Newton County GaArchives News.....SOMEWHAT PERSONAL August 22, 1889
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The Georgia Enterprise August 22, 1889
~Two very handsome young ladies are visiting Miss Carrie Wright.

~Dr. J. N. Bradshaw and wife, of Madison, Florida, are visiting dear ones here. 
Both are looking well.

~Miss Ida Edwards has been quite sick for several days. We trust that she may 
soon be well again.

~Tax Collector Davis and family are at their Covington home, after a months 
visit to relatives in Henry County.

~Messrs. A. S. Franklin and O. S. Porter represented Newton County at the State 
Alliance meeting in Macon this week.

~Henry W. Grady is a Georgian and can run for Congress or any other office and 
will always have a large constituency and an enthusiastic following.

~Miss May Mitchell, of Montgomery, Ala., an accomplished and fascinating young 
lady, is visiting Covington, as the guest of Mrs. Edward Heard.

~Mrs. Albert H. Ellington and two children, of Jackson, Tenn., are visiting 
relatives in Newton County, as the guests of Mrs. Easly, of Midway, and Mr. S. 
R. Ellington and family of Gum Creek district.

~Mr. Patillo, an old soldier and a deserving man, is waiting here to learn if 
he can get a place in the Texas Soldiers Home. He is dependent, an object of 
charity, and should not and will not be allowed to suffer while in our 
community.

~Rev. Dr. J. M. Brittain preached his farewell sermon at the Baptist Church 
Sunday night. For over thirteen years he has labored hard and faithfully as a 
minister of the gospel in Covington. As a citizen and a minister he is beloved 
and honored by all our people. His sermon was eloquent and tender. It breathed 
a spirit of love in keeping with the life and character of the speaker. On or 
about Sept. 1st he goes to Augusta and will carry with him the prayers of all 
our people.


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