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VOL. I. NO. 60
PUBLISHERS’ NOTICE.
Owing to the sickness and death
Sunday of Mrs. Leonidas L. Flowers,
wife of one of the editors of the News
and sister of the other, we find it im¬
possible to issue a regular paper this
week.
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.
GEORGIA Newton County.
By virtue of an order from the Court
of Ordinary of said county passed on
the 1st day November, 1909, will be
sold before the court house door in the
city of Covington, to the highest bid¬
der, between the legal hours of sale
on the first Tuesday in December the
following real estate belonging to the
estate of Bryant Osborn deceased, to
wit: One hundred acres of land,
njore or less, situated in Oxford dis¬
trict, said county and state, bounded
East by F. H. Branham, South by
Mr. Stone, West by Mrs. Eva Calla¬
way, North by lands of 8. P. Thomp¬
son and the Peek Place. Sold for the
purpose of paying debts and distribu
tion among the heirs at law.
Terms of sale Cash.
S. P. Thompson,
Administrator of Bryant Osborn.
Tax Assessment
For 1909 .
Office Board Com., Aug. 18, ’09.
The state authorities having levied
a tax of five (6) mills on the taxable
property of the State for state pur¬
poses, the County Commissioners have
this day levied 4.80 mills for county
purposes to be divided as follows :
For General county fund, 90 per
cent.
For Jury fund, 6 per cent.
For Pauper fund, 4 per cent.
For Bridge Fund, 1 mill,
For Road fund, 2 mills on all taxa¬
ble property.
That the Bame be collected by Tax
Collector and paid over to County
Treasurer as the law directs.
J. Z. Johnson,
Chairman Board Commissioners.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, NOV. 24, 1909
For Leave to Sell.
Georgia— Newton County:
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned dinary has Leave applied to the Or¬
For to Sell the real
estate, R. belonging to the estate of Ada
Salter, for the purpose of pay¬
ment of debts and distribution. Said
lar application will Newton be heard at the regu¬
term of Court of Ordin¬
ary to be held on the first Monday in
December next.
This Nov. 1st, 1909.
W. C. Salter, Sr.,
Administrator of the estate of Ada
R. Salter, deceased.
Libel For Divorce.
Georgia, Newton County:
Horace Dobbs } Suit for divorce,
vs in Newton Supe
Florida Dobbs Court, Septem¬
ber term, 1909.
To Florida Dobbs:
You are hereby notified to be and
appear at the next March term of
Newton Superior Court, to be held on
the Third Monday in March, 1910, to
divorce. answer plaintiff’s Witness action the Honorable for a total
L.
S. Roan, Judge of said Court. This
16th day of October, 1909.
Jno B. Davis, Clerk.
SHERIFF SALES.
Will be sold before the Court House
door, in the city of Covington, during
the legal hours of sale, on the First
lowing Tuesday described in December, 1909, the fol¬
property, to-wit:
lent Fifty acres and cotton about in field, two bales
cotton 30 bushels cot¬
ton seed, said property levied on as
the property of Albert Wood, with a
distress warrant issued from the Jus¬
tice Court and returnable to the City
Court of Covington in favor of E. W.
Ragsdale, against said Albert Wood.
This Oct. 18th, 1909.
Also at same time and place two 2
horse wagons, Thimble Skin, known
as the Old Hickory make and one
gray horse mule about 9 or 10 years
old, said property levied on as the
property of L. L. Martin with a fi. fa.
issued from the City Court of Coving¬
ton in favor of the Atlanta Oil and
Fertilizer Co., against said L. L. Mar¬
tin.
This Oct. 26th, 1909.
S. M. HAY, Sheriff.
Dry Pine Wood delivered anywhere
in town. Phone 141-J. or apply to S.
A. BROWN, City.—tf.
fl A YEAR IN ADVANCE
44 Neatly and Correctly Kept tf
was the decision reached by the
finance committee of the executive
committee of the Agricultural College
in their examination of the books of
Supt. G. G. Adams Monday a week
ago.
There we e only two of the com
mittee of three present. They were
Judge R. C. Knight, of Monroe, and
R< ckdale’s committeeman, Mr. M. V.
Almand, of Conyers.
Mr. J Z. Johnston, Newton’s rep¬
resentative, «.f Oxford, was unavoid¬
ably kept away from t he meeting.
Road Notice.
The Commissioners appointed to
examine as to the public utility of the
road leading from Harrison Orris
house to Hill Cooper’s nouse, , a die¬
tance of about ne mile, report same
to be a public, utility, and recommend
that said road be opened. Same will
be passed upon at the next regular
meeting missioners of the Board of County Com¬
to be held on the First
Tuesday legal objections, in December, 1909. If no
same will be estab¬
lished.
J. Z. Johnson, Chairman.
G. D. Heard, Clerk.
Libel For Divorce.
Georgia, Newton County:
Dora Hannah } Suit for divorce,
vs in Newton Supe
John Hannah Court, Septem¬
ber term, 1909.
To John Hannah:
You are hereby notified to be and
appear at the next March term of
Newton Superior Court, to be held on
the Third Monday in March, 1910, to
divorce. answer plaintiff’s action for a total
Witness the Honorable L.
S. Roan, Judge of said Court. This
15th day of October, 1909.
Jno. B. Davis, Clerk,
Notice of Election.
GEORGIA—Newton County:
A petition from one fourth the
qualified voters of Newton county el¬
tion igible for to local participate tax for in public a county schools elec¬
it having is ordered, been presented to the Court,
That a county election for local tax
for public schools for said county in
accordance with the provisions of the
McMichael Act—Section 3—page 68—
Acts 1006, as approved August 1906,
be held on Nov. 30, 1909.
Nov. 2nd, 1909.
A. D. Meador, Ordinary.