The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1898-06-17
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extended to Randolph
The little son of Mr.. James R.
Gee, near here, is dangerously ILL.,
Carey Boals, son OF Mr.. J. G.
Boals, has been quite sick for more
than a week past.
Rev. w. T. Grant will preach at
Hopper's schoolhouse next Sunday
morning at IL o'clock.
We received a note from the Rev.
Robert Roane announcing the change
Of his address to Stony Point, Tenn.
We are glad to state that Esq. j..
r. Mccall, of Keeling, who has lately
been very sick, is again able to be up.
Rev. G. E. Chandler, of West
Point, Miss, will preach at the Pres
byterian church here next Sunday
morning and night.
-Beckie Cummins, who is with a
crowd Of campers at Atoka, claims to
be los years old, but is still very
lively at times
-Messrs. J. L. Polk, of Price, and
W. b. Mccullough, of Memphis, are
engaged in overhauling Mr.. n. H.
"A very enjoyable party was given
Tuesday night at the home of Mr.. E.
III. Peete. Nice refreshments were
served during the evening.
Clinton Wright, of Wright, re-
Gently found on the creek near that
place a Spanish silver coin dated 1898.
1t is about the size of our half dollar
A negro named Fox Lumpkin was
arrested Wednesday night near Rialto
taken back there for trial. He is
wanted for carrying a pistol
We are requested to announce that
Rev. w. r. Potter will be installed as
pastor of the Mountcarmel church on
the fourth Sunday in June and not on
the third Sunday as heretofore an
nounced.
The little folks gave a storm party
at the home of Capt. w. G. Payne
Wednesday night and were splendidly
entertained by Master Will Utley
Payne.
Mr.. john A. Crotford has moved
the Croffordi& Harrell stock of goods
to the store on the east side of the
square next to Kinney, Smith & Co.'S.
This is the store lately used as a feed
store.
Two distinct earthquakes shocks
were felt in this place Tuesday morn
ing between 9 and 10 O'Clock. The
Memphis papers report that the shocks
were also felt there.
Miss Engenia Priyette died at her
home near Clopton in the 8th district
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She was buried ut Clopton Wednesday
evening. Miss Privette was we under
stand still in the teens and her untime
~ death is very sad.
Mr.. w. Fl. Russell, agent, has his
force of hands at work this week on
the houses of Messrs. w. N. White
and S. Randall. Both houses will
be repainted inside and out and also
repapered.
Mr.. B.AA. Estes and family moved
here from Ripley last Saturday and
occupy the hotse formerly occupied by
Mr.. Ed BaXterN on East street Mr..
Estes is employed at the Skylight sa
loon.
-Messrs. Douglas and Payne have
shipped 800 boxes of beams during the
past week. We understand that they
have received returas from the first lot
and the prices are very satisfactory
giving the grower a very fair profit.
Rev. ]. H. Parnel, deceased. late
pastor OF the Brighton G. T.. church,
was member of the Home Forum
Benetit Order and carried a nnlicy of
e2UO3 in unat 0fd,sr. This aaaoUnL nis
widow, Mrs. Joanna Parnell was paid
last Saturday.
The circuit court commenced Tues
day morning. The grand and petit
juries were empaneled Tuesday morn
ing and the usual charge delivered.
The business was then taken up that
afternoon and the slime devoted to the
civil docket until yesterday morning,
when the State docket was taken up.
Very few cases have been tried.
Walter Simonton, a young negro
man about twenty years OF age, and
another negro by the name of Wade
Lauderdale got into an alteration in
this place Saturday night in that por-
tion of town known as "Frieze Town.
Lauderdale threw a brick at Simon
ton, striking him in the forehead and
making an ugly wound. Lauderdale
afterward left for parts unknown and
has not yet been heard from. 1t was
at first thought that Simonton's iuju-
ries were not very serious, but he be-
gan to grow worse Monday morning,
erysipelas set in and he died from the
wound Tuesday morning between 8
and 10 o'clock.
The first ripe tomatoes of this sea-
sons crop were sold in this market
Monday by Capt. Alfred Boyd, of the
10Th district. They we're large and
very fine. Capt. Boyd has in about
quarter of an acre of this good fruit
this year. He also sold lot of very
fine peaches from his orchard and has
solo ten dollars worth of apricots
from two trees. He has already ship
ped seventy-five bushels of beans and
will have a good many more to ship.
Capt. Boyd said he had grown canta-
loupes in his patch and had already
sold about ten dollars worth of head
ed cabbage from his garden, besides
furnishing his own family and the
families of many of bis neighbors and
relatives. His tomatoes are week
earlier than last year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Collins,
of St. Louis, reached here Monday
evening and have been the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. ames Byars Mr.. and
Mrs. Collins have been given a glad
welcome by their many old friends in
this place and vicinity and Mason and
vicinity since their arrival in the
county. MIR. Collins former eommu-
nicants of st. Matthew's church and
of Trinity church, of which churches
he was formerly the much beloved rec
tor for SO many years, each expect
ed to give himself and wife recep-
tions this week Mr.. Collins is
held in the very highest esteem, not
only by these people, but by people of
| all denOmiuatiaue and tn ALL the visit
of himself and wife is an unfeigned
pleasure. Mr.. Collins informed us
that he had recently celebrated his
seventeen birthday, but he looks
scarcely a day older than wDen he
made his home in this county.
The special service Of the Cumber-
| land Presbyterian church began Sum
| day night, as announced in these col
umns last week The weather was in
clement for the tent and Rev. r. w.
Hood very kindly rendered the Meth