CITY HAS LET THE
PAVING CONTRACT,
WIDE AND WILL COST 58
CENTS LINEAL FOOT.
contract for paving the side
L- The streets of the city as
of the
out as specified in the ordinance
fnr days ago was let
miblished several
meeting of the council Tlmrs
the several bids
ight: There were
received for the work, which in all
V, ' am0 ,uiit to several thousand feet,
majority of tl em were con¬
siderably higher than that accepted.
The cost to the property owner, as
agreed to in the contract with the
w m be fifty-eight cents per
lin'eal foot six feet in width. I«n
other words, if your property has a
frontage on the streets to he paced
of 100 feet it will cost you fifty-eight
dollars to have it paved by the city.
]f you do the work yourself or let
your contract privately of course you
will know what your contract costs
you. Iu the majority of the cases it
is very probable that the property
owners will want the c‘*y to let their
paving come under the city’s con¬
tract and pay their prorata part. In
fact some of them have already in¬
structed the city to go ahead with
their work when they get to it.
The contract was let to Mr. M. M.
Marshall, formerly of Macon but mow
resident of Oxford. Mr. Marshall
ias had quite a bit of experience in
his work and will make the paving
ere conform to the requirements of
he city.
The crossings, which will have to
* heavier than that of the sidewalks
.ad which is to be paid for by' the
ity, will cost a little above a dollar
lineal foot six feet wide. The work
,
as already been started, the first
treet being the south side of Clark
treet. Hendrick The new building paving will and begin will I j
t the
un to the corner of Railroad, and
n Railroad for some distance, tak
ig in hath the residences of Messrs,
ahn Stephenson and E. W. Fowler,
'he next street will be Floyd street,
'ram there it is not known what di
ection it will take.
Schedule of Georgia Railroad.
Going West Going East.
No. 3,—4:15 a.m No. 4.—1:39 a.fn
” 9—5:40 a.m ” 2—8:34 a.m.
” 93—7:49 a.m ” 28—4:23 p.m.
”1-11:38 a.m ’’ 94—6:56 p.m
” 27—6:34 p.m ” 10—7:55 p.m.
8945
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
COVINGTON, GEORGIA
Statement at close of Business March the 7 th, 1912
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts $98,395.63
Overdrafts secured and unsecured 2,889.91
U. S. Bonds - - 40,000.00
Premium on Bonds 600.00
Furniture and Fixtures 4,914.24
Cash in vault and with Nat’l Banks 51,941.72
TOTAL $198,743.50
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF DEPOSITS
March 7, 1908, *32,681.01
March 7, 1909,*$64,774.39
March 7, 1910, $69,626.84
March_7, 19 11, 86,000.65
March 7, 1912, i$ 102,408.44
Following our custom the above is a Comparative Statement of the condition of our bank since organization to date. We
are under GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION and all our notes and securities are examined twice each year by a repre¬
sentative of the UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. We believe that the safety of this institution should appeal to
those who have money to deposit.
We are Steadily Growing. Come and Grew With (Is.
OFFICERS
ANDERSON, Pres. E. W. FOWLER. Vice Pres. J. A. CATHEY, Cashier P. J. ROGERS, Asst. Cashier
MISSIONARIES TO
MEET NEXT WEEK,
large gathering from over
OXFORD DISTRICT WILL BE
GUESTS OF CITY MON¬
DAY AND TUESDAY.
The Institute for the Oxford Dis¬
trict will be held at Covington, Mon¬
day, March 25, 7:30 p. in., to Wed¬
nesday noon, March 27.
Following is the provisional pro¬
gram:
Rev. W. W. Pinson, D. D., Nash¬
ville, Term., Secretary of Board of
Missions, M. E. Church, South, will
take part in all .these meetings, as
will Rev. C. t F. Reid, D. D., for years
missionary in Corea, and now Lay
Leader for the Southern Methodist
church. Miss Mabel Head, Educa¬
tional Seecretary, Woman’s Depart¬
ment, will also be in this two weeks
itinerary. Rev. S. E. Hager, on a
furlough from Japan, we expect to
be with us. A large attendance of
Laymen, women and preachers is
being planned ail these gatherings.
The order of themes as given be¬
low is .subject to change:
Mission Study and Circulation of
Mission Litereature—Miss Mabel
Head.
Mission .in Sunday School—Dr. C.
F. Reid. j
The Challenge of the Hour—Dr. W.
W. Pinson.
Prayer and Missions—Rev S. E.
Hager.
The Forward Movement for 1912—
Reason Why—What it Really is and
ResuJtsi—Dr. W. W. Pinson.
Address on China—Da-. C. F. Reid.
Address, on JapjJin—Rev. S. E.
Hager.
The Laymen’s Movement—Plans
and Methods.—Dr. C. F. Reid.
The Woman’s Work—Plans and
Methods—Miss Mabel Head.
These subjects will be discussed at
the same hour, in .separate meetings:
Church Attendance ajnd Amuse¬
ments—How to Reajch the Indiffer¬
ent—Miss Mabel Head.
City Missions—Dr. C. F. Reid.
The Country Church—Dr W. W.
Pinson.
U. D. C. Call Meeting.
A call meeting of the U. D. C., will
be held at the residence of Mrs. Jas.
F. Rogers Thursday afternoon, March
21, at 3 o’clock. Several important
matters will come up for attention,
so every member is urged to he pres¬
ent.
THE COVINGTON NEWS, WEDNESDAY MARCH 20, 1912.
NEWTON SCHOOLS
SECOND IN STATE.
REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON, D.
C., PUTS NEWTON SCHOOLS
SECOND IN SANITATION
AND HYGIENE.
County School Superintendent Mar¬
tin, is in receipt of a report from the
Department of Interior, . Bureau of
Education, at Washington, p. C., sent
out by Mr. F. B. Dresslar, specialist
in School Sanitation and Hygiene, in
which he says that Newton county’s
rural schools come second in sanita¬
tion and hygiene in the state -of
Georgia.
This report is sent out through a
request which was .sent the State
School Commissioner from the sever¬
al schools of the different counties,
and his request was forwarded to
Washington with the following re¬
sults :
Mr. Dresslar’s letter says in part;
“In reply to a request made to your
State Superintendent to designate two
counties in your State in which the
best rural schools are found, your
county selected.”
This of course is encouraging to
Prof. Martin, and he feels that he
is getting results from his efforts to
place Newton’s schools in the fore¬
most ranks of all rural schools of the
state.
HAYSTON NEWS.
Mr. Robert Loyd, of Newborn, spent
one day last week with Mr. A. S.
Hays.
Mrs. H. E. Hays and children spent
several days last week in Rutledge,
the guests of Mrs. H. E. Hays’ moth¬
er, Mrs. J. M. Loyd.
Mrs. Earl Jackson had as her guest
last week her sister, Miss Myrtice
Morgan, of Starrsville.
Mrs. S. R. Henderson, of Atlanta,'
is spending a while with her .son, Mr.
I. A. Henderson.
Mr. Fielder Ozburn, of Mansfield,
spent Friday afternoon with Mr. Hart
Ozburn.
Mr. Hart Ozburn and daughter, Miss
Mamie, spent Sunday with friend© at
Bri<*k Store.
Dr. Hollis spent Wednesday night
at Rutledge on business.
Mr. and Mrs. William Adams and
little Joice, of Woodlawm, spent Sun¬
day afternoon the gueest© of Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. Greer.
Miss Nora Hays, of Covington,
spent Sunday with beer mother.
Misses Sadie and Annie Maud Greer
I DAVE WISE KILLS
ED HARWELL.
ONE NEGRO KILLS ANOTHER IN
ROW NEAR PORTERDALE.
QUARRELLED OVER NEGRO
WOMAN.
Last Wednesday night Dave Wise,
colored, shot and killed Ed Harwell,
colored, in a row over a woman in a
negro house just south of Porterdale.
From what we can learn it seems that
the negroes had been going with the
same woman, and v/hen they met at
t’ e house a quarrel followed resulting
in the death of one of the negroes.
Sheriff Hay was notified of the
killing and went cut and brought
Dave Wise to the city and placed
him in jail to await an indictment
from the grand jury now in session
upon the Superior count. Wise will
be tried at the present ^erm of court
if he is indicted: for the charge.
I hereby apologize to Mr. L. D.
King for the attack I made on him
on March 9, 1912, and state that the
same was unwarranted on my part,
and I am indeed sorry that it oc¬
curred.
This March 18, 1912.
S. V. FARMER.
FOR AFTERNOON TEAS, TRY
Tetley’s Orange Pekoe. It is
delightful.—5-1-12.
spent Sunday the guests of their un¬
cle, Mr. W. R. Greer.
Mr. Jay Hays, of Emory college,
spent the week-end with homefolks.
Messrs Stewart Askew, of Dixie,
Cleveland, Charlie and John Adams
and Frank Greer, of Brick Store,
spent Sunday with Mr. Bernard Greer
Mr. Roy Hays, of Covington, spent
Sunday the guest of homefolks.
Rev. Hunt, of Decatur fillled the
pulpit at the Presbyterian, church Sun
day morning, alsoi Sunday afternoon.
Thee Ladies Club met with Mrs. A.
S. Hays Friday afternoon. The after¬
noon was- enjoyed by all present.
Mrs,. W. J. Hays had as her guests
Sunday, Misses Ruby Harwell and
lie Kanerly.
Mrs. S. F. Jones and Miss Ruby
Harwell spent Saturday afternoon
with Mrs. W. J. Hays.
Mr. Irwin Coffer, of Rutledge,
Thursday with his mother, Mr.s J. L.
Coffer.
Messrs. Lee Marks, Davis Hinton,
Barron Hays and Paul Adams spent
a while in Haystom on their way to
see the wreck.
LIABILITIES
Capital - - - $50,000.00
Surplus and Profits - 6,291.06
Circulation - - 40,000.00
Due unpaid dividends - - 44.00
Deposits ' 102,408.44
----
Bills Payable - NONE'
TOTAL .... - $198,743,50
Alma Jones, Newborn, first prize. Zula Kirkland, Oakland, second prize
Burton Skinner,Starrsville, third prize.
WINNERS IN SPELLING CONTEST.
Held at School Auditorium Saturday, March 8th, Under the Auspices of
The Teachers I nstitute.
County School Superintendent Martin is giving a series of contests
in the county among the several common schools.
At the next Institute meeting, April 13th, two contests will be held,
one in grammar and one in ready writing.
The culmination of these contest.© will come on May 11th, when all
the schools of the county will come together in a final contest in orato¬
ry and elocution.
NOTICE.
All persons are warned not to hire,
or harbor Harvey Kemp, colored as
he is a minor, and is under contract
by his father, Will Kemp.
T. G. SWANN,
Route 1, Conyers, Ga.
PAGES THREE!
Notice,
The Imp. I. O. R M. Suwanee
Tribe No. 62, meet at theb; Hall on
every Crist and third Wednesday
ele&ps of each month. Qualified mem
bors and visiting brothers are cordiall
invited.
E. R. GUNN, Sachem.
LOUIS ZEJTLIN, C. of R.
