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VOL. V. NO. 3
HEW GOUNCILMEN
ELECTED MONDAY.
TWO MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL
board also elected to
for term of three
years FROM JAN. 1.
Ttw? first eloetion held by the city
for a partial ticket was held Monday,
under the charter amendment which
fixes the mayor’s term at two years
aud also three councilman for tlie
same period. only half of
Mr Smith has served
his term and consequently there was
no election for mayor. As will be
from the ticket below Messrs.
K. A. Norris, J. T. Swann and Wolf
Cohen were elected to serve on the
council. Messrs. Swann and Cohen
were re-elected, they having served
for Lite past year. Mr. Norris is the
only new man on council, and it is
predicted that he will make a valua
tdo man on that body.
The council is now composed of Dr.
Luke Robinson, Dr. A. S. Hopkins,
Messrs. Edd Stephenson, .1. T. Swann
W. Cohen and R. A. Norris.
On the school board Mr. R. R. Fow
ler was re-elected, and Mr. L. D. Ad¬
ams was elected to take the place of
Dr. N. Z. Anderson. The board is
now composed of Messrs. N. S. Turn¬
er, C. C. King, T. G. Callaway, R. R.
Fowler and L. D. Adams.
There were only 187 voters regis¬
tered for the election, and 141 votes
were cast This Ls the smallest vote
polled in the lats ten years, where
there was more that one man in the
race for the same office.
Following is the ticket as voted:
For City Council, to serve two years
It. A. Norris,............103
J. T. Swann.............102
W. Cohen...............86
C. A. Harwell...........61
Edward Heard...........46
For Members of School Board, to
serve three years:
R. R. Fowler...........81
L. I). Adams.............71
R. E. Everitt...........68
N Z. Anderson,..........52
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upon your child.
It will serve to start him on the road to
wealth and imbue him with the habit of
saving which, in after life, will bring him
the respect and confidence of his fellows.
Speak to your wife about it. See what
she says—then come to this Bank and
well do the rest.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
d. A. CATHEY Cashier
Wa ara steadily Growing-Coma and Grow With us.
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NEWTON SUPERIOR
COURT TOJONVENE.
UNDER THE NEW LAW NEWTON
COUNTY WILL HOLD FOUR
SESSIONS OF COURT—
THE GRAND JURY.
The first term of Newton Superior
court will convene here on the first
Monday in January, 1913, under the
new law allowing four terms a year
to be held in this county.
Owing to the fact that there are
several jail cases to be disposed of
and indictment by the grand jury is
demanded, a special grand jury has
been drawn for this term.
Judge L. S. Roan will be on the
bench, while Solicitor Chas. S. Reid
will be in charge of the state cases.
We understand there are several
cases of importance to come up for
t-.al at this term of the court. Sher¬
iff Sam Hay has about ten negroes
in jail, who will be tried at this ses
s on, besides what true bills that the
grand jury will return.
The regular drawn traverse jurors
were published in several issues of
The News during the past month.
Following, we give a list of the grand
jurors who have been drawn for this
f erm of the court:
C. C. Epps, C I. Ogletree, A^ S.
JcGarity, L. W. Jarman, R. G. Frank
hn, J. J. Fincher, R. E. Lee, T. J.
Harwell, A. C. Heard, E. B. Nelson,
C. S. Thompson, J. H, Wood, C. R.
Rogers. J. M. Rogers, Fielder Oz
burn, E. iG. Martin, P. H. Henderson,
W. S. Marbut, J. L. Skinner, M. M.
Marshall, L. D. Adams, S. P. Potts,
C. A. Harwell, J. W. F. Park, C. U.
Skinner, W Cohen, S. H. Avery, T.
G. Callaway, J. O. Adams, O. W.
Porter.
COMMISSIONS FOR JUSTICES
AND CONSTABLES HERE.
The commissions for all the jus¬
tices of the peace aaid constables who
were elected in Newton county last
week have arrived and are in the
hands of Ordinary Meador, who is
ready to qualify them for the offices
to which they were elected.
Ordinary Meador asks that they
come in at the first opportunity and
get them before the beginning of the
new year.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, Dec. 18, J9J2.
COMMISSIONERS
NOV. STATEMENT.
STATEMENT BOARD COMMISSION
ERS ROADS AND REVENUES
OF NEWTON COUNTY
NOVEMBER 1912.
Funds Received:
Pat McGuffey, com. tax, .. $78 00
L. M. Sherwood, com. tax, .. 50 00
S. P. Thomas, com. tax, .. 100 00
R. L Cason, com. tax, .. 167 00
J T. Greer, com. tax, .. 178 00
E. F. Hays, com .tax, .. 420 00
W. H. Aaron, com. tax..... 250 00
VV. S. Ramsey, jury fund, .. 200 00
VV. S. Ramsey, road fund, .. 400 00
W. S. Ramsey, gen. Co. fund, 600 00
R. L. Cason, com. tax, .. 88 00
J. W. Black, com. tax ..... 50 00
Capers Robertson, com. tax. 100 00
W. H. Aaron, com. tax, .. 50 00
W. H. Boggus, com. tax .. 60 00
J. C. Moon, com tax, .. 40 00
John C. Hart, franchise tax.
Western Union Tel. Co., 97 37
$2928 37
Paid Out:
Warden and guards.....$330 16
Clothing and shoes,...... 114 85
Provisions........... 215 33
Med. attention ajnd medicine, 67 25
Equipments,.......... 41615
Court costs..... 50 35
Material, lumber, cement, .. 132 96
Stock feed,.......... 218 71
Tools and machinery, .. .. 31 50
Free labor,............ 70 20
Bridges, including new bridge
at Henderson’s Mill, .. 3917 26
Paupers and pauper farm, .. 84 13
$5648 85
Under Heading “Other Objects."
J. H. Carroll, clerk, salary
and cash inc.,........ $26 25
Dr. O. L. Holmes, 3 days ser¬
vices as com.......... 6 00
R. W. Campbell, 11 days ser¬
vices as com.......... 22 00
J. J. Corley, premium on in¬
surance policy, C. H., .. 262 50
W. T. Reed, painting J. O.
Martin’s office....... 5 50
Henry Gaither, janitor, salary, 20 00
Rufe Lindsay, patching plas¬
tering............. 75
A D. Meador, ordinary, dis¬
tributing blanks for Pres¬
ident election....... 5 00
S. M. Hay, sheriff, jail fees
and other expneses, .... 63 75
J. W. Wright, med. and work
on sick mdle......... 1 25
H. B. Thacker, 4 bu. coal, .. I 60
Stephenson Hdw. Co., mate¬
rial for C. H. and jail, 75 38
Covington Plumbing & Mch.
Co., plumbing, C. H., .. 2 00
J. A. Wright, mdse, to Sam
Hay for jail......... 35
Carl Smith, 500 envelopes,
county office....... • • 1 50
J.R. Meador, hauling sew pipe, 2 00
J. H. Carroll, J. S. Peek, et al,
holding Pres., election, .. 8 00
Georgia Oil Co., 8 drums gas., 55 00
So. Bell T. & T. Co., phone. 4 23
W. B Beckwith, hold elec., .. 5 00
T. T. Sullivan, hold elec., .. 5 00
W. H. Boggus, hold elec., .. 5 00
W. C. Pope, hold elec., .. .. 5 00
J. T. Elliott, bold elec...... 5 00
T. J. Speer, hold elec.,... .. 5 00
J. Z. Johnson, hold elec., .. 5 00
R F. Dick, hold elec...... 5 00
F. M. Hays,hold elec.,...... 5 00
Wm B. Smith, hold elec., .. 5 00
W. R. King, hold elec., .. .. 5 00
B. H Woodruff, hold elec., .. 5 00
O. P. McCord, hold elec., .. 5 00
J. R. Bird, hold alee., .. .. 5 00
Marshall & Bruce, rec. books
for county offices..... 73 65
Foote & Davies, min. book
and binding newspaper, .. 26 20
West Disinfecting Co., disinf. 87 50
H. T. Huson, ins. prem. C. H., 270 00
$6739 26
Summary:
Cash rec’d. in Nov., .. .. $2928 37
Warrants drawn against the
Treasurer,, (of which
$3980 00 is not due until
1913.)............<6739 26
J. H. CARROLL, Clerk.
Dec. 1, 1912.
Joe Peek, J. P.
Mr. Joe S. Peek, one of the best
known citizens of the town, was
elected Justice of the Peace of this,
the 462nd district, G. M., without op¬
position.
Mr. Peek has held this position for
the pasOfour years and is well and
favorably known to the people all
over the county. He has made an
efficient and accommodating officer
in this positon and his friends will be
glad to hear of his successful race.
FRANK G. DAVIS
DIES SUDDENLY,
FORMER NEWTON COUNTY MAN
DIES AT DECATUR HOME
SATURDAY NIGHT FOL
LOWING APPOPLEXY.
Mr. Frank C. Davis, formerly of
this county, but for the past several
years a resident of Decatur and At¬
lanta, died at his home in the former
city Saturday night, after a stroke of
appoplexy. Mr. Davis was until he
left this county, one of its best known
citizens and numbered his friends by
his acquaintances. He took a promi¬
nent part Ln local affairs and repre¬
sented thus county in the the legisla¬
ture and held other important places
of trust at the hands of his people.
The Atlanta Constitution of Sunday
had the following to say of his death:
“Frank C. Davis, 57 years old, oil
inspector for the Atlanta district, for¬
mer member of the state legislature
from Newton county, and a well
known real estate man, with offices
in Atlanta, died at 12:45 o’clock this
morning, ait. his home at Decatur, fol¬
lowing an attack of appoplexy at 8
o’clock last night. Mr. Daivis had been
subject to appoplexy, having had sev¬
eral previous minor attacks. He was
at home with members of his family,
when the fatal attack came.
“Mr. Davis is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Eliza Stevens Davis, a native of
Baldwin county;, four sons, Walter,
Robert, Boykin and Giant Davis, and
four daughters. Misses Emily, Eliza,
Mary and Frances Davis.
“He was a native of Newton county
which he represented several times in
the state legislature, and was promi¬
nently known in state politico Inst
spring he was a delegate from the
fifth district to the democratic state
convention which indorsed the candi¬
dacy of Oscar W Underwood for
president ”
The funeral occurred in this city
Monday morning, and tie interment
took place* in West view cemetery.
NEAR FIRE YESTERDAY GOT
MAYOR SMITH’S GOAT.
Tuesday morning Mr. Godfrey in¬
formed Mayor Smith that the fire
alarm had been turned in and that the
barn of Mr. VV. T. Thomas, below the
cemetery, was in danger of burning.
The mayor, knowing that it would
be impossible to get a line of hose
to that point, decided to get a few of
the boys together and go over and
put it out. He got fire chief Jack
Swaam and they started out in a hur¬
ry. But the trouble was not so much
in the fire as with the mayor’s wind.
Before he had reached the scene of
action he was puffing in such a way
as to make a one-lunged buzz wagon
turn green with envy. It did not re¬
quire long to put out the grass which
was burning and the mayor wended
his way with slow steps back to the
city, forgetting for once the dignity
of his office, and seeing in his mind’s
eye only visions of a soft cushioned
rocking chair and an opportunity only
to catch up with his breath.
GOOD THING?. FOR HOLIDAYS.
We have something for you just a
little bit better than you have seen
for the holidays. A line of neck¬
wear put up in attractive holiday box¬
es, best 50 cents values at 25 cents.
Then there are other kinds, as well
as combination sets. The most up to
date and catchy line of neckwear evei
exhibited in Covington.
SIMMONS’ BOOK STORE.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to thank the people of
Covington and Newton county who
were so kind and sympathetic to us
during the recent death of our father.
May God bless every one of you is
our prayers.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Lawson.
Mrs. W. Z. Mann,
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Roberts.
CANDY FOR CHRISTMAS.
A pure high grade Candy, rnajde
from best granulated sugar, nuts,
fruits, &c., by the largest factory in
America, either in bulk at 15 cents a
pound, or put up in attractive one
pound boxes at 15 cents a box. We
are going to run short on this candy
before Christmas.
SIMMONS’ BOOK STORE.
THE TIME TO GET EGGS IS WHEN
the price is high. If your hens
won’t lay, try feeding them Park &
Pollard’s famous dry mash. Make
them lay or bust. For sale at
Parker’s.—tf.
CHRISTMAS BUYERS
THRONG THE TOWN.
THE MERCHANTS AND NOVELTY
DEALERS OF THE CITY ARE
DRAWING THE USUAL
HOLIDAY BUYERS.
With the Christmas holidays right
here and the merchants and novelty
dealers of Covington with probably
the best line of holiday goods in many
years, the people of the county are
turning out in full force and making
their purchases early.
All this week and the first of next
the streets of the city will he throng¬
ed with the “Santa; Claus hunters,"
and before next Tuesday practically
every citizen of the county will have
visited some one of the stores of this
city to buy some Christmas remem¬
brance.
This year our merchants and deal¬
ers have made big preparations for
a heavy trade, and at this season of
the year they are offering their goods
at a greatly reduced price in order to
reduce their stock for the new year.
We would suggest to those who
have not already made your Xmas
purchases, to do so at once, else you
might come in for some articles that
some one else has had put away for
some one.
The News this week carries some
good suggestions among its advertis¬
ers for a Christmas gift.
BRILLANT BANQUET ATTENDED
BY COVINGTON MASONS.
The Knights Templar Masons of
Atlanta gave a brilliant banquet in
Taft hall in that city last Friday ev¬
ening at which a number of Coving¬
ton man were present. At the ban¬
quet there were present 1020 mem¬
bers of the order seated at ten ta
blse, and it was one of the most en¬
joyable and elaborate affair® held by
them in years. The spread alone
cost three thousand dollars. Those
in attendance from Covington were R
C. Guinn, Dr. Luke Robinson, I. W.
Meadors, John Echols, Tom Bird, C.
A. Sockwell and P. W. Godfrey.
NOW IS THE TIME TO SET OUT
Cabbage plants for early use. Get
them at Parker’s.—tf.
See the extra good films at the
Lyric all this week.
Start The
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By Opening an account with this
bank. Don’t simply resolve to do so
but come and do it. After you have
experienced the convenience, safety
and advantages of such an account for
a while, you’ll wonder why you hadn’t
opened one before. And * the satis¬
faction is as great for those who open
small accounts as for those whose
affairs are larger.
The Bank of Covington.
Covington Georgia
CAPITAL $100,000.00
Surplus and Profits, $ 10.ooo.oo
We Invite Your Patronage. 1
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WE TAKE OUR SEMI¬
ANNUAL HOLIDAY.
PRINTERS WANT A REST—ALSO
A FEW SUBSCRIPTION DOL¬
LARS WITH WHICH TO
ENJOY CHRISTMAS.
Next Wednesday being Christmas
day the News will not issue its reg¬
ular edition, but will let its force take
a few days off to enjoy the Christmas
holidays.
Beginning with the first week in
January, however, we will be right
back on the job and expect to put
our best efforts into the publication
of The News for 1913. It is our pur¬
pose to issue next year the brightest
and biggest paper ever issued in this
county, and we feel sure the people
will stand squarely behind us and ex¬
tend to us the same loyal support
we have received at their hands.
There is one thing we want to
mention in this connection, though,
and hat is the fact that we have al¬
most a thousand subscribers on our
list who have not yet paid for their
paper for this year. Now each one
of these accounts is only one dollar,—
so little, in fact, that any one could
pay and not miss the money. To us,
however, they represent a thousand
dollars in cash, and also more than
we have made in profits during the
entire year. Frankly we are not in a
position to lose it; neither can we
carry the accounts conveniently. In
other words, we need the money, and
you owe it and should pay it. Can
we depend upon you to pay yours?
The News office will be closed the
first four day® of next week, but if
you want job printing, ring up the
foreman; if you want advertising for
the frst issue in January call for the
business manager; if you have an ar¬
ticle for publication call the editor;
but if you want to pay a dollar for
subscription call any of us from the
devil up, and we will be delighted to
come down day or night and write you
a receipt. In fact it will be a pleasure
to leave our cozy and cold firesides
or get up at midnight and come down
and write it for you.
The feature moving pictures at the
Lyric for the balance of the week are
the best yet. See tonight’s picture
sure.
