COMMISSIONERS IN
SESSION
Most Important Piece of
Was Selection of Warden of
Convict Camp.
The Board of County
ers held their regular monthly
ing yesterday and transacted an
usually large amount of
The road work in the different
of the county was gone into and
the details throughly analyzed.
Several changes have been
in the method of working the
in'Newton county during the
iitration of the Resent officials. 0
of them is the plan of having
main body of convicts build good
roads in the county and repair the
bad places. Contracts are also let
citizens of the rural districts to work
the roads in their localities. This
plan seems to be working all right.
We understand that the Commis¬
sioners will have a man to do the pur¬
chasing of supplies for the
camp, who will make all the purchases
and O. K. all the bills. If this is true
it will mean a saving of considerable
money to the county'.
One of the most important pieces of
business to come up for consideration
yesterday' was the appointment of a
warden for the convict camp, to take
the place of Mr. J. M. Davis, who
was discharged several weeks ago.
There were thirteen applicants for the
place and the majority of them came
before the board with strong endorse¬
ments and petitions. After careful
consideration tbe Commissioners ap¬
pointed Mr. R. P. Boyd, he to take
active charge of the camp at once.
Mr. Jarman’s Fine Oats.
Mr. L. W. Jarman, one of Newton’s
largest and most progressive planters
was in the city Tuesday and called at
The News office for a short wile.
He placed an ad in the columns of
this paper offering some of his fine
seed oats and seed wheat for sale
which will be read on another page.
Mr. Jarman said that on one acre
of land this year he raised 77 bushels
of oats, while his entire crop averag
him over 40 bushels to the acre. Mr.
Jarman is a great believer in diver¬
sified farming and each year he rais¬
ed plenty of grain for himself besides
placing several hundred bushels on
the market. If you are going to plant
oats or wheat you should not fail to
get some of his seed. They are the
very' best.
An Excellant Plan.
Mr. L. W. Jarman, member of the
Fifth district agricultural committee
of the Farmers Union, is in receipt of
a letter from Mr. N. R. Hudson, La¬
grange, Ga., in which he says:
Lagrange, Ga., Sopt. 4. 1609.
Mr. L. W. Jarman, Poterdale, Ga.
Dear Sir:—On September 10th, the
farmers of Troup county will meet
with the purpose of centralizing on
the best plan to adopt in the cultiva¬
tion of 15 acres of land. This plan
must oarry out the idea of diversifica¬
tion, that is, the plan must be one
that is best fitted to the conditions
surrounding the people, rather, the
farmers of the South.
As I see it, there is a vast
of ignorance as to the possibilities
the Agricultural South. We are mak¬
ing the west, the railroads, the sup¬
ply merchants, the bankers, rich.
They are all feasting on
profits, that might be largely saved,
if the farmers would use wisely
means at their hands. They can
duce the cotton needed by the
of the world, and then have
the time necessary to produce
comforts, yes, the luxuries of
The acreage in cotton should
reduced, the production per
should be increased threefold.
time wasted is poorly cultivating
land properly used, would enable
to live like Lucullus.
Please tell me in as succinct
ner as possible what can be done
15 acres. State the different
the acres, or quantity of land
priated to each, beginning with
15th of October, covering one year.
We will offer a premium of $500
the man who will produce the
results on this 15 acres. Your
ing the quantity that may be
ed, will induce those who enter
contest to try and reach the
Yours very truly,
N. R. Hutchinson.
It would be well for the
men of Covington to get
in this movement and use their
effort to assist the farmers of
county in their efforts to
their crops. This plan is adopted
supported by the business men
farmers of Troup county. No
move could be made in Newton
for tee business men and farmers
get together and inaugurate a
plan.
Who will take the lead?
High Point Locals.
Rev. Patrick tilled his regular ap¬
pointment at Austin’s Chapel Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Elliott spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Sal¬
ter.
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Crowell and son
Grady, of Salem, spent several days
last week with Miss Tempie Lewis.
We are glad to say that the sick in
our community are better at this
writing.
Mr. Frank Vining, of Hayston, was
in our community Sunday.
Rev. Mr. Patrick spent Sunday
night with Mr. W. C. Salter.
We are requested to announce that
there will be a singing at Austin’s
Chapel next Sunday afternoon, Sept.
12th. Everybody invited to come and
bring all your song books.
Misses Georgie and Hattie Salter
has returned to their home at Oxford,
after spending the past week with
their grand-parents Mr. and Mrs. J.
S. Bridges.
Several of our people have been
visiting the “Dam” recently.
Miss Maggie Grant spent last Tues¬
day with Miss Lena Parker.
Mr. John Jones and son of Eaton
ton spent several days with his sister
Mrs W. C. Salter who is quite sick.
Harwell-Franklin.
Mrs. Emma Harwell, of Mansfield,
announces the engagement of her
daughter, Ethel, t<5 Mr. Lucius Hugh
Franklin, the marriage to take place
at the home of the bride on Wednes¬
day, October 30th.
Mr. Franklin is one of the leading
young men of Mansfield and secre¬
tary and treasurer of the Mansfield
Trading Co. He has a large number
of friends all over the state who will
read this announcement with interest.
He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus S.
Franklin, of Leakton. Miss Harwell
is one of Mansfield’s most popular
young ladies, possessing many lovely
traits of character.
City School Opened Monday.
Owing to the fact that the new
desks and several improvements
which has been going on at the school
building, the term did not open until
Tuesday.
Report from the teachers show
nearly 300 pupils have already
rolled, with the outlook good for a
number of others to come in within
the next few days. This is a
enrollment than last year at the
ginning of the term, and the
Board of Education is confident
the enrollment for the coming session
will be by far the best in the history
of the school. „
The school building has
undergone much improvement,
sides the big auditorium which
built this year. The grades have
re-arranged and teachers supplied
each. With the present facilities
see no reason why Covington’s
should be excelled by any in
state. If you intend to enter
child it is urged by the principal
you do so at once, and not wait
half the term is gone and then
the child to keep up with those
entered at the beginning of the
TO LET.—A furnished room in
private home with bath
Convenient to eating place and
public square. Young men
Call News office for particulars.
WANTED—A-l salesman, in
goods department at once. Apply
W. Cohen, City. It
Dry Pine Wood delivered
in town. Apply to 8. A. Brown. 4t
Northern Australia.
Australia’s huge northern territory
has a tropical, almost an equatorial,
climate, and the heat Is very
i lng to Europeans Its capital. Pal¬
merston. contains more Chinese than
! Caucasians The former are the
ing race and the employers; the
are the servile and the employed.
Large herds of buffaloes roam
the silent plains of this enormous ter¬
ritory. which would be a
paradise but for the wild natires.
are exceptionally fierce and treacher
ous and have killed a number of
hunters who came to hunt the buffa¬
loes.
The Gordian Knot.
When one of Uncle Sam’s sailor’s,
man named Gordon, formerly
; on one of our vessels in a West
squadron, was taken to the Naval hos¬
pital in Washington he described with
grewsome vividness to his companions
there his adventure with a shark
| one “I of had the islands in the West Indies.
Jest fell over the bulwarks,”
said the able seaman. “wheD along
comes a big shark an’ grabs me by the
leg.”
“What did ye do then, matey?” ask¬
ed one of the patients.
“I never disputes none with
said the sailor. “1 let him have the
leg.”—Harper’s Weekly.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Starrsville News.
Master Will Ed Corley, of Atlanta,
spent last week with Mr. W. T. Cor¬
ley’s family.
Miss Carrie Mae Lunsford spent
several days last week with relatives
at Hayston.
Mrs. Branham Anderson and daugh¬
ters Misses Mary and Martha, of
Covington were the guest of Mrs. J.
L. Epps last Thursday.
Miss Myrtiee Morgan had as her
guest several days last week, her
cousin Miss Ozzie jCunard a popular
young lady of Griffin.
Miss Ellie Dunlap, of Atlanta is the
guest of the Misses Webb.
Mrs. Loula Lowe, of Macon was
the admired guest of Mrs. R. L. Mid
dlebrooks the latter part of last week.
Miss Lillian Pickette has returned
home after an extended visit with
relatives in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Smith and child¬
ren of Oxford were the guest of Mr.
J. C. Morgan’s family last Saturday
night and Sunday.
Mr. W. T. Corley visited relatives
in Marietta a day or two this week.
Miss Lora Edwards a pretty young
lady of Macon is the guest of her
sister Mrs. B. J. Anderson.
Prof. H. J. Langston and Miss Rose¬
bud Preston, of Monroe, attended the
barbecue here Saturday.
Dr. Glover, of Juliet spent last
Thursday with Mr. R. L. Middlebrook
family.
Miss Olivia Hays, of Hayston spent
last Thursday with Miss Myrtiee Mor¬
gan.
Mrs. M. E. Jackson and little son
Louis of Atlanta are the guest of the
former’s parents Mr. and Mrs. J. C,
Morgan.
Mrs. Arch Belcher of Oklahoma,
and Miss Ethel Belcher of Covington,
spent last Sunday afternoon with
Mr. A. J. Belcher’s family.
Little Miss Annie Myrtiee Johnson,
of Hayston, spent several days last
week with relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs C. I. Cash and son
Claiborne and Mrs. Mattie Middle
brooks, of Covington, attended the
barbecue here last Saturday, and
were the guests of Mr. R. L. Middle
brook’s family Saturday night and
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Benton and lit¬
tle son of Cedartown, Mr. and Mrs.
John Benton and children, of Ash
burn, and Mr. Howard Benton, of
Cedartown, were the guests ol their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ossian Benton
Inst week.
Messrs. C. W. and F. N. Wright,
two of Leguin’s most popular young
men were visitors here last Monday
afternoon.
Mrs. R. L. Middlebroolcs, entertain¬
ed a number of young people very
pleasantly last Saturday evening.
Mr. W. H. Morgan, of Atlanta,
spent several days last week with his
parents here.
Mr. J. R. Crenshaw has moved his
family to Covington.
Quite an enjoyable singing w as giv¬
en at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Epps, last Sunday afternoon.
Messrs. C. W. and F. N. Wright
and four charming sisters, of Leguin,
were the guest of Mr. Hubert and
Miss Aline Corley last Saturday even¬
ing.
Mr. Chappell Benton and children,
of Mansfield, visited relatives here
last Friday.
The barbecue which occurred at
this place last Saturday w r as an oc¬
casion of much pleasure to quite a
large crowd. Visitors from Coving¬
ton, Newborn, Mansfield and Hayston
were present.
A Composer’s Compliment.
Wagner once said he would prefer
to go to Vienna to hear the waltzes of
Strauss to hearing Italian opera. On
a birthday of Mine. Strauss some years
ago she had as guests many celebrated
musicians. She passed around a fan
on which the different composers and
players were writing their names and
excerpts from compositions of their
own. When it reached Brahms lie
penned the first measure of the “Blue
Danube” waltz and signed beneath,
i “Not. I regret to say, by your devoted
friend Johannes Brahms.”
An Opinion.
“Say, paw.” said little Rollo, “why
do they call George Washington the
father of his country?”
“I dunno, son, unless it was because
his country kept him hustling to keep
it out of trouble and then came to
look at him as a sort of old fogy
whose advice didn’t amount to much
anyhow.”—Washington Star.
What He Wanted.
“Be careful, young man. You know
the old saying, ‘Marry in haste and re
pent at leisure.’ ”
“That's why I’m rushing things.
What I want is leisure.”—Exchange.
When fortune fails us the supposed
frleuds of our prosperous days vauish j
—Plautus.
Pace Locals.
Friends:
Nothing w'ould please me better
to thank every one personally
voted for me in the recent con¬
but as that is impossible please
my heartfelt thanks for your
1 not only appreciate the
w r atch, but also the [interest
friends have shown for me. I
that I may have the opportunity
returning the favor to each of you
day.
Yours gratefully,
(Miss) Seiais Hill.
Farmers in this section are begin¬
to pick cotton.
Rev. W. O. Butler is conducting re¬
vival services at Snapping Shoals.
Mr. T. J. Ramsey spent Tuesday in
Atlanta.
Miss Verba Ogletree and Carrie
Hicks, of Oak Hill, visited friends
here Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. W. S. Ramsey, of Covington,
spent several days recently with her
children here.
Mr. W. T. Watson spent a feu r
hours in Covington Tuesday.
MJ[s Stella Pruett, of Rockdale,
visited Mrs. T. J. Ramsey Sunday af¬
ternoon.
Mr. J. C. Hill and son Evans spent
Monday with relatives near Almon.
Miss Addie Belle Elliott has return¬
ed from an extended visit to relatives
in North Carolina.
Mr. C. D. Almaiul of Atlanta spent
Sunday with his parents Mr. and Mrs.
G. B. Almand.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kirkland and
children visited Mr. J. T. Kirkland’s
family Sunday.
Rev. W. G. Butler and Mr. C. D.
Ramsey spent a short while in Cov¬
ington Monday. _
Misses Bay and Kate Pruett, of
Rockdale visited Miss Vera McCord
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. T' J. Ramsey and children
spent Monday with Mrs. W* D,
Elliott.
Mr. Lorenza Smith and sister Miss
Mollie, visited Rev, and Mrs. W. O.
Butler Tuesday afternoon.
Misses Addie Belle Elliott and Sa¬
die Chambers spent Sunday night
with Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Ramsey.
Mrs. W. C. Butler visited Mrs. Wm.
Boyd Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. George Willingham spent Sun¬
day with her parents Mr. and Mrs. B.
F. Rowan.
Mr. Emmett Rogers, of Covington, j
visited Grady Crowell part of last
week.
Mrs. Alf Pierce and two little
daughters of Augusta, spent last week
with Mr. and Mrs. J. Will Cowan.
Mrs. T. J. Ramsey visited her pa¬
rents Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Estes Tues¬
day.
Mr. C. O. Nixon went up to Atlan¬
ta Tuesday to accept a position. We
wish for him much success.
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Crowell and son
Grady spent the week-end with rela¬
tives at Leguin.
Mrs. Pauline Foster and ' little
daughter, of Atlanta, spent last week
with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Burns.
Miss Sadie Chambers, of Atlanta,
has been the admired guest of Miss
Addie Belle Elliott for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Turner and lit¬
tle son, of Covington spent part of
last week with Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Nixon.
His Marathon Record.
“Colonel,” asked the beautiful girl,
“did you ever ride » horse ninety miles
In three days?”
“No." replied the veteran of two
wars, “but I once ran twenty miles In
about thirty minutes, which, 1 think,
was going some, considering the fact
fhat the underbrush was thick, and I
was in so much of a hurry that i for¬
got to throw away a knapsack that
weighed nearly fifty pounds.”-Chteago
Record Herald
Counts Up.
"My dear," he said in a mildly re¬
proachful tone. “1 have no doubt at all
that you are a good bargain hunter
and that you always get really excel
lent bargains, but you get too many of
them.”—Chicago Post.
Watches and Clocks
Repaired.
I am prepared to repair your
Watches and Clocks and can fix
them so they will run, for less mon¬
than my competitors and guar¬
all my work. When you are
for your work give me a
J. SIEGEL
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REFINEMENT
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no matter are seen or among how many i
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Even those built for roughest use are decidedly suggestive of fl
feminine gr<jce, while the more dressy styles are simply indiscrib- *
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Considering their splendid wearing qualities, too, is it any won- 1
der that the most smartly groomed women are everywhere 1
adopting them? *
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Meet Every Requirement. !
Low Cuts $3.00, $3.50 and $4.00 i 1
Boots $3.50 and $4.00' 1
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WANTED!
COTTON SEED
I am always in touch
with the market. Will
pay highest cash price
for same.
WICK PORTED
Porferdale, Ga.
Dr. A. S. HOPKINS, Dentist
Nitrous Oxide Gas Administered.
All kinds of dental work done in a painstaking and care¬
ful manner. Enamel and cast gold fillings are especially in¬
dicated in frail teeth and where no discoloration is wanted.
Night calls answered from residence near Georgia depot,
second hoqpe on left toward Oxford.
A. S. HOPKINS, I). D. N.
Office 8 and 10 Star Bldg. Covington, Ga.
Office Phone 216 Residence Pnone 200-L.
Seed Oats For Sale.
Seed Oats and Seed Wheat. Appier Oats, the Old 0
Rust Proof and Texas Red Rust Proof Oats raised in Georgia,
price is 75 cts. and $ 1.00 per pushel, depending on the kind
quantity, delivered in Covjngton. All seed are caretully fanned
recleaned.
L. W. JARMAN, Porterdale, Ga.
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