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BIG MASS MEETING OF
CITIZENS HELD YESTERDAY
Automobile Highway Will be Built. County
Commissioners to Co-operate With Other
Counties in Building System of Good
Roads. Enthusiastic Meeting.
A mass meeting was field by the
ple of the city and county togeth¬
wfth the mayor and council and a
er from the Board of
representative at the court house yes¬
Commissioners for the purpose of
terday afternoon
taking some action on the proposed
elan of building a thoroughly modern
roadway through Newton county,
connecting with Rockdale on the west
d Walton on the east, in the Atlan¬
an York to Atlanta
ta Journal’s New
highway. people of this county are alive
The good roads and
the advantages of
believe that in this start the work
w ili branch out and before another
decade Newton will have as good or
better roads than any county in the
state. order
The meeting was called to by
Hon. L. L. Middlebrook, who nomi¬
nated Hon. 0. S. Porter as chairman,
the motion was carried and then
Mayor Smith made a motion that Mr.
L F. Scott of the Conyers Free Press
be made secretary, which was also
carried. The county commissioners
were in session and an invitation was
tendered to them to meet with the
citizens and Mr. Wm. Boyd was sent
in by them as a representative.
Mr. W. J. Fakes, chairman of the
Board of Commissioners of Rockdale
county, was called on to state Rock¬
dale’s position on the proposed plan.
He stated that his county was ready
to co-operate with Newton and the
other counties and that they would
connect with us at Almon. They
have already employed a civil engi¬
neer and Mr. Fakes spoke very inter¬
estingly on the plans his county is
making for the betterment of her
roads. He stated that his county
would connect on the other side with
DeKalb.
Mayor Smith then spoke on the ad¬
vantages of the road and the possibil¬
ities of securing it for the counties
above mentioned.
Col. Middlebrook then stated that
as he understood it the object of the
meeting was to do something and he
made a move that the County Com¬
missioners be instructed to co-operate
with the other counties in building
this road. Mr. Boyd, representing the
commissioners asked to amend the
motion that the vote be a standing
one and that the people who voted
mean what they voted as the com¬
missioners would be governed by the
sentiment of the meeting. This
amendment was accepted. Mr. Eakes
then offered an amendment that they
also ask the other counties along the
line of the Georgia railroad to co-op¬
erate with us in building a modern
adway from Atlanta to Augusta,
his amendment was also accepted,
he motion was then put to a stand
vote and was carried unani¬
mously.
Mr, Boyd stated that he was not
authorized so say what the commis
ioners would do but with this resolu-
10n by the people it is practically a
ertainty that the road will be built.
The business of the meeting being
oncluded a motion was made and
assed that they adjourn.
There were present at the meeting
a number of citizens from other
coun¬
ts and every one present was heart
\ n favor of building the roadway,
alton county has signified their de
nH "a ^, all Uu that ‘ te remains "’ith the to other be counties
done now
° seeure Hu- route from the Atlan
Journai T which is
>, t as this thought will be
' route will give them the
of “ y <lireoUon
Sale in Bankruptcy
Over $7000.00 Insolvent
Notes and Open Accounts
Tl.i ie will he sold at Mansfield, Ga., next Wednesday, June 2nd,
c l°ck, ;u public out cry, all papers, notes, mortgage-notes and
accounts belonging to the estate of Crawford Harwell, Bankrupt.
e 5arne amounts to than $7000.00 and sold insolvent
wore are as
^ f ash, by order of the of Bankruptcy.
court
C. C. KING,
Trustee for Crawford Harwell
Bankrupt.
Almon News.
Mrs. Jones and brother, of near
Honey Creek, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Ellis.
Mrs. J. L. Ramey spent last Satur¬
day with her daughter in Atlanta.
Mr. Fred Rice spent last Sunday
with Mr. Jesse Yancey.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Cofer spent last
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs John Mc
Cart.
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Rice visited Mr.
and Mrs. C. W. Smith at Fairview
Sunday.
Mr. William McCart and family vis¬
ited Mr. and Mrs. John McCart last
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Owens visited
their parents at Mt. Tabor Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Hyatt visited
relatives at Mt. Tabor Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Rice visited Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Rice at Hawkinsville
Sunday.
Mr. Thomas Puckett, of Princeton,
spent Sunday with Mr. D. F. Rice.
Mt. Zion News.
Miss Juliette Skelton was the guest
of Miss Charlie Eubanks Thursday.
Messrs. Other and Thomas Wells
were guests of their grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Mann, Sunday.
Mrs. R. D. Dial visited Mrs. N. C.
Eubanks Saturday.
Mr. Lonnie and Miss Minnie Posey
were guests of their sister, Mrs. C. C.
Harper one day last week.
Misses Vera and Lois Eubanks were
visiting Mrs. J. W. Kimball a part of
last week.
Mr. Homer Dial was the guest of
his daughter here Sunday.
Misses Vera and Lois Eubanks were
the guests of Mrs. Julia Mitcham last
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Newton Skelton were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mann
Sunday.
Mrs. N. C. Eubanks is spending
sometime with her daughter, Mrs. J.
W. Kimble who is very ill.
Misses Bessie and Elm a Dial were
the guests of Mrs. Pearl Dial Sunday.
Mr. Jim Puckett visited Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Dial Sunday.
Messrs Jim and Tom Puckett visited
their sister here Sunday.—Last week
letter.
The Alternative.
“If the window had been eight feet
from the ground.’’ pouted the young
wife, “Instead of eight stories. I’d
have thrown myself out when you
quarreled with me. Then you’d have
had to be sweet to me when you
picked me up. A lot of wives attempt
suicide, they say, Just to be petted
when they come to.”
"Yes," said he, “but sometimes they
don’t come to, remember.”—New York
Press.
One For Every Day.
“I’ve been reading about one of them
rich men wot’s got er suit of clothes
for every day In the week,” said one
tramp to another.
“That’s nothin’. So ’are I. This Is It
I’ve got on now!”— London Globe.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
BAPTISTS MEET AT
SALEM SATURDAY.
Program of Re-uuion and Roll Call
of Salem Baptist Church
May 29th.
A meeting of the Salem Baptist
church, Rockdale county is called for
Saturday, May 29th. The following
program has been arranged for the
occasion:
9:30 a. m., Devotional services con¬
ducted by Rev. J. J. Stephenson.
Song by the congregation.
Address of welcome by the Pastor.
Song by the congregation.
Roll call by the Clerk.
Sermon by Rev. J. M. Brittain, of
Atlanta.
Adjournment for dinner.
Afternon session, song service.
Sermon by Rev. C. Stephenson, of
Atlanta.
Song by the congregation.
Reading the history of the church
by the Clerk.
Roll call of members.
It is hoped for a full attendance of
the membership of the church, and
all ex-pastors of the church are re¬
quested to be present. A cordial in¬
vitation is extended to all who have
been members of this church at any
time. All Baptists are invited to at¬
tend. Remember that a basket dinner
is a part of the program.
ESCORTING THE COURT.
Official Pomp and Splendor In Old
Colonial Times.
In colonial days York, Me., was the
county seat to which the judges and
lawyers from New Hampshire and
Massachusetts often went, and the
court sessious were attended with
much official pomp and ceremony. In
“Old Colonial Houses iu Maiue'’ Em¬
ma Huntington Nason quotes from a
record left by John Adams, who as a
young barrister went to York in 1774
and who made at that time the follow
ing entry in his journal:
“When 1 got to the tavern on the
eastern side of the l’iscntaqua river 1
found the sheriff of York and six of
his deputies, all with gold laced hats,
ruffles, swords and very gay clothes
and all likely young men who had
come out to that place to escort the
court into town.”
This gives us a hiut of the pomp and
splendor affected by the court otijcials
of those days, “when the judges wore
robes of scarlet with large cambric j
bands and immense wigs and the bar¬
risters had gowns and also bands and
tie wigs.”
As the judges aproacbed the shire
towns the sheriff met them with an es¬
cort and flourish of trumpets. Their
arrival was announced by cannon, and
the daily summons to the court before
bells were introduced was by heating
a drum.
A Patriot.
National and local characteristics
come out oddly enough at school ex¬
aminations. A subinspector, hearing a
class of London Irish boys repeat Ma¬
caulay’s. “Horatius.” Inquired whether
three soldiers would be likely nowa¬
days to hold a bridge against a whole
army.
“Would three Englishmen, for exam¬
ple?” he said.
“No, sirl" said the class.
“Would three Scotsmen?”
They again dissented.
“Would three irishmen?”
“Please, sir,” shouted an excitable |
little fellow, “one Irishman would do
it!”
How She Secured Office.
Mrs. Mary East Is said to have t>ppn
the pioneer woman in England to hold
some of thp offices as to which wo¬
men's eligibility is now in dispute, but
she was elected because she disguised
herself as a man. For thirty-six years
this remarkable woman, while mas¬
querading as a man and acting as land
lord of the White House inn at Pop¬
lar, served assiduously on juries and
In parish offices. In 1744 she was
“head borough.” in 1752 overseer of
the poor. When her sex was finally
discovered she retired to private life
with the competence she had acquired
as an Innkeeper.
An Accomplice.
The doctor looked at the patient.
"I am very sorry,” he said, “that you
didn’t let me send for Dr. Gookins
some time ago. It’s scarcely worth
while to bring him here now.”
“Oh. well, doctor.” said the patient
wearily, “perhaps you can make use of
him as an accessory after the tact’’—
Cleveland Leader.
A Sin of Omission.
Knowing Child—Mamma punished
me for something I hadn't done yes¬
terday. Auntie—That’s rather unjust
Are you sure? Knowing Child-Yes;
she punished me because I hadn’t done
my lessons.—Illustrated Bits.
Last Chances.
The ordinary man feels that if he
fails at everything else he can make a
good living raising chickens. The av
erage woman feels that If worse ever
come to worst she can take roomers. -
Chleago Record-Herald.
Correcting Hirn.
Judge-Up again. Caspy, for evading j
the law. 01 j
Casey-Don’t rub It In. jedge j i
only wish Oi had evaded it iustead of
running Into two cops on the corner.
Another
Car - load
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