Newspaper Page Text
PAGE FOUR
(Eamngtnn SJnus
Published Every Wednesday.
OFFICIA L ORGAN NEWTON GL>.
Lon. L. Flowers & Edwin Taylor,
Editors and Publishers.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One Months................................................£0c Year...............................................$1.00
Six Months......................................25c
Three
Advertising Kates Furnished on Application.
Entered as second-class matter De¬
cember 3, 1908, at the post office at
Covington, Ga., under the Act of
March 3, 1879.
_______
All obituary notices, cards of thanks,
and. announcements, other than of
a public nature, will be charged
for at the rate of one cent a worn
COVINGTON, GA., NOV. 6, 1912.
Congressman Sam Tribble convinc¬
ed the people here Saturday *aalt he
could make a good speech as well as
be friendly with his constituents.
It is well that the presidential elec¬
tion is over for the newspaper can
now devote more space to the war in
Turkey and the insurrection in Mex¬
ico. Ill
Notwithstanding the vagrancy laws
of the state and city ordinances which
to some extent cover the same
ground, Covington has hre share of
idlers.
The main with a mania for taking
straw ballots is now in the has-been
class, and will have nothing to do for
another two years at least. Always
something to be thankful for.
The sentiment in Georgia is grow¬
ing more and more against the pistol
toter and the booze fighter. These
are two evils which must some time
go—and the sooner the better.
People all over the county are talk¬
ing “county fair,” and it is very
probable that an organization will be
perfected within the present month
looking to the holding of a big one
next fall.
There is no excuse for a man being
guilty of cruelty to animals. It is
simply a display of the brute force
to see a person unmercifully beat a
horse, or for that matter any other
dumb brute.
It is said that trade which natur¬
ally belongs to Covington by reason
of her location, goes to other towns.
Right here is where a Chamber of
Commerce could put in some very ef¬
fective w T ork
School work in Newton county is
now in full swing, with every one of
the schools running with splendid at
tenadnee for the season. No county
in G<eorgia can boast of a better or
more thorough system than this.
( To be contented with life is, to
our mind, one of the few things man¬
kind is blessed with. Many of us are
always after something entirely im¬
possible; but then the fun you get
chasing em is always worth while.
The presidential election is over,
the price of cotton continues to ad¬
vance, and it is hoped that business
all over the south will get back to
normal, healthy action. Election year
is always considered an off-year with
the business interests.
Many of our subscribers have paid
their subscriptions to the News, but
there are still a large number who
have failed to respond. We dislike
to just nag them to death, but, hon¬
estly, w T e need the money and wajnt
that which is ours. Won’t you pay
up at once?
The trouble with the Bull Moose
party is that we will have to contend
with it another time. T .is year
didn’t do much, but remember it is
young, but that it developed quite
lot of strength in its infancy.
can clean up for them again though,
if necessary.
Judge Fite, who was fined by the
court of appeals for contempt, paid
his fine It would have been well,
also, had the judge who fined him,
to have had written out an apology
to the court and forced him to sign
it. That’s the way Judge Fite did
Mr. Sbope, editor of the Dalton Citi¬
zen, when the latter criticised his
cour\
Remember the big Newton County
Poultry show will be held on Thanks¬
giving day, and there will be + he big¬
gest and best bunch of chickens ever
seen together before in this section
of the state. It will probably be
held in ti e building now occupied by
Mr. R. E. Everitt, which is large
and commodious and the ideal loca¬
tion for an enterprise of this kind.
Covington merchants are doing
lot of good work this year in attract¬
ing trade to this city. They are all
handling the very best quality of
modities in their different lines and
are making the prices very
They seem determined to get
interested in the city and her
ness. A board of trade would have
lot of weight with people outside
city, and would also be of
assistance in their work.
CRIMNALS NO LONGER HEROES.
With the march of civilization, pro¬
gress, culture, education and cn’fgkt
enment, -“here comes a gleam of
hope in the matter of punishment of
crime, and the refusal of American
people to longer lionize crimnals.
The practice of making heroes of
men who commit heinous crimes is
now confined almost exclusive.y to
the ignorant and vicious elements of
both races in the South, and those
of anarchistic tendencies in the
North. The vicious negro makes a
hero of the member of his race who
commits a crime, and the gallows,
to them, is but a passport to the
realms of glory.
But things are changing. The Sa¬
vannah Morning News calls attention
to the fact that John Schrank, the
poor, deluded crank who srot Col.
Theodore Roosevelt, is perhaps sorry
he committed the crime. As the
Morning News puts it, "He is not a
hero, but just a deluded man whose
deed has won him nothing but exe¬
cration and the certainty of many
years in prison.
Nobody looks upon him as a hero,
and he is not being lionized by ro¬
mantic persons as some criminals
have been. He is just a common,
vulgar assassin. .Turning from him
to the accused slayers of the gamb¬
ler Rosenthal in New' York, and
the police lieutenant on trial for his
life, there is presented another ex¬
ample of :he failure of men accused
of terrible crimes to be made into
popular heroes. It is not an heroic
picture that Becker, or the gunmen
accused with him, present. If the
prosecution’s story is true, it is just
a picture of Becker and his criminal
tools fighting for lives forfeited by
Rosenthal’s murder, using every sub¬
terfuge and stopping at nothing to
save themselves.
It is a matter of congratulation
that in these two cases at least the
men accused are not he’d up by per¬
sons romantically inclined as worthy
of being classed as heroes and mar¬
tyrs. There has been bo sending of
flowers a,.d good things to eat and
silly notes . their cells It is high
time that terr ble crimes should win
nothing but public condemnation, and
that gail should be recognized as
not in ; ny way akin io hero’sm.
Ii is to be hoped that the revela¬
tions in Hie Becker trial will have a
salutary effect. Bald crime is held
up in is rightful guise there, if the
stories t old are true. There is no¬
thing romannc in a crowd of men
searching foi their victim and tnsi
shooting him down ou the str-et.
There is nothing at savors of hero¬
ism in ths u's (<* the police iffl¬
eer, who, as s charged, sent o'lwr
men out to kill a man in cold b.ood
in a despairing effort ro Ueep hidden
his own bla i record. There is no
cause here for so ;aing flowers to
wither in ui a'mosphere such men
breathe.
There is ro'rghr heroic in the sto¬
ry of John Hob:ink, who follo.vKl
another man from < .y to city, .nau -
times foiled in his effor>s to shoot,
sometimes to coward/ to do so
when he ha l the chance, driven by
his foolish bung*notion until at msf
he did shoo" fro o. the crowd, glv’-g
his victim no chance to defend him¬
self. Now Schrank is locked up, and
he realizes the pitiable figure he is.
It is a wholesome tiling that his act
has not set him on a pedestal. Ev¬
en anarchists have denied him and
refuse to recognize him as a broth¬
er. He is an outcast and a pariah.
While the machinery of the crimi¬
nal laws should be directed as much
towards reforming men as towards
punishing them and warning others
of the consequences of crime, it has
no purpose to raise the criminal to
a plane above the man who never
commits a crime. The sentiment
that causes an outburst of sympathy
for the perpetrator of a notorious,
wrongful deed, is usually described
as maudlin, and that means “weaikly
emotional.” It is all of that. It
is weakness alone that is responsible
for the abnormal hero-worship of
such a man. If such weak, emotion¬
alism is disappearing, it is another
victroy for common sense, decency
amd order.—Madisonian.
FOR RENT.
12-horse farm, consisting of 524
acres good farm land, in high state
of cultivation. This land lies in the
southern part of Newton county, 12
miles from Covington, has 10 tenant
Louses, good barns, pasturage and
water. This place is within easy
reach of three churches, public school
with free transportation. Also will
rent store stand and grist mill. Can
be rented for 24 bales cotton.
Apply to J. T. STUBBS.
FOR SALE.
My home on Floyd street, contain¬
ing seven rooms, electric lights, wa¬
ter, both hot and cold, sewerage, and
every modern convenience, large lot,
good barn and out houses, fine gar¬
den and orchard, and taken all around
one of the most desirable homes in
the city.
For terms and other information,
ei + her drop me a card or see me in
person. E. E. PARKER,
Covington, Ga.—tf.
THE COVINGTON NEWS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1912.
SHERIFF SALES.
G-EORGIA, Newton County:
Will be sold before the court house
door, in the city of Covington, New¬
ton county, Georgia, between the le¬
gal hours of sale, for cash, on the
first Tuesday in December, 1912, to
ihe highest bidder, the following des¬
cribed property, towit:
All that tract or parcel of land, ly¬
ing and being in the county of New¬
ton, state of Georgia, and Wyatt’s
district, containing forty-seven (47)
acres of land, more or less,and bound¬
ed as follows: on the north by lands
of Mrs. Nellie Cook, on the east by
lands of Gordon Moore and G. D. Mer
cier, south by lands of Mrs. Mollie
and Cornelia Melton, and west by
lands of Mrs. Mollie Cook. Also, all
that tract or parcel of lands lying
and being in Newton county, state
of Georgia, about three miles north¬
west from Covington. Said to con¬
tain 47 3-4 acres, more or less and
described as follows: Beginning at
the south-west corner of the entire
lot ot tract of the Alford Melton, de¬
ceased, land, and running N. 14 W.
eight chains and eleven links; and
thence N. 77, West thirteen chains
and sixty-nine links: thence N. 16 1-2
W eight chains and fifty-nine links
to a branch: thence along said branch
to a rock corner: thence 6 1-2 E. six
chains and fifty eight links: thence S
87 1-2 W. ten chains and ninty-five
links: thence N. 2 1-2 W. six chains
ard tweney-seven links: thence east
to a rock corner: thence south-east
to a rock corner a few yards east of
Ue branch, and thence nearly south
to said beginning corner. Said prop¬
erty levied on as the property of
Gordon Moore, with fi fa issued from
the Superior Court of said state and
county in favor of T. C. Swann &
Company. Property pointed out by
plaintiff’s attorney. Written notice
given defendant and tenant in pos¬
session as required by law. This,
November 4, 1912.
S. M. HAY, Sheriff.
ALSO at the same time and place
all that tract or parcel of land lying
and being in the city of Covington,
said state and county, and known as
part or parcel of Floyd Mill tract,
south of old Mill site and on the west
side of Dried Inidan Creek, and
bounded as follows: on the north by
lands of Charlie Hicks and Jake Carr,
east by Charlie Hicks, Fowler Bros.,
and Stephenson, south by Dried In¬
dian Creek, and on the west by Dock
Folds, H. B Anderson and Almand;
being the land bought by Mary Por¬
ter from W. W. Clark, amd contain¬
ing five acres, more or less, and as
recorded in Clerk’s office Newton
Superior Court, Book No. 8., folios
416-7. Said property levied on as a
life estate of Smith Porter with a
justice court fi fa issued from the jus¬
tice court of the 462nd Dist. G. M.,
said state and county, in favor of I.
W. Meadors against Smith Porter.
Written notice given Bob Everson,
tenant in possession, as required by
law. This Nov. 4, 1912.
S. M. HAY, Sheriff.
ALSO, at same time and place,
twenty-five hundred (2500) pounds of
hay, more or less; sixteen hundred
(1600) bundles fodder, more or less;
ninety (90) acres cotton in field, more
or less; twelve (12) acres corn in
field, more or less-; fifteen hudred
(1500) pounds seed cotton, in pile in
field, more or less. Said property le¬
vied on as- the property of J. J.
Hodges and Harvey Hodges, with a
mortgage fi fa issued from the supe¬
rior court of Newton county, Geor¬
gia, in favor of Almand Supply com¬
pany against J. J. Hodges and Har¬
vey Hodges. This Oct. 25, 1912.
S. M. HAY, Sheriff.
ALSO, at same time and place,
fifty (50) acres cotton in field, more
or less; twelve hundred (1200) pounds
seed cotton in house, more or less;
Said property levied on as- the prop¬
erty of Charlie Camp, with two mort¬
gage fi fas issued from the superior
court of Newton county Georgia,
one in favor of D. A. Thompson and
one in favor of Heard, White & com¬
pany, against said Charlie Camp. Le¬
vy made and turned over to me by T.
V. Maddox, deputy sheriff. This,
Oct. 26, 1912.
S. M. HAY, Sheriff.
ALSO, at same time and place,
one old buggy, one Deering mower,
sixty (60) acres cotton in field, more
or less; eight (8) acres corn in the
field, more or less; two thousand,
(2000) pounds hay in house, more or
less; five hundred (500) bundles fod¬
der in house, more or less; twelve
hundred (1200) pounds seed cotton
on wagon, more or less; two bales
lint cotton, three black sows and 4
pigs, one small male cow, one red
milk cow, one Jersey color- 1 milk
cow, one open rubber tire buggy,
Norman make, and harness. Said
property levied on as the property of
Frank Stanford and Lottie Stamford,
with a fi fa issued from the City
Court of Covington, newton county,
Georgia, in favor of S. P. Thompson
against Frank Stanford and Lottie
Stanford. Property pointed out by
S. P. Thompson, plaintiff in fi fa.
Levy made and turned over to me by
T F. Maddox, deputy sheriff This
Oct. 30, 1912.
S. M HAY, Sheriff.
CITATION.
State of Georgia, Newton County:
J. Nester Epps has applied to me
for Letters of Administration to issue
on the estate of J. B. Epps, late of
said county, deceased, with the will
annexed. This is to cite all persons
concerned, to show cause, if any they
can, why letters should not issue as
prayed for on the 1st Monday in De¬
cember next 1912. This Nov. 4, 1912.
A. D. MEADOR, Ordinary.
CITATION.
State of Georgia, Newton County:
John B. Davis has applied to me
for Letters of Administration to issue
upon the estate of Wan. C. Davis, late
of said county, deceased. This is to
cite all persons concerned, to show
cause, if any they can why said let¬
ters should not issue as prayed for
on the 1st Monday in December, 1912
This Nov. 4, 1912.
A. D. MEADOR, Ordinary.
CITATION.
State of Georgia, Newton County:
B. L. Johnson has applied to me
for Letters of Administration to issue
upon the estate of Silas H. Johnson,
late of said county, deceased.
This is to mte all persons concerned,
to show cause, if any they can, why
letters should not issue as prayed
for on the 1st Monday in December,
next, 1912.
A. D. MEADOR, Ordinary.
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
Uinder and by virtue of the will of
R. M. Everitt, deceased, will be sold
before the court house door in the
city of Covington, on the First Tues¬
day in December next, the following
described city property: One 8-room^,
louse and lot on Clark street. ALso
two brick store rooms on Clark street.
Property known as R. M. Everitt’s
home place. Sold for the purpose of
distribution. Terms of sale CASH.
E. S., R. E. & C. B. EVERITT,
Administrators.
CITY REGISTRATION BOOKS
ARE NOW OPEN.
The city registration books are now
open in the office of the City Clerk
and all who desire to vote in -the reg¬
ular December primary are requested
to register at once. The books will
remain open until November 20, 1912.
GEO. T. SMITH, Mayor
T J. SHIELDS. Clerk.
Star Lodge No. 164 I. O. O. F.
Regular meeting every 2nd and 4th
Thursday night. Degree work every
meeting. Visiting brothers condially
invited to meit with us.
C. A.SOCKWELL, N. G.
A. H. MILNER, Rec. Sect’y
FOR RENT—ONE 4-HORSE FARM,
or two 2-horse farms, in the heart
of Starrsville, near church, and
school. Apply to W. T. CORLEY,
Starrsville, Ga.—tf.
Schedule of Georgia Railroad.
Going West Going East.
No. 3,—4:15 a.m | No. 4.—1:39 a.m
“ 9>—5:40 a.m | “ 2—8:54 a.m.
" 93—7:44 a.m ) “ 28—4:38 p.m.
“ 1—12:19 a.m | j “ 94—6:56 p.m.
“ 27—6:27 p.m “ 10—7:55 p.m.
DR, S, W. EVERETT.
Physician, and Surgeon. Office in
the Fowler Building. Will attend
all calls in the city or out of it
eiether from my office, or from Al
mon. Call me at the City Phar¬
macy or Almon residence phone
230-4
Our new Fall and
Winter Tailoring
books has arrived and
same big values as we
offer you in other lines
fit styles quality work¬
manship fully guaran¬
teed come and see them.
Yours Truly
J. I. GUINN
* I
GOOD FARM FOR RENT.
160 acres good land located
at Almon, Ga., near churches
school and depot. 3 houses
on the place. Good proposi¬
tion to A 1 farmer.
CHAS. K, GAILEY
Conyers, - - - Georgia
The best protection you can have for your family is A BANK
ACCOUNT. The best protection ycu can have from creditors
or sickness, or hard times, is A BANK ACCOUNT. If you
have not any money in the bank, why not begin now? A bank
account will fortify your home against misfortune, and you will
not have to mortgage it if unfortunate circumstances arise, because
you will be prepared with A BANK ACCOUNT.
DO YOUR BANKING WITH US.
We pay liberal interest consistent with safety.
BANK OF NEWTON COUNTY
ACID PHOSPHATE
Write for prices on car
lead lots shipped from
Atlanta and Athens
Factories.
INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL
Walton Building CORPORATION Atlanta, Ga.
First Class Laundry
I am representing ! ‘The Troy” Steam Laundry of Atlanta and
want todo your washing. Prices: 2 cents for collars, 4 cents
for cuffs and any old shirt for a dime. Leave your package at
the Express office.
II. TT. OSBORN.
• • ••
Real Estate Bargain.
Five miles east of Jackson, near Indian Spring. This is one ot ^
the most attractive bargains ever put on the market. Farm of lo" £
acres, well adapted to cattle raising; grows excellent corn, cotton .
and other products. A part of the laud is in original woods and |
second place. growth pines. A big never-failing branch of runs cultivation. through the A jj
Branch bottoms and uplands in fair state ^
good 6—room house, barn, store, and outhouses. Fine orchard an g
scuppernong For further harbor. particulars communicate with i
E. W. CARROLL, Jackson, Ga. \
New Racket Store
Spot Cash! One Price! BIG VALUES!
Have moved into my new
place next to postoffice an< ^
offering biggest values yet- {
Yours Very Duly
GUINN
