The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-11-21

"A most enjoyable entertainment
was given at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. 4. Karnev at Mason, for Red
Cross benefit, Thursday night A
salad course was served for refresh
ments, and the neat sum Of $68 was
realized for the Red Cross cause
There was quite a good deal Of
frosty weather last week, with some
ice several mornings, and a good
many people took advantage of the
cool weather to kill their hogs. Cool
spells in November are said by many
people to be the best time for hog
killing.
-Alonzo Lanier, colored, son Of
John Lanier, Of the Salem vicinity,
in the 10th district, died of influen-
"a Friday, after an illness of 10 days,
and was buried in the Salem grave
yard Sunday. The deceased was about
80 years of age, and is survived by
his wife and six children.
The LIST district school will open
on December 25. The following is
the corps of teachers: Rev. E. L. Led
better, principal; Miss Ella Cummins,
Misses Ada Moore, Willie Smith and
Martha Richardson, with two vacan-
cies to be filled between now and
school opening.
Reuben Evans, a well known coli
ored citizen of the MI Carmel neigh
borhood, informed us Saturday that
he has two turkey hens that have
been laying for a week or more.
This is the second time these hens
have laid this year-something very
unusual for turkeys.
The name of John B. Ashe, of
Upton, occurred in the casualty list
published in Thursdays papers. He
was killed on the western front fight
ing for freedom. The young man
was a native of Asheville, N. c., but
moved to this county from Texas
six months before going to the train
ing camp. So far young Ashe is the
fourth Tiptonion to give up his life
on the field Of action.
Mrs julius A. johnson left Tues
day morning for Louisville, where
she will take a special Bible course
in the Woman's Missionary Training
School. This is in preparation for
the foreign mission work which she
expects to enter later, Miss Maud
Gill is filling temporarily the position
she occupied in Recorder Bringle's
office.
Mr. Ollie Pinkston informs us
that quite a number of Irish pota-
toes in his patch this season made
seeds in small, round balls about
the size Of cherries. The seeds from
these balls, which somewhat resem-
Bile the seeds of a tomato, when
planted, it is said, viii produce sew
eral varieties of potatoes. Mr.. Pink
ston's potatoes are of the Lookout
Mountain variety.
Howard Thomas, who has been
first-class gun pointer in the naval
service for several months, left for
New York Friday morning, after a
visit to his father, Mr.. L. E. Thomas.
The U. S. transport America, on
which he was serving at the time
The mysteriously went down in the
larbor at Hoboken, N j., will be
'aised.
Lieut.. Henry Fyfe, of Park Field,
dillington, while visiting relatives in
his city Sunday, received orders to
proceed at once to San Diego, CAL,
where he will be stationed at Rock
veil Field. 1t is understood that
lieut., Sol Rhodes has also been or
lered to the above post from Brooks
field, Texas.
President Woodrow Wilson, in a
proclamation Sunday, designated
November %, as Thanks
living day. Services befitting the oc-
alton win be held in the First Meth
dist Church here at II o'clock, and
rev. w. C. Kerr, the new pastor of
he A. R. P. church, will preach the
nnual Thanksgiving sermon.
DIR. George w. Young, of Louis
lille, representing the Anti-Saloon
league, will visit Covington on Sun
ay, December Is, and will make
wo speeches-one at the First Bap-
list Church Sunday morning at II
'clock, and at the First Methodist
hurch at o'clock the same eve
ing. Further announcements will
e made later.
The Memphis annual conference
net in the First Methodist Church,
ackson, Wednesday, and viii be in
ession until next Monday, when the
ppointments will be made. Bishop
ames Atkins, Of Waynesboro, N. c.,
J presiding over the deliberations Of
he body. Rev. r. A. Clark, Messrs.
L. Richardson and H. R. Rose and /
lev, J. A. Kelly and wife went to
ackson Wednesday to be in attend
nee, and a number from here are