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OLD FIDDLERS
HELD BIG MEET.
l N y CONTESTANTS FOR PRIZE
L ney tickled THE PEOPLE
[of city.—many smile. faces
busted into a
Old Fiddlers’ Convention hold
|jjj e auditorium Friday night was
attended and was one of the
interesting occasions to be held
recently. The convention was
for the benefit of the library
jfter the expenses were paid and
prize money turned over to the
[ers there was something like a
re d dollars left for the library
liag to be erected shortly by
Woman’s Club.
ery number on the program was
and had the effect of many,
laughs come from faces which
not been broken up into a smile
-ears. In fact some of the fid
would come about as near as
ting else in making a cigar store
laugh. There were all sorts
piers present; some with long
stroke and some who used only
- two inches of the horse hair,
e were some who played the
ging time when you just natur
wanted to hear someone call
mce all.” Then there was some
c so rapid that lightning with
leash released could not keep up
it, and which got the performers
■ed keeping time that they had
'change feet.” It is whispered
ad that some of the good Meth
t and Baptists and Presbyterians
Christians could not keep their
still, but of course no credence
ren this report.
e prizes were won by Mr. A. V.
8, who captured first; Mr. Siug
of Walton county, who captured
ni: and Mr. Harper, the little
from Morgan county, who cap
i third. And right here we might
that that same little Mr. Harper
ie fiddler. In fact he can fiddle
| way any other man can—and he
dance too, but of course we are
to mention that
wybody had a good time and
?ed the old fiddler’s convention,
tly every one presnet left their
«y at home, and there was a
Bg of good nature -prevailing all
lime.
DON’ f you occasionally need fifty
lr a hundred dollars for a short
time?
Lin businesslike to ask a friend. They may bate to refuse,
it may work a hardship on them to accommodate you,
f you may be of those who proud to ask such favors.
one are too
e ttht r case it is unnecessary for you to do so, for we are al
ys ^'ung to accommodate you in such instances and at a
Cty reas °nable rate of interest.
^ of Horses other personal security is just
or any
8° 0( i at our bank as an indorser.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
eadily Growing-Coma and Grow With us.
Covington i W iS< i I
YOUNG O'LOACH IS
KILLED THURSDAY.
WHILE PUTTING ON BELT IN
GIN YOUNG LAD IS CAUGHT
IN SHAFTING AND HORRI¬
BLY MANGLED.
Y oung Alf DeLoach, 14 year old
son of Mr. H. A. DeLoach of Snap¬
ping Shoals, was fatally injured in
tfve shafting at liis- father’s gin at
that place last Thursday and after
-suffering lor four hours died from
the effects and the shock.
From all reports it seem-s that Mr.
DeLoach had gone out of the gin -to
pus-h some drift wood out of the race
and while he was out his son came
in, and noticing a belt off the driving
shaft he leaned over to replace it.
In some manner his coat was caught
in the collar of the -shafting and he
was whirled around like a wheel, his
feet and legs and arms being whip¬
ped against the floor until they were
in a pulp. He was finally thrown
loose from the shaft and his father
on his return found him against the
wall where he was thrown. The lit¬
tle fellow told his father that he
was badly hurt but that he would
live. Dr. Randall was called in and
Dr. Holmes was also called. They
were planning to amputate both legs
the boy still saying that he would
live, but just as they were figuring
on the exact place to cut, he expired.
He was hurt internally also.
The sympathy of the entire commu¬
nity goes out to Mr. and Mrs. De¬
Loach in the loss of their son, who
was one of the brightest lads in that
section. The funeral occurred Fri¬
day.
Meeting Called.
A meeting of the Newton County
Democratic Executive Committee is
called to meet in the Court House at
10 o’clock, Saturday, Nov. 18, 1911.
This meeting is to make all necessary
arrangements for the approaching
Democratic Primary.
L. W. JARMAN, Chairman.
FOUND.—ONE PACKAGE, CONTAIN
ing men’s underwear. Owner can
get same by pay-i-ng for this ad and
describing the goods to Mrs. Em¬
mett Moore.—It.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, Nov. 15, J 911.
GAME WARDEN SNELL
APPOINTS DEPUTIES.
PROMINENT MEN APPOINTED
EVERY MALITIA DISTRICT
EXCEPT TWO—APPLICA¬
TIONS WANTED.
I have appointed the following well
known prominent citizens as
wardens for this county:
A. M. Griffin—Gaithers district.
J. A. Middlebrooks—Cedar Shoals.
A. G. Lane—-Starrsville.
O. L. Childs—Newborn.
Mr. Dobbs—Hays.
J. W. Strawn—Leguin.
Dr. W. D. Travis-—Covington.
J. R. Thompson—Rocky Plains.
Tom Elliott—Brick Store.
J. Tom Greer—Mansfield.
R. A. Bostwick—Gum Creek.
J. L. King—Downs.
Code Barnett—Wyatt.
Would like to secure applications
from Oxford and Brewer districts-.
By looking over the list above, you
will see that I have been fortunate
enough to get some of the best men
in the county to act as deputies in
their respective militia districts.
Most of the gentlemen sent me their
applications, voluntary, but 1 appoint¬
ed others, who were recommended
by their neighbors and friends.
If any of the gentlemen named
above, for any reason, cannot accept,
please notify me -at once.
The deputies will please call at
the clerk’s office and get their com¬
missions, which have already been
sent me, by the State Commission.
For the convenience of the peo¬
ple at Mansfield and surrounding
country, I will go to Mansfield the
145-th and to Newborn on Friday the
17-th for the purpose of issuing to
the hunters in and around these
towns. I hope all the hunters will
meet at these places on dates men¬
tioned above.
For the conveniences of people,
I will be -here in the clerk’s office on
November the 21-st, the day of the
-show. Will also be here on Nov. 23,
the live stock show. 1 will also be
in the office November 30th, Dec.
1st, and 2nd, the three days of the
big poultry show, and the opening of
the bird season. Don’t forget these
dates and co-operate with your de¬
puties in upholding and enforcing the
law. Respt.
F. C. SNELL,
County Warden
A CRACK IN THE LID.
The 1-id, which has been screwed
down and bolted in this city in so
far as the doing of special things is
concerned, was slightly lifted, in
fact, it was prized up a little last
week when the city fathers took the
bridie off the horse swappers and al¬
lowed them to exchange their horses
in the city. The first Tuesday in
this montA looked like olden times
when we were boys and used to watch
them ‘'swap” giving a quarter or a
pocket knife in exchange—or in horse
swapping phasology “to boot.”
We are glad the officials decided
to allow them to swap horses or ex¬
change anything that belongs + o them
without having to pay a speeial or
prohibitory license to do it. That’s
the way we see it anyway and
the repeal of this ordinance together
with that on the beef and other ne¬
cessities of life is one thing The
News has stood out for.
While nothing has been done about
the tax on beef we believe that it will
not be a great while until -that too
is repealed and the farmers of the
county can then pay no attention to
the report that the business men of
Covington do not want them here.
That report is an error, but with the
special tax on beef it is hard to con¬
vince the average man that we have
not tried to run them out.
INTERNATIONALLY GREAT
TENTED ENTERPRISE.
It takes a regiment of laboring
men to set up the Great Sun Brother
White City, commonly called tents,
in less than three hours, which is
pronounced remarkable by those who
have watched them. The building
and tearing down of a tented city
like this is one of the most interest¬
ing sights in the world.
America is the great show' coun¬
try, because nowhere else on the
globe are the people supplied with
so much money.
The seal of approval has been
placed upon this big tented
in ail of the leading towns and
cities, and those who have never wit¬
nessed the performances of the Sun
Troupe of Post Graduate High
- ——**----- "** T
MUCH ENTHUSIASM
IN CHICKEN SHOW.
PREPARATIONS BEING MADE
THE BIG SHOW TO BE HELD
HERE THANKSGIVING AND
TWO FOLLOWING DAYS.
The officers of the Newton County
Poultry Association have been as
busy as bees in a 1 tar bucket for the
past week getting everything read¬
iness for the biggset show ever held
in this county—Thanksgiving day
and two following days.
The show will be he'd *n the Hen¬
drick build'ng opp -‘te D. A. Thomp¬
son’s warehouse, ana the coops are
now being pla: 1 in position and the
building so arranged t '-v. all the im¬
mense entry list will bav ■ place for
exhibition. It :s believed that the
entries for the show D is fall will
far exceed anything -ver pulled off
here before, owing to t lie fact that
this year ;.he competition 'or the rib¬
bons and ,Ue prize money too will
be open to all, and not confined to
county people as heretofore. The
prize money will be something like
/two hundred dollars, bseides the spe¬
cial prizes and cup.s
Mayor George T. Smith has offer¬
ed a “Mayor’s Cup” for the bes f
bird extered by a member of the As¬
sociation and Major Davis has offer¬
ed a dollar and -a half each for the
best male and female Orpington en¬
tered. The cup which was donated
by Mayor Smith has arrived and is
now on display in the window of
Stephenson & Callaway. It is silver
and is a beauty, measuring fourteen
inches in heighth and is beautifully
engraved. This cup will be hotly con
tested for and will bring out some
mighty strong birds.
The entry blanks are already out
and those desiring to make out -their
entries can get the premium list and
entry blanks from the secretary or
treasurer of the association.
The association has gone to con¬
siderable expense in purchasing exhi¬
bition coops for the entire show and
they will be furnished free for the
use of those who enter. This is in
itself a strong inducement for those
who have thoroughbred chickens to
enter them, as it alleviates the wor¬
ry of getting up a coop for the show.
The business men of the city have
been very liberal in their donations
for the prizes, and when they aire all
seen and given am opportunity to sub¬
scribe there will be no trouble in pay
ing the expenses of the show and the
prize money. We might add, also,
that the prize money will be given
the winners at the show and they
will not have to wait for checks to
be sent -them.
FOR RENT—30 ACRES GOOD LAND
one mile west of Covington. Two
houses, one containing 4-rooms, 1
3-rooms. 23 acres in cultivation, 6
acres in pasture. Outhouses on
both tracts. See J. H. ARNOLD,
Covington, R. F. D. No. 2.—2t.pd.
WANTED—GOOD MILCH COWS.
S. C. JOHNSON, Porterdale, Ga.,
Route No. 2.—2t.pd.
FUSSY PACKAGE FOR FASTI
dious folks. Klean Kitchen Bakery,
Phone 90.
Elephants will be astonished.
They are now appearing for the
first time this season, and with the
as-surance that nowhere can their
equals be duplicated. They are a
study for the -naturalist, a theme of
thought for the philosopher, a theme
of thought for the children, in fact,
a source of surprise for everybody.
The other “Big Top” features are
all huge hits, especially the Electri
que De Kamos, High Air or Butter¬
fly Equitation Artists from the Co¬
liseum, London; the Cevene Troupe,
from Paris, France; a quintette of
sensational high tigtwire acrobats;
Herman Griggs and Miss Blanche
Reed, in a new equestric departure;
twenty first-class clowns, among the
best in the arenic profession appear
at stated intervals; the Royal Court
Japanese Company, direct from the
land of the Mikado, present many
new and diversified Oriental novel¬
ties; Comical Charley Barnett, cham¬
pion hurdle mule rider in new ideas;
fifty other men, women and children
performers take part, the pick of
the show world.
The menagerie and wild beast de¬
partment is augmented this year with
many select specimens and is more
instructive and interesting than here¬
tofore, the wild animals are a fea¬
ture of this ^how, in fact.
Two complete performances are of¬
fered daily, afternoon and night. The
exact day and date here is Nov. 21.
COMMITTEE IS CALLED
TO MEET SATURDAY.
CHAIRMAN JARMAN DESIGNATES
NOVEMBER 18 AS DAY TO AR¬
RANGE FOR HOLDING PRI¬
MARY FOR GOVERNOR.
Chairman L. W. Jarman of the
■Newton County Democratic Executive
Committee has issued a call for that
committee to meet at the court
house on next Saturday at ten o’clock
for the purpose of arranging for the
holding of the primary on December
5 for the selection of a democratic
candidate for governor to fill the un¬
expired term of Hon.Hoke Smith, re
tired.
The county organizations all over
the state are in somewhat of a
quandary as to just how the elections
are to be held, as the state commit¬
tee made no arrangements for finan¬
cing the primary, hut stated that the
county committees should manage
the voting booths and take charge of
holding it. At least this is the im¬
pression.
The committee of this county has no
money on hand at all, as it is the
rule here to prorate hack to the can¬
didates in a primary all the cash
left on hand after holding an elec¬
tion; and if the money for holding
this primary comes out of the local
committees, then this committee will
either have to go down in their pock¬
ets and dig up the necessary cash,
or raise it by public subscription.
Either way will be different from any*
thing heretofore held here.
Cornish Mountain S. S. Association.
Cornish Mountain Sunday School
Association convened at Cornish Mt.
Academy Nov. 4, 1911, with our very
worthy president, A. G. Wilson in the
chair. On account of the inclemency
of the weather, however, our usual
large crowd was not present, hut all
who were plucky enough to face
such unfavorable conditions were by
no means disappointed in their ex¬
pectations, for rarely do we meet
with such astonishing hospitality aS
the Cornish Mountain community ex¬
tended us, and we assure you all
who were weather-sick and unable to
face the storm, are the ones who
missed the “plum” as well as the
“pudding.” We hope, however, they
I Have a
Little
Money
Saved
Up and am going to bank it. That’s
right, protect yourself. It is not
what you earn but what you save that
counts. More credit is due the thous¬
and dollar man who saves than the
five thousand man who does not.
Thoughts of feeble old age when work¬
ing days have passed should be a
strong force towards immediate pre¬
paration. Start an account now with
any sum—one dollar if you like.
The Bank of Covington.
Covington Georgia
CAPITAL - - $100,000.00
=We Invite Your Patronage.-
COTTON MARKET
As we go to press Tuesday
afetrnoon, cotton is selling
in Covington at
9 1-8 CENTS.
$]. A Year In Advance.
CENTRAL OFFICIALS
HERE LAST WEEK.
SUPPOSEDLY FOR PURPOSE OF
GETTING ACQUAINTED AND
FOR IMPROVING SCHED¬
ULE TO THIS POINT.
A special car carrying the princi¬
pal officials of the Central railroad
came to the city on Tuesday of last
week, bringing them here for the
purpose of getting acquainted with
the people and the conditions of the
section as well as that of their pro¬
perty. In the party were: Messrs.
J. T. Johnson, general superintend¬
ent; C. L. Candler, superintendent
of transportation; W. H. Wright, su¬
perintendent Savannah division; C. T.
Airy, freight traffic manager; N. B.
Wright, general freight agent; J. C.
Haile, general passenger agent;
John W. Blount, division passenger
agent; W. B. McKlnatry, general
claim agent, and J. M. Mallory, indus¬
trial agent.
The officials were met here by a
delegation of pitizens and merchants
accompanied by the mayor. General
conditions were discussed with them
and the indications would lead to the
belief that the officials were favora¬
bly impressed with the locality and
with the prospects for business here.
The primary intention of the trip was
as aboved stated to get acquainted,
but we understand the advisability of
putting on a double daily schedule
was taken up and an improvement
on the present service was alsh dis¬
cussed. It is very probable that the
company will give this city a better
schedule and more trains over this
branch than she has ever had before.
The people of the city are firm in
the belief from reports already circu¬
lated that the double daily trains
will soon be put on.
WATCH THE KLEAN KITCHEN
Bakfery window.
will thaw in time to meet us at Bay
Creek in February. Not only were
we the lucky recipients of Cornish
Mountain hospitality, but also listen¬
ed to the masterly address of Bro.
Graham as well as the noon benefits
and other business to be accomplish¬
ed for our Lord in this good country
of ours.
L. M. HANNAH.
