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VOL- NO. 39
II, ELLINGTON
COMPLIMENTS board
[Quite a Pleasant Surprise Given
Board of Education by One
of Its Members.
Clever, genial S. R. Ellington, one
JEperous I« the county’s foremost aiid most
citizens, and a member of
B ^ h ;Joanl ol Kdm-aiion, came by The
Lv. NeW , office Monday morning and
the editors an invitation to take
■dinner with the Board which he had
Cred at Smith’s Lunch Store. occasion
\ll the eatables for this
| W ere raised and furnished by Mr.
■Efcton on his “Self Reliance”
Enin ing Gum Creek district, chicken, consist¬
Eared of mutton and spring
several different ways. Af¬
ter the dinner course, cream and
lake were served.
llr. Ellington is one of the the best
■armers in this section of state,
Indat no time does the price of meat
Jndflour, or in faqj anything that
Lb he raised to eat, affect him. He
paspentmuch time in the improve¬
ment of his farm and now lias one of
■he best arranged plantations in
lewton county.
[Mr, Ellington stated to a N lows man
Lnetime ago that it had been more
tan twenty years since he bought a
pbel of corn for feeding purposes.
Ivery year he places on the market
le variety of grain planted by him
jnd at no time has he been able to
apply the demand for his grain for
M
| The Board of education massed a
(solution of thanks to Mr. Ellington
|r his generous hospitality and wish
■g lerity. him a long life of health and pros-
1 Those who were fortunate enough
pbe present, were Prof. H. If. Stone,
Jhairman M. of C. the Davis, Heard, Messrs. D. J.
■W8, S. R. Ellington,
J. Belcher and County
lommissioner, A. H. Poster,
lifter enjoying the genial bospital
n of Mr, Ellington, a general word
pllent jihanks was extended hinf for the
manner in which lie had
pertained the party.
fOR SALK Tw.) farms near Cov
Ni. W. B. Shepherd.—tf»
I here Are a Few People in Every
Locality Who Are Getting
Ahead in the World
They are better off than they were a year or more ago ; they
are s P e ncling less than they earn, in other words THEY
ARE SAVING SOMETHING some way. There are
o'Aers in the same locality who are falling behind. I his is
sometimes due to misfortune, but more often to lack of the
proper care m spending their money.
No Matter What Date is Stamped
Gn It, A Dollar Is Not Old
Enough to Take Care
of Itself.
YVn
■ not do business on a safe basis and be one of the get
atleaclr BRING YOUR DOLLARS TO US FOR
^ E K.I ; PING. When make first deposit we
P you your
es ent you with deposit book and check book, these are
a
j y urs without cost to the check with which you pay
^ tu JUU you ; , UlC Willi VViiiv.ii / r J
r account is jpt f | always have record
a rece or anc we a
*n case you fail to be properly credited—in other words
n a( count with safety to your funds
'**** us guarantees you j
Cos * to you. |
^<>u Wish to Succeed Deposit
^°ur Money With The
First National Bank i '
Covington, Georgia.
®)e Jtewt
PEARY REACHES
north pole
Man Who Has Made Several
Attempts At Last Reaches
The Goal.
Shortly after the announcement
that I)r. Frederick A. Cook had made
a successful dash for that coveted ex¬
ploration, the news is sent out that
Captain Peary, his American compet¬
itor had made a successful attempt to
locate the North Pole.
The following report, was sent out
from Indian Harbor, N. S., Sept. 6th:
“According to a report received
here today Captain Peary has also
reached the North Pole and is on his
way home.
“The information comes from Cape
Race and is apparently authentic.
“It has been expected since word
came that Cook had discovered the
North Pole that Captain Peary, his
American competitor, would also be
successful.
“This news received from Cape
Race apparently confirms fhis expec¬
tation.”
Services Resumed at Baptist Church.
Rev. E. R. Pendleton, who has been
taking a vacation from his duties as
pastor of the Baptist church, return¬
ed home last week and beginning
with the Sunday morning service re¬
sumed his regular preaching services
at that*church.
Mr. Pendleton has a host of friends
in the city who are glad to welcome
him back to the pulpit again. The
regular services will be held next
Sunday and evening.
Fiast Bale Of New Cotton.
Covington received her first bale of
this years’ cotton grown in Newton
county last Wednesday, and it was
bought by Mr. N. S. Turner for fifteen
cents per pound, from Mr. E. T. Hull,
one of West Newton’w foremost and
most progressive Farmers.
The bale was a little late of last
year, but brought a better price.
It is expected that several bales
will come in this week.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, SEPTEMBER 8, 1909.
CAPTURES PRIZE.
M. Herring, Once Resi¬
dent of This City Invents the
Greatest Flying Machine
the following account of the world’s
inventor appeared in Sun¬
Constitution:
Augustus M. Herring, co-inventor
Glenn Curtiss, of the aeroplane,
in which the latter won the world’s
aviation trophy at Rheims, is a Geor¬
having been born in Augusta,
his parents moving during his infancy
Covington, in which city Mr. Her¬
was raised.
He was born in the sixties in Au¬
in that part of the city known
as Sand Hills.
His mother, who is still living, was
Cora Conyers, youngest daugh¬
of that pioneer citizen, of Newtou
Dr. William D. Conyers.
His father, Colonel William F. Her¬
was a cotton [merchant in Au¬
When quite a little fellow Mr. and
Herring built and furnished an
colonial home in Coving¬
and they moved their family to
home where A. M. Herring lived
he was twelve years of age. At
time Colonel Herring went abroad
with his family and remained in Eu¬
rope for many years.
Upon returning to the States Mr.
Herring bought a home in New York
city.
While here A. M. Herring develop¬
ed an inventive trend of mind and his
father fitted him up a well equipped
work shop in his home on West Fifty
Eighth-st. He soon entered Stevens
Institute, where he completed his
course with distinction. He began
studying aerial navigation soon after
leaving Stevens Institute and has
kept his efforts up unremittingly since
He has worked with different avia¬
tors and was with the Wright Broth¬
ers for two years. He worked with
one rather obscure aviator and so
sure was he that A. M. Herring had
the correct solution of aerial naviga¬
tion, that when this aviator died he
left Mr. Herring a handsome legacy.
On a recent visit to his relatives in
Georgia he expressed his faith in per¬
fect aerial navigation and said that
he “was sure to succeed in his inven¬
tion for Might.”
Mr. Herring has a very fine physique
and a countenance which tells deep¬
est thought and fine concentration of
mind. Personally he is very inter¬
esting, and being a man of wide ac¬
quaintance and much travel, he num¬
bers his friends by his acquaintances.
AVOIDS PUBLICITY.
He avoids all publicity and is mark¬
ed by his shrinking nature. He work¬
ed out the problems of the Herring
Curtiss car, but Mr. Curtiss navigates
the car unaccompanied by Mr. Her¬
ring. Mr. Herring has three sisters,
Mrs. Chloe Herring Bleckley, of At¬
lanta, and Mrs. Calvin W. Hendrick,
of Baltimore. His younger sister,
Miss Rebecca Herring, lives in Con¬
necticut, with her mother.
He has two charming children,
William Conyers Herring, who is the
eldest, and little Miss Chloe Herring,
both of whom bid fair to be “worthy
children of such a noble sire.”
Mr. Wells Goes On Road.
Mr. George T. Wells, who has been
conducting the Wells Bottling Works
for several years, left yesterday for
his work in South Carolina. He is
representing the Liquid ( arbonic
Company as salesman and will be
away from home quite a while. Mr.
Wells has a number of friends here
who will regret to know that his work
will take him away from the city, but
wish for him much success in his new
line.
Mr. Wells’ appointment to this pos¬
ition came as a distinct surprise to
him, as he was selected over some
thing like two hundred other appli
cants.
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Cohen’s Milliners.
Mrs. W. Cohen, Mrs. Emma Wil¬
lingham and Miss Myrtle Bird, are
spending sometime in Atlanta, pre¬
paratory to the beginning of the mil
finery season, in the interest of the
Millinery parlors of W. Cohen. These
ladies are all-adapt in their line and
are at some of the largest Millinery
establishments in that city making a
careful study of the styles and shapes
for the coming season. head trim¬
Miss Bird, Mr. Cohen’s
has been in the “Gate City” for
mer
the past three weeks, and has prepar-
COURT DISPOSES
OF SEVERAL CASES
City Court Adjourned Monday
Morning After Several Cases
Were Tried.
The regular term of the City Court
of Covington convened last Wednes¬
day and continued throughous the
week, adjourned Monday morning.
Several important cases were tried,
among them being that of Susan
Glover Stamps suit for damages
againat the county for the death of
her daughter caused by falling off a
bridge sometime ago and drowning.
This case was tried at the July term
of the city court and a verdict given
the plaintiff of $500. A new trial was
appealed for by the defense and was
granted by Judge Whaley on the
ground that an error had been made
in the charge to the jury.
At the trial of this case last week a
hard fight was made by both the at¬
torneys for the plaintiff and for the
comity, and among the important
points argued was the distinction be¬
tween a foot log and a public bridge.
Another was the question of the
childs age in being a factor in assist¬
ing, her mother earn a support. After
having consumed nearly all of two
da 4s a verdict was rendered in favor
of the county. We understand the
case will be carried to the Court of
Appeals and will be argued somewhere
about the 16th of this month. The
plaintiff was represented by Middle
bruoks, Rogers & Knox, while the
county was handled by R. W. Milner
and Col. Foster of Madison.
In the suit of Jones vs. Southern
Bell Telephone Co., a verdict was
the plaintiff for $300 damages
for injury to a finger. Jones was
by Meadors & Foster and
the defense by Pace, Middlebrooks,
Rogers & Knox.
Vance Cooper, against whom sev¬
eral true bills were returned by the
grand jury came up for trial and
pleaded guilty to all of them and w 7 as
given fines and costs aggregating
Sentence was suspended in
one of the cases pending good con¬
A number of other cases were tried
and disposed of for misdemeanor,
among them being that of Chip King
for gambling, he receiving a sentence
of ten months in the gang with a
“jump back.” Tom Vaughn, the
white man caught with King demand¬
ed indictment by the grand jury and
was remanded to jail.
Back From New York.
Mr. W. Cohen returned last week
from an extended trip to New York,
where he went in search of fall and
winter bargains for his many custom¬
ers in this city and county.
Mr. Cohen has long had the repu¬
tation of being one of Covington’s
shrewdest buyers, and his trip to the
market this season was, as he ex¬
presses it, one of the most successful
in the securing of up-to-date goods at
very reasonable prices, that he has
yet made. He is making preparations
for the arrival of his new goods,
which are coming in daily, and the
next issue of The News will carry
his usual fall announcement of bar¬
gains, together with all the new
shades and styles that his large mer¬
cantile establishment represents.
Master Robert Travis Hurt.
Little Robert, son of Col. and Mrs.
Robert Travis, of Savannah,
ed to a very painful accident while
a visit to this city last
but at present is recovering nicely.
A crowd of little folks were
ing a straw ride and just as the
was turning the corner in front of
S. P. Thompson’s residence
lost his balance and fell, the
passing over his head and hip.
injury to his head, while painful,
not thought to be serious, but the
bones were shattered. He was
prompt medical attention, and
carried to a hospital in Atlanta.
shattered hip is doing nicely and it
thought that in all probability he
not be a cripple after he is able to
out again. He is now 7 at the home
his uncle, Dr. W. D. Travis, on
street.
ed some of the newest creations
head wear, which will be shown
the Millinery opening of this
firm. Before making up your mind
buy, see Cohen’s millinery.
It will pay you to look at our
ples of printing before buying.
NEWTON COUNTY TO
HAVE STOCK SHOW.
Possibly One of The Best
Largest Exibits of Registered
Stock to be Held Nov. 2.
For some'time past there has been
quite a good deal of talk of this coun¬
ty holding a live stock show, but up
until Saturday afternoon there had
been nothing definite done along the
line of holding it this season.
Saturday afternoon at the court
house there met together a lot of
prominent citizens from all over the
county for the purpose of formulat¬
ing plans and making preparations
for holding .the biggest live stock
show ever held in the county before.
At this meeting Mr. J. W. King was
made president, and Mr. Henry Odum
secretary. At the meeting there
were a lot of men interested in
thoroughbred stock and all of them
without exception entered into the
proposition and in a few minutes en¬
tries were made for twenty-five
thirty cows, besides a number of
hogs.
In speaking of the matter to Mr.
W. L. Gibson, who is one of the
warmest advocates of thoroughbred
stock in the county, he said that there
was no doubt about the fact that one
hundred head would be entered. He
says that the show will have a tend¬
ency to promote interest in live stock
which is something any section with
the advantages of Newton should
have., •
The committee appointed at the
meeting Saturday have decided that
there will be no charge for entry of
stock and that no charge will be made
for admission to the show. This plan
is deemed best as it is the desire to
have as many people come to the
show 7 as is possible arid also to get as
many head of stock entered as it is
possible to enter.
The date of the show is fixed for
the first Tuesday in November, which
is the second, and the rules,
not completed will allow the entry of
any cow or hog that has been stand¬
ard bred and registered.
This show will mean a lot to the
people of Newton county, in that it
will give everyone the opportunity of
seeing what there really js in stand-
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The News is now lo¬
cated in it’s new
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street. Come to see
us for good printing.
$l. A Year In Advance.
ANOTHER KILLING
NEAR BIG DAM
Tragedy Occurs At The Store Of
J. F. Malone, In Jasper Coun¬
ty, Sunday Afternoon.
News was brought to the city Mon¬
day morning of the killing of Ide
Price by Orville Cargile, near the
big dam, in Jasper county. The trag¬
edy occurred Sunday afternoon about
1 o’clock.
The shooting took place at the store
of J. F. Malone, where a small crowd
had gathered. The shooting was
done with the pistol of a Mr. Kelley,
who, it is said, asked Cargile for his
gun and received the reply that he
would give him the contents of ft. A
few minutes later he came upon Price
sitting on a box and opened fire,
three bullets striking him.
Cargile was arrested and lodged in
jail, and was later taken to Monti
cello.
Cargile was recently acquitted of
the charge of killing two negroes at a
church.
Both of the parties are well known.
Officers who started .to Monticello
with Cargile in an •automobile heard
that a mob from Price’s home had
started to intercept them, and it is
said they probably changed their
plans and took the prisoner to Atlan¬
ta, for safety.
ard bred stock and also have the ad¬
vantages explained to them by men
who know. The News is heartily in
accord with the movement and its
columns are always open ff>r the pro¬
motion of anything for the good of
the people of the county. Don’t for¬
get the date, November second, and
come to the show, bringing your
whole family and your neighbors.
Other details of the show will be
given in The News just as soon as
the committee can get them staight
ened out. It is possible that Mr.
Loring Brown, the noted live stock
man of Smyrna, will be judge.
The many friends in the city of Mr.
Dean Albert will regret to hear of
his extreme illness with typhoid fever
at the Wesley Memorial in Atlanta
and wish for him a speedy couvales
cense. Sunday afternoon the report
wag that he was some little better..