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State and county tax books close
July 1st.
Mrs. Gurley Turner spent Friday in
Atlanta.
Mr. Claud Whitehead spent Sunday
with friends in Conyers.
Mrs. T. J. Swanson continues quite
ill at her home on College-ave.
Dr. F. S. Belcher, of Eudora, was
in the city Tuesday on business.
Mr. C. J. Norman spent a day or
two of the past week on business in
Griffin.
Master Leree Moore has returned
from a visit to his grand-parents at
Leguin.
Mr. P. W. Godfrey spent a day or
two of the past week in Madison on
business.
Mrs. Laura Winburn is visiting rel¬
atives and friends at Logansville and
Walnutgrove.
Mr. T. A. Mabry, of Atlanta, spent
several days with Newton county
friends last week.
Miss Bessie Ezell will arrive in the
city this week to be the guest of
friends for several days.
Miss Frankie Minor, of Conyers,
was the guest of Mrs. J. L. White
head the lirst of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Border, of Le¬
guin, were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Emmett Moore Sunday.
Mrs. Pauline Jarman left Monday
for Virginia, where she will spend
sometime with Miss Roberta Fox.
Mr. Julian Taylor, of Brick Store,
has been the guest of relatives in the
city during the past several days.
Make your tax returns before it is
too late.
Miss Julia Hudson returned to her
home at Athens Tuesday after a de¬
lightful visit to Capt. and Mrs. J. M.
Pace.
Miss Lillian Taylor, the bright little
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Tay¬
lor, is spending this month with her
grand-parents in Madison.
days Mayor Chas. G. Smith spent a few
of the past week in Jonesboro,
the guest of his aunt, Mrs. Nannie
Bragan, who has been quite sick for
sometime past.
We are receiving daily pretty new things for our
m The Store of GOOD Va 1 ues
Have you given your taxes for
1909?
Miss Marjorie McKay, of Taylor,
Texas, arrived in the city Tuesday to
be the guest of Misses Katherine and
Nelle Butler.
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A pleasant party composed of Mr.
and Mrs. W. G. Turner, Misses Annie
Mae Berry, Ruth Brisendine and
Messrs. Archer and Lee spent Sun¬
day at Stone Mountain.
Tuesday, June 21, is the 86th anni¬
versary of the Covington Baptist
church. It is understood that appro¬
priate services will be held at the
church.
Mrs. R. H. Bickerstaff and two lit¬
tle sons, of Athens, are the guests of
relatives here this week. Mrs. Bick¬
erstaff will be pleasantly remembered
as Miss Lola Allen, formerly of this
city.
Editor James R. Gray, of the At¬
lanta Journal accompanied the scout
car here. He spoke very favorably
of the route between here and Atlan¬
ta, Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mason and little
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur An¬
derson and Mr. Zack Anderson, all of
Atlanta, spent a day or two of this
week with Mr. and Mrs. H. B. An¬
derson.
Miss Broobwie Stillwell, of Monte¬
zuma, is the guest of Miss Julia Still¬
well on Clark-st. Miss Stillwell has
relently been elected teacher in the
primary department of the G. N. I.
college at Milledgeville.
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Nixon, of Bel¬
linger, Texas, are spending some time
here the guests of relatives in this
county. Mr. Nixon is a former resi¬
dent of this county and brother of
Deputy Sheriff J. C. Nixon.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Everitt and lit¬
tle Warren Stillwell left Monday to
attend the Georgia Funeral Directors
association which convened in Sa
nannah Tuesday, of which Mr. Ever¬
itt is a member. They will spend
several days at Tybee.
For Sale Cheap.
My store house at Mansfield Cash
or time.
tf. L. D. ADAMS.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Mr. E. L. Newton, of Social Circle,
was here Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Dan Jones has returned from
a pleasant visit to friends in Atlanta.
Mrs. Z. E. Wilburn has returned to
her home at Griffin, after a visit to
relatives here.
Miss Willie Bell, of Atlanta, is the
guest of Mr. R. H. Thompson’s fami¬
ly in North Covington.
Misses Ethel and Ruth Worsham
are spending sometime with relatives
in Tennessee and Kentucky.
Miss Allene Bryan, of Conyers,
spent several days last week with
relatives in North Covington.
Mr. Elmer Lunsford, one of the
county’s best and largest planters,
was here Tuesday on business.
Hon. L. P. Duke one of Newborn’s
hustling and progressive merchants,
was h ere Tuesday on business.
Miss Lottie Ramspeck has returned
to her home at Decatur after a de¬
lightful visit to Miss Jule Trippe.
Mr. Paul Kurling, of water and
sewerage constuction company, spent
Sunday with home-folks at Fayette¬
ville.
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Col. and Mrs. Jas. W. Anderson will
leave next week for a two weeks vis¬
it to relatives at Harmony Grove and
Athens.
Mrs. Leila Griffin Tompkins and lit¬
tle daughter, will arrive in the city
next w'eek to be the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. G. T. Wells.
Mrs. Mamie Terrell and attractive
daughter, Miss Madge, arrived in the
city today from Miama, Fla., to be
the guests of Covington friends.
Mr. Fred Tolar, who has just re¬
turned from an extended trip to the
West Indes, spent a day or two of
this week with his uncle, Sheriff S.
M. Hay.
Miss Adel Middlebrooks, the bright
little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
ard Middlebrooks, is spending
week at the home of her
parents, Col. and Mrs. L. L. Middle¬
brooks.
Mrs. W. C. Clark and
daughter, Miss Mabel, leaves to day
for Atlanta to attend the closing ex¬
ercises of the Tech school. Mrs.
Clark has two sons, Will White and
Walton, in this school.
Miss Frances Godfrey entertain'ed
number of her friends at her
ful home last Friday evening. Quite
a number of out of town guests
present and a pleasant time
erienced. Delightful
were served the guests.
Covington News Correspondents
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Postofnce
Better see the Tax Receiver before
July 1st.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Trippe and
little daughter spent Sunday with
Mrs. Trippe’s mother, Mrs. John S.
Wright, at Leguin.
Mr. Thos. J. Shields, the popular
prescriprion clerk of C. C. Brooks
drug store, has been confined to his
home on account of recent illness.
Mr. Tom Davis, of Oklahoma, an
old Newton county boy, is here for a
several days visit to his son, Harry
Davis. Mr. Davis is well known in
this city and county and has a large
number of friends who are always
glad to see him.
Officers Elected For Imp. 0. R. M.
The Semi annual election of the
officers of the Imp. O. R. M., which
occurred at their last regular meeting,
resulted as follow's:
Sachem, T. F. Maddox.
Sr. Sag., Jay D. Albert.
Jr. Sag., It. D. Archer.
Prophet, W. R. Stillwell.
Chief of Records, Louis Zeitland.
C. & K. of Wampum, J. P. Hays.
Almand--Terrell.
The marriage of Miss Floy Almand
and Mr. J. B. Terrell, of Covington,
will be an interesting event taking
place at half past seven o’clock on
the evening of the twenty-second.
The ceremony will be followed by a
reception at which a number of guests
will be entertained.
Mrs. Ed. Foster, the bride’s sister,
will be matron of honor, her younger
sister, Miss Grace Almand, to be maid
of honor.
Mr. Clarence Terrell, the groom’s
brother, will be best man, and the
bride will be given away by her fa¬
ther, Mr. M. W. Almand.
Mr. Terrell and his bride will take
an extended trip w r est, visiting Seat¬
tle and other interesting points on the
Pacific slope for a stay of two months
Mr. Terrell is part owner and secre¬
tary of the Newton County Oil mills.
A number of pretty parties have
been planned for Miss Almand before
her marriage.
Yesterday Mrs. J. A. Carlisle gave
a matinee party in her honor and for
this week, Mrs. H. K. Taylor will
give a bridge Tuesday afternoon.
Loyless’ Wednesday morning Miss Willie
bridge will be a pretty com¬
pliment to the attractive bride-eleet.
Surprise Party
Quite a number of Miss ife
Cooper’s young lady and gentlemen
friends gave her a surprise party on
Monday night. Among who Atlantal were!
Misses Margarite Ward, of
Julia Hodson, of Athens, Gussie Grace! Ber-I
man, of Elberton, and Misses
Whitehead, Julia Aiken, Annie Got!
White, Florence Wells, Frances Clark,I
frey, Janie Gaither, Mabelle
Lucy Bush, Messers. Harry David John]
Fred Barnes, Henry Quillian,
Bob Weaver, Nathan Cohen, Sand-1 Ed-1
ford Steadman, Claud Albert,
mund Jordan, Eugene Lester, Wymanl Janiesl
Carroll, Dean Albert, Willie
Snow. Delightful refreshments were!
served the guests and a jolly time i|
reported.
Must Report To Ordinary.
“All guardians, administrators anil
executors shall make their annoall
returns upon all estates intrusted tnl
them on or by July 1st.” Col MeadJ
or informs a News man that
is the law and must be abided by.