Newton County GaArchives News.....HOME AND OTHER ITEMS, AS THEY TRANSPIRE FROM ONE WEEK TO ANOTHER June 20, 1889
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The Georgia Enterprise June 20, 1889
~Oak Hill will hold its annual Sunday School Celebration and basket dinner on 
Thursday, July 4th, 1889. Gov. John B. Gordon and Col. W. W. Lumpkin will 
address the people before dinner, and Hon. L. L. Middlebrook will deliver the 
afternoon oration. Everybody cordially invited to be present. All are requested 
to bring well filled baskets. The people of Cora and Oak Hill district will 
extend a generous welcome to each and every visitor.

~The commencement exercises of the Georgia Methodist Female College opened 
Sunday with a captivating sermon from Rev. C. A. Evans, of Augusta. At night 
Dr. Boring, one of the oldest Methodist ministers in the south or union, gave a 
short talk. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday was devoted to the usual matters 
incident upon such occasions. The pupils all did well in their recitations, 
compositions, etc. The addresses delivered were eloquent and appropriate. It is 
not convenient to deal in individual compliment, and besides, we go to press 
before all the exercises are over, and if anything of a special or very 
interesting nature transpires, the same will be fully reported in our next 
issue. We hope that pupils and teachers will have a delightful time during 
vacation, and that our schools and college will be liberally patronized when 
the fall term begins.

~Thursday night last the large barn belonging to Mr. Robt. W. Bagby, and 
located near the public square, was destroyed by fire. Three mules perished in 
the flames. Nothing was saved from the barn and it required hard and laborious 
work to save other buildings in the vicinity. The hook and ladder outfit ceased 
to be ornamental and became very useful, the origin of the fire is unknown. 
There was no insurance and the loss amounts to more than $1,000. This makes the 
third time that fire has destroyed valuable property for our friend and fellow-
citizen. Within the past few years, Mr. Bagby, who is a kind and generous man, 
honest and industrious and a one arm veteran, has lost more than $20,000 by 
fire, and yet, he labors on and murmurs not. All of our people sympathize with 
him in his unfortunate misfortunes and hope that no more fires will destroy his 
property and no more bad luck befall him.

~Misses Maud and Claud Lee gave a pleasant pound party at their parents 
residence, in this city, Friday night. About 80 or 90 persons were in 
attendance and a most delightful time experienced. Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Lee 
assisted the young ladies in entertaining the guests.


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