The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-08-16

SICK tIlIS week.
Mr., Grover Chapman and wife,
of the Solo community, are reported
quite sick.
Mr.. w. D. Walton, of the Oak
Grove community, is greatly improv-
ed after a lingering illness.
MIR. August Fredrickson, who was
a victim in an automobile accident last
week and received several painful
bodily injuries, is steadily improving,
Mr.. A. P. Stone is temporarily
employed at the Coca-Cola Bottling
Works on account of the illness of his
father-in-law, Mr.. j. R. Ashe.
Mr.. Sydney Owen, of the Oak
Grove community, has been danger
ously i'll for the past several days.
His condition remains unchanged.
There were no preaching services
at the First Presbyterian church
Sunday on account of the absence of
the pastor, Rev. R, P. Walker, who is
away on his vacation.
DIR. j. B. Moody, of Martin, will
preach next Sunday at ii a. m. at
Brighton. The public is cordially in
vited to hear this distinguished min
lister and scholar.
Mr.. j. w. Turner has purchased
from Mr.. w. A. Primer the 104-acre
farm known as the ELAN place south
Of town. The consideration was
$500.
MIR. C. L. Watkins, of Dundee,
Miss, was called home Saturday
night to attend the bedside of his
mother, Mrs. w. L, Watkins, who is
quite sick at her home in the Mt. Car
mel vicinity.
Mr.. Mat Watson showed US this
week an unusually large bean pod,
measuring IL inches in length and one
inch in width, containing 16 large
beans. This bean is said to be good
for use in making soup or as hog feed.
Rev u L. Brownlee, former pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church
here, will occupy that pulpit at both
morning and evening services next
Sunday. 1t is desired that full at
tendance be present.
Mr.. Claud Wiseman is authority
for the information that if you want
to keep reaches out of your pantries
and other places just place sliced
cucumbers around. AS cucumbers are
reasonably plentiful, it would be a
good idea to test this out.
There will be picnic at Simon
ton on Tuesday, August 28th. Elabo-
rate preparations are in order for a
successful picnic. The management
| promises amusements Of all kinds and
accommodations for the women and
children.
, "A very enjoyable picnic was
given on the lawn Of Mrs. J. e. Miller,
south of town, Thursday. The hostess
, invited a number of her girlhood
| chums as her honor guests. They were
as follows: Mesdames Walter Kinney,
, Minor Gracey, Frank Taylor and An
ma Gracey Dolby.
Rev. r. A. Clark, who has been
{ conducting a protracted meeting at
Lavenia, Tenn, returned home last
, Friday and occupied the pulpit at the
First Methodist church Sunday. He
; reported splendid revival, there be.
ing some so or so conversions and
several additions to the church.
; The school building at Gift has
been completed and is a handsome
/ structure, having all the convenienceS
: of an ideal school. There are three
: rooms spacious enough to accommodate
a large number Of pupils. Mr.. M. G
{ Turner had the contract for the worl
and supervised it.
The "Vicar of Wakefield" Oil
/ yer Goldsmith, IS immortal classic
: was shown on the screen Monday
night at the Elite Theatre. Friedrich
Warde, one of Americas most fam
: Gus actors, took the leading part il
: the play. Mr. Warde is familiar K
q the people of Covington, having haC
occasion to be here more than once
on the chautauqua platform.
! Mr.. Joe Stevens, of the Randolph
4 community, died very suddenly Sun
y day night. The cause of his dealt
Z had not been determined by his physi
] clan, but it is thought heart failure
. was the immediate cause. He was 81
!. years of age and leaves wife. Tit
| interment and funeral were held a
the Campground graveyard.
+ Mrs. John H. Paine gave birth
1 day party Tuesday afternoon in homo
!. of little Miss Eloise Smith, daughte
! of Mr.. Alton Smith. Refeshmenti
Q were served by the hostess, and littl,
: Miss Mary Elizabeth Downing wa
!, appointed to cut the birthday cake
: The party also enjoyed an automobile
ride late in the afternoon.
: Mr.. Vernon Markham and Mis-
! Florence Anderson were united il
! marriage Wednesday afternoon at tn
!. ! First M. e. church in Somerville. TIL
: bride is daughter Of Mrs. Sarah An
= dersor, of Dyersburg, formerly Of De
troit. The groom is a young bushes
man of Memphis, being employed il
! the Offices of the Shelby Biscuit CO
7 Their many friends in this count,
wish them much happiness.
= Mr.. John Maley, while examin
i ing freight in box car stationed O
q the /. G. tracks here, was seriousl
= injured, when switch engine shifte
= two coal cars on a flying switch
coupling with great force to the ca
i being examined by Mr.. Maley, VIII
y was unaware of the approaching cal
Y Hn xvaa fhrnvrn from his feet apains