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■ h * l f \ f m ATM. LEVINS’ J We are compelled to vacate our present place about the 10th of July, on account of the remodeling of our store. We think it a good policy to sell down our stock as low as we possibly can, in order to keep from having so much to move. As all the people know I have never said anything that I do not mean. I am offering My Entire Stock At The Lowest Cut Prices 'that have ever been offered in Covington before. I don’t tell you that I have got a 20, 25, 30 or 35 thousand dollar stock as I know that none of you want to buy that much, It does not matter how much the other fellow has, he will not sell it any cheaper than Levin, You need not look for a great white canvas front but you will find my place next door to the First National Bank of Covington, We do not kave to wear a veil over our faces to sell you goods as we can look you straight in the face and sell you goods at these low prices. Any goods bought from me not only at this but at any other time that are not satisfactory, it can be exchanged or your money given back. I will not promise you that I will take the money from you and give it to CHARITY, but I will sell you goods cheap enough so that you will have enough money left to do your own CHARITY BUSINESS. Remember the place, next door to First National Bank, Covington. SPECIALS! I have 400 pairs of high grade tailor made pants, all colors, and latest style which we offer to you at half price. $2,000 Pants $1.10 $2.50 Pants $1.25 $3.00 Pants $1.50 $3.50 Pants $2.00 $4.00 Pants $2.50 $5.00 Pants $3.25 I have about 7 5 ladies skirts, blue, black and brown, regular and price from yourself. $3.75 What to $9.00. On sale now nothing for $1.75 but to $5.7 This 5. This space is too valuable to take up giving prices. Come convince we say is true, true, sale will go on until 1 get back to my present store. We will be located from the 1 Oth of July, in the Terrell building formerly occupied by Eventt’s Furniture store until my present store is completed. Yours for business, MENDEL LEVIN Social and Local News Items Paragraphs About People You Know. tul. R. W. Milner made a business to Mansfield Tuesday. Misses Marjorie McKay and Nelle "tier spent Monday in Atlanta. Mrs. P. G. Stanton is spending some pe with her parents at Broughton. [Miss attractive Minnie Grant, of Eatonton, is guest of Miss Florie rweli. 'tiss Katharine Butler is spending uai days of this week with friends Rome. 11 r .‘ Franklin, of Eudora, spent “day here with his brother, Mr. C. Franklin. M, Milner and little Sarah ' e in a !i \ V days for weeks stay a “Rnia Springs. A-Cathey and children have rn ,r om a pleasant visit to her ents at Machen. rs - M ill Merrell and children, of 01 > nave returned home after ! l to Mrs. a B. F. Reed. J - T Smith was called to Vir last week to the bedside of her l6r who *9 quite ill. 188ea Ruth L and Ethel Worsham visiting .. Mr. Press Worshams at Covi nigton Mills. 188 E “»ie Jordon i at home from ens is k “Te she was the guest for a of Misses Juba and Luelle id. ^George iw Reaoock Peacock and Miss 4 after have returned to At Kir. a visit to Mrs. R. W. Rev. W. H. LaPrade wiil preach next Snnday morning at 11 o’clock and at 8 in the evening on his regular appointment at Midway. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Davis, of Ok¬ lahoma, have just returned from a visit to Conyers and are with the Misses Davis on College street. Miss McKay, of Texas, who has been on a visit to the Misses Butler for the past two weeks, left on Monday morning for a short visit to friends elsewhera in Georgia. Mrs. John Dearing entertained the members of her Sunday school class and friends of her little daughter, Miss Frances, on Tuesday afternoon at a pretty party at her home on Floyd street. Mr. John J. Carter and little son, James, spent Sunday with Mrs. Laura Carter. Mr. Carter returned to his home at Newborn on Monday. Little James will spend this week with his grandmother. Policeman Bohnam Johnson came down to town early one morning last week wearing that “smile that won’t wear off. ff It’s a bouncing baby boy that has come to bless their home. The home of Mrs. G. T. Wells was the scene of much merriment on Monday afternoon when about forty little guests assembled to meet Mrs. Edna Tompkins, of He’ena. Little Miss Tompkins is the attractive young daughter of Mrs. Leila Griffin Tomp¬ kins and she and her mother are guests for the week of Mrs. Wells. Punch was served and a number of interesting games indulged in, after which the little folks departed, de¬ claring this to have been one of the prettiest parties of the season. For Sale One good automobile swing cheap, because no place to use it. Cost price $10.00 but sell at a bargain. Call News office for information. tf. Mrs. Rose Higgins, of Fayetteville, Tenn., is expected in a few days to be the guest of Miss Ida Higgins. Mr. and Mrs J. B. Downs announce the arrival of a bouncing baby boy at their home in the eastern part of the city. Miss Alleen Cook has returned to her home at Social Circle, after a pleasant visit to Miss Sallie Mae Cook. Mrs. H. B. Anderson spent Monday in Atlanta with Miss Roberta Fox, who has been ill there for the past week. Miss Annie Higgins is visiting in Jackson. While there she will attend the Hane—Baker marriage which oc¬ curs on the 3rd inst. Mr. Quigg Loyd, son of our fellow townsman, Mr. R. L. Loyd, left this week for Norfolk. Va., where he goes to enter the Navy. The News is now permanently lo¬ cated in its new home on Pace street and a cordial invitation iB extended to our friends to call and see us. Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Turner are re¬ ceiving the congratulations of their numerous friends in the city upon the arrival of a beautiful baby girl. Miss Pauline, of Atlanta, who has been the attractive guest of her sister, Mrs. John L. Smith, for the past few days, has returned to her honle. Miss Minnie Grant, of Eatonton, who has been the guest of friends in the city for the past several days, spent a part of this week with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lewis. THE COVINGTON NEWS Mr. Pat Moss. Mr. E. P. Moss, or better known as Pat Moss, aged 22 years, the husband of Mrs. Bertha Moss an announce¬ ment of whose death occurred in the last issue of the News, died on June 23d, just 11 days after the death of his wife, at the home of his father in the western part of the city. Mr. Moss had been sick with fever for about three weeks. He left to the comforts of his father and mother and many other loved ones the precious words of hope of * better world. a a Mr. Moss was unconscious for more than eighteen hours before his death. His remains were laid to rest in the High Point cemetery, in the southern portion of the county by the side of his wife who had just gone before him. His Father. In Memoriam. Mr. John Harper, whose remains were laid to rest in his family bury¬ ing ground in West View cemetery in Covington last week, died in Atlanta after an illness of only a few days. He was bom in Covington, spending his childhood and manhood here, was prominent in both business and social affairs. He was genial and popular, and many remember his various acts of kindness and hospitality. After his marriage to Miss Liberty Whar¬ ton, of South Carolina, he deemed it best to live elsewhere, going to the far west, but he was always true to his native soil and friends, and re¬ turned to Georg a several years prior to his death. And now th^t he has passed to the Great Beyond, his body lies among his old friends, under the shade of his native trees to await the Resurrection morn. He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Corinne, and one sou, Charles, of Montana, and three sisters Mrs. Charles Spence, of Clarksville: Mrs. E. O. Heard, of Elbert-on, Mrs. John Carr, of Charlotte, N. C. The funeral party consisted of his wife, daughter, sisters, Mrs. Spence and Mrs. Heard, niece Miss Carr and nephew, Mr. Hester. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Simms, Mrs. Clayton and Messrs. Pesser and Graves. The beautiful floral aecompaning bear testimony to the love of his friends and business associates. An Old Friend. Directors Meeting Held Tuesday. The regular semi-annual meeting of the directors of the Bank of Coving¬ ton was held in their offices in the C. S. Thompson building on Tuesday morning, and a semi-annual dividend of four per cent, was declared on all stock, to be paid on July first. Be¬ sides this dividend a like amount was passed up to the surplus and undivid proflt account. This bank since its capital was in¬ creased has shown a most remarkable growth, its deposits now being $50,000 more than it was at that time. Mr, Thompson, the cashier, is re¬ ceiving the congratulations of all the stockholders on his excellent manage¬ ment of its affairs. —We make a specialty of ice cream milk shakes and lemonade. Parker’s place.—tf. Hs Want Early That Night. He (calling)— I’m here promptly. Mlsa Fannie. She—Yes, Mr Staylate. He I never tike to keep people waiting. She (slgulflcantly)—Waiting for you to come you mean, of course.- Washing¬ ton Post Still Held tne G,-»d;s. Medium (at seance)—Is there a Mrs. Kersmlth In the audience? Her first husband wishes to converse with her. Mrs. Kersmlth—There Is, but you can tell him 1 don’t care to have any confabulations with him. Tell him that when I went to collect his life Insurance 1 found he’d let It lapse.— Chicago Tribune. What Brown Did. Mrs. and Mr. Brown—that Isn’t the usual way of putting It, but it was the way they ranked—had been in¬ vited to a party where, Mrs. Brown understood, there was to be a host of literary lions. Mrs. Brown is an ex¬ tremely handsome woman and just enough of a coquette to attract men about her wherever she goes. Not long aftet^they had arrived Mrs. Brown had four men around her, while Brown was pretending to be Interested In some books scattered around on a corner table. Mrs. Brown Inquired of the men In turn as to just what sort of literature they produced. One confessed he was a coffee broker, another was a doctor, the third was a machinery salesman. The fourth man admitted cheerfully that his only serv¬ ice to literature was reading books and newspapers. At this point Brown Joined the group, and the coffee broker suggested to the lady that she might ask the newcomer what he did. «• Oh," remarked Mrs. Brown, placing B. at once In the discard, "he’s my husband."—Exchange. Extinct. 44 Bessie,’’ said the teacher of the class which taught all about birds—in the school prospectus It was called the 41 ornithological division”—“give me the name of one bird which is now ex¬ tinct.” Bessie wrinkled her brows. 44 What’s extinct, please?” she asked. “No longer existent,” explained the teacher. “Can you name one?” 44 Yes,” piped Bessie readily. “Dick. »» 44 Dick—Dick?” repeated the teacher. 44 And what kind of bird Is a ‘Dick,’ please?" “Our canary,” answered Bessie. "The cat extlncted him." Marquis. The designation marquis Is the sec¬ ond In the five orders of English nobil¬ ity. The term originally Indicated per¬ sons who had the care of the marches of a country. The word marches is the plural of mark, which in its politi¬ cal sense signifies boundaries. Such were the lands on the borders of Eng¬ land and Scotland and of England and Waka _