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SITY ELECTION WAS
HELD HERE MONDAY
N GEORGE T. SMITH RE-ELEC¬
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TED MAYOR FOR TWO YEARS.
nm ONE TICKET FOR COUN¬
CIL.
[{he election for city officials oc
lyecl Monday and although there
; a much larger vote cast than for
|ejal years, everyMing passed off
len-iy and quietly, and everyone
Lied Lder to be aai the best of humor.
the amendment to the cliar
Iwhich L was mad© last summer the
0 r was elected for a term of two
L, and three members of the
pell were also elected to .serve
l years. The amendment provides
the .three members of council
Living *b.e highest vote shall be
I ones, to serve the long term of
I years.
Lure was only one ticket in the
for any of the offices until
nfor the polls, to open Monday
g, when some Mens of Judge
|f\Vhaley had tickets printed an
at the votng booth with his
as mayor, the same council as
Lared on the other ticket being
Judge Whaley stated to a
repote Monday afternoon that
jras (that not a candiidae for the office
the placing of his name on
ticket was without his knowledge
bus ant.
flowing is the vote cast for each
officials:
For Mayor.
[ge T. Smith,........146
g. Whaley,............;;i
For Council.
J. Hopkins,..........173
Lake Robinson,........170
Stephenson,........169
B. Everitt.........168
ohen,..............167
Swann,............166
For School Board.
t. t C-allaway,..........167
King,............165
| the election for council Dr. A.
popkins led the ticket and Dr.
i Robinson and R. E. Stephenson
ie other two W'ho will serve the
|ycar terms.
this .set of officials there is
Question but that Covington will
Ian efficient administration and
Iher welfare will be looked after
be best possible manner. The
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S is the time when the pinch of poverty is felt as at no
time of the You should not envy those with money
year. youDeli if wi
2 Bank for you can have a bank account you
save. There is time coming in every life as this season
a
* every year when you will have joy in you; hie i >ou u\e
i and sorrow if you have not.
Officers
Anderson, President; L. O. Benton, V ice President, E.
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1'owler, Vice President; J. A. Cathey, has ier.
Directors O.
^ Fowler, E. O. Lee, C. R. Rogers, C. C. Brooks, L.
K A. J. Belcher, W. B. R. Pennington, N. Z. Anderson,
King, R. E. Stephenson, J. L. Callaway, C. H. White.
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firstnational bank
J. A. CATHEY Cashier
|* af e Steadily Growing-Coma and Gra* 1 liSi
Tl)c Covington
SPECIAL DEDICATORY
SERM0N_ SUNDAY,
handsome new house of wor
SHIP OF BAPTISTS NOW
PAID FOR AND WILL BE
DEDICATED SUNDAY.
As a result of a recent effort on
the part of the pastor and deacons
of the First Baptist church, a large
debt against the church has been li¬
quidated. In possession of a proper¬
ty worth $25000.00 the members and
friends of this organisation are re¬
joicing that the church does not owe
a dollar. The dedication of the build¬
ing which has .so long been delayed
on account of debt, w”I therefore be
the order for next Sunday at the
morning service, beginning att 11
o'clock. The pastor has secured the
services of Dr. J. J. Bennet, of At¬
lanta, and Dr. J. M. Brittian, former¬
ly pastor here for a number of years.
These men are well known as minis¬
ters of the gospel and will he heard
with great delight by the people of
Covington.
Dr. Bennet will preach the sermon
and Dr. Brittian will formerly dedi¬
cate the church the God.
At 2:30 Sunday afternoon there will
take place the ordination of Bro. J.
L. Reeves to the ministry. This ser¬
vice will be open to the public.
At the evening service either Dr.
Bennet or Dr. Brittian will preach.
To each of these services all are
most cordially invited.
Warning.
The city officials expect the same
good order on the streets this Xmas
as last. No shooting of fire works,
except in private yards. Officers in
citizens clothes will be on the streets
to help keep the city orderly and
quiet.
GEO. T. SMITH, Mayor.
FOR RENT—6-ROOM HOUSE ON
Church street. Apply to W. N.
RAINEY.—tf.
mayor and three members of the
council were re-elected, and the three
new members are all among the most
progressive and prominent citizens of
the city, and will no doubt fill their
office creditably to themselves and
with entire satisfaction to the city.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, Dec. 20, J911.
J CENTRAL ISSUES
HANDSOME BOOKLET
railroad gives facts about
GEORGIA AND ALABAMA AS
INDUCEMENT TO home
seekers.
A .handsome booklet entitled “Geor¬
gia and Alabama; the Homeseekers
Opportunity That Was Overlooked,”
has just been issued by *' e agricul¬
tural department of the Central of
Georgia Railway. The booklet con¬
tains a vast amount of information
for tho.se who are looking for a place
to make a home and it also, gives
handsome illustrations of farm life,
country roads, live stock, cattle and
other things in which Georgia es¬
pecially is noted.
In the booklet there appears two
full pages of photographs taken by
the man compiling the work at Jar¬
man’s Farm, in the western section
of the county. The photographs
shows a bunch of Percheron horses
which are being bred at that farm
for work horses. Mr. Jarman sets
forth that these horses are bet + er
and cost much less, to raise than the
high priced mules shipped here from
the west. There also appears, photo¬
graphs of a heard of Doven cattle
and Berkshire hogs, which are beau¬
ties.
In the booklet Mr. Jarman has a
letter explaining the conditions of
his farm and of the section, it fol¬
lows in full:
“Referring to pictures you took to¬
day of my Berkshire hogs, Devon, cat¬
tle, and Percheron stallion and mares
and your request for my experience
with this and other live stock .here
in the South. I take pleasure in giv¬
ing you an outline of the work we
are trying to do here in the way of
raising pure bred live stock.
“Middle Georgia, with its balmy
climate the year round, its fertile soil)
and its innumerable streams of fresh
pure water, furnishes a veritable bo¬
nanza for the grower of hogs in par¬
ticular, and other kinds of live stock
as well. Here on the Jarman farm
we grow registered Berkshire® first,
of the bestt strain and type obtaina¬
ble, and then a goodly number of
Doven and Jersey cattle, all register¬
ed. We find it profitable to keep a
reasonable amount of good dairy and
beef cattle in connection with the
hogs, as tthey, are needed to con¬
sume the rough feeds, from the grain
and hay crops that the hogs can not
use.
As a purely dairy proposition we
use the Jerseys, but for an all round
general purpose farmer’s cow wo
prefer the Doven, on account of their
hardiness and adaptability to South¬
ern climate and pastures, their ex¬
cellent milking qualities, and their ex
cellence as a beef breed.
“Experience has also taught us the
folly of buying all our work horses
and mules at ruinous prices, conse¬
quently we are soteking the farm
with Percheron mares. These make
excellent work animals, and in addi¬
tion to the regular farm work, raise
a colt each year. Recognizing the
scarcity of desirable farm brood mare
as well as their good working quali¬
ties, we have brought together with
two neighbors, a high class registered
Percheron stallion. We are using him
on the Percheron mares and also on
the common native mares, getting a
splendid animal the first cross.
“On our good Bermuda pastures
these colts and beeves as well, are
raised very cheaply, being carried
through the winter on some grain an
pea vine hay, which very nearly
equals alfalfa hay as a feed. For
the cattle we have the local supply
of cottonseed meal and hulls, a high¬
ly nutritious ration, and very cheap.
“Hogs are our main crop here; we
have the other stock simply because
we can not farm right and raise hogs
without keeping them, as said before
to use a great deal of feed produced
on the farm.
“For the hogs, we have grazing
every month in the year; many of
these months they require no grain
save what they get in their grazing
and foraging.
For summer grazing, we have the
permanent Bermuda grass sod, to¬
gether with lespedeza and other na¬
tive grasses. This is supplemented
with sorghum, which is cut and fed
them, or grazed as the case may he.
This grazing lasts until November, but
our main growing and fattening crops
come on earlier to supplement this.
From the first of August we have the
cow pea, which furnishes grazing and
grain. Balanced off with the Bermu¬
da and sorghum, this is an ideal ra¬
tion for hogs, and produces rapid
(Continued on last page.)
BOYS ORGANIZE A
COUNTY CORN CLUB
S T ATE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE
SENDS REPRESENTATIVE AND
PROMINENT COUNTY PEO¬
PLE T AKE INTEREST.
The organization of the Newton
County Corn Club was perfected at a
meeting held in the court house in
this city Saturday. The notice of
this organization had been announced
through. the columns of The News
and representative number of New¬
ton’s progressive young men present
to show an inclination to hike part
tin the club.
The meeting on Saturday was call¬
ed to order by County School Com¬
missioner, J. O. Martin, who w r as se¬
lected as temporary chairman. L.
L. Flowers w r as chosen as secretary
of the meeting. After a few remarks
by Prof. Martin, Mr. J. L. Bishop
of the State Agricultural college
made an interesting talk to .the hoys
and instructed them in the prepara¬
tion the land before planting.
Next was former County School
Commissioner, G. C. Adams, who out¬
lined the rules and plans as he
thought best for the organization.
His suggestions were placed before
the member® and discussed by these
interested.
After a few preliminary remarks
by several .interested attendants,
the club was organized with the fol¬
lowing members: Leonidas Hicks,
Hugh King, Chester Smith, John
Adams, Charlie Adams, James, Sav¬
age, Walker Elison, Thomas Ellis,
Cleveland Adams, Hunter Wilson, Aa¬
ron Moon, Norris Hendrix, George
Day and Lamar Jackson.
The following is a list of the offi¬
cers:
Hugh King, president.
Cleveland Adams, vice-president.
Chester Smith, Sec. and Treas.
E. C. Adams, honorary member.
After some discussion by several
members and a number of interested
ai.tendents as to the plans of the
club, it was decided to postpone the
decision upon the rules until next reg¬
ular meeting, which will be held on
the second Saturday in January, 1912.
A personal of the officers elec¬
ted' will be of interest to many of
our readers: Hugh King, president,
is a pupil of Livingston High School,
and is a natural agriculturist. He is
a son of Hon. J. W. King, one of the
most enthusiastic farmers in the coun
ty, and one of the first farmers to
introduce live stock in ’’his county.
Hugh is a grand-son of Ex-congress¬
man Livingston, who has been a far¬
mer by profession, and v/ho for many
years was president of the Georgia
Agricultural Society.
Cleveland Adams, of Brick Store
school, vice president, is a son of
Prof. G. C. Adams, who is responsi¬
ble for the organization everywhere
of Boys Com Clubs, and who for sev¬
eral years was president of the Fifth
District Agricultural school. As a
student of this school Cleveland has
had excellent training in agriculture.
Chester Smith, secretary and treas¬
urer, is a student of Livingston High
school. He is a son of Hon. Thomas
H. Smith, one of the best farmers
of West Newton. Chester has had
the opportunity of being a genius in
land husbandry and no doubt will
make the organization an excellent of
finer.
A good amount fdr cash premiums
were subscribed and as a whole much
enthusiasm was demonstrated in the
organization of the Newton County
Boys Corn Club.
Remember the next meeting day
and try and be present. If you are
not already a member come in on that
date and enroll your name.
Masons Elect Officers.
At the regular meeting of Golden
Fleece Lodge, No. 6, F. & A. M., held
in their rooms in this city the fol¬
lowing officers were elected to serve
next year:
A. S. Hopkins, W. M.
C. A. Sock well, S. W.
J. H. Echols, J. W.
A. H. Milner, S. D.
J. T. Bird, J. D.
J. W. Peek, Secretary.
R. R. Fowler, Treasurer.
After the election of the above of¬
ficers, Worshipful Master, A. S. Hop¬
kins made the following appoint¬
ments; V. A. Harper, S. S., B. L.
Johnson, J. S., and W. B. R. Penning¬
ton, Tyler.
At the first regular meeting In Jan¬
uary the first degre will he confer¬
red by Dr. Hopkins, and a full at¬
tendance of the members is request¬
ed.
$]. A Year In Advance.
COTTON SOLD AT
ONE CENT A POUND
MANSFIELD BANK CASHIER
HOLDS THE RECORD FOR
BUYING CHEAP COTTON.
BALE WEIGHED 398.
Last week a representative of .the
News w r as in Mansfield for a few
hours and while in that little city
witnessed the purchase of one of
the cheapest bales of cotton sold in
this county within the past several
years. Mr. L. H. Franklin, cashier
of he People’s Bank of that city,
bought a bale of cotton weighing 398
pounds for the small amount of $3.98.
This cotton was of course somewhat
damaged, as it was the last picking
from the plantation upon which it
was raised.
Often during toe past month the
News has called attention to the fact
that toe cotton picked off the ground
was. very damaging to the sale of the
last crop gathered and this demon¬
strates just toe claim we have
made, that 50 pounds of cotton from
toe ground will ruin any 500 pound
bale of cotton.
While :this is not the prevailing
price of the staple in Mansfield we
note this by request of Mr. Franklin.
Mansfield is one of tthe best cotton
markets in the county.
Odd Fellows Elect Officers.
At toe last regular meeting of
Star Lodge, No. 164, I. O. O. F. held
in the lodge room in this city the
following officers were elected for
toe ensuing term: t
,
C. A. Sockwell, ,N. G.
B. L. Johnson, V. G.
A. H. Milner, Rec. Sect’y.
T. F. Maddox, Fin. Sect’y.
A. S. Murray, Treasurer.
E. G. Duffey, Trustee.
At this same meeting it was order¬
ed by the lodge that an oyster sup¬
per be prepared in time for the next
regular meeting and served to to©
members of the lodge. The commit¬
tee on the preparation of the sup¬
per were T. F.Maddox, B. L. John¬
son and A. S. Murray.
At toe next regular meeting of the
lodge the elected officers will be in¬
stalled and the ones to be chosen by
toe Noble Grand will be announced.
Star Lodge has one of the largest
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1912
With a
Bank
Account. Resolve that you will no
longer subject your cash to the risk of loss
or yourself to the temptation of promis¬
cuous spending. The Bank of Covington
will accept your account no matter if it be
small. You’ll find that maintaining one
is a great help in many ways and a de¬
cided check on too ready speriding.
♦
The Bank of Covington.
Covington Georgia
CAPITAL - - §100,000.00
=We Invite Your Patronages
[COTTON MARKET.
As we go to press Tuesday
afetrnoon, cotton is selling
in Covington at
91-4 CENTS.
NO REGULAR ISSUE
NEWS NEXT WEEK.
WOULDN’T IT BE NICE IF ALL
OUR DELINQUENT SUBSCRI¬
BERS WOULD PAY UP
DURING THE WEEK?
Following the usual custom of the
weekly papers throughout the state,
The News will publish no regular edi¬
tion next week, but will give the
boys a holiday. This has been our
practice for three years, and we are.
sure our readers will not take of¬
fense, but will be glad to see us be
off duty for that length of time.
We have worked hard to make of
toe paper a readable and newsy pe¬
riodical, and for the patronage of toe
people we extend our slncerest appre¬
ciation. . '
There are those though, and sev¬
eral of them too, who have read the
paper all toe year and have not paid
us a red cent for it. If your label
reads 1-1-11 you are one of them. It
is ruling of toe postoffice that we
cease sending our paper to a man.
who owes for the paper a year, and
that means that those who have not
paid will not get The News after the
first of January.
But aside from the. postal regula¬
tion, we feel that inasmuch as we
have paid for all the blank paper,toe
labor and our own efforts for an en¬
tire year, we should he paid the in¬
significant sum of a dollar, which
does not mean much to you, but if
we could get all that is coming to* us,
would mean a pretty comfortable and
happy Christmas.
Wishing you all a merry and pros¬
perous Christmas and New Year, we
will be to see you again the first of
January.
Notice of Stockholder’s Meeting.
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the First National
Bank of Covington will be held in
toe offices of First National Bank at
10 a. m., on 2nd Tuesday in Jan. 1912
You are requested to be present—3t.
memberships of any of the secret or¬
ders of the city and the members are
enthusiastic workers, and it is ex¬
pected that the full lodge will turn
out on the installation of the offi¬
cers and the oyster supper.
