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COLUMBUS WAGONS.
These wagons are built of the very best material and are built
to stand rough usage. U If you are going to buy a wagon and
want the best, come in and let us show you the COLUMBUS.
We are anxious to sell them and if you will give us a look, we’ll sell you the Best Wagon that money
can buy, and guarantee every part of it. We appreciate your patronage.
The Fincher-Norris Hardware Company,
Covington, Georgia.
JURY LIST.
September Term Newton County!
Superior Court.
The following gentlemen have been
irawn to serve as Grand and Traverse
Jurors at the September Term, 1909.
jf Newton Superior Court:
GRAND JURORS.
W. R. Harwell, P. W. Godfrey,
E. W. Fowler, W. B. Smith,
H. J. Boggus, 1*. W. Turner,
E. F. Hays, .1. J. Carter,
C. 1). Ramsey, M. H. Davis,
,1. L. Stephenson, (C. Epps, Jr.,
J. W. Soekwell, It. E. Everitt,
S. A. Brown, 1). A.Thompson, Jr,
J. W. Branham, J. O. Adams,
J. I’. Harwell, T. T. Sullivan,
F. R. Porter, W. B. Hurst,
(i. W. Avery, W. H. Ogletree,
(1. 1). Almand, W. T. Milner,
W. C. Clark, B. J. Anderson,
J. R. Stephenson, T. G. Callaway,
TRAVERSE JURORS.
Hugh Aiken, W. R. Roberts,
J. .1. Corley, W. J. Hays,
C. A. Wander, Woodie Piper,
W.W. Willingham,J. W. Pickett,
E. W. Adams, J. L. Coggin,
J- B. Ellington, W. N. Dobbs,
C. E. Chestnut, W. B. R. Penington
T. A. Cook, J. M. Aaron,
C. A. Soekwell, L. L. Johnson,
W. A. Gardner, L. S. Smith,
L K. Barker, J. T. Elliott,
b. 11. Gaither, J. Q. Harvey,
W. Campbell, E. N. Dabney,
C A. Franklin. W. R. Greer,
». Camp, R. I. Mobley,
L 11. .Mobley, W. II. Adams,
R ; R. Fowler, D. W. Adams,
William Boyd, Wolf Cohen,
YOUNG’S WHITE LEGHORNS.—
-March hatched pullets for sale,
•1- < • Mills, Porterdalo, Ga.—tf‘
( mods bought from us delivere d any
'Gi'uv in the city, or at the Covington
M'L Barker’s Grocery Store.—tf.
Foil KALE—A few nice Rhode Is
ai11 ' and White Leghorn Cock
h ( L. Collum, Porterdale.
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Wagons
1 have been trying to sell Standard I wo-Horse V^a^
"US at COST for sometime and have failed to sell. I
now offier them at $7.50 less, at $45.00 for sizes 2 3-4
and 2 1-2 for CASH ONLY.
Rubber Tired Buggies, all grades at LESS than the
Factory Cost For Cash.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
BUYS ALABAMA
CITY'S BONDS.
Insurance Companies Take The
Entire Issue of $320,000 in
Bonds at Mobile.
The Georgia and Alabama Industrial
Inex, published at Columbus, Ga.,
says in its regular weekly issue:
“The high standing of the securities
of the leading southern cities in the
financial parts of the country is well
illustrated by the sale of $‘247,000 of
paving bonds of the city of Mobile,
Ala., to one of the big life insurance
companies in New York. It seems
that the entire issue, $320,000, was
first taken by a local financial institu¬
tion at Mobile, but the bonds were
then resold to a Clevela nd, Ohio, bank,
which offered a satisfactory figure for
the securities. The Cleveland bank
evidently knew what it was about, for
it, too, has made a profit out of the
transaction, having since sold most of
the bonds to the insurance company
above referred to.
“The award of substantial contracts
formed an interesting feature of the
weeks’s news in Georgia and Alabama
At Montgomery, Ala., contract was
given for the erection of a woman’s
college that will cost between $75,000
and $100,000. Contract was awarded
for erecting an academic building at
the University of Alabama at a cost
of $86,000.
“Definite announcement was made
of a 19-storv bank and office building
for Atlanta. Ga., which will set a new
pace even in that city of skyscrapers.
A company was formed at Brunswick,
Ga., to grom celery as an experiment,
and a general impetus is being given
to truck farming in that vicinity.
Real estate continued lively during
the week and among the transactions
of interest were the sale of two Floyd
county, Georgia, farms at $30,000 and
$11,000 respectively. A New York
man bought a piece of central busi¬
ness property in Atlanta, Ga., for
$115,000 by telegraph, and it is enter
esting to note that just one year ago
the same property sold for $100,000.
A development company was charter¬
ed at Arlington, Ga., with $25,000
capital.
Orphans Day September 25th.
The Orphans’ Home of Georgia are
annually helping about 3,000 children
Last month one home alone had to
accept twenty-two children and have
a number of other applications wait¬
ing [investigation. The public has
little idea how many destitute child¬
ren there are.
Besides the actual orphans, there
are many poor widows who, upon the
death of their husbands, find that
they know nothing by which to make
a living for their little ones and it is
the utmost wisdom to help these
mothers until they can learn some¬
thing, or probably the children would
become beggars. The greatest char¬
ity is to help people to help them¬
selves.
Insanity is increasing at a tremen¬
dous rate in Georgia, and a great
many children are forced into the or¬
phans’ home because of this, and they
must remain there oftentimes for
many years.
One of the greatest crimes of so¬
ciety is the frequent desertion of
children. It is so easy for a father,
or even a mother, to desert, and the
poor people have no means of hunt¬
ing them up, and as in the case of
widows, these mothers and children
deserve help, for God says, “When
thy father and thy mother forsake
thee, then the Lord will take thee
These homes are doing this large
work for society the best they can
and without practically a dollar of
endowment, and are therefore entire¬
ly dependent upon the general pub¬
lic. A number of these homes have
joined together in observing the an¬
nual work day for the orphans’ homes
of Georgia, and they earnestly beg
their friends, the friends of humani
ty, to give their earnings or income
on the annual work day to some or¬
phans’ home in Georgia.
Remember the day, remember the
needs, remember the suffering which
you may prevent by getting your
friends to join you in working for the
orphans on that day, September 25th.
Notice Masons.
Covington Chapter No. 71, R. A.
M. will meet in regular convocation
Friday evening Sept. 10th at 7:30.
Work in the Mark Masters degree.
Candidates please be present. Com¬
panions meet with us. Your presence
requested.
A. S. Hopkins, H. P.
R. R. Fowler, Secty.
Call No. 10-L when you want cream
for dinner. One gallon delivered in
freezer for $1.00, 1-2 gallon 50c. De¬
livered in cartoons 25c. Parker’s Gro¬
cery Store.—tf.
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In My New Quarters :«
Having moved into new quarters in
rear of court house. I am now better
prepared than ever to fit my friends and
the traveling public up with a neat team,
for pleasure or business trips. Give me
a trial on your next trip.
WOOD AIKEN $ i
PHONE 92.
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GOOD FARM FOR SALE
Consisting of 100 acres, three miles of
Covington, on Monticello road. This land
lies well and two-horse farm open, balance
good timber land. Good pasture and or¬
chard, tine bottom land. One dwelling,
one tenant house and out houses. \Y ill
j sell at a bargain if sold at once.
J. T. Brooks, Covington, Ga. Route 1.
j If you want the very best there is in printing give
| us a trial order. We do that hind.
Newborn News.
School opened on Wednesday, Sept.
1, with an enrollment of 85. It is one
of the best beginnings in the history
of the school, and the teachers with
the aid of the pupils are going to
strive to make this year the banner
year in the history of the Newborn
High School.
Mr. Jeffery Johns, Eatonton, was
the guest of Mr. Lewis Milton last
week.
Misses Annie and Louise Duke have
just returned from a delightful three
weeks visit with relatives and friends
in Thomson and Augusta.
Little Miss Gladys and Earnest
Willie Harwell, of Atlanta, spent last
week as the guest of their cousin,
Verdi Hendrix, of this place.
Mr. R. A. Pitts entertained on last
Saturday of we-noon, at five o’clock
tea. It was a very gay time and
those present enjoyed it to the fullest
extent. Those present w T ere: Misses
Pearl Mitchell, Lucile Hendrix, Clara
Murrell, Irene Stanton, Ora and Bes¬
sie Smith and Annie Lois Stowe.
Miss Stowe acted as hostess. Thanks
to her and Mr. Pitts for the merry
time we had.
Mrs. J. M. Young who has been on
an extended visit to relatives here,
left last Saturday for Athens.
Misses Lula and Anice Spears, the
two attractive young ladies of Madi¬
son, who have been with friends here
left last Saturday for their home. We
regretted very much to see them
leave and will be glad to have them
come another time.
Mr. John Gay, of Atlanta, visited
relatives here lately.
Mr. Robert Thomas Speer, of Cov¬
ington spent last week with relatives
here.
A Newborn man can tell the time
of day by looking at his palms—or in
other words, by the hands.
Rev. J. D. Milton has returned from
Grays, where he has been giving his
services in a protracted meeting.
Mr. Roy Murrelle returned last
Sunday after an extended visit to Mc¬
Donough and Stockbridge.
Mr. H. G. Smith spent last Sunday
with his parents Mr. and Mrs. N. P.
Smith.
Misses Georgia Belle and Alma
Maddox, of Godfrey, are the admired
guests of Mrs. H. C. Pitts.
The lumber is being laid down for
the new residence of Mr. A. J. Stan¬
ton on the corner of Fulton and
Spring streets. Messrs. Kiley and
Connor have contracted to do the
building.
Miss Mary Denie Speer is visiting
relatives here this week.
Miss Love Williams has returned
after a four weeks visit to friends and
relatives in Eatonton.
Mr. C. P. Spears, of Atlanta, was
in Newborn Saturday, prospectfug for
a future business location.
Mrs. C. T. Williams and two sons,
Fred and Marvin are visiting relatives
at Penfield, Ga.
Miss C. B. Glass left last Sunday
for Atlanta where she will spend two
weeks.
Mr. Harold B. Chandler, of Coving¬
ton, spent last. Sunday with his pa¬
rents, Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Chandler,
of this place.
Mr. Mae Childs returned last Satur¬
day after an extended visit to Mam¬
moth Cave.
MISS WILLSON’S DINNER IN HONOR OP
MISSES SPEAR.
Miss Laurie Willson, with her moth¬
er, Mrs. P. Willson entertained on
last Wednesday at a six o’clock din¬
ner in honor of her guests, Misses
Anice and Lula Spear, of Madison.
Everything was arranged in the
elegant style and nothing was left
undone that the young people would
enjoy. Besides the dinner, music
was a great feature of the
and all regretted very much
the hour of doparture arrived.
present were, Misses Ora and Bessie
Smith, Cloa Murrelle, Aunie Lois
Stowe, Anice and Lula Spear and
Lucile Hendrix.
MRS. CARTER ENTERTAINS.
A pretty 7 party was that at which
Mrs. J. J. Carter entertaiued at her
home on Johnson street last Friday
evening.
The home was attractively 7 decorat¬
ed with palms, foliage, plants and
flowers. Punch was served by Misses
Mae Pitts, Jeanne Carter and Hattie
Holcomb. A color scheme of white
and brown was carried out in the re¬
freshments served. An attractive
program of music was rendered which
was greatly enjoyed by all.
newborn’s first bale.
The cotton season opened at New¬
born Tuesday, August 31, when the
bale was brought into town to be
ginned. It was carried to the Far¬
mer’s Gin Co., of Newborn and there
ginned; then Mr. E. N. Freeman
bought it for Weil Bros., at 11 5-8. A
ten dollar premium had been offered
GOVERNOR BROWN
OFFERS REWARD,
iH
Two Walton County Men Whc
Perjured Themselves are Bad¬
ly Wanted at Monroe.
The following article in reference
to the rew-ards offered by Governor
Brown for the arrest of O. M. Thomo- I
son and Geo. W. Durden, wanted in
Walton county for perjury, appeared
in a recent issue of the Atlanta Con¬
stitution :
‘Gov. Brown, Tuesday, offered re¬
wards of $150 each for Olin M. Thom- f
oson and Geo. W. Durden, both wanted %
at Monroe. Walton county, in connec¬
tion with the same case, the former
for subornation of perjury, and the
latter for perjury and subornation of
perjury,
“The Constitution recently gave a
full account of this remarkable case
in which four men have already been
convicted of perjury in connection
with the trial of Olin M. Thomoson for
the murder of J. H. Bowen, and
Thomoson ond Durden are now want¬
ed on similar grounds.
“Thomoson was acquitted of the
murder charge, and it was afterwards
discovered that his acquittal was se¬
cured through perjured testimony, as
a result of which Alvin Evans and
Will R. Hunt have been convicted and
sentenced to four years in the peni¬
tentiary, and Troy Thomoson, a broth¬
er of the man who did the killing, and
Dink Towler were also indicted.
WILL PAY THE EXPENSES.
“Sheriff A. S. Smith, of Walton
county, who came to Atlanta, accom¬
panied by Attorney Joseph H.Felker,
representing Mrs. J. H. Bowen, the
widow of the deceased, made the
statement that Walton county will
pay all the expenses of returning these
tw'o men to Monroe when they are
captured, so that the reward of $150
in each case, offered by the governor,
will be clear money to those w r ho
make the captures.
“Both men have been recently in
Atlanta. Durden left here Wednes¬
day night for parts unknown, and
Thomoson, who was in Atlanta a few
weeks ago and who went later to
Memphis, is now supposed to be in
the neighborhood of Knoxville, Tenn.
on a farm. Sheriff Smith has written
the authoritids at Knoxville, and if
anything develops will go there him¬
self. In case either of the men are
caught, it is requested that the cap
tor wire Sheriff Smith at Monroe, and
he will immediately go the scene of
capture and take charge of the pris
oner.”
ANCIENT GUNS.
Remarkable Weapons That Were Used
by the Turks and Chinese.
At the siege of Rhodes the Turks
constructed mortars by hollowing out !
cavities In the solid rock at the proper
angle, and In the arsenal at Malta is a
trophy of the long and glorious defense
of Valetta In a Turkish gun, about a
six pounder, composed of a copper tube
coiled over with strong rope and “jack¬
eted” with rawhide. In the same col¬
lection are some antique “quick flrers.”
breechloaders, with small bores and
immensely long barrels, like punt guns.
The Malay pirates put great trust in
the long brass swivel guns c:Ul(*d
“lela,” and In Borneo these lelas were
used as a kind of currency, large sums
being estimated In guns.
The Chinese cast excellent bronze
guns (there Is a fine specimen of them
In Devonport dockyard), but so little
did they understand gunnery that In
the so called “opium war” the forts of
the Bocea Tigris, defending the Can¬
ton river, had the guns built immova¬
bly into the walls. The Sikh gunners
opposed to England in the two Punjab
wars, though they loaded with amaz¬
ing recklessness, shoveling in the pow¬
der from open boxes, stuck to their
guns to the last. The blood of the first
man killed was smeared on the gun,
and the whole detachment died beside
it sooner than retreat. — Chambers’
Journal.
by the Planters’ Warehouse Co., to
the person who stored the first bale
with them, so the premium has been
presented and the cotton is in the
warehouse.
Attention Odd Fellows!
Star Lodge No. 164 meets Thursday I
evening the 9th. Work in the Initia¬
tory degree. Come out and help in
the work.
A. H. Milner, N. G.
J. W. Peek, Rec. Secty.
FOR SALE or RENT—My home, a
6-room cottage on Floyd street. Pos¬
session given at once. Apply to
MRS. W. W. CHILDS.
FOR RENT—5 room dwelling house
located on Monticello street. Building
new. Nice lot goes with it. For terms
and particulars apply to A. S. Me
Garity.
FOR SALE—I am closing out my
stock of R. I. Reds and Columbian
Wyandotte ehiekens cheap.
Geo. T. Smith.
