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Cotton Market:
Following was ruling
prices here yesterday:
Middling, 14 1-4 cts.
Good mid. 14 3-8 cts.
VOL. 1. NO. 52
GRAVE CHARGES
AGAINST BIGHAM
Former Pastor of Methodist Church
Here Charged With
Drunkenness.
Rev. Berto Bigham, who was for
sometime pastor of the Methodist
church at this place has been again
brought into the limelight by the fact
that the St. Johns church at Augusta
refused to accept him as their pastor
d the majority of the deacons re¬
ed to serve under him.
T e had been pastor of the Savan
h church for three years and when
e conference returned him to that
y several prominent members of
. John’s church in Augusta gather
aud drew up a telegram to Bishop
R. Hendrix, asking that Rev. R.
Bigham’s assignment to their pul
be cancelled and that another
nister be sent to their charge,
ev. R. J. Bigham has been in Au
sta before, having served three
“rs at St. James at one time, and
lying later returned to that church
another year of service,
ev. Bingham is one of the older
mbers of the North Georgia con
nce, having entered the itenerary
1879 and having therefore served
hears as a pastor. He was pastor
the First Methodist church at New
until the appointments were read
nday afternoon, and had complet
his second successful year at that
rge when the the change was
de.
T e was pastor of the Trinty church
11895 and was later for two years
siding elder of the Atlanta dis
t.
ev. Bigham was suspended from
North Georgia conference some
ee years ago on the charge of
nkennes8 which he himself admit
in open conference, when he
f ltd for liniency. He was after
rds reinstated. His friends are in
t that the old matter should
*ef reopened against him.
• v that he is fully entitled to
■fidence which they feel in him.
R. Hendrix wired Presid¬
ed B. F. Fraser, of the Augus
>irict, that he had assigned Rev.
i T. Daves to St. John’s Methodist
rch there, and that Dr. R. J. Big-
1, who has been assigned to Au-
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Covington, Georgia.
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 1, 1909.
RAILROAD TO BUILD
UMBRELLA SHED.
At Crossing on Railroad Street
Waiting Room Will be Built
For Passengers.
The matter of the erection of a
waiting shed for passengers at the
crossing of the Central railroad and
Railroad street, which has been under
consideration was brought to a close
yesterday morning when Superinten¬
dent Wright and Road Master Burch
came up and looked over the propo¬
sition.
Mayor Smith took the matter up
with the railroad people some time
ago and since that time investigations
have been in progress and plans have
been under consideration for erecting
the shed. The only trouble which
came up at all was the fact that the
road did not own enough right-of-way
for the purpose, but Mr. Henry Huson
who owns the property next to the
road tendered them the use of as
much of his land as was necessary
and offered to make them tenant at
will. Superintendent Wright after
looking over the ground stated to
Mayor Smith that he would recom¬
mend the erection of the shed and
that the work would be started as
soon as the material could be brought
Jiere.
The proposed building will be what
is called an umbrella shed and will be
ten by twenty feet. It will be built
so as to make a convenience for the
passengers who transfer from the two
railroads at the crossing and will be a
great deal more comfortable than at
present.
WANTED—A Miller at the Hen¬
derson Mill. Can have farm for fam¬
ily if desired. 3 qualification necess¬
ary ; must be industrious, sober and
not smoke cigarettes. W. B. R.
Pennington.
gusta, had been assigned to the At¬
lanta district as presiding elder.
Mr. Bingham has a number of friends
among the people of this city and
county who regret very much that he
has been embarrassed by the episode,
although he has been completely ex¬
onerated by the conference and the
different churches he has served.
POULTRY SHOW
FOR NEXT WEEK.
Entries Coming in Rapidly and
Show Promises to be a very
Successful One.
The Poultry Show which is schedul¬
ed for next Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday is destined to be the most
successful of any exhibition of a like
nature ever held in this section. Dur¬
ing the past few days the entries have
been coming in at a rapid rate and al¬
ready there are enough birds entered
to make a very creditable showing,
with a number of breeders yet to
make their entries. All the different
breeds and varieties will be represent¬
ed and in one or two eases something
like twenty-five birds will be entered
of the more popular varieties.
When the idea was first advanced
as to holding a show here it was
thought that one hundred birds would
be a high mark, but it now looks as if
there will be twice that many. Nearly
every seetion of the county is repre¬
sented and the birds, in nearly every
instance, are very fine. A lot of them
will be as good as will be seen at the
Atlanta show in January.
Mr. Loring Brown, of the Belmont
Farm, will be the judge for the occa¬
sion and he will have his hands full.
Mr. Brown has a wide reputation as a
poultry judge and his decisions here
will be correct.
The entries will close Saturday
night of this week and we urge all
those who have not yet entered their
birds to do so at once. Ample prepa¬
rations will be made for taking care
of the fowls and they will be well fed
and looked after during the entire
time of the show. If you have not as
yet secured a blank for entering your
birds call at this office and we will be
glad to supply you with blanks ana
any other information desired.
The size of the coops as decided on
by the association and which will be
used in the show are as follows:
For single birds, pairs and trios coop
two feet square, the front to be of
wire and the sides, back and top to be
of solid boards, with a door in the
top for convenience of the judge and
for feeding the birds. For pens, con¬
taining four hens and one cock the
coop will be like the above with the
exception that they will be three feet
long instead of two, giving more room
for the fowls. These coops are to be
made by the people entering the birds
and can be made of laths, good boxes
or any other material at hand. It is
the object to put the breeders to as
little expense as possible.
The fowls can be sent in on Mon¬
day, the day before the opening of the
show, where they will be taken in
charge by the secretary who will look
after all of them, feeding and water¬
ing the same as if they were in your
yards. Every precaution possible
will be taken in the care of the birds.
Enter your birds and come to the
show. You will see as fine collection
of thoroughbred chickens as you have
ever looked at, and the management
will make your stay as pleasant as
possible. Bring your neighbor, too.
Enterprise Has Misfortune.
The non-appearance of our esteem¬
ed contemporary, the Enterprise last
week was caused from the fact that
it was Thanksgiving day and their
machine was out of order, necessita¬
ting repairs before it could be oper¬
ated.
The editor, Bro. J. N. Snow, has
been confined to his room for several
weeks and has been unable to attend
to his business personally and it has
made it extremely hard on them to
issue the paper as they desire, but
this week the paper will make its
regular appearance on Friday and
will be received by its numerous
readers.
The New’s sympathizes deeply with
Bro. Snow in his sickness and misfor¬
tune and we hope to see him back at
his post again within a few days.
A Challenge to Bowlers.
The “Barefoot Bowling Club” of
Covington, hereby challenges any
team of six in Covington, Oxford,
Madison, Eatonton, Milledgeville,
Monroe, Social Circle or any other
town not exceeding ten thousand in¬
habitants—to a series of three or five
games to he bowled in Covington at
any time.
T. U. Smith, Captain.
J. B. Norton, Secty.
Dry Pine Wood delivered anywhere
in town. Phone 141-J, or apply’to S.
A. BROWN, City.—tf.
DEATH OF MRS. L.
L. FLOWERS NOV. 21
Wife of One of Editors of News
Passes to Beyond After a
Very Short Illness.
Mrs. Lon L. Flowers died at her
home in this city on Sunday after¬
noon, November 21, after an illness of
only a few weeks. She leaves a hus¬
band and five children, parents, three
brothers and a large number of friends
to mourn her death. Being so closely
related to all the force of this paper
and being a woman or whom praise
would be superfluous, it is impossible
for us to do other than make a brief
mention of her death. Her life and
memory are far more appropriate
than anything we could say, devoted
as it was to her husband and her fam¬
ily and those whom she loved.
Following is a brief account which
appeared in the last issue oj the Bap¬
tist Bulletin of this city:
Providence deals very mysteriously
with our human lives when it takes
one, like our tender and useful friend,
the wife of one of the News editors.
This grief comes very close to us and
we, like the ones bereaved are dumb.
Our only explanation lies in the life
that is behind the veil of tears. In
the better land there is the silver
lining. Mrs. Flowers was bearing
bravely her burdens and did it with
success, for she did not murmer. She
had done what she could. God saw
she needed rest. He also knew that
He was amply able to take care of
the little ones and that He could raise
up helpers for every time of need. To
be orphaned of a mother moves the
hardest hearts with it pathos, but
orphans seem to be the peculiar wards
of God, and t>f his people. Often they
grow up stalwarts where those favored
with the most delicate nurture become
weaklings. God’s ways are mysterious
to us but we can often look hack and
see the meaning of his heaviest blovtet.
May God sustain and strengthen the
sorrowing and desolate husband, and
comfort the heart of the grieving
mother, and turn to himself the hearts
of all this family, from whom he has
taken this hostage to heaven. These
children, as they grow up, will never
lack for friends even down to their old
age, because of the love for the mother
that exists in so many hearts.
NEW SGHEDULE IS
ALMOST CERTAINTY.
Citizens of Covington, Mansfield,
Newborn and Other Towns
Want New Train.
The new train on the Central Rail¬
road to operate back as far as Eaton¬
ton which The News advocated and
called attention to in its last issue, is
now practically a certainty. After
the paper came from the press the
citizens of this city and the towns
down the line of the road took the
matter up and since that time peti¬
tions have been received from Mans¬
field and Newborn with nearly every
citizen’s name signed to them, asking
the officials of the road to give them
the train.
At Mansfield the people are very
anxious for the new schedule, the
mayor being strongly in favor of it.
Mr. Almand stated to a News man
the day after the last issue that he
was with us and that he stood ready
both in personal service and cash if
necessary, to get the train on. The
petition from that city was forwarded
by him.
At Newborn the same enthusiasm
exists and the people of that city are
very anxious tor the train. They will
render any assistance possible to get
it, and are cooperating with the other
towns in the effort to secure it.
At this place a petition has been
circulated by Mayor Smith and he has
a list of something like seven hun¬
dred, with the prospect of getting one
thousand signatures to the petition to
the railroad officials. When the pe¬
titions are filled the matter will be
presented to the railroad officials with
the request that we be given the new
train and it is thought highly prob¬
able that they will not hesitate in put¬
ting it on with so strong a petition
for it.
Mayor Smith and a representative
of The News will go to Eatonton to-„
day to get the petition there started
and the people to working for it. The
new service will mean much to the
country contiguous to the Central and
more especially Eatonton, who now
has but one train a day from this di¬
rection, which makes travel to that
city very inconvenient.
The plan for the new train is for
the present passenger train which ar¬
rives here at 4:12 in the afternoon to
make its run on to Porterdale and re¬
turn here, leaving Porterdale at 5:05
which is now its regulan schedule.
Another crew to take charge of the
train either at Porterdale or this city
and make the run back down the
Central to Eatonton, arriving at that
city at about 7:15, taking the side
track there and remain till the next
morning. It could leave that city at
the same time the accommodation
train leaves there for Macon which is
6:00 a. m., and return to this city in
plenty Lime for the regular crew to
take the train and make the run on
the same schedule as is now in force
on the morning train to Gordon.
Those who have looked into the mat¬
ter state that the road can put on
this extra train at a very little ex¬
pense and that it would be a money
maker from the start. Certain it is
that it would be a great convenience
to the people living all along the line.
It would give the people at Eatonton
a direct schedule to Atlanta and re¬
turn in the same day. A trip to that
city now takes two days.
In this county it would be a source
of convenience to the people living at
Mansfield, Starrsville, Hayston, New¬
born and other places, because they
could come to this city to attend to
business or court and get back home
the same day without having to drive
through and take their stock out of
the farms. It would also give them a
connection to Atlanta and
in the same day.
The train is going to be put on and
is up to tne people who will be af¬
fected by it to come in and help get
With the right kind of work it
will be an easy matter to induce the
to give it to us now.
For Sale.
My home in north Covington, 7
good well of water, nice barn,
acre of land, facing two streets,
well improved. $1500 cash
buy same. See me at Mr. U. M.
home or see Mr. Dial at his
store. Mrs. Julia Thompson.
—If you want to know the flavor of
real sea oyster call by and get
of the little hooks with 46 recipes
Seaside Oyster dishes, which gives
shore recipes unknown in land.
Place. Phone 10-L.
PIANO FREE
The News is going to
give some lady in this
county a handsome
$350 Schulz piano on
Dec. 22, 1909.
$1. A Year In Advance.
MAYOR'S COURT HAS
VERY BUSY WEEK.
Aftermath of Thanksgiving Put
Seventeen Cases on Docket
With Fines of $215
Thanksgiving day and the liquid
refreshments partaken of by a great
many resulted in a very busy week
for the Mayor’s court. As a result
seventeen offenders were up for dif¬
ferent offenses and were given fines
ranging from five to fifteen dollars
making an aggregate of $215 for the
week.
This is said to be the record in po¬
lice court for this city and the chief
of police and his assistant feel that
they are being backed up when fines
are placed on the offenders they bring
up. Mayor Smith has placed a total
of something like fifteen hundred dol¬
lars in the city’s coffers this year in
fines, and from the start he has taken
recently it looks as if he intends to
pay all the policemen their salaries
from this source.
It is thought by many that the only
way to stop lawlessness is by heavy
fines and in the instance of the pres¬
ent mayor we believe he intends to
stop violations of the city ordinances
if possible.
Mayor Smith says he wants it dis¬
tinctly understood that if they break
the city laws they must pay for re¬
pairing them.
Little Robert Milner Shot,
Robert Milner, the eleven year old
son of Col. and Mrs. R. W. Milner,
happened to a very painful accident
while out hunting Monday afternoon
which resulted in the amputation o f
one or two of his toes. It seems that
he had stopped and while waiting
started to pull the hammer of his gun
/jack with the end of the barrell rest¬
ing on his foot. The hammer slipped
from his fingers and the gun was dis¬
charged, the entire load passing
through the end of his foot. He k was
immediately brought to the city and
his wounds dressed, it being necessary
to take off two toes. He is doing
very nicely at present, however, and
his little friends hope to see see him
out again in a few days.
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
