Newton County GaArchives News.....GOSSIP HERE AND THERE, HOME AND OTHER AFFAIRS November 2, 1883
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The Georgia Enterprise November 2, 1883
GOSSIP HERE AND THERE

~STONE BOWER is superintendent of _. S JARBOE’S restaurant.

~Capt. LEVY is having the BERRY place put in good order.

~DAVID THOMPSON has recovered from a brief spell of sickness.

~T. J. ADAIR is the new post master of Conyers.

~W. S. CARROLL has some very fine corn on his rich bottom land.

~Solicitor General WOMACK paid his respects to the circus in Atlanta, Saturday.

~STONE STEADMAN divides his time between printing and working in the Machine 
Shop.

~A mad dog was killed on Esquire C. W. TURNER’S place one day last week.

~Happy JOHN THOMPSON, colored, picked his banjo and sang his songs here Friday 
last.

~TALMAGE RICHARDS has concluded not to enter journalism in Covington for the 
present.

~Col. E. Y. CLARKE, of the Atlanta Monday Morning Mail will pay our city a 
visit soon.

~Thieves have been stealing corn and pumpkins from THOMAS WALLACE and ALEX 
BORDERS.

~No rheumatism can be discovered in HENRY HORTON’S bones when he goes hunting 
and flushes a big black snake.

~A saloon keeper by the name of GEORGE JONES defied the authorities of Conyers 
last week and put out for parts unknown.

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HOME AND OTHER AFFAIRS

~WALTER B. SUMMERS and JOHN H. ECHOLS leave for Florida this morning.

~Elder WILLIAM ADAMS is recovering from a severe spell of sickness.

~Ex-editor WHITE, of Conyers, one of the cleverest railroad men in Georgia, was 
down to see us Tuesday.

~Doctor DOUGLAS has bought General HENDERSON’S residence and will move his 
family to town. A welcome wait’s the fine physician and clever citizen.

~EDWARD EVERETT killed a mad dog on the streets of Covington with a brick bat 
Tuesday. The dog belonged to ALEX WILLIAMS, of Oxford.

~Squire MURPHY, of Cedar Shoals, held court here Monday on account of Justice 
HARRIS being at home with his wife who has been quite sick with fever.

~Doctor F. WALKER, of Jasper County, lost his large barn at the hands of an 
incendiary Monday night. Nine head of cattle, four mules, one horse and over 
400 bushels of grain perished in the flames. Loss about $2,000.


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