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Zhc Enterprise.
ESTABLISHED 1865.
THE COVINGTON STAR EST. 187;.
CONSOLIDATED 1902.
SEMI-WEEKLY ENTERPRISE
ESTABLISHED 1905.
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY
AND FRIDAY.
CHAS. G. SMITH
Editor and Proprietor.
SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR
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Entered at the Covington Postoffice as
Second-Class Mail Matter.
Covington, Ga., Sept., 19, 1905.
Cotton will soon be out, is the
unanimous verdict.
The University of Georgia opens
Wednesday. A record-breaking
attendance is the outlook.
If our circulation increases m
proportion to the last few days
we’ll soon have 2000 names on our
list.
ble editor of this paper ap¬
preciates the many kind express
ions from the editors of the State
concerning our Semi-Weekly issue.
Clark’s crowd has suddenly and
unexpectedly developed a love for
“our brother in black’’ which sav¬
ors strongly of Damon and Pythia’s
friendship.
Hoke Smith’s friends are not
worrying over his chances so long
as the ring candidate’s friends
keep up their campaign of per¬
sonal abuse.
Two new subscribers every day
for two weeks is the record of the
Enterprise. We expect to put a
paper in the hands of every family
in the county by January.
We welcome tbe Covington
Semi-Weekly Enterprise. Smith
gets out one of the best papers in
Georgia, and we trust and believe
this stroke of enterprise will prove
a successful venture.—Madisonian.
With a record of 1,000,000 pen¬
sioners-yet on the rolls, over$141,
000‘000 disbursed in pensions the
last fiscal year; more than $8,140,
000,000 thus far paid out on ac¬
count of the Civil war, the North
might be satisfied.
The DeKalb New Era is against
the present fee system. It says
there are solicitor generals iu Geor¬
gia making five and six thousand
dollars by the fee system that
couldn’t make a thousand dollars
in the regular practice.
The citizens and members of the
bar of DeKalb county presented to
the county a large life-size portrait
of Judge L. S. jR.oan which will
hang on the wall of the court¬
house in Decatur. The bar honor¬
ed itself iu honoring a man who is
honor himself.
Somebody has said that the edi¬
torial page ot the Sandersville
Herald was written in the Consti¬
tution building and Brother
Brooks is spitting red. He resents
the insinuation and issues a chal¬
lenge to his opponent.
Brother Fain of the Newnan
News is asking for exchange cour¬
tesies with the brotberen ot the
press. He would have no trouble
along this line if the Georgia edi¬
tors but knew of the splendid pa¬
per he is issuing and the success
he is accomplising in building up
his town. Fain is one of the real
gems of Georgia journalism.
Eggs is or.e salable article
which has commanded a big price
the year round. A year or so ago
they went begging at 10 cents per.
but not so now. Twenty and
twenty-five cents has been the
ruling price all the year. A poul¬
try farm might be good pay for
§ome industrious citizen.
A Longer Cotton Season.
One of the purposes which the
Southern Cotton Association had
in view at its Asheville meeting in
fixing tbe minimum pricbof cotton
at eleven cents was to abolish the
custom of rushing practically the
whole crop 4 to .^ market during dnrirtcr the the
first three or lour months of the
season The crop of 1904, for in
stance, was marketed pretty near¬
ly as it is proposed future crops
shall be marketed. About as
cotton was 9 ent to the ports
the summer of 1905 as there was
iu the fall of 1904, as much iu July
ag there was in October.
Of course this was largely due to
the fact that as the fall advanced
the price of cotton began to decline
until it got so low that the farmers
saw that it would be advisable to
take the chances of holding it, to
see if the price wouldn’t advance.
They did hold it and the price ad¬
vanced as much as four cents a
pound.
Cotton isn’t n o w bringing
eleven cents, the minimum price
fixed by the association, but a
great deal of cotton is coming to
market. About as much is reach¬
ing this port as reached it at this
time last year. That looks as if
the cotton farmers were willing to
take a little less than that price.
Still, there will be a great many
who will wait tor eievencent 9 , and,
if the number holding their cotton
is large enough the chances are
they will get it.
But if cotton is held to a con¬
siderable extent, as it was during
the season that closed on Sept. 1.
will it not be necessary to have a
system of warehouses all over the
cotton section? It would certain¬
ly seem so. The farmers, or at
least the great majority of them,
have r.o shelter for cotton, and
they don’t seem to think they need
any. But about all who leave
their cotton out in the open until
the warm weather comes lose a very
considerable per cent, of it. Much
of the cotton that came to this
market in June, July and August
last, cotton of the crop of 1904,
was iu such bad condition that a
very considerable percentage of
each bale had to be removed and
sold at a very low price. We
wouldn’t like to say just how
many pounds on an average each
bales lost, but the number was
sufficiently large to reduce the
amount received for the bale con¬
siderably below what would have
been receiyed if all the cotton had
beed in good condition.
But if a system of warehouses
should be established and the
farmers should patronize them to
and from the warehouses, storage
and insurance would be considera¬
ble. The total would probably be
as great as tbe loss sustained by
exposing the haryested and baled
cotton to the weather. That be¬
ing the case the great majority
the farmers will keep their cotton
at home rather than store it in
warehouses because the trouble
will be less. Of course if the ware
houses were all at the ports
situation would be different, but
we understand it the proposition
isn’t to establish the projected
warehouses at the ports.
Instead of warehouses
it be better to advise farmers to
build sheds on their farms for the
protection of cotton? There would
be difficulty of course in getting
insurance on cottou under such
conditions, but the chances of the
loss from fire wouldn’t be very
great, it hasn’t been great in all
the years that have passed sln’e
cottou farmers have bee,, letting
their cotton lie out iu the rain at
railroad stations and on the farms
and >he dauger from fire ^
sheds wouldn t be any greater
than it is under a tree or in the
open.
It is apparent that the eleven
cent proposition involves problems
that will have to be solved in the
very near future if that proposi¬
tion meets with much favor.—Sav¬
annah News.
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THE ENTERPRISE, COVINGTON, GA,
A CHANGE OF
TAHT/fEHS
[Original]
One summer evening a rowboat con
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g^^y rJver above tbe city of IT.
burg. They were two pairs Of l
J° bn Baron and Lillie Beck, Bartle
^ ^ Margarrt ferris . Jf acy one
iiave told them that within a
very short time there would be a trans¬
position among them as fiances they
would not have believed It. Neverthe-
8Ucll a C h aC g e came to pas 3 .
John Baron was one of those phleg
i matic, taciturn, undemonstrative fel¬
lows who usually choose their oppo¬
sites, and In Lillie Beck he found ex¬
actly the girl to attract him. B artle
Farr was a gay, devil may care young
man, who found iu Margaret Ferris
those steady qualities that a man of
his character seemed to need. Every¬
body said that both couples would
m«ke an admirable match.
It was In tbe days when nitroglyc¬
erin was supplied from above Pitts¬
burg on tlie Allegheny to the oil fields
In Pennsylvania, floated down In stl
letto-llke boat* some thirty feet kmg
by four feet wide. Each boat carried
enough nitroglycerin to blow anything
it struck to the clouds. It was run by
two men, who had strict orders to lie
up at nightfall. In daytime they could
be seen far enough ahead to enable
such craft as they came across to get
out of the way, and, since they did not
run at night, there was no necessity
for accident.
The party In tbe skiff had pulled far
up the river during the afternoon, In¬
tending to drift down leisurely with the
current In the twilight Bartle Furr,
who never took thought for the future,
Insisted on rowing up much farther
than was Intended. Margaret Ferris
had endeavored to check his enthusi¬
asm, but ou thl 9 occasion was unequal
to the task, or, rather, she permitted
him to have his way, only warning
him that In case they were caught out
on the river In the dark and anything
happened she would hold him responsi¬
ble.
Twilight was fading Into night, and
they were still several miles above the
city drifting down with the current.
Margaret proposed that the men
should take to the oars and was sec¬
onded by Baron. Whereupon Farr de¬
clared that they were having the best
part of their excursion and as for him¬
self he proposed to enjoy it. Baron
took a pair of oars and began to row.
At this Farr made a curt remark about
hfs timidity at being out after dark
without a protector. Baron made no
reply, but kept on pulling.
When the night settled down upon
them Farr and Miss Ferris were in the
bow, Farr with his back Ibetween the
two gunwales, Miss Ferris sitting on
the foremost seat, facing him. Miss
Beck was at the tmer, iaron on tne
“stroke” thing seat rowing. Sullenly some¬
black on the river 1 , appeared
within a few yards of them, and a
voice shouted, “Get out of the way for
your lives I” and two splashes followed
as of persons jumping into the water.
In another moment John Baron rec¬
ognized the dim outline of a nitroglyc¬
erin boat coming straight for the
skiff. At the same moment Farr, who
had risen to see what was coming, rec¬
ognized the danger. He plunged Into
the water and dived to avert the com
lng explosion. Baron, putting all his
strength Into one supreme effort, gave
two strokes with the port oar, and be¬
fore he could give a third the nose of
the nitroglycerin boat rubbed the stern
of the skiff. For a few seconds the
side of the explosive craft slid along
the steru of the skiff, then tbe danger
had passed.
Baron took In the situation at once.
The meu on the boat had been running
her too late Into the night, and on com¬
ing upon the skiff, after shouting a
warning, had jumped overboard. The
situation after the danger had passed
was this: Farr was swlmmlug for the
skiff, Miss Beck was lying In a faint In
the stern. Baron was resting on his
oars, while Miss Ferris was sitting
quietly on the forward seat. Her
cheeks flamed at tbe cowardice of her
lover, who had left her to die while he
saved himself.
Baron knew that the nitroglycerin
boat being without guidance would go
on down the river, liable at any mo¬
ment to cause great loss of life and
property. He was a good swimmer
and resolved to catch It Flunglng into
the water, he swam lustily, gaining ou
it all the while till at last he caught it
Pulling himself upon the deck, he seized
a rope fixed to the bow T , tied the line
around his body, and, plunging again
Into the water, swam for the shore.
In tills he ran a fearful risk. A rock
or a root of a tree If struck would blow
up the boat and him with It. Landing
on a point, he allowed the boat to swing
downstream with the current, then fas
tened his rope to a stump,
ncxt morning John Baron’s feat
was known In Pittsburg and Allegheny,
n'gZZZZjSSZSl
showed his face In that region again,
1116 day a * ter **** P arty reached borne
1118 face’s collapse and that Miss Fer¬
ris retained her equanimity. From that
moment he showed tbe latter a prefer¬
ence, which resulted in the breaking of
his engagement, and he afterward be¬
came engaged to Miss Ferris.
Bartle Farr, when he found that he
had lost Miss Ferris, either to show
that he was not Inconsolable or from
sheer desperation, took up with the
neglected Miss Beck. She was not a
strong character. Farr made love des¬
perately and won her. He desired
some satisfaction In making the other
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[general directory]
CITY DIRECTORY.
Mayor— Hon. M. G. Turner.
Mayor Pro Tem—J no. F. Henderson.
Clerk and Treasurer— Geo. T. Smith
Chief of Police— Bradford BoU-Miian.
Deputy Police— R. W. Clark
Deputy Police—P. W. Skelton.
Street Overseer— S. C. Rheburg.
Councilmen—J. F. Henderson, C. C.
Brookt - , J. H. Echols, J. L. Stephenson,
.T. L. Whitehead and C. A. Harwell.
Council Meeting —First Wednesday
in each month.
Finance -J. F. Henderson, chairman
C. C. Brooks. C. A. Harwell.
Electric Lights & Public Buildings
—C. C. Brooks, chairman, J. F. Hen¬
derson, J. L. Whitehead.
Streets —J. H. Echols, chairman, J
L. Stephenson, C. C. Brooks.
Parks & Cemetery —J. L. Stephenson
chairman, J. F. Henderson, J. L. White¬
head.
Ordinance & Relief —J. L. Whitehead
chairman, J. H. Echols, C. A. Harwell.
Sanitary— C. A. Harwell, chairman,
J. L. Stephenson, J. II. Echols.
City School Board— Meets first Tues¬
day in each month. C. H. White,
Chairman, C. E. Cook, J. G. Lester, N.
S. Turner, N. Z. Andersou and Ii. R.
Fowler.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
Methodist Church —Preaching every
Sunday at 11 a. m. at 7:30 p. m. Sunday
School every Sunday morning con¬
ducted by Col. James G. Lester. Pray¬
er meeting every Thursday evening.
R. C. Cleckler, pastor.
Baptist Church —Preaching on the
first and third Sunday at 11 a. in. and
7:30 p. m. Sunday school every Sunday
morning at 9:30, conducted by C. E.
Cook. Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening. E. R. Pendleton, pastor.
Presbyterian Church —Preaching on
the first, second and fourth Sundays at
II a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school
every Sunday morning at 9:45, conduct¬
ed by D. A. Thompson, Jr. Prayer
meeting every Wednesday evening. J.
B. Hillhouse, pastor.
Midway Methodist— Preaching every
Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Pray¬
er meeting every Thursday evening.
Sunday School every Sunday afternoon
conducted by Dr. C- W. Peppier. Ep
worth League every Sunday evening at
7:00. G. W. Yarbrough, pastor.
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Sheriff— S. M. Hay.
Deputy Sheriff— T. F. Maddox and
J. C. Nixon.
Ordinary— G. D. Heard.
Clerk of Court— Jno. B. Day is.
Treasurer— J. \V. Stephehson.
Tax Collector— W. S. Ramsey.
Tax Receiver— J. F. Lunsford.
Coroner— J. S. Peek.
County Surveyor— Wm. A. Adams.
Superior Court— Third Monday in
March and September. L. ». Roan,
Judge, Fairburn, Ga., Col. Wm. Schley
Howard, Solicitor-General, Atlanta, Ga.
County Court— First Wednesday in
each mouth. Capers Dickson, Judge,
Oxford, Ga., J. F. Rogers, Solicitor
General, Covington, Ga.
Ordinary Court— First Monday in
each month, II. B. Anderson, Ordi¬
nary, Covington, Ga.
Justice Court— Second Monday in
each month. G. II. Cornwell, Justice
of Peace, Covington, Ga., Rufus Cruse.
Notary Public, Covington, Ga.
County Commissioners— Third Mon¬
day in each month. T. C. Swann, T.
A. Perry and T. J. Speer, Commis¬
sioners.
County Board of Education— Meets
First Monday in each month. H. H.
Stone, president, Oxford, Ga., A. C.
Heard, D. J. Adams, L. F. Stephenson
J. M. Mitcham, Covington, Ga.
Town Dist. 462-G. H. Cornwell, J.
P* Rufus Cruse, N. P., T. M. Maddox,
Constable. Court second Monday.
Newborn Dist. 1522—Capers Robert¬
son, J. P. t J. W. Robertson, N. P., H. H.
Armstrong, Constable. Court seconds
Wednesday.
Hays Dist. 477— F. M. Hays, J. P., J.
C. Morgan, N.P., J. R, Dobbs, Constable.
Court third Tuesday.
Leguin Dist. 1513-G. W. Coggins, J.
P., A. II, Smith, N. P., A. Willson, Con¬
stable. Court third Saturday.
Brick Store Dist. 420—W. H. Stewart,
J. P., W. T. Patrick, N. P., W, H, Aaron,
Constable. Court second Saturday.
Gaithers Dist. 546—A. M. Griffin, J.
P., R. F. Dick, N, P., A. W. Yancey*
Constable. Court second Saturday.
Oxford Dist. 1525— J. N. A. Hender¬
son, J. P., J. VV. Branham, N. P„ J. E.
Blackstock, Constable. Court third
Saturday.
I. Brewers L. Parker, Dist. N. 1 464—J. F, Dick, J. P., |
\, Samp Aiken. Con¬
stable. Court first Saturday.
Stansells Dist. 461—W. H. Ogletree,
J. P., P. G. Turner, N. P., J. H. Maloy
and A. G. Lane, Constables. Court
third Saturday.
Downs Dist. 547—W. R. King, J. P.,
P. W. Turner, N. P., D. Davidson, Con¬
stable. Court fourth Saturday.
Rocky Plains Dist. 567—R. L. Cowan
J. P., S. H. Avery, N. P., Dave Lunsford,
Constable. Court second Saturday.
Gum Ckiek Dut. 1249—J. W. Giles. J.
P., Jno. R. Bird, N. P„ A. C. Giles, Con*
stable. Court third Saturday.
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