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From Convcrs Banner.
Hr S. E. Brodnax returned this
f r jm Colorado, where he and
; f aQ iily have been spending
cal months. Mrs. Brodnax
e about
i children will return
v. 1st.
L R. M. Everitt and daughter,
ls Cington, Julia, and R. E- Everitt, of
C. B. Everitt and Mrs
I.aru, of East Atlanta, Mrs. J.
iinons, of Atlanta and Mrs.
cgie Juhnson and daughter
ss Alice, of McDonough, attend
the funeral and burial of little
ra Everitt here Wednesday.
jfias Lilly Still, one of Conyer’s
[ellent jourtg Indi' 8, and one ol
best telephone operators in this
ion, has given up her position
[h the Conyers telephone ex
Lge to operate the exchange at
piigton. We hope she may bo
E.sed with the change.
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j diainio Fittofy: 'jjpi M
ne of the latest enterprises for
nsfield is the perfection of an 1
anizatton of a number of our !
Lens for the purpose of erect
and operating a big guano fac
r afc this place.
lr. Allen, of Mfcnticeflo, \ogether waB
of the promoters and
1) the co-operation of a number j
br leading citizens a company
|Ji $20,000 was formed.
Ur. R S. Franklin who is act
as the company’s representa-!
i bought from Mr. II. H. Arm
)tig last week five acres of land I
[lie western part of tow n for the
i and as soon as a sidetrack is
1 in the work of building will
brnmeuced.
'he factory will be in opration
plenty time for next years sup
of fertilizers. —Mansfield LeadJ
Railroad Talk.
\
l” Tre is talk in and around
nsfield, says the Leader, that a
lroad running to Social Circle
pnaong the possibilities of the
p future. A road bed was
ded from Social Circle to Mans
d some years ago and for some
son the track was never laid
(e new road will be at no expense
grading and if such a deal is on
will not be long before the two
ft'ne are linked with steel.
Mansfield New District.
Mansfield district No. 1018, Is a
district winch has been added
the county. Application was
Me sometime ago for the. new
p'l'ict aud Governor Terrell sign
file order creating the district
r Save it the number 1018. An
Non "’ill be held October 14th
| r Justice of the Peace and Con
Lie.
Rev. Winburn Called.
Rev. joe Winburn, of Madison,
is b<ien called to till the pulpit at
lr ®el another year, to fill the
'vancy caused by the resignation
ev - Aleck Atkinson, of Mc
°noug]) ( whose health is so that
’ C2Un °t preach.—Mansfield Lea
r.
Morgan Will Have Hanging.
R'jss Grant, the negro murderer,
w! ^ in Mor 8 an Superior
n. will hang on the 27th of
Hie attorneys for the negro
Ve aski d for tria j the
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COVINGTON, GA., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, I905.
ATLANTA RST CASE.
E)runk On the i. '.iway Cost
Twenty-Five Dollars.
Atlanta. Ga., September 22.—
The first case under the law, intro¬
in the last legislature by Sen¬
ator Ware, of the Thirty-seventh
district, and passed by that body,
making it uulawlul to be drunk
and use profanity in a public high¬
way, was tried yesterday before
Judge Calhoun, m the criminal
branch of the city court. The de¬
fendant was Jim Stover , an Hin
ployee of the Exposition Cotton
Mills, He was arrested on Labor
Day, charged with being intoxi¬
cated and swearing. Ho pleaded
guilty and was fined $25 and costs.
A Middle Georgia League.
There is a strong sentiment in
Milledgevillein favor of organizing
Middle Georgia Baseball League
and putting six semi-professional
teams on the diamonds of those
progressive little cities that show
s ufilcie nt interest in, the enterprise.
It is believed here that the cities
would not only he supplied wjjli a
good, article ol fhoTNational Sport,
but * l Wt the enterprise wij/be self
tuning at least, and^n aJEprob
prove profitable.
The “promoters’,? jiere favor a
Iea 8 ue comped # of> IVHUedgeville,
Americus, Grtffin, Athens, Covmg
ton and some other well-situated
tow n t0 1)0 :1 8 r eed upon.
The jpuwuit: could egsily be made:
low tost a^dr-the cities .awHarge
to liohUa-Jot of Hothusiasm
ttTT7nw ___ _
a, * t | ^ he lea ue would
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be a big advertisement to the cities
and at the same time pro¬
pleasure and sport durirg a
that would other wise be
dull.
The citizens here would like for
the other cities named to consider
the matter and call a meeting at
central point where organiza¬
tion could be perfected by those
interested.—Milledgeville News.
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Death of Mrs. Cunningham.
Mrs. Martha S. Cunningham,
wife of the late George M. Cun¬
ningham, died Thursday afternoon
at 2 o’clock, nfter an illness of
several months.
Mrs. Cunningham sustained a
fail in Februaiy which broke her
shoulder and ever since fnis been
critically ill.
She was 75 years of age and a
consistent member of Jthe Metho¬
dist church at Salem.
She is survived by seven children
Mrs. M. R. Christian, of Conyers;
Mrs. W. T. Watson, of Salem:
Mrs. Mattie McWhorter, of Buck
head ; Mrs. Lee S. Wright, of Cov
mgton; Mrs. Edwards, of Senoia,
Mrs. J. T. McCollum, of Fayette¬
ville, and Mrs. C. D. Ramsev, of
Salem.
Mrs. Cunningham died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. C. D.
Ramsev, will, whom she had
living. The funeral services weie
held at the residence Friday, con
ducted by Rev. J. T. Fakes and
the body interred at Covington.
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THE SOUTHERN LIVESTOCK
INSURANCE COM PANY
of Valdosta, Ga.,
has an interesting preposition to
field. Work to begin immediately.
Unless you are a man who can
DO things, and mean business,
don’t write theCompany.
Agents are coining mon^ as
we have the insurance the peopl
want, and there’s no competition.
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FOR SALE—180 acres of lan
with good house, barn, etc., with
in 11-2 miles of ^alem cam B j
ground and half mile of good
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DK. HERBERT ELLEBY,
GRADUATE OPTICIAN.
V ill Be in Covington From Sept.
21st to Oct. 7th, With The
Covington Frame and
Art Company,
Eyes tested free of charge—As
tigmatism and other errors of ro
traction corrected and
fitted.
Cross eyes in children
cured by the use of proper gla ses.
I have the bi-focal for pec lib*
need them for near and >r dia*
tauce. School children sbotrld hav£
their eyes examined if They com
plain about not bei^g abltrto ,rejd
and study without hivmjffi?adtcbe
and pain in the eyes si i First class
up to date goods on!)' used and at
reasonable prices. **-%
Superior Court Cases.
the following cases have been
disposed of since opening of court:
Geo. W. Scott Manufacturing
Co. vs. Geo. W. Stone. Rule ab¬
solute. Judgement for Plaintiff,
$ 120 . 88 .
Clark Banking Co. vs. Geo. W.
Stone. Suit on note. Judgment
for Plaintiff in sum of $455.45.
Albert Stewart vs. Idella Stew¬
art. Libel for divorce. Total di¬
vorce granted and two children
given to father.
H. B. Anderson vs. R. R. Fow¬
ler nod R. I. Weaver, administra¬
tors of Mrs. M. M. Brown. Plea
fo, title to lands. Judgement for
petitioner.
Edi.a Henderson vs. I. P. Hen¬
derson. Li'»el for divorce. Total
divorce gum ted Mrs. Henderson.
Ida F. Henderson vs. Edgar
Ross Gunn aud Virginia Hender¬
son St.il, i&f land and cancella¬
tion of deed. Consent verdict.
The plaintiff getting one undivided
half interest in rock building in
Oxford and both plaintiff aud de¬
fendants sharing equally in cost of
suit.
Mrs. Caliie S. Shepherd vs. J. T.
Van Horne, executor of Mrs. S. C.
Spence. Petition for injunction.
Consent verdict. Settled in court.
Thompson & Farmer vs. Mrs.
M. A. Freeland. Verdict for the
plaintiffs in the sunt of $45J.55.
R. W. Ballard, admininUirator,
vs. L. B. Parker. Equitable peti¬
tion. Verdict for plaintiff.
Carlton Yancey vs. The State.
Petition for certiorari, Judgement
of lower court sustained.
Mrs. S. E. Berry etala, vs. Mrs.
Mary Ann Berry. Equitable peti¬
tion. Case dismissed.
H. B. Anderson, J. M, Pace, vs.
Mrs. Mary A. Lyle etala. Equit¬
able petition. Consent verdict.
Lum Walker Faces Jury.
Superior Court adjourned Friday
afternoon to Monday morning.
The first case called was that of
Lum Walker, charged with the
mardero. his
^ Col
Meador and Pi ea. The
g^ a ^ e Solicitor Howard and R.
Milner.
Sixty-nine men were copld s ' ! \ n]n be
fore the twelve juros se
C At 2:30 Monday after
noon the last witness for the State
was called and the argument wai
taken up by the lawyer*.
The jury selected to tpy W ^ alker
WttS as follows: Bob Plunkett,
^ g ^ y. Ranee c w Harwell, B , rry)
j Franklin,
\y 00 Aiken and C. I. Cash,
The jury returned at 5 o’clock
fh“e mejey of the
Walker will be sentenced
' (Tuesday)
dge Roan this
morn in» probably to life imprison
ment. j h atten
^ uttracte( rauc
^ gl)d a num bar of ladies were
p res ent. Mann charg
The case of Muudy
GENERAL PRESENTMENTS. I J
Newton Superior Court Septem- 1
ber Term, 1905.
W e, the grand jury chosen and
sworn for the Fail terra 1905 of the j
Superior Court of Newton County,!
hog leave to submit the following
general presentments :
We find the books of the Ordi
nary, Clerk of Superior Court,
Sheriff, Tax Collector, |
Tax Receiver, County School Coni
,n issione.*'-and County Commission
Prs neatly and correctly kept as
prescribed by law.
^ e dhfl the dockets of the Couc
Ly Court, Justice of Peace and
Notary Rfepu elic kept in a very
nf - a t and orderly manner with few
exceptions.
,W£ find that the druggists keep
a record of all poisons sold.
We find the jail in good condi¬
tion and well kept. Also the court
house in good shape and clean from
cellar to garret and kept in a better
condition than heretofore, We
recommend that the balcony in
front and the rear steps be repaired
and somfc painting done on the
inside.
We iii.d at the Pauper Farm
nine mntates, one white and eight
colored. One death since last re¬
port. The cottages are in good re¬
pair and clean, showing that Mr.
Watson and wife are doing their
duty. We recommend that shingles
be put on the barn where missing.
We find the Treasurer has a bal¬
ance of $10,008.96 on hand and the
total indebtedness of the county is
$22,828 09, and we think the coun¬
ty’s finances in excellent condition.
We find the public roads and
bridges in fairly good condition for
tiie force of hands at work—bxcept
a bridge'-betweeu Starrsville and
Starr’s Mill, which needs some re¬
pairs, and the road leading from
the Cash place by the Widow Mor¬
gan’s, needs widening in some
places, and the roads in Gum
Creek district in bad condition.
We recommend that the road su¬
perintendent be furnished with
more hands for the work, and that
the commissioners be a little stric¬
ter on the district overseers.
We find the convict camp in
good condition—nine convicts one
white and eight colored, sixteen
mules in good condition.
We recommend the appointment
of W. B. Beckwith as Notary Pub¬
lic of Mansfield District No. 1018
G. M.
We recommend that all jurors
be paid $2.00 per diem, bailiff $2.00
and riding bailiff $8.00.
We return our sincere thanks to
his Honor, Judge L. S. Roan for
his kind attention and assistance
also to the Solicitor General Wm.
S. Howard for the untiring and
valuable service rendered our body.
We recommend that these pre¬
sentments be published in both of
our county papers at a cost not
exceeding $5.00 for each paper.
Junius W. Branham, Foreman:
^ L Epf)f3j Thomas G Alken>
George T. Smith, Robert R. Fow
ler, William B. Livingston, Grier
q Livingston, William R, King,
Thomas T. Sullivan, John B.
j) av j s j J r * Albert L. J-ickson,
Spence S..Starr, Mahnos C. Davis, .
Andrew J. Belcher, Clifford U.
Skinner, John C. Stewart, Wilson
M. Heard, Isaac VV. Madors,
Oglesby P. McCord, William E.
Harwell, Alfred S. Floyd, William
P. Odum,
Ordered that these General Pre¬
sentments be recorded on the min¬
utes of thia court and that they be
published as recommended.
By the Court:
L. S. ROAN, Judge,
S. C. St.Mt. Circuit.
Wm SchJIy Howard,
Solicitor Gen- St. Mt. Circuit.
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Large new lot ties, shirt9 aad
collars at Cook’s.
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY.
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f. 5 A Bassett Dinner Set S
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3 The Bassett system is the cleverest idea, you’ve %
heard of for a long while. It’s popularly called the
open-stock” plan. We retailers are supplied with a I
i full assortment of extra dishes, so that when a cup is
broken or a plate gets cracked, you can match in the 3
desired dish and thus keep your set complete Bas¬
1 per sett cent, China less is a than beautiful all other imported porcelain ware as which good. costs It 25 is 3
c) espacially tiful colorings. famous for its wonderful delicacy and beau- 3
Stephenson's Hardware Store 3 \
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| TO THE TRADING PUBLIC. J
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I have on hand several good buggies, %
# both single and double, which I de¬ m
m sire to sell or exchange for Horses or
Mules. Also some rubber tire ve
hides. All of which will go at a
^ Bargain. It is my plan now to go %
out of the livery business and to deal •m
exclusively in the sale of Horses and %
Mules, and if you are in the market
for an exchange or to buy, this is the
best chance you will have in some #
time to get a good Vehicle cheap.
COME TO SEE ME NOW. •a
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| P. W. WARREN. |
MILLINERY ANNOUNCEMENT
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
September 28,29 and 30.
Mrs. S. E. Price will show an elegant line
of Pattern Hats, Ready to wear, and also
a select stock of Ostrich Plumes, Airettes
Pompons and Wings of all colors.
The public is requested to inspect this
elegant line of Millinery before buying.