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% v The Enterprise. o % 0+ C: V <• VOL- 45. N °- 14 'OVINGTON PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE GALLANT DEAD Splendid Program for the Day Carried a Out in an Admirable Manner Memorial Day was appropriately .crved in Covington Monday by monies that demonstrated the c CD which the liv H oble dead who , hold for tii le the gray a 1 )d laid down their for the lost cause— a cause flg Southern hearts in t so dear to efflory* assembled _, , . the The public in Litonum [•clock, of the court exercises house at where the were [der the direction commander of of Col. Jefferson J. W. nderson , Confederate Veter imac Camp, the ||( an d it was there that pro *m arranged by the Ladies Me¬ dial Association was carried t. Rev. John B. Gordon offered einvocation in a feeling manner bile the vast audience stood with iwed heads, after which an ap opriate song was rendered by the lildreu of the public school, leir fresh young voices feelingly id tribute to the noble* dead in e volume of music and senti¬ ent of tone, after which Colonel adersmi introduced Dr. W. F. elton, the speaker of the day, iu iefollowing well chosen words: Ladies of the Memorial Associa¬ tion, Daughters of the Confed leracy and Comrades: rWe have met together this al rnooi, tor the purpose of paying ■bate to the memory of our do¬ ped comrades who yielded up leir lives in defense of the cause kail loved so well. j“Iam | delighted to see so mar.y our school children piesent | this occasion, as I think it well iat the tact should be deeply im leased upon their young minds at tho people everywhere delight honoring the memory of those :o lose their lives in defense of eir homes, and in the maintain ice of the principle and God giv right of local self government r the | eop!e. "Itis a beautiful and inspiring ought, as it is a beautiful cus ■itiatb.e.i.opln ail over this 1 Y ‘ r Gloved Empire 11 S U *’’ aie gathering 5 ‘ ul P P nn g a* - in ur I‘ e mom i m, P uSe °ry °t °* doing , il * sleep beneath our j ^ e Cieir e lav< s ^f 1 lra ” raDt ^ uweis “Th r i eia^e soldier _ stands lne in modern history. He has tival. He has no competitor What Do You Care atout ihe size of the capital of your bank, whether $40,000 or $40,000,000 if you know your funds are safe and can get ^commodations | he f irst National when needed? Bank Offers You Safety , e are under the direct supervision of the United States Government be and are obliged to be safe. OUR POLICY IS to conservative yet progressive, to meet every request of our P a bons that is in keeping with sound banking principles, at e ntiveness to our busi siness and courteous treatment to every one. UAN YOU ASK MORE? Our officers and directors are among the most progress ' v e and conservative business of this locality and keeps men touch with the banks business. “Union is Stength.” OFFICERS 'NflERSCT 'X. President c. C. ROBINSON, Vice President - >EXTON, Vici -e President R. K. STEPHENSON. Cashier DIRECTORS knopRS. < BROOKS, W.B. K. PENNINGTON, E. O. lEE, J Z. JOHN • x. Z . ANDERSON, L. O. BENTON, It, E. STEPH K,)X - A - J. BELCHER, H. B. ANDERSON. °* too large for you and you are neither too large or too small for us. We invite your business FIRST national bank. ^^^^^^OVINGTON^EORGIA | COVINGTON, GA., FRIDAY APRIL 30, 1909. He was born at Manasses amid the clash of arms and the carnageof of battle; his tenure of life was just four years; he came upon the stage of action as suddenly as a meteor that flashes across the broad heavens with lightning speed; he electrified the world with the incomparable prowess of his heroic deeds of valor ;and when he—figuratively—laid down his life at Appomattox, his race was run; be has no successor. Hence we take great pride in honoring his memory, for their can he no other Confederate Soldier to fol¬ low him. ‘‘On this auspicious occasion a distinguished orator has been chosen to address you, and it has been made my duty, as it is my pleasure, to introduce him to you; and I therefore take great pleasure in presenting to you Dr. W. F. Melton, who will now address you Dr. Melton, who is always at perfect ease before an audience, soon put himself ou a friendly footing with the throng by his happy recital of his feelings and trying to assure them how ‘skeerd’ he was, which was not borne out, however, by his smiling demeanor and ready flow of language. Dr. Melton did not have a set speech, but rather resorted to the inspiration of the moment to re¬ call to his mind reminiscences of the days gone by and of which he had heard his fat ;• t . His fa tber is a Co ifed ir-ite vet ran and went to the war at the age of 10 years as a fife boy in an Alabama company. The speaker t Id how his father, as ?. boy, had made a drum from a tupelogum as soon as he felt the first thrill of the call to arms, but after attending a pub lie demonstration and hearing a fife he decided to give his drum to a friend and made for himself a fife from a reed cut from the Ala¬ bama swamps. H e told of many historical tacts j u coun eotion with Georgia and m e n, aud how they had | ma d e themselves manifest both in j war and in peace, aud was proud the fact that his mother was a native of Georgia. He told, how | jj e £, tt d i ol g felt the call of the old red hills of Georgia and how =st isfied he was since be had made his j home at R Q10 ry ani id those old red i hills which had woped him for so many years From his vast storehouse of in formstion, historical and other wise, he gave his audience a con tinuous stream of sentiment and information that held the wrapt attention of every one until the end was reached. In his consideration of the old time conditions Dr. Melton said that the man or woman present who had not been lulled to sleep by the crooning voice of an old Black Mammy had missed a rare treat in life, and for the beuefit of the younger ones who had never had this privilege he sang the old song so familiar to many ears. Dr. Melton possesses great pow¬ ers of mimicry and by the aid of this illustrated many of his points, together with his frequent reference to anecdote, be continued to hold his audience throughout his entire address. Through his familiarity with the people of var ious sections of the country and knowing their ideas and views he was able to give much valuable in formation in his discussion of all phases of conditions in the 60 uth from the ante-bellum day to the present. But the climax of his addrees was reached at tho close when he ! dramatically exhibited to the aud- j ience the heritage left him by his father—a Confederate flag, which he waved over bis head to the loud shou»s of the crowd—and the old fife which his father used during the war and which he sard could not play a retreat, and upon this fife Dr. Melton thrilled his aud¬ ience by rendering Dixie. As the notes of Dixie rang out upon the air from Dr. Mflton’s fife there was instantly a round of applause that indicated that the climax of his interesting address had been reached and with the last note he bowed his thanks. This was followed by a song beautifully rendered by a quartet to composed of Misses Ezell and Davis and Messrs. Evetitt and I. K. Nor¬ man. On behalf of the local chapter Daughters of the Confederacy, Miss Sallie Mae Sockwell then presented to J. N. Stanton, Co. A, Cobb’s Legioa; J. W. Lee. Fifth Regiment; A. C. Williams, Co. B, 16th Georgia Cavalry, Crosses of Honor in the follow¬ ing happily chosen sentences: *. Veterans of the Confederacy: ‘‘In this, my privilege to confer ) the crosses ou your brother Veter ans, my head and heart are filled with the honor of it—the honor I feel for the Confederate Veteran?, and that I have in representing | the Daughters of the Confederacy. ‘‘Today—our Memorial Day— with its sacred associations causes other thoughts to dominate mv mind. “We are told by philosiphers I of old tbat“time is the expounder of all things.’ 1 While forty -dd years have rolled noiselessly alone their march since the conflict be¬ tween the states in which you im mortalized yourselves and crown ed our southland with imperish¬ able glory, yet there are others S who marched w^tTn'* "you “ouThe tented fields, wore by your side the gray, who passed away before time ever revealed to them the im¬ mortal glory they had won, and how their memory is cherished in the secret recesses of our hearts! “The pages of history can never I L-ecoine so iuuiin<>us that they will I not shine veur heroric deeds, but iyour bravery, your chivalry will i brighten the pages of our country’s 1 hislO r y as long tune shall beat us its march,and will be a monument to you and your children long af . ter you have crossed over thn river and joined your comrades on the other side. “ lo me the crosses not only ex . 1 press out >\ mg reverence for the Confederate Veterans, but fulfill a more sacred mis-ion in turning! j hack the hands of the dial of time. I They must call up the men of the 1 the the I mess, song, laugh around camp fire, and bind the Veter ans of the present with bands of bronze to the Veterans who fol lowed with them the stars and bars, and who sleep now, many of them, in unmarked graves, "It seems to me impossible that any Confederate Veteran can pin the cross upon his breast without * thought of some silent sleeper, once his comrade, who “has crossed over the river and rests under the shade of the tree.” "But while you, dear Veterans, are yet with us, any honor your daughters can confer on yon we esteem a privilege—not that we can add anything to your illus¬ trious deeds, but as you look upon your crosses you may know the halls of memory will ever be kept verdant with your love and chival ry. These crosses “‘Guerdon of a glory Which can never pass away are the seal of Southern wo¬ men Ou the valor of the gray, 9 99 Dixie was then rendered by school children, after which children with their wealth of ers marched out and were followed by the throng to the cemetery. Here the graves of the gallant were garlanded with the flowers by gentle hands, many of which trembled as they thought of dead sleeping beneath and th cause for which they laid down their lives. Rev. E. R. Pendleton then pro uounced the benediction and the throng wended its way homeward. The day was beautiful. Nature was garbed in her brightest tints. The flowers were fresh, fragrant and beautiful and by the heart sentiment, made rich token of affection for who are at rest. O'-e of the most pleasingvfea tuies of uie parade was the speak er’s carriage, Dr. Melton being ac companied by little Misses Allie Louise Travis and Franklin, who made a lovely lire in their dainty white a id carried rose covt re 1 Miss Frances Hendersun Wednesday in Atlanta. AN AKRON MAN. i 5 1 xx i 3 II 1 Vi 1 ' :4 . l ! •'-v. : ; 3 C g s % i i I * .• > rw fiW.v.v.v X !vX\'-.-.-,v.-.v.\->X*X v.-..- I m m m p ! ; M xvVGi I “'•Sx j MR. WILLIAM F. STLKNK. Kr. William F. Steese, 701 Coburn St. Akron, Ohio, writes: “X have been trouhled for sever."] years with catarrh of the stomach, Have used different patent mediciu* to no effect whatever, and have do-> tored considerable with family doctor. ••Sometimes his treatment would re lieve me for a few weeks, but would eventually have to go back to him, and that had kept up for several years. “I was advised to use Peruna, an:’ have taken three bottles. Never felt so good iu my life. Am going to con¬ tinue using It. Wouldn’t bo with out it in the house. I will gladly rec* ommend it to any one afflicted with catarrh of stomach, or stomach trouble °The i. an oft-repeated story, Troubled for years with chronic ca tarrh - Tried diff ? r «it remedies and doctors to no avail. Peruna was ad vised by friends. Instant relief rieneed. Great gratitude to Peruna ex P res8ed> T hls » bi brief, is a story that is repeated to us a great many times every year.^ Jio one could be in touch with oar vast correspondence for one month without being impressed with the sin cerity and truthfulness of these kind of testimonials, Peruna promptly produces an appe¬ tite, corrects digestion and relieves stomach difficulties that have resisted cther treatment. Man-a-lin an Ideal Laxative. SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. AMERICUS GIVES EMORY FUND FOUR THOUSAND Lithonia Has Also Made a Contribution to Endowment Fund. A SPLENDID MEETING The revival services at the First Baptist church, being conducted by Rev. J. D, Chapman, of Val¬ dosta, are growing in interest. Services are held daily, morning and evening and the sermons are especially strong aud of a high spiritual turn, making them of great benefit to the public. The services were temporarilv interrupted by Mr. Chapman be¬ ing called to Thomasville Satur¬ day to inter a member of his church but after a hard trip he returned to the city in time to resume the ser¬ vices Sunday morning. In spite of the mote or less bad weather since this meeting started the attendance has been constant¬ ly increasing in numbers and in¬ terest is of course growing in them. The general public is Invited to attend aud all will be given a hearty welcome. COMMITTEE MEETING The committee in charge of the ; ways aud means for the library in Covington, held an enthusiastic meeting last Saturday afternoon in the club room. The committee consists of Mesdames James F. Rogers, chairman, C. A. Sockwell, H. D. Terrell, A. H. Foster, C. H. White, J. E. Phillips, W. C. Clark, E. O. Lee. These ladies are veryeariust in their efforts to give to Covington and Newton county a library of which the citizens will be proud. Let every citizen teel that they must do all in their power to help these ladies in tlutr undertaking. Mr. L. H. Almaad who has beei bookkeeper for Heard, White & Co., for a long time, has severed his connection with this firm and next week will go on the road for a whip manufacturing concern Mr. Almand will continue to make Covington his home and his family will remain here. Rev. J. N. Snow returned to the citv this week from Macon and he will be followed by Mrs. Snow the end of this week. Next week they will be at home to th*-ir friends in one of Mr. E. O. L^e’s cottages just off Floyd-st. Dr. and Mrs. P. D. Mahoney an nounce the arrival of a bouncing baby boy. Efc -TZgsasKE BEgags-asr i R. E. EVERITT DEALER IN Furniture, Undertaking Goods Funeral Director, Embalming Buggies and Harr&ss Pianos and Organs j Lowest Prices Everything on ! in my line. R. E- EVERITT COVINGTON, GEORGIA t e y mV- rsaB&Sg And still another four thousand dollars have been added to Emory college endowment fund. Last Sunday Dr. J. E. Dickey, pr°sidant of the college, presented the matter to the people of Ameri cus and four thorn and dollftta ware jubsciibed by the people. On the previous Sunday, while Dr. Dickey was raising a little more than four thousand dollare at Savannah, Prof. Rembert G Smith preached at Lithonia, and raised $750 there. This, with the Americus sub¬ scription brings the total amouxt raised up to about $165,000, ®r considerably more than half of the amount which is to be raised. It is gratifying to note the gen¬ erous manuer in which the people of Georgia, wherever the matter has been presented to them, are responding to the needs of this magnificent institution. This en¬ dowment fund will soon place the college on that higher and more substantial plane where it belongs and in future generations the men turned out from Emory will con* tinuo to leave their impress upon the life aud character of the statu. _ — Memoria! Association Return* Thanks. The members of the Memorial association of Covington, under whose auspices the exercises oE Memorial day have ulv.ays iea observed for the t 1 dp si re to express hei tin each and every one who assisted them in any way in carrying out their program on Memorial day. Especially they return sincere thanks to those who rendered so beautifully ihe Memorial songs aud exquisite quartette. To Colonel Anderson, command¬ er of Jefferson Lamar camp, who introduced the speaker iu such, eloquent and graceful style, and to thA speaker, Dr. Melton, for his excel'ent addre-s. We return thanks to Mr, C. S. Thompson, marshal of the day, and his gallant aides; also to Mr, Charles Smith, mayor, for his as¬ sistance in the court house. We a!s>;e-l i d.ebt'd to Mr. R. E. Everitt and to Mr. C. A. Harwell for ihe piano aud chairs, To all, the Memorial association return t ! anks. Mrs. John W. Lee, Pre3. Memorial Association. Mt J. K Henderson spent Wed¬ nesday in Atlanta.J