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n , Wise Advertiser
Mevtt Whispers—
lit Sheuts.
12 NUMBER 5
downs farmers
ORGANIZE 10 HGHl
[HE BOLL
The XewtonCounty Form Bureau
k#kl its first meeting ia the interest
ot ‘fibhtinjf the hull weevil” at Liv
tlugioii School hotes# ou Piida night
of last week. Th# school room %#S
crowded with both me* and wpfee*
iiiid boy* aud girt*.
A very interesting set of elides
were shown ia the interest of the
work. There were several slides
sbowign the life history of the wee¬
vil. where the hide ia the winter,
damage that they do if allowed to
have their way a*U how to fight
i t in order t t » raise cottou in spite
of it.
After the moving pictures were
shown the work of organizing
Downs district as a member of the
Farm Bureau was taken up. |
The plans and how the Bureau
would lie of direct benefittothefarm
er was explained, in which inuv inter
trest was maiufifested by all pres¬
ent. it being voted to perfect the or
iganization.
6. Q. Livingston was elected chair
man: E. Hull, vice-chairman, gm.
Otis Ha rdeainau, secretary $u *
treasurer. A program of work was
then drafted and adopted, feature #
which will be the fight against the
weevil, if being generally realized a
u in id effort was accessary.
It was voted to conduent terracing
and orevhard dernonstratkvus in thf
difstrict anda co-operative buying
and seling division, it being reaiizec
that abettenuarkefcould be found in
this manner for their products,
which is the biggest problem o* the
farm today.
This was the first district meeting
that has been held and w# feel |Urr
that we will be aide t© secure the.
saui hearty support* when we vfffit the
other districts.
Wat.'ti for the aiioiuicejnents o'
the meeting, in your district.
.7. K, LUCK.
County Secretary.
J. T. BANKS PROMOTE!
10 NEWNAN EXCHANGE
1 • B. Dodd Will Assume
Of Southern Bell in
This City.
.Folia T. Bans, wb# came to c<^?i#g
toa from Fairburn last year to gs
sum* the duties of manager of tin
Telephone local exchange and of Telegraph the Southern, Company, J^*i,
.
has been promoted to manager of^ht
exchanges at Newnau, Senolh abb
CpHiitville, being succeeded in this
city by F. B. Dood, of lAiwreuceyiiH*
The departure of Mr. and Mrs
Banks will be tile occasion of generui
regret among the friends won dUriv:.
iheir slay in this city. They will
carry the best wishes of the aubseii
tiers of tlie Southern Bell with them
ro Newnau. whore nutunticv fru u<
wiil doubtiess give tint <Itv the most
satisfactory service this it has ever
enjoyed.
Manager Dodd is expected to .irrivi
iu Covington this week. He ctu£es
well recommended and will doubtlcs,
maintain the present high standard ©i
efficiency of the local telephone ser
vice. \ t
Vast Quantities of Coal
Remain in the Mines in ,
an Unminable Condition
Mining is still conducted with serl*
ous loss °f life and a waste of material
amounting to $1,000,000 a day. A gov¬
ernment estimate shows rhat of 8.000,
- ¥l '“ns of coal mined in one
nft!41915). 3.000.000 was left mid«r
i[ .°' UUnf1 s * in uni| 1* iinable is believed condition, s
that
,tv one-half of this loss is
v s.,o, 000,000 worth qf petroleum
wast.-d annually and $75,000,000 Iu
tiu ' al ‘ ln ^14. 2 -454 persona
tilled in coal mines.
To study and remedy such
- 'v government established in 1910
n-.‘ e f u °* mines with headquarters
Pin !? ! lllgt h ® n - an<1 an ex P er iment station
of melter ' ,n ° mc * for th * sn,d
s problems
at San
Ur ? iU ,n »*"««»tea mine
sion. 8Dd aaf?t
aim' venn! 8 metho ^ 9 . v with conditions,
» view to
strut tf 0 U!Iaers '\ a ' te ln flrst-aW lDe ®ciency, and In
(Work and
To Covington
Quick Commend Not Afraid To Condemn
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY -„ft FEBRUARY 5.
nolo IN
HI ME
iiN UJS. B. L PAINE
iiie first — uneetiu %b- ^ the Seargant
v
Newton Chapter, Da u Ws of the
.
American Revolution, for '929. was
held at the- home of Mrs. R. L. iae,
in Oxford. The chapter members
held a business meeting after which ari
interesting program, was carried out.
Mrs. W. C. Clark gave an interesting
talk on “Parts Before the War." Pre¬
vious to the war Mrs. Clark was a res¬
ident ®f France two years. The talk
of Mrs. Clark was so interesting that
by a unanimous vote of the chapter
Mrs. Clark was asked to continue her
talks at the next meeting. This Mrs.
Clark consented to do.
Mrs: Edgar ft. W. Gunn gave a pi¬
ano solfi from Mozart’s “A Major So
nate.”
Mrs. Paine, the hostess, showed the
chapter a pair of eye-glasses worn by
Joseph Eigon, an ancestor of hers, dur¬
ing fhe Revolutionary War.
Mrs. Paine was assisted in serving
refreshments by her danghter. Miss
Mary Paine.
MU- t nr passes
AT ASE flf 85 YEARS
Mr. W. Hacketf. well-known Coi,
federate Veteran, died at the CorV,
Hill home of his dangfc*ev, Mrs. Kt*r;
ftihunnou. at 1:00 oTi,*k* M „.day
a o.iing. ,gfter fcavlig . een t, n
din*-' health for the pas) ten * v,v,
a The advanced age of >f. year and
.
2- days, bis death t esuiting from
rhenmatisai and other diseases in
de»t to old afe.
Mr. Hacyett wa# a resident of
Now ion county for 49 years and rhe
,ir|inouncenaent of his death., while
not unexpected, was a great shock
po the ufanv relatives and friend*
of the family, to whom aiucere syin
uathy is extended ia fbeis season
*of bereavement,
The rfeceabed is survived by foui
cfeildreu: O. H. Haekeft. of Social
Circle, Mrs. P.rad Bohannon, of Cov¬
ington: Mrs. I,. I*. Wiliams, of At
taata. and 'Mr*. J. A. Cook, of Jgs
oer cxvjiutp, all of whom were pres¬
ent *t the funeral.
The obsequies were conducted at
the B#hanou resideae# at 10:0b
o’clock Tuesday morning by Rev.
Wultev R. Bra-aham. of Oxford, and
the iutement look place at Ay
cocok'a Mill.
REPORT DISTRICT COMMISSION
State of Georgia, Newton county.
To the Hon. A. P. Meador. Ordinary
of said county:
rhe undersigned as Commissioners
appointed to sell the fauds herein do
punty. under an act entitled an a<'
t© provide for the collection and ex
pendlture of coinniufation taxes by
wiiitia district* of Newton county, ap
proved August 18. 1917. to amend ju
ict entitled an act to create the of
ijee of commissioner of roads ant
revenues, for the county of Newton
tud for other purposes approved Au¬
gust 16. 1B13. so to provide for fin
appointment by th# grand jury <■'
said county of commissioners to di
divide said co.unt.v into five districts
>ue of which shall he the Covington
^district, to provide for the selection
of a commissioner of roads and reve¬
nues fyom each of said fiive districts
To prescribe t,ermv of office and com
pensarion. and for other purposes.
Beg leave to submit the foilowio-.
i-eport: We have divided said county
of Newton into the following iivis¬
ions, of road districts for said county
as follows, to-wit:
First District, Covington. No 4d’
n. M.
Third District: Wyatts. 46B. O. M.
Gum Creek 1249, Oxford 1525 O.
Cedar Shoals. 1261 O. M.. Downs 517
G M.
Fifth District. *t«jj«ells. 461. G. m
Brewers 44W G. M.. Rotlry Plains
O. M
Respectfully submitted,
C. A. Rockwell, ebsimnie
J. B. Bllingto*.
E. S. Lunsf«*rd. Sr.
Samp Aiken.
A. 9. Ellington,
Commission
FOR SQMCITOR-GENERAL.
To the Voters of Newton County and
the Stone Mountain Circuit:
Having practiced law for more than
•22 years in JleKalb and adjoining
counties, l announce for the office ot
Solicitor-General of the Stone Moun
taiji Circuit, subject to the Democrat
c primary,
Mr platform shall lie .q just enforce
meiit of all the laws, I shall not favor
friends or punish enemies, hut if elect¬
ed, I pvomise a faithful and impartial
administration of the affairs of the #f
five. I aa, .
Yours very respectfully,
A. M. BRAND,
Lithooia, Ga.
LOCAL HEWS ITEMS
A. h. Adams, of LaGrange,, a,-J#i
mdr popular a^ul efficient employe.
«f the composRig departmeut of Tin
Covington News, spent several day-,
(his w-eek in Ciivington and receive
a cordial weUjjnne from his many
friends.
The members ,pf Judge J. H. Carroll,
who has been seriously ill for flit
past few weeks, were glad to welcome
him back to his office at the eonr>
louse last week.
X. X. Malcoui has returned home t«
Ty Ty. after spcjidiiig a week in New
ton county selling hogs and taking r.r
ires for potato plants.
B. L. Johnson. Covington’s iiopula'
'ml efficient chii)f of police, announce
bis candidacy fit the office of Sherif
iu The News thi§ week, which will he
received with interest by liis many
friends who have voted for him it
(her primaries.
D. A. # NOTICE
The Sergeant Newton Chapter o
the D. A. R.'s will meet with Mrs. «
c. Clark on Wednesday. Fehmat"
Utb. at 3 o'elot^t. p. m.
Mrs. H. Kilpatrick.
Corresponding Secretary
I
NEI.I.ER MEI.TiQN MEMBER
OF TECH GLEE CLI P
Kelier Melton, of Oxford, a student
,{ ibe Georgia School of Technology
hi Atlanta, has l>een i-hosen a ufeinhe
f (he Tech Glee Oljlb.
The club will give its initial p“>
formanee at Agues Scott college soot
after the second semester opens, b
addition, two trips of three 1 day
each and two of one day each wil
'w- arranged. The season will, win*
in with a performance at the Atlanta
theater about the. middle of April
W. C. T. V MEETING
The W. C. T. U. will hold its regn
nv monthly meeting at the home of
Mrs. J. R. Hutchens Tuesday after¬
noon. February l$h. at 3 o’clock.
FIRE MONDAY MORNING.
Fire Monday n^rning destroyed
three-room house in Frog lown
pied by J. C«. Pear re, upon whom
loss fell heavily, ajl the contents
burned.
DEATH MRS. 1. D. BRISEND1NE
Mrs. I. D. Briseifjline. wife of a
known Central of Qeorgia railway con
doctor running between Atlanta Covington Tuesday.
Gordon, died in
The interment was made at
Park Thursday afternoon. Rev.
er Combs, of the *Covington
church, and Rev. J. M. Ham, of
Tabernacle Baptist church,
conducting the ohiequies. The
of Mrs. Brisendinf. who was a
excellent lady, was,the source of
imetis regret among the many
and friends of the family.
KC.I.H.HOLDS
WITH MRS. J. N,
WITH MANY
CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE
UNION MEETING JAN.
In thw attractive, spacious home of
<bb piesSdent, Jits. J. \*. Gary, the
January‘ meeting of the W. C. T. U.
was held
This organization has a large num¬
ber of members. Every denourina tion
of churebes in Covington contributes
to its memhet-ship: Methodist, Baptisi
and Presbyterian, all work togetbei
harmoniously and unite iu their loy.
alty to the grand cause of temperance
The January meeting was one of
interest, Mrs. J. X. Gary preside*
in her efficient manner.
la-tters were read from tlio Audi
Saloon licague. A great, grand work
is yet before ns. We rejoice over the
laws which have been passed to driv<
from our land the curse of the drin’
demon. We realize that bowevei
4 |ood a law may be. it. is povverles
unless enforced.
Enforcement of the law and edu
•ation. infonnatiou and agitation is
iow the supreme work of all temper
iin-e workers. They hope and pray
-i ml work for the glad day when no
>u(v shall hold an office who -winks'
at fhe sain of whiskey, is is blind to
its dispensation.
The next meeting of the reeordin
secretary will be held at the home of
ffie recording secretary. Mrs. Hutch¬
ins. ou Februray 10, 1920.
The officers for the year of 1920
tre: President, Mrs. J. X. Gary
vice-president, Mrs. —-.
treasurer. Mrs. Hutchinson, secrets t y
Mrs. F„ O. Lee; reporter. Mrs. .T. W
Lee. N
TRAINING CONFERENCE
ARRANGED FOR PASTORS
Atlanta. Ga.—Approximately I.Otx
pastors representing the Protestan'
churches of fhe state will asseuibl*
iu Atlanta at the Central Congrega¬
tional church Mareli 8 to 10 for tie
Georgia Pastors' Training Coufct-enei
The time and place for this * onferene
>f the interchureh World Movement
lias- just l>eeu determined at a meet
ins of the Georgia Stare Advisory
Committee, held at the Intereliurel
World Movement headquarters, in the
Peters hnilding. in Atlanta..
This is probably the first effort un
dertakep at any time to get practical
ly ail pastors of all denominations it
ihe state together at one time for
common purpose. The conference wit
he addressed by men of outstandinr
leadership in all denominations i
the south reinforced by technical ex¬
perts from the national headquarter
staff of Hie Interehnreb World Mov
ment. Aside from the general <-■
sinus a half day will he sef apart f
‘pamte conferences for each denomi
nation, wherein the pastors of the-
lenotniuations may consider the de
•ton!inational viewixtiut of sueli que
tious as may arise in the general cot
ferpiiee for denominational dism
sion.
NOTICE OF ADOPTION
state of Georgia. Newton County
To whom it may concern: -
This i* to notify all persons e»*tt
■erued that at the next term of New
ton Superior court., to be held <>u tin
third Monday in March. 1920, I wil
apply to the Honorable court, for th
adoption of fhe following named mi
nor*, to-wit:
Walter Thompson. William Thonip
-on and Ruby Thompson
This January 28. 192**.
ix J. F. BROOKS
FOR SHERIFF
I hereby make announciueut of
candidacy for the office of sheriff
Newton County, subject to the
ocrat ie Primary and most respectful
l y solicit the supportandinfiuence* >
II the voters, promising inevent
m.v election the most faithful anti
ficient performances of the
ilia duties of which I am capable.
' let ted. S. M. Hay. for several
Sheriff, will he toy deputy.
Respectfully. B. T- Johnson.
COMMISSIONERS S'lE
GEORGIA—Newton County:
Bv virtue of a judgment of
f « n ,ierior court of *aid county
| wl on the 5th day of jTanuary.
BOD SIMS PLANNING
FOR ANNIVERSARY WEEK
WITH ENlISIASM
Troop 1 ol Covington is planning .
Week Celebration.
on Sunday, February Mli. at t.
Presbyterian church, there will i.y.
Union set vice iu honor of itic si-tmt
This serivee will be held in the even
iug at 7:30 o'clock. The ltev. Aj.
Combs will preach the sermon for n
An appeal will be made to in
courage tile practice of tin* good t
during Anniversary Week, by all
pie everywhere.
*>n Wednesday niglit at 7 :tlt) ai ri
Scout Hall will he lit-ltl a E'atlier
ami sons' banquet. No man will 1
he admitted unless accompanied by a
bo.v and no boy will he admitte
without a man. This is to
the scouts and their fathers. Mr V
A. Sutton, the principal of T <•
pigh School of Atlanta, will be
principal speaker of the occasion.
On Friday evening at 7:30 titer
will be a similar gathering for
scouts and their mothers. Some t
will also be present to address th
mothers and their sons.
’£his will make a very full |«
gram for the scouts during tin* wee
and we will carry out the full i>
grain) as it is sent out by the Xe
Rork office.
Each of the patrols have been m
•tg models of various kinds and wu
-•oh decorate a window in several o
lie stores of the city, a prize is to 1.
r iren to the one having tin* best e
'iihit. There is a great deal of eon*
■.efition hetw-een the patrol- w'
bear the following names: AW*
Eagle and Black Rear.
This Troop has 26 members on ‘
•oil and several applications to come
a soon. We need a new Troon ■
ought to strive to get every boy o'
poont age in Covington in the R
movemeni. #
AT. G. BOSWF.T.T.
Scout Master.
Air. Roht»rt L. I.oyd. for many year?
well-known merchant of Covington,
lied at his borne in fin's city on
Thursday -morning, after a lingering
lines# at the age of 64 years, i'ritil
i few months ago Air. Loyd con
ducted a grocery store on Clark stive,
hi the building now occupied by ;
garage. From that place be went G
a hnilding near the fair grounds
\in* iv tie continued in business unti'
be I ecome physically disqualified.
Air. I.oyd is survived by his widow,
hr,** daughters. Mrs. C. A. Cannon
if Covington Mrs. Ala \ Vycnck. u
Augusta: Airs. W. S. Sewell. *»'
Vtbens: one ><m. AY. .A. Lovtl. t»f X*'*
Orleans, r.a.. ami three sisters. Mrs
f. W. Black n-nd Mrs. John I.. King,
tf Covington, and Mrs. Roberts, of In
giesidc. For a number of years out
if the most popular citizens of Cov
uigton. news of tin* death <if Air.
Loyd was received with genuine r<*
grid among hi* many friends, who
vil! miss him for years to come l»e-
1 -Ins** .*f hisi generosity anti clieer
fioft.
The funeral services were conducted
at the Presbyterian church mi Frida a
afternoon at 3 o'clock in the pres¬
ence of a large concourse of sorrow
lug relatives and friends* by Rev.
J. TY. Fit kltn and the interment took
niflce at West View cemetery.
arihetl at t.'ommissioncrs' sale,
will lie suit] on tlie first Tuesday
n March. 1920. within the legal hours
of sale, at public outcry, for cash
before tlie court house door in suit I
county, tlie following described tract
of land, to-wit: All that tract o>
parcel of land situated, lying anti be
ling in LeGuin district, Newton
■ouiity. Georgia, containing thirty
f,,nr anti one-half acres; more or less,
and bounded as follows: Ou the North
East and South by lands of Airs. AV.
S. Cook, and on tlie AVest by Yellow
River, anti being a part of tin* land*
r fought by Jerry F.pps front I. AV
Brown, anil said described lands t
lie sold for the purpose of a division
among AA’. S. Cook. Phoebe
Adams, tjuintilla F.pps. Alary Situs
and Saral) Johnson, in tlie
as set forth iq the petition of AV. s
Cook at whose instance said
and judgment was entered by
J court.
This February 3rd. 1920.
,T. I,. Stephenson.
F. F.. Heard.
I. W. Aleadors.
6 - 4 t. Commissioners.
An \<i in f h<* News N
\YAr1h four On
i ■*.» i' fPi A.
$1.50 Per. Year in Advatn-e
ANNUAL BANQUET OF
FHE cm BREMEN
Hlliliii EUKED
AA iib retiring Chief. J. W.
acting as toastmaster in hi,* bnoydcet
manner, the annual Lmque* of tie
City Firemen, Mayor, me til tors ■ 1 tue
Council, anil oilier citv otli>.-i;ils, was
lieiti at Hie Flowers Hd'1 ut'Th.trs
day niglit of last week, fit’ *7 TJar-*
well stated that-lie ha i piv|:tre»i an
adtiress expressing surprise ;*f Iti-- r<
elc-tiori and that tin.* action >f the
ieparfutenf in failing Li re-ciccf him
rendered his remarks inappropriate.
Lit wcver. in- in as e'.siiv the principle
c:;:mv of the occasion, with the ex
11 ritm of the feast an 1 a f**w -cnei
minor details of the r-xci.-ili-ni pro¬
gram of tile delightful evening
Brief talks were math* in t-espouse
:t» Chief Harwell by Mayor Ii> cry
tlum. I!t*f ordt*r C. C. King. Ai l -r
man J. E. Phillips, CChoun A iniitg,
Si perintendent Chapiic.ie, of the
Tight. AVater and Stwerag* del*art
ment, and Jack t„ I*i .ersoti.
The rejxirt of .a * ofiit era of the
department indicate i Mint the 1919
"II exacted h\ tires was insigni
•\i v it and that nn» * effccvin.* w irk
oviltl in- ac«-ompl : su> .i with modern
juipMicnt. which Yit'ciiimn Phil ps
taietl would in t‘l probability he
"in-chased during Dio.
Tin* menh was t i'ganl and the eon
■ ensus of opinion wa t tii*ii if wi» the
most enjoyable banquet in the history
of the organization. Covingtonn lifts
grid reason to pla confileoi-t* in the
loyalty and effielen-y oF it- volunt vi
firt men. a!! of who were the snject
n’ cumj'liuients n l < ei-tssitiqs of
-,sm 1 will during 1; - e\orv«**s ol (be
-vening.
Officers and Alemliers
At tlie annual business meeting of
tie department held ju-r before the
i-toquet "fficers fa- the ensuing year
wfi* elected as follows:
Chiefs—A. C. Vining.
Assistant Cliief E. If. Koti lull-in.
Secretary and -Trensurerin-H. 1 .'
Hitchcock.
Captain In-AVitt Weaver.
t i.** teiiaid A'. A. Harper.
Second Lieutenant—F- E. Lunsforn..
Afembers—Carl Smiilt. J. R. A’inlng.
AV T. Tliomas AY. A. Heartl.’ Ti* J.
Bi'isendine, O. T. BrD'W. <). P Ad
iiii--. AA' Kiser Lunsford. I’. J. flus*>n.
Joe AA'riglit. Gratlv cur B A. fiou h
illoti. A'. E. Bouehillon. I. P. Barnett. '
AV. c. Clark. L. P. Loyd., Henry Pope.
David Bohannon. T. C. Meador. AV.
T Adams. A. S. Wilson. I,. D^Pritoh- •
"ft. .1. AV. Harwell. AA’. Willingham.
\\. i* Skelton, p. Bohannon. B f,
Johnson. G. AA’. Watson. AA’. H. Cliap-
1 1**11. John H. ifig. AA’. I*. Travis
AV. Franklin. J. I.. Stephenson. R P.
* ester. T.. Hanvell. B. L. Kit* ii*-; •*
AfaN tir Henry Odum.
Mendiers of Council—J. T. Swam.
F Fvcritt, John Taylor. J.. E
c’hilins. A. S. McGarity.
Clerk and Treasurer—T. .T. Shields.
Citv Recorder—C. C. King.
City Attorney R. W. Milner.
G0N6RE6SMAN BRAND IQ
DISTRIBUTE YEAR BOOKS
Editor Covington News:
AI.v allotments of the Yea;
Rook issued annually by the I’n.rvi.
States Department of Agriculture fo ¬
lic years 1916, 1917 and 1918 are not
yet exhausted. The 19U* Rear Rook
has not vet been published. There is
im substantial difference, so far as
general information to tin* fanner is
concerned, hetw-een these hooks.
I am anxious that this Year Rook
l«* distributed aiming the farmer* of
my district and that any other person
who may want one shall have it. A
postal card request for this Books, or
any bulletin published by rlie depart¬
ment of agriculture, will tie prompt¬
ly complied with.
Witli regards. I am
A'erv truly yours.
C. H. BRAND.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to extend our sincere
thanks tq those who were so kind to
us timing tlie illness and death-of tipr
husband and father.
Airs. Robert I.. Loyd.
Mr. and Airs. S. AI. A.veock.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Cannon,
Mrs. W. S. Sewell. .
