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JUSTICE COURT IN
SESSION MODDAY.
Judge Peek Bound Two Over to
City Court. One For Assault
And Battery.
Justice of the Peace J. S. Peek
held court Monday morning and two
negroes came up for commitment
trials, both of whom were bound over
to the next session of the Covington
City Court.
The two negroes who were tried
were Joe Roberson and Will Wright,
who had been mixed up in a cutting
scrape in the eastern part of the
county during the holidays. They
were at a negro frolic in a vacant
house and it seems that Roberson
took offense at something Wright
said and proceeded to carve him up
with a razor. Wright then began the
lighting act, resulting in the trial
Monday with Roberson bound over to
the City Court in the sum of $200 and
Wright in the sum of $150.
They were remanded to jail in de¬
fault of giving bond and will await
trial by Judge Whaley.
Liberty Locals.
Rev. Irby Henderson filled his reg¬
ular appointment here Sunday and
preached a very interesting sermon.
Misses Lizzie Myers and Verdie
Moore visited Miss Nana Hilley one
day last week.
Mrs. Mattie Kinnett and little
daughtdr, Cora Mae, visited Mr. and
Mrs. N. H. Piper’s family last Tues¬
day.
Mrs. C. M. Wicks and little son, J.
D., were the guests of Mrs. J. A. Day
last Tuesday afternoon.
The singing given at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Piper’s Saturday
night was enjoyed by all who were
present.
Mrs. Z. D., Kinnett and daughter,
Mrs. Wilson and children spent last
Monday as the guest of Mrs. Mattie
Kinnett’s family.
Misses Lizzie Myers and Nana Hil¬
ley spent last Friday afternoon very
pleasantly with Miss Emma Day.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Wicks and lit¬
tle daughter, of Virginia, are at home
with the former’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Wicks.
Miss Lillie Weatherly, the school
teacher here, spent Sunday afternoon
as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Wood’s family.
Misses Myrtle Piper and Effie Kin¬
nett spent Saturday night as the guest
of Miss Ethel Piper.
Miss Nana Hilley and brothers,
Grady and Horace, spent Sunday af¬
ternoon with Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Piper’s family.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Piper and lit¬
tle daughter, Lillian, of Covington,
were the guests of the former’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Piper,
Sunday.
Rev. Irby Hendsrson and Mr. Budd
dined with Mr. J. A. Harper’s family
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kinnett spent
Saturday night and Sunday with the
latter’s brother, Mr. Perry McCart.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Wicks and lit¬
tle son, J. D. visited the latter’s sis¬
ter, Mrs. Paul McCart, Sunday.
Miss Katie Moore spent Saturday
night as admired guest of Miss Nana
Hilley.
Mr. Doyle Ozburn, of Hayston, was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Me
Cart’s family Saturday night and Sun¬
day.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Q. Cowan and chil¬
dren spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
M. C. Davis.
How She Solved It.
There was something about the face
of the stranger who sat opposite to
her in the tram car that was familiar
to the stern lady. “Pardon me,” she
said. "If I am not mistaken, you are
one of the poor, underpaid working
girls whom our Emancipation society
tried to benefit, or, at least, you were
a year ago."
"That is so,” said the stranger.
“Then o«r society has evidently not
been without influence, for you look
prosperous now.”
“I have everything I want and never
was so happy in my life.”
“That’s splendid. You must have
solved the woman problem.”
“I have.”
“Glorious! Do tell me about It!”
“I’ve married!”
A Cate of Auto Suggestion.
A baker on the upper west side who
purchased an auto delivery wagon was
surprised to receive the following mes¬
sage from one of his most particular
customers: “Please send no more or¬
ders to me by your new wagon. The
smell of gasoline In the rolls made al¬
most the entire family sick."
The baker sent word to the customer
that, as the auto was driven by elec¬
tricity and no gasoline was used at ail,
she must have been mistaken and add¬
ed, "Perhaps the cook had Just cleaned
her gloves that dav.”—New York Press.
High Point News Notes.
We are having some fine weather
now and the farmers are getting busy
with their work and it sounds familiar
to hear the old song of “gee and haw”
Mrs. Howard Middlebrook and chil¬
dren and Mrs. Sallie Dick were the
guests of Mrs. J. S. Bridges last
Thursday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Parker spent
one day last week in Covington.
Mrs. J. A. Grant and daughter, Miss
Maggie, spent Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. Nancy Piper.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Heard, of Mix¬
on, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
Bridges one afternoon last week.
Miss Lena Baker was the attractive
guest of Miss Georgia Salter last Fri¬
day afternoon.
Rev. J. B. Salter and Mrs. Sallie
Dick spent Saturday in Covington.
Miss Tempie Lewis and Mrs. J. W.
Strawn and son, Albert, spent Thurs¬
day afternoon with Mrs. J. S. Bridges.
Mr. J. M. Rogers, one of our pro¬
gressive citizens, went to Covington
Monday on business.
Mr. Frank Moss, of Covington, was
visiting relatives here Sunday.
The entertainment by Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Lassiter Monday night was a
very enjoyable affair.
Our teacher, Miss Blalock, is very
sick at her home at Jonesboro, and
her sister will have charge of our
school for two weeks.
Miss Tempie Lewis and Olendo Tay¬
lor spent last Saturday afternoon with
Mrs. I. W. Meador at Leguin.
Mr. W. C. Salter and two daughters
Misses Georgia and Hattie, spent last
Sunday very pleasantly with Mr. and
Mrs. J. O. Weldon in Oxford.
Several of Hayston’s young men
came over to the entertainment at
Mr. Charlie Lassiter’s Monday.
Rev. Charlie Smith filled his regular
appointment here Saturday and Sun¬
day.
Mr. Elwood Lassiter visited friends
at Leguin Sunday.
One of the most enjoyable enter¬
tainments of the past week was the
candy drawing given at Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Edwards last Thursday even
ihg. All present report a pleasant
time.
Altovey Locals.
Mr. and Mrs. George Swords, of
Decatur, spent last week here with
relatives.
Miss Nina Aaron, of Social Circle,
spent Saturday and Sunday with Miss
Kate Nash.
Mr. J. T. Aaron, of Social Circle,
was the guest of Mr. J. T. Nash Sun¬
day afternoon.
Miss Fleeter Aaron and Miss Ida
Dillard spent Sunday afternoon with
Miss Kate Nash.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Arnold, of Cov¬
ington, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Nash last Sunday.
Messrs. Spencer and Steward Pan
nell, of Social Circle, were the guests
of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pan
nell, Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. James Berry spent Sunday with
relatives in Covington.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Fillyaw spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Higgin¬
botham at Jel-sey.
The entertainment at Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Street’s Saturday night was en¬
joyed by a large crowd.
Rev. Joe Winbum, of Mansfield,
was the welcome guest of Mr. W. C.
Harper’s family Saturday night and
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Fillyaw were at
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Harper’s Sunday.
Misses Nellie and Cleo Harper at¬
tended the meeting at Macedonia
Sunday morning.
Not Dressed Fit For tho Party.
A proud young housekeeper who had
been presented with a piece of statu¬
ary was giving a party. Shortly be¬
fore the guests arrived she looked
through the rooms to see that every¬
thing was in order. Mlsslug the Venus
from Its place on the hall pedestal,
she asked the old butler what bad
been done with It.
"Miss Weeny, you mean, ma’am?”
he replied.
“Yes, the Venus. Where is it?”
“Well, now. Miss Margrlt, ma’am,
excuse me, ma’am, but I jes’ thought
as gemmens was expected dis evenin’
I’d better set Miss Weeny under the
staihs Ladles’ Home Journal.
The Bird In Hand.
tonny—Say, let’s promise to marry
each other when we grow up. Oracle—
Oh, no. I might like somebody else
better then. Lonny—Me too. Grade
(hastily)—Oh, yes; let’s do piomlse.—
Kansas City Times.
A Success.
Mrs. Henpeck—I married you to re¬
form you. Mr. Henpeck—You succeed
ed. I’ll never marry again If I live to
be a thousand years old.—Illustrated
; Bits.
Nothing is more easy than to deceive
ourselves.—Demosthenes.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Pace Items.
Mias Johnie Willingham has return¬
ed from a pleasant visit to Atlanta.
Mr. Dean Albert of Covington was
a visitor here one day last week.
Messr. O. P. McCord and D. B.
Crowell made a business trip to At¬
lanta recently.
Mr. E. G. Martin of Hopewell spent
Tuesday with Mrs. T. J. Ramsey.
Miss Stella Roan visited friends in
Conyers several days last week.
Miss Dollie Burns of Klondike spent
the week-end with her parents here.
Mrs. Jane Cowan of Conyers, visit¬
ed Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cowan several
days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hardeman an¬
nounce the birth of a son.
Miss Viola Kinnett, of Magnet,
spent several days recently with Mrs.
T. J. Ramsey.
Mr. J. C. Hill, and daughter, Miss
Selus, spent a few hours in Covington
Tuesday.
Mr, Tom L. Burns, of Monroe, visit¬
ed his parents here last Saturday and
Sunday.
Misses Anna and Grace Butler were
the guests of Miss Addie Bell Elliott
Sunday.
Mrs. J. C. Nixon visited the Misses
Livingston Saturday.
Mrs. W. D. Elliott and Mrs. J. W.
Estes visited Mrs. J. W. Ramsey last
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Robertson, of
Fairview, spent Saturday night with
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cowan.
Rev. W. O. Butler spent Saturday
and Sunday at Prospect.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Stowers and
children of Fairview, spent Sunday
with Mr. J. C. Nixon’s family.
Messrs Lem Livingston and Hinton
Rivers aud Misses Verba Ogletree and
Carrie Hicks, of Oak Hill, visited Miss
Vera McCord Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Ramsey of Cov¬
ington, spent Thursday night with
their daughter Mrs. J. M. Hollings¬
worth.
Misses Vera Cowan and Mary Di
mon, and Messrs Earnest Black, of
Richardsville, and John Almand, of
Pace, spent Friday afternoon in Con¬
yers.
Mr. W. H. Read and family have
moved to Lithonia. Their friends
here regret very much to lose them.
Mrs. L. R. Almand, and children of
Covington spent last week with Mr.
Wm. Boyd’s family.
Misses Claude and Mary Dimon re¬
turned to their home at Loganville
Saturday, after spending a week with
Misses Letha and Vera Cowan.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Ramsey enter¬
tained a few young people with a
spend the day party Wednesday.
Those present were Misses Ackie Liv¬
ingston, Letha and Vera Cowan, Ma¬
ry and Claude Dimon and Mr. John
Z. Almand.
SIZE OF BULLSEYE.
It Varies According to Distance In
Rifle Shooting.
“A bullseye is a bullseye” is an ex¬
pression frequently used in connection
with rifle shooting, but those unfa¬
miliar with military rifle practice as
at present conducted have little con¬
ception of what is meant by a bullseye
on the regulation targets. The ranges
at which shooting now takes place are
200, 300, 500, 600, 800, 900 and 1,000
yards. For these ranges three targets
are employed.
The first is target A, which is used
at 200 and 300 yards. It is six feet
tall and four feet In width, with a
bullseye in the center eight Inches in
diameter. This Is surrounded by a
circle twenty-six Inches In diameter.
Another circle is forty-six inches In
diameter. The bullseye counts 5, a
shot In the inner circle 4, in the outer
circle 3 and on the remainder of the
target 2.
The B target, which is used at 500
and 600 yards, is six feet square. It
has a twenty inch bullseye, and the
first circle Is thirty-seven inches aud
the second circle fifty-three Inches In
diameter. The value of the spots Is
the same as on the A target
The C target is used at 800, 900 aud
1.000 yards. This is rectangular in
shape, being six feet high and twelve
feet long. It is divided Into three sec¬
tions by vertical lines three feet from
each end. In the center Is a thirty-six
inch bullseye surrounded by a fifty
four inch circle. A shot in the bulls¬
eye counts 5, between the bullseye and
the rim of the circle 4, anywhere out¬
side of the circle, but within the six
foot square, 3, and at either end of the
target, but outside of the square, the
shot counts 2 points. — Philadelphia
Record.
Criminal.
Young Mother—I’m sorry, Mr. Top
floor, if baby’s crying annoyed you.
He’s been cutting his teeth. Top
floor (a crusty bachelor)—That’s it!
The idea of letting a young child have
a knife to play with!—Boston Tran¬
script
A Leading Part
"My brother has a leading part In
that drama.”
"What part?"
“He leads a horse across the stage
in the last act.”
No Magic About Advertising
There is no mystery or magic about
advertising—that is to say, no more
mystery than attaches to doing any
other thing well. It is not an experi¬
ment. Properly done it is simply good
salesmanship. It does simultaneously
in 1,000 orl,000,000 places what an in¬
dividual can do only in one place at
a time. Paradoxically it not only
does not euperceede the salesman but
it is his greatest ally. The better the
advertising the better the ally, good
salesman. It predisposes the dealer
and the public, and clears the route of
the salesman of many of its thorns.
Good salesmanship is the ability to in¬
duce people to buy your things equaly
with, or in placeof,the stuff that others
have to sell. If judicious advertising
will create a demand for oranges it
will add much to the chances of the
success of the salesman in his w r ork.
That it will do this may be predicted
on what it has done in other fields.
If you look for evidence of the result
of advertising, you may pick it up in
the things you do every day.—Mail
Order Weekly.
WHO OWNS THE AIR?
Ancient Legal Maxim Says Man Owns
Land “Up to the Sky.”
It Is still a moot point whether or
not the flying of airships over private
property may be opposed by due proc¬
ess of law.
In England there is an ancient max¬
im embodied in the English common
law which says, “He who owns the
land owns It up to skies.” This venera¬
ble rule, a legal authority points out,
Is as good today as ever It was aud is
full of menacing significance to the
airship builder.
The effect of this rule is to give the
owner of land the exclusive right to
the free enjoyment of the air over and
above the four corners of his holding,
and any interference with that enjoy¬
ment, however apparently slight and
harmless, constitutes a trespass, for
which an action may be brought.
Applications for Injunctions against
airship owners and actions for trespass
by aggrieved landowners are not un¬
likely proceedings in the near future.—
New York Sun.
Hit Proof.
Judge—You have not yet established
the prisoner’s insanity. Attorney—But,
your honor, we mean to Introduce wit¬
nesses to show that the prisoner habit¬
ually argues politics with women.—
Puck.
The Call of Companionship.
You often hear a lonesome child
say, ”1 want some one to play with!”
Elderly people often become lonesome
and want some one to play with, but
are afraid to say so.—Atchison Globe.
PROFITS CUT ALL
TO PIECES ON
PIANOS
Ten or Fifteen Different Makes.
$10 Profit on Factory Prices.
See This Line Before You Make
Your Purchase.
It Means Money To you.
C. A. HARWELL
Leader In
Furniture and Undertaking
Covignton, Ga.
Rot and Gold Drinks
At SMITHS DRUG STORE
also a nice line of Stationery,
W
T Cigars and Tobacco.
W
SJNunnallys Fine Candies Always Fresh.
W
w w Geo. T. Smith, co «
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LOOK AT THIS
We are going to sell for a few
days, Heinz Preserves in 3 lbs jars,
regular $1.00 size at 70cts.
California Dessert Peaches in
2 lbs cans the best to bad 20c per can
Pie Peaches 2 lbs cans at
10c per can.
Fresh meats of all kinds in all
seasons. Call 220 for everything to
eat, and prompt delivery.
Cook Bros ■ y Covington, Phone 220 Ga.
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