The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-08-30

Put aside personal interests and
show your love for your country by
joining the Red Cross.
Mr.. w. w. Goode of the 18th
disctrict, sent us Monday the first
two opened cotton hollis of the sea-
son.
Mr., Carmack Bull, of the Taber-
nacle neighborhood, underwent an
operation for appendicitis at st.
Joseph's Hospital, Memphis, Tuesday.
Media Paul, infant daughter of
Mr.. L. M. Gibson, Of the Phelan
neighborhood, died Friday and was
buried at Charleston the day follow
ing.
-Messrs "A. S. Miller and w. A.
Barrett have sold their place of ia
acres in the vicinity of Solo to Mr.,
j. O. Atkins for a consideration of
SIS per acre $3.50.
Rev. w. R. Farrow came up
from Memphis Monday, and is as
sisting Rev. T. Riley Davis in a pro-
tracted meeting at Liberty church this
week.
--An interested parties are asked
to meet at Shiloh burial ground on
Tuesday, September A, bring their
dinner and whatever tools are necesg
sary FOR the putting Of the grounds
in order, '~}F
"A Holiness meeting on the Il.
D. Vandergrift place, in the vicinity
of Gift, will begin on Saturday night
September 1, and will be conducted
by Elders Coswell, of Missouri, and
G. w. Tracey, of Atoka,
-Messrs. C. L. Sawyer, Guy Drum
Imond, 0. T. Meadors and A. E.
Brown were visitors here from Drum
mond, Monday. The former reports
that G. M. Sawyer is building a
new dwelling in that neighborhood.
Rev. Robert A. Clark assisted
Rev. A. H. Bezzo in a most sue
cesful revival of religion at Garland
last week, the meeting closing Sun
day night. There were some IL or
Is additions to the church as a re-
suit of the meeting.
Mr.. w. H. Hewett suffered a
stroke of paralysis in the store Of
Baird Bros, at Brighton, Monday
morning. We understand he was
unconscious for a short time, but
that his condition is now improv-
ing. "a
Friends of Mr.. Clarence Z. Wate
kins will be glad to learn that he
has been promoted to thu position
of assistant sec. .tary and treasurer
of the Kelley lIahdle Co., and will
have his burness quarters in Mem
phis.
There will be an ice cream supper
Friday night the 31st at the home Of
Mr.. N. T. Franklin for the benefit
of the Leigh's Chapel Church. You
are cordially invited to come and en-
joy the evening and help a worthy
cause.
Mrs. w. S. Cary, who had been
under treatment in st. Joseph's Hos
pital, Memphis, for the past four
weeks, was able to return from there
Wednesday, evening, and her friends
will be glad to learn that she is
improving.
Mr.. w. S. Douglass has lately
sold his farm of 80 acres in the End
district including the growing crops
on the lands, to Mr.. ]. Hand Vardie
Walton. Mr.. Douglass and his wife
left Tuesday morning for Amarillo,
Tex, where they will in future make
their home.
Miss Lucy Minor Crofford, who
has been bending the summer at
Denver, Manitou, and Colorado
Springs, will return home Friday
and will resume her duties as teach
er. Miss Anna Sherrod, who ac-
companied her, will be employed as
teacher in the high school at Wynne,
Ark.
announcement has been made of
the engagement and approaching
wedding of Miss Mildred Littlefield,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Lit
tlefield, of Columbia, Tenn, to Mr..
Washington Curry, of Nashville, the
wedding to take place on September
10. The bride-to-be is niece Of
Messrs A. w. and F. R. Fisher, of
this city, and her mother was for
merly Miss Mamie Fisher, formerly
Of Covington.
Mr.. Adrian H. Boyd, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Boyd, of this
city, left Sunday for Chattanooga,
where he has entered the officers
training camp at Fl. 0glethorpe.
Mr.. Boyd is a graduate Of the By
ars-Hall High School. He also took
an academic course in the Wash
ington and Lee University, Va.,a and
received the B. A. degree there in
June of the present year. Mr.. Boyd
is a splendidly equipped and popul-
ar young man and his many friends
hope to see his promition rapid.
Oak Grove Baptist Church closed
a very successful revival last Sum
day night in which Pastor Davis was
ably assisted by Rev. C. E. Wauford,
pastor Of the First Baptist Church,
Covington, who did the preaching
most acceptably. There were ten
professions and seven additions to
the church and several renewals.
Pastor Davis is being assisted this |
week in a revival at Liberty Baptist