The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1898-01-21
LOCAL NEWS HAPPENINGS.

Something very unusual was wit
messed here last Saturday morning.
1t was a rainbow in the north.
Mr.. H. J. Baskin shipped six car
| loads of cattle-feeders- Cincinnati
and Louisville Friday night.
Don't forget the oyster supper and
entertainment at Mrs. w. A. Black s
tonight. Hours from to IL O'Clock.
A very pleasant entertainment was
given Monday night at the home of
Mr.. Will Laid, of the Liberty neigh
borhood.
Mr.. Sam Herring, of the Gains
vile neighborhOOd, has been confined
to his bed with pneumonia for the
past several days.
Lewis Harris, an old and respect
de colored man living near Leigh s
Chapel, died at his home last Satur-
day night.
Mr.. f. f. Smith moved back this
week from the Hebron neighborhood
and again occupies his dwelling on
East street in Coyington.
Mrs. Mary A. Harris, of the vicfh-
ity of Covington, who has had a very
severe attack Of rheumatism, is report
ed somewhat improved.
We understand that Mr.. Reid
Wallace is moving this week ffesa
Idaville to Marshall county, Miss.
whore he will in future make his home.
We are requested to announce that
Rev. J. r. Farrow. of Holly Springs,
Miss, will preach at Mount Lebanon
church next Sunday morning at II
o'clock.
The esteemed Covington Leader
has Just added a new gasoline engine
to its splendid outfit. We rejoice
with the Leader in its prosperity.
| SOmerville Journal.
Mr.. Dock Smith and Miss Claudia
Hadley, both Of the Oak Grove neigh
bOrhood, were married by the Rev. l..
Raynor at his Mr.. Raynor'sJ home
| last Sunday afternoon.
We are informed that our friend
Mr.. d. A. Sheriff., one of the editors
of the Brownsville Tribune, lately
welcomed a fine boy to his house.
Mr.. Hiram Scurlock and Miss Sa-
rah Jordan, of the Leigh's Chapel
neighbOrhood, were married at the
home of Mr.. Joe Jacobs at O'Clock
last Sunday afternoon. Rev. f. j.
Mason performed the ceremony.
At the close of the regular service
at the Baptist church Sunday morning
Messrs. A. J. Douglas and G. E. Nc
Fadden were ordained as deacons by
the pastor, Rev. w. FL. Bruton, Rev.
Mr.. Harlowe delivering the charge.
AT the meeting of the K. of P.
| lodge of this place Tuesday night the
rank of esquire was conferred on MT.
]. A. Lansdell. The rank of knight
will be conferred on Mr.. Lansdell at
the next meeting.
| The new firm of Stevens, Addison
| & Co. are making improvements this
week on the interior of their store.
They are having broader and better
/ shelving put in and have also had
| the rear room in the store taken out,
/ which will give them more room.
Mr.. Pink Aycock has moved from
| MunfOrd to this place and occupies a
| house on the corner of Spring and
West streets. Mr.. @. A. Turner has
moved from near Mountcarmel and
lives in the house in which Mr.. Henry
/ Trobaugh formerly lived.
/ The telephone line was completed
| from here to Burlison and commune
cation was had for the first time last
Friday between these places by wire.
1t is thought that the line will be com
pleted through from here to Randolph
inside of thirty day.
This is election year and you will
want to keep up with what is going on
THE LEADER and any papers in oul
clubbing list will keep you abreast Of
the times. Two good papers for the
price of one, remember.
-Messrs. Tom Neyils and w. c.
Huffman moved Tuesday to the Feezoi
house on East street, where MR. john
A.. Crofford has lately been living
We understand that Mr.. Egbert Nc.
Fadden will move about the first o.
next month into the house out ot
| which Mr.. Nevis moved.
Mr.. W. H. Feezor, Jr., who has
been making his home lately in the vi
entity of Bolton College, Shelby coun'
ty, moved back last week to this coun
! ty and will now live near Leigh I
! Chapel. Mr.. Feezor, we understand
| has bought the ID. A. Leatherwooo
place.
| Mr.. VIM. Murray, late OF iowa
| who has been making his home fol
/ about two years past in the neighbour
hood of Someryille, moved last week tC
| the neiphborhood OF Gift, in this coun
tv. being much better pleased with
| Upton than with Fay6tte county
Among the features Of entertain
ment at Mr.. and Mrs. w. "A. Black
tonight will be reading by Mrs. Maggl'
Reli. the elocutjonist. Mr.: AorthrQI
viii also read and sing and Mrs }: w
Shelton viii sing, The ladies OF th'
| te1. supper during the evening viii
/ celery and all other things necessary
and for this only ask the small sun
/ of twenty-five CENTS which vii
enable those ia attendance to see and
enjoy all the good things above men
J toned