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Mrs. J. A. Porter spent Monday in
Atlanta.
—Horse and buggy for sale. J. L.
Callaway.—2t.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. King spent Mon¬
day in Atlanta.
Miss May White was shopping in
Atlanta Monday.
Mr. Shelly Elliott spent Sunday in
Conyers with his parents.
Dr. T. U. Smith spent Monday in
the Gate City on business.
—Fine milch cow for sale. J. H.
Smith, Porterdale, No. 2.—2t.
Mrs. Delphia Blanton spent the
week end with her parents at Farrar.
Mr. J. J. Corley returned this week
from a business trip to South Georgia.
Miss Lueile Davis, of Rocky Plains,
w T as the guest of Mrs. B. T. Still last
week.
Miss Lottie Ramspeck, of Decatur,
is the guest this week of Miss Jule
Trippe.
Mrs. Clara Lott, of Jacksonville, Ga.
is on a visit to her parents, Mr. J. C.
Barnes.
Mrs. W. G. Turner and little son,
J. C., are visiting friends at Gordon
and Macon.
Mr. W. S. Marbutt and little daugh¬
ter, Willie Fanny, of Almon, spent
part of Friday here.
Don’t fail to see the Matrimonial
Exchange at the opera house tomor¬
row night, June 3rd.
Miss Mary Carter has returned from
a two weeks visit to Mrs. C. D. Shel
nutt, at Sandersville.
Miss Mae White leaves Friday for
Milledgeville, where she goes for a
visit to Mrs. E. R. Hines.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Clarke returned
home Thursday from a several days
visit to Griffin and Atlanta.
Miss Lottie Hanson of Social Circle,
will be the guest of Miss Lillian Clark
during Emory Commencement.
Mr. C. L. Carter, of the Newborn
Supply Co., was the guest of his
mother, Mrs. Laura Carter, Sunday.
Mrs. Crawford Jenkins and little
daughter, Flora, of Columbus, are the
guests of Capt. and Mrs. N. C. Carr.
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We are receiving daily pretty new things for our
Ilf We ask the Ladies to be us a call, we assure them of courteous treatment and a showing of
lise. Don’t forget to ask to see our line of Ladies Slippers.
The Store of GOOD VaJ ues
Miss Lizzie Loyd, of Farar, was the
guest of Mrs. Delphia Blanton Satur¬
day.
Mrs. R, H. Weaver, of Griffin is the
guest of her mother Mrs. G. D.
Heard.
Miss Berta Williams, of Porterdale,
was the of Mrs. Ida Whitehead last
Sunday.
Mr. Wilbur Sewell, of Grantville,
visited friends here a day or two of
this week.
Miss Gladys Maddox is spending
this week with Mrs. Foster Beam in
Gum Creek district.
Mrs. R. M. Jackson, of Maxeys,
will be the guest of Mrs. T. LT. Smith
during the coming week.
Misses Ethel and Ruth Worsham
are at home from Cox College to spend
the vacation with relatives.
Miss Lucy Reagan, of McDonough,
will be the attractive guest for the
coming week of Miss Julia Thompson.
Mrs. William Hardman, of Mans¬
field, is the guest of her grand-daugh¬
ter, Mrs. Henry Odum, in North Cov¬
ington.
Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Bickerstaff, of
Athens, were the guests of Mrs. J. M.
Allen in North Covington the first of
this week.
Sheiff W. W. Wilson, of Butts coun¬
ty, was the guest of his father-in-law,
Mr. J. C. Barnes, several days of the
past week.
Go out to the opera honse Thursday
night and witness the Matrimonial
Exchange, presented by the local
talent of Jersey.
Commissioners E. L. Almand and J.
T. Gibson attended the meeting of the
Board here Tuesday and paid The
News a pleasant call.
Mrs. Pauline Jarman and Miss Ro¬
berta Fox spent several days of last
week with Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Jar¬
man, in West Newton.
Mr. Walter E Evans, of New York
City, formerly a resident of this city,
was here a few days this week the
guest of his mother, Mrs. W. H. Evans.
The News is going to give one of
its correspondents a handsome Gold
Watch the next issue for the an¬
nouncement.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Mr. Colquitt Greer and little son,
of Eatonton, were guests of relatives
in the city a day or two of the past
week.
Miss Etta McRee, of W r atkinsville,
who has been the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Dan Jones, in North Covington
is visiting in Decatur.
Mrs. R. L. Mobley and daughter,
Ruth, have returned to their home at
Monroe, after a delightful vitit to
Mrs. Mobley’s mother here.
Editor Fitzhugh Penn, of the Mon
ticello News, was in the city a few
hours Tuesday, en route to his home
in a big seven passenger car automo¬
bile.
Mr. W. P. Hicks, of West Newton,
was in the city Tuesday on business,
and while here had his named added
to The News’ already large list of
subscribers.
Mrs. Margaret Goodall, of Jackson,
will arrive in the city Tuesday to be
the guest of her sister, Mrs. R. W.
Clarke, and her brothers, Messrs. E.
O. Lee and J. W. Lee.
One of the best entertainments of
the season will be the Matrimonial
Exchange by local talent from Jersey
at the opera house Thursday night.
Admission 15, 25 and 35 cents.
Col. and Mrs. L. L. Middlebrook and
daughter, Isabelle, will leave Monday
for the re-union at Memphis. After
spending several days in that city
they will visit Corsicanna, Texas.
Mr. J. E. Philips, of the Bank of
Covington, and Mr. M. G. Turner, of
the Bank of Newton County, attended
the annual Bankers’ convention held
in Savannah two days of last week.
Dr. and Mrs. T. U. Smith will have
as their guests during Oxford Com¬
mencement, Misses Marie and Maud
Smith, of Athens and Misses Katie
and Nancy Lowe Morton, of Watkins
ville.
Miss Florrie Harwell, who has been
attending school at Meridian, Miss.,
during the past term, returned home
this week to spend the vacation with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Harwell.
Mr. Thomas W. Connally, of Atlan¬
ta, entertained a number of his Ox¬
ford friends at the Covington Hotel
last week. The News stated in Its
last issue that this dinner was given
by Mrs. Reeves, which was an error.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Carr, of Opelika,
Ala., announce the birth of a daugh¬
ter. Jack is an old Covington boy
and a son of Capt. and Mrs. N. 0.
Barr, of this city, and has a number
of friends here who are extending
congratulations.
Prof, and Mrs. David Nicholson left
this week for a two months visit to
Seneca, S. C., after which they will
return to Covington and Prof. Nich¬
olson will assume his duties as princi¬
pal of the Public schools at the open¬
ing of the fall term.
The Matrimonial Exchange to be
seen at the opera house Thursday
night, June 3rd, has been put on in
a number of our neighboring cities
and they all are high in their praise
of the entertainment. The admission
is only 15, 25 and 35 cents.
—Lost between my home in Oxford
and Washington street in Covington,
a pair of gold-rimmed reading glasses
in a black case, with the name “J.
L. Moore” in the ease. Finder will
be rewarded if they are left at The
News office or with me. Mrs. J. L.
Moore, Oxford, Ga.
Misses Julia and Lueile Brand, of
Athens, and Miss Ida King, of Atlan¬
ta, arrive in the city Friday to be the
guests of Miss Essie Jordan during
Oxford commencement. They will
be entertained during their stay to¬
gether with Miss Alice Foster, of
Beuna Vista, hy the Kappa Alpha
fraternity in Oxford.
The News is going to give one of
its correspondents a handsome Gold
Watch the first of September. Get
in the contest. Watch the next
issue for the announcement.
Starrsville News.
Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Waits, of Flo
villa, were the guests of Mr. R. L.
Middlebrook and family the latter
part of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Johnson of Hays
ton, with their children spent Sunday
with Mrs. L. Z. Cook.
Mrs. Nora Ruff, of Mobile, Ala.,
spent several days of last week with
Mrs. C. U. Skinner.
Messrs C. W. and F. H. Wright, of
Leguin, were among the visitors here
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Epps and little
daughter, Lillian, of Leakton, spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Epps.
Mr. A. C. Belcher left last week for
Thomasville, to attend the annual
convention of Odd Fellows. He will
visit several places in Florida before
returning home.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Middlebrooks
had as their guests Sunday, Dr. and
Mrs. W. J. Wiats, of Flovilla, Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Starr, of Mansfield,
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Jones and Mr. and
Mrs. Starr Jones, of Hayston and Mr.
Wood a nd Coal D elivered
Why pay more for your Stove Wood not cut when you
it from us and save the bother of having to beg some 31661
one to ^
to your home and cut it for you, We cut and deliver your
the day you order it. ■ Wr >od
same
Give us your next order. We g uar
antee satisfaction. Phone.
Childs & Fuller Wood Yard.
Covington, Georgia.
Hot and Gold Drinks
At SMITHS DRUG STORE
Also a nice Line of Stationery,
Cigars and Tobacco.
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Nunna ly’s Fine Candies Always Fresh. ,
Geo. T. Smith, COVINGTON, GEORGIA.
and Mrs. Roy Epps, of Starrsville.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Blake and chil¬
dren, of Mansfield, spent Sunday with
Mr. C. U. Skinner’s family.
Several from Mansfield, Hayston
and Leguin attended Children’s Day
services here Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Brice Thompson, of Rocky
Plains was here Sunday afternoon.
Children’s Day exercises were ob¬
served here last Sunday afternoon,
and a most excellent program was
rendered.
Watch the next issue of the
News for the announcement of the
County Correspondents Gold Watch
Contest. It will cost you not
penny to enter it.
FOR SALE—Fine Homer Pigeons'
|1.00 per pair J. M. Aaron. tf.