The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-26

Mr.. q. 7. Meadors is making exc
tenslVe Improvements on his house at
Drummond. The house has been
moved so feet further east and two
new rooms, new roof, and q large
new front porch will be added. Messrs.
R. P. Grimes and Blue Wright are
doing the work, which has been
practically completed.
Since the general rains over the
county, crops Of cotton and young
corn have been growing and are rap
idly catching up-in fact will soon be
up to normal in size, and farmers
generally are feeling much encour-
aged over the prospects. In some
sections, however, old corn suffered
for rain before it came and the crop
will be short.
After an illness Of three weeks,
Carroll Pace, aged 10 years, son of
the late Cullen Pace, died at the home
of his grandmother, Mrs. Sallie Pace,
in this city, at $50 o'clock Friday
morning. The funeral services were
held at the residence Friday after
noon at 5 o'clock, conducted by Revs.
Robt. A. Clark and M. R. Gibson, at
ter which the burial occurred IN Mum
ford cemetery. Carroll was a popular
and promising boy and his sad death
is deeply regretted in this community
Mr.. Robert Tillman, well known
and highly respected citizen, died at
his home in the vicinity of Indian
Creek church Monday night of ty-
phoid fever, after an illness of several
weeks, and was. buried at the above
church graveyard Tuesday afternoon
at 3 o'clock, the funeral services being
conducted by Rev. A. H. Bezzo. Mr.
Tillman was about 40 years of age at
the time of his death and was unnlar-
ried. He was a member Of the Plsgah
Methodist church.
Cotton should be cultivated at
least once a week until the last OF
August, according to H. M. Cottrell,
agriculturist of the farm development
bureau. Continued cultivation until
the first of September will do much to
combat the boil weevil, ne says.
"Many farmers are preparing to quit
cultivating August /, and that's where
thew are making their mistake, said
Mr. Cottrell. at would be far better
for them to continue to cultivate once
a week for the remainder OF that
month"
Misses Lena and Ola Patterson
entertained last week with progress,
siye rock. honoring Misses Myra and
Lucy Finn, of Miller, and Miss Rob
inson. of Covington, Tenn. The guests
on their arrival were served punch by
Miss Fife Patterson. Several spirit
ed games of rock were played and
delicious refreshments were served
Besides the honorees, the out-of-town
guests were Mrs. Jacquemine, OF Par
agould. Ark, and Miss Nellie Cocker,
Of Tunica.-Union County (Miss)
Times.
For the information of some who
are under the impression that the
election of supreme cosst judges is to
be held next Saturday at the same
time as the election for chancellor and
the constitutional convention, we Will
state that the election for supreme,
Court of Appeals, criminal and circuit
court judges, chancellors, and all
county officers, including justices OF
the peace, will not be held until the
first Thursday in August, 1918. THIS
will be the first time that the election
of all these officers will come all at
the same time in the past "a years,
and it will be that long before they
are held at the same time again, un,
less we have new constitution and
the law is changed.