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IE0RGIA RAILROAD
REQUEST DEGUNED.
They Will Have to Keep Train On
And Keep The Passenger Rate
At 2 14 Cents.
I The petition of the Georgia Railroad
to raise their passenger rates from 2
I j _4 C ent per mile to -2 1-2 cent was
I turned down last Friday by the rail
j road commission. consideration This petition by the has
been under com
I mission for sometime and at the hear
I ing a few weeks ago several citizens
j from Covington and other towns along
! the line of the railroad went up to
Atlanta to give their views on the
proposed change. After all the facts
were ascertained by the commission
they decided adversely to the railroad
Friday. This is the second time the
Georgia has made request to raise
passenger rates and the result has
been the same in both instances.
There seems to be no just reason for
the change and will not be allowed to
deviate from the rate as has already
been fixed.
The commission also refused to
grant the petition of the Georgia rail¬
road to take off some of its passenger
trains as the report shows that it is
not losing money to keep them on.
The trains they asked to take off was
one on the Washington branch; one
on the Macon branch and one on the
run from Buckhead to Augusta.
The committee from Covington who
went up to the hearing were opposed
to raising the rates as they saw no
reason for the change, and the other
committees were of the same opinion.
Collar Bone Broken.
Mr. R. F. Foster, who lives near
Jersey happened to a very painful
accident one day last week by break¬
ing a collar bone. He was clearing
off the bank of a branch and in strik¬
ing with the ax at a bush he missed it
and the weight of the ax threw him
out of ballance and he fell into the
ditch with the above stated result.
The injury was very painful but we
understand that he is getting along
very well, when his age is taken into
consideration. He is 75 years old, but
is very hearty and hale for a person
of that age. His recovery will be due
to his remarkable constitution.
After the accident he got out of
the ditch and walked a considerable
distance to the house before anything
could be done for him. He was born
and raised in the lower part of this
county where he has spent the greater
portion of his life and has a host of
friends all over the county who will
regret to learn of his accident and
wish for him a speedy recovery.
Makes Good Showing.
In another place in this issue we
publish the statement of the Bank of
Newborn as called for by the comp¬
troller. This bank has been in busi¬
ness at Newborn since 1902 and is
considered one of the best and strong¬
est financial institutions in the coun¬
ty. The showing made by them to¬
day is very good and shows that the
business of the bank is being handled
in a judicious manner and that their
financial condition is considerably
above the average.
Much of the credit of this bank is
due to the judgment and business
qualities of the clever and genial
cashier, Mr. H. H. Wilburn, who has
been with it since its organization.
New Millinery Parlor.
Mrs. Harper and Miss Alma Vena¬
ble are in Atlanta this month secur¬
ing the latest styles and effects in la¬
dies head gear for the new millinery
parlors to be opened at Mr. M. Lev¬
in’s store this spring. Quite a lot of
materials and trimmings have al¬
ready been purchased and Mr. Levin
says that they expect to make the
new store a place of the best goods
and lowest prices in the city. Mrs.
Harper is well known to the ladies of
this county as a milliner, she having
been in this business here for the past
several years, and will no doubt make
a su °cess of this establishment.
Grain On the Farms.
Washington, bureau Feb. 12.—On March 8
of statistics of the depart
■'ent of agriculture will issue a report
Tt atin S m ainly to stocks of grain in
farmers'hands. The report will give
an Miniate of the amount of wheat,
' urri an< ^ oats on farms on March 1,
^ith ne proportion comparisons of for preceding years
which each of these crops
will be shipped out of counties
'' ere h r rown, and the
o 1908 percentage of
corn crop which was of mer¬
chantable quality.
Notice.
anvonf'l is hereb y given forbidding
mVa plovin® harborm , g or in any way em
James Henr J’ Gunnells, he be
™ a " d 1 want him
home nonie. This February at my
B 2, 1909.
Porterrlaio onerdale, ‘ P - GUNNELS,
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CONTRACT LET FOR
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Work to Be Commenced at Once By
Gresham Lumber Company
of Griffin, Georgia.
The contract for the construction of
the new Baptist church was let last
week to the Gresham Lumber Co., of
Griffin, and the work will be started
sometime in the next few weeks and
pushed to completion. The cost of
the structure will be about $14,000
when completed, as the contract was
let for $10,400 dollars which does not
include the heating apparatus, win¬
dows and other details. The build¬
ing committee in charge of this part
of the work has been very busy for
the past few weeks getting the plans
in shape and bids for the work figur¬
ed out and after a thorough investiga¬
tion they decided that the Griffin peo¬
ple’s bid was the best, and awarded
the contract to them.
The plans for this church were
drawn by Bruce & Everitt, of Atlan¬
ta, and are considered the most con¬
venient of all. The main auditorium
will be very commodious and appro-
This is the Picture of the beautiful new Baptist church as it will appear
when completed.
priately arranged while the Sunday
School Rooms will be so arranged that
each class from the infant to the Ba
racca will have separate class rooms,
making the work more thorough and
effective, avoiding the confusion of
the plan of one room for the entire
class service. After the classes are
through the flexible partitions can be
removed, throwing the whole floor
space into one large room. The inte¬
rior will be so constructed that the
pulpit will face the entire room and
the acoustics will be the best of any
building in the city.
This church, while being built by
the Baptists will be a source of pride
to the entire citizenship and will be a
lasting tribute to the cause of Chris¬
tianity in the city.
It will be built on the lot next to
the Simms property on Floyd-st., and
will be just in front of the pastorium.
We present herewith a picture of the
building through the courtesy of Rev.
E. R. Pendleton, which was made
from the drawing.
An Air Loving World Wanted.
Once get a nation into inviting fresh
air instead of barring it out, and not
fcnly is that nation going to repel con¬
sumption, but it is going to better it¬
self physically in such a measure as
to be practically immune from other
diseases. An air loving world is what
the scientists are aiming at.—Philadel¬
phia Inquirer.
All Provided.
Mrs. X. (away from home)—John,
did you leave out anything for the cat
before you started? Mr. X. (who dis¬
likes the beast)—Yes, I left a can of
condensed milk on the table, with the
can opener beside it.—Boston Tran¬
script.
Cordial and Confidential.
“How did you get along with Ma¬
mie’s father?"
““Fine. He Bald it was ail right before
I asked him. An d then be asked me if
I didn’t know a few more likely young
fellows who would take the rest of his
girls.”— Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Made Hie Mark.
"Well, young Dr. Silcer has made hia
mark already, hasn’t he?”
"Yes; did It on his first case.”
“Great work! What did he do?”
"Vaccinated him.”
The Human Heart.
The heart of man is a book—nay, it
is an encyclopedia of everything that
has ever come within the range of its
personal experience. It preserves an
eternal record of all the stories in
which it has played a part. It is
strange what sad things may be hid¬
den in Its depth without giving any
token of their existence. The heart
may be gay and may send the smile
mantling to the face, but all the while
you see only the topmost stratum. If
the graves beneath were to give up
their dead the smiles would seem
strangely out of place. It is just UWe
this great earth of ours that renews it¬
self year after year and has not on its
surface any token to tell what is the
simple truth-that it has given graves
to 200 generations of human beings —
Farrell.
They never taste who always drink.
They always talk who never think-—
Prior.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
FARMERS UNION
MEETING CALLED.
Will Meet at Court House Here
Saturday, February 20, Nine
O’clock A. M.
Mr. G. Q. Livingston, president of
the Newton County Farmers Union,
was in the city Saturday and issued a
call for a meeting of that organization
to be held at the court house next
Saturday, Feb. 20th, at 9 o’clock a.
m., at which time there is some very
important business to be transacted
and a full attendance of members is
desired and urged.
The regular meeting which was to
be held last Saturday was postponed
on account of the rain and inclement
weather. At the next meeting there
is a lot of business and matters of im¬
portance which has been carried over
sometime that will come up for con¬
sideration and action by the body,
and for that reason the members
should all be present. At this season
the Union will be a very important
factor in arranging details and plans
for the crop already under preparation
and is proving very benefitial to the
planters of this section of the state.
One of the most important measures
up for consideration by the different
local unions is the organization of the
consolidated warehouse plan, and this
feature is being discussed with inter¬
est by the members .of the union as
well as by the people generally. This
will, if the plans under advisement
materialize be one of the most profita¬
ble things that could be accomplished
by the union by reason of the fact
that it will place the farmer where he
will always find ready cash to be ad¬
vanced on his cotton if he desires to
hold and it will have a tendency to
advance the price at a time of the
year when it will do him the most
good. We hope to see the union of
this county take this matter up and
go down as endorsing it.
Not Too Late.
Not long after the great Chelsea fire
some children in Newton, Mass., held
a charity fair by which $18 was real¬
ized. This they forwarded to the rec¬
tor of a certain Boston church who
had taken a prominent part in the re¬
lief work, with a letter which read
somewhat as follows:
We have had a fair and made JIS. We
are sending it to you. Please give it to
the Chelsea sufferers. Yours truly, etc.
P. S.-We hope the suffering is not all
over.
Piety.
Piety Is not an and, but a means of
attaining th« highest degree of culture
by perfect peace of mind. Hence it is
to be observed that those who make
piety an end and aim in itself for the
most part become hypocrites.—Goethe.
The Difference.
men," Marriage said the Is a bridegroom good thing elect. for single j
“Hum! Yes,” remarked Mr. Hen- [
peck, “for single men onlv.” — New |
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NEXT MONDAY IS
FLAG TAG DAY.
This Noble Movement of Covington
Ladies Will Be Big Success.
Let Them “Tag You.”
On Monday, the 22nd of this month
the ladies of Covington will have a
Flag Tag Day, and from the amount
of enthusiasm among the gentlemen
and ladies of the city it will be a
howTing success. The object of the
tagging is to raise money for a schol¬
arship in the Berry School for poor
boys of the state that they may have
the opportunity to develop into men
that the state will be proud of, and to
say the least of it, it is one of the
most noble and unselfish movements
ever instituted in the city.
If you are tagged by one of Coving¬
ton’s fair daughters on that day do
the right thing by paying the price
the tag calls for, help the ladies in
their philanthropic work and give
some poor boy a chance—jmu have
had yours and know what education
means to the men in the general walk
of life. We give below a note from
one of the ladies and in it will be
found some good reasoning for the
man who knows nothing of the illit¬
eracy in some instances in different
sections of Georgia:
“A scholarship in the Berry School
for poor boys may mean the develop¬
ment of some intellectual giant.
Many of the great men of the days
past and gone came from the lowly
walks in life. Who knows that there
is not another Washington hidden in
the poor section of the mountains of
North Georgia ? Are they anxious
for an education ? Ask the ladies on
Flag Tag Day, and they will tell you
how many were turned away from the
school for the lack of funds. Take
stock with them in the building up of
character, by educating the poor boy.
"He who is tagged and stands in the way.
Will be sure to be tagged again that day."
FOR SALE:—Three room house and
lot. Lot 80x100. Good well water.
Within city limits and known as
Aaron Purrington place. Will sell at
a bargain.—lm.
ALBERT PITTS.
—Fine Jersey Bull, Service $1.00.
W. C. Hichcock, Mansfield, Ga. R.F.
D. No. 1.
FOR SALE—Fine Homer Pigeons.
$1.00 per pair—J M. Aaron. tf.
FOR RENT—Two elegant office
rooms in Star building.—Apply to J.
W. Anderson. 3f
GO TO
J. SIEGEL
The New York Watch Maker,
for first class repair work on all
Watches, Clocks and Jewelery.
Reasonable prices.
At Dr. J. A. Wrights Drug
Store, Covington, Ga.
STATEMENT CONDITION OF
THE BANK OF NEWBORN
Located at Newborn, Ga., at the Close of Business, Feb. 5,1909.
Resources :
Loans and Discounts.......................... ) 52538.74
Overdrafts............................................ 2141.85
Banking House................................... 1620.00
Furniture and Fixtures........................ 1500.00
Due from Banks and Bankers in state 15764.31
Due from Banks and Bankers in oth¬
er States....................................... 2305.12
Currency............................................ 270.00
Gold..................................................... S0.0G
Silver, Nickels and Pennies................. 590.01
Total.............................................. $76780.03
STATE OF GEORGIA—Newton County :
W. H. WILBURN, Cashier, of BANK OF NEWBORN, who being
duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition
of said Bank, as shown by the books of file in said Bank.
H. H. WILBURN, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 11th day of February 1909.
A. J. STANTON, C. N. P., for Newton County Ga.
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. McGARITY
Highest Market Prices Always Paid for
Good Mules.
Artistic Printing.
The job department of The Cov¬
ington News is the only office in
this section equipped to give you
the same class of printing that you
get in the larger cities. Then, too
we put you up the right kind work
just when you want, as you want
it. That is something to consider
when you want a hurry order got¬
ten out. We want the patronage
of all progressive business men.
Printing T^at Pleases.
Liabilities :
Capital Stock Paid in......................... $ 25000.00
Surplus Fund...................................... 3500.00
Undivided Profits, less Current Ex¬
penses and Taxes Paid.................. 1352.51
Due Unpaid Dividends....................... 768.00
Individual Deposits Subject to Check 22310.08
Time Certicates................................. 6849.44
Bills Payable, Including Time Certifi¬
cates representing Borrowed
Money........................................ 17000.00
Total , $76780.03