The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06
ALMYRA GLEANINGS

A heavy rain fell Sabbath af-
ternoon between IL and o'clock:
some wind with it, but not doing any
harm except blowing down corn and
sorghum. During the storm, a horse
belonging to Charley Body, a colored
man, who lives near Atoka.. " al killed
by lightning. Body was visiting his
father, James Body, of this cornmu-
nifty and had the ''.orse hitghed under
a crib. r.p ts3
The road working spirit has got
ten into the people of this comrnuni-
ty. Some of the hills have been grad
ed down and other improvements
at different places.
Mr.. John Rawlins, who recently
sold his splendid farm, few weeks
ago, has since bought him a home
III the neighhorhood Of Rosemark
from Mr.. Titus.
The recent repairs on the Almyra
school building are about completed.
They consisted in changing the stair
way and making the stairs larger.
and also changing the doors connect
ing with the stairway, taking down
The double flue and building two new
flues, screening the windows upstairs
and several other smaller items. Mr.,
W n, Thomas had the contract Tor
the work
Messrs ]. w. Wright and ID. 4.
Mcdaniel have returned from
trip in Southern Missis-
sippi. .T.. y
Mrs. R. W. Mcdaniel, Of Mckenzie.
visited her aunt, Mrs, Spain, and
'ther kindred in the community last
week, leaving for hime Monday morn
ng.
Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Kelley. who
lave been in Hot Springs, Ark. the
,ast four weeks for Mr. Kellev's
leaith, have returned home. Mr.. KEEL
ey seems much improved.
Mrs. d. H. Hart, of Wilmar. Ark.
yho has been visiting her daughters.
Aesdames j. L. Moore and j. ri
Wilson, left Friday for HARRISBURG.
Ark,, where she will visit her son.
Mr. Clyde Hart and family, and 90
IN to Little Rock to visit Mr.. Mel
lille Hart, another son who is in the
'rmy training camp at Camp Pike.
lear Little Rock. before returning
Tome. Besides this son already en-
listed, Mrs. Hart has three other sons
Who were Of registration age and
registered in June.
Mrs. ]. D. Moore, who has the
asst few weeks been critically i'll at
Ter sons in Millihgton, was able to
'e brought to her daughters Mrs.
!. L, Goss, in this community last
Sabbath morning. She stood the trip
veil and seems to continue to inn
rove. -
A goodly number Of persons from
his part Of the county and Shelby
ountv adjoining us, have been going
D Millington the last few days to
york on the government aviation
amp at that place.
The Macedonia protracted meeting
! to commence next Sabbath morn
1g with II o'clock service. Rev. Al.
Y. Laster, of Dyer. Tenn, is expect
d to assist the pastor and do the
reaching which will continue all of
ext week.
The Macedonia people Just south
f-us three miles are having a GER
raj overhauling Of their church. Mr..
um' Thomas of Arlington is the
and the price for the work
nearly $500. This church is one
the oldest organized congregations
this part Of the country, and this
Iurch building is their second build
e, having built AS years ago. It
IS always been a splendid substan-
IL church. and when these repairs
e finished it will be still more
bstantiah and up to date building.
1t few of the people who helped to
lid this building or constitute its
at the time it was reared
e livine today. The Appleberry's,
ole's Newton's. Kelley's. Howell's,
egorv. Hargis'. and others, these
cd old people have passed away,
d the children of most of them
We scattered away to other places.
ese facts are stern reminders to
that we are all only probationers
re. and that this old world is not
ne continual ahsdsna- s5Taoo