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Cotton Market:
Following was ruling
prices here yesterday:
Middling, 9 l-8*cents
Good mid. 9 1-4 cents
VOL. 1. No. 6
DITCH WORK WAS
STARTED MONDAY
First Work On Sewerage System
Begun Monday Morning On
Rogers Branch.
The first sewer piping laid on Cov¬
ington’s big system was put in on
Rogers branch Monday morning and
the work is progressing rapidly. The
work oil the pumping station is also
being rushed and will be finished
within the week, when all the force
of hands will be brought to the city
and the work of digging the ditches
and placing the piping for the sewer
system and the water works mains
will be pushed forward as rapidly as
is possible for them to do a first class
job.
The work on the clear water reser¬
voir at the light plant is also under
way and the big pit has been started
and is about half finished. This res¬
ervoir will hold a million gallons of
water and will be so constructed that
the water that leaves it will be as
clear as a crystal, furnishing it to the
standpipe and then distributed through
the different mains to all portions of
the city.
The committee having this part of
the city’s affairs in charge are using
the utmost care and good judgment
in the work and also in the material
used in the system and when it is fin¬
ished there will not be a flaw in the
entire job. Mr. McCrary, the engi¬
neer for the city and inspector of all
the material and work, turned down
some of the sewer piping Monday as
it was either damaged in shipping . or
did not come up to the requirements
of the contract. This shows that he
intends to make the system first class
in every detail.
D. A. R. Meeting.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution will hold an interesting
meeting at the residence of Mrs. P.
W. Godfrey on Satui’day morning of
this week at 9:30 o’clock and the
members are urged to be present.
The local chapter is flourishing,
having at present 32 members, all of
whom are deeply interested in the
work and progress of the organization.
IT IS OF
REAL VALUE
TO YOU
to do your banking with home banks, where
you come in personal contact with and are
known to the bank’s officers; where the needs
of the small depositor are given the same care¬
ful and considerate attention as the wants of the
larger depositor.
It means the building up of your credit
with people who have the ability and the
willingness to give you greater assistance in time
of need than you can possibly get from out of
town or city savings banks.
You are cordially invited to open an ac
count at this bank—$ 1.00 or more opens an
account—all yours when you want it.
First National Bank
Covington, Georgia.
V o mnmn twB
LIBRARY’S FREE DO¬
NATION TO CITIZENS
At Last Meeting the Womans Club
Decided to Make Library
Free For This Year
The Womans Club of this city are
always doing what they can for the
betterment of conditions generally
and at their last meeting decided to
make the library free to the white
citizens of the city for the year 1909,
which is one of the best things ever
done by any body of people in this
city. The people of Covington should
feel proud of her women, first, be¬
cause they are the finest in the coun¬
try and second because they are al¬
ways trying to do something that
will be a pleasure to others. We
congratulate the citizens on having
such a club here.
In their meeting they extended an
urgent invitation for the people to
come up and enjoy the books there,
of which they have something like
1200 choice volume.
The News publishes in another col¬
umn the report of the last meeting
and in the future will carry the min¬
utes of their regular meetings. We
publish them with pleasure.
£. L. Almand Mayor of Mansfield
At the election of city officers at
Mansfield Monday Mr. E. L. Almand,
one of the commissioners of the coun¬
ty, was elected mayor of that city to
serve the present year. Mr. Almand
was opposed by Mr. J. W. Henderson
one of the best known men in that
section and the race was a warm one.
The Board of Aldermen elected were
C. E. Hardeman, B. P. Roquemore, J.
J. Adams W. E. Lunsford, J. H.
Wood. The members of the school
board were all re-elected.
This gives Mansfield a splendid set
of officers and she will continue to
grow and prosper under this regime.
Special.
—By special arrangements we have
a limited number of subscriptions to
the Atlanta Daily and Sunday Journal
which we are offering with The Cov¬
ington News for one year for $5.00.
—FOR RENT— A four room dwelling
on Railroad street. Apply to W.
Cohen, or W. S. Ramsey.—2t.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, J909.
FIRST NATIONAL
OFFICERS ELECTED
Stockholders Held Meeting Yester¬
day and Elected Officers
And Directors.
The second annual meeting of the
stockholders of the First National
Bank of Covington, Ga., was held in
the offices of that institution on Tues¬
day morning at 10 o’clock, and a large
number of the shareholders were
present, there being two thirds of the
entire capital stock represented at
the meeting. At this meeting the
business conducted by the bank dur¬
ing 1908 was thoroughly reviewed and
the stockholders were well pleased
with the progress made by the bank
during the first year of its existence.
The stockholders elected the follow¬
ing gentlemen as directors to manage
the affairs of the First National Bank
for the year 1909:
N. Z. Anderson, C. C. Robinsen, A.
J. Belcher, L. O. Benton, H. B. An¬
derson, C. R. Rogers. C. C. Brooks,
E. O. Lee, J. Z. Johnson, R. E.
Stephenson, W. B. R. Pennington.
The directors were called to order
immediately following the adjourn
Dr. N. Z. Anderson, Pesident First
National Bank of Covington.
ment of the stockholders and the fol¬
lowing officers were elected for 1909:
N. Z. Anderson, president, L. O. Ben¬
ton, vice-president, C. C. Robinson,
vice-president, R. E. Stephenson,
cashier, B. Simms Heard, bookkeeper.
A closer examination of the work
done by the bank was made by the
directors and plans for a wider and
more progressive business for 1909
were made. Committees were appoint¬
ed by the directors, who will give
especial attention to the loan depart¬
ment of the bank, and to the exami¬
nation of its records for the informa¬
tion of the Board of Directors. This
action will be upheld throughout the
whole term of the present board, and
will give to this county one of the
most uptodate National Banks in this
state. The bank will be operated
along the most approved be modern lines the
and its customers will offered
most liberal terms consistent with
Safe, Sound and Conservative bank¬
ing principses. authorized presi¬
The directors the
dent and cashier to declare a 4 per
R. E. Stephenson, Cashier First
National Bank of Covington.
cent, dividend on the 400 shares of
stock in the bank, and this dividend
will be distributed to the stockholders
on the 15th of this month. Aside from
this 4 per cent, dividend, a nice sum
has been placed to the Surplus Fund
and on the whole, the results shown
by the bank have been very good in¬
deed, and no bank in this section en¬
ters 1909 with brighter prospects for a
prosperous fcovington. year than the First Nation¬
al Bank of
TAFT WILL BE iN
COVINGTON FRIDAY
The Big President-Elect Will Be A
Visitor to The City Friday. A
Large Crowd to Meet Him.
The special train on the Georgia
Railro&d which will convey President¬
elect Taft and party from Augusta
to Atlanta Friday will stop over in
Covington for a few minutes Friday
morning at about twelve o’clock and
will be greeted at the depot by a
crowd of citizens of the city and
county.
Mayor Chas. G. Smith and all the
members of the city council will go
over in a body to welcome the Big
President-Elect to the city and there
will also be a large crowd of represen¬
tative citizens from the city and coun¬
ty there to greet him upon his arrival.
We learn that the students of Emory
College will also come over in a body
to meet him. The president of the
college and faculty invited Mr. Taft
to stop off at Oxford and deliver an
address to the students but owing to
plans already made it could not be
done.
It is very seldom that the people
have the honor of a president in the
city and will no doubt be interested
in seeing him. He is decidedly the
biggest and most prominent Ameri¬
can today.
Mr. S. P. Robertson Dead.
Mr. S. Percival Robertson a brother
of Mr. J. W. Robertson of this county
died at his home in Athens, Ga., last
Friday, after having been in very
feeble health for over two years. Mr.
Robertson was born in Whitfield,
county Ga., on the 20th day of April,
1851. He lived most all his life in
in Newton county and married Miss
Nannie Pennington, sister of Mr. W.
B. R. Pennington of this city. Mr.
Robertson moved to Morgan county
where he filled the office of Justice of
Peace for several years. In 1908 he
moved to Athens, Ga.
Mr. Robertson numbered his friends
by the hundreds. He was a consis
tant member of the Methodist church
the graater part of his life and died
in the full faith in Christ as his savior.
He leaves a wife, two sons, one daugh¬
ter, one brother and a host of rela¬
tives and friends to mourn his death.
He was buried at Pennington, in
Morgan county, Saturday, his pastor
Rev. Melton conducting the service.
His nephews, the five sons of Mr. J.
W. Robertson and Mr. Grady Ben
ford acted as pall-bearers.
Mr. F. L. Henry Dead
Mr. F. L. Henry who was one time
a resident of this city but who for the
past several years had lived in Bir¬
mingham, Ala., died at his home in
that city last Saturday and his re¬
mains were brought here for burial
Monday, which took place at West
view cemerery Monday at 11 o’clock.
During the time of Mr. Henry’s res¬
idence in this city he was in the mer¬
cantile business of the firm of Henry
& Jeter, and made many friends
among the people of this section who
regret to learn of his death. He was
a man of unusual intelligence and had
made a success of his line. At the
time of his death he was about 50
years of age and leaves a wife and
several children. He died with tuber¬
culosis. The News extends sympathy
to his bereaved family.
Meeting of Woman’s Club.
The Woman’s Club held its regular
meeting at the Library last Tuesday
afternoon with a good attendance.
No business of special interest was
transacted, except the decision to
open the Library to the white citizens
of our town free of charge for the
year 1909, subject to the rules and
regulations already in force. The
Library contains twelve hundred
choice book and it is hoped the public
will come and enjoy them. The Li¬
brary room will be opened every
Wednesday and Saturday afternoon
from 2 to 3:30 o’clock till further no¬
tice. The regular program and lesson
on China was postponed till the next
meeting.
Mrs. Belle Knox Rogers,
Reporter.
Notice, Odd Fellows.
Regular meeting of Star Lodge next
Thursday Jan. 14. Ten candidates for
second degree. Come out and help
with the work.
A. H. Milner, N. G.
J. W. Pfek, Rec. Sec.
$1.00 A Year In Advance.
WILL MEET WITH
B. R. COMMISSION,
Committee From This City Will
Make Fight on Proposed In¬
crease in Passenger Fare
On Thursday of this week a com¬
mittee composed of Mayor Chas. G.
Smith, Councilmen Edward Heard
and C. C. Brooks will meet with the
Railroad Commission of Georgia in
conjunction with committees from
other towns on the Georgia railroad
to be present at the hearing of the
application of that system to raise the
passenger rates from the present rate
of 2 1-4 cents per mile to 2 1-2 cents.
The different committees will in all
probability make a very strong fight
against the proposed raise in rates
and if the letters sent out by the Rail¬
road Commission are to be taken as
an index to the hearing the proposed
change will be given an imbartial
hearing. The people and patrons
generally seem to think that there is
no necessity for increased rates, they
having passed through the panic with¬
out going into the hands of a receiver.
The letter sent out by the Commis¬
sion to every town of any importance
on the line urges the people to prepare
their side of the proposition and wants
as many as can to be present at the
hearing :
“This is to give notice to the pat¬
rons of the Georgia Railroad that the
Railroad Commission has before it an
application filed by the roailroad com¬
pany named petitioning the Commis¬
sion to allow an increase in its pas¬
senger rate from 2 1-4 cents per mile
to 2 1-2 cents per mile, and that said
application will be called for the for¬
mal and final consideration before the
Board at its meeting to be held Janu¬
ary 14th, 1909, at 10 o’clock a. m.
“This notice is sent to the Mayor
or Board of Trade of all the most im¬
portant cities and towns located on
the line of the Georgia Railroad with
request that same be properly sub¬
mitted to the patrons of said line.
The Railroad Commission will be
pleased to have as many of them pres¬
ent at the meeting above referred to
that might so desire, at which time
all of them will be given full opportu¬
nity to submit any facts anc argu¬
ments sion they r might wish the Commis¬
to consider.”
There will in all probability be a
very warm session of the Commission
as the railroad wants to raise the rate
HORSES - AND - MULES
Do you want to buy, sell or swap or ex¬
change in any way? If so, come to see
me when in town. My place is head¬
quarters for all kinds from best down to
first Tuesday kind. Prices and terms to
suit purchaser. My Motto is
Quick Sales and Small Profits,
A. S. MgGARITY
Highest Market Prices Always Paid for
Good Mules.
Tiie Only White Barber Shop
Covington, Georgia.
Is better prepared than ever to serve the
people of this section, with now equip¬
ment, hot and cold towels, and three
good White Barbers to wait on you.
Come to see us, always glad to see You.
W. J. GOBER, Proprietor.
We Want 2,000
New Subscribers to
The News by Feb.
1st, and for a short
while will send it a
year for Fifty Cents.
B. Simms Heard, Who Was Elected
Yesterday Bookkeeper For First
National Bank of Covington.
Mr. Terrell Resigns.
At the Meeting of the Directors of
the First National Bank of Covington,
held Tuesday morning in the offices
of the Bank, Mr. C. D. Terrell re¬
signed his position as Cashier of the
Bank and Mr. R. E. Stephenson was
elected to the position by the Directors
Mr. Terrell leaves the bank to engage
in other business and has a large
number of friends who wish for him
much success in his new undertaking.
Clarence is a fine young businessman
and has done much in the promotion
of this bank.
and public sentiment is just as strong¬
ly opposed to it. The facts and argu¬
ments that will be put up to the Com¬
mission from both sides will be very
interesting.
This committee from Covington will
also go before Hon. Hoke Smith and
Chairman McClendon with a view to
having the frieght rates here equalized
with the other towns on different rail¬
roads and think they will be success¬
ful in getting a reduction in freight
rates on all commodities, which will
mean much to the peple of this sec¬
tion as the rates here are very r high
when compared to the rates Griffin
and several other towns have.