Newton County GaArchives News.....SOMEWHAT PERSONAL, STRAY LOCAL SPLINTERS, WISE AND OTHERWISE May 7, 1891
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The Georgia Enterprise May 7, 1891
SOMEWHAT PERSONAL

~Mr. R. H. THOMPSON is recovering from a serious spell of sickness.

~Mr. Wm. C. THOMPSON was quite sick for several days and is yet very feeble.

~Messrs. J. T. and ROBT. COOK spent Sunday with their good father and his 
family, in Wyatt’s district.

~Mrs. JNO. B. DAVIS is visiting friends and relatives in Brunswick, as the 
guest of Mr. and Mrs. OBBIE ROGERS.

~Messrs. COOLEY and SHIELDS have their steam laundry ready for work and will 
appreciate the patronage of the public.

~Messrs. OTTO STALLINGS, WALTER EVANS and JAMES STEPHENSON have returned from 
Lexington, Kentucky, where they went to learn book keeping in a commercial 
college.

~Mrs. MARY E. BAGBY, mother of Col. R. W. BAGBY, has been in feeble health for 
sometime. She is one of the oldest and best ladies in the county, and we hope 
she may soon be well again.

~There was fine preaching at the Methodist Church four nights of last week. 
Able, impressive sermons were delivered by Rev. R. W. BIGHAM, Presiding Elder 
R. J. BIGHAM, Rev. Dr. W. A. CANDLER and Rev. T. J. SWANSON.

~Messrs. PEEK and HOWELL have fitted up an elegant ice cream parlor in the Pace 
corner building where everything is new, neat and tasty. They use nice Jersey 
milk for milk shakes and custard, and keep ice, soda water, lemonade, etc. 
Their prices are reasonable. Call and see them.

~GRIFFIN Brothers, of Oxford, have a splendid stock of goods in their new 
store. During the summer they will sever soda water, lemonade, ice cream, etc. 
Major W. B. GRIFFIN makes his headquarters at the store and always has a 
pleasant and cheerful word for friends who patronize “the boys.”

~Esquire Wm. M. MCCART tells us that he has grown gray in seeing curious 
sights, but the most novel thing he ever saw was a fight, last Friday morning, 
between a cow and a rooster, belonging to Rev. BUNK EDWARDS, at Gaither’s Mill. 
Both were in dead earnest and for fifteen minutes they had it, hot and lively. 
They were still fighting when Uncle BILLIE left on his way to the Celebration.

~We are always glad to hear from Bro. WM. H. LAPRADE, who did such faithful 
work here, for two years, as Pastor of the Methodist Church. Himself and family 
are now located at 297 Jackson Avenue, New Orleans. In a card Tuesday he 
says: “We are now in our new parsonage, delightfully located. Mrs. LAPRADE has 
recovered fro LaGrippe, and is gaining health and strength rapidly. I think 
often of the good people of Covington and you have very many of them.

STRAY LOCAL SPLINTERS

~Dr. FRANK B. WRIGHT has a good sound mule, 11 years old, that can be bought 
for $50 cash. See him.

~Mr. POMP WOODRUFF lost his memorandum book, between town and the depot Friday. 
Return the same and be rewarded.

~Mr. ALBERT C. DUNLAP left for Tennessee one day last week to go into the 
business of selling patent fences. We hope he will be healthy and prosperous in 
his new field of labor.

~Mr. A. S. FRANKLIN is giving general satisfaction as Principal of the male 
academy. The number of scholars has increased since he took charge of the 
school and everything is getting along nicely under his administration.

~The Negro, SEAB SMITH, who was sentenced to be hung here on May 22nd, will 
doubtless have to be resentenced again, as the supreme court will not pass upon 
the application for a new trial until after that date. It is almost certain 
that Smith will not be hung on the 22nd.

~The public road, near McGuirtsbridge, on Alcova River, will soon be in fair 
order. Chairman ANDERSON, of the county commissioners, sent out ten new shovels 
to the road hands with positive orders that the road must be fixed and the 
shovels returned to the county.

~The probability is that the dummy line from town to Porterdale will not be 
built this summer. However the Porterdale Company will put up a telephone 
between that place and town at a very early day. In fact the material has been 
purchased and the line will be put up at once.

WISE AND OTHERWISE

~LONNIE JONES, fashionable painter, is ready to do any and all kinds of 
painting at very low rates. Call on him at Mr. LEWIS FREELAND’S shop, 
Covington, Ga.

~Our city park fence has been treated to a new coat of paint which adds greatly 
to  its appearance. The shrubbery in this enclosure now looks lovely and when 
the magnolia’s get in full bloom it will be a place of beauty, where belles and 
beaux can recline on the rustic iron chairs and talk about the moon, the stars 
and the weather.

~Several residences were entered by burglars here recently. Four houses were 
visited in one night. Friday night an attempt was made to break in a store, but 
Marshal HORTON made a dash for the villain who ran, the Marshal firing several 
shots at him, but owing to the darkness is not sure whether he hit the thief or 
not.

~There are many fine cows in Covington and among the number none are better 
than the one owned by Rev. R. W. BIGHAM. He gets daily from his cow from five 
to six gallons of rich milk. He says his cow eats complimentary grass from 
Capt. PACE’S burmuda pasture, and this is the reason why she gives him so much 
nice milk and butter.

~Mr. EDWARD HEARD and Capt. W. B. HAYGOOD went to Holly Spring Saturday to hear 
Elder MCLEROY preach. It is said he delivered an interesting and edifying 
discourse both Saturday and Sunday. At all of his appointments good 
congregations were present. We would be pleased for the Elder to preach in 
Covington the next time he visit’s the county.

~A Brick Store beauty had her heart set on baked chicken for the celebration 
dinner, and after chasing all the hens off the place except one on the nest, 
she hired a boy to slip up on the blind side of the aforesaid hen and catch 
her. Those who took dinner with the young lady pronounced the hen fat and 
juicy, while the other part of the dinner was as fine as any on the ground.

~Master THOMPSON POTTS, of Brewer’s District, found an egg in a nest the other 
day that was so heavily magnetized that it would stand on the small end and 
would roll all over the table when placed on the big end. The egg was light, 
had no meat in it, and would not remain on its side, but turn over and balance 
itself on the little end. Esquire JACK SAWYER had the egg at our office 
Tuesday. It was indeed a curiosity.

~The new railroad, hotel, oil mill, dummy line and electric lights are all sure 
to be pushed to completion in the near future. Do not become discouraged, for 
the present is hopeful and the future bright. The God of Nature has blessed 
this immediate section with many advantages and if we will only work in 
enthusiastic harmony and labor together old Newton and Covington will soon be 
one of the most desirable sections in all this Union for industrious people to 
live and invest their honest savings.


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