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Cotton Market:
Following was ruling
prices here yesterday:
Middling, 14 3-4 cts.
Good mid. 15 cts.
VOL. 11. NO. <
CITY COURT IN SES¬
SION LAST WEEK,
DOCKET WAS A LITTLE
LIGHTER THAN USUAL.
The Three Men Up for Illicit Distil
ling In Northern Section of County
Were Exonerated. One Man Goes
To County Chaingang.
The City Court of this county held
its regular session last week with
Judge Whaley presiding. The docket
was slightly lighter than usual and
the time of the court was taken up
principally with cases of very little
importance. One of the most impor¬
tant among which was that of Major
Henderson, a negro from Oxford,who
was up charged with larceny from
the house, he having stolen an over¬
coat from a widow in that city. At
the termination of the trial the judge
told him that in payment for the
I *a>at he might have the privilege of
►assisting the warden at the convict
camp in maintaining good highways
in the county.
Another case which attracted some
attention was that of the three men
from the northern part of the coun¬
ty charged with illicit distilling. They
were Bob Brown and two of the
Lindsay boys. They were tried and
after 1 an examination of* the case
were acquitted of the charge.
The juries were dismissed Satur¬
day but court convened again Mon¬
day morning for the disposal of sev¬
eral claims and appeals for new tri¬
als, no jury being required for their
disposition.
NOTICE MASONS.
Covington Chapter, No. 71, R. A.
M., will meet in regular convocation
Friday evening, January 14th, at 7:30
o’clock. Installation of officers and
work in Past and Most Excellent Mas
ters degree.. Take notice companions.
A. S. HOPKINS, H. P.
R. R. FOWLER, Sec.
■ The Newton County Oil Mill will
operate its gin on Thursday of this
week and all who have cotton to be
ginned are requested to bring it on
that day. NEWTON CO. OIL MILL
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
We solicit your banking business
on a business basis.
First National
Covington, Georgia.
'
CHANGE MADE IN
CITY
MR. R. W. CLARK IS PUT ON
REGULAR POLICE FORCE.
Mr. Bradford Bohanan Is Placed in
Charge of Street Gang but Still
Retains the Office of Chief of the
Force for the Year.
At th“ meeting of the council last
week Mr. 1. V. Farmer was elected
by that bony* as the street overseer
for the year, but the next day he was
elected warden of the county chain
gang and resigned the place tendered
him by the city. At his resignation
the city was left without a man for
the place of street overseer and the
Mayor placed the chief of police, Mr.
Bradford Bohanan, in charge of that
department for the year, he to re¬
tain his title of Chief.
This left a vacancy on the regular
police force and he appointed Mr. R.
W. Clark, who has been on the force
for a number of years, to take the
vacant place. This makes a good
team for the city, as the marshals
are all number one men, and it is
conceded that Mr. Bohanan stands
without a peer when it comes to the
keeping up of city streets. He also
has the same authority as the regu¬
lar policemen and will make th,^ city
a good man for the place.
At the meeting last week Mr. T.
D. Johnston was elected as the city
time keeper for the year, and will
have charge of the city clock.
We also understand that the an¬
nual statement of the city’s financial
condition will be presented to the
council this week and will be ready
for publication within the next few
days. The object as we understand
it in not publishing the statement on
the first of January is due to the fact
that as the statement covers the en¬
tire year of 1909 it was impossible
to collect all the water and electric
light bills by that date, and that the
report would be incomplete without
these amounts.
IFOR SALE. — Good Mule, Six
years old, good qualities, medium
size. Apply to E. W. ESTES, Porter
dale, Ga.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, JANUARY 12, 1 4C
! GAPT. G. D. HEARD !
HAS PASSED AWAY.
HAD BEEN IN FEEBLE HEALTH
FOR SEVERAL MONTHS
Was One of the Pioneer Citizens of
This County and a Prominent Man
In All Movements for the Good of
The Community.
Capt. Grant D. Heard died at his
home in this city Sunday afternoon
after an illness of a short while with
a complication of diseases, principal
among which was heart disorder. Al¬
though Mr. Heard had been in feeble
health for several months, his condi¬
tion was not serious until about two
weeks ago, and prior to that time he
had been able to attend *o his duties
as clerk of the Board of County Com¬
missioners, which position he had
held for sometime.
Mr. Heard was in his sixty nintty
year at the time of his death and had
spent his entire life in this county
with the exception of the period be¬
tween 1861 and 1865, during which
time he was in the Confederate ar¬
my. He was a valiant soldier, and
was Captain of Company E, 53rd Ga.
Regiment, under command of Gen
eral Simms, also of this city, now
deceased. He has always been iden¬
tified with the best element of the
county and has made this city and
section a very useful man, his life
and example being a model one,and
his influence was always for good.
His early life was spent at the old
Heard homestead in Newton Factory
district, after which he came to this
city and engaged in the mercantile
business. He followed that vocation
for a number of years, retiring with
a clean reputation and the good will
of everyone. After retiring from the
mercantile business he was elected
Ordinary of Newton county,which po
sition he filled admirably and well.
He has held a number of responsible
places and was never once found
wanting.
Captain Heard leaves a wife, one
son, Mr. Robert Heard of this city,
and four daughters,Miss Bessie Heard
of Atlanta; Mrs. R. H. Weaver, of
Griffin; Mrs. J. D. Radford, of Car
rolton, and Mrs. C. L. Harwell, city
besides a number of relatives
and a host of friends to mourn
his death. The funeral occurred Mon
day morning, conducted by Rev. R.
L. Cook and Rev. John B. Gordon,
after which the remains were inter¬
red in the family burying ground at
Newton Factory.
To the bereaved ones The News
extends sympathy.
SHORTAGE IN APPLICATIONS
FOR CENSUS ENUMERATORS
Supervisor McClellan Wants More of
Citizens to Apply for Enumerators
Places in this County.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 6, 1910.
Editors The News, Covington, Ga.
Dear Sirs:—
Only a few days are left for aplica
tions to be filed with me for the pur¬
pose of census enumerators in the
Fifth District. No application will be
received after January 25th. An ex¬
amination will be held of these appli¬
cants in each county seat in the dis¬
trict, and in all counties outside of
'Fulton county at the public school
building on February 5th.
I am very anxious that all who are
desirous of making application do so
at once. Merit will win, and I trust
that you will give this notice all the
publicity possible. Full Instructions
will shortly be forwarded to all ap¬
plicants that they may study same
prior to the test to be held on Feb¬
ruary 5th.
It is to the interest of every per¬
son in your county that a correct enu
meration of the people be had. I
need your assistance in this, and will
appreciate the publicity you give this
information.
Yours truly,
LIVINGSTON F. McCLELLAN
Supervisor of Census.
A CARD OF THANKS.
The widow and children of Capt
, Grant D. Heard desire to express
| their sincere gratitude to his many
j j and friends for kindnesses their constant during sympathy his ill j
many
ness. We shall never forget your
unfailing kindness to us in our anx¬
iety during his illness and in ou
present bereavement
Mrs. Grant D. Heard and Children.'
ANOTHER CHANGE
IS MADE IN GANG.
S. V. FARMER APPOINTED AS
COUNTY GANG WARDEN.
He Takes the Place of Mr. R. P.
Boyd, Who Has Held That
For the Past Three Months.—Will
Take Effect Immediately.
At the last meeting of the
of County Commissioners another
change was made in the management
of the county chaingang, by the ap
pointmant of Mr. S. V. Farmer as
Warden. Mr. Farmer was the super¬
intendent of the county chaingang
under the old system, but tendered
his resignation the first of last year
on account of a rumor circulated at
that time that there was an alleged
irregularity in the affairs of that
mand! of county government. Since
that tii. * the matter has been inves¬
tigated and found that Mr. Farmer
had conducted L c road work in a
straightforward manner, and that
is the best man for the place avail
a bl e -
When Mr. Farmer resigned last,
year his place was filled by Mr. J.
M. Davis who served the county for
several months. Mr. Davis also did
good work but yas suspended on ac¬
count of alleged misconduct while in
office. He was indicted by the grand
jury, but at the trial was exonerated.
After the resignation of Mr. Davis
Mr. R. P. Boyd, of the western sec¬
tion of the county, received the ap¬
pointment and served since the early
fall. Mr. Boyd’s administration was
unfortunate for him, as during the
three months of his administration
four prisoners escaped, said to be due
to the laxity of some of the guards,
from which cause he resigned.
The apointment of Mr. Farmer was
sent into the Prison Commission for
their ratification which has been done
and Mr. Farmer ha* assumed his du¬
ties as the head ef the chaingang.
He is considered one of the best
men anywhere for the place, always
keeping the camp in an orderly man¬
ner and showing a very humane ten¬
dency towards the prisoners, notwith¬
standing the fact that he gets a
large amount of work from them. He
has many friends throughout the eou*
ty who are pleased to learn of his
re-instatement to his old job.
Mr. Cook Returns.
Mr. C. E. Cook, who has been iden¬
tified with the business interests of
this city for a number of years, but
who went to Brunswick the first of
last year to go into the mercantile
business in that city, has returned to
Covington and opened a dry goods
business in the Magath building, for¬
merly occupied by Cash, Mobley Co.
Mr. Cook has a host of friends who
gladly welcome him back to this city,
and who are glad hq will again enter
the mercantile business here. On
another page of today’s issue Mr.
Cook makes his announcement to the
people of this county. It will be
worth your while to read it.
DR. A. R. HOLDERBY WILL BE
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
He Is Chairman of the* Anti-Saloon
League of Georgia and is Consid¬
ered One of the Brightest Workers
In the South.
Dr. A. R. Holderby, chairman of
the Anti-Saloon League of Georgia,
with headquarters in Atlanta, will
preach at the Presbyterian church
in this city on Sunday January 23rd.
At the evening service at the same
church a popular service will be held
and the work of the league gone into
thoroughly. At the night meeting the
Methodists will combine with them
and a large congregation is expected.
The Baptists would also unite but for
the fact that a revival will begin at
that church on the date above men¬
tioned.
Dr. Holderby is considered one of
the strongest workers for the anti
saloon cause in the south and his
talks along this line are always
ed with information and interest for
his hearers.
The work of this league has been
felt intensely in this state during the
campaign for prohibition, and since
that time has been very instrumental
in assisting in the protection of the
measure. The people of this city
seldom have the opportunity of
ing such a vital question presented
to them in so plain and detailed man¬
ner, and no doubt a large number of
people will welcome him at bis ser¬
vices here.
ICOL LIVINGSTON
RECEIVES THREAT
ALLEGED COTTON EXCHANGE
MEN WILL MAKE FIGHT.
Fifth’s Congressman Receives Letter
Telling of Conversation in the Lob
by of the New Willard Hotel. Not
Worried by Threats.
Washington, I). C„ Jan 10—Con
gre sd,man L. F. Livingston has re
ceived a letter from John W. Hayes,
master workman of the Order of
Knights of Labor, inclosing a letter
from T.H. Moore, in which the latter
says he recently overheard a con¬
versation in the lobby of the New
Willard between some men, presuma¬
bly members of the New York cotton
exchange, in which they threatened
to use money and influence to de¬
f t , a j certain southern congressmen
who have been active in their attack
on that instiuion and its gambling
features, and in which the name of
Colonel Livingston was specifically
mentioned.
According to Moore’s letter the
parties engaged in the conversation
referred to the recent cotton ex¬
change investigation by Commission¬
er of Corporations, Herbert Knox
Smith, as the “work of a gang of
southern congressmen who are try¬
ing to make good with) the cotton
farmers,” said that Congressman Liv¬
ingston was a “prime mover in the
game,” and that they proposed to
bring about his defeat.
Colonel Livingston stated that he
had been threatened before, and that
the report did not worry him.
"When my resolution demanding an
official Inquiry was first presented
in the house I was threatened with
prosecution for libel, if I did not
withdraw it,” he said. “My answer
was a request for a fraud order de¬
nying the New York cotton exchange
the use of the mails. I further of¬
fered $500 to any fund designated
by the exchange if the threat was
carried out. This would have ex¬
posed the whole plan of operation an
methods of the exchange to judicial
review, but the same thing was ac¬
complished by Ihe adoption of the
r ea,»lutIon ”
After the publicaUon of tho last
1
w f
E invite your attention to a statement
of the Bank of Covington at the
close of the year, 1909, shown on another
page of this issue.
Wishing you a happy and prosper¬
ous New Year, we are
The Bank of Covington.
CAPITAL $ 100 , 000.00
j
*
We solicit your banking business.
If It Is Printing
We do it. The kind
pleases the
Estimates furnished
work quickly executed.
$1. A Year In Advance.
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
ELECTS PRESIDENT.
PROF. J. O. MARTIN IS ELECTED
PRESIDENT FOR THE TERM.
Meeting Held Saturday Was a Very
Interesting One. — Program Was
Unusually Good.—Miss Josie Webb
Elected Vice President.
The Newton County Teachers’ As¬
sociation held its first meeting of the
present school term at the city pub¬
lic school building last Saturday.
The day was one of the coldest of
the winter, yet almost every teacher
in the county was present, despite
the fact that many of them had to
make long drives through the coun¬
try in order to reach here.
Col. A. H. Foster opened the In¬
stitute promptly at 10 o’clock. Rev.
Mr. Cooper conducted the devotion¬
al exercises and gave an excellent
talk on the personality of the indi¬
vidual teacher.
A splendid program, replete with
timely features, was taken up and
discussed at length, the majority of
the teachers taking part and mani¬
festing much interest.
At the end of the session the fol¬
lowing officers were elected: presi¬
dent, Prof. J. O. Martin, principal of
Rocky Plains consolidated school;
vice president, Miss Josie Webb, of
Livingston High School; secretary,
Miss Susie Stanford, of Palmer In¬
stitute.
This association is said to be one
of the strongest In the state, and cer¬
tainly it was through its influence
that so much Interest was aroused
all over the state last year in edu¬
cational measures, most especially the
effort to create necessary funds for
prompt payment of teachers.
The personnel of the association
this year is unusually strong, and a
most successful year’s work is pre¬
dicted.
You would be surprised at the good
an add in The News would do you.
report of Commissioner Smith, Pres¬
ident Taft has ordered the depart¬
ment of justice to take cognizance of
the disclosures and make an investi¬
gation. This is now being done.