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just Arrived at Our Store A dallions beautiful >........$1.00 line of Ladies Shirt Waist Lawn, elegantly trimed in lace to and $3.50 ma
We full stock of DRESS GOODS, and something up
carry a new arriving most every day in this line, E. H. Mobley
fry a ROYAL WORCESTER CORSET. We have all the new models out for this
line of Jewelry, season.
We carry a good Combs, Bracelets, Watches, Spectacles and Cases.
Don’t forget we sell everything in Millinery. Respectfully. 9
Starrsviile News.
and Mrs. 0. V. Skinner and
Ar \ spent last Sunday
* 7 Cook Oak.
with friends at Red
r „oon
\V T Corley and daughter
raAline spent several days of last
ek 'in Atlanta shopping.
Cora Jones, Rosa and Lillian
n« Law 8 es Sunday in New
spent last
W ith Miss Ola Adams.
. n
. j Morgan is home from a visit
[er daughter, Mrs. Eari;Jackson at
Lucile McDowell, whoisteach
music class here, spent Satur
a with home folks at
r an d Sunday
Dale.
L s. H. Starr left last Saturday
an extended visit to Cedartown
1 Alabama.
fiss Aline Corley spent last Satur
j and Sunday with Miss Nell
ight at Leguin.
)r. and Mrs. E. C. Lassiter spent
jday with the latter’s parents, Mr.
i Mrs. J. M. Jones at Hayston.
[essrs. Bob Webb and Homer Jones
mt last Sunday with friends near
fington.
jrs. Edwards, of Macon, is the
»t of her daughter, Mrs. B. J. An¬
son.
Hiss Myrtice Morgan, spent last
ldav at Hayston, as the guest of
ih Olivia Hays.
Irs. W. T. Corley and daughter,
ne, attended quarterly meeting at
rejoy last Saturday.
R. S. Epps spent Sunday at
Leguin Locals.
and Mrs. John Mask spent Sun
■ with relatives at Stewart.
Ir. and Mrs. Charlie Mabry, of
.rrsville, were the guests of Mrs.
n Smith Sunday.
Ire. W. T. Corley and Miss Aline,
Starrsviile, attended quarterly
eting here Saturday.
Ir. H. E. Wright and little Mary
ppe, of Covington, visited Mrs. J.
Wright Sunday.
Princeton Saddiewhite and
is Cora Parker, of J asper, were the
»ts of Misses Minnie Lee and Ora
y Cunnard Saturday.
dr. and Mrs. Jim Moss and children
!nt Sunday in Covington.
»ev. Henderson delivered two very
presting sermons at Love Joy Sun
r
lissea Alice Thompson and Aline
rtey were the guests of Miss Nell
ight Saturday night and Sunday'.
h. (. S. Salter was a visitor here
aday.
'he many friends of Mrs. O. H.
lnt win be glad to know she is
e to be at home again.
h James Patterson left Monday
his home m Dawson.
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Churches and Business Houses
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Alcova News.
Miss Hester Barrett, of Jersey,
the guest Saturday and Sunday
her sister, Mrs. O. N. Stanton.
Mrs. Mannie Pennington, of
Circle, spent last week with her
ter, Mrs. J. F. Nash.
Mr. and Mrs. Hulan Pennington
and two children, of Social Circle,
were the guests last Saturday and
Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Nash.
Mr. Alex Berry, of Covington,
spent Saturday with his parents here.
Mr. and Mrs. George Stanton, of
Social Circle, were the guests Sun¬
day of their son, Mr. 0. N. Stanton.
Mr. Preston Pannell, of Madison,
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. N. J. Pannell.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Berry, of
Oxford, were visiting in our midst
Sunday'.
Mrs. Annie Mae Hamilton, of At¬
lanta, spent Saturday and Sunday
with her mother, Mrs. Ella Hardage.
Mrs. Tom Swords, who has been
very sick for the past week, is im¬
proving.
Rev. Patrick, of Winder, preached
a very good sermon Sunday at eleven
o’clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Pannell and
little daughter Nellie, of Social Circle,
visited Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Nash last
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. Tom Richard, of Brick Store,
visited Mr. Spince Pannell last Sun¬
day.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Elliott, of Brick
Store, spent last Tuesday afternoon
with Mrs. Tom Swords.
On Thursday, April the first, our
school with our teacher, took April
Fool’s Day and taking our dinner we
went to Hazlebrand and spent the
day. We had a very pleasant time
and came back feeling like we had
had the fun of our lives.
Scottish Impartiality.
Color sergeant of highland company
(In which were one or two English)
calling the roll:
“Angus Mackay!" No reply. (Loud¬
er.) “Angus Mackay!” Still no reply.
(Sotto voce.) “1 ken ye’re there. Yer
aye at yer jooty, decent raon, but ye’re
ower modest to speak before sae mony
folk. I see ye fine.” (Marks him down
In the roll.)
“John Jones!”
Squeaky voice replies. “ ’Ere.”
Sergeant—Ou, aye, ye’re here or say
ye’re here, but ye’re sic a muckle leear
1 canna believe a word that comes oot
o’ yer mooth, sae I’ll jlst mark ye doon
as absent!”—London Answers.
Friend—What! You pawned your one
good coat to get canvas for your paint¬
ing? Artist—Yes. Friend—And how
much did you get for the picture?
Artist—Nearly enough to get tny coat
*ut.—Cleveland I.eader.
Truly there Is a tide in the affairs of
lien, but there is no gulf stream set¬
ting forever In one direction.—Lowell.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Pace Local News.
Messrs. O. P. McCord and T. J.
Ramsey spent Friday in Atlanta.
Mrs. Claude Kinnett, of Magnet,
visited her mother, Mrs. Jno. H. Wil¬
lingham, Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Ramsey, of
Covington, were guests Sunday of
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Ramsey.
Misses Bessie Ficquett and Emily
Neely, of Fairview, visited Mrs. J. W.
Cowan recently.
Mr. C. D. Almand spent Sunday in
Conyers, the guest of Mr. H. Vaughn.
Mrs. T. J. Ramsey and children
spent Friday with Mrs. J. C. Nixon.
Mr.and Mrs. J. Will Cowan attended
the Quarterly Conference at Milstead
last Sunday.
Mrs. S. R. Thompson, of Rockdale,
visited Mrs. J. C. Nixon Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Boyd visited their
daughter, Mrs. L. R. Almand, in Cov¬
ington Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Ramsey spent a
short while in Conyers Tuesday.
Little Miss Susie Ruth Almand vis¬
ited Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Almand in
Covington part of last week.
Mrs. J. C. Nixon spent Monday at
Fairview with her sister, Mrs. J. T.
Stowers.
Mrs. Alva Roan left Sunday on an
extended visit to her sister in Augusta.
Miss Addie Belle Elliott spent Tues¬
day night with Mr. and Mrs. T. J.
Ramsey.
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Crowell and son
Grady, spent Sunday in Covington.
Miss Angie Boyd, of the G. N. & I.
college, Milledgeville, is spending a
few days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Boyd.
Misses Vera and Mannie JMe
Cord and Messrs. Harold and James
McCord visited Mr. J. F. McCord’s
family in Covington Sunday.
Messrs. Elmo Cowan and Claude
Downs and Misses Emma Reagan,
Vannie Lou Plunkett and Winnie Guf
fid, of Conyers, spent Sunday with
Mr. J. E. Cowan’s family.
THE DEATH PENALTY.
Horrors Incidental to Old Time Exe¬
cution by Drowning.
Execution by drowning was abol¬
ished in France by Ileuri Quatre, only
to be revived by one of his successors.
It was finally abolished as a statutory
method of execution by the earliest de¬
cree of the great revolutionaries.
As late as the eighteenth century
death by drowning was decreed to a
felon in Edinburgh, and In the middle
ages It was a common enough mode
of doing a convicted criminal to death.
That execution of this nature was con¬
sidered as humane as any other, so far
ns the victim was concerned, is shown
by the fact that it was not unknown
among the early Jews, who varied the
punishment of stoning adulteresses by
drowning them. Among the Egyptians
it was common. The Roman lex Cor¬
nelia sanctioned the method by placing
it on the statute records. Tacitus tells
us that the Germans copied the prac¬
tice from the Romans. The Teuton
termed it the “last baptism,” and he
did not allow his powers of imagina¬
tion to sleep when he set about de¬
vising additional varieties which
should add to the excitement attend¬
ing upon the doomed person’s depar¬
ture from life. The convict was sewed
up, Monte Cristo fashion, in a bag, and
with him were inclosed a vicious dog,
a hungry cat, a violent rooster, a ven¬
omous viper, all very much alive and
presumably kicking.
For what reason It Is hard to see,
but death by drowning was by many
peoples considered preferable for crim¬
inal women. In the case of very de¬
based or very mean offenders the
Romans had a more or less pleasant
fashion of drowning the doomed ones
In marshes, first incasing them in
elaborate crates.
For refined cruelty in killing off their
female criminals the earlier Albanians
were certainly the most Inventive In
the matter of ingenuity. It is com¬
monly known, of course, that even the
modern Albanian has less respect for
womankind than any other known male
In the human catalogue, not even ex¬
cluding the Chinese. The approved
method of doing a criminal or even a
displeasing woman to death prevalent
nmong them up to rather loss than a
century ago was to chain her In a tank
Into which the water was allowed to
flow gradually. As the water reached ,
her breast It was allowed to recede,
sometimes back to her ankles, when
the refilling of the tank began anew.
If the woman had children the torture
was varied by the drowning or mutila¬
tion of them before her eyes. To vari¬
ous parts of her body was attached
such food as attracts rats, of which
a. n.u m]>eL .would t>e 1** loose.
THEt
BEST BUGGIES MADE
We have the exclusive agency for the SUMMERS BARNESVlLLE BUGGIES,
recognized throughout the state as the standard vehicle in appearance and service. We also have
the agency for the ROCK HILL BUGGIES, another of the first-class vehicles. Both these
buggies need no introduction or comment at our hands. You know what they are—the best to be
had at any price.
If you want a cheaper byggy than the one above mentioned we can fix you up with a
cheaper price vehicle, made up with good material and sold at much less price.
We are leaders in everything in the hardware and vehicle line. Come to see us. We
will treat you right.
Fincher-Norris Hardw. Co
Covington, Georgia.
Elaborate SPRING LINES
We are receiving every day new shipments of the neat and stylish
suits of clothes for young men and elderly men and our line is de¬
cidedly the most nobby of any we have
yet had.
In Schloss Bros. Clothing we have the three-piece summer
suits ranging in price from $1 7.50 to $25.00.
In Cohen-Goldman two-piece suits the price is anywhere
from $ 10.00 to $ 17.50 and these lines embrace the very
heighth of good clothes perfection.
In our Shoe Department you will find
the celebrated Douglass shoes in all the
shapes and styles for men, and the Zeigler
shoe for women.
O.yhcfcitk SCIH0S5 seos. 110# 1 ky CO. The most up-to-the-minute line of
fine (.Likes Hikers Dress Goods in the city. Call and
Sjlliaiore.nk New V.lk see
these lines. We are sure they will please you in both price and
quality of the goods.
Heard, White and Company
Covington, Georgia
Was Dr. Johnson Sashful?
On the eve of leaving London for
Mrs. Brooke, who wrote "The
of Emily Montague,” the first
written in Canada, gave a fare¬
party. Hannah More, Johnson and
being of the company. Dr,
was obliged to leave early and
departed after wishing his
health and happiness. Shortly
n servant whispered to Mrs.
that a gentleman was waiting
to speak to her. Running down¬
the fair novelist found the ven¬
lexicographer. “Madam.” said
ponderously. “1 seut for you down¬
that 1 might kiss you, which I
not choose to do before so much
Birds In Winter.
Though birds have a much higher
than a man’s—man’s is 98,
theirs is 107—they suffer cruelly
the winter cold. In a mutton
it is not uncommon to find
with dead birds fastened on
backs. The little, cold creatures
in the sheep’s wool to get
their feet become entangled in
fleece, and they starve to death-
“MEAT ME AT
BRUCE & STEPHENS
MEAT MARKET”
There are already a number of people in the city doing just
this thing and they are getting the best fresh meats ever
brought to this market. We handle nothing but the best and
our prices are all to the good. It won’t hurt to give our place
a look when you get hungry, we will be glad to serve you.
BRUCE & STEPHENS
At Everitt Building. Phone 9D. ^