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THE NEWS' CONTEST
Is now on and will con¬
tinue through December
20th. Vote for one of the
contestants today.
VOL. UI. NO. 2
CLUB WOMEN PUSH
RED CROSS TAG SALE
PEOPLE of COVINGTON SHOULD
PASTE THEM ON THEIR LET¬
TERS AND PACKAGES DUR¬
ING HOLIDAYS.
Mrs Charles H. White, who has
. in
charge of the Red Cross stamps
Covington, is doing everything in her
power to get them before the public
and secure the co-operation of the
people in distributing them. These
little Red Cross stamps are small and
appear very in¬ {
to the average person
significant, but to those who are en¬ |
deavoring to raise funds with which
,
to fight the worst enemy confronting ;
the American people to day, tubercu¬
represent large part of i
losis, they a
the funds with which to carry on ;
their work of exterminating this
plague. people of Covington and sur¬ | |
The
rounding territory should where use it is these j
6 tamps in every case pos¬ |
sible. One should be placed on ev¬ |
ery Christmas package or letter sent,
thereby helping tlhe great mass of
people and also tbemseelves receiv¬
ing the protection so badly needed.
We quote from a recent editorial:
“Now, the Christmas prayer of Twy
Tim, "God bless us every one,’ has
been transformed into thousands of
festive bits of paper with gum on one
side and on the other a glimpse of
holly. They cost a penny a piece and
are called the Red Cross seals.
“Whoever buys them and puts them
on the hitters and packages he sends
out, will be giving forth the prayer
of Dickens' immortal little chap. For
the presence of these seals on your
Christmas notes and parcels means
that you have thought not only of
your own fireside and friends but al¬
so of your unknown brothers and
sisters—men and women and little
children lying in the shadow of the
great white plague. !
“These are the people whom the
Red Cross seals wail bless. I
“It is their behalf that you are
asked to pay a penny apiece for these
bits of paper. ;
"Make this coming Christmas of
yours old-fashioned and true—the very
oldest-fashioned Christmas there is,
one that will hark hack to the very j
very dawn of good will and love to
all men.” * j
Nothing is more appropriate for
a Christmas Gift than a
Pretty Carving Set.
Give the boy a knife and make hint Happy
Santa Claus is
here with a
great bag ^
full of
“SHUR-EDGE” U0Q&
POCKET
knives
for every
Stephenson’s H’d’wre. Store
Phone 16
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SERVICE
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
ST. BERNARD COMMANDERY HAD
CHARGE OF ELEVEN O’CLOCK
SERVICE AT THE FIRST
BAPTIST CHURCH.
The St. Bernard Commandery of
Masons conducted the services at
the Baptist church Sunday morning,
which were decidedly Interesting and
attracted a large congregation.
The sermon was preached by Rev.
Sir Knight R. F. Bakes, of Elberton,
and he being an ardent Mason and
forceful preacher, his sermon was one
of the best ever listened to here.
There was no preaching at either of
the other churches and the people
were all invited to the First Baptist
to participate in the services. The
Knights attended in a body, wearing
the regulation uniform and hat and
made a most excellent picture,
At the night service there was no
preaching in the city except fit the
Baptist church, Rev. John B. Gordon
being out of the city, and the Metho¬
are having trouble with their
heating apparatus. This service too
was largely attended, and Rev. Mr.
Jackson preached a very forceful
sermon.
Attention, Chicken Cranks.
A meeting of the members of the
Newton County Poultry Association
has been called for tonight, December
14th, for the purpose of electing offi¬
cers for the coming year. The pres¬
ent officers are anxious that every
member attend, In order that the men
to be elected will hav the backing
and support of the entire association.
Odd Fellows Elect Officers.
The local Odd Fellow® lodge of this
city elected their officers at the last
melting held on Thursday night, to
serve during the ensuing term. The
lodge here is in a flourishing condi¬
tion and is one of the best and strong
est in the state. Following are the
officers selected:
C. A. Sockwell, Noble Grand.
A. S. Murray, Vice Grand.
A. H. Milner, Recording Secretary.
T. F. Maddox, Financial Secretary.
V. A. Harper, Treasurer.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, DEC 14, 1910.
ONLY SIX MORE DAYS IN
THE NEWS’ BIG CONTEST
Contest Manager Gives Suggestions About the
Method to Win the Handsome Prizes.
Contestants are Working Hard.
Only six days now until the close
of the most interesting and exciting
contest that has ever been conducted
in Newton county.
The curtain falls promptly at six
o’clock, Tuesday, December 20 th, and
some one gets a beautiful Seminole
Upright Grand Piano, and a hajnd.so.me
parlor suit.
At present several of our contes¬
tants are running a very close race,
and it all depends upon the last six
days work, as to who will be the win¬
ner of the premiums offered in the
Covington News’ Popularity Contest.
To our contestants we will state
that you should make every minute
count for the next six days. Don’t
leave a stone unturned, tor one vote
may win the piano or parlor suit at
the last minute.
Several of our contestants have
worked hard and faithful during this
contest, and we would hate to see
them lose out at this stage of the
game, and that is what they will
moot certainly do if they don’t work
every minute from .now until the close
of the contest.
If your friends have been asking
you what you want for Christmas,
tell them to send the News to ten or
twenty of their out-of-town friends,
and give you the votes. If it was
the cause of your winning the piano,
it would indeed he a Christmas pres¬
ent to be appreciated.
If you have already secured sub¬
scriptions from every one you can
think of, go to them again and get
them to renew for two or three
years, if they have not already done
so. They intend to take the paper
and will not mind paying for several
years in advance.
To our subscribers we want to say
that it is now only about sixteen
days until the first of January, at
which .time if you have not paid up
your subscription the paper will have
to be discontinued by the order of
the Postal authorities at Washington.
We would certainly hate to have to
discontinue the paper of any one of
our friends in Newton county, but un¬
ep the Garden. They were bui
jnded by all manner of good things
iieh was pleasing to the eye and
»d to the taste—everything with
rich to make .them happy. Doubt
— ~ ------------
5 Adam was a fine specimen of
mhcod. Mother Eve was equally j
good locking or better than Adam
God made her so, Mother Eve j
s not selfish. She loved AT*m
3 she proved it. The Old Devil*
ipt into the Garden with a lie and
leived Eve, and caused her to vio
e one of God’s positive commands,
e .reached forth her hand and
icked and ate the forbidden fruit,
e gave to Adam and lie did eat.
ey sinned against God and fell
I great was the fall. God in wis
m foresaw, before he made man
it lie would fall, and made provis
i for man before he created him.
the covenant of Grace the plan
as made perfect. God sent his son
mi heaven to die for his chosen
ople—those who believed in Christ
• salvation and not in man. The
believer is left out. Some one will
y that is hard doctrine. Hard or
ft, that is what God’s word says,
d’s ways are not man’s ways. He
etfn his work after his own coun
I. The Good Shepherd knoweth
i sheep —when he calls, they hear
5 voice. In due time his flock will
be taken into hi® fold, not one
II be left out. The door wiH be
ised against all unbelievers forever,
.t us take heed to our ways and
g if we are chosen in the cove¬
nt of Grace.
UNCLE JOHN ROQUEMORE.
FLINT HILL.
Ir. W. H. Boggus is preparing to
m .o Vw>n>e for the teachers* of the
i The Lady Members and Friends
Of The First Baptist Church.
The time has arrived for our an
ul window sale. You have kindly
ntributed articles in the past,
re gTeatly appreciated. We hope
u will aid us again. Please send
contributions to the pastorium
er than Dec, 19. • * *
rhe News’ big Popularity
*es next Tuesday night a* « fcw.
less the subscription is paid, we will
be forced to do so.
Don’t sit still and see your friend
lose one of these beautiful premiums,
just for the sake of a few paltry dol¬
lars. Go out, and round up twenty
oi thirty of your friends, and each
one of you chip in, and send three
papers, or more somewhere to your
friend®, and win this piano for your
favorite contestant, and prove your
friendship for her. If you intend to
do anything like this, you haven’t
time to wait two or three weeks to
do so, but will have to take imme¬
diate action. Do so, and you will in¬
deed have something to ba thankful
tor when Christmas comes.
Announcement of the winners of
the piano and ipanlor suit, to be giv¬
en away on the 20 th, will 'be made in
next weeks paper.
As announced previously the stand¬
ing of contestants will not be publish¬
ed again until the close of the con¬
test
We wish again to call your atten¬
tion to the short length of time in
which to secure votes. Only Six More
Working Days, and someone has lost
o won a handsome piano, or parlor
suit. Which do you intend to be, the
winner, or the loser? It all depends
upon these last few day®, for a®
things stand now, the leaders are
about even.
We want to warn, you again, not to
be too confident, and think that you
have ‘‘things sewed up in a sack,”
but to work as you have never worked
before, and to send in every dollar,
you can rake, scrape, and dig up, if
you don’t, and should happen to lose,
don’t lay the blame on some one else,
but have the courage to come out and
acknowledge that you lost through
the want of a little energy and will
power.
The entire county is waiting, and
watching, with intense interest, to
see who the coveted honor of being
the most popular young lady in New¬
ton county will go to, to say nothing
of the valuable premium that goes
hand in hand with same.
Recital Thursday Evening
of the most interesting occa
oi the season will be the recital
..... lj.ion „ given by Miss Inez Watson,
Mary teacher in the schools of
On laty, and Miss Bessie Ezell, who
c |j large of the music department.
Eugenei program will consist of num
ried, II iy private pupils of Miss
many te dvaanced pupils, of Miss
w Udging from the renditions in
liast several months by pupils of
preach these instructor®, the entertain
lovely will be splendid,
friendss program will begin promptly
Bushil; 15 o’clock, and the public is cor
but is invited to be present. There
We wi >e no charge.
Mia* ’ the benefit of the instructors
ter, Mfthe pupils who are to furnish
Mr. Irogram, those who attend should
for hand promptly, as coming in
here the program begins interrupts
was endition and makes it harder for
coun; to give their best efforts.
life
fune Annual Window Sale.
dene
afterfhe Ladies Aid Society of the First
whi<j>tist church will hold their annual
the ndow sale of holiday goods at the
is 4 1 re of C. C. Robinson. They will
soitve a nice assortment of dainty n~e
anpwork and small articles su'table
lepr Xmas preseents; also cakes, can
lies, pickles and preserves. By giv
Flng them your patronage you will se¬
cure some nice articles for yourselves
or presents for your friends. Window
willopen Tuesday morning, Dec. 20th,
at nine o’clock. Don’t forget the
time and place. Come early, buy and
help a worthy cause.
Infant Dead.
The two months old baby of Prof,
and Mrs. W. G. Burson died at their
home here last week and the re¬
mains were carried to Monroe, their
former home for interment. The child
was sick only a few hours and died
very suddenly with croup.
Notice.
A pretty silk quilt wiU be on sale
by the Ladies Aid Society at the
of C. C. Robinson on Dec. 20. It
wW make a nice Xmas present.
$1. A Year In Advance.
POPULATION IN
COUNTY INCREASES
OLD NEWTON HAS MADE RAPID
GAIN SINCE 1900.—CENSUS
SHOWS SHE HAS ADDED
APPROXIMATELY 2000.
Newton county has gained in pap¬
ulation since 1900, according to gov¬
ernment census returns, 1,719, and
ranks in percentage in gain third in
the Fifth CongTsseional district. Ful¬
ton leads in this district, DeKalfo, a
suburb of Atlanta, comes second, and
Newton comes in for third place.
The report of the census is one of
the strongest evidences which could
be secured that this county is the
place to live. If this was not true
it would have been impossible to
make the gain we have made since
the last census was compiled. New¬
ton county leads all the counties in
Middle Georgia in percentage gains.
She has increased in ten years 18 per
cent, and the prospects are good
she will do even better than that be¬
fore time for Uncle Sam to count
noses again.
We attribute this gain to the fact
that we have in Newton county as
good farming lands as any county in
the state, and a lot better than many
of them. We have well equipped
schools all over the county, and our
churches are well up to the standr
ard. Telephones connect every part
of the county, and every citizen can
get his daily paper right at his door
if he wants it. With all these things
true, and many other not mentioned,
Newton county cannot help but grow.
The idea is, however, that we know
all these things, but we should make
some concerted effort to inform the
world about them in order that others
will come to live with us, developing
our rich section and increasing all
our real estate values. We have a
great possibility for another ten yea^s
if we will grasp it.
Looks Prosperous.
Mr. Walter Adair was here few
days ago. He is traveling for a whole
sale clothing house, and wearing
diamonds and a watch made in far
away Switzerland.—Conyers Free
Press.
\§\\ The
"Wine 11V: Young
L Busmess
‘ it” at Man
Should start a bank account at once. It
will give him a better standing with'those
with whom he deals. It will save him
h‘om the start from all disputes as to pay
ments. It will save him considerable in
ll started the transmission or are about of the money. to Bank start of If in Covington. you business have
open an account at
You will not be the only small depositor.
WWW“W l
, The Bank of Covington.
Covington Georgia
CAPITAL - - $100,000.00
'
mWe Invite Your Filmmam
i :
$600.00 IN PREMIUMS
Will be Given Away In
the News’ big voting con¬
test now on. Vote for
your lady friend.
FORMER CITIZEN
CROSSES DIVIDE
MR. JOSEPH HARRIS, NATIVE OF
COVINGTON DIES OF PARALY¬
SIS LAST TUESDAY IN
NORTH GEORGIA.
Mir. Joseph Harris, 67 years of age,
died at his home near Rome, in
Floyd county, last Tuesday night af¬
ter a short illness of paralysis. He
was a native of Newton county and
had lived here practically all his life
up to about eight years ago when he
moved to Floyd county and engaged
in teaching school.
Mr. Harris was well known to our
people, having held a number of posi¬
tions of trust in the county. He was
a brother of the late Judge John P.
Harris of this city, and also a broth¬
er of the late Mrs. Dora Anderson
of this city, and Miss Sue Harris of
Atlanta.
For a number of years Mr. Harris
was a member of the police force of
this city and while in that capacity,
like that of a citizen, he made many
warm and lasting friends. He had
up until within a short while before
his death been in good health and
ihis death was very unexpected to his
relatives and friends.
His body was brought to this city
for burial Wednesday and interred
in W est view Cemetery. The funeral
was conducted with Masonic honors.
Negro Convicts Fight.
Laist Thursday night at the convict
camp of this county, Jim Ponder
slashed John Benford across the face
with a knife while engaged in a fight
The negroes had been placed in the
car and. chained up for the night
when the row started. Both of the
negroes, were sent up from this coun¬
ty for misdemeanor. The cause of
the scrap is not known, but Benford
is in jail in this city for treatment
and the chances are that it will be
several days before he is able to go
back to work.
No blame is attached to the offi¬
cers or guards or the scrap as they
had chained them up and were not
aware of the fact that a knife was in
the car. It is supposed that the
knife was found by the convict and
secreted for use.
