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VOL. VIII NO. 6.
RETIRING MAYOR JAS
li SPLENDID ADDRESS
HON. R. E. EVERETT GAVE EX¬
CELLENT ACCOUNT OF HIS
STEWARDSHIP AT THE
FIREMAN'S BANQUET.
We give herewith the excellent and
able address of the retiring mayor, the
Bon. R. E. Everett, delivered at the
Fireman’s banquet at the Hotel De
laney Tuesday eveuiug of last week:
Gentlemen of the Council:
After two years of service as mayor
of the City of Covington, it now In*
comes my duty to sever this connection,
and to place the future development
of our beloved little city in the hand,
of our newly elected mayor and conn
cil.
it is my earnest desire that the now
administration may achieve greatoi
success in making, and keeping Cov
Ingtou in the forefront as a prog res
sive little city, than we have been abb
to accomplish.
» In every idustry, indeed, one mu;
say in all conditions of life, there art
always plenty of people who will tel
you that the old days are better than
the present ones, that conditions it
times past were better than these tha.
exist to-day.
In most cases this simply means that
there are always, and I presume there
always will he, a number of people wh
cannot accomodate themselves to a ne>
order of things. Such are called non
progressives. The retiring mayor am
council have worked on the idea, that
to stand still meant decay, progres -
has been our watch word—and we fee
that In a measure we have accomplish
ed purpose. Some of our wor 1
our
we review with pardonable pride, feel¬
ing assurre It will prove helpful t<
our people for many years hence. An
Item of special Importance is our pave*
sidewalks. Some six thousand dollar,
have been spent for paving. This with
the previous paving gives Covington
more paved sidewalks than any city
its size in Georgia.
About two thousand dollars Iihs beet
spent on the water works plant, in ad
ditional buildings and equipments
This investment has thribled the ca
pacity of the plant and enables us t<
supple some large consumers with at
abundance of water. The electrfi
.
. light and water plant are now a sourer
l of big revenue to the city.
$333.00 spent for land enlarging ouj
cemetery. $12.00 spent in doubling thr
size of Calaboose and installing heat
water and sewerage. Our street de¬
partment has been more than doubled
We now have four fine mules, two
wagons, harness, scrapes and all nee
easary implements of efficient street
work.
A police call been has been installer'
at a small expense. All streets are
named, and all houses have been num
h&red at smal expense. And we are
new promised by the government free
mail delivery for the asking.
Considerable improvements have
been made in street lighting, anti we
have now in process of const ruction a
white way which will add materially
to the beauty of all our business see
tion.
\ We have berm vigilant in looking
after sanitary conditions and the re¬
sults have been pleasing both in
pearance and with an enviable health
record of our citizens. More money
has been expended on our streets and
bridges than in any other department,
while all streets have been given some
attention, special notice is called to the
completion of the under pass on Geor¬
gia Railroad on Pace street. Monti
cello street has been widened, sewers
laid, sidewalks built and concrete
bridge over branch. Herring street
widened and graded; Stone Mountain
street widened, graded and a splendid
steel bridge erected; Washington street
i ha9 new concrete and steel bridge over
creek and a contract made with Com
mlssioner Meadors for grading an
making fills without cost to city. Em
ory street has been graded, walks pav¬
ed on both sides almost entire length
of street and a $12,000 concrete bridge
placed over the creek.
School buildings have received their
share of expenditures. Colored schoo
building has a new cover. White schor
heating equipment has been put In
good condition, at a several hundred
dollar cost. ladles’ rest room has been
maintained since September at a smal
cost. Ouv bended debt has been re
d uoed $6,000.
I find after 1013 taxes and street
paving accounts have been collected,
the city will owe $7,366.82 and as
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FIREMAN’S BANQUET
A JOYOUS OCCASION
MAYOR FOWLER SUCCEEDS MAY¬
OR EVERITT—MESSERS LES
TER, STEPHENSON, AND TAY ¬
LOR NEW COUNCILMEN.
The banquet given by the City Coun¬
cil to tin- city officials and the fire¬
men of rhe city on Tuesday evening
of last week at the Hotel Delaney was
one of the splendid events of the
Christmas hoihlstys.
Forty--Hvo plates were laid and wit
.ii.ii wisdom from the lips of the guests
made a delicious sauce for a most ele¬
gant repast.
The retiring mayor, the Hon. It. E.
Everitt, made his reitort in a mag¬
nificent showing of Covington’s prog¬
ress, which is published in full else¬
where in this issue.
F i'.lo» ! ng this report, the new ma¬
yor. the Hon. E. W. Fowler, and the
new counollmen, .Messrs It. P. Lester,
I. L. Stephenson, and John Taylor,
were installed in their offices. The lat
ter succeed Dr. Luke Robinson, Dr. A
C. nopkins. and Mr. Ed Stephenson.
Enjoyable speeches were made by
Mayor Fowler and many others, and
ill enjoyed the congenial gathering and
celebration of Covington’s splendid
year of growth and improvement.
T. C. SWANN COMPANY
QUITS AFTER 37 YEARS
Our numerous readers, in town and
•ountry, will note from the large
double page ad in this issue of our
ivaper, that T. C. Swann Co., for thirty
seven years one of the great and
prominent concerns in Covington and
North Georgia, have finally and i*>s
itiveiy decided to sell out their entire
stock of merchandise, store fixtures,
farm supplies, Mules, wagons, gear,
farming implements, etc., and retire
■'rum business.
This will bring sadness to many life¬
long friends and customers of this old
reliable firm who have for so man>
vears made the "Old Swann Corner
Store,” their trading place.
Their big sale begins Tuesday, Jan
nary 11th, and continues daily till all
merchandise and other property is
sold.
POLITICIANS SPECULATING
AS TO PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
Atlanta. Jan. 3.-Will there or will
there not be a presidential primary in
Georgia this year, and if there is not
how will delegates to (he national dem¬
ocratic convention lie chosen? These
are questions which art- puzzling pol¬
iticians and which are being discussed
generally without any conclusion hav
'ng yet been reached.
The regular Georgia primaries are
not until August, while the national
convention meets in St. Louis in June,
and in order for Georgia to have rep¬
resentation some manner of choosing
a delegate from each congressional dis¬
trict and four from the state at large
mush be provided.
Judge F.. .1. Reagan, of McDonough,
•lvalrman of the state executive com¬
mittee, in whose hands the problem
will rest, believes that it will not be
necessary to hold a primary, as he does
not think there will be any democratic
opposition to Wilson in Georgia.
offset to this floating endebtedness
have added permanent improvements.
$2!.74S.77, v.nd this has been done
without increasing the tax rate over
previous years As eouncilmen and
city officials, we have all acted with
one accord. Harmony has prevail*-*
during the entire term.
I wish to thank each of you gen
tlemen for your splendid support. Ii
Mr. T. J. Shields, our clerk, we have
had a very capable official. Mr. Har¬
rison, our electrician, is a most val
viable man. Each of the policemen
have been faithful to their duties. 1
thank each and all of you.
It is not niv desire to dictate the
policy of the new- mayor and counci'
but I hope yon wll see your way clear
to improve the Fire Department. Some
hetter way should h», provided for rh*
boys to get to and from tires.
Hoping that 1916 may be successfr
in all things looking to the develop
merit of a better rity, I now turn nve
the affairs to you newly elected £>■•
tlemen.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA January 5, 1916.
COME AND HEAR THESE GENTLEMEN
REV. J. M. BASS. MR. EARL STAPLETON.
METHODIST CHURCH
HAYING SERVICES
MESSRS BASS AND STAPLETON
ARE ASSISTING THE PASTOR,
FIRST PREACHING AND THE
SECOND SINGING.
A sv-ries of revival services began at
live First Methodist church here Sun¬
day and will continue for some time.
The Rev. J. M. Bass, the famous
■vangeiist, and Mr. Earl Stapleton, the
noted singer, are assisting the pastor,
he ltev. T. li. Kendall, in the services.
Brother Bass is preaching splendid ser¬
mons every day and Mr. Stapleton on
forces me H »spei message with his owi
excellent singing and that of the fin*'
choir under his direction.
Brother Bass has held many most
successful meetings and is spoken of
in the highest terms by ministers and
laymen of Baptist. Methodist, ami
Presbyterian denominations alike.
Services are held every day at 10
o’clock in the morning and at 7:15
o'clock in the evening.
Our people are showing much deep
interest in the revival and all the peo¬
ple ofChrist are praying for a spiritual
awakening throughout our community
as a result of the meetings.
Special services have been announc¬
ed as follows:
Thursday, January the 6th. 7:15 p. m.
Subject—“The Home. “Train up a
child in the way it should go.” Go
that way yourself.
Friday, January the 7th, 3 p. nv.
Illustrated sermon. Children and
young people.
Tuesday, January the 11th, 3 p. m.
Subject—“The Modern Woman." For
ladies and girls only.
Wednesday, January the 12th, 10 a. ni.
Subject—"Mothers." Everybody re
quested to wear a white flower or Ivow.
in honor of Mothers.
ROLL OF HONOR FOR
PORTERDALE SCHOOL
The folowing pupils have won places
on the honor roll for the fall term:
First Grade.
Sara Evans. R. D. Fields. Calvin
George. Laurie Kirkland. Cynthia <*s
borne. Ilaroce Fields. Ernest Hol¬
comb. Sella Fields. Delphine Mask.
Second Gade.
Joe Broxton. J. T. Kirkland. Alice
C. Sowell. Pearlie Smallwood, Jim
Sanders. Virgil Norwood.
Third Grade.
Corrinne Martin. Grace I‘ii>er.
Fourth Grade.
Clio Luminus. Annie Nix. Arthur
Parrish. Xeernn Hinton.
Sixth Grade.
Pauline Cowan. Grace Lummns.
MR. LEWIS SULLIVAN
DIES CHRISTMAS DAY
Mr. Lewis Sullivan died on Christ¬
mas Day. after having been ill some
time.
Mr. Sullivan was about fifty years
of age and possessed many friends
who will miss him from among them.
The funeral and interment were at
the Covington cemetery Sunday after¬
noon. The Rev. T. R. Kendall con¬
ducted the services.
Mr. Sullivan is survived by several
sisters and one brother.
SUPERIOR COURT AD-_
JOURNEDTO MONDAY
JUDGE SMITH’S ILLNESS NECES¬
SITATED ADJOURNMENT TO
NEXT MONDAY—HIS ORDER
PUBLISHED BELOW.
STATE OF GEORGIA—
NEWTON COUNTY.
In the Superior Court of said County:
The Judge of the Superior Court of
the Stone Mountain Circuit being now
confined to his home h.v illness, and it
being impossible on account of said
illness, for him to hold the term of
the Superior Court of said Newton
county, fixed by law to begin on the
first Monday in January, lillfi. it is
therefore considered and ordered that
said term of said court he adjourned
from the first Monday in January,
lfflti. to the second Monday in Jan¬
uary. 1916. to-wit: To Monday. Jan¬
uary 10th, 1916.
The Clerk of said court is, then
fore, ordered and directed to adjourn
said Court at nine o'clock, a. in., on
the first Monday in January, 1916. un
til nine o’clock, a. m., on the seeon
Monday in January. 1010, as above pm
v filed.
It is ordered that a copy of this o
dei - of adjournment fie posted at the
court house door of said New ton conn
fy. and that a like copy of the same
fie published one time in a public ga
zette published in said county, as pro
videil by law.
This January 1st. 1916.
CHARLES W. SMITH.
Judge Superior Court. Stone Moun¬
tain Judicial Circuit
MR. WALTER S. COLEMAN
SECURES APPOINTMENT
Atlanta. Jan. 3. The newspajier fra¬
ternity throughout Georgia and adjoin¬
ing states will be interested to learn
that Walter S. Coleman, of Atlanta
ami Cedartown. has been named in¬
spector of Indian agencies at a salary
of $2,500 and expenses. Hon. William
J. Harris, a Georgian, naw a member
of the Federal Trade Commission, is
credited with having secured tlie a|»
pointment for Mr. Coleman, formerly
his business partner.
Mr. Coleman will visit the various
Indian agencies and investigate tin
work being done with tin* eleven mil¬
lion dollars the government spends an¬
nually for the red men. He will report
to Cato Sells, commissioner of Indian
affairs. Mr. Coleman was for fourteen
years president of the Georgia Press
Association and was formerly grand
master of the Odd Fellows of Georgia.
MISS BETTIE LEE
CHARMS ATLANTA PEOPLE
Atlanta. Jan. 3. Miss Betty Lee. the
Georgia girl who charmed New York’s
Four Hundred by her folk songs and
French ballads, helped entertain many
distinguished guests at the Druid Hills
Golf t ’1 nl during tlie holidays.
Not only were many prominent At¬
lantia ns present, but people prominent
socially from various parts of Geor¬
gia were among the guests.
This young lady sang .and danced in
such a way that she won round after
round of applause, and the Druid Hills
functions were voted the most suc¬
cessful of the holidays.
PRESBYTERIAN SCHOOL
ENJOYED CHRISTMAS
COL. AND MRS. R. W. MILNERS
HOME WAS OPEN TO
THEM FRIDAY
EVENING.
The Christmas entertainment for the
Presbyterian Sunday School was held
Friday evening at tlie home of Col.
ami Mrs. it. W. Milner.
it was a delightful occasion in which
<>ld and young alike vied with each
other to see who could get the mosi
pleasure out of the Yuletide season.
The spacious home was beautifully
and artistically decorated with holly,
mistletoe, Christmas bells, and re.
roses.
Various games were indulged in by
the children, while the older ones
played rook.
A pleasant feature of the evening
was a beautiful reading given by Mis
Nellie Milner, after which tempting
refreshments, consisting of all kinds oi
fruits, were served.
At a late hour tlie crowd disperseu
voting the occasion one of the happie
ever given by the Sunday School.
SEWING SCHOOL PARTY
WAS SPLENDID EVENT
The Portenlale Sewing School was
entertained last Wednesday afternoon
at a doll wedding.
All tlie fall term the girls from eight
to fourteen years of age have been
sewing on doll garments, each girl try¬
ing to complete a full set. The doll
wedding was the closing event of all
their efforts.
The rear sewing school room was
darkened, tables arranged to form a
ehureh and the many dolls seated it
kindergarten chairs.
While the dolls’ owners played merry
games in the assembly room, a fairy
placed the bride and groom under the
arch, lighted the candles and tapped
tin- hell as ,-t signal that the wedding
party was ready.
The bride doll was beautiful in a
gown of white satin with a veil of net
and ltouqiu-t of carnations. Her going
away coat was of white serge trim¬
med in bands of maribou.
The groom, dressed by Mr. Mark
Burnham, was a work of art.
After the ceremony the girls wen
invited into the domestic science bitch
en t<> the “wedding feast" of fruits
and candies.
At the close of the party, Mr. Lei
presented file prizes as follows:
To tiie six girls who finished the doll
dresses, a baby doll. These dolls wert
donated by Miss Florrie Harwell’s .Sun¬
day School class. The six girls were:
Mabel Rice. Mabel Adams. Matilda
Sowell. Allie Sowell. Annie Nix
Pear! Smallwood.
To the two girls completing the full
set of doll clothes, rhe bride and groom.
Myrtle Bailey winning the groom and
nancy Bowden winning the bride. Both
of these girls being members of Miss
Ethel Worsham's sewing class.
PARALLELING EFFORTS
STIR ATTORNEY GENERAL
Atlanta. Jan. 3. If the L. & N. Rail¬
road is determined t<> play the part of
the dragon breathing fire and defiance i
against Fair Georgia, it looks as if
Attorney General Clifford Walker is
going to enact the role of Saint George
by- twisting the monster’s tail and sav¬
ing the lovely lady.
Aided by able assistants, especially
appointed for the work, the attorney
general lias already enjoined the rail¬
road from publishing notices of the
contemplated changes in its charter
and every step of the road to gain the
right to parallel the Western & At¬
lantic. will be blocked by legal means,
according to the confident expression
from the attorney general’s office.
DEPUTY SHERIFF MADDOX
RETURNS WITH PRISONER
Deputy Sheriff Maddox lias returned
from Montgomery, Ala., where he went
for George Cash, who killed Jesse
Robertson on January the 20th, 1914,
near Dixie.
Cash will he tried at the January
term of Newton Superior Court.
COMMERCIAL AND
JOB PRINTING
A SPECIALTY.
$1 A Year In Advance
AUTOMOBILE CLUB
£HAS BEEN EXTENDED
ONLY A FEW MORE DAYS AND
SOMEONE WILL OWN A NEW
FORD CAR—YOU CAN BE
THE ONE.
Only a fen more days and someone
will be the owner of a new Ford
You be car.
can that someone if you will
but make the last week count for
■Special prize you.
winners announced in
I his issue.
The majority of candidates who
are
working in the News’ Automobile Club
Contest have requested the campaign
manager to extend the campaign for
■ me more week, and we have decided
t*. make the campaign last for
on*
more week, and it will positively close
<>n January 15th.
Mr. s. N. Hill, Covingtotf. won th*
first special prize by a small margin.
Miss Doris Wilson. Covington, Route 5,
wou second special prize. Mr. A. C.
Heard won the third special prize*
These prizes were given to those se¬
curing the largest utunlier of new sub¬
scriptions between December 22, and
January 3rd. First prize, $5.00 in
gold and 200,000 free votes; second
prize $2.or in gold and 175,000 free
votes: third prize $2.30 in gold and
175.000 free votes.
l'he two final special vote offers are
now in force and every candidate can
realize just what 'hey have to do to
be one of the winners. There will be
a ten per eeut decrease in rive year
subscription votes on January 10th.
and all the five year subscriptions that
you turn in on or before Monday, Jan¬
uary 10. you will receive ten tier cent
more in votes for them.
Now is the time to do the work or
else fio ie.netting later on as you have
an exceptional oppo tunity to make
goo I iu (lie Automobile Club, if you
"ill !m! follow die advice that we are
giving Icon.
Tnc five year subscriptions are the
ones to work for and we know that
you a'e r.ot going to let a matter of a
dozen or so five year subscriptions
stand in vour way of winning one of
the Automobiles, get BUSY RIGHT
NOW and line up a half dozen or more
live year subscriptions, if you think
that you can’t get a few five year sub¬
scriptions you had best drop out of
the campaign right now as that is
what it is going to take to lie a win¬
ner in this campaign.
Some people spend years of time in
saving enough money to buy an Auto¬
mobile, and here is the BIGGEST and
GREATEST opportunity that will ever
!>e offered in-Newton county, and think
you are really only giving your spare
time for eight weeks to win one of the
cars.
Now are you going to win or are you
going to he one of the stragglers?
That’s all for you to decide, if you will
nuke up your mind to accomplish the
feat that you were determined upon
at tin- time that you entered the cam¬
paign you can accomplish it. But you
must work—and work harder than
over before if you wish to get one of
the cars, this a little “tip” from one
who knows and you may take the "tip”
or leave it, just as you like. Remem¬
ber that you have been given fair
valuing and that if you lose one of
the prizes, which you thought you
should have, don’t blame anyone but
yourself, it will be all your fault not
any one else's. Now are you going to
WIN or are you going to lie one who
can sav. "Yes. 1 run" in The News'
Auto Club. You can lie one of the win
iicrs or you can be one of the'Mias runs'"
which will you he? Decide now and
work with the determination to either
come out a winner, or drop out of the
race. Read the two special vote of¬
fers on another page in this paper and
then get out and get every friend who
has promised to help you.
ACT NOW—to-day.
HINTON— ADAIR.
Miss Maggie Hinton, of Covington,
and Mr. J. B. Adair, of Rutledge, were
married at her home in Covington Sun¬
day afternoon at 3 o’clock.
Mrs. Adair has been the long dis¬
tance operator at the Covington ex¬
change for the past two years and
her charm and person have won toy
her many friends whose best wishes
are hers on this happy occasion.
Mr. Adair is a prosperous and prom¬
inent farmer of Rutledge.
Immediately after the ceremony, Mr.
and Mrs. Adair left in an automobil*
for their home in Rutledge.
