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0 C I E T Y Written Especially lor the Covington News by Mrs. J. Thomas Wright. J Skating Party. Quite a number of the society set attended the skating rink last Thurs¬ day night and a most delightful even¬ ing was spent by all present. The young people were chaperoned by Mrs. H. D. Terrell and Mr. and Mrs. j. Bain Terrell. School Girls Off For College. Among the. number of charming and attractive school girls leaving next week for college are Misses Julia Thompson and Glady Lee, who go to Agnes Scott; Miss Annie Mae Lester to Randolph, Macon; Miss May Belle Clark to Brenau, and Miss Frances Godfrey to Wesleyan. Bowling Party. An informal, but very pleasant evening was spent last Tuesday at the bowling alley. Those enjoying this exciting and interesting game were Misses Bonner Simms, Essie Jordan, May and Christine White, and Messrs. Berto Lee, Ernest Calla¬ way, Jamie Knox, Shelly Elliott, Will Cook and Wilbur Harwell. Birthday Party. A bright and happy affair for the very young social set was the spend the-day party at which Master Jack Davis entertained a number of his little friends last Thursday at the beautiful home of his grand parents, Major and Mrs. John B. Davis on the hill. The morning was spent in playing the many merry games that little folks delight in while the afternoon passed swiftly with the children wad¬ ing in the creek. The table in the dining room was very artistic in its decoration, having for its center piece a silver candela¬ brum holding nine lighted tapers resting on a pretty lace cover and surrounded by a mound of luscious fruits. A most delicious dinner fol¬ lowed by an ice course was served. Those enjoying the hospitality of this'young host were Misses Martha Brown Anderson and Mary White Anderson, Nelle and Margaret Hut¬ chins, Masters Willie Brown, Coy Swann and Alexander Reid Davis, of Atlanta. FARM FOR SALE! My farm containing 166 2-3 acres with 7 3 acres in high state of cultivation. 25 acres of good bottoms, good pasture, good water, good out houses, one good six room dwelling and a four room dwelling. This farm is eight miles east of Conyers on public road. On this farm there is a good grist mill with improved roller machinery, with good patronage. Terms of sale easy. E. B. ROSSER - Conyers Ga. At Conyers Hotel. BANKRUPTCY Sale at Covington. Will be sold at Covington, Georgia, on September 18th at 11 o’clock the entire stock of goods, Store Furniture and Fix¬ tures of Cash Mobley & Co., Bankrupts. Invoice value of stock of goods $5942.- 73. Invoice value of furniture and fix¬ tures 8435.75. Stock clean and in good shape. For information write C. C. King, attorney for trustee. C. S. THOMPSON, Trustee. Dutch Supper. One of the most delightful affairs of last week was the Dutch Supper at which Mr. Donegan Dean Towers, en¬ tertained a few friends Saturday evening at his pretty home at Porter dale. Two tables of bridge were played and after a most enjoyable ! game, the dainty supper was served. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Jno. M. Wright, Misses Nelle and Kate j B ltler, Macy Towers, Messrs. Ed Stephenson, Hugh Wright and Mr. Towers. Lawn Party. A very pleasant affair of last week was the lawn party at which Mrs. Albert Peek entertained last Satur¬ day evening at her home one mile above Oxford. The lawn wan made bright and very attractive with many Japanese lan¬ terns and the house was decorated with late summer flowers. Mrs. Peek entertained about seventy-five of her friends. After many enjoyable games were played, cream and cake were served. Miss Belle McDaniel assisted Mrs. Peek in entertaining. Mothers Circle. The Mothers Circle was entertained at its regular meeting last Friday af¬ ternoon by Mrs. Mortimer Hays at her attractive little cottage on Mou ticello street. The meeting was call¬ ed at 3:30 p. m. and the program was as follows: Reading, “Training the Child for Citizenship.”—Mrs. Burton Davis. Round Table, “Is the Education of the Hand and Brain of the Child Sufficient?”—Discussion led by Mrs. James R. Stephenson. Paper, “Modern Educational Ten¬ dency.”—Mrs. A. H. Foster. Round Table, “Why Should the Mothers Unite with the Teachers in School Problems?”—Discussion led by Mrs. Luke Robinson. Paper, “Mothers Catch Book.”— Mrs. R. E. Everitt. As all of the members whose names were on the program, were not pres¬ ent the regular program was put aside until the next meeting and dif¬ ferent interesting subjects were dis¬ cussed, after which a delightful salad course was served. THE COVINGTON NEWS Card of Thanks. The ladies of the Woman’s Club wish to thank Mrs. Edwin Taylor for the proceeds she so kindly gave from the Operetta, “Edith’s Dream” to the library. Mrs. C. A. Sochwell, Pres. Mrs. J. E. Philips, Rec. Sec. Afternoon Party. A most enjoyable and happy occas¬ ion among the many given last week was that at which Mrs. R. P. Lester entertained last Monday afternoon at her pretty and attractive home in North Covington in honor of her two young nieces Misses Octavia and El berta Holt, of Montgomery. After many merry games were played out on the lawn, a most delicious ice course was served. Mrs. Lester was assisted in entertaining by her charm¬ ing and attractive niece Miss Annie Mae Lester. Middiebrook-Cook. The marriage of Miss Evalina Mid dlebrook and Mr. Joe Cook, both of Covington, was quietly solemnized at the home of the bride’s parents, Col. L. L. Middlehrook, on Thursday ev¬ ening, September 9th, at 8:30 o’clock, Rev. E. R. Pendleton, pastor of the Baptist church performing the cere¬ mony. Only the immediate families of the bride and groom were present. The bride was married in a handsome blue tailored § suit with hat to match. They will be at home to their friends at the home of the groom’s mother, Mrs. I. W. Cook, until October 1st, when they will go to Pittsburg, their future home, carrying with them sin¬ cere best wishes for their future hap¬ piness from many warm friends here and elsewhere. Bowling Party. A number of Covington’s most charming and popular young ladies met at the home of Mrs. Ed H. Jor¬ dan last Wednesday morning, for the purpose of organizing a bowling club, to meet every Friday morning at Mr. James Simmon’s bowling alley. The first meeting was held last Friday and was given in honor of the visit¬ ing girls and the home girls who leave next week for college. There are only eight members of the club who are Misses Ida and Ethel Hig¬ gins, May and Christine White, Elea¬ nor Hays, Nelle Butler, Anna Quill ian, and Essie Jordan. The other young ladies present were, Misses Louise Haygood, Julia Thompson, Gladys Lee, Annie Mae Lester Pauline Corley, May Bradshaw'. Heart Dice in Honor of Miss Haygood. One of the most delightful morning parties of last W'eek was the heart dice at which Miss Essie Jordan en¬ tertained Wednesday at her pretty home on church street in honor of Miss Louise Haygood, of Decatur, the attractive guest of Mrs. Jno. B. Davis. The hall, parlor and dining room, which were thrown into one large reception room, were beautifully dec¬ orated with quantities of handsome palms, ferns and foliage plants, and vases and bowls of fragran; red roses were artistically arranged in the dif¬ ferent rooms. Four tables of heart dice were played, the interesting and exciting game resulted in favor of Miss Eleador Hays, w'ho captured the prize, a handsome gold frame. A de¬ licious salad course was served. Among those enjoying the hospital¬ ity of this charming young hostess were Misses Louise Haygood, Julia Thompson, Gladys Lee, Nelle Butler, May and Christine White, Ida and Ethel Higgins, Anna Quillian, Annie Mae Lester, Eleanor Hays, Winnie Perry, of Decatur; Pauline Corley, of Marietta; Irma Mason, of Decatur; Alma DeLaney, of Florida; Ruby Weaver and Essie Jordan. Birthday Party. One of the prettiest and most artis¬ tic affairs given by the very young set last week was the birthday party at which Masler Albert Jordan enter¬ tained his little friends in the neigh¬ borhood last Saturday afternoon at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Jordan, on Church street. The house was very attractive with its decorations of ferns, foliage plants and cut flowers. The table in the I dining room had for its center-piece a pretty heart-shaped cake, with twelve red lighted tapers around which was a wreath of soft feathery ferns and handsome red roses. The candlesticks held red unshaded tapers and the color scheme of red, green and white was carried out in the most artistic effect in every detail. Covers were laid for twelve. After many I merry games were enjoyed the little j folks were ushered into the dining room where delicious refreshments were served. Among those present were little Misses Forence Turner, Dorothy Foster, Josephine Franklin, Hester Clark, Fletcher Lou Lunsford. Masters James Carter Anderson, James White, Theodore Smith, Alton King and Albert Jordau. j HOOKING ALLIGATORS. A Florida Sport With an Element of Uncertainty In It. “Hunting alligators at night with a bullseye lantern and shotgun is tame sport compared with w hat is called a gator hunt in Florida,” said an old Floridian who is visiting New York. “I mean the feat of capturing an alii gator alive and then towing the fellow to high ground through mud and water from what is called in Florida a ga¬ tor hole. “The gator fishermen first find the hole, which is indicated by an opening in the surrounding grass in the midst of a dense growth of vegetation, where the ground is worn smooth by the al¬ ligator in bis pulls in and out. Some times these gator holes are in the na¬ ture of a cave in the bank of a stream and may be fifteen or twenty feet deep, and if so it is not an easy matter to get the animal out. “The fisher is supplied with a long pole with a metal hook on the end. He takes a strong rope and throws it about the entrance of the hole. Then the fisher rams with the hooked pole down the den and waits and listens. If he finds a gator In the hole he teases the beast by poking him until the gator in a rage finally grabs the hooked pole and is pulled from the den. It is with uncertainty that he is dragged' forth, for it is not known whether the catch is large or small. The fisher does not know whether to get into shape to run or to fight. Out the gator comes, bellowing and roar¬ ing mad. “After the gator is dragged to the surface he in his rtige turns and rolls and finally twists himself up in the rope or noose that has been previously prepared. With the assistance of the others in the party the gator's legs and mouth are tied and the gator is a prisoner. “The gator is for the most part caught in marshes where the ground is soft and slushy and too wet for either horse or wagon to enter. The fishers are compelled to carry their catch to higher ground, there to he loaded into the waiting wagon, and the hunt is ended.”—New York Sun. UNCONSCIOUS WORRY. Born of the Habit of Taking Things Too Seriously. A great many people worry uncon¬ sciously, says O. S. Warden in Success Magazine. They don’t understand why they are so tired in the morning, why their sleep was so disturbed and trou¬ bled. This mental disturbance is often caused by the habit of taking things too seriously, carrying too great a weight of responsibility. Everywhere we see people who take life too seri¬ ously. Most of us are like the motor man who not only starts and steps the car and tries to keep from running over people, but also feels tremendous anxiety and responsibility about the motive pow’er. One ot the most helpful lessons life can Impart is that which shows us how to do our work as well as it can fie done and then let principle take care of the result. How often have we been amazed to find things come out much better than we anticipated; to find that the great unseen power that governs our lives through a wilderness of trial and tribulation into the open has guided our life ship through the fogs of difficulties and of sorrow, through storms of hardships and losses, safely into port. The pilot does not lose heart when he cannot see his way. He turns to that mysterious compass which sees as plainly in the fog and guides as faithfully in the tempests as when the sea is like glass. We are in touch with a power greater than any compass, greater than any pilot, a power that can extricate us from the most des¬ perate situation. Family Floriculture. George Blank, the stage manager, is a lover of nature and a hater of over¬ coats and umbrellas. Recently during a violent rainstorm he called on his mother, entering her presence wring¬ ing wet. “George,” said she firmly, “you ought not to expose yourself in such weather. You will get pneumonia.” “But, mother,” exclaimed George, with a theatrical wave of his hand, “why should I fear the rain? Does tt not nurture the grass? Is it uot life to the flowers?” “It is a long time," said the good woman, closing a window, “since you were a flower.”—Success Magazine. Origin of the Word Academy. Academus was a wealthy Greek of Athens who lived several hundred years before the birth of Christ. Among his possessions was a beautiful grove, where young men used to con¬ gregate and listen to the teachings of wise men, such as Flato and Socrates. This developed into the school of mod¬ ern times, and these modern schools take their name “academy” from the old Greek, Academus. The rea' mean¬ ing of the word academy is a school for boys. Sterilized. “Have you,” inquired the city vis¬ itor, "a moss covered bucket about tbe place?” “No, sir,” answered the farmer. “All our utensils are sterilized and strictly sanitary.”—Kansas City Jour¬ nal. No Danger. Tbe Lady—I’d buy you a nice pearl handled knife for your birthday, but I’m superstitious. I’m afraid it would cut our friendship. The Man—Cheer up! No knife a woman buys could ever cut anything.—Cleveland Leader. The Sewing Machine Repair Shop in Residence. All Work Guaranteed. I am not the agent for any Sewing Company but handle all the following ma¬ chines which I sell cash or partial payments. Buy one of them—you will never regret it and never realize how you paid for it until it belongs to you. Will sell you one paya¬ ble one-third this fall, one-third fall of 1910 and balance fall of 1911, without interest or security. Here they are and all are good ones too: Singer, Wheeler & Wilson, New Royal, Silent, Clayton, Fulton, Remington, Peerless; ranging in price from $11.75 up There is no excuse for anyone not owning a good machine un¬ der my plan. Don’t send your money way off, I can save you time and money. See me, 1 will make it interesting for you. If you cannot come to see me drop me a postal and I will call ane see you. Also handle a complete line of needles and oil. Machines rented, terms right. Your choice for $2.00 per month. I am devoting my whole time to sewing machines and for this reason 1 am in a position to sell you a machine cheaper than anyone elso. G. G. DAVIS Railroad Street Coviogton, 6a. COM COMING! Will Exhibit at Covington, Monday Sept. 27 Afternoon and Night Posititively the only large shows that will play in Covington this year. Don’t fail to see : The Only Somersault Elephant in W orld. The Bovopolis. The Baby Cam¬ el- The Racing Camels. The Orehestii* ana. $50,000 Street Parade Excursion Rates on all Lines