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LEHER OF THANKS
IS RECEIVED,
Automobilists Assure the People
of the City of Their Appre¬
ciation.
Mayor Smith is in receipt of a letter
from Mr. G. A. Gregory, managing
editor of the Savannah Morning News,
in which he extends thanks for the
entertainment planned by the people
of this city for the contestants in the
Savannah-Atlanta endurance run,
which passes this city next Tuesday.
Following is a part of his letter to
Mr. Smith in behalf of the contestants:
“Referring to your letter of Oct. 21,
which has just come to my hand:
“I wish in behalf of the Morning
News and the automobilists who will
take part in the Savannah-Atlanta
endurance run to thank you for the
courtesies that will be shown the au¬
tomobilists.
“With assurance of our appreciation
of the interest.”
Woodmen of The World Reorganized.
Elm Camp, No. 206, W. O. W., held
an enthusiastic meeting Monday night
and elected officers. Twenty-five new
applications for membership were re¬
ceived and acted on favorably. State
organizer Newton Phillips of Atlanta
has been here several days in the in¬
terest of this popular order.
The following officers were elected
and installed:
W. W. Rhoden, Consul Commander
A. S. Murray, Vice Consul.
J. F. Lunsford, Banker.
W. J. Gober, Escort.
J. H. Anderson, Watchman.
Newton Felker, Sentry.
J. J. Corley, Past Consul.
Dr. A. S. Hopkins, Secretary.
Board of Managers—Dr. Luke Rob¬
inson, J. J. Corley, E. E. Parker.
Dr. Luke Robinson, Camp Physic¬
ian.
The W. 0. W. is one of the strong¬
est orders in this country, with many
millions in its treasury, and the only
order in the world that makes the
graves of its deceased members with
a $100 moument.
Next Monday night this Woodman
Camp will initiate a large class of can¬
didates, and after the meeting is over
an oyster supper will be served at the
Hall.
“Elm Camp” now has about forty
members.
Stockholders Notice.
All parties who have subscribed to
the stock of the new Blanket Mill, or
who are interested in same, are re¬
quested to meet at the Council Cham¬
ber at 2:30 o’clock, Thursday after¬
noon, November 4th, for the purpose
of organization and election of officers.
F. E. Heard
C. S. Thompson
T. G. Callaway
Bailey Fowler.
It is rumored around town that sev¬
eral of our citizens struck a streak of
pay dirt in the cotton future market
last week. It is said that one man
has made something like a hundred
thousand dollars during the past sixty
days.
Money
In every community there is enough
money in hiding to start a respectable
bank. This money is not only liable to
be lost by theft or fire, but it is placed
where it does not bring in any income
to the holder, neither is it of any use to
the public,
Deposit the “dead” money with us. Then it will get in¬
to circulation, and be of some benefit to yourself and also to
the community.
The more money there is in circulation, the cheaper the
rate of interest; the easier it is to borrow, and the more
prosperous the general conditions.
Rank of Newton County
Covington, Georgia.
ORDER IS MADE
FOR TAX ELECTION.
Ordinary Meador Has Signed
Order For Local Taxation
Measure.
As will be seen in another column
of todays paper there appears a no¬
tice ordering the election for Local
Taxation in the rural districts to be
held on the thirtieth of this month.
A petition from the required num¬
ber of registered voters u r as present¬
ed to him by the county school com¬
missioner and the order w T as granted.
Mr. Foster is very confident that the
measure will carry and that the
schools of the county will be very
materially benefitted by it. He points
out that the school term can be
lengthened and that better teachers
can be procured, thereby raising the
standard of the schools in the country
bringing more in the same class as
the schools in the cities.
Leguin Locals.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Moore, of
Covington spent Sunday with the for¬
mers sister Mrs. J. R. Crawford.
Mrs. T. G. Aiken, of Dixon visited
her sister Mrs. J. S. Wright last
Tuesday.
Mr. James Patterson arrived Satur¬
day from Dawson to take charge of
the school atLovejoy.
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Franklin, of
Eudora spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Heard.
Mr. L. T. Roberts, of Rowley visit¬
ed Mr. W. R. Roberts Thursday.
Mrs. J. K. Meadors spent Sunday
with Mrs. A. S. Ellington.
Mr. Samuel Speer, of Porterdale is
spending this week with his parents,
Rev. and Mrs. T. J. Speer.
Misses Clara Meadows and Ora Mae
Cunnard were the guests of Miss Irene
Meadows Sunday.
Mrs. Charlie Mabry of Starrsville is
the guest of her mother, Mrs. Annie
Smith this week.
Mrs. Billie Foeman spent Sunday
with Mrs. Nancy Piper.
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Johnson
one day last week with their daught¬
er, Mrs. Bill Martin at Rocky Plains.
Little Miss Mildred Piper has
turned to her home at Hayston
spending the week with her grand¬
mother Mrs. Nancy Piper.
Misses Aline, Fanny Kate and Eloise
Corley of Starrsville were the
of. Misses Nelle and Lois
Tuesday afternoon.
Several from here attended
singing at Stewart Sunday
and all report a pleasant time.
Messrs. R. F. Wright of
and Dewitt Weaver of
were visitors here Friday.
Mrs. A. S. Ellington visited
R. Roberts Saturday.
—See the new display of
graphs placed in the window of
Death’s studio. They are
each day.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
BY PROP. H. H. STONE.
I would like to have a short heart
to-heart talk with the good people of
Newton county who are interested in
the children—and who is not? They
are the hope of the land—they are to
bless or curse it. In a few years the
children of today will be in control,
and they in turn will be succeeded by
others. What will be in condition of
society then—will it be better or worse
than now?
What are our plans and purposes
concerning the immortal beings God
has entrusted to our keeping; or is it
possible that we have no plans? Do
we see in our children only so much
labor which is cheaper than hired la¬
bor in that we only need to provide
“vituals and clothes” with no wages
to pay, or do we see in them the pos¬
sibilities for good which need to be
cultivated and developed.
God pity us when we see in our
children only a means of growing
dollars with which to add to our
worldly possessions. The love of
money has ruined many a man and
has caused many a child to grow up
with an untrained mind and crippled
intellect—a mere “hewer of wood and
drawer of water,” when he might have
been a great blessing to his day and
generation.
Do not misunderstrnd me, I am not
talkina against work. I believe in
work—any kind of work—all kinds of
honest work.
I believe that every man should be
able and willing to earn his living by
the “sweat of his brow,” or what is
harder, by the sweat of his brain. I
have a deep pity for a lazy man, wo¬
man or child, and when he becomes
an idle man the feeling becomes near
akin to contempt.
I believe “that whatever our hands
find to do we should do with all our
might,” but all labor should be well
directed labor. The man who thinks
is always at premium: the man who
does not, will never be more than an
under workman.
Are we satisfied to see our children
handicapped in the race of life by
difficulties which most of us with a
little extra effort can remove; and all
of by the exercise of self-denial and
determination can largely overcome?
Are we consoling ourselves by say¬
ing that “what was good enough for
me is good enough for my chileren?”
If we are, we are not doing our duty
by our children. The wild beast of
the jungle will fight to the death for
the safety and well being of its off¬
spring, Can we, made in the image
of our Creator, be indifferent or care¬
less concerning the well fare of those
who are “bone of our bone and flesh
of our flesh?”
It is the right of every child that
his parents give him (1) a healthy
body, (2) a healthy conscience and
(3) a healthy mind. Sometimes we
see unnatural parents who seem to
care but little for the child’s physical
well being—a little more frequently
we see some who seem to be thought¬
less as to the proper moral develop¬
ment of the child, but how frequently
do we see them careless or indifferent
as to the proper development and
growth of the mental faculties of their
children.
Some do not seem to care whether
their children go to school or not.
They do not see to it that their
children are present the first day that
school is taught or that they continue
to attend each day, but allow r them to
attend pretty much as circumstances
may permit. Almost anythiag is a
sufficient excuse to allow the children
to drop out one day, two days or a
week. The child is kept at work at
home after the school session has be¬
gun or stopped before the close of the
session to work in the field, when pos¬
sibly by an exercise of self denial and
extra effort the child could have been
kept in the school room during the
entire session.
Our children can be young but once.
Are we doing everything in our power
for their future good?
Are we trying to turn our boys and
girls into money or are we trying to
turn our money into boys and girls?
Preacning at Zion.
Rev. Mr. Gresham will preach at
Zion church on second Sunday in this
month. out and hear Everybody invited to come
him.
Mr. Puul Davis, formerly connected
with the Bank of Newton County, has
National accepted Bank a position with the Citizens
at Macon and is now
located in that city. In a letter from
him the other day he requested that
The News be sent to him as he want¬
ed to keep up with happenings here.
Cotton sold by some of the farmers
of this county several months ago for
future delivery at eleven and twelve
cents a pound is being brought in.
Those who sold at that time are now
in the market for a patent kicking
machine.
Oysters—we sell oysters, receiving
them daily from one of the largest
oyster dealers in the south, whose
house has for fifty years been build¬
ing a reputation by giving the best
there are to the trade. We will sell
these extra standard oysters at same
price as last season, 35c per quart.—
Parkers Place.
There is
Always
Two
Kinds
IN PLUMBING, Like everything else, there is two distinct classes
of work. One is the class said to be the BEST
by the party doing it and the other is the class
that the customers say is BEST. If you are going to have your home fitted up with water and
sewerage, which of the two classes would you demand ?
THE BRADSHAW PLUMBING GO.
Has at its head a man who has been reared in this city. A man whose interests are those of
the citizens and who will be here after the job has been finished for a long time and whose
guarantee of satisfaction at the lowest Satisfied Customers
price is behind every piece of work
done by them and their numerous, well
are their best advertisers and if you will take the trouble to ask them if they are satisfied we will
leave the result to you. They have the only COMPLETE PLUMBING SHOP in the city
and are better prepared than any other firm to take care of your contracts. A trial contract is
all we ask. We do not ask you to advance the cost of material before the job is started
Neither do we want you to pay us a dollar until the job is finished.
ISN’T THAT A FAIR PROPOSITION TO MAKE YOU?
We are right here in business where we started, with headquarters at D. A. Thompson’s ware¬
house, and we want to do business with you. We are RESIDENT MEN and will be here
to look after all your work all the time.
Now, won’t you let us figure with you on your work?
The Bradshaw Plumbing Co
J. O. BRADSHAW, Manager.
There is no job of steam, vapor or hot water heating outfits too complicated for us to put in thorough
working order. We are well equipped for making any kind of repairs of water
and sewer piping and fixtures, and anything else in our line.
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.
GEORGIA Newton County.
By virtue of an order from the Court
of Ordinary of said county passed on
the 1st day November, 1909, will be
sold before the court house door in the
city of Covington, to the highest bid¬
der, between the legal hours of sale
on the first Tuesday in December the
following real estate belonging to the
estate of Bryant Osborn deceased, to
wit: One hundred acres of land,
more or less, situated in Oxford dis¬
trict, said county and state, bounded
East by F. H. Branham, South by
Mr. Stone, West by Mrs. Eva Calla¬
way, North by lands of S. P. Thomp¬
son and the Peek Place. Sold for the
purpose of paying debts and distribu
tion among the heirs at law.
Terms of sale Cash.
S. P. Thompson,
Administrator of Bryant Osborn.
ENGLISH MONARCHS.
Death Often Unkind In the Manner of
Their Taking Off.
Of the monarchs who have reigned
over England since the days of the
Norman conquest uearly one-quarter of
the number have met violent deaths.
William I. was killed by a fall from
his horse, William II. was shot while
hunting, whether by accident or de¬
sign Is still one of the unsolved prob¬
lems of history; Richard l. was killed
by a shaft from a crossbrow while
besieging the city of Chaluz. in France;
Richard 11. was murdered In Poutefract
castle. Edward II. was murdered In
Berkeley castle and Edward V. in the
Tower of London, Richard 111. was
killed on the battlefield of Bos worth,
and Charles I. had his head cut off In
London.
Elizabeth’s death was hastened by
remorse that she had ordered the ex¬
ecution of Essex, and her sister Mary
sickened and died soon after the loss
of Calais, declaring that the name of
that city would be found after death
written on her heart. The death of
Edward III.’s son, the Black Prince,
caused the aged monarch to die of
grief. So, after the loss of his sou
in the White Ship. Henry I. was never
seen to smile again and lived only a
short time. Henry VI. and George III.
were insane during the latter years
of their reigns and finally died from
what in these days would be called
paresis. Charles II., Henry VIII., Ed¬
ward IV. and George IV. hastened their
deaths by the lives they lived. Only
two monarchs died of that great na¬
tional scourge, consumption. They
were Edward VI. and Henry VII.
Queen Acne’s death was due as much
as anythiug else to overfeeding. Only
two monarchs, Henry VI. and Oeorge
III., died after kmg lilnessea.
City’s Finest Drug Store
w~ ► SMITHS DRUG STORE
Also a nice Line of Stationery,
Cigars and Tobacco.
l Nunnally’s Fine Candies Always Fresh.
Geo. T. Smith, COVINGTON, GEORGIA.
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