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VOL. 45. NO. 24 J3E AR IN MIND I Many People Read THE ENTERPRISE Who Do Not See Any Other Newton County Paper 1 COUNTY TREASURERS WOULD LOSE THEIR JOBS IN GEORGIA If this New Law Proposed in the Senate is Enacted into a Statute. Abolition of the office of county treasurer throughiut the state, and provision for the discharge of the du¬ ties now performed by that official bj some bank to be selected by the prop er county authority,is the purpose of a bill which has been prepared by Senator J. D. Price, of the twenty seventh, and will be the subject of a Le o- r eat deal of interest while it is be senate. ~ the The bill provides that on and after January 1, 1911. the office of county treasurer shall be abolished in all the counties of the state, and that the county commissioners or ordinary in each county, as the case may be,shall select a solvent chartered bank as depository for all county funds. In the event any county is without a chartered bank, it is to select a citizen of such county, who shall dis¬ charge all of the duties in /connection with the county funds, such as would devolve upon a bank. It is provided that the county au¬ thorities shall pay no compensation to the bank for keeping county funds. In the case of individuals, the county authorities may provide for reasona ble compensation.The banks selected as county depositories are to keep accurate accounts of county funds subject at all times to inspection,and the check of the proper county au thorities , ... shall , ,, . be sufficient ... , voucher , a for the payment of such funds by the banks. Banks are to give bond, and are to be selected for a term not I 011 - ger than two ydrs. They are to mate regular reports to the grand jury just as is now required of county treas¬ urers. READY FOR THE TABERNACLE The annual Oak Hill Tabernacle meeting will be held July 15-25. . Rev. J.B.Brasher.of Boaz Ala., and other workers, will assist Rev. C. M. Dunaway. The public dining hail at the rear of the Tabernacle will be run for the accommodation of the people.Board reasonable. Proceeds will go towards expense of the meeting. T. W. Hicks, Sec. Board Directors. Card of Thanks. Thru the medium of the press the la¬ dies of theFourthCircle wish to make public their thanks to Mr. Cohen for his recent Library benefit. He offered to give five per cent of two da\s proceeds, but made his check for more than this amount. The bean- 1 iful feature of this benefit was that h was entirely unsolicited, being of¬ fered out of the greatness of Mr. Cohen's philanthropic spirit. Mr. and Mrs. George P Shingler bmng,er Ji JT and tire * Turner, : • are enjoying a . uslt to Ashville, N. C., an me gssatgai i'.-a— mu ■MUrfevwilgrSragSBraTHMa The Lowes! Market Prices Are always to be had of us in Bed Room, Parlor, Dining Room, Kitchen and Office Furniture. $JLawn Swings, Porch goods, Matting, Rugs, Art squares, cook stoves, Refrigerators, Ice Chests, Ice Cream freezers, Fireless cookers Everything that goes to make your Home o place of comfort. Our Undertaking department !s the best in i city having the only Licensed Embalmer. ! Everitts Furniture Store. COVINGTON, GEORGIA NH HH H ^ ► & C/5 COVINGTON, GA., FRIDAY JULY S 1909. They Regret His Enforced Absence Resolutions adopted by a com¬ mittee from the annual Sabbath Schoo ‘ celebration at Oak Hill, Newton county Georgia. Resolved, That the fifteen hun d red and fifty or more of his fellow citizeus tod „ ssemb , ed unite in our annual religious and pat . observance r '°^' c of this day miss the customary presence of our be loved neighbor, friend and distin guiehed citizen, Hon. L. F. Liv¬ ingston, who is detained in Wash¬ ington by official duty. Resolved that we send him our greetings and assurances of our continued love and esteem, and j trust that he may soon be able to j return to his family and friends in health aud strength. Resolved that the chairman of , this meeting be r* quested to for j ward a C( , Dy of thege resolutions to . ^ Col. , T Livingston . . . also . they , be ' j P u 111 each of the county j papers. 1 j J. Q. Nolan, ‘ C. M. Candler, C. P. Aikeix Salem Circuit Meetings. The Third Quarterly Conlerence of the Salem circuit will be held at Union church, Rockdale coun¬ ty Wednesday July 21, Dr. C. E. Dow man presiding and preaching. Protracted meetings in the cir¬ cuit will be held as follows: Oak Hill Tabernacle July 15-25 Salem church July 25- Aug. 2 Salem Camp meeting Aug. G 13. Union church Aug. 14-22. Prospect Aug. 22-29. Snapping Shoals, Sept. 1-S. The District Conference meets next Tuesday at Social Circle. Delegates elect are as follows: Salem church, B. D. Ramsey. Prospect, W. H. Ogletree, Rev. C. M. Dunaway. Union church, ]. B. Boyd, Morris, gna pping Shoa l 8i j. A PreS Bon. From lhe , clrcmt . at lar , 6 e . S on ' J> ' Hicks, O. B. McCord, The Emory endowment fund is be¬ ing rapidly raised. Each week a very substantial sum being added to the sum tota1 ' Last week the efforts of Dr. Dickey were marked by two very interesting auuiiions—$1,150 from Bur j na Vista and $1,000 from Cochran. FOR A CONSTRUCTIVE Governor Brown’s First Message Summarized In Short Sentences. In his recent message to the legis lature Governor Joseph M. Brown set forth clearly that he stands for a constructive Georgia,with equality and impartiality in the treatment of all persons and all property. N He urges a $600,000 bond issue, or such other plan as may satifactorily solve the problem, to provide for the prompt payment of Georgia's school teachers. Recommends proper and substantial support for all state institutions, call¬ ing special attention to the new ag¬ ricultural schools. Recommends the establishment of the office of commissioner of labor. Recommends the creation of a state board of tax equalizers and of county boards of tax assessors to the end that taxation may be equalized throughout the state. Recommends the enactment of an inheritance tax law. Recommends a constitutional amend¬ ment providing for biennial sessions of the general assembly. Recommends additional legislation looking to the encouragement of good roads construction throughout the en tire state. Warns railroads and other corpora tions that they mustn’t construe con servatism or fair treatment as occa sion or opportunity for license or in¬ dulgence in public abuse. Recommends legislation which will Why Georgia Needs An Education Law. Accompanying the petition tor a compulsory education law in Georgia, the following facts regarding illiteracy in Georgia are pres¬ ented by the organizations which are working for the passage of the bill Do you know that by the last United State-> census out of the four cities in the United States where the highest percentage of child¬ ren of native white stock are being allowed to grow up illiterate, two are Georgia cities? - Judged by the illiteracy ia cities, Georgia stands next to the lowest state in the Union? Taking all the white and negro children to Georgia from ten to fourteen, one out of every five is unable to read and write. Georgia’s children of this age have 34 times as high a propor¬ tion of illiteracy as the children of Massachusetts and G7 times as great a proportion as the children of Nebraska. Every year over 10,000 young people pass beyond the school age in Georgia, totally illiterate and beyond the reach of future legis lation on this subject. - Twelve per cent of all the white nmn of voting age in Ge >rgia have been allowed to grow up illiterate. Do you realize that an overwhelming maj >rity of the states in the Union require school attendance by law? Of the 10,000 most eminent men in America, not one is an il¬ literate, but one out of every 42 is a college graduate? The illiterates of the United States furnish two aud on* -hi If times as many criminals as an equal number ot those who can read and writs. In view of these facts, will you not help us to get a compulsory education law for Georgia?—Atlanta Georgian. “Home Coming ’ Services. Atlanta, Ga., Jul- 6 , 1909. Editor Enterprise: — All ex-members of the Temple Bap¬ tist church, of Atlanta, Ga., are invited to be present Sunday July 11. for a church reunion. Morning sub ing subject—“Home Coining Here.’’ Evening subejet — “Home Coming Hereafter.” Please make an extra effort to con; to these services. Rev. J. T. Edmundson, Pastor compel the prompt settlement of all claims held by private individuals against railroad companies. Urges encouragement of the move¬ ment looking to double-tracking the railroads of the state. Recommends that the control of mu¬ nicipal public utility corporations be restored to municipalities. Recommends the reduction in the membership and office force of the railroad commission in the interests of economy and in line with the pol¬ icy of the Atlanta platform. Recommends the amendment of the new registration law so as to give the voters of the state,particularly the farming classes, opportunity to regis¬ ter and qualify. t Urges the enactment of a law to prevent lobbying. Recommends legislation which will throw all necessary safeguards arounc state banks in the interests of de¬ positors. Urges important amendments to the game and fish laws, 4 1 Recommends proper and ample sup j P° r t f° r the military of the state. Commends the action of the last legislature in providing for annual payment of pensions in line with the Atlanta platform, Recommends the erection of a mon¬ ument to the confederate dead in Cap itol square. Little Miss Dorothy Foster, the daughter of Prof, and Mrs. A. II. Fos ter, is visiting in Haralson, having stopped for a visit to her grandmother Mrs. F. A. Foster en route home from Lumpkin where she was the dainty flowergirl in the pretty home wedding of Prof H L Foster and Miss jja gurles,which occurred on the mor i ng of June 30. in Lumpkin. ; i Mrs. Claude McKibben and little daughter Linda Lee, of Atlanta, are visiting in the city, the guests ot Mrs. McKibben’s parents. Dr. and Mrs J. \v. Lee. SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. skating carnival was A VERY BRILLIANT AFFAIR Was a Beautiful Picture of Colors as the Par¬ ticipants Appeared in Fancy Dress. Convention Was Full ot Interest Tbe County School Commis¬ sioner’s Convention held at Tal¬ lulah Falls last week was a signif cant educational gathering. About forty Board members aud over eighty County School Com¬ missioners were in attendance. The large per centage of attendance is all the more remarkable when compared with the attendance of the Georgia Educational Associa¬ tion which convened at Cumber¬ land Island only a few’ days ago, there being only seventy-five members present out of a constit¬ uency of several thousand teach¬ ers. Prof. W. C. Wright at present S. C. of Putnam county but for j several years principal of the Cov- j lugton High bchool and , County | School Commissioner of Newton j tountv, , , responded 1 , to , the address . , of welcome. 1 County School Commissioner 1 Foster addressed the Association 1 on the "Living Teacher. > » j Prof. H. H. Stone, chairman j ! Board of Education of Newton county read a strong paper on “Good Roads as a Means to Good Schools.” So well received was the paper 1 v ' that Prof. Stone was requested to have it published K in pamphlet 1 form for distribution. Two other former Newton coun¬ ty school men were on the program viz: Prof. F. C. Florence. C. S. C. of Morgan county, and Prof. G. C. Adams, Principal Fifth ' District Agricultural school. Reports showed that more bills looking to the upbuilding of the school interests of the state are now pending in the legislature than ever belore in the history of Georgia. The convention took special steps looking to the passage of a measure to provide for nn re prompt payment of teachers. Newton county really took the initiativ3 in this matter when the County Teachers Association adopted resolutions calling for legislation about a year ago and mailed copies throughout the state. House Party. Mies Essie Jordan, will enter¬ tain 11 number of charming young girls at house party next week , . I a and a number of lovely entertain rnenTs have been planned in their, honor. Miss Jordan will give S » reception Saturday evening; the vom.g gentlemen of the dancing set, a dance Monday evening, i Miss Ruby Weaver will give an 1 entertainment of some kind and there will be a two days camp out at McDaniel’s Mill in their honor l'he members of the house party ! will arrive Saturday afternoon, j ! aud will include the following young ladies, Misses Harriet aud. A^ierta Glover, oj Anniston, Ala., Florence Brown, of Elberton and. Petreu Thieson, of Pensacola, Flor uia. Mr. and Mrs. Irving Proctor and daughter.leave this week tor an ex tensive nt* trip to a "J “ a ys in Washington they will go to CityPoint, Va., and occupy the eolo nial home of the Proctor family,which is now controlled by Mr. Irving Proc tor, during the last of July. ^ ^ ^ cufford Henderson, o At , anta „ ho spen t the week end with Mr and Mrs. J. F. Henderson, have l . returned home. Skating Carnival. On last Friday evening the First Cir¬ cle entertained at the Rink for the benefit of the Library with a fan¬ cy dress Skating Carnival. The Rink was beautifully decorated with bunting, flags Japanese lanterns and palms and presented a most at¬ tractive appearance. At eight o’clock the guests begun to assemble and before the contest was called the hall was well filled. At 9:15 Mr. J. H. Echols, who was in en tire charge of the floor rang the sig¬ nal and called for contestNo. l.Best skater. Little girls under 14. The li' tie girls came readily in response to the signal and with Miss Mary Brown Anderson as a fairy queen and the others as flowers in their many col¬ ored costumes the skaters looked like a glimpse of the “Fete of Flowerland. Contest No. 2 was next called. Best skater, little boys under 14.. Master Jack Davis was dressed as a firefly, and his costume was perfectly ar¬ ranged in its every detail. Contest No. ?> was next called.Best skater, young men. This contest was very attractive, having more entries than tlfe others.The young men as In¬ dian chiefs were elegantly costumed and Mr. Alva Hooper as a Red Cross Knight and Richard Miller as a Turk, deserve especial mention for the taste displayed in their costumes. Contest No. 4 was next called.Best skaters in couples of boys and girls, un( j er 14 . Little Miss Whitehead and Jack Davis, Miss Biggres and Guv Wil son. Marv Brown Anderson and Eu ene Lee, j r ( a ll deserve especial mention for their artistic appearance in their skating in couples. The prizes awarded were as fol lows: First Contest—Best skater, little girls under 14, costuming counting 25 ner cent in awards—Miss Mary Browi Anaerson. Second Contest—Best skater, little boys under 14—W. M. Williams. Third Contest—Best skater, young men—Richard Miller. Fourth Contest—Best skaters in ® oup1 ®?., Miss Biggers and Master ♦ Guy Wilson. Miss May Belle Clark being the only young lady in costume. Mrs. J. J. Cor ley, the committee on prizes, very generously presented her with the young lady’s prize, a beautiful burnt wood nut bowl. The First Circle wish to thank thei) competent judges, Mr. R. P. Lester. Mrs. Annie Pace Wooten and Mrs. C. A. Sockwell, and their floor manager Mr. J. H. Echols, and their doorkeep¬ er Mr. J. J. Corley, for their as¬ sistance in making - the Carnival a success. Children’s Day at The Methodist Church Sunday. The Methodist Sunday School will observe Children’s Day next Strndav morning at the Sunday School hour. The superintendent the scholars to be present bring others along with them. desire is to have the largest ev* r seen in the church a similar occasion. A collection will be taken for Sunday School cause and it is that a*!arge contribution be made by the enthusiastic and others of the school. will be tlfe birthday of the intendent andt he children d(itermilied to ma £ e the oc ^ one of purest and joy in of their beloved superinten The day wli l be a celebra of ^ superintendenfc > 8 birth . incidentally which is a beauti¬ befitting turn given the oc Mr. Lester has worked hard and in the Sunday School for many years and the children ap the fact and him. We not. know how many birthdays R P. Lester has had but we dare next Sunday will be one of the happiest he ever enjoyed. No superintendent is better lov* by the childen presided over than is Superintendent Lester and they will make next Sunday a day to be remembered with perpetual We entertain the hope that Dick Lest - :n n-ve manv more ““ b;r thdavs and that his future will ^ as u ; e{ul ag hi§ p£St has beeu . Library Hours Changed. During July and August the Library hours will be from a to 6:30 p. m.