The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-08-08

MIR. r. w. Sanford and wife, Miss
fAnne Sanford and little Miss Mana-
tet Sparks ieft Saturday morning FOR
a erosS-countfy trip to Henderson
vile. n. c. where they win spend
the remainder Of the summer. They
win travel principally in the day
time, and spend tile nights at hotels
< and farm houses along the way
The boys and girls eff the primary
department Of the First Baptist
Church, with their teachers and some
Of their mothers, enjoyed a gypsy
tea on the campus of the grammar
school Tuesday afternoon from 5 till
z o'clock. Games, stories and a Hoo
yer lunch were enjoyed By all pres
ent.
Mr.. G. S. Primer, who has lately
returned from Columbia and Charles
ton, S. G., was in town Tuesday
morning to see his fourth son, Jesse
off to Camp Gordon for military
training. Mr.. Primer remained in Co.
lumbia until his son, Leroy, who was
in training that place, left for
overseas duty
The Holmes school, which is the
district school of the list district, OPP
ened Monday morning with an enroll
ment of 200 pupils, which is the
best showing the school has made in
a number of years. Rev. 3. L. Led
better is principal with Misses Ella
Cummins, Ada Moore, Martha Rich
ardson, Myrtle Chapman, Willie Smith
and Gladys Pennel as his assistants.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Rice have re-
ceived news that their son. Orren,
has made his second trip across the
ocean, and is now in New York. His
sisters, Misses Elnora and Gladys,
have received two lovely handker-
chiefs that were purchased by their
brother in France. His brother, Mr..
Stanley Rice, has received a gold
watch of handsome design. Seaman
Rice is stationed on the transport
Mongolia.
News has reached us that Ser
geant William Calhoun, son Of Mr..
l. r. Calhoun, Of this city, who is
now stationed in the base hospital at
Des Moines, Iowa, underwent an OPP
Grafton on his eye one day last week.
We are glad to report that the opera
tion was successful in every respect,
and officials at the hospital think
that he will be able to assume his du-
ties again in few weeks.
Deputy Sheriff Dan Archer cap
tured another car Of whiskey en- route
to Memphis last Thursday. The carr
passed through Coyington a little past
noon, and was overtaken few miles
from town. 1t was occupied by
man and woman. The man saw the
officers coming, and made good his
escape. The woman was sent to
Memphis on the afternoon train, and
the car and whiskey were taken in
charge by the proper officials.
The Junior Red Cross has chang
ed its work-day from Friday to Mon
day. The sewing department meets
at 10 "a. m. every Monday. The other
departments meet every Monday atI
A b. m. AT each meeting since or
ganization there has been a roomful
Of workers. One department has been
making comfort bags and another
trench candles. The present member
ship is Sc, and the amount in the
treasury is S19.01.
Judge S. Il. Stephenson, of this
city, received news last Wednesday
Of the death Of his daughter. Mrs.
Belle johnson, Of Des Moines, Iowa,
which occurred on the morning Of
August I. Mrs. Johnson had been in
poor health for some time. Judge
Stephenson left on the afternoon train
to attend the funeral. Mrs. Johnson
was we'll known in this county, and
has a host Of friends who will regret
deeply to learn of her passing away.
Mr.. D. w. Ruffin. who lives al
mile east Of town, has shown us
some stalks Of cotton that have been
affected by the red rust. The stalks
ha thrown off practically all Of the
fruit. Mr.. Ruffin states that the
field from which the stalks came,
made so bushels Of corn to the acre
three years ago, and that in June
he had good prospect for a yield
Of cotton Of bale to the acre. While
the rust is only affecting a compar-
atively small spot so far, it has cut
the WELD Of the entire field to about
IA bale per acre. Mr.. Ruffin also
states that the field had blooms in
it the Goth day Of June, an occur
renee that is unusual.