The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-12-27

TIE children Of the neighbofhood
ageatlR enjoyed a Christmas tree at
Tie z6me Of Mr. S. A. FORMER, OF
the Oak Grove vicinity Monday night
Mfr. Clarence Walk, Of Bride, is
suffering from an attack Of smallpox.
He AID his family have been quar-
antined at their home.
The next entertainment If the
lyeeum course viii be Haywoo Rob-
ert Manlove "the Man of Many Fa
ces," on the evening Of January 3,
There were only two cases Of
drunkenness tried before Mayor Green
Christmas. "Old things have passed
away, and an things are become
new"
Mr.. Ernest l.. White is making
preparations to 80 into the grocery
business on January 1, in the build
ing adjoining the Covington Tin &
Plumbing Co.
The court of civil appeals, which
was 70 have met in Jackson on the
first Monday in January, has been
postponed for one month on account
of the lawyers being busy helping
with the questionnaires.
An enjoyable family reunion
was held at the home of Mrs. Mollie
Mccullough, near Simonton, Christ
mas. All six of her sons and her
married daughter, Mrs Ivan Woollen,
OF Tyronza, Ark, were present.
TO date 1852 bales Of cotton have
been received at the local compress,
as against 25,552 bales to the same
date last year. Shipments to date
6,819, as against 2O,343 to the same
date last year.
The annual election of officers OF
the Masonic lodge was held Friday
night. w. L. Brown was reelected
w. NJ; w. A. Daniels, S. W.; w. X.
Richardson, j. W.; w. L. Rose Sec
rotary; S. r, Shelton, Sir, Treasurer.
The appointive offices will be filed
at the meeting Friday night.
Mr.. C. E. McFadden continues to
improve at st. Joseph's Hospital,
Memphis, following his late opera
ton there, and expects to return home
this week. Mr.. w. S. Mayes is still
under treatment following an opera
ton at the same institution, and is
doing as well as could be expected. :
The young men in town enter
tanned with dance at the Cozy the
alter Wednesday, evening. Music was
furnished by a Memphis orchestra,
and dancing was enjoyed until late
were Misses Vera Haynie, of
guests were Misses Vera Haynie, of
Memphis, Leila Yarbrough, of Mason,
Messrs. Bob Williams, James Afford
and James Durham of Ripley; Jesse
Rose of Camp Sewer, S. c., and Bob
Graves Of Randolph, and Turner. Of
Memphis.
Mr.. w. H. Barton of Randolph
was a visitor here Wednesday. He
informed us that negro boy named
Sneed, 18 years old, shot and killed
Sonny" Moore Sunday night and very
seriously wounded another negro boy
whose death was hourly expected. The
weapon used was a pistol, and the
place jamestown, in the fourth dis
trict. The quarrel was over a very
trivial matter-about stick pin in
a prize box. The boy made his es-
cape across the Mississippi river into
Arkansas after the shooting.
The Goodfellows of the city made
great success of providing Santa
Claus for the children of the city
without one. The total amount con-
tributed was $1O3.85. Fifty-foul
children were provided and the gifts
were distributed by Revs. r. P. Walk
er, R. A. Clark and M. r. Gibson
Messrs. w. A. Daniels and Arnold
4 Maley. The IL inmates of the poor
house were also treated, these being
provided for by Messrs B. S. jamie
son, c. N. Volz and G. w. Beasley
/ and Miss Ella Cummins. Good ch&el
was also taken to the inmates Of The
Dunlap 0rphanage by the Goodfel-
lows.