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FAIR ORGANIZATION
MEETING TUESDAY
EVERY INDUSTRY, SCHOOL, MAN¬
UFACTURING PLANT AND
BUSINESS SHOULD BE
REPRESENTED,
From all appearances there will be
a large gathering of people here next
Tuesday, January 14th, to attend the
meeting held for the purpose of or¬
ganizing a permanent fair associa¬
tion for this county. During court
this week this is one of the most im¬
portant themes among the people and
interest is growing all over the coun¬
ty in favor of holding these annual
exhibitions of the county’s growth and
progress.
Since the idea was first sprung it
seems to have taken root deeply in
the minds of the people, and it is
now the belief of those behind the
movement that there will be no Dou¬
ble in perfecting the organization on
next Tuesday.
Plana will be formulated for the
manner in which the organization will
be started and it is now thought that
the best plan will be to form a stock
company with the shares at such a
price as will allow any one in the
county to become a stockholder,
thereby creating to begin with the
interest necessary to make the fairs
a success. It will take some three
or four thousand dollars to purchase
grounds and equip them with build¬
ings for housing the exhibits and a
stock company seems to be the logi¬
cal way. Every school, every man¬
ufacturing plant, every industry, ev¬
ery business and every citizen in
the county should either have a rep¬
resentative at this meeting or be
there in person to lend it their
support and influence.
In holding fairs each year we will
all be benefitted by them. They at¬
tract the attention of people from
other sections, and lay before them
the progress and modern method*s in
use by our people. Besides that,
they will have a tendency to bring
our people together and unite their
efforts for the common good of all.
This in itself would be well worth
the price of holding them.
Remember the meeting Tuesday
and come out. You will be needed,
and there will be room for everyone
who wants to be of service.
Read These Figures
and Consider Whet they Represent
Deposits January 1st, 1913 $102190.78
Deposits January, 1st, 1912. . 88470.98
Increse in One Year $13719.80
~ thank our friends for
their confidence and support,
and wish for them, one and
all, a very happy and pros¬
perous New Year.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
N. Z. ANDERSON. E. W. FOWLER. P. J. ROGERS
President Vice President Ast. Cashier
L. O. BENTON. J.A. CATHEY.
Vice President Cashier
DIRECTORS
N. Z. Anderson, E. O. Lee, M. Levin,
L. O. Benton, C. R. Rogers, C. H. White
R. E. Stephenson, E. L. King C. C. Brooks
E. W. Fowler, A. J. Belcher, W. B. R. Pennington, j
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Wb are Steadily Growing-Gome and Grow With us.
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WILLIAM BOYD IS
ELECTED CHAIRMAN
NEW BOARD OF COUNTY COM¬
MISSIONERS HELD THEIR
FIRST MEETING TUES¬
DAY MORNING.
The new board of county commis
Stoners held their first meeting in
the court house Tuesday and organ¬
ized preparatory to transacting the
business of the county lor this and
next year.
The first matter to come up was
the election of a new chairman, Com¬
missioner Boggus’ time as such hav¬
ing expired with the end of the year
Mr. Will Livingston, by reason of
the fact that he led the ticket in
the primary, was entitled to the place
of chairman, but when he was nom¬
inated for the place he declined, giv¬
ing as his reason therefor that his
business did not leave enough time
to handle the work properly and also
the fact t’ at he lived so far from
town.
After Mr. Livingston declined to
accept the chairmanship, it is report¬
ed that the names of each of the
other four members were placed in
nomination. For a while it seemed
impossible to elect, but after 58 bal¬
lots were taken Mr. William Boyd, of
West Newton was elected.
Routine matters were taken up and
disposed of, and we understand, the
affairs of the county are in splendid
shape for the year.
The new board Ls now composed
of Mr William Boyd, chairman, Mr.
Robert Campbell, Mr. John Echols,
Mr. Will Livingston and Mr. W. H.
Boggus.
Mr. J. H. Carroll, who has served
in the capacity of clerk of the old
board for the past two years, was re¬
elected to that office.
CARD OF THANKS.
We desire to express our gratitude
to our friends* of Newton county and
especially of Starrsvilie for their kind
ness to us in the hour of our bereave
ment. Your kindness was indeed
balm poured on aching hearts and
will always be cherished by us.
Sincerely,
MRS. R. A. RAKESTRAW,
AND CHILDREN.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, Jan. 8, 1913.
SPE3IAL LICENSES
REMAIN THE SAME
AT MEETING MONDAY NIGHT R.
A. NORRIS WAS ELECTED
MAYO PRO TEM FOR THE
ENSUING YEAR.
The first meeting of the mayor and
council for the new year was held in
the council chambers Monday night,
and general routine matters pertain¬
ing to the city were attended to. At
this meeting the mayor made his an¬
nual address, which was a concise re¬
sume of the year just closed and was
listened to with much interest by the
council. In it the mayor advocates
among other things the installation
of day elec Die current for the city
and so recommended in his address.
He also favors and recommended that
the city’s books be audited, and af¬
terwards the council took action on
the matter and ordered it done.
The special licenses for the city
were fixed the same as were used
last year, the body deeming them suf¬
ficient and in need of no change.
In the selection of mayor pro tem,
Dr. Luke Robinson was nominated,
but declined, stating that his work
made it impossible for him to serve
in that capacity. Mr. R. A. Norris,
the newly elected member of council,
was then nominated and elected to
this place. Mr. Norris is an excellent
business man, a good citizen, and
will without doubt make the city a
splendid official.
The following is a complete list of
the committees of council as named
by the mayor for the year.
Finance.—Dr. Luke Robinson, Chaii
man; W. Cohen, R. E. Stephenson.
Electric Light, Water and Sewer¬
age.— R. E. .Stephenson, Chair¬
man; J. T. Swann, R. A. Norris.
Streets.—R. A. Norris, Chairman;
Dr. Luke Robinson, R. E. Stephen¬
son.
Parks and Cemeteries.—Dr. A. S.
Hopkins, Chairman; J. T. .Swann, W.
Cohen.
Public Health and Relief—J. T.
Swann, chairman; Dr. Luke Robin¬
son, Dr. A. S. Hopkins.
Ordinance and Public Buildings.—
W. Cohen, chairman; Dr. A. S. Hop¬
kins, R. A. Norris.
Following is the mayor’s annual ad¬
dress to the council;
“Gentlemen of the Council:
“My annual message to your honor¬
able body shall be short. The annual
report of the city clerk will serve to
more fully show and explain the city’s
f inancial standing, and the city clerk’s
report, will I believe, show that our
city is in better shape financially than
i* has been in years, due I hope to
our united efforts to administer the
city’s affairs as economically as con¬
sistent, and as our actual needs re¬
quired, and yet not niggardly. We
have reduced our floating debt to
where I believe, we can entirely wipe
it out this year, 1913, and if so, I
personally care for no greater laurels,
than to see this floating debt (which
some of us found three years ago to
be about $15000.00) entirely llquedat
ed, and Covington with nothing but
bonded debt to cope with. We have
complied with the laws in regard to
our sinking fund. We now own $3000
00 worth of our own water and sewer
bonds, on which of course, interest
has stopped. We are retiring our
school bonds at the rate of $1000.00
per year, and (there are only four
left) We have paved three miles of
side walk during the past year, and
while it may have seemed a hardship
on some, still the situation demanded
that some permanent improvement be
made on our side walks, and we only
adopted maesures in conformity with
the customs and laws of other cities
of Georgia. I hope that we can con¬
tinue this work this year. We have
bought and paid for a two story brick
building for a permanent home for
our fire department, located ideally
for the purpose for which it was
bought. Our electric light plant is
more than paying expenses, in fact,
helping to pay the shortage on the
water and sewerage plants, and in
the near future I recommend that we
establish a day current at our light
plant, and sincerely believe that ait
the end of the year 1914, the receipts
of the lighting plant will show that
our judgment was good in taking this
advanced step; for with a day cur¬
rent, we can invite small industries
to locate in our city, and thereby help
our city to grow. I recommend that
we extend our water nad sewer lines
to points that may seem wise to your
body. This we must do in fairness
to ourselves from a point of revenue,
and some of our citizne tax payers
However, this is expensive work and
SUPERIOR COURT IS
NOW IN SESSION
HEAVY DOCKET WILL PROBABLY
KEEP COURT GOING THROUGH¬
OUT THE WEEK. SIX¬
TEEN IN JAIL.
The first session of Newton Supe¬
rior court under the recent act 0 f the
legislature providing for four terms
of that court each year, convened
Monday morning with Judge L. S.
Roan presiding. Solicitor Charles S.
Reid is conducting the affairs of the
state.
As provided by the law, the grand
jury only convenes at the regular
March and September terms of court,
unless in the discretion of the judge
it is necessary to call that body to¬
gether at extra terms. At this ses¬
sion Judge Roan investigated condi¬
tions here a few weeks ago and
seeing that there were a number of
misdemeanor cases out on bond and
also that the jail was in a crowded
condition with men who had demanded
indictment by the grand jury, he in¬
structed the ordinary to draw the
grand jury for this term. In his
charge on Monday morning he stated
to the gentlemen composing the
grand jury that he did not convene
them for the purpose of making an
investigation of the county’s books
or to prosecute violators of the law,
other than those already apprehended
and who were bonded or in ja" a
waiting indictment. In fact he partic¬
ularly stressed the point that he did
not want them to take up any matter
other than those submitted to them
by the solicitor general. The grand
jury will very probably finish its
work this, Tuesday afternoon, or ear¬
ly Wednesday morning.
Possibly the most important cases
set for trial at this term of the court
were some thirty or forty suits for
damages by parties in this county
against the Central Georgia Power
company. They were all continued
to tjie March term of court.
Another case which has attracted
quite a lot of attention was the Sim¬
mon,s-Thompson case, in which a few
feet of land on the lot of Mr. Simmons
was involved. The case has been tried
several times in the court here and
has also been up to the court of ap¬
peals. The verdict was rendered in
favor of Mr. Simmons.
It is probable that the court will
continue throughout the week and
it is possible that it will run into the
next. The docket is unusually heavy
in the criminal branch, although there
are no felony cases.
SAYS EVERYTHING IS DEMO¬
CRATIC BUT HELL AND TENN.
Capt. Ellington, Confederate Veteran,
Rejoicing over Wilson’s Victory.
The following article regarding a
former Newton county man was tak¬
from a Memphis paper. Capt. EP
lington is a brother of Mr. S. R. El¬
lington of this county, and h s a num
ber of old friends here:
Capt Ellington, Confederate vete¬
ran and genuine southern democrat,
has been rejoicing over the election
of Woodrow Wilson and has been
congratulating his Southern Illinois
Democratic friends, but a conversa¬
tion he had last night proves his
feeling on the re-election of a Re¬
publican governor in Tennessee.
“Where are you Living now, Cap¬
tain?” a friend inquired.
“In Arkansas* now, suh.”
“Why I thought you would never
leave Tennessee.”
“Oh, but I have to claim Arkansas
as my residence now, for you see
everything went Democratic but hell
and Tennessee.”
Capt. Ellington is the dean of
Illinois Cnetral conductors and has
been in the service of that railroad
for over forty years. His run is be¬
tween Cairo and Jackson, Tenn.
NUNNALLY’S FINE CANDIES KEPI
fresh at all times at SMITH’S
DRUG STORE. The Old Reliable.
must be extended as our means will
permit. 1 recommend that the city’s
books be audited at once. This is
only fair to our city clerk as well as
our tax payers, who are entitled to a
thorough report each year. I also de¬
sire to call your attention to the neat
condition in which our city of the
dead has been kept during the past
year. I wish to thank you of the old
council for your hearty co-operaticn
with me and bespeak for our new
member his earnest endeavor to aid
us in our work.
“GEO. T. SMITH, Mayor.
“Jan. 1st, 1913.”
COVINGTON MILLS
HAS SMALL STRIKE
HANDS HAVE ALL GONE BACK
AND MILL IS NOW RUNNING
ON FULL TIME, WITH
NO MORE TROUBLE.
The card room hands at the Cov¬
ington Mills, or some of them rather,
went on a strike last Tuesday after¬
noon for higher wages.
The cotton passes through this* de¬
partment first, and their striking was
the cause of approximately eighty
five per cent of the force being com¬
pelled to lose several days time, not¬
withstanding the fact that they did
not want to strike.
The president of the Mills, Mr. N.
S. Turner, treated the striking card
room force very considerately. He
had posted a notice at the mill t . the
effect that it would be closed down
the remainder of the week, in order
that they might have time to think
it over, and that owing to the de¬
pressed conditions in bus jkvs it was
impossible to give them the advance
at this time, bu". that later if possi¬
ble he would be glsd to do it. The
notice stated that I he tuili would be
glad to have them all go back to thei
jobs on Monday morning. When tl.o
mill started at that time they all
came back with the exception of a
few, and the mill is running on full
time. One or two came back later in
the day Monday, but -their places had
been filled.
As a matter of fact the Covington
Mills has the reputation and does pay
their employees as good or better
wages than any of the mills, and why
some of the force decided to strike
is a puzzle. The management of
this mill extends every courtesy pos¬
sible to its labor, and with the ex¬
ception of this instance their help has
always been thoroughly satisfied.
NUNNALLY’S FINE CANDIES KEPT
fresh at all times at SMITH’S
DRUG STORE, The Old Reliable.
I WANT TO LOAN $25,000 ON FAR!)
lands in Newton county. Write giv
ing full particulras. Investor, 1206
Candler building, Atlanta, Ga.—4t.
NUNNALLY’S FINE CANDIES KEPT
fresh at all times* at SMITH’S
DRUG STORE, The Old Reliable.
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Unneces¬
sary Ad
vice is a
wasts of time. We assume that you
have too much good sense to need telling
you that your success in life depends
entirely upon your own efforts. So don’t
always be leaning on others. Think for
yourself and act according to your own
judgment. For instance, just think what
a few hundred dollars in the bank would
do toward making a well paying invest¬
ment. And when you realize what it
means to have a good bank account, come
in and open an account with this bank.
The Bank of Covington.
Covington Georgia
CAPITAL - - $100,000.00
Surplus and Profits, $10,ooo.oo
=—We Invite Your Patronage.==
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LINING UP STRONG
FOR COUNTY FAIR
LIVE STOCK ASSOCIATION, CORN
CLUB WORKERS AND THE
POULTRY ASSOCIATION
WANT TO UNITE.
At a recent meeting of representa¬
tives of the Live Stock Association,
Corn Club work and Poultry Associa¬
tion, it was decided to put up to the
citizens of Covington and Newton
county the proposition of a big coun¬
ty fair for Newton county this year.
This Committee was appointed at
that meeting to invite the public to
join us in a mass meeting to be held
in the court house at Covington at
11 o’clock January 14th, which is
next Tuesday.
An invitation is therefore extended
to every farmer, merchant, business
man of whatever description to meet
at that day.
We will not undertake to argue
now the importance of such a fair as
an educational and advertising pro¬
position for the town and county. All
that goes without saying. What we
want now to do is to urge every man
to meet with us on that day.
Newton county is already at the
front in all that it takes to make
such a fair and show. Other coun¬
ties with not half the material that
Newton has, are now having first
rate fail’s. Either Newton must
push ahead in this matter, or find
herself falling away behind.
Let us all get together next Tues¬
day, and pull for a bigger and better
town and county; a bigger and bet¬
ter show than we have ever had, or
any of the other counties have had.
J. E. PHILLIPS,
HENRY ODUM,
L. W. JARMAN.
HONOR ROLL NEWBORN SCHOOL.
Primary Department-—Lily Mae Ad¬
ams, Palmer Duke, Willis Malcomb,
Harwell Ozburn, Jack Pitts, Caroline
Sams, Edgar Stowe.
Intermediate Department—J. E. Ad¬
ams, Allene Holcomb, Martha Pitts.
Allene Tolar.
High School—Ola Adaims, Allege
Chandler, Jeanne Carter, James Car¬
ter, Mary Epps, Sarah Gay, Docia
Loyd, Mary Mitchell, Maggie Pitts,
Kathrine Stowe.
