The CovingtonJNcws
Is read by more Newton
County People than any
other paper pabhshed.
VOL. 1 L N0 * 22
E DON'T KNOW,
BUT HEBE IT IS.
NEWS RECEIVES letter-au¬
thor UNKNOWN, BUT IS
SIGNED “BEVERLY.”
The News received a curious letter
terday afternoon. It appeared to
ves tail-end of a letter
haV e been the
written to someone else. But it was
addressed to the Covington News and
was signed by one “Beverly.’' Now
do no* know Mr. Beverly. In fact
we have
do not remember to ever
W e consequently know
heard of him, and
of no friendly reason why he should
tell us the secrets of his party. Be
that as it may, here is the letter re¬
ceived by us and we pass it on to our
readers for what it is worth:
“It is reported on good authority,
that the federal party—otherwise the
“Republican'’ party—will have a full
slate for Governor and members of
Congress in the field this fall.
“For Governor, Major Hanson, of
Macon, and Col. Henry D. Capers, of
Atlana, are the favorites. If Hanson
declines the tender of the gubernato¬
rial nomination will be offered to
Colonel Capers. In the First district,
Mr. Blun, of Savannah, will be the
preference.
“It is understood that the Execu¬
tive committee of the Federal party
will be in session next week, and
THAT NONE BUT WHITE MEN of
UNDOUBTED SOCIAL STANDING,
will be sugested in each Congress¬
ional district.
“This you may rely on.
“BEVERLY.”
Whether he takes the editors of
the News for republicans or whether
there is some political trap to it we
do not know—neither do we care.
We simply publish it because it is
a little out of the ordinary, and be¬
cause it looks as if Georgia was to
be up -against the republicans in her
congressional races as she has al¬
ready gone up against one populist.
Death of Dorothy Evelyn Speer.
Little Dorothy Evelyn Speer, the
19-months old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. H. M. Speer of Mansfield, died
at the home of her parenets in that
city Monday night after an illness of
“Money Hath Wings”
4
No truer words were ever uttered than “Money Hath
Wings”. They do not apply to the money that must be
spent for the necessities of life but rather to the money that
gets away from us in small amounts for 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, no matter how small that account is at the start or how
slow it accumulates.
Begin Now
First National Bank
Covington, Georgia.
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WILL OPEN UP
WARM CAMPAIGN.
MANSFIELD WILL BE PLACE FOR
LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES
TO FIRE FIRST GUNS.
The race for representative in this
county gives every promise of being
a very warm one before the end of
the chapter, if the opening is to be
taken as an index to the situation.
Col. J. C. Knox, one of the candidates
for legislative honors, has a card in
this issue of The News in which he
issues a challenge to the other three
aspirants to meet him in “jint ’spute”
at Mansfield on Friday night of this
week. The school auditorium has
been secured for the occasion and
the Covington Band will make the
music for them.
This will open the campaign in
dead earnest and will no doubt prove
to be a very interesting feature for
those who go down. Mr. W. S. Mar
hut, another of the candidates, was
in The News office this morning and
stated that, he would accept the chal¬
lenge and be present to discuss the
issues with the others. It is thought
very probable that all four will be
there to present their candidacy to
the people.
If you want to be at a warm meet¬
ing go down to the speaking.
Mr. Robert Thompson Dead.
The remains of Mr. ,1. Robert
Thompson were brought here Thurs¬
day for interrment. Mr. Thompson
died at the home of his parents on
Tuesday night after an illness of mono
than a month. He was the eldest son
of Mr. and Mrs. Horace A. Thomp¬
son, formerly of this city, but now of
Atlanta. He was a bright young man
and the favorite of his associates in
every walk of life. The News joins
the many friends of the deceased in
extending sympathy to the bereaved
parents.
only two weeks. Dorothy was a win¬
some little girl and will be sadly
missed both in the home and by her
friends. The funeral occurred Tues¬
day afternoon at Newborn. The sym¬
pathy of the community is extended
the bereaved parents in their loss.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, MAY II, 1910.
TO MESSRS. A. H. FOSTER, W. S.
MARBUT AND J. C. MORGAN.
I expect to make a speech at Mansfield on Friday night, May 13 th,
in the interest of my candidacy for the Legislature. The School Audito¬
rium has been secured for that night, which is amply sufficient to seat)
a large number of people.
The Covington Brass Band will be on hand to furnish music for tha
occasion.
I invite you to be present and advocate your candidacy for Represen¬
tative by making a speech or otherwise participating in this meeting.
I feel that the people want to k|ear from the various candidates for
the Legislature otherwise than by merely handshaking.
Yours sincerely, J. C. KNOX.
COL. LIVINGSTON
HIGHLY PRAISED.
EVANS SAYS DISTRICT CANNOT
AFFORD TO LET HIM DROP
OUT OF CONGRESS.
Mr. .John Corrigan, Jr., correspond¬
ent for the Atlanta Constitution from'
Washington, sent the following news
dispatch to his paper last Friday:
Washington, April 28. —Representa¬
tive L. F. Livingston was the toast¬
master of the dinner at which the
Atlanta party, composed of Mayor It.
F. Maddox, Frederick J. Faxon, John
W. Grant, W. A. Hancock, S. N. Ev¬
ans, D. Woodward, Joseph A. Mc¬
Cord and J. S. B. Thompson, con¬
cluded their day’s activity hi the na¬
tional capital. That the colonel has
handled with masterly skill the ne¬
gotiations, looking to fhe cession to
the city of the old postoffice build¬
ing, was conceded by all.
That he has covered the ground
and filled the bill was the enthusias¬
tic comment of the Atlanta party.
Mayor Maddox Talks.
Mayor Robert F. Maddox: “We
are entirely satisfied with fhe out¬
look. Uncle Lon has done the work
well. We are confident of securing
the old postoffice, and all that re¬
mains is the appraisement of the val¬
ue of the building for municipal pur¬
poses. The Atlanta committee feels
that the entire credit is due the rep¬
resentative from the fifth.”
Frederick J. Faxon, president of
the Chamber of Commerce, said:
“Everywhere we went today Colo¬
nel Livingston was spoken of in the
highest praise. It is lucky for Atlan¬
ta f hat he is in such a splendid posi¬
tion to help the city. Every member
of our committee feels the utmost
confidence in his ability to handle
the situation. Senator Clay has also
promised to look after the bill in
the senate.”
David Woodward was outspoken in
favor of returning Colonel Livingston
to congress in appreciation of his ad¬
mirable work for Atlanta and the
fifth district.
“The district could not afford to
spare Colonel Livingston at this
juncture,” he said. “After looking in¬
to the situation, we find that he is
in an admirable position to help the
district, and secure for it everything
in the way of governmental favors
to which it is entitled. I cannot too
strongly speak in favor of his work
in this matter.”
Says Livingston is Needed.
Samuel N. Evans said:
“Looking at the matter entirely
from the standpoint of results as a
good citizen, 1 do not see how any
citizen of the fifth district can afford
to let Colonel Livingston drop out of
congress at this time. He is needed
here, and I will do everything 1 can
to see that he comes back here.”
W. A. Hancock, who introduced in
the city council the first resolution
looking to the acquirement of the old
postoffice .site, was highly phased
with the outcome of the affair.
“Colonel Livingston has done won¬
ders,” he said. “We could not send
a man to congress who in ten years
would be able to render the district
as effective service.”
J. A. McCord looked at the matter
from the practical standpoint of the
man who gels results:
“Colonel Livingston was able to de¬
liver the goods, and ought to be kept
in a position where he could so well
serve the people.”
The dinner tonight was sreved in
one of the banquet rooms of the new
Willard. It was one of the most bril¬
liantly appointed and perfectly serv¬
ed dinners of the season.
Among the guests were Mr. Justice
Lurton, of the supreme court of the
United States; Senator Clay and Rep¬
resentatives Livingston, Hughes, Ad-
MUST FILE THEIR
EXPENSE ACCOUNT
THE LAW REQUIRES IT OF ALL
OF THE CANDIDATES FOR
COUNTY OFFICES.
Perhaps it is not generally known,
but all candidates for county offices
at the primary last Wednesday must,
within twenty days of the date of
said primary, file with the clerk of
tiie superior court a sworn state¬
ment of all campaign expenses in¬
curred by them.
This applies to all candidates—
who were nominated as well
as those who were defeated—and
failure to do so is a misdemeanor,
and punishable with a fine or im¬
prisonment. Further, no candidate
failing to do so shall be declared
tiie nominee of his party.
This another one of the ramifica¬
tions of the new election law,which
generally flies up and hits you in the
face at tiie most unexpected places.
Like some other laws it has not been
very generally complied with hereto¬
fore. The law will be found in the
acts of 1908, page 63.
Section 1 provides that all candi¬
dates for governor, state-house offi¬
cers, judges of appelate court and
justice of the supreme courts and
United States senator shall—
“Within twenty days from the date
of holding the election or primary
election, at which they shall be can¬
didates, file with the comptroller
genera] of the state an itemized
statement, under oath, of all cam
paign expenses incurred by them
showing the amount of money ex
pended in such campaign, the pur
poses for which it was used, and tin
source from which it was derived
and shall, in addition, at the same
time publish said sworn statement in
some newspaper of general circula¬
tion, published at the capital of said
state.”
The same section goes on to pro¬
vide for the filing of statements in
each county by congressional candi¬
dates, and says:
“Likewise all candidates for judge
of superior courts and solicitors-gen
eral, and members of the general as¬
sembly, and all county officers, In¬
cluding county and city judges and
solicitors elected by the people,sha!l
within twenty days after the hokling
of said election or primary election,
in the cases of judges and solioitors
gerieral, file with the clerk of the su¬
perior courts of each of the counties
of the circuit a similar statement un¬
der oath as that required of the above
named candidates, and shall at the
same time publish the same in some
newspaper having a general circula¬
tion in the circuit; and iri <he case
of the county officers, including city
judges and solicitors elected by the
people, file with the clerk of the su¬
perior court of such county a similar
statement, under oath, but the said
county officers, including city judges
and solicitors elected by the people,
shall not be required to publish in
any paper the said expenses.”
Section 2 provides that no violator
shall be declared the nominee.
Section 3 makes it a misdemeanor.
Section 4 requires superior court
judges to give the law in charge to
the grand jury.
The law includes every candidate
for a county office, including county
commissioners.
I wish to thank every voter In
Newton County who voted for me In
the last primary. 1 assure each
of my appreciation for their support
O. W. PORTER
amson and Bartlett of .Georgia. Oth
ers who had accepted for
n'ght found it impossible to attend
when the date was changed to
night. Suea tor Bacon was at
V hite House lor dinner.
$1. A Year In Advance.
MONDAY FINES
TOTAL UP $140,
MAYOR SMITH HOLDS WELL PAY¬
ING MATINEE AND FINES
’EM ALL.
Monday was a busy day in the po¬
lice court, and Mayor Smith’s mati¬
nee was the center of attraction for
the darktown population. Eight of¬
fenders against the city laws were up
for their opportunity to pay their pro.
rata share of the cly’s expense ac¬
count.
The first cases up for trial was for
a violation of the ordinance which ap¬
plies to crap shooting, playing cards,
etc., and there were six interested in
the outcome. They all told different
tales about what they were doing
when the policemen went in, one
claiming that they were not playing
cards, another that here were no card
in the house, and still another that
they were “playing a little game of
five up, hut not for money.” Mayor
Smith was puzzled at. first, but after
a bit his countemfhce cleared and he
went more fully into the details. One
negro, Will Cooksle, said: “Mr. Smith
I sho am goin’ to tell you the truf,
I wuz sleep, and doan know nothin
erbout. hit.” It developed, however,
that Cooksle had been asleep on one
other occasion when the police made
a raid, and the Mayor didn’t take well
to his explanation. On the evidence
of the arresting officers, the six, Robt,
l-ovejoy, Pearl White, Jim White,
Charlie Williams, Will Malone and
Will Cooksle, were all given fines of
twenty dollars each of thirty days on
the streets.
Two others, Luther Porter and
Judge Danlelwere up for being drunk,
and were each given fines of ten dol¬
lars or fifteen days on the streets.
The total fines for the day amount¬
ed to $140, which will help pay the
city’s accounts very materially.
Stock Holders Meeting.
A meeting of the stock holders of
the Farmers Union Warehouse Com¬
pany is called for Saturday, May 14th,
at 10 o'clock. Every stock-holder Is
urged to be present, as some Import¬
ant matters will come before the
meeting. ROBT. E. LEE, Pres.
S. A. Brown, Secretary.
Old
People
Like
Books
That show a comfortable balance in
the bank. To acquir that balance
you must begin now. Start an ac¬
count with the Bank of Covington.
Then you can be free from all worry
as to what you have and devote all
your energies to making more. You’ll
spend less too. A check-book does
not burn holes in your pocket like
the actual cash.
The Bank of Covington.
Covington Georgia
CAPITAL - - $100,000.00
=We Invite Your Patronages
Flo wers & Ta ylor
Do more Commercial Job
Printing than all other
county print-shops. Why?
CITY WILL HAVE
NEW CODE BOOK.
ORDINANCES WILL BE REVISED
AND PRINTED IN HANDSOME
NEW BOOKS.
We are informed that the City Is
about to revive, codify and otherwise
improve the City Ordinances of the
city within the next few days and
place the contract for having them
printed in book form for the conve¬
nience of the people of the city gen¬
erally.
The city code now in use was prin¬
ted during the administration of the
late S. W. Hawkins, and due to the
fact that the charter has been chang¬
ed, old ordinances repealed or chang¬
ed and new ones having been passed
at almost every meeltng since, It Is
hard to tell now Just which of the
old ordinances are valid and what
the new ones contain,
It Is the purpose of the council to
place the ordinances in the new
book in rotation, each department
properly indexed and in such shape
as will be easily accessible to the peo¬
ple. The new book will contain the
new ordinances of the water and
light commission, and various others
of which there is only one copy now.
]T.he book will be printed on good pa¬
per, and neatly bound.
When finished It will be a credit
to the city.
A New Pastor at Bethany.
On Saturday, April 30th, at 11 a.
in., Rev. W. C. Young was installed
pastor of the Bethany Presbyterian
church by a commission of the At¬
lanta presbytery, consisting of Rev.
B. Field, who preached the sermon,
and Rev. John B. Gordon, of Coving¬
ton, who charged the congregation,
and Rev. Samuel Young, D. D., fath¬
er of the new pastor.
Rev. Mr. Young oomes to his new
pastorate with a splendid record be¬
hind him, and the church is indeed
fortunate in securing Jits services,
and we wish for him and his church
a most successful future.—Conyers
Free Prose.
FOR SALE—3-,BURNER OIL STOVE
in good condition. Will sell at a
bargain. Mrs. Will MciXmaliJ. 2t
