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Cotton Market.
Following was ruling
, rice s here yesterday:
Middling, 10 5 ' 8 cts
Good mid. 10 3-4 cts
NO. 27
EWTON COUNTY’S CONVICT CAMP KEPT
IN THOROUGHLY SANITARY CONDITION,
ROAD WORK IS PROGRESSING RAPIDLY,
(ass of Road Work in Southern Part of the
County is As Good As Any Ever Done
In this Section'and Work is Being
Pushed Rapidly Over Route.
ast Friday the editors of The News
k a trip down to Newton Factory,
ere the county convict camp is at
sent located, and right from the
e of town we were impressed by
manner in which the road work is
„g done. In places where the hills
L e 9 t e ep, as for instance, Petty’s
y just south of town, the high
h’eg have been graded bottom down and
dirt put at the of the hill,
ing the grades a whole lot less
travel will he much more easily
omplished than it has ever been
Won this road. The people all
igthe line are loud in their praise
uperintendent Davis and say that
y never before had the roads he
uilding.
n reaching the camp we were met
Dr. 0. L. Holmes, the medical ex
bier who does the inspecting whiie
■ camp is located there. Dr. Holmes
es an examination every Friday
the camp from a sanitary and
ilth standpoint shows that he is
lg everything in his power to make
>hat it should be, and he is suc
ingtoo. We were first shown in
superintendent’s and guards quar
, which is a tent about thirty feet
re. The tent is so constructed
during the hardest kind of rain
list can penetrate it. The tent is
jt remarkably clean and looked as
eat pains were taken to keep it
elite.
Te next went into the cooking car,
ch is equipped with a large range,
es and other kitchen utensils. It
almostspotless, everything looked
lean as if it was polished every day.
of the trusty convicts does the
ring and is assisted by another
net who is also a trusty. They
good cooks and the provisions
at the camp are wholesome and
is the one whose officers and directors
are known to you as having been
successful in managing their own
affairs, and are therefore in a position
to handle the affairs of a public
Institution.
The officers and directors of our
bank have been successful which is a
sufficient guarantee of their fitness to
manage the affairs of our bank.
OFFICERS:
L AXDERS °N, Pres. C. C. ROBINSON, Vice-Pres.
• n >■ BENTON, Vice-Pres. STEPHENSON, Cashier
R. E.
DIRECTORS:
■V Z- ANDERSON, LEE,
L- 0. BENTON, E. O.
C. ROBINSON, A. J. BELCHER,
C. BROOKS, C. R. ROGERS,
R. E. STEPHENSON,
W. B. R. PENNINGTON.
™ e respectfully solicit your busi
ness an d offer you every courtesy that
18 Principals. ln keeping with sound banking
First National Bank
Covington, Ga.
Cooinotou
nutritious. Three quarters of a pound
of meat is allowed each convict per
day, together with corn bread, peas
and vegetables. Twice a week they
have fresh meat and three times a
week they have biscuit. We ate din¬
ner in the ear with the superintendent
and found the “rations” there unusu¬
ally well cooked and wholesome.
The other cars were gone through
and everything was just as clean and
the condition as sanitary as could he
expected. The ynrd boss, Mr. J. M.
Neeley, is the best man in the county
for the place, as he knows how to
keep everything clean and has it done
right. The blacksmith for the camp
is a negro convict who was sent to the
pen for life. He has served a number
of years and is a trusty. It is said
that he is a very good blacksmith and
does not give the the authorities any
trouble at all.
We were impressed with the system
used by Superintendent Davis in
handling the convicts and in keeping
the camp. That he knows how to
buiid roads and handle convicts is evi¬
dent from the time yon get to the
camp.
A record is kept of each convict in
a hook in the Superintendent’s tent,
in which is enrolled the name, date
he came there, days sick, times
whipped and everything having to do
wilh each man. A record is also kept
daily as to the amount of provisions
furnished him.
At the camp now are 21 state felony
convicts and we obtained the follow¬
ing data about each one:
Monday Durden, burglary, sent up
from Newton county for two years.
Ed Sparks, burglary, Newton coun¬
ty, two years.
Jonas Brown, accessory to murder,
Lee county, 8 years.
Other Barnes, manslaughter, Ogle-
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, JUNE 9, 1909.
CHIEF BOHANAN LANDS
A NEGRO THIEF THURSDAY
Cooter Gaither Stole Money From
R. F. Wright’s Cash Register
And Got Run In.
Last Thursday afternoon while
things were very busy in the grocery
store of R. F. Wright, Cooter Gaither,
colored, took advantage of the oppor¬
tunity and robbed the cash register of
$54.14. Before he had time to get
I away from the register Jack Wright
ran into him crouching behind the
end of the counter and asked him
what he was doing there. Cooter
told him that he had dropped some¬
thing and was looking for it, but at
the time Jack was not satisfied with
the explanation.
When the business of the day was
over and Bob went to balance the cash
it was found that a sack containing
the above amount was missing. The
matter was reported to Chief of Po¬
lice, Brad Bohanan, who arrested
Cooter and placed him in the cala¬
boose. The negro protested inno¬
cence and claimed that he knew no¬
thing about it at all. No one was al¬
lowed to talk to him until Thursday
morning when Bob Wright went down
to have a talk with him. When he
first went in Cooter asked him
what he had him arrested for and Bob
told him that he wanted his money,
whereupon he again denied any know¬
ledge of it. Finally, however, after
Bob told him that he didn’t want any¬
thing but his money he owned up to
it and told Bob that he would find the
entire-amount in the basement of his
store where he had thrown it thruogh
a window. Bob went to look for it
and after a considerable amount of
piking around in the cellar it was
found and the entire amount was just
as it had been taken from the cash
register. Gaither was sent to jail.
Chief Bohanan says that he worked
the best bluff he had ever had tried
on him, but he knew that it would
work out right if he was arrested and
no one allowed to talk to him. This
is the second thief this year the chief
has had to confess after he was allow¬
ed to stay in the city’s boarding house
over night.
LOCAL LEGISLATION.
Notice is hereby given that at
the next meeting of the General
Assembly a bill will be introduced
to amend an act entitled an act to
amend the charter of the City of
Covington authorizing the mayor
and council of said city ot Coving¬
ton to create an electric light and
water board for said city and for
other purposes.
thorpe, 8 years.
James Stewart, Fulton, burglary
and mutiny, 27 years.
Henry Smith, murder, Newton, life.
Will Jones, murder, Murray, life.
Bill Lundy, murder, Screven, life.
Dave Clark, murder, Morgan, life.
Ben Bivins, murder, Henry, life.
Andrew Harp, burglary, Muscogee,
10 years.
Joe Carr, burglary, Fulton, 6 years.
Royal Boddie, 2 cases of burglary,
Fulton and Muscogee, 7 years in each
case.
John Small, burglary, Muscogee,
10 years.
Ben Lackey, manslaughter, New¬
ton, 10 years.
Ed Jackson, burglary, DeKalb, 10
i years.
Holson Harden, voluntary raan
I slaughter, Johnson, 18 years.
Sherman Brewer, assault with in
i tent to murder and mutiny, Fulton, 9
! and 2 years.
Amos Nelson, accessory to murder,
j Lee, Dan 8 years. Slaughter, manslaughter.
Emanuel, 15 years. manslaughter, Mor
Robert Green,
■ gan, 5 years.
As will be seen from the above a
i number of life men are in the New¬
ton county camp, besides a number
! of long term men.
: There are in all 39 convicts working
on the public roads, 21 state and 18
misdemeanor men.
Mr. J. M. Davis is the superinten¬
dent and has under him the following
guards: H. I. Hor
J. M. Neely, yard boss;
: ton, J. D. Ellington, J. N. Atkinson,
Howard Davis, Robert Webb. Jno.
T. Ellington is the night guard.
They have a splendid camp, and
several hogs which are kept fat on
the waste from the lot and the cars.
The county now has 24 good mules.
With this bunch of men and equip¬
ment Mr. Davis says he will put the
roads of the county in better condi¬
tion than they have ever been if they
1 will let him go ahead.
SUDDEN DEATH OF
A PROMINENT MAN.
Mr. Will McDonald Died at His
Home Last Thursday
Afternoon.
Mr. Will McDonald, one of the best
knowm business men of the city,
died suddenly at his home late Thurs¬
day afternoon. The cause of his
death is thought to have been
heart failure. He had been engaged
in the livery business here for some
time and had been at the stable all
the afternoon, up to about thirty
minutes previous to the time he was
found at his home in a dying condi¬
tion. . Drs. Travis and Robinson were
immediately shmmoned but could do
nothing and death follow r ed in a few
minutes.
Mr. McDonald’s health had been
bad for some months but he was
thought to have been recovering and
was able to attend to his business
and the day before his death he ac¬
companied his wife and little daugh¬
ter to Atlanta, where they went to
visit relatives, and returned home
seemingly in a much improved condi¬
tion. Late Thursday afternoon he
went to his home and when someone
called at the stables for him one of
the negro boys went down to his
house to get him. The boy went in
the room and found Mr. McDonald in
the condition above stated. Mrs.
McDonald was immediately summon¬
ed and came from Atlanta at once.
He leaves a wife and one little
daughter, besides a number of rela¬
tives and friends to mourn his death.
The News joins the community in
extending sympathy to the bereaved
family.
MADISON TROUPE WILL
ATTRACT LARGE CROWD.
Will Present That Elegant Drama,
“Because I Love You,” at
Opera House Tonight.
Tonight, Wednesday, the Madison
Dramatic Company will present un¬
der the auspices of the library asso¬
ciation one of the most entertaining
plays ever seen on this stage. The
troupe is composed of a number of
amateurs whose talent would admit
them into the professional ring should
they desire to do so. They have play¬
ed to Covington people before, and
here, as well as elsewhere, they have
been highly complimented on their
superb acting.
The reserved seat board is on at
Dr. Wright’s drug store and already
a number of tickets have been sold.
It is thought that the largest house of
the season will greet them here. Go
out and see the play, it will be a good
one. The price is 35 and 50 cents and
is worth every cent of it.
Prominent Citizen Here.
Mr. S. R. Ellington, one of Gum
Creek’s most prosperous planters, and
a member of the Board of Education
of this county, was in the city a day
or two this week. Mr. Ellington
stated to a News reporter that he
had just cut his brag wheat patch
which would yield him something
over forty bushels on one acre of
ground. He says that the yield on
this field would have been better, but
about two weeks ago a very heavy
rain fell in that section, damaging the
crops very badly. Mr. Ellington is a
great believer in diversified farming
and each year demonstrates what can
be done on a farm. While many far¬
mers in the county are buying meat,
corn and peas, he is bringing these
products to town to be placed on the
market. He has an article in this
issue of The News which is worth
your while to read.
Excellent News Service.
The amount of county news matter
in this issue of the News is the most
complete of any issue of any paper
ever published in this county. Al¬
most every nook and corner of old
Newton is represented in the columns
of The News and literally covers the
whole Jcounty. We appreciate the
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Every one of them are eligible to the
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prize, a handsome gold watch.
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