Newton County GaArchives News.....“Woman And Society. Of Purely Local Interest” January 1, 1913 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Phyllis Thompson http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00011.html#0002524 September 2, 2006, 9:01 pm The Covington News January 1, 1913 Written especially for the News by Mrs. Minnie P. Wright ~Mr. Lester A. BLAND, of Erich, Ga. and Mr. Henry IRBY, of Atlanta, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. BOWERS during the holidays. ~Mr. Parks HAYS was the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. N. HAYS during the holidays returning to Atlanta Friday evening. ~Miss Eloise COOPER will return this week to Wesleyan, after a most delightful 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 Jessie Mae HARDEMAN, Ellie HARWELL, Mattie SMITH and Miss Estes, of Mansfield, were in the city shopping Friday before Xmas. ~Mr. Carlton LEE, who has been attending Auburn College, spent the Xmas holidays at home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. O. LEE. ~Mrs. P. W. GODFREY and daughter, Miss Frances, left Saturday for Jacksonville, where they will spend about three weeks visiting relatives. ~Mr. J. 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 and was the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. LESTER, in North Covington. ~Misses Ida and Ethel HIGGINS, who were away teaching during the fall months, spent Xmas at home with their parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. J. HIGGINS. ~Miss 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 Atlanta, where she was the guest of Mrs. Ella Dudley GUINN, in Inman Park. ~Mr. Carlton DAVIS, who is studying law at the University of Georgia, 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. O. 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. BOWERS. ~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 & CALLAWAY, and also for C. C. ROBINSON, was in the city, Wednesday, before Xmas. ~Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. PENDLEY and son, Mr. Powell PENDLEY returned to their home in Atlanta Friday morning 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 weeks with her sister, Mrs. W. H. AARON, on Conyers Street. ~Mr. and Mrs. J. L. STEPHENSON and sons, Walter and Ernest Lee, Mr. and Mrs. John L. CALLAWAY and Mr. Ernest 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 Monroe 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, guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. I. WEAVER. Mrs. PITTMAN will be pleasantly remembered as Miss Ruby WEAVER. ~Mr. and Mrs. Haygood ELLIOTT, of Conyers, whose marriage was a pretty event of the 26th inst., spent a short while in the city Monday, in 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, returned home Friday after a most delightful visit to their aunt, Mrs. Chas A. FRANKLIN, and their mother, Mrs. Minnie P. WRIGHT. They made the trip through the country Xmas day in their machine. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/newton/newspapers/womanand1700gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 4.8 Kb