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VOL. 11. NO. 38
■HUBS ENTER
MARBUT’S
SAFE BROKEN OPEN WITH A
CROW-BAR— ABOUT HUN¬
DRED DOLLARS STOLEN.
On Friday night of last week the
store of Mr. W. S. Marbut, of Al
mon. was broken into, the entrance
being gained through a door in the
gide of the building and the safe,
which contained something over a
hundred dollars, was pried open by
a crow-bar and the contents stolen.
Besides the money taken from the
sa fe the burglars took a shot gun
and other articles of merchandise in
all amounting to something like a
hundred and fifty dollars. The cash
drawer was also broken open and
several dollars in silver taken there¬
from.
So far there is no clue to the bur¬
glars, but everything possible is be¬
ing done to apprehend them, and it
is thought that within a few days
they will be rounded up. Sheriff S.
M. Hay lias been putting in some
good work in looking for them and
has set the machinery of his office
going, with chances good for being
successful.
Mr. Marbut gave the News the fol¬
lowing description of a shot gun stol¬
en from the store, and says that he
wall pay a reward of fifty dollars for
the apprehension of the party steal¬
ing it: The gun is a Stevens, No.
12 guage, the number being 41406,
weight 7 1-2 pounds, length of bar¬
rel 28 inches, right barrel cylinder
bore, left barrel modified. The gun
is a new' one and has never been
out of the gun case.
The reward offered by Jdr. Marbut
and the description of the gun will
in all probability be instrumental in
apprehending the guilty party or
parties.
Mr. King Appointed
Mr. Chas, C. King was appointed
kst week as a member of the city
.school board to fill the unexpiredterm
caused by the resignation of Mr.
George T. Smith, who resigned from
that office and was Monday elected
Mayor to fill the unexpired term
caused by the resignation of Mayor
KOTBfflfB • —
Bassett China
h equal to the Haviland goods at a lit¬
he less price. Bassett China is sold
l) v all the leading Crockery Stores.
We have the sale of this most ex¬
cellent line in Covington and have in
^leek several exquisite patterns in both
8e ^ s an h open stock. The advantage
lu buying this line from us is that you
Can start with a few pieces and add to
until you have a complete set or bro
s( h replaced. Call and take a look
^>ur New Stock.
_
Stephenson Hdwe. Store.
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COL J. F. ,. "FRS
IS AN APPLICANT.
PETITION &EING CIRCULATED
FOR APPOINTMENT AS SO¬
LICITOR GENERAL.
Col. James F. Rogers, one of the
best lawyers of this city, and who is
known all over this section of the
state as one of the shrewdest mem¬
bers of the bar, is an applicant to
the governor for the position of So¬
licitor General of the Stone
Judicial Circuit, as soon as Mr. Win.
S. Howard, the present incumbent,
resigns.
Mr. Howard has not tendered bis
resignation yet, but it is supposed
that he will do so before the general
election in October, thus leaving the
office to be filled by appointment of
the governor for the remainder of the
term, which is two more years.
Mr. Rogers in applying for this po¬
sition does so with the endorsement
of every citizen of the county, both
the supporters of ex-‘Gov. Smith and
of Gov. Brown. In the last campaign
Mr. Rogers made a number of speech*
es for Governor Brown and this year
he did quite a lot of work for him.
He is fully competent to fill the po¬
sition for which he is an applicant,
and should he be chosen to fill it the
Stone Mountain circuit will have one
of the most able attorneys in the dis¬
trict on its prosecuting bench.
This judicial circuit has never had
a Newton county man either as judge
or solicitor and the people of the
county as a whole are anxious that
Governor Brown appoint Mr. Rogers,
as they claim it is Newton county’s
time for recognition.
A number of influential men from
all over the circuit are endorsing Col.
Rogers and are using their influence
to bring about his appointment. His
friends are enthusiastic over the out¬
look for the place.
FOR SALE.—GOOD FAMILY HORSE
OR Farm Horse. Absolutely gentle
and not afraid of automobiles.
D. D. TOWERS, Porterdale, Ga. 4t
Chas. G. Smith.
Mr. King is well qualified to fill
the place to which he has been ap¬
pointed and his friends predict for
him a successful term.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, AUGUST 31, 1910.
CITY SCHOOL TO
OPEN MONDAY.
EVERYTHING POINTS TO A SUC
CESFUL TERM.—A NEW SUP¬
ERINTENDENT.
The fall session of the Covington
Public School will open on next Mon¬
day morning, with prospects bright
for one of the best terms in the his¬
tory of the instiutiton.
Prof. W. S. Upshaw, "formerly the
of the public school
at Monroe, has been elected as the
superintendent and he comes to this
city recommended as, one of the best
educators in the state. He will lie
ably assisted by Prof. Count Gibson,
first honor man at Emory last year,
an,d with the corps of teachers al¬
ready elected the term will commence
under auspicious conditions.
The new auditorium has been com¬
pleted and everything at the school
building has been put in shape to
handle the work and give all possible
inducements to secure a> larger enroll¬
ment than in former years. The fact
that Covingtor>has the highest degree
of educational advantages will in* all
probability bring pupils here from
out of town.
The teachers elected for the next
term are Prof. Upshaw, Count Gibson,
Mrs. J. E. Phillips, Miss Anna Keith,
Miss Ethel Belcher, Miss Annie Hig¬
gins, Miss Duffy, of Alabama, and
Miss Duffy of this city.
Besides these Miss Bessie Ezell
will again have charge of the music
department.
BIG SUNDAY SCHOOL
RALLY LAST SATURDAY,
CORNISH MOUNTAIN SUNDAY
SCHOOL ASSOCIATION HOLDS
VERY INTERESTING SESSION
Tha Sunday School Rally at Cor¬
nish Mountain Academy last Saturday
was a splendid success. The Weather
was ideal, and the children’s exer¬
cises entertaining. Fine speeches
were delivered by Messrs, LaPrade,
Lester and Blasingame. A Sunday
School Association was organized,
with seven schools joining, those
participating being as follows: Cor¬
nish Mountain, Sardis, Macedonia,
Gum Creek, Walnutgrove, Alcova Mt.
and Arnold’s Academy.
The following officers were elected
and installed:
Prof. Wilson, of Walnutgrove, as
president.
Mr. Leaker McGarity, of Jersey,
first vice president.
Mr. T. G. Boggus, of Macedonia,
second vice president.
Mr. Josiah Blasingame, of Jersey,
Chaplain.
Mr. Tilley Ellington, of Macedonia,
secretary and treasurer.
Mr. A. V. Pool, of Gum Creek,
chorister.
Mr. Arman, of Jersey, assistant
chorister.
Mrs. John C, Lee, of Cornish Mt.
S. S. Organist.
The association is named after the
mountain near here. “Cornish Mtn.
Sunday School Association,” and is
open for other schools to become a
member. ***
FELKER IS NOMINATED
AS STATE SENATOR.
WALTON’S TIME UNDER ROTAT*
ING PLAN.—CARRIED COUN¬
TY BY NICE MAJORITY.
Under the plan for selecting the
state senators, Hon. Joseph H. Fel
ker, of Monroe, was elected at the
primary last week, it being Walton
county’s time to select from the 27th
senatorial district, of which Newton
county forms a part.
Mr. Felker is well known to a
large number of our people, and will
no doubt make the district a splendid
official. He is a man who has been
in the spot-light of politics over in
our neighboring county for a number
of years, and his judgment and ca¬
reer has been all that the people of
his home county desired, as is at¬
tested by the flattering majority ex¬
tended him last week.
Newton county is well pleased with
the selection made by Walton coun¬
ty and feels that the 27th district is
to have as good or better man for her
senator than most of the other dis¬
tricts will have.
SMITH CARRIES MA¬
JORITY OF COUNTIES
CARRIED ALL BUT FOUR FORMER
COUNTIES AND SEVERAL
FROM BROWN.
Hon. Hoke Smith will go into the
convention in Atlanta on the first
day of September with 230 votes and
Gov. Brown will have 138. This will
naturally make the convention merely
one of form as the ex-Governor car¬
ried all but four of the counties car¬
ried by him two years ago and some¬
thing like thirty carried in 1908 by
Gov. Brown.
Following is the list of the counties
carried by both Mr. Smith and by
Mr. Brown.
Counties Carnied by Smith:
Baldwin Liberty
Banks Lincoln
Bartow McDuffie
Brooks McIntosh
Butts Meriwether
Calhoun Miller
Campbell Milton
Carroll Mitchell
Catoosa Monroe
Chattahooche Morgan
Chatooga Murray
Clay Muscogee
Clayton Newton
Cobb Oconee
Columbia Oglethorpe
Coweta Pierce
Crawford Pike
Dade Pulaski
Dawson Putnam
Decatur Randolph
DeKalb Richmond
Dooly Rockdale
Douglas Schley
Early Screven
Elbert Spalding
Emanuel Stewart
Fannin Stephens
Fayette Sumpter
Forsyth Talbot
Franklin Taliaferro
Fulton Taylor
Gordon Terrell
Green Thomas
Gwinnett Troup
Habersham Turner
Hall Upson
Hancock Union
Harris Walker
Hart Ware
Henry Irwin Washington
Jasper Wayne
Webster
Jenkins Whitfield
Johnson Wilkes
Jones Wilkinson
Lee
Counties Carried by Brown:
Appling Baker Houston
Jackson
Berrien Jeff Davis
Ben Hill Jefierson
Bibb Laurens
Bryan Lownes
Bulloch Lumpkin
Burke Macon
Camden Madison
Charlton Marion
Chatam Montgomery
Cherokee Paulding
Clark Pickens
Clinch Polk
Coffee Quitman
Colquitt Rabun
Crisp Tatuall
Dodge Telfair
Dougherty Tift
Echols Toombs
Effingham Towns
Floyd Twiggs
Gilmer Walton
Glascock W arren
Glynn White
Grady Wilcox
Haralson Worth
Heard
Senatorial Convention.
A convention is hereby called by
the Democratic Executive Committee
of the 27th Senatorial district to
assemble at one o’clock, p. m., in the
Court House in Monroe, Ga., on
Thursday, Sept. 8, 1910, to nomi¬
nate a Senator for saJd District.
Each county shall be entitled to
twice the number of votes that it has
members of the lower branch of the
General Assembly. The majority rule
shall govern in nomination in said
Convention. The Chairman of the
County Executive Committee of each
county in the district shall appoint
delegates to said Convention from
among the friends of the successful
candidate for State Senator in the
Senatorial primary, said delegates to
be named from a list of names fur¬
nished by the successful candidate,
(if so furnished.)
R. R. BURGER, Chairman,
Sen. Exec. Com. 27th Sen. Dist.
HAL G. NOWELL, Sec.
Heavy Business.
f The Ordinary’s Court which con¬
venes here on (next Monday will be
the heaviest business session the
present official has had since taking
charge of the office. A number of
important cases are to come up on
that date, involving quite a good deal
of property.
Tuesday will also be a busy day
for the officias ar there is a lot of
property to besold hereonthat day.
GEORGE T, SMITH
IS ELECTED MAYOR,
LIGHT VOTE POLLED ON AC
COUNT OF THERE BEING
NO OPPOSITION.
Mr. iGeo. T. (Smith was Monday
elected mayor of the oily of Coving¬
ton to fill the unexpired trem caused
by the resignation of Mr. Chas. G.
Smith, and thas already assumed the
duties of the office.
Mr. Smith did not at first want to
enter the race for mayor, but strong
pressure was brought to bear and he
finally consented to offer. He had
no oposition and consequently a
light vote was polled.
Mr. Smith is a man of strong con¬
victions and his opinions as the city’s
chief executive will always be found
on the righ side of the question of
progress and municipal advancement.
He believes in making the best town
possible and we have no doubt but
that his administration will mark a
new era in Covington’s advancement
and progress.
Mr. Smith is also a strong believer
in law and order and we believe his
influence and desire to hew to the
line in preserving the morality of
the city will make of Covington a
cleaner city—on the surface especi¬
ally.
The News’ hat is off to the new
mayor.
The A. & M. School.
Our Agricultural school at Monroe
will begin its fall session September
7th. Tile prospects are that the
school will have a large attendance,
and the most prosperous year of its
history. The expenses at this school
are very small. No tuition fee is
charged. Rooms, lights, water, fuel,
and laundry are free. Board costs
only $10 per month, and much of this
can be paid in profitable work.
If interested write to
G. C. ADAMS, Prin.
Monroe, Ga.
Or J. Z. JOHNSON, Trustee,
Oxford, Ga.
WANT ED—G OOD MULES. WILL
pay highest market price. A. S.
McGarity.—< tf.
Lay
Out
All Your
Bills
And figure out how much you could
make if you discounted them. More
than the usual rate of interest by a
good deal. If you were a depositor
of this bank you would be in a posi¬
tion to apply for a loan of the cash to
discount your bills. Think it over.
The Bank of Covington.
Covington Georgia
CAPITAL $100,000.00
-We Invite Your Patronage . 1
Flo wers & Taylor
Do more Commercial Job
Printing than all other
county print-shops. Why?
$1. A Year In Advance.
DELEGATES TO THE
STATE CONVENTION.
APPOINTMENTS MADE TO NOMI¬
NATE HOKE SMITH IN AT¬
LANTA SEPTEMBER 1st.
Mr. L. W. Jarman, chairman at'
the Newton County Executive Com¬
mittee, has appointed the delegates
tc the state convention which meets
in Atlanta on the first day of Sep¬
tember to formally nominate Hon.
Hoke Smith as governor of Georgia.
Mr. Smith carried Newton county,
which gave him the privilege of se¬
lecting the delegates, and Mr. Jar¬
man made the selection from a list
furnished him by members of the
local Hoke Smith Club. The fol¬
lowing gentlemen will carry Newton’s
vote to the convention, casting same
for Mr. Smith:
Messrs, E. H. Jordan, Dr. J. T.
Gibson, Edward Heard, C. C. Luns¬
ford, E. H. Adams, II. J. Carter, A
J. Belcher, R. W. Milner, Jack T
Swann, Dr. Ward, J. L. Stephen¬
son, J. B. Ellington, A. S. McGarity,
Dr. J. T. Pitts, E. L. Almand, J. H.
Carroll, C. A. Harwell, VV. B. R. Pen¬
nington, L. D. Adams, S. R. Elling¬
ton, S. J. Kelly, F. R. Porter, L. L.
Flowers, and A. E. Coogler.
Mr. Jarman requests that the full
delegation attend and represent old
Newton in the convention.
Miss Rebecca Johnson Dead.
Miss Rebecca Johnson, aged 80
years, died at her home in Atlanta
last Sunday afternoon after a short
illness with paralysis. ‘She had been
in splendid health up to within a
short while before Iher death and it
came as a shock to her friends and
acquaintances.
Miss Johnson lived at the time of
her death with her niece,Miss Leila
Cook, in Atlanta, who accompanied
the body here for interment.
The remains were brought down to
this city Monday afternoon and in¬
terred in the Johnson burying ground,
two miles north-east of the city.
Miss Johnson was an aunt of Mr.
Bonham h. ohnson, Mr. Chas. A.
Sockwell and Mrs. R. C. Cook, of this
city, and she had ahostof relatives
and friends all over the county.
