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Midway Church Notes.
Mrs. Jno. B. Davis delivered a verv
fine lecture at Midway Sunday School
last Sunday on the Missiondry subject
“Morning Star9.” The lecture was
full of information and fine thoughts,
and was much enjoyed by all who
w r ere present.
Mr. C. A. Jamison of the Decatur
Orphans Home talked for the school
at 3.30 on Sunday last.
The Midway Annex is still furnish¬
ing its interests.- A nice sum of mon¬
ey was raised on the last two Sab¬
baths, but more money is yet needed
to furnish the rooms. Those who are
interested in the great xvork are go¬
ing to push the matter until the fur¬
niture is all in and every dollar of the
money paid in.
The Orchestra from Emory College
consisting of five young men who
used three violins and two cornets ,add
a great deal to the evening sevices
with their music.
The Juvinile Missionary Socisty is
very busy this week workiog on their
Scck-Party which they will have
next Saturday after afternoon at Mrs.
W. 0. Clark’s from 3 to 5.
The Epworth League will, have a
Literary and Social for their friends
in the near futurt.
Mrs. Adair Critically III.
The many friends of Mrs. Elizabeth
Adair will regret to learn that she is
critically ill at the home of her son
Mr. Ostis Adair on Railroad-st. As
we go to press it is thought that her
condition is somewhat improved.
Mr. Godfrey Buys Coal Yard.
Mr. P. W. Godfrey, manager of the
telephone exchange here, and one of
the most progressive citizens of the
city, has purchased the coal business
formerly owned by Mr. R. P. Lester,
and is now prepared to furnish coal to
the public. He has an advertisement
on another page in which he solicits
the patronage of the citizens of the
city, pointing out the fact that he
handles nothing but the best in coal.
Must Sign Communications.
During the last few days the News
ha9 received several communications
with the name of the writer omitted.
As we have stated before we cannot
publish articles unless the writer signs
his name. We do not wish to publish
the name but merely want the article
signed so that we may know who
writes them. Remember this and al
sign your name to articles for publica¬
tion. We are always glad to have let¬
ters from our readers but must insist
on the above rule.
Miss Odum Entertains.
Miss Nettie Odum gave a few of her
friends a very pleasant evening, Sat¬
urday, with good old St. Valentine
and capricious Master Cupid, much in
evidence, from 8 to 11. The home was
decorated with festoons of hearts;
saucy cupids here and there, and the
contests for the young people were
original Vanentines written on hearts.
Those invited were, Misses Briscoe,
Huson, Clark and Ozburn. Messrs.
Brinkley, Jenkins, Wilson, Peeples,
Anderson and Dr. Furr of Oxford,
Miss.
Must Register.
Under the state laws it is a misde¬
meanor for a corporation and dealers
in several lines not to register with the
ordinary. There are a number in the
county who have not registered and
when the grand jury meets the registry
books will be inspected by them. If
y r ou haven’t registered y ou had better
do so at once. The lines who have to
pay' the special registry tax are dealers
in Pistols, cigaretts, eartridger, bicy ¬
cles, guns, and several others.
A Dickens Manuscript.
H. F. Dickens, K. €.. tells an inter¬
esting story concerning the original
manuscript of his father's famous
“Carol.” The novelist presented the
MS. to Thotuas Milton, an old school¬
fellow. In 1875 Mr. Milton sold it to
Francis Haney, a bookseller, for £50.
Then it passed Into the hands of
George Churchill, an enthusiastic au¬
tograph collector. Mr. Churchill treas¬ |
ured it until 1882, when circumstances
compelled him to part with it After
photographing every page of it. It was
sold to Mr. Bennett, a Birmingham
bookseller and curio dealer, who
eventually found a purchaser, who
readily signed a check for £200 for it.
Finally it was bought by Stuart M.
Samuel of Kensington Palace Gardens
for £300, who is said to still retain the
precious document.—London Tit-Bits.
A Hint
“You seem to be very fond ot your
dolly,” remarked the visitor. ;
“Yes,” replied small Margie. “She’s
so different from most people. She
never interrupts me when I’m talk
tag.”—Chicago News.
Dwell not too long upon sports, for
as they refresh a man that Is weary
so they weary a man that is refreshed.
—Fuller.
High Point News Notes.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Grant spent last
Thursday with their daughter, Mrs.
E. H. Lewis in Covington.
Mrs. Posey was the guest of Miss
Tempie Lewis last w T eek.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mask and Mrs.
Mayo were welcome guests of Mr. M.
H. Parker’s family last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Elliott spent
last Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. J.
S. Bridges.
Miss Olenda Taylor visited Miss
Ruth Meadows last Sunday afternoon.
Miss Georgia Salter was the guest
of Miss Lena Parks one afternoon last
week.
Little Miss Adel Middlebrooks, was
the guest of her grand-parents Mr.
and Mrs. L. L. Middlebrooks in Cov¬
ington last Saturday and Sunday.
Master Frank Moss, of Covington,
was visiting friends here Sunday.
Messrs. Jim Parker and Jim Moss,
of Atlanta, w’ere visiting friends and
relatives in our community several
days last week.
Miss Tempie Lewis spent a short
while with Miss Lena Parker last
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Middlebrooks
and children were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. L. L. Middlebrooks in Coving¬
ton Sunday.
Mr. Barnard Loyd spent Sunday
morning with Mr. J. M. Rogers.
Mr. W. C. Salter were the guest of
Mr. M. H. Parker Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Grant and daugh¬
ters, Misses Irene and Grace, spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Gsant at Stew T art.
Several from here attended the
singing at Lovejdy Sunday afternoon.
Miss Lena Parker spent a short
while with Miss Georgia Salter last
Thursday afternoon.
Miss Flora Blalock accompanied by
her cousin Miss Kate Blalock, of
Jonesboro, arrived here Wednesday
to take charge of her school after
several weeks absence on account of
illness. We are all delighted to have
her with us again.
Mr. Henry Horton and children
spent last Sunday with Mr. Green
Loyd’s family.
Our Sunday School at Austins
Chapel has been re-oganized. Let
U9 attend regular and try to make
this a prosperous year. Let us meet
promptly at 3 o’clock next Sunday af
ternooij.
Miss Caroline Blalock has returned
to her home, in Jonesboro, after sev¬
eral weeks stay here.
One of the most enjoyable affairs of
the past week was the Valentine par¬
ty given by Miss Lena Parker last
Friday night. It was well attended
and very much enjoyed by all present.
Lepin News.
Mr. John P. Thompson spent Fri¬
day with his daughter, Mrs. Maggie
Parish.
Mrs. J. S. Wright visited relatives
in Covington Friday.
Mrs. Joe K. Meadors and children
were the guests of Mrs J. P. Thomp¬
son one day lart week.
Miss Maggie Pennington had as her
guests Saturday and Sunday Misses
Clara and Irene Meadors and Minnie
and Ora May' Cunnard.
We are sorry to state that Mrs.
Maggie Parish is sick and hope for
her a speedy' recovery 7 .
Rev. Frank Moss, of Covington,
filled his regular appointment at Hol¬
ly 7 Spring, Sunday 7 morning.
Misses Maggie and Ethel Grant, of
High Point, attended Sunday School
at Lovejoy, Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Edw'ards, of
Rockdale, are visiting friends and rel¬
atives here this week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Ellington was
the guest of Mrs. Nancy Piper’s fam
ily 7 Sunday.
Mr. Will Heard, of Covington, visi¬
ted his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
Heard Sunday.
Mrs. Call Pickett and Misses Nell
and Grace Parker, of Stewart, were
visitors here Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Meadors and
children spent one day last week w ith
Mr. and Mrs. K. Meadors.
Mr. and Mrs. Obey Edwards, of Oak
Hill, spent several days this week
with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Moss.
Mr. Raymond McKleroy, of Rock¬
dale county, visited friends here last
week.
—PIANOS. The best is none to
good, so buy the best made. Our
piano has taken the first premium for
two years at the Georgia State Fair
at Atlanta, Ga. See our agent, Mr.
N. N. Shippey, at Flowers Hotel Cov¬
ington, Ga., Phone 73, and get cata¬
log, prices and terms. W. H. HOW¬
ARD PIANO CO.
Trade with News advertisers.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Fair View Dots.
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Dobbs were in
Fair View Sunday.
Everybody enjoyed the candy pull¬
ing at Mr. Op. Smith’s Saturday
night.
Mr. Roy Hammond spent Saturday
night with Mr. Oliver Neely.
Mr. J. P. Longshore and family j
w T ere visiting in Conyers Sunday.
Mr. Verner Ficquett spent Sunday
night with Mr. W. E. Ray.
Mrs. J. W. Robertson is on the sick
list.
Mr. Miles Brown and family were
at Mr. Warren Smith’s Saturday
night.
Mr. F. I). Longshore and family
visited at Mr. Chess Ray’s Sunday.
Mesdames H. J. Neely and J. T.
Stowers and Miss Emily Neely spent
Thursday with Mrs. J. F. Ficquett
and Miss Bessie Ficquett.
Prayer-meeting will be held at the
home of Mr. J. W. Robertson next
Sunday night.
Misses Emily and Adnah Neely
spent Saturday night with Mrs. C. P.
We should organize a Sunday School
in our community as we have none
near enough for everyone to attend.
There are children and young people
enough to have a good school. Are
you going to let them grow up to be
men and women and know T nothing
about the Bible ? How much would
you know about it if you had not
gone to a good Sunday School when
you were young ?
Covington Mills News.
Mrs. Teasley 7 , of Milstead, spent last
Thursday w'ith Mrs. T. B. Baugheum.
We are glad to note that Mr. Mar¬
vin Allison has recovered after some
weeks illness.
The writer was in The News office
last Saturday afternoon and was very 7
much interested in the hustle and
progress that is being demonstrated
by the progressive printers in that
office.
Messrs. Luke and Charley 7 Hamby
spent Saturday and Sunday with Mrs.
Allison Niblet and family 7 .
Mr. Harvie Oliver, of Milstead, was
hei'e Sunday shaking hands with his
many friends.
Mr. A. E. Jackson and his bride-of
week, of Monroe, have come into our
midst. We extend to them a hearty
welcome and wish for them a long,
happy and peaceful life together.
The Sunday school was largely at¬
tended Sunday morning and the in¬
terest seemed to be great. We hope
to do a great work this year and we
invite all who can to attend. Our
Superintendent, Brother Lee Oliver,
i9 strong in the faith and persistent in
the work. He gave his life to Christ
last June and has showed himself a
W'orkman since that time.
The Sunday 7 school Sunday after¬
noon was largely attended and the
teachers and scholars are enthsiastic
in the work and the school is in a
prosperous condition under the super¬
vision of Brother Allgood, of Oxford.
Rev. Joe Winburn filled his
appointment here last Sunday night
and preached an excellent sermon to
a large audience.
The prayer service Wednesday
will be conducted by J. L. Reeves.
Everybody invited.
Mrs. Daisy Prior and little daugter
are spending a few days this week
with her mother, Mrs. Cheek, at So¬
cial Circle.
Owing to the unfavorable weather,
the valentine party which was to be
at the home of Mr. J. W. Blair last
Saturday night, was postponed.
We are sorry to note that the two
children of Mr. and Mrs. Watson are
very ill with whooping cough, and we
hope that they may soon be well.
That English Complexion.
The complexions of the English have
often been exploited for our benefit.
The damp climate and the exercise
out of doors produce the red, they say.
But on examination It proves to he
not the red of the rose, but the red of
raw beef, and often streaky and fibrous
at that. The features arc large and
the face high colored, but it is not a
delicate pink. It is a coarse red. At a
distance the effect is charming, bright,
refreshing, but close to often rather
unpleasant. Here the features of the
women, even the features of the beau¬
tiful women, are molded, while the
features of our beautiful American
women are chiseled.—Scribner's.
A Funny Family.
“What makes your hair snap so?”
asked the child who was watching his
mother comb her hair.
“Electricity,” his mother replied.
“We are a funny family,” remarked
the child after a few moments of
thought. “The other day you said
papa had wheels in his head, and now
you’ve got electricity in your hair. If
you put your heads together you
■light make an electric motor, mightn’t
you?”—New York Times.
Tailoring Opening
We will have w ith us Friday and Saturday, Feb.
11), 20. Mr. Gross, Schloss Bro’s. Co. special cutter, to
take orders for tailor made clothes. Mr. Gross will dis¬
play the Latest Patterns and Shades in the New Clothing
and with his long experience in this line it will be an op¬
portunity that you cannot afford to miss, to have your
Spring Suit made to tit you and look well.
We invite you to look at his lines.
CLOTHING
Our Spring Line of the Famous
Schloss Bros. Heady Made Cloth
ing will arrive shortly* and will
consist of some of the newest and
prettiest patterns ever displayed
in this city. They are all made
to fit and look well. The prices
range from §10 to $20 and there
is nothing like the quality for
wearing and holding their shape in any other Ready
Made Clothing.
Call and see this Superior Line before making your
spring purchase. It’s a pleasure to show these Clothes.
hite & Company,
Covington, Georgia.
CAN YOU SPELL?
Test Your Ability by Writing This
Jumble From Dictation.
It is some time ago since spelling
bees were popular forms of entertain¬
ment iu this country, but still one oc¬
casionally comes across the very su¬
perior person who tells you he can
easily spell any word ever printed in a
dictionary. If ever you meet this type
of man, just ask somebody to dictate
the following jumble to him and see
how many mistakes lie will make:
“Antinous, a disappointed, desiccated
physicist, was peeling potatoes in an
embarrassing and harassing way. Ills
idiosyncrasy and privilege was to oat
mayonnaise and mussels while staring
at the Pleiades and seizing people’s
tricycles and velocipedes. He was an
erring teetotaler and had been on a
picayune jamboree. He rode a palfrey
stallion and carried a salable papier
mache bouquet of asters, phlox, mul¬
lein, chrysanthemums, rhododendrons,
fuchsias and nasturtiums.
“He wore a sibyl’s resplendent tur¬
quoise paraphernalia, an ormolu yash¬
mak and astrakhan chaparejos. lie
drank crystallizable and disagreeable
curacao juleps through a sieve. He
stole some moneys and hid them un¬
der a peddler’s mahogany bedstead
and mattress.
“Like a fiend in an ecstasy of gay
ety I rushed after him into the mael¬
strom, or melee, and held him as in a
vise. I could not feaze him, however,
and he addressed me, with autocracy,
in the following imbecile words, which
sounded like a soliloquy' or a supersed¬
ing paean on an oboe: ‘You are a rata¬
ble lunamoth, a salaaming vizier, an
equinoctial coryphee and an isosceles
daguerreotype.’ ’’—New York Mail.
A Curious Story.
The queen of Hanover, wife of King
Ernest Augustus of Hanover (better
known as the Duke of Cumberland,
son of George III.), died at Hanover
about 1842 of au illness which baffled
the skill of her doctors as to its real
cause. During her illness a clairvoy¬
ant -was consulted, who wrote certain
curious sigus and words on the door
of her bedroom; but, although these
mystic words were repeated over aud
over again, (he queen died. The king
of Hanover after his wife’s death gave
orders that her bedroom should al¬
ways be kept as though the queen
would sleep there at night. The bed
was turned down, the pillows re¬
shaken, hot water brought and the
daintiest slippers laid in readiness for
her.—Home Notes.
Forgets to Mail Them.
She—I really think that something
should be done to lighten the loads of
the postmen. Ho—Well, you know,
dear, I do all I can to lighten ’em!—
Yonkers Statesman.
THE FOREIGN LEGION.
A Peculiar Body of Fighters In the
French Army.
The French foreign legion is a het¬
erogeneous organization. It is com¬
posed of disappointed men of every
country — political refugees, military
fugitives. In fact, all varieties of the
world’s restless citizens go to make
up this wonderful mongrel fighting
machine. “No questions asked” might
well be the regimental motto. Each
man signing iiis bond of service sells
his soul for five years at the wage of
1 sou (about 1 cent) per day.
The officers are French, but the men
hail from everywhere and nowhere.
Under various names the French le¬
gion has existed $inee the eighteenth
century and was finally constituted as
at present in 1830. It consists of twelve
battalions divided into two regiments,
mustering a total strength of 12,000
men. Eight thousand are kept in the
far east, the remainder serving in
northern Africa. In the early days
the regiments were divided into “na¬
tional sections,” men from the same
country being kept together.
This resulted, however, in continual
racial disputes, and each company con¬
sequently was given a cosmopolitan
composition. Since its formation the
officials have guarded closely against
desertions, and as the legion only
serves in French colonial territory
where the centers are remote anil
transportation is difficult a successful
desertion is a rare feat. — Chicago
News.
A Slight Misunderstanding.
Little Helen Bentley of Los Angeles,
aged five, dearly loves her grandma,
who has been living with tier and her
parents. Recently grandma went to
Seattle for a visit and caught cold on
the way. When she arrived there, she
wrote back to Helen’s parents that she
had reached Seattle, but had had a
hard fight with the grip. Helen want¬
ed to hear what grandma had to say,
and the letter was read to her. Soon
afterward she saw one of her neigh¬
bors and exclaimed: “Oh, Mrs. Smith,
we’ve had a letter from grandma. She
got to Seattle all right, but she hud a
terrible fight with her valise!”—Los
Angeles Times.
What Counts In a Story.
As I heard a famous raconteur tell
fng a story I had heard in one form or
another for many years I could not
but recall the statement of some one
to the effect that there are but five
stories extant and that all we have
are merely variations from the original
five. As General Taylor, who is some¬
thing of a story teler himself, puts it:
"Tho story doesn’t amount to any¬
thing. It’s the edition that counts.”—
Boston Herald.
Playing Greenhorn.
“Why did you tell the manager of
that employment agency that you had
Just come over?” said one servant girl
to another. “You didn’t, you know.
You have had three situations in New
York.”
“1 know that,” said the girl. “1 pre¬
tended to be green so she would try
harder to get me a good place. At
most of these ager !es the managers
have green girls on their conscience.
The sharks iu the business, of course,
will fleece them, but the average man¬
ager is sympathetic and gets them easy
i places to start with. I’ll liuve a snap
i whore lam going. The woman thinks
I have just arrived and that she will
have to break me in. Breaking in
means that she will do half the work.
while I will just stand arouud and
look on. It pays sometimes to be a
greenhorn.”—Philadelphia Ledger.
Would Taka Chances.
Mr. Philanthropist was passing a
bakery when he observed a little girl
gazing with longing eyes at some
cakes displayed in the window. The
youngster's wistful gaze was too much
for Mr. Philanthropist, so he took im¬
mediate measures to satisfy her long¬
ing.
When she had in short order dis¬
posed of a rich hit of pastry she calm¬
ly asked for another.
“I should like very much to give you
another,” said the kindly man, "hut
I’m afraid it would make you sick."
“Get it for tne anyhow,” quickly re¬ all
sponded the little girl. “I can git
the mcd’ciife I need at the dispensary
fer nuthin’.”—New York Herald.
A Dangerous Place.
The two tramps had been particular¬ band,
ly lucky, and, having funds in
they discussed plans for the nights
shelter. “We can sleep under a roof
if we like,” said Wiggins.
“Sure we can,” responded lliggi us -
“but some way these lodging houses
make me nervous. Supposing a fire
was to break out in the night?”
“Y’ou’ve got it right,” agreed Wig¬
gins dolefully “It’s no place for us.
They’d turn the hose on us in a min¬
ute!”—Youth’s Companion.
Scorched. world
Mr. Crlmsonbeak—What in the
Is the matter with this shirt? Mrs
Crlmsonbeak—Oh, I guess the girl bod¬
ed it a little too long, dear; that’s alt
Mr. Crlmsonbeak—Looks to me as h
she had fried it.— Yonkers Statesman.
Lacking Warmth. picture*
“The critics all say that my
lack warmth."
“Do you work in oils?”
“Yes.”
“Then why not paint In a few 0,1
stoves ?”-New York Times.