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flf, JOHN P, LOGAN ORGANIZE A
ON FRATERNITY,JOYS CORN CLUR.
very
jsERMON A ND THEIR ON DUTY RELATIONS OF MEN
WITH EACH OTHER.
e v. John F. Logan the new
|tne Method 1st of church the of this
Ivcred one most
pons at the school auditorium
- morning heard here in a
|ie subject of the discourse
, duty men owed to each
lithe fraternal spirit which
tail aiming not only the people
idle, but of this city and
[ Logan took his text from
of the Bible where the
and Christ were entering the
prepared for their entertain
, and the Christ, seeing the self
Jspirit among his disciples and
Ifeeiing that none of them want
be of service to each other,
gating all the ministering them
washed the feet of the men,
nthem that the servant was not
ft than the master. The point
fought outit we should all mi-nis
otiiers instead of expecting
bniverse to minister to us was
|»ou!d make for a better place to
tan we now have.
. Logan comes to this city with
leputation of being a man of
J la learning, desire to full get in of earnestness
close touch
jiis [ service people, in them. order that he may
to His sermon
was taken by many as being
ilex as to the manner in which
Ns and conducts his church
are was no service at the Meth
|church Sunday evening,, union
being held at the Presbyter
ureh, in the form of a welcome
mew Methodist ministter, who
tred the sermon on that occa
Alcova School.
! on the honor roll this week:
I Grade; Annie Lou Fillyaw,
i Nash, Spence Reynold®, Ollin
> Homer Tucker.
| Grade:—Mary Chapman, Mary
lone Swords, Pauline Gober,
ftANKi
SIDE il And
Takes
•ARTS Another
Weapon
x
I i
r 1 Or ecognizes anther f ac
F~-one of higher ptentiality
| anci realizes that in is affairs
' e must be money Why
p n t you start to sa e now;
you will be reacr when
l Pid calls.
PRSTNATIONAL BANK
J- A. CATHEY Cashier
8,6 SlS 3Sily Growing-Coma and G.ow With
us.
Cot'inntoH
. SCH00L
SUPER|NTEN .
HAS CALLED A MEET
FOR SATURDAY TO
ORGANIZE.
School Superintendent J. O.
is issued a call to the boys
inty to meet at the court
te on next Saturday, Decern¬
'd. 1,0 o’clock, for the pur
Irganizing a Boys Com Club
ifnty.
ail the counties in the state
H. organization and many of
fe ; ' substantial prizes to those
excel in making “two ears
£ 'c one formerly grew.”
iz.es will be offered by the
c b the county in the contest
n*, provided the club is
f°ud we have already heard
■fetching like two hundred dol¬
ose money has been pledged.
t ;>r Adams, of Mansfield, has
.
te'f enty-five dollars and sev¬
ers; are mentioned as having
ma s
.
I’bable that there will be a
lar^r 0 f boys here Saturday
andxe of the best clubs in the
stta be organized. Newton
coui.rs the unique and envia¬
ble io fl 0 f having formed the
firstborn club in the United
Statfof some cause she allow¬
ed i to lag and it finally died
out. intendent Martin plans to
re-or ft with a stronger back¬
ing tever had.
Tht of organizing now is a
good s ft will allow time for
the b, begin the preparation of
their >y deep plowing and the
winters to help them along.
The bjo join Saturday will very
probab, their land in condition
in Jaijgnd you may expect to
hear q® big yields of corn in
cojioxt year.
Affe: week the city court of
pass into history.
Si-
3rd t—Lottie Darnell, Luther
Nash, Mamie Reynolds
4th G—Clyde Lee, Pearl Chap¬
F;ijdae Fillyaw.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, Dec. 13, 1911
I TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE
ATTRACTS CROWD.
READING CONTEST BY THIRD
GRADE PUPILS WAS IMPOR¬
TANT FEATURE OF THE
OCCASION.
The Teachers Institute of Newton
county was held in the school audi¬
torium Saturday morning from 10
o'clock till noon, and withal it was
one of the very best institutes ever
held in Newton county. With the
exception of one or two every teach¬
er in the county was present and lent
their effort to making it an unusual¬
ly interesting one.
The institute was opened with pray
er by Rev. Mr. Logan pastor of toe
Methodist church, who conducted toe
devotional service. Following the
opening Miss Duffy gave a recital
with her grade, the second, of toe
city school, and it was very much en¬
joyed by everyone present.
Next was the reading contest by
one pupil from each school in the
county in toe third grade. Following
is a list of the eonttestants for the
prizes in this contest:
Florence Edens, Mansfield, first
prize; Mary Belle Thompson, Hope
well, second prize; Lucy Mae Turner,
Livingston, third prize; Elizabeth
Skinner, Starsville; Clarence Walton,
Fair view; William Hampton, McRea,
Oxford; Vessie Ruth Stewart, llrick
Store; Rembert Moore, Liberty; Dor
athy Lee, Flint Hill; W. P. Hays,
Hayston; Lizie Lou Henderson, Hen
derson; Leona Wilson, High Point;
Mary Lue Ramsey, Oakland; Sadie
Bostwick, Gum Creek; Howard Avery
Rocky Plains; Elsie Knight, Mt. Zion
Lottie Darnell, Alcova; Margie Mills.
Porterdale; Charlie Dobbs, Almon;
Vesta Nash, Mixon; Mary Lindsey,
Pine Grove; Annie Ruth Piper, South
River.
The judges in this contest were:
Mrs. J. E. Phillips, Mrs. Edwin Taylor,
and Miss Ella Duffy. Their award of
the prizes met with the approval of
those present, and the applause from
representatives of the schools to -
which the winners belonged, showed
very plainly the appreciation of toe
children. Every school in the county
was represented except the Newborn
and Dixie schools; the latter being
the only school in the county not now
in session. The children stood as
one class and read two paragraphs
each from stories selected from the
third reader. The reading was good
and showed that much interest had
been taken in this particular grade.
After the contest the subject of
reading was thoroughly discussed by
the teachers. School government and
management was then taken up and
discussed.
At 1 o’clock toe trustees and pu¬
pils had lunch at the city library, af¬
ter which, through toe courtesy of
Mrs. E. O. Lee, Messrs. C. L. Har¬
well Baxter Leach, Dr. Randall, Prof.
J. C. Upshaw, DeWitt Weaver, and a
car from Mansfield ’and Livingston
High School, they were taken to Ox¬
ford and shown the college, especial¬
ly the museum and library.
Prof. Battle, Misses Boyd and Bon
nell, of Palmer Institute, piloted the
party. Prof. Stone president of the
county board of education, met the
party at the library and showed them
through th,at handsome and interest¬
ing building, and also the musuem,
which held the intense interest of the
party. Dr. Duncan was found at the
bird exhibit and took pleasure in ex¬
plaining to the teachers the inter¬
esting esting features features about about his ms collection,
which numbers approximately Uve
hundred.
The party were to have made a
visit to Porterdale but for the lack
of time was given up, except hv
the e Mansfield Mansfield party. party.
All toe teachers in the county with
the exception of four were presen.
and the majority of them took part
in the exercises. They all seemed to
be full of interest and enthusiasm
in ttheir work, and from toe intellect
displayed at toe institute and the ar
ray of educators present, backed up
as they are, by one of the most en
ergectic commissioners in the state,
no one need feel any apprehension
about ignorance being fostered L
old Newton.
School Commissioner A. 1 ''
Former
Foster was present and delivered 1
short address.
The January Institute promises L ’
be even moire interesting than tin
one just held, if possible, and t-o
public is always extended an
invitation to meet with the teacher
their monthly , . « meetings. _ iJ___
at
MARE, _
FOR SALE—GOOD WORK ■>
years. Work anywhere. See
R. Paine, Covingtton, EL 4. 2ti
INDIAN SPRING AND
FLOVILLA RAILROAD.
HEREAFTER TO BE KNOWN AS
MIDDLE GEORGIA (NTERUR
BAN RAILWAY—CARS WILL
BE RUNNING SHORTLY.
A deal of no little importance to
Jackson and Butt® county .has just
been consummated, whereby the
Indian Spring and Floviila railroad
becomes the property of toe Middle
Georgia Interurban Railway Comj>any,
with Capt. L. W. Roberts, of Atlanta,
as president.
Capt. Roberts, in company with
several of his associates, was in
Jackson several days of last week
looking after the interests of the
company. The gentlemen were here
mainly for the purpose of disposing
of the stocks and bonds which they
are offering to the people of thi9
community merely to insure their co¬
operation and encouragement in the
enterprise. If proper local support is
given them, it is understood that toe
machine shops and other terminal fa
cil-ities will be erected in Jackson,
There is little doubt that toe neces
sary support will be given by toe
citizens of Jackson,
Work on toe short line between
the court house square and the South
ern railroad depot was resumed
Thursday and will he rushed to com
pletion. This line will be in opera
lion within two weeks. A handsome
$17,000 gasoline freight and passen
ger car is now in transit and as soon
as it arrives will be installed for this
service.
Rails have been ordered for the
4 Vz mile length between Jackson and
the Camp Ground and immediately
after the holidays work on this line
will be taken up, after the comple¬
tion of which operations will be con¬
tinued in the direction of Griffin on
the south and Montioelio, Mansfield
and Social Gircle on toe north. The
Company confidently expects to have
cars operating over toe entire line,
seventy-nine miles in length, before
the end of next year.
Mansfield, it is stated, is making
a strong hid for the shops, and
otherwise giving the promoters
much support and encouragement.—
Jackson Argus.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
ELECT OFFICERS
LODGE HOLDS ENTHUSI ASTI
MEETING AND SELECTS pro¬
minent MEMBERS TO GOV¬
ERN ORDER NEXT YEAR.
At their regular meeting held in
lodge room on Dec. 5th, the Knights
of Pythias elected the following offi¬
ces for the insuing year:
W. D. Travic, C. C.
C. C. King, V. C.
J. 0. Bradshaw, Prelate.
L. R. Almaaid, M. of W.
A. S. Wilson, Iv. of R. & S.
C. S. Thompson, M. of E.
E. E. Callaway, M. of F.
F. E. Heard, I. G.
B. T. Still, O. G.
This is one of toe mos flourishing
of the secret orders of the city and
its members are all enthusiastic
workers and the meeting are always
largely attended. Besides the benifi
cial features attached to this order
there is a social feature which is en
joyed by every member,
___
School Entertainments.
Among the county schools that
have given entertainments this fall
f or ^lie benefit of their schools are:
0akland; LivngS otn, Rocky Plains,
New bo, rn and High Point, toe enter
.
tainmeat of the jitter coming last
eyening>
^ these occasions have been
guccegsful) thereby enabling the
teac5iers to make needed improvement
and ground the buildings,
^ program of Higll Point Friday
consisted 0 f songs, recitations, dia
' i short address by the
j ogueg> mu s C( a
£ 0unty Superintendent, and a box
J supper. A neat sum was raised, with
which, they intend to complete a
j we j,j an d paint the building,
; Prof. Edward Daniel and Mrs. Ina
pi c kett are the teachers. They know’
. teachers and are per
^
J forni j ng it.
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j i in first class condition, for a bar¬
gain. Apply at once to I. P. Bar¬
nett, Covington, Ga.—tf. /
GRAND JURY HANDS
DOWN
JUDGE EDWARDS PRESIDED
LARGE VOLUME OF BUSINESS
TRANSACTED.—GRAND JURY
ALSO IN SESSION.
An adjourned term of the superior
court was held in this city last week
and a large volume of business was
transacted. Judge Edwards of the
Chatahoochee circuit presided in
place of Judge Roan who was hold¬
ing criminal court in Fulton county.
The term was called to dispose of
a number of civil cases, but after
toe court convened the judge decid¬
ed that it would be better to convene
the grand jury to take action in the
cases of the two homicides of a
week ago. Indictments for murder
were found against Jim Kimball, who
killed Jim McCart, and for Arthur
Fincher, who killed Homer Stubbs.
They are both in jail awaiting the
regular term of the superior court in
March of next year for trial. In
connection with these homicides in¬
dictments as accessory were found in
both cases; three in the Kimball case
and two in the Fincher case.
Besides these indictments the grand
jury returned, a large number of true
bills for selling whiskey, said to be
in connection with the murder cases.
One man, by the name of McFallen,
was indicted for selling whiskey, and
the judge remanded him to jail with¬
out baij to await his trial. Other® ar
still -in jail for the same offense
wfhile some were able to make bond.
While there is nothing definite
given out inconnection with the mur¬
der cases, other than the fact that
indictment® were made, it is report¬
ed that in the case of the killing of
McCart that a plot had been made
by those charged to kill him and that
it was premeditated all the way
through. The indictments are such
that the charge in the accessories
amount to about the same thing as
murder in the second degree.
The term of the court was taken
up with civil suit cases, the majori¬
ty being in connection with the dam¬
ages caused by the Central Georgia
Power Company’s big pond south of
town. A number of decisions were
made and verdicts rendered, but it is
said that appeals will be -taken in
practically all of them.
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afetrnoon, cotton is selling
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$1. A Year In Advance.
CITY COURT IN
SESSION THIS WEEK
JUDGE WHALEY IS WINDING UP
HIS AFFAIRS IN HIS COURT
WHICH GOES DEAD JAN¬
UARY FIRST.
The special session of the city
court of Covington held this week
with Judge Whaley on toe bench and
Solicitor Milner in toe state’s box.
The business of the court will be con¬
fined principally to. the completion of
business pending in that court, pre¬
paratory to complying with the law
which abolishes our city court the
first of January.
The most important case to come
up will be that of Wilson vs. Newton
county, which was tried here some¬
time ago, a verdict being given Wil¬
son for damages to his property
caused -it was alleged by the chang¬
ing of a road, thereby leaving him
without an outlet. The county ap¬
pealed for a new -trial and it is be¬
ing tried today, Tuesday.
It is probable that the court will
continue throughout toe week and
that the bulk of the business be¬
fore it will be concluded, and the
court dismissed to be abolished the
first of the year.
Just w-hat toe people will do with¬
out an intermediate court is a ques¬
tion now confronting them. After the
abolishment of toe ciitty court it will
be impossible to bring civil suit
for more than one hundred dollars,
and get final adjustment -inside of
twelve months, and not -then if ap¬
peal -is taken.
Officers Elected.
Following is a list of -the officers
elected by the members of toe New¬
ton County Poultry Association at a
meeting of toatt organizatioon held
last Friday night:
A. S. Hopkins, president; Henry
Odum, vice president; R. F. Taylor,
secretary; and J. E. Phillips, treas¬
urer.
President Hopkins has appointed
the following members to compose
the executive committee for the year:
W. S. Ramsey, F. W. Simmons,
Edwin Taylor, W. H. Gaither, Lester
Lee and Carl Smith.
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