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By Special
High Point News Notes.
Rev. J. B. Salter wont up to Atlan
last Sunday to fill his appointment.
Mrs. H. M. Parker and daughters,
nnie Carrie Bell, were the guests of
rs. J. S. Bridges one afternoon last
leek.
Rev. Frank Moss, of Covington,
ent last Saturday night and Sunday
lith his son, Mr. Pat Moss.
* Messrs. Willie Savage and Henry
of Hayston, were mingling
friends here Sunday afternoon.
■ Mr. J. W. Strawn visited his broth
lu?W!r, Mr. Frank Strawn, in Henry coun¬
ty, last Sunday.
■ Messrs. Ca Salter and Joe Lewis, of
HHpvington, relatives here were last visiting Sunday. friends and
| guests Mr. and of the Mrs. latter’s Marion parents, Elliott Mr. were and
? jiinday. Mrs. J. S. Bridges, last Saturday and
■Misses Ethel and Maggie Grant
gpent one afternoon last week very
pleasantly with Miss Emma Piper.
■A good many of our people went to
Covington Friday to see the President.
§ m ■Mr. W. C. Salter made a business
tfip to Covington and Oxford last
Monday.
■Our school is progressing under the
Charge of Miss Flora Blalock.
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■We are sorry to note the death of
tfe little son of Mr. Frank Patterson,
Mi lo died last Friday morning, with
pkeuinonia, after an illness of several
v*eks. It is sad at all times to stand
beside the bed of the dying and watch
fHfcwly, Mpe ebbing tide drifting the loved one
perhaps, but surely into the
gfeat ocean of eternity.
^■Liberty jThe funeral services were conducted
last Saturday and the re¬
mains laid to rest in the cemetery
there. We extend our deepest sym¬
pathy to the broken hearted parents.
IV' e have lost our little darling.
He has bid us adieu;
HHe has gone to live in heaveu,
And his person is lost to view.
Little darling he has left us.
Lift us, yes forever more;
But hope to meet our loved one,
On that bright and happy shore,
: Peaceful be thy silent slumber,
ceful in thy grave so low;
hou no more will join our number,
u no more our sorrows know.
h! That darling, how we loved him.
! How hard to give him up,
ut an angel came down for him
removed him from our flock.
That ^there was not an quite angel complete, band in heaven
was
8" God took our little darling
To fill the vacent seat.
31 et again we hope to meet him
H^en "H^ -ud the in heaven day of life with is joy passed greet thee,
Where no farewell tears are shed.
Pace Items.
ralfc'ington ^■evcral of Friday our people went over to
to see President
tt Taft.
[rs. T. J. Stowers, of Fair View
the guest of Mrs. J. W. Burns
iday.
^^|r. Jj^B a Howard visitor here Vaughn, Sunday. of Conyers,
■Hss Carrie Read spent a few hours
in Cjovington Tuesday.
and Mrs. W. S. Ramsey, of
Ington, spent Sunday with Mr.
^iMrs. T. J. Rainsey.
an( t Mrs. T. J. Ramsey are re¬
joicing over the arrival of a fine baby
Charies Middlebrooks, of Ox
i visited friends here Sunday.
fessra. John Boyd and Grier Boan
T^d “fair ones” near Conyers Sun
ifternoon.
Wallace, of Fayettville, was the
1 °* Mr. O. P. McCord Thursday
bs Johnie Willingham is visiting
J George Watson in Atlanta this
J w - Estes and Mrs. W. D.
Eaiitt visited Mrs. J. C. Hill Tuesday.
^^^tle J. C. Turner, of Covington,
’ 8e veral days last week with his
iparents here.
"Mm *' T - J - Ramsey and Mrs. C. D.
and two little daughters
_ Tuesday with Mrs. W. T. Wat¬
son.
ssrs. Albert King and Earnest
°f Richardsville, were visitors
110 Sun dav afternoon.
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Anna Butler returned to her
here Tuesday after spending a
week very pleasantly in Atlanta.
T - J- Ramsey and little Sara
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of the News. (
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Sue spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs.
W. S. Ramsey in Covington.
Mrs. J. H. Pruett and daughter,
Miss Ray, of near Conyers, visited
Mr. W. H. Read’s family one day last
week.
Mrs. Walter Stanton and two sons
came up from Crawfordville Thursday
and will spend some time with her pa¬
rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Burns.
Messrs. Olin Cowan and John Al
mand went to Loganviile Friday, and
were accompanied back by Misses
Claude and Mary Dimon, who will
spend the week with friends here.
Rev. Mr. Venable, of Covington,
will preach at Salem Sunday, Jan. 24,
at 11 o’clock a. m. The public cordi¬
ally invited to attend.
Covington Mills News.
As Covington Mills is one of the few
places not represented in your paper,
we will try and give you the news
from this section each week, as we
want to be known among your large
number of readers.
The mills have put on the night
force and everything out here is hus¬
tling, and many new faces are seen
among us by the force being increas¬
ed. The mill here is one of the best
managed in the state and everybody
likes the Superintendent and mana¬
gers.
Once and a while we have a few
hands to leave us but soon have ap¬
plications for the same ones to return
and when they once get back seldom
leave looking for better treatment
than they receive at the hands of the
“Bosses” here.
Mr. Howard Harris spent last Sun¬
day with friends in the northern por¬
tion of the county.
Miss Emma Lewis will open her
school here next Monday morning
and from all indications she will have
a large number of pupils. The school
here is always largely attended and
the students seem very much inter¬
ested in their studies.
Mr. Willie Callahan returned to the
Mill Monday morning receiving the
congratulations of his many friends
for a long and happy union for him¬
self and fair bride.
Wedding bells continue to send
forth their sound in our vicinity and
from all indications several marriages
are scheduled for the near future.
We are not much believers of
“haunts” but the report comes to us
of some strange happenings at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Cook’s one
night last week. It is said that some
peculiar figure or shadow was seen in
one of the rooms of the Cook home
and cut some funny “didoes.” After
leaving the home a thorough exami¬
nation was made of the premises and
nothing could be found more than a
couple of very badly frightened peo¬
ple.
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A ONE NIGHT CONVERT.
Incident In the Temperance Career of
Father Mathew.
In 1843, when Father Mathew was
crusading fur total abstinence in Lon¬
don, he created no small amusement
for a large party at the hospitable
mansion of an Irish nobleman by his
attempts, partly playful, but also part¬
ly serious, to make a convert of Lord
Brougham, who resisted good humor
edly, but resolutely, the efforts of his
zealous neighbor. The incident is re
lated by Katharine Tynan in her biog¬
raphy of Father Mathew.
“I drink very little wine,” said
Brougham, “only half a glass at lunch
eon and two half glasses at dinner.
And, though my medical adviser told
me I should increase the quantity, I
refused to do so.”
“He was wrong, my lord, for ad
rising you to increase the quantity, and
you were wrong in taking the small
quantity you do,” said Father Mathew,
“but I have my hopes of you.”
And so, after a pleasant ’resistance
on the part of the learned lord. Father
Mathew invested bis lordship with the
silver medal and ribbon, the insignia
and collar of the “new order of the
Bath.”
“Then I will keep it,” said Brougham,
“and take it to the house, where I
shall be sure to meet old Lord - the
wmrse for liquor, and I will put it on
him.”
The announcement of this intention
was received with much laughter, for
the noble lord referred to was notorl
ous for his potations.
Lord Brougham was as good as his
word, for on meeting the veteran peer
he said, “Lord -, I have a present
from Father Mathew for you,” and
passed the ribbon rapidly over his
neck.
"Then I tell you what it is. Brough
am. I will keep sober for this night.”
was the peer’s unexpected response
And he kept this vow, to the amaze
meat of his friends.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
News From Kings
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Hicks have re
turned from a visit to Florida.
Miss Byrd Gibson, who is attending
school at Agnes Scott, is at home for
a few days.
Mr. A. C. King has returned fi’om
Athens, where he has been attending
the cotton school.
Mr. Ernest Black, of Covington, is
at home for a while.
Miss C. L. Livington is visiting her
brother, Lon Livingston, of Atlanta.
Mr. F. W. Black has returned from
a visit to Atlanta.
Mr. G. A. Harvey, of Snapping
Shoals, has moved back to his old
home in this community.
Several of the young people of our
community went to Covington Friday
to see the President-elect.
Rev. J. W. Combs filled his regular
appointment at Zion Sunday, and
preached a fine sermon to a large con¬
gregation.
Mr. and Mrs. Rosser Maloy visited
Mr. and Mrs. Hayden Hammond Sun¬
day.
Rev. J. W. Estes spent Sunday
evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Shaw.
Miss [Sallie Ogletree visited Miss
Minnie Shaw Sunday afternoon.
Miss Emma Shaw visited Mrs. Janie
Dick a short while Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. R. L. Dick visited Mrs. J. B.
Shaw Sunday.*
The pound supper at Mr. Rosser
Maloy’s Friday night was enjoyed by
all present.
Misses Allice and Minnie Shaw vis¬
ited their sister, Mrs. I. J. Smith, one
day last week.
Mr. T. J. Thomas, of Jacksonville,
Fla., spent Thursday night with Mr.
J. B. Shaw and family.
Master Charley Watson spent one
night lastweek with his grandparrents
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Shaw.
SIMPLE FAITH.
A Burly Burglar’s Confidence In an
Editor’s Business Acumen.
A man who admitted that he came
direct from state prison tried to sell
to the city editor of a New York news¬
paper a weird and startling story of a
missing will which he declared had
been revealed to him by a fellow con¬
vict. He was a burly fellow with a
prognathous jaw, and he had lost an
eye in battle. The mere look of him
would frighten a timid citizen into
tremors. Mr, White, the expert in
criminology, cross examined the man
as follows:
“Why were you in Auburn?”
"Highway” (meaning, of course, high¬
way robbery).
“I suppose you w r ere wrongfully con¬
victed.”
“Nuh; dey had me right.”
Such engaging candor made Mr.
White feel that the man was truthful,
and he was greatly disappointed when
strict investigation disclosed the fact
that the story of the missing will was
all fictitious. The man was disap¬
pointed, too, at the failure of his ro¬
mance, but he went away from the
newspaper office in cheerful mood,
with some remark about better luck
next time.
A week later Mr. White was sum¬
moned to the reception room of the
newspaper, and there he found his
friend, the burly highwayman, his
shoulders broader, his single eye fiercer
than ever. But his visit was quite
friendly, although somewhat tinged
with business. He evidently believed
he could rely on Mr. White’s good
faith and business acumen. Fixing
Mr. White with his glittering eye, the
strong armed one plucked him by the
sleeve over to a corner of the room
and there in a loud, hoarse whisper in¬
quired:
“Say, couldjer do anyt’ing wit’ a cou¬
ple o’ watches?”—Harper's Weekly.
Bimini and the Fountain of Youth.
Bimini was a fabulous Island firmly
believed iu by the Indians of the An¬
tilles, though they could give no fur¬
ther clew to Its location than that it
lay some hundreds of leagues north
of Hispaniola. On this island was
the famous fountain of youth, giv¬
ing perpetual health and vigor. It
was the search for this fountain that
led Ponce de Leon and Hernando de
Soto to Florida, on the outskirts of
which the island was generally sup¬
posed to be situated.
Honeyed Words.
“How are you getting along at
home? The last time I called your
wife was giving you the dickens.”
“Quite true. I had been a bad boy.
But she relaxed. Last night she came
very near calling me honey.”
“You don’t mean it! How was that?”
“She called me old beeswax.”—New
York Press.
j No Hurry.
j “Of course, Tommy,” said the Sun¬
i day school teacher, “you'd like to be
j an angel, wouldn’t you?”
“Well—er—yes’m,” replied til! Tommy,
“but I'd like to wait I cau be a
fall grown angel with gray whiskers.”
—Philadelphia Press.
Didn’t Agree With Him.
“You should never take anything
that doesn’t agree with you,” the phy¬
sician told him.
”If I’d always followed that rule,
Maria,” he remarked to hip wife,
“where would you bef*
W. COHEN’S
GREAT MONEY RAISING SALE
Will Be Extended
By Order of A. H. MASON, The World’s
GREATEST PRICE REDUCER
An urgent invitation is extended to
the people of Covington and sur¬
rounding territory to attend the
most Important Sale of the season
as we now extend this sale with the
mighty powers of unmatehable
Price reductions.
We are making great Sacrifice offerings in our entire stock
of High Grade Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Dry Goods, Notions
and Millinery which will interest all visitors.
By attending this Great Sale you
will be conscious that your money
buys more than ever before, for the
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opportunity which we are offering
to the people of Covington and surroundings have never
been offered before.
The Prices are all Marked Down in Plain Figures
*
And it will pay you many times in
Service, Satisfaction and Comfort
more than anything else you ever
bought or wore before. Don’t Miss
this opportunity of your life to secure
Great Bargains.
As this Sale Only Lasts Ten Days Longer
Everything Positively
Must Be Sold.
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