The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-05
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Gay night, April b, at the home of
| Mrs, A. S. Witherington.
j. Nj. jackson attended a
me- of supervisors of the Tehhes-
see dtyfsion of the Illinois Central
railroad, held in Fulton Sunday.
-Ottie May, little daughter of Mr..
Albert Byrd, of the Wilson's Chapel
neighborhood, who has lately been on
the sick list, is able to be up again.
Mr.. James Carroll, of the 18th
district, who had the misfortune to
break his leg a little over a month
ago, is able to be out on crutches.
MIR. H. r. Russell, who lives on
the Sheltondale farm near here. is one
farmer who got some March corn
planted. He planted eight acres last
Friday.
The total production of cotton in
! Upton county for 1867 was 35.-
559 bales, while the production for
1855 in the county was only 23,726
bales, the crop of 1915 being the ban
ner crop.
Mr.. Robert Ralph has just COM
pleted the work of overhauling Mr.. J.
b. Jackson's house one and a half
miles southeast of the city. Four
rooms were added, two overhauled and
the house made practically new.
Rev. Chesley Bowden filled his
regular preaching appointment at
| Charleston Baptist church last Sun
day. Notwithstanding the very in
clement weather, there was an attend
ance of 56 in the Sunday school.
Thirty members of the congrega-
ton of Rev. R. A. Wood, pastor Of
Clopton church, assembled at the par
sonage one day lately and built him a
barn, hen house. lot and yard fences,
all in one day. b
Beginning with Monday watch
men were placed on duty to watch all
the steel bridges on the South Fulton
district of the Illinois Central railroad
from Gates to Memphis. Twenty
eight men are now employed in that
capacity. &
Mr. S. T. Easley has completed
a five-room house for Mr.. George
Odom near Gilt Edge. He is also
building a 50x40 barn for VIM. Brazeal
near Munford, a new house for Mr..
G. B. Reeder, near Beavers and six
room house for Mr. Robert Roberts
near Gilt Edge
Messrs. Monroe Edmonds and
Charles Cullom, of the Hopewell
neighborhood, were in the city Tues
day. The former informed us that a
sneak thief entered his smokehouse
one night lately and stole three mid
dlings.
Owing to the fact that we were
unable to get new piece Of machin-
cry for our linotype adjusted in time,
we are compelled to leave out great
deal of important matter this week.
In this is included local and personal
news, church notices, editorial and
other matters Of Importance. 1t is
unnecessary to say that we deeply
regret this fact.
Misses Myrtle Murphy and Mary
Paine were playing croquet in the
formers yard Monday, when the lat
ter stopped over to strike a ball. At
the same time the former struck at
ball, but missed it and the mallet
struck Miss Paine over the eye, cut
ting quite deep cash, which it took
five stitches to close up.
Robert Taylor, colored, broke into
w. v. Bringle's house last Sunday
week and stole $3.50, a watch and a
revolver. He was arrested by Deputy
Roberts, tried before Esq. G. N. Volz
and upon failure to make bond was re-
turned to jail. He was already under
sentence for stealing four revolvers,
but was trusty at the time of the
above robbery.
The court of appeals at Jackson
has lately affirmed the decision of the
lower court in the j. d. Moore and
B. L. Clements case. This was the
case in which the two above named
parties we're contending for an undi-
vided interest in the Bowers estate. T.
O. Bond represented Moore, R. w.
Sanford and R. B. Baptist Clements
and Upton & Upton Bowers.
The reorganization of the K. of
P. lodge was held at Brighton last Fri
day night at the Majestic hotel The
following officers were elected and
formally installed: Knox Baird, chan
cellor commander; W. L. helms, vice.
chancellor; T. j. Lawrence, prelate;
Boss Goforth, master at arms; R. L.
Smith, keeper of record and seal; B. o.
King, inner guard, and ]. B. Baird,
outer guard.
Esq. c. W. Beasley, while having
a tree felled on the Shelton place one
mile above Rialto few days ago,
found several live boil weevils under
its bark Mr.. j E. FORMER, of the
Oak Grove vicinity, was exhibiting a
live weevil in bottle here Saturday.
He found it while burning brush near
a field that was in cotton last year.
The field, Mr.. Fortner said, was near
the woods, which has no doubt fur
nished protection to the insects.
After service Of more than 20
years as treasurer of the First Baptist
church, Mr. C. E. McFadden has Of
fered his resignation, which was very
reluctantly accepted by the church
at its regular monthly business ses-
sion Wednesday night. Resolutions
expressing to Mr.. McFadden its APP
probation for his faithful services
were offered and adopted by the
church. Mr.. Two MeFadden, son Of
the former treasurer, was elected to
succeed his father.
"A brief account appeared in our
last issue Of Mr.. Charles R. Shelton's
being run down by an automobile IN
Washington, D. c., last week and in-
jured. 1t happened on Wednesday
morning of last week and Mr.. Shell.
ton had his shoulder broken as re-
suit. He is confined to his bed in one
of the hospitals in the capital city and
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