The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-12-12

/ Judge R. B. Baptist left Mon
day morning for Ripley, where he
/ is holding circuit court this week.
Rev. w. A. NJ. Plaxeo spent Mon
day in Due West. He reached Able
vile Saturday evening. He preached
on Sabbath and ran up to Due West
Monday. Brother Plaxco visited the
| Presbyterian office, as all good A, R.
P,s. should. He leaves for Rock Hill
Wednesday He will spend his two
weeks vacation in this state, the
latter part of it in York county
A. r. Presbyterian, Due West, S. c.
Mrs. Ellen Bowden, of the Mt.
Lebanon neighborhood, has received
letter from her son, Ernest M.
/ Goode, written in France on October
4 10, in which he states that he was
then safe and we'll He was report
ed missing in action in one of the
casualty lists published last week,
and the supposition is that he has
been located since that list was sent
out.
1t required a jury in federal
court Saturday morning just 20 MIN
utes to find Dan Brigham and John
Loran guilty on seven counts Of an
Indictment charging the operation
Of an illicit distillery in Lauderdale
county. Brigham was also found
guilty on a charge of selling liquor
without paying a federal tax. A mo-
ton was filed for a new trial and
arguments will be heard Saturday,
Dec. Memphis Scimitar, Decem-
Der 7.
The semi-annual election Of Of
ficers of Liberty lodge No. 265, |. Q.
0. F., was held at the meeting on
Friday night last, and the following
officers were elected; I. j. Lawrence,
N. g.; j. R. Griffin, Y. g.; w /,
Mcintosh, secretary; Dan Fyfe, Sro
treasurer. The meeting was an en-
thusiastic one and good fellowship
prevailed. An opossum supper will
be given by the lodge in the near
future-as soon as a sufficient nam
Der of that luscious vegetable" can
be secured.
John Elan, little 13-months-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Elan, Of
Gilt Edge, hat che misfortune q lie
badly scalde.l about the face, bo;h
hands and left leg last Thursday
morning. lie was in the kitchen
while his mother was preparing
breakfast, and when she turned away
to look after some other matter, the
little fellow pulled the boiling not
coffee off the stove, with the result +.
above stated His injuries are, how
ever, not considered serious.
The Covington girls and the
Ripley high school girls played
game of basket ball in the Ripley
opera house Friday night before
large and enthusiastic audience OF
bali fans. 1t was a fast game from
start to finish, and the fans got all
there was in the matter of enjoy
ment out of the game, but the Ripley
girls won the game by the score OIL
9 to IL. In the game between the
Newbem boys and the Ripley boys
at the same place the same night,
the former won by score OF 10 to
81.
Saturday was one of the busiest
DAVIS of the fall and winter season,
and the streets were crowded with
people from all parts of the county
from morning until night. The good
weather had given the farmers an
opportunity for gathering their col
ton. and there was a great rush OF
the staple not only on that day, but
for several days before. The mer
chants did a splendid business that
day. and there were more hogs, beet
fish and other things sold on the
streets that day than for quite
while. A Santa Claus paraded the
streets all the afternoon, advertls-
ING one of our we'll known dry goods
Guttman's- sand this furnish
ed the greatest amusement Tor the
youngsters.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Gates, Of
Garland, have received a letter from
James T. Scott, written IN
France and dated November IL. Ser
oeant Scott says that "the entire
world is smiling with gladness over
the great victory that has just peen
won. imagine | can see the statute
If Liberty smiling as she stands fac,
mo the east, with her hand stretched
out to welcome her boys home AGAIN. /
We had a grand time over here Mon /
day. Everybody was happy Wen,
/ don't think it will take very long /
10 get everything Strengthened out
over here, and | don't think | VIII
have to stay away from home SO
yery much longer. | am in hopes
| will get home in two months, any
way"