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THE ATLANTIC ICE AND COAL
COMPANY WILL BEGIN OPERA¬
TION OF NEW ICE PLANT
SOMETIME NEXT MONTH.
We will be ready for hot weather.
Down near the .Central depot the At¬
lantic lee and Coal Company are
just completing their new ice factory
and will begin to operate it next
month. This plant is one of the lar¬
gest in tis section, it will have a ca¬
pacity of 100 tons per day, and the
company intends to supply not only
the local demands but also to ship
their ice to all of the nearbby towns.
We heartily welcome tis new en¬
terprise for Covington and bespeak
fur the company the hearty support
of our people.
MASONS HAVE INTEREST¬
ING MEETING—PROMINENT
VISITORS PRESENT
A large crowd was present at the
regular communication of Golden
Fleece lodge last Friday evening. The
[entered apprentice degree was confer¬
red in a very impressive manner by
[Past Master A. S. Hopkins.
lion. It. Fitzpatrick of Warren ton
|was present and very able assisted
Dr. Hopkins in the work. His lec¬
ture to the candidate was one of the
Lest ever delivered in this lodge and
Ivas very much enjoyed by all pre¬
lent The lodge appreciates Mr. Fitz¬
patrick’s visit and extend to him a
ordial invitation to come again.
All 'members and visiting brothers
lire Meeting requested to be present at a call
of the lodge on next Friday
(veiling, Feb. 26th. The entered ap
rentiee degree will he conferred.
|K. JOE PERRY ILL
WITH PNEUMONIA
|The friends of Air. .Toe Perry are
jrry to know that he has been
|ite sick with pneumonia. We hoi>e
will not be very serious and that
will soon be out again.
IE LYRIC THEATRE
HAS CHANGED TIME
Jhe Lyric Theatre has changed the
|e for matinees from 8:00 o’clock to
jd in the afternoon, and on Satur
the matinee will start at two
pck instead of one. This change
been made because tlie days are
|ing longer and no doubt it will
the people better.
COVINGTON, GA.
^pital & Surplus $60,000.00
esiden N. Z, Anderson
Pres., E. W. Fowler, W. B.
R. Pennington,
shier P. J. Rogers
cent. Interest on Time
Deposits.
f-'Z? DOLLARS COME
SO HARD—SO SLOW
Sv Yet With Such Speed
THEY ALWAYS GO
[thus ibank That ’Twould Seem You’d
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ar ® Steadily Growing-Come and Grow Witn Us.
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FROM WASHINGTON
TO SAN FRANCISGO
MR. E. S. PIKE IS ON A “HIKE” TO
OBSERVE TURNPIKES AND R. R.
SPIKES FROM WASHINGTON, D.
C. TO SANFR AN CISCO, CAL
Mr. E. S. Pike, the man who is tak¬
ing a short hike from Washington to
San Francisco, passed through Cov¬
ington Friday afternoon. Pike left
Washington at noon January 8th. and
expects to reach San Francisco about
the first of August. There were two
men started out the same time from
Washington, one taking the nort.herlv
and one the southerly route.
If Pike reaches San Francisco hv
September 15th, he is to receive the
sum of $2,000.00; he is making the
trip all the way on foot, a distance of
4-500 miles and is not permitted to
ask for anything but a drink of water.
He has cards on which is printed both
his and his wife’s picture and he is al
lowed to sell these cards for whatevei
one will give for them.
Pike and his wife walked from At
hmta to Washington last fall in the
interest of the cotton goods move
ment. His wife is with him on this
trip, but she was taken sick in
North Carolina and uill join him
again in Atlanta.
As wo go to press we have not
learned whether Mr. Raymond Rob¬
ots is going to take this trip or not.
J. A. SHADDOX, OLD CITIZEN
OF COVINGTON, DIES
Mr. •>. A. Shaddox. one of the old¬
est residents of Covington, died at his
home near the Georgia depot Sunday
night. Air. Shaddox was 7<> year old
and lias been a resident of Covington
and Newton county all of liis life.
lie is survived by two sons, Messrs
Forrest and Henry Shaddox, and one
daughter, Miss Georgia Shaddox, all
of this city. The Funeral took place
at Starrsville Tuesday morning.
MADISON DEFEATS COVINGTON
The Madison and Covington High
School Basket Ball teams celebrated
Washington’s birthday l>,\ a game of
basket ball on the local grounds Tues¬
day afternoon. It was an ideal dav
for the game and both teams put up a
good game with a little advantage in
both defensive and offensive in favor
of the visitors. The final score was
10 to 12 in favor of Madison. Lane of
Emory acte<| as referee.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA Feb. 24,
INTERESTING CARO
FROM W. B. FINCHER
SAYS THE FARMERS SHOULD
BUY AT WHOLESALE PRICES—
PLANT MORE FEED STUFF AND
LESS COTTON.
To the Covington News and to the
Farmers:
Now is the time to look before you
jump. The speculators think the F.
E. and C. U. of A. is dead, but just
think how high corn and Hour is, and
meat isn’t as cheap as 1 have have
known it to Ik*.
The farmers in the grain country
are organized just like we were here
about 5 years ago. The merchants
thought it was to put them out of
business, but it was to try to get.
the farmers to raise waht they eat.
But most of them have tried to live
on cotton and it is so cheap that
they will have to try some other
plan. Now.' it. is rai^e meat end
bread or go hungry or get so deep
in debt that they can never get out.
Farmers can’t buy as many clothes
as they ought to have, so the specu¬
lator will make them pay as much
for what they have to eat as it
would cost clothes thrown in. Now
just think how easy it would be to
get together and buy what little
they have to buy. But some Si>eeu
lator will say to him that he does
not know what lie is doing, and will
take all confidence away from him.
then he will go off and laugh until
his side hurts. Now I have bought
a great deal and I have learned a
lesson and will never forget what
there is made on a lot of things.
Now is the time to get together and
buy at wholesale, and don’t let the
speculator rob us any longer. I
don’t blame any man for wanting to
make money if he will tell the truth.
T know some men who have stock
in a stock company, and let some
uber man bluff him out of patro"
izing his own personal interest. It
seems to me that such a man ought
to have a guardian appointed to see
is wife and children’s welfare.
Old farmers, look out for yourself
and you need not wait for the other
W. B. FINCHER
AND TRAVERSE
JURORS SDPERIOR COURT
County :
'i’lie following I**rsons were duly
as provided by law to serve as
Jurors at the March Term,
1915, Newton Superior Court, To
wit:
C. D. Gibson. W. A. Hearl.
John Lazumby. P. M. McCullers.
W. It. Roberts. L. A. Patrick.
I). W. Cook. W. P. Hardman.
W. C. Benton. E. IT. Wright.
J. H. Camp. W. A. Gardner.
J. W. Peck. W. M. I’ojie.
W. Cohen, J. O. Stanten.
H. G. Edwards. It. T. Hull.
It. EL Lee. M. II. Pennington.
W. E. Hawrell. Pearl Loyd.
\V. B. Smith. It. E. Stephenson.
H. E. Wright. I. I). Brismdin.
N. S. Avery. C. H. Hunt.
W. T. Milner. W. N. Blake.
L. Carl Harwell .T. W. McDaniel.
< Jeorgia—Newton County:
The following named persons were
duly drawn as prescribed by law, to
serve as Grand Jurors at the March
Term, 1915, Newton Superior Court.
.T. E. Cowan. R. L. Middlebrooks.
J. B. Downs. W. E. Gay.
F. It. Parter. W. E. Gains.
.T. C. Stewart. Ed Heard.
C. A. Soekwell. J. .7. Owens.
.T. T. Speer. C. I. Cast.
.las. T. Cook. L. W. Jarman.
E. B. Nelson. J. T. Smith.
Win. Byrd. Harvey E. Hays.
J. /. Johnson. J. W. King.
C. C. Epps. E. G. Martin.
A. S. McGarity. J. E. Phillips.
R. I. Weaver. B. J. Anderson.
H. J. Boegus. J. W. Black.
If. G. Smith. W. B. Hurst.
EYE NOTICE
The Atlanta Eye Specialist, Ken
non Mott, will be in Covington at The
Flowers Hotel and give free examina¬
tion. Saturday, February 27th. Eye
sufferers should see him.
Mrs. N. C. Carr III at Her Home
We learn with much regret that
Mrs. N. C. Carr has l>een ill for
several days. Her ftiends wish for
her a speedy recovery.
MRS. ARMOR SPEAKS
TO LARGE AUDIENCE
MRS. MARY HARRIS ARMOUR AD¬
DRESSED A GREAT AND EN¬
THUSIASTIC CROWD AT COURT
HOUSE TUESDAY NIGHT
If you never thought that the W. C.
T. U. amounted to anything; If you
din’t think that they were desperately
In earnest; If you don’t think a woman
can speak in public, then you ought
by all means to have attended the
Armour meeting held under the aus
pecies of the local W. C. T. U. at the
court house last Tuesday evening.
The court house was literally pack¬
ed with i»eople, who came to hear Mrs.
Armour. Te ladies of the W C. T.
U. turned out in full force and so did
everybody else Admission was free,
but the collection taken up to prose¬
cute tlie work showed that Covington
Itenple are with the Indies of the
union heart and poeketbook.
Mrs. Armour fade a speech that was
simply grand, a speech that was
crowded with information in regard to
the temjierance work everywhere; a
speech that opened the eyes of our
temperance people to the dangers that
are confronting the temperance causes
even in dry Georgia. How she did
score the “clubs” was a caution It. is
a shame that we have a State law
against the sale of liquor in Georgia,
and yet Georgia has to submit to
these subterfuges to which our cities
have resorted, called “Clubs” or
“Lockers” and still continue the un¬
lawful sale of liquor. But the W. C.
T. U. of Georgia has taken up the fight
against these liquor clubs and are
going to carry it to the Legislature—
they have said there shall not be any
“Clubs” nor near-beer saloons in
Georgia and if you don’t think they
mean it, then you never heard Mrs.
Armour.
CARD OF THANKS.
The ladies of the W. C. T. IT. wish to
the following parties for courte
shown them in helping to have
Mary Harris Armor with ns: The
News, Lyric Theatre, Coun¬
Commissioner, T. .T. Harwell Fur¬
Co., and Covington Street Car
k. L. LOYO
LECTURES AT EMORY
Iir. E. H. Johnson invited Hon. A.
Loyd over to Emory College last
to deliver a lecture to the
in Civil Government on Legis¬
procedure.
Abe went and from all reports
quite a hit with the class, in
acquitted himself that The News
of it, tho A lit; did his very best
keep it quiet. Abe is nothing if
modest, and herein lies his strong
During bis two years service
the Legislature Abe sat by and took ‘
notice, and there are few inen in
life to-day better posted on
procedure.
I>r. Johnson is perhaps the strongest
member of Emory’s faculty, devoting
his brilliant talents as well as his
means to Emory’s welfare. He is
to recognize worth and his in¬
vitation to Col. Loyd to lecture was a
distinctive compliment.
The subject of Abe’s next lecture is
not “How to Legislate”, but “How to
Court”
Much of the material for this admir¬
able lecture Mr. Loyd has gatered
from close association with a member
of newly-weds. We commend this lec¬
ture to Prof. Johnson for the future
benefit of his classes, and seriously
advise all of our old batehelors to at¬
tend.
I* A RENTS-TEACHERS MEETING
NEXT FRIDAY AT 2:30 P M.
“The Parent Teachers” meeting will
be at the College Auditorium next
Friday at 2:30 p. in.
Subject fo r discussion will be “Dis¬
cipline at Home and in School,” which
will be led by Mr. Gordon. Prof.
Huie, Mrs. It. W. Milner and Mrs.
Gairy will also give talks on the sub¬
ject, as well as others who may wish
to participate.
Bring me your sewing of all kinds.
Work delivered promptly and satisfac¬
tion guaranteed—Mrs. Mamie H.
Ridgeway, Covington, Ga.
PATRONIZE OCR
ADVERTISERS—
MENTION THE NEWS. |
WHAT’S THE MATTER
DOWN AT ALCOVY?
CITIZEN ADVISES THE NEWS
THAT A GREAT AMOUNT OF
LYWLESNESS IS GOING ON IN
HIS SECTION.
One of Newton's best citizens came
to the News otllce a few days since
and told a startling story of lawless¬
ness which he says is about to over¬
run a certain section of our county.
He told us that every Sunday gam¬
blers and liquor sellers gather down
near Alcovy and gamble and sell and
drink liquor to their hearts con¬
tent.
Strange to say lie mentioned names,
cal in g over a man who has several
times been in court for gambling—
a man of family, and then lie named
several men who belong to the mason¬
ic order and others who are in the em¬
ploy of the county. If what lie told
The News Is true, it is high time
that Sam Huy and his splendid force
were getttn busy thnt these offenders
may be hailed before the court In
March where Judge Reid may say
grace over them. We can use quite
a number more men to advantage up¬
on the chain gang on the public roads
when it quits ni'lnlng. Please Mr.
Huy, go bring them In.
A. I>. OLIVER ASSASSINATED
LAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT
A. I). Oliver, the notorious South
Georgia financier, was assassinated
last Wednesday night as ho came out
of Ids bank at Leesburgh, Ga. Thus
a spectacular career. Ho had not
long been out of the county chain gang
he served a term for bigamy.
his past in the num¬
fradulent financial enterprises
throughout South Georgia, by which
numbers of citizens lost large
sums of money, Oliver was able again
to induce enough of the unsuspecting
to Invest their hard’earned dollars in
bank and make him president—
fools we mortals he,” anyway.
R is believed that some of Oliver’s
victims killed him. A poor
hut a sure one, to get revenge.
GIRLS IN
CITY FOR THE WEEK
The Sun-Flower Girls will be In
city all Hie w<*ek at the Opera
over Dr. Wright’s Drug Store.
This company consists of twelve or
characters and are giving the
of our city a good entertain¬
for the price of admission.
THyUESnON
IF YOU wish to know EX¬
ACTLY the amount of the in¬
crease in cost of living—and
also just where the increases
are—open a
CHECKING
ACCOUNT
and pay ALL bills by check.
The checking account will
enable YOU to reduce some ex¬
penses—to obtain more for
your money—and to save many
worries and much inconven¬
iences.
BANK OF COVINGTON
CAPITAL'100.000. PROFITSU5.DOO
$J A Year In Advance.
COVINGTON TO HAVE
NEW HOTEL SOON
MR. W. H. PICKETT IS HAVING
THE FINISHING TOUCHES PUT
ON HIS HANDSOME HOTEL
BUILDING.
Mr. W. H. Pickett, who heads the
new hotel company is putting the fin¬
ishing touches upon the building, is
furnishing It throughout with the best
and most attractive furnisings and has
closed a lease for its management.
The opening date has not fully been
decided upon but It will soon be an¬
nounced. Covington has long wanted
an up-to-date hotel building, one com¬
modious enough to accomodate the
travel and attractive enough to bring
custom. Wo are going to have it
now-.
We congratulate Mr. Pickett and hla
associates upon the success of their
undertaking and bespeak for them
abundant patronage
KEY. JOHN II. GORDON GOES
TO DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FLA.
The congregation at the Presbyter¬
ian ehruoh last Sunday morning were
shocked nt the announcement by the
pastor, Rev. John B Gordon, to the
effect that he had received a call to
become the pastor of tho Presbyter¬
ian church nt DeFunlnk Springs, Fla.,
and upon tho urgent solicitation of
that church ho would go to Florida
next Sunday to preach for that church
and take under consideration the call.
Mr. Gordon does not know as yet what
his answer to the call may be. Ho has
served the Covington church for near¬
ly ton years, during which time the
church has enjoyed a steady growth.
No man in Covington Is more univer¬
sally beloved by all classes, and it is
everybody’s wish that Mr. Gordon re¬
main here. On several occasions with¬
in the last few years Mr. Gordon has
received calls to other churches and
sometimes at a largely increased sal¬
ary, but he has declined them all
because he loved Covington and felt
that his field of usefulness here was
greater than It would have been In
the churches to which he was called.
The officers of his church have cal¬
led a congregational mass meetln to
he held next Sunday morning to con¬
sider the outlook, and everybody in
whether members of the
Presbyterian church or not, who are
In retaining Mr. Gordon, is
to attend. Money matters will
lie discussed, salary Is not in it,
religious welfare of the church
city only will be considered.
