The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-06-14
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Mr.. ]. R. Harrison has begun the
work Of making the new benches for
Walnut Grove church and will have
them ready for next Sunday.
Mrs. Nathan Byars, Of the Phelan
neighborhood, who lately underwent
an operation for appendicitis at her
home, is steadily improving.
Mr.. Lawrence Dennis, of the Will
sons Chapel vicinity, who has lately
been confined to his home on account
Of illness, is again able to be out.
Mrs C. C. Poindexter has lately
been critically i'll at her home near
Longt0Wn, but we learn is now great
ly improved.
The county board of education, at
its meeting Friday, made an appro-
priation for the building of a school
house at Cotten's lake.
"A valuable mule belonging to
Mr.. S. A. Smith was struck by light
ming Friday. The mule was paralyzed
by the shock and died as a result
Monday.
Mr.. Charles 0gilvie has been on
the sick list for the past few days.
Mr.. j. NJ Cobbs, who has been
confined to his home for several days
on account of illness, is again able to
be out.
Mr.. A. j. Baskin, of the Hazel
Grove vicinity, sold five bales of last
years cotton Tuesday to Mr.. 7, r.
Flowers for 22.05 cents pound,
which was the record price for the
staple up to that time.
Henry Bishop, who makes his
home with Mr. H. E. Watkins, Of the
Mt. Carmel vicinity, was thrown by
his bicycle at the oil mill Saturday
afternoon and had his left arm badly
hurt.
Mr.. Robert Hadley, Of Garland,
and Miss Oracle Bell, Of South Gov
ing, were married in the study of
Rev. G. E. Wauford at the First Bap-
fist church Monday afternoon, Mr..
Wauford officiating.
The storm Of Friday night blew
the dwelling of Mr.. L. f. McPeak, of
the Brighton vicinity, from its foun-
dalton. Strange to say, no one in the
house sustained any injuries and the
house was but slightly damaged.
Rev. M. R. Plaxco and his bride
are on visit to his parents at Bright
on. Mr.. Plaxco is the pastor of the
A. r. P. congregation at Abbeville,
S. G. He will occupy his fathers pull
pit both morning and evening next
Sabbath. The public is cordially in
vited to attend both these services.
-Four negroes, Will Rayner, Will
lis Hollandy Ed Smith and Willie
Muse, were arrested in Humphrey
Bates place Saturday night for gam
ing by Deputy Ed Roberts. The quar-
tet was tried Monday before Esq. q.
N. Volz and released upon payment
Of fines of $3.50 each.
-Messrs. Aubrey, Marshall and Ed
Baxter returned Wednesday morning
from Flint, Mich. The trio left Flint
Saturday morning at II o'clock, driv-
ing three Buick cars for the G. M. &
A. Co., reaching Cincinnati Monday.
From that point they had the cars
shipped by freight to Covington.
A certain bachelor in Covington,
who has hut a small amount of hir-
suite appendage to boast Of, says he
wants every lady of manageable age
in Covington to visit his home and
make an inspection of his garden, just
to see what good gardener and pro-
wider he is. All ladies from Is to 65
invited.
Wheat harvesting is more than
two weeks late this year. Harvesting
began the first of this week and a
good deal of the wheat has not yet |
ripened. The condition of wheat
greatly improved during May and
early June, the grain is heavy and the
yield will be much better than was
expected in early spring.
Mr.. j. H. Bowen, Of the Memphis
Scimitar, was in the city Monday and |
Tuesday in the interest Of the Leader |
and News SciTnitar Travel Contest.
He also visited other points in the |
county. The contest is Getting very |
interesting and some young lady in
our county is going to get the trip Of |
her life without the investment Of
one cent,
Mrs. S. E. Moose, Mr.. ]. H. ST.
monitor and Mr.. and Mrs. B. 0. King
attended the closing exercises Of the
Hall-Moody school at Martin last |
week. They returned Friday night,
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Kings
son, Mr. Ben Arnold King, who was
one of the graduates and the winner
of medal in the extemporaneous
speaking contest.
Mr.. Walker Barton and brother,
Cowan, of Randolph, were visitors
here Tuesday. Mr.. Barton reports
the Mississippi river rising steadily
and steamboats, are now coming up
the chute and landing at the stores
there. Much land in the Mississippi
and Cold creek bottoms is overfowed
and it is feared that the crops will be
drowned out by the June rise, which
will make it too late for re-planting
in many instances.
Mr.. R, S. Maley has lately re-
ceived two automobile hearses from
st. Louis, which he has placed in COM
IN his undertaking business.
He is also having an auto ambulance
built to order, which he will also place