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

Two children Of Mr.. Jas. Crouch
of the Uriel neighborhood, were re-
ported dangerously i'll the first OF the
" eek
Mr.. s. j. Templeton will open
school at Phelau Monday. He will be
assisted by his sister, MISS Jennie
Templeton
-Mrs. Ruth Northrop, formerly oil
this place, mother OF Rev. j. M
Northrop, the former rector of St.
Matthews Episcopal church. died al
her home in Macon, Ga, on June 21st,
The three-year-oId child of Mr..
Frank Rast, of the 9Th district, dice
Saturday afternoon at 2 O'Clock oil
congestion, after an illness of about
six hours, and was buried Sunday
morning at West Union church.
Misses Mary and louie Kate
Crump have gone 10 Memphis TO live,
and will board in the family of Mr..
Henry Stone. These are most anna
BILE young ladies and their many
friends here regret very much to see
them leave.
The little son of Silas Max, OF
the Walnut Grove neighborhood.
aged about fifteen months, died
gestion and was buried Monday after
noon at Shiloh burial ground, Rev
(. J. w. Peters conducting the SER
vices.
Mr.. Harvey Harwood, who has
been EMPLOYED at the drug store of z.
L. Roper & Co., has decided to be-
come commercial traveller and will
go on the road in Arkansas for the
Hessig-ElIis Drug Co., of Memphis,
having his headquarters 10 Hot
Springs. Mr.. Harwood leaves for
Memphis today to make preparations
for entering upon his duties.
"A young son of Travis Ross,
about thirteen years old, living near
Drummonds, came very near being
killed by lightning during one of the
thunder storms one day last week.
His father has sent him to Parimore's
store to look>after some business, and
he was riding Texas pony. On the
road home there came a sudden fash
of lightning, and the bow was 50 badly
shocked that he fell off of his horse
and was found by a neighbor lying on
the roadside in an unconscious c0ndi-
ton and was conveyed to his home.
The pony was also considerably dazed
and shocked by the lightning. Our
informant stated that both the boy
and horse did not recover from the
effects of their shock for several days.
The memorial services held at the
First Presbyterian church here Sun
day morning in honor of the late
James Gordon Malone were attended
by a congregation that crowded the
church. The following persons par
ticipated in the services, making re-
marks highly eulogistic OF the noble
and highly esteemed young man who
so unfortunately met bis death by
drowning at the lake at Glendale Park
on Tuesday of last week: Mr.. J. L.
McNeelys superintendent of the Sun
day school; Mr.. Albert Hall, teacher
of bis class; Mr.. Harris Brown, a
former member of his class; Bennett
Buford read an appropriate original
poem by Mrs. Matte Kyle; Rev w.
r.. Potter made a short but eloquent
address; and Miss Nina Block sang
with rare effectiveness, "Safe in the
Arms of Jesus" The entire service
was very impressive and expressive
OF the deep and universal sorrow felt
over the passing away of this young
man, who by his manly conduct and
many estimable qualities had ingrati-
ated himself into the hearts of All
with whom he came in contact, and
gave such bright promises for future
usefulness as q man.