| rs - for Adams had been in bad several years and last ® r *he was carried New Mexi to Wl th the hope of being benefited. ^ ! | eturne d ta Georgia no better ler relatives and friends real that it would be but a few '° n months at best, number of friends attended Urial Mouyay afternoon. Tim Ent PC0V|NGTON. 0A., TUESDAY. sepreufiéguggi DEATH STRIKES CLOSE TO ALTAR. Well Known Methodist Minister, is Suddenly Stricken at Mon¬ roe Baptist Church. Monore, Ga., September 17.— (Special.) \\ bile sitting in a pew so close to the alter that he could have reached out and touched it, the Rev. William F. Robinson, pastor of the Methodist church, of Mouroe, Ga., died suddenly this morning in the Baptist church at Monroe. The peculiary tragic death of the Rev. Mr. Robinson, attended as it was by such unusual circumstances, caused widespread sorrow and com¬ ment. The Rev. Mr. Robinson was well known all over Georgia, and the details of his death will be read with sorrowful interest by the thousands who knew him. Mr. Robinson had been ill for two weeks, This morning lie thought he was sufficiently recov¬ ered to occupy his pulpit in the Monroe Methodist church. When he had arrived at the church and was about to announce his 9ermon, Mr. Robinson realized, however, that he was too ill to preach, and telling his congregation of his condition, dismissed them. Mr. Robinson still not realizing how ill he was, when he left his church with his wife, said to her that he would go to the Baptist and hear the sermon there. Mr. Robinson, upon entering the Baptist church, left his wife, and accepting the invitation of the usher, took a seat closer to the pul¬ pit than the one Mrs. Robinson had chosen. WAS PREPARING TO PRAY. The first hymns had been sung, the pastor was preparing to offer the opening prayer, the congrega¬ tion were in the act of kneeling, when some one noticed that Mr. Robinson, who was among the first to bow his head, was looking strangely pale. Those near Mr. Robinson hastened to him imme¬ diately, but just as the aged miu ister’s head touched the rail of the pew in front of him, he gasped and died. Telegrams were sent to the Rev. Walter Robinson, a son of the dead minister, who has charge of the Methodist church of Cornelia, Ga., to Mr. Charles Robinson, an¬ other son in this city, and to Mrs Robert Hobdy, a daughter, also of this city, notifying them of the sudden death of their father. WAS GREATLY BELOVED* Mr. Robinson was greatly be¬ loved by every one who knew him, and for years had been prominent in the affairs of the North Georgia conference of the Methodist church. Indeod, as an Atlantian who knew him, said last night, "He was like the Disciple John, always tiying to keep down strife and troublo.” Mr. Robinson was about sixty married . five years of age. He was u early life to Miss Tudie Stone, of Oxford, Ga. Of this union three children were born. They were Mrs. Mary Hobdy and Charles Robinson, of this city, and the Rev. Walter Robinson, of Corne lia, Ga., who, like his father, en tered the ministry cf tho Metho dist church early in life. Besides the widow and children, Mr. Robinson is survived by his brother, Mr. Robinson, of Jackson, Ga., and a sister-in-law, Mrs. H. E. \V. Palmer, of this cit conduc ?- ed The funeral wdl be from Mr. Robinson’s late churcli in Monroe, Ga. The interment will take place Tuesday in Oxford, Ga. The Girls’ Literary Club. * The Girls’ Literary Club will meet with Miss Sara Simms on Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock, Mrs P W. Godfbev, Pres. Miss Kaihabiih Buimb, Sec. SUPERIOR COURT CONVENES. Both Civil and Criminal Dockets JVery Heavy—Court Will Last Two Weeks. Newton Superior Court was call¬ ed to order Monday morning at 9:30 by Judge L. S. Roan. Solici¬ tor Howard, Stenographer Nichols, Clerk Davis and Sheriff Hay were all on hand and promptly assisted in expediting business. 1 he first business was to empati nell the grand jury. Judge J. W. Branham was elected foreman and R. R. Fowler clerk. Mr. H. H. Armstrong was delegated bailiff to the grand jury. The following men were sworn in as grand jurois: J. W. Branham, foreman, J. B. Epps, S. R. Ellington, T. G. Aiken, G. T. Smith, R. R. Fowler W. B. Livingston, G. Q. Livings¬ ton, W. R. King, T. T. Sullivan, J. B. Davis, Jr., E. L. Jackson, S. S. Starr, M. C. Davis, A. J. Bel¬ cher, C. U. Skinner, J. C. Stewart W. M. Hoard, I. W. Meador, O. P. McCord, W. E. Harwell, A. S. Floyd, W. P. Odum. After the election of a foreman Judge Roan began his charge and i for an hour and a half the jury and spectators listened to one of the clearest, ablest and most forci¬ ble charges that Ilis Honor has delivered from the bench. The charge covered everything that comes under the jurisdiction of the grand jury and doubtless they will be greatly aided in their deliberations by the law and infor¬ mation as given them by Hi» Honor. Judge Roan laid particu¬ lar stress upon the importance the grand jury sustained to the com¬ munity and counseled them to keep their deliberations secret. H. H. Armstrong, J. R. Dobbs, A. Willson, Samps Aiken, T. F. Maddox and J. C. Nixon were sworn in as court bailiffs. For the first time in several years more than one week will be required to dispose of the civil and criminal business. Both the civil and criminal dockets are heavy, the civil owing to heavy suits in lands and contests over wills; the criminal because of five murder cases and a number of misdemea nors. LOCAL NEWS. Miss Mary Davis has returned to I her home at Decatur. Mr. H. D. Terrell, a prominent Atlanta citizen is in the city. Miss Stela Cowan, of Rocky Plains, is attending school here. Mr. W. B. Beckwith, of Mans¬ field, was here Monday attanding court. Mr. Colquit Green returned to Covington Friday after a two weeks visit to Social Circle. Miss Jackie Clark left Sunday 1 for Dethan, Ala., to visit relatives. ghe wm nQt retani t0 Covington befofe Christmas. \. I rite . f .. , Mr. E. ® »- vv i e an children, of Jacksonv 1 | e, a. art the guest of Sir and Mrs, C. A. Clark on Church Street, Mrs. H. B- Moss left Monday morning for Athens on a visit, She has been the guest of her j au ghter, Mrs. R. C. Cleckler for several weeks. ,p| ie v i s iting members of the bar in m » attendance on court this week are. , of Madison, Greeue Johnson, of Monticello, H> g. Lewis, Greensboro, A. C. McCalla and J. R. Irwin, of Con¬ yers. The funeral of Rev. \\. F. Rob i insou, .1 o mPP e ea vs \ will , in Monroe, occur in this (Tuesday) morning at 9.80. A large crowd of Covington friends will go over to pay their respects. i. l ESTER RESIGNS. Acceptia Position in Atlanta— _ paves Wednesday. C° 4 . Jarh.-s G. Boater has ten dered Clarjt hifresignation as Cashier of the Banking Comany, the same U Vake effect at once. His successof will probably be elected today. ; His resignation is caused by the acceptai|pe Col. Lister of a position in Atlanta. moved to Covington twenty-one years ago and began the practice of law. When the Clark Bilking fhe Co. was established in 1890 was elected Cashier which position he has since held. He has always taken a live inter¬ est in th4 affairs of Covington and his position on all questions before the peoplp, was never in doubt. He lias served as a member of the City School Board for fifteen years and his length of service is but a tribute of his ability. Col. Lester leaves Wednesday morning for Atlanta where he has accepted a capital position with a leading bank of that city. He is a man of force, ability and execu¬ tive power and is certain to be a success in his new field. Bright Prospects for City School. The City public schools opened Monday morning with an enroll¬ ment of 24G, the largest in the his¬ tory of the school. Prof. Foster is well pleased with the opening day and predicts an enrollment of at least 300 for the year. The prospects for the best school year is indeed bright. The enroll¬ ment is larger than usual and the corps of teachers the best possible in the history of the city schools. The teachers are as follows: A. H. Vosfcer, superintendent. Mrs. E. V. Spencer. Miss Susie Dyer. Miss Mabel Higgins. Miss Janie Perry. Miss Sara Turner. Miss Adel Turner has charge of the music department. Death of Mrs. Hitchcock. Mrs. Henry Hitchcock died at her home in Irwin county Sunday and her remains were brought to Mansfield Monday afternoon for burial. She was about fifty years of age and leaves a husband and several children. She was a member of Shoal Creek Primative Baptist church a devout good woman. The funeral services were conducted by Elder Almand, of Conyers. Mrs. Hitchcock had always liv¬ ed in this county until last Decem¬ ber when she and her husband moved to Irwin county. Negroes Pay Small Taxes. There is a vast difference in the amount of taxes paid by the whites and bIack in the cit y of Covington j for the support of the city govern ment. The whites pay $10,500, the Slacks pay only $389. Bank Work Begun. i The work of digging out tor the foundation of the new bank build mg on their lot next to the Al- j mand Supply Company has been , completed and the work of erect¬ ing the building will be started at once. At a meeting of the board of directors this afternoon it was decided that the bank will open for business on October 1st. Mr. Thomas Freeman, of Atlanta, was elected cashier of the new bank and he will move his family into residence just completed by Knight.—Mansfield Leader. The Estepbibs for the news. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. y i A Bassett Dinner Set IS Always Complete. Hj 1 dsgm mm !§* s pmm ■■Hi I % J \ S t I I Ikifl F . i I , SfV I.* ^ The Bassett system is the cleverest idea you’ve ^ %■ heard of for a long while. It’s popularly called the open-stock” plan. We retailers are supplied with a full assortment of extra dishes, so that when a cup i ^ broken or a plate gets cracked, you can match in the X desired dish and thus keep your set complete Bas¬ per sett cent, China less is a than beautiful all other imported porcelain ware as which good. costs It 25 is I O’ t) espacially tiful colorings. famous for its wonderful delicacy and beau- & I Stephenson's Hardware Store J PALMER INSTITUTE. OXFORD, GEORGIA. L. B. SANDIFORD, Principal. z HIv next session of this school will begin Tuesday, September 12, 1905, Preparation is given for entrance to the Freshman Class of Emory College and other institutions of equal grade. Two of the pupils of Palmer Institute are admitted to Emory this year without conditions. Tuition $1.00 or $2.00 a month, payable in advance, corre¬ sponding to the grade to which the pupil is assigned. I TO THE TRADING PUBLIC. | # buggies, % I have on hand several good both single and double, which I de¬ sire to sell or exchange for Horses or Mules. Also some rubber tire ve¬ hicles. All of which will go at a Bargain. It is my plan now to go # out of the livery business and to deal exclusively in the sale of Horses and Mules, and if you are in the market for an exchange or will to buy, have this in is the # best chance you some # V time to get a good Vehicle cheap. COME TO SEE ME NOW. # I P. W. WARREN. | Subscribe for The Enterprise now