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VOL. 44. NO. 19.
ION COMMITTEE
DISCUSSES FAIR
cides on List of Premiums to
Offered.— President Bar¬
rett and Many Others
Were Presnt.
he special committee of eleven
the Georgia division of the
mers ’ union, to which has been
’fided the entire direction of the
{cultural exhibits of the state
hich will be held in Atlanta
. w Monday
October, met last
rung in Attlanta and organized
their work.
the eleven members of the
im ittee which is made up of
from each congressional dis
i eight were present,
tbers present were Cbarels S.
rett, of Union City, president
e ' ifttioual association; R. F.
kwortb, of Union City, presi
of the Georgia division ; J. L.
of DeKalb county, state or
,
lzer:G-M. Davis, of Floyd
Uy, special agent of the
Lai department of agriculture:
Weldon. secretary and
ir»l manager of the fair;
ma Jones aud Ralph Van
ingham, directors of the fair
station.
ie committee of eleven was
oized by the election of a
lal sub-committee of three,
|h shall have entire charge of
latter* connected with the an
hart of the fair, and which
when necessary, report to
tneral committee. This sub
aittee consists of L,. H. O.
[n. of Elbert county, chair
; George F. Huunioott. ot
m. secretary, and W. I. Kemp,
naimel.
un after organization, Secre
IVeldon presented a tentative
lum list which he had prepar¬
ed which was the snbject of
bal discussion. Of the $3,000
i under the special agreement
ken the Farmers’ union and
Ltlanta Fair association, is to
voted to prizes for the union,
r eld on suggested that the
ling division be made:
I the county union making
1st | exhibit, $.1200.
second best, $S00.
I third best, $500.
I fourth best, $300.
I fifth best, $200.
■as suggested by President
■orth that prizes should be
P also for the best exhibit of
uiions without regard to
lines, and this view was
by President Barrett, chair
artin and all others present,
■probable that the figures
■given will be re-arranged to
provision for the local U li¬
M decided that all county
IF YOU NEED TEN
i gallons of any other piaint to cover your
juse, purchase Six Gallons of the L. &
I ^ >a ' n L fr with Four Gallons of
I D rC ^ L Oil* d the work will be
nseec & n
I J 6 k etter Lhan with white lead.
I aj 'da Cost pure and
' of L. & M. Paint and oil,
I see how cheaply you have bought ten gal
I j 0I S ^ nest paint obtainable. If any
I ejects f exists L. & M. Paint, will
in re
I Paint house for nothing. Donations of
• & M. Paint made to churches.
Linseed Oil is the
Life of Pure Paint
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COVINGTON, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1908.
$40,000 OIL MILL
FOR COVINGTON.
Another Enterprise Will Soon
Make Its Appearance—In¬
fluential Men at Head
of Industry.
A stock company has been form¬
ed here for the purpose of putting
in an oil mill. With little effort
on the part of the promoters the
entire amount of the capital stock
was taken within a few days and
plans have akeady been perfected
for the erection of the mill at a
very early date.
The capital stock of this com
pany is $40,000. A meeting of the
promoters of this new company
was held iu the court house on
Tuesday and the following
officers elected : Mr. H D. Terrell,
of this city, president; Mr. H. K
Burns, of Warrenton, Vice-presi¬
dent aud General Manager, and
Mr. J. B. Terrell, of this city,
Secretary and Treasurer.
Messrs. H. D,, aud J. B. Terrell
are too well known to our people
to need any commndation from us.
Mr. Burns, the vice president and
general manager, is an experienced
oil mill man and comes to our
city with the best of recommen¬
dations from the people of the city
which he has heretofore resided.
No let up until we have sold ev¬
ery home in thin city their porch
goods. Our stook of hammocks,
swings, setters aud rockers is great.
R. E. Everitt.
exhibits should be made under the
general direction of the officials of
the comity union making the ex¬
hibit, or some one dt-siguated by
hi union.
Secretary Weldon discussed
tentatively with the committee
the prizes which shall be offered
for stalks of cotton, seed corn,
general corn, hay aud other pro¬
ducts of the farm. All these
matters will be arranged as soon
as possible, and both the Furmers’
union and the Atlanta officials are
ready to get immediately at the
work.
The meeting was a enthusiastic
one, aud all present were of the
opinion that the next Btate fair
would be the best ever held in
Georgia.
“Our people are deeply interest¬
ed in the fair,” said President
Duckworth, “and you may be
certain that we intend to make a
success of it. We will have a
number of excellent county ex¬
hibits, local exhibits and others
showing the prosperity of the
Georgia farmers. Everything has
started off under the most favor¬
able auspices.”
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CITIZENS
FOR GOV. SMITH.
Declare The Administra¬
tion of Governor Smith Has
Been Fer the Betterment
of the Entire State*
On Wednesday afternoon at the
house ar, enthusiastic meet¬
of Hoke Smith supporters was
There was present over 150
all of whom were enthusi
supporters of Hoke Smith.
Organization was perfected by
election of Prof. A. H. Foster,
able County School Com¬
who has continuously
a warm supporter of Gover¬
nor Smith, as President. Mr. T.
G. Collowny, one of the city’s
leading merchants, was elected as
Vice President of the Club, and L.
L Flowers as Seorerary.
Enthusiastic speeches were made
by Col. R. W. Milner, Mr. Ed¬
ward Heard, Mr. T. G. Callaway,
Prof. A. C. Shuler, and a number
of other prominent citizens It can
truly be said that a more enthusi
astic political meeting was never
held in this county.
It is the purpo|fe of the president
assisted by a sub committee, to
wage a vigorous campaign from
now until the primary in every
in the county. Pr.if.
Shuler was chosen as Disirict Or¬
for the central Hoke Smith
Club. He will visit the several
aud with the assistance of
the, numerous Hoke Smith stfp
porters, organize a club in each
A committee of ten were appoin¬
to assist the officers of the club
making a vigerous fight tor the
re-election of Hoke Smith for Gov¬
ernor.
It ie very evident that the
opposition to Governor
Smith in tLis county is on
wane, and his strengh from
day until the primary will con¬
tinually’ increase.
Children’s Day Exercises.
Sunday night, May 17th, 1908,
there will be special exercises by
the Methodist ’Sunday School. An
attractive peogram will t>e rend¬
ered.
The service ie intended to inter¬
est the entire town in th Sunday
School work. At this Bervice
there will be a collection taken,
20 per cent of which goes to es¬
tablish and maintain a chair
Pedagogy in Vanvebilt Unmver
sity, and 60 per cent to help build
and maintain Sunday Schools in
the poorer districts of our state.
Everybody invited, and cordially
urged to attend.
Buy Linseed Oil
from oil barrel, and not in a sealed
can with a paint label thereon, when
you buy a thin liquid paint, three
quarters of it, if the best quality, is
linseed oil for which you pay from
1.50 to 1.75 a gallon. You don’t
do that with L. & M. Pure Paint.
It s semi-paste, and you add from
three-quarter to one gallon of lin¬
seed oil to every gallon of paint.
We carry only the better grades
of goods—the bind we can guar¬
antee with cofidence. You pay
price for paint and oil.
Actual Price L.
& M. $1.20 Gal.
CASES TRIED IN
MAYOR’S COURT.
The Number Of Cases for Five
Months of 1907 Compared
With Cases Made in Five
Months of This Year.
Rev. W. E Venable informs us
that upon investigation he finds
that the total number of C'ises
made by the Marshals of Coving¬
ton lrom January 1, to May 1,
180<,was54. Of this number 23
wer« charged with drunk and act¬
ing disorderly; 5 with plain drunk
and 26 from other charges.
The total number of cases made
from January I, to May i, 1908,
was 28. Of this number 7 were
charged with drunk and disorderly,
2 plain drunk, and 19 with other
charges.
He states that the amount of
whiskey sent to Covington by ex¬
press bus decreased from 50 to 75
per cent since we have had state
prohibition.
School Closes Friday, May 22nd.
After one of the most successful
t -rms in the history of]the Coving¬
ton Public Schools, the school will
come to a close for the Spring
Term, Fr day, May 22.
Prof, R. E Sessions, the princi¬
pal, with his able corps of assis¬
tants, have done much for educa
tiou in ourcity. They have taught
the children that the object of an
education >s to produce men and
womei1 endowed with every ele
ment that will assist to make
themselves and the world better.
Endowed with every thought that
will assist mankind iu more
thoroughly and systematicly work¬
ing out the end for which they
were erected.
First National’s New Quarters.
The building formerly used by
Mr. N. S. Turner, cotton buyer, is
undergoing a; general overhauling
and remodeling, after which
the First National Bank of this
city will move into for permanent
occupancy.
The remodeling and fitting up
of the building will be done by
the George Muller Manufacturing
Company, ot Atlanta. Overseer
P. H. Mannd savs that when this
bank is completed that it will be
one of the most conveiently *r
arranged and modern bank build¬
ing Middle Georgia.
This location will give the First
National one of the best in the
city. Placing their headquarters
right in the heart of the business
part of the town.
Uncle Remus’ magazine and The
Enterprise for $1,75 per year.
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Potassium Carbonate 15.71
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The Congressional Race.
The fri *nds < t Col. Livingston
here were very much surprised
when the news was received last
Friday that Walton countv had
gone for his opponent, Col Mason.
This gives them each four votes.
Col. Livingston having carried
Newton and Douglas, and Col. Ma
son Walton. Rockdale’s primary
comes off today, Friday, and Col.
Livingston’s friends are confident
that he will catry that county bv
ft larger majority than ever before.
It PAYS to advertise.
Singing at Sardis Church.
T here will (>« a singing held at
Sardis church, six miles North of
Covington on the third Sunday iu
this month. The song service
will begin promptly at one-thirty
o’clock.
At three o’cl< ck, Rev. W. H.
LaPrade, jr. . pastor of the Oxford
church, will preach to the congre¬
gation
MIbs Marie Lane Evans will lead
the sour’s, assisted by a number of
prominent singers Everybody
is cord in Uy ii vited to be present.