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Dr. Joel B. Watkins,
IDeterinary Surgeon
Office at Mack Goodwin’s Stable, Below County Jail.
Office Hours.- 1:30 to 2:30 p. m. Fridays, Saturdays
and Sundays. All Calls promptly Attended to.
Office Phone 44, Residence 131
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In Memoriam.
W. F. Thomas, died at his
home, in Covington .last
day night, at 7:30 o’clock, after
an illness of nearly four weeks.
He was born December 5, 1882,
and has just entered into his 25th
year at the time ol his death.
He was married September 18,
1903, Miss P^arl Venable, daughter
of Rev. W. E. Venable, of Cov
ington.
He was connected with The
Covington Enterprise, which he
had edited since the death of
Colonel J. P. Cooley, its former
editor, who died a few months ago.
He was a devoted husband: to
his sisters a tender brother, to his
friends the soul of fellowship.
And as a man it is that those who
knew him best most love to con¬
template him. There was a daily
beauty about his life which won
every heart. In temperament he
was mild, conciliatory and candid;
and vet remarkable for an unconi
promising firmness. He gained
confidence when he seemed least.
to seek it.
It is sad at any time to stand
beside the la d of the dying, and
watch life’s ebbing tide drifting
the loved one slowlv, perhaps, but
surely into the great ocean of
eternity, and when there comes
whispering form parched lips:
4 < All is well,” it brings balm to
the wounded heart. This closed
the life of this noble young man
The funeral services \v?re held
at his home < n Friday morning,
at 10 o'clock, conducted by Rev
Dr. Dowraan, of Covington, after
which the remains were carried to
Conyers, and interred there, by
the side of his little son, Frank
Blackwell, who died November 17.
1904.
As we stood beside his grave
■ when the sky wa9 trimmed with
her gorgeous rosy hue, in fancy we
could see him—not in death's
- cold shroud of sorrow and deppair,
but smiling upon us from the sun
-
«et halo that marks God’s fare
well to the day—smiling with all
the well remembered grace of his
i manhood love and devotin.
He is servived by bis wife and
little daughter, Margaret; a father
and mother and five sisters, to
gether with many friends, who
mourn his departure,
1 1 We saw not the curtain,
Nor heard the invisible door.
As they passed where life’s pro
bfems uncertain.
Will follow and vex them 110
more, We lingered and wept on
the threshold—
The threshold each mortal must
cross—
Then we laid a new wreath down
it.
To mark a new sorrow anu loss.”
Reform Legislation.
Two more Federal judges in
Pennsylvania have declared the
two cent a mile rate law uncon
stitutional. It is very evident
from this and other similar de¬
cisions that something is wrong
with our judges and courts of R w
Evidently ur courts are not in
harmony with the people, and in
less some radical change lakes
place in the mental make up of
qur judges, a conflict between the
courts and the people is bound to
come. W hat is the 11 -e of our law
making bodies spending months
in discussing great public ques
tions and trying to better public
conditions by passing laws that
make for progress and betterment
if our courts are going to veto
these laws and render them
migatery? Judges should re
member that the will of the people
is supreme. There h nothing
above that will. Yox poptffi vox
; del— the voice of
judge’s opinion is but one man s
opinion, anyway and that opinion
is invariably on the side of the bG
corporations; for most of our
judges have been corporation at¬
torneys, and naturally are inclined
to favor those who have employed
th«m in the past, and will prob¬
ably employ them again in the
future. In all America there
probably is not a more fair minded
man than Supreme Court Judge
William J. Gaynor of New York
State. Judge Gaynor is a people’s
judge, he is above parties, In a
recent speech he has voiced a very
THE ENTERPRISE COVINGTON GA
pregnant waring to his brother
judges, wbo, by their actions, seem
determined to thwart those reform
movements upon which the people
insist. Judge Gayuor, in a recent
speech made some remarks which
ar6 profound interest to the people
of this country. He said: “This
country is passing through great
economic changes, I hope they are
not to be thwarted or obstructed
by the judiciary. Never did the
country need more enlightened
judges than today. We want men
for judges who are abreast by study
reflection, with the political and
economic thought and growth of
the nation. The. judges should
not be mere obstructionists to the
wholesome reforms of statesment
and the people. As a rule, the
judges in past ages have stood
against the natural progress of the
community against every whole¬
some reform. I need not cite in
proof of this the bigoted and
reactionary judicial decisions, not
to mention the judicial murders,
which dot and disfigure the pages
of history. It behooves judges
and lawyers, to be conservative
in the true sense, but rot bide
bound and reactionary. In the
hands of enlightened judges, our
common law is elastic enough to
be adapted to the nation’s progress,
instead of being a stumbling block
in the way. We baye also to con¬
sider whether the trend of the
courts has not come to be too great
toward the setting aside of acts of
the legiMatues. Many are of the
opinion that the courts are going
too far, and are too eager in that
direction. Our legisatures have
the unquestionable right to
regulate the rates and fares of
public service corporations. There
is no clanger in my judgment, of
our legislatures confiscating
private property. It has never
been done in the AngbSaxon
world or anywhere else, for that
matter, unless in revolutions in
which wrongs were righted.”
From this remarkable speech it
is evident we have at least one
judge in America wbo is abreast
of the times, and understaod
what the position of the indiclaries
should be on the subject of reform
legislation, Our judges are ap
pointed by the people to construe
their laws, and not to repeal them.
From the action ot most of our
judges one would think they were
Heaven bourn Heaven sent super¬
natural being instead of common
clay, and the servants of the public,
receiving pay from the people for
services t:> be rendered to tiie pe o
pie. The judges are the people’s
employs, not their masters. The
®ooner they learn this and gel in
line with modern movements of
reform, and quit repealing the
laws which the people are determ¬
ined shall be enforced, the better
it will be for them. The people
make the judges, and they will us
quickly unmake them when they
commence repealing laws which
the people have made, and become
mere obstructionists in the path
of leform —Ex¬
LIBERTY.
Rev. Irby Henderson filled his
regular apn intmeat at Liberty
the Fourth Sunday.
Roy Woodruff and Alex Day
spent several davs very pleasantly
in Atlanta last week.
Miss Myrtie Piper spent Satur¬
day and Sunday pleasantly with
Miss Ethel Piper.
Mrs. B. H. Woodruff has re¬
turned home after spending sev
! ,,r ‘*P weeks with her daughter, Mrs.
: J. C. G. Brooks, in South Georgia,
We are very sorry to note the
illness of Mr John Day. Hope he
will soon recover.
Misses Donella Stephens, Clara
and Louise Johnson spent a few
days iast week with Miss Della
Kinnett.
All who were present enjoyed
the pound party given at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. John Moore last
Wednesday night.
Mrs, Doll Ellis has gone to At¬
lanta to be with her daughter,
Miss Dollie, who is quite aick with
the meiiles.
All who were present enjoyed
the singing given at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Kinnett.
Messrs. Perry McCart, Frank
Kinnett and Misses Arteha McCart
and Clyde Moore visited friends
and relatives at Haystoa Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr. W. A. Woodruff, of Macon,
spent the holidays with his pa¬
rents, Mr, and Mrs. B. H. Wood¬
ruff.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Piper, of
Butts county, and 'Mrs. Green
Tohnson and children, of Coving¬
ton, spent several days last week
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. D. Kinnett.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Patterson
and children spent a few days last
week with Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Piper.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Piper and
children spent one day last week
with Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Piper.
Mr. Will Cowan and charming
sisters, Misses Annie, Madge and
Ruth, spent Christmas day very
pleasantly with Miss Exa Wood¬
ruff.
Mrs. Harper, of Henry county,
is spending several weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. Susie EUis.
Good wishes to all for a happy
New Year.
Bank Officers Elected.
The officers elected for the com¬
bined bank on Tuesday, Dec. 23,
are as follows: W C Clark, presi¬
dent; J F Henderson, vice presi¬
dent; Miles G Turner, cashier; J
W Harwell, bookkeeper; Paul
Davis, Ass’t bookkeeper.
As announced, the Clark Bank¬
ing Co., and the Bank of Newton
County will consolidate, same to
take effect Feb. 1st.
The combtned capital of these
two institutions, when consolida¬
ted, will be $80,000.00, with a sub¬
stantial surplus and will give the
new institution strong prestige in
this county.
With a change of some of its of¬
ficers the bank will be known as
the Bank of Newton County, and
will continue business at the same
place.
Cashier, A B Simms, who has
been with the bank since its or¬
ganization, will go to Macon to
accept a similar position with the
Citizens National Bank, a new in¬
stitution to open in that city about
Feb. 1st. Mr. Simms is o;ie of
the city’s prominent young busi¬
ness men and lias a host of friends
who wish for him abundant suc¬
cess in his new fiield.
LTncIe Remus’ and The Enter¬
prise 12 months $1.75.
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Roll Call Day at Baptist Church.
The church at Covington at its
last regular conference set apart
the first Sunday in January as
“Roll Call Day.”
At this time the entire roll of
the church will be called at the
eleven o’clock service.
This has been done here before
and seems to be a good plan, not
only for revising the membership
roll, but for acquainting the public
as well as the church, with each
individual member of the body.
It need not be uninteresting to
outsiders as the actual reading of
the roster would not require more
than a few minutes.
Eclipse Of The Sun
Comes In January.
It is reported that an eclipse of
the sun will occur January 3rd,
and will be partially visible in the
Southern states of the United
States and the western coast of
North America. Although the
United States naval observatory is
interested in the phenomena, no
official parties have been sent out
by the government.
In the United States the eclipse
will be visible inst about sunset
and its duration will be short.
Rev. Thos H. Greer Dead.
Rev. Thos. H. Greer, one of the
county’s pionear citizens and most
highly respected gentlemen, died
very suddenly at his home in this
city on Thursday of last week with
heart failure.
Mr. Greer was born in Union, S.
C., in 1939, and removed to New¬
ton county when a young man and
had been a resident ever since.
He was ordained at Carmel Bap¬
tist church, this county, in 1875,
and received his license in 1882.
Was an active minister in the pul¬
pit for 23 years.
In 1853 he was married to Miss
Mary J. Hays, and from this union
ten children were born, eight of
whom with his wife survive him.
The funeral services were con
ducted at. Havston on Friday, and
the remams r iaid to rest in the
cem
etery there.
The Prohibition Law—What it
Means.
At midnight December31st, th<-*
legal sale or manufacture of in
toxi“atiiig hev c ragrs in Georgia
ceased. It will be illegal to mum:
facture them in any shape or form.
It will illegal to sell or barter
f..r va! stable consideration, directly
or indirectly, any intoxicants.
j It will be illegal to keep or
furnish at any place of business any
alcoholic, spirituous, malt, or in¬
toxicating liquors.
It will be illegal to do any of
these things with intoxicating
bitters or other drinks, which, if
drunk to excess, will produce in¬
toxication.
The Jaw is interpreted to mean
that not an ounce of intoxicants
can be kept in an office, store • or
any place designated as a place of
busiuessrit matters not whethef it
is f )v sale, personal use or to give
away. Under a strict inter¬
pretation it will be an infraction
of the law to do so.
Liquor may be kept in the home
in any quantity.
It will be illegal to make do¬
mestic wines from grapes, berries,
etc.
Attorney General Hart has
held that tho law can not inter¬
fere with the use of wine for
church communion, although the
wine must be obtained outside of
the state.
Men could engaged in the liquor
business be held technically guilty
of violating the law if a drop of
of intoxicants remained in bars
after midnight of December. 31st.
Druggists may sell pure grain
alcohff under the most rigid
restrictions. It is necessary to
have a physican’s prescription to
secure it, and the physician must
testify that he has examined the
person for whom intended.
Copies of such prescriptions
must be filled with the ordinary
within thirty days, a fee of five
cents per prescription being allow¬
ed the ordinary. The ordinay
must register and keep books open
for inspection of public. These
prescriptirns form admissible
evidence in any court
Physicans who own drug stores
of have interest in same can not
fill a proscriptions for alcohol in
such shops. The quantity limited
is to one pint on a prescription.
Wholesale druggists can ‘•ell af
c<>bol to retail duggists. Records
of every sale must be kept
Denatured or wood alodiol mav
be sold for art, scientific or
mechanic.-.! purposes,
Grain alcohol may be sold to
! bacteriologists, actively engaged
in their profession.
No specific instructions will be
issued to courts, as each judge is
presumed to know the law and
place correct interpretations on it.
PunYhment for any infraction
will he ns for misdemeanor under
section 1037 < f the penal code. It
provides for a maximum fine of
$1,000 or twelve months in the
chuingang.
It PAYS to adverti-e.