The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1907-07-05

Thomas Watkins, son of Mr.. Ed
win Watkins, of the Egypt neighbour
hood, is reported quite sick with dip
iberia.
There will be services in the Epis-
copal church on Sunday at IL N.
and 8 pm. Please note change of
hour for evening service.
The infant child of M. Ed Ben
son, of the 18th district. died Wednes-
day of last week and was buried on
Thursday at Mt Lebanon.
Freddie, little daughter of Mr. W
Sherrod, has been dangerously
i'll with typhoid fever f5r the past few
days, but was some better yesterday
"A child of Lewis Thompson, of
the Chapel Hill neignborhood, died
of congestion Thursday and was
buried the day following at Indian
Creek graveyard.
Toe meeting of the Daughters of
the Confederacy has been postponed
until next Friday, July 18th, and will
be held with Mrs JofTu r Sloan at
O'Clock IN the afternoon
Miss Susie Anthony, of Ripley.
has recently passed a successful ex-
animation before the State board of
law examiners and will enter the prac-
tice OF law in her town il the office of
Judge w Kirkpatrick
-Mrs. Rose Walls and little daugh-
ter, Irene, were out driving near the
home of Mr.. J. j Whitley Wednes-
day morning when the backing strap
me unfastened, the buggy rau up on
the horse and the animal ran away.
throwing both the occupants out In
the fall the little girls limb was bro
ken.
DIR. w. Fl. Baynek. and daughter,
Miss Sarah Kate, of Sutbush, Tenn,
came over Wednesday The doctor
came to attend the bedside of his
daughter, Miss Lily Baynes, who is
attending the Normal, and who has
been sick with contin1ed fever at the
home of Mr.. Y. B. Tqrner since Fri
day. She is now much better.
The closing exercises of the State
Normal Institute will be held at the
First Methodist church here this Fri
dav evening, the exercises to begin
at 8:I5 o'clock. There will be an ad-
dress by the Rev. w. Ell. Major |
Prof. j. L. Brooks will deliver the di- |
plomas to the graduates, and there |
will also be appropriate music. The |
public is cordially invited.
-Miss Ermine McNeely left Wedpes-
day for Pleasant Hill, N. H., in the |
White Mountains, where she will study |
the Fletcher Kindergarten music sys-
tenn during the summer. She expects |
to teach that system to children be- |
tween five and ten years old. beginning |
next fall. At Little Rock Miss Ermine |
Joined a party bound for the James
town Exposition. From there she |
will visit Boston AMI thence go to |
Pleasant Hill.
We were told Wednesday that |
Thomas Harvey, of the Belmont |
netghborhood, Fayette county, had |
been killed by a failing tree. He was
engaged in cutting timber for one of
the mile in Hatchie river bottom in
Haywood county. To cutting downia |
tree it lodged and it was necessary to |
cut that tree down. Mr.. Harvey had |
to run in order to get out of the way,
but lost his footing and fell and was |
caught and mashed to death by the /
failing trees.
One of the most enjoyable social
events of the season was a O'Clock |
dinner given by Miss Allie Reeves at
Atoka. Those who have been so
fortu ua ate as to be her guest in the |
past, know what an initiation tc din
ner from her means The house was
beautifully decorated for the occasion
with lililies and brilliantly lighted |
Covers were laid for seven couple, |
the place cards being Miss Reeves |
visiting cards with an appropriate |
quotation from favorite authors At /
ter the first course toasts we're drunk /
to the health and beauty of the hostess
who in her easy aud graceful manner |
Those present were Mr. /
Robert McDill and Miss Rheba Owen,
Mr. Edgar Quiseuberry and Miss Mag |
gle Lee Sullivan, Mr. Joe Silberg and |
Miss Bessie Simontou, Albert jacob |
and Miss Kate Quisen berry, Mr. Will |
liG( Rry an and Mizs.,AZ Allie N4aIkeE- !
MI Barney SimohtOnS Miss Erm- /
inc Sullivan, Mr. JohA-,SV itherington |
and Miss Allie Reeves.
There was a peculiar accident on |
the Illinois Central railroad between |
Millington and KerrVille Monday.
Two cars and caboose in the rear of /
south bound local freight train, so it is
stated, had broken loose from the rest
OF the train. The engineer knew this !
and was keeping out of the way /
of the cars and caboose, but a /
colored man saw that the train had |
broken In two and thinking the engi- |
neer didn't know it, proceeded to flag
the train. The engineer, thinking
there might be more danger In front /
than 10 the rear, brought his engine to
a stand-still, when the detached por-
ton of the train crashed into the por-
ton that had been running in front
There we're five passengers in the ca
boose, all of whom were more or less
injured, as follows: James j. Davis.
639 Leath street, Memphis, skinned |
forehead over right eye; w. I. Jow-
ers, 634 North Fourth street, Memphis,
back and shoulders badly bruised; j
w. Drummonds, Quito, slightly hurt
on left arm; Lon Bowden, left arm,
hips, shoulders and neck bruised: A
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