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A TRIP THROUGH EAST NEWTON AND
MINGLING WITH THE BUSINESS MEN.
All roads in Newton county lead
Covington and at this season
of the year, when the merchant
and his tired clerks begin to for¬
get the winter chills and lapse into
«i iuociious disuetude,” we are li¬
able to think that all roads lead
from Covington. We are especi¬
ally liable to think that all roads
lead to the oak groves and the
river bank, where the spring sun
shine and the April showers have
dressed the woods with summer
green and adorned them with dog¬
wood blossoms. But these thoughts
as yet are dreams which we trust
will later on be realized by all
good town people in
«< A local habitation and a name.”
The editors of The Enterprise
and the foreman of the printing
department—devils all—could not
wait the happy future for sunshine
and flowers. Mr. J. C. Weaver’s
fine team appeared unusually rest¬
less, and to work off some of their
superabundant energy, we hired
the team and put foward the big¬
gest devil as driver. From no
malice, we headed for Newborn
via Starrsville, Hayston and Mans
JEM, We could have gone in
oilier directions, but fiom some
fatalistic steering, we started east.
Why v,e did this we cannot say,
as later wo may go in other di¬
rections, as, in the summer days,
many roads lead from Covington.
But we have digressed. Going
east we soon reached Starrsville.
Anderson & Belcher's store is ex¬
actly in the center of this comely
little villages. It is the “hub” of
the town. The store fronts the
railroad, and, when one passes
through on the train, their build¬
ing appears small, but when you
have your own conveyance and
can drive up for a few moments
for idle inspection, you step into a
store so long that the other end is
almost out if sight. Their store
is full of excellent merchandise
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result. One of our men secured
from the firm an order for job
work, and we took our departure.
Epps Bros, down the road at¬
tracted our attention, and we again
halted. This firm is composed of
young men, who, with judgement
and good business qualities are
coming to the front. As we start¬
ed again on our way, we noticed a
splendid brick structure, which
would do credit to a city. This
building has recently been erected
by the Methodist church, and it
stands an honor to the good peo¬
ple of the community, and should
I be a pride to this entire section of
i the county.
Mr. C. C. Lunsford’s store a lit
tie further on is surrounded by
fields that are cultivated like a
garden. Mr. Lunsford, quiet and
genial, awaits customers for his
well-chosen stock of merchandise
and smiles serenely as he dozes at
his excellent and well cultivated
farm.
Stores and towns in this part of
Newton are close together. The
fertility of the lands and the judge
ment and energy of the farmers
make them a necessity and a sue
C659.
We 80bti reached Haystbn. Mr.
T. S. Smith has the monopoly of
the trade here. He keeps in his
store what his customers want,
hence his monopoly of business,
here made another job work hit
with a subscription list' for The
Enterprise as a supplement.
Then Mansfield, the growirg
town of capital and enterprise.
There are two firms here, which,
when you enter their places of
business are so delusive as to make
one believe that he is in Coving¬
ton. The Almand Sispply com¬
pany, and the Mansfield Trading
Co., nre firms of which any town
and section should be proud.
Thau there are other firms, while
they have not the amount of cap-
IBh ENTERPRISE, COVINGTON, GA.
ital invested a3 the firms above
mentioned, are all doing a thriving
business. Among them are J. C.
Flemister, Coogler & Wood,
4dams Bros. & Hurst, J. W. Hen¬
derson and W. G. Biggers. Mans¬
field has two banks, The Peoples’
Bank and The Bank of Mansfield.
The peoples’ Bank has just op¬
ened for business. The Bank of
Mansfield has been establised for
sometime and has shown a state
ment which leaves no doubt about
its past and future success. The
president and directors of this
bank have the temerity to assert
that its safe is superior to any in
Covington! We “lay low” when
we heard of this and being in
Mansfield, said nothing.
Before leaving Mansfield, we
called upon our esteemed contem
porary, The Mansfield Leader,
through frienpship and sympathy,
When country editors and country
devils meet, there is almost a
lachrymose cordiality. » t Misery
loves company,” says the grey
bearded proverb, and the printing
folk are very sentimental iu their
social recognition. The proprie
tor of l'he Mansfield Leader, J. F.
Taylor is making a success of his
paper from two very simple rea
sons, he is working for his town
and the town is pulling for his
paper.
Mansfield and Newborn elbow
each other. You hardly get out
of one before you see the church
steeples of next town. Newborn
is the leading town on this line of
the Central road. It has had no
mushroom or Jonah’s gourd growth
It is a safe, solid and conservative
town, whose people are genial,
courteous and accommodating.
There is no section of Middle Geor¬
gia superior to its surrounding
countrv and it is destined to be¬
come a city. The merchants of
Newborn are all prospering. No
cry of hard times or calamity how
lings greet the ears of visitors;
but an atmosphere of prosperity
rests over every business.
The mercantile firms of New¬
born are familiar throughout the
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Covington, Georgia.
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j New Spring and
Summer Goods.
I | i BARGAINS! GAINS! BARGAINS!!
| 1000 Yards Embroidery
| at 5 cents.
2000 Yards Best Calico at 5 cents.
!j| Sample Clothing at Wholesale Prices.
B Sample Notions at WholesdSe Prices.
The cheapest place in town to buy Shoes.
A nice line of Wash goods cheap.
See our new Woolen Dress goods.
Beautiful White goods at lowest prices.
NEW YORK GAIN STORE, Covington, Ga.
county. Harwell & Wilson, J. C
& F. R. Porter, W. E. Stowe &
Co., Childs & Carter, L. P. Duke,
Hardy & Pitts, J. A. Stanton, J.
T. &J. W. Pitts, L. J. Pharr,
druggist.are among the well known
firms of this excellent town. The
Bank of Newborn, under the man¬
agement of our genial Jasper Co , I
friend, H. H. Wilburn, is doing a
thriving business, with the bright¬
est of future prospects.
The Enterprise party were made
to feel at home at Newborn. Sub¬
scriptions for The Enterprise and
job work orders came thick and
last and it is likely that in the
near future The Enterprise may be
issued with a page or pages es¬
pecially edited from Newborn •
This feature of the Enterprise is
under consideration jind it is poss¬
ible that Covington and Newborn
may join hands in this manner.
It is a delight to take a trip at
this season of the year over the
way we have described. The lands
are level, being on a ridge between
rivers and most of it is in such ex
cellent cultivation that one feels
tempted to say, ‘‘here is the gar¬
den spot of Newton county.’’ A
very impulsive person might ex¬
press himself that way, but we had
seen other sections and we did not
commit ourselves—just felt senti
mental and “lay low.”
It appears to be a delight to
work in the fields near Newborn.
Our good old friend, Uncle Tom
Glass, with his hard hands and
bronzed countenance was following
the plow r like a boy. He subscrib
ed for The Enterprise and cou
tinned in his work happy. To see
a man of his age so contented and
joyful in his labor, made us feeJ
like taking off our hats and giving
three cheers for an old man who
could follow the plow so well and
contentedly.
When we first reached Newborn
Capt. Speer was at work in his
garden and Mr. Gay, who some
fme since debated with Hoke
Smith at Covington, was making
a speech but both ceased their
work when they learned that Hon.
F. D. Ballard was in town expost
ulating eloquently on his platform loca-1
On account of the natural
tion of Newborn, it is destined to
be a town of unusual importance.
Its surrounding territory has no
superior in Middle Georgia. The
are being steadily and rapid¬
ly improved and so highly aro
they valued, the owmers can get
unreasonable prices for them.
This section, like Newton county
in general, has unusual advantages
iu many particulars and it only
requires push and energy to make
it one of the formost counties in
the United States. We feel vhat
our people have not realized the
great undeveloped resources of
this part ot Georgia, but there is
a future coming which will show a
land that everything considered,
will have no superior anywhere.
But let us take warning. Let
the people here make the develop¬
ments themselves. There is no
necessity for immigration. The
country is progressing rapidly en¬
ough under the management of
Georgians alor.e and the cry about
the scarcity of labor is a favorable
condition. When a country is iu
such a condition that it can pay
good wages to the laborer, it is
one of the very best evidences of
prosperity for both the laborer and
the country. It is said that we
need a foreign element to lessen
the scanty of labor. 1 his is a queer
proposition. Why should we want
cheap labor? The truth is those
who do the work, and they com
prise nine-tenths of the people, do
not want it. Foreign immigration
and cheap labor are wanted by a
few men who own more laud than
they need and wno desire to make
fortunes out of starvation wages
out ol toilers for the necessities of
life. Any casual observer of Mid¬
dle Georgia farms are compelled
to admit that advancements are
being carried on with such rapid
strides it would be folly to desire
further acceleration.
Covington & Oxford Street R. R.
The following schedule of the
Covington & Oxford Street Rail¬
road will be run uniil further
notice •
Covington Hotel at 5:40 a in
Uv Covington Hotel at 8:50 a m
Lv Covington Hotel at 10:45 a m
^* v Covington Ilotol at 2:10 j i m
^ jV Covington Hotel at 4:10 p m
Covington Hotel at 6:80 p m
^ vington Hotel at 7:80 p m
T) e Oxford car m c ets all trains
t! e depot,
J. F. Henderson, Pres.
C. Guinn, Sec.
About The Newspapers.
“The Newspaper,” writes Chas.
J. Colden, in “The Western Pub
lisher, * > i <: is more than a med
chronicler of the world’s events:
it has a greater mission than that
alo.ie of recording the tragedies,
the sorrows, the joys and the prat
tlings of ‘Jimtown’ and ‘Pokeville,’
< 4 It is not only the historian,
but it is the watchman occupying
the high lower, giving the signals
of oncoming dangers, warning the
countryman of approaching ten¬
dencies of political disaster and
impending catastrophes.” Allot
of which is true and to the point.
But a real newspaper does more,
It mirrors the business life of the
community in its advertisements,
which should be as the news it¬
self —Philadelphia Record.
You are mighty right my broth¬
er. This is true of ail papers,
whether weekly or daily. Pick up
a paper look over the advertise
ments, watch the amount of ad
space used by its merchants and
then you can tell what kind of a
town it is. Live merchants al¬
ways advertise. Live merchants
employ newspaper space just as
they do clerks, book-keepers, etc
Vote for S. M. Hay, the popu.
ar candidate for Sheriff.—2t
To a Smart Property Owner.
Painting is practical work. Skill j
wins it’s the same with paiuH
making.
4 ou know 4 gallons L
mixed with 3 gallons L’nseed Oil —
makes enough paint fora moder-l
ate sized house the best paiuf I
money M. Zinc can hardens buy because the & L. M & j |
the L. M-J
white lead and makes the L. &
Paint wear like iron. e
Buy L. & M. and don’t par I
$1.50 a gallon for Linseen Oil, I
you buy do oil, in ready-for-nse paint, barrel but at j
tresh from the
60 cents, and mix with the L- &
M.
Actual cost L. <fc M. about $1-2
per gallon. For sale by J
Stephenson Covington, Ga.—1
Go to C. C. Robinson’s and bul
a pair of “Just Wright” w eu ' 3
shoes, if you are looking for st}'’ e
and good service.