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People of Newton Bounty:
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I hereby announce myself as Ta candidate
for giving low prices for the Fall ‘and Winter
Season on clothing, Shoes, Hats Gent’s IFur
nishing Goods, Ladies Skirts, cloaks, Jackets
and all kinds of Dress Goods, such as Flan¬ ‘
nels, Outings, Flannelettes, calicos, Percales
and G-inghams. - your support.
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come to see us, we guarantee our prices to be
the lowest in Covington. •-?* :
•k. •£ M. Levine has never failed to do what he
says he will. Fornroof You have the last
few Years’ dealings with me.
Yours for Fair and Square Dealing,
The LION CLOTHING STORE I
M. LEVIN, Prop,
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Coming For Georgians.
enor Terrell has Issued a
is Coming Proclamation.
| Georgians who invited have moved
Ler States are to return
Eer 10th aud llth to attend
Home Coming at the State
ia Atlanta,
has been suggested that Sat
L October 18th be celebrated
[ery county in the State as a
jme e Comiug day.
of the counties are already
Igtagr a reunion for that day.
not Newton? Newton haa fur
ed other sections some of their
; substantial citizens. We
it to have a celebration of some
It the merchants of. Covington
ll men, county people all join
It aDd hand and have a big day,
Ippy “Homo Coming” for thoae
I people who have once lived
jngus. railroads have made a one
pe I
rate for the round trip from
points in the south South,, to Ailan
From tho west the rate
be one fare plus 2 00.
Ueoccasiou is Oct. 10th., llth.
p pays to advertise in THE
[TERPRISE.
I ROBINSON’S ROBINSON’S
New Fall and Winter Goods in all
the Latest and Prettiest
things of the Season.
We have never been better prepared
to meet the wants of the buy
ing public than right now.
EVERYBODY - INVITED - TD - CALL.
CHARLES C. ROBINSON,
COVINGTON, GA._
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Charter for Laundry.
In this issue of The Enterprise
the charter for the new steam
laundry begins to run. This new
business enterprise is another for¬
ward step for Covington.
This business will prove a great
convenience for the people aud
will bo a paying investment for
the stockholders.
The Enterprise is especially
proud oPfhis concern. Nearly a
year ago we mentioned the fact
that we needed this business; some
langhed at us, saying that the peo¬
ple of this place were entirely too
slow for any such. Where is the
laugh now?
With this new laundry in work¬
of ing wash order we will and be l^fiependent get
women can more
cooks.
Gaging Station on the Ocmulgee.
A station for tho collection of
data concerning the flow of Uc
Jackson, Ga jil
mulgee River near
has recently been established by
the Hydrographic Branch of the
United States Geological Survey,
valuable undeveloped water pow
era rendering a knowledge of tbe
discharge of tho stream at this
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poiut.
Tbe station is located at Pitt¬
man’s ferry, 8 miles southeast of
Jackson. Daily observations of
the height of water on the gage are
made by by Mr, C. A. Pitman,
who livee near, and the hydrogra
phere of the Surrey will rlsit the
locality from time to time and
make current-meter measurements
of the rate of flow. In making
those measurements the hydrogra
pher uses a email boat and the me¬
ter is suspended from the ferry.
Prom these gage heights and meas¬
urements computation will be made
of the daily and monthly discharge
from which engiueers can estimate
the exact amouut of power avail¬
able, The results of the work at
the station will be published by
the Surrey. The data collected at
suoh gaging stations have more
than local significance, as they may
serve ae a basis for the computa¬
tion of stream discharge at other
points in the drainage area.
The most successlul merchants
advertise in THE ENTERPRISE.
If you want anything, if you
don’t want what yon have got, tell
the people about it in THE EN
TERPR1SE.
change of
TAViT/fEHS
.
- (OvUmI.} •fir At
mymm waning a rowboat eon
«?w» *3: and P*v young
ifijr oo tbs
jSlNL Mhy ifw abiM (fee oity of
Jw N JPWp "’«*• two polN of loWf*
4" Ltffis B«cfc. BaKfc
«na Uo^ont Par** tf aay OM
r *oM Hry fiotfl tSaa that wttbta «
, Ity abort time (bans woaM bo a tranff
arooog thtn' M fiances ttwff
poold not havs boltooM It ttsverdro
\ is* mt a cheoga ctw to pass.
Jobo Boros vm one of thoae pbtsg
iatks, tscltunv undemonstrative f*W
»w« who flsoatty choose their oppe
iitnm’szztvst
» •toady qoattlro that a man ot
Mi ebarecter ssemed to need. Every
ar.
U WM In the (toys when nitroglyc¬
erin was Mjppnod from above Pitts
iurg on the Alleghany Jp down the pit sti
.n Pennsylvania, floated faa
letto-tike boats some thirty feet long
by four feet wide. Each boat carried
enough nitroelyeerin to blow anything
It struck to the clouds. It was run by
two men, who had strict orders to Be
up at nightfall. In daytime they could
be seen far enough ahead to enable
**jH» eMff ae Aey came across to get
out of the way, and, since they did not
ita at night, ae no n e o wr i t y
ft* aeddeat
The petty la the skiff bad pulled far
HP the river daring the afternoon. In¬
tending to drift down leleurety with the
oureeut is the twilight Bartte Part,
who never took thought for the future
taeleted on rowing np much farther
then was intended. Margaret Ferris
had endeavored to check Me enthusi¬
asm, but oo this ocesMtoo wee unequal
to the task, or, rather, aha permitted
him to bate bis way, only warning
Mm that la they caught out
oa the rive* In the dark and anything
happened she would hold him responsi¬
ble r»* ■<
Twtttgbt wee fading late night, and
they were still several miles above the
etty- drifting down-, with the current
Margaret proposed that the mea
should take te (he cam and was eac
hy Be Whereupon Farr da
dared that tb «7 were he ring the brat
pari of tbetr eseuralon end ae km Mm*
•rtf ha pro p oasd la enjoy H. Bern
took a pair of sere and began te raw.
At this Fere made a ouri remark about
bis timidity at being oat after desk
without « protector. Baron made ao
en pulttag.
(he night se ttl ed down
them Fair sad Miss Funds were la the
kww, IWr wttk Me back Ibetw the
two veto*, Mtee Fereto ekdng ea
Gam mt Seat, feetng hfan. Kiss
Back a« Ike tutor, Baron on Ska
4 ,S»w»fai# B n ddealy soeaw
thtnf Meek the river appea r ed
wttbia a few yards ot them, and a
voice shouted, “Get out ot the way for
your Uveal” aud two eplaehee followed
ae of peneue juuiplaf Into the water,
la another moment John Baron r*« -
the dim otrtttae mt a atoeftyo
srta beat ooulna straight tor the
skiff. At the same moment Farr, who
to sea what waa eomlag,
ogntoad the deader. Be plunged lute
the water aod dived to avert the eooj
tng oxptoeion. Baron, putting all hto
strength Into one s up reme effort, gave
two strokes with the port oar, aud be¬
fore be oeuld give a- third tbe noea of
the nitroglycerin boat rubbed the stern
of the skiff. For a flaw second* tbe
eld* of the explosive craft slid along
the steam of tbe skiff, then the danger
bed passed.
Baron took la the situation at once.
The men on the boat had been running
bar too late Into the night, and on com
tng upon the eklff, after shooting a
wanting, had jumped overboard. The
situation after the danger had passed
was this-: Farr was swimming for the
skiff, Miss Beck wee lying in a faint In
tbe stem. Baron waa resting on hla
oars, while Mlsa Ferrie wo# sitting
quietly on tbe forward seat Her
cheeks flamed at the cowardice ot her
lover, who bad left her to die while ha
saved himself.
Baron knew that the nitroglycerin
boat being without guidance would go
on down the river, liable at any mo¬
ment to eauae great lose of life and
property. He was a good swimmer
and resolved to catch K. Plunging Into
the water, be swam lustily, gaining on
it all the while till at last be caught It.
Palling himself upon the deck, be selaed
a rope fixed to tbe bow, tied the Une
around hla body, and. plunging again
Into the water, swam for the shore.
In this he ran a fearful risk. A rock
or a root of a tree If struck would blow
np tbe boat and him with It. Landing
on a poiut, he allowed tho boat to swing
downstream with the current, then fas¬
tened his rope to a stump.
The next morning John Baron’s feat
was known in Pittsburg and Allegheny,
and he became a hero. As for the two
men who deserted the boat neither ever
showed hla face in that region again.
The day after the party reached home
Miss Ferris wrote Farr a note breaking
their engagement. Baron had noticed
his fiance's collapse and that Miss Fer¬
ris retained her equanimity. From that
moment he showed the 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 derived
some satisfaction in making the other
two believe that he was Just as well
satisfied as if the exchange bad not oc¬
curred. WINIFRED ROBERTS.
Application * M for r Charter . .....
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GEORGIA—Nawios Cock it.
To Tho Superior Court oj mid County :
THE PETITION of E. H. Jordan, J.
H. Echols, G. T. Smith, B B. Fowler, W.
L. Weber, F, E. Heard, T. G. Callawaj,
J. W. Palmer, C. A. Harwell, B W. Mil
ner and their associates shows to the Court
that they desire to be incorporated into a
body corporate for themselves, their asso¬
ciates and assigns under the corporate
name of
COVINGTON StEAM LAUNDRY
and under said name to sue and.be seed,
plead and be impleaded, hare and nse a
corporate seal, buy, rent, lease, hold, sell
and convey all manner of real and person¬
al property, and to otherwise hare and en¬
joy all of the rights, powers, privileges and
liabilities of corporations under the laws
ot said State.
(1.) The object of said corporation is
pecuniary gain to Its stockholders.
(2 ) The particular business to be en¬
gaged in by said corporation is that of
washing, cleaning, ironing, dyeing, and
laundrying a'.l manner of wearing apparel,
household furnishings, beddings and cloths
of all kinds and materials.
(A ) The principal office of said corpo¬
ration shall be in Covington in said county
of Newtoa, but petitioners desire the right
to establish agencies and appoint agents at
any other place or places where the officers
of said corporation may deem best
(4 ) The amount of capital stock ot
said corporation shall be
THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS,
divided into one hundred and twenty shares
of the par value of Twenty-five dollars
each, but petitioners desire the right to in¬
crease the amount of the capital stock at
any time by a vote of the stockholders to
any amount not exceeding fifteen thousand
dollars
(6 ) Petitioners desire the right to begin
business so soon as fifty per cent of said
capital stock shill have been actually
paid in.
(6 ) Petitioners desire the right to elect
sucb officers for said corporation as the
stockholders may deem necessary, includ¬
ing a board ot directors to bs composed of
not less than seven members
(7.) Petitioners desire to be incorpora¬
ted for s term of twenty years, with the
privilege ot renewal at the expiration of
said term ot years.
Wheretore petitioners pray the granting
of an order declaring this petition granted
with all of tbe rights and powers incident
to corporations in said State.
R. W. MILNER.
Petitioners' Attorney,
Filed in the office of the' Clerk of tbe
Superior Court, this Sept. 27, 1906.
JNO. B. DAVIS.
Clerk Sup’r. JC’ourt, Newton county, Oa.
I. John B. Davis, Clerk of the Superior
Court, do certify that the above is a true
copy of the petition of E H. Sordan et al¬
to become incorporatedjas the Covington
Steam Laundry, this day filed in my office.
Witness my hand and official seal, this,
Sept. 27, 1906.
JXO. B. DAVIS,
Clerk Superior Court Newton County.
A Sale Stable Going Up.
Mr. H. B. Auderson is erectiug
one of tbe largest stables ever erect¬
ed in this place. Tnis stable will
be used by him exclusively as a sale
stable.
The business of the firm of Aik¬
en & Anderson has grown to such
propotions that this new roomy
stable is absolutely neccessary tor
the business.
This firm is known far and wide
as a very progressive firm. Cov
ingtou is oue cf the best mule mar¬
kets this side of Atlanta.
We can sell wliatyon don’t want;
we can buy what you do want; that
is find people who want to buy;
and we find people who want to
sell.
Covington is Growing.
Some fellow with dyspepsia or
souie other trouble, said that Cov
ington was a slow town. W e want
to say to him that there are more
improvements going on right here
than in any town of the same size
in the State.
New Rail Road.
New Laundry
Several new stores.
More residences and more need¬
ed.
And the Agricultural College
sure to come.
It is the same all over the county
If you don’t believe it just try
to have some repair work done.
Rah, for Cov. Rah, for Newton.
Come to see us about that ad in
THE ENTERPRISE.
Hearat Nominated !
William Randolph Hearat has
bemuioipinated for Rorgnor of N.
Y. by the Democrats. This is a
wise move on the part of the Dem¬
ocrats of New York. Mr. Hearst is
certainly one of the brainiest jneD
fighting the trusts. He is the
most praised and abused man
in public life today
This l *
very fact stamps Hearst 9
a strong man. x. -h
He obtained the nomination in
spite ot the bosses and will there¬
fore owe them nothing.
We bredict the election of this
peerless democrat by a handsome
plurality. ■ *
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Now is the time to subscribe to
THE ENTERPRISE. i
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We Need an Improvement Co.
We now need an Improvement
Company.
Such a company would be of un¬
told value to Covington.
It would pay handsomely on the
investment.
Some of our monied men should
investigate this matter.
We are not spurting any hot air
about this matter.
We must solve the residence
question and that rightly.
All we need is % leader.
Who well that be?
Come to tbe meeting Tuesday.
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Printing
THAT
PERRUADCS
ATTRACTS
CONVINCES
Built to Suit Your
Own Individual Needs
DONE BY
THEENTERPRISE1
PRINTING CO.
EAST SIDE SQUARE.
Phene 21.
Vote for the Court of Appeals.
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One of tbe “aeveo wooders of the tnf
den t workT ra the Pheros, or llgfct
Iff *4 Alexandria. If you hmom «
popular account of that great structure
baudy, rood It oorefutly and not* tfeafc
you are Informed that the tower could
bo non ot a dietance of from 100 to
ldO mlW Let us aee If this could poe
Mbty he true. Tbe curvature of tb+
globe Is 6.99 Inches to the mile. This
being true, we And that an object Idd
feet high can only be seen at a fmo
tlon over thirteen miles. Figuring on
the beats of en earth curvature of even
seven iocbee to tho mile, we find that
the light tower In question must have
been over a mil* tn height If rMM*
even at a distance of 100 mi lea. •
OM Warkma.
An Englishman who Is a largo em¬
ployer of labor has been Investigating
the arguments of those who Bay that a
workingman under modern conditions
becomes at an early age value!ese. Be
baa kept a record of all accidents that
have incapacitated hie men for thro*
♦laye and upward. The people engaged
In hla employment are from fifteen to
sixty-flve years of age, and be assert*
that more accidents occur to men un¬
der thirty than to those over fifty. He
says, “I would much rather Intrust an
exceptionally dangerous job to a man
over fifty than to one of thirty yeast
of age."
Drew Hla Ptetara.
It Is told of Major General Sir Wil¬
liam Gatacre of tbe British army that
during the Sudan campaign he was one
day goiug tbe round of the sentries.
Stopping before one be asked him what
bis orders were. ”To keep a sharp
lookout for the enemy and also for
General Gatacre,” was the prompt re¬
ply. "Do you know him by sight?”
asked the general. “No, sir,” answered
the man, “but I was told that If I saw
an officer fussing and Bwearing and
rushing about that would be General
Gatacre.”
**•!■•< a Soup Jadgmcat.
A boy ia a Chicago school refused to
tew, evidently considering it beneath
the dignity of a ten-year-old man.
“George Washington sewed,” said the
principal, taking it for granted that a
soldier must, “and do you consider
yourself better than George Washing¬
ton r “I don’t know. Time will tell,"
said ho seriously.—Popular Education.
Man never fastened one end of a
chain around tho neck of his brother
that God did not fasten the other end
round the neck of the oppressor.— La¬
martine.