Newton County GaArchives News.....SOMEWHAT PERSONAL March 12 1896
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Georgia Enterprise
  Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Wright are visiting their children in Augusta and
Savannah.
  Dr. W. W. Evans, of Oxford, received serious injuries on Saturday by having
his horse rear up and fall back upon him.
  Miss Alleen Walker, of Monroe, one of the loveliest and brightest beauties
in Georgia, is visiting Miss Nelle Womack.
  Mr. J. T. Elliott has returned from a six weeks visit to Arkansas, where
he went to look after his property interests in that State.
  Prof. Frank Florence, of Gainseville, formerly Principal of the Covington
Male School, spent part of Saturday with friends here.
  Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Worsham have been blessed with twins- a boy and a girl.
The little people made their appearance one day last week.
  Major and Mrs. Jno. B. Davis, of this city, attended the Silver Wedding of
Colonel and Mrs. William A. Hemphill, in Atlanta on Saturday.
  Misses Maud and Mattie Hines, two charming and cultured beauties from
Milledgville, have been on a visit to our city as the guests of Miss Nelle
Womack.
  Congressman Livingston came down Saturday to attend to some court business
and to see his family. He was in town Tuesday and appeared to be in the best
of health and humor.
  Hon. O. S. Porter, of Newton county, is one of the commissioners appointed
by the Governor to attend the Mexican International Exposition to be held in
the city of Mexico, this fall.
  Mr. C. S. Jarboe, of Morgan county, spent a day or two of last week looking
after his business interests in this section. Friend Charles is enjoying fine
health and as usual was in the best of humor.
  Mr. W. H. Evans came near losing his smoke house on Thursday. He was 
curing some meat and had a fire built on the earthen floor. In putting
out the fire friend Evans burned his right hand severely.
  Hon. O. S. Porter, of Newton County, has been placed upon the State 
Democratic Executive Committee in place of Hon. John S. Candler resigned,
because of being appointed Judge of the Stone Mountain circuit.
  Rev. R. L. Bell will preach at the Covington Presbyterian church on the
5th Sunday in March. Everybody invited to attend this service, as Brother
Bell is a forcible and entertaining pulpit orator.
  On Thursday evening Miss Nelle Womack gave a most delightful entertainment,
complimentiary to Misses Maud and Mattie Hines, of Milledgeville. A number
of young ladies and gentlemen were present, and all report a happy time.
Refreshments were served in abundance.
  Mayor Pace, Mayor pro tem Swann and Mr. Jno. F. Henderson went down to
Washington Thursday to see a fire extinguisher work. They report that it is an
excellent machine and the probability is that the city of Covington may buy
one or more of these extinguishers. The price of the large size ones is about
$900.00.

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