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Leguin News.
School is progressing rapidly under
the management, of Prof. James Pat¬
terson, of Dawson and Mrs. E, E.
Pickett.
We are sorry to note that Mr. Sam
Johnson is suffering from a broken
leg. We hope for him a a speedy re¬
covery.
Mr. Parnell visited his father at
Flovilla one day last week.
The singing given by Mrs. O. D.
Grant Sunday night was enjoyed by
quite a crowd of young people.
Mr. Homer Jones, of Starrsville,
was the guest of Mr. Will Piper Sun¬
day.
Mr. T. D. Meador attended quarter¬
ly meeting at Porterdale Sunday.
Mrs. J. S. Wright spent Monday af¬
ternoon with Mrs. J. K. Meador.
Mrs Nancy Piper and family have
moved here from Starrsville. We
welcome them to our vicinity.
Mrs. T. D. Meador and children
were guests of Mrs. John P. Thomp¬
son one day last week.
Mr. Roy Woodruff and Miss Ethel
Piper, of Porterdale, were visitors
here Sunday.
Large crowd attended the singing
Sunday afternoon. Visitors from
Mixon, High Point, Starrsville and
other sections were present.
We are glad to note that Miss
Lois Wright is again in school after
a several days illness.
Messrs. Cowan and Rowan, of Sa¬
lem, attended the singing at Lovejoy
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Erma Lunsford has returned to
her home at Stewart, after a week’s
visit to Mrs. J. K. Meador.
Pace Items.
Miss Anna Butler is visiting her sis¬
ter, Mrs. Daniel, in Atlanta.
Mr. Paul Stowers, of Fairview, spent
Wednesday night with Mr. Otis Nixon.
Mr. Martin Potts, of near Conyers,
was a visitor here Sunday.
Mrs. J. C. Nixon visited Mrs. W. G.
Turner in Covington Monday.
Mr. Dean Albert, of Covington, vis¬
ited relatives here Sunday.
Chester and James Smith spent last
Sunday with Grady Crowell.
Mrs. J. W. Burns visited her mother
in Conyers Monday,
We are sorry to note the illness of
Miss Mamie McCord and hope she
will soon be well again.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Ramsey spent
Monday with Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
Ramsey in Covington.
Miss Johnnie Willingham attended
the Maddox-Hooper wedding near
Magnet Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Almand and lit¬
tle son, Frank, spent Thursday in
Atlanta.
Rev. Mr. Crowe, of Conyers, and
Rev. W. O. Butler dined with Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Cowan Thursday.
Misses Clemmie Boyd and Addie
Elliott spent Saturday with relatives
and friends in Covington.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cowan and little
daughter, Sara Will, spent Thursday
night at Magnet, the guests of Mr. J.
W. Maddox’s family. 4
Hayston Happenings.
Rev. E. W. Sammons filled his reg¬
ular appointment here Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Ethel Johnson is visiting - her
grandmother, Mrs. B. F. Hays.
Mr. T. M. Kenerly has moved his
family to Dixie to the regret of many
friends here.
We welcome Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Loyd among us.
Miss JVlittie Kenerly and brother,
Clarence, visited Mrs. Ella Hays last
Sunday.
Miss Ina Chaffin attended the insti¬
tute in Covington Saturday.
Mr. John Henderson visited his sis¬
ter, Mrs. Lee Piper a day or two of
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Biggers, jr.,
are visiting relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Ike Henderson have
gone to their new home near Social
Circle. We wish them both a long
and happy life.
Miss Mae Richards has returned
home after a pleasant stay jn Conyers.
—No. 4 Williams typewriter for sale
cheap. Apply to T. C. Swann Co.—tf
Brick Store News
PANNELL-CRUTCHFIELD.
The marriage of Miss Daisy Pannell
and Mr. Charley Crutchfield came as
quite a surprise to their many friends
here. Sunday morning just after the
Sunday school classes were dismissed
this popular young couple came into
church and were united in marriage
by the pastor, Rev. W. R. Branham.
Miss Daisy is the eldest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Panned and
is one of our most popular and loved
young ladies. Mr. Crutchfield is a son
of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Crutchfield, of
West Newton, and one of the county’s
most promising young business men.
We extend to them the beet wishes
of the entire community.
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Ozburn visited
their daughter, Mrs. Benford, at Sa¬
lem, Friday aud Saturday.
Miss W T illie Mae Fincher has return¬
ed from her home at Culloden and
opened her school here with brighter
prospects for a better school for the
Spring term.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Swords, of
Decatur, were with their daughter,
Mrs. J. T. Elliott, for several days
the past week.
Mr. W. L. Gibson is in Athens at¬
tending the Cotton Association in ses¬
sion at that place.
Miss Ophelia Terrell is spending
some time in Covington at the home
of Mrs. W. C. Clark.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Taylor spent
Wednesday of last week in Covington.
Mrs. Clint Higginbotham has re¬
turned home from Crawfordsville
where she has been for several days
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. S.
Paine.
Mr. and Mrs. Alf Elliott, of Almon,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Elliott for a day or two the past week.
Mr. Briscoe and his force of men,
of Covington, are here enclosing the
Graves Cemetery with an iron fence
with granite posts.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Elliott spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Swords at Aleova.
Mrs. P. D. Coffee has returned and
will make this her home again. Mr.
Grady Adams, her nephew, will be
with her this year. Glad to have Mrs.
Coffee back.
Mr. W. D. Beck, of Aleova, was
here Sunday.
Rev. W. R. Branham fiilled his reg¬
ular appointment here Sunday and
preached a very interesting sermon to
a large congregation.
Prof. W. S. Neal has returned from
a several days visit to Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Lazenby, of Hayston,
spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. C.
E. Patrick.
Rocky Roads Ramblings.
We are having some warm weather
for the time of year.
Sunday School at Zion every Sun¬
day morning at half past nine. Let
all attend who can.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Shaw visited
Mr. R. L. Dick and family Sunday
afternoon.
Misses Alice and Minnie Shaw and
brother, Henry, visited their sister,
Mrs. C. L. Watson Sunday.
Mr. R. L. Hicks and family visited
Mr. C. I. Ogletree and family Sunday.
Miss Minnie Shaw visited her sis¬
ter, Mrs. I. J. Smith, one day last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ogletree visited
at the home of Mrs. W. A. Ogletree
Sunday.
Mr. J. B. Shaw has returned from
an extended visit to his mother, Mrs.
M. A. Shaw of Alabama.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Blankenship left
for Atlanta Sunday morning where
they 7 will spend a few days with the
latter’s parents.
Miss Mary Ogletree is staying with
her sister, Mrs. Kate Maylay 7 and go¬
ing to school at South River.
We arte glad to note that Miss Fan¬
nie Kinnett, who has been sick for
some time, is improving.
Mr. Fern Moses called to see his
best girl Sunday p. m. From the
smiles that wreathed his face there is
going to be a wedding soon.
Mr. John Lane called on fair ones
in Newton Sunday 7 .
Special.
—By 7 special arrangements we have
a limited number of subscriptions to
the Atlanta Daily and Sunday Journal
which we are offering wifch The Cov¬
ington News for one year for $5.00.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Alcovey Locals.
The party at Mr. and Mrs. Pannell
Monday night was enjoyed by a large
crowd.
Mr. and Mrs. Lola Picket and fam¬
ily, of Jackson, visited her sister, Mrs.
Lula Nash during Christmas.
Messrs. Eugene, Charlie and Bob
Crutchfield were guests of their friends
during Christman holidays.
Mrs. Nannie Pennington, of Social
Circle, spent last week with her sis¬
ter, Mrs. Lula Nash.
Miss Rillar Aaron spent several
days at Social Circle with her broth¬
er, Mr. J. T. Aaron.
Mr. J. F. Nash and Mr. Will Stark
were in Atlanta one day last week.
Misses Ida Dillard and Fleeter Aa¬
ron visited Misses Kate Nash during
Christmas holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Swords of
Decatur, were the guest of their son,
J. T. Swords, during Christmas hol¬
idays.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Elliott and fam¬
ily, of Salem, were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Swords Saturday and
Sunday 7 .
Miss Cleo Harper was the guest of
friends in Porterdale Monday and
Tuesday.
Miss Nellie Harper visited Miss Ed¬
die Mae Harper during Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. Harpe Hays, of Mans¬
field, visited Mrs. W. C. Harper last
w 7 eek.
School opened Monday morning
with a good attendance after two
weeks vacation.
High Point News Notes.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Raimey left
Monday for their home in Griffin,
after a week’s visit to the latter’s pa¬
rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Strawn.
Miss Flora Blalock arrived last week
to begin the spring term of the school
here. Owing to recent illness of Miss
Blalock the opening of the school was
one' week late.
Mr. Fletcher Foster, of Rockdale
county, was visiting friends here sev¬
eral days of last week.
Mrs. J. W. Strawn was the guest of
her daughter, Mrs. Emmett McCart,
one day last week.
Messrs. J.W.Strawn and W.C.Salter
attended the meeting of the Farmers’
Union in Covington Saturday.
Several of our young people attend¬
ed the singing at Lovejoy last Sun¬
day 7 afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Jodie Parker and chil¬
dren were welcome guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Salter last Sunday 7 .
Miss Tempie Lewis spent Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. J. W. Strawn.
Miss Flora Blalock spent a
while last Sunday with Mrs. J. W.
Strawn.
Mr. W. C. Salter went to Oxford on
business Monday.
A number of the people with in our com¬
munity have been sick grip for
the past week.
A SCRAP OF PAPER.
Charred and Discarded, It Brought
Wealth to a Poor Widow.
Some years ago a poor widow kept a
small shop In a Berlin suburb. One
evening as she was serving a customer
a workingman stepped Into the shop
and asked permission to light his pipe.
Drawing a piece of paper from his
pocket, he twisted it up and, after
lighting his pipe, threw down the spill
and walked off with a word of thanks.
When sweeping the floor the follow¬
ing morning the widow took up the
charred paper out of idle curiosity and.
unfolding St, saw that it was a lottery
ticket, only a portion of which had
been burned. She folded it up, put it
away in her pocket and had almost
forgotten it, when the result of a large
lottery drawing caught her eye in the
paper.
She then remembered the crumbled
ticket in her pocket, and on produc ing
it found, to her amazement and de¬
light, that it had won a prize of $50.
000. She claimed the prize, and, al¬
though she advertised widely for its
original owner, with the intention of
sharing it with him, she was left in
undisturbed possession of her fortune.
—Exchange.
When John Was In Doubt.
John was a coachman who took life
most seriously and, being very particu¬
lar, would return frequently in the
course of the day to make sure he un¬
derstood the orders that had been
given him in the morning. One after¬
noon he presented himself before his
mistress and began:
“Mrs. T., Ol’m not quite certain ez
to Mr. T.’s ordher this morn in’. Oi
was drolvin’ him to the thrain. an' he
noticed that the horse was lame, an’
he told me to do somethin’ to him,
mum; but, sure, Oi don't know whither
he told me to shoe him or to shoot him.
Mebbe ye can till me.”
A shoeing was evidently required,
but the execution of the order aud
likewise of the horse was deferred un¬
til Mr. T. returned.
Strangely enough, it’s when a man
comes right to the point that he Is con¬
sidered blunt—Philadelphia Record.
China’s Grand Canal.
Of some of the crude and outgrown
methods used on China’s Grand canal
a writer in the North China Daily
News remarks: "The junction of the
real canal with the Wei river was not
by means of a lock, but,simply a high
and steeply sloping mud bank, over
which the grain vessels had to be
dragged by the force of perhaps many
hundreds of men. It should be borne
in mind that in China the lock of a
canal Is not much more like our idea
of what that name connotes than it is
like a padlock. Amid con ant und
often serious changes of level, with an
uncertain and not infrequently a
scanty supply of water, and with a
grain fleet which traveled In blocks of
some eighty vessels under one officer,
It was necessary to devise some way
for keeping them together and for
transferring them as a consolidated
unit with this in view.
“For this reason a Chinese lock on
the Grand *anal is nothing but a stone
gateway into which large boards may
be lowered through a groove In the
stones, restraining most of the water
from its flow, until there is a depth
sufficient to float all the craft, when
the boards are pulled up and the en¬
tire fleet passes through.
“After this the boards are again
lowered for another division of the
grain boats. In case the water gives
out—a by no means unlikely occur¬
rence—there is nothing to do but to
wait until more comes from some¬
where.”
THREE EMPIRES.
Governments That Practically 8prang
Into Being Overnight.
Prior to Jan. 18, 1871, the German
empire, as we know It today, had no
existence. Instead it was a jumble
of kingdoms, states, duchies, grand
duchies aud principalities, all joined
together by a like language and com¬
mon political aspirations, It is true, but
otherwise quite separate and distinct.
Then came the historic ceremony in
the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. Par¬
is had just been captured by King
William of Prussia, and it was held to
be a fitting time and place to proclaim
him the first German emperor. Never
since the dawn of history was an em¬
pire born more dramatically.
By a strange irony of fate, too, its
birth took place amid the ruins of the
French empire. Itself the creation of a
day, or, rather, to be strictly accurate,
of a night. France went to bed on the
evening of Dec. 1, 1851, a republic.
When It awoke next morning it was
an empire. During the hours of dark¬
ness Paris had been occupied by
troops, and the prince-president had
become Napoleon III. •
Equally sudden und almost as sensa¬
tional In its way was the birth of the
modern Greek empire. After the yoke
of the Turks had been thrown off in
the war of independence the country
became a republic. But the people
soon tired of that democratic form of
government and promptly proceeded
to assassinate their first and only pres¬
ident. Then they met together, elect¬
ed a king and settled themselves down
to be ruled by him in a quite orderly
and contented fashion.—San Francisco
Chronicle.
Exploiting the Antique.
A gang of swindlers arrested by the
Toulouse police had for stock In trade
a beautiful antique cabinet and a con¬
siderable stock of audacity. With
these they took, for a short lease, a
historic chateau near Toulouse, in¬
stalling a venerable old lady to play
the part of owner. Then they found
a collector of antiques, persuaded him
to visit the chateau and sold him the
really valuable cabinet at a good
round price. After the bargain was
concluded they invited the victim to
lunch, and while he was eating the
meal the real cabinet was replaced by
a perfect Imitation, which the victim
carried off with him. The swindlers,
before their arrest, succeeded in selling
their cabinet thirty-three times, at
prices varying from $500 to $3,000.
When Animals Are III.
Said a prominent veterinarian: “An¬
imals when sick are the most helpless
and appreciative of all creatures, and
the way of administering relief and
medicine in many Instances is as novel
as it is effective. The most savage and
revengeful animals during spells of se¬
vere pain are, as a rule, as docile and
tractable as a chMd. Relief must come
from a human being, and come quick
ly, and they seem to know It. The
most vicious horse when groaning
with pain would allow a mere child to
administer relief, and many of the
wild animals when in sickness seem
to forget their savage instincts.”
The Greyhound.
Various explanations have been giv¬
en of the origin of the term grey¬
hound, some authors claiming that the
prefix grey is taken from Gralus,
meaning Greek, others that it signifies
great, while still others say that It has
reference to the color of the animal.
In no other breed of hounds is the
blue or gray color so prevalent, and
consequently the last mentioned deri¬
vation seems the most plausible.—Lon
'don Notes and Queries.
Thought He Knew.
Mrs. Gewjum—John, do you know
what you said in your sleep last night ?
Mr. Gewjum—Oh, yes; I suppose I
said, “Maria, for heaven’s sake, let me
get in a word edgewise I”—Chicago
Tribune.
“So you believe^ fn telepathy?”
“Yes,” answered Mr. Meekton. “My
wife knows what I am going to think
about some time before I have made
my mind up oo the subject myself.”—
Washington Star.
Do You Ever Eat?
If you do and want the nicest, freshest and most
palatable groceries in the city, you will do well to
see our line. We keep all the little delicacies
that go to make up a tempting meal and then, too,
we keep the price down where it ought to be. We
believe in giving our customers the benefit of our
experience in buying groceries and are satisfied
with a small margin of profit. Our list of custo¬
mers is growing every day and it seems to us
“there’s a reason.” Meat Market in connection.
ook Bros., Covington, Phone 220 Ga.
New Tailor Shop.
I will open on the first of January a first.ciass Tailoring shop in this
cily and will be glad to have the patronage of the people of this
section who want and demand the best work in Tailoring, Alter¬
ing and repairing. I have been in this business for a number of
years and have always had the reputation of doing first-class work.
Following are two testimonials from parties in Greensboro, where 1
have been located for the past two years :
Greensboro, Ga., Dec. 8, 1908.
To Whom It May Concern:
We are glad to recommend R. C. Johnson (colored) as
a Tailor. He has done a great deal of work for us in the last
year, which has always been done in a satisfactory way.
McCOMMONS-THOMPSON-BOSWELL GO.
J. M. ARMOUR & CO.
Greensboro, Ga., Dec. 8, 1908.
To Whom It May Concern:
This is to certify that R. C. Johnson (colored) has been
running a tailoring establishment in this place for over a year
and that he has done quite a lot of work for us during this time
which has always been done in a satisfactory way. We have
found him honest in all the dealings we have had with him and
so far as we know he has given ontire satisfaction to all his
customers. FARMERS’ MERCANTILE CO.
D. II. Bickers, Sec. & Treas.
Give me a call after January 1 st and I will be glad to serve you.
R. C. JOHNSON, The Tailor
THE CHEROKEE ROSE.
Romantic Indian Legend of This Beau¬
tiful Flower.
There is a beautiful romance con¬
nected with the Cherokee rose. A
young Indian chief of the Seminole
tribe was taken prisoner by bis ene¬
mies, the Cherokees, and doomed to
torture, but fell so seriously ill that it
became necessary to wait for bis resto¬
ration to health before committing him
to the fire.
As he lay prostrated by disease in
the cabin of the Cherokee warrior the
daughter of the latter, a young, dark
faced maid, was his nurse. She fell in
love with the young chieftain and,
wishing to save his life, urged him to
escape. But he would not do so unless
she would flee with him.
She consented. Before they had gone
far, impelled by regret at leaving
home, she asked permission of her
lover to return for the purpose of
bearing away some memento of it» So,
retracing her footsteps, she broke a
sprig from the white rose which climb¬
ed up the poles of her father’s tent
and. preserving It during her flight
through the wilderness, planted it by
the door of her new home in the land
of the Seminoles. And from that day
this beautiful flower has always been
known throughout the southern states
by the name of the Cherokee rose.—
Philadelphia North American.
Ancestral Pride.
“Do you still want this geneaology?’’
asked the man who digs up such
things.
“Sure, I do. Why not?”
“Weil, I’ve found that your great
great-grandfather was hanged for mur¬
der. your great-grandfather was im¬
prisoned for robbery, and your grand¬
father was tarred and feathered for
beating bis wife. That’s not a very
proud record, is it?”
“I should say it i|*. Shows how my
family is getting better each genera¬
tion. I’m an improvement on the
whole bunch—never been in jail yet.
Let me have those records. I’m proud
wf ’em!”—Cleveland Leader.
Bake a pie crust in the bottom and
on the side of a pie tin; fill with apple
quarters stewed till tender and return
to the oven, putting a little cinnamon,
sugar and bits of butter over. When
it is baked enough to set. draw it out
and cover with a thick layer of grated
cheese. Return to the Are and let the
melt and brown.
A PARISIAN HAIR CUT.
It Is Expensive at Times, but Aiwa;
a Sociable Affair.
The Paris hairdresser cannot be pe
suaded to do anything more than pr
tend to remove a little hair. It alrno
breaks his heart if you Insist on
serviceable cut.
l'iie price charged is sometimes
painful surprise to the unsuspectic
visitor. He has been warned to avo!
those establishments where the tarl
is not displayed and so does not bes
tate when he sees the unnounceinen
“Hair Cutting, 1 Franc.”
When the operation is over, hov
I ever, he is a little hurt at being aske
for 3 francs.
If lie knows enough French to ui
derstand, he gathers that 1 franc I
for the hair cutting, 1 franc for a “fri<
tion” and 1 franc for “perfume.”
Frenchmen pay these charges witl
out complaining and seem to enjoy
visit to the barber’s. As they gene;
ally go to the same shop—and Frencl
men have their hair “cut” once a wee
- the assistant becomes their confldei
tial friend.
His customers discuss with him the!
love affairs, their ailments and iastl
their business.
He Is also supposed to be a great ai
thorlty on horse racing, but he is to
prudent to act on his own tips an
generally manages to save enoug
money to start in business for hlmsel
—Londou Mail.
Serious Interruptions.
The truly lazy man is not a comn
figure In this country, and when
does appear he is not treated w
proper respect. Ideal laziness is
art as difficult as playing on the vio
A writer in the Washington Star t
of one member of the Sons of B
who deserves recognition.
“I s’pose John is still taking
easy?” said the woman in the spr
wagon.
“Yes," answered the woman v
was carrying an armful of wc
“J''hn has only two regrets in 1
One is that he has to wake up to <
and the other is that he has to quit«
ing to sleep.”—Youth’s Companion.
“Pa,” said Bert, "won’t you don
my allowance?"
“Why should I, sonny?"
“Oh. 1 thought If it was biggei
would be more on your mind and ;
might remember to give it to me so
times.”—London Telegraph
