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COMMERCIAL AN')
JOB l’KIV'v^ SP!>
A TV.
VOL. VJ NO 15.
RALLY 10 FORM
newton chamber
di king next few weeks ef
fort will he made to or
GANIZE A NEWTON COUNTS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
In the course of the next two weeks
a meeting will be called in Covington
for the purpose of organizing a New¬
ton County Chamber of Commerce.
The exact date lias not been selected,
Imf will be sometime between March
Kith and 27th.
The county commerce chamber wii
have several great purposes anion;
which are aiding in the construction
of good roads, new industries, improv¬
ed agriculture, better schools, and all
other purposes of the public welfare.
President C. J. linden, of the Geor¬
gia Chandler of Commerce, will lit
present at the meeting, and will lend
every aid in the permanent organiza
tion of Die chamber of commerce. 1I(
has been one of the principal mover;
in t lie spirit which has carried tin
fame of the Georgia Chamber of Com
merce to the four corners of i ho globe
The call will be issued, and ever,
citizen in every section of the couly,
will he invited to attend, and request
ed to do all in his power to bring tin
people of ids neighborhood to th<
meeting.
The date for the meeting will b<
published in the next week’s issue of
the News. Other details connected
with the organization will also he pub
lished.
In the meantime, get interested in
the matter. Begin to lay your plans
for assisting in this great work. Abov
all give your co-operation.
It will mean a Greater Newton: :•
Greater Georgia.
OYSTER SUPPER AT
COVINGTON MILL SCHOOL.
The Covington Mill School will give
an oyster supper at the school house
Saturday night beginning at 7 o’clock.
The proceeds from the supper will be
devoted to furnishing the Covington
Mill School kitchen.
The school there has had a good
many improvement in the past few
mouths. One new room, two new cloak
rooms and the kitchen have been add
ed to the building and the teachers
and scholars are anxious to get the
kitchen furnished.
Everybody is invited to go out and
make the supper a success and help
this good,cause.
VAIS
Must j
he /tight'
AT STATED intervals we must show Uncle Sam exact!
how we are doing business—how we are guarding \Oi tl
funds.
ISN’T THERE A COMFORTING
ASSURANCE OF SAFETY
IN THIS THOUGHT
And besides, we pay you for the privilege of keeping your
money secure.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
We are Steadily Growing-Gome and Grow With us.
i \ wngfam
DAMAGE GASES UP
FOB NEXT WEEK
REGULAR MARCH TERM SUPE¬
RIOR COURT TO CONVENE MON
DAY—VERY LIGHT DOCKET
WITH ALL CIVIL BUSINESS.
The regular March term of the New¬
ton superior court will convene Mon¬
day morning with Judge Charles S.
Beni presiding and Solicitor General
George M. Napier in atteudannee.
Possibly the most prominent cases
docketed for trial during Die court
aext week are damage suits against
the Central of Georgia Power Co. it
is learned that subpoenas have been
ssued for witnesses in fifteen of the
oases, although there are possibly fifty
cases in the county which involve dam¬
age suits against the power company.
'J'he general causes of the damage
suits are well known, as they are for
iamages caused by bat*!' water who
the power company built their bn
aense dam on the < >euinlgoe river, and
the water > \ e- ke l bv the dam was
backed into seefons of Newton, .laspei
uni Butts counties. r i he dam is in
Gutts county.
The eases were tried in the Newton
superior court several years ago, but
>n appeal to the supreme court of tin
state and the court of appeals the,
have been sent back for retrial.
The docket for the March term is
very light and only includes several
civil cases.
The grand and traverse jurors f<r
this term of court are:
EARTHQUAKE IN THIS SECTION I
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
An earthquake estimated in,duration
at between thirty seconds and one min
ate was felt in Covington Thursday
afternoon at 3:05 o’clock. The tremor
were distinct ami came in waves which
are the usual signs of a serious earth
quake, but no specific damage un¬
caused by tiie disturbances.
Reports from over the state an
south published in the daily press sai-i
that tremors were felt very generally,
and in some instances they were slight,
while in others very distinct.
The chimney of the home of Mrs.
Ida Whitehead in Covington w.i
shaken down by the earthquake.
It is reported that tremors were ver
distinctly felt in Oxford.
HOUSE FOR RENT.
One five-room house on Monti cello
street at $8 per month. See C. (,
Brooks, or A. S. McGarity.
WINGTON, GEORGIA, Mar. II, 1914.
8IBL1 a ,mmi
WaS LAND SUCCESS
FEATURE OF COVINGTON’S RE
. i .rOl S HISTORY WAS SPEAK¬
ERS FROM BIBLE CONFERENCE
AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH.
P<- :in'., the greatest opportunity
Covii a-in has ever had of listening to
the greatest men in church and mission
work ■ as given last week, when promi
ueut lecturers gave addresses in the
Baptist church each evening. The
spoil cr.s composed the prominent men
vho went to make the Atlanta Bible
Conference a glowing success. The at
fend.ii.; e each evening was good; in
act, tlu> church was filled to its ea
parity during the week of addresses.
lit . Melville Trotter talked at the
•him h Wednesday evening, and his re
.mirks were greeted with interest and
.pleasure. He is famous in rescue mis
top work as a reclaimed “down and
outer" on the streets of Chicago.
Dr. Parker Interesting.
Dr. Fran. X. Parker, one of Airier
lea's kern-minded men on Bible mat¬
ters, spo ,- Thursday evening. He is
he author of several books on tin
Bible and has no equal in teaching tin
great book to the masses. His lectim
>vas inspiring and educational.
Dr. i hew Was Feature.
The feature of the week of lectures
was the el imps: Friday evening, when
Dr. Ng Boon Chew' told thrilling sto¬
ries of Christianity's part in the regen¬
eration of China. He spoke from ex
perieme concerning the great changes
wrought in the country and gave a
true touch of human interest to his
remarks.
l>r. Ng is the confidential advise]
f tiie Chinese rulers on all matters
affecting America, American life and
In-i-’-e-a,i indu-tr'es. His message t
a lias a commercial and Indus
rig;;,’ aspect a 1 as a religious am
iaornJ importance.
Lie will be a prominent speaker at
he G.ird Worm's Christian Citizenship
! -onferenee in -1916, which will not only
- a* tin- large-i religious event of mod
| | era It history, but pleasure the most for important. Covington
was a rare
j to be afforded the opportunities of
| hearing the addresses of such great
men, and the people trust they will
i have tiie same pleasure when the At¬
lanta Bible Conference convenes again.
| GRADY HOSPITAL IN NEED
OF GREAT ASSISTANCE.
How* far- reaching movements for tne
good of humanity are often started by
sheerest accident is illustrated in a
humorous way by the recent exiieri
ences of Atlanta on the eontageous hos¬
pital question.
Two or three weeks ago a negro wo
.,;t. ssvva; t iii a white household he
came id and the case was diagnosed us
diphtheria. Her employers called rq
Grady hospital and asked that the.,
si-i.d ami get the woman. Grady an
thorities regretfully explained that fin
city made no provision for the treat
uent of such a case at Grady. They
called up the city board of health and
aiud that there was not in Atlanta
any public hospital where a negro suf¬
fering from eontageous diseases could
>e treated. In the meantime the em¬
ployer had called a private ambulance
,io : had put liis servant in it, expect¬
ing that the city would take her in. The
it., wouldn't because it couldn't. There
she was in the ambulance and no where
to go. The employer let her be brought
back to his own premises. But lie cab¬
< the papers and next day there
went up a tremendous howl. As a re
suli a hospital for the treatment of
am. pigeons diseases among negroes, one
of Atlanta’s greatest needs, was estab¬
lished. and now work is under way for
an immense municipal hospital to take
care of eontageous diseases anion g b ota
! negroes and whites.
.H I here comes the joke. The tie
>• nia-, v •<«> illness started the
wlmle movement didn't have diptheria
I at alB
The doctor who was first called in
had wrongly diagnosed her case.
TAX BOOKS ( LOSE MAY 1
UNDER THE NEW LAM
The latest date on which state and
>ii ,fy ta es ran be returned to Tax
Receiver Turns 7 rd is May 1st. The old
law required that the hooks close by
June 1st. but the last general assembly
changed the law so that the tax lawks
must close six months prior to the gen¬
eral state election.
The citizens should register by April
6th and return their taxes by May 1st.
LIBRARY ASSURED
FOR COVINGTON
PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDING WILL
BE ERECTED AT ONCE IN COV¬
INGTON THROUGH WORK OF
T HE WOMAN’S CLUB.
It is now un assured fact that Cov¬
ington will have a new public library
file contract for the building will be
given soon, and it is hoped that the
actual construction work will have
commenced by April 1st.
Certain details of the building have
not been decided upon, but in the main
the plans are complete. The structure
will be a plain, one-story building ed'
red brick, with white stone trimmings,
and will cost between $2,500 and $3,000.
The front entrance will lead to the
circulating room, which will connect
with a reading room. From the side
-ntranee the rest room will be reached,
fhis. with a kitchenette, will complete
the interior arrangement.
The building is by no means finished,
but as it had reached nearly $2,000
there seemed no need of further delay,
the Woman's club hoped to raise the
required amount before beginning to
build, so that they might give Covin. -
ton a rest from library 7 benefits and re
ptests for contributions. As they
-ailed, they must hammer away until
they reach the $3,000 mark.
Any donation will be thankfully re¬
ceived. If anybody has failed to give
to this w orthy cause, please nlake your
■ontrilmtions now and lend a hand in
helping to build this library, which
will not only benefit you, but will be of
■ ital service to your children and your
children's children.
THE SEASON OF SUNSHINE;
PEACH BLOSSOMS; ABOVE
ALL THE GREAT PASTIME
The big league teams are bathing in
southern sunshine and are the recipi
uts of the sweet kisses of southern
breezes** and -incidentally endeavoring
to put in a few moments' practice in
preparation for the opening of the base¬
ball season in the north. Even the
Federals are doing the prelimjinary
■itunts south of the Mason and Dixon
line.
And now comes the reporting season
for the stars on the Southern league
teams. All in all, the baseball season
Is at hand. The great national pastime
is once more the center of attraction,
lhe heart of the kids leap with joy,
and even the middle-aged, the veterans
if battles with Father Time, are grin¬
ning with pleasure because Ty Gobi)
will soon pound ’em to the far three
•orners; Speaker will score ’em from
irst with a triple; Shoeless Joe Jack
; on will dent the concrete walls with
his wallops and Nap Iiucker will send
u back to the bench with the three
up and three down stunt.
Somewhat delayed, we come to lhe
point. Covington needs baseball,
should have baseball, and from whit
we learn will have baseball. Madison,
>ur sister city to the east, established
some reputation by her array of dia¬
mond stars last summer. They beat all
comers.
Now's the time to prepare. Let C >>
ington folks get together, organize a
team, puli for the team regardless of
victory or defeat, but try to win and, if
we can’t, lie game losers.
ERROR IN B.\NK OF
MANSFIELD STATEMENT.
The statement of the Bank of Mans¬
field. that appeared in our issue of
last week .appears again this week.
This is caused by the fact that there
was an error in the statement last
week, which The News regrets very
much. The statement read “Profit and
loss, $5,870.33,” when this amount
should have been under the head of
“Total cash." and the profit and loss
should have read, “Profit and loss.
$2(50.75." Just how this error occurred
we do not know, but we are sorry that
it happened, and we are publishing it
again corrected.
CARD OF THANKS.
Covington News: Will you plea.-*
allow ns space in the columns of your
palter to express our most heartfelt
thanks to our many friends for deep
kindness shown us at the time of the
sudden death of our beloved mother
Saturday, February 28th. We pray
blessings upon them all and will
cherish their memory fondly in
hearts. Very respectfully.
MR. AND MRS. K. K. WITCHER.
Newborn, Ga.
WILL 0. UPSHAW
OELIVERS LFCTUKES
PROMINENT EDITOR AND LECt
PURER SPENDS SEVERAL DAYS
IN NEWTON AND MAKES IN¬
TERESTING LECTURES.
Will D. Upshaw, affectionately
known as *• Earnest Willie' and
uent throughout America as an editor
and lecturer, delivered an eniorlainiu
and interesting address at the puvv
school auditorium Monday evening on
"What's Under .John’s Hal.'
He was met by a large audiomv.
and several hours were plea -an.ly
spent in the enjoyment of his levin;-.;.
Mr. Upshaw is a forceful speaker, and
his original humor is injected into h s
forceful remarks.
“Earnest Willie” spoke at the Bap¬
tist church Sunday morning and de¬
livered a strong address at the Mcili
odist church Sunday evening to a
union congregation.
He was accompanied bv Prof. J. O.
Martin Monday afternoon on a visit to
the High Point and Mansfield selio
where he delivered two interesting
talks.
Mr. Upshaw is the editor of the
Golden Age and has gained a nation
wide reputation by his lectures again--!
liquor and its traffic. The temperance
cause was a warm, supporter of him
with his voice and pen.
MRS. C. R. POWELL TO
OPEN MILLINERY STD.
Mrs. Charles Ii. Powell, well knovu
to the people of Covington has open-, i
a millinery store in the jewelry store
of IV. W. St John. Mrs. Powell as Miss
Mattie Carroll was in the milliner:
business in Covington for about 6
teen years and has many friend- h
will be glad to know that she -■ Le¬
in the business again.
Mrs. Powell has already begun busi¬
ness and ask her fri* u! : > c :
when they need anything iiUthi- li <.
Mrs. Powell will have with her M
Ida Thompson, of Covington, and MP
Bessie Butler, of Smyrna.
SOUTH RIVER SCHOOL TO
GIVE OYSTER KIV.
An oyster supper will he held Frida
night. March 13tli, at the South River
school house for the benefit of tin*
school. Everybody is urged to come,
bring some one else .with you and have
a good time.
Really, j'ou or?
cheeking account
real method that i
to keep an accurate record of
every expenditure^— that will en¬
able you to practise systematic
thrift.
An account hero is an account
in a strong', substantial institu¬
tion that is properly managed
in every detail.
Try a checking account here
this year.
i PATRONIZE OUR
ADVERTISERS—
MENTION THE NEWS.
$1 A Year In Advance.
MR. JAMES SIMMONS
OIEJ LAST SATURDAY
S’ j ' NO'.,.,' CITIZEN PASSED
.. r s. t u :jday afternoon
ID SUNDAY FROM
THE BAPTIST CHURCH.
A J;. res A. Simmons, brother of
■ . W. Simmons of the Simmons
tv company, died Saturday morn¬
tift'-r an illness of only a few days,
lay from pneumonia.
mums home was in Jackson
m, but he had been on a visit
i his brother for the past several
weei lie was stricken only a few*
ago and his death resulted Satur¬
from Pneumonia.
Mr. Simmons wife died several years
amt lie leaves one child, Miss Al¬
ii on Simmons, whose home lias been
vith Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Simmons
here since the death of her mother.
Tk funeral was held from the First
a;.i t church Sunday afternoon at
2 o’clock, Rev. H. W. Williams officiat
: c d lie was laid to rest in West
view cemetery.
The News, with the friends of the
family extend to the bereaved ones
heir heartfelt sympathy.
.)! D MAIDS’ CONVENTION
AND NEGRO MINSTREL
“The Old Maids’ Convention will be
iresentcd at High Point school house
Friday evening, March 13th. The per¬
il n uus-o of this enjoyable'attraction is
.vacated at the numerous requests of
the people in that section.
The program will be entirely new ex
ex the presentation of “The Old
Mi ids' C invention.” It will consist of a
hl&okfuce performance, introducing
cross-fires, choruses, etc., ending with
u r .mo; negro farce entitled “Mrs.
Hack's Pink Tea.”
It will be an evening of fun and en¬
joyment. Admission, 10c and 15c.
CARD OF THANKS.
Du, pig tl - illness and death of our
darling mother, our neighbors and
’Heads have been kind, thoughtful,
nqiatheiic and attentive, all of which
c :-r -al’y appreciate and for which we
, h to express our heartfelt thanks.
Sincerely her children,
MRS. TI ME CHAPMAN,
MRS. JULIA WHITTEN,
MRS. KATE EWING,
R. O. ESTES.
