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vOL 4i NO 50.
KDICTMADE IN SHORT TIME
•by' Slayer Is Sentenced
j an November Thirteenth.
on roe, Ga , October 28.—A
,j a l session of Walton superior
t was convened tins morning
the purpose of trying Algie
jhelor, charged with the murder
| e. Darby, Judge K. B. Rus
presiding. minutes deliberation,
fter three
Bury returned a verdict of guilty
[the Lutenced defendant was immediate
to be hanged Novem
g
' vidence was produced showing
declarations of deceased
, he9e it appears that Darby |
t to the home of the prisoner
constable to make a levy upon
dm in the possession of Bachelor.
b the officer approached the ne
warned him not to come into'
house, presenting hi9 gun.
officer turned to retire, assur- i
the negro that lie meant no
in to him, when the fatal shot
i fired. The defendant in his
enieiit claimed that, as the ofli
approached he drew a pistol
h his pocket. Bachelor, fear
bodily harm, fired m self-de
|e.
uch interest was manifested,
! the court house was packed .
ug the trial. Hundreds of
Lie scoured the country hist
it to catch Bachelor, who lied
| negro turned up in lower Mor
county, was captured there by
gro and safely returned to the
in the body of a surry covered
I pea-vino hay.
From Conyers Banner.
k\ November 10th an interest
lecital will be given at the
bol Auditorium for the benefit
he Presbyterian church.
‘he ladies interested in this
tk have secured tour well know—
pts of Atlanta \* • David
Miuist; Mr. J. B.
tedeii, baretone; Mrs. J. B.
pdell, contralto and reader
Miss Annie Laurie Lansford,
ist.
■ ith the prodability that many
I read this announcement may
Ikeep in touch with current
lical notices in Atlanta papers,
liter advertisement of these ar¬
il is considered best.
Ir. David Silverman, a finished
puist, was born in Warsaw,
|md. He was a pupil of Joachin
I has played in public over al
lt all Europe. He has appear
lepeatedly in Atlanta, and is
jte |*rs well known to all music
of that city.
pr. Lansdell has sung with
Iked siicc? 93 in Texas. New
pico, Arizona, New York and
pusylvania* fcetions and everywhere his
have been received with
pt enthusiasm. He is also a
jy Mrs. delightful Lansdell, humorist.
well known in
iladelphia ns a vocalist and
der, has a rich contalto voice
pch insures her a warm recep
n.
pke people of Conyers and vt
‘ty will be interested to know
r ^iss Annie Langford, the
tented pianis who will be an im
pant figure i the entertain
hit to be bad at the School An
tefium on Nov. 10th, is the
"Shter of Mr, Bob Laimford,
ls once a citix-m of Conyers
lQ se who iiave 1 e nd her play
Ver y enthusiastic id her praise
m .st entertaining eveving is
°iriised all those who may attend
" ALE—One of the best
and saddle ponies, five years
> ?c°d qualities for $100.00.
• F- Odum, Covington.■— It.
Flc e ftitiouery 10, 15, 25, 35,
at) d 75 cts. the box at Adair’s.
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COVINGTON, GA. FRIDAY OCTOBER 27, |()05.
BIG ENDOWMENT PLANN^.
v> C. to Gi -v> :
O CJ sn
baptist leadets who are to take
a pi eminent part in the proceed¬
ings of the sessions of the Georgia
Baptist Convention in Macon dur¬
ing the latter days of November,
plans now under way to increase
the endowment fund of Mercer
University to half a million dol¬
lars.
Litlle has been said publicly
about this movement, but on the
morning following the inaugura
l ' ou * resident Charles Dee
Smith, a meeting is to be held for
tbe ex T rHS3 P ur P»^ of setting the
bal1 rolling and already tbe Bap
Ust K ' aders of tlle >‘ re «'oik.
pig out details to the plan.
Another plan la also being put
into shape which will mean the
erection of one large building to
be used as a dormitory and dining
ball for students on the campus.
An expenditure of perhaps $20,000
will occur in the completion of
this building. The interests of
the institution are now well in
hand and President Smith is push¬
ing tor many improvements before
■the close of present year.
The Cotton Situation.
The last years’ cotton crop, the
biggest on record, was 14,455,994
bales.
The government report, publish¬
ed recently shows that of this sixtv
one per cent or S,818,150 bales was
exported.
Thirty per cent or 4,316,790
bales was consumed in home man¬
ufacture.
Nine tier cent nc 1 ,nj.o hoiua
was left over as surplus.
From these official figures it is
easy to arrive at the evident con¬
clusion tBat ninety one per cent or
13.1 o 4,954 hales of our cotton was
actually consumed during the year
ending September 1st last the fact,
This clearly -----'“snes
ftCCU raing to the opinion of the Al¬
bany Herald, that there is demand,
under ordinary conditions, for over
thirteen million bales last year
with the Russian-Japanese war
going on and with China, a third
large consumer of cotton, almost
bottled up.
Now what reputable authority
in this country estimates this
year’s- cotton crop at over twelve
million bales? Most estimates are
below that. But let us take the
higher estimate and add to it the
1,301,040 bales—from which 80 »•
770 bales which were destroyed by
fire should be deducted—left over
from last year, we will have only
about, the same quantity of cotton
tha was actually consumed last
year when many of the mills of
this country and in Europe re¬
duced their operation in their ef¬
forts to force lower prices for the
staple.
These facts and figures which
can not be disputed, seem to make
the physical condition of this
year’s cotton crop point to higher
prices than now obtain in tbe
market.
Pointed Paragraphs.
It is up to you to win the pr<‘ze;
let others explain how they lose it.
Y u will hear a poor sermon if
1 mind the col¬
the preacher’s ’9 on
lection.
Most men do what they do be
cause tliey think at the time it i
i the prop-r thing to do.
I The more henpecked a man is
the tn<'re ferocious he tries to act
when away from home,
j ignorance may be bliss, but that
kind of bliss isn’t worth much.
No woman should be expected
to work for a husband after niar
riage. She usually works hard
enou gh trying to get him.
PREDICTS CROP OF
Limners Association Analiza Fig
ures issued by Government.
The National Ginners Associa¬
tion, with headquarters at Dallas
Texas, says that the government
figures on the number of bales gin¬
ned up to Oct 18th would indi¬
cate a crop ot less than 10,000,OCX)
1 lie crop is about two weeks
earlier than last year in most of
the cotton ginning states. Crop
i3 80 to 90 per cent ginned. Very
little top crop and recent fronts
have killed all top plants in north¬
ern part of belt.
Insanity Among (he Negroes.
The supe(intent of the Central
State Hospital of \ irgmia reports
an alarnrng increase ( f insanity
among the negroes of that State.
* ( Never befoie in the history of the
care of the insane in this State, y y
says he, ‘‘have so many negroes
been adjudged insane. The figures
show unmistakable evidence of in¬
crease in insanity and mental
degeneracy in the negro race.”
The cause of the increase, he says,
is not ‘‘excessive brain work” but
is to be found in ‘‘physical condi¬
tions and degeneracy, to which
their lax, indulgent, unhygienic
and immoral methods of liviuS
naturally lead. Heredity influen¬
ces, too, are gradually asserting
themselves as a not insignificant
factor in producing additional
physical and mental defects in the
ruce. > t The increase this
year over
last was fifty per cent. Similar
reports come from different parts
of the country. It seems clear
that the negro is trying to live in
conditions that are unfavorab 1 - 1
perhaps fatal, to him.
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Political
. ,oen H. Hill, of Atlanta,
will most probably bo a candidate
next year for a seat upon the sup¬
reme bench of the state. Mr. Hill
has been considering the matter
for several days and while he is
not yet ready to make a definite
statement as tc his intentions,
many of his friends in various
parts of the state are said to be
urging him to make the race, and
it is probable that ho will do so.
Hon. Richard B. Russell, of
Winder, Ga., an announced candi¬
date for governor, has, through
his personal friend, Hon. Walter
R. Brown, extended to Hon. Clark
Howell and Hon. Hoke Smith,
two candidates for this honor in
Atlanta, an invitation to meet him
in a three-cornered join debate at
the Fulton county court bouse on
November 1. This invitation was
delivered in person by Mr. Brown
to Mr. Howell in the latter’s office.
Howard Elliott Dead.
Howard, the six year old son of
and Mrs. A. C. Elliott, of Alcova,
was buried here Thursday morn
nig.
He died Wednesday morning
about 4 o’clock of membrane croup
and was sick about twenty-four
hours.
The funeral services were con¬
ducted by Rev. R. G. Cleckler at
the grave.
Howard was a bight, happy lit¬
tle fellow who made friends easy.
Sympathy is extended the be¬
reaved parents.
New Bank at Social Circle.
The Walton County Bank is the
name of the new financial institu¬
tion at Social Circle which began
business on the 14th. The bank
begins business under the most
favorable circumstances and with
J. L. Newton as Cashier.
SHORT COTTON CROP
Only 4,940,728 Bales Ginned to
October 18th.
Washington, Oct. 25. —A total
of 4,940,728 bales of cotton ginued
in the United States up to October
18 is the statement announced m a
bulletin issued by the census bu¬
reau today. In this calculation,
round bales aie counted as half
bales, and the figures given in the
bulletin are based on reports made
bvtlie bureau’s special agents in
she field.
No estimate is made of the total
crop for the year, hut figures are
given out concerning crops of
former years. These figures show
that up to tills date in 1904 the
product of the gins had reached a
total ot 0,417,894 bales, out of a
total of 18,698,279 bales for the
year. In in 1908, the total pro
duction was 10,015,015 bales, and
the ginding output up to October
25 was (5,700,248; in 1902 the to¬
tal waK 10,827,168, and the
amount to October 25 was 5.6S8,
000. Today’s report covered 20,-
864 ginneries, and die statement*
upon which it was prepared were
supplied by telegraph by 702 spe¬
cial ageiits in the field, most of
them representing one county each.
THE OUTPUT BV STATES.
The ginners’ product for the
present year to dale by states fol¬
lows ;
State— Bales—
Alabama 041,188
Arkansas 117,511
Florida 88,007
Georgia 1,058,167
Indian Territory 79,222
Kentucky 177
Mississippi LoUisi* 1 '** • 141,780
Missouri 8,575
North Carolina 825,298
Oklahoma 95,280
South Carolina 089,974
Tennessee 62,025
Texas 1,417,456
Virginia 74,051
Good Position For Mr R B. Davis..
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Mr. R. Burton Dayis has accept¬
ed a position with the Draper Go.
of Hopedale, Maas., makers of
cotton mill machinery ns their
Southern traveling representative.
The position is a very fine one,
wiflh a handsome salary attached.
Mr. Dttvis will have charge of all
business for the Company from
Maryland to Texas.
A Big Real Estate Deal.
It is currently reported that the
Phillips property, near Newton
Factory, containing 726 acres, has
been purchased by a. Covington
syndicate headed by Dr. N. Z.
Anderson, E. I. Jatman and Wood
Aiken. The purchase price was
around $10,000. Messrs. Jarman
and Aiken were in Atlanta yeseer
day in regard to the deal.
Gentry Bros.’ Great Shq«v.
Again will the children be tick¬
led. Gentry Brothers’ Famous
Shows will exhibit here soon and
the childron are busy getting their
pennies together for tbe event.
Gentry Bros, have exhibited litre
j before and each performance is bet¬
ter than the one that preceded it.
The show this year promises to be)
par excellent, many new features
having been added siuce last we
saw it.
The great street parade on tlie ;
morning of the show willbeathing
of beauty and joy forever. Let the
children see it, There will be two!
performances on that day, after¬
noon an evening. The little folks
should all go, and ditto the big
folks. i
Covington, Tuesday, October the
81st, New Baseball Ground.
Cotton is selling in Covington today
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Fancy grades bringing better prices.
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