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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.