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fromineht citizen
COMMITS SUICIDE.
LUCIAN THACKER OF NEAR
MR . himself by
OXFORD kills
slowing brains out
WITH SHOT GUN.
jjr Lucian Thacker, a prominent
nbuitex living just above Oxford,
Laded Tuesday of last the floor week with by
L toping a shot gun on
elJ d of the barrell at the back
of his head and pulling the trigger
ith his toe, blowing the entire back
W his shoulders and
0 f his head from
scattering his brains all over the,
room about forty
jj r Thacker was years
old and was a successful farmer, and
reason is attributed to his rash
no that he had
act, other than the fact
become despondent over the. fall in
the price of cotton, with the pros¬
pects dulled for another year. In
the early morning he had .seemed to
$ appearances nothing was amiss.
2br breakfast his wife called his
attention to the fact' that he had
mat milked the cow, and as he was
passing toto his room he remarked
that he would be dead before that
cow was ever attended to His wife
started in the room behind him, but
he locked the door and in a few se¬
conds she heard the report of the
gum On entering the room she saw
her husband d<ead wp' the ghastly
wound in his head.
Mr. Thacker leaves a wife and
four children besides a wide family
circle and a host of friends, who
deeply deplore his sad end.
Mr. J. S. Peek held an Inquest over
the remhins, and the verdict of the
jury was to the effect that be had
come to his death at his own hands,
in the manner above stated.
Kiser Lunsford Accidentally Shot.
Young Kiser Lunsford, the bright
son of Tax Coll*:etor J. F. Lunsford,
happened to a very painful accident
last Thursday while out hunting. He
together with ome or two other boys
had started hunting and had only
gone a short distance from his home
when in getting over a fence the gun
went off, lacerating his left hand
very badly and tearing up one finger
so that it had to be amputated. The
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1BJO0B
MR. FARMER
KNOW that in any ordinary business, the man who
furnishes the money wants half of the profits at least, and besides
wants some say-so as to how the business is run.
^ hen you rent a farm this is just as true about your landlord,
i erhaps you realize that today a farmer is in the best business
ar ‘ d surest paying business on earth. We do to such an extent
that we will gladly furnish you money to buy a farm, and instead
°f taking Half of the profits will only charge you a small rate of
interest.
This means that you will double your profits. Doesn’t it?
a Ppea] to you? Isn’t it worth thinking about? Do not hesitate
to co.ne in and go over the matter fully.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
J. A. CATHEY Cashier
8r8 Readily Growing-Coma and Grow With us.
<> Covington
SPECIAL TERM OF
THE SUPERIOR COURT
WILL PROBABLY BE CALLED TO
TRY CASES OF MURDER AND
ACCESORY WHO ARE NOW
IN JAIL.
It is reported in this city that a
special term of the superior court of
this counity will be called for about
tiie fifteenth of the present month
tor the purpose of trying the cases
in connection with the homicides
which occurred here in the early part
of Deem beer.
In the first case, that of the kill¬
ing of Jim McCart, Mr. Jim Kimball
was indicted by the special grand
jury convened in December for mur¬
der, and three as accessories to the
murder. In the killing of young
Stubbs Arthur Fincher was indicted
for murder and three were indicted
for accessory.
They are all in jail awaiting trial,
and if the term of the court is called
for this month it is very probable that
they will all be tried.
There will also be some other busi¬
ness for the superior court to han¬
dle as there is now no intermediate
court to correct minor offenses. It
is not probable though, that anything;
will be handled at the special term
but the cases above referred to.
Major John B. Davis, clerk of the
superior court of this county stated
to a <News reporter Monday that he
not received the order calling for
the special session, but that he had
understood that it would be held.
Notice.
Golden. Fleece Lodge No. 6, F. &
A. M., will meet in regular canunuuii
cation Friday evening Jam. 5th at
7:30. Work in Entered Appremtic de¬
gree, All duly qualified brethren re¬
quested to meet with us.
A. S. HOPKINS, W. M.
J. W. PEEK, Sect’y.
wound was very painful but he is
doing very nicely and it is hoped he
will be all right again "n a few days.
Riser has had hard luck the past
several months, but his friends be¬
lieve that now r his hoodoo is broken.
Sometime ago while playing at the
college, he had his foot broken,
which laid him up for several days.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, Jan. 3, 19)2.
NEW CITY OFFICERS
ARE GIVEN GATH,
MEETING HELD LAST THURSDAY
NIGHT. — NEW MEMBERS
SWORN IN AND OTHER
OFFICERS ELECTED.
A meeting of the newly elected,
mayor and council was held in the
council chamber last Thursday night,
and they took the oath of office for
the current year.
Mayor George T. Smith, who was
re-elected to fill the mayor's chair
and the three members of council re¬
elected. Dr. Luke Robinson, Mr. R.
E. Everitt and Mr. W. Cohen, were
again given the oath, and the new
members were also given the regula¬
tion obligation. Tbe new members
are Messrs. R. E. Stephenson, J. T.
Swann and Dr. A. S. Hopkins. This
team makes a good one and they all
entered into the spirit of the city af¬
fairs and will make live men in .their
respective places.
The new administration held their
annual election for the poPcemen and
the city clerk and treasurer, the re¬
sult of which was very satisfactory to
■the people. The policemen were all
re-elected and the city clerk and
treasurer, Mr. Thomas J. Shields was
also re-elected to that position for
1912.
The meeting was a joint one be¬
tween the old council and the new
and the mayor’s animal address to the
retiring body was full of information,
it being a resume of the years’ work.
It showed the city to be in splendid
condition, and the work of the old
council was all that could be desired.
It follows in full:
Gentlemen of the Council of 1911: —
In reviewing our work of the past
year I wish to especially call yo.ur
attention to a few particular things
that occur to me as worthy of note.
First, we found the city with a heavy
floating debt besides a bonded debt
of $81000.00 with no sinking fund at
all, again we found the system of
accounting very muc’ in need of
changes., and improvement a9 we
thought. The cities cemeteries were
in a delapidated condition showing
neglect and want of attention. We
found that the city’s laws and char¬
ter changes were unpublished in book
form for the past 14 years, also that
there were some changes in our
City Charter that appeared to us
wise to make, and some other items
that I may mention later. Now to nr
turn to these item® as recapulated
above. I’ll take them up seperately.
Covington’s floating debt, which
amounted to about $12000.00 will on
the first day of January 1912 amount
to but $675.00; it’s true the city will
owe more money than $675.00 but
we will have money on hand to cover
all but this amountt. We will, of
course, have to go to borrowing at
once, however, in the past the city
had this heavy floating debt and had
to go to borrowing at once also. The
bonded debt we reduced to $78000.00
by paying two school bonds of $500
each and buying two city of Covington
Sewerage and Water bonds of $1000
each which we apply to our sinking
funds theeby conforming to the state
sinking fund laws and reducing bond¬
ed debts at the same time.
We established our city clerk’s of¬
fice in the council room and employed
expert accountants to audit and in¬
stall a set of up to date books a.t
some expense, it is true, but our re¬
sults, we are sure, justified this
step, and we feel that we can point
with pride to Covington’s system of
accounting. As before mentioned, the
city’s cemeteries were much in need
of attention. We employed a super¬
intendent, had both the old and new
cemeteries cleaned thoroughly and
put in first class condition, and have
kept them through the year, all that
part still owned by the city, and for
the sum of $2.50 we have kept up
lots belonging to private parties, giv¬
ing special attention to the graves
and grounds of our Confederate deed.
We ran a line of water piping into
the certer of the new cemetery so
that all could easily get water for
flowers etc. In amending our City
Charter I feel that we acted wisely
and trust that time and results will
justify our actions, especially do 1
feel that in doing way with what ap¬
peared to us all a needless and ex¬
pensive board, thereby saving $200
per year in salaries. We had the
city’s ordinances, charters etc., re¬
arranged and printed in book form
and the codifying of our laws, char¬
ters, etc., speaks for itself. I be¬
lieve that all fair minded men will
join us in feeling that tl is was much
needed. Our streets are In as good
condition as possible to make them
SUPERIOR JUDGES
FIGHT LAW’S DELAY
THE GEORGIA JUDGES WANT TO
REDUCE TECHNICALITY TO
THE MINIMUM IN THE
CRIMINAL BRANCH.
The judges of the Superior courts
of Georgia met in Atlanta for the
purpose of considering changes in
court procedure. The first meeting
was held at the caipitol in the senate
Chamber. In addition to tbe busi¬
ness session an attractive social pro¬
gram had been outlined for their en¬
tertainment while hi Atlanta.
The feature of ' e meeting was
the criticism of the delays of the
law on legal technicalities. The
judges were a unit in the declaration
that some judical reformation should
be brought about which would im¬
prove the criminal law procedure and
expedite the administration of justice
Judge J. W. Maddox of the Rome
circuit offered a motion to the ef¬
fect that a committee of seven be
appointed by Chairman Felton to
consider suggestions which may be
made to them by the bench, the bar
or the public; to formulate the sug¬
gestions in the form of a report to
be submitted to the convention at
another meeting to be held on the
fifth Monday of next April, Chair¬
man Felton appointed the following
committee: Judge T ohn W. Maddox,
Judge L. S. Roan, Judge R. L. Daniel
Judge B. F. Rawlins, Judge R. W.
Freeman and T udge J. W. Worrell.
Judge Felton of the Macon circuit
was the first to deliver an address
urging the judges to investigate the
present system which, he said, per¬
mits of months and even years of
delay in administering justice.
“There should be some method
adopted,’’ he declared, “whereby
small and insufficient errors which
have no bearing on the merits of
the case should not afford grounds
for reversal by the higher court. The
sense of the great mass of the peo¬
ple is that laws are made to be obey¬
ed and if they are to be obeyed they
must be enforced, and if they are
to be enforced they must be enfor¬
ced promptly. I mean to cast no re¬
flection on higher couts. r It is not
their fault. It is fault of the law
which permits the little technicali¬
ties to hold justice in abeyance for
months and yeears.’’
“Sometimes I think we are the
worst court-ridden state in the
world,” declared Judge A. W. Fite
of the Cherokee circuit. “Eighteen
years ago we had eighteen superior
court judges, now we have thirty;
then we had three supreme court
judges, now we have nine, count¬
ing the court of appeals; then we
had five city court judges, now we
have seventy-five or eighty. There
should be some changes in the crim¬
inal law, because, under the present
sjstem, we are showing too much
leniency toward the criminal ele¬
ment,”
In this connection Judge H. C.
Hammond said he favored a number
of changes in the penal code, but
added: “How are you going to get
it? Every bill of this character goes
to the judicial committee which is
the graveyard of all judicial re¬
form.”
with material that we are able to get
with our limited resources. We have
made some permanent improvements
on our streets which we hope will
stand as a monument until some of
our critics have long since shuffled
off this mortal coil. I refer to the
iron and concrete foot bridge recent¬
ly erected by our street force. Our
light and water and sewer depart¬
ment is doing nicely and, we believe
is now on its feet financially that is,
it is paying actual running expenses.
Your report which our clerk will in¬
clude in his annual statement will
more clearly determine this point,
and for the year 1912 we hope to
make this department, partly at least,
pay interest on it® boards.
The morals of our city, I hope, are
is as good condition as we found
them, certainly we have all striven
to that end. You have given me
your hearty support and co-operation
in all things, and together we have
labored in perfect harmony. Not a
cross word nor a frown from any
member of this council, have I met
in my work for the city. I can say
the same for all employes of the city
from the day laborers on the streets
to the superintendent of the different
departments and the police have all
striven to make our administration a
success. 1 hope that personally all
feel as kindly towards me, as I do
them, and it is with much regret
(Continued on Page Eight.)
LIVE STOCK MEN
TO HOLD BIG MEET.
GEORGIA DAIRYMEN AND LIVE
STOCK MEN TO MEET AT
ATHENS ON JANUARY
16 AND 17.
The time is rapidly approaching
for the annual meeting of the Geor¬
gia Dairy and Live Stock association,
which will be held in Athens Jan. 16
and 17, 1912, at the agricultural col¬
lege. From the daily interest that is
being manifested in the meeting, it
appears that this is going to be very
largely attended from every section
of the sttate.
On Jan. 18th, the day after the live
stock meeting, the G-eorgia Breeders’
association convenes in the same
place. On the 17th and 18th the
State Horticultural society will he in
convention. With all of these meet¬
ings being held at the same place, it
is not surprising that those interested
in any phase of agricultural work are
planning to come to Athens on the
16tth, 17 th and 18tih of January.
A new feature will he introduced
in the live sttock meeting this year.
Champions of the leading dairy breeds
have prepared able papers setting
forth the advantages of the respec¬
tive breeds of cattle for economy in
producing milk and butter under
Georgia conditions. After these pa¬
pers are read, every dairyman will
be expected to give is experience
and opinion. This will bring out all
the points of merit and demerit in,
Jerseys, Guernseys and Holsteins,
Every delegate at the convention will
go home with a full knowledge of
which of these great dairy breeds
have made the most money for Geor¬
gia farmers, under varying conditions.
What has been true with the lead¬
ing dairymen will be true with smalll
er operators, and no one owning a
cow can afford to miss this part of
the program.
A similar discussion will be taken
up with hogs, For a number of
years Berkshires have been the prin¬
cipal breed of improved hogs in Geor¬
gia. Have tlie farmers been wise in
pinning their faith to this breed?
Or will some other breed make a
pound of park for less cost? Nine
cent cotton is making farmers think.
No farmer wants to give two pounds
of cotton for one pound of pork. If
Getting V b
The
Start.
It is The
First few hundred—the first few thousand
in the bank, that is th^real struggle. Tb
lives of the average men well fixed in iite,
contain a history of struggle and saving to
obtain this first few thousand? Make a
strong resolution that you will place some
portion of your income in the Bank of
Covington. Every dollar added makes it
easier to deposit the next one.
The Bank of Covington.
Covington Georgia
CAPITAL $ 100 , 000.00
=We Invite Your Patronages
[COTTON MARKET i
As we go to press Tuesday
afetrnoon, cotton Is selling
In Covington at
9 CENTS.
$1. A Year In Advance.
FORMER COVINGTON
CITIZEN IS DEAD.
MR. JOHN KINNEY, FORMERLY
NEWSPAPER MAN OF THIS
CITY DIED IN MACON LAST
FRIDAY.
Mr. John Kinney, aged fifty seven
years, died at the Masonic Home in
Macon last Friday after am illness
of two years with a complication of
diseases. His body was brought to
this city Saturday and interred in the
city cemetery.
Mr. Kinney was well known to
many of the citizens of the city and
county, he having lived here for a
number of years. At one time he was
connected with the Enterprise and
also with the Covington Star, and
was considered as one of the best
newspaper men in the county at that
time. Several years ago he moved
with his mother to Macon where she
died three years ago. His health be¬
gan to fail at that time and he was
taken in charge by the Masons of
Macon, he being a prominent member.
They cared for him until his death
Friday.
The remains were accompanied to
this city by Dr. J. W. Roberts, Sup¬
erintendent of the Home, and Mr. C.
E. Brunner, senior warden of the
lodge to which Mr. Kinney belonged.
The burial took place immediately af¬
ter the arrival of the Central train
from Macon. v
LOST—SOME WHERE ON FLOYD
Street, between my home and Mrs.
S. J. Simms, a Broach “Wish
Bone” Pin. Finder return to me
and get reward.—MRS. R. W. OS¬
BORN. I
CABBAGE PLANTS NOW ON SALE
at Parker’s Oyster House.—J. M.
DEARlNG.—tf.
he is going t produce his own pork,
he should do it with the breed of hogs
that will give him the most pounds
at smallest cost. He can get this in¬
formation by attending the Georgia
Dairy and Live Stock association
meeting.
There will he many other attrac¬
tive features in this year’s program,
along the lines of beef production
and horse and mule hreding.
