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Miss Mildred Adams is in Monroe.
Miss Elsie Rheberg spent Wednesday
in Atlanta
Mr. Charles White, of Atlanta, was
a Sunday visitor.
Mrs. Betty Lunsford is in Monroe
visiting relatives.
Dr. .1. B. Fieklen, of Decatur, passed
through Covington Saturday.
Friends will regret that Mrs. Jos. G.
Hall was quite ill this week.
Mr. Joseph Garrison will return
from Davidson, N. C., June first.
Messrs. D. J., S. H. and W. A.
Adams spent Sunday in Monroe.
Mr. Iverson Adams, of Atlanta, vis¬
ited Mr. W. A. Adams this week.
Harris Rogers, of Milledgeville, vis¬
ited Mr. Sam Trapnell Tuesday.
Miss Mary Sockwell accompanied her
father to Athens last Wednesday.
Col. R. W. Milner, of Manchester,
Tenn., was in Covington thils week.
Miss Evelyn Nabons, of Atlanta, was
the week-end guest of Miss Lois Gray.
Col. Reuben M. Tuek was in Savan¬
nah this week attending a convention.
Mr. W. W. Aiken is among the stu¬
dent home-comers from Emory Univer¬
sity.
Mr. and Mrs. A. .T. Clayton and son.
Albert, were in Atlanta during the
week.
Friends will regret that Miss Ena
Belle Peek has been indisposed this
week.
Mrs. .Tos. Hugh McGarity is visiting
her parents, Judge and Mrs. A. D.
Meador.
Mrs. Stewart, of Cordele, is spending
sometime with her sister, Mrs. Cy
Hawkins.
Misses Mary Norman and Margaret
Barge came in from Atlanta Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Bessie Rosenberg, of Social Cir¬
cle visited Mr. and Mrs. L. Mendel
this week.
Mrs. R. C. Guinn is being cordially
welcomed, after an extended sojourn
in Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Edens will occu¬
py the home of Mr. S. H. Adams on
Floyd street.
Mr. and M -s. Homer Adams, of De¬
catur. visited their Adams relatives for
the week-end.
Mrs. S. L. Wa-ites. Miss Martha
Churchill and Byron Churchill were in
Atlanta Friday.
Prof. ,T. Tj. Taden was in Southeast
Georgia on a fishing trip the past week
returning Monday.
Miss Evelyn St. John has returned
from Tucker, where she taught suc¬
cessfully this year.
Mrs. Geo. R. Cochran and two sons
are leaving Friday for West Virginia
to join Mr. Cochran.
Miss Hester Richards, who was the
guest of Dr. and Mrs. Tully U. Smith,
is now in Greensboro.
Miss Julia Mobley, after a success¬
ful year’s teaching at Eastman, is now
with friends in Macon.
Rev. and Mrs. Walker Combs and
their sons are spending the week with
Locust Grove relatives.
Mrs. Knight, who has been with Mr.
and Mrs. .1. C. Upshaw, is in a private
sanitarium in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. .T. C. Upshaw will go
to Rome for the commencement exer¬
cises at Shorter college.
Miss Helen Smith has finished her
year’s work in the Conyers schools and
is at home for the holidays.
Mr. Richard P. Lester, of Emory
University visited his parents. Mr. and
Mris. R. P. Lester, this week.
Mrs. Mary TT. Davis, of Montieello.
is (he guest of Dr. and Mrs. .T. A.
Wright and the Davis relatives.
Mr. Castleberry, Mesdames Tison
and Sam Jones were recent guests of
Mr. and Mrs, T. C. Castleberry.
Miss Vera Keller, who remained for
a week’s visit to Miss Julia Aiken, left
Tuesday for her home in Pensacola.
Fla.
Mrs. Chas. White and Mrs. Julia
Gilliard. of Atlanta, were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. G. Callaway this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Steadman were
in Atlanta Friday to see Miss Margue¬
rite Yaryan off for her home in Ken¬
tucky.
Miss Carrie Book Davis, Mrs. Harry
Davis, and little Maggie Beck Davis,
and Mr. and Mrs. Ginn were in Atlanta
Friday.
Mrs. James Royal, after visiting Mr.
and Mrs. A. M. Griffin, has gone to
Macon to spend a few days with
friends.
Dr. and Mrs. Radford, of Greensboro,
were with Covington relatives Tuesday
coming up for the funeral of Mr. W.
M. Heard.
Messrs. Thomas and Oliver Adams
were recent home-comers from Decatur
visiting theft - parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.
D. Adams.
Mr. Albert Wright came down from
Atlanta Friday for a visit to Mr. and
Mrs. .T. C. Upshaw and Mrs. Wright, of
Brunswick.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Matthews re
turned this week from Atlanta accom
panted by their children, Mr. and Mrs.
L. L. Born.
Mrs. D. M. Rogers and children have
joined Mr . Rogers in Milledgeville.
Covington regrets the departure of this
estimable family.
Mrs. G. C. Wooten is representing
the North Covington M. E. church
mission auxiliary at Social Circle Dis
trict conference.
Mrs. Albert Meador, after a visit to
Judge and Mrs. A. D. Meador, has
gone to Washington to spend sometime
with her mother.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Merck and Mrs.
W. W. Childs went to Grayson Wed¬
nesday evening for the graduation of
Mr. Hugh Childs.
Prof. M. G. Roswell passed through
Covington Saturday enroute to New¬
born to join Mrs. Boswell, who was
visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Steadman and
little daughters have gone to their new
home in Monroe. They carry with them
many good -wishes.
Mns. Lilia I. Smith. Mrs. A. J. Clav
ton. Mrs. H. F. Branham an l Mrs. R.
R. Fowler are attending the district
meeting at Social Circle.
Miss Mary Harwell will leave at an
early date for Blue Ridge, W'here she
goes to represent Wesleyan colllege
in some distinctive work.
Miss Carrie Black is being eordially
welenme from Richmond. Va„ w'here
she has studied at the Presbyterian
Seminary for the past year.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burton and Miss
Frances Burton were in Atlanta Sun¬
day for the graduation of Mr. Nelson
Burton at Oglethorpe University.
Mrs. Mary Sewell is in Atlanta with
her son. Stewart, who underwent an
eye operation recently. Friends hope
that the little lad may soon recover.
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Mi's. Mell West is able to be out
again, after suffering for some time
from the effects of a sprained ankle.
Mr. Ernest L. Peek and Mr. Ander¬
son Lunsford were week-end visitors
to Covington and Mansfield relatives.
Miss Julia Everitt, who has been
making her home in Covington for the
past three months, left Wednesday for
Atlanta to reside in future.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Childs and sons
leave Friday for Atlanta, w'here they
will reside in future. Their Covington
friends wish them every success.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Campbell and
Miss Helen Smith were in Atlanta
Tuesday to meet Mrs. Lamar Smith
and son who came in from Albany.
Miss Sara Mobley, who has been
teaching at Statesboro, and Miss Wil¬
lie Mobley, a student at Wesleyan col¬
lege, are at home for the vacation.
Miss C. B. Branham is expected to
arrive from Columbus Saturday, where
she has occupied the chair of history
i in the High school for several years.
Miss Martha Churchill was in Atlan¬
ta this week for the graduation of her
friend, Miss Mildred Gower, w'ho fin
ished at the North Avenue Presbyterian
school.
Dr. and Mrs. j. A. Sharp will arrive
in Oxford from Young Harris Tuesday,
June 5th, w'hen their many Covington
friends hope to have an opportunity of
seeing them.
Mr. Alex M. Griffin and daughters,
Muriel and Virginia, motored to Stone
Mountain Sunday to meet Miss Sara
Griffin, who was returning from Agnes
Scott college.
Mr. Clay borne Cash has been off duty
this w - eek on account of illness much
to the regret of his friends. Mr. Cash
is at the home of his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. C.. T. Cash.
Misses Lois and Nellie Maude Gray
are at home from Bessie Tift college
for the summer. Miss Lois Gray was a
graduate of this year’s class with es¬
pecial distinction.
Mrs. Ernest L. Peek and daughter,
Peggy, of Atlanta, with Mr. Ernest
Lunsford, of Mansfield, w r ere spend
the-da.v guests of Judge and Mrs. J. S.
Peek and family Friday.
Miss Hilda Anthony and Mr. John
Elder, who were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. P. W. Godfrey, Mr. and Mrs. S.
Chas. Candler, have returned to their
homes in Jacksonville, F3a.
Misses Vivian and Florence Bower
are making frequent visits to Atlanta
where they go to see their sister. Miss
Lyda Sue Bower, who is still very ill
at Wesley Memorial hospital.
Mrs. L. T. Riggers, Miss Annie Mae
Riggers and Mr. Branham Felker are
leaving today (Thursdayl for a visit
to Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Biggers in Wash¬
ington, D. C. They will remain a month
Mish Annelle Dillard arrived Tues
day night from Copperhill, Tenn., to
spend two weeks with her parents. Dr.
and Mns. W. B. Dillard before going to
Peabody, Nashville, for a summer
course.
Mr. Louis Caldwell returned Satur¬
day from Clinton, S. C., where he at¬
tended school the past year. His
friends are congratulating Mr. Cald
well on the excellent stand he took in
college.
Miss Carrie Black, who recently re
turned from Richmond. Va., where she
attended the assembly training school,
leaves Thursday for LaOrange, where
she will do evangelistic work during
the summer.
Mrs. Lone Day and son. who were
recently shocked by lightning near
Covington Mills, have almost entirely
rer-pyered while the young daughter,
who was shocked at the same time, has
not improved anti has been taken to
Atlanta for treatment.
Mrs. Luke Robinson left Wednesday
for Atlanta for a visit to Mrs. Maude
Talmadge. and will also be with her
daughter. Miss Lucy Robinson, who
will graduate from Lucy Cobb next
week. Dr. Robinson will go to Athens
Monday to he at the graduation exer¬
cises.
Misses Natalie end Louly Turner
leave Friday for Romo to he present at
the graduation of their sister. Miss
Florence Turner at Shorter college.
They will be joined in Atlanta by Mrs.
Calder Willingham, who will also re¬
main through the commencement ex¬
ercises.
Friends of Miss Lois Gray are inter¬
ested to know that she graduated with
bachelor of arts degree at Bessie Tift
college May 22nd. She also received
the professional college teachers’ cer¬
tificate. Miss Gray has completed the
regular four-year literary course in
three years. Her high grades of schol¬
arship won her a membership in Theta
Ghi Omega, the honor society of Bessie
Tift, which is attained only by an aver¬
age above 90 in their work. She has
also held important positions in the
Latin club and International Relations
club. She was chosen as one of the an¬
nual debaters by members of the In
ternational Relations club.
MRS. CLAYTON HOSTESS
TO BRIDGE CLUB
Mrs. A. J. Clayton entertained her
Bridge club Recently and honored Mrs.
Paul Walker, of Alexandria, La.
Roses and sweet peas were used with
artistic effect in the decorations. A
salad course was served.
The visitors present were: Mrs. Paul
Walker, of Louisiana; Mrs. E. M. Leete,
of Connecticut; Miss Hilda Anthony
of Florida.
MISS NORTON WEDS
MR. WHITEHEAD
Cordial interest of Covington friends
centers in the marriage of Miss Evelyn
Norton to Mr. Claude Whitehead. The
ceremony was perfomed by the bride’s
pastor iii Atlanta, May 23rd. according
to the Baptist ritual and witnessed by
a few close friends.
The bride has visited Covington and
was admired for her many personal
charms.
Mr. Whitehead is the son of Mrs. Ida
Whitehead and formerly resided in this
city where he has a wide circle of well
wishing friends.
SCHOOLS CLOSE AT
COVINGTON MILLS
A very successful term at Covington
Mills school closed Tuesday evening
with exercises in which a number of
children took part. Music, dialect and
readings featured the miscellaneous
program. The primaries adding much
to the interest of the occasion.
Misses Grace Wilson, Natalie Turner,
Annie Pauline Anderson and Martha
Perry have given their best efforts to
the work and are to be congratulated i
upon their success.
DISTRICT MEETING
SOCIAL CIRCLE
Miss Florrie Harwell, secretary annual uf j
Oxford District, is holding the
conference at Social Circle this week.
Several from Covington are in attend¬
ance. The following is the very inter¬
esting program arranged by Miss Har¬
well:
Thursday, May 31st, 10:30 A. M.
Devotional—Mrs. C. J. Tucker.
Organization.
Grettings—Mrs. Daisy Abercrombie,
Mrs. W. L. Phillips, Mrs. Fannie Gibbs,
Rev. E. A. Wood.
Response—Mrs. J. S. McGarity.
Secretary’s Message—Miss Florrie
Harwell.
Reports of Group I.
Noon devotional—Pledge Service—
Mrs. E. W. Brogdon.
Thursday, 2 P. M.
Devotional—Mrs. J. M. Lasiter.
Reports of Group II.
The 1923 Gold Star—Mrs. E. W.
Brogdon.
Adult Institute—
Reports.
Council L literature.
Simplified Literature.
Mission and Bible Study.
Keep the Missionary Society Mission¬
ary.
Local Work.
Interracial Work.
Social Service.
Doubling Campaign.
Finances.
Circuit Missionary Societies.
Supply Department.
Thursday, 8:30 P. M.
Devotional—Rev. T. M. Elliott.
Music.
Pageant—"Work Under Our Flag”—
Social Circle.
Echoes from the Council—Mrs. J. N.
McEachern. Mrs. R. M. Stripilin, Mrs.
M. E. Tilly.
Benediction.
Friday, June 1st, 10 A. M.
Devotional—Mrs. F. M. Stewart, Sr.
Reports of Group III.
Reading — “Thanksgiving Ann” —
Mrs. H. F. Branham.
Young People’s Institute—Mrs. R. M.
Strip] in.
Correlation of Young People’s Organ¬
ization.
Summer Conferences.
Noon Devotional—Rev. W. G. Craw¬
ley.
Friday, 2 P. M.
Devotional—Mrs. R. R. Fowler.
Reports of Group IV.
Children’s Hour—Mrs. M. E. Tilly.
Reports of Committees.
Unfinished Business.
Next Place of Meeting.
Adjournment.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
A message was received by Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Gaither Saturday that little
Mary Luey Butler had arrived at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. David Butler at
Hartville, near Canton, Ohio.
She is named for her paternal grand¬
mother. Mrs. George D. Butler, of
Pelham.
The little girl is a granddaughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gaither. Mrs. But¬
ler was Miss Laurie Gaither.
Mr. and Mrs. James Knox announce
the birth of a son at their home in
Monroe. The baby is a grandson of
Mrs. Belle Knox Rogers, of Covington.
HIGH POINT SCHOOL PROGRAM
Welcome—Edith Jones.
Song, America, the Beautiful—School
Music—String Band.
Polly Show—3rd and 4th grade girls.
I’se Bad—Margaret MeCart.
Piano Solo—Gladys Lassiter.
Trolley Car—5th, 6th and 7th grades.
Song, Dolly Stop Weeping—3rd and
4th grade girls.
Declamation—Pratt Coggin.
Music—String Band.
Japanese Drill—5th, 6th and 7th
grade Girls.
Song, Rheumatis—2nd. 3rd and 4th
Grades.
Piano Duet—Sarah Nell and Mary
Pearl Grant.
Bobby Shaftoe—Bessie Lee Pen¬
nington. Minnie Sue Meadofis and El
wood Lassiter, Jr.
Song, Mexico—High School Girls.
Grandmother Drill—3rd and 4th
grade Girls.
Play, “Too Much of a Good Thing”
Characters
Air. Perkins—Webster Coggin.
Mrs. Perkins—Tnez Parnell.
Nellie Perkins— Carrie Belle Parker.
Hattie Perkins—Lottie Crawford.
Tom Perkins—Onroe Moss.
Jennie Cowpen—Phena Pennington.
Unice Bowels—Mary Sue Mabry.
Frederick Schuyler-—Howard Bates.
Polly—Anne Laura Mabry.
Song. Where the Ivy Leaves Glow
Close Reside (he Door—High School.
Violin Solo—Mrs. James Anderson.
Music—String Band.
Pantomime—Nearer My God to Thee
High School Girls.
MISS PEEK WILL TEACH
IN NORTH GEORGIA INSTITUTE
Mies Lucile Peek leaves next week
for the Mt. Berry schools, where she
will do institute work for a month.
She will be associated with Profs. .T.
O. Martin, D. L. Earnest and other
prominent educators.
Miss Peek did similar work last sum¬
mer and her re-appointment is due to
her splendid success in the past.
The Journal describes the Berry work
as follows:
When the North Georgia Teachers’
institute convenes at the Berry schools
on .Tune 11, they will have an opportu¬
nity of seeing a splendid exhibit of the
industrial work which the students en¬
gage in during the school year.
Articles will he on display from “Sun¬
shine cottage,” where the girls card,
spin and weave the wool from the An¬
gora goats and sheep which the boys
raise on the farm. Other articles made
of flax also grown on the farm will be
displayed. Baskets woven from honev
suckel vines and brooms made from
broom corn also will be displayed.
The boys industrial department will
have a splendid exhibit, especially in
the farm mechanics classes where farm
implements, harness, etc., are made
during the year. Placards setting forth
the accomplishments of each depart¬
ment will be on display about the room.
This is one of the features of entertain¬
ment in demonstration which Berry
school will provide for the teachers in
attendance. In addition a novel pro¬
gram of entertainment is planned by
the srhool and institute authorities. A
splendid faculty has been engaged, and
one of the most helpful institutes is ex¬
pected to be the result.
BIRTHDAY DINNER
Mrs. J. H. Camp was hostess to an
birthday dinner Wednesday.
enjoying the occasion were the
force and Mrs. R. W. Osburn.
courses were served the guests.
Mrs. S. H. Adams and daughters
moved to Atlanta, where they
bought an attractive home.
MISS CLARK HONORS CONTINGENT
SCREVEN COUNTY at 1
Miss Hester Clark was hostees a
delightful llarty Wednesday evening : 1
honoring the Screven county young
men attending Emory University Acad¬
emy. beauty
Bright flowers enhanced the
of the occasion. Progressive games
added a diversion and delicious refresh¬
ments were served.
About twenty-five guests were pres¬
ent.
SMITH CASH
Mrs. Mary Chambers Smith, of Had¬
dock, announces the engagement of her
daughter, Ethel, to Mr. John Clay
borne Cash, of Macon, the marriage to
be solemnized June twenty-sixth.
The above announcement appeared
in Sunday’s paper and is of cordial in¬
terest to the many friends of the con¬
tracting parties.
Mr. Cash is the only son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. I. Cash, of this city.
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA
Phone No. 20 WE DELIVER
HEARD BROTHERS & COMPANY
THE STORE OF STANDARD MERCHANDISE
9 pounds Standard Granulated Sugar 1.00 Hirschs Pickles, quart jars.........Li
Nice Side Meat, pound,............15 1-2 gal. bottles Pure Apple Vinegar.. .50
Armours Helmet Lard, pound,......17 1-4 gal. bottles Pure Apple Vinegar.. .35
Pure Hog Lard, pound.............16 1 pint bottle Pure Apple Vinegar... .20
Good Compund Lard, pound,.......14 Corn Flakes or Post Toasties, pack¬
Full Cream Cheese, pound.........35 age .......................... -10
2 pound can Army Roast Beef.......35 Whole Wheat Flakes .............15
Pink Salmon, can,.............15 Oat Meal, 2 for .................. -25
per
Seeded Raisins, package, ..........20 Aunt Jemima Grits, package.......10
No. 2 Tomatoes, 2 cans for.........25 Genuine Blue Ridge Coffee, ground,
or grain, pound, ................
Pitted Red Cherries, per can,.......30 Dried Apples, pound, 13
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Sunkist dessert Peaches, Pine apples Dried Peaches, pound,
and Apricots, per can...........35 ...........
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3 lb. Liptons Yellow Label..... 1.00 48 lbs. Good S. R. Flour .......... I- 75
can
1 lb can Liptons Yellow Label Coffffee .35 48 lbs. Prosperity S. R. Flour......2.00
1 lb. Liptons Tea.................85 48 lbs. Scotts Best Plain Flour.....2.10
1-2 lb. Liptons Tea................ 45 48 lbs. Picketts S. R. Flour........2.25
1-4 lb. Liptons Tea...............25 48 lbs. White Lilly Flour.......... 2 - 40
Delco Jelly and Jams, jar.........25 48 lbs. Daltons H. P. Flour........ 2M
Hirschs Pickles, pint jars..........25 48 lbs.Postell Elegant Flour ......$2 ‘’
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WE BUY AND SELL CHICKENS AND EGGS.
10 01 R TRADE—We will close at 12 o’clock every Wednesday thru June,
and August.
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THE STORE OF STANDARD MERCHANDISE
MR. CRAIG WEDS MISS COWAN
The wedding of Miss Mildred Larue
Cowan and Mr. James Hugh Craig was
solemnized on Saturday evning, May
12, at 0:00 o’clock, at the home of Rev.
L. Young, pastor of the Presbyteri¬
an church of Conyers, Mr. Young offi
ciating. of
The bride wore a lovely gown
brown con ton crepe with accessories to
harmonize.
The bride and groom left immediately
after the ceremony for Atlanta. On
their return home a reception was giv¬
en them at the home of the groom’s
parents near McDonough.
Both have a wide host of friends in
this section of the state.
MRS. VAUGHN ENTERTAINS
BRIDGE CLUB
| Mrs. J. A. Vaughn was hostess to
j her Bridge club at the last meeting.
: Exquisite while lilies were used with
graceful effect in the decorations.
Miss Ena Belle Peek was a visitor.
Iced tea, lady-fingers and charlotte
were served.
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