The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06
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Nils AAattHaH@ Ess4AAeA - AAAAAs+8NA II
again employed as clerk at W. H..
Baileys.
Don't forget the Leaders want
column if you have anything to sell
or if you want to buy anything.
Mr.. D. A. Dean has just complet-
ed overhauling the dwelling of
Messrs George and Andrew Baskin
at Holly Grove.
Mr.. John Chisolm, Of Brighton,
has lately purchased the Dickson
place Of 116 acres at Salem church
for consideration of $1,000.
-Messrs G. L. and John Corder
have just completed a new dwelling
for Mr.. Tom Smith in the vicinity
of Holly Grove.
Rev. M. R. Gibson is at Union
schoolhouse, three miles south of Ida
vile, conducting a meeting for Rev.
l. S. Caldwell this week. The meet
ing began Sunday afternoon.
Miss Opal Hopper left Satur-
day morning for Joplin, Mo-, where
she will now make her home and will
be employed as bookkeeper for the
Eagle-Pitcher Iron Works.
"A Sunday school picnic will be
given at Sharon next Saturday. An
interesting program including speak
ing, has been prepared, and all are
looking forward to a great time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lanier Ferguson
have gone to housekeeping and occu-
Ply portion of the house with Mr..
Clyde Montgomery on East Pleas
ant street.
The members of the Holly Grove
congregation are overhauling and re-
painting their church. The work
will add greatly to the appearance
of the building.
Mr.. Everett Moore, who has been
spending the summer in Sardis, Miss,
and in Memphis, returned to the city
Friday night and will again be in
the cotton market during the APP
preaching season.
The local Elk lodge enjoyed a
barbecue at their home on Thurs
day night last. A large gathering
Of the fraterninty enjoyed the good
things to eat as we'll as the good
fellowship Of the occasion.
Mrs. Maids Moore, Of the Sim
onton neighborhood, is having new
room and front porch added to her
house and is also having a new roof
put on. Mr.. Will Easley is doing the
work.
Mr.. W, C. McGaughey has begun
the work Of converting Mrs. Allie
Tipton's house on Maple street into a
handsome bungalow Three new rooms
front and back porches and a new
roof will be added.
Mr.. J. R. Taylor has purchased
from Mr.. Alfred Boyd the Capt. w.
I. Boyd homestead in this city on
West Liberty avenue for a consider
alton of $4,000. Possession will be
given October /.
Mr.. L. M. Kitchen of district
No. IL, on last Friday brought in
Mexican sand bur that had sprung
up in front of his home. The plant
has q pronounced odor and is cover
ed with sharp thorns.
The Young Peoples Union Of
the First Baptist Church enjoyed a
Gypsy tea at the home of ESQ. w.
A. Shoaf Thursday night. About 30
people were present and all greatly
enjoyed the evening.
The people living in the vicinity
Of the Campground graveyard in the
SimOnton vicinity, got busy last week
and worked there Wednesday and
Thursday, putting the place in splen-
did condition and adding greatly to
its appearance
-Messrs Steve Wilkes and Will
Chamberlain, who have lately been
employed by the Cumberland Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co., are both now
in the employ Of the |. G. railroad
telephone department in office in
SIdlldtlOH WORK.
The store of Mr.. Gus Miller two
miles north of Gift, was burglarized
Friday night, we are told, and coffee,
sugar, tobacco, meat and other ar
ticles stolen amounting to about $125
EntranCN was gained by breaking
through the window.
Rev w. T. Thornton, of South
Covington, informs us that he closed
a two-weeks revival meeting at
Union Hall, Shelby county, Friday
night Good interest and attendance
lasted throughout and there were q
baptisms as a result of the meet
ing.
Mr.. Jack Stitt, who left here last
week for a visit to his mother, Mrs.
J. w. Merritt, at Atwood, Ill, and
to Chicago, has entered the employ
of the great wholesale dry goods
house of John v. Farwell & Co.. of
that city. Mr. Stitt is a popular
young man and good salesman and
his many friends here wish him the
greatest success in his new field.
A mare belonging to Mr.. S. O.
Huey, of the Almira neighborhood,
fell into an old well on the place late
Thursday afternoon. By means Of
derrick the mare was finally got
ten out of the we'll several hours
afterwards, but died just before she
was gotten out. This should be re-
minder for all persons with dry wells
on their places to fill them up.
"A farmer told us of a novel plan