The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-20
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ALMYRA GLEANINGs

Miss Macie Stevenson, assistant
matron at Dunlap Orphanage left
last Monday for North Carolina on a
vacation to recuperate her health. She
will be away two weeks or moro.
Clarence Mcconnell, one of the old
er boys Of the Dunlap 0rpnanage,
left this m0rnin0 for Nashville where
he expects to join the United States
navy. He was in Memphis some ten
days ago and passed the physical ex-
animation.
Rev. Edgar f. Strong and family, of
New Albany, Miss, who were visit
ing the formers mother. Mrs. ]. H.
Strong, of Brighton, last week. visit
ed the orphanage last Thursday. Mr..
Strong made the trip from New AL
bany to. this county through the
country in his car.
Mr.. ]. T. Fee, a promising Young
man OF this community left last
evening for Due West, S. c., where
be will enter Elskine College.
Mr.. L. L. GOss and Mr.. Thomas
Anderson, who went to Mississippi on
a prospecting trim last week, return
ed the, latter part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. K. Williams and
Mr. j. W. Wright visited Mr.. Jack
Gray and family last Friday, Mrs.
Williams remained there until yes
terday.
William Laughridge, the orphan
age boy who got his foot badly cut
IN mower last week, seems to be
improving az well as could be ex-
pected, but doubtless will always have
stiff foot, as leader was severed.
The meeting at Macedonia com
menced last Thursday and is still in
progress, and will continue to last
Of this week Rev. A. w. Laster is
doing the preaching. He is an able
and eloquent eYlounder Of the gospel
and doubtless will result in great
good to the church and surrounding
country.
Farmers have been busy saving hay
whenever the weather permitted. Cot
ton picking has not commenced vet
but will in the next few DAYS,
Your Cleaner had tile opportunity
to take in part Of the West Tonnos.
see Farmers Institute at jackson last
week. There was a large eatherino
or West Tennessee farmers their
wives, sons and daughters. Ii was
estimated there were present on
Thursday more than 1000 delegates
Our county was we'll represented bv
farmers and farmer boys, but only
q few girls and women from the
county Upton county had the dis
tlnctlon OF having one farmers boy
who had never before riden on
tram, or seen the magnificent citv
OF Memphis. and its street cars or
the great Mississippi river. Doubt
less no one visited the institute who
enjoyed it, or the trip. moe than
this young man. The insCitnt. was
presided over by Dr. F. M. McRee. of
Union City. Dr. McRee is most
excellent presiding officer End passad
the business off with dignity ana dIs9
p2:Hh
E"ah.cs the beautiful srg's y ths
"Sl G mental station or IN Is aa,o
wire 2 t.cod number of qhe a,ar,ss.
Is 81 til aly topics by SG ,rri. IS
!r MORAN, Of Knoxv.i!e S,all
University. Hon. H. X. Bryant, Com
m q Of Agriculture r butler.
editor OF Cgressive FarmGr Govern
or T. c. Rye, Dr.. McAlister, State
Superintendent Of the Anti-Saloon
League and number of other prom
inent speakers who spoke touching
on agricultural educational and the
various other phases of agricultural
and community life. Every address
had the true ring of patriotism and
shows that the people are fully awake
to this great crisis of the world.
There was one thing that impress
sed me more than anythin~ else, and
that was. that every session was
opened with prayer and each days
business was commenced with read
ing the scripture, songs Of praise and
PRAYER for divine guidance in the
days work