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Written Especially for the Covington
News by Mrs. J. Thomas Wright.
Mrs. Will Sanders spent Monday in
Atlanta.
Mr. T. J. Ramsey was in the city
Saturday.
Mrs. P. W. Godfrey spent Saturday
in Atlanta.
Mrs. C. A. Franklin spent Wednes¬
day in Atlanta.
Mrs. F. H. Perry visited friends in
Atlanta Tuesday.
Dr. J. T. Gibson, of West Newton,
was here Monday.
Miss Elizabeth Reeves is visiting re¬
latives in Atlanta.
Dr. O. L. Holmes, of Stewart, was
in the city Wednesday.
Miss Irma Mason, of Decatur is the
attractive guest of Miss Gladys Lee.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vining spent
Sunday with Mr. Ed Aiken at Mixon.
Mr. Oscar Herring, of Texas, is the
guest of relatives in North Covington.
Miss Gladys Fullilove, of Bishop, is
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Arm¬
strong.
Miss MinnieTrenholm, of Columbia,
S. C., is the guest of Miss Mattie
Norton.
Miss Pearl Polk, of Stewart, was
the guest of Mias Katie Vining Mon¬
day night.
Miss Mary Trammel, of Atlanta,
was the guest of Mrs. P. W. Godfrey
a few days last week.
Mr. W. H. Aaron and son Alton,
spent Saturday and Sunday at Wat
kinsville visiting relatives.
Mr. W. T. Corley and bright young
daughter, Miss Eloise, of Starrsville,
were in the city Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Heard spent
the week-end at Stewart the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Heard.
Mrs. Hardee, who has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. P. W. Godfrey for
several weeks, returned home Friday.
Mrs. Luke Robinson will leave Fri¬
day for Eatonton, where she goes as
a delegate to the Home Mission So¬
ciety.
Mrs. Walter Almand, of Albany,
spent Friday in the city the guest of
Mrs. Dan Jones at her home in North
Covington.
Mrs. Green Jones and Miss Annie
Laurie Kilby, of Canton, have been
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Adair
since Friday.
Mrs. W. J. Smith, of Social Circle
came up Sunday to spend a few days
in the city the guest of her sister Mrs.
J. F. Lunsford.
Mrs. Evans Lunsford and children
and Mrs. H. D. Bush and daughter,
Miss Lucy, spent Tuesday with rela¬
tives at Newborn.
Mr. A. Moreman, of Maitland, Fla.,
who has been the guest of his daugh¬
ter, Mrs. John B. Gordon, left Thurs¬
day for Kentucky.
Mrs. W. P. Glover, of Glovers, has
been the guest of her sister, Mrs. W.
A. Middlebrook, and niece, Mrs. C. I.
Cash, several days.
Mrs. J. M. Almand, of Atlanta, and
Miss Emma Reagan, of Couyers, spent
Friday in the city the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Otis Adair.
Mrs. T. E. Speer and little daugh¬
ter, Dorothy, of Newborn, who have
been the guests of Mrs. L. D. Adams,
returned home Friday.
Misses Lottie Garrett, of Lithia
Springs, and Beryl Roberts, of Doug
lasville, are the lovely young guests
of Mrs. Mortimer Hays.
Miss Gladys Tilley, one of Conyers’
most popular young ladies, arrived
Wednesday to spend a week or ten
days with Miss Dessa Hays.
Miss Annie White returned Monday
from a most delightful visit to Atlan
ta, where she was the charming guest
of her aunt, Mrs. Lucy Griffin.
Miss Annie Mae Berry our popular
operator at the Southern Bell Tele
phone exchange is off for a week’s
vacation and much needed rest.
Mrs. W. J. Hays and little daughter,
Evelyn, of Hayston, spent the week¬
end in the city the guests of the for¬
mer’s sister, Mrs. L. T. Biggers.
Mrs. C. T. Pitts and children, of
Newborn, and little Mildred Skinner,
of Starrsville, are spending this week
with Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Biggers.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Norman and
beautiful children left Friday for
Griffin where they will spend a week
with Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Norman.
Miss Brownie Ellington, who has
been the guest of Mrs. Heard Perry
for severa] days, left Tuesday for an
extended visit to relatives at Concord.
Mrs. W. M. Harwell and little son,
Felton, of Mansfield, who spent the
week-end with the former’s sister,
Mrs. L. T. Biggers, returned home
Monday morning.
Miss Mary Ross, of Opelika, Ala.,
will arrive today, Wednesday, to
spend a week with Miss Flora Carr at
her attractive home in North Coving¬
ton.
Mrs. Emily J. Wimpey, of Atlanta,
and Mrs. Rice, of Gainesville, who
have been the guests of their sister,
Mrs. H. M. Quillian have returned
home.
Mrs. Billingslea and bright little
children, of Macon are spending some
time in the city the guests of the
former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. I.
Weaver.
Miss Margaret Thompson, of Dal¬
ton and Miss Estelle Thompson, of
Rocky Plains, spent Monday night in
the city the guests of Mr. and Mrs. D.
A. Thompson.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Moremen and ac
c -.mplished daughter, Miss Minnie, of
Maitland, Fla., are spending some¬
time in the city with Rev. and Mrs.
John B. Gordon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Venable and
their lovely daughters, Mrs. Thomas,
and Misses Alma and Annie Mae are
very much missed by their neighbors
in North Covington.
Mrs. L. P. Reeves left Friday for
Atlanta, whore she will visit relatives
and friends, going from thereto some
of the summer resorts, where she will
enjoy a much needed rest.
Mrs. Jessie Thomas, of Madison
was the guest of Mrs. Luke Robinson
the first of the week. Mrs. Thomas
will be remembered by her old school
friends as Miss Mittie Gresham.
Mrs. 8. H. Adams and children, of
Monroe, returned home Friday after
a most delightful visit to Mrs. L. D.
Adams. They w r ere accompanied
home by Miss Sallie Mae Cook.
Mrs. D. P. Melson and children, of
Jonesboro, are the guests of Mrs. S.
E. Corley and Mrs. L. L. Middlebrook
this week. Mrs. Melson was before
her marriage, Miss Macy Corley.
Mrs. J. W. Bush and grandchildren,
Ocfavia, Elberta and Benton Holt, of
Montgomery, Ala., are spending some
time with Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Lester,
at their home in North Covington.
Mrs. W. H. Pickett and daughter,
Miss Sallie Mae, who have been spend¬
the last month in urush, Colorado,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pickett, re¬
home Saturday morning after
most delightful visit.
Midway had a red letter day in her
on Sunday. Rev. J. N. Snow
the eleven o’clock sermon,
Mr. R. P. Lester conducted the
services which were very im¬
and well attended.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Carr and lovely
daughter, Frances, who have
visiting the former’s parents,
and Mrs. N. C, Carr, at their
in North Covington, returned
their home in Opelika, Ala., last
Misses Mattie and Leila Middle
two lovely young ladies of
who have been the guests
Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Cash a few days
Tuesday morning for Mansfield,
where they will visit relatives, en
route home.
Messrs. Allen Johnson, Tom Calla¬
ways Randolph Shaffer and Paul Mc¬
Daniel drove down from Conyers
Sunday afternoon in Mr. Johnson’s
handsome touring car and spent the
afternoon very pleasantly with Misses
Gladys Tilley and Dessa Hays.
Misses Hettie Odum, Florence
Thompson, Kathrine Briscoe, Julia
Allen, Horace Sandiford and Rufus
Anderson, will attend the Epworth
League district conference in New¬
born on Thursday. Mrs. W. C. Clark
will accompany the young people.
The many friends in the city of
Miss Jule Stillwell will regret to learn
that she has been confined to the
house for the past week on account
of an extremely painful accident hav
\ n % n, ' s fortune to stick a nail
* in n her foot. We " e trust trust she she will soon
be able to get out.
Miss Dotye Greer, of Brunswick,
who has been expected home for sev¬
eral weeks, hut was unavoidably de¬
tained, arrived Tuesday night and
will spend just two days with her
mother, Mrs. M. A. Middlebrook, and
sister, Mrs. C. I. Cash, returning
Thursday to Brunswick, where she
has accepted a fine position for the
fall season.
Mrs. Edwin Hines and two hand¬
some young sons, Emmett and Madi¬
son, of Milledgeville, who have been
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Hardeman White since last Friday,
left Tuesday morning for Mansfield,
where they will make a short visit
before returning home. Mrs. Hines
will be pleasantly remembered in
Covington, her old home, as Miss
Nelle Womack.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Miss Lillie Stillwell, who has been
visiting relatives at I.ocustgrove for
sometime, arrived in the city Monday
and will spend a few days with her
sisters, Mrs. R. E. Everitt and Miss
Jule Stillwell, enroute to her home in
Atlanta.
Mrs. Donegan Dean Towers and
youg son, Donegan Dean, Jr., and
Lois Embree, of Beuna Vista, Va.,
left last Wednesday for Virginia. Mrs
Towers and baby will spend the rest
of the summer with her parents in
Virginia.
Prof. F. Clyde Brown, of Chicago
University, was the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Clark, in North Covington
on Sunday He will occupy the chair
of English in Trinity college, North
Carolina, for the coming year. Mr.
and Mrs. Brown will move to North
Carolina at once, and will be at home
to their friends after Sept. 4th at
Durham, N. C.
Mrs. Hays Entertains
Mrs. Mortimer Hays entertained
Thursday morning at her home in
honer of her guests, Misses Lottie
Garrett, of Lithia Springs and Beryl
Roberts, of Douglasville. After an
interesting game of 42 was played,
dainty refreshments were served.
Informal Bridge in Honor of Miss Tilley
Quite a pleasant affair of the past
week was the informal bridge given
by Miss Jule Trippe Saturday morn¬
ing at the lovely home of her sister,
Mrs. N. S. Turner on Monticello St.
in honor of Miss Gladys Tilley, the
popular guest of Miss Dessa Hays.
After a most interesting game which
was played out on the broad porch, a
delicious ice course was served.
Sunset Tea. J
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A most delightful occasion of this
week was the sunset tea at which
Miss Dessa Haays entertained the
young ladies Bridge club and a few
other friends Monday afternoon at
her home in honor of Miss Gladys
Tilley, who is spending this week
with her.
After a most enjoyable afternoon
was spent in conversation, music and
laughter, delicious refreshments were
served out under the trees on the
lawn.
Family Rennion.
On next Thursday, August 26, there
will be a happy re-union of the entire
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Col. and Mrs. I. mid die brook n
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Floyd street. The members of the
are as follows:
Mrs. S. E. Corley, Covington, mo¬
and oldest member of the family,
and Mrs. L. L. Middlebrook, Mr.
Mrs. T. M. Middlebrook, of At¬
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Middle¬
and family' of Covington, Mr.
Mrs. F. E. Heard, of Covington,
Evelina and Isabel Middle¬
of Covington, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Corley, of Covington, Mr. J. Neill
of Atlanta, Mr. J. Donald
of Paris France, Mr. and Mrs.
W. T. Corley and family of Starrs¬
ville, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Corley and
family, of Marietta, Mr. and Mrs. D.
P. Melson and family, of Jonesboro,
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Corley and fami¬
ly of Atlanta, Mr. R. H. Buchanan
and family, of Decatur, Mr. Henry
Buchanan and family, of Decatur,
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Risse, of Atlanta,
Mr. and Mrs. A. I. Almand, of At¬
lanta.
Evans Lunsford W. T. Milner.
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Wholesale and Retail
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We carry the largest and best assorted stock of Building Materit this section
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Operetta For Library.
Through kindness and an earnest
desire on Mrs. Edwin Taylor’s part
to assist the Library, “Ediths Dream”
an Operetta, will be presented at the
Opera House, Aug. 31st.
Mrs. Taylor has labored very earn¬
estly to have the entertainment ’a
success, having drilled the children
for weeks in their respective rolls and
the public will be glad of an oppor¬
tunity to show their appreciation of
her line work as well as did the Cov¬
ington Library. The prices will he as
follows: Adults 25 cents, children
reserved seats 35 cents.
The program is as follows:
CASTE.
Edith, Caroline Wooten.
Arithmetic, .. Elizabeth Reeves
Geography, Eugenia Guinn
Geometry, Lucy White
History, Mary Thompson
Alphabet, .. Francis Dearing
Calisthenics, Lucy Wooten
Music, Mary Brown Anderson
Fairy God Mother, Florence Wells
Faries: Evaline Cohen, Eugenia
Thompson, Addie Louise Travis,
Lucy Wooten, Elizabeth Reeves.
ACT I.—The Dream.
ACT II.—The Dance.
ACT III.—The Awakening.
RECITATIONS
What He Had In His Pocket.—Leon
Flowers.
Seein’ Things at Night—Lucy Wooten.
Confidences.—Eugenia Guinn.
Hiawatha’s Childhood. — Elizabeth
Reeves.
The Gossips.—Caroline Wooten.
Chinese Love Making.—Mary Brown
Anderson.
Song, Stingy Kid.—Evaline Cohen.
Pupil's Recital.
The music class of Mrs. J. P. Sain
gave a Recital Friday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. W. T. Milner on
Floyd Street.
The following program was render¬
ed and very much enjoyed by a num¬
ber of friends:
Jolly Little Players, May lath; Miss
Dearing. (Primo.)
(a.) Robin Sings in the Apple Tree,
The Answer, Newcomb; Miss
Milner.
Staccato Caprice, Vogrich. Noc¬
op. 37. No. 2. Chopin; Miss
Fowler.
Hush-a-Bye Baby, Gay nor; Misses
Rogers and Sara Milner.
A Sparrows Serenade, Er.gleman;
Francis Dearing.
Swing Song, Ferber; Miss Ina Rog¬
In Spring, Low; Miss Ruth Milner.
The Erl King, Schuhert-Liszt.
Rondo Capriccisoso, Mendelssohn;
Bunnie Fowler.
Shepherds all and Maidens Fair,
Miss Bunnie Fowler and Mrs.
Concert For Library
Mr. and Mrs. Sanders, of Atlanta,
by local talent, will give a
on next Friday evening at
R. E. Everitt’s ware-rooms for
benefit of the Covington Library.
and Mrs. Sanders and those ar¬
who will assist in the program,
given quite a deal of work to
selections to he given and we
for them and for the Library
every seat will he taken. Let
body patronize this good cause.
Admission 25 cents.
Al Fresco Dinner in Honor Miss Tilley.
Or.e of the most artistic and delight¬
ful affairs of mid-summer festivities,
was the al fresco dinner at which
Miss Dessa Hays entertained last
Wednesday evening at her home in
honor of her charming guest Miss
Gladys Tilley, of Conyers.
The table was placed out under the
trees on the beautiful lawn and had
for its center piece a cut glass vase
of white Althea and fern, resting on
pretty lace cover. Covers were laid
for ten guests and a delicious course
dinner was served. Those present
were Misses Gladys Tilley, of Con¬
yers, Kate Butler, Jule Trippe, Elea¬
nor and Dessa Hays, Messrs Ed
Stephenson, Hugh Wright, F. M.
Oliver, Simms Heard and Clarence
Terrell.
Machine Shop Under New Managerneii
Ira Blackstock, Mgr.
I have leased the old Evans machine shop, in the rear of the
house and prepared do all kinds of repair court
am to work on short notice
When your engine, boiler, or any other machinery is out of workin
order, I will fix it for you at prices so reasonable that you can hardly
miss the money. I make a specialty of repair work on engines, boilers
and all kinds of gin machinery. Give me your next order of repairing
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| New Goods arriving every few days.
| We have added many new lines and more
| to follow.
| We believe the reason you have not
I bought more goods from us you have not
| tried us. We refer you to our customers.
Yours very truly,
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HOT AND COLD BATHS AT THE
Old Reliable Barber Shop.
I have just installed hall, rooms in my barber shop
prepared for the pubhe ami a»!
to get either hot or cold baths at
t.me. The price is rea-Wible, 25c, ' any
with plentv of w ite soap
and towels. I will be|/ad for my patrons to give me call
when in need of a goodbatSj
My Barber Shop is IsoWer equipped thau ever before tor
g.vmg my patrons the b, t service possible. Come lo place
I of eourteou ,„v
assure you and prompt attention.
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Proprietor O Reliable Barber Shop.
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where Goods in bought the city, from us delivered CovTn^'
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