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NEW POSTOFFIGE IS
A CREDIT TO CITY
¥ 'POSTMASTER CALLAWAY MOVED
INTO NEW QUARTERS FRIDAY
AND EVERYBODY IS PLEAS¬
ED-BUSINESS GROWS.
Covington is now enjoying receiving
its mail at our new postoffice. Ami it
is splendid in every respect. Mr. R.
R. Fowler owns the property and con¬
structed it especially for this business,
with arrangements approved by Post¬
master Callaway and the postal au¬
thorities.
The building is splendidly lighted
and ventilated. Both patrons and em¬
ployees have ample room and light.
All the fixtures are entirely new, and
learning numbers was the game of our
whole city Friday and Saturday, for
every owner of a box had to learn his
combination. Then of course daughter
had to learn the combination, for the
letters which come just for her she
alone must get or half of the charm
of receiving them would be lost. And
sonny comes along and he, too, has to
know it, for his former school fellow
in crime, who has moved away some
times writes to him of his new pranks
in his new home and he can’t wait for
father to bring such a letter.
But all the family and the cook, etc.,
have learned the numbers by now and
everything flows along smoothly and
everybody is delighted.
And the postoflice is open all the time
now, day and night, for those who
have boxes.
* V Postmaster John Callaway is always
.hlnking out and putting into practice
features which will make the service
of this office more convenient to the
public and so he makes it a pleasure
for the people to deal with him and his
office.
And his assistants are equally pleas¬
ing and accomodating in their efforts
always to render the very best service
anywhere. Mrs. Lillian Weaver and
Mr. Bernie Chapman are always busy
in their purpose and pride to have the
best postoflice that the city can have
and they are ever ready to make any
,
N effort to please the people.
And the fact that Covington is grow
ing is shown by the growth in the
postofflces’s business. Its year, ending
March 31, 1916, was a better year than
the preceding year by the sum oi
$334.69. The buisness for the year
ending March 31, 1915, was $7,023.78;
for the year ending March 31, 1916 it
was $7,358.47.
If this office can increase its year’s
business to $8,000.00, it will be ad¬
vanced to the grade of second class post
office. That means an increase of
$50.00 per month. Last year’s growth
was about $30.00 per month.
Let us make this year such a ont
of growth for the whole city that such
an increase will be an easy matter.
MANSFIELD BALL TEAM
SEEKS CHALLENGES
Their Team Made Splendid Record
Last Year and is Beginning This
Year With Promise.
The Mansfield team made a high
record last year, and have already
started again this season. Out of
the thirteen games they played last
year, they only lost two.
Last week their pitcher, John Ad¬
ams, pitched a very good game, giving
I' p only two hits and three runs to
tae A. and M. boys at Monroe; the
score being 19 to 3. Charles Adams
batted his regular home run.
They are to play again at Mansfield
Saturday afternoon, with Adams in the
box and Howard Gibson behind the
bat. Mr. Gibson was one of Coving¬
ton’s favorites last year.
The bo^s are in good condition and
would like to play many games this
season with different teams.
All the boys are home talent.
MRS. ARMOR WILL NOT
SPEAK AT OXFORD
Because of her illness, Mrs. Mary
Harris Armor will not siteak at Ox¬
ford this evening, as was announced
last week.
No date has yet been fixed when
will speak at Oxford.
Wfiimwflmfl
TABULATED RETURNS OF NEWTON’S PRIMARY
!
W. ABE A. J. FITZHUGH OTIS GEO. E. W. JOE S. P. R. W. W. HENRY J. J. O. WM. E. I. HOWARD E. G.
B. D. H. P. T. M. J. L. S. BRICE F. C. M. E. W. M. C.
s BECKWITH......... LOYD.............. MEADOR........... CARROLL......... LEE......... NIXON............ SMITH........... T. HAMMOND......... PATRICK, SR...... . ... .. WRIGHT........ W. HAY............... ROGERS............. LOYD............. RAMSEY.......... THOMPSON... HORTON...... I. LUNSFORD........ MORGAN.......... NEELY............ BOYD............ LUNSFORD........ MEADOR........... MIDDLEBROOK SMITH....... ADAMS.........
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Covington....... 12 168| 2081 87 5| 162| 134) 771 75 235 272! 112| 86| 272| 19| 178| 2081 901 2951 541 361 2131 221 521
Covington Mill .. 4 191 861 53 121 331 Hi 731 12 22 851 231 131 931 2| 221 871 4| 1041 9| 2| Hi 731 10|
Oxford... ... .. 0 15 491 41 4 9[ 151 131 4 51 601 9| 121 551 H 221 461 261 41 1 161 2| 121 o| 341 60
Gum Creek ... . 9 6 601 36 o 141 271 231 21 35 611 18| 35 441 o| 48| j 311 Hi 681 201 121 301 3| 181
Wyatt........* 8 5| 221 17 0 H 171 2| 9 23 321 3| 14 H| 16| 20 15| 2| 331 6| 6| 8| o| 16|
Brick Store... . 1 9 4 49 18 0 151 291 1 60] 0 55 j 7| 5' 551 H 171 461 241 39 1 5| 301 261 o| o|
Newborn ....... 1 37 36 1 29 4 io| 321 o| 66 9 631 12| 6 651 o| 1(0 1 651 19| 56 1 H 5| 641 0| H 74
Mansfield...... 94 191 35 1 34 1 G| 1071 221 64 62 29 j 118| 1K| 125| 6! 44! 103| 601 88( 3| 80| 53 1 2| 01 138
Hayston...... ■ 14 1(81 361 43 0 4| 101 231 23 31 441 131 8| 40 1 8| 16| 421 321 331 o| 41| 3| 2| 9|
Starrsville..... 1(2 7 301 23 o 5| 21 1 3! 24 22 281 211 10 321 7| 201 291 271 221 o| 261 191 H 3|
Gaithers...... 0 7 16 1 7| 0 3| 13| H 5 17 131 io| 10 io| 3| 181 5| 16| 7| H 10| 3| H 8| 23
Brewers....... 3 8| 691 j 9 0 1(31 58 1 2| 5 72 47 1 311 50 j 201 8| 661 141 17 1 631 12| io| 39 1 H 181 78
Leguin........ 1 15| 59 51 2' 8| 141 38! 6 32 491 261 32 1 26! 16| 611 15) 171 59 1 19 1 21 38 1 5| iol 64
Rocky Plains... 25 13 35 15 2 52 41 18 5 49 37 1 361 2| 2| 691 631 io| 5| 681 5| 18| 271 2| 211
Snapping Shoals 0 4 21i| 9 o 121 4| 9| 2 14 18| 7| 11 8| 16| 161 9| 2| 231 7| 2| io| o| 6|
Downs......... 9 261 431 4 o 64 1 9| 171 5 58 28| 491 471 16| 12 1 611 16| H 771 191 9| 321 o| 231
Salem......... 131 12| 71 1 12! H 76| 5! 531 5| 35 74 1 221 251 64 1 H 54 1 421 H 951 651 4| 171 2| 7|
Oak Hill...... 0 21 37 1 8| Oi 22! 5| 7! 3| 20 26j 31 51 201 3| 9| 201' H 281 13| 2| 3| H 9| 32
Cedar Shoals.. . el 17 1 1(72 j 8 10| 170| 7| 811 8| 105! 85| 110| 34| 140| 15{ 1431 511 241 1711 621 151 481 8| 561 196
Alrnon........ 9| 18| 761 191 o| 70| 131 90 1 H 131 871 16| 191 74 1 9| 541 30 1 0| 103| 691 5| 18| 2| 9| 102
Total............| 2281 413|1207| 5231 4l| 747[ 5351 6361 345 1 903114931 6561 428[l0651 280 [ 9421 8841 370114741 3911 3171 6741 123 | 3001
The Newton county primary Wednesday resulted as follows:
For Ordinary, A. D. Meador re-elected, by a plurality of 794 over Abe Loyd. For Clerk of Superior Court, Otis Nixon, by a plurality of 212 over Geo. T.
Smith. For Coroner, Joe W. Wright re-elected by a plurality of 267 over E. P. Hammond. For Sheriff, S. M. Hay re-elected by a majority of 537 over P. J.
Rogers. For Tax Collector, W. S. Ramsey was re-elected by a plurality of 637 o ver R. L. Loyd. For Tax Receiver, Henry I. Horton was nominated by a ma¬
jority of 58 over ,T. F. Lunsford, the incumbent. For Treasurer, O. M. Neely w as nominated by a majority of 1104 over J. C. Morgan. For County Coinmis
sipner, I. W. Meador was re-elected by a plurality of 283 over Wm. Boyd. For County School Superintendent, G. C. Adams was re-elected without opposition.
The votes polled at Covington precinct were 388 and this vote decided t he results in the close races. The counting out at Covington was not completed
until nearly 11 o’clock Wednesday night. But The News catches the early m orning and R. F. D. mails Thursday morning with the tabulated results.
"SCOUT’S ADVENTURES”
WAS FINE PICTURE
THE LYRIC WAS CROWDED FRI¬
DAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT
MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE
ENJOYED IT.
The Adventures of Boy Scout was
he moving picture presented at The
Lyric Friday afternoon and evening.
A fine crowd saw the film for the
whole time it was being presented and
he house had an overflow crowd after
(upper.
Every part of the picture was tlior
mghly enjoyed by the splendid attend¬
ance which greeted its presentation.
And the picture itself accomplished
vhat is a difficult task, it did justice
o the Boy Scout Movement. So stu
lendous and magnificent is this move¬
ment and the limitless good which it
s ]x>ssible for it to accomplish, that
t is difficult properly to present all
if that at one time and in one picture,
hit this was accomplished most mag
liflcently.
It was made possible for this pic
ure to be presented in Covington by
he public spirited offer of Mr. E. A.
Irmistead, proprietor of The Lyric,
tie turned over the theatre to the offi
ials of the Scout movement here and
\fforded them every facility and con¬
venience for making a success of the
feature.
And the whole force at The Lyric
entered into the sipirt of the effort
o inform the our people about the
purposes of the movement. Mrs. Min¬
nie P. Wright added to the charm of
the picture with her playing of many
leout songs and 'other pleasing airs.
Mr. Charlie Clark, the genial operator,
‘xerted himself, both at the machine
md in the plans, to make the very
best possible impression with the pic¬
ture. Miss Annie Mae Biggers’ smil¬
ing countenance at the ticket window
also made it a pleasure for many to
'my a ticket.
Both the Boy Scouts and the i»eople
if Covington are indebted to all four
for affording them this opportunity.
And Mr. Wilbur Harwell also opened
his heart and freely allowed the use
if his bill boards for ]sisters advertis
ng the show. His generous offer aided
in bringing such a splendid crowd to
see the picture.
The proceeds realized from the pic¬
ture, above the excuses, go to the
four Scout troops at Covington, Cov¬
ington Mills, Oxford, and Porterdale.
All four troops did excellent work in
selling tickets.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, April 6, J916.
NEWTON COUNTY - COVINGTON
FIELD DAY WILL BE HELD
IN COVINGTON EARLY
IN MAY.
In the recent article setting forth
the features of the Newton County
Covington field day the game of dodge
ball was omitted. This game will be
one of the most exciting games offered
by the girls. The following rules have
been adopted for the games at (he com
ing field day to be held about the first
of May.
Each school in the county, or group
of schools, is entitled to one team of
eight girls in the grammar grades and
a team of the same number from the
high school.
Equipment—A basket ball or soccer
ball.
Grounds—The game shall be played
on smooth ground with a circle twenty
five feet in diameter well outlined.
Officials—Referee and timekeeper.
Rule 1. The committee in charge
shall group the teams in groups of
twos.
Rule II. One team of the group
playing shall take positions within the
circle and shall be known as “Ins.”
The other team remaining around the
circle on the outside shall be known
as “Outs.”
Rule III. The “outs” are given the
ball and at the signal from the referee
to play ball, shall endeavor to hit
the “ins.” When an “in” is hit she
must retire from the circle. This
must lie kept up until every member of
the “ins” is retired. The position
of the two teams is then reversed and
the other team is retired. The team
retiring their opponents in the shortest
time, according to the timekeeiier, is
declared the winner.
Rule IV. An “out” cannot throw at
an opponent when any portion of her
body or clothing is touching the ground
within the circle, if such a throw is
made and an opponent is hit she shall
not be retired. The referee shall de¬
termine this point.
Rule V. An “in,” dodging a throw
or running from the ball cannot leave
the circle, that is touch the ground
without the circle. Such a play shall
retire the player just as though she
had been hit.
BELOVED PALMER INSTITUTE
PRINCIPAL PASSED AWAY AT
OXFORD SUNDAY NIGHT
AFTER SHORT ILLNESS.
Miss Francina Singleton died at the
home of Miss Lynn Branham in Ox¬
ford Sunday night at 11:30 o’clock.
She had been ill but a few days and,
while her condition made her loved
ones and friends apprehensive, her
death was a great shock to all.
Miss Singleton was 46 years of age
and was a remarkable woman in many
ways.
She was a teacher for more than
twenty-five years, and for some time
before her death she was principal
of I’almer Institute at Oxford. Miss
Singleton was a woman of rare Chris¬
tian faith and experience and both
people and pupil felt the uplifting and
inspiring impress from coming within
the influence of her life.
In Christian character and capacity
of intellect she was among the fore¬
most women of her time. Thousands
who were taught by her always loved
her and carry in their lives the fruits
of her teaching and her example in
all the higher things.
The funeral services were held at
the Allen Memorial church at Oxford
Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock. In¬
terment followed at the Oxford cem¬
etery. The pastor, the Rev. M. S.
Williams, conducted the services. He
was assisted by the Rev. B. F. Fraser
and I)r .W. F. Melton.
Miss Singleton is survived by three
sisters: Mrs. Walter Branham, of Ox¬
ford ; Mrs. Ellison Cook, of Milledge
ville; and Miss Mamie Singleton, of
Bowling Green, Fla.: and three broth¬
ers; Major M. T. Singleton, of Rag
ling, Ala.; Captian J. J. Singleton, of
Bowling Green, Fla.; and Mr. J. W.
Singleton, of Columbus.
SCOUTS’ PLAY POSTPONED.
On page 5 of this issue is an an¬
nouncement that the Covington Boy
Scouts will present their play on Fri¬
day, the 14th instant.
This announcement was prepared lie
fore it was known that the services at
the Baptist church will be in progress
at that time.
The play has, therefore, been post¬
poned to a date to be fixed and an¬
nounced later.
MISS ANNIE DICKEY
WEDS REV.H.H.JONES
FORMER OXFORD GIRL AND POP¬
ULAR MINISTER OF ATLANTA
MARRIED AT OXFORD
LAST WEEK.
Miss Annie Dickey and the Rev.
Henry Hart Jones, both of Atlanta,
were married at the Allen Memorial
church at Oxford on Wednesday even¬
ing of lust week. Bishop W. A. Can¬
dler performed the ceremony.
The church was beautifully arranged
with southern smilax, palms and ferns
and eleven little girls, ardent admirers
of the bride, were the attendants. They
were little Misses Rachael Johnson,
r.elita Stipe, Marie Goodyear, Frances
and Lora Lee Turner, Frances and Nell
Johnson, Rebecca Weldon, Susanne
Stone, Mildred Burt and Claire Hanna.
These little girls wore fluffy white
dresses and pink sashes and the maid
of honor, Miss Jessie Dickey, wore
a beautiful gown of pink chiffon and
carried an arm bouquet of pink roses.
The bride was lovely in a gown of
white chiffon satin and her flowers
were roses and valley lilies.
Mr. Charles Jones, brother of the
groom, acted as best man, and Messrs
Rob Mizell, Haygood Evans, R. M.
Strickland, and Stewart Jones were
ushers.
The wedding was one of much inter¬
est throughout the state. Miss Dick¬
ey is the daughter of Dr. James E.
Dickey, pastor of the First Methodist
church, Atlanta. He was until recent¬
ly president of Emory College and the
bride had lived in Oxford practically
all her life.
Mr. Jones is a popular and prominent
young minister of the North Georgia
Conference.
An elaborate reception was given just
after the wedding at the home of the
bride's aunt, Mrs. Charles E. Dowman.
The house was beautifully decorated
and Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Dickey, Mrs.
C. E. Dowman, Dr. and Mrs. C. E.
Boyd, Mrs. Charles Dowman, Jr., of
Atlanta: Mr. and Mrs. ,T. S. Jones, of
Atlanta, received the guests. Miss
Katherine Magath had charge of the
bride’s book; Mrs. Julius Magath pre¬
sided at the bride’s cake, and Misses
Virginia Pood, Annie Sue Bonnell,
Emily Melton, and Mary Starr served
punch.
Among the out-of-town guests present
at the wedding were Dr. and Mrs.
James E. Dickey, Misses Jessie and
Claire Dickey and Edward Dickey, of
Atlanta; Mrs. Charles Dowman, Jr.,
of Atlanta; Mr. Bob Jones, Mr. and
Mrs. J. S. Jones, Messrs. Charles and
Stewart Jones, Mr. Robert M. Strick¬
land, Bishop and Mrs. Warren A.
Candler. Misses Emmalize, Laura and
Hazel Wood, all of Atlanta.
BAPTIST REVIVAL IS
IN PROGRESS HERE
Service Began Wednesday Evening, Dr.
Key Preaching—Dr. Taylor Preach¬
es AH Next Week.
A series of services at the Covington
Baptist church began last night. Dr.
D. W. Key, of Monroe, preached an
able and edifying sermon.
This evening the Rev. M. S. Wil¬
liams. pastor of tiie Oxford Methodist
church, will preach. To-morrow even¬
ing Dr. Elam F. Dempsey, of the fac¬
ulty of Emory University, will preach.
Saturday there will be no services.
Dr. J. J. Taylor, pastor of the First
Baptist church of Savannah, will
preach Sunday morning. And from
then on through the week he will
preach morning and evening.
There will be splendid special choir
services, with Miss Clara Belle Ad¬
ams as pianist.
Everybody is invited and the pray¬
ers as well as the presence of all Chris¬
tians are asked for the success of the
meetings to the end that Christ may
be magnified and sinners converted in
His way in this community.
DOES COVINGTON WANT
THE DIXIE HIGHWAY?
Just as we go to press we received
some information which makes us be¬
lieve that we can secure the Eastern
route of the 1 >ix : e Highway to run
through Covington. This Highway is
to run from Chicago and it is a great
thing for a community through which
it passes.
Do we want it? We shall have more
about it next week.
MR. J. W HENDERSON, ORGAN¬
IZER, URGES PEOPLE OF
NEWTON COUNTY TO JOIN
THE MOVEMENT.
Perhaps the public generally are not
aware of the fact that Newton county
has a singing convention. While the
county as a whole has never been or¬
ganized into this convention, neverthe¬
less there is a convention with its
corps of officers, a time and a place for
its annual meeting.
The last annual convention was held
at Newborn, Ga., two years ago and
was a success, although a small num¬
ber of churches were represented.
For some reason there was no iilace
arranged for its next meeting and it
never rallied until this year, when it
found a home with High Point on the
4th Sunday in August and the Satur
day before.
Mr. A. J. Johnson, of Mansfield, is
the president; I)r. J. T. Pitts, of New¬
born, is secretary; and J. W. Hender¬
son, of Mansfield, general organizer
and director. The officers of this con¬
vention are more than anxious to see
Newton county come to the front in
Singing, as they realize that a revival
in singing means a revival in the
churches and Sunday Schools generally.
.Tastier county is having a singing con
vention and it is proving a success.
In fact many other counties that I
could mention. Why not Newton?
In order to make our annual con¬
vention a success, the Sunday Schools
over the county should begin to have
Sunday afternoon singings, when J. W.
Henderson will be glad to meet with
them with the corps of singers pledged
hi this work and give you all the as¬
sistance they can. You should send in
your application for membership as
early as possible, and be prepared to
elect your delegates to the annual con¬
vention before the time.
The writer two weeks ago attended
a singing at Shilo, in Jasper county,
and last Sunday attended a singing
at New Rock Creek, in Jasper county,
and found that the people in that
county are awake to singing, and they
are going to have the greatest conven¬
tion this year they have ever had.
We are going to open our campaign
for Newton county next Sunday at the
Methodist church in Mansfield, at three
o’clock, April 9th, and all the singers
in the county and invited to attend.
Come and make the start with us. Who
will be the first Sunday School to send
in their application for membership.
J. W. HENDERSON, Organizer.
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