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KI, n, J. FARRELL
CROSSES IKE DIVIDE.
qNE 0F OLDEST CITIZENS OF
the CITY died at his
home on CHURCH ST.
SATURDAY MORNING.
Mr A. J. Farrell, aged 77 years,
<jf the best known citizens of the
_ e home Church
county, died at his on
street Saturday, after an illness of a
long time While abel to be up Mr.
Farrell had been very feeble for two
qj, three years, but his death w as un¬
expected, he having been confined to
Us bed for only a few days.
jlr. Farrell was one of the oldest
citizens of the city, and his residence
her e dated back to before the war.
He fought with the gray during the
sixties, and bore -the reputation of be¬
ing one of the bravest men in his
regiment. He had been identified
with the interests of the people of
mfe section during all these years,
and held the warm friendship of a
number of people.
Air. Farrell leaves one daughter,
.irs. Chas. A. Clark of this city, and
three sons, Messrs. Gerome, Stone
vall and Richard Farrell, of this city,
besides other relatives and a wide
circle of friends to mourn his death.
The funeral occurred at the Metho
(jigt church Sunday afternoon, Rev.
J. G. Logan, in a touching manner,
speaking of the deceased. The body
was escorted to the church by the
Masons and the U. D. C’s. After the
service at the church -the Mason®
took charge and he was buried with
ithe honors of that order, of which
he had been a loyal member.
TEACHERS’ EXAMINATON <-JR
NEXT SATURDAY MORNING.
An examination of the teachers of
! the schools of Newton County will
be held in the office of the County
School Superintendent Saturday a.
m., December 7, begi.vrrg at liin
I o’clock. By order of the Board of Ed
jucationof Newton County.
J. O. MARTIN. C.S.S.
Mr. H. H. Mabry Better.
The many friends both in the city
and country of Mr. H. H. Mabry, of
I Rocky Plains, will be delighted (to
learn thJM. he is rapidly improving
from his recant illness.
AjErwn*' HELP
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DEPOSITORS in this bank are secure
in the assurance that any time they may
require financial help to bridge over tem¬
porary embarrassment, it awaits them here,
so long as it is within the bounds of reason
and does not conflict with our rules of safe
and conservative business.
It is this fact that should impress itself
npon the young man just about to begin his
business career, and cause him to first of all,
s tart a savings account—here.
Come to the bank today and
consult us freely on any proposi¬
tion you may have in mind. We
can help you.
first national bank
J. A. CATHEY Cashier
We are Steadily Growing-Coma and Grow With ns.
Ijc Cwington
SPELLING CONTEST
HELD StTOROtV.
SPELLING contest among the
SIXTH GRADE PUPILS OF
THE RURAL SCHOOLS
WAS INTERESTING.
The first contest of -the term was
held under -the direction of Mis® Clyde
Willis, industrial -supervisor, in the
offices of -the county school superin¬
tendent Saturday morning.
The contest was among the pupils
of the sixth grade of the schools of
the county, who contested for the
pr ! ze in spelling. All but -nine of
the -schools were represented, and it
was one of the most interesting yet
held. The words were taken from
Swtnton’s \Vord Book, and all of the
contestants proved unusually bright
: n this study.
Warren Quillian, Palmer Institute,
won -first prize; Beatrice Par-ham, of
Covington Mills, won second, and Al¬
ice Adams, of Woodlawn, won third.
Others in the contest were: Eliza¬
beth Elliott, Mae Griff, May Bum®
den, Grady Brooks, Neal Nash, Myr¬
tle Estes, Ray Mills, Frances Avery,
Myrtle Ogletree, Margaret Stevens,
Martha Pitts, Ruth Harwell, and Aa¬
ron Edwards-. A picture of the entire
group was made and it will be repro¬
duced -in tne next issue of The News.
After the contest M-iss Willis serv¬
ed a delightful lunch, consisting of
sandwiches, hot chocolate, etc.
fair mass meeting will be
' HELD NEXT TUESDAY.
The mass meeting for the purpose
of organizing a permanent County fai
association in this county, which was
to have been held on Saturday of
this week has been postponed until
next Tuesday, December 10th, at the
court house in this city.
It is urged by those behind the en¬
terprise that everyone interested in
the progress of the county be present
at the meeting next Tuesday and as¬
sist tin organizing an association for
the purpose of holding annual exhi¬
bitions ait some point in the county.
There has been much interest al¬
ready manifested in the movement,
and it is believed there will be no
hitch in -the preliminary w’ork.
Remember the date and be there.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, Dec. 4, 1912.
PHIZES AWARDED IT
NEWTON’S DIG SHOW
CLASSY BIRDS, SEVEN HUNDRED
OF THEM, WERE ON EX¬
HIBIT AND ATTRACTED
MUCH ATTENTION.
The chicken -show held in this
city the last three days of the past
week was a success in, so far as the
number of birds were concerned, the
quality of all of them being as good
or better than is usually seen in the
biggest show® in the country.
Judge D. M Owen, of Tennesse,
one of the foremost men In the poul¬
try Industry of the country, placed
the awards at the show here, and in
nearly all of his decisions he met
with the approval of the exhibitors.
Mr. Owen stated that in several of
the classes here he found as good
birds as- he had ever Judged in Mad¬
ison Square Garden, Buffalo and the
other big shows of the country. He
also said that where birds like those
entered here were to be had, it was
folly for our fanciers to send north
for stock. In fact his praise of the
quality displayed here was warm and
encouraging to the local breeders.
The officers of the association de,
serve much credit for the splendid
showing made here, and Secretary Er
nest Peek deserves special mention
for the number of birds he brought
here from a distance, and the excel¬
lent manner in which he handled the
show.
Following is the complete list of
the winners, as furnished by -the offi¬
cers of the association:
S. C. White Orpingtons.
First pen, first cock, third cocker¬
el, second hen,—Southland Poultry
Farm, Clarkston, Ga.
Second -pen, second cock, second
cockerel, second pullet.—Paul H. Ev¬
ans, Porterdale, Ga.
Third pen.—Mrs. Leila Shepherd,
Social Circle, Ga.
Third cock.—Miss Lucile Mead¬
ors, Covington, Ga.
First cockerel, third hen, first pul¬
let,—M. G. Turner, CoYlngiton, Ga.
First hen.—Rhodesville
Yards, Athens, Ga.
Third pullet.—Jack Davis,
ton, Ga.
S. C. Black Orpingtons.
First pen, second pen.—Sutton Or¬
pington Yards, Clarkston, Ga,
Third pen, first cock, first cocker¬
el, second hen, first pullet.—Southr
U«nd Poultry Farm, Clarkston, Ga.
Second cockerel, third cockerel,
first hen.—R. D. Moore, Winder, Ga.
Third hen.—Rhodesville Poultry
Yards, Athens, Ga,
Second pullet, third pullet.—J. W.
Harwell, Covington, Ga,
8. C. Buff Orpingtons.
First pen, third cock, second cock
eiel, third pullet.—Southland Poultry
barm, Clarkston, Ga.
Second pen, -third cockerel, second
pullet.—W. J. McDonald, Monroe,
Third pern—J. E. Philip®, Coving¬
ton, Ga.
First cock, first cockerel, first hen,
third hen.—L. F. Boggus, Oxford, Ga.
Third cock.—F. W. Simmons-, Cov¬
ington, Ga.
Second hen, first pullet.—M. G.
Turner, Covington, Ga.
Barred Plymouth Rocks.
First pen, second pen, first cock,
first cockerel, second cockerel, first
hen, first pullet.—Mrs, C. I.
Eaton too, Ga,
Third pen, third hen.—C. L. Har¬
well, Covington, Ga,
Second cock.—B. H. Spurlock, Li-th
onia, Ga.
Third cock, third cockerel—J. B.
Williams, Winder, Ga.
Second pullet.—W. L. Parker, So¬
cial Circle, Ga,
Third pullet—Rufus Franklin, Cov¬
ington, Ga.
White Plymouth Rocks.
First pen, first cock, first pullet,—
Dr. A. S. Hopkins, Covington, Ga.
Second cock, second pullet —L. D.
King, Covington, Ga.
S. C. White Leghorns.
First pen, second pen, first
el, second cock, third cock, first hen,
second hen.—Kimberly Poultry
Ben Hill, Ga.
Third pen;—G. H. McM&hone,
tonian, Get
First cock, third hen, first
second pullet—O, C. Beam,
ton, Ga.
Second cockerel, third
L. L. Moore, Winder, Ga.
Third pullet.—Williams
Conyers, Ga.
White Wyandottes.
First pen.—John Low Smith,
wood, Ga.
(Continued on Pago Four f
ATLANTA ENTERTAINS
BOY CORN GROWERS
SEVEN HUNDRED BOYS WILL
GATHER IN THE CAPITAL
CITY. SHOW WILL BE
HELD IN CAPITOL.
The Georgia Corn show opened in
Atlanta yeserday, and will be in
session through Friday.
There will be between 2,500 and
3,000 exhibits there, representing near¬
ly every county in the state, all at¬
tractively arranged on tables set up
in -the lobbies of the capital building.
One entire wing of the capital will
be devoted to the Girl’s Canning Club
under the direction of Mies M-ary E.
Creswlel. Eighteen counties will be
represented in this display with near¬
ly 1,000 inidviduaj; exhibits.
Special low rates of one fare plus
25 cents for the round trip have-been
granted by railroads from all parts
of Georgia, and the splendid work
done by these -thousands of Georgia
boys and girl® will undoubtedly at¬
tract many visitors to the eapi-tol.
Some 600 to 700 of -the Georgia
Corn Club boys who have ‘come
through,’ and make their acre crop
under -the rules and regulations laid
down by the United States depart¬
ment of agriculture, will visit Atlanta
on this occas-ion, and a special -pro¬
gram has been arranged in their in¬
terest.
These boys are expected to be¬
gin reaching Atlanta today, but most
cf them will arrive tomorrow, and re¬
main through the exercises on Fri¬
day. They will be specially selected
by their county school s-uperintend
etits' who have charge of the Corn
Clubs -in their respective counties,
and who have done splendid work.
The boys will be chosen upon a basis
of merit, indicated by the results they
have attained, each with his acre of
corn. Sleeping quarters will be pro¬
vided for them in the homes of At¬
lanta citizens and d-n some of the
local hotels.
The visiting hoys and girls wd-T be
given a big corn show dinner by the
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, at.
-the state capitol, where tables will
be placed to accommodate 700 boys.
Ait a meeting on the 5th or 6th,
speeches will be made by Gov. Jos.
M. Brown, State School Superintend¬
ent M. L. Brittain, L. O. Martin, of
the United States department of ag¬
riculture, J. Phil. Campbell, Georgia
Corn Club Agent, and Dr. A. M.
Soule, president of the State College
of Agriculture.
Following -the dinner on Friday will
be a big -parade of the Georgia Corn
Club boys through the streets of
Atlanta, headed by Gov. Brown and
escorted by the Fifth Infantry Regi¬
ment. In this parade the boys from
each county will carry a banner show
ing the record yield of corn -in their
county.
Moving pictures of this great corn
show parade will be taken by Pathe
Freres, one of -the most famous mov¬
ing picture concerns in the world,
and these picture® will go into every
civilized country to show and tell
the world what -the Georgia Boys'
have accomplished and bow they are
building up their state agricultarally
and financially. Each county will
carry its records from 75 to 200 bush¬
els per acre will be shown in the
moving pictures.
FINE GROVE.
The members of oir Friday after¬
noon club, in the presence of a few
visitors, inch'ding Mrs. E. F. Cooper,
Miss Nettie Cooper and Mrs. G. D.
Elliott, rendered a shor: but a most
interesting program namely:
Song by V>: Sch *o!
Recitation- Mar/ L’y/ie Cook.
Declamation y LcAcrtson.
Recitation- A.'lPe Mee Loyd.
Reading
Recitation—Elizabeth ELhtt.
Recitation — Mary Frances Robert¬
son.
Declamation—Guseie Hawkins.
Recitation—Fannie Hitchcock.
Reading—Mis® Maude Preston.
Recitation—Miss Addie Preston.
Declamation—John Carter Robert¬
son.
"Minutes.”—Emory Cook, Sec.
Song by all.
Our next meeting will be held on
Friday, Dec. 20th. Children are en¬
deavoring to make a great success
the last meeting before the holidays.
FOR SALE—UNIVERSAL ICE
stock worth $100.00 per share.
ling to sell reasonable for
lands or city property. Write
Box 65, MiUedgeviUe, Gr it.
COMMUNITY FAIR AT
HAYSTON THURSDAY
THE SECOND ANNUAL COMMUNI¬
TY EXHIBITION WAS VERY
FINE, AND WAS WELL
PATRONIZED.
The second annual ‘‘Community
Fall'” was held by the people of
Hayston last Thursday, both the peo¬
ple and -the school taking part in the
exercises.
The fair this year was a decided
success. A bountiful dinner was
spread -in one of -the rooms in the
school building, and everyone present
pronounced it the best yet held.
Mrs. D. L. Turner, of this city,
principal of the -school had prepared
an appropriate program for -the day.
The puils entered into the spirit of
the occasion and all rendered their
parts with excellence and enthusiasm.
The -school room was artistically and
elaborately decorated with chrysan¬
themums and autumn leaves. The
program was as- follows:
Thanksgiving Song.—By School.
The Welcome Greeting.—Alfred B.
Burnham.
Recitation.—Ruth Greer.
Recitation.—Winnie Hays.
Thanksgiving Feast.—Little Boys.
The Rainbow.—Little Girls.
The Sunbeam Song.—School.
Recitation.—W. P. Hays.
Recitation.—Clifford Greer.
Recitation.—Clarence Hays.
Recitation.-—Clarice Aaron.
Song.—-School.
Recitation.—Robert Greer.
Recitation,.—Evelyn Hays.
Song.—School.
Thanksgiving — Little Girls and
Little Boys.
Recitation.—May Greer.
Thanksgiving Story. — Older Girls
and Boys.
Recitation.—V-assie Lawson.
Recitation.—Ophelia Hays.
Song.—School.
Honor Roll Newborn High School
Or the names of pupil® who have
been perfect in attendance and punct¬
uality and have made a record of, at
least, 95 per cent, in deportment and
scholarship:
Glenn Elliott, Caroline Sams, Jack
Pitts, Mary E. Freeman, Lily Adams,
Florence Awtry, Graham Jones, Har-
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MH. L. T. ROBERTS
DIED WEDNESDAY
PROMINENT CITIZEN DAED AF¬
TER SHORT ILLNESS. WAS
ONE OF NEWTON COUN¬
TY'S WEALTHIEST MEN.
Mr. Littleton Theodore Roberts,
aged 72 yeans, died at -his residence
in this city last Wednesday after¬
noon, after an illness of only a few
hours.
Mr. Roberts- was taken ill while at
work -in his back yard, from where
he was carried into his hom-e and
died shortly after.
He was one of the best known
and most highly respected citizens of
the city, and among the wealthiest
men of the county. The announce¬
ment of his I^ath will be read with
sorrow to many friends.
Mr. Roberts was first -married -to
Miss Effie Willis, of Monroe county,
who died about eighteen years ago.
In 1896 he marri-ed M-iss Millie Davis,
of this county, who still survives him.
He leaves, besides his wife, one son,
Mr. Raymond Robert®, of Leguin;
two daughters, Mrs. W. Z. Mann, of
Jonesboro, and Mrs. E. L. Law-son, of
Flovilla, and six grandchildren, Miss¬
es Ruth and Christine Roberts, Lur
line Law-son, Ruby, Lucile and Ray¬
mond Mann.
The funeral service were conducted
by Rev. John B. Gordon, pastor of
the Presbyterian church, from the res¬
idence on Thursday afternoon, and
the remains interred in the cemetery
in this ci-ty.
FOR QUICK SALE.
Good 100-acre farm near Oxford,
for $1600.00. On-e-third cash, balance
one and two years, or $1500.00 cash.
See Prof, H. H. Stone, or John C.
Kitchens, Oxford, Ga.—4-t.
well Ozbu.n, Palmer Duke, Cecil
Freeman, Herbert Duke, Mack Gay,
Martha P-itts, Ola Adam®, Docia Loyd,
Mary Mithcell, Maggie Pitts, Sarah
Gay, Mary Epps-, Ethel Estes, Kath
rine S-towe, Ruth Dixon, Elizabeth
Benton, James Carter.
Music—Elizabeth Benton, Louise
Duke, Mary Epps, Ethel Estes, Sa¬
rah Gay, Docia Loyd Agnes Moore,
Mattie Henderson, Christine Jones,
Kathrine Stowe.
