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L. 4I. NO. OTTON MARKET. ' uots .—Middliinf, .... 10c d Middlin'?,...... .. lC4e. 00 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. *sg3 w 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 a uew mm A 1 w mm H i( ^'^j^r jt ;a gfe'- : ~jL " [ ^ [ ^ '~t.: ; £ 1 GL 0 r 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 S 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. »» - 4 *^- •* 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. ** 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. —— “*“"**' 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 c - 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. -•—« • ► •* Large new lot ties, shirt9 aad collars at Cook’s. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. c^t) <^t> ^ c^t) c^D C^t) s f. 5 A Bassett Dinner Set S t) Always Complete. | ^ m : w c: EfSL ^ ... W pi L*o..J s ^ ^ \ f*. ' **‘i m A a 3 i £a: k : CSw-A. r* i gg 3 ~=_ - ’' v A-T (sirs 7 ILa Karrs ~ C J 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 \ % . | TO THE TRADING PUBLIC. J m 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 & 4 | 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.