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NO. 20
ethodists will,
add to church.
rge annex will be bulit
and parsonage will also
be remodeled.
some time the Methodists of
or contemplated making
city have
1“^ changes and improvements the in
church and also to remodel
sonage. At the church conference
Sunday morning definite action
taken in regard to the matter
the work of remodeling and con¬
duction will be taken up as soon as
revival closes and pushed to com¬
mon, the work to be finished be
> the winter.
was decided to build a “T” on
rear of the church 22x110, sub¬
bing it into eighteen class rooms
the Sunday School. The annex
1 be built to follow the general
l ine of the church proper, the
imetry being adhered to both in
rior and exterior finish. From
end of the annex to the other
be a hall with doors opening in
he various class rooms with a reg
door and partitioned off into
rate rooms. The window's in the
will also be like the ones in
church as it is now.
the front of the building the
nda which is now built of wood
be changed, the floor being
t up with dirt and cement tiling
on top. The steps will be of
e, thus giving the church a mag
ent and substantial appearance.
heating proposition was thor
"ily gone into and it was decided
iscard the present hot air plan
install a modern steam heating
which will greatly Improve the
ior conditions n extreme weath
The church will undergo a thor
renovating inside and out and
paint will be used throughout,
then these features have been fin
and the annex built the Meth
.s will have a house of worship
will feel justly proud of, and
which will have the handsome
-arance and lasting quality com
the conference the parsonage
not forgotten and it will be re¬
ded and connected with the city
r and sewer system, making it
Money Hath Wings"
No truer words were ever uttered than “Money Hath
^ ln gs They do not apply to the money that must be
.
spent for the necessities of life but rather to the money that
ets away from us in small amounts f°r needless expenditures
Hat so quickly run into dollars.
“Saving is Prudence"
Accumulating a certain amount from every dollar earned
a Hank account is the wisdom that opens the door to op
ortunity when she knocks, that brings the wished for home,
n( f provides the stay and comforts when earning days are
asset],
^ bank will welcome account and aid you all it
your
3n ’ no ma Ker how small that account is at the start how
or
ow ‘ l accumulates.
Begin Now
irst National Bank
Covington, Georgia.
£I) t . Cooington I
LARGE CROWDS
ATTEND EXERCISES.
DECORATION OF
GRAVES WAS BEAUTIFUL AND
TOUCHING CEREMONY.
The Memorial Day exercises held
in this city yseterday, Tuesday, were
the most appropriate and impressive
of any held in several years. The
honor and reverence paid the old
soldiers is always touching and the
people of this city are among the
most loyal pf any section in the
The Confederate Veterans of the
county were tenderd a luncheon
the court house at noon by the local
chapter D. A. R’s. and it was truly
a most wonderful sight to see the
heroes of the sixties again
and be the same comrades as they
were during that strenuous period.
After the luncheon came the music
by the Covington Hand and the
tion of the line of march to the cem
e ery where the address of the occa¬
sion was delivered by Col. Chas. C,
King of this city, who paid the sol¬
diers of the Confederate war a glow¬
ing tribute, filled with pathos and the
relation of of touching incidents and
and acts of heroism performed by
South’s noble heroes who
their all in defense of the right as
they saw it. Time has come
everyone knows that the right
cot for slaves but for the
principles of men who have ever
noted for their staunch support
issues and ideals of their country.
The decoratino of the soldiers’
graves of which there are one hun¬
dred and fifty, was indeed touching
and showed the Southern ladies to
all of their reputed charm—the
noble and tender hearted women
the world.
Mr. E. E. Parker On Road.
Mr. Ernest E. Parker is in south¬
ern Alabama this week introducing
Robinson’s Black Bitters in that ter¬
ritory, and is making good.
very much more cozy and conven¬
ient than it is now.
The work will be commenced as
soon as practicable and will be com¬
pleted, it is thought, by the first of
September.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA. APRIL 1910.
WEST NEWTON ROADS AND
HOW THEY SE CURED THEM.
In Round Numbers the Citizens of that Sec
^ tion Gave $2,100 to Assist the County
in Giving Them Better Highways.
For several months, in fact since
the county’s road force was placed
in the western section of the coun¬
ty, we have heard much of the work
there, some dissatisfaction and some
very enthusiastic about the work
done in that part of Newton, and to
satisfy ourselves and give our read¬
ers the facts of the work, the meth¬
ods used and the result, the editors
of the News accepted an Invitation
from Messrs. L. W. Jarman and J.
T. Gibson to come out and see the
changes for ourselves. We were ac¬
companied on the trip Monday af¬
ternoon by Prof. Harry H. Stone of
Emory College and Mr. Wood Aiken
in the latter’s machine.
We were met just beyond Porter
dale by Mr. Jarman and Dr. Gibson
who escorted us over the roads that
had been worked and the new ones
which had been built to avoid steep
hills and heavy grades. From the
start we were agreeably surprised
to find the roads in excellent condi¬
tion and were at once convinced of
the fact that the services of a civil
engineer are indispensable to the
construction of anything like a mod¬
ern road or one which will stand the
heavy winter rains without washing
up. At the first place we came to
where the old road had been aban¬
doned it was evidenced very plainly
that the work was done along the
right line, as a twenty per cent grade
on the old road was avoided, the new
one carrying less than a three per
cent. Ttr'Hjjhe farmers and those who
do a gre^t* deal of heavy hauling
this change' will at once impress it¬
self as being a great advantage both
In point of comfort and more impor¬
tant still, the saving of their stock.
We continued along the road leading
out from Covington past Oak Hill and
on to Peadhstone Shoals, this side
of which it was almost impossible to
get up the hill over the old road but
which hais been reduced to almost a
minimum by going around the hill,
and scarcely losing sight of the for¬
mer route. The new steel bridge at
this point has been completed and
is a beauty. It was built by Newton,
Rockdale and Henry Counties, New¬
ton paying less than two-fifths of the
cos". We turned at this bridge and
came back on the road leading into
tliis city by Richardsville, over which
route even more beneficial work and
important changes have been made.
At one place on this road a party liv¬
ing in Henry County helped buy the
right of way to make a necessary
change in order that he might do his
trading (which amounts to several
thousand dollars annually) in Coving¬
ton. We came on by Richardsville
and out to Butler’s bridge where an¬
other permanent steel bridge has
just been completed, and it is one
of the most substantial steel struc¬
tures in the county. From there we
came on out by Mr. L. W. Jarman’s
home place to where we again came
into the Porterdale road.
Besides riding over some of the
best roads in Newton county we
learned several things important to
the people of the county, among
which is the method by which it
was possible for the people of that
section to so improve its roads. Last
summer when the good roads agita¬
tion was being pressed, the progres¬
sive citizens of those districts got
together and made the board of coun¬
ty commissioners a proposition to
assist them if they would send the
gang out there to work. At that
time it had been 26 months since
the road gang had done any work
out there and the boaTd, seeing the
need of work and the willingness of
the people to help them, acceded.
Those citizens wont down in their
pockets and dug up cash, teams, a
civil engineer, rights of way, etc.,
for the proposed changes to the
amount of approximately $2,100, to
supplement the county work in that
neighborhood. The gang worked on
the west side of Yellow river for a
period of four months, distributing
the work in Downs, Oak Hill and Ce¬
dar Shoals districts and not in Oak
Hill district alone as has been cur¬
rently reported. All of the work
which has been done on the old
roads and the new ones built lead
to the county seat town, and will be
the means of bringing thousands of
RESOLUTIONS PASSED
ON HIS ABSENCE.
GRAND COUNCIL PAYS A HIGH
TRIBUTE TO ONE OF COVING¬
TON’S LEADING CITIZENS.
Editors Covington News;
The following resolution was adopt¬
ed by a rising vote of the Grand
Council of the Royal Arcanum of the
State of Georgia, in session at Co¬
lumbus, Ga., in reply to a letter from
Captain Jamse M. Pace, to Grand
Secretary Richard P. Lester, stating
that he was unwell and would be un¬
able to attend the session, and 1 beg
space for the publication of the well
deserved tribute to one whom I am
proud to claim as a friend.
While, 1, in no sense, approve of
flattery and undeserved or unwarrent
ed praise, still I believe it to In* un¬
just to any one who has striven, us
has Captain Pace, to be helpful to his
fellow-men, to with hold from them
the knowledge that they have suc¬
ceeded in their efforts.
LEMUEL 1). KING.
“Whereas, information has reached
this Grand Council that the absence
of Past Grand Regent J. M. Pace,
from our present session Is caused
by sickness and we are thus provi¬
dentially deprived of the pleasure of
h's sweet companionshplp and the as¬
sistance of his wise council; there¬
fore.
Be It Resolved, That we express
our unanimous regret that Brother
Pace is enabled to be present, our
sincere sorrow that the afflicting
hand of Providence has been laid
upon him, our earnest hopes for his
speedy restoration to health and es¬
pecially would we have the Grand Sec
rotary convey to him the slncerest as¬
surance of the confidence, the admira¬
tion and affection of the members of
this Grand Council individually and
collectively.
It is with no ordinary feelings that
we mark tin* absence of so noted a
figure as our brother Pace. Of vig¬
orous intellect haul yet gentle heart,
It is impossible not to love him. Chiv¬
alrous and learned, modest and re¬
tiring, yet fearless always, Past Graid
Regent. Pace can well be said to be
at once the Chesterfield and the
Aristides of this body.
In
dollars in trade to tills city which
has heretofore gone to Conyers and
other places. The work Is worth an
inestimable amount also to the peo¬
ple contiguous thereto, and they are
to be congratulated on their fore¬
sight and willingness to assist the
county in building them. We un¬
derstand that one or two in the dis¬
tricts have opposed the work all the
time, they disliking the changes
made in the roods in some places,but
it is believed that these few will
eventually become reconciled «.nd will
be as proud of the work as the oth¬
ers are. None of the new road lines
or the grading of the old ones touch
Dr. Gibson’s home at which we were
surprised as the work was done all
around him. At the old Jarman
home place the change of the road
was made from the front of the
house to the rear, thus cutting off
the front view entirely. Mr. Jarman
is public spirited though and told
them to run the road line according
to the civil engineer’s survey, the
betterment of the roads being the
end in view and not his personal
intreests.
On our return trip we stopped at
Mr. Jarman’s home for a short time,
and the coziness of his home, and
the warm welcome extended the par¬
ty made us at once feel at home.
His charming wife served the most
delightful strawberries it has been
our pleasure to eat this season. The
berries were gTown by Mrs. M. A.
Jarman who takes pride In her straw¬
berry patch, allowing no one to look
after it but herself, and judging by
the lusciousness and flavor they pos¬
sess, she is the leader In the cul
ure of this berry.
The day, aside from the informa¬
tion secured was indeed a pleasant
one, and with these good people all
we have got to say Is that it makes
no difference how good the roads
are, it is not even then as good as
they deserve. Tihere is nothing to
the report that five thousand dollars
was sunk In the liTfls of that section
by the county. The investment out
there is a goood one and will last
considerably longer than those who
knock the work. If the people in
other sections would help as much
as those of that part of the county
did, it would not be long before old
Newton would have a net work of
roads we would all be proud of.
This is what we call progress with
a big “P” and we would like very
muc’ to see more of it.
To the good roads of West New¬
ton; to those who made these roads
possible; to Dr. Gibson and Mr. Jar¬
man, and to the charming hospitality
of Mr. Jarman’s wife (who is also a
good roads enthusiast) the News
maes its most profound bow.
That Revival in the Methodist Church
We extend a cordial invitation to
all the people of Covington and sur¬
rounding country to attend the meet¬
ing to begin in the Methodist church
next Sunday. Arrangements have
been made for good music. An ex¬
perienced leader has been secured.
Every person in Covington who can
sing is invited to join the choir for the
meeting. The preaching will be clear
cut and evangelical. Sin and unclean¬
ness will be given no quarter. We
earnestly request all Christians to join
us in this fight fora better Covington,
purer homes and more holy life. If
love home, and really believe that
the Gospel is “the power of God unto
salvation,” put yourself and your in¬
fluence in this meeting. We need
you. This meeting will be no “nar¬
row gage” affair. We believe in the
gospel broad enough to take in the
whole deproved, race, deep enough to reach the
most and as sweet as honey
and the honeycomb. Faithfully
W. yours, Pastor.
H. Coopkr,
New Electrician Elected.
Mr. F. P. Haralson has been
lected by the Water and light Com¬
mission as the city electrician to
take the place of Mr. John F. Vining
who died here last week.
Mr.Haralson comes to this city well
recommended both as to his charac¬
ter and ability. He is originally form
Carolina but has been Identified with
the electrical Interests of Atlanta for
some time. He will move his family
to the city within the next week or
%
ten days.
Back
Of
The
Banking
Business done at the Bank of Coving¬
ton are ample resouoees and able
management. It has the interests of
its depositors always in mind as well
as those of the stockholders. It ex¬
tends to its depositors all accommo¬
dations and courtesies consistent w ith
sound banking. If you seek a sale
place to deposit your fund, the Bank
of Covington invites your account.
The Bank of Covington.
Covington Georgia
CAPITAL - - $100,000.00
=We Invite Your Patronage.-
Flowers & Taylor
Do more Commercial Job
Printing than all other
county print-shops. Why?
$1. A Year In Advance.
NEWS TO ISSUE
AN EXTRA EDITION.*
THE EXTRA EDITION WILL GIVE
THE WINNERS IN THE PRI- ,
MARY OF MAY FOUR,
In order to give our readers the
best service possible for a newspa¬
per, will issue an extra edition on
the morning of May 6, or possibly
on the night of the primary If the
returns can all be secured by that
time.
The primary which will be held on
the fourth of May comes on Wednes¬
day and to hold our regular edition
over until all the returns caiue in
would cause disappointment to our
readers; hence we will get out the
regular issue on Tuesday n Ight and
bring out the exrtn which will carry
tjxe official ballot for each of the can¬
didates in the several districts of the
county, aiul will bo preserved by a
g-eat many for future rfeerence.
The extra will be quite an attrac¬
tive advertising medium for the bus¬
iness men of the city from the fact
that It will be the first method of
carrying the returns of the primary
into the homes of the people of the
county and will be eagerly read.
Mr. Lester Re-Elected.
Mr. R. P. Lester who has been one
of the leading spirits in the Royal Ar
canum work in this state for a num¬
ber of years, was again re-elected to
fill the office of Grand Secretary for
the ensuing term, which speaks well
for his administration of this office.
He has held this position for several
years and his work has been very
highly praised by the officers of the
Grand Council.
The meeting of the Grand Council
of Georgia was held at Columbus last
week and he together with Mr. R. R.
Fowler who is a Grand Trustee of
that body wont down. Mr. Lemuel
D. King also went to the meeting as
a delegate from the local Council of
this city.
Look at the label on your paper.
beg to express the hope of enjoying
his presence and council at many fu¬
ture meetings of the Grand Council
of
