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local flews. 5
l P> Reeves visited friends
Lta this week.
L d Mrs. W. I. Maddox are
L ta for a few days.
L F ow ler was in Atlan
Friday on business.
all for and deliver your
V J I) Albert, agent.
U J 3 Anderson was in At
.
L business Wednesday.
p u8 Harman, of Decatur,
I friends here last week.
H p. Bush spent Wednes
L relatives in Newborn.
[John B. Davis, sr., spent
tiday in Atlanta on business.
I ' n!gni ■
vera Cowan, of Pace, is the
f Miss Ethel McCord this
if. A. Webb, of Atlanta, was
g friends here Saturday and
i Ora Lunsford is off from
lephone Co. for a month’s
ill.
g Annie Perry was the guest
[day of Mrs. P. Willson at
irn.
L Bessie Adams, ot Newborn,
■ guest of Mrs. Paul Stanton
■eek.
I W. Cohen and little daugii
■Kvelyn, spent Sunday in
■ton.
I E. H. Jordan is at home
Ian extended business trip
■Horida.
I Simms Heard who has been
I hick for several days is able
lout again.
Is Corinne Davis spent Satur
|i;d Sunday with her parents
Icky Plains.
Is Annie McCalla. of Atlanta,
Iguest. of Miss Lillian Steph
I this week.
life a number of our citizens
in Madison on business a day
lo this week.
Is Ola Mobley, of Jersey, is
Ittractive guest of Miss Louise
Ion this week.
Issrs. T. G , J. L , and Ernest
way spent Sunday vvilh their
pts in Lithonia.
psr;- J e McGarity and Hugh
fklin, o2 Mansfield, were here
pay with friends.
3. E. Berry, of Decatur, is
[nest of her daughter, Mrs.
Parmer, this week.
-s Essie Jordan left this week
[hr •ns to be the guest of
ids f( r several days.
iS3 Ltila Greer left Sunday for
bL’ville to resume her posi
mi Dr. Allen’s sanitarium.
lr Rent—Cottage, centrally
h In good neighborhood,
f.v to P \\ GODFREY- tf.
I s Lena Milner has returned
I deg. at Milledgeville after a
[ra! weeks illness at her home.
|i- biting - Pauline her sisters, Ozburn, of Atlanta
Mrs. I. D
endine and Mrs. J. L. Smith.
r - it. M. Thewell, superinten
r °f Die Southern Bell Tele
| le day. Co , of Atlanta was Imre
;f,s Eugenia Dealing is at home
P Agnes Scott v<*ry ill. Her
h' lriel ‘ds wish h-r a speedy
verv. !
is. B- A. Wiley and Mrs. F. M
ll! o> Jersey, were the guests j
1S - A. L. Bird a few days of
i week.
Walton C'ark Iras returned
Atlanta, after a several days
M to his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
[C. Clark
lot. and Mrs. F. W. Simmons
P re, ‘irned tu their home in
da after a few days visit to
atid M‘s. E. H. Jordan. i
Go out to night and help the 1
Covington Library by attending j !
the Silver Tea at the Terrell
building. ;
‘ u y ,'J' T a 3” d , Mlsse8 . |
‘ ' a "
i 0 "",',
next \\(_eK t foi , Macon, to be the
guests of Mrs. Tames Porter.
The numeious friends of Mr. j
P. W. Godfrey will learn with j
pleasure that he is convalescent, :
after a several weeks illness.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. King, jr.,
Atlanta, were gnesta of their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Bris
the latter part of last week
Hon. L. O. Wright, of Atlanta
> .
were shaking hands with friends ;
here Wednesday.
■
Mr. W. A. Steadman, ot Atlan- I
came down Mo> day to t »ke
charge of the Southern Bell T< 1.
Co heie during the ill ness of
Manager Godfrey.
Mr. J. W. Alford airived last
Friday where joined Mrs. Alford
to return to their home at Arling¬
ton, after a several days visit t° !
her mother, Mrs. C. P. Oaborne. I
I he Troy Steam Laundry |
docs
the work. J D A Inert, ^
agent.
Miss Lottie Berry delightfully >
entertained the Epworth League 1
at her home in North Covington
last Friday evening. Quite a large
number of young people wen; pres¬
ent and an enjoyable time spent.
Mr. S. H. Adam?, of Monroe,
was the guest of his brother, Mr.
L. D. Adams a few days of this
week. Doc” had just returned
from a two weeks trip to New York
where he went to purchase the
spring and summer stock of goods
for the firm of Nur.nally & Co of
,
Monroe. I
Our prices on laundry are the
lowest in Covington. J D Albert,
agent.
Mr. Ed Harris, who left this
county 18 years ago to make his
home in Louisiana, returned this
week tw visit his relatives in Gum
Creek district. Mr. Harris holds
a lucrative position in the iai!:o;.d
business. He has many friends in
the county 1 who are glad to have
him among them.
Miss Louise Skelton entertained |
delightfully at her Ik me in North
Covington Tuesday evening, com- :
plimentary to her attractive guest, (
Miss Ola Mobley, of Jersey, A
very interesting contest was one of
.the features of the evening, an<+
the music rendered bv Miss Cook
added much to the evening’s en¬
joyment. At a late hour dainty
refreshments were served.
Lon L. Flowers is tab authorized
agent of 4 i Uncle Iletnus’ ”maga
zitie in this section. See him at
The Enterpiise.
Marriage.
.Mr Miss and Ada Mrs il Non,, II Nolan, d.»*ht.r of West o/ j [
Newton, a cultured and p puiai
young lady, and Mr. J G Turner, |
one of Rocky Plains’ prominent
and prosperous young farmers,
were happily united in marriage by
Rev A C Mixon, at Ins home near
Stewart, on Sunday evening.
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Mr. Childs for Sheriff.
Mr. Walter W. Childs, of this
city, makes his formal aunounce
meiit fur Sheriff of Newton county
this issue of the Kutc-rprse,
subject to the action of the Deino
cralic primary. MrCliilcis comes
from oue of the foremost families
f thl8 coullty > and ilJ U °
a stra,, * er *o our reader., and has
*»«»? friend, who w, ‘ d( J beir
utmost to bring about, his . election,
and who have confidence in his
ability to make Newtoa au able
and fearless officer. He ha9 a
strong following in many sections
of this county.
THE ENTERPRISE COVINGTON GA
Silver Tea and Book Shower.
Don’t forget the Silver Tea for
the benefit of the Covington Pub¬
lic Library, to be given in the Ter¬
rell building, Friday evening, Feb.
21, beginning at 0 o’clock.
All “silver” contributions on
this occasion will be used directly ,
toward eu,a RF n R and equipping
more fully our own Library and
the la dies of the Library Assoeia
lion trust that all O.vingtcnmus
*«1 ™npo„d right royally and
heartily
At this time, the ladies will also
gladly receive books suitable for
traveling libraries in the remote
mountain sections ot our stale, and
donations to the “Book Shovv
” tortile Library of the State
Normal School at Athens.
A complete Jist of the books es
pecmlly needed b y this important
Institution will be posted in the
window of the Terrell building
where the Tea is to be given.
So let every man, woman and
child in Covington remember Li¬
brary Day and rally to its support.
Mr. Harwell Announces.
As will be seen fr-.m his
announcement i:i this issue of the
Enterprise Mr. C. L- Harwell is in
the race for Treasurer <f this
county. Mr. Harwell comes from
one of the most prominent families
of the county and is a high-toned
gentleman, who has many friends
wh> rever lie is known, and is ex
cellently cat acitaUd for the posi
^ on which he seeks, and will have
a str °ng support from his many
friends in the various sections ot
t!l ° C0Ullt > r -
A Card of Of Thanks.
As it will be impossible to thank
each one personally who so tenderly
and thoughtfully administered to
our loved one and family during
our recent affliction and death, we
desire through the medium of these
columns, in a lTeble way, to ex
press the heartfelt appreciation
of such beautiful kindnesses.
May the rewarder of every good
deed enrich your lives, and if it lie
God’s will, we pray the burden
that has fallen upon us, may long
be directed from your pathway
here, is the prayer of his mother
and wife.
Mrs. L. E. and J. L. Whitehead.
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Mr. Wells For Treasurer.
In today’s issue of the Enter¬
prise will be found the f rm-J
anuouncemen of Mr. \V. II. Weds
for the office ofTrt a mrer of Newton ;
county. Mr. Wells is one . f t'nr ;
best known young men f tin j
county, and for a number iff years
has ht-fn and is at present in the
employment of the firm of Fowler
Bros. He is a splendid young
man, well qualified to fiill the posi¬
tion he seeks and will no doubt j
have the support of a large number !
of fi lends in his race for Treasurer.
Voile Skirts.
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Mr. Loyd Announces. !
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Mr. Root , L. IjOVii announces this . j
week for Ordinary and asks his
friends to give him t.ietr .-upporf
i; j t he coming primary. Mr. Loyd
is one (if the best known men in
ilu r-nnntv He has had lo"? bus
iness dealings here, having served ,
the counly. in ll;e capacity of tax
collector several years ago. Mr.
Loyd’s friends claim for him en- I
-
tire competency to dlfrharge the
duties of office of which he aspires
and are united ia tbeir efforts to
accomplish his election. He has a
very strong following iu every
section of the county.
Kfi 3—.. ,>*". :-3?r2^£5^r9 ^5 T>r3’te^£r3^r3
X°I
3. National Bank a » Safe
fl ‘]
hi Place Keep Y Money?
V to our
I *'■'<£+4
V We answer this question by calling attention the
hi your to fol¬
6 lowing extract from the the yearly report of the Comptroller of
the Currency, for the year 1907.
Tt
M The losses sustained by the creditors of insolvent National
kit) v< Banks that failed in each year from 1865 to 1907 (43 years) the
affairs ot which have been settled, together with the percentage of
losses to individual deposits (to Octol oer call) of National Banks in
active operation, are shown in the table folk whig:”
I Annual average of Banks in operation - - 3121
Ti 44 44 Individual Deposits $ 1,529,339,31
4 LOO
44 44 Losses Depositors
Ri¬ to - - 771,705.00
44 4 4 Percentage of Lo One twentieth
I sses of \% $
I Think of the fed that only one twentieth of one percent
the losses of V \ ■)
(V covers depositors in National Banks, in the past forty
v\ tii re c years, inat & National banft is a safe place to deposit your \ rv <
1 ) funds is again proved to you by the following item from a Califor¬ &
i; nia paper: <p
(V Vi. "Not ONE CENT has ever been lost by depositors, through the a
mi
07 - failure of a National Bank in San Francisco, California.”
(lb
rfY Remember:—There is a National Bank at Covington, Oa. X)
WE SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS. X
- first JVational IBank of C'i o ulna ton,
(Moving ton, Si a.
awrauTtr*
WE PAY INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSIT’ <5
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Fine Cotton Seed For Sale.
I have for sale a limited amount
of very fine cotton seed. Now is
the time to buy.
KING COTTON. The earliest
cotton grown. My s>ed ar~ G reet
irom Mr. King, the original >r.
ROSSER’S NO. 1. An extra
oarly —Big boiled cotton.
SHANKHIGH, or SHANGHI.
A new cotton, The best I have
ever tried on rich laud, Also a
good p. or land cotton; grows high
enough to pick without 1 reakn g
your back,
TOOLE’S PROLIFIC. A very
fine cotton. I have ginned a f.00
poaud bale from 12*30 lb3. seed
cotton.
DONGOLA. An old reliable
cotton.
COOK COTTON, Seed direct
from the originator.
^ ^,,.,11^. Ginned
at my private gin. Price 75c per .
bushel delivered in Covington. '
L. W. JARMAN.-tf !
EMraomca&ntn *rms*rs**B* si:
The Covingion Church Pledges
$1000 to Mercer Endowment
In response to the urgent letter printed be- j
low from Dr. Jameson, this church byunan- j
imous vote last Sunday, ia special confer-;
ence, $200 pledged itself for the- above sum, churches pay
able a year. We hope other
in Newton will add to this and that the Uni
versify will succeed in securing its $300,00(1
Endowment by March 1, the finallimit of the
contingent fund. The letter from Dr. Jam
cson says : ethers !
“The Stare, Covington Church, Can like m3nv churches, j
m the is burdened. these
however, afford to allow such an opportune !
(y to pass, as Mercar University presents, of
unimproved? The First Baptist Church, i
Atlanta, withmore than 130,000 debt,
vor ed us with $5,000 in bonds, while the ;
tempting 1 ^®F to raise e lhat $3,000. thc Covington Baptist I
Church will have some part m tu^ impo;
taBt work. You have contributed and will
contribute liberally to missions. If Mercer
is not at the foundation of our progress, then
I am very much mistaken. We need to
<q ui P het > »d ‘ten look to her for an ade
supply the of equipped men to represent fur¬ a
of money which we are actually
for foreign aissior^f. —Bp. Bulletin
H)
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New goods in season arriving every
§ few days and are marked at lowest spot
w, casn prices which we are willing for you
« lo with the best Values offered <D
compare B
either in this or any other market; called J
0 oy any name, cut puces, special bargains @
(§| or any other name, We think the om I y # m
reason you have not DOUg L? tit more goods
|| of us you have not tried us.
m Yours very truly
sy?za m
m 41 r.-JLa 4s5l' It-.J
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Uncle Sam Watches
New Prohibition Drinks.
Manufacturers of alleged non
a;CO-holiC drinks , • , W , ho are a ow 0^
than one half of One per cent
•
of , coliol get , - , the l
a to 1IUO 1
w qj soon h°ar about it il
they are not paying tne
spcgia 1 tax.
Revenue Agent, James H. Surlier j
1S no " having tests made of vari'ius
market ascertain .
on the to
ilw* manufacturers 1
States regulation. Tests vf this
■ -
made ftt all tunes -
,.liargcter are
t’ue year but now that prohibition
has brought forth several new
varieties of non-alcoholic drinks,
the government * ffieials esperf ally {
aro active.
Of course if any soft drink
manufacturer pays the government
special tax reqired on the
manufacturers of drinks contain
ing more than one-half ot one per
eent of alcohol, he will not be
molested by the revenue officials.
But it N dangerous to get above
the one hull percent limit if nu
tax is paid.—Atlanta Georgian.
One Service Only Next Sunday.
p, L ' n bannay morning next the series . oi
W progress at the Covington churcffi
will close with the subject, “The Re
ligious Fool.”
As the p?stor is obliged to be abseat
there'will be no night service,
Tbe hyrtins for the morning setvice
"Ml 59, 116, 487 $ 48 551.
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