The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1901-09-13
LOCAL NEWS HAPPENINGS.

Miss Annie Smith left Sunday for
Evadale, Ark, where she will teach
music class.
Mrs. Bilderbaek, who has been
making her home near Munich, moved
recently to Luxora, Ark.
Rev. w. T. Grant will preach at
the cotton factory next Sabbath at 4
pm. Sabbath-school at 3 pm. as
usual.
w. A. Barrett s. Co. are having a
warehouse 23x30 erected in rear of
their store. Mr.. r. D. Melton is do
ing the work.
Mr.. Christian Lemberg, of Simon
ton, and Miss Mary Brooks, of Tip
ton. we're married at the BRIDES home
Sunday afternoon, Rev. J. G. Jones
officiating.
E-Rev. John Willis, of Munford,
will begin a prOtraeted meeting at
Hopper's schoolhouse next Sunday
morning, the third Sunday of the
month.
Capt. James L. Walker has pur-
chased the lot just north of MIR. Wal
and we understand will shortly erect
a dwelling on it.
Mr.. CHARLES Mulheron left Mon
day fS5F-< Little Rock, where he expects
Is make hrs home in future, and will
Be in the employ of the Southwestern
Telephone CO...
Mr.. J. w. MSller's little daughter,
aged two years. whose illness we
mentioned in our issue OF last week,
died at her home Dear Rialto Sunday
morning of scarlet fever
-Messrs. j. s.. Drummonds, of
Glenn Springs, and Mr.. S. A. Cash,
of Millington, hava gone into the gro
Gerry BUSINESS at the later place. ].
s. Drummonds & Co., is re style OF
the firm.
Mr.. F. T. Clement and his sister,
Mrs. B. +. Adams, have takes charge
OF the Commercial Hotel at Mason
which Mr.. /. s. Clement has been run
ming for some time past and will now
conduct the hotel.
A musical entertainment was
given st the home of Mr.. Lewis
last Friday night. Quite number of
people were in attendance, al the
evening was most pleasantly mt
The donation party at the home of
Rev. w. p. Browne, on last Friday
night, was we'll attended and the con-
tributions were quite liberal. many of
them being useful articles. The affair
was very much enjoyed by all present.
Tomorrow will be Rosh Hashona,
the Jewish New Year. Messrs. Harry
and Joe Marks and A Goldstein will
close their places of business this af-
ternoon at 6 o'clock and remain closed
until tomorrow afternoon at the same
hour on that account.
MIR. John Fitzpatrick, Jr., is max
ing an addition of two rooms to Mrs
NJ. j. Futhey's house at Brighton,
which Mr.. John Bell has been occu-
plying. Mr.. Bell has moved to Atoka
and Mrs. Futhey will occupy the
Brighton house herself.
Camp Joe Brown Biyouac is hav-
ing the Confederate monument en-
closed here with a chain. Messrs. H
J. Long and G. Fl. Ogilvie are putting
mp the posts and chains and Mr.. Ell. T..
Simonton is painting the iron fence
Immediately around the monument.
Mrs. w. H. White arrived here
from Mayfeld, KY, Saturday. Mr..
and Mrs. White are boarding for the
present at Mrs. Charles r. Shelton's },
but we understand will go to keeping
house later. Mr.. White is the day
operator at the Postal Telegraph office
at this place.
Mrs. Sallie Boswell died at her
home near Poplar Grove, in the 9Th
district. Monday, and was buried at
'plar Grove graveyard Sunday.
Mrs. Boswell was one of the Oldest
citizens of the county, being ninety
odd years of age. She leaves surviv-
ing her four children.
Mr.. Will Primer, of Gift, met with
quite painful accident at Tabernacle
last Saturday. He had driven his
went to get in only got hold of one of
the lines, and the horse became un-
manageable and ran away, throwing
him ou5 against a wire fence. Mr.
Pinner's face and neck were badly cut
by the wires.
"A friend in this place has recently
received letter from Mr.. w. G. Hall,
a former we'll known citizen of this
place, Informing him that he is now
making his home in HavaDa, Cuba,
and that he is connected with the
transportation department of the
United States army. Mr.. Halls old
friends in this place will be glad to
learn that he is doing quite we'll and
all will join in wishing him continued
success.
Florence Kirby, little daughter of
Mr.. A. 2. Kirby, died at his home
two and half miles southwest of this
place Saturday afternoon at l O o'clock
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only few days, and her burial took
place at the Mountcarmel Cemetery.
She lacked only few months Of being
ten years of age at the time OF her
death. The bereaved family have the
sympathy of the community in their
sad loss.
Mr.. ]. F. Smith, who lives in the
Locust Bluff neighbOrhood in Hatchie
bottom, a few miles from Covington.
brought in four ears Of corn or more
strictly speaking, cobs to show what
the corn looked like. One of these
cobs had four grains on it. while the
Others were considerably better. All
were poor, with about one-tenth of the
normal number of grains. Mr.. Smith
says this kind of corn represents A.
good deal of the corn crop.
The picnic given by the members
of the Presbyterian Sunday-school at
this place at Springdale Park on Sat
urday last was an affair that will he
pleasantly remembered for MANY a
day by the goodly number Of people
who we're in attendance. A bonntifuI
basket dinner, made up of all the good
things that could be collected. was
spread under the nice shade OF the
= trees and plenty of good refreshments
were also served in abundance. The
other features of the day consisted of
boating, bathfA9. strolling and other