The Registration Books
W ill Close
APRIL 5.
register now.
VOL. J1. NO. 14
Iarrett ISSUES
CALL TO FARMERS
[ational convention LOUIS of the
FARMERS AT ST.
DURING MAY.
[president Barrett, of the Farmers’
[nion, has called a national conven
of farmers at the Coliseum at
L Louis, to continue in session from
| ay 3 to 7. It is to have a double
jrpose. It is to discuss needed na
onal and state legislation and to es
blish lobbies at different capitals
see that the demands of the farm
are heard and to devise some
leans of making the farm more at
lactive in order that the proposed
alution of the economic problems of
bday—“back ot the farm”—may be
lade possible. President Barrett in
|is call says:
"This is to be a national mass
leeting for farmers unparallelled in
>ope, probably in importance, in the
istory of America. I invite not only
very member of our organization,but
Iso all agricultural organizations and
all American farmers without re¬
lard to location of organization.
"Throughout the present session
congress the Farmers’ Union has
baintained a legislative bureau at
Washington. This bureau is prepar
bg a report, in which the status )f
bgislation demanded and needed by
(ie farmer is set forth. It will be
ead at St. Louis.
"At no time in the history of the
lation has the farmer been the ob
pct of more solicitude to thoughtful
iblic men. From congress, from ev
ry newspaper forum, from every pul
lit goes up the cry, “Back to the
bnd!” Expert students of economics
re warning us that unless the lot of
|ie farmer be improved, unless more
his number be kept on the farm,
^e shall soon be depending on for
|ign nations for some of our food.
is, therefore, at this time that I
ivite the farmers of America to join
lands, brain and heart in a counsel
S’hie h shall thresh out issues close
the life of the nation.”
President Barrett says headquarters
trill be opened at once in St. Louis.
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No truer words were ever uttered than “Money Hath
^ ings . They do not apply to the nroney that must be
spent for the necessities of life but rather to the money that
gets away from us in small amounts f°r needless expenditures
that so quickly run into dollars.
“Saving is Prudence"
Accumulating a certain amount from every dollar earned
in a bank account is the wisdom that opens the door to op¬
portunity when she knocks, that brings the wished for home,
and provides the stay and comforts when earning days are
passed.
Our bank will welcome your account and aid you all it
can, matter how small that the how '
no account is at start or
slow it accumulates.
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COUNTY PRIMARY
ON MAY 4TH.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MET IN
COURT HOUSE SATURDAY
AND FIXED DATE.
The Netwoon County Democratic
Executive Committee held a meeting
a* the court house Saturday for the
purpose of fixing the date for hold¬
ing the county primary and other de¬
tails of the coming party elections.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman L. W. Jarman, who stated
the object and opened business by
announcing that the first thing for
consideration was that of the date
for holding the county primary. Pas¬
sages of the new law regulating pri¬
mary elections was read by him and
discussed at length by members of
the committee. Heretofore the pri¬
maries have been held, in some cas¬
es, immediately after the registration
books close. Under the new law, ho
ever, the registrars are allowed until
the first day of June to make their
final returns of the correct voters
list. In this county the work is light
and will not require more than three
days to complete the list. The reg¬
istration books close on April 5, and
after a discussion of the length of
time which would be required for the
registrars to complete their work.
Mr. Chas. G. Smith, committeeman
from the Town district, made a mo¬
tion that the date for the primary be
fixed for Wednesday, May 4, which
was carried.
The next question was the number
and location of balloting places, and
those used heretofore will be kept
with the addition of one extra one t
the court ground in Wyatt district.
Under the new law voters are com¬
pelled to vote in the district in which
they reside, and not as heretofore.
A voter from the rural districts may
not cast his ballot in this city as has
been the custom. For this reason it
was decided to use more than one
voting place in some of the districts,
in order that it would be convenient
for all the people. This being the
law a motion was made and car¬
ried requiring all voters to cast their
ballot in their home district. Two
we want to caution voters of
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, MARCH 1910.
CHARLES C. ELLIOTT
CALLED BY
DIED IN WESLEY MEMORIAL
PITAL, ATLANTA, WITH
PNEUMONIA.
Rev. Charles C. Elliott, formerly
this county but up to the time of
death pastor of Asbury church at
vannah, died of pneumonia at
Wesley Memorial Hospital in
ta last Thursday afternoon.
Mr. Elliott graduated from
College in 1906, taking first
After first teaching at the
College he went to accept the
dency of the Sparks Collegiate
tute. Two years later he was
to fill the pulpit of the Wesley
mental church in Savannah. At
time of his death he was pastor of th
Asbury church in that city.
Mr. Elliott was married in 1907
Miss Mary Chambers, the daughter
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Chambers and
sister of Councilman Chambers of
lanta. He is survived by his
and one daughter, Sarah Elliott;
father, Mr. W. D. Elliott, of the
ern section of the county; two broth¬
ers, W. S. Elliott, in the
States treasury department at
ington, and J. L. Elliott of
and one sister, Miss Addie Elliott,
Wes‘ Newton.
Newton county has never
a more lovable or upright young man
and he has hosts of friends all
this section who learned of his
with sadness.
The remains were brought down
from Atlanta Friday afternoon and
the funeral occurred Saturday mornin
a’ his old home at Salem, Dr. C. E.
Dowman and several other
ministers conducting the services.
the county about—register before the
fifth of April, and remember to vote
before you come to the city on the
day of the election.
The committee then took up
appointment of managers for the
mary which resulted in the
gentlemen being chosen for the
pective districts:
Town district—Court House; A.
Meador, Forrest Shaddox and J.
Carroll. Cotton Mill; J. S. Peek,
L. Sullivan and Lon Day.
Hays district—F. M. Hays, J.
Adams and C. W. Jackson.
ville; J. C. Morgan, A. C.
and R. L. Middlebrook.
Brick Store district—L. A.
B. M. Leach and W. H. Stewart.
Downs district—W. R. King, P. W.
Turner and Lon Loyd.
Stansell’s district—Oak Hill: E. T.
Hull, W. H. Ogletree and Greer
ner. Pace: O. P. McCord, 1). B. Cro¬
well and W. G. Treadwell. Almon:
W. F. Sherwood, J. E. Dobbs and S.
W. Everett.
Rocky Plains district—H. H.
M. C. Davis and S. H. Avery.
Snapping Shoals district—H. A.
Loach, S. W. G. Lummus, Cos. Fisher.
Brewers district—T. G. Aiken, W.
H. Ivey, J. T. Stubbs.
Gaithers district—R. F. Dick, A. M.
Griffin, J. L. McDonald.
Newborn district—T. J. Speer, J.
O. Stanton, N. P. Smith.
Mansfield district—A. L. Gaither,
W. B. Beckwith, E. H. Adams.
Oxford district—J. C. Kitchens, J.
W. Branham, D. T. Stone.
Wyatt disthrict—T. G. Berry, W. H.
Boggus, Wm. Harper.
Gum Creek district—T. N. Skelton,
J. R. Bird, Sr., R. A. Bostwick.
Cedar Shoals district—O. W. Por¬
ter, P. E. Middlebrook, R. E. Cowan.
Leguin district—I. W. Meador, Ray¬
mond Roberts, J. M. Lassiter.
Next came the assessment of the
different offices for expense funds
the following schedule was adopted
for each office, to be prorated where
more than one candidate contested
for the same office:
Sheriff, $35.00; Clerk $35.00; Treas¬
urer, $35.00; Tax Collector, $25.00;
Tax Receiver, $15.00; Commissioners
$10..; Coroner, $1.00; Surveyor, $1.00,
and County School Commissioner, $20.
A resolution was adopted making
April 20 the last day on which can
didates can enter their names on
the ticket, so if you are going to run,
hand your name and fee to the clerk
before that time.
Candidates for representative and
congress will not participate in the
county primary, but, under the law
will have to wait for the state pri¬
mary in August.
olutaon instructing the chairman and
secretary to atend to the business of
the committee and “pay the bills. “
MONUMENT TO
SOUTHERN WOMEN.
br I G a DIER GENERAL MIDDLE
BROOKS OF THIS CITY DE
LIVERED ADDRESS.
The ^following interesting account
of the unveiling exercises held at
Kopje last week, appeared in t he
Tribune of that city. Col. L. L. Mid¬
dlebrook of this city, brigadier gen¬
eral of the North Georgia Brigade,
delivered the address of the occasion:
“The first monument ever erected
to the memory of the heroic wo¬
men of the Souih was unveiled to
the admiring gaze of thousands of
appreciative sons and daughters on
Wednesday afternoon. The exercises
passed off without a hitch or flaw and
Rome Camp Sons of Veterans are re¬
ceiving unanimous congratulations.
General Clement A. Evans, com¬
mander of the United Confederate
Yetarans, was prevented at the last
minute from attending on account of
illness, but Ills place on the program
w.is filled with eminent satisfaction
by Hon. L. L. Middlebrook, of Cov¬
ington. Mr. Middlebrook is com¬
pander of tin. North Georgia brigade
of veterans and is a speaker of great
talent.
Dr. Headden Opens.
'■ The program was opened by an
eloquent invocation by Dr. R. U.
Headden, after which P. M. Nixon,
the presiding officer, introduced Mr.
Middlebrook. For half an hour this
gray bearded veteran paid tribute to
the Women of the South, the noblest
in God’s kingdom.
Great Man, Great Mother.
1 the course of his remarks, Mr.
Middlebrook took occasion to state
that every sixth man engaged in that
great conflict was a Georgian. Said
he, “never was there a great man
but had a great mother, and the
proud pre-eminence attained by this
Eihpire State of the South in this
year 1910 is due to the women of
the state who have raised our sons.
When 1 served in the state legisla¬
ture shortly after the end of the war,
the total valuations of the proper¬
ty of the state was about two hun¬
dred and fifty millions, and today,
it is about eight hundred million.
These are figures that should be read
into the history of our women to
whom we are this day unveiling a
most fitting memorial.”
Cunningham Felicitates.
Hon. S. A. Cunningham, of Nash¬
ville., Tenn., was next introduced.
Mr. Cunningham is editor of the
Confederate Veteran and is one of
the best known veterans in the South.
He stated that he had come all the
way from Nashville to be present at
a ceremony that was one of the joys
of his life. He was generous in his
praise of Home and the way Rome
Sons had handled the great enter¬
prise.
Judge Wright Presents.
A more beautiful tribute to men
or women has probably never been
heard in Rome or tile state than that
offered by Judge Moses Wright In his
speech presenting the monument to
the city on behalf of the Rome Sons
of Veterans.
The words of Judge Wright were
tender and filled with the pathos
that comes only from true sinceri¬
ty. They were greeted with prolong¬
ed cheers on the part of the veterans
and spectators, of a telling proof that
his tribute to the Women of the
South fell on receptive ears. Many
an eye was dinund with the tear of
appreciative recollection as Judge
Wright depicted the trials and fear¬
ful heartburns that fell to the lot
ot these Southern women who lived
in the sixties. “We think the cour¬
age of the man who faced the cannon
is a splendid thing, and of the man
who walked barefoot and over froz¬
en ground in the trail of his coun¬
try’s flag. That courage was indeed
great, but the courage of the wo¬
man who gave her sons, her hus¬
band, her sweetheart as a sacrifice on
the altar of freedom, was no less
sincere nor genuine.”
Mayor Lipscomb Receives.
“It is one of the greatest pleasures
of my life to receive this monument
on behalf of the ciy of Rome,” said
Mayor Lipscomb in response to
Judge Wright’s address. “I can con¬
ceive of no nobler motive than that
which actuated he Sons of Veterans
in raising this splendid shaft to our
women. However, enduring this
withstand the tempest of time, It can
never be more enduring than the rev¬
erence and love in which we South-
SUPERIOR COURT
CONVENES MONDAY.
ONLY TWO IMPORTANT CRIMINA
CASES UP FOR TRIAL AND
LIGHT CIVIL DOCKET.
The regular March Term of New¬
ton Superior Court will convene Mon¬
day morning, and unless the grand
jury returns an unusually large num¬
ber of true bills the session will be
a very light one, i>ossibly finishing
up the business before the end of
the week.
The most important of the civil
cases which is set for t-his term is
Unit of Carr and others vs. the New¬
ton County Oil Mills in an Injunction
suit to stop that company from op¬
erating at their presen quarters. A
good deal of interest Is centered in
this case and the outcome is being
looked forward to.
There are two murder cases up for
trial, both negroes, with several mis¬
demeanor cases to come up during
the week or be passed up to the City
Court.
The jury list for the term will be
found on another page of today’s is¬
sue of the News.
Mr. E. Nesbit Freeman, one of the
prominentcitizens of Newborn, passed
through the city one day last week
enroute to Atlanta where he went to
bring back the handsome automobile
won by him in the contest recently
conducted by the Atlanta Georgian.
Mr. Freeman secured a number of
subscribers to that periodical and he
has many friends all over the coun¬
ty who are congratulating him upon
his success in winning one of the
handsome prizes.
ern men regard our Southern Wo¬
men."
Cord is Pulled.
At this juncture Mr. Nixon pulled
the cord that released the vail and
revealed a thirty foot shaft, of pure
while Georgia marble, hewn from
the hills of Cherokee county.
A few closing remarks were made
by Dr. G. A. Nunnally, after which
the ladies and veterans and sons re¬
paired to the Cherokee hotel where
a large recptlon had been prepared
by the Daughters of the Confederacy.
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By paying the bills by a cheek on the
Bank of Covington. Then you’ll
know where every dollar goes and for
what. And as you foot up the
amounts in the stubs of your cheek
hook you’ll not he so apt to spend
more than you intended to. Haven’t
an account? Then why not start one
at once?
The Bank oY Covington.
Covington Georgia
CAPITAL - - $100,000.00
The Registration Books
Will Close
APRIL 5.
REGISTER NOW.
$1. A Year In Advance.
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MEADOW-BROOK
FARM HERE 18TH,
BEST SHOW OF THE SEASON TO
BE AT OPERA HOUSE FRI.
DAY NIGHT.
When tile curtain rises on the first
act of Meadow-Brook Farm at the
Operu House on Friday night of tiiis
week, those who have been fortunate
enough to secure to secure seats will
experience a most pleasing effect.
The scene is on a New England farm
in the vicinity of Cathedral Hills, in
the State of New Hampshire. The
smell of the new mown hay, the sing¬
ing of the birds, and the perfume of
the blooming roses, and all so dis¬
tensible as to cause one to forget, lor
the time being that lie ! s in a thea¬
tre. Si. Holden and his wife, June,
are two lovable characters, who will
remind you of your father and moth
er or grandparents as you remember
them. Incidentally, Sim Smith and
Tim Slocum, the town constable and
justice of the peace, and l’olly Bird,
who was born tired, and Billy Bates
the circus bill-poster, will drive away
all dull cares and cure the worst kind
of a case of the blues. The compa¬
ny is headed by Jxjii Streeter is es¬
pecially selected to *'t the various
characters. Meadow-Brook Farm is
a play which will live long In the
American people.
Notice Masons.
For the benefit of Knight. Tom
plitrs, there will be no convocation of
Chapter Friday eevnlng, March 25th.
A. S. Hopkins, 11. P.
It. It. Fowler, Secty.
Through the courtesy of the Cov¬
ington Chapter, R.A.M., there will be
a special meeting of St.Bernard Com
niandry, K. T., No. 25, on March 25,
at 7:30 p. m., for the purpose of elec¬
tion of officers and conferring the
order of I lie Bed Cross. Sir Knights
will attend with cap, sword and belt.
It. 1*. Lester, E. C.
J. W. Peek, Recorder.
Mr. J. W. F. Park, of Almon, was
shaking hands wiUi ills many friends
here Saturday.
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