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WOMAN AND SOCIETY.
Of Purely Local Interest.
Written especially for The News by Mrs. Minnie P. Wright.
Miss Bernice Cook spent
in Social Circle.
Mr. Satn Bower spent Sunday and
Monday in Atlanta.
Mr. s. H. Adams returned Tuesday
morning from Atlanta., ^
Miss Maggie Webb* lie,
was Mr. in C. the city Tuesd*^
U Skinner, of*. >ville,
wats in the city Tusday. %
Mrs. Annie Pace Wooten speVt
day before Xmas in Atlanta.
Miss Sallie Mae Pickett came home
from Brenau for the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Belcher of
,
StaiTsville, were in the city Tuesday.
Mrs. A. H. Foster and young son,
Shaw, spent Monday week in Atlanta.
Mr. Willie Wymer Snow of At
^laiuta visited friends in the city last
ir<H,ek.
Mrs. John L Callaway is spendl.g
this week in Monticello, t.he guest -j|
relatives.
Miss May Livingston spent Xmas
day with relatives and friends in
Mansfield.
Miss Alma Maddox left Tuesday of
last week to visit relatives and friend
in Godfrey.
Miss Louise Richardson of Atlanta
is the charming guest of Miss Caro¬
line Wooten.
Miss Janie Gaither spent Xmas at.
home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Hub Gaither.
Miss Lois McDonald, of Snapping
Shoals, visited her sister, Mrs. W. W.
Ammons last week.
Mr. Fillingim returned Tuesday
morning from a visit to Knoxville,
Tann., and Atlanta.
Mr. Claude Whitehead of Atlanta,
w r as the guest of, his mother, Mrs. Ida
Whitehead last. week.
Mrs. J. Bain Terrell visited her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Almand,
in Atlanta, last week.
Mrs. C. C. King spent Xmas in
Monroe, the guest of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Mobley.
Miss Florence Wells will leave next
Tuesday for Gainesville, where she
will enter Brenau college.
Mrs. Mary Pitts, of Newborn, was
the guest of her sister, Mrs, W. B.
R. Pennington, recently.
Misses Stewart of Atlanta arrived
Saturday evening to be the guests
of Miss Mary Willingham.
Mr. Homer Olds, of College Park,
was the guest of his aunt, Mrs. W.
D. Travis, during the holidays.
Miss Fannie Livingston is spending
several days in Atlanta during the
holidays, the guest, of relatives.
Miss Pliena Meadors returned Tues
day morning from a most delightful
visit to relatives in Jackson and At¬
lanta.
Mr. John Bob Weaver has return¬
ed to Atlanta, iifter a pleasant visit
to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. It. 1
Weaver.
Col. James G Lester, formerly of
Covington, but now of Atlanta was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Lesto
Xmas day.
Mr. Brice Biggens, formerly of Cov¬
ington, but now of Atlanta, was the
ghost of his mother. Mrs. L. T. Rig¬
gers, Sunday.
Miss Ida Thompson, formerly of
Covington, but now of Mansfield was
the guest of Miss May Livingston for
the holidays.
.Miss Grace Whitehead returns this
week to Milledgeville, where she.
will resume her studies at the G. N.
and I. college.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Henderson,
of Atlanta, visited their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John F. Henderson, dur¬
ing the holidays.
Mr. Hilliard Stephens, who was with
the firm of Stephnson & Callaway
several years ago, visited his broth¬
er here last week.
-Lyric Theatre
This Week
Good Pictures for
Every night.
Don’t Miss These
Good Pictures.
Regular Admission
Mr. Lester A. Bland, of Erich. Ga.,
and Mr. Henry Irby, of Atlanta, were
guests of .Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Bowers
during the holidays.
Mr. Parks Hays was the guest, of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Hays
during the holidays, returning to At¬
lanta. Friday evening.
Miss Eloise Cooper will return this
week to Wesleyan, after a most de¬
lightful visit to her parents, Capt.
and Mrs. J. O. Cooper.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hollingsworth
and daughter. Mrs. Hargroves, of
Lithonia, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Philips Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Huson are in
Atlanta, where they are the guests
of their sister. Mrs. Georgia Huson.
777 West Peachtree street.
Misses .Jsesie Mae Hardeman, Ellie
Harwell, Mattie Smith and Miss Es¬
tes, of Mansfield, were in the city
shopping Friday before Xmas.
Mr. Carlton Lee, who has been at¬
tending Auburn college, spent the
Xmas holidays at home with his pa¬
rents, Mr. and Mrs. E. 0. Lee.
Mrs. P. W Godfrey and daughter,
Miss Frances, left Saturday for Jack¬
sonville, where they will spend about
three weeks visiting relatives.
Mr. .). Neill Corley, who came from
Miami for the holidays, has returned
after a most delightful visit to his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Corley.
Mr. John Rush Lester, of Auburn,
came home for the Xmas holidays an<
was the guest of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. P. Lester, in north Coving¬
ton.
Misses Ida and Ethel Higgins, who
were • away teaching during the
fall months, spent Xmas at home witl
their parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. J Hig¬
gins.
Mrs. Minnie Powell Wright spent
Sunday and Monday in Atlanta, the
guests of her daughter, Mrs. Samuel
Green, at No, 12 Alta avenue, Inman
Park.
Mrs. James F. Rogers has returned
from a most delightful visit to At¬
lanta, where she was the guest of
Mrs. Ella Dudley Guinn, in Inman
Park.
Mr Carlton l>avis, who is study¬
ing law at the University of Geor¬
gia, spent several days in the city
this week the guest of his aunt, Mrs.
L. T. Roberts.
Mr. Alva Cooper, of Savannah, was
given a cordial welcome home by his
many friends in the city Xmas, when
he visited his parents. Capt. and
Mrs. J. 0. Cooper.
Miss Lyda Sue Bowers left Sunday
for McDonough, to resume her school
work, after having spent the Xmas
holidays at home with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Bower.
Prof. W. C. Wright and attractive
daughter, Miss Leonora, formerly of
Covington, but now of Eatonton,
spent Tuesday in the city en route
home from a visit to Atlanta.
Mr Hugh Abercrombe, who made
Covington his home at one time and
kept books for Stephenson & Calla¬
way. and also for C. C. Robinson, was
in the city, Wednesday, before Xmas.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Pendley an
son, Mr. Powell Pendley returned to
their homo in Atlanta Friday morn¬
ing after spending several days In
the city with Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Franklin.
Mrs. John O’Neill and lovely little
daughter, Bonnie, of Jacksonville, Fla.
returned home Thursday after a
pleasant stay of several w’eeks with
her sister, Mrs. W. H. Aaron, on
Conyers street.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Stephenson and
sons, Walter and Ernest Lee.Mr. amd
Mrs. John L. Callaway and Mr. Er
nest Callaway were guests of their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Callaway
in Lithonia; Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Norman and
children, Mr. Sidney Cook and Miss
Musette Cook spent Sunday in Mon¬
roe guests of Dr. and Mrs. G. Paul
Hurst, where they were entertained
at a most elegant Xmas dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Pittman, and
baby, of Columbus, have returned
home after spending several days in
the city, guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. I.
Weaver. Mrs. Pittman will be pleus
antly remember i 1 a - Miss Ruby
Weaver.
Mr. and Mrs. Haygood Elliott, of
Conyers, whose marriage was a pret¬
ty event of the 26th tost., spent a
short while in the city Monday, en
route to Monticello, and while here
were guests of Rev. and Mrs. Henry
F. Branham.
Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Green and
young son, Samuel, Jr., of Atlanta’, re
turned home Friday after a most de¬
lightful visit to their aunt, Mrs. Chas
A. Franklin, and their mother, Mrs.
Minnie P. Wright. They made the
through the country Xmas day
! n their machine.
THE COVINGTON NEWS, WE DNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1913.
CARTER FLEMMING.
Mrs. Laura Queen Carter, of Cov¬
ington, announces the engagement of
her daughter, Mary Sue, to Mr. John
Madison Flemming, of Knoxville,
Tenn., the mraiiage to take place at
the home of the bride on the morning
of January 8th, at 11 o’clock.
CHRISTMAS PARTY.
Mr. Jim Wells was host at a pleas¬
ant affair Christmas evening, when
he entertained a .number of friends
at his home. The young people en¬
joyed shooting fireworks and many
merry games, after which refresh¬
ments were served. Mr. Wells also
entertained a small number of his
friends at a theatre party another
evening during the holidays.
XMAS DINNER.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lunsford enter¬
tained their children and served
other relatives at a delightful Xmas
dinner last Sunday, the guests in¬
cluding Mr. and Mr. Irl Lunsford,
and little daughter, of Conyers, Mr.
and Mrs. Evans Lunsford and young
son, Perry Evans, Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Lunsford and two children, of Mans¬
field, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hays and
little daughter, of Hayston.
MISS GUINN ENTERTAINS.
Among the many Christmas festiv¬
ities of the past week was the the¬
atre party given by Miss Eugenia
Guinn, to a number of her friends,
at her home. After returning home
from the theatre delightful refresh¬
ments were served The guests In¬
cluded Misses Caroline Wooten, Lucy
White, Louise Whitehead, Eugenia
Guinn, Messrs. James Lester, Bag
ley Wright, Dan Upshaw and David
Butler.
FAMILY DINNER.
One of the most enjoyable events
of the holidays was the dinner at
which Mr. and Mrs. James E. Phil¬
lips entertained the. members of the
Philips family last Sunday. The
guests included Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Ho Rings worth and daughter, Mrs, Al
line Hargrove, Mr. and Mrs. D. P.
Ph ’ips and daughter, Margaret, Mr.
P. K. Philips, Mr. Tom P. Philips, all
of Lithonia, and Mr. Roy Hargrove,
of Augusta.
MRS. CLIFFORD H. PEEK DIED
IN MADISON ON MONDAY.
News was received in the city on
Monday afternoon of the death of
Mrs. Clifford H. Peek at their home
in Madison.
Mrs. Peek was before her marriage
Miss Nellie Booth, and was a most
excellent young woman. Mr. Peek
is an old Covington boy and a son
of Mr. and Mrs. John Peek of this
city. The family has the sympathy
of the entire community.
The funeral occurred in Madison
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock.
WRIGHT-CORLEY.
The marriage of Miss Leila Wright,
of Leguin, and Mr. Herbert Corley,
of Starrsville, which occurred Satur¬
day afternoon about four o’clock, in
Newborn, was quite a surprise to the
relatives and friends of both bride
and groom, as they kept the mar¬
riage secret until Sunday, when they
announced it at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter T. Corley, parents of
the groom, where a large number of
relatives and friends were enjoying a
turkey dinner.
The bride is a daughter of Mrs.
John S. Wright, and a young woman
of charming personalities, while the
groom is the only son of Mr. and Mrs
Walter T. Corley, of Starrsville.
THEATER PARTY IN HONOR
MISS WRIGHT.
Quite a pleasant affair of last week
was + he theater part}- at which Mrs.
R. H. Trippe entertained a number
of guests on Friday evening at the
popular little Lyric Theater in honor*
of her sister, Miss Leila Wright, of
Leguin. After the theater they were
entertained at the City Pharmacy,
where refreshments were served.
The party included Misses Leila
Wright. Annie White. Florence Wells,
Sallie Mae Pickett. Julia Aiken, Grace
Whitehead, Janie Gaither, Lucy Bush.
Messrs Fred Barnes. Nathan Cohen,
Tom Adams, John Rush Lester, Will
Cook, Hugh Wright and Ed Stephen¬
son.
COVINGTON BANK DECLARES
SEMI-ANNUAL DIVIDEND.
At the regular semi-annual meet¬
ing of the stockholders of the Bank
Covington, held in the offices of
bank on December 27th. a semi¬
dividend of $4,000 was de¬
and is being sent out by Cash¬
Thompson to the shareholders.
Besides the usual $4,000 semi-an¬
dividend, a neat sum was placed
the already large surplus.
This bank is one of the strongest
institutions n this section
the state nad its officers are al¬
courteous and accommodating
those with whom the bank does
We Wish Our Customers a Happy
New Year
Heard.White & Co.
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WHITE-CHRISTIAN.
Miss Florence White, of Mans¬
field, and Dr. Charles Christian., of
Allan i, wer; qu’et.y married at the
Methodist pa nonage last Monday at
about 12 o’c ock by Rev. Jno. G. Lo¬
gan.
MR. BUTLER FN’ 1 ERTAINS.
A most enjoyable event among the
younger set, was that at which Mr.
David Butler entertained a number of
young friends on Monday evening at
his home on Conyers street. The
house was very attractive w r ith its
Christmas decorations of holly and
mistletoe. Merry games and music
were the main features of the even¬
ing, and delightful refreshments were
served.
The guests included Misses Louise
Richardson, of Atlanta; Caroline
Eugenia Guinn, Natalie Tur¬
ner, Mary Brown Anderson, Louise
Whitehead, Lucy White, Annie Pau¬
line Anderson, Mabel Thomas, and
Messrs. Jim Wells, Dan Upshaw, Ru¬
Franklin, James Lester, Fred
Bush, Fred Barnes, Reginald and Guy
Robinson, Will Lee Gaither and Ho¬
mer Olds, of College Park.
CORPORATIONS AND INDIVID¬
UALS SHOULD REGISTER.
Under the laws of Georgia all cor¬
porations, dealers in cigaretts, pis¬
etc., are required to register
the ordinary on January 1st.
Court convenes next week and if
fail to register are liable to
by the grand jury.
HANDLE THE FAMOUS CONK
ey remedies for fowls. Try a pack¬
age of Conkey’s Laying Tonic.
Parker’s.—tf.
new Fall and
T ailonng
Dooks has arrived and
big values as we
you in other lines
it styles quality work¬
fully guaran¬
come and see them.
TVuly
j. L GUINN
New Racket Store
Spot Cash! One Price! BIG VALUES!
I Thank my customers and
friends for their liberal Patron¬
age in 1912, and wish for you
a happy and prosperous New
Year.
GUINN
Look at the label on your paper and see if you don’t think it’s time
FOR SALE- * -4
I will sell at public outcry on the first
Tuesday in January before the court
house door in Covington, the following
described land to-wit:
65 acres land lying in Wyatt dis¬
trict on road from Covington to Jersey.
Bound as follows: North by lands of
Mrs Mollie Cook; East by public road;
South by Gordon Moore; West by Mrs.
Will Williams. Terms of sale cash.
T. A. COOK !
Covington, Georgia
