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VOL. VIII NO. 45.
MUCH ENTHUSIASM
BY LARGE ATTENDANCE AT
METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL
LAST SUNDAY.
That the Covington people have
right spirit was evidenced last
at the Covington Methodist
School, when three hundred and
four members attended, and $261.64
was donated to the Orphans’ Home.
In addition to the glorious
of the Sunday School in raising
much money for the Orphans’ Home,
we had the honor of having with us a
representative from the Decatur
phans’ Home, who gave the Sunday
School a short, but very
little recitation, which was enjoyed
and appreciated by all present.
The representative was little Miss
Novella Stone, thirteen years of age.
und better known to the Baracas,
are paying for her education and train¬
ing, as “our own little girl.”
Little Novella came down Sunday
morning and was the guest—before and
after Sunday School—of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Fowler. She visited the Bara
ca class and met her “big brothers,”
who gave her a hearty welcome.
Mr. C. D. Gibson, our popular and
affable Sunday School Superintendent,
was pleased and very enthusiastic over
the splendid showing the Sunday School
made, but was a little disappointed
that the Government didn’t make one
dollar bills a little longer.
He thought at first that we had re
celved enough money to reach around
the Methodist church in one dollar bills
pinned together.
But upon figuring, he found that we
had not quite enough to go around a
church the size of the Covington Moth
odist.
But Mr. Gibson has one consolation,
if the money collected Sunday would
reach around the church in one dol¬
lar bills pinned together, we would not
have room enough in the church to ac¬
comodate the vast number, which at¬
tend Sunday School every Sunday.
It is said that the collection will
amount to more than $275.00. as sev¬
eral who had promised donations, were
unable to attend Sunday.
This being true, where, oh where
is there another Sunday School in a
town of three thousand people, win
did as much for the Orphans’ Home
last. Sunday, as did the Covington
Methodist Sunday School?
Out of two hundred and thirty-four
present, $275.00 was realized, which
to he exact, is an average of $1.18 foi
for each member present, from the
Cradle Roll up.
Of course, the Baracas led in their
contribution, but no doubt the reason
for this was due to the fact that we
had as our guest “our little girl,” and
this gave the already generous clase
an inspiration to loosen up a little
more.
The Baraca class had thirty-live
members present, and raised $ 104.00
But each class made an equal showing
in proportion to the number present.
And it was given cheerfully. Every¬
body seemed to realize an individua
pleasure in giving to such a worthy
cause. A - A.
TYPHOID INOCULATION
WILL BANISH TYPHOID
Atlanta, Ga., October 2nd—Univer
sal inoculation against typhoid fever,
combined with other simple preventive
measures already widely adopted, will
bring about a complete conquest of
this dread d'seaes, according to one of
most prominent physicians in At
in an article written by him for
the he 1th department of a monthly
magazine.
In the United States Army, as this
phys Man points out, 3,000 soldiers not
inoculated developed 43 cases of ty¬
phoid fever; while 55.000 soldiers
were Inoculated developed only 3 cases
In the whole regular army last year
there were only eight cases of typhoid
fever, with not a single fatality.
Typhoid fever will eventually
banished, just as smallpox has been
finished, ^universal and that day awaits only
use of eyphoid inoculation.
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LIBRARY HOURS.
The hours when the Covington
brary will be open are from 3-.30 to
o’clock on Wednesdays and
(MISS) LUCILE BERRY.
librarian.
Covington
DULLY DAY ENDS THE
PRESBYTERIAN
Services Wednesday Evening,
Meeting Friday Evening, Marked
Successful Rally Week.
Sunday was rally day at the Coving¬
ton Presbyterian Sunday School.
Preceding this, there had been a
week of preparation services for the
rally day.
The Wednesday evening prayer meet¬
ing was devoted to short talks by var¬
ious members with many short prayers.
Then on Friday evening there was
a social meeting at the manse. The
ladles served delightful refreshments
and everybody enjoyed the evening.
On Sunday morning, a special effort
had been made to secure an increased
attendance. This resulted in an at¬
tendance of 102. with an enrollment of
76.
Last year this school won the ban¬
ner given to the school making the
highest average contribution per mem¬
ber of any school in the Atlanta Pres
>ytery. As Sunday’s offering was an
Increase of several dollars over last
ear’s, if hoped that the banner will
remain with the Covington school an¬
chor year.
The services Sunday were themselves
nspiring. There were readings, recita
rions. and several talks, as well as the
esson, songs, etc.
MISSIONARY GLEANINGS.
Ellis Island in New York harbor is
he gateway to the promised land to
Europe’s submerged millions. In 1913,
<92,000 passed through its portals to
>ecome American citizens; other thous
mds seeking to enter were debarred
<nd sent back hopeless and in despair.
The would-be American first enters
he quarantine station, where he is de
ained until found free from eontageous
liscases.. Then he must pass sucees
ivHy two medical inspector^, who ex
imine him for evidence of such phvsi
al and mental defects as would render
dm undesirable as a citizen.
At the next wicket he is examined ns
to moral reeitude, and then passes a
’ourfh inspector who makes further in¬
vestigation and if satisfied opens to
I he anxious applicant the gate to the
iow world.
Failure to satisfy either examiner,
the applicant is held for investigation
by the Board of special inquiry, who
determines finally whether he shall be
Admitted, or sent back.
Pathetic scenes are witnessed here,
’a mi lies are torn apart—fit emblem of
the final judgment. “The one shall be
taken and the other left”—The aged
mother perhaps must take leave of .her
•hildren never to see them again. The
wife,just arrived, not permitted to join
her husband anxiously waiting outside
to carry her to the little home he had
toiled for, where he hoped they would
spend their lives happily together.
The Government does much to rob of
its terrors the ordeal through which the
immigrant must pass, making many
provisions for his comport, and' hand¬
ing him with tact and sympathy. The
proportion sent back is small in com
parison with those who enter.
And best of all Christian workers are
always there to lend a helping hand,
•omforting the distressed, directing in
inirers, instructing the ignorant, point¬
ing to the Lamb of God. and trying to
persuade men to enter the new world
with a new clean heart, washed in
Jesus’ Blood, and extending to the im¬
migrant the warm hand-clasp of Chris¬
tian brotherhood and welcome to Amer¬
ica.
Oh. it is a grand field for missionary
w T ork and for winning souls to Christ.
MRS. A. M. TRAVIS, Press Supt.
NEW CONGRESSIONAL EXEC¬
UTIVE COMMITTEE IS N AMED
The follow ing new Democratic Exec¬
utive committee for the Eighth Con¬
gressional district has been announced
by Chairman A. C. Stone, of Walton:
Clarke, .7. H. Beusse; Elbert, M. E.
Maxwell; Franklin, E. W. Coker;
Greene, II. F. Hurt; Hart, Wm. M.
Bryan; Madison, Stonewall Carmi¬
chael ; Morgan, E. Roy Lambert; New¬
ton, Robert Fowler; Oconee, W. Shan¬
non Elder; Oglethorpe, W. E. Patman;
Putnam, W. F. Dat-ison; Walton. Jno.
T. Robinson; Wilkes. James G. Wright.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
SALEM CHURCH W r AS HOST SAT¬
URDAY AND MEETING WAS
MARKED BY SPLENDID RE
PORTS AND ATTENDANCE.
The Second Division of the Newton
County Sunday School Association met
with the Salem church Saturday, Sep¬
tember 30th, at 11 o’clock a. m.
The meeting was opened by prayer
and reading the 15th chapter of St.
John by President Kimball. Minutes of
last meeting were read and approved.
Reports from the Schools were made:
Bethany, by L. D. King; 90 members,
average attendance 75, 8 additions to
church from Sunday School; County
Line, by Oscar Johnson; Hopewell, by
John McDonald. 75 on roll, average
attendance 55, 2 additions to church
from Sunday School (Porterdale Bap¬
tist and Methodist were not represent¬
ed.) Prospect, by T. W. Hicks; 170
on roll, 140 average attendance, IS add¬
ed to church, 15 from Suuday School.
Salem by Wm. Boyd; 100 on roll, 75
average attendance, 9 additions to
hureh, all from Sunday School. Snap¬
ping Shoals, by Mrs. Adair; Zion, by
E. T. Hull; 70 on roll, average attend¬
ance 50, 4 added to church from Sun¬
day School.
The question for discussion was tak¬
en up: “What rightful claim has the
Sabbath School on the church, for sup
I>ort, conduct, leaders, teachers, doctrin¬
al training, Spiritual guidance and
prayerful, sympathetic cooperation in
all her work?”
It was discussed from several view
points by E. T. Hull. John McDonald,
Rev. Wm. Duncan, C. O. Kimball, Wm.
Boyd, Mr. Reed, C. D. Ramsey, J. W.
King, Rev. Mr. Kennerly, Miss Gard¬
ner, and Rev. J. S. Strickland.
A resolution to extend a rising vote
of thanks to the Salem people for their
hospitality and splendid dinner was
enthusiastically adopted.
A splendid talk was made by Miss
Florrie Harwell, Elementary Superin¬
tendent of the county, on the cradle
roll.
A new school was reported organized
at South River and on motion the Pres¬
ident was instructed to invite them to
join the Division and send delegates to
the next meeting.
Mr. John Ogletree. of Prospect., was
selected as President for the ensuing
year, with Leonidas Hicks, as Secre¬
tary. Rev. Mr. Duncan, R. O. King, and
John Ogletree were appointed to select
and report as soon as possible a sub¬
ject for the next meeting, which will
be held with Prospect church Saturday
before the first Sunday in April, 1917.
Contributions for State and county
work were made by Oscar Johnson for
County Line $2.05, Mrs. Adair for Snap¬
ping Shoals $2.00.
L. D. KING,
County Secretary.
PRICE’S NOMINATION IS
ACCORDING TO RULES.
We have read the assertion by some
in the public prints that the executive
committee of the 27th senatorial dis¬
trict did not two years ago pass a reso¬
lution providing the popular vote in
all the counties of the district for this
year’s primary. It was said that no
such resolution is in existence.
We have seen the original resolu¬
tion, in its proper place among the files
in the secretary’s possession.
Its exact language was. embodied in
a resolution passed at the Monroe con¬
vention of the 18th instant, which is as
follows:
On Motion of R. 1. Cox Which Was
Unanimously Carried.
It was resolved by the Convention
that the Candidate for nomination for
the Senator of Georgia in the Primary
held on the 12th of Septemlier in this
District, are bound by the resolution
of the last Convention held in 1914,
submittng their Candidacy to the popu¬
lar vote of the whole District for the
reason that said Primary election of
September 12th, 1916, was held tinder
and by virtue of the authority contain¬
ed in the Convention resolution of 1914,
which reads as follows:
Moved by Dr. Pirkle and adopted,
that all Counties vote on nomination
by popular vote. Recommendation to
Executive Committee.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, October 5, 1916.
MR. STONE SMS HIS
PROTEST HIS ONLY
IN A CARD HE SAYS PROFESSOR
H, H. STONE HIS BROTHER IS
IN NO WAY INVOLVED IN
ITS WRITING.
To the Editor Covington News:
In your issues of the 14th end 21«st
of last month appeared a protest which
l filed with the Board of Trustees last
commencement against moving Emory
College from Oxford to Atlanta.
It has been reported to me that some
have thought that my brother, H. H.
Stone, was concerned in its preparation
and some of the Atlanta friends have
thought it might do him harm with
the Board of Trustees. I wish to say
dictinctly that he had absolutely noth¬
ing to do with the protest, that it was
published without his knowledge. He
never knew what was in it until he
saw it in The News.
1 cannot believe that the Board of
Trustees will hold him responsible for
the act of another with which he had
nothing to do, especially when he has
been one of the college’s most faithful
and efficient men for more than thirty
five years. 1 desire to say further that
whatever I and my associates may do
hereafter in this matter will be done
without his co-operation, as I do not
wish to involve his in the least de¬
gree.
Those who know me know that I do
my own thinking, and in the language
of Alex Stephens, “I tote my own
skillet,” and no one knows that better
than my college classmate and long
time friend and neighbor, the Chancel¬
lor of Emory University.
GEO. \V. W. STONE.
EUDORA NEWS.
I
Every one is cordially invited to at¬
tend preaching at New Rooky Creek
Sunday, October the 8th.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dooley announce
the birth of a son, Thursday night,
September the twenty-first . #
Messrs. Willie and Bryant Jeffries
motored to Mechanicsville Sunday
morning.
Mr. Ludie Kelly was on the sick list
last week, hut is better now, to the de¬
light of his many friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Crate Tuggle, of Mans¬
field, passed through our ville Sunday.
Mrs. Jack Cook and son, Grover,’
made a business thrip to Montieello
Thursday.
Miss Maggie Allen, of Mechanlos
ville, returned to her sister, Mrs. John¬
son. ofter sending two weeks here
with relatives.
Dr. A. D. Janes spent from Sunday
until Tuesday in Atlanta.
Messrs. Emory Ozburn. Bryant Jef¬
fries, and Misses Gladys Hodge and
Erma Allen" attended the singing at
Newton Factory Sunday.
Messrs*. Joel Hodge, Howard Layson,
and Jewit Kitchens, of Kelly Mill,
spent Saturday night ajjd Sunday here.
Mr. John McClendon and son. How¬
ard, Misses Ruby and Cleora Janes
and Miss Exie Cunard attended the
singing at Newton Factor.* Sunday
afternoon. They made the trip by
motor.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ozburn and lit¬
tle son Morris, spent Saturday night
and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Ozburn.
Miss Exie Cunard was the guest of
her aunt. Mrs. John McClendon, Sat¬
urday night and Sunday.
Mrs. Paul Aaron and children spent
Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. Tom
Watson Ozburn.
Mrs. George White and Miss Lucy
Jane Stoganhill, of Jackson, were the
guests of Mrs. A. T. King Saturday
night and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Billie Cunard, of Rock¬
dale county, arc spending some time
here with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Allen spent Sun¬
day at Stewart.
Miss Annie Gene Jones and Mr. T.
J. Spears were visitors at Pal Alto
Sunday afternoon.
BANK OF MANSFIELD
MAKES FINE SHOWING.
We are this week publishing again
the statement of the Bank of Mans¬
field, because of an omission of one
Item which we made in the same as
published last week.
This splendid institution makes a
fine showing and is doing a good busi¬
ness.
MR. JOHN ESTES KILLS
MB. CLIFF
Newborn Man Shot Broughton
At Newborn Saturday, Both
Are Prominent.
Mr. C. M. Childs died at 12:40
Sunday afternoon, at Newborn as
result of pistol wounds received
day at the hands of Mr. J. R.
The shooting occurred at 6
Saturday evening at the store of Mr.
B. M. Whitten in Newborn.
Mr. Childs was in the store
some oysters, when Mr. Estes came in.
They entered into a conversation.
There had been some differences be¬
tween the men before, and there
conflicting stories as to who was
aggressor in the difficulty.
But the former trouble seems
have been mentioned and to
caused the affray.
Mr. Estes emptied his revolver
all five bullets took affect in
Childs’ body.
It is stated that Mr. Childs
armed, hut that his pistol had not
fired.
Both men are prominent men
the affair is deeply regetted by all.
Mr. Estes surrendered to the
ities and is now in the Covington jail.
The funeral and interment of Mr.
Childs were held at Newborn Monday
afternoon at 2 o’clock.
Mr. Childs is survived by his wife
and six children; one sister, Mrs. J. L.
Harwell; one brother, Mr. O. L.
Childs; and his father, Mr. W. W.
Childs, of Covington.
NEWTON FACTORY SINGING.
The Newton county singing conven¬
tion met with Newton Factory on the
first Sunday evening in October, which
was our opening campaign for the next
twelve months.
The attendance was the largest ever
witnessed at an afternoon singing. It
would have done credit to an all day
singing, and demonstrates that the peo¬
ple In that part of the county are afire
with the spirit of Gospel singing, and
don’t go to singings just to get some¬
thing to eat.
The convention feels proud of Its
home with Newton Factory for the
next twelve months, and these people
have already shown their appreciation
of the convention, and the start that
we have made indicates that we arc
going to have the greatest year of sing
ing that we have ever had. The day
was fine, just cool enough to be pleas¬
ant, and with a month’s rest, every one
was filled with the spirit to sing.
Among the prominent Leaders pres¬
ent were: W W, Wilson, Jackson; L.
D. Lane, Montieello; J. W. Henderson,
A. J. Johnson and B. F. LeverettjjHanss
field; Edgar Edwards, Love joy; -S. L.
Vaughn, Newton Factory; visitors
were numerous form Jasper county and
various parts of Newton.
We hojie to see all the churches and
Sunday Schools of the county wake up
to an appreciation of what this sing¬
ing movement means to all who get Its
influence by having it meet with them
in an afternoon singing. We are open
for invitations.
Our next singing will lie with Gai
thers church on the fourth Sunday
evening in October at two o’clock
promptly. 'Let all the members be on
hand and help give these good people
and their church a boost and get them
started on the road to good singing.
The weather is likely to get disagree¬
able, so that dates will be uncertain
through the winter months. I want
to ask the convention and all the sing¬
ers in adjoining counties to help me
wind up this year at Mansfield Moth
odist church on the fifth Sunday even¬
ing in October. I want to make this
one a great love feast.
J. W. HENDERSON. V. P.
WHOLESALE GROCERY BUSINESS
ESTABLISHED AT COVINGTON.
Mr. P. W. Godfrey has bought the
old rook warehouse on the Georgia
Railroad near the depot and establish¬
ed a wohlesale grocery business.
Mr. J. G. Crisp, of Macon, arrived
Monday and will be on the road rep¬
resenting Mr. Godfrey.
This is a fine enterprise for Coving¬
ton and hot one of many which we
ought to secure.
Let us go to work to help Covington
grow and then we can “watch Coving¬
ton grow.”
COMMERCIAL AND
JOB PRINTING
A SPECIALTY.
$1.50 A Year In Advance
DOLLAR COTTON CROP
the SOUTH THAT MUCH RICHER
FOR THIS YEAR'S CROP.
IT MAKES MUCH
BUSINESS.
The Industrial Index, published at
Columbus, Ga., for the Southeast, says:
“One billion, two hundred and fifty
millions of dollars!
“This is the enormous amount that
the cotton crop of 1916 is bringing into
the South this year.
Cotton and cottonseed have been
commanding $100 a bale—and more—
in the open market. A conservative
estimate of the 1916 cotton crop is 12.-
500.000 hales.
“The world’s consumption of Ameri¬
can cotton in the year ending July 31,
last was 14, 813,000 bales, according to
an authoritative estimate. Of this
amount, Southern mills consumed 4,
047.000 hales.
“A billion, two hundred and fifty
millions of dollars coming Into the
•South for its 1916 cotton crop—
“This is three and one-third times
greater than the total of all United
States notes in existence.
“It is two and two-thirds times
greater than the total of all national
hank notes in the United States.
“It is two and one-fourth times the
uumher of standard "silver dollars in
the United States.
“It is one-half the total of all the
gold coin in the United States, includ¬
ing the gold bullion in the treasury at
Washington.
“It is $98,574,134 in excess of twice
the total of gold coin in circulation in
the United States on September 1, 1915.
It lacks hut 9,642,408 of being twice
the total of gold coin in circulation in
the United States on September 1, 1916.
“It is two and one-half times greater
than the entire gold production of the
whole world for a year.
“The amount of money in circulation
In the United States on September 1,
1916, was $4,066,850,152, ar $39.59 per
capita. The 1916 cotton crop is bring¬
ing into the South $1,250,000,000. or
$12.17 per capita for the entire country.
“The value of the merchandise ex¬
ports from this country in the first ten
months of the past fiscal year was
$3,401,000,000.
■Z- “The foreign trade of New York in
j 1915 amounted to $2,125,000,000. The
foreign trade of London in the same
year amounted to $1,925,000,000.
“The 1916 cotton crop is bringing $li-
250,000.000 into the South this year.
“This is $185,000,000, more than the
combined receipts for the cotton crops
of the last three years prior to 1900.
, “May. 1916, was the greatest building
month in the history of the United
States, the total of building permit
valuations in the country for that
mouth having been $121,400,000. The
1916 eotton crop is bringing ten times
that sum into the South.
“Because it has begun to diversify
crops, raise live stock and produce
other things for itself, the South is
keeping at home and will spend and
invest at home millions of the $1,250
000,000 which, under former conditions,
would have been sent elsewhere. The
South has entered upon a prosperity
that is new—new because it has a
stable foundation.”
FOURTH DIVISION SUNDAY
SCHOOLS MEETS SUNDAY.
The Fourth Division of the Newton
county Sunday School Association will
be held next Sunday with the Starrs
ville people at Starrsvillp church.
The exercises will h^gin promptly
at ten o’clock.
President Nelson is arranging a
splendid program and is expecting
every school in the Fourth Division
to be represented.
L. D. KING,
County Secretary.
HON. GEO. M. NAPIER
M ADE FINE SPEECH.
Through an error made in The News
office in the article concerning the trib¬
ute to Major John B. Davis the name
of the Hon. Geo. M. Napier was omit¬
ted from the list of speakers.
Mr. Napier is noted as one of Geor¬
gia’s most eloquent orators and his
speech on that occasion was in keeping
with his deserved reputation as &
speaker.
