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Covingt<> n First
Jjnve st Your Money,
Your Talent,
Your Influence Here.
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Patterson-Graham
Wedding Solemnized
y marriage characterized by elegant
simplicity and beauty and one of sin
interest to many friends was that
cere Graham
Miss Frances Medora to
of which
Mr. Ralph W. Patters no was
solemnized at six o'clock Monday af
(prnooi! July 15 at the home of the
bride’s mother, Mrs. F. V. Graham, on
] ee street. The ceremony was impres
sivelv performed by Rev. W. T. Ir
vine, of the First Methodist church,
the lovely ring sendee being used in
the presence of a large assemblage of
relatives and friends,
preeeeding the ceremony Mrs. John
b Callaway rendered “The Dawn” ao
companied by Miss Frances Preston.
As the strains of Mendelssohn’s Wed
ding March sounded, Mary Nell and
Rosa Bell Hill, twin cousins of the
bride, dressed in dainty frocks of pink
crepe de chine, slowly opened fhe
French doors on a beautiful tableau
of the wedding party in the dining
room before an improvised altar of
southern smilax and ferns in an artis
tic arrangement formed the back
grouwl in ttie emter of whb.i was a
basket fined with garden flowers in
the pastel shades, tied with pink tulle,
five branched candeiabras bolding
white unshaded tapers cast a soft glow
over the scene. Tall whit pedestals
stood on each side, holding baskets
filled with beautiful gladioli, phlox
and fern, tied with pink tulle.
On the platform in front of the al
tar stood the bride and groom with
the Rev. Irvine in front of them. Next
to the bride stood her sister. Miss Ran
dal Graham, maid of honor. Next +o
the groom stood his best man. Mr.
John Bob Weaver, and the bridesmaid.
Miss Louise Patterson, a cousin of
the groom. McDowell’s “To a Wild
Rose” was softly played during the
ceremony.
Miss Randal Graham, gowned in a
lovely model of flesh georgette with a
picture hat of horsehair braid to
match. Aliss Louise Patterson, the
bride's maid, wore a beautiful green
georgette with picture bat to match.
Their bouquets were of pink and white
phlox with gladioli and ferns tied with
pink and green tulle.
The living rooms were decorated
with gladioli, dahlias, phlox and ferns
in an artistic arrangement and here
the guests assembled.
The bride’s blonde beauty was-eu
hau •( d by her becoming dress of navy
Mil" georgette with beige primmtugs.
She wore a French model uavv felt
bat, with filmy ecru lace lutrodneed
at tli" need-. The skirt was stylishly
fashioned wj*L a flaring tier. Her bag.
Mines and gloves'harmonizing, complet
ed her <• 'stTrme.
On the -Mirch were placed firm eh
hnwls which were imbedded in green
Ivy and smilax. The guests were sew
ed as they entered. the following
young ladies ervvng: Miss Lottye
Crawford. Elizabeth Hitchcock. AIutv
brooks. Rather;n Lawson. Katherine
‘Smith. Eleanor Pqier. Sara Clyde
Borchins and Florence AL Donald
The bride's hook was kept by Aliss
Borothy Piper. Airs. E. V. Graham was
assisted in receiving the Latests by
Brs. j. l. Williams and Mrs. Arthur
A- Williams.
Immediately after the ceremony Air.
Litterson and his bride left for a mo
Lg trip. On their return they will be
hom,> with the bride’s mother.
Following the wedding an iuformal
n ' vption was held at the home.
A he out of town guests were Air.
""1 Mrs. AI. B. Glasco, Lexington. Ky.,
Mr. and Airs. Charles Ernest Wilson.
Bartow. Fla.; Air. and Airs. Ralph
Braham. Air. and Airs. W. C. McGau
s '" >• Air. and Airs. Herman Tyner, of
Macon: Mr. and Airs. AI. D. Ruff. Air.
an <) Mrs. P. w Woodward. Air. and
Mrs. • f A. Crenshaw, of Atlanta; Air.
nt1 ^ ll- s. Fred Eugene Hogan. Aliss
Lucil ' Scarborough, of Hapeville, Ga.;
THE COVINGTON NEWS
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF NEWTON COUNTY AND THE CITY OF COVINGTON. SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
H 1st. 1864. 1874. COVINGTON. GEORGIA. FRIDAY
Oxford District Bulletin
,
The Wesleyan Christian Advocate
says, “Train up an automobile in the
! way it should go and it will not de
,
i part from the Lord’s house on the
Lord’s day.” Our Advocate also hon
I ors the Oxford District Bulletin by
I using an item from it in its column,
I “Personal Mention.”
—o—
j The editors of tlm county papers,
in the Oxford district area, are more
j than kind in the manner in which they
employ this weekly feature, “The Ox
I ford District Bulletin.” All of them
| give it good position, while several
; honor it with place on the front page.
I
} The more than 9,000 Methodists of
| the Oxford District join their presid
ing elder and their pastors in thank
j 1 ing these generous men for this help
to the cause of our Zion.
From the “Methodist Miscellany” in
the Jackson (Ga.) “Progress-Argus”,
we give our readers this quaint para
graph, “The common, or garden varie
^ ^ Christian would like to rise to
j a point of interrogation. And the ques
| tion is this: What do the Jackson
i folk do on Sabbath nights? Do they
sit at home and twirl their
For certainly they do not
church. That is, speaking in tire
^ ^ of tMj? exhortation to
Oxford district reader will be
in its pointed personal application.
The Covington News gives us
items of interest; (1) The Julia
Porter Memorial Methodist
gave a benefit barbecue, which
one of the most pleasant occasions
v j " ‘ -'--.'tf" i - , *' 0 "
, . ■
the season and a great success.
The Branham Reunion was
on the glorious Fourth at fhe
Branham home in Oxford, now’
i
residence of Miss Lynn Branham
Rev. and Airs. W. R. Branham.
(3) All who are interested in
at Salem Camp Meeting, either at
tents or at the hotel. Whether
uals. Epworfh Leagues, organized
day school classes, etc., are
to write the Pastor, Rev. C. AA .
Route 2. Covington. Ga.. as to
modations.
(41 In the “People's 'Forum”
partment, Dr. SnowVlen. editor,
letter from presiding elder of the
ford district, congratulating him on
his strong editorial “Liquor Propagau
j da” in the recent Issue of Ms paper, well
this being one of many similar
deserved commendations i which this
t
editor has received, both by mail and
orally.
Dr. E. C. Atkins, our chaplain «t the
Prison Farm, on July 1 made a mo>-t
impressive report of ills work to the
j Prison Commission.
j The Union-Recorder, of Alilledge
xTMe. has done well to give this re
port in full to its renders. Many are
helping by sending magazines, hook*.
newspapers and tracts. Remarkable in
stances of conversion are given. Tin*
ATactm Telegraph, in a Sunday issue.
carried a very interesting article on
Dr. Atkins’ work written by the bril
liant Airs. Bernice Brown AlcCnllar,
of Alilledgeville.
Good third quarterly conferences
will greatly help ns in making a good
report for the year at the Annual < (in
ference in November. Let every mem
her cooperate with pastor and officials
in having the best series of third qnar
terly conferences ever held in the Ox
ford district.
Aliss Irene Turner, Air. John E. Alil
ler. Air. and Airs. Lee Patterson, Mr.
and Airs. Lon Patterson, Mr. Charles
Patterson. Air. and Mrs. H. S, Bryans.
Air. and Mrs. H. B. Patterson, Mr. S.
W. Bryans. of McDonough; Mr. and
Airs. A. J- McConnell. Mr. E. R. Mo
Connell, of Cornelius, N. C.
THE COUNTY AUDIT (
For the first time in years the audit of the affairs of New
ton county are published in the official paper for the benefit of
the tax payers.
The exhibit shows the resources of the county and the lia
bilities, an analysis of the disbursement warrants and the cash
receipts and disbursements from the office of the county treas
urer from April 15, 1928 to April 30, 1929. The work was done by
Harold C. Carson, certified public accountant of Atlanta, and is
a very complete showing.
A list of outstanding warrants, not collected show various
sums as far back as 1920. Jury script not cashed amounts to $73
some of it outstanding since March, 1902. The total expenditures
for the period amount to $62,331.47 and the current deficit is
shown as $26,408.74.
The bonded indebtedness as of April 30, 1929 amounted to
$45,000.
Total paid county treasurer was $56,079.09 with $19,153.69
paid the count y school superintendent for his department.
Altogether the showing is an excellent one and reflects cred
it upon the officers charged with the business of Newton coun
ty and the publication of the main points of the audit deserve the
attention of the tax payers whose money is involved.
Typhoid Serum
Typhoid serum is being administer
ed by local physicians to hundreds of
citizens. Don’t die from typhoid, take
the serum. In this day to die of ty
plioid is usually suicide.
Mr. J. R. Stewart Dead
Mr. J. R. Stewart died at the resi
dence of Mr. J. W. Wilson July 13 at
the age of 49 and was lurried the fol
lowing day, the Rev. Mr. Lida officiat
ing and with interment in Porterdale
cemetery. He was a vachelor and is
survived by three sisters. Mrs. J. T.
MeElreafh, of Stevens, Ga.; Mrs. Em
ma Lynch, of Baxley, and Mrs. J. A.
Loyd, of Covington, and one brother.
Jasper, who lives at Nicholson. Ga.
Mr. Stewart had many friends who
will mrss him.
J. C. Harwell and Son, funeral di
rectors of Covington, were in charge.
Rev. D. H. Mobley Dead
Rev. T>. H. Alobley, wdll 'known and
beloved Methodist Protestant preacher.
formerly of Walton county, died in
DecUtur July 11 at fhe age of 89. He
was fhe last surviving member of his
’company of Confederate veterans.
Born in Walton county. June 16.
1840. Air. Mobley lived to be the last
survivor of Company G. Both Georgia
regiment of the Confederacy- He was
a member of General Thomas’ brigade
and fought in fhe battle of Gettysburg
and other major battles. He was
wounded at the battle of the Wilder
ness.
A pioneer school teacher and
ister for 4b years. Mr. Mobley super
vised the early education of many
of the most -prominent men in Atlanta
when he taught at Jackson many years
ago. He lived only about 10 years in
• going Social Cir
j Dppntnr . (here from
^ fhe firRt fleath - (he
was , m
fai)) j} v j n 4 j
Air. Mobley ofbtn contributed to
newspapers under fhe pen name. ‘-Old
Corifed.” He is an uncle of Albert B.
Mobley. Georgia state superintendent
nt banks
He leaves his widow, eight da
ters and Five sons. 62 grandchildren i
and 18 great-grandchildren.
1
AT-rs. Annie T. Wooten left Friday J
join cousin. Airs. '
for Augusta io her ,
Frances Gordon Smith, for a motor J
trip to New Hampshire and points of
interest in the east and will be gone 1
until about the First of October.
I
Card of Thanks 1
We can’t express in words our ap -1
preciation for the many kind deeds
and loving thoughts in the long sick
ness and death of our dear son and
brother.
Also for the many beautiful flowers
and use of cars.
May God bless each and every one.!
MR. AND MRS. C. E. PATRICK. i
ANNIE NELL AND LYNN
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WANTED—12 CLERKS—Dietz Broth
ers are in need of 12 additional
sales people to handle the crowds that
will attend their big value demonstra
tion event for the next two weeks.
JULY 19,1929
Life Sentence For
Frank Russell
No Poultry Sale
Due to the scarcity of poultry and
the low prices it has been decided ad
visable to call off the July car-lot co
operative poultry sale previously ad
vertised for Thursday, July 25.
As soon as the supply and prices
warrant, the cars will be continued.
To Atlanta by
Aeroplane
Mrs. Ernest C. Smith and Mrs. I.
P. Barnett had a most thrilling ex
perience Monday in going to Atlanta
by aeroplane. Leaving the landing in
j Oxford they went over Stone Moun
tain. thence sight seeing over Atlanta,
j Just ltefore reaching Atlanta they ran
into a cloud and shower of Tain. They
1 landed at Candler Field thirty-five
minutes after leaving Oxford.
Air. E. L. Hightower, of East Point,
was the capable pilot of the plane of
Waco make with a Curtis motor
ing Sinclair gas and oil.
,
;
I Dietz’ Demonstration
' UndeT the direction of Air. Daniels.
; of Kansas City, a specialist in
i AVOrk of sales Promotion. Dietz Broth
i
i ers, open Friday. July 19 with a s]>»
: cial value demonstration sale and
I a
j $35,000 stock will he thrown o]ten ro
I * be of this trade area.
j Air. Harry THetz says of this event:
i “In fhe next fourteen days we are go
i ing to do as much business as we us
i ually do rn 90 days. It means that we
must cut prices in order to do so. We
have been planning and skimming the
American markets to get fhe right
;
thing in order to carry out our pledge
to the xmbTic. Never before have we
taId ST,t * & an » for sneh 11 gigantic
sale in SR our mercantile history. We
you on our honor that this is a
Bonifide Sul e-no fake mark up and
thp " mark Everything is a real
va,,1e an(1 at prices that will
a f toaish eT ™ ™e most skeptical bur
er - We back it up with your money
baok if ^ on not Perfectly satis
fWl ’ 99
TIsin « thp r ° Ttn * ton Npws and rir '
cular distribution fhe six. thousand
families in the Covington trade area
are invited to share in fhe values pre
-* J '>U'(1 and the prices afforded,
Gaithers Revival
A revival will begin at Gaithers
Alethortlst church Sunday morning at
lil a. m. and will continue through the
week. Services will he held at 11 a. m.
and at 8 p. m. each day. Rev. .T. J.
Sneed preaching. Subjects will he an
nounced Sunday. Visitors are cordial
ly invited. Sunday school at 10:30 a.
in. Sunday. Mr. R. W. AIcDonald in
charge.
Misses Edna Earl Loyd, of Atlanta,
and Alary Alice Hannah, of Afans
field. are the guests of Aliss Helen
Hays this week.
m *
Aliss Evelyn Estes is improving
following an appendix opera
tion at Wesley Memorial Saturday a
week ago.
5c SINGLE COPY NUMBER 29
A cutting Scrape
A man giving the name of C. F.
Wooten and residence at Atlanta, was
badly cut up Sunday morning with a
pocket knife in the hands of a local
boy. The men were said to have been
playing some sort of a game and the
altercation arose, it is reported on
that account.
Dr. S. L. Waites put 42 stitches in
the wounded man. who was cut about
the left side of his neck and in the
left arm. The jugular vein was laid
open, hut not severed. Wooten refused
to swear out a warrant, although Pa
trolmen Watson and Lassiter were on
hand promptly after the affray.
Joseph Parker in Jail;
Clark Parker is Dead
Last Sunday morning Sheriff B. L.
Johnson arrested Joseph Parker, of
Newton Factory, who had shot his
cousin, Clarke Parker through the
body an hour or two before the arrest.
No resistance was offered and Clark
Parker was sent to the hospital in At
lanta, where he died Wednesday after
noon. Surgeons located the bullet in
his liver.
Both the men were about 45 years
of age. It is said by old residents that
Joseph Parker when a mere lad shot
and killed the man whb had killed his
(Joseph’s) father. He was exhonerat
ed at that time by the coroner’s jury.
Store Teeth Club
A large number of prominent citi
zens who have acquired store teeth
within the past few weeks are plan
ning to have a Store Teeth dull. A
banquet will he held with bread
,
milk as the piece de resistance
chewing tobacco for desert.
of the club must have store teeth
upstairs and downstairs.
for membership may he sent to
office.
Funeral of Clark
Air. Clark Parker, of Stewart dis
trict died In an Atlanta hospital July
17 at the age of 45. He was a
by occupation and well known in
neighborhood.
He was buried at County
churchyard. Rve. Lortli officiating.
He leaves his widow. Mrs. Lemma
Hickman Parker, five daughters, Ola
Mae. El zona, Darry, Alyrtiee and
Nancy Pauline and two sons, Edward
and J. C.. all of Covington. Four broth
ers survive. Homer. Ed. Sam and Ran
dall Parker.
J. C. Harwell and Son. funeral di
rectors of Covington, were in charge.
Mrs. Mary Clevy Loyd
Dies
At the home of Air, R. H. Gordon in
Porterdale on July 19. died Airs. Alary
Clevy Loyd in her 45th year. 81ie was
a lady of excellent character and her
death is mourned by a large circle of
friends and relatives.
She leaves a daughter. Aliss Winnie
Lou Walden, of Porterdale: two sons.
James and Clyde Walden, of Coving
ton : two sisters. Mrs. Susie Maloy
and Airs. Tmdie Day. of Porterdale:
three brothers. G. C. Gordon, of Cor
dele. Air. Maude Gordon, of Lithonia,
and .T. R. Gordon, of Porterdale.
J. C. Harwell and Son, funeral di
rectors of Covington, were in charge.
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS
-
Examinations for teachers will he
held at the office of the County Super
intendent of Schools, at the Court,
Honse in Covington on Friday and
Saturday, August 2 and 3.
E. L. FICQUETT.
County Superintendent of Schools.
July 19 26
Alr. and Mrs. AI. S. Rainey spent
the week-end in Eaton ton.
WANTED—12 CLERKS—Dietz Broth
ers are in need «f 12 additional
sales people to handle the crowds that
attend their big value demonstra
event for the next two weeks.
Covington Must Have
Ice Plant m
Hospital t
Paving to Porterdale
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In Superior court on Wednesday m
Frank Russell was found guilty as I!
charged in the indictment with recom- mi
mendation for mercy, upon which
Judge Hutcheson sentenced him to life I
imprisonment for the killing of A.
H. Stone, white, a convict guard of n
Jasper county. The killing was done m
on April 26 at the house of one of £.5 r VI
the tenants on the J. B. Spears plan
tation at Mansfield. Susie Parnell, ne
gro woman, who was arrested at the
same time that Bussell was apprehend
ed, is still in jail.
Smith assisted 4
Solicitor Claude was
in the prosecution by Judge Thurman,
of Monticello, and Attorney Reuben
Tnck appeared for the defense.
The court room was crowded by lo
cal people, black and white and many
from Jasper county attended the trial.
There was perfect order in the court 81 ?
room and afterwards. Other Findings m 1
All bonded cases were put over for
the September term of court, as the
i jurors and court attendants recogniz- b
I ed the necessity of looking after the
growing crops.
Tom Barnes, not Mr. Thomas G.
Barnes, of the N. S. Turner organiza
tion. pled guilty to the charge of hav
ing liquor and was given $100 fine and
a year on the gang. The gang sentence
was suspended until further orders
from the court upon payment of fine.
i Clinton Gunn was given the same on
the same charge with suspension of
the twelve months on plea of guilty
and payment of fine.
Perry Edwards, plea, same f
same
charge, same sentence.
Thomas Parker plead guilty of burg
lary of H. F. Meadors’ Dry Cleaning
establishment and was given twelve
months on the gang.
Sallie White who is black, was fined
$100 and given 12 months at Milledge
i v jp e The prison sentence was suspend
ed during good behavior, She was
charged with having liquor,
Boykin Smith, colored, cheated and
swindled enough to draw a $40 fine
and three months on the gang.
The grand jury elected Air. Rucker
Ginn as foreman and Messrs. Guy Rog
i ers and Charles Cannon as clerks.
Marital Grief i ~
-j-/
Newton county superior court of the
Stone Mountain circuit was convened
j Monday morning, Judge J. B. Hutche
son. presiding.
The charge to the grand jury was
bri <‘f anfl to the point and the court
was occupied by divorce proceedings!,
seven * n number,
Annie Bess Hammonds was given a
divorce from George Hammonds and
final decree was entered in the case
of Troy Dial against Ethel Baxter
Dial. The plaintiff claimed that the
defendant was cruel to him and even
hit him while he was asleep. The de
i fendant alleged drunkenness. The di
vorce was granted and both parties al
lowed to make a second fry at matri
mony if they desired.
Annie Brook Reynolds against S. S.
Reynolds had first hearing and first
verdict rendered for plaintiff.
Bertha Hays Hinton asked for a di
vorce from .T. R. Hinton on alleged
cruel treatment and won first ver
dict.
Nellie Frazier against Arthur Fra
zier also won first verdict.
Rosie Nell Kitchens against J. Af.
Kitchens gave a second verdict for
plaintiff.
Cohen Continues Sale
W. Cohen Company. Inc., continues
the value giving sale which brought
SU( 'h satisfactory and such satisfied
frowd to the big store last week.
A’alues in standard goods for mid
summer clearance are abundantly
spread throughout the Cohen building
and the bargains are of the Cohen kind
sound and reliable.
“Compare onr goods and our prices.”
says Air. Cohen, “and then use your
judgment.” *
W ANTED—12 CLERKS—Dietz Broth
ers are in need of 12 additional
sales people to handle the crowds that
will attend their big value demonstra
tion event for the next two weeks. vtt;