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OFFICIAL ORGAN NEWTON COUN¬
TY AND CITY OF COVINGTON, GA.
R. F. TAYLOR, Editor and Publisher
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Advertising Rates on Application.
Entered as second-class matter De
eeiuber 2, 1008, at the post office at
Covington, Ga., under the Act of
March 3, 1879.
All obituary notices, cards of thanks,
and announcements, other than of a
public nature will be charged for at
the rate of one cent a word.
Covington, Ga., February 10, 1915.
And we learn that flour will go
to ten dollars a barrel within the next
few weeks. Not long till blackberry
time, so if flour goes too high the
weekly editor can fall back on his
raising.
Next Sunday is “Go to Sunday
School” Sunday and should be observ¬
ed by tbe people of the county. The
day is set apart by the Georgia Sun¬
day School Association and is a work
that should have the sympathy of all
people.
Mayor Everitt is determined to rid
the city of blind tigers. He fined a
negro woman one hundred dollars or
four months and another negro fifty
dollars or thirty days for keeping it
on hand for illegal sale. Mr. Everitt
is doing the correct thing and we com¬
mend him for his work.
With an ice plant under construc¬
tion, and work on a big garage start¬
ing this; week and the contract for the
library calling for a beautiful build¬
ing to begin at once, Covington is
taking on a better look. Times are
not nearly so hard as some of the
pesimisfs would have you believe any
way. Wear a smile and you will
feel better.
February 20th will mark the open¬
ing of the Panama exposition at Saa
Francisco. This will be the greatest
exposition the world has even s< eu
and would have been far greater had
it not been for the war on the other
continent. A numb* r will go there
this summer from Nevt ,n county as
well as other parts of Georgia.
The editor of this paper will feel
mighty lonesome in New York during
Ids stay of four months without the
weekly papers of the state, but times
are mighty hard and we are afraid
we will not be able to subscribe for
all of them for that length of time,
but if you feel right sorry for a
brother editor you might mail him
one occasionally.
We regret to learn that “Sunny
Jim” Williams editor of the Greens¬
boro Herald-Journal, is laid up with
small pox. lie is one of the best
editorial writers in Georgia and the
most widely copied. The paper is be¬
ing handled in his absence by bis
son, Cranston Williams, a Senior at
Emory College and Cranston is chip
off the old block and is getting out
a mighty good paper.
Editor Fields Taylor, of the Coving
tun News, visited the Herald-Journal
office Saturday afternoon. lie is
prominent in Georgia and a member
of the State Democratic Executive
Committee from the Eighth District.
We learn of his appointment to a
high position in connection with the
census bureau, and congratulate him,
together with the Department for se¬
curing his efficient services.—Greens¬
boro Herald-Journal.
The Atlanta Georgian is rappiug >n
the seven Democrats who did not vote
with the party on the ship bill. Most
of their knocking is on Thos. W.
Hardwick however. This paper does
not seem to think that a man can
have an honest opinion on anything
that does not exactly suit their way
of thinking. There is two sides to
nearly all questions and whether the
bill is a good one for tbe country or
not. just because a man is a United
States Senator, on the Democratic side
<>f polities is no sufficient reason why
he cannot make up his own mind and
vote his own convictions. The Geor¬
gian lias never agreed with the presi¬
dent. They have knocked him all the
time since he was placed at the head
of the United States. This is one of
his Tulls and Hardwick voted against |
it. The Georgian is standing by the !
president in this ONE bill and knock¬
ing everybody that is fighting it. We
however, think more of a person who
speaks his convictions than one who
is led a round by another man's views,
lie think more of Mr. Hardwick for
saying and voting what he thinks, and
if the Georgian is “speaking its con¬
victions” it is all right, but we think
their judgment is bad.
SHERIFF SALES.
Will be sold before tbe court house
door, iu city of Covington, said comi¬
ty and state, within the legal hours
of sale to the highest bidder for cash
on the first Tuesday in March, 1915,
the following described property, towit.
One barber chair (Koker), one heat¬
ing stove, oue tank, one lavatory, one
bench, one lamp. Said property levied
on as the property of J. D. Howard
with a fi fa issued from the Superior
Court of Newton county, Georgia, in
favor of W. P. Hardman against J. D.
Howard. Levy made and turned over
to me by T. F. Maddox, deputy sheriff
This Jan. 27th, 1915.
128 S. M. HAY. Sheriff,
Newton County, Georgia.
Also, at tbe same time and place, all
(bat tract or parcel of land lying and
being in the city of Covington, New¬
ton County, State of Georgia, whereon
is situated one five-room dwelling
house on Montieello street, fronting
one hundred feet on east side of Mont¬
ieello street, and running back one
hundred and ten feet, and bounded on
south by A. S. McGarity; west and
north by A. N. Hays; and east by
Montieello street. Said property being
the same property as was occupied by
W. M. Ilays Janaury 11th. 1908, and
the above boundaries given being the
same as existed on January 11, 1908.
Said described property levied on by
virtue of a fi fa issued from the Su
perior Court of Newton County, Gear
gia, in favor of J. IV. Moore, us exe
outor of Jno. S. Moore, deceased, and
against A. N. Hays. Said prop¬
erty levied on as the property of A. N.
Hays and notice given to A. N. Hays
he being the tenant in possession, as
required by law.
This Feb. 1, 1915.
S. W. HAY, Sheriff,
Newton County, Ga.
CITATION
GEORGIA, Newton County:
,T. L. Epps, executor on the estate of
C. C, Epps, Sr., deceased, represents in
bis petition duly filed that he has fully
administered the estate of said deceas
ed, and prays for letters of dismission
from said estate.
This is,, therefore to cite all per¬
sons conserned, both kindred and cred¬
itors, to show cause, if any they can,
why he should not be dismissed as
prayed for, and said application will
be heard on the first Monday in March.
1915, next.
This Feb. 1, 1915.
A. D. MEADOR, Ordinary.
CITATION
GEORGIA, Newton County:
L. C. Harwell, as administrator on
the estate of TU-Hva Slagle deceased,
represents in h ! s petition duly filed
that be ha fully administered said
estate.
This is., therefore to cite all per¬
sons conserned. both kindred and cred¬
itors, to shew cause, if any they can,
why said application should not be
granted as*prayed for. and same will
be heard on the first Monday in March
next, 1915.
Tin's Feb. 1. 1915.
A. D. MEADOR, Ordinary.
CITATION
GEORGIA, Newton Comity:
Miss Mollie Thompson has applied
to tbe undersigned fo r letters of guard,
ianship to issue to her on tbe estate
and person of Mrs. M. E. Thompson.
This is., therefore to cite all per¬
sons conserned, both kindred and cred¬
itors, to show cause, if any they can,
why said letters should not issue as
prayed for, and said application will
he heard on tbe first Monday in March
next. 1915,
This Feb. 1. 1915.
A. D. MEADOR, Ordinary.
CITATION
GEORGIA, Newton County:
A. R. Bower, as administrator oil
the estate of Mrs. E D. Bower, de¬
ceased, represents in liis petition duly
vied that he has administere 1 the es¬
tate of said deceased, and ’ rays for
letters of dismission therefrom.
This is., therefore to cite all jaw
son s conserned. both kindred and cred¬
itors. to show cause, if any they can,
why letters should not issue as prayed
for, and said application will i»e heard
on the first Monday in March next,
1915.
This Feb. 1, 1915.
A. D. MEADuR. Ordinary.
CITATION
GEORGIA, Newton County:
The commissioners appointed to set
aside a twelve months’ support for Mrs
M. J. Lott and her minor child out of
the estate of F. M. Lott, deceased, hav¬
ing filed their report, all persons con¬
cerned. both kindred and creditors, are
riled to show cause, if any they can.
why said report should not be made
the judgment of this court, and same
will be passed upon on the first Mon¬
day in March next. 1015.
This Feb. 1. 1915.
A. D. ML'ALoR, Orel nary j
WRITTEN FOR NEWS
By Wightman F. Melton
TO THE YOUNG MEN OF NEW¬
TON COUNTY.
The other day I- asked a class of
young college men to ‘honor bright”
and tell me how many of them, at
some time in boyhood, had thought of
running away from home. Every
blessed man in the class held up his
band to signify that lie had contemp¬
lated such a thing. One young man
spoke right out and said be not only
thought of it but actually did it.
That was a long time ago, but he
looks as if be hasn't quit being sorry
yet.
Running away from home is the last
thing a boy should allow himself to
think about. He ought to keek him¬
self so busy helping his father with
the outdoor work, saving his tired
mother with unneccessary steps, con
tributing to the happiness of sisters
and brothers, studying and planning
for the future that no time is left
for pouting, feeling imposed upon, and
studying about running away from the
best friends he has on earth.
We are all here at home, now, in¬
side of Newton county. Beyond those
bills, we see, lies the great world of
action. This is the time God has
given us to prepare for the duties
that will come after a while. The
world is calling eagerly for young
men, honest young men, young men of
clean habits, clean heads and pure
hearts, to come out into the larger
fields of endeavor and to manage all
the affairs of the world.
Twenty-five years from now, some
Newton county school boy of today
will be Governor of Gorgia ; another
will be congressman from this dis¬
trict; another will be State Superin¬
tendent of Education; another will be
president of some great college of
university; another will be the biggest
merchant in Atlanta; scores of others
will be independent farmers, lawyers,
doctors, preachers, teachers, mer¬
chants, etc., here at home and else¬
where.
This is no dream or fancy. It is a
fact. Who is the president of the
great Southern Methodist University,
of Dallas. Texas? Dr. Henry Hyer,
once a Newton county plowboy. Who
is the Georgia State Superintendent
of Education? The Hon. M. L. Brit¬
tain. once a Covington boy, whose
father at the time was pastor of the
Baptist church. In New York City
there are prominent business and pro¬
fessional men who once “pulled the
bell-cord over a hay-burner” in the
new grounds of Newton. These are
only a few examples that might be
multiplied almost indefinitely.
Instead of wasting time studying
about running away from home, or
wondering how Newton county boys
became such big men, the thing to do
is to go down to your “knitting” and
highly resolve to make a man
“wlir’ or no.”
Instead of floundering around, like
a eat fish out of water, trying to
decide how many big tilings you in¬
tend to do, some day. decide, ps
early as possible, what you propose
to do. and then go at it “tooth and
toenail” resolved to do that thing
better than it was ever done before.
Just now, while times are pretty
hard, you may feel financially de¬
pressed and discouraged. A dollar
may look as big to you as the head
of a flour barrel. It may he as hard
for you to get your hands on ten dol¬
lars as it would be for paralyzed man
with boxing gloves on to pick up a
flea—as Joseph Lincoln says. But
don’t worry. If you have enough food
to keep you from suffering with hun¬
ger. and enough clothes, even though
they be coarse, to keep you from freez¬
ing. you are lucky, compared with
tens of thousands of boys in Belgium
and other parts of Europe. Use this
time getting ready to be of some real
service to the world and when the
time comes for money to start your
way you will have more than you
can carry in your pockets—possibly
enough to make you lie awake o’
nights.
My good friend, Dr. Bonnell. of
the Emory faculty, says lie noticed
just above one of my recent articles
in the News. “Entered as second-class
matter. That’s a pretty good joke.
He and Professor Claude Adams and
TI. II. Stone laughed while T grinned
and endured it.
Well, I’m even with them now, for
I have said tilings in this letter that
T am sure every one of them will en¬
dorse as “Fivst class matter.” where
ever Editor Fields may see fit to put
it.
Hold up your heads, hoys, just as
if the whole world belongs to you. Half
<>f it is yours now, tbe other half
soon will be—if you will get busy to
jmissoss it. I know very few of you
by name, but T am personally ac¬
quainted with that honest heart of
yours. I wish you. each and every
one, a great career.
THE.COVINGTON NEWS, WEDNESDAY', FEBRUARY 10, 1915
Agent Wanted
AT ONCE
For Covington, Georg v ia
and Surrounding
Country
The Mutual Life Insurance Co.
OF NEW YORK
Assets Over $ 600 , 000 , 000.00
Paid to Policyholders, $ 1 , 200 , 000 , 000.00
WRITE
R. F. SHEDDEN, Manager
A Grant Building, Atlanta, Georgia J
PETITION FOR CHANGE OF CH AR¬
TER.
GEORGIA, Newton County:
To the Superior Court of Said County:
The petition of Lunsford & Adams,
a corporation duly organized under the
laws of Georgia, respectfully shows
to the Court as follows:
1l That a meeting of all the stock¬
holders of said corporation was duly
held, and a resolution w as passed, the
same being properly entered on the
minutes of said corporation, authoriz¬
ing the reduction of the capital stock
of said corporation from Eight Tlion
sand Dollars to Five Thousand Dol¬
lars.
Wherefore. Petitioner prays, that by
virtue of said resolution, its charter
as heretofore ganted be amended by
striking therefrom tbe words “Eight
Thousand Dollars” and inserting in
lieu thereof the words “Five Thousand
Dollars,” so that its capital stock when
so amended shall be Five Thousand
Dollars. .
LUNSFORD & ADAMS, Inc.,
C C. KING, By S. H. Adams.
Attorney for Petitioner.
GEORGIA, Newton County:
I. Jno. B. Davis. Clerk of the Super
ior Court of said county, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the application for
amendment of charter of Lunsford &
Adams, a corporation, as the same ap¬
pears on file in this office.
IV it ness my official signature and
the seal of said court, this 2d day of
February. 1915. !
JNO. B. DAVIS,
Clerk Superior Court.
CITATION
GEORGIA, Newton County,
Mrs. Maggie S. Childs, guardian for
Sandford Steadman, minor, represent
in her jietition duly filed that she bis
fully settled with her said ward and
asks that she be dismissed as sveh
guardian. This is therefore to cite all
jiersons coneerned to show cause if any
they can why letters of dismission
should not issue as prayed for and the
same will be heard on the 1st Morn) ,\
in March next. 1915. This i-Vh. tb e
2nd. 1915.
A. D MEADOR, ordinary.
STOCK FOR SALE.
1 to 8 shares of Covington and Ox¬
ford Street Railway stock. See
1). A. THOMPSON.
WANTED lo Trade or Sell
six miles of good town, 2 miles of railroad, 1 mile of church, school,
235 acre farm in East Texas, within day and half ride of Atlanta,
etc., uogressive neighborhood. .75 acres cleared and in cultivation, rich
soil, suitable for corn, cotton, oats or for vegetables. Land easily
makes bale of cotton or 10 to 75 bushels of oats to acre IVlTHOlT
FERTILIZER. .Most of the rest fenced affording finest pasture, b<“r
nii^a nad other grasses ami cane brake for winter pasture. Much tine
timber, about half in the famous Agelina River bottom. 1* acres in
pecans, 10 and 15 years old. H ..sc and other farm buildings on the
place. One wishing a farm that requires no fertilizers, or line s(ock
farm will do well to look into this proposition. Reason 1 wish to get
a farm or other property near my work, so that I can look after it. I
will trade for property of equal value or part value ami balance on easj
terms. . For further particulars, see or write—
W. B. OWEN, Jr.
Covington, Georgia.
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