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THE “OLD ORIGINAL” CORN CLUD DISPLAY
EXHIBITED IN ATLANTA AT CORN SHOW.
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A VIEW OF THE NEWTON COUNTY CORN CLUB’S DISPLAY AT THE CORN SHOW IN THE CAPITOL
In 1904 the first boys' corn club in the south was formed in Newton county, Ga. The exhibition by its
lineal descendant, in this year’s cor snow, is the only one on which decorations were i>ermitted. It is the
honor participant everywhere that it takes part in corn displays. On the big placard in the middle of the
table appears a picture of County School Commissioner G. C_ Adams, organizer of the original club. At the
left of that is the first prize winner in the county this year, Hugh King, president of the club. Next to
him, on the readers left is Charles Ogletree, the only member of the original club who has not grown too
big to retain membership in *t.—(This picture was published in the Atlanta Journal during the corn show in
the capitol in December. It is reproduced by us through courtesy of that paper.)
WINS CENTRAL
RAILROAD PIG.
NEWTON COUNTY CORN CLUB
BOY RECEIVES SECOND
PRIZE FOR BEST YIELD
OF CORN.
Mr. Hugh L. King, president of the
Newton County Corn Club, who won
the second prize offered by the Cen¬
tral of Georgia Railway, has received
his prize, a Berkshire boar, and is
in receipt of the following letter from
Vice President W. A. Winburn, of the
road, which is self-explanatory:
“Dear Sir: You have won the pure
bred Berkshire boar offered by the
Central of Georgia Railway as a prize
for the Boys Corn Club contest in
your county. YVe have advice to
this effect from Mr. J. Phil Campbell
State Organizer of Boys Corn Clubs,
and have therefore instructed Mr. C.
W. Fowler, of Marietta, Ga., to ex¬
press a pig to you. He Will write
you advising when the pig should
reach you and give you the pedigree
of the animal and some information
about its noted ancestors.
“I would like to emphasize the fact
that this pig is worth every cent of
the $25.00 it cost us; and his value
will show particularly in the quality
of his offspring. Pure bred stock al¬
ways pays and it costs mo more to
care for and f eed a first class animal
than a scrub. If you take good care
of your pig, and exhibit him at your
nearest county or district fair next
fall, you can probably take a blue
ribon, for he is from prize wanning
stock.
“You made so much corn on your
acre, you will have plenty to feed a
number of pigs, and I trust our prize
may give you a start that will ena¬
ble you to become as successful at
hog raising as you have proved your¬
self to be at corn growing. The ob¬
■immimrc
niiuui I'cjllUO Gillette Att Co
“Eat What You Like And All
You Gan Pay For."
This is the advice of a well-known
doctor. We are “in the Restaurant
business” and are prepared to serve
>ou with just what you like; in any
quantity.
°UR PRICES ARE SO SMALL
that y®w fan well afford to for all
you can pav
eat.
COVINGTON CAFE
Phone 221.
ject iu giving pigs as prizes this
year is to encourage the rais ; ng of
high grade hogs, as well as the grow¬
ing of more and better corn. I shall
therefore, write you next fall and ask
that you give me a report on what
you have done with the pig.
“.We will have sent you in a few
days some State and Government bul¬
letins on the subject of hog rais¬
ing, also instructions prepared by
Prof. M. P. Jarnagin, Animal Hus¬
bandman of the Georgia State Col¬
lege of Agriculture, concerning the
care and management of herd boars.
“Wishing you a ! merry Christmas
and a happy New- Year, I am,
“Yours sincerely,
“W. A. WINBURN,
“Vice president.”
NEW DRAY LINE.
Beginning today I will start and
keep running all the time a public
dray for the benefit of the people
of Covington. Goods will be deliver¬
ed promptly and the prices will be
reasonable. I know the business and
expect to give the people the very
best service they have ever had, and
I wont rob them. I have been in the
business for a number of yea-'S, and
ask all my friends to give me their
dravage if possible. Call me either
at 146-J or at Lee Bros, store. I
will attend to your draying promptly.
Very truly,
WILL CLARK.
NEWTON COUNTY POULTRY
ASSOCIATION ELECTS OFFICERS
At the regular annual meeting of
the Newton County Poultry Associa¬
tion, held in December, the follow¬
ing officers were elected to serve for
the year 1913:
J. W. Harwell, president.
Dr. J. A. Wright, vice president.
Henry Odum, secretary.
O. C. Beam, assistant secretary.
Paul H. Evans, treasurer.
Carl Smith, show room sup’t.
A. S. Murray, ass’t. show room sup’t
President Harwell appointed the
following executive committee:
A, S. Hopkins, chairman.
J. E. Philips. YV. F. Simmons,
W. H. Gaither, P. H. Garrison.
signian-estes.
The marriage of Miss Cleo Signian
and Mr. L. P. Estes was quietly
solemnized on Wednesday afternoon,
j j the December home 18th, bride’s at five mother, o’clock, Mrs. at
of the
j N. A. Sigman, in East Newton.
The ceremony was preformed by
Elder R. L. Cook, and only the im¬
mediate families and a few friends
were present. After the ceremony
; and congratulations, they drove to
j the home of the groom’s parents, Rutledge. Mr.
and Mrs. T. H. Estes, near
The bride is a charming young la
| dy, and never looked lovlier than on
j this occasion, becomingly attired in
a suit of blue French serge, with
I hat to match.
The groom is a prosperous and en¬
ergetic young farmer of Morgan coun¬
ty. After the holidays they will be
' gin house-keeping; in the neat little
j cottage prapared for them.
The very best wishes and heartiest
J congratulations of a host of friends ***
go with them.
THE COVINGTON NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1913.
CHRISTMAS TREE AND BUFFET
SUPPER GIVEN AT MIDWAY.
One of the most beautiful affairs
of ’he Yuletide festivities given in
Covington w as the Christmas tree and
huff tt supper given by the members
of Midway Sunday school at the res¬
idence of the School Superintendent
Mr. Charley Powell.
The Christmas tree holly was beau
ful with its decorations of tinsef, bell
and candles. All the children un¬
der twelve years of age received gifts
from the tree which were delivered
with an appropriate speech by an in¬
geniously gotten-up Santa Claus.
After the presents were received
delightful refreshments consisting of
chicken salad, coffee, chocolate, fruits
and candies were served from the
dining room, which was artistically
decorated with holly, mistletoe and
Christmas bells.
Mr. aaid Mrs. Powell were assisted
in receiving by the officers and
teachers of the Sunday school.
GEORGIA LICENSES 5,933 AUTOS
IN 1912; TOTAL NOW IS 18,309.
Phil Cook, secretary of state, in
compiling his official automobile fig¬
ures for the year, found today that
he has licensed for 1912 a total of
5,933 cairs.
Since the automobile registration
law 1 was enacted in August, 1910, the
department has licensed 18,309 motor
vehicles, of which number approxi¬
mately 650 are motorcycles and 300
electrics.
The cars average $1,200 in value,
thus making the entire value of the
automobiles used in Georgia $21,190-
800. The value of the motorcycles
approximates another $100,000.
The secretary of state anticipating
the new year’s registrations, which
he expects to be heavier than ever
before, has received a new lot of il¬
luminated numbers, running from
19000 to 25000.
WE HANDLE THE FAMOUS CONK
ey remedies for fowls. Try a paok
age of Conkey’s Laying Tonic.
Parker's.—tf.
Spanish Women’s Hands.
The hands of a Spanish woman have
a classic beauty, ami their movements
are incomparable. Such hands cannot
be described; they can only be ad¬
mired. When they manipulate a fan
or roll a cigarette, when they raise a
skirt or arrange a mantilla, it is al¬
ways done with Infinite grace. A
Spanish woman alone knows how to
use her hands as they truly should be
used.—New York Sun.
A Settler.
“Yes,” said Mr. Curnrox earnestly,
"but w hat convinces you that the duke
loves our daughter deeply and devot¬
edly?”
“The fact,” replied his wife icily,
“that he is willing to accept you as a
father-in-law.”—Washington Star.
Defining a Canard.
Willie—Paw. what is a canard? Paw
—A canard is when a newspaper prints
a statement that a politician who is a
friend of the i»ee-pul has had his pants
pressed.—Cincinnati Enquirer.
He Knew.
Little Brother — What’s eltquette?
Bigger Brother—It's saying “No; thank
you.” when you want to holler “Gim¬
me!”—Judge.
I have on hand at present a pen of fine mules
and horses and will continue to handle same
through the entire season.
Will handle all grades of mules and
horses and will make prices and terms to suit.
Also a few sets of harness cheap.
See me before you buy. Barn rear of
Everitt’s Furniture store.
H. Q. DAVIS
Covington, Georgi;
FUN FOR THE ROWDIES.
Revelries of the Mohocks In London In
the Old Days.
Some carious particulars of the dan¬
gers of Loudon streets in the old days
are given in an article cn "The Scow
rers and the Mohocks" in a British
magazine. The favorite practice of the
Scowrers was to invade some tavern
in the evening, drive • out the cus¬
tomers. ill treat the proprietor and his
attendants, wreck the premises and,
above all, “roar.” Steele tells of the
Mohocks, one of whose pastimes was
to “inclose women in casks and roll
them down the street.” In 1712 a roy¬
al proclamation was issued offering a
reward of £100 for the apprehension of
any Mohock.
Soon after the accession of George
IV. to the throne in 1820 there was a
recrudescence, though in a milder
form, of Mohock rowdyism, and at¬
tacks on the watch—“boxing the Char¬
lies.” as the phrase went—once more
became fashionable among the wilder
spirits of London. These revelries,
however, were rudely disturbed by the
establishment in 1829 by Sir Robert
Peel of an efficient body of police.
Yet again in early Victorian days
there was another Mohock outburst
under the auspices of the Marquis o?
Waterford, and once more knockers
and bell handles were wrenched off.
public monuments injured, lights ex¬
tinguished and crockery smashed. This
form of humor, however, was quite
wasted upon the local authorities, the
marquis being promptly knocked down
by a watchman and taken up half
dead. The same authority tells us that
in the following year he and some oth¬
er men of fashion were convicted at
Derby assizes of trying to overturn a
caravan, screwing up a toll barkeeper
and painting houses and people red.
For these recreations they were fined
£100 apiece.
The Bright Guide.
It was a party of visitors seeing the
sights in Pittsburgh that finally enter¬
ed the conservatory presented to the
city by Mr. Phipps. The curator while
showing them around was called away
ou business and left the visitors in
charge of one of the clerks. They
came to a beautiful statue which was
adiuired immensely. It was of trans
lueeut marble. He pointed ou. the ex¬
cellences of the statue, told the name
of the sculptor aud showed It from ev¬
ery viewpoint One asked, “Alabaster,
isn’t it?” "No,” he said, “Venus.”—
Argonaut.
Breakage.
“My new cook broke bet word to me
to come early.”
“Well, if her word to you is all she
breaks iu the house you are getting off
easy.”—Baltimore American.
It is disgraceful to stumble thrice at
the same stone.—Greek Proverb.
CALL BY AND GET A CATALOGUE
of the Buckeye Incubators. They
are the best in the world. See our
style A. 60-egg machine on exhibi¬
tion. They axe guaranteed to
hatch every batchable egg. $8.00
and up. Parker’s.—tf.
OLD FASHIONED ROCK MILL BE
tween Covington and Oxford. Let
us do your grinding. Feed mill in
connection.
NOW IS THE TIME TO SET OUT
Cabbage plants for early use. Get
them at Parker’s.—tf.
GUI, Ctvtv
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We wish to thank our patrons for their business last year, and
for the confidence they placed in us.
We have, tried to deserve the CONFIDENCE of the com¬
munity by using in our preparations and prescriptions only the
purest, freshest drugs. We verify every prescription we fill and
make no mistakes. And WE NEVER SUBSTITUTE.
Come to OUR Drug Store.
CITY PHARMACY
East Side Public Square
Phone No. 4
PAGE THREE.
NOTICE.
All persons are hereby warned not
to hire or harbor John Blackwell and
Ralph Banks, colored, they being un¬
der contract with me for year, 1913.
G. D. ELLIOTT,
Mansfield, Ga., R. F. D., No. 1.—4t.
FOR SALE.—ONE OPEN SURREY,
newly painted, half worn, good as
new. Will sell cheap. See T. J.
HARWELL.—tf.
