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THE NEWS' CONTEST
Is now on and will con¬
tinue through December
20th. Rules on page 5
of today’s issue.
VOL. JJ. NO. 45
Oil ELECTRIC POWER
IS VERT PROBABLE.
WATER AND LIGHT COMMISSION
19 CONSIDERING PUTTNG ON
DAY CURRET REGULARLY.
WILL BE GOOD MOVE.
The Water and Electric Light Com¬
mission together with the Mayor and
city electrician have been [busy for the
past several weeks figuring on the
advisability of the city electric plant
instituting a day current, and if plans
now under way materialize this city
will in a short while be supplied
with this excellent power.
Several of the citizens of the city
who use small power and who are
now using gasoline engines have
been talking of the matter for the
past year or two and have succeeded
in getting the authorities to consider
the plan. Besides those who are|now
using the engines there are a number
of others who would put in motors
should the day current be put on,
it is believed by those who under¬
stand the working of the plant that
the day current would pay expenses
from the start and that within a few
months it would more than pay its
own way. Among those who have
been working to get the current
ed during the day, besides the city
electrician and commission, is Mr.
Chas. A. Sockwell of the Gate City
Ginnery; Mr. C. C. Brooks, of the
Covington Buggy Company; Fowler
Bros., for their guano mixing plant;
Flowers & Taylor, for the Covington
News and their Job Plant; Mr. Geo.
T. Smith, for fans and ice cream
freezers, and many other eitizensjwho
are very anxious for power. Besides
the people of the city the Georgia
railroad and Central railroad, we un¬
derstand, will place contracts with
the city to supply the power
ing their water into their supply
at their yards here. These two con¬
tracts alone will pay a large part of
the expense of running the plant.
The cost of operation for the day
current would not amount to very
much, especially at this season of the
year, as the plant lias to fire up so
early in the afternoon and run so late
in the morning there would be very
little difference in the cost of run¬
ning on throughout the day. It is
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The Next Three to Five Years
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_the as the putty dries up, and falls rooms can be heated from tight as long as used.
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There is but one real Hot Blast Stove
it bears the imprint “Coles” on the
t)on’t be deceived into buying any of the
called Hot Blast under just any old
^ e carry in stock repairs for all heaters,
well as for cook stoves. This is an
worth considering when you buy a
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Phone 16
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MAYOR AND COUNCIL
PASS NEW RULES,
AUTOMOBILES AND THEIR USE TO
BE REGULATED AND LOAFERS
ALSO COME UNDER THE
PRESENT CITY BAND.
The mayor and council of this city
have within the past few days passed
two new ordinances which will be
wide in their scope. The first one
is to regulate the speed, manner of
driving and general handling of an
automobile while running in this city.
The ordinance appears in another
part of today’s paper and was passed
we understand, on account of reck¬
less driving by some of the autorists
of this section.
The other ordinance passed was to
prohibit loitering, or to be more pre¬
cise, “loafing” anywhere on the
streets of the city. This is another
passed, as we understand it, because
the loafing job was being worked ov¬
ertime in some instances.
Mayor Smith stated to a News re¬
porter that he expected to see to
it that these ordinances, as well as
all other in the city code, would he
rigidly enforced and that cases would
be promptly made against those who
violate them.
Another thing the city officials
have taken up and are working
through, is the classifying of all city
ordinances enacted since the old or¬
dinance book was printed, which was,
We think back in the ‘90’s. All the
ordinances will be drawn up In
shape and will be compiled into a
new city code, giving the citizens the
complete ordinances regulating the
order, water and sewer system, and
all other information at their dispo¬
sal.
This is something the city lias
been in need of for a long time, as
she has out-grown the book now in
use, and there are a large number
which are not in the book at all.
figured that should it be started at
an early date, it will be on a self
sustaining basis before the summer
months when almost all of those who
have lights in their homes will use
fans, cooking stoves, sad irons, sew¬
ing machine motors and many other
small usages for which electricity
can be applied.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, OCT. 19, 1910.
GREAT INTEREST IN
UVE STOCK SHOW.
JUDGE GETTYS, EDITOR HUNNI
CUTT AND PROF. HITE WILL
BE HERE TO DO JUDGING
AND GIVE INFORMATION.
The big live stock and corn show
to be held in this city tomorrow un¬
der the auspices of the Newton
County Live Stock Association will
be one of the biggest undertakings
and best exhibitions of the kind ever
held in this section of the state. The
preparations are all ready, and the
lot on which the show is to be held,
adjoining the public school building
and just in rear of the residence of
Capt. J. M. Pace, has been wired in
and is in readiness for the bringing
in of the stock. It is requested by
the managers of the show that all
live stock and corn he on the grounds
not later than 9 o’clock, as every¬
thing wants to be in readiness for
the judging which begins promptly
at ten o’clock. Put your twelve ears
of corn that you wish to show in a
small bag with a tag attached with
name of person entering.
Mr. W. Gettys, of Athens, Tenn.,
is coming to do the judging for the
Jerseys. He is a man of wide reputa¬
tion and whom the people have per¬
fect confidence. He has bred Jerseys
for the past forty years and closed
his recent sale with a clean record
both as a man and as a breeder. He
is the man that the combined breed¬
ers of Tennessee agreed to back up
in any statement he might make at
his recent sale. It was he who judged
at both the Knoxville and Nashville
shows this year, and who the Amer¬
ican Jersey Cattle Club appointed to
select the cows to make the World’s
Fair Test. These things speak more
appropriately and to the point than
anything we can say of him, and the
local show managers are to be con¬
gratulated upon securing his services
to judge the Jerseys tomorrow.
Mr. G. F. Hunnicutt, of Atlanta,
will be here to judge the hogs, and
we know of no man better suited to
this branch of the show than Mi.
Hunnicutt. He is a clever fellow, a
native of Georgia and knows a hog
from the end of his tail to the squeal
w hich emanates from this valuable
adjunct to the farm. Mr. Hunnicutt
is the editor, also, of the Southern
Cultivator, one of the best agricultur¬
al papers in the south. He is work¬
ing along the right line and is being
backed up by the farmers all over
the state.
Prof. J. E. Hite, of the state col¬
lege of agriculture, will be here to
judge the corn, beef cattle and horse
and mule colts. Prof. Hite is a live
wire and thoroughly on to his job.
He has been and is doing a great
work with the farmers throughout
the state, and all his efforts have
proven good.
Among the out of the county breed¬
ers who have already signified their
intention of attending the big show
here tomorrow are Mr. W. C. Hill
house, proprietor of the Rosemont
Jersey Farm, who will be here to
see how we do things in Newton
county; Dr. Bugg, of Madison, and
scores of others from Morgan, Wal¬
ton, Greene, Rockdale, DeKalb and
other counties.
At the show to be held tomorrow
the management extends an urgent
invitation to all the ladies to come
out. In all big shows held at other
places the ladies are always out and
their interest in this popular industry
has helped to spur up the profits in
more than one instance.
Remember the date of the big live
stock show—Thursday, October 20th,
and bring your entries in. Everybo¬
dy in the county is extended a spe¬
cial invitation to come out and see
what the breeders of the county
are doing.
Dr. Hope Locates Here.
Dr. W. H. Hope, a graduate of the
Atlanta College of Physicians and
Srugeons, has located in this city and
has his offices in Music Hall build¬
ing, over the store of Mr. E. H. 'Mob¬
ley. Dr. Hope comes to this city
with highest endorsements as to his
ability both in the practice of medi¬
cine and therapeutics. In an ex¬
amination in the latter in South Car¬
olina he made the high score of 99.
Dr. Hope is a son-in-law of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Scruggs of this city, and
is a young man of excellent character.
Dr. Hope has a card on another page
of today’s News.
Be sure to read the sensational ad
of Louis Steins Bargin Store this
w««k. The prices are away fcetaw
anything ever offered yea he thie
MUST REGISTER TO
CARRY A PISTOL.
NEW ,ACT REQUIRES “PISTOL TO
TERS’’ TO REGISTER WITH
ORDINARY AND GIVE BOND
FOR HUNDRED DOLLARS.
The new “Pistol Toters” law pass¬
ed at the last session of the legis¬
lature requires every person who car¬
ries a pistol, whether concealed or
not is required to register his name
with the ordinary of the county in
which he lives and give an accepta¬
ble bond in the sum of one hundred
dollars, payable to the governor of
the state. No license will he issued
to a minor under eighteen years of
age. Following is the act in part:
“Be it enacted by the’ General As¬
sembly of Georgia, and it is hereby
enacted by authority of the same,
That from and after the passage of
this Act, it shall be unlawful for
any person to have or carry about
his person, in any county in the
State of Georgia, any pistol or re¬
volver without first taking out a li¬
cense from the Ordinary of the res¬
pective counties in which the party
resides, before such person shall be
at liberty to carry around with him
on his person, or to have in his
manual possession outside of his own
home or place of business, provided
that nothing in this Act shall be
construed to alter, affect or amend
any laws now in force in this, state
relative to the carrying of concealed
weapons on or about one’s person,
and, provided, further, that this shall
not apply to sheriffs, deputy sher¬
iffs, marshals, or other arresting of¬
ficers of this State or United States,
who are now allowed by law to car¬
ry revolvers; nor to any militia of
the State while in service or upon
duty; nor to students of any milita¬
ry colleges or schools when they are
in the discharge of their duty at
such colleges. * * * That the Ordi¬
nary of the respective counties of
this state in which the applicant re¬
sides may grant such license, either
in term time or during vacation, up¬
on the application of party or per¬
son desiring to apply for such li¬
cense, provided applicant shall be
a. least eighteen years old or over,
and shall give bond, payable to the
governor of the state, in the sum of
one hundred dollars. * * * That the
person violating any of the provis¬
ions of the above Act shall be pun¬
ished as for a misdemeanor, as pres¬
cribed in Section 1039 of the Penal
Code of 1895, and amendments of
the same."
It is imperative that those who de¬
sire to carry a pistol shall register,
else he will violate the law and will
be subject to the same punishment
as that prescribed for carrying a
weapon concealed. If he should be
caught with a concealed weapon and
had not registered with the ordina¬
ry, he will he found guilty in two
cases and punished accordingly.
Ordinary Meador is anxious that
those who fiesire to carry pistols in
this county register at once, and
thereby comply with the law.
Local Telephone Exchange Growing.
The new directory of the Southern
Bell Telephone Co., has been deliv¬
ered to the subscribers in Covington
and Oxford by Manager P. W. God¬
frey. The new directory is attrac¬
tive in appearance and contains all
the changes and corrections in list¬
ing that have been made since the last
directory was printed.
The number of new names appear¬
ing in this list would indicate that
there are constant additions to the
number of subscribers in Covington
and Oxford and vicinity, and the Tel¬
ephone development is continuous.
The Southern Bell Company has
evolved a plan whereby it furnishes
telephone service to farmers and oth¬
er rural residents on an economical
basis. As a result, the telephone is
now the rule, rather than the excep¬
tion, on the farm, and farmers in all
sections of the state are installing
telephone in their homes.
The plant of the Southern Bell
Company in Covington is maintained
in a high state of efficiency and the
subscribers are well satisfied with
the service the^are receiving.
They will commence work this
week on extensive improvements on
their already up to date plant.
When we notice the express wa
gons come 1 in from the depot six
days in the week, we wonder how
much money is sent out of Georgia
for “boose” within one month. The
money order receipts in this city
l have increased to an enormous sum.
we as* taformwh
THE BIG CONTEST
IS NOW RUNNING.
THE NEWS IS THIS YEAR TO PRE¬
SENT HANDSOME PIANO AND
PARLOR SUIT IN THEIR
GREAT VOTING CONTEST.
The big Voting Contest just inaug¬
urated by the Covington News in
which we give away an elegant, high
grade and handsome Seminole Piano
and a very exquisite Parlor Suit, op¬
ens up with this issue of the paper,
and from every indication it promises
to attract a wide interest among the
people of this section.
In this contest the management has
endeavored to give the friends of
this paper an opportunity to secure
these premiums for only a small a
mount of work, and within the next
week it is very probable that there
will be a score or more of entries,
as several have signified their in¬
tention of nominating some one of
their friends just as soon as this is¬
sue of the News comes out carrying
the nominating coupon, which will be
found on page five. On the same
page with the nominating and voting
coupon will also be found the rules
and regulations governing the contest,
which is, we believe, as fair and lib¬
eral as those ever used by another
paper in a similar contest.
Any young lady in the county is
eligible to enter this contest, it mat¬
ters not whether she is single or
married, or whether she is already
a subscriber of The News. It is op¬
en to all the ladies in the county,
and they can either nominate them¬
selves or be nominated by a friend.
In the latter case the nominator’s
name will not be divulged. It is a
pretty good idea to come in sometime
during the first of the contest as the
nomination coupon is good for 1000
votes which gives those taking ad¬
vantage of an early start a good num¬
ber of votes to start on.
The News would like to see a
number of it’s lady friends enter this
contest as the premiums we give are
well worth the time and work among
their friends, and will be something
they will always appreciate.
Read the announcement of the con¬
test on page five and send in the
nomination coupon, either for your¬
self or some lady friend and go af-
We
Have
Plenty
Of Cash
To meet all cheeks on this bank with¬
out delay. The Bank of Covington
carries a larger cash reserve than the
banking laws call for. It is therefore
always in a position to make prompt
cash loans to depositors on acceptable
security. If you have no account
then this fact may make it worth your
w hile to open one.
The Bank of Covington.
Covington Georgia
CAPITAL $ 100 , 000.00
: We Invite Your Patronage. 1
1600.00 IN PREMIUMS
Will be Given Away in
the News’ big voting con¬
test now on. Nominate
your lady friend.
$1. A Year In Advance.
THE BEST MARKET
IH THIS SECTION.
COVINGTON IS GETTING TO BE
ONE OF THE BEST TOWNS IN
THE STATE FOR SELLING
FARM PRODUCTS.
That Covington is getting to be
the leading town in this section of
the state for the farmers is eviden¬
ced every day by the prices paid here
for all kinds of produce brought in
from the country; cotton, corn, cot¬
ton seed, and in fact anything the
farmers have to sell.
In the cotton seed market especial¬
ly is Covington leading them all a
merry chase this year. For years
past Mansfield has been the bucking
point for cotton seed but Covington
has gone that city one better this
year and all the season has been
paying from one half to two cents a
bushel more for seed than that city
has, and is also paying more than any
other town in middle Georgia.
Cotton is also bringing the top of
the market and the farmers who are
bringing their staple here all say that
they get full price and full weights,
which is all any one could ask for.
Of course we do not mean that Cov¬
ington is paying five or ten cents
more than other towns are, but we
do say without fear of contradiction
that cotton is bringing more per bale
here than at any point near here.
Produce, chickens and eggs are al¬
so bringing top prices. In fact eggs
and butter are bringing from five to
ten cents more here than in Atlanta
which is said to be the highest town
in this state. The merchants here
all pay good prices for produce and
the demand is growing every day.
Besides getting the highest price
for their products, the farmer who
comes to Covington can buy his dry
goods and groceries cheaper here
than he can in any of the other towns
around this section.
ter the premiums to win. If there
is anything you do not understand
about the entire contest, our mana¬
ger will be glad to go over it with
you in person and explain it to you
thoroughly. You can see him at this
office, or, if it is not too far to your
home he will call and see you about
it.
