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Cotton Market: Following was ruling prices here yesterday: Middling, 13 7-8 cts. Good mid. 14 cents. VOL. 1. NO. 46 VICTIM OF STORM DIED LAST FRIDAY IVJiss Nannie Aiken, of Snapping Shoals Dead From Injuries . Received Last Week. Mins Nannie Aiken, of Snapping Shoals, died at the home of her broth¬ er, Mr. Will Aiken last Friday and the funeral occurred Saturday after¬ noon. Her death was caused from in¬ juries received during the severe hail an d wind storm of last week, from which she never rallied. Miss Aiken lived at the home of her brother, Mr. Will Aiken, whose home was blown down and a lot of damage done to his property, and he sustain¬ ed very painful injuries at the same time. Miss Aiken was seriously in¬ jured and but little hope was had for her recovery from the start. Her death was a sad one and her many triends and relatives are grief-stricken over her untimely end. In the section where Mr. Aiken liv¬ ed there was considerate damage done to property and a number of homes were blown down. Barns and out¬ houses all through that section were completely demolished, and in a num¬ ber of places they were blown a con¬ siderable distance. Pension Applications Passed. Ordinary A. I). Meador has just re¬ ceived from the Pension Commission the following list of names which have been approved and will be en¬ tered for the next payment: Messrs. N. C. Carr, R. W. Clarke, W. C. C. Jones, Jack McGhee, J. K. P. Owens, C. J. Tankersly and Henry Sharp. Mrs. Lucy Horton, Mrs. L. H. Allen and Mrs. Elizabeth Murphey. The applications of the above have been approved and will be placed on the list of this county. Commissions Received. Ordinary' Meador requests us to an¬ nounce that he has received the com¬ missions for the N. P. Ex Officio Jus¬ tices of the Peace for Newborn and Mansfield and Newborn district and asks that the gentlemen come in and qualify for same. Keep What You Reap! Good Crops, High Prices For your produce are of no lasting benefit if you spend every year all that they bring you. Make your successful harvest do more than car¬ ry you until the next one. Deposit the proceeds of this crop with us and cheek it out as your needs require it ai)f l see to it that there is a surplus at the end of a years time A Clear Profit on Your Business We will keep your money safe, give you every consistent accommoda thm and co-operate with you in every "ay possible to make your farm pay • V()u greater dividends than it has ever done before. Call to see us. First National Bank Covington, Georgia. Coi'inoton LAND SALE AT RIVERS HEIGHTS. Messrs Kidd and Marshall Are Making Preparations To Pull Off Big Sale The land sale which is announced to take place on Rivers Heights, be¬ tween Covington and Oxford next Monday, is scheduled to be one of the biggest ever pulled off in this sec¬ tion and will no doubt draw a large crowd to the auction which will be¬ gin at ten o’clock. Mr. J. E. Kidd, a live real estate man of Milledgeville and Mr. M. M. Marshall, a student of Emory college purchased a few weeks ago from Mr. J. Z. Johnson a number of acres on the west side of the car line and have been busy grading and cutting new streets for the past week or two. The land has been subdivided ard will be sold in lots of one-half and one quarter of an acre. A number of people have expressed a desire to buy some of these lots and the sale prom¬ ises to be a lively one. In a letter from Mr. Kidd last week he had the following to say: “Messrs Sam Evans, Clayton Rob¬ son, J. L. Sibley, A. J. Carr, Leon and Thomas Calloway and M. S. Bell together with several other friends will attend the Kidd & Marshall land sale at Covington, Georgia, Novem¬ ber 1st. They will go through the country in their autos. “The sweet, silver-toned quartet composed of Messrs. Tante, Brown, Flemister and Wood will furnish a part of the entertainment of this oc¬ casion. “One of the most popular bands in the state will furnish the band music on this occasion. “In addition to the five autos that will be in the above party it is under¬ stood that there is a probability that one or two from Eatonton will join them.” New Ice Factory For Greensboro. H. T. Huson, J. E. Carlton, B. B. Hart, H. C. Hillard and others have organized the Union Point Ice Co. and applied for a charter. The capital stock will be $12,00 They will manufacture ice, buy and sell coal, manufacture electric power and do a general laundry business. COVINGTON, OCTOBER 1909. POULTRY SHOW ON DECEMBER SEVENTH Will Be One Of The Largest and Best Exhibitions of Poultry In This Section. The breeders of thoroughbred poul¬ try in this and adjoining counties will hold one of the best poultry shows beginning on the first Tuesday in December and continuing for three days, ever pulled off in this county. Already there are something like a hundred entries in sight with many more to come in. The entries already booked are for the several diiferent breeds and varieties of thorouhbred chickens, turkeys and ducks and by the time the show is scheduled to come off there will possibly be some¬ thing like two hundred entries. The breeders of this county have formed a Poultry Association and birds eligible to compete for the prizes will be entered irom Newton, Walton and Rockdale counties. Entries will also be made by breeders from all parts of the state, but outside of these three counties no entry will be allow¬ ed in competition for the prizes. This feature was placed in the rules be¬ cause the local breeders do not think it would be right to have a local show with professional breeders in the same class. - It is the purpose of this show to promote interest in breeding thorough¬ bred poultry and from the amount of enthusiasm shown so early in the pro¬ posed show there is little doubt that it will be the most largely attended show of its kind this season. The place has not been settled on as to the location of the show but it will be in one of the rooms around the public square.; The officers of the Poultry tion have decided that in order to cure one of the judges who is nized as a leader in the profession, entry fee of twenty-five cents for single chicken and one dollar breeding pens will be charged, fees going to defray the expense the judge and for the rent of building in which the show will held. All who have not entered chickens are requested to notify the secretary, J. E. Taylor, Covington, Ga., who will furnish entry blanks and any other information desired. We giv.e below the rules which will govern the show, so that all who are interested can see how it will be con¬ ducted : 1. Prizes offered are open to New¬ ton, Walton and Rockdale counties only. 2. Specimens from anywhere can be entered but will not be eligible for prizes. 3. Competition—No bird, or birds, can compete in more than one class ; birds entered singly or in pairs can¬ not compete with pens. 4. The judging will be by com - parison according to the standard of perfection. 5. All entries must be made on blanks furnished by the secretary and entry fees paid at time of entry. 6. The Association will not be re - sponsible for any loss or damage that may occur, but all specimens will re¬ ceive careful attention and all possi¬ ble pains taken to prevent loss or damage. 7. Express charges must be pre¬ paid and at the close of the show all specimens will be returned to their owners. 8. Exhibitors desiring to dispose of their specimens but unable to at¬ tend the exhibition may give their price on the entry to be sold and if sold the full amount less exchange and postage of such sales will be re¬ mitted to the exhibitor. 9. Exhibitors must furnish their own coops, so arranged that the specimens will be easily accessible. 10. During the exhibit no specimen can be removed except by consent of secretary. 11. Stock showing symptoms of disease will not be entered. 12. Feed, water and care will be furnished free. ENTRY FEE. Single eutries, each bird 25 cents. Double entries, each pair 50 cents. Pen entries, (5 birds) each pen $1. Pigeons 25 cent pair. each. Turkeys 25 cents Geesei 25 cents each. The secretary has just received a letter from Mr. Loring Brown, pro¬ prietor of the Belmont farm, and one of the best posted chicken men and judges in the south, stating that he will come to this city and act in the capacity of judge. Mr. Brown is well known to a number of the chick¬ en men of this section and his repu¬ tation is sufficient to insure the real article in making the awards of the prizes. RUN EXCITES INTEREST. Under Way for Con¬ venience of Racers. Will have no Trouble in this County. Mayor Chas. G. Smith has been the past week getting things in for the automobile run from Savannah to Atlanta which passes this city on the ninth of No¬ vember. The different committees appointed at the citizens meeting last week are also busy and are J' OM etting the grass grow under their feet in making their plans and finishing up the business assigned to them. The sign boards which are to be placed at the milestones throughout the routes traversed by them will be finished this week, and arrangements have been made for the repairing of the road from the Walton line to Rockdale. The Savannah Automobile Club has shipped to Mayor Smith four of their own signs to be erectqd on each side of the city, but they will be indepen¬ dent of the work being done by the citizens. In a letter from President Rattey, of the autoists club Monday he gives the route which will be used through this county, and we give it below: from Social Circle through this city and.on to Conyers: Leaving Social Circle cross bridge over railroad and turn to right. Take right fork at small store and follow railroad. Very bad curve. Road in bad condition. Lasts for three miles. Leave railroad. Take left fork. road entering from left. Go straight. Sharp turn to right. Follow wires. (Here road gets better.) enters on left. Keep straight Cross iron bridge. Cross covered bridge. Enter Covington. Leaving Covington follow street track to depot. Take left turn before reaching depot. Follow and track. Take road to loft. track and wires. Cross bridge Yellow river. Take right hand and follow wires. Meet railroad Follow track and wires. Turn to Leave railroad and follow Cross railroad. Take right fork. low wires. Enter Conyers. As will be seen from the above road has been inspected through county and with one exception good. This rough place will be paired and put in good order before the day set for the race. The people of this city mean to do all they can for the convenience of the racers and ud to Monday night had subscribed $65.00 for the paying of the expenses. Mayor Smith has the list and if anyone else wants to make a contribution towards adver¬ tising Covington and Newton county, they are requested to have their plac¬ ed on the list. THE CHAMPION WALKER WAS HERE SUNDAY. Under contract to walk 25,000 miles in five years, Joseph Mukilec, a native of Croatia, Austria, reached Cov¬ ington Sunday night, coming to this city from Madison. His travels in the United States are from capitol to capitol and he must secure a copy of the State seal and signature of the governer or secretary of state, of each State in the United States. He commenced his long jour¬ ney at Croatia, Austria, February 5, 1906, and has already traversed 19,000 miles, being 600 miles ahead of his schedule. He has walked through Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Por¬ Africa and South America. He already visited many State of the United States and has book well filled with the State and signatures. The journey is made for an Aus¬ publishing house and his ex¬ will be published by this in three languages when the is completed. He sends back account of his trip twice a week, with interesting curios to be in the publication. He started without money and de¬ his expenses by selling post He is well educated and speaks different languages. The long distance walker stated he finds the country in the South good for walking but in some of smaller towns experienced some in securing a place to sleep no hotel is provided. In his three years of walking he worn out 43 pairs of heavy shoes. left here Monday for Atlanta his capitol. MISS PIPER NOW CONTEST LEADER Mrs. L. D. King And Miss Una Smith Close Seconds. Mrs. Edwards Also Running The Piano Contest of the News is gaining in interest and popularity every day and the contestants are all taking advantage of the offer of extra votes we made last week, and are ringing up their new subscribers and renewals in order to secure the extra number of votes. The past week has been the best for the contest we have yet had and the contestants are working hard for the premium we are going to give. We would be very glad if all our subscribers will renew their subscrip¬ tions through some one of the con¬ testants in order that they may get as many votes as possible. The time is almost here for those who are now on our list to renew and they should take the interest in the contest to help their favorite one in the contest. In the contest now the voting has been heavy during the past week and as near as we can ascertain Miss Ethel Piper is in the lead with Mrs. King and Miss Una Smith close sec¬ onds; Mrs. Oby Edwards and Miss Allison are close up to the leaders and by the end of next week if they keep up the same amount of interest and work they will push the others for the top place. The month of November is the best month in the year for securing sub¬ scriptions to any paper and also re¬ newals and we suggest that if they all do their hardest work during this month, they will find they can secure more than at any other time. As there has been some confusion about the report that one of the con¬ testants was out of the race, we will state that they are all in it and when one of them decides to come out the announcement will be made in the News. It is our desire and intention that this contest shall be the most popular of any ever before held in this county and the fact that so much interest is being taken it is very gratifying to us. In selecting the premium we bought what we consider the best piano on the market and expect to Still We Grow! Why? Because: This is a strong, careful, and safe and successful institution. It is a growing, active, up-to-date Bank in Every Particular. Your account will be appreciated by the bank and your interests will always be carefully considered. Our Funds are guarded by a mod¬ ern equipment and all covered by burglar insurance. Our officers are experienced bank¬ ers. Our directors are all well known, well-to-do business men; they are directors who DIRECT. If you are not a customer of this Bank let this be an invitation to become one. The Bank of Covington Covington, Georgia. CAPITAL $ 100 , 000.00 P1AN The Ne\ give some county a $350 Schulz Dec. 22, im $1. A Year In Advar LAW OPENS ON NOV. 1. Session of Legislature Made No Amendment Changing Dates for Shooting Quail. There is quite a good deal of misun¬ among the local sports to the opening date of the bird and for their benefit we give the law which will be effective season. As will be seen the dates for the and closing of the partidge is the same as last year, open¬ ing November first and closes March fifteen. Following is the law regulating the partridge season and other infomatiou about same: “Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia and it is hereby enacted by the authority of same, That it shall be unlawful for any person to shoot, trap, kill, en¬ snare, net or destroy, in any manner, any wild turkey, pheasant, partridge or quail between the fifteenth day of March and the first day of November in each year.” The point that confused a great many people was the amendment which came up at the last session of the legislature. The amendment, however, failed to pass both houses and was thrown out. The open sea¬ son remains the same as last. Well, we are at it again, making those same good oyster stews like we made so many last season. Try one when in town and wanting something to eat and then you need not be afraid of acute indigestion from eat¬ ing your dinner in town.— Parkers Place. give it to some Newton county lady on the twenty-Becond day of Decem¬ ber, without a bit of cost to the con¬ testants securing it. It will be given as an inducement for the contestants to secure new subscriptions to The News and also to get the subscrib¬ ers we already have to renew. Help your favorite in the contest. When she receives it you will alway s feel a sense of pride in the fact that it was partly through your efforts that she received it.