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VOL- 45. N °- 14
'OVINGTON PAYS TRIBUTE
TO THE GALLANT DEAD
Splendid Program for the Day Carried
a
Out in an Admirable Manner
Memorial Day was appropriately
.crved in Covington Monday by
monies that demonstrated the
c CD which the liv
H oble dead who
, hold for tii
le the gray a 1 )d laid down their
for the lost cause— a cause
flg Southern hearts in
t so dear to
efflory* assembled _, , . the
The public in
Litonum [•clock, of the court exercises house at
where the were
[der the direction commander of of Col. Jefferson J. W.
nderson , Confederate Veter
imac Camp, the
||( an d it was there that pro
*m arranged by the Ladies Me¬
dial Association was carried
t.
Rev. John B. Gordon offered
einvocation in a feeling manner
bile the vast audience stood with
iwed heads, after which an ap
opriate song was rendered by the
lildreu of the public school,
leir fresh young voices feelingly
id tribute to the noble* dead in
e volume of music and senti¬
ent of tone, after which Colonel
adersmi introduced Dr. W. F.
elton, the speaker of the day, iu
iefollowing well chosen words:
Ladies of the Memorial Associa¬
tion, Daughters of the Confed
leracy and Comrades:
rWe have met together this al
rnooi, tor the purpose of paying
■bate to the memory of our do¬
ped comrades who yielded up
leir lives in defense of the cause
kail loved so well.
j“Iam | delighted to see so mar.y
our school children piesent
| this occasion, as I think it well
iat the tact should be deeply im
leased upon their young minds
at tho people everywhere delight
honoring the memory of those
:o lose their lives in defense of
eir homes, and in the maintain
ice of the principle and God giv
right of local self government
r the | eop!e.
"Itis a beautiful and inspiring
ought, as it is a beautiful cus
■itiatb.e.i.opln ail over this
1 Y ‘ r Gloved Empire
11 S U *’’ aie gathering
5 ‘ ul P P nn g a* -
in ur I‘ e mom i m, P uSe °ry °t °* doing
,
il * sleep beneath our
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^ e Cieir e lav< s
^f 1 lra ” raDt ^ uweis
“Th r i eia^e soldier _ stands
lne in modern history. He has
tival. He has no competitor
What Do You Care
atout ihe size of the capital of your bank, whether $40,000
or $40,000,000 if you know your funds are safe and can get
^commodations | he f irst National when needed? Bank Offers You Safety ,
e are under the direct supervision of the United States
Government be and are obliged to be safe. OUR POLICY IS to
conservative yet progressive, to meet every request of our
P a bons that is in keeping with sound banking principles, at
e ntiveness to our busi siness and courteous treatment to every
one. UAN YOU ASK MORE?
Our officers and directors are among the most progress
' v e and conservative business of this locality and keeps
men
touch with the banks business.
“Union is Stength.”
OFFICERS
'NflERSCT 'X. President c. C. ROBINSON, Vice President
- >EXTON, Vici -e President R. K. STEPHENSON. Cashier
DIRECTORS
knopRS. < BROOKS, W.B. K. PENNINGTON, E. O. lEE, J Z. JOHN
• x. Z . ANDERSON, L. O. BENTON, It, E. STEPH
K,)X - A - J. BELCHER, H. B. ANDERSON.
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too small for us. We invite your business
FIRST national bank.
^^^^^^OVINGTON^EORGIA |
COVINGTON, GA., FRIDAY APRIL 30, 1909.
He was born at Manasses amid the
clash of arms and the carnageof
of battle; his tenure of life was
just four years; he came upon the
stage of action as suddenly as a
meteor that flashes across the
broad heavens with lightning
speed; he electrified the world
with the incomparable prowess of
his heroic deeds of valor ;and when
he—figuratively—laid down his
life at Appomattox, his race was
run; be has no successor. Hence
we take great pride in honoring
his memory, for their can he no
other Confederate Soldier to fol¬
low him.
‘‘On this auspicious occasion
a distinguished orator has been
chosen to address you, and it has
been made my duty, as it is my
pleasure, to introduce him to you;
and I therefore take great pleasure
in presenting to you Dr. W. F.
Melton, who will now address
you
Dr. Melton, who is always at
perfect ease before an audience,
soon put himself ou a friendly
footing with the throng by his
happy recital of his feelings and
trying to assure them how ‘skeerd’
he was, which was not borne out,
however, by his smiling demeanor
and ready flow of language.
Dr. Melton did not have a set
speech, but rather resorted to the
inspiration of the moment to re¬
call to his mind reminiscences of
the days gone by and of which he
had heard his fat ;• t . His fa
tber is a Co ifed ir-ite vet ran and
went to the war at the age of 10
years as a fife boy in an Alabama
company. The speaker t Id how
his father, as ?. boy, had made
a drum from a tupelogum as soon
as he felt the first thrill of the call
to arms, but after attending a pub
lie demonstration and hearing a
fife he decided to give his drum to
a friend and made for himself a
fife from a reed cut from the Ala¬
bama swamps.
H e told of many historical tacts
j u coun eotion with Georgia and
m e n, aud how they had
| ma d e themselves manifest both in
j war and in peace, aud was proud
the fact that his mother was a
native of Georgia. He told, how
| jj e £, tt d i ol g felt the call of the old
red hills of Georgia and how =st
isfied he was since be had made his
j home at R Q10 ry ani id those old red
i hills which had woped him for so
many years
From his vast storehouse of in
formstion, historical and other
wise, he gave his audience a con
tinuous stream of sentiment and
information that held the wrapt
attention of every one until the
end was reached.
In his consideration of the old
time conditions Dr. Melton said
that the man or woman present
who had not been lulled to sleep
by the crooning voice of an old
Black Mammy had missed a rare
treat in life, and for the beuefit of
the younger ones who had never
had this privilege he sang the old
song so familiar to many ears.
Dr. Melton possesses great pow¬
ers of mimicry and by the aid
of this illustrated many of his
points, together with his frequent
reference to anecdote, be continued
to hold his audience throughout
his entire address. Through his
familiarity with the people of var
ious sections of the country and
knowing their ideas and views he
was able to give much valuable in
formation in his discussion of all
phases of conditions in the 60 uth
from the ante-bellum day to the
present.
But the climax of his addrees
was reached at tho close when he !
dramatically exhibited to the aud- j
ience the heritage left him by his
father—a Confederate flag, which
he waved over bis head to the loud
shou»s of the crowd—and the old
fife which his father used during
the war and which he sard could
not play a retreat, and upon this
fife Dr. Melton thrilled his aud¬
ience by rendering Dixie.
As the notes of Dixie rang out
upon the air from Dr. Mflton’s
fife there was instantly a round of
applause that indicated that the
climax of his interesting address
had been reached and with the last
note he bowed his thanks.
This was followed by a song
beautifully rendered by a quartet to
composed of Misses Ezell and Davis
and Messrs. Evetitt and I. K. Nor¬
man.
On behalf of the local chapter
Daughters of the Confederacy,
Miss Sallie Mae Sockwell then
presented to J. N. Stanton, Co.
A, Cobb’s Legioa; J. W. Lee.
Fifth Regiment; A. C. Williams,
Co. B, 16th Georgia Cavalry,
Crosses of Honor in the follow¬
ing happily chosen sentences:
*. Veterans of the Confederacy:
‘‘In this, my privilege to confer
) the crosses ou your brother Veter
ans, my head and heart are filled
with the honor of it—the honor I
feel for the Confederate Veteran?,
and that I have in representing
| the Daughters of the Confederacy.
‘‘Today—our Memorial Day—
with its sacred associations causes
other thoughts to dominate mv
mind.
“We are told by philosiphers
I of old tbat“time is the expounder
of all things.’ 1 While forty -dd
years have rolled noiselessly alone
their march since the conflict be¬
tween the states in which you im
mortalized yourselves and crown
ed our southland with imperish¬
able glory, yet there are others S
who marched w^tTn'* "you “ouThe
tented fields, wore by your side
the gray, who passed away before
time ever revealed to them the im¬
mortal glory they had won, and
how their memory is cherished in
the secret recesses of our hearts!
“The pages of history can never
I L-ecoine so iuuiin<>us that they will
I not shine veur heroric deeds, but
iyour bravery, your chivalry will
i brighten the pages of our country’s
1 hislO r y as long tune shall beat
us
its march,and will be a monument
to you and your children long af
. ter you have crossed over thn river
and joined your comrades on the
other side.
“ lo me the crosses not only ex
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press out >\ mg reverence for the
Confederate Veterans, but fulfill
a more sacred mis-ion in turning!
j hack the hands of the dial of time.
I They must call up the men of the
1 the the
I mess, song, laugh around
camp fire, and bind the Veter
ans of the present with bands of
bronze to the Veterans who fol
lowed with them the stars and
bars, and who sleep now, many
of them, in unmarked graves,
"It seems to me impossible that
any Confederate Veteran can pin
the cross upon his breast without
* thought of some silent sleeper,
once his comrade, who “has crossed
over the river and rests under the
shade of the tree.”
"But while you, dear Veterans,
are yet with us, any honor your
daughters can confer on yon we
esteem a privilege—not that we
can add anything to your illus¬
trious deeds, but as you look upon
your crosses you may know the
halls of memory will ever be kept
verdant with your love and chival
ry. These crosses
“‘Guerdon of a glory
Which can never pass away
are the seal of Southern wo¬
men
Ou the valor of the gray, 9 99
Dixie was then rendered by
school children, after which
children with their wealth of
ers marched out and were followed
by the throng to the cemetery.
Here the graves of the gallant
were garlanded with the flowers by
gentle hands, many of which
trembled as they thought of
dead sleeping beneath and th
cause for which they laid down
their lives.
Rev. E. R. Pendleton then pro
uounced the benediction and the
throng wended its way homeward.
The day was beautiful. Nature
was garbed in her brightest tints.
The flowers were fresh, fragrant
and beautiful and
by the heart sentiment, made
rich token of affection for
who are at rest.
O'-e of the most pleasingvfea
tuies of uie parade was the speak
er’s carriage, Dr. Melton being ac
companied by little Misses Allie
Louise Travis and
Franklin, who made a lovely
lire in their dainty white
a id carried rose covt re 1
Miss Frances Hendersun
Wednesday in Atlanta.
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MR. WILLIAM F. STLKNK.
Kr. William F. Steese, 701 Coburn St.
Akron, Ohio, writes:
“X have been trouhled for sever."]
years with catarrh of the stomach,
Have used different patent mediciu*
to no effect whatever, and have do->
tored considerable with family doctor.
••Sometimes his treatment would re
lieve me for a few weeks, but would
eventually have to go back to him, and
that had kept up for several years.
“I was advised to use Peruna, an:’
have taken three bottles. Never felt
so good iu my life. Am going to con¬
tinue using It. Wouldn’t bo with
out it in the house. I will gladly rec*
ommend it to any one afflicted with
catarrh of stomach, or stomach trouble
°The i. an oft-repeated story,
Troubled for years with chronic ca
tarrh - Tried diff ? r «it remedies and
doctors to no avail. Peruna was ad
vised by friends. Instant relief
rieneed. Great gratitude to Peruna
ex P res8ed> T hls » bi brief, is a story
that is repeated to us a great many
times every year.^
Jio one could be in touch with oar
vast correspondence for one month
without being impressed with the sin
cerity and truthfulness of these kind of
testimonials,
Peruna promptly produces an appe¬
tite, corrects digestion and relieves
stomach difficulties that have resisted
cther treatment.
Man-a-lin an Ideal Laxative.
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
AMERICUS GIVES EMORY
FUND FOUR THOUSAND
Lithonia Has Also Made a Contribution to
Endowment Fund.
A SPLENDID MEETING
The revival services at the First
Baptist church, being conducted
by Rev. J. D, Chapman, of Val¬
dosta, are growing in interest.
Services are held daily, morning
and evening and the sermons are
especially strong aud of a high
spiritual turn, making them of
great benefit to the public.
The services were temporarilv
interrupted by Mr. Chapman be¬
ing called to Thomasville Satur¬
day to inter a member of his church
but after a hard trip he returned to
the city in time to resume the ser¬
vices Sunday morning.
In spite of the mote or less bad
weather since this meeting started
the attendance has been constant¬
ly increasing in numbers and in¬
terest is of course growing in
them.
The general public is Invited to
attend aud all will be given a
hearty welcome.
COMMITTEE MEETING
The committee in charge of the ;
ways aud means for the library in
Covington, held an enthusiastic
meeting last Saturday afternoon
in the club room. The committee
consists of Mesdames James F.
Rogers, chairman, C. A. Sockwell,
H. D. Terrell, A. H. Foster, C.
H. White, J. E. Phillips, W. C.
Clark, E. O. Lee.
These ladies are veryeariust in
their efforts to give to Covington
and Newton county a library of
which the citizens will be proud.
Let every citizen teel that they
must do all in their power to help
these ladies in tlutr undertaking.
Mr. L. H. Almaad who has beei
bookkeeper for Heard, White &
Co., for a long time, has severed
his connection with this firm and
next week will go on the road for
a whip manufacturing concern
Mr. Almand will continue to
make Covington his home and his
family will remain here.
Rev. J. N. Snow returned to the
citv this week from Macon and he
will be followed by Mrs. Snow the
end of this week. Next week they
will be at home to th*-ir friends in
one of Mr. E. O. L^e’s cottages
just off Floyd-st.
Dr. and Mrs. P. D. Mahoney an
nounce the arrival of a bouncing
baby boy.
Efc -TZgsasKE BEgags-asr i
R. E. EVERITT
DEALER IN
Furniture, Undertaking Goods
Funeral Director, Embalming
Buggies and Harr&ss
Pianos and Organs
j Lowest Prices Everything
on
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in my line.
R. E- EVERITT
COVINGTON, GEORGIA
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And still another four thousand
dollars have been added to Emory
college endowment fund.
Last Sunday Dr. J. E. Dickey,
pr°sidant of the college, presented
the matter to the people of Ameri
cus and four thorn and dollftta
ware jubsciibed by the people.
On the previous Sunday, while
Dr. Dickey was raising a little
more than four thousand dollare
at Savannah, Prof. Rembert G
Smith preached at Lithonia, and
raised $750 there.
This, with the Americus sub¬
scription brings the total amouxt
raised up to about $165,000, ®r
considerably more than half of the
amount which is to be raised.
It is gratifying to note the gen¬
erous manuer in which the people
of Georgia, wherever the matter
has been presented to them, are
responding to the needs of this
magnificent institution. This en¬
dowment fund will soon place the
college on that higher and more
substantial plane where it belongs
and in future generations the men
turned out from Emory will con*
tinuo to leave their impress upon
the life aud character of the statu.
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Memoria! Association Return*
Thanks.
The members of the Memorial
association of Covington, under
whose auspices the exercises oE
Memorial day have ulv.ays iea
observed for the t 1
dp si re to express hei tin
each and every one who assisted
them in any way in carrying out
their program on Memorial day.
Especially they return sincere
thanks to those who rendered so
beautifully ihe Memorial songs
aud exquisite quartette.
To Colonel Anderson, command¬
er of Jefferson Lamar camp, who
introduced the speaker iu such,
eloquent and graceful style, and
to thA speaker, Dr. Melton, for
his excel'ent addre-s.
We return thanks to Mr, C. S.
Thompson, marshal of the day,
and his gallant aides; also to Mr,
Charles Smith, mayor, for his as¬
sistance in the court house. We
a!s>;e-l i d.ebt'd to Mr. R. E.
Everitt and to Mr. C. A. Harwell
for ihe piano aud chairs, To all,
the Memorial association return
t ! anks.
Mrs. John W. Lee,
Pre3. Memorial Association.
Mt J. K Henderson spent Wed¬
nesday in Atlanta.J