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——f Social and Local News Items Paragraphs About People You Know. Mr. J. H. Camp spent Sunday with friends at Macon. Mr. Clif Greer spent Monday here the guest of friends. Hon. W. S. Marbutt, of Almon, was here Monday on business. Mr. E. L. Almand, of Mansfield was in the city Monday on business. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stanton spent Sunday with relatives at Newborn. Miss Essie Jordan left Monday for an extended visit to friends at Clayton. Miss Myrtle Amos, of Sparta, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Atkinson. Quite a large number of our citizens attended the meeting at Corinth Sun¬ day. Miss Annie Perry spent several days of this week with relatives at New¬ born. Miss Katherine Butler has returned from a three weeks visit to friends in Augusta. Mr. J. R. Dobbs, of Mansfield, was in the city Monday and paid The News a call. Mr. Ed Ramey of Griffin spent Sun¬ day, and Monday here with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs Holman Venable are spending tnis week with their parents at Elberton. Mrs. S. E. Norman left last week for an extended visit to relatives in Henry county. Mr. R. L. Cowan, one of Rocky Plains leading citizens, was here Mon¬ day on business. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Norman have as their guest this week, Miss Mattie Hogan, of Corinth. Mrs. C'has. A. Sockwell returned this week from a delightful visit to Wrightsville Beach. Messrs. W. C. Benton and J. C. Mc¬ Clendon, of Mansfield, were here Monday on business. Mr. Jewett Callaway is in the city for a month the guest of his sister, Mrs. Camilla Hawkins. Miss Marjorie McKay, who has been the guest of Miss Nelle Butler during the past week, left Saturday for a visit to friends at Charlotte, N. C. 1 We are receiving Daily daily pretty new things for our Department gf We ask the the Ladies to be sure to give us a call, we assure them of courteous treatment and a show ing of up=to=the=minute merchandise. Don’t forget to ask to see our line of Ladies Slippers. Bl m SWANN ® m Covington, Georgia. The Store of GOOD Values. Misses Emma and Walter Lewis are spending sometime with friends at Decatur and Ingleside. Miss Annie Mae Berry has returned from a pleasant visit to friend^ and relatives at Culverton. Mr. J. E. Shirley, who has been quite sick with an attack of appendi¬ citis, is slowly improving. Mrs. Geo. T. Smith and children will leave next week for an extended visit to relatives in Alabama. Misses Ethel and Ida Higgins are spending this week with their sister, Mrs. Hal R. Politzer, at Jackson. Mrs. W. W. Osborn has returned from a four months visit to her daugh¬ ter, Mrs. J. W. Alford at Canton. Miss Sallie Mae Sockwell and little Mary Sockwell are spending some¬ time with relatives at Hoganville. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Guinn and little daughter, Eugenia, spent several days of last week with friends in Augusta. Mrs. J. H. Porter and Misses Bon¬ ner and Sarah Simms left this week for a week’s stay at Toxaway, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Adair and Miss Eva Stephenson will leave next week for a ten days stay at Tallulah Falls. After spending a week in Augusta with Mrs. Gheesling, Islah Mai and Aubrey Hopkins returned home Sun¬ day. Miss Alleen Franklin, one of Mans¬ field’s charming young ladies, spent a few days of this week with relatives here. Miss Genie Taylor, of Social Circle, was the guest of her sister, Miss Edna Taylor here several days of the past week. A good number of the Masons of Covington will attend the District meeting which convenes in Atlanta Aug. 10-12. Mrs. C. I. Cash and Master Claiborn Cash, and Mrs. W. E. Andrews and children spent Tuesday with relatives at Starrsville. Mr. J. T. Elliott of Brick Store, was here Monday on business. Mr. Elliott is raising some fine chickens of the “Butter-Cup” strain and says he is anxious to enter the poultry show to be given here this fall. THE COVINGTON NEWS Mrs. C. E. Cook and daughter, Miss Bernice, have returned to their home at Brunswick after a delightful visit to friends here. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Bryan, of Foit Lauderdale, Fla., arrived in the city this week to be the guests of Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Perry. Mr. and Mrs, W. G. Burt had as their guests last week, Mrs. George Wadley, of Macon, and Miss Sarah Wad ley, of Bolinbroke. Mrs. Dr. Hopkins, Islah Mai and Aubrey Sego, Jr., are spending this week with Rev. and Mrs. P. G. Veasey near Warrenton. Miss Alice Louise Travis, spending several months with grandparents at Chapel Hill, has turned to her home here. Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Lee and children, Dorothy and Eugene, turned this week from a delightful stay at Wrightsville Beach. Mrs. Yirgel Warren, Misses Warren and Helen Bass returned their home in Atlanta Monday after weeks visit to Mrs. Gurley Turner. Mrs. Charlie White and children Mrs. Wood Aiken and children leave next week for an outing at old White homestead in the part of the county. Rev. Joe Winburn, of occupied the Baptist pulpit here day morning in the absence of pastor and preached a forceful interesting sermon to a large Miss Dotye Greer who has been Brunswick for several months the dry goods firm of C. E. will arrive in the city next week spend sometime with her sister, Mrs. C. I. Cash. Mr. and Mrs. J. Bain Terrell arrive in Covington today after bridal tour of the north and west, will be at home to their friends at home of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Terrell Monticello street. Miss Freda Berman, of Elberton, here on a short visit to her sister, Mrs. Wolf Cohen. She is home from Brenau College where graduated in music with the marks ever made at that college. Mr. W. L. Gibson, of Brick Store, was in the city Monday. Mr. is very much enthused over the ing poultry show to be pulled off sometime in the fall and himself as confident that Newton produce some of as fine chickens any county in the state. FOR RENT—5 room cottage on yers street, near the Public building. Good well of water. to P. W. Godfrey. WE CARRY AN IMMENSE STOCK OF All Sizes One anj In Two Stock. Horse, COLUMBUS WAGONS. These wagons are built of the very best material and are built to stand rough usage, •! If you are going to buy a wagon and want the best, come in and let us show you the COLUMBUS We are anxious to sell them and if you will give us a look, we’ll sell you the Best Wagon that money can buy, and guarantee every part of it. We appreciate your patronage. The Fincher-Norris Hardware Company, Covington, Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stanton and three Dr. O. L. Holmes was in the city preaching at Oak Hill Saturday children, of Austin, Texas, are visit¬ Monday on business. Sunday. ing Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stanton. Mr. Dr. W. S. Everett, of Almon, Mr. L. L. Johnson and little dat Stanton is former resident of this was a here Monday on business. tes of Covington spent the week county and will spend sometime with with Mr. Will Aiken. his parents at Newborn before re¬ Miss Emma Quillian is spending turning to the Lone Star State. this week with friends at Cedartown. Mr. Howard Fisher spent a sh Miss Ellen Lions, of Atlanta, is the while Saturday with his brother, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Andrews and Caus Fisher. children, of Atlanta, are spending attractive guest of Miss Brownie An¬ several days here the guests of Mr. derson. Mrs. Joe Blankenship and child and Mrs. C. I. Cash. Mr. Andrews Mr. Henry Quillian left last week spent Monday afternoon with left Monday for his home, while Mrs. for a visit to friends at Commerce Ethel Presson. Andrews and children will spend and Athens. Messrs. Don Weldon and Las several days longer with Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. J. J. Smith returned Friday Lummus attended the hall garaf Cash. from a months’ visit to her sister at Porterdale Saturday. Messrs. N. S. Turner, Geo. T. Lynchburg, Va., who has been criti¬ Mrs. H. C. Hooper spent Frida] Smith, O. S. Porter and R. P. Lester cally ill for sometime. Oak Hill with relatives. returned Saturday from a pleasant We are giving away free$7.50 worth Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Presson trip to Wrightsville Beach, N. C. of at store next week. See s ware our Saturday night and Sunday with They went there on a week’s fishing advestisement in this paper for partic¬ trip and all report fishing fine in that ulars. Jas. Stephenson. latters parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Lawson at Stewart. section. On one of the trips fishing they caught over 125 fish, weighing Miss Vernie Randall and littleb anywhere from 4 ounces to 2 pounds. Snapping Shoals. er John spent Monday afternoon guests of Mrs. Ethel Presson. FOR SALE.—A good farm near Mr. D. A. Moore the guest was Oxford. Easy terms. R. E. Everitt. A large crowd from here attended Mr. Bub Martins’ family last wee!