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JjT ijA-R IN MIND : M any People Read THE ENTERPRISE Who Do Not See Any Other Newton Gounty P apei
STORM LAST SUNDAY
|did MUCH DAMAGE
It Lasted Nearly Two Hours and
[Caused Considerable Anxiety.
Covington and vicinity was visited
a severe rain and electric storm
iy both being of un
lunday afternoon,
tstt al violence.
The electrical display was vivid
,nd for a time almost continuous,
Just as the storm broke in its
-reatest fury Sunday school at the
lidway church was just being dis
uissed and the entire company was
Spelled to abatement remain in of the the church storm,
o await the
) ur i n g the time the people were
ield in the church the lightning hit
he electric wires leading into the
hureh twice, and each stroke
great deal of uneasiness among the
Et fettle done
folks. No damage was to
L C hurch, but the lights were de
Stroyed.
While the storm was in progress a
bolt struck the new residence which
Dr. N. Z. Anderson is erecting on
Conyers street, near Academy Spring.
Considerable damage was done to a
hirnney, as well as the interior of
[he building. About one block from
here on Thompson avenue, the resi
lence occupied by W. G. Burt, was
[truck Shattered, and the top of a chimney was in
while a hole was torn
the roof, fromwhicfl a fire was in¬
stantly started, but owing to the rain
jvhieh was then falling in torrents it j
cas quickly extinguished.
Mr. D. I. Mobley was in the Ander
ion house at the time it was struck
ind he was severely shocked by the
lolt , being rendered momentarily un
tonseious from the shock.
: In the meantime the rain was fall
!g torrents, it no doubt being the
•eatest rainfall for this section in a
ing time. The small streams were
wn swollen, while the streets were
leoded as they have not been before
h a long time.
[ [ailed The rain and electrical for storm than pre
over the city more
In hour and finally went southward
[lid ‘‘d until long electricity after nightfall could be the lu
flashes of seea
h the distance, thereby showing its
lo&rse and demonstrating the fact
ihat It was not of that variety which
B soon 6pent.
District Meeting.
I The Epworth League of the Ox
brfl district will hold its annual ses
iiou at Newborn this month. The
pewborn people in keeping with their
Isual hospitality will extend a cordial
lelcome to the League and give all
Iho attend entertainment not soon
trgotten. The Leaguers of the
listrict are urged to attend.
.1
People. V
Mr. R. L. Cowan, th$ superintend¬
ing is so elated over the success of
Pe recent Sunday school celebration
| ( Snapping Shoals that he desires
ihe Enterprise to publish his thanks
P every person who took part on the
P e program. The willingness of the
kople to cooperate with him made
P possible for him to congratulate
Pe school on having the greatest
klebration of their history.
Preaching at Midway.
The usual services will be held at
he ^. Midway Alethodist church Sun- j
v . and at the llo ’clock service
J- N. Snow will fill the pulpit,
I cordial welcome will be extended
• v the Midway congregation to all
n attend this service. The Sunday
chool will be held at 4:30, the us
l ' n< L an 3 apleasant hour of good
hour, and all are invited to at
-ftd. and a pleasant hour ofg ood
!UfIC and interesting lesson is as
Ur «i to all.
I ^"eet olive oil, applied once or
r'lv a day, will greatly improve and
P'igorate sallow and dead looking
r'Qplexions, f and will help to erad
ate black heads and other defects
the skin.
1£ the cups in which custard is to b*
»oked ke are buttered before the mix
is put in it will be a great deal
“sier to clean them * after°the cook
ug is over.
A Good Woman Gone.
Mrs. Cynthia P. Osborn died at
her home on Floyd-st. Wednesday
morning at 6 o’clock. She was born
September 15, 1836, married to Wiley
W. Osborn November 13, 1866. Six
children blessed their union, two hav¬
ing died in 1880. The four surviving
children are J. W. Osborn, Porter
dale, E. L. Osborn, Atlanta,, R. W.
Osborn, Covington, with whom she
was living in her last days, Mrs. J.
V.. Alford,, Canton, Ga. Two sisters,
Mrs.T. J. Wells, of Covington, and
Mrs. G. A. Banks, Atlanta, survive
her.
Mrs. Osborn had lived all her life
time in Covington and counted her
friends by the hundreds. A quiet
woman, but determined in all mat¬
ters pertaining to righteousness.Truly
a good woman is gone from among
us to a realm of peace and purity,
"Ac extend to the family our sym
pathy in this hour of bereavement
and would point out to them the
Christian’s star of hope shining in
the heavens—the resurrection and
meeting again.
Attention R. A. M.
The Tenth Triennial Assembly of
the General Grand Council, Royal
and Select Masters, of the United
States of America, and the Thirty
fourth Triennial convocation of the
Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons,
of the United States of North
America, will be held in Savannah,
Nov. 8-12, 1909.
This is one of the most important
conventions ever held in Georgia,
as it brings the most representative
men of the country to our state
the principal officers of every Grand
Council and Chapter and there is
one of each in nearly every state be¬
sides the territories and island pos¬
sessions, being members of the Gen¬
eral Grand bodies.
The Grand Council and Grand Chap
ter of Georgia are the hosts for the
occasion. Committees are already at
work preparing the entertainment for
their guests which will be in the
hospitable manner peculiar to Geor
gia and Savannah, and they hope
that the Council of every Subordi¬
nate Council and Chapter with their
ladies will attend this meeting.
Any information as to railroad
fares,hotel rates or other accommoda¬
tions can be furnished by Mr. J. C.
Post ell, Chairman Executive Commit¬
tee', National Building, Savannah,
Georgia.
Dr. LaPrade at Methodist
Church.
Dr. W. H. LaPrade, who was pastor
of the Covington Methodist church
many years ago, is visiting his son,
Rev. W. H. LaPrade, Jr., of Oxford,
and will fill the pulpit at the eleven
o'clock service at the Methodist
church in this city Sunday morning.
Dr.LaPrade’s many friends in the city
will be glad of the opportunity of
hearing him again.
Purifying the Air of the Sick
Room.
It is less difficult in summer than
in cold weather to keep the air of a
sick room fresh and sweet.
Even when windows are open most
of the day there are often times whe
the atmosphere of the room needs
purifying.
This can be done in several ways.
Carrying a tightly twisted taper of
newspaper around a room while burn
ing will quickly remove disagreeable
odors.
It has one objection. It may excite
nervous patients and, unless carefully
handled, may set fire to the carrier.
Burning a little lavender in a sau-1
cer gives a delightful fragrance to a i
room, and is a method that certain;
Frencli physicians declare highly anti
septic.
Another good way to deodorize a
room is to add a tablespoon of some
good antiseptic to a glass of cold wa¬
ter and spray it with a small hand
spray around the room several times
daily.
In cases of contagious diseases
most of the antiseptics can be used
full strength.
A few drops of tincture of ben
zoin in a bowl of water is an ad
mirable tonic for the skin of the face,
The benzoin whitens the skin and pre
vents it from wrinkling. j
COVINGTON, GA., FRIDAY AUGUST 20, 1909.
GOOD ROADS
CLUB FORMED
Will Push a Vigorous Campaign
In the County.
The good roads rally Wednesday in
this city brought together a band of
substantial advocates of this form of
progress. And the meeting was one
that will bear much fruit for this
good cause in the months yetto come
while the people of the county are in
Dreparation for a vote on a bond issu
for building a complete system of
hard surface, graded roads for the
betterment of the farming conditions
in Newton county.
The gathering was composed of
the substantial men of every avoca¬
tion in life,as w r ell as from every sec
tion of the county,and they were for
the most part earnest advocates of
better roads.
The meeting was presided over by
Congressman L. F. Livingston, of
this county, who was one of the prin¬
ciple speakers on the subject. Mr.
F. L. White, president of the Good
Roads Club of Georgia, was also in
attendance and spoke in advocacy
of better roads. A number of local
speakers were also heard on the sub¬
ject, expressing their approval of the
plan to have good roads.
As a result of the meeting a Good
Roads Club for Newton county was
organized permanently, and will take
up in a systematic manner the cam¬
paign of showing the people the bene¬
fit to the farming interest that will
speedily follow good roads in this or
any other county.
The officers of the club are as
follows:
Vice President—E. L. Alman.
Secretary— J. H. Echols.
Treasurer—J. Z. Johnson.
A meeting of this club is called
for Wedensday; September 1, at the
court house.
At this meeting a vice president
for each militia district in the coun¬
ty will be elected and plans will be
formulated for a campaign of educa¬
tion in order that the people may
sqe and understand the good that is
to be derived from the movement, and
steps will also be taken to increase
the membership of the club in order
that its roster may bear the name of
every good road advocate in the en¬
tire county.
A good roads club was formed last
Wednesday at the court house with
L. W. Jarman as president. This is
a step in the right direction. It
means that the agitation is to contin¬
ue till Newton has good roads
throughout the entire county. The
fight for improved highways in the
county will not be over in a day.
The club will serve a good purpose
in keeping up the fire and bringing
in recruits. The people of Newton are
not a unit as to whether or not they
will have the good roads so much
talked about and among those who
favor good roads is a diversity of
opinions as to the method of con¬
structing them.
We bespeak for the club a rugged
road to travel but effective service
resulting in great good to the com¬
munity at large.
A New Bridge for Newborn.
Special to The Enterprise.
NEWBORN. GA., AUGUST 14.—T1
new bridge over Shoal creek at Wil¬
liams’ ford near New r born which has
just been completed by Morgan coun¬
ty, adds greatly to the public thor¬
oughfare on that side of town and
lends an encouraging hand to a new
territory for Newborn.
There are a lot of mighty good peo¬
ple over the creek who have indeed
had a “rocky road to Baltimore.”
Never. wash the face immedi
ate jy before going out, as it ren
jj ers tbe skin more liable to tan and
Vacationists roaming through the
country should make It a rule to
never drink stagnant water, It is
extremely dangerous.
Oil of citronelli, rubbed on the skin
of face and hands, will keep mosqui¬
toes and other bloodthirsty insects
away until It is evaporated. r
<
-
when going to the ceuntry or the
seashore do not neglect to pack a
tube of liquid courtplaster and a jar
of carbolized vaselin with your things
NEW WAREHOUSE
HAS BEEN FINISHED
To Be Known as Planters Ware¬
house and Is Good Building.
NEWBORN, GA., AUGUST
Newborn now boasts of an en¬
terprise of which any town of twice
its size might be justly proud, an
enterprise which will prove to be of
inestimable value to the planters of
this section and the business inter¬
ests of Newborn as well—The Plan¬
ter’s Warehouse, of Newborn, Ga.
Mr. J. O. Stanton, one of New¬
born’s most substantial and enter¬
prising business men has built a con
creto warehouse 60x150 feet, and by
careful planning has made it one of
the best fitted and up-to-date ware
houses to be found in Newton coun
ty.
The building is centrally ’»-ated
on a corner lot, adjacent to the Cen¬
tral railroad, making it easily access¬
ible to planters, and the railroad has
agreed to run a switch to the prop¬
erty to facilitate the shipping.
The fact that Mr. C. M. Gay has
been (Secured as manager is ia itself
a guarantee of the most prompt,
courteous, and efficient service that
may be had anywhere.
Arrangements have been made with
the Western Union Telegraph com¬
pany to tap their wires and the mar¬
ket report will be received and posted
in the office every fifteen minutes
for the benefit of all who are inter¬
ested.
Cotton will be weighed, sampled
and stored 30 days free of charge.
Your business interests will be sure
to be taken care of if intrusted to
the care of this warehouse.
The services of this warehouse,
coupled with the fact that the gins of
Newborn gin for 50 cents per bale
should guarantee to Newborn the
greatest activity in the cotton mar¬
ket in the history of the town.Let us
as farmers show our appreciation of
this interest being manifested in our
welfare by a liberal share of pat¬
ronage.
FONDREN-STANTON.
NEWBORN, GA., AUGUST 14 —
On Wednesday August the elev¬
enth at 3:30 p. m. at the home of
the bride’s mother, in London, Ky.,
Mr. A. J. Stanton and Miss Kathleen
Foudren were united in marriage in
the presence of only a few relatives
and friends.
While the wedding was anticipated
it came as rather a surprise just at
this time as only a very few of the
closest friands of the contracting par¬
ties knew that it was so close at
hand until Mr. Stanton was ready to
take the train to London to claim
his bride.
Mr. Stanton is one of Newborn’s
best known and most popular young
business men, & young man noted
for his high sense of honor and in¬
tegrity and who numbers his friends
by bis acquaintances.
Miss Fondren was the primary
teacher in the Newborn High School
last year and it Is doubtful if a more
popular teacher ever' filled the po¬
sition than she.
Loved and admired not only by pu¬
pils but patrons as well. She is
possessed of the most amiable traits
ol character which make her a jew¬
el well worthy the winning.
After a few days spent visiting
some northern points of interest Mr.
and Mrs. Stanton will be at home to
their, friends in Newborn.
Business Men’s League.
Special to The Enterprise.
NEWBORN, GA., AU.GUST14.—At
the public meeting last Thursday j
night called by the board of educa¬
tion, a call was issued for a public j
meeting on next Thursday night for (
the purpose of organizing a Eusiness j
Aten’s League. I
The chief object of the league will
be to draw r all public interests of the
town closer together and handle all
that will be of interest to 1
matters
the community as a body and to do \
so with some system. It is hoped i
every man in town will become
member.
Worms in the soil around the roots
win dow plants may be disposed
of by wetting the earth thoroughly
with lime water, using about half a
of lime to three quarts of barely
water.
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
New Assistant for Newborn
High School.
—
Special to The Enterprise.
NEWBOR, GA., AUST 14.—At a
public meeting called by the board
of education Thursday night the full
faculty for the Newborn High School
was made known.
Of course Prof. H. B. Robertson,
who conducted the school as principal
last year with such marked success
had a cinch on the position for the
ensuing year, otherwise the faculty
will be entirely new, with the excep
tion of elocution by Mrs. H. B. Rob¬
ertson.
The position of first assistant so
creditably filled by Miss Burchett last
year, will be in charge of Miss Eva
Fulton, of Cedar Hill, Tenn. This
young lady comes to Newborn with
recommendations of the highest type
and with ample experience to make
the success of her department assur
ed.
The service of Miss Clara McKin¬
ney, a talented young lady of Gains
ville, Ga., and former teacher in Bre
nau college, has been secured for the
place of second assistant. This your '
lady is highly recommended to the
people of Newborn by the faculty of
Rrenau college.
The primary department will be in
charge of Miss Lena Boyd, of Athens,
Ga., who has had several years ex¬
perience as a teacher in successful
schools. Her gentle disposition, com¬
bined with business qualifications will
be a special feature in our school
next year.
SOCIAL LIFE IN OXFORD
Social and News Happenings Among the Peo
pie of Covington s Sister City.
The Oxford barbecue, which is an
annual event of great pleasure to the
people of Oxford and vicinity was en¬
joyed yesterday on the college cam¬
pus. An ample feast of splendidly
barbecued meats and the many ac¬
cessories prepared by the housewives
made the dinner hour one long to be
remembered, The attendance was
large and all thoroughly enjoyed the
day.
IT. and Mrs. W. F. Melton are in
Gainesville where they have gone wi
the hope that Mrs. Melton will soon
grow strong, Mrs. Meltons’ many
friends wish for her a speedy restor¬
ation to health.
Miss Annie Sue Bonnell entertained
a number of her young friends in
an informal but delightful way Wed¬
nesday evening at the home of her
parents, Prof, and Mrs. J. F. Bonnell
on Benson-st.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Means who
have been spending the summer here
the guests of the former's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Means, will re¬
turn to their home inArlington.Tenn.
next week.
Mrs. Wynn has as her guest her
mother Mrs. Branch, and sister,Airs.
Tom Ellis, of Macon.
1
The Lowest 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 I
freezers, Fireless cookers
Everything that goes to make your Home o place ox comfort.
Our Undertaking department Is the best in
city having the only Licensed Embalmer.
Everitts Furniture Store.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA
||0N. J. M. POUND
HERE AUGUST 26
Will Address the People of New¬
ton County on Above Date.
Hon. Jere M. Pound, State School
Commissioner, will address the peo
pie of Newton county August 26, at
10 a. m. in the courthouse.
Mr. Pound has had one or two ap¬
pointments to speak in Covington,
but has always been prevented from
filling his appointment, so this is the
first opportunity the people of the
city and county will have of hearing
this distinguished educator.
Every man and woman in Newton
county interested in school affairs is
urged to be present and hear Mr.
Pound discuss matters of interest to
the school work generally.
He is an able and distinguished of¬
ficial and his message at this time
is one of great importance to the
people and everybody should attend
the speaking cm August 26.
In the election ot i ■ -Uotees Dr.
J. T. Pitts and Mr. J. L. Epps were
elected to succeed themselves by ac¬
clamation.
The Newborn High School E. ho
will be another special feature of the
school, but will be transformed into
a four page, live column folio, Three
pages will be devoted to the interest
of the school and one page will be de¬
voted to subjects of general interest
to Newborn and surrounding country.
Mrs. Peed and daughters, Misses
Virginia and Eugenia, are visiting in
Atlanta the guests of Mrs. Arch Av¬
ery.
Miss Rebecca Branham, of Social
Circle, is the guest of Miss Julia
Dickey.
Miss Sarah Branham is visiting in
A-Janta, the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
H. E. W. Palmer.
Miss Sue Means has returned from
Eawmton, where she was a member
°f *be house party given byMiss Ju¬
lia Hearn.
Mrs. C. E. Dowman and Mrs. J. E.
Dickey have as their guests their
mother, Mrs. Munroe, and sister.Mrs.
Davis, both of Quincey, Fla.
| Misses Emmie and Sallie Stewart
have returned from a pleasant visit
to friends in Guyton.
Mrs. Jim Stone, of Atlanta, is visit¬
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. T.
Stone.
Airs. J. W. Branham has returned
from Rabun Gap where she spent
the past month most delightfully.
Airs. John Poer, of West Point, is
visiting her parents, Prof, and Mrs.
J. F. Bonnell.
