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VOL. IV. NO. 16
SPRING TERM COURT
NOW IN SESSION,
BIG DOCKET, BOTH CIVIL AND
criminal, WILL PROBABLY
CARRY MARCH TERM WELL
INTO SECOND WEEK.
The regular March term of New¬
ton Superior court is in session this
week and will probably continue well
into next week, there being a heavy
docket in both the civil and crimi¬
nal casae. Judge Roan is on the
bench and Solicitor Reid is in the,
state's prosecuting box.
The court was opened at nine
o’clock Monday morning and the reg¬
ular routine was carried cut—select¬
ing the jurors, appointing the bailiffs
and charging (the grand jury. Judge
Roan dealt at length with the viola¬
tion of the laws and the duty of a
good citizen in preventing it. The
responsibility of the juror was taken
up and stressed. He was very ex¬
plicit in reference to the violation of
the prohibition law and the concealed
weapon practice, and showed, where
the violation of these two statutes
stand as a menace to society and to
the homes of the people.
After the charge to the grand jury
the regular court cases was taken
up and the civil dock©*- began. This
branch of the work will probably take
up the entire week and the criminal
docket will be taken up next Mon¬
day. At least the witnesses in the
criminal branch have been subpoened
to attend at that time.
The abolishment of t’ e ctiy court
of this county will make the civil
docket heavier than in home time,
and the criminal end will to some
extent be augmented from the same
source.
Echols for Commissioner.
Tills week Mr. John H. Echols, of
this city, announces for the office
of Commissioner of Roads and Rev¬
enues of Newton County, subject
to the action of the democratic pri¬
mary. Mr. Echols is well known to
the people of the county, he hav¬
ing resided here all- his life, and
having served the city in the ca¬
pacity of councilman. He has a
wide circle of friends who will re¬
ceive his announcement with pleas¬
ure and who will support his candi¬
dacy. He is well qualified to fill
the office to which he aspires.
Uncla Sam is Behind us.
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This Safe is With us!
Only one of its kind in Newton County.
Often tried but never yet opened by burg¬
lars. In tim a s like the present you can not
place your money in a more safe place.
^ e also carry insurance against all kinds
°f burglars, hold-ups, and Fire. What
better safe guards could you desire?
J, A. CATHEY Cashier
are Steadily Growing-Coma and Grow With us.
Cotnnohm Wew
BIG REVIVAL CLOSED
AT M. E. CHUR3H.
FORTY-NINE ACCESSIONS TO
THAT CHURCH DURING FIF¬
TEEN DAY MEETING WHICH
CLOSED SUNDAY NIGHT.
One of the biggest revivals in the
history of the Methodist chu"ch in
this city came to a close Sunday
night, it had been in progress for
fifteen days and during that period
forty-nine' additions were made to
the church roll, twenty-five joined
by profession of faith and twenty
four by letter,
Rev. John G. Hogan, pastor of the
church, preached at all the services
with the exceptioin of two, which
were preached by Presiding Elder
Quillian, of the Oxford district. Mrs,
A. B. Cunyus, a niece of the late
Sam P. Jones, sang at practically all
the services, and by her sweet
voice and enthusiasm in religious
work, did much to help make the
meeting the great success; achieved.
This is said by many who have
lived here ail their lives to have
been the best revival held in the
history of Covington. At practically
all the services the congregations
were good, notwithstanding the lin¬
’d emency of th© weather which con¬
tinued throughout the series. At
night the services were especially
good and were largely attended. The
main auditorium was filled each
night, and chairs had to be placed
in the aisles to accommodate the
crowds.
It is very probable that there will
be more to join the church as a
direct result of the meetings just
closed. Mr Logan is one of the
most forceful ministers to have been
assigned to the church here in a
long time. He is a profound scholar,
but he believes and preaches the
practical kind of religion—the kind
you can apply to every day life, and
by his logical method of appealing to
the people he is destined to be the
moans of leading many in Covington
to the church of which he is a
disciple.
At The Lyric Theatre.
The Lyric Theatre has on for to¬
night, Wednesday, and tomorrow’ nigh
three of the best pictures that has
been presented here for several days.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, Mar. 20, 1912.
SAFE CRACKED AND
CONTENTS STOLEN.
DRUG STORE OF MAYOR GEORGE
T. SMITH ENTERED AND
SAFE BLOWN WITH
NITRO-GLYCERINE.
The drug store of Mayor George
T. Smith was entered last Thursday
night and the safe blown with what
is supposed to have been nitrogly¬
cerine. Sixty dollars and six cents
was taken therefrom, which com¬
prised the cash in the strong box.
The entry was made into the store
by inserting a chisel between the
two doors which open in the center
of the rear, and by prizing the two
slightly apart the lock was pushed
back. The same thing was done
at the post office back doors, but .in¬
side of the regular glass back door
the postoffice has a strong sheet
iron door which balked the bur¬
glars. They failed to make an entry
there.
It is supposed that the robbery was
committed sometime during the lat¬
ter part of the night Thursday, or
about one o’clock, as several peo¬
ple in the city heard the explosion,
but owing to the fact that there was
considerable thunder, they attributed
the noise to that source. The front
of 'the safe was torn to atoms, on
one side. The combination knob
had been broken off with a sledge
hammer, and the handle to the door
had been twisted off with a pip®
wrench, leaving a deep hole In one
of the doors in which, from the ap¬
pearance of the torn open door,
mitro-glycerine was placed and the
charge set off. When Mr Archer
opened the drug store Friday morn¬
ing the floor looked as if plastering
hd been strewn all over the room
he started a search to find what
caused it. On going to the rear of
the store he found the .safe ilteral
ly strewn over the back end of the
place, and the cement which is used
as a filler for the walls of the safe
lying all over the house. He re¬
ported the matter to Mr. Smith and
an investigation was made. The only
things left by the robbers after their
work was completed was a piece of
cloth and the tools with Which they
had done their work. The rag was
heavily saturated with the explosive,
and the odor of ether was strong in
it all day Friday. The tools they
used were toose of Mr. H. F. San¬
ders, who operates a blacksmith shop
in the rear of the lot on which the
drug store stand®, it seems that
the robbers first broke into the
shop, smashing out a whole window,
sasli and all, and also leaving the
door open in their rush.
Aisde from the rag left, there was
absolutely no cine as to who the
yeggmen were. Whether they were
professionals who paid the city of
Covington a visit or whether the
work was done by amateurs is a
matter which will probably never be
kjiown. All efforts to locate the
perpetrators were futile, although
several suspicious characters have
been reported to the authorities. The
night on which the robbery was com¬
mitted two men were in the city
who acted very suspiciously, and they
have not been seen or heard of since.
It is possible that they are the ones
who did the work so thoroughly, and
after completing it vanishel.
Mr Smith was fortunate in not
having a larger amount in the safe,
as also was City Clerk Shields, who
generally placed his cash box in the
safe of Mr. Smith when he made
collections for the city after the
banks closed. As it happened how¬
ever, he did not have enough to take
this precaution with on Thursday,
and the few dollars he had was left
in the old safe in the council room.
Mr. Hays for Commissioner.
Elsewhere in today’s issue of The
News will be found the announcemen
of Mr. Emory S. Hays, of Hoy® dis¬
trict, for the office of county Com¬
missioner. Mr. Hays is one of the
best known men in the county, and
a son of Esquire F., M. Hays, of this
county. Mr. Hays is fully capable of
filling the office he seeks and has
a large number of friends in the
county who will give him their sup¬
port in his race for this office. i$
promises a faithful and impartial dis¬
charge of the duties connected with
the office.
NOTICE.
I hereby reqnuest a meeting of
the County Democratic Executive
Committee to be held at the Court
House in Covington on Friday, March
22, 1912, during the noon, recess of
PROF. GIBSON WANTS
BOYS PLAY-GROUND.
MAKES STRONG PLEA FOR PLAY
GROUND FOR THE BOYS
OF THE COVINGTON
HIGH SCHOOL.
The fact is observed that among
savages little attention is paid to
their children. The men indeed of
the savage tribes pay little attention
to any one but themselves. They
force their wives to the basest of
slavery, and ignore their children.
We are glad, however, that among
civilized people this unjust order of
things does not prevail. Great is
the attention given to the children
of our land, for example, nearly all
the municipal governments of the
land think so much of the children
(that they spend great sums of money
annually for their benefit.
There are schools with their equip¬
ment, parks, and. playgrounds and Y.
M. C. A’s. In fact It is hard to go
into a town of five hundred or more
inhabitants in which there is not a
public play ground of some kind for
the children. Some big hearted citi¬
zen with plenty of money or the
municipal government makes this
possible. Incorporated towns spend
their money freely because they real¬
ize that the most valuable asset they
possess lie® in the children of our
country. The people who are not in
incorporated towns are realizing this
fact. They are organizing corn clubs
and canning clubs all for the purpose
of developing the children of the ru¬
ral districts in a pleasant way.
The boys of towns do not get the
chance for out door development that
the boy on the farm has. So the wise
people of our towns, realizing that a
boy must be strong and well and ha\«
fun while he is a boy and too, the
best way to. attain this high work of
physical development is through
healthful games and out door sports
have donated liberally from the pub¬
lic finances to this great cause.
Covington has done herself great
credit in caring for her children and
especially has she exerted herself in
the past year or two.
We have a fine school plant and
fine equipment as a result. Besides
there is Academy Spring park that
will be worth more in the future than
now.
Even though it takes high taxes to
get all these things, we are already
repaid full value. As a result of
such an outlay of money for the
children, we have here the finest chil¬
dren are to be found in the state.
The writer is in position to know the
truth expressed in th'e preceding
statement. Covington should be
very proud of her school children.
Many people, who have traveled the
state and saw them have compliment¬
ed them very highly.
These children appreciate what the
city .is doing for them so much that
they are doing their best to recipro¬
cate in honest effort.
Now, with all the things that Cov¬
ington has done for her children, she
has sadly neglected one thing that
plays an important part in any per¬
sons life. There are parks to play
in, stores to buy in, schools to study
in, churches to worship in, but never
a place for the boys to play ball in.
Now there is not another place in
the state of Georgia the size of
Covington that has not a place for
the boys to play ball in.
In the opinion of the writer, it is
justice to give the best things to
those who are most worthy, and if
this be done our boys will have a
playground bought and paid for be¬
fore the week is through. An ideal
place centrally located, is alreadv
rented for the year 1912. No tax
payer in town would grumble in the
least if he would just on i time come
and see the boys revel in. their sports
on this place.
The boys invite them down and
promise to help their digestions con¬
siderably. What will you do fathers,
citizens, tax payers? They are your
boys, and it’s your money. If some
one should call on you to give some
of your money for your boys will you
cheerfully subscribe your part, or will
you try to prepare a subject for the
hospital? C. D. GIBSON.
Registeration books close April 2.
Newton Superior Court, which will
be in session at that time. I urge a
full attendance of the committee, as
several matters of considerable im¬
portance will come up for considera¬
tion at this meeting.
This March 15, 1912.
J. C. KNOX,
Chairman, County Democratic Execu¬
tive Committee.
CONDITIONS SAID TO
BE UNBEARABLE.
PROMINENT CITIZEN OF THE
CITY SAYS SOME VERY PLAIN
THINGS ABOUT CONDITIONS
IN SOUTH NEWTON.
In .reference to the conditions ex¬
isting in the southern portion of the
county along the routes of the
streams leading to the big dam of
the Central Georgia Power Company,
Mr. Augustus C. Heard has a strong
appeal to the people of the county
in the paper today. M r. Heard,
draws a graphic pen picture of the
conditions existing there now and
compares the conditions with those
when Sherman’s army passed .through
this section on its march to the sea.
Mr. Heard gives the numbers of
vacant houses in that section, and
a lot of other information not gen¬
era Hy known to the people of the
county.
Mr. Beard’s card in full follows;
“Between eighty and one hundred
houses vacated.; between one hun¬
dred and one hundred and fifty .peo¬
ple died; seven hundred moved away,
leaving their homes and all they have
accumulated during their life; thous¬
ands of acres of land laying out—
can’t get any one to work it, and
can’t rent it at any price; land that
was worth $50.00 per acre two years
ago, won’t bring $5.00 now; fourteen
plows running this year where there
were one hundred and twenty run¬
ning Last year; hundreds of bales of
cotton left in the fields last fall for
the want of somebody to gather it—
nearly everybody sick at the time
the crop should have been gathered
and nobody able to work. Many of
the planters offered half to gather
the crop, and still hundreds of bales
rotted in the fields. You can travel
through this section for miles and
miles, can’t see a soul, or even hear
a chicken crow; well buckets all
gone; gates all wide open; those who
were left alive and able to move gone
—scattered in every direction;
churches, and schools ar© abandoned.
“YVhat has caused all this de¬
struction of life and property? There
is but one answer—THE BIG DAM.
Old Sherman’s, march to the sea was
nothing to compare with the destruc¬
tion of life and property in this sec¬
tion. We have tried every lawful
means to get relief. We have ap-
Old Peo¬
ple Like
Books
That
Show a comfortable balance in the bank.
To acquire that balance you must begin
now. Start an account with the Bank of
Covington. Then you can be free from
all worry as to what you have and de¬
vote all your energies to making more.
You’ll spend less too. A check-book
does not burn holes in your pocket like
the actual cash.
The Bank of Covington.
Covington Georgia
CAPITAL - - $100,000.00
Surplus and Profits, $10,ooo.oo
=We Invite Your Patronage.
COTTON MARKET
As we go to press Tuesday
afetrnoon, cotton Is selling
in Covington at
11 CENTS.
$1. A Year In Advance.
REGISTRATION BOOKS
CLOSE APRIL SECOND.
IF YOU FAIL TO REGISTER BE¬
FORE THAT TIME DON’T
BLAME ANYONE BUT YOUR¬
SELF. TWO WEEKS MORE
The registration books for the pri¬
maries and elections to be held this
year will positively close on the se¬
cond day of April, and The News
urges all those who have not signed
up so for to attend to it at once.
Tax Collector Ramsey is anxious
that every voter in the county sign
the books, thereby qualifying himself
for participation in the approaching
primaries.
So far there has been a rather
light registration—in fact only about
eighteen hundred, and in Newton
there should by all means be from
twenty-two hundred to twenty-five
hundred qualified voters
<
There are several offices to fill
this year which are not voted on ex¬
cept every four years, and unless
you register by April second you
cannot participate in any of the
primaries or general election ns.
It is the duty of every loyal cit¬
izen to qualify and we trust they
will all do so before the books close
for the year. Remember the date,
April 2nd, and DON’T FAIL TO
REGISTER.
Lecture on Tallulah Falls.
The U. D. C. chapter here Is ar¬
ranging for a free stereoptican lecture
on Tallulah Falls fyr Friday evening
March 29. This is given at the sug¬
gestion of Mrs. Longstreet and will
embody a plea for the preservation of
Georgia’s magnificent waterfall. Full
details will be given ’ i the next is¬
sue of Tlie News.
pealed to the governor. He done,
nothing. We went to President
Massee. He simply laughed at our
calamity. We tried the courts. They
ignored our plea. We have tried to
sell ouL Nobody wants to buy. We
can't rent out or get any one to live
there. There is no use going to law,
you can’ + get a hearing 4 here. Can’t
get a case to the jury. How long
are the people going to submit to
this is a question that is agitating
the public minds very seriously at
this time. What next?”
