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NO. 39.
BLANKETS
,COTTON MILL COMPANY *8
MUG ready to organize
ID BEGIN WORK.
of the preliminaries ha»o nor mill!
arranged and the new cotton
will proceed at once to or
aiiy this is done th
e and as soon as
of construction will commence.
L meeting of the gentlemen in¬
ked in this new enterprise, which
{held Lgjj Tuesday, it was decidedly be
0 f all that a charter se
I and work proceed, as it was
L that the hulk of the one hun
land fifty thousand dollars cap
lock had already been subscribe
L splendid new enterprise will
a great deal to Covington, add
rgely to the invested wealth, aB
is to the payroll of the com
fi and will bring many addi
citizens here.
the meeting Tuesday a commit
as appointed to solicit add'ition
iscriptions to the capital stock,
jthe desire of the promoters of
Lerprise to have as many peo
the city and county interested
Isible, and those who can afford
|e Lome only one share will be just
as larger purchasers.
I committee appointed consists
Isrs. H. D. Terrell, C. S. Tliomp
f. G. Callaway, Bailey Fowler,
(rooks, F. E. Heard, G. T.Smitb
Z. Anderson and J. H. Echols.
1 these gentlemen will be glad
> information and receive sub-
3 n for stock.
.mill will be equipped with lat
phinery and will be devoted al
xclusively to the manufacture
[n [ blankets, although the ma
will be such as to enable the
[ turn out any kind of cotton
understood that the new mill
| located inside of the city
although the location has not
pnounced yet.
new enterprise means a great
a business! way for this city,
is a matter of congratulation
bse who have money to invest
padily taken hold of the pro
P pushed it through.
he central for a shed.
Kh the efforts of Mayor Chas.
r it is quite likely that at no
day a waiting shed will be
Ion Railroad street at the C.
pssing.
Pis place passengers for the
road are transferred, and the
€ is Quite a volume of the
tavel. No shelter of any kind
M there, and it is espec-
1 on passengers making this
in the winter time. It has
E re 8 ar ded as one of the big
r the convenience of the pub
i in this city.
Smith called the
|. his of officials of the Cen
great need and he has
ured that the matter will be
'■ fu! attention. Mayor Smith
it; best to consult with the
N ilroad her than take the matter
th commission, as the of
e Central have always
disposition to do the proper
^venience h °Pcd that is badly needed
the road will
! ! ®mediate action
the and give
re medy so needed.
COMING TO COVINGTON.
Co " aQ bas sold a portion
L. 111 the Rocky Plains
a bout dis
the first of the year
bis interesting family to
:aB has purchased home
iter: a
Part of the city, the
erected a few months ago
1 Covw- Heard. Mr. Cowan
1 especially by
chool, it being his desire to
bildven the very best of ed
:es.
‘ a Portion of his big!
• Davis,but still re -1
rc s in New-i
11 lose out his;
Lis home place and
conduct that
!_t ps, e year - He has nci
5
a R* lends will most,
‘v
THE ENTERPRISE
IS GREAT
CHANGE
‘RIVERS HEIGHTS SALE IS NOW A
VERY IMPORTANT MATTER
i-AR&E NUMBER.
•"Th* In all the mcM
lhat are Stowing toward me* ntfiar.”
ibis is said of Covington and Ox
ford.
Had you thought about it?
VV ell, if you will go out and take a
look around,you will see unmistakable
signs of it.
it is rather a peculiar circumstance,
Generally where you find two towns
located so close together you find it
true that they grow toward each
oiher very slowly, expanding in every
other direction except toward each
otner.
This peculiarly of Covington and Cx
ford reaching out to each other is
brought forcibly to mind by Kidd &
Marshall’s sale of Rivers Heights
— which will be sold on November 1st
and which is already attracting a
great deal of attention from the mo
inent it was announced in last week’s
Enterprise.
This excellent subdivision is on the
gentle incline of River’s Hill, afford
ing a beautiful view of Emory college,
Athletic field and campus—a most
enchanting view, and is fronting on
and connected with the splendidly
paved roadway which links the two
towns together, and along which pass
es the street car line, which affords
a means of communication and travel
out that way. And by the way, it is
generally understood that as soon as
the necessary power can be secured
from the big dam that electricity is
to be used as motive power on the
line, and this step alone will greatly
enhance the value of the property
making it simply an ideal location
for a home.
The property is by far the most
desirable that has ever been offered
for homes in this section and it is
to be sold to white people only.
Airangements have been made for
this sale on November 1st, and it
certain to be a great event.
A letter from Mr. Kidd, at Milledge
ville, says that Messrs. Sam
Clayton Robson, J. L. Sibley, A. j J.
Carr, Leon and Thomas Calloway aind
M. S. Bell, together with several othe:
friends will attend the sale, coming
thre ugh (he country in their autos.
The sweet, silver-toned quartet com
posed of Messrs Tant,
ter and Wood, of Milledgeville, will
furnish a part of the entertainment on
this occasion.
One of the most popular bands in
the state will furnish music for the
occasion of this sale.
In addition to tbe five autos that
wil! be i^n this Milledgeville party
is understood that there is a
bBity that one or two from Eaton
ton will join them.
This property will he sold at public
outcry on the lots November 1st, and
until then you cannot buy them at
any price—everybody is to have an
even chance at the lots, and there is
to be no private sales, thus allowing
no one the advantage of picking the
more choice lots in advance.
Notice Royal Arch Masons.
Covington chapter No. 71, Royal
Arch Masons, will meet in regular
convocation Friday evening October
22d, at 7:30.
Work In Past and Most Excellent
Masters degrees. Come out compan¬
ions and be with us.
A. S. Hopkins, H. P.
R. R. Fowler, Secty.
GOOD REPORTS WERE MADE.
The fourth quarterly conference of
the Salem circuit was well attended,
all four churches being represented.
Tr. C. E. Dowman preached Saturday
morning on “The Talents.” A sumpt
nous dlnn-r was spread on the table
which was well enloyed by all. The
conference followed, Hon. J. Will Cow
au fogw elected secretary.The pastork
report showed creditable advancement
ipiritual and financial lines. paid The for j '
stewards reported every cent
the pastor and presiding elder. The |
reported all demands for mis
paid and other collections were
being brought in.Only a few changes
*
nexTice there before the annual
COVINGTON, GA, FRIDAY OCT. 22 !»09.
CAPT. TERRELL
GIVES HIS VIEWS
ADVOCATES ADVERTISING CAM
PAIGN FOR COVINGTON.
j town "It certainly pays to advertise a
or community," said Capt. H. D.
Terrell Monday afternoon at the mee
ir«s of the business men Interested
| B arranging fbr the autoiats, when it
was suggested that some steps be
taken for getting out a folder adver
i tising Covington and Newton county.
"For Instance," continued
Terrell, "look at the railroads of the
west and northwest. They advertise
the lands thru which they pass and
draw thousands of people from this
state every year, when as a matter
of fact the Messrs. Odum over here in
the edge of Covington are raising
this year as much corn on one acre
as two of those acres they are adver
tising will produce.
They advertise their sections and
just keep on at it until they make pe
pic believe what they say and induce
them to leave a really much better
section of the country,
“I certainly think Covington an'
Newton county should advertise ant
keep it up.”
Captain Terrell’s ideas were heartil
concurred in by the fifteen or twenty
gentlemen present, and out of the
conference is sure to grow an
tising campaign that will be of great
benefit, both to the county and
city.
Notice, Masons.
Golden Fleece lodge, No. 6, F. and
M., will meet in called communica-
4 ion Friday evening October 29 at
1: 30. Work in Masters degree. Tak
notice, brethren, and govern your*
selves accordingly.
C. A. Harwell, W. M.
W. Peek, Sec.
LIST OF THE FIRST WORSHIPPERS
/ IN THE OLD VILLAGE-COLLEGE CHAPEL
I am about to put on record what
was never recorded before, and what
would most likely never go to record
under the pen of any future historian
°f Oxford and Emory college—a com
plete list of the citizens of Oxford
who in our day, worshipped in the
j Old Chapel, and attended college exen
cises there, and other exercises. By
“our day,” as the two words occur to
gether in these articles, we mean the
years of 1853-7—years of personal ob
serration.
Names so prominent in the early
history of Christian education in
Georgia, and so devoted to the pros
perity of Emory college in particular,
should be forever embalmed in our
memories:
Major Henry Lane, Dr. Alexander
Means, Dr. Geo. 'F. Pierce, Rev. John
Groves, Geo. W. H. Murrell, Joe Liv
ingston, Wm. Irvine, Mr. Adams,
Rev. W. J. Campbell. Prof. W. D. Wil
liams, Isaac Ransome, Mrs. Bray, Geo
Cunningham, Mr. Birdsong, W. F.
Cooksey, W’m.Kennedy, J. Warren,Rev
Osburn Rogers, Rev. James B. Payne,
Mrs. Smith, J. O. H. P. Henderson,
Peter John Rev. John
W. Talley, Prof, and Rev. Luther M.
Smith, Mrs. Heath, Major Harper, Dr.
Geo. G. Smith, Sr., Jesse Doolittle,
Rev Richard Lane, Iverson Lane, Rev.
John W. Yarbrough, Dr. Shaw E.
Mixon, Mrs. Harriet Lane, Mrs.
I.ane, Robert Williams, J. B.
Rev. Wm. A. Florence, Mr. Galloway,
Dr. Hough, Rev. G. Jefferson Pearce,
Dr. Henry Gaither, Dr. James Smith,
Mrs. Jennings,Mr. Harwell,(choirister)
James Shi, Bishop Andrew, Col. Grif
fin, Rev. Geo. C. Clarke, Rev. Wm. J.
Sassnett, Prof. G. J. Orr, Rev. W. R.
Branham, Rev. Geo. W. W. Stone,Mrs
Wooldridge, Mrs. Linn, Samuel Starr,
Kev. Wm. Stewart, Joseph Stewart,
Wm. Hayden, Mr. Mell, W. B. Tindall
Rev. Wm.H. Evans, Mrs. Wo-rrill,Rev.
Dr. James R. Thomas, Jacob Parker,
Herbert Andrew, Mr. Price, Wm. Gath’
right Mrs. Teaseley, Mrs. Potter.
Tbe scenes that rise before me as
I record this list of men and w< t—
scenes as vivid as if they passed be-1
fore me the first time an hour ago-I j
cannot paint but they will never
leate and me. those The refined, way those saintly venerable ]
men., wome*
was entered by a flight of steps ud^
vbon we *«csq grand __teni
MAY PLOW SOON
WITH MOTORS
NEWTON COUNTY FARMERS ARE
•CCOMING INTERESTED.
It is beginning to look now as if
the day of the patient mule as a farm
adjunct was passing.
From the beginning of farm work
in this country the mule has been
considered a very important—almost
indispeneible —factor in tilling the
i 60
But the signs show that the begin
n ' u S °f Hie end of the mule is here,
the borse, * or general travel has
been practically Bidetracked by the
buzzing auto, so, it seems,will
the gasoline motor soon begin to pro
vidc the e reater power needed to pull
tbe P low tear °P en the bosom of
the earth.
It was recently noted that a numbe
of planters in South Georgia had pur
chased motors to do their plowing
and it is now known that progressive
business farmers in Newton county
re now satisfied thoroughly that this
ew method will be much cheaper
ban mule power. It has been alread
! clearly demonstrated that in order
to farm profitably anywhere the plow
ing must be deep.Tbe men who today
a»e making big, profitable crops in
this county are the ones who are hav
ing their land plowed from ten to
i twelve inches deep.
In order to do this profitably it is
now necessary to have greater power
at a less cost, and for this reason the
gasoline motor is being looked into.
It would not be surprising,therefore
to soon see some of them crossing
Newton county fields doing plowing
. and thus adding largely to the pro
ductiveness of the soil through the
additional depth of the plowing.
enter it, there is something about it
that made us boys—sitting in that old
chapel, and thinking of our mischief,
and sins, and frolics that we were
trying to cover up, and keep hid from
everybody,—feel like we would have
felt if we had seen Moses go up into
Ihe Mount. What a relief it was to
our heart-thumping when the old pro¬
phets would pass over us, and put his
plow in where the corn was taller,
and needing more vigorous treatment
as we thought. The old men kneeling
down at the pews before taking their
seats, brought to our memories of the
ways the good old men did in our
little churches at home; and the de
vout women, sitting over to them
selves, would almost make us see our
precious mothers at home, at meeting,
and all this mixed in with the soft and
loving things the old preachers would
sometimes say to us would make us
draw ' our handkerchiefs and rest
our heads on the pexv next to
have forgotten nearly all of "Tyterie
recubant sub tegmine fagi," but we re
member the names of those dear citi
zens of Oxford, their daily vocations,
how they walked, how they looked,the
horses they rode and drove,and plowed
the name of the chorister that sat on
one of the Amen benches to the
preacher’s right , how he would wait
for the hymn to be read over as a
whole first,and then for the repetition
of two lines at a time, and how he
would begin to turn round when he
repeated the two last lines,, to get
ready to kneel down, and all the con
gregation with him. Primitive all that
compared with the present, I admit,
and I am in no spirit to war on the
present, but I feel safe in saying
that no young man,finishing his cou, s
a* Emory,under such impressions,ever
lost them all and where they were
regarded, ever led a religious life
?-ft< r getting out into the world;this
at least, is the result of my observa
Gon, and there is something unspeak
ably sad in the reflection.
The impressible age of college life;
the religious atmosphere pervading a
Christian institution of learning;
fostering faculty in of the religious recitation sentiments by and th j j
room,
intercourse; the protection and j
of the home training |
entering college, in the homes
r
to the home, by which yonn-l
w*- '«nuul; tbw> suited services o
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVa
. S HOW WAS
GREAT ONE
LIIS-. OF THE PRIZE WINNERS IN
THE NEWTON COUNTY LIVE
STOCK SHOW WEDNESDAY,
,
The first annual exhibition of the
Newton county Live Stock Association
which was held in this city Wednes¬
day was a distinct success.
There was a large list of entries
and a good attendance, especially it
being considered that the affair was
ver y hurriedly gotten up. It was only
projected a few weeks ago, and there
was little time in which to prepare
fer it.
The showing of registered cows,
hogs and horses, together with the
genuine Newton county raised mules
was a wonderful revelation to those
who believed that the people of New
ton give little attention to such mat
ters. The scene, after the ribbons
had been awarded, was an inspiring
one, and it is now asstired that the
exhibit for another year will be an
eye-opener sure enough.
The prize winners follow:
Bull, Over Two Years—
First—Tormentor Midway, J» W.
F. Park.
Second—Tormentor Calf, J. W.
King.
Third—Joe Weight, King & Brown,
Bull, Under Two Years—
Frst—Golden Oro’s Farm Lad, Av
m Indian Farm.
Second-Tormentor Calf, L. L. Mid
diebrook.
Third—P.S.Huntdale, J. M. Dearing.
Cow, Over Three Years—
First, B. H. Rogers.
Second—Ed. Heard.
Third—J. W. Palmer.
Heifer, Two Years, Under Three—
First—Savannah Maid, Avon Indian
Farm.
Second—Tormentor's Avalene,
Indian Farm.
Third—King’s Maid, L. D. King.
Heifer, One Year, Under Two—
iFirst—Tormentor’s Oralene,
Indian Farm.
Second—Tormentor’s Idalene,
Indian Farm.
Third—Josie M. B„ C. H. White.
Heifer, Under One Year—
First—Tormentor’s Coomassalene,
Avon Indian Farm.
Third—Indian’s Signal Lucetta, Av¬
on IndiafcdFarm.
Th ird—Indian’s Lucetta, Avon In¬
dian 'Farm.
Exhibitor’s Herd, Bull and 2 Females,
Any Age—
First—Avon Indian Farm.
Second—J. W. King.
Third—A. N. Hays.
Champion Bull, Any Age—
First—Golden Oro’s Farm Lad,Avon
Indian Farm.
Champion Cow, Any Age—
First—Savannah May, Avon Indian
Farm.
BERKSHIRE HOGS.
In this contest L. W. Jarman won
the bulk of the prizes,Avon Indian
Farm getting two and L. W. Gibson
one.
HOME RAISED YOUNG HORSES
AND MULES.
Best Pair Horses—
First—J. H. Echols.
Best Pair Mules—
'First—J. W. F. Park
Best Single Horse
First—C. A. Frank!:.’!.
Best Single Mule—
First J. W. F. Park.
Prof. C. I. Willoughby, of the Geor
gia Experiment station, acted as judg
and he was deeply impressed with the
display made by Newton county. In |
discussing the exhibt he declared that!
the showing made here Wednesday*
was far ahead of the live stock exhib
it at the State fair in Macon year j j
last.
— J
;
the sanctuary on the ^abbath- ie j
p; - eachiDg o£ ^ e gospeh prayer and ,
song-al! this throws network 1
a over
young life with wWch it is not prob
‘
that the the snar5s of ihe wicked
rs,
thpir fortress wh . „ ■ p ^, a off
i
AUTO RUN
COVINGTON WILL MAKE THEIR
RUN THRU THE COUNTY ANO
CITY AS EASY AS POSSIBLE.
Th* contestants in the Savannah*
Atlanta automobile endurance run on
November 8 and 9 will have every
reason to know and remember New¬
ton county and Covington.
The pathway of these autoists who
v ill speed hrough this county and
city, will be made as easy as possible.
A meeting of a number of of the
city’s leading business men w-aa
held Monday afternoon in the council
room for the purpose of looking after
the interests of the county and city
when the long procession of autoists
will pass through here,
Mayor Charles G. Smith was made
chairman of the meeting and Mr. C.
S. Thompson secretary, After the
object of tbe meeting was stated by
Mayor Smith, various plans were dis¬
cussed and finally a course of action
was decided upon and motions made
and carried to put it into effect.
Beginning at the line between Wal¬
ton and Newton counties, each mile
will be properly marked, showing tbe
distance to Covington, while at the
county line a huge cloth banner will
be erected informing the autoists that
they are on Newton county soil. At
the Clty limits another „ huge banner
will be hung, welcoming the autoists
of the best Auto Club in Georgia to
the best town in Georgia. At the put
lie spuare will be another banner giv¬
ing the visitors an additional welcome.
On the road leading from the city
to Rockdale county will be signs of
sufficient size to keep the cars
cn the right road to Atlanta, in order
that no time may be lost by going in
the wrong direction..
On the streets through the city
which the cars will traverse, will be
proper signboards while special police
inen will be on duty to keep the way
open for them and prevent accidents.
Arrangements will be made whereby
water can be conveniently secured on
the square so that the machines can
be cooled, while gasoline In conven-'
iont receptacles will be there for the
cars that may need a cargo of additio
al fuel.
It was reported to the gentlemen at
the meeting that Chairman J. Z. John
son.of the board of county commission¬
ers bad signified the intention of the
hoard to have the entire route gone
ever with the road machine a few
days before the run in order that they
might be in good shape.
The meeting decided to supplement
this with a force to assist In this by
removing all stones and helping to fill
such holes and ruts as might not be
properly attended to by the road ma¬
chine.
Various committees were appointed
by the meeting to look after the dif¬
ferent plans, as well as secure money
to carry them out, it being determin¬
ed to do this by public subscription.
The meeting then discussed the ad¬
visability of publishing a small folder
to advertise county and city to the
visitors, and a committee was appoint*
ed to call on the members of the one¬
time board of trade and secure their
pei mission to use money remaining'
in the treasury to defray the expen¬
ses of this publication. This idea met
with approval and the committee
V “‘ °° mto tbe matt ® r ’
“° ^ me ® ting ^ U1 be held Xo '
. er to bear the re P° rts of tiie
Jnuinuees.
autom <>bGe run which has oc
, to Atltnta, to show the endurance of
bicned this is one fr Savannah
various cars for general road service.
While the autoists will not stop here
longer than necessary for water and
, t th wi] , t IeasfE “ , m
session from the ' way their want,
be looked a{ er It j estlmated
perhaps one hundred cara will be
s rjs
Covington by 10:30, d they
b from then until