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postmaster Bush Getting Informa¬
tion and Details for De¬
partment.
Postmaster H. D. Bush has been a
bu9 y man for the past few weeks get¬
ting information and figures as to the
cost of erecting a federal building in
this city to be used for a post office
building and for the government offic¬
ials in this section.
in a letter to him from the archi¬
tectural department of the govern¬
ment last week he was requested to
ascertain the cost of a suitable lot,
convenient to the people to be used
for the site of the new building. As
understand it from the letter re¬
ceived by him the funds or appropria¬
tion for the erection of the building
has already been made and it is now
up to the people to help the postmas¬
ter secure the site. The letter to him
mentioned the bill which went before
the congress relative to the appropria¬
tion for a federal building at this
place and he believes that it is
just a matter of a short while until
Covington will have the building.
Several sites have been suggested,
but possibly the best one and the one
reported to the department about is
the rear half of the block known as
the Music Hall Block and which is
located in the rear of the present
post office. As nearly as we can as¬
certain this site has been offered the
department for something like $6,000,
and Mr. Bush has sent all the infor¬
mation possible regarding it.
Of course nothing positive is known
as to whether the building will be
erected, but we believe with the work
Col. Livingston has been doing and
with the interest taken in it by our
postmaster, the outcome will be a
handsome structure for this city.
If there is anything the citizens can
do toward helping Mr. Bush or the
department either in securing this
building it is up to them to do it, as
it will add something of importance
to our already rapidly growing city.
Apple wagons from North Georgia
have been passing through town in
large numbers this fall, but the apples
are not as good as they are some¬
times. Perhaps the most enjoyable
thing sold by them, though is the old
fashioned chestnut. They were at
onetime very plentiful in this county
bat during recent years they have
gradually decreased until it is now a
hard matter to find a tree.
—FOR SALE —A good farm for sale.
80 acres, more or less, near town.—
Bk. J. a. Wright, Covington, Ga. tf
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. Georgia.
Water And Light Board Investi¬
gate Complaint With The
Above Result.
An investigation of the action of
Chairman C. C. Brooks of the water
and light commission, and Inspector
John P. Vining, called for last week
in a complaint made by Mr. Z. B
Trice, a plumber in the city, who
made several charges against the
above officials, was held by the water
and light loard last week and the
charges After were thoroughly gone into!
looking into the matter the
board unanimously sustained the ac¬
tion of the officials, giving as their
reason that they had been adhering
strictly to the duties of their respec¬
tive offices and that there was no
reason or ground for censure.
Messrs. Brooks and V-ining when
asked for a statement as to the char¬
ges by this paper last week stated
that they had nothing to say as their
actions would be sustained and that
the people would find out that they
had not overstepped their duties.
The complaint was the cause of
quite a good deal of comment in the
city last Tuesday when it was filed
and the officials charged with the of¬
fenses had a number of friends who
felt sure the water and light com¬
mission would sustain them.
The people of of the city generally
expected that they would be upheld
and that they had done nothing to be
investigated for. It is supposed that
this will end the matter and that
there is a better understanding among
the plumbers as to the requirements
of the standard of the work done by
them.
Gum Creek.
Miss Gracie Johnston and Miss Pe arl
Jordan were the guest of Miss Lueile
Bostwick Sunday.
Misses Eva Ellis and Ellen Elling¬
ton were the guests of Mrs. Clenuie
Jordan Saturday afternoon.
Miss Emily Byrd spent Saturday af¬
ternoon with her aunt, Mrs. Bill El¬
lington.
Miss May Ellington spent Saturday
night with Mrs. Maudy Byrd.
Miss Evie Ellis was the guest of
Miss Mattie Ellington Sunday after¬
noon.
Misses Tom and Colie Byrd visited
friends at Loganville Saturday night
and Sunday.
Miss Trudie Johnston spent Sunday
with Miss Eva Ellis.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
WANT ROAD BONDS
Letter From Firm in That Place
Wants Information About
Road Bond Issue.
Mr. John H. Echols of this city is
just in receipt of a letter from the
firm of John Nuveen & Co., bankers, j
of C hicago, who state that in a recent j
issue of the Manufacturers Record j
there appered an article regarding
the proposed plan of Newton county j
issuing bonds for road improvement. I
The firm referred to want to purchase !
the bonds and want all the informa- j
tion they can get regarding it. Be¬
low is a part of the letter from them:
“We wish to ascertain as complete
details as possible regarding the pro¬
posed bond issue that we may make
an offer £or purchase of same. Will
you kindly advise us just what steps j
have thus far been taken in the mat- !
ter?”
As is known the people of this coun- ■
ty was very anxious to get a hill j
through the last session of the legis- i
lature authorizing the bond issue for
road work, but it failed to pass, ow¬
ing to the fact that it had not been
sufficiently advertised. The bond
question was taken up thoroughly by
The News and in turn it came to the I
notice of the Manufacturers Record.
The firm being a subscriber to that
magazine, saw the article and im¬
mediately began investigations lead¬
ing to the purchase of the issue.
This shows what advertising will do.
And this advertising did not cost the
county a penny.
When the bonds are issued ‘there
will be no trouble in selling them at
a handsome premium, and the roads
could then be put up to the standard
desired.
Pace Locals.
The Red men of this place enjoyed
an oyster supper at the hall Friday |
night.
Rev. W 0 Butler preached at Salem
Sunday for the last time before con¬
ference.
Mrs. L. R. Almar.d and children, of
Covington, are visiting relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Crowell spent
Monday in Covington.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Ramsey and
children visited Mr. and Mrs. C. D
Ramsey Sunday.
Mr. G. B. Almand spent Tuesday in
Atlanta.
Mrs. George Willingham visited
Mrs. B. F. Rowan part of last week.
Messrs. D. B. Crowell and C. D.
Ramsey spent Saturday in Covington.
Rev. W. O. Butler visited Mr. J. W
Ellison’s family Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Ramsey, of
Covington, were recent visitors here.
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Crowell and sou
Grady visited relatives at Mansfield
Sunday.
Mr. T. J. Ramsey spent a few hours
iu Conyers Saturday.
Messrs. Hugh McCord and Grier
Rowan visited friends at Oak Hill
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Addie Belle Elliott spent Fri¬
day night with Mrs. T. J. Ramsey.
Mrs. J. C. Nixon visited Mrs. J. C.
Hill Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. W. D. Elliott and Miss Addie
Belle spent Friday in Covington.
Mr. W. S. Almand, wife and two
children, of Conyers, visited Mr. G.
B. Almand’s family Sunday.
Mr. Otis Nixon, of Atlanta, spent
several days last week with his pa¬
rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Nixon.
Mrs. W. D. Elliott and daughter
Miss Addie Belle, visited Mrs. T. J.
Ramsey Wednesday afternoon.
Misses Angie Boyd and Helen Wil¬
liams, of Oxford spent Sunday and
Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Boyd.
Mrs. D. B. Crowell and Mrs. O. P.
McCord visited Mrs. W. O. Butler
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Mollie Johnson and Miss Per¬
sia Sullivan, of Bethany, were the
guests of Mrs. C. D. Ramsey last
week.
Mrs. J. W. Park and daughter Miss
Minnie Olive, of Crawfordville, and
Mrs. A. T. Hind and baby, of Wales
ka, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. G. B.
Almand.
School opened at Oakland Aeademy
Monday Nov. 1st, with Mrs. Daisy
Lee Turner, of Covington, as princi¬
pal teacher, and Miss Addie Belle El¬
liott assistant.
Among those who will soon leave
community are Messrs. J. H. and
Willingham who will move to
Magnet, Messrs. J. C. Nixon and J.
Nixon and J. C. Hill to Covington,
Mr. R. L. Coggin to Almon and Mr.
Jim Maloy, of Oak Hill and Mr. W.
L. Austin, of Bethany, will move to
place.
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Leader In
Furniture and Undertaking
Covington, Ga.