The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-06-28

proving.
Mr.. Raymond Jackson, of Mason,
who has lately been critically i'll, is
again able to be up.
Mr.. w. F. Wilson sold six bales
of cotton Monday to Mr. Grant Reid
for rs cents a pound. This was, per-
haps, the highest price paid here for
the regular staple since the Civil war.
Several portions Of the county
were visited by good showers Wednes-
day night. Corn is beginning to need
rain where it has not already fallen
in the past few days.
The supplementary registration
to qualify voters for the constitution
al convention election to be held on
July % begins in the LIST, 7th and 9Th
districts today and will continue
through Friday and Saturday.
Willis, little son Of MIR, W, N.
Hunt, of this vicinity, stepped on a
broken goblet at his home Monday
and cut such a deep cash in his foot
that it was necessary to take several
stitches in it in order to close up the
wound,
The Upton County Methodist In
stitute will be held at the Tabernacle
Methodist church next Monday. A
splendid program has been prepared
/ which was published in last weeks
issue and doubtless a large crowd will
attend. The good people of Taber-
nacle will serve dinner on the ground.
Mr.. Albert Glass, Of Garland, UNI
derwent an operation in Memphis
Friday afternoon at St. Joseph's hos
pital and his friends feel quite a bit
I, of uneasiness about his recovery. Mr.
Glass has suffered for some time from
a tumor in his head and in the opera
ton it was necessary to make an in
cision through the skull.
Christian Education Day was OBJ
served by the Sunday school of the
First Baptist church last Sun
day. A special program was carried
out which was quite interesting and
at its close a collection was taken up
for Christian education amounting to
$22.
-"Bummie" Jones, VINO lives on
the A. B. Welborn place near Gains
vile, killed singing snake a few
days ago. This is a very poisonous
reptile, carrying its poison in its tail
The snake above referred to was as
large as mans arm, seven feet long,
weighed 10 pounds, almost black in
color.
The members of the First Meth
odist church are in a campaign this
week to provide for the balance of the
indebtedness of the church and to take
care of some small repairs, insurance,
etc. The amount needed to take care
of this is about $4,000 No doubt be-
fore another issue Of the paper comes
out all of this amount will have\ been
subscribed.
Mrs. Mary McEwen celebrated her
89th anniversary at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. Kate McQuiston, in the
vicinity of Salem, Tuesday. Several
friends were present to offer congrat-
ulations, a good dinner was served and
Mrs. McEwen was remembered with
some appropriate gifts. Rev. /. S.
Caldwell, Of Salem A. r. P. church,
was present and conducted prayer
service.
Miss Florence McCraw, Of Cow
ington, and Mr.. Albert Robertson, of
Memphis, were married at the resi-
dence of Mrs. w. H. Ralph, TIT Rich
mond avenue, Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Miss Muriel Davis was
bridesmaid and Mr.. Eddie Hollins was
best man. A reception was given i'm
mediately after the ceremony by Mrs.
Ralph.
All the wheat crop in this county
will be harvested this week. Harvest
ing is from two and half to three
weeks later than normal years. One
gentleman living in this vicinity had !
a field of seven acres in wheat which |
was so unpromising in the early |
spring that he came near blowing it |
up. He lately harvested the wheat |
and is satisfied it will make from Is |
to 30 bushels per acre. Some little
wheat will be threshed this week and
new wheat will begin to come into
the market steadily next week.
A Washington, D. c., paper gives
the following account of the late we'd |
ding of DR.. William E. Bryan, son of |
Mr.. j. d. Bryan, of Munford, to Miss
Mary Louise Mcclure: "The marriage |
of Miss Mary Louise Mcclure, daugh-
ter Of Mrs. L. G.. Mcclure, Chattanoo-
ga, Tenn, to Assistant Surgeon Will
liam E. Bryan, u. S. N. R. F., was
Saturday evening, June 16,
by the Rev. John MacMurray of the
Union Methodist church, Washington,
D. G.. Only the immediate family and |
a few close friends were present at
the ceremony" The young doctor has
many friends in this county who wish
for himself and bride long life and
happiness.
The third quarterly conference Of
The First Methodist church will be
held Monday night at 8 o'clock in the
basement of the church. At this time
lie reports for the past quarter will be
made and other business transacted.
The past quarter has been very sue
,essful one for the church, more than
80 people having joined the church
turing the quarter. Rev. w. G. Waters
will preside and the following are
members Of the quarterly conference
rom the First church: ]. H. Flippin,