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Entered as tecond^lM msuier De¬
cember 3, 19ufe, at the post office a*
Covington, Ga., under the Act of
March 3, 1ST*.
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and announcements, other than of
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Cash with copy.
COVINGTON, GA., MAY 18, 1910.
OUR OPPORTUNITY.
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When we see the activity some
towns even smaller than Covington
display when there is anything to be
gained we are more thoroughly con
vinced that what is needed here is a
good live organization of business men
to put forth the ail vantages possessed
already by us to tbe outside public, a*
an incentive toinduceotherindustries
and manufacturing enterprises to
locate with us.
Our attention has been called to a
letter being mailed out by the enter¬
prising little city of Jackson. The
letter is addressed to the automobile
owners and is an inviattion to them to
visit that city during the C'hatauqua
to be held there soon. Together w ith
the letter is a little folder giving in¬
formation about Jackson, her advan¬
tage* and what she has to offer in tin
way of Inducements. The letter head
bear* the name* of eighteen business
men of that city who have allied
themselves together and perfected the
organization of a Board of Trade.
And they are doing all they can to
make their city grow. Covington hail
a Board of Trade once—yea, that is a
fai-t, and it lived for some little time.
Just why it died has not been positive¬
ly asserted, but when it did fizzle out
a balance of some sixty or seventy
dollars, which could have been used
to good ail vantage long before this 1
time, but is still in the bank. Last
year when the automobile race took :
place from Savannah to Atlanta it was
decided at a mass meeting that the
amount would be secured from the
old Board and used to advertise Cov- j
ington at that time with appropriate 1
pamphlets gi\ ing reliable information
about the city. That would have
ington been a did golden not opportunity, but Cov-j
grasp it. instead, she j
gave the autoisto a royal time but fail
ed to give them anything to again;
call their attention to the test town
they passed through, Now that
happened on top of the resolution and
instruction of the mass meeting to
have it done.
'This is but one instance where our
enthusiasm springs up and dies almost
bsfore it gets iu running shape. It is
folly, though, to cry over spilled milk,
anil there are opportunities almost
ever}’ day in which we could do good
work for our city and community if
we Will but accept them as they
present themselves.
What is good for Jackson Is good for
Covington, and a Board of Trade,
Chamber of Commerce, of any organ¬
ization having as its object the advan¬
cement of the city would act as a
tonic to a run down censtitution, and
would soon have a most wholesome
affect upon the business conditions of
the town as a whole.
There are men in Covington who
could look after these things with
Bigual ability and we fail to see why
the interests here cannot get together
for mutual good and Boost Covington.
A WORD AT PARTING.
The Covington Public School closed
its session last Friday with appro¬
priate exercises of the different de¬
partments and with a record that any
school should be proud of. The
teachers and pupils entered into the
spirit of the occasion and the com¬
mencement this year has surpassed
any previous undertaking.
The teachers should feel justly
proud of their work this year and the
citizens of the city should appreciate
the manner in which the childreu
have been trained. Each one of the
teachers deserve praise for their share
in the success of I he terra, and their
respective work shows a marked dis
tinetion in point of thoroughness with
which it ha* been executed.
Prof. McLoud, although a young j
man, ha* ehowed his ability a* a
principal and his work has been hard. |
He has so managed the affairs of the j
school that the pupils all work hard
and the fellowship of the teacher*
makes the work much more effective, j
In all the exercises the training of
the pupil* showed the work of a
master hand and reflects credit to the !
instructors.
Lost in the shuffle-one blanket mill!
Suitable litable rewrd rewrd for it* recovery and!
return ------- to City ol Covington . .
Tom Watson is just naturally "agin”
every thing and everybody. He is now
fighting the Georgia delegation in con¬
gress. and seems to think be can
dictate a new one. He is fighting
foreign missions and the preachers,
the governor, tbe Farmers' Union,
the socialists, tbe Catholics, and
snapping and snarling about generally.
Tommy, old boy, you are doing
yourself wrong, and nobody any good.
You are appealing to the dear “pee
jml” in a way to disgust them, a» we
have heard some of them say, for
they are not < at least up this way*
-uch fo • s as to be “taken in" so
easily. In other words, Thomas, the
peepol' ! have «*en«e enough to know
buncombe and r-t atei wi.at fr<m
C>y ar.o reason. r-a>on.
Yon are not the only pure, good man
in the world, neither have you a
| corner on more than 17,00b deluded
followers in this commonwealth.
Don’t get too foxy, Tommy, with the
dear “peepul,” for when you do they
will rise right square up, flare hack
and hit you, a# they have often done
in the past, a solar plexus blow which
. will temporarily take the wind out of
your gas bag. And with your stock
of gas depleted, Torn, and tbe state to
run (on paper,) the dear “peepul”
might suffer. Be a little more
aide, Tom, and don’t bite off so many
at once. There are several
people in Georgia, Tom, besides you,
who have sense enough to come in
out of tbe wet.—Dalton Citizen.
TWO STATES MAKE
SPLENDID PROGRESS
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The Georgia and Alabama
Index, published at at Columbus. Columbus. Ga., Ga.,
says in its regular weekly issue:
“The story of Georgia-Alabama for
the past week fairly bristles with
good business news. The two state*
are making substantial progress along
ail line* and this fact is illustatod in a
great many interesting and striking
ways.
“At Atlanta, Ga., contracts were
awarded for $160,000 of sewer con¬
struction work. The city engineer at
Birmingham, Ala., ha* just completed
plans for a $300,000 drainage system
for one section of that city and bids
will beinvited. At Lyons,Ga., nearly
the entire population assembled to see
an officer of the Wrights ville, Adrian
& Lyon* Railway throw the first
shovelful) of dirt in the construction
ijf the new road, and in their enthus
iasm various prominent citizens seized
*hovels and contributed a little free
labor toward the enterprise,
“The spirit of progese seems to have
even invaded the realm of jx>esy and
tile classics, if one were to judge
by the name for an Alabama
county, Baldwin, Invited and received
(>iils to build a steel bridge across the
river Styx.
"Dalton, Oa., voted $125,000 of im
provement bonds, Sparta, Ga., Cairo,
Ga., Donalsonville, Ga., and War
renton, Ga., also voted bonds. But¬
ler county, Alabama, will vote on
$1(15,000 of bonds for road const ruction,
Gwinnett county, Georgia, will also
vote on good road bonds, and Tifty
county, Georgia, has called an elec¬
tion on the issuance of $55,000 of
bonds for the erection of a new oourt
house. A company is being organized
at LaGrange, Ga., to build a $50,000
auditorium.”
It is probable that there will be
several candidates in the field for
governor this year.
Governor Brown is loquacious on
every question put to him except the
one as to whether he will be a candi¬
date for re-election. About that he is
a* mum as an Egyptian mummy.
LAND FOR SALE.
I have fifty thousand acres of land
for side in Southwest Georgia.
All good land, some timber, and
some as fine farming as a crow ever
flew over.
There is a new railroad being built
through this section and lands are
every day.
Prices from four ($4.00) per acre
up. For further information write
me at Aruericus, Ga.
Yours very rtuly,
J. H. BAKER.
Schedule of the Covington and
Oxford Street Railway Company
Lv Cov. 7:15 am. Lv Depot 7:45 am
Lv Cov. 8:30 am. Lv Depot 9:00 am
Lv Cov.ll:lO am. Lv Depot 11:40 am
Lv Cov. 2:10 pm. Lv Depot 2:20 pm
Lv Cov. 3:50 pm. Lv Depot 4:30 pm
Lv Cov. 6:55 ‘J® ^ pm. m * Lv L% Depot 1)61)01 6:4 7:00 ° pm pm
Lv - ' Cov. 7:50 ’ pm. »'“*• Lv Depot 8:10 ° •*'' pm
Cars wiH leave Covington on time
and wait at Depot for delayed
trains *
Lv Oxf. 7:10 am. Lv Depot 7:50 am
Lv Oxf. 8:20 am. Lv Depot 9:05 am
Lv Oxf.ll:00 am. Lv Depot 11:45 am
Lv Oxf. 1:55 pm. Lv Depot 2:15 pm
Lv Oxf. 3:45 pm. Lv Depot 4:30 pm
Lv Oxf. 6:00 pm. Lv Depot 7:00 pm
Lv Oxf. 7.30 pm. Lv Depot 8:10 pm
Cara will leave Oxford on time and
W U1 wait at Depot for delaved trains,
E. W. FOWLER. President.
--------- R- C. GUINN. Sec. and -- Tress.
THt COVINGTON NEW1
A Day In Tennessee®.
It does not seem that the depres¬
sion in money matters has affected
the Jersey cattle business when the
^ pay an average of $2tv
eai h for __ an entire sale of 77 head
young and old as they did at Ingle
■ede Farm, Aliens. Tenn.. Thursdaj
of last week- There were cattle of
both sexes and ranging from 2 years
to 14 years old cows.
The weather was good, a liGe
rain in the afternoon, and the at
tendance was large and repr«-;enta’iv(
ot the Jersey interest. Those *
had never before visited Ingleside
Farm were charmed with the place,
j The large spring at the dairy house
• r *^ r .- of iuo*: ai! j .
w: ’ a a of water flowing ...»
would ‘-cjual the average c-r- -k. and
turning a water wheel only about 20
f t4-t from 1116 ft***® 1 **! 1 head, which
| fu r ®**hes power for the churn and
separator.
| ^be a rrangement seemed perfect,
About 9:30 is tbe morning of »ale
da v the catt * e werf " taken from h*
*
8 * a ** e8 and tied in a row uei.r,^
; round sale teDt ~ lhe wbo,e si '
uate< * a It» ve ly woodland, in »he
| teK?er a 83 ^ ring had keen conKlr ' K
j ! -terally spread w.h saw dust
aa< * fine sb «' in « 8 - and surrounded
*• b comfortable sea’s, The cattle
were “ n *Pk*ndid tix > with sleek and
lining coats. Beneath this was lie
Jer&e >’ Quality, backed by the best of
nothing lacking to make a record
Mr. Bailey, who did the heavy work
on the stand, would be hard to beat
I for auction bussiness.
At about 10:30 the sale was called
10 order and Mr W Gettys ’ the OWD ’
I j er ’ was Educed and made the fol¬
ks wing statement: “Ladies and gen
! have before stated I sell my Jerseys
; today, but I wish to inform you that
j I am not going out of business, for
“ m keepine atl my yoUBg stock under
' wo years ’ w hich will furnish me
j going h< ’ rd lwo to ‘ake years hence two years’ - 1 am rest i U6t
a
am not selling this lot of Jerseys be¬
cause they have not made me money,
for I began 28 years ago with but lit
tie and have had no other business.
I have paid my debts, educated my
children and own this farm, and to
day, am offering you this cattle at
your own price and on a credit.
After Mr. Getty’s talk, Mr. Harry
Jenkins, Jr., of the Jersey Bulletin,
made a short, eloquent talk, which
was to the point and showing the un¬
usual demand for Jerseys. Then Mr.
Sam N. Worren, one of the big
hearted, pioneer Jersey breeders and
a director of the American Jersey
Cattle Club, arose and said there was
no statement necessary to the older
breeders, but for the benefit of the
younger breeders who are not so well
acquainted with Mr. Getty, would
make the statement that “we as com¬
bined breeders of Tennessee w ill guar
an tee and make good any sale or
statement made by W. Getty here to¬
day.” This brief talk was received
with cheer and had the effect of
clinching the finding of confidence,
and showing plainly that Mr. Getty
had founded his beginning on “hon¬
esty,” which marked his success.
A parade of the most distinguished
members of the herd was witnessed
under the tent, after which the selliu
began. The highest priced animal
for $710. Many sold for $300 to $450.
The entire 77 head selling for about
twenty thousand dollars.
A recess of about one hour and
thirty minutes was aken for lunch,
with plenty for everybody, and the
good ice-cold butter milk was flowing
freely too.
Tho it was a poor place for bar¬
gain hunters (in the general sense)
there were some real bargains secur¬
ed by breeders who were not expect¬
ing to get their choice at the pre¬
vailing figures.
Since this sale a number of breed¬
ers are convinced of the sucess of
the cross of the Imported blood on
the Tennessee cows, as many of
those sold were of that formula of
breeding, and the prices were right
along with those of the Island blood.
This sale is not only an indicator
of what is being done, but it makes
a record for auction sales in the
United States. Southern Jersey men
may take courage from this result.
May Georgia go thou and do likewise.
Good individuals of good blood will
sell well anywhere, if properly offer¬
ed by a reputable breeder. It cer¬
tainly must be a gratification to Mr.
Gettys. who has been a great worker
for the Jersey cause and who has
done much for the encouragement of
others. His expressed thanks at
the close of the sale were with grati¬
tude. The great Ingleside Herd was
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.
Veterarian
Treatment of Deseases of Animals
Surgery A Specialty
-( \j| Calls Promptly Attended to
Office King & Leach’s Stables. is
be n n ‘ l ™ dl ne KeS d nt Uftl 44
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JACKSON, GA.
built up through the expenditure of j
much lime, brains and money.
There were many present who did
not buy, though they were there for
that purpose. In fact, tbe attendance
was made up of those Interested in
Jerseys, consisting of many ladies.
The beginners and old-timers were
lb „ re> a g,.^ love-feast it seemed,
was evident an existing de
mand for Jersey blood. The Jersey
s * JU gj nesfi only wants continued effort,
t i_ e breeding out of scrubs and the
proper care to keep the breed fh the
j fronl ranks There is certainly
j growing demand for all the good rep¬
resentaiives that c-an be produced,
j, HENRY ODUM,
j Covington. Ga.
( i LEGAL .... A0 inwrnTlCniriJTO H 1 M IlN I
I I L I uL Ui
CITATION.
Georgia, Newton County.
The appraisers, appointed to sot j
aside a year’s support for Mrs. Mary
A. Vining and her minor child out |
of the estate of John F. Vining:, late j
of said county, deceased, having j
filed their report, all persons concern j
ed are hereby notified to file their ;
objections, if any they can, on or be- |
fore the first Monday in June nex T 1
1910, why said report should not be | |
made tbe judgment of this Court.
Witness my offeial signature. This!
May 2, 1910. |
A. D. MEADOR, Ordinary.
CITATION.
Georgia, Newton County.
C. M. Griffin having applied for
letters of administration upon the
estate of Mrs. Lula D. Griffin, late
of said county, deceased, this is
therefore to cite all persons concern¬
ed, kindred and creditors, to show
cause, if any they can, why letters
should not be granted as prayed for
an the first Monday in June next,
1910. Witness my official signature,
this May 2, 1910.
A. D. MEADOR. Ordinary.
CITATION.
Georgia, Newton County.
Mrs. Mary A. Vining having ap¬
plied to me to have W. T. Smith ap¬
pointed administrator upon the estate
of John F. Vining, late of said coun¬
ty, deceased, this is to cite all per¬
sons concerned, kindred and creditors
to show' cause, if any they can, why
letters should not be granted as
prayed for, on the first Monday in
June next, 1910. Witness my official
signature, this May 2, 1910.
A. D. MEADOR, Ordinary.
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A New Shipment of
Embroideries
We have just received a full and complete line
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of all the latest patterns in Embroidery and Lace,
f
H including the latest flounces, alLover embroidery
J|| and lace. You can find anything you want in
W this stock from the narrow to the wide widths.
H Our flouncing is something new in open work and
if has the insertion to match. A quantity of Lace |
H Bands also in this new shipment.
H m We Invite your Inspection
M SWANN CO
The Store of Good Values.'
m Covington, Georgia
Wednesday, 25.
Rco $1250
(Top and Mezger Automatic Windshield extra)
Roomy, comfortable, handsome, p^w
\ erful—fifty-miles-an-hour, fast on the
; hills, off like a thoroughbred as soon as
l you open the throttle.
\ Quiet, smooth-runding, and— "
T Light-weight. Tire-expense and other
up-keep costs reduced to a minimum.
The Reo is here to prove itself to you.
iFranklin & Henderson
In The Covington News.
