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THE COVINGTON NEWS
25 NUMBER 36.
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H R OR A NE\VTON N COUr^Y
(Wednesday, August 29th, has
1 L set apart by Newton American Coun- Le
Po S t No. 32, cele
bn, as a day for a general
fSX? , membfrs t0 fiid h ^theh,
ie Legion
I .. A splendid „ U1C11U1 „ program _____________ of enter
r „nii hp parried out and
L in the celebration.
it is expected that Governor j
- ker will be present and will
liver fifty-piece an address. band of Ameri- _ j
The of Atlan
, r po-ion Post No. 1,
will be here and will enter
|j n music the people during with the some day. excel
|it four o’clock in the after
| At will be of j
l0n there a game
seball between the teams of j
Ldison l !? , Post r> and Covington
Atone o’clock there will be
ilendid barbecue at Academy;
jrings, one which you should'
it miss. Tickets for the barbe
ie will be placed on sale the
itter part of this week. j
The American Legion is a
lost worthy institution, and all
ho can should and come make and their join cele- in j
ith them
ration a grand success. All!
.egion men, likewise, should be
hand without fail.
The Legion is non partisan. It
as only one object in view, and
at is to labor for the benefit of ■
orld-war veterans. It hopes
Jot only to be of assistance to j
eterans in material matters,
ut to be of all possible assis
nee to them in every way, to
raw them together on a high
rial plane, and especially good to
rpetuate the feelings of i
ellowship and brotherhood
ormed during the late war.
The officers of Newton County 1
ost are, T. C. Meadors, Com-!
ander, and Emmet Rogers,
shed djutant. permanent The Post club has estab- rooms j !
ver Cohen’s store, and all Le- j
ion men of the county club are in- at j j
ited to visit the rooms
ny time.
Remember the date, Wednes
;y, August 29th, and be on
and to enjoy yourself with
men.' " j
egion
VAUDEVILLE AT LYRIC
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
The LaMan-Elliott trio will
pen at the Lyric for a two day
un Friday, offering the latest
in vaudeville, consisting of new
ongs, stories and novelties.
Mr. Elliott one of the foremost
black face comedians will present
Ms fflad^such* famous ioiuuu -5 Uncle U11UC ffit^ in'Ttlanta Remus jLkcinu-j that "a
a
few weeks ago. Lucile Hill the
Girl from Dixie will introduce
songs of the day. Art LaMan
the fellow that "talks about his
folks, in will offer something new 7
the line of entertainment,
which is an old fashioned pic¬
nic put on with a number of
local boys, and people that have
kfm ^ G ,
hues. Say On IS u both fu re nights - C Z ot r
the trio’s stay here they will give
way free a great many beauti¬
ful presents to the people at¬
tending the theatre. These pres¬
ents are given by the live mer
c 'hants of Covington.
Reunion At The Hay Home. 1
Mr. Mr and , Mrs. -o' S. M. * Hay s 1
Rome on Anderson avenue,
«e scene of a delightful
bunion for the week-end.
The dinner on Sunday was a
least of good things, consisting
ot a. variety of summer edibles
fch, fowl, vegetables and fruit,
"1L1 a generous supply of as¬
sorted cakes.
The table was adorned with a
ase of white roses while varie
pted ___________________
Nations canna and fragrant car
n U10ns were effectively used
^oughout the house.
uiose participating: Mr. and
'E. Peek, Atlanta; Mr.
td Mrs. W. H. Wilson and their
three Wilt sons, Robert, Joseph and
Adam: 3ert - of Atlanta; Mrs. H. D.
mingt s an d son, Dupree, of Far
sons. on, Mr. and Mrs. Hay and
of Miss Elizabeth CU1 Middlebrooks iUiuuieorooKS
U ij is visiting Mr.
Mr- p L. I. Cash. and
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BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
BEGINS
The Stone Mountain
tion of the Womans Missionary
Union will begin a meeting at
Covington First Baptist Church
Sck!* 6 j„.. otaTioliptmifes a______a. r,
The’
a good program of good things
Besides the regular business
there will he evpivUn
hopes to have Dr. Oree, who
has been attending the World’s
Conference.
Mrs. Neel, state president al
so a Georgia representative at
the World's Conference is ex
pected. Miss L. L. Patrick,
secretary and Mrs. Ben John
son of Madison, Divisional Sup
erintendent are booked for the
meeting.
Lunch will be served at rlie
church on — Wednesdav. \xt„a Visitors
will arrive Tuesday and be
in the homes.
Mrs. A. D. Meador and her
committees have been busy p re _ ;
paring for the meeting and all :
are ready for one of 1
pleasantest and most profitable
occasions in the history of the
local organization. i
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Prom Party For Visitor,
Mrs. P. W. Godfrey entertain
ed at a prom party, Tuesday
evening honoring her house
guest Miss Kittie Newton God
frey of Orlando.
The stately colonial home was
with vari-colored ferns.
Punch and water melons made j
delicious refreshments. Four
girls assistng Mrs. Godfrey
Sara White Callaway, Gene
of Atlanta; Myrtle Griffin
d Caroline Lee.
Among the charming visitors
the pleasure of the;
were, Misses Susie
of Charleston, S.
Hill, of Washington; Ruth j
Elliott, N. Y.; Mildred
Messrs Godfrey Tram-;
ffi of Madison and Dutton 1
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of Parties For j
King Guests.
The presence of Mr. ana Mrs. ■
J. K. MeClintic and son, Rich
of Monroe in the home of
and Mrs. C. C. King was the
of pretty parties the j
week. j
Col. and Mrs. King were Saturday hosts;
at itL a a bridge uuiu&c party vaiw on
evening. The myrtle decorations and fea-j
crepe summer j
flowers. An ice course was
served.
Travis’ !
Dr. and Mrs. W. D.
& n d Mrs. C. C. King and Mr. a,1 d
of Monroe. i
Mrs - J - K - McCIintic,
Miss Ada Cornwell, of Monti- !
cello and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Har
ley and daughter Carroll, ot
Waycross were guests ot Col.
and Mrs. C. C. King. j
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Mr. and Mrs. C. C. King cele- , ;
brated the tenth anniversary of i
their daughter, Sara, Thursday j
morning with a swimming party
nd watermelon watermelon cutting. cutting, Twelve
friends participated.
Marjorie Wright’s Party.
The sixth birthday of little Mar-,
jorie Wright was celebrated by '
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. t har
les Wright, Saturday. The oc
casion assembled about thirty
five little folks. ,
Vari-colored zinnias adorned . j
1
the interior, while ferns and
trees added a charm to the play
ground where many games were
Marjorie wore a dainty
yellow silk frock harmonizing
with the pretty color
White and yellow cakes and
cream were dispensed. Mrs. W.
H. Corley and Mrs. L. H. Cook,
of Starrsville assisted. A show
er of lovely gifts were received.
Misses Perry Sail For
New York. Nell
Misses Kate and Mary
Perrv left Saturday for New
Y r ork going by steamer from
Charleston. They will return
by rail making stop-overs at
points of interest. During their
points of interest. During they
stay they will be feted house
guests guests in in the uie beautiful ueaumm home of ^
(Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Griffin at
IPpU 1 Bell Port Pnr* T.r»r>cr Long Tsland. Island.
For Newton County and Her People.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1923.
! JERSEY MAN HEALED
AT RICHEY
Man ^ of the P e °P le of
j having heard of the marvelous
things done at the Richey
! lng -l us ^ c ’ osed m Atlanta, took
’
ncrasimi tn o-n nn Inpvp nnrl snmp
j ! and ^'h? counties were afflicted surrounding in the county ours,
! went U P t] }? re with the hope of
1 getting relieved of one disease
|Y jmunity, ears without who had the not aid of walked crutch- in
jheard effected, of attended the T marvelous the Richey cures
^ Tiee tmg - s and rdurncci nome, but
amaze his people by walking
! nto y ard f™* h ome, evidenc-
111 & the tact that the Lord
cur ed
A blind man of Oconee county x
. passed through Monroe to
Atlanta ... , and , could ,, not , see, ie
urnedand and with W1 th delight delnrht lookea looked
U P°? the glare and beauty of our
electric lights.
Seeing is believing, . „ and
that ,, s what the people say who
s>w the miraculous accomphsh
el ? ts *he Richey revival.
vv adon - News -
The young man, John T , n Harris,
le ^ erred t° above is a nephew of
fellow townsman, Mr. C. I.
Cash.
PERSONAL ITEMS
Miss Gladys Gray has return
ed from Concord, where she
spent two weeks with her uncle
and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. S. A.
King.
Miss Lois Gray is spending
the week in Newnan with rela
tives and friends,
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Gray,
Miss Nell and Harold Gray and
Isaac Hay spent Sunday
Concord.
Miss Nell and Harold Gray
in Jackson with their grandfa
Mr. M. Gray,
Clarence Stillwell is making
home with Mr. and Mrs. W.
R. Stillwell,
Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Mobley
who recently arrived ,are with
Mrs. Berry.
Mrs. F. M. Dodd, after visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Stephen-
3 on has returned to Morrow.
Evelyn and Edward Stephen
son are visiting their grandpar
e nts at Morrow.
Misses Allie Louise Travis and
Betty have returned from Sa
Miss Evelyn Smith is visiting
Monroe. Monroe.
Mrs. Charles M. Sanders, of
Atlanta has been the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Mell West on
Emory street. Childs has suffici
Mr. W. W.
en tly recovered from recent in
come from Atlanta to
Newborn for a stay with rela
tives.
Mr j osep h Pittman and chil
dren with the Misses Billingslen
spent Sun( i a y with Butts county
re ] a ti ve s.
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Birth Announcement.
Mr and Mrs . e. P. Clark an
nounce the birth of a son at their
home near Lithonia. He has
named William Everett
in imnn,- honor of v»i« his grandfather, o-mndfather. W. W
St. John and his father,
P. Clark.
Mr and Mrs . j 0 h n Perry an
nce the birth of a daughter
a j. Oxford.
Mr. John E. Martin . ¥t Host.
Thp The affair affair at at which which Mr Mr Joftii
Edward „ Martin was
day evening brought together
Cnvinffton s vounger social con
tingent and a group of charming
visitors. suburban home
The handsome
gracefully decorated with
summer flowers. Miss Frances
Dearing and Rev. S. B. Ilay
served punch. Notable among
the visitors were, Misses Mildred
and Sarah T homas of Adel .
Tulip Is Popular.
The tulip tree, also called tulip pop¬
lar and yellow poplar, lias clear yellow
fall foliage, but as the leaves drop
more quickly after turning than some
of the other trees, It does not always
make as much show in the landscape
as some of the other trees. It is
worthy of planting for its yellow color
In autumn. It is one of our largest
trees, oval-headed and of rapid growth,
[t is native from Pennsylvania and
southern Ohio and Indiana southward
—AuterU an Forestry Magazine.
MRS LYTLE CLAIMS
PAPER
Thompson, Ga.—Mrs.
Louise Lytle, for many
| managing editor of the
JcK^n^ou^rfor^hefun Sentinel, owned by \/r the
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ership of the publication.
Mrs. Lytle stated that she
leadj, owns one-halt the stock
I
The paper suspended publi¬
cation pending the adjustment
of the claim.
Mrs. Lytle, the publisher of
the former Watson ----- organ Q --------- under
( a lease with _ the other owners,
j an d Grover Edmondson, the edi
tor since Senator Watson’s death
stated in last week’s issue of the
| paper tinue it would probably of discon
j on account activities of
their “enemies.”
Both Edmondson and Mrs.
Lytle charged that J. J. Brown.
was very active paper6Land8T
commissioner of agriculture, was
very active in “killing the Senti¬
nel” because of “attacks on
Brown’s department.”
CHANNEL CROSSED
BY ARGENTINAN
Dover, Eng., Aug. 12.—Enri
que Tirabocchi, Argentine swim¬
mer, landed here at 12:33 this
afternoon after swimming the
English Channel from Cape
Griz-Nez, France, in the record
time of sixteen hours and thir
ty-three minutes.
After eighteen hours and ten
minutes in the water, Charles
Toth, of Boston, Mass., aban¬
doned his attempt to swim the
channel at 6:45 o’clock this
morning. He was within two
and one-half miles of the French
coast when he With ,,
gave up.
ot. liraboccni, tne cnan
week bv American swimmers.
With fortunate turns in the
tide, Tirabocchi took nine hours
less for his iourney from
French side of the water
to Dover than Henry Sullivan,
of Lowell, Mass., required last
week to traverse the route in
the opposite direction. The Ar¬
gentinian also cut five hours
and twelve minutes off the rec¬
ord set in the seventies by the
first man to swim the channel,
Captain Mathew Webb, an En¬
glishman, who later lost his life
trying to negotiate the rapids
at Niagara Falls.
nnpsinPNT PREhiljr^i Will vviuu NOT inui
PERMIT COAL STRIKE
Glouchester, Mass., Aug. 12—
President Coolidge will not per¬
mit a coal strike, it was said
here today after a conference
between John Hays Hammond,
chairman of the coal fact-finding
committee, and Dr. George Otis
Smith, a member of that com¬
mittee who had hurried to Mr.
Hammond’s Glouchester Rome
after a conference with the
president in Washington Satur¬
day. Dr. Smith returned to
Washington tonight.
Notice To Patrons Of First
Grade Covington Public
Schools
All pupils who expect to enter
first grade of Covington Public
Schools for LVl wullllK coming year should
ister same bv not later than
Saturday, August 18th.
Should it be necessary to turn,
Iirnnp away »WftV on OT 1 account aCCOUllt Of not !
hav ing room, preference will be ;
given those who are registered.
It is very necessary, therefore,
^Jj that ^ all first grade children be
s red>
Board of Education, J. L
Yaden, Superintendent.
WANTED—Cow, fresh 11 e»ii in, ■■■,
that will at least - -
3 gollons milk a day. J. T.
Meeks, Covington Mills. ltp
Methodist Church Sifflday
morning subject: “Meekness.”
W. B. Dillard, Pastor.
Miss Cook Weds Mr. Robertson.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Cook an¬
nounce the marriage of their
daughter, Mary Lizzie, to Ed¬
ward Morris Robertson June 30,
at Oxford, Ga.
Since August 12 Mr. and Mrs.
Robertson have been at home
to their friends at 21 Willow
street, Atlanta.
! EVANS LUNSFORD RE¬
TURNS FROM NORTH
EAST GEORGIA
In company with Mr. T.
er Ginn, Mr. Evans
visited the Piedmont section
i j^AlamhSii A large barbecue ™ was given
! the Lunsford Permanent wa^mlted^oTpeak^n Pasture.
Messrs. Lunsford and Ginn
went they were accorded a
gracious hospitality. Their itin
iary included Lavonia, Hartwell,
Royston, and other points. They
returned Wednesday.
S. H. ADAMS BUYS DORMAN
HOME
Mr. S. H. Adams has purchas¬
ed the home of G. R. Dorman on
the Heights and will reside there
in future.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cochran and
sons are with Mr. Adams.
MISS NORMAN OFF ON TWO
WEEK’S VACATION
Miss Mary Norman, Home De¬
monstration Agent, of Newton
County, is at Trion, N. C. for a
two week’s outing.
Every department of Miss
Norman’s work is thoroughly
systematized and her Clubs ar¬
ranged to carry on during her
absence. The vacation is well
earned
Class to Conduct S. S. Services.
Chas. Candler’s class will have
charge of the Sunday School
hour at the Methodist Church
next Sunday morning. Special
i music. Public invited,
1 LUNSFORD 1 iTwoc-ADn uact'itdk' I ASTI RE AG trAiw A N
The Lavonia Times and Mari
I etta papers have given great
1 prominence to articles featuring
| the Evans Lunsford pasture,
In a half page article, entitled
Permanent Pasture,” the
| valuable Lavonia Times sets Newton forth county. this
asset to
W. W. Thomas, the writer,
shows that a section must rank
high in pasture development to
rank high in live stock produc¬
tion.
WOMAN CHARGED WITH
HAVING 3 HUSBANDS
Mrs. Margaret Booking, for¬
merly of Covington, Ga., was
held to the Fulton superior
court Wednesday by Judge L.
F. McClelland under a $300 bond
on charges of bigamy, after
documentary evidence had been
introduced to prove that she had
been married three times.
From a legal standpoint law¬
yers declared her case was one
of the queerest on record.
Her first husband, it was
shown, was John C. McCord,
whom she married in Monroe,
Ga., on March 14, 1914.
A short time after this mar¬
riage, she testified, McCord
disappeared and was gone for
more than nine years. She
thought he was dead, she said,
and on December 27, 1919 she
was married to Lawrence Flow¬
ers.
About a year after her second
marriage, she claimed, McCord
showed up. She then instituted
divorce proceedings against Mc¬
Cord, receiving a final decree on
p e b ruary 5 , 1923
While WTUiXn the divorce rU™ proceed
in „ s were in pro g re ss, it was
testified by Miss May Booking,
sister of her third husband, who
is prosecuting the case, Mrs.
Flowers, nee McCord, became
enamoured of Sam Booking.
On receiving her divorce from
McCord, it was said, she did not
aRajn marry Flowers but mar .
r j e( j Booking, the marriage tak
ing place on the same day that
the final decree was secured.
The court, in binding her over
held that the third marriage
with Booking was legal, but that
the second marriage with Flow¬
ers was of a bigamy nature.
Attorney Eugene Dickey, reo
resenting Mrs. Booking, at¬
tempted to show that the pros¬
ecution was brought through
malice because Mrs. Booking
last week caused the arrest of
her husband. This testimony
was not allowed.—Atlanta Jour¬
nal.
$1.50 Per Year In Advance
SERVICES AT CHRIS¬
TIAN SCIENCE CHURCH
An impressive Memorial Ser¬
vice was held for Warren G.
Harding at the Christian Science
Church, Friday morning.
Mrs. P. W. Godfrey, Reader,
arranged the exercises, which
w r ere sacred and beautiful. Miss
Josephine Franklin, pianist,
played the accompaniment to
the appropriate hymns. “Shep¬
herd Show Me How to Go.” was
sweetly rendered as an opening
song. Scripture messages were
delivered from Genesis, Corin¬
thians and Colossians.
Selections were given as a
conneetional reading from “Key
to Science.” Mrs. Godfrey’s elo¬
quent tribute began with Long¬
fellow’s “Lives of Great Men”—
and was followed by verses from
Ephesians, 5th Chapter, “Put on
the whole Armor of God,” etc.
A silent prayer by congregat¬
ion concluded with The Lords
Prayer, Lead Kindly Light and
Nearer My God To Thee,” added
to the soulful uplift. The pas¬
sage from Mical used at Hard¬
ings inauguration and funeral
was emphasized.
During the service a dog en¬
tered and remained through the
hour, recalling to the minds of
all present Hardings fondness
for the dog and his editorial
written while in newspaper work
at Marion.
The occasion was marked by
a touching solemnity and beau¬
ty. The Christian Science bene¬
diction was rendered in conclu¬
sion.
WOOD RESIDENCE BEING
REMODELED
The Floyd street home recent¬
ly purchased by Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. Wood is undergoing a com¬
plete renovation and will be
greatly enhanced.
Mr. Wood and family expe
to occupy about September 1
DAVIS FAMILY REUNION
On August 12th the sons an ’
families of the Rev. and Mrs.
S. P. Diavis gathered near the
old Rocky Plains homestead.
By 10 a. m., the three brothers,
their wives a goodly number of
children, grandchildren and
friends had assembled. After
the long separation of a part of
the cousins the greetings of old
and introductions of tFie new
consumed quite a long time.
Pranks of childhood days and
visits to the old place to see
grandpa and grandma Davis
were talked over.
At 1:30 a wonderful dinner of
real southern cookery in addition
to toothsome barbecue and de¬
licious Brunswick stew was
served. A unique feature of the
occasion was that the brothers,
the honor guests were served at
a special table, the remainder
of the assemblage being served
at a long table, both arranged
in the cool shade of the oaks.
The family of M. H. and wife,
Julia Moore Davis was all pres¬
ent with one exception. They
were Mr. and Mrs. Boyce Davis,
and children; Miss Sara Boyce
Kimsey, Erskine and Julia Bon¬
ner, Ruth and Mrs. Harmon No¬
len, of Rocky Plains; Mr. and
Mrs. B. T. Still, of Moultrie, and
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Davis, of At¬
lanta; M. C. and Wife Eliza Cow¬
an Davis with Mr. and Mrs. N.
S. Avery at whose spacious
home, the gathering occurred;
their children, Miss Frances
Howard, Earl, Glenn, Annie Sue,
Elendor, Cleo, Sara and Boby
Elizabeth, with Roy Davis, all of
Rocky Plains; Mr. and Mrs. Ed¬
ward Cowan and Robert, of Cov¬
ington and Mrs. P. T. Lewis and
Pearl and Phil T. Jr., of Haw¬
thorne, Fla. The family of E. O.
and Alie Nolen Davis was rep¬
resented by themselves, of Ox¬
ford; Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Davis
and sons, Neil and Hugh, Ath¬
ens; Mr. Jeff Davis, of Atlanta,
and Max, of Savannah. The
presence of a number of near
kin and friends added much to
the pleasure of the gathering
Special mention should be mad ?
of Ruth and Roy who planned
and made possible this very
pleasant reunion. The day was
perfect, the associations sweet.
All separated feeling gratful for
the wonderful privilege of the
day.