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The Covingto n News
Is read by more Newton
County People than any
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VOL. 11. NO. 43
KILL TRY TO GET
ROAD
MONROE WANTS CONNECTION
BETWEEN loganville and
that city, this city
SHOULD GET IT.
The Walton Tribune (published
Monroe is making an effort to get
the people of that city to try to get
ttw g ea board railroad to extend
jiae from Loganville to that city,and
believes it can be done.
This railroad, by all the rules of
the little extending game, belongs to
Covington and our people should get
busy and make a pull for it. It
would open up a section to this city
that has heretofore not been repre¬
sented here, anld the benefits would
be great. Wanutgrove, which has
not had a railroad, would be on the
line should it be brought to Coving¬
ton and it would also (mean much to
them. We believe that the people
of that village would cooperate with
us and that they woud be glad to
aid us in any way to get it here.
The Tribune had the following to
say in its last issue:
"A railroad between Monroe and
Loganville would open up a splendid
territory and result in great benefit
not only to these towns but to the
contiguous territory. It would afford
iiuick communication and
tion between the county seat and
one of the best towns in the county
and result in closer business rela¬
tions between the two. It would
bring to this place a good dekl (of
business which now goes from
ville to Lawrenceville and other
points and it would relieve mail fa¬
cilities now considerably on the bum.
“The Tribune has it on good au¬
thority that if the proper showing
was made the Seaboard by the peo¬
ple of this town, this great system
woud consider the matter of extend¬
ing its line from Loganville to Mon¬
roe. The extension wouild be a
good thing for the Seaboard because
it would make the Loganville branch
a paying proposition, whereas now it
is not. This is one good reason for
believing the line would favorably
consider the extension.
“Again, this would give Monroe
the shortest route to Atlanta and
another competing line, assuring.us
better facilities, schedules and rates.
“We need this road and we be¬
lieve that we can get it. The mat-
■FENCE! AMERIGAN
MADE BY
American
Steel & Wire Co.
A Bound, substantial, hinged-joint enduring fence,
built on the elastic, princi¬
ple—the most scientific, practical and per¬
fect fence principle known. It yields to great the
and sudden pressure but returns again to
Thoroughly original shape. and protected against weather.
galvanized
A Complete Stock
^ome and see the different styles made for
a N purposes. Test, compare and judge for
yourself the structural points that years of
Experience have proven to be mechanically
s <>UDd and best adapted for all uses of a
farm fence.
Stephenson’s Hardware Stare
Telephone 16.
Emma/11mm Mm
NEW U, S. BONDS
ARE APPROVED.
ARTISTIC BEAUTY AND UTILITA¬
RIAN VALUE IS FREELY MIN¬
GLED WITH SECURITIES
OF THE GOVERNMENT.
Washington, October 2.—Designs of
the new postal savings bank bonds
have been approved (by Secretary
MacVeagh, and by the time the pos¬
tal banks begin to receive deposits,
the treasury department will be ready
to issue the new (securities, if they
are demanded.
Nothing like the time-honored de¬
signs of the old bonds and ihte pres¬
ent'government money will be found
on the new ones. They have ibeen
designed not alone for artistic beau¬
ty, but for their utilitarian value and
the economy with which they can be
produced. An engraving of George
Washington is in the center of the
$20 bond. The lettering is plain and
square, perfectly straight and almost
severe. All the work is sharp and
clear cut. There is still enough fine
engraving to guard against counter¬
feiting.
The old bonds fold very (badly, so
the new ones are of a size which
fold three times and just tfits a safe
deposit box. The coupon bond, with
forty interest coupons attached, is
said to be the smallest government
security ever issued anywhere and
folds up to the size of a ten-dollar
bank note. The registered bond is
to be a little larger,
Postal bank bonds will pay two
and a half per cent interest and
come in denominations from $20 up.
They can be issued to depositors in
the postal banks or by the trustees
to replace bonds of the government
now out-standing or about to become
issued.
Card o-f Thanks.
We desire to express our heart¬
felt thanks to the good people of
Newiton and Rockdale counties for
the kindnes and aid to us during
our recent sad loss, and wish for
them God’s richest blessings.
J. W. Estes and ’Family.
When in town make Louis Stein’s
Bargain Store your headquarters. We
are the home of low prices.
ter will probably be presented to
the Board of Trade at its next regu¬
lar meeting.”
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, OCT. 5, 1910.
CLASS ENTRY FIXED
FOR STOCK SHOW.
ENTRIES FOR NEWTON COUNTY'S
LIVE STOCK SHOW WILL COV¬
ER ALL BRANCHES OF
THIS INDUSTRY.
The 1910 Live Stock Show which is
scheduled to be held in this city on
the 20th of the present month is
growing in Interest every day, and it
is expected by the members of the
Newton County Live Stock Associa¬
tion that the exhibits this year will
over-shadow any former attempt.
The Executive Committee, which
has charge of the details and manage*
ment of the show, are making rapid
progress with the preliminary work
and within the next few days will
have the prize list for each class def¬
initely fixed. The Association put up
fifty dollars as prize money and the
business men and citizens of Coving¬
ton have added possibly more than
that amount in cashand merchandise.
The committee has arranged the
classes for competitive prize entry,
but the exact amount for each of the
classes cannot be announced yet. The
classes are as follows:
Corn.
Best 12 ears, 1st prize value $5.00;
2nd prize value $3.00; 3rd prize value
$2.00; 4th prize ribbon.
Jerseys.
Bulls, aged over 3 years, 1st prize
value $3.50; 2nd prize avlue $1.50;
3rd prize ribbon.
Young bull,vunder 3 years, 1st prize
value $3.50; 2nd prize value $1.50;
3rd prize ribbon.
Cows.
Aged class over 3 years, 1st prize
value $3.50; 2nd prize value $1.50;
3rd prize ribbon.
Young class under 3 years and
two years, 1st prize value $3.50; 2nd
prize value $1.50; 3rd prize ribbon.
I year and under 2 years, 1st prize
value $3.50; 2nd prize value $1.50;
prize ribbon.
Calves under 1 year, 1st prize
$3.50; 2nd prize value $1.50; 3rd
ribbon.
Champion cow prize value $5.00.
Champion bull prize value $5.00.
Bei*kshires.
Bear over two years, 1st prize $2.00
2nd prize $1.00; 3rd prize ribbon.
Sow over 2 years, 1st prize $2.00;
2nd prize $1.00; 3rd prize ribbon.
Boar 1 year and under 2, 1st prize
$2.00; 2nd prize $1.00; 3rd prize rib¬
bon.
Sow 1 year and under 2, 1st prize
$2.00; 2nd prize $1.00; 3rd prize rib¬
bon.
Boar 6 months and under 12, 1st
prize $2.00; 2nd prize $1.00; 3rd prize
ribbon.
Sow 6 months and under 12, 1st
prize $2.00; 2nd prize $1.00; 3rd prize
ribbon.
Boar under 6 months, 1st prize
$2.00; 2nd prize $1.00; 3rd prize rib¬
bon.
Sow under 6 months, 1st prize $2.00
2nd prize $1.00; 3rd prize ribbon.
Sow and pigs, 1st prize $2.00; 2nd
prize $1.00; 3rd prize ribbon.
Grand champion Boar $3.00.
Grand champion Sow $3.00.
Horse and Mule Colts.
Honse colts, 1st prize $3.00; 2nd
prize $2.00; 3rd prize $1.00.
Mule colts, 1st prize $3.00; 2nd
prize $2.00; 3rd prize $1.00.
Best mare and horse colt, $10 ser¬
vice, A. S. McGarity.
Best mare and mule colt, $7.50 ser¬
vice, Cowan and Jarman.
Beef Cattle.
Best bull, any age $3.00; Best cow,
any age $3.00; Best heifer, any age,
$ 2 . 00 .
With every ribbon prize awarded,
Flowers & Taylor will give twelve
months subscription to The Coving¬
ton News, to be sent only to new
subscribers.
In the Jersey cattle, Berkshire hog*
and seed corn classes there promises
to be lively competition, as already
there are a large number of entries
in sight with more to follow. The
seed corn class isopen to all, the
only condition being that entre must
grow it himself, bu it does not matter
whether he owns land or not.
The place for holding the show
will be next to the High School build
ing, in rear of the home of Captain
Pace. The prize list will be publish¬
ed tn full next week.
Don’t buy yatur Millinery until you
see ours. It will be an advantage to
you to wait. We w|ll announce our
opening later.
DAMAGES AGREED
BY ARBITATORS.
ARBITRATORS GIVE MR EVANS
LUNSFORD $8,250.00 FOR DAM¬
AGE TO FARM IN SOUTH¬
ERN FART OF COUNTY.
Mr. Evans Lunsford, of this city,
was Friday notified that the arbitra¬
tors selected by the Central Georgia
Power Co., and himself to look Into
the matter of the damages done to
his plantation (by the installation of
the big dam of that company had de¬
cided that he should be paid the
sum of $8,250.00.
Mr. Lunsford owns lands on the
river in Rocky Plains and Leguin
districts amounting to something like
a thousand acres, two hundred acres
of which is considered very fine bot¬
tom land, and the erection of the big
dam of the Central Georgia Power
Company will make that part of his
plantation valueless, in that it will
fill up the’drain ditches and cause
it to overflow. Iln talking to Mr.
Lunsford, he stated that before the
beginning of operations by the Power
company that his rentals from this
plantation was in the neighborhood
of forty| bales of cotton, ibut that
recently it was hard to get tenants,
as they were afraid of sickness when
the reservoir should be filled.
The arbitrators were: J. C. Carlisle
for the Power company and Col. H.
M. Fletcher for Mr. Lunsford. The
third man selected by the two was
Mr. Chas. R. Rogers, one of the com¬
missioners of this county. The mat¬
ter had been under arbitration for
two or three months and all the de¬
tails were thoroughly gone in to.
Of course this does not mean that
the matter is closed, as the Power
company has the right of appeal and
may decide to do so. They have ten
days to reach a decision and at the
expiration of that time may carry
their case to a Jury. In case they
do this Mr. Lunsford, while not ap¬
pealing himself, feels confident of
see or ing a larger verdict.
OVER TM MILLION
BILES GINNED.
THERE WERE 37,767 ROUND
BALES INCLUDED—2,568,150
AGAINST THE SAME TIME
LAST YEAR.
Washington, Oct. 3—The census
bureau’s cotton report, issued today,
shows 2,30*2,211 bales counting round
as half bales, were ginned from the
growth of 1910 to September 25, as
compared with 2,568,150 for 1909,
2,590,639, for 1908, and 1,562,602 for
1907. There were 37,767 round bales
included. The number of sea island
bales included were 7,112.
By states the number of bales gin¬
ned with comparison for the previous
year are as follows:
States 1910 1909
Alabama . . . . , 202,780 187,832
Arkansas. . . . . 22,488 83,926
Florida . . . . . . 11,208 19,581
Georgia .... . . 358,565 536,212
Louisiana . . . . . 45,536 62,616
Mississippi . .. . . . 63,090 96,825
North Carolina . . 47,486 80,494
Oklahoma . , . . 110,444 134,377
South Carolina . . 160,647 285,401
Tennessee . . . . . 1,569 1,592
Texas ...... 1,258,359 1,061,558
All others . . . ... 117 1,271
The distribution of sea island cot¬
ton lor 1910 by states is: Florida;
2,988; Georgia, 3,967; South Caroli¬
na 157.
Mr. Guinn Dead.
Mr. John Guinn, aged 73 years, died
at his home in this city Sunday after
an illness covering a period of several
months. Mr. Guinn was highly re¬
spected by all who knew him and had
a host of friends throughout the coun¬
ty. He was a confederate Veteran
and a brother of Mr. Bob Guinn of
Conyers. He leaves two sons and
three daughters, besides a host of
friends and relatives to mourn his
death.
The funeral occured at Macedonia
church in the northern part of the
county at two o’clock Monday, the
remains beigng interred in the family
burying ground at that place.
Notice, Odd Fellows.
Regular meetings held every second
and fourth Thursday night of each
month. All members In good stand¬
ing cordially invited to meet with us.
1. J. CORLEY. N. Q.
J. W. PEEK. Sact'j.— 1 yr.
FARMERS UNION
HOLDS MEETING
HON. F. D. WIMBERLY, OF COCH¬
RAN, DELIVERS VERY FORCE
FUL ADDRESS TO A BIG
CROWD HERE.
The Farmer’s Union of this coun¬
ty held a most enthusiastic meeting
at the court house in this city yes¬
terday morning and went over the
affairs of the local planters.
One of the most important features
of the occasion was an address de¬
livered by Hon. F. D. Wimberly, one
of the best posted and most widely
Iknown planters of the state. He
took up a number of phases of the
farmer’s life and his suggestions as
to the best method to remedy con¬
ditions on the farm was clear and
logical, and held the attention of his
audience from start to finish. He
took up the rural life In all its phases
and his wisdom as to the result of
unity and of using the most intelli¬
gent methods of conducting the farm
and marketing the crop was easily
understood and heartily endorsed by
those in attendance at the meeting.
He was positive in his belief that all
the farmers should hold their cotton
and that they wouM thereby reap a
larger benefit Chan if they threw it
on the market and causing the price
to run down. He said that when the
farmers realized this that it was on¬
ly a matter of time till they got the
price they wanted.
A number of people from all over
the county were in attendance, many
of whom are not alligned with the
Union. It is thought that Mr. Wim¬
berly’s address will be the cause of
many more of the farmers lining up
with the Union, making it stronger
in this county.
Will Give Play.
The Player's Club will assist Prof.
J, C. Upshaw in “The Newrich Re¬
ception,” to be given soon at the
college auditorium for the benefit of
its (library. The play, under the di¬
rection of Miss Inez Watson, is a
very spectacular show, consisting of
thirty characters. Rehearsals began
Monday night and it is expected the
play wlil be ready for presentation in
about two weeks. Those taking the
leading parts are: Misses Watson,
r
Put Your
Salary
In the
Bank
Not in cocktails. Deposit your cash
in the Bank of Covington and pay
your bills by check. Then you will
find the temptation to spend very
much weaker if it does not disappear
altogether. A check book is a great
help to saving. It makes you think
twice before spending once and sec¬
ond thoughts often mean no spending
at all.
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
ATLANTA RACES
WILL BE GREAT.
ATLANTA’S MEET PROMISES TO
BE THE ONLY TRACK RACE
THIS YEAR TO HAVE AN
INTERNATIONAL TINGE. *
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 3.—With 25 cars
actually entered in 141 events 36 days
before the fall race meeting of the
Atlanta Automobile Association, it is
virtually certain that the 78 little
sheet iron garages in the infield of the
Atlanta Speedway will be all too few
to hold the machines that will be sent
to Atlanta for the local meet.
More than half the Vanderbilt cup
cars have been promised for Atlanta,
more than half the Wheatley Hills
machines and all but one of the Mas
sapequa Sweepstakes boats have been
entered or promised. All but two or
three of the Grand Prize cars are
considered virtual certainties. Seve¬
ral have already been entered.
Atlanta’s meet promises to be the
only track race of the year that will
have an inter-sectional tinge. The
best cars of the North, of the Middle
West and of the South have already
been entered. Two Appersons that
have been raced with grand success
in the Far West have been promised,
and efforts are being made to round
up a couple of New Orleans cars, in
order that the Far South may be
among the sections represented.
And of course, in additions to the cars
owned in various sections of Ameri¬
ca, there will be several cars owned
in Europe among those which will be
raced. Already six of the cars enter¬
ed are of foreign make, and three of
the drivers named are foreign born,
two of them being Englishmen.
Especial interest attaches to the en¬
try of the two Denver Appersons,
These cars took first and second mon¬
ey on the Cheyenne speedway in a
recent meet, averaging 67.3 miles an
hour for 200 mile9. These cars also
won at the Denver races. Both are
owned by W. J. Carter and will be
entered by him.
Keith, Jordan, White, Butler, Higgins
and Duffy. Messrs. Lee, Cook, Har¬
well, Callaway, Gibson, King and
others.
