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VOL. HI. NO. 44
[ills READY FOR
SID CHICKEN
fSEM lUM LISTS WILL BE OUT
JA FEW DAYS AND ENTRY
slanks will be sen ,
JO BREEDERS.
ijke • hit; noise" is being made all
jjne counity by the breeders of
nighbr 4 < l)it Items about the dif
Bit liinds aid numbers of prizes
. ( , x]ll !,, aptu-re at the show
fee held here under the auspices
E Newton County Poultry Asset
ion on Thanksgiving and the two
Ling days, lit fact they all have
jidid birds and they are all an
i to get into competition, with the
u e world for the high points
i fancy breeding qualities of their
i executive committee of the
iciation is not letting the grass
i under its feet either. The
L e te premium list is ready for
Later Tpther and the entry blanks and
infommaiton will be in the
Md the secretary din a few days,
eii you will see the boys get
|their "pick of the flock” ready
sing in the show room.
■ coop proposition has been set
land the standard empire coop
> used all the way through. The
kfee will be the same as it was
lie®, 25 cents for single entries
|onc dollar for a pen of five.
Verdery will do the scoring
Ed his decisions will be made
standard of perfection, rules,
[competition will be free-for-all,
[eeders in other cities and caun.
i given a special invitation to
their birdis,, if they are not
1 of the class that will be seen
eshow room here.
-est among the fanciers is at
notch and there is no ques
»]! that the show here this
surpass anything of a like
eever attempted in a town urn
iv thousand population.
Ii association has used every dol
key had in making up the big
|i premium list and have pledged
Sing like a hundred dollars more
| fey have or will take in on
f foes. A committee has been
and will call on the boisi
|»en of the city and dt is ex
and believed that they will
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0 the man or woman with
'oney in the bank, there is no
^certainty or dread of the
lorrow, for a bank account
'cans safety. It means pro
| p ec tion, and what’s more, it is
easy to acquire if the prop
r r effort is made.
FIRST national bank
r Steadily Growing-Coma and Grow With us.
Comuflton Jfap
COUNTY MAY BUY
UASOLINE MOTOR.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL
GO IN BODY TO INVESTIGATE
the <eiG GASOLINE MO¬
TORS ON ROADS.
The regular monthly meeting of
the board of County Commissioners
was held at the court house Monday
andi a mass of business was attended
to and despatched.
Among the important matters to
come up for consideration was the
advisability of the county selling her
mules and purchasing a big gasoline
motor to do the hauling and heavy
plowing on the roads of the county.
A number of countise iu the state
have already adopted this method of
doing their hauling and from all re¬
ports they are making- quite a sav¬
ing with them besides doing a great¬
er amount of work. After discussing
the matter thoroughly it was decid¬
ed that the commissioners go in a
body to Jasper and other counties
using gasoline traction engines and
examine the cost and efficiency of
the machines. It is very probable
that the county will adopt this plan
if the investigation proves satisfac¬
tory to the board.
Another matter to come up was
the petition of the people living in
the North-eastern section of the oaun
ty to have the road changed .where it
crosses the Georgia railroad in the
city near the Covington Mill. The
petition sets forth that the crossing
at that point is very dangerous and
that the hill on both sides of the
track is very steep and rough, and
that if the road is changed and an
underpass used iu crossing the rail¬
road both the hills and the danger
will be avoided. The commisisioaiers
have made a thorough investigation
of the matter and will take it up at
once with the city officials and tire
Georgia railroad, and if the right-of
way can be secured the change will
be made.
The work of the county was gone
over thoroughly by the commissioners
at their meeting Monday and they
found everything in first class shape.
The road work is progressing and
much real good is being accomplish¬
ed by the gang.
Pay your subscription now.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, Oct. II, 191)
NEWS BRIEFS FROM ALL
OVER NEWTON COUNTY
Catches Share
Mr. Jack P. Carr, an old Covington
boy, but who is a resident, of Savan¬
nah, had quite an experenee in fish¬
ing off the coast of that city a few
dtps ago. B’esidse catching a large
•quantity of fish he caught a man
eating shark more than four feet in
length.
Secures Brush Agency.
Mr. J. O. Bradshaw of this city
has secured the agency for the Brush
Run-about and has one on display' at
Thompson’s warehouse. The Brush
has a wide reputation us a business
man’s car, and Mr. Bradshaw feels
that he will sell quite a number of
them here.
Has Narrow Accident.
Dr. Luke Robinson had quite a
narrow escape with his automobile a
few miles this side of Lithonia one
night last week. lie was returning
to the city and when he started acro-s
the railroad track his engine went
dead. He got the car off just as the
train passed, it grazing the rear end
of his machine.
Goes With New Bank.
Mr. Henry Pickett, son of Commis¬
sioner W. H. Pickett, of this city,
has been appointed Receiving Teller
of the Travelars Bank & Trust Com¬
pany of Atlanta. This bank has just
been organized there with the well
known wholesale grocer, E. L. Adams
as president. Mr. Pickett’s friends
congratulate him on -securing this
lucrative and important position.
Labor is Scarce.
From alii over the county coones the
complaint that not enough labor can
be obtained to gather the crops. This
is true iu localities where there has
not hertofore been any trouble what¬
ever in securing sufficient labor for
all purposes. The vagrant law should
be vigorously inforced and the idle
ixegros made to go to work or get
out
Negro Society Hall Burned.
A negro society hall was burned
near Stewart Sunday night, and a
shot was fired through the house of
a negro living nearby. It is thought
that the fire was -incindiary origin,
owing to the fact that there had been
a -stir-up among the negroes there for
the several days previous. The fire
totally destroyed the building and
paraphanelia of the lodge.
A. S. McGarity up Again.
The many friends of clever and
genial A. S. McGarity are glad to sea
him able to be back at his business
after having been confined to his
home for a number of weeks with
typhoid fever. Mr. MdGa-rity had one
of the severest cases reported here
this season, but he says that he feels
fine, and if they will let him (have
plenty to oat he will be back in his
old form in a short tim .
Work Nearly Completed.
The work on the Methodist church
at this place is progressing and with¬
in the next two or three weeks the
addition and the repair work will
all be completed. The -new ston-e
steps -have been placed in and the
workmen are now placing the sliding
partitions in the class rooms of the
annex. When finished it will be one
of the most convenient and commo¬
dious churches in Middle Georgia.
City'Code Has Been Compiled.
We learn that the city code of Cov¬
ington has been revised and placed
in condition to be turned over -to the
printers. The new code will carry
-the amendments recently made in the
charter, together with the old ordi¬
nances and the new ones which ihave
been passed by council since 1895,
that being the date of the code now
-in use. The work of codifying the
ordinaiices was done by Ordinary A.
D. -Meador.
Creates Interest in Butts.
Reprts- have it that the abayance
proceedings started by citizens of
this'county against the big dam of
the Central Power Company, and
which will be tried before the ordi¬
nary of Oct. 17, is stirring up quite
a lot of interest in Butts county, and
that the people there ore awaiting
the outcome with i-ntensest kind of
interest. They, too, it seems, want
some relief from the malarial fever
epidemic which is as bad on their
side of the river at; it is on this.
Lightning Strikes Gin.
Lightning struck the gin house be¬
longing to Mr. Henry C. Hyatt at Al¬
moin Sunday night, and- set fire to the
house. It was discovered, however,
before it -had gained any headway,
and was extinguished before damages
amounting to very much were sus¬
tained. Mr. Dobbs heard the sharp
clap of thunder following the stroke
and looked out in time to discover
where it struck, before the echo had
h-arly died away.
Effort Made to Get New Road.
An effort is being made by people
living on the road leading out north
of the city by the cotton mill to have
-the road so changed that the danger¬
ous crossing at Fitzpatrick’s store
will be avoided as well as the hil-l
on both sides of the railroad cross¬
ing. It is proposed to go around the>
hill and use an underpass in crossing
the Georgia railroad, the culvert to b
placed just east of the creek. If the
change is made lit will be one of -the
best road changes ever made in the
county.
Declines to Serve.
Mr. W. W. Childs who was -recent¬
ly appointed game warden for New-torn
county by the -state warden,, Mr.
Jesse Mercer, has, so we are -inform¬
ed, declined to accept the place,
wthich leaves the county yet without
a warden under the new law. It
seems that -it -is -going to be a hard
matter to get someone to take if, as
i-t is believed that it will make en¬
emies for the warden, and stir up
strife among neighbors. We do not
know who will be appointed to fill
the vacancy o£\ Mr. Childs.
Farmers Holding Cotton.
Since the recent slump in the ipric-e
of cotton the receipts -have fallen off
somewhat i-n this city and the other
-towns around. This is not due to the
fact that Covington is a bad market.
We are paying more for cotton here
than any town iin Middle Georgia,
but the farmers of this county are
prosperous and are holding their
crops for better prices, which they
believe they will -get sometime during
the fall. Reports from all over the
county -show that the gins are all run¬
ning full time, and -that the cotton is
being placed in warehouses.
Notice.
Remember next Sunday, Oc-t. 17th
Rev. McGariety will fill his regular
appointment at Newton Factory Sat¬
urday p. m., and Sunday morning.
Mr. A. F. Pennington of Atlanta, w-il-1
be there and we are all requested to
meet promptly at nine o’clock, as
we’ll have some singing by Mr. Pen¬
nington. Let all come out and hear
him. * * *
Registration Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the
registration books for the City of
Covington will be open at the office
of the City Clerk October 1st, and
close November 20th 1911, remaining
open for 50 days.
GEO. T. SMITH, Mayor.
T. J. SHIELDS, Clerk.
An Enterprising Firm.
On another page of -today’s issue
of The News we present a double
page aid from the enterprising -firm,
Stein’s Bargain Store, which we calll
especial attention to our readers.
This firm is one of the strong be¬
lievers in printer® ink and they ad¬
vertise what they have to offer the
trading people. They ore hustlers
and carry a very large -stock of goods;
and each season -make some special
low prices. This season -they are cut¬
ting the prices lower -than ever! be¬
fore.
Mrs. Stein, manager of the dress
goods department, was formerly Miss
Ida Bonstin, of this c'ty, and is too
well known to the readers of The
News to need an -introduction to the
people of -the county. They also have
with them in the different depart¬
ments, Mrs. Emma Willingham, Mrs.
William McDonaild and Mrs. Eugene
Bouchillon, who will be glad to see
their friends and show them through
the store. * * *
HANSFORD’S BALSAM OF MYRRH
-i-s highly recommended for sore
foot and sore mouth cows. Sold
by GEO. T. SMITH—J. W. Wright
THREE OR FOUR ROOMS FOR
rent in nice family, in North Cov¬
ington. Apply to Mrs. J. M. Alien.
IBOYS ANO GIRLS
UFF AT CULLEGES.
STUDENTS FROM THE RURAL
SCHOOLS OF NEWTON COUN¬
TY WHO ARE ATTENDING
THE COLLEGES.
(By J. O. Martin.)
Fair view—E. L. Fiekq-uett, Wale-a¬
ka; O. M. Neely, Young Hariis.
Flint Hill—Tillie Ellington, Grady
Ellington, Egbert Smith, Lee Smith,
Emory College; Miss Fannie Byrd,
State Normal
Hayston—Arthur Jackson, Mercer.
Hopewell — Miss Inez Stewar-t,
State Normal.
Livingston High School—Misses
M-ary Lou Sullivan, Inverness; Ada
Livingston and Tinie Presson, G. N.
& I. C.; Ala Hicks, Rarlen-e Hicks,
Wilmore; Messrs. Chas. King, Ore ®
Sullivan, Davidson; Gray Hicks, Ber¬
nard Hicks and Reuben Hull Wil-more.
Mansfield—Misses Etna Starr, Bet
tie Belle Patrick, Emma Adams,
State -Normal, Harvey Flemister,
Fred Guy Morgan, University of Geo-r
gia; Reum Blake, Emory.
Mt. Zion-—Misses Tinie Edwards,
Mattie Edwards, G. N. & I. C.; Hen¬
ry Edward-s, Tech; Robt Beam, Mer¬
cer.
Nelwborn—Miss A. L. Stowe, Wes¬
leyan; Joe Pitts Tech; DeWitt Loyd,
University.
-Oxford—Misses Verginia Peed, Ka¬
therine McGath, Randolph, Macon;
Anie Dickey, Annie Sue Bo-nnel-1,
M-ary Starr, Felix McDonald, Emily
Melton, Wesleyan. Clifford Williams,
G. N. & I. C.; Carrie Johnson, Cox
College; Robt Beam, Mercer.
Rocky Plains—Carlisle Davis, David
son.
Wood-lawn—Misses Lena Adams,
A. & M. Monroe; Mary Adams, S-taite
Normal.
Porterd-al-e—Ben Hicks Woodruff,
Emory.
Gum Creek, Almon, Salem, South
River, Mixon, High Point, Henderson,
Starrs-ville, Briokstore, Pine Grove, Al
covy, -Covington Mills andi Dixie none.
MONEY LOANED ON FARM LANDS
large loans for long terms prefer
ed. J. C. KNOX, Atty.—Oct. 1, tf.
FOR SALE:,—ONE CHILDRECSTS RU
her tired surrey at a bargain. See
D. A. Thompson.
A Sea of
Trouble
Is Avoid¬
ed by the
man who banks his money regularly. A
bank account has often been the means
cf rescuing many a man from ruin. This
bank is always ready and willing to help
its depositors within the limits of sound
banking. It has saved many a man’s
business for him.
The Bank of Covington.
Covington Georgia
CAPITAL $100,000.00
=We Invite Your Patronages
Twelve Pages.
Section One
$1. A Year In Advance.
DAM CASE IS SET
FOR OCTOBER 17TH.
ABAYANCE PROCEEDING BEGUN
BY NEWTON COUNTY CITI¬
ZENS ATTRACTING ATTEN¬
TION OF PEOPLE.
As stated in this paper last week
proceedings to abay the big dam o-f
the Central Georgia Power Company
as a nuisance, have been started- and
the case has been set for Tuesday,
October 17, before Ordinary A. D.
Meador.
The fact that the pond resulting
from damming the river in the south¬
ern section, of the county has pro¬
duced .such an alarming amount of
malarial fever, the -people of that
section liave -resorted to the abayance
proceedings as a last resort to rid
their neighborhood of the epidemic
and citizens of the infected locality
are hoping .-that the suit will be favor¬
able *o them.
Every possible effort has beein
made by -the people l-iving down there
to get relief, but so. far the condi¬
tions are -about as bad as they have
yet attained. A committee went up
to lay the matter before, the governor
and he sent a member of the state
board of health down to investigate.
His report has just, been received and
it states that that department has
no suggestion to make other than the
fact -that screens should be used to
keep out the mosquitoes. That was
from the report of Dr. Paulin, the
first of the doctor’s to come down
and go over the matter. Last week,
Dr. Forte another member of the de¬
partment came down and spent -a
day or -two in the vicinity of the in¬
fested section., and wMl-e there he
-told Dr. Holmes that he was going to
have sent down medicines and other
equipment for the treatment of the
malady in cases where the people
were not able to purchase it. So
far, -however, there has been noth¬
ing -sent, and there are no visible ef¬
fects from his trip.
The company has placed, so we
are informed, two mules and a negro
down at the pond dragging out log®
cleaning the immense area of water
of the decaying vegetation. It is not
yet determined how long it will ta-k-e
•to clean it out at this rate.
We also understand that this com
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