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3 tton Martel
allowing was ruling
•ices here yesterday:
iddling, 10 cents
ood mid. 10 Mcts
N0 - 20
ergises for
memorial day.
Lily jjeen Bright Program Has
Arranged. Dr. Melton
Will be the Speaker.
memorial day exercise will be
, and the
; a llv good this appropriate. year, The
m is very
bter8 of the Confederacy have
,rogram in hand and are doing
thing in their power to pay a
tribute to the dead whose
,
s will be decorated, and whose
will be brought to the attention
• citizens. col¬
\V. G. Melton, of Emory
li as been selected to deliver the
S 3 and all who hear him will be
a treat as he is one of the best
ers in the country. Following
program in full:
embie at court house on Monday
10 on, April 26, at 3 o’clock.
lie.
ocation, Rev. J. B. Gordon,
lie.
roduetion of speaker by com¬
er of Jefferson Lamar Camp,
lress by Dr. W. G. Melton.
sic.
towal of Crosses of Honor.
•ch to cemetery—Marshal and
fes.
[eterans.
bus of Veterans,
lemorial Association,
laughters of the Confederacy,
layor and council,
beret orders.
Itizens fcachers generally.
and pupils of public school.
jfvoration leiiedietion, of graves. Pendletion.
Rev. Mr.
Easter Egg Hunt.
fr*. A. D. Meador gave an Easter
hunt to the second and third
ties of the public school at her
be last Friday afternoon at which
re were about fifty young people
bent. The grass lot in rear of the
|si was used for the hunting ground
I about one hundred and fifty eggs
le hidden. The little folks enjoyed
|occasion It came the very giving much and of the after prize, the
|ch was won by Willie Brown.
NATIONAL— SAFETY
I word NAI IONAL is and will always be a synonym
of SAFE1 \ when it is attached to the name of a bank.
Government Supervision”
; Means much to a depositor and you can bet that Uncle Sam
| looks $A! [ into J the Well, affairs of have a NATIONAL BANK. stock invested in
Lmted we our entire capital
States Bonds. Guess Uncle Sam will take care of
I that, won’t he?
Think About Those Figures
Capital Stock,.....$40,000.00
All invested in L T nited States Bonds bear¬
ing interest.
Surplus and Profits, March 29, *09 $ 2,958.26
every expense; you can figure the
price per share.
Loans and Discounts, March 29, ’09 $75,559.76
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host Jjfve ONE no doubtful DOLLAR paper through and NEVER bad
or
mismanaged loans.
I ttere you have it-FACTS AND FIGURES-stronger
man Words.
Safety Is The First Consideration
opening a hank account as well as the first in any other
; transaction.
w e ar o conveniently located—offer up-to-date facility
_ every with
r >,n Ptness in Banking, and we wish to do business
you.
First National Bank
Covington, Georgia.
Nm
ICE PUNT NOW
IN OPERATION.
They Are Better Prepared To Serve
Our Citizens With “Home Man¬
ufactured" Article.
The Huson Ice factory has already
begun operation for the season and
their wagons have started to furnish
ice to the citizens of the city. Their
plant has been overhauled and this
will enable them to give entire satis¬
faction to their customers and have
ice at all times to supply the demand.
Huson Brothers, who own this en¬
terprise, are home boys. Their plant
is a home enterprise, and the home
people should patronize home indus¬
try as much as possible. Their pro¬
duct is as good as that put out by any
ice plant in the state and their prices
are very reasonable.
The plant has been in operation
several years and has always put up
the best grade ice.
If you want home enterprises you
will have to patronize home enter¬
prise, especially when you can get
what you want when you want it.
This is not an advertisement, but a
plain statement of facts as seen by
the proprietors of this paper. We be¬
lieve in patronizing home people and
home enterprises in preference to any
thing. It is the only way to build a
town with backing.
Money Unearthed On Streets.
Last Monday afternoon while the
force of hands were blasting for the
water mains on Montieello street, the
force of the powder threw out some
coin of the realm, which is attracting
the attention of the people all over
the city and the amount unearthed
is reported anywhere from forty-seven
pieces to a thousand dollars. In re¬
ality there was one silver dollar found
bearing the date of 1802. Whether it
was hidden there years ago by some
miser or whether it was lost it is not
known. From all appearances, how¬
ever, it was lost years ago and the
gradual working of that road had cov¬
ered it up several feet.
FOR SALE—Fine Homer Pigeons.
$1.00 per pair J. M. Aakon. tf.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, APRIL 21, 1909.
DECIDEDLY INTERESTING FEATURE
FOR OUR REGULAR SUBSCRIBERS
The News Has Secured the Services of the
International Bible Study Club. Fifty
Prizes Including a Handsome Gold
Medal and Teachers* Bibles.
The News has secured from
International Newspaper Bible
Club the exclusive right to use
service in this county for the
year and beginning next week we
publish in each issue a list of
pertaining to the Sunday School
following our date of issue.
questions are all good and have
endorsement of the ministers of
denominations throughout the
try. For the answers to these
tions we will give a number of prizes,
including a very heavy solid
medal, a silver medal and a
of teachers and students Bibles.
The International Newspaper
Study Club is for the purpose of
moting, in an unfettered way
the masses, a wider study of the Bible,
the basal truths of Christianity,
the problems which enter into
man’s life. It is composed of
those who join a Local Club, and
up the simple course herein outlined,
barring only ordained clergymen.
who have not joined are warmly in¬
vited to do so and to compete for
prizes.
Persons may join the club at
time during the year, but must,
course, answer the 52 questions
inafter explained, to qualify for
prizes, and the back questions may
obtained from this office.
This paper has secured the right
publish the International
School Lesson questions by Rev. Dr.
Linscott, which have aroused so
interest elsewhere, and they will
pear weekly. One of these
each week is to be answered in
ing, and upon these answers
prizes are to be awarded.
CONDITIONS OF THE CONTEST.
1. Each contestant, or his or
family, must be a subscriber to
paper, in order to qualify for
in the International
NEWTON COUNTY
MAY HOLD BIG FAIR
Plans Are Under Consideration for
Holding Big Agricultural
Exhibition Here.
Several of our leading citizens are
considering plans for the holding of a
big county fair at this place next fall.
The mayor has been making a can¬
vass of the business men during the
past week and all indications point to
the consumation of the plan.
There is nothing that would give
the county more publicity than a real
first-class fair. There is a lot of
things grown and raised in Newton
county that the majority of the peo¬
ple know absolutely nothing about
and it would be interesting to them
as well as to a number of people from
other sections. The plan is to offer
prizes for different farm products
grown by the farmers of the county
and for the best specimens of cows,
hogs, poultry, horses, mules, and in
fact everything grown or raised on
the farm. There will also be prizes
for the ladies for the best cooking,
fancy work, sewing and all things
that Newton oounty women know so
well how to do.
Should this fair be held, which in
all probability it will, there will be
an immense amount of interest shown
and the exhibits could not be other¬
wise than the best as that is the only
kind in this county.
Lets all pull for the fair and make
it a success in every detail. If you
favor it write an article to the local
papers, thus creating interest all over
the county.
Royal Arch Masons.
Covington Chapter, No. 71, R. A. M.,
will meet in regular convention Friday
evening, April 23rd, at i :30.
Work in Past Masters degree. Can¬
didates for this degree and regular
companions requested to meet with us.
A. S. Hopkins, H. P.
R. R. Fowler, Secretary.
Bible Study Club and this Local Club.
2. Each contestant in this Local
Club, must answer each of the written
questions, for 52 consecutive weeks,
commencing first Sunday in May, and
the answers must all be in the posses¬
sion of this paper within two weeks of
the close of this period.
3. Each question must be answered
separately, and the paper written on
one side only. No answer must ex¬
ceed two hundred words in length and
may be less. Each answer must have
the name and address of the writer at
the bottom of the answer.
4. The answers must be delivered
to this office, and they will be collated
at the close of the contest, and for¬
warded to headquarters for indepen¬
dent examination by competent exam¬
iners. The prizes will then be awarded
according to the highest number of
marks, won by members of The Inter¬
national Newspaper Bible Study Club,
and prizes which may be awarded to
members of this Local Club will be
given out from this office.
THE PRIZE.
First Series—A gold medal to each
of the first five contestants.
Second Series—A silver medal to
each of the next five contestants.
Third Series—A Teacher’s Bible,
price $5.50, to each of the next five
contestants.
Fourth Series—The book “The Heart
of Christianity,” price $1.50 to each of
the next thirty-five contestants.
Each medal will be suitably en¬
graved, giving the name of the win¬
ner, and for what it is awarded, and
in like manner each Eible and book
will be inscribed.
All who can write, and have ideas,
are urged to take up these studies re¬
gardless of the degree of their educa¬
tion, as the paprs are not valued from
an educational or literary standpoint,
but from the point of view of the cog¬
of their reasoned ideas.
News Item.
As we go to press we learn that the
County Commissioners have decided
to publish the quarterly report of the
financial afiairs of the county, and it
will appear in this week’s issue of our
esteemed contemporary on account
of a lower l id. The people of the
county will learn of this decission of
the Commissioners with pleasure, and
The News is glad with them. It has
been the policy of this paper from its
first issue to stand for those things
having a tendency to a better method
of public affairs and we shall ever be
found on what we believe the right
side of a question where the people Of
Newton county are concerned.
The publication of the *report is
what we have agitated, but of course
we do not take the credit to ourselves
for its appearance.
“Unde John" Writes Again.
Editors Covington News: By your
permission I ask a little space in The
News. We honor and praise tie
names of great men and forget the
names of pure women. The wise
man, Solomon, said that a virtuous
woman is of more value than rubies.
His priee was too low. I will amend
it by saying that you can’t estimate
the worth of a good woman. They
are worth all the gold in the world
with the men thrown in. I thank
God we have a multitude of good
women. They are the salt of the
earth. What would be the character
of men if it were not for the pure
women. Their influence have saved
a lot of men from ruin and disgrace.
Take them out ot the world and time
would be no mote. Let us honor and
respect them, by so doing we will im¬
prove the morals of the young and
bring prosperity throughout the coun¬
try and hide a multitude of sin, and
save souls from hell.
Don’t forget to subscribe for the
News.
“Uncle John” Roquemore.
FOR RENT —Three 5-room cot¬
tages on Thompson avenue, the
new and fast coming resident sec¬
tion of the city. Apply to D. A.
Thompson.—tf.
WILL MEET AT
LOCUST GROVE.
Dr. Jno. E. White Has Called Meet¬
ing of Georgia Baptists at
That Place.
Dr. John E. White, president of
the Georgia Baptist Board of Educa¬
tion, has called a meeting of the Pas¬
tors, associational executive commit¬
tees and the Baptist citizenship gen
enerally to meet at the Locust Grove
Institute on April 27. The call goes
to the Flint River, South River, Kim¬
ball, Stone Mountain, Central, Cen¬
tennial, Fairburn, Western and Pine
Mountain associations.
Following is also a letter from the
president of the Locust Grove Insti¬
tute in which he urges all who can to
meet with them on the above date:
Locust Grove, Ga., April 17, ’08
To the Baptists of the Stone Moun¬
tain, South River and Central Asso¬
ciations:
The Georgia Baptist Board of Ed¬
ucation has called a meeting of
Pastors, Executive Committees, and
Baptist citizenship generally, of the
nine associations affiliated with Lo¬
cust Grove Institute, for April 27, at
Locust Grove.
The presence of a large number of
the denomination is greatly desired
in order that there may be a general
discussion of Christian Education, a
fall understanding of purposes, and a
complete co-operation in plans rela¬
tive to the educational interests of
the denomination.
The local trustees, faculty 7 and pu¬
pils of Locust Grove Institute, and
the people of the town and commun¬
ity, join with the Board of Education
in a cordial invitation to this confer¬
ence and urge the presence of all
who can come.
The Board of Education has pre¬
pared a rich program. The people of
Locust Grove promise the best picnic
dinner of your lives, and the school
will enliven the day with a varied
program of college songs and athletic
sports.
The Baptist ministers of Atlanta,
with their families and friends, will
attend. A special round-trip rate of
$1 from Atlanta has been granted by
the Southern Railroad.
Take this opportunity to visit your
NOT
An Experiment
WE have passed “the new boot stage.”
WE do not experiment with our business, nor
with your business.
WE are not incorporated for the purpose of
financing auxiliary enterprises.
enjoy the distinction of top notch quality
“that time enduring kind."
WF respectfully solicit your banking business on
the basis of superior strength and experience, and assure
courteous, intelligent treatment and close attention to your
individual wants.
Bank of Covington
Covington, Georgia.
CAPITAL, - . $100,000
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our
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Gin WILL HAVE
FIRE PROTECTION,
Water Will Be Turned Into Mains
by June 1st. Fire Companies
WiH be Organized.
By the first day of June the water
will be turned into the mains on the
principal business streets and the fire
companies will have been organized.
This will mean that the business
houses of the city will have the best
fire protection of any city in the state.
The water pressure here will be some¬
thing like seventy-five pounds and the
fire department equipment which was
purchased sometime ago is of the very
latest and most modern make. The
trucks are all ball-bearing, making it
an easy matter for the fire-boys to get
them to the fires and the hose is of the
standard pattern and size, with plenty
of it to reach any building in the
water limits. Two streams of water
can be turned on the blaze with suf¬
ficient force to extinguish a fire in any
building in the city.
The fire company will be organized
as a volunteer service and will be
composed of young men of the city
who are the most active and who keep
the coolest heads during excitement.
With these men and the equipment
Covington will have something she
has always needed—a first-class fire¬
fighting outfit.
Mr. B. F. Camp Very III.
As we go to press Mr. B. F. Camp,
one of the oldest citizens of the city,
and a man held in high esteem by the
people generally, is critically ill at
home in Midway with pneumonia.
Mr. Camp had been in unusually good
health for a man of his age when he
contracted a severe case of pneumo¬
nia. His friends hope to see him able
to be out again in a few days.
school, examine into its work, and
get acquainted with its teachers and
pupils.
A pleasant and profitable day is
planned, and every body has a cordial
invitation to enjoy the occasion with
us. Fraternally,
Claude Gray,
President of Locust Grove Institute.